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Air Jordans made for Spike Lee and donated to Oregon shelter auctioned for nearly $51,000

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Dec 18, 2023 3:10 PM Read more >

Air Jordans made for filmmaker Spike Lee are up for auction after being donated to Oregon shelter

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The shiny, gold Nike sneakers were hard to miss in the donation pile at a shelter in Portland, Oregon, earlier this year.

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Jeffrey Wright, shape-shifter supreme, sees some of himself in 'American Fiction'

NEW YORK (AP) — Jeffrey Wright has played Jean-Michel Basquiat, Martin Luther King Jr. and Muddy Waters. He’s played Colin Powell, a Dominican drug kingpin, Batman's Commissioner Gordon and a longtime inmate nearing release.

Dec 18, 2023 1:03 PM Read more >

'Zone of Interest' wins Toronto Film Critics Association award for best film of 2023

TORONTO — Jonathan Glazer's "The Zone of Interest" has been named best picture of the year by the Toronto Film Critics Association.

Dec 18, 2023 12:32 PM Read more >

Lucasfilm, APTN join plans for Ojibwe version of 'Star Wars: A New Hope'

The galaxy of "Star Wars" is expanding once again as plans take shape to translate the original 1977 Hollywood hit into the Ojibwe language.

Dec 18, 2023 10:20 AM Read more >

Behind the 'Maestro' drama is a raft of theater stars supporting the story of Leonard Bernstein

NEW YORK (AP) — Leonard Bernstein was a towering figure on Broadway. So it seems only fitting that the new film darma of him leans on the Great White Way to get the story right.

Dec 18, 2023 9:58 AM Read more >

Russell Brand questioned by London police over 6 more sexual offense claims, UK media say

LONDON (AP) — Comedian Russell Brand has been questioned for a second time by police investigating sexual offense allegations, British media reported Monday.

Dec 18, 2023 9:37 AM Read more >

'Percy Jackson' billed as first show shot in Canada to use cutting-edge LED stage

TORONTO — “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” is an effects-laden adaptation full of Greek gods, mythical monsters and otherworldly landscapes, but its young stars say they didn’t have to rely on imagination to visualize their fabled scene partners.

Dec 18, 2023 8:40 AM Read more >

From emotional support to business advice, winners of I Love My Librarian awards serve in many ways

NEW YORK (AP) — This year's winners of the I Love My Librarian Award, $5,000 honors presented by the American Library Association, took on a lot more than selecting books and fighting bans.

Dec 18, 2023 8:18 AM Read more >

Your autograph, Mr. Caro? Ahead of 50th anniversary, 'Power Broker' author feels like a movie star

NEW YORK (AP) — Since the release a year ago of the acclaimed documentary “Turn Every Page,” Robert Caro has been feeling a bit like a movie star. “I walk up Broadway and kids recognize me,” the historian and author of “The Power Broker” says.

Dec 18, 2023 7:37 AM Read more >