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‘Yaga’ Sets World Premiere In TIFF’s Primetime Section; Festival’s TV Lineup Also Includes ‘Carrie’ & ‘Crystal Lake’
Yaga, starring Carrie-Anne Moss and Hudson Williams, will have its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. The Crave show, which will be on AMC+ in the U.S., is part of TIFF’s Primetime program for TV. The Primetime program will open with Jesse McKeown’s Netflix drama Below, which is set in a remote Newfoundland…
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Disney, ESPN Lend ‘Toy Story’ Boost to Athletes Unlimited Softball League
Disney’s ABC and ESPN are giving a marketing boost to the Athletes Unlimited Softball League (AUSL) championship series, enlisting “Toy Story” characters Woody and Jessie to lead a pregame parade and take part in the ceremonial first pitch ahead of Saturday’s opening broadcast. The game marks the first professional softball match ever shown on US…
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Assaad Bouab & Caroline Dhavernas Join CBC’s ‘Saint-Pierre’; First Look At Season 3
Canadian crime drama Saint-Pierre has cast Assaad Bouab and Caroline Dhavernas for its third season, with production now underway in St. John’s, Newfoundland, and the French territory of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon. The CBC and CBC Gem series, described as the broadcaster’s most-watched drama, follows a Royal Newfoundland Constabulary inspector exiled to the North Atlantic islands who partners…
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Apple TV Greenlights First-Ever Dating Series ‘The Last Person On Earth’, Landing ‘The Invite’ Consultant Esther Perel As Host
Apple TV has commissioned its first dating series, The Last Person on Earth, hosted by renowned couples therapist Esther Perel, marking the streamer’s debut in the relationship genre. The eight-episode documentary series will see Perel and a team of matchmakers pair up couples who appear to be opposites before sending them on adventures to remote,…
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The 1990s TV series that became Greta Gerwig’s biggest acting regret: “I’m really obsessed with it”
Greta Gerwig has said she regrets not appearing in the 1990s television series *The Adventures of Pete & Pete*, describing her admiration for it as an ongoing obsession. The article presents the cult Nickelodeon programme as an important influence on her creative tastes, with Gerwig lamenting that she was never part of its distinctive world.…
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Maria Sharapova attacks the dog days of summer by hopping into the pool, it pays to be OSU’s QB & Shatner
This is an OutKick sports blog roundup (“Thursday Screencaps”) mixing lighthearted celebrity and sports items, including Maria Sharapova cooling off in a pool during the summer heat, a mention of Ohio State’s quarterback enjoying some good fortune, and a reference to William Shatner. The piece is written in a casual, first-person style typical of daily…
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Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 will very soon offer three different matchmaking systems, and you’d be right to be confused
Activision is rolling out a third matchmaking system for Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, adding to the two already in place and prompting confusion among players about which option best suits them. The new system, launched today with Season 5, is “inspired by” the recently released PlayStation ports of the original Black Ops and…
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Lego reveals new Star Trek Enterprise set: first photos, details & price
Lego has unveiled its second Star Trek set, this time recreating the bridge and transporter room of the original U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701, marking the franchise’s 60th anniversary since The Original Series first aired in 1966. Made in partnership with Paramount, the set is the first Lego Star Trek model to feature the crew of the…