Tribeca Film Fest to stage mini-version in Beijing Actor Robert De Niro's Tribeca Film Festival is heading abroad next month for a short visit to China, organizers have announced. Although the BET Awards doled out awards Tuesday night to some of entertainment's most celebrated performers, from Beyonce to Jennifer Hudson, it was the show's tributes to living legends and recently departed giants that evoked the most emotion. Blanchett to begin new run at Oscar in Elizabeth sequel at TIFF The 32nd Toronto International Film Festival will feature a gala presentation of Elizabeth: The Golden Age, with Cate Blanchett reprising her role as Britain's first Queen Elizabeth.
Cruise not welcome on German military sites Germany's Defence Ministry will not allow Tom Cruise to film his movie Valkyrie on German military sites. Canadian film, TV group names Sara Morton as new chief A lawyer who helped implement Ontario's film and television tax credit program has been named the new chief of the industry group that administers Canada's annual Genie and Gemini Awards. Canada's great classical actor William Hutt dies at 87 The great Canadian actor William Hutt, who had been battling leukemia, has died at age 87.
Fans pick up Sam the Record Man memorabilia before flagship closes For one of the final times, hundreds of music fans streamed through the doors of Toronto's historic Sam the Record Man store Wednesday to satisfy their craving for music and memorabilia. James Blunt's hit You're Beautiful has been deemed the most irritating song of all time, according to a global online poll by a U.K.
-based firm. Missing manuscript of The Good Earth found after 40 years An original manuscript of Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Good Earth, by Pearl S. Buck, has been recovered, 40 years after it went missing.
Spector to speak to BBC for film about his life Legendary producer Phil Spector has agreed to give his first interview in 35 years to Oscar-winning documentary maker Vikram Jayanti, for a documentary being made for the BBC.
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