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Carl Bessai wins top film honours at B.C.'s Leo Awards

MARSHA LEDERMAN — Mon, 28 May 2012 13:30 -0400

APTN series Blackstone also a big winner at weekend event honouring the best of the province’s film and TV production

Video: Royals, stars mix it up in Monaco

Mon, 28 May 2012 13:28 -0400

Princess Charlene of Monaco and Prince Albert II joined forces with sports stars and celebrities for a fashion show in Monte Carlo.

Video: David Hasselhoff kicks off the Gumball Rally

Mon, 28 May 2012 12:00 -0400

The Hoff helps kick off the start of the Gumball 3000 race in Times Square, New York.

Video: Did Justin Bieber rough up a paparazzo?

Mon, 28 May 2012 10:11 -0400

Justin Bieber is wanted for questioning by Los Angeles County Sheriff's investigators following an alleged scuffle with a photographer.

Bonnie Raitt puts her audience in the mood

Brad Wheeler — Mon, 28 May 2012 8:42 -0400

Great American singer delivers playful set in Toronto

Soho House will up Toronto film festival's party quotient

Michael Posner — Mon, 28 May 2012 4:00 -0400

The first Canadian outpost of the luxe chain of private clubs is hoping to turn the city’s artists, filmmakers and fashion habitués into members

Cronenberg family snapshots

Mon, 28 May 2012 4:00 -0400

David Cronenberg and his son Brandon made history at Cannes this year, the first father-son directing duo to show films at the festival in 65 years. Brandon's sister, Caitlin Cronenberg, a photographer, was there for The Globe and Mail, creating an intimate chronicle of an artistic family at work.

A family affair: On the Cannes red carpet with the Cronenbergs

Caitlin Cronenberg — Mon, 28 May 2012 4:00 -0400

Father and son David and Brandon Cronenberg both had films screening at the festival, a first in the 65-year-old history of Cannes. The family affair extended to photographer Caitlin Cronenberg who documented their whirlwind days and red carpet evenings. Here, she shares her favourite moments

When a man is a woman

LYSIANE GAGNON — Mon, 28 May 2012 2:00 -0400

A new movie by Quebec filmmaker Xavier Dolan examines what it means to be a transsexual, and prompts a reflection on the agonies they suffer

Justin Bieber wanted for questioning after scuffle with photographer

Mon, 28 May 2012 1:14 -0400

Police say incident happened when photographer tried to snap pictures of Bieber and his girlfriend, actress Selena Gomez

TV: Five shows worth watching tonight: May 28

Mon, 28 May 2012 0:00 -0400

A select viewing guide for Monday, May 28

Video: Lady Gaga concert cancelled over threats

Sun, 27 May 2012 20:24 -0400

Lady Gaga's promoter in Indonesia says the singer has decided to cancel her Jakarta show due to security concerns

Toronto ensemble brings Jacques Prévert's fabled beasts back to life

ROBERT EVERETT-GREEN — Sun, 27 May 2012 17:00 -0400

With music by Victoria composer Christopher Butterfield and projected images by painter Sandra Meigs, Toronto’s Continuum Contemporary Music resurrects 1947’s Contes pour enfants pas sages

In the Orchard, the Swallows, by Peter Hobbs

REVIEWED BY KRISTA FOSS — Sun, 27 May 2012 17:00 -0400

Two young lovers ignore rural Pakistan’s class differences and sneak away to watch the sunrise in the pomegranate orchards - and pay a heavy price

The real Jack White stands up, and what a sight he is

BRAD WHEELER — Sun, 27 May 2012 17:00 -0400

The idea man puts on a splendid racket in Detroit