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Seth Rogen says experiences smoking dope helped him prepare to play stoner

MONTREAL - Seth Rogen says his experiences smoking dope as a kid came in handy when he played a stoner on the run in his new movie "Pineapple Express." He says it also didn't hurt that he grew up i...

'Dark Knight' sets record with $155.34M on its opening weekend

LOS ANGELES - Batman has sent Spidey packing as king of Hollywood's box-office superheroes. "The Dark Knight" took in a record US$155.34 million in its first weekend, topping the previous best of $...

Dercy Goncalves, brash Brazilian actress and comedian, dies at age 101

SAO PAULO, Brazil - Brazilian actress and comedian Dercy Goncalves, known for her vulgar wit and scandalous behaviour, has died. She was 101. Rio de Janeiro's Hospital Sao Lucas says Goncalves d...

'Dark Knight' sets weekend record with $155.34M

LOS ANGELES - A Warner Bros. executive says the Batman sequel "The Dark Knight" has taken in $155.34 million to top "Spider-Man 3" for best opening weekend ever at the box office. The figures relea...

Broken Social Scene's Brendan Canning branches out, sort of, with first solo disc

TORONTO - It's taken Brendan Canning some 18 years to put out his first solo disc and despite all that time in indie music circles - much of it spent anchoring supergroup Broken Social Scene - the bes...

Martin Short interrupts his cherished cottage time for Just for Laughs

TORONTO - When Martin Short and his family vacation in Ontario's Muskoka Lakes Township every summer, the animated Canadian funnyman enjoys exercising, socializing with fellow celebrity cottagers and ...

Welsh mayor wants to overturn town's ban on Monty Python's 'Life of Brian'

LONDON - The mayor of a small Welsh coastal town wants to overturn its ban on Monty Python's "Life of Brian." After all, she starred in it. "Life of Brian" follows the rise and fall of the titul...

Slow going to buy tickets for Elton John concert in Saint John, N.B.

SAINT JOHN, N.B. - Patience and persistence paid off on Saturday morning for some Elton John fans trying to buy tickets to his upcoming show in Saint John, N.B. Fans who lined up at the box office ...

German Love Parade festival draws over one million people

BERLIN - More than 1.5 million revellers danced through the streets of the western German city of Dortmund on Saturday at the annual Love Parade techno music festival. A roughly 1.5-kilometre main ...

Shannen Doherty joins Garth, Spelling on new version of 'Beverly Hills 90210'

BEVERLY HILLS, California - Brenda Walsh is coming back to "Beverly Hills 90210," and she's arriving in style. Shannen Doherty will reprise her role as Walsh in the CW network's new version of the ...