‘Empathie’ Wins Grand Jury Prize, ‘The Pitt’ Named Best Drama at Banff World Media Festival

‘Empathie’ Wins Grand Jury Prize, ‘The Pitt’ Named Best Drama at Banff World Media Festival

The French-language series Empathie from screenwriter Lorence Longpre picked up the Grand Jury Prize at the Banff World Media Festival’s Rockie Awards on Tuesday night. The Canadian series from Trio Orange, which also won for best non-English language drama, the Prix Francophone and the Prize for Excellence in Canadian Content, sees Longpre play a criminologist-turned-psychiatrist…

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‘Girls Like Girls’ Review: Hayley Kiyoko’s Confident Feature Debut Captures the Giddy Thrills and Crushing Devastations of First Love

‘Girls Like Girls’ Review: Hayley Kiyoko’s Confident Feature Debut Captures the Giddy Thrills and Crushing Devastations of First Love

To paraphrase “Girls Like Girls,” the 2015 track by singer-songwriter Hayley Kiyoko that has now inspired Girls Like Girls, the debut feature by writer-director Hayley Kiyoko, there’s “nothing new” about the story at its heart. There’s nothing unheard of about the premise, which chronicles the attraction between two teenage girls. There’s nothing radical about the…

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SNL Alum Cheri Oteri Reveals Breast Cancer Diagnosis — And The Person Who ‘Supported’ Her The Most Amid Health Battle

SNL Alum Cheri Oteri Reveals Breast Cancer Diagnosis — And The Person Who ‘Supported’ Her The Most Amid Health Battle

Cheri Oteri was sadly diagnosed with breast cancer. The Saturday Night Live alum confirmed the diagnosis on the Dear Chelsea podcast last week while opening up about her close relationship with Dr. Jill Biden. Yes, the former first lady! According to Cheri, their friendship began shortly after she found out she had breast cancer. When…

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