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Byline: Andrew Ryan Ken Burns tackling Vietnam U.S. filmmaker Ken Burns will focus on the Vietnam War in his next documentary series. PBS announced this week that Burns and his [...]

THE BUZZ Toronto -- Newcomer Jennifer Lawrence, who was nominated for an Oscar for Winter's Bone, has landed the coveted role of Katniss Everdeen in the film adaptation of The [...]

THE BUZZ / BREAKING ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Toronto -- Canadian star Kiefer Sutherland has been named the inaugural chair of the Canadian Film Centre's new Actors Conservatory. The award-winning Canuck, best [...]

THE BUZZ / BREAKING ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Toronto -- Montreal native Rachelle Lefevre has been replaced as the evil vampire Victoria in the third instalment of the Twilight films. Due to [...]

Byline: CP THE BUZZ: BREAKING ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Actor-musician Jackson named Trent U. chancellor Peterborough, Ont. -- Actor, musician and producer Tom Jackson has been appointed the 10th chancellor of Trent [...]

Byline: AP THE BUZZ: BREAKING ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Kumar in Washington: Kal Penn works for Obama Washington -- The White House has hired actor Kal Penn as a liaison between President [...]

Byline: AP Los Angeles -- Grey's Anatomy cast member James Pickens Jr. says the medical drama will be saying goodbye to Katherine Heigl and T.R. Knight. Pickens, who plays Dr. [...]

Byline: Simon Houpt New York -- Caissie Levy, a singer and actress from Hamilton, Ont., whose only previous Broadway experience was in replacement roles in Wicked and Hairspray, will originate [...]

Byline: AP Berlin -- British actress Tilda Swinton will head the jury at the Berlin film festival in February. The 48-year-old Swinton this year won a best supporting-actress Oscar for [...]

Byline: AP Los Angeles -- Actor Isaiah Washington has lost his job on the hit ABC medical drama Grey's Anatomy, five months after creating a furor with his use of [...]

Byline: Reuters Los Angeles -- Brad Pitt has signed on to join his Ocean's Thirteen co-star George Clooney in the Coen brothers' black comedy Burn After Reading. The project, which [...]

Byline: Guy Dixon Toronto -- CBC Radio One's quirky Promo Girl -- or more accurately, Toronto actress Shauna MacDonald, who voiced promotional clips -- has been replaced by Promo Guy. [...]

Radnor, Pa. -- Rob Lowe says he quit The West Wing because he felt slighted by the show's creator, Aaron Sorkin, over the size of his role and the money [...]

Quebec actor Gilles Renaud has been appointed head of the National Theatre School's French-language section. Renaud, 42, replaces Michelle Rossignol, who recently was named head of the Canada Council's theatre [...]