Comedian issues plea to public after being sued for $27 million over Lion King lyric joke

Comedian Learnmore Jonasi has started a fundraiser to help cover his legal bills after being sued for $27 million over a joke about The Lion King. Jonasi, whose real name is Learnmore Mwanyenyeka, made the joke during a February episode of One54, referencing the ‘Circle of Life’ song and its iconic opening. In the now-viral … Read more

Lion King composer sues comedian for $27m after Circle of Life lyrics joke

Cracking a joke about the The Lion King might have just cost this comedian a whopping $27 million. Learnmore Mwanyenyeka has just been slapped with a huge lawsuit after being accused of deliberately misrepresenting the meaning of the iconic chant which kicks off the song ‘Circle of Life’. The bloke behind these legendary vocals, Lebohang … Read more

What Happens at Night First Look Leonardo DiCaprio & Jennifer Lawrence

Bundle up: Apple Original Films has revealed the first image from its latest Martin Scorsese-directed feature, the thriller “What Happens at Night,” starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence. The film is currently in production in the Czech Republic and does not yet have a release date set. Scorsese and DiCaprio both shared the first look image on their respective … Read more

Autumn Durald Arkapaw Wins Oscar for Best Cinematography for ‘Sinners’

Autumn Durald Arkapaw won the Best Cinematography Oscar tonight for her spectacular work on Ryan Coogler‘s “Sinners,” making history as the first woman ever to win in the category and the first woman of color ever to be nominated. “Whenever I say thank you to Ryan, he replies, ‘No, thank you,’” Arkapaw said in her … Read more

Canadians win awards for ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ and more

Moments after winning an Oscar, Maciek Szczerbowski reflected on his parents fleeing Poland decades ago in search of a better life in Canada. “My mother and my father packed two suitcases and abandoned their entire life, packed me and my little brother into a crappy Yugoslavian car, and escaped two weeks before the Russians came … Read more

Canadian ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ creator, Montreal animators win Oscars – CTV News

Canadian ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ creator, Montreal animators win Oscars  CTV News Canadian donkey doc ‘Perfectly a Strangeness’ upends Oscars norms  MSN Ontario nominees to root for at this year’s Oscars  blogTO Ass backwards: How a Canadian donkey documentary is defying Oscars conventions  Times Colonist Source link

Accelerate Your Career: Earn a Second Degree in One Year | Wake Forest University

Archyde Wake Forest University will offer a joint Juris Doctor (JD) and Master of Health Administration (MHA) degree program beginning in the fall, the university announced this week. The program allows students to earn both degrees in just one additional year of study beyond the standard three-year law school track. The new offering is designed … Read more

‘The Snake’: First-ever film from P.E.I. at SXSW skips postcard beauty for a raw look at Charlottetown

History was made on Friday when the film The Snake premiered at the SXSW festival in Austin, Texas, the first movie from Prince Edward Island (P.E.I.) to do so. Directed by Jenna MacMillan, starring beloved Canadians, including Susan Kent (who also wrote the film), Jonathan Torrens, Robin Duke, Emma Hunter and Drag Race icon Jimbo, … Read more

Director Favors ‘Sinners’ and Ryan Coogler

With final Oscar balloting closed on March 5, we’re running our ninth annual series of anonymous interviews with Academy voters from different branches for their unfiltered takes on what got picked, overlooked, and overvalued in the 2026 award season. Voters’ picks are in bold. Interview edited for brevity. This director saw over 300 movies last year, turned off “Avatar: … Read more