18 h. ago Mike Flanagan on ’The Life of Chuck,’ adapting Stephen King and his plans for ‘The Dark Tower’

'He's always writing about love, even in the scariest stories,' filmmaker tells Postmedia

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42 h. ago ‘The Life of Chuck’ is a wondrous affirmation by way of Stephen King

The cosmic calendar and Walt Whitman’s “Song of Myself” work in unlikely tandem in “The Life of Chuck,” filmmaker Mike Flanagan’s latest venture into Stephen King’s multitude-packed mind. As the scientific conceit makes clear, our lives are but imperceptible blips on the vast timeline of the universe. Yet Whitman’s poem raises the idea that every […]

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9 d. ago Stephen King on ’The Life of Chuck,’ end of the world and, yes, joy

NEW YORK — Stephen King’s first editor, Bill Thompson, once said, “Steve has a movie camera in his head.” So vividly drawn is King’s fiction that it’s offered the basis for some 50 feature films. For half a century, since Brian De Palma’s 1976 film “Carrie,” Hollywood has turned, and turned again, to King’s books […]

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2 w. ago Canada slashing taxes on first home purchases and here's how it works

Prime Minister Mark Carney is fulfilling one of the key promises the Liberal party made during the recent federal election campaign, specifically relating to eliminating the federal five per cent Goods and Services Tax (GST) on home prices for first-time homebuyers."My government has a mandate to bring down costs. We are delivering this mandate by cutting taxes — so Canadians keep more of their paycheques to spend where it matters most," said the prime minister, with the specific plans for the GST cuts now released following King Charles III's speech from the throne on Tuesday.This will be applied as a rebate — the First-Time Home Buyers' GST Rebate.For first-time buyers only, there will be zero GST applied on new homes sold at up to $1 million. For new properties bought at a price of between $1 million and $1.5 million, there will be a reduced GST for first-time buyers and their new homes.This means that for homes priced at up to $1 million, first-time...

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2 w. ago King Charles III delivers the throne speech. Here are 5 key highlights

Aside from speaking about Canada’s sovereignty, defence and place in the world, the King also laid out Prime Minister Mark Carney's economic plan for Canada.

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2 w. ago Live updates: King Charles and Queen Camilla to participate in tree planting at Rideau Hall

King Charles and Queen Camilla land at Macdonald-Cartier International Airport in Ottawa at about 1:15 p.m. ET. Get live updates

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