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Érik Canuel, director of Bon Cop, Bad Cop and other Quebec hit films, has died at 63

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Érik Canuel, director of Bon Cop, Bad Cop and other Quebec hit films, has died at 63

Quebec filmmaker Érik Canuel, who directed several notable films, including La loi du cochon, Nez rouge, Le dernier tunnel and Bon cop, bad cop, died Saturday. He was 63 years old.  Annexe, a Montreal-based communications firm, confirmed Canuel’s death on Monday. The director was diagnosed with multiple myeloma seven years ago and died following complications related to secondary plasma cell leukemia.  Canuel … Read more

American author Paul Auster, prolific and experimental man of letters and filmmaker, dead at 77

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American author Paul Auster, prolific and experimental man of letters and filmmaker, dead at 77

Paul Auster, a prolific, prize-winning man of letters and filmmaker known for such inventive narratives and meta-narratives as The New York Trilogy and 4321, has died at age 77. Auster’s death was confirmed on May 1 by his literary representatives, the Carol Mann Agency, which did not immediately provide additional details. Auster had been diagnosed … Read more

Country music star Toby Keith dead at 62

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Country music star Toby Keith dead at 62

Singer-songwriter Toby Keith, who twice won the Academy of Country Music’s entertainer of the year award, has died. He was 62. Keith, who had stomach cancer, died peacefully on Monday surrounded by his family, according to a statement posted on the country singer’s website. “He fought his fight with grace and courage,” the statement said. He … Read more