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Aladdin drops in again, the Booksmart girls wonder what they missed and Shakespeare retires sad

Also: a refreshing love story from India and Christo has you Walking on Water

Impossible Tom Cruise stunts, teen life in Eighth Grade and real journalism in Shock & Awe

Plus class and race issues in Blindspotting, three good ones at the VanCity, and, for the kids, Teen Titans playing around with the movies

Ethan Hawke stars in two of the new films this week—one very good, the other very bad

Ethan Hawke is back with Julie Delpy, chatting, bantering brightly and arguing in Before Midnight.

Circus in Wonderland

Silk, Trapeze, three blind mice, Alice in Wonderland and many many more eye candy

Emily Carr Continuing Studies helps teens jumpstart their education in art and design

Innovative program gives teens hands-on studio time to develop skills and a portfolio.

Holy viral video, Batman! Chilliwack teens saluted as heroes

Teens spoofed Dateline series "To Catch A Predator" -- but it's not clear who they caught.

Documentary showcases talented Chicago teen poets in Louder Than a Bomb

TIFF’s Sprockets Toronto International Film Festival for Children and Youth is screening Lounder Than A Bomb, a documentary directed by Greg Jacobs and Jon Siskel about four talented teams of Chicago...

Is iPhone app to blame in Vancouver teen sexual assault case?

Is iPhone app Grindr to blame for an alleged sexual assault on a local teenage boy? It's not so simple.