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• Thor: Ragnarok’s Deadpan, Camp Comedy Makes It the Best Marvel Movie Yet

  25-10-2017 23:52 via feedproxy.google.com
  There were moments in the newest Marvel extravaganza, Thor: Ragnarok, when I was having so fantastic a time that I resented the interruption of yet another brainless, weightless action sequence featuring a little computer-generated man throwing around and zapping other little computer-generated men. Who needs this violent junk when you...More »
  
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• Mindhunter Recap: The Lives of Others

  25-10-2017 23:50 via feedproxy.google.com
  The sixth episode of Mindhunter is 34 minutes long. Let us not allow this rare occurrence to pass unmentioned. Network shows routinely have to hit their marks to fit a half-hour or hour-long format with commercials, which enforces a ruthless discipline on how much a given episode can accomplish. There...More »
  
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• Ryan Murphy’s New Show Pose Makes History by Casting Five Trans Actors As Series Regulars

  25-10-2017 23:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  Ryan Murphy’s next show has made history: Five transgender actors will portray trans characters in Pose, his upcoming FX drama. The show has assembled the largest-ever cast of transgender actors in series-regular roles for a scripted series, according to a release from the network. MJ Rodriguez (Nurse Jackie, The Carrie Diaries, Luke...More »
  
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• Streaming: Streaming Halloween: Canon Classics and New Movies to Scream With

  25-10-2017 23:34 via nytimes.com
  There’s plenty to stream as Halloween creeps up, from horror classics to newer additions to the genre.
  
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• Actor Natassia Malthe accuses Harvey Weinstein of rape

  25-10-2017 23:31
  Malthe said Weinstein forced himself on her in London hotel room in 2008Malthe says she rejected Weinstein’s advances: ‘It was not consensual’ Actor Natassia Malthe alleged on Wednesday that Hollywood film producer Harvey Weinstein raped her in a London hotel room in 2008 and continued to harass her while she pursued her acting career.Malthe, who has appeared in several films, is the latest woman to accuse Weinstein of sexual assault. Related: ‘The cult of Harvey’:
  
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• Corey Feldman Is Crowdfunding a Documentary to Expose Pedophilia in Hollywood

  25-10-2017 23:20 via feedproxy.google.com
  Corey Feldman is calling for an investigation into the sexual abuse of child performers in Hollywood, a problem the Stand by Me actor says is prevalent and industry-wide. He recounted his own molestation, as well as that suffered by his friend Corey Haim, in his 2013 memoir, and in a...More »
  
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• Wind River, the Weinstein Company’s Lone Awards-Season Contender, Severs Ties With the Studio

  25-10-2017 23:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Weinstein Company’s lone awards-season contender has axed its connection to the embattled studio. Wind River, written by Taylor Sheridan and starring Jeremy Renner and Elizabeth Olsen, will no longer feature any mention of Harvey Weinstein’s former company on its Netflix and DVD release, or its awards-season screeners, according to...More »
  
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• ‘The cult of Harvey’: Weinstein's staff at Miramax describe bullying and abuse

  25-10-2017 22:15
  Sex allegations ‘rancid tip of the iceberg’ says former head of production while others compare their response to post-traumatic stress disorder Senior executives who worked for Harvey Weinstein at Miramax Films have described an atmosphere of psychological abuse and bullying at his film studio, enabling his behaviour at the firm to go unchallenged for decades.Several former colleagues spoke to the Guardian, with one describing the company as being like a cult, a second describing th
  
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• Actress Natassia Malthe Says Harvey Weinstein Forced Himself on Her After 2008 BAFTA Awards

  25-10-2017 21:54 via feedproxy.google.com
  Actress Natassia Malthe is the latest woman to accuse Harvey Weinstein of forcing her to have sex without her consent. The ex-Weinstein Company boss has now been accused of sexual misconduct by over 60 women. In a press conference with lawyer Gloria Allred Wednesday afternoon, Malthe said Weinstein sexually assaulted...More »
  
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• The 15 Greatest Witch Movies of All Time

  25-10-2017 21:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  In TV, movies, and real life, women have been at the forefront of the year’s biggest stories — so this Halloween season, we’re looking at pop culture’s most wicked depiction of female power....More »
  
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• Review: People, Places & Things

  25-10-2017 21:00
  Denise Gough brings her Olivier Award-winning performance to St. Ann's Warehouse.
  
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• If You Want to Date a Celebrity, Just Get a Job at SNL

  25-10-2017 20:56 via feedproxy.google.com
  After splitting with Andrew Garfield in 2015, Emma Stone has been quietly dating SNL staffer Dave McCary for months, “Page Six” reports. A writer and segment director for the show, McCary directed Stone in the “Wells for Boys” sketch when the actress hosted last year, and, as a longtime friend...More »
  
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• Thank You for Your Service Is a Respectable But Flat PSA

  25-10-2017 20:49 via feedproxy.google.com
  From the moment the three Iraq veterans of Thank You for Your Service put the 1992 Eurodance earworm “What Is Love” on the jukebox of a bowling alley bar, a line is drawn. The young men go positively buck wild to the song, jumping around with wild abandon, carrying each...More »
  
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• Theater Review: In Oedipus El Rey, Fate Falls a Little Flat

  25-10-2017 20:46 via feedproxy.google.com
  When you enter the Public’s Shiva Theater for Oedipus El Rey, the setting of Luis Alfaro’s transposition of Sophocles’s tragedy becomes immediately and elegantly clear. The Shiva is a wide, shallow space, and scenic designer Riccardo Hernandez has covered the cinder blocks of the back wall with the kind of...More »
  
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• Lazio-voorzitter noemt synagoge-bezoek na Anne Frank-rel 'theater' - NOS

  25-10-2017 20:41
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  Lazio-voorzitter noemt synagoge-bezoek na Anne Frank-rel 'theater'
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  De Italiaanse voetbalclub Lazio is opnieuw in opspraak geraakt. De voorzitter van de club, Claudio Lotito, bezocht een synagoge in Rome na de rel over Anne Frank-stickers van Lazio-fans. Bij dat bezoek zou hij hebben gesproken van "theater dat er nu ...en meer »
  
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• John Maus Is Making Outsider Pop for the End of the World

  25-10-2017 20:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  There may be no better arbiter of the end days than John Maus, who for the last six years has been missing from our cultural psyche. He’s accredited for the task, at least, having spent that time completing a dissertation in “control societies” (i.e. ones where sharing information has mutated...More »
  
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• The Rockettes Own Christmas. But Spring Is a Tough Nut to Crack.

  25-10-2017 19:52 via nytimes.com
  They tried early spring, late spring and Harvey Weinstein. But the Rockettes have yet to create a warm-weather franchise to rival their Christmas show.
  
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• Mindhunter’s Holt McCallany on Masculinity, Charles Manson, and Why There Are Fewer Serial Killers Today

  25-10-2017 19:49 via feedproxy.google.com
  Holt McCallany has done just about every crime procedural: Law & Order, Law & Order: SVU, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Criminal Minds, CSI, you name it, he’s been on it. While David Fincher’s Netflix series Mindhunter is about FBI agents and serial killers, it’s not a procedural as much...More »
  
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• Ex-Theater Agent Sentenced to Six Months for Fake Play

  25-10-2017 19:45 via nytimes.com
  Roland Scahill admitted to bilking investors of more than $205,000 to back a Broadway play that didn’t exist.
  
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• Why Creep 2 Isn’t Actually a Horror Movie

  25-10-2017 19:20 via feedproxy.google.com
  When Patrick Brice and Mark Duplass began work on Creep 2, they faced a fundamental problem. The first Creep told the story of underemployed videographer Aaron (Brice) who answers a Craiglist ad posted by Josef (Duplass): $1,000 for a day of filming, discretion is appreciated. As the day goes on,...More »
  
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• Lana Del Rey’s Live Show Is at a Crossroads

  25-10-2017 19:13 via feedproxy.google.com
  Lana Del Rey is something of an anomaly in the modern pop landscape. Her artwork evokes Old Hollywood splendor, and her music imbues cabaret performance values with the washed-out sonics of British shoegaze. It’s intriguing on record, but still more surprising to see in a live setting, especially among the...More »
  
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• A Bad Moms Christmas' Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell and Kathryn Hahn Play Hilarious Game of "Never Have I Ever"

  25-10-2017 19:02 via feeds.eonline.com
  The stars of A Bad Moms Christmas are revealing major secrets in a game of "Never Have I Ever."Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell and Kathryn Hahn all sat down for an exclusive interview...
  
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• Robert Guillaume obituary

  25-10-2017 18:57
  Actor who starred as the sharp-witted butler Benson DuBois in two TV series – Soap and BensonThe actor Robert Guillaume, who has died aged 89, was best known for his TV role as the butler Benson DuBois, for which he won two Emmy awards, first in 1979 as best supporting actor in the series Soap and then in 1985 as best actor for the spin-off series Benson. In Soap’s over-the-top parody of daytime soap operas, Benson’s erudite and intelligent perceptions anchored the show. Benson
  
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• Channel 4 move from London could create 7,500 jobs, report says

  25-10-2017 18:39
  Government study says relocation could bring almost £600m in economic benefits to the region where broadcaster is movedForcing Channel 4 into a full relocation outside of London and making more programmes for the broadcaster outside the capital could create nearly 7,500 jobs and deliver almost £600m in economic benefits, according to a new government report.A dozen cities and regions across the UK are lobbying to provide a new home to Channel 4, including Birmingham, Liverpool, Sheff
  
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• Why the Witch Is the Pop-Culture Heroine We Need Right Now

  25-10-2017 18:09 via feedproxy.google.com
  In TV, movies, and real life, women have been at the forefront of the year’s biggest stories — so this Halloween season, we’re looking at pop culture’s most wicked depiction of female power.Two voices seem to define the last several weeks in popular culture. On the one hand, we have...More »
  
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• Review: A Timely Take on ‘Oedipus’ by Way of South Central Los Angeles

  25-10-2017 18:01 via nytimes.com
  Luis Alfaro’s “Oedipus El Rey” puts sex and violence front and center as it considers the fate of a young man shaped by the prison system.
  
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• Watch the Opening Credits for the CW’s Dynasty Reboot

  25-10-2017 18:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  If you’ve watched the CW’s reboot of Dynasty and wondered where the theme song was, the wait is over.The new title song, which Vulture is unveiling exclusively, will debut in tonight’s third episode, “Guilt Is for Insecure People.” Because the song wasn’t ready for premiere week, showrunner Sallie Patrick decided...More »
  
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• Weinstein Company hit with lawsuit following sexual assault allegations

  25-10-2017 17:36
  Actor Dominique Huett files $5m civil suit against film company for ‘aiding and abetting’ Harvey Weinstein, alleging board members knew about and ignored misconductAn actor who claims she was sexually assaulted by Harvey Weinstein is suing the disgraced mogul’s production company, claiming it was complicit in his abuse, according to reports.Dominique Huett has filed a $5m (£3.8m) civil suit with Los Angeles superior court, alleging that the Weinstein Company “aided
  
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• Late-night TV on the Republican senators taking on Trump: 'They finally grow a set!'

  25-10-2017 17:36
  Comics discussed Bob Corker and Jeff Flake’s feud with Donald Trump, and reports that Bill O’Reilly paid $32m to settle a sexual harassment suitLate-night hosts on Tuesday addressed the strongly worded rebukes of Donald Trump by Republican senators Bob Corker and Jeff Flake, plus Bill O’Reilly’s response to the revelation that he paid $32m to settle a sexual harassment suit.“Internal strife is tearing the Republican party apart at the seams,” Stephen Colbert b
  
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• New Orleans Rock-and-Roll Icon Fats Domino Dies at 89

  25-10-2017 17:17 via feedproxy.google.com
  New Orleans rock-and-roll musician Fats Domino has died, TMZ reports. He was 89. The legendary singer and pianist was a mainstay on pop and R&B charts from 1949 to the 1960s, recording hits like “Ain’t That a Shame,” “Blue Monday,” “I’m Walkin’,” and “Blueberry Hill.” Domino sold over 65 million...More »
  
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• Channel 4 move from London could create 3,400 jobs, report says

  25-10-2017 17:16
  Government study says relocation could bring up to £240m in economic benefits to the region where broadcaster is movedA full relocation of Channel 4 outside the capital could create up to 3,400 jobs and deliver economic benefits of as much as £240m to the region where the broadcaster is moved, according to a new government report.A dozen cities and regions across the UK are lobbying to provide a new home to Channel 4, including Birmingham, Liverpool, Sheffield and Leeds.Continue read
  
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• Cole Sprouse Reads a Poem He Wrote As a Child, Back When He Was Some Sort of Li’l Psycho Baby

  25-10-2017 17:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  As a mom, pretty much all your hopes and dreams hinge on the quiet prayer that your child doesn’t grow up to be stab-happy. So Mrs. Sprouse was probably not thrilled to receive the off-putting poem her son Cole wrote her when he was a child, which the Riverdale star...More »
  
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• TV News: Ana Gasteyer to Join Fox's A Christmas Story Live!

  25-10-2017 17:00
  The musical will air on December 17.
  
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• Theater News: Daphne Rubin-Vega and Tom Hewitt to Celebrate Halloween With Two Tales of Terror

  25-10-2017 17:00
  The Tony Award nominees will perform two of the works of Aaron Mark.
  
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• Theater News: Buddy the Elf Enshrined in Rice Krispies Treats

  25-10-2017 17:00
  Elf the Musical begins performances December 13 at Madison Square Garden.
  
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• Black-ish Recap: Mo’ Money, Mo’ Problems

  25-10-2017 16:43 via feedproxy.google.com
  Monopoly makes monsters of us all. How could it not? Hasbro describes the 82-year-old hall-closet staple as a “real-estate trading game,” a benign phrase that belies the exquisite horror that awaits. Monopoly is, after all, the game that boils capitalism down to its bare cannibalistic essence, but replaces dispassionate profiteering...More »
  
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• Jaco Kaasschieter rijzende ster in theater en entertainment - Het Kontakt Harderwijk

  25-10-2017 16:33
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  Jaco Kaasschieter rijzende ster in theater en entertainment
  Het Kontakt Harderwijk
  HARDERWIJK Geen project is hem teveel. Met Harderwijk als uitvalsbasis regelt uitvoerend producent Jaco Kaasschieter theaterproducties door het hele land. Met zijn entertainmentbureau Shows & Events strikte hij Paul de Leeuw voor een voorstelling in ...en meer »
  
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• Chance the Rapper Gives Paul F. Tompkins the Okay to Start Learning How to Tap Dance

  25-10-2017 16:19 via feedproxy.google.com
  Look, okay, comedian Paul F. Tompkins didn’t really plan to ask Chance the Rapper’s permission to pursue his interest in tap dance. But then, he did inadvertently ask the Coloring Book rapper and music group Francis and the Lights for their thoughts, and Twitter etiquette dictates your must wait until...More »
  
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• Theater aan de Rijn Lazy Sunday Sessions: Plastic & Facts over fiction - Arnhemse Koerier

  25-10-2017 16:09
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  Theater aan de Rijn Lazy Sunday Sessions: Plastic & Facts over fiction
  Arnhemse Koerier
  Arnhem - Na de succesvolle Lazy Summer Sessions van afgelopen zomer organiseren we deze winter maandelijks een Lazy Sunday Session. Hierin programmeren we korte performances en voorstellingen op het gebied van theater, dans, literatuur en/of ...
  
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• Hercules Star Kevin Sorbo Says He Was Sexually Harassed by Gianni Versace

  25-10-2017 16:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  Actor Kevin Sorbo says Gianni Versace sexually harassed him in the mid-’90s, when the designer tried to convince him to do a modeling campaign. In a conversation with Adam Carolla about the Harvey Weinstein scandal, Sorbo shared his story about the designer, who died in 1997. Sorbo says Versace invited...More »
  
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• Video Flash: Watch Charlie and the Chocolate Factory's "Queen of Pop" Performed for Wendy Williams

  25-10-2017 16:00
  Trista Dollison, Alan H. Green, and the Gum-Chomping Divas took their moves to Williams's show.
  
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• Theater News: Theatre Puget Sound Announces 2017 Gregory Award Winners

  25-10-2017 16:00
  The ninth annual awards ceremony celebrated Seattle theater last night.
  
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• Theater News: Goodman Theatre's A Christmas Carol to Feature Larry Yando and More

  25-10-2017 16:00
  This production marks the Goodman's 40th anniversary staging of the holiday favorite.
  
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• Theater News: Ann Harada, Clyde Alves, and More Set for The New World

  25-10-2017 16:00
  The musical comedy at Bucks County Playhouse reimagines the first meeting between the Pilgrims and Native Americans.
  
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• How I Became Good at Literary Parties

  25-10-2017 16:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  This piece originally appeared in New York’s 50th anniversary issue, My New York – a special edition that attempts to capture the city’s voice through first-person stories, spoken and written, about how our disparate lives intertwine. Read them all here. The first time I visited New York after turning 21, it was for...More »
  
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• Apple hires top UK TV executive to help boost video content

  25-10-2017 16:00 via ft.com
  Silicon Valley in talent grab as it competes with Hollywood in online entertainment
  
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• Apple has Netflix and Amazon in sights as it hires British TV executive

  25-10-2017 16:00
  Channel 4’s Jay Hunt who poached Bake Off from BBC and commissioned hit shows like Sherlock appointed creative chief of European video operationsApple has hired the television executive who masterminded Channel 4’s £75m poaching of The Great British Bake Off from the BBC, in an ambitious move to take on traditional broadcasters and digital rivals Netflix and Amazon.The US tech firm has hired Jay Hunt, who has held top roles at Channel 4, the BBC and Channel 5, and whose credits
  
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• Apple has Netflix and Amazon in sight as it hires British TV executive

  25-10-2017 16:00
  Channel 4’s Jay Hunt who poached Bake Off from BBC and commissioned hit shows like Sherlock appointed creative chief of European video operationsApple has hired the television executive who masterminded Channel 4’s £75m poaching of The Great British Bake Off from the BBC, in an ambitious move to take on traditional broadcasters and digital rivals Netflix and Amazon.The US tech firm has hired Jay Hunt, who has held top roles at Channel 4, the BBC and Channel 5, and whose credits
  
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• UK-US pact will force big tech companies to hand over data

  25-10-2017 15:27 via ft.com
  Weinstein probe, Chinese tech takes finance, Google-publishers rev share
  
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• Theater News: Billy Crudup-Led Harry Clarke Extends at the Vineyard Theatre

  25-10-2017 15:00
  David Cale's world premiere is directed by Leigh Silverman.
  
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