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• Refusing Weinstein’s Hush Money, Rose McGowan Calls Out Hollywood

  28-10-2017 23:03 via nytimes.com
  The former actress, who has said that Harvey Weinstein sexually assaulted her, talks about the producer and about becoming an advocate for mistreated women.
  
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• Stranger Things Recap: The Mind Flayer

  28-10-2017 22:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Aaaaand we’re back to our regularly scheduled programming, folks! We won’t talk about episode seven anymore, lest this recap become contaminated with its awfulness, but phew am I glad that’s over.Things pick up where they left off at the end of episode six, with Hopper gazing through the glass of...More »
  
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• Austin Powers Masks Are Dominating Halloween This Year Thanks to Baby Driver

  28-10-2017 21:47 via feedproxy.google.com
  Totally shagadelic choice in costume, baby. As much as the Austin Powers trilogy has been popular for Halloween costume ideas over the past decade — Dr. Evil or sexy fembots, anyone? — 2017 has seen an incredibly vast uptick in purchases that relate to the films, specifically in terms of...More »
  
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• Paul Reiser on Stranger Things 2, Aliens, and Saying Good-bye to Red Oaks

  28-10-2017 21:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  Spoilers below for Stranger Things and Stranger Things 2.Comedian and actor Paul Reiser has been in a retro kind of groove lately. In the new season of Stranger Things, he plays government scientist Dr. Owens, who replaces Matthew Modine’s Dr. Brenner at Hawkins Lab. He’s also on Red Oaks, Amazon’s...More »
  
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• Stranger Things’ Millie Bobby Brown Goes Full Kate Beckinsale with Dramatic New Look

  28-10-2017 21:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  Teen fashionista Millie Bobby Brown debuted her latest look this week for the hotly anticipated Season 2 premiere of Stranger Things. The 13 year-old, who plays the starring role of Eleven on the show, bore a striking resemblance to actress Kate Beckinsale and Jerry Seinfeld’s wife, Jessica Seinfeld. To get...More »
  
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• Kathy Griffin Retaliates Against Harvey Levin By Releasing His Phone Number; Slams Andy Cohen As Jealous Producer Who ‘Wanted to Be’ Her

  28-10-2017 20:20 via feedproxy.google.com
  In a 17-minute video posted this morning to her YouTube page, Kathy Griffin has taken her feuds with TMZ’s Harvey Levin and Bravo’s Andy Cohen to the next level. In response to how Levin chose to cover the aftermath of her now-infamous Donald Trump decapitation photo on his popular website,...More »
  
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• Review: All Life’s a Swirling Proscenium in ‘The Red Shoes’

  28-10-2017 19:44 via nytimes.com
  The staging is the star in Matthew Bourne’s pass-the-popcorn adaptation of the movie.
  
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• Stranger Things Recap: The Other Girl

  28-10-2017 19:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  Let’s just get this out of the way: There is absolutely no reason this episode had to be made. If you thought, 15 minutes in, that surely “The Lost Sister” would flash back to Hawkins and relieve us from this bizarre drivel, and then it didn’t, and you’re still wondering...More »
  
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• Strictly Come Dancing: week six - follow it live

  28-10-2017 18:34 via theguardian.com
  Spooky sambas, terrifying tangos and quivery quick-steps – tonight’s Halloween theme promises to be scarier than anything we’ve seen on Strictly since John Sergeant. But which dancer will have a truly frightful night?5.34pm BSTHeidi’s heading to Elstree ...I've dusted off a spooky frock and I'm off to #Strictly Halloween. pic.twitter.com/rPTCmaMmiC 3.20pm BSTEvening all, welcome to the Strictly Come Dancing liveblog for Halloween week. Heidi is off watching the show live
  
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• Quentin Tarantino Has Just Made a New Enemy Out of Anthony Bourdain

  28-10-2017 18:17 via feedproxy.google.com
  Anthony Bourdain’s girlfriend, the actress and director Asia Argento, has been one of the 60-plus women to publicly accuse Harvey Weinstein of sexual harassment and assault over the past month — she alleges that Weinstein raped her in his hotel room when she was 21. In the midst of these...More »
  
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• Cardi B Is Reportedly Being Sued by the Man on Her Album Cover

  28-10-2017 17:13 via feedproxy.google.com
  More than a year before “Bodak Yellow” became the No. 1 single in America, rapper Cardi B released her first full-length mixtape, Gangsta Bitch Music, Vol. 1. The cover of the mixtape shows Cardi B lounging in the back of a limo, drinking a Corona, adjacent to a heavily tattooed...More »
  
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• The Secret Feminist History of Witches, As Told by a Practicing Witch

  28-10-2017 17:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  There’s always been a strong tie between cautionary tales of witches and the patriarchal fear of powerful women, but feminism and stories of witchcraft are much more linked than one might assume. Some of the most important witch stories in pop-culture history were influenced by major feminist writings....More »
  
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• Alex Mahon must hit the ground running at Channel 4

  28-10-2017 17:00 via theguardian.com
  Problems facing new chief executive include stopping its young audience from switching to Netflix, and pressure from government for a move out of LondonIf timing is everything, then Alex Mahon’s arrival in her new job as chief executive of Channel 4 on the eve of the final of The Great British Bake Off could not have been planned better. The new-look show’s critical and commercial success has more than justified the £75m spent taking it from the BBC.Mahon, who turns 44 this wee
  
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• Woody Harrelson’s Dinner With Donald Trump Was So ‘Brutal’ That He Busted Out Some Weed to Get Through It

  28-10-2017 16:48 via feedproxy.google.com
  Herbal refreshments might not be on the table for Woody Harrelson anymore, but that doesn’t mean his memory is hazy when it comes to recalling extremely amusing anecdotes about America’s current president. Swinging by his pal Bill Maher’s show to recount an 2002 dinner party with Donald Trump, Harrelson explained...More »
  
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• It Took Claire Foy Months to Master Pronouncing This One Boring Pronoun for The Crown

  28-10-2017 16:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  The gowns! The palace intrigue! The corgis! Everything about The Crown is unbelievably meticulous right down to the ashtrays, but sometimes Claire Foy wishes it wasn’t so bloody detailed — mostly because it was a pain in the bum to train her natural Manchester accent into something far more posh....More »
  
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• The More Emma Thompson Thinks About, Maybe She Should’ve Gone Out With Donald Trump After All

  28-10-2017 15:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  Who would’ve been the worst companion for Emma Thompson: Donald Trump or Love Actually’s Harry? Owing to the fact that one is fictional and the other was promptly rejected by Thompson in the past, we’ll never know the answer to that silly question, although Thompson has been rethinking this whole...More »
  
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• Paul Newman's Rolex watch sells for record $17.8m

  28-10-2017 14:16
  The Rolex Cosmograph Dayton, worn by the Oscar-winning actor each day for 15 years, is most expensive ever auctionedA rare Rolex watch that was owned by the late movie star Paul Newman has sold for almost $17.8m (£13.5m), making it the most expensive watch ever auctioned.Newman, who won an Oscar for his performance in the 1986 film The Colour of Money, wore the watch every day for 15 years. Related: Philip French on Paul Newman - an actor of true genius, and a man of great decencyContinue
  
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• This week’s best radio: Armando Iannucci’s Essential Classics

  28-10-2017 13:00 via theguardian.com
  The comedy writer discusses a lifelong love of classical music. Plus: Mark Gatiss applies his spooky sensibilities to an unmade Hammer Horror Dracula taleAs a teenager, Armando Iannucci shared a bedroom with his older brother and his Deep Purple and Lou Reed records. “I remember thinking, ‘I don’t get this,’” he says, and he’s held that line pretty much ever since. Classical music is his preferred poison. Therefore, as Iannucci continues to promote his new fil
  
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• Snatch: a cock-er-nee gangster tale that’s a right load of old pony

  28-10-2017 12:00 via theguardian.com
  Guy Ritchie’s tale of bare-knuckle boxing, diamonds and geezers is transplanted to the small screen. They really shouldn’t have gone to the Barney Rubble Related: Snatch review – Rupert Grint gives Guy Ritchie's comedy an obnoxious TV remake Blimey fellas, strike a light – the cockney geezer is back. A matter of months after BBC2’s loving paean to the male rogue White Gold roared off in its tatty Ford Capri, here comes the all-new Snatch (31 October, 10.05pm, AMC),
  
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• Diane Morgan: ‘I want to play weirdos’

  28-10-2017 10:00 via theguardian.com
  From Philomena Cunk to her anti-heroine in new comedy Motherland, the Bolton actor never plays it straight. Here, she talks children (spongers), sex scenes (ugh) and failure (works out in the end)One of the surprises about actors is how unlike their public selves they often are in real life. Stars who sparkle and charm in chatshow studios and red-carpet interviews can be startlingly flat when the TV cameras aren’t around. As Diane Morgan’s public persona is already Eeyoreish –
  
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• Concertverslag: Beth Hart Solo – Theater De Spiegel, Zwolle 25 Oktober 2017 - Blues Magazine

  28-10-2017 09:53
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  Concertverslag: Beth Hart Solo – Theater De Spiegel, Zwolle 25 Oktober 2017
  Blues Magazine
  Beth Hart speelt met gemak tijdens optredens met haar band festivals, clubs en mega-zalen als de HMH en volgend jaar zelfs de Ziggo Dome plat. In haar eentje optreden doet ze zelden, al doet ze het wel vaak in radiostudio's, zoals afgelopen week bij ...
  
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• Bad and boujee: the lifestyle that took over TV

  28-10-2017 08:00 via theguardian.com
  From The Fresh Prince of Bel Air to Insecure via Migos, how the trope is finally coming of ageWhen Donald Glover kicked off a great year for television at the Golden Globes this January, the soundtrack to his success was obvious: “I really want to thank the Migos,” he said as he accepted Atlanta’s award for best TV series – musical or comedy. “Not for being on the show, but for making Bad and Boujee. Like, that’s the best song ever.” The next day, as if
  
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• Bear’s Mission With Anthony Joshua review – cliff-climbing and maggots for tea

  28-10-2017 07:30 via theguardian.com
  The boxing champ – and inveterate city boy – comes over as immensely likable as he squares up to Cornwall’s Commando RidgeThe heavyweight champion of the world is having a face off, looking through the eyes of the opponent and deep into his soul. Actually into her soul, I think, because today’s opponent isn’t a Klitschko but a West Country ewe. “Mate, sheep here look like they’re from the ghetto,” says Anthony Joshua, with a nervous laugh. To be ho
  
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• Saturday’s best TV: Harry Potter: A History of Magic; When Harry Met Meghan: A Royal Romance

  28-10-2017 07:00 via theguardian.com
  The real-life arcana and alchemy that fed into Harry Potter and a chance for Meghan Markle to get a taste of what she’s letting herself in for Continue reading...
  
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• Enjoy Watching Cardi B Get Engaged to Migos’ Offset Onstage Mid-Concert

  28-10-2017 06:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  Over all, it’s the best, easiest way to confirm rumors about your relationship status. If you were maybe thinking of seeing Cardi B perform at Philadelphia’s Power 99 Powerhouse Friday night, but you forgot to get tickets or tickets sold out or you’re just so tired because it’s Friday night,...More »
  
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• Actress Annabella Sciorra Accuses Harvey Weinstein of Rape in New New Yorker Report on the Disgraced Producer

  28-10-2017 05:50 via feedproxy.google.com
  In a New Yorker article published Friday night, journalist Ronan Farrow revealed more accusations of sexual-harassment and assault at the hands of former studio head Harvey Weinstein, now from actresses Annabella Sciorra and Daryl Hannah. According to the Sopranos actress, Weinstein allegedly raped her, then forcibly performed oral sex on...More »
  
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• Jane the Virgin Recap: The Time Warp

  28-10-2017 04:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  This season has had a really strong start. We met Adam. We’ve gotten some good interpersonal development between Jane and Rafael and Rogelio and Xo. The Marbella stuff is cooking along the way it always does. New Mateo is doing well. The show feels very much itself. But this episode,...More »
  
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• Stranger Things’ Charlie Heaton Reportedly Caught With Cocaine at Los Angeles Airport

  28-10-2017 03:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  According to TMZ, actor Charlie Heaton, currently starring in Stranger Things 2 as beleaguered older brother Jonathan Byers, was allegedly found with cocaine in his luggage after deboarding a flight from the United Kingdom to Los Angeles last Saturday. Heaton’s bag was reportedly discovered to have “trace amounts” of the drug...More »
  
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• Mark Halperin Issues Apology for Sexual Misconduct: ‘I Was Part of the Problem’

  28-10-2017 03:14 via feedproxy.google.com
  In response to multiple accusations of sexual-harassment and sexual assault, now-former MSNBC and NBC News analyst Mark Halperin issued an apology via Twitter Friday evening for his behavior while the political director of ABC News. “For a long time at ABC News, I was part of the problem. I acknowledge...More »
  
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• Connie Britton Is The Voice Guiding You Through Trauma In The First 9-1-1 Teaser

  28-10-2017 03:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  It was only announced a few weeks ago that Connie Britton would be starring in the new Fox drama 911 from Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuck, and we’ve already got our first teaser for the show. In it, we see Peter Kraus as a first responder, Britton as a dispatcher,...More »
  
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• Vella Lovell on Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, The Big Sick, and Heather’s Future in West Covina

  28-10-2017 03:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  On Friday night’s episode of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Rebecca Bunch’s wisecracking roommate Heather is dragged into the spotlight: After spending eight years in community college, she finally has to graduate. Crazy-Ex being the oddball musical series that it is, this means that Heather has to participate in an inspirational musical number,...More »
  
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• Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Recap: Loony, Loony, Loony

  28-10-2017 03:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Even in the depths of its third season, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend still finds new ways to surprise. Every time it seems that the show is going to rest too much on the charms of its ensemble, it doubles back and goes deep with Rebecca’s character, often making some bold choices in...More »
  
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• Journalist Mark Halperin apologizes over sexual harassment allegations

  28-10-2017 02:50 via theguardian.com
  On Twitter, veteran political reporter acknowledges ‘conduct that was often aggressive and crude’, noting that ‘men harm women in the workplace’Mark Halperin, the prominent political journalist accused of sexually harassing multiple women while he was political director at ABC News, issued a lengthy apology on Friday for “conduct that was often aggressive and crude”. “The world is now publicly acknowledging what so many women have long known: Men harm wo
  
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• 'An insult to women': Roman Polanski retrospective causes outrage

  28-10-2017 02:36
  French activists say it is ‘indecent’ to honour director, who is wanted in US for unlawful sex with a 13-year-old-girlFrench feminists have voiced outrage over a planned retrospective of the films of director Roman Polanski, who has been accused of several sexual assaults, calling it “an insult” to women following the Harvey Weinstein scandal.
  The retrospective is being organised by the Cinematheque Francaise, a major Paris-based film archive that is partly funded by the
  
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• De maat is vol: regisseur Ruut Weissman ontbreekt op eigen première - Volkskrant

  28-10-2017 02:03
  Volkskrant
  De maat is vol: regisseur Ruut Weissman ontbreekt op eigen première
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  artikelEr deden al langer verhalen over regisseur Ruut Weissman de ronde, maar nu zijn naam opnieuw opduikt in de golf van #MeToo-verklaringen is voor een aantal collega's de maat vol. Willem Feenstra Anneke Stoffelen Maaike Vos 28 oktober 2017, 02: ...en meer »
  
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• Joan Didion Lived Out The Romance Novel Premise Of Hiring A Young Harrison Ford to Renovate Her Malibu Home

  28-10-2017 01:17 via feedproxy.google.com
  There’s segment of the new Netflix documentary, Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold, that really highlights how casually beautiful Didion’s life was during the Malibu years. She once told Tom Brokaw in an interview, “I like the way it feels here,” when he asked about the importance of her...More »
  
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