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• Hawaii Five-0 Assistant Sues CBS For Ignoring Alleged Harassment By Locations Scout

  31-10-2017 23:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  A Hawaii Five-0 locations assistant and office manager, Kelly Tolar, is suing CBS because her managers ignored harassment she was subjected to during her time working on the show. Tolar says Jake Downer, a locations scout for the show, “acted aggressively, unprofessionally, offensively, abusively and/or in a threatening manner,” according...More »
  
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• Weinstein accuser Rose McGowan fears months-old warrant aims to 'silence' her

  31-10-2017 22:50
  Word of warrant for actor’s arrest over drug possession charge spreads eight months later, prompting questions about timing after McGowan’s allegationsActor Rose McGowan, who has accused producer Harvey Weinstein of rape, questioned whether a months-old warrant for her arrest was an effort to “silence” her and called it a “load of HORSESHIT”. News of a February warrant for a felony drug possession charge in Washington DC spread on Monday, raising questions abo
  
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• The Great British Bake Off 2017 final – as it happened

  31-10-2017 22:21
  It’s grand final time and the big question: Steven, Sophie or Kate for the win? Would Twitter have a meltdown if – somehow – it’s Kate? Here’s what happened, minute by minute. 9.21pm GMTAlso LOL at Stacey’s update. “She still likes pink.”
  Bye!9.20pm GMTWELL. Well, well ,well.Continue reading...
  
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• The Great British Bake Off 2017 final – watch live!

  31-10-2017 22:20
  It’s grand final time and the big question is: will Steven, Sophie or Kate win? And will Twitter have a meltdown if – somehow – it’s Kate? Watch live with us from 8pm on Channel 4!9.20pm GMTWELL. Well, well ,well.9.16pm GMTA shame Steven went out on a relatively low note, but I suppose he had to, to bring into relief Sophie’s consistency. She’s clearly fabulous.Continue reading...
  
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• The Great British Bake Off final review – Halloween shocker ends in a tweet victory

  31-10-2017 22:15
  High-flying Steven’s bread let him down, Kate went nuts in the technical, which handed Sophie the champagne moment in GBBO’s gothic-tinged 2017 revivalAnd then there were three. The Great British Bake Off (Channel 4) tent looks very empty now, also haunted by the ghosts of bakers past (Liam, is that you?). Noel Fielding’s gothic presence does nothing to detract from the Halloween vibe; he glides around palely, creeping up behind the final three to ask them, softly, if they&rsqu
  
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• Spacey allegations cast doubt on final ‘House of Cards’ season

  31-10-2017 22:00 via ft.com
  Claims of sexual misconduct against actor create uncertainty for video company Netflix
  
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• 1922’s Thomas Jane On Working With Rats and Raging Against the Machine

  31-10-2017 21:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  Thomas Jane became something of a cultural anthropologist for his role in 1922, a film adaptation of the Stephen King novella about a farmer named Wilfred James who clings to the familiar comforts of his pastoral life so tightly that he’s willing to kill his wife, Arlette (Molly Parker), to...More »
  
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• Sam Smith, Kelly Clarkson, and the Power of Vocal-Driven Pop

  31-10-2017 21:18 via feedproxy.google.com
  Pop music is a lot like television: The good stuff is gripping and expressive, but also beholden to rules of structure and format. A good song grabs you by the 30th second and turns you loose in the third or fourth minute; an airtight sitcom plot is set up in...More »
  
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• Chris Brown’s Terribly Long New Album, Explained

  31-10-2017 21:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  Chris Brown is begging you to stream his new album. But at 45 songs, clocking in at over two-and-a-half hours, it’s a big ask. You could stream a few episodes of Stranger Things 2 in that time. You could do laundry. You could watch Titanic up until just before Jack...More »
  
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• Mark Frost’s New Twin Peaks Book Explains What Those Final Scenes Meant

  31-10-2017 20:41 via feedproxy.google.com
  It was the scream heard around the world — or in the Twin Peaks metropolitan area, at the very least.Fans have been speculating about the last few spooky minutes of the Twin Peaks:The Return finale since it aired in September. Let us set the scene: Agent Dale Cooper (or is...More »
  
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• How Elvira Became the Queen of Halloween

  31-10-2017 20:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  If you want to see horror pinup icon Elvira perform at famed California Halloween haunt Knott’s Scary Farm, you first must cross the theme park. There is no way to go except by passing through one of the “Scare Zones” — interstitial areas where performers jump out at you between...More »
  
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• What’s New on Amazon Prime: November 2017

  31-10-2017 20:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  If you’re looking for a great rom-com: The Big SickIt’s weird to call a movie about a medically induced coma one of the most delightful films of the year, but The Big Sick contains multitudes. Based on the real-life romance of star Kumail Nanjiani and writer Emily V. Gordon, the...More »
  
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• Netflix Suspends Production of ‘House of Cards’

  31-10-2017 20:00 via nytimes.com
  The streaming service made the announcement two days after the show’s star, Kevin Spacey, was accused of making an unwanted sexual advance on a boy in the 1980s.
  
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• Review: ‘The B-Side’ Is an Extraordinary Masterclass in Listening

  31-10-2017 19:59 via nytimes.com
  Vinyl sings across the decades in the Wooster Group’s transcendent presentation of a 1965 album of songs from a Texas chain gang.
  
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• Review: ‘The Light of the Moon’ and the Trauma of Rape

  31-10-2017 19:47 via nytimes.com
  Stephanie Beatriz plays a young woman who learns to survive after a night out ends in a brutal attack in this drama from Jessica M. Thompson.
  
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• Andy Dick Fired From Film Over Allegations of Sexual Misconduct

  31-10-2017 19:32 via feeds.eonline.com
  Comedian Andy Dick got the axe from an upcoming film reportedly after he was accused of sexual misconduct behind the scenes.
  According to The Hollywood Reporter, the 51-year-old star was...
  
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• Rock, Reminiscence and Sci-Fi Will Be Part of Under the Radar Festival

  31-10-2017 19:26 via nytimes.com
  The January event is notable for introducing works outside the theatrical mainstream.
  
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• US conservative media deflects from Mueller probe

  31-10-2017 19:14 via ft.com
  Right-leaning commentators decry importance of indictments of three former Trump aides
  
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• Netflix Suspends House of Cards Production in Wake of Kevin Spacey Allegations

  31-10-2017 19:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  After announcing that House of Cards would end after its next season yesterday, today Netflix seems to have accelerated its collapse. The streaming service has suspended production on the political drama, two days after Star Trek: Discovery actor Anthony Rapp claimed in an interview with BuzzFeed News that the show’s...More »
  
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• Newsnight editor Ian Katz quits BBC for top Channel 4 role

  31-10-2017 18:51
  High-level departures from BBC News continue as Katz moves to replace Jay Hunt as director of programmesThe editor of Newsnight, Ian Katz, is leaving the BBC to become director of programmes at Channel 4, one of the most influential roles in British broadcasting.Katz will replace Jay Hunt, who has moved to Apple, and will have responsibility for commissioning programmes and managing Channel 4’s schedule. Continue reading...
  
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• Review: In ‘1945,’ Hungarian Villagers Are Forced to Revisit Wartime Sins

  31-10-2017 18:49 via nytimes.com
  Ferenc Torok’s lean feature is a Holocaust film built, consciously or not, on a reversal of the tropes of the western.
  
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• Review: Greta Gerwig’s ‘Lady Bird’ Is Big-Screen Perfection

  31-10-2017 18:34 via nytimes.com
  Saoirse Ronan plays a high school senior who insists on asserting her individuality, and it makes for a thrilling film.
  
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• A Bad Moms Christmas Is About Women Trapped in a Bleakly Infantilizing Suburban Hellscape With Horrible Lighting

  31-10-2017 18:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  In the first act of rebellion in the holiday comedy sequel A Bad Moms Christmas, the three titular mothers, faced with a hellish mall Santa meet and greet, decide to ditch the scene and drink beers at the food court. Never mind the fact that they don’t appear to be...More »
  
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• Why Can’t Black Witches Get Some Respect in Popular Culture?

  31-10-2017 18:32 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.You can learn a lot about the soul of a city by how it treats its dead.New Orleans...More »
  
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• What’s New on HBO: November 2017

  31-10-2017 18:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Because it’s one of the best movies of the year: Get OutI’m just gonna put my chips down here: I want Get Out to win it all. November is when awards-season jockeying begins in earnest, and seeing where Jordan Peele’s social thriller will land is a nail biter in and...More »
  
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• Scotland Yard ‘told of Harvey Weinstein sexual misconduct in 1990s’

  31-10-2017 18:00
  Claims that Met police were made aware of alleged incident at Savoy hotel involving 19-year-old intern but did not investigateThe Metropolitan police were made aware of alleged sexual misconduct by Harvey Weinstein at the Savoy hotel in London more than 25 years ago by a 19-year-old, it has been claimed.However, it appears that no investigation took place because the woman dropped the complaint after Weinstein allegedly learned that she had reported it to the police. Related: UK police widen Har
  
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• Review: ‘Frank Serpico’ Updates the Story of the Man Behind a Classic Movie

  31-10-2017 18:00 via nytimes.com
  The real Frank Serpico proves to be a compelling figure in a documentary that picks up where the classic Hollywood film left off.
  
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• Kahlil Joseph’s New Film Is Steeped in Harlem’s History. And His Own.

  31-10-2017 17:30 via nytimes.com
  The director Kahlil Joseph, who has worked with Beyoncé and Kendrick Lamar, presents his most personal work to date at the New Museum.
  
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• Theater News: Manhattan Theatre Club's Cost of Living Honored With Champion of Change Award

  31-10-2017 17:00
  Martyna Majok's new play was directed by Jo Bonney.
  
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• Review: The Madwoman of Chaillot

  31-10-2017 17:00
  This 72-year-old satire feels prescient in today's political climate.
  
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• Photo Flash: See Michael Shannon, Rachel Dratch, and More at The 24 Hour Plays

  31-10-2017 17:00
  The one-night-only performance honored playwright Marsha Norman.
  
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• Alec Baldwin Breaks Silence on His Friend James Toback: ‘I Had No Idea’

  31-10-2017 16:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  Amid media and industry pressure to distance himself from James Toback — now accused of sexual misconduct by over 300 women — Alec Baldwin says he’s heartbroken to learn of the allegations, because he only thought of his friend as a harmless Lothario. “I never had any idea that Jimmy’s...More »
  
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• Wendy Williams, Daytime TV Champion, Returned to Her Show Minutes After Fainting Live on Air

  31-10-2017 16:51 via feedproxy.google.com
  Wendy Williams just passed out on live TV. And then rallied like a friggin champ minutes later. Andrew Kirell (@AndrewKirell) October 31, 2017Update: A spokesperson for The Wendy Williams Show issued the following statement to Vulture.Wendy fainted on-air this morning. She is dehydrated and is on her way home to rest...More »
  
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• Wendy Williams, Daytime TV Champion, Fainted During Her Live Show Then Returned Minutes Later

  31-10-2017 16:51 via feedproxy.google.com
  Wendy Williams just passed out on live TV. And then rallied like a friggin champ minutes later. Andrew Kirell (@AndrewKirell) October 31, 2017Update: A spokesperson for The Wendy Williams Show issued the following statement to Vulture.Wendy fainted on-air this morning. She is dehydrated and is on her way home to rest...More »
  
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• Vulture Festival L.A. Lineup Keeps Getting Better

  31-10-2017 16:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  But wait, there’s more! When we first announced the initial Vulture Festival L.A. lineup, we promised more, and more we are delivering. You can (and should) still buy tickets for our Bored to Death reunion, our panel with the cast of Scandal, and our conversations with the likes of Lena...More »
  
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• Late-night on Manafort indictment: 'He can change his costume to sexy convict'

  31-10-2017 16:13
  Stephen Colbert, Seth Meyers and Trevor Noah discussed Robert Mueller’s indictments of Paul Manafort, Rick Gates and George PapadopoulosLate-night hosts on Monday discussed special counsel Robert Mueller’s indictments of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, his associate Rick Gates, and former Trump foreign policy adviser George Papadopoulos, the first charges leveled in the ongoing investigation into potential Trump campaign collusion with Russia. Related: Late-night TV hos
  
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• What’s New on Hulu: November 2017

  31-10-2017 16:09 via feedproxy.google.com
  If you wish The O.C. had superheroes: Marvel’s RunawaysFor 14 years, Runaways has been the gold standard in introductory comics. A delicious premise — a group of teens discover that their parents are all actually evil supervillains — told with both earnestness and urgency by Brian K. Vaughan and Adrian...More »
  
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• Mädchen Amick Is Also Bummed Shelly and Bobby Weren’t Together in Twin Peaks: The Return

  31-10-2017 16:09 via feedproxy.google.com
  One of the actors who has benefited, and excelled, the most in this year of Peak TV has been Mädchen Amick. Hot off the tails of finishing the freshman season of the CW’s sexy romp of a teen drama, Riverdale, as a delightfully conniving mother, Amick reprised her role as...More »
  
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• Theater News: Dickie Beau, David Cale, and More Set for 2018 Under the Radar Festival

  31-10-2017 16:00
  The annual event is presented by the Public Theater and will feature works by Teatro El Público, Adam Gopnik, and others.
  
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• Behind-the-Scenes Photos from A Nightmare on Elm Street

  31-10-2017 15:47 via feedproxy.google.com
  A Nightmare on Elm Street came out more than 30 years ago, and to commemorate that horror-movie milestone, Craig Marks and Rob Tannenbaum assembled an oral history of the fright-night classic. We also dug deep into the photo archives and pulled out these rare on-set shots, which include a baby-faced Johnny...More »
  
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• Love Actually Can Very Easily Be Turned Into a Horror Movie

  31-10-2017 15:46 via feedproxy.google.com
  Horror filmmakers have been using certain editing tricks to make their movies as frightening as possible for decades. From green coloring to tilted camera angles to loud jump scares, horror clichés are so effective that it seems like we could take any old scene in, say, a rom-com, and turn...More »
  
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• Andy Dick Fired From Film for Sexual Harassment: ‘My Middle Name Is Misconduct’

  31-10-2017 15:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  Andy Dick has been fired from his upcoming indie film Raising Buchanan over multiple sexual-harassment and misconduct allegations on set. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the comedian and actor has been accused of groping, nonconsensual kissing and licking, as well as sexually propositioning at least four people on the film....More »
  
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• Our 9 Biggest Questions After Watching Stranger Things 2

  31-10-2017 15:26 via feedproxy.google.com
  Now that we’ve binged our way through Stranger Things 2, it’s time to partake in everyone’s favorite hobby: theorizing about what comes next! In the Beyond Stranger Things after-show, the Duffer brothers reveal that they wanted to wrap up more plot threads than they did in season one, and they...More »
  
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• Bette Midler Wants to Know Who Would Dare Play Her in the Hocus Pocus TV Remake

  31-10-2017 15:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  Bette Midler has heard the news that the Disney Channel is planning to remake Hocus Pocus, and she is not too sure about the whole idea. Talking to People, Midler said of the TV remake, “I know it’s cheap. It’s going to be cheap!” She then implied it would be...More »
  
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• We Actually Find Out What Happened to Audrey Horne in Mark Frost’s New Twin Peaks Book

  31-10-2017 15:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  For viewers who tuned into Twin Peaks: The Return to eagerly find out what happened to fan-favorite character Audrey Horne, the events of the third season proved to be surprising — and, for some, even maddening — for what befell the town’s resident high-school vixen. Finally appearing more than halfway...More »
  
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• Video Flash: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Helps The View Celebrate Halloween

  31-10-2017 15:00
  Christian Borle takes his Willy Wonka to television.
  
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• Theater News: Shaina Taub to Receive 2017 Fred Ebb Award

  31-10-2017 15:00
  The honor is for up-and-coming musical-theater songwriters.
  
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• Theater News: Kelli O'Hara, Aaron Tveit, and More Set for American Songbook Season

  31-10-2017 15:00
  Stew & Heidi Rodewald, Jackie Hoffman, Justin Vivian Bond, and others will also perform at Lincoln Center.
  
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• Horror Movies Are Now, Officially, Preferable to Real Life

  31-10-2017 15:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Last weekend, I went to a screening of The Blair Witch Project in an attempt to convince myself that, despite appearances and record-breaking heat waves, it actually is fall right now. But then I found myself fixating not on the various instances of demon-terrorism taking place in the film’s haunted...More »
  
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• Thor: Ragnarok hammers the opposition at the UK box office

  31-10-2017 14:50
  Marvel’s latest adventure in Norse mythology claims the most souls, but horror reboot Jigsaw cuts a solid slice out of the Halloween audienceDebuting in the UK with £7.23m over the weekend period, and a six-day £12.38m total including takings from Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday last week, Thor: Ragnarok is the latest Marvel sequel to raise the bar on previous films in the series. The original Thor movie began in May 2011 with £5.45m including £2.34m in previews. Se
  
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