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• Alec Baldwin Admits He’s ‘Bullied Women’ and Heard Rumors of Hollywood Misconduct

  02-11-2017 23:06 via feedproxy.google.com
  Though Alec Baldwin was slow to weigh in on the more than 300 accusations of sexual misconduct against his friend James Toback — he eventually claimed to have no knowledge of his behavior — the actor now says he’s part of the problem. In a conversation at the Paley Center...More »
  
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• Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Tyrese Gibson's Feud: A Timeline of Their Fast & Furious Rants

  02-11-2017 23:00 via feeds.eonline.com
  With fast success comes some furious drama.It's no secret that the Fast and Furious franchise has found a loyal fan base with countless box office hits.But in recent...
  
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• CBS All Access Is Developing a New Twilight Zone Series With Jordan Peele

  02-11-2017 22:57 via feedproxy.google.com
  On an earnings call with investors today, CBS CEO Les Moonves said that the company is developing a revival of The Twilight Zone for its All Access digital channel from Jordan Peele. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the network is working with Peele and his Monkeypaw production company to bring...More »
  
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• Riverdale’s KJ Apa Opens Up About His Late-Night Car Accident: ‘It Was a Mistake on My Part’

  02-11-2017 22:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  Last month while filming season two of Riverdale, actor KJ Apa got into a car accident after driving himself home from a 14-hour day on set, walking away unharmed. Now speaking to Esquire, Apa is opening up about the accident and taking the blame for it. “That was just a...More »
  
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• Dan Levy Calls Out TV Reviewer for Criticizing His ‘Feyness’

  02-11-2017 22:41 via feedproxy.google.com
  There are some good reasons to criticize TV hosts: They don’t enunciate properly, they’re not charismatic enough, they aren’t fun to watch. There are other reasons that are not okay: criticizing a gay man, for instance, for his “feyness.” In a review of The Great Canadian Baking Show, a GBBO...More »
  
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• Review: Uncommon Sense

  02-11-2017 22:00
  Four characters experience life on the autism spectrum in Tectonic Theater Project's latest off-Broadway debut.
  
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• Review: Junk

  02-11-2017 22:00
  Ayad Akhtar explains the world in this ambitious new play.
  
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• Paul de Leeuw maakt jubileumshow Luxor-theater Rotterdam met Brigitte ... - NU.nl

  02-11-2017 21:50
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  Paul de Leeuw maakt jubileumshow Luxor-theater Rotterdam met Brigitte ...
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  Brigitte Kaandorp is een hoofdgast in de nieuwe voorstelling Defileeuw van Paul de Leeuw. De cabaretier maakt de show speciaal voor het 100-jarig bestaan van het Luxor-theater in Rotterdam. Kaandorp zal gedurende twee weken het podium met hem ...en meer »
  
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• Brett Ratner accused of rape in most serious allegation yet against film-maker

  02-11-2017 21:45
  The Rush Hour director has issued a libel suit against a former talent agency employee who wrote on Facebook that Ratner forced himself on herFilm-maker and producer Brett Ratner has been accused of rape, following on from a string of other accusations from women in Hollywood.Variety obtained a Facebook post in which a Melanie Kohler, a former employee of the Endeavor Talent Agency, accused the Rush Hour director of forcing himself on her. Related: Film-maker Brett Ratner accused by six women of
  
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• An Unconnected Group of Indie-Rock Bands Searches for Meaning in a Difficult World

  02-11-2017 21:41 via feedproxy.google.com
  Protest music has long been a vessel for calling out the names of oppressors, speaking truth to power, and releasing that dissent into the air. No matter the subject, airing specific grievances through song remains a powerful gesture, with sometimes intangible results.While there will always be a platform for musicians...More »
  
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• Corey Feldman Names One of the Men Who Allegedly Assaulted Him in New Interview

  02-11-2017 21:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  For years, Corey Feldman has discussed the widespread “pedophile ring” in Hollywood that he says targeted him as a child star in the business. He is currently trying to raise $10 million through a crowdfunding initiative called “Corey Feldman’s TRUTH Campaign” to make a film about the issue. In all...More »
  
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• Kevin Spacey deserves to be scorned. But can I still watch House of Cards? | Hannah Jane Parkinson

  02-11-2017 21:22 via theguardian.com
  It is far harder to judge an artist than a work of art. History shows that bad people can do brilliant thingsWhat if I told you that one of my favourite writers was a misogynist? One of my favourite musicians a racist? One of my favourite artists a murderer?These are questions I’ve been struggling with in the wake of scandals involving film producer Harvey Weinstein and actor Kevin Spacey, who this week addressed rumours he sexually propositioned a 14-year-old. Filming has been suspended o
  
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• Alias Grace Is Another Gripping Margaret Atwood–Inspired TV Show

  02-11-2017 21:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  This has been quite a year for Margaret Atwood adaptations. 2017 has already given us The Handmaid’s Tale, which tapped into an especially juicy, Zeitgeisty vein and won the Emmy Award for outstanding drama. Then, of course, there’s been real life, which has often felt like an ongoing Margaret Atwood adaptation,...More »
  
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• See the Early Mock-ups for Stranger Things’ Title Sequence

  02-11-2017 20:47 via feedproxy.google.com
  There are plenty of things to like about Netflix’s spooky ’80s romp Stranger Things, from the normcore style to the inspired advertising for Eggo waffles. But it’s the opening title sequence that is clearly the window into its soul. Created by a talented team over at Imaginary Forces, the sequence...More »
  
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• Every Major Pop-Culture Reference in Stranger Things 2, From A to Z

  02-11-2017 20:43 via feedproxy.google.com
  Watching Stranger Things 2 is akin to letting a wave of ’80s pop-culture nostalgia wash over you, carrying you back to movies and shows you loved from your childhood. The Duffer Brothers have created a fascinating entertainment phenomenon by mining so much of what people loved about the era. While...More »
  
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• Director Brett Ratner files lawsuit against woman accusing him of rape

  02-11-2017 20:21
  Former talent agency employee wrote on Facebook that Ratner sexually assaulted her, following other accusations against Rush Hour directorFilm-maker and producer Brett Ratner has been accused of rape, following on from a string of other accusations from women in Hollywood.Variety obtained a Facebook post in which a Melanie Kohler, a former employee of the Endeavor Talent Agency, accused the Rush Hour director of forcing himself on her. Related: Film-maker Brett Ratner accused by six women of sex
  
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• Laurie Anderson and Marilyn Minter Want Us All to Scream Bloody Murder on the Anniversary of Trump’s Election

  02-11-2017 20:08 via feedproxy.google.com
  It’s been almost a year since the election of Donald Trump, and Yoko Ono’s response — speaking for many Americans — which was a Twitter video of her screaming for 19 seconds. “Dear friends, I would like to share this message with you as my response to @realDonaldTrump,” she wrote...More »
  
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• The Polybius Conspiracy Documents the Strange Story of the Most Mysterious Video Game of All Time

  02-11-2017 20:06 via feedproxy.google.com
  The “I Want to Believe” poster remains one of my favorite pop-culture artifacts ever. It’s simple, bold, iconic, and it still holds up as an endlessly captivating object to stare at long after the X-Files wrapped its original run in 2002. (The thing is also a pretty decent Google Images–search...More »
  
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• Review: Friends! The Musical Parody

  02-11-2017 20:00
  Bob and Tobly McSmith add to their collection of spoofs with America's favorite '90s sitcom.
  
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• Zangeres en songwriter Leonie Meijer in Theater Mozaiek - HS-krant

  02-11-2017 19:34
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  Zangeres en songwriter Leonie Meijer in Theater Mozaiek
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  ZUIDLAREN – Zangeres en songwriter Leonie Meijer speelt haar nieuwe theatervoorstelling 'HIER' op zaterdag 18 november in Theater Mozaiek in Zuidlaren. Leonie Meijer kreeg in 2011 nationale bekendheid als deelnemer aan The Voice of Holland.
  
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• Four Weddings and a Funeral Series Coming to Hulu, But Without Hugh Grant’s Luscious, Bouncy Mane

  02-11-2017 19:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  Now that The Mindy Project is ending, Mindy Kaling is developing an anthology series of Four Weddings and a Funeral for Hulu. Per The Hollywood Reporter, Kaling will write the series with Mindy Project showrunner Matt Warburton. Kaling’s Hulu series will follow a group of friends as their lives intersect...More »
  
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• The Crazy Rich Asians Movie Looks Opulent As Hell

  02-11-2017 19:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  In great news, the movie adaptation of Crazy Rich Asians looks like it fully satisfies those first two adjectives. EW has a collection of first looks at the movie, an adaptation of Kevin Kwan’s novel, which features an all-Asian cast led by Constance Wu — and boy howdy, these characters...More »
  
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• Michelle Pfeiffer Says She Would Have Done a Catwoman Movie ‘In a Heartbeat’

  02-11-2017 18:58 via feedproxy.google.com
  A new profile of Michelle Pfeiffer in the New York Times quietly delivers a small piece of crushing news. The actress says she’s doing well, thriving even, stating that she’s “enjoying [acting] now more than I ever have, actually,” but she also teases what could have been with her iconic...More »
  
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• Barbra Streisand Will Be Bringing The Music…The Mem’ries… (and Yes of Course)The Magic! to Netflix

  02-11-2017 18:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  It’s time to teach your parents how to use Netflix, because the streaming service will soon provide them with a way to see Barbra Streisand. Streisand, in true extravagant form, has made a concert film with footage from her recent tour and special guests, including her pal Jamie Foxx. Titled,...More »
  
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• Seth MacFarlane’s The Orville Renewed for Season Two

  02-11-2017 18:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  Seth MacFarlane’s The Orville — an unexpected Thursday night hit— will continue its mission for at least another year. Fox Thursday announced an early season-two renewal for the space drama written by and starring the Family Guy creator. Critics were savage in their evaluations of the show’s pilot: Metacritic tallied...More »
  
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• Ridley Scott Will Try to Convince You to Use Your Fax Machine Again

  02-11-2017 18:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  Remember when The Newsroom tried to convince you that a fax machine is a completely reasonable piece of technology to have bedside? Since that obviously didn’t work, maybe some insight from Ridley Scott will help make fax machines hip again (or at least not tucked away in an abandoned supply...More »
  
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• Man Comes Forward to Describe an Alleged Extended Sexual Relationship He Had at Age 14 With Kevin Spacey

  02-11-2017 18:20 via feedproxy.google.com
  Earlier this week, the actor Anthony Rapp alleged that Kevin Spacey made a sexual advance toward him in 1986, when he was 14 years old. After Rapp’s allegation, Spacey released a statement in which he claimed not to remember the incident in question and also came out as a gay...More »
  
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• Alias Grace review – another poignant adaptation of a Margaret Atwood novel

  02-11-2017 18:00 via theguardian.com
  Sarah Gadon’s commanding performance as Grace Marks carries this Netflix series through, despite a lack of soot and grit in its portrayal of Victorian poverty What is it? New adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s historical novel that boils with suppressed rage.Why you’ll love it: Those craving another story of female oppression from Atwood’s estimable pen will do well to watch this six-part period drama. Writer and producer Sarah Polley has wanted to adapt Alias Grace since sh
  
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• The Duffer Brothers Recap Stranger Things 2, ‘Chapter Four: Will the Wise’

  02-11-2017 17:59 via feedproxy.google.com
  As a supplement to our recaps of Stranger Things 2, we asked Matt and Ross Duffer — recent subjects of a New York Magazine profile and the creators of the Netflix sci-fi drama — to get nitty-gritty about the creative decisions behind each of the season’s nine episodes. We present this information in a series that...More »
  
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• Review: ‘LBJ’ Hides Its Light Under a Bushel of Makeup

  02-11-2017 17:53 via nytimes.com
  Woody Harrelson swaggers through this movie, which tries to track the coming into consciousness of Lyndon B. Johnson.
  
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• Review: ‘LBJ’ Hides It Light Under a Bushel of Makeup

  02-11-2017 17:53 via nytimes.com
  Woody Harrelson swaggers through this movie, which tries to track the coming into consciousness of Lyndon B. Johnson.
  
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• Jann Wenner, Emperor of the Boomers

  02-11-2017 17:51 via feedproxy.google.com
  Before he had any taste in music Jann Wenner knew about the dynamics of being an editor. A curious detail in Joe Hagan’s biography, Sticky Fingers, is that the founder of Rolling Stone didn’t much listen to music until he saw the Beatles in A Hard Day’s Night. “In high...More »
  
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• It’s Nearly Impossible to Get the Farrah Fawcett Hairspray That Steve Uses in Stranger Things

  02-11-2017 17:44 via feedproxy.google.com
  At last, the secret’s out! After a season of admiring Steve Harrington’s luscious locks on Stranger Things and the long wait to see them again in season two — unless you follow Joe Keery on Instagram, as you should — we finally know how he achieves that big, tousled head...More »
  
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• Kevin Spacey to Seek Treatment as Sexual Accusations Grow

  02-11-2017 17:40 via nytimes.com
  As more men have come forward to accuse Mr. Spacey of inappropriate behavior, his publicist said the actor was taking time to “seek evaluation and treatment.”
  
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• Princess Cyd Is an Eloquent, Openhearted Coming-of-Age Story

  02-11-2017 17:20 via feedproxy.google.com
  There is something vaguely utopian about Princess Cyd, the new film by writer-director Stephen Cone. In a way that I can only describe as Miyazaki-esque, there is, for the most part, a noticeable lack of onscreen threat in its sleepy suburban Chicago setting. The story’s main act of violence remains...More »
  
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• Theater News: Wicked, Anastasia, and More Join Broadway Under the Stars Performance Series

  02-11-2017 17:00
  Broadway musicals will head to the Shops at Columbus Circle for a series of free holiday concerts.
  
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• Theater News: Andrew Garfield, Common, and More Join Children's Monologues Lineup

  02-11-2017 17:00
  The show will be directed by Danny Boyle.
  
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• Photo Flash: Billy Crudup Stars in Harry Clarke at the Vineyard Theatre

  02-11-2017 17:00
  Recently extended, David Cale's solo thriller plays through December 10.
  
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• Johnston Press: The dying Scotsman

  02-11-2017 17:00 via ft.com
  Alex Salmond is not the right man to fix the venerable title
  
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• ‘I Only Have My Chihuahuas’: Why The Florida Project’s Sean Baker Won’t Sell Out

  02-11-2017 17:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  It isn’t easy to be an American independent filmmaker, and these days, many directors only dwell in that space until they earn a come-up from Marvel or HBO. Someone like Sean Baker is unusual, then, not just because he makes the films that few other directors are interested in making...More »
  
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• Accountants gain ground in advertising territory

  02-11-2017 16:45 via ft.com
  Customers of big agencies are being lured by services offered by consultancies
  
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• Channing Tatum Dances Into Hosting Duties, and Our Hearts, on Jimmy Kimmel Live

  02-11-2017 16:38 via feedproxy.google.com
  If you haven’t heard, Jimmy Kimmel has had kind of a big year, what with taking the GOP to task over their messy health-care policy and all. The bud of his political activism was his son’s ongoing treatment for a heart defect, and this week Kimmel’s been forced to miss...More »
  
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• Review: In ‘A River Below,’ Saving Dolphins Can Get You Killed

  02-11-2017 16:29 via nytimes.com
  The documentary centers on the pink river dolphin, which lives in the Amazon, and on two men who are struggling to save the species.
  
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• Dustin Hoffman faces second sexual harassment claim

  02-11-2017 16:15
  The Oscar-winning actor is accused by writer Wendy Riss Gatsiounis of propositioning her in 1991 when she pitched a film project A second woman has come forward with an allegation of harassment against Dustin Hoffman, a day after the actor was forced to apologise for his past behaviour.Writer and producer Wendy Riss Gatsiounis claims that Hoffman propositioned her during a pitch meeting in 1991, an encounter which she says left her “close to tears”.Continue reading...
  
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• Late-night hosts: Trump and Manafort 'pillaged our democracy for nice rugs'

  02-11-2017 16:13 via theguardian.com
  Stephen Colbert, Trevor Noah, and Samantha Bee took aim at the Trump administration’s tax plan and John Kelly’s comments about the civil warLate-night hosts on Wednesday addressed the Trump administration’s tax proposal, Fox News’ willingness to politicize the New York City terror attack, and John Kelly’s tenure as chief of staff.“Last night the president shared his thoughts and condolences,” Stephen Colbert began, referring to the terrorist attack in Ne
  
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• Amnesty Filmavond met regisseur Sunny Bergman in het Heerenstraat Theater - Hoogenlaag

  02-11-2017 16:12
  Amnesty Filmavond met regisseur Sunny Bergman in het Heerenstraat Theater
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  WAGENINGEN In het Heerenstraat Theater staan op woensdag 8 november mensenrechten centraal met de Amnesty Filmavond: Wit Is Ook een Kleur. Regisseur Sunny Bergman voorziet de film van een inleiding. Na afloop is er een interactief nagesprek ...
  
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• Theater News: A Christmas Story Returns to Cleveland Play House for 10th Season

  02-11-2017 16:00
  John McCluggage will direct the production.
  
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• Rose Marie on Telling Off Sexual Harassers in the 1950s and Tweeting Via Her Secretary

  02-11-2017 16:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Rose Marie is quick to tell you that she was a star before Madonna was even born. The 94-year-old was the very first celebrity to lop off her last name — and don’t you forget it. When a Hollywood agent asked her what she went by after she moved to...More »
  
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• No more 24! Why another reboot of the ailing thriller is a waste of time

  02-11-2017 15:46 via theguardian.com
  Fox is developing a female-fronted legal spin on the fast-paced terrorism drama – but is is time to finally say goodbye to the ticking clock format? The beautiful thing about humanity is its ability to see different answers to the same question. You, for example, might have witnessed the unexpected failure of this year’s 24: Legacy and put its lack of heat down to the absence of Kiefer Sutherland. Related: When good TV goes bad: how 24 became torturous viewingContinue reading...
  
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• Killing of a Sacred Deer Clip: Nicole Kidman and Colin Farrell Bicker Over Mashed Potatoes

  02-11-2017 15:21 via feedproxy.google.com
  Nicole Kidman and Colin Farrell’s two children are plagued with a mysterious disease in this clip from The Killing of a Sacred Deer. They, uh, have different ways of dealing with this: Farrell’s character tries to make small talk over dinner. Kidman’s character wants to cut the bullshit. When he...More »
  
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