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• Lucky Louie Producer Mike Royce Reacts to Louis C.K. Sexual-Misconduct Allegations

  09-11-2017 23:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  When the New York Times investigation about comedian Louis C.K.’s alleged sexual misconduct was published today, his former partner on Lucky Louie read it right away and felt at a loss for words. Mike Royce, a veteran writer-producer who is now the co-showrunner of Netflix’s One Day at a Time,...More »
  
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• Disney reveals plan for new Star Wars trilogy and live-action TV series

  09-11-2017 23:43
  CEO Bob Iger has announced that Last Jedi director Rian Johnson will create a new set of films while a small-screen iteration is expected by 2019Disney has announced plans for a new Star Wars trilogy and TV series in a company call to discuss annual earnings.The company’s CEO, Bob Iger, revealed that writer-director Rian Johnson will tackle the new films which will feature completely new characters in “a corner of the galaxy that Star Wars lore has never before explored”. Relat
  
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• Rosie O’Donnell, Amber Tamblyn, and More Respond to Louis C.K. Sexual-Misconduct Allegations

  09-11-2017 23:18 via feedproxy.google.com
  In the wake of a New York Times report detailing Louis C.K.’s alleged sexual misconduct, both those in the comedy world and other celebrities have come forward to condemn his actions. In the report, five women came forward with stories about C.K.’s harassment, including instances in which the comedian allegedly...More »
  
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• Rian Johnson Is Creating a New Star Wars Trilogy As Disney Sticks With What (Seemingly) Works

  09-11-2017 23:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  Rian Johnson likes Star Wars so much that he’s not going to let audiences have any star peace. Disney announced today that Johnson, who wrote and directed the forthcoming The Last Jedi and managed not to anger Disney, unlike some other directors, will also lead up an all new trilogy,...More »
  
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• Star Wars Director Rian Johnson Developing a New Film Trilogy

  09-11-2017 23:05 via feeds.eonline.com
  The Force is strong in Rian Johnson.Lucasfilm announced Thursday afternoon that the 43-year-old writer and director of Star Wars: The Last Jedi (in theaters Dec. 15) will create a...
  
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• The Year’s Most Giftable Coffee Table Books

  09-11-2017 22:38 via feedproxy.google.com
  Here are 2016’s most giftable coffee-table books, which, one year later, are still highly giftable, plus the best coffee-table books that came out this spring....More »
  
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• How Ross Lynch Transformed Into Serial Killer Jeffrey Dahmer for My Friend Dahmer

  09-11-2017 22:10 via feeds.eonline.com
  Ross Lynch is leaving his Disney Channel stardom behind for a much more sinister role.
  The 21-year-old actor, who got his start on Austin & Ally, stars as serial killer Jeffrey...
  
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• Mike Schur Apologizes For Having Louis C.K. on Parks and Recreation After Hearing Sexual-Harassment Rumors

  09-11-2017 22:08 via feedproxy.google.com
  Parks and Recreation creator Mike Schur has apologized for including Louis C.K. in episodes of the NBC sitcom. “I don’t remember when I heard the rumors about him,” Schur tweeted minutes after a New York Times exposé detailed two decades of C.K.’s alleged misconduct. “But I’m sure it was before...More »
  
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• Distributor Reconsidering the Release of Louis C.K.’s New Film

  09-11-2017 22:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  After the New York premiere of Louis C.K.’s I Love You, Daddy was canceled in advance of the New York Times story detailing the comedian’s alleged history of masturbating in front of female comedians, the future of the movie itself is in question. In a statement, distributor The Orchard says...More »
  
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• Louis C.K. Sure Had a Thing for Masturbation Jokes

  09-11-2017 22:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  Masturbation has always been a favorite subject for Louis C.K. While many comedians — particularly male comedians — appreciate a good dick joke, C.K.’s preoccupation with the subject takes on more sinister (and creepy) overtones in the light of today’s New York Times report in which five women accused C.K....More »
  
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• Tig Notaro Says She Feels ‘Trapped’ by Her Association With Louis C.K.

  09-11-2017 21:51 via feedproxy.google.com
  Tig Notaro was one of the highest-profile figures to speak about the sexual-harassment allegations surrounding Louis C.K. before the New York Times published five women’s accounts of their experiences with the comedian. In that story, Notaro also tells the Times about how she felt an obligation to him after he...More »
  
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• A Timeline of the Louis C.K. Masturbation Allegations

  09-11-2017 21:49 via feedproxy.google.com
  On Thursday, the New York Times broke open another of Hollywood’s dirty secrets, publishing interviews with five women in comedy who say Louis C.K. “crossed a line” by masturbating or asking to masturbate in front of them. As with Harvey Weinstein, the stories about C.K. had been floating through the...More »
  
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• Anatomy of a Scene | ‘Lady Bird’

  09-11-2017 21:40 via nytimes.com
  Greta Gerwig narrates a sequence from her film featuring Saoirse Ronan and Laurie Metcalf.
  
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• Five Women Accuse Louis C.K. of Sexual Misconduct Dating Back To Late ’90s

  09-11-2017 21:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  Hours after the premiere of his new movie I Love You, Daddy was canceled, a New York Times report details several sexual-misconduct allegations against Louis C.K. In encounters dating back to the late 1990s, five women told the Times the comedian asked if he could masturbate while they were in...More »
  
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• Israeli intelligence firm apologises for working with Harvey Weinstein

  09-11-2017 21:20
  Black Cube reportedly hired to help stop publication of abuse allegations‘We apologise to whoever was hurt by this. It’s a shame we took the job’An Israeli intelligence firm that reportedly helped Harvey Weinstein gather information on women accusing him of sexual harassment and assault has said it is sorry that it agreed to work with the Hollywood producer.
  Earlier this week, the New Yorker reported that Weinstein had hired Black Cube, which markets itself as a group of ex-mem
  
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• Louis CK accused by five women of sexual misconduct in new report

  09-11-2017 21:18 via theguardian.com
  Five women came forward to the New York Times, including two female comics who say CK masturbated in front of them, following rumors of his misconductFive women have accused Louis CK of sexually inappropriate behavior that includes masturbating in front of two female comics, according to a report by the New York Times.Coming in the wake of years of rumors that have dogged the influential comedian, Dana Min Goodman and Julia Wolov told the Times that in 2002, CK invited them to his hotel room for
  
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• Louis C.K. Crossed a Line Into Sexual Misconduct, 5 Women Say

  09-11-2017 21:12 via nytimes.com
  As the powerful comedian found success by talking about his hang-ups, he was also asking female comics and co-workers to watch him masturbate.
  
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• Review: In ‘Thelma,’ a Woman in Love Can Burn Down the World

  09-11-2017 21:08 via nytimes.com
  In Joachim Trier’s sly psychological thriller “Thelma,” a child-woman finds love and discovers that behaving like a good girl can be a very bad idea.
  
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• AT&T-Time Warner redraws faultlines on antitrust enforcement

  09-11-2017 21:01 via ft.com
  DoJ demand for asset sales marks stark departure from usual GOP stance
  
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• Why Fire Walk With Me’s Chester Desmond Wasn’t in Twin Peaks: The Return

  09-11-2017 20:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  It’s been a solid few months since the unnerving conclusion of Twin Peaks: The Return, and with more time inevitably come more questions. (Especially, of course, what year was that?) But fan theories aside, knowing and ruminating on the full extent of The Return’s conclusion has provided fans with some...More »
  
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• The Real Hero of Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Is Frances McDormand’s Jumpsuit

  09-11-2017 20:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  There are many cruel, off-putting, and violent things that happen in Martin McDonagh’s Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, but we are not here today to talk about any of them. Instead, we’re here to talk about a force for good: Frances McDormand’s revenge jumpsuit, which she wears as she goes...More »
  
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• Gossip Girl Star Ed Westwick Denies Rape Accusations After Second Actress Comes Forward

  09-11-2017 20:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  Days after actress Kristina Cohen alleged that Gossip Girl star Ed Westwick raped her at his home, a second actress has come forward. In a Facebook post on Wednesday, former actress Aurélie Wynn (known professionally as Aurelie Marie Cao) claimed that Westwick raped her in 2014.She wrote, “[A]nd like Kristina, I said no and...More »
  
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• Streaming: Netflix Originals That Don’t Get to the Theater

  09-11-2017 19:42 via nytimes.com
  Some films open on the big screen and on Netflix at the same time. Then there are the others.
  
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• HBO Reportedly Looking to Begin Production on Big Little Lies Season Two Next Spring

  09-11-2017 19:41 via feedproxy.google.com
  Whether you want it to or not, Big Little Lies may return for a second season. According to TVLIne, HBO is looking to go into production on a second season of its starry drama next spring. Both novelist Liane Moriarty, who wrote the book on which the series was based,...More »
  
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• Here’s Why Stranger Things Star Finn Wolfhard Was Forced to Speak Out Against Inappropriate Fans

  09-11-2017 19:39 via feedproxy.google.com
  The kids of Stranger Things have been embroiled in a terribly adult controversy. On Wednesday night, 14-year-old star Finn Wolfhard tweeted a plea to fans not to “harass” him and his co-stars, writing that while he doesn’t want to “ex-communicate” people who love the show, “anyone who calls themselves a...More »
  
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• Louis C.K.’s I Love You, Daddy Movie Premiere Canceled Hours Before Taking Place

  09-11-2017 19:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  Louis C.K.’s new movie I Love You, Daddy had its premiere set for tonight in New York City, but its distributor, The Orchard, just canceled the event citing “unexpected circumstances.” The company said in a statement, “On behalf of The Orchard, please accept our apologies. We’re incredibly sorry for any...More »
  
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• Competition and politics meet in AT&T’s big deal

  09-11-2017 19:28 via ft.com
  The Justice Department must explain why CNN should be divested
  
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• So, What’s Gonna Happen in The Crown Season Two?

  09-11-2017 19:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  The internet is full of spoilers for all sorts of TV shows, but there’s only one that’s seen its entire run spoiled years in advance: The Crown, which has a whole webpage devoted to outlining every major event of the series’ planned six-season run. Claire Foy has already revealed that...More »
  
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• Harry Potter Films Are Coming to HBO...All 8 of Them!

  09-11-2017 18:26 via feeds.eonline.com
  "Accio Harry Potter!" said HBO.The cable network has acquired the rights to air all eight movies in the fan-favorite hit film series, six years after the final movie was released...
  
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• James Corden and the Stranger Things Kids Singing Motown Songs Is the Most Delightful Thing You’ll See Today

  09-11-2017 18:18 via feedproxy.google.com
  Last night on The Late Late Show, James Corden welcomed the lovable stars of Stranger Things — Finn Wolfhard, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, and Noah Schnapp — and revealed something that makes them even more endearing: The four of them plus Corden were once in a Motown group, obviously called...More »
  
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• On Comedy: Kathy Griffin’s Wild Show: Defiant, Shaken, Then Fainting

  09-11-2017 18:17 via nytimes.com
  In a rambling but dramatic and fascinating performance in Dublin, the comic addressed the fallout from her widely condemned Trump photo.
  
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• Doctor Who's hardest task yet – making yellow braces happen

  09-11-2017 17:45 via theguardian.com
  The BBC have unveiled the latest Time Lord’s new look – and it involves mustard yellow braces and navy culottes. Do we need to watch from behind the sofa, or can she style it out? Yellow braces. In the grand history of fashion – women’s fashion, at least – yellow braces are not something that have ever had a moment. Not even a nano-second. But then, Doctor Who has never really been a slavish follower of fashion. While the world’s designers spend their whole ti
  
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• Steven Seagal accused of harassment by Arrested Development actor Portia De Rossi

  09-11-2017 17:16
  Incident, which saw the actor allegedly ‘unzip his trousers’ during an audition in his office, follows similar claims of misconduct made by three other womenPortia De Rossi has accused actor and producer Steven Seagal of sexually harassing her during an audition for one of his films.The allegations, which were shared by the Arrested Development actor on Twitter, follows similar claims of misconduct made against Seagal by three other women.I’m proud of my wife. https://t.co/NABb
  
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• AT&T/Time Warner: courting controversy

  09-11-2017 17:04 via ft.com
  Whether Trump ordered it or not, the executive branch alone cannot block this deal 
  
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• Photo Flash: Kelli O'Hara, Patrick Wilson, Aasif Mandvi, and More Rehearse Brigadoon

  09-11-2017 17:00
  The New York City Center Gala presentation, directed by Christopher Wheeldon, plays November 15-19.
  
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• Review: ‘Santa & Andrés’ Chooses Friendship Over Politics

  09-11-2017 16:53 via nytimes.com
  A loyal Communist worker and a dissident gay writer become unlikely friends in this touching Cuban drama.
  
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• Report shows LGBTQ characters at record high on TV yet diversity is lacking

  09-11-2017 16:50 via theguardian.com
  The annual report from Glaad has found an increase in LGBTQ characters on the small screen but they remain predominantly white menA new study shows that LGBTQ characters are represented on the small screen in record numbers but diversity is still lacking. Related: Only 4.8% of TV writers are black. As one of them, I know the system is broken | Stefani RobinsonContinue reading...
  
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• LGBTQ characters at record high on TV yet diversity is lacking, report shows

  09-11-2017 16:50 via theguardian.com
  The annual report from Glaad has found an increase in LGBTQ characters on the small screen but they remain predominantly white menA new study shows that LGBTQ characters are represented on the small screen in record numbers but diversity is still lacking. Related: Only 4.8% of TV writers are black. As one of them, I know the system is broken | Stefani RobinsonContinue reading...
  
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• The Sinner review – the psychological whydunnit that’s been a big US ratings success

  09-11-2017 16:33 via theguardian.com
  Jessica Biel and Bill Pullman play murderer and detective in a mystery that’s satisfying and horribleWhat is it: Let’s call it a whydunnit.Why you’ll love it: A woman – a normal, slightly dissatisfied woman – goes to the beach. She goes for a swim and, out of nowhere, is gripped by a strange sensation. She returns to the shore, hugs her son, eats a pear and then stabs a man to death. Continue reading...
  
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• Mindhunter Is a Surprisingly Good Commentary on Toxic Masculinity

  09-11-2017 16:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  Since childhood I have been acutely aware of the violence men blithely inflict upon women.My earliest memories are cast in the shadow of my father’s violence. I remember him strangling my mother, berating her, and, once, ripping the phone out of the kitchen wall to use it as a weapon....More »
  
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• What David Fincher’s Fascination With Serial Killers Tells Us About His Filmmaking

  09-11-2017 16:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  There are plenty of films about serial killers, but very few filmmakers who have shown as consistent an interest in them as David Fincher. Since his second feature, 1995’s Seven, established him among our major directors — and provided one of the most disturbing portraits of a fictional serial killer ever...More »
  
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• Theater News: James Lecesne to Star in Eve Ensler's Extraordinary Measures

  09-11-2017 16:00
  Tony Speciale will direct the production for Abingdon Theatre Company.
  
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• Interviews: Kate Hamill and Jason O'Connell Take Pride in Their Sensibility

  09-11-2017 16:00
  Romantic partners onstage and off, the pair get ready for their second date with Jane Austen in New York City.
  
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• Magische Familieweken in theater - Peel en Maas Venray

  09-11-2017 15:40
  Peel en Maas Venray
  Magische Familieweken in theater
  Peel en Maas Venray
  Na het succes van afgelopen theaterseizoen, hebben Schouwburg Venray en De Maaspoort Theater & Events dit jaar wederom hun hoofden bij elkaar gestoken om de Magische Familieweken te realiseren. "Veel tv-helden komen tot leven in het theater.
  
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• Watch Country-Music Stars Read Mean Tweets With a Twang

  09-11-2017 15:19 via feedproxy.google.com
  “Little Big Town sounds like they threw a bunch of cats in a bag and beat them around with a tennis racquet,” sayeth one wise music critic. Country-music performers gathered for Jimmy Kimmel Live’s latest batch of Mean Tweets ahead of this year’s CMA Awards. Zac Brown Band, Cassadee Pope,...More »
  
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• What Taylor Swift tells us about reputation management

  09-11-2017 15:13 via ft.com
  The public persona we present to the world grows ever more significant
  
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• See Jodie Whittaker’s Snazzy New Doctor Who Costume

  09-11-2017 15:13 via feedproxy.google.com
  The 13th Doctor has arrived with some sensible slacks, big boots, and a nice, slick coat. The BBC has put out a first look at Jodie Whittaker, Doctor Who’s first female actress to fill the role, in costume for the series. Whittaker previously appeared on Broadchurch, which was co-written by...More »
  
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• Third Woman Accuses Jeremy Piven of Sexual Assault

  09-11-2017 15:08 via feedproxy.google.com
  After one woman accused Jeremy Piven of sexually harassing her on the set of Entourage and another alluded to his misconduct, a third woman now claims the actor sexually assaulted her, in 2003. Advertising executive Tiffany Bacon Scourby tells People that she met Piven at a nightclub where he asked...More »
  
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• Theater News: 2018 Kids' Night on Broadway Date Announced

  09-11-2017 15:00
  The annual event is sponsored by the Broadway League.
  
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• Why Does South Park Think a Trump Rape Joke Is So Funny?

  09-11-2017 14:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  Human behavior is full of little system bugs, compelling us to make life more difficult for ourselves using cockeyed emotional rationales. People act against their own interest all the time, both consciously and in instinctive response to gut feelings and nagging mental voices. Oftentimes, when a friend is dating someone...More »
  
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