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• The Dark Pop-Cultural Influence of Charles Manson

  21-11-2017 23:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  The grisly nature of the Manson Family murders — and their late-sixties Hollywood backdrop — continue to be compelling material for artists across TV, music, and film....More »
  
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• Robot From ‘Forbidden Planet’ Breaks Auction Records

  21-11-2017 23:29 via nytimes.com
  Robby the Robot sold for $5.375 million, breaking the record for price of a movie prop sold at auction.
  
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• 89 Stars, One Padded Room

  21-11-2017 23:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  The inaugural Vulture Festival L.A. happened this past weekend at the Hollywood Roosevelt, and it was crazy. Crazy as in good, but also crazy like a padded room, since we had one of those, with photographers from JUCO and set designer Dane Johnson covering a room in the hotel with...More »
  
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• Pixar co-founder John Lasseter takes leave after misconduct claims

  21-11-2017 22:55 via ft.com
  Media company says it appreciates ‘sincere apology’ after allegations about behaviour
  
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• Lasseter takes leave from Disney after admitting ‘mis-steps’

  21-11-2017 22:55 via ft.com
  Media company says it appreciates Pixar cofounder’s ‘sincere apology’
  
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• Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond Documents Jim Carrey’s Intense Transformation Into Andy Kaufman

  21-11-2017 22:51 via feedproxy.google.com
  Netflix’s new documentary Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond proves you can truly become someone else – a performance isn’t always just a performance. When Jim Carrey snagged the part of Andy Kaufman in 1999 biopic Man on the Moon, he took method acting to the next level. He’d spend...More »
  
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• My So-Called Life’s A. J. Langer Has Reached Official Downton Abbey Status With Her Countess Title

  21-11-2017 22:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  In this week’s edition of “these things really do happen to normal people,” it’s come to light that former My So-Called Life star A. J. Langer — remember Angela Chase’s wild best friend, Rayanne? — has been low-key living her life as a bonafide countess since 2015. In a new...More »
  
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• Everything Brad Pitt Has Eaten in His Movies

  21-11-2017 22:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  Maybe you’ve noticed, but Brad Pitt eats a lot in his movies. And we mean a lot. But Brad’s onscreen munching works as a shorthand for character. Vulture breaks it down....More »
  
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• Up Next: The ‘Good Time’ Stylist Has Some Tips for Style on a Budget

  21-11-2017 22:17 via nytimes.com
  Miyako Bellizzi, who transformed Robert Pattinson from a “pretty boy” into a greasy-haired con artist, knows how to recreate a look.
  
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• John Lasseter taking leave from Pixar, citing 'missteps' and 'unwanted hugs'

  21-11-2017 22:07
  The head of Disney Animation will take a six-month sabbatical after stating he has unintentionally made staff members feel ‘disrespected or uncomfortable’Disney Animation head John Lasseter will take a six-month leave of absence after confessing to unspecified “missteps”.In a company memo, obtained by the Hollywood Reporter, Lasseter writes that he has fallen short in creating a culture that engenders “support and collaboration” and hints at behavior that he h
  
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• The Hurricane Hit, but Our Show Went On

  21-11-2017 22:03 via nytimes.com
  Rehearsing “Describe the Night” in makeshift space after Hurricane Harvey reminded Rajiv Joseph that theater can help build community. And rebuild it.
  
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• John Lasseter Announces Leave of Absence From Pixar After ‘Missteps’ Were Brought to His Attention

  21-11-2017 21:59 via feedproxy.google.com
  Citing unspecified “missteps,” the chief creative officer of Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios, John Lasseter, announced today that he will be taking a six-month sabbatical. Although no details are given about what those “missteps” might be, Lasseter said in a memo to his staff that, “It’s been brought to...More »
  
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• The First Time: Billy Porter: The First Time I Refused to Keep Playing a Stereotype

  21-11-2017 21:42 via nytimes.com
  Seeing “Angels in America” in 1994 was the moment Mr. Porter, the Broadway star, realized he had to rethink his career path and chase a new dream.
  
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• 12 Chic Fall Looks That Say ‘I’m Harboring a Murderous Secret’

  21-11-2017 21:42 via feedproxy.google.com
  On the second season of TBS’s Search Party, our favorite gang of Brooklyn narcissists start to fall apart as they deal with the consequences of last season’s murderous mishap. Thankfully, one thing that doesn’t suffer is Elliott’s (John Early) wardrobe. Elliott was already a master of pattern matching, accessorizing, and...More »
  
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• Call Me By Your Name and Get Out Lead Indie Spirit Awards Nominations

  21-11-2017 21:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Independent Spirit Awards will be handed out on March 3, 2018, and the nominations have just come in. Call Me By Your Name leads the field with six nods while Get Out has five. Both will be competing for the Best Feature prize alongside Lady Bird, The Florida Project...More »
  
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• Rodney Bewes obituary

  21-11-2017 21:07
  Actor and comedian best known for his role as Bob Ferris in TV’s The Likely LadsRodney Bewes, who has died aged 79, will be most remembered for playing Bob Ferris, the well-intentioned and socially aspiring half of The Likely Lads, the BBC television series which at its 1960s peak and beyond regularly attracted 27 million viewers. He would later talk with gratitude about how the show, featuring the economic, emotional and amatory ups and downs of two working-class lads in the north-east, h
  
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• Dan Stevens’s 10 Favorite Books

  21-11-2017 21:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Bookseller One Grand Books has asked celebrities to name the ten titles they’d take to a desert island, and they’ve shared the results with Vulture. Below is Legion star Dan Stevens’s list.Leaves of Grass, by Walt Whitman I’ve had Whitman’s voice in my head since I discovered him as a teenager. I return to him...More »
  
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• Jason Momoa "Kind of Bummed" Over Justice League Criticism

  21-11-2017 20:51 via feeds.eonline.com
  Jason Momoa is in no mood to deal with negativity.In light of Justice League's less-than-impressive debut weekend at the box office, the star--who played the role of Aquaman--told...
  
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• Saoirse Ronan Wants You to Take Female-Led Films Seriously, Especially Bridesmaids

  21-11-2017 20:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  In Greta Gerwig’s directorial debut Lady Bird, the Irish actress Saoirse Ronan adeptly captures the spirit of an early-2000s Sacramento teenager, frustrated with the strictures of her Catholic school, with her mother (Laurie Metcalf), and, like most teens, with everything else too.To master the part, Ronan listened to era-specific playlists...More »
  
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• Rodney Bewes, star of The Likely Lads, dies at 79

  21-11-2017 20:17
  Yorkshire-born actor also appeared in 1970s sequel, Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?, again paired with James Bolam
  The actor Rodney Bewes, best known for his role as the northern working class hero Bob Ferris in The Likely Lads, has died aged 79.His agent, who said he would have turned 80 next week, made the announcement on Tuesday afternoon. Continue reading...
  
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• Spike Lee on Re-creating She’s Gotta Have It, 30 Years Later

  21-11-2017 20:16 via feedproxy.google.com
  Thirty-one years ago, an ambitious New York University film student named Spike Lee became an instant cinema force with his debut feature She’s Gotta Have It, about a sexually independent woman who takes three lovers and resists pressure to narrow it down to just one. Lee, who turned 60 this...More »
  
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• Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool Trailer: Annette Bening and Jamie Bell Will Shatter You

  21-11-2017 20:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  If awards season were fair and just (which we know that it is not) Annette Bening and Jamie Bell would certainly usurp your Oscar predictions list. Their performance as a real life pair of star-crossed lovers in Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool is shattering. Bell plays Peter Turner, a...More »
  
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• Thalia Theater decor van nieuwe speelfilm De Dirigent - Jutter/Hofgeest (persbericht)

  21-11-2017 20:08
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  Thalia Theater decor van nieuwe speelfilm De Dirigent
  Jutter/Hofgeest (persbericht)
  In het Thalia Theater vinden deze week opnames plaats voor de nieuwe Nederlandse speelfilm De Dirigent, dat zich afspeelt in de jaren '20 van de vorige eeuw. De film is gebaseerd op het waargebeurde verhaal van de uit Nederland afkomstige Antonia ...en meer »
  
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• PBS Has Terminated Its Relationship With Charlie Rose

  21-11-2017 20:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  PBS has announced it is parting ways with Charlie Rose after eight women accused the TV host of sexual misconduct. The network will no longer distribute his eponymous syndicated talk show. “In light of yesterday’s revelations, PBS has terminated its relationship with Charlie Rose and cancelled distribution of his programs....More »
  
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• How a British Post-Punk Group Influenced Entire Generations of Rock Bands

  21-11-2017 20:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Still riding the wave of Nirvana-mania that grunge-ified all facets of pop culture in the early ’90s, Nirvana’s label DGC compiled Incesticide, full of rare singles, B-sides, demos, and other ephemera from the band. At first, Kurt Cobain resisted the blatant stopgap cash-in move, only agreeing to it when he...More »
  
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• Review: ‘Darkest Hour,’ or the Great Man Theory of History (and Acting)

  21-11-2017 19:56 via nytimes.com
  Gary Oldman plays Winston Churchill in Joe Wright’s drama about the early days of World War II.
  
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• Holy Shirt, The Good Place Is Returning for Season 3

  21-11-2017 19:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  Wait, are we in the good place? (Probably not, but still.) NBC has renewed critical darling The Good Place for a third season. with the network ordering 13 more episodes of the Mike Schur comedy for even more silly afterlife shenanigans. That means many things for us: more Ted Danson...More »
  
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• 10 Things You Learn From the Jane the Virgin Book, Snow Falling

  21-11-2017 19:48 via feedproxy.google.com
  Jane Gloriana Villanueva is now a published author. Jane’s debut novel, Snow Falling, was finally released in the latest episode of Jane the Virgin, and it came with all the fanfare of a dramatic book party and a romantic break-up. (And Isabel Allende, who showed up at the party to...More »
  
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• Kerst Theater Tour 2017The Christmas Collection of Tom Parker - Barneveldse Krant

  21-11-2017 19:46
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  Kerst Theater Tour 2017The Christmas Collection of Tom Parker
  Barneveldse Krant
  Wie 'Tom Parker' en 'the New London Chorale' hoort, denkt aan projecten als 'The Young Messiah', 'The Young Amadeus' en 'The Young Verdi'. Met name 'The Young Messiah' werd geliefd: een unieke bewerking van Handel's 'Messiah' door een ...
  
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• Spotify/Taylor Swift: shake it off

  21-11-2017 19:39 via ft.com
  Control of discovery gives music streamer a formidable purchase on content providers
  
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• 2018 Independent Spirit Awards Nominations: Call Me by Your Name, Get Out and Lady Bird Lead the Pack

  21-11-2017 19:30 via feeds.eonline.com
  Award season is just around the corner!In West Hollywood Tuesday, Lily Collins and Tessa Thompson announced the nominees for the 2018 Independent Spirit Awards. The 33rd annual event...
  
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• Lawyers see few precedents for DoJ’s AT&T intervention

  21-11-2017 19:06 via ft.com
  Burden of proof ‘will be on regulators’ to show Time Warner deal would harm consumers
  
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• Charlie Rose fired after sexual harassment claims  

  21-11-2017 18:55 via ft.com
  CBS News acts over allegations against 75-year-old broadcast journalist 
  
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• Review: In ‘Brimstone & Glory,’ Passions Blaze at a Fireworks Festival

  21-11-2017 18:51 via nytimes.com
  The director Viktor Jakovleski’s movie is a vehicle for cinematographic derring-do.
  
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• Review: ‘The Wolves’ Are Back in a Rush of Combustible Energy

  21-11-2017 18:39 via nytimes.com
  Sarah DeLappe’s remarkably assured first play, a group portrait of a girls’ soccer team, is now at Lincoln Center Theater.
  
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• US prosecutors charge Iranian national over HBO hack

  21-11-2017 18:35 via ft.com
  Behzad Mesri is alleged to have tried to extort millions from cable network
  
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• Intiem theater over spannende Sinterklaastijd - Stadsblad Den Bosch (persbericht) (Blog)

  21-11-2017 18:27
  Stadsblad Den Bosch (persbericht) (Blog)
  Intiem theater over spannende Sinterklaastijd
  Stadsblad Den Bosch (persbericht) (Blog)
  DEN BOSCH - Met de reprise van de muzikale theatervoorstelling 'Twee benen in de schoorsteenmantel' kan jong en oud ook bij de Verkadefabriek genieten van de spannende Sinterklaastijd. Door Lisette Broess-Croonen. In de voorstelling beleven twee ...
  
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• Toneelversie Hendrik Groen klaar voor theater - RTL Nieuws

  21-11-2017 18:19
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  Toneelversie Hendrik Groen klaar voor theater
  RTL Nieuws
  De toneelversie van Hendrik Groen, pogingen iets van het leven te maken gaat op 12 december in première in de Stadsschouwburg Utrecht. Volgende week verlaten de jonge acteurs Beau Schneider, Mike Weerts en Britte Lagcher het repetitielokaal in ...en meer »
  
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• Marvel’s Runaways Recap: Beware of Dinosaur

  21-11-2017 17:48 via feedproxy.google.com
  You’ve just seen your parents kill a young woman in a freaky ritual. What now? Do you run away from home? Try to figure out what the hell is going on? The teen heroes of Runaways opt for the latter before they commit to the former, and “Destiny” has them...More »
  
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• Armand Hammer’s Rome Is a Gritty Rap Album for the Modern Era

  21-11-2017 17:47 via feedproxy.google.com
  At the time of this writing, Harare, Zimbabwe, is in limbo. There are those who expected the 93-year-old Robert Mugabe would step down in a speech he made on Sunday, and there are those who know the general arc of these things. The power struggle playing out in Zimbabwe is...More »
  
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• Review: ‘Coco’ Brings the Pixar Touch to Death

  21-11-2017 17:42 via nytimes.com
  The movie delivers moments of cinematic rigor and playful pop-culture erudition. And though it deals with the afterlife, don’t let that scare you.
  
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• Megyn Kelly Recalls Being ‘Cross-examined’ by Charlie Rose on Sexual Harassment: ‘Now His Behavior Makes More Sense’

  21-11-2017 17:42 via feedproxy.google.com
  “We begin this morning with accusations of sexual harassment … now reaching one of TV's best known broadcasters,.” Megyn Kelly TODAY (@MegynTODAY) November 21, 2017Her response to it then: “I sent him a bottle of wine and a thank you note.” Correcting the audience’s applause at what seemed like Kelly...More »
  
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• We Need a Feature-Length Version of Pink’s ‘Beautiful Trauma’ Video Which Features a Twirling Channing Tatum

  21-11-2017 17:38 via feedproxy.google.com
  We’re not saying the visuals for Pink’s “Beautiful Trauma” is the music-video equivalent of La La Land, but we’re not not saying that, you know? The less you know going into this the better: It features the songstress as a dutiful housewife with Channing Tatum as her husband, and let’s...More »
  
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• Godless Is So Good, You’ll Like It Even If You Don’t Like Westerns

  21-11-2017 17:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  If you’re a sucker for Westerns, boy, are you going to love Godless.If you’re not a sucker for Westerns, boy, are you going to love Godless anyway. This new limited, seven-episode series from Netflix is just that great.Replete with gorgeously infinite landscapes and so many fascinating characters that you’ll change...More »
  
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• Review: A Most Opinionated Wedding Guest Returns in ‘Bright Colors’

  21-11-2017 17:21 via nytimes.com
  Overwhelming? Yes. Self-involved? Absolutely. But Drew Droege still makes for hilarious company in this one-person show.
  
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• Marvel’s Runaways Recap: The Parents Aren’t All Right

  21-11-2017 17:20 via feedproxy.google.com
  We all want to feel pride: to believe that we achieved what we set out to do, that we made the right decisions to create our best possible selves. That goes double for parents: Biological or not, a child’s development is another thing to feel proud of, assuming their kid...More »
  
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• Review: In ‘The Man Who Invented Christmas,’ Dickens as a Secret Documentarian

  21-11-2017 17:19 via nytimes.com
  This drama purports that Charles Dickens took inspiration for his fictional characters from real-life encounters.
  
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• Mel Gibson on Harvey Weinstein Scandal: ‘I Think Pain Is a Precursor to Change’

  21-11-2017 17:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  Mel Gibson, whose rehabilitation tour now includes starring in a family comedy about fathers, has something to say about the sexual-assault and harassment scandal plaguing Hollywood. While promoting his latest film, Gibson seemed confident that the wave of public accusations against famous men will inevitably lead to change. “Things got...More »
  
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• Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions Winner Buzzy Cohen on His Dream of Replacing Alex Trebek

  21-11-2017 17:06 via feedproxy.google.com
  In the land full of clues, buzzers, and preplanned small talk with Alex Trebek, Buzzy Cohen has reigned supreme. The snazzily dressed music executive from Los Angeles won Jeopardy!’s Tournament of Champions last week, narrowly beating out his fellow competitors Alan Yin and Austin Rogers in a two-part final that...More »
  
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• Charlie Rose's CBS colleagues react to allegations: 'He does not get a pass here'

  21-11-2017 16:47
  CBS This Morning’s Gayle King and Norah O’Donnell shared their thoughts candidly about sexual assault and the allegations made against their co-hostCharlie Rose’s CBS colleagues reacted with shock and horror on Tuesday morning to allegations of serial sexual harassment against the veteran TV news show anchor, who was suspended on Monday – and made it clear they believe the women. Related: CBS suspends Charlie Rose after sexual harassment and groping allegationsContinue re
  
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