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• Westworld Production Delayed Due to California Wildfires

  05-12-2017 23:47 via feedproxy.google.com
  There are some bad vibes around the filming of Westworld season two. Last month, production was suspended after actor Zahn McClarnon suffered an off-set injury and had to be rushed to the hospital. Now a fire in Southern California has shut down filming again. A blaze currently consuming hundreds of...More »
  
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• Terry Crews Says Accused National Enquirer Editor Threatened Him With Smear Campaign After Assault Allegation

  05-12-2017 23:43 via feedproxy.google.com
  “Abusers protect abusers,” Terry Crews tweeted Tuesday afternoon. After the actor sued WME agent Adam Venit for sexual assault, Crews is now opening up about a smear campaign against him. According to Crews’s tweet, Dylan Howard, the chief content officer of American Media Inc. who just today was accused of...More »
  
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• We’re Going to Need More Gabrielle Union

  05-12-2017 23:39 via nytimes.com
  “I think the floodgates have opened for white women,” the actress and rape survivor said of the #MeToo movement, which coincided with her new memoir.
  
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• Profumo scandal’s Christine Keeler dies, aged 75

  05-12-2017 22:49 via ft.com
  Former showgirl paid ‘high personal price’ for place in British history
  
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• Review: Describe the Night

  05-12-2017 22:00
  Ninety years of history and myth flicker like shadows on the wall in Rajiv Joseph's newest play.
  
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• Terry Crews Sues WME Agent Adam Venit for Sexual Assault

  05-12-2017 21:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  Terry Crews has taken further legal action against the Hollywood agent he says groped him. TMZ reports that Crews is suing WME agent Adam Venit for sexual assault stemming from an incident at an industry party last year where Venit allegedly grabbed Crews’s genitals more than once without his consent....More »
  
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• Robert De Niro Imagines a Wag the Dog Sequel, Calls Trump a Motherf*cker

  05-12-2017 21:09 via feedproxy.google.com
  Prior to John Oliver’s bombshell Q&A with Dustin Hoffman at last night’s screening of Wag the Dog, Robert De Niro, who produced and starred in the film, imagined what a sequel to the 1997 political satire would look like. De Niro envisions that the the follow-up film would draw from...More »
  
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• Marvel Gets Into Fiction Podcast Game With Wolverine: The Long Night

  05-12-2017 20:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  Marvel prides itself on being a cross-platform brand. The company has told its stories through comics, movies, television, video games — and now, podcasts. The Disney subsidiary just announced that it’s partnering with digital audio provider Stitcher for a ten-episode scripted podcast called Wolverine: The Long Night. Written by comics...More »
  
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• Four More Women Have Accused Prison Break Actor Robert Knepper of Sexual Assault

  05-12-2017 20:18 via feedproxy.google.com
  After Robert Knepper was accused of sexually assaulting stylist Susan Bertram on the set of 1992’s Gas, Food, Lodging, four more women have now accused the actor of assault. Between 1983 and 2013, the women all say that Knepper allegedly cornered them alone in a room, and grabbed their crotches or...More »
  
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• Which TV Actors Get Paid the Most?

  05-12-2017 20:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  Each year, the number of TV shows increases and, in many cases, so does the cost of making them. The economics of Peak TV have driven a boom in TV production, and consequently something of an arms race, as networks, cable channels, and streaming services fight to draw eyes. As...More »
  
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• Apple acquires podcast search engine Pop Up Archive

  05-12-2017 19:45 via ft.com
  IPhone maker looks to capture more of the fast-growing internet audio market
  
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• Bruce Dickinson on His Wild Days With Iron Maiden

  05-12-2017 19:44 via feedproxy.google.com
  When Bruce Dickinson first joined Iron Maiden, he was still using a student train pass and unofficially living above a hair salon. He lived about 100 miles outside of London, where he’d travel to practice with the rest of the band.About five miles down the road, he’d pass time drinking...More »
  
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• James Murdoch tipped for Disney role in Fox deal

  05-12-2017 19:25 via ft.com
  Senior executive position under discussion as Iger succession remains open
  
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• Theater aan de Parade neemt aula van Rodenborch-college over - BD.nl

  05-12-2017 19:11
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  Theater aan de Parade neemt aula van Rodenborch-college over
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  Een 'asbestprobleempje' dwong Theater aan de Parade om elders een podium te vinden. Het bleek een schot in de roos. Merel van Beers 05-12-17, 19:09. 0 · 0 · M 0 M 0; 36 Reacties. Delen per e-mail. Sluit. Je naam. Je e-mail. Naam ontvanger. E-mail ...
  
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• Standard Luik-trainer Sa Pinto geschorst voor 'theater' na bierincident - NU.nl

  05-12-2017 19:01
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  Standard Luik-trainer Sa Pinto geschorst voor 'theater' na bierincident
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  De Belgische voetbalbond heeft Standard Luik-trainer Ricardo Sa Pinto voor drie wedstrijden geschorst en een boete opgelegd van 1000 euro vanwege 'theater' in het gewonnen bekerduel met Anderlecht (0-1). Sa Pinto voerde volgens de KBVB een toneelstukje ...
  Theater kost Sa Pinto drie duelsMetro Belgiëalle 27 nieuwsartikelen »
  
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• Exclusive: Watch How They Shot the Wild Final Act of Mother!

  05-12-2017 18:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  Darren Aronofsky’s Mother! was one of the fall’s most-talked-about films, a bold provocation that sent you out into the parking lot asking questions like “Was it all one big metaphor?” and “Why wouldn’t they listen to her about that unbraced sink?” Both Aronofsky and his star Jennifer Lawrence have been...More »
  
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• The Best Theater of 2017

  05-12-2017 18:11 via nytimes.com
  Our chief theater critics on their favorites this year, from “Bruce Springsteen on Broadway” to a host of playwrights tackling life’s chaos.
  
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• In the wake of Milo Yiannopoulos' tour, do we really need another Romper Stomper?

  05-12-2017 18:00
  Stan’s new series is coming whether we like it or not. But who really wants to watch a show told from the perspective of neo-Nazis and violent alt-righters?Since news broke that a Romper Stomper television series was in the works, to premiere on Stan on New Year’s Day, the question has been asked: is now the right time for it? The current mood certainly feels incendiary, with the visit to Australia this week of alt-right provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos and the commotion inside and arou
  
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• What can we expect in season three of Stranger Things?

  05-12-2017 17:59
  Netflix has confirmed that their blockbuster show will return for a third season, teasing more monsters, high school drama and even stranger things …If Stranger Things had ended after its second season we might almost have forgiven the powers-that-be at Netflix. For after all the horrors of the last nine episodes, as the malignant entities of the Upside Down once again invaded the small town of Hawkins, Indiana, that perfect series finale left us with a welcome sense of festive joy and ho
  
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• Stranger Things: what can we expect from season three?

  05-12-2017 17:59
  Netflix has confirmed that their blockbuster show will return for a third season, teasing more monsters, high school drama and even stranger things …If Stranger Things had ended after its second season we might almost have forgiven the powers-that-be at Netflix. For after all the horrors of the last nine episodes, as the malignant entities of the Upside Down once again invaded the small town of Hawkins, Indiana, that perfect series finale left us with a welcome sense of festive joy and ho
  
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• So Who’s This Muscular Korean Guy With Lindsay Lohan? An Investigation

  05-12-2017 17:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  For those of you who are obsessed with muscles, Koreans, and Lindsay Lohan, your day has arrived! Recently the bodybuilding blog Liftn compiled a bunch of Instagram photos (and added one very curiously Photoshopped lead image) of Lindsay Lohan with a very buff Korean man with the headline: “Lindsay Lohan...More »
  
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• Talib Kweli Is Still Dedicated to Conscious Rap, but Where Does He Fit In?

  05-12-2017 17:49 via feedproxy.google.com
  Last month, Twitter locked rapper Talib Kweli out of his account after a white-supremacist Texas attorney named Jason Kessler hurled hate speech, racist epithets, and violent threats at him and his fans. Kweli took action into his own hands, finding the lawyer’s public business address, and sharing it with his...More »
  
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• John Oliver and Dustin Hoffman Spar Over Sexual Harassment Statement

  05-12-2017 17:41 via nytimes.com
  Mr. Oliver, the HBO host, said at a panel discussion that Mr. Hoffman’s response to accusations of sexual misconduct felt like “a cop-out” and “a dismissal.”
  
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• The 10 Best Podcasts of 2017

  05-12-2017 17:38 via feedproxy.google.com
  2017 was an unbelievable year for podcasts. Southern gothics, vanished celebrities, musicals, sports (!!!), legendary music execs, true crime, true crime, true crime … the calendar felt jam-packed. It was also a strange year in terms of the timing of notable releases. Missing Richard Simmons and S-Town dropped close to...More »
  
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• Paddington 2 digs its claws in at the top of the UK box office

  05-12-2017 17:11
  The bumbling bear returns to the top spot as Wonder warms the heart and The Disaster Artist turns a turkey into a high-flying hitDespite declining by 37% from the previous session, Paddington 2 returns to the top spot. Takings of £2.88m push the little bear’s tally to £26.9m after 24 days. That compares with £18.1m for the original Paddington movie at the same stage of its run three years ago. Continue reading...
  
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• All the Films and TV Shows Affected by Sexual-Misconduct Allegations Post-Weinstein

  05-12-2017 17:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  Amid the staggering revelations of alleged (and admitted) sexual misconduct in the entertainment industry, studio heads and creatives have been scrambling to scrap, sell, or stitch together films and TV shows that are now tainted by their association with accused industry figures. No instance of this damage control is as...More »
  
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• Alcoholslagboom voor Bob's bij Schaffelaar Theater - Barneveldse Krant

  05-12-2017 17:10
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  Alcoholslagboom voor Bob's bij Schaffelaar Theater
  Barneveldse Krant
  Bezoekers van de 'Dutch Eagles' bij het Schaffelaar Theater kunnen op 7 december parkeren op een bijzonder parkeerterrein. Tijdens het evenement wordt een deel van de parkeerplaats voorzien van een speciale Alcoholslagboom. Dit deel van het terrein kan ...
  
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• Theater News: Jayne Houdyshell to Star in MCC Theater's Relevance

  05-12-2017 17:00
  Liesl Tommy will direct J.C. Lee's new play.
  
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• Theater News: $5.6 Million Raised During Gypsy of the Year for Broadway Cares

  05-12-2017 17:00
  Dear Evan Hansen raised the most funds of any Broadway show.
  
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• Inside Ben Affleck and Matt Damon's Enduring Friendship: How They Survived Scandal, Heartbreak and Tabloid Fodder

  05-12-2017 17:00 via feeds.eonline.com
  20 years ago today, a small indie movie about an MIT janitor who just happens to be a math genius hit theaters. It would go on to be nominated for nine Academy Awards, winning two and kicking off...
  
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• A Timeline of the Queen Biopic’s Tumultuous Road to Completion

  05-12-2017 16:54 via feedproxy.google.com
  Bryan Singer was fired on Monday as the director of Twentieth Century Fox’s long-gestating Queen biopic, Bohemian Rhapsody. This is definitely big news, but it is only the latest of many setbacks the movie has experienced since Sacha Baron Cohen was first signed on to play the legendary rocker all...More »
  
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• The Voice Star Melanie Martinez Denies Rape Allegations From Her Former Friend

  05-12-2017 16:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  Melanie Martinez, one of the biggest stars to emerge from The Voice, has denied an allegation that she sexually assaulted her former best friend. On Monday night, a woman named Timothy Heller described in detail in a series of tweets an incident dating back several years during which Martinez allegedly...More »
  
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• Watch the Full-length Version of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’s ‘Very First Penis I Saw’

  05-12-2017 16:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  Last month at Vulture Festival Los Angeles, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’s Donna Lynne Champlin (Paula Proctor) got a standing O when we premiered her upcoming solo number, “Very First Penis I Saw,” from this Friday’s mid-season finale. Now, we’re debuting the full-length version of the song with a very self-explanatory name! Come...More »
  
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• Marvel’s Runaways Recap: Smells Like Superhero Spirit

  05-12-2017 16:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  If Marvel wasn’t in the actual title, it would be easy to assume that Marvel’s Runaways isn’t a superhero show. The series has avoided references to other Marvel properties so far, and the superhero elements overlap with sci-fi and fantasy so heavily that the story is essentially a genre mash-up....More »
  
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• How the return of House of Cards is both a blessing and a curse

  05-12-2017 16:04
  The announcement that Robin Wright will headline a shorter final season is encouraging but the makers will have to work hard to fix a dying showSo it’s official. The Kevin Spacey scandal will not end House of Cards. In the first scene of the first episode of the next series, an underling will run into the Oval Office. “Did you hear what happened to Frank Underwood?” he’ll say, before explaining in great detail how a horse kicked him in the crotch and his balls went up int
  
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• Theater News: Steve Elmore, Original Cast Member of Company, Dies at 84

  05-12-2017 16:00
  Elmore also appeared off-Broadway in Dames at Sea.
  
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• Photo Flash: New York Theatre Workshop First Photos of Hundred Days

  05-12-2017 16:00
  Performances run through December 31.
  
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• Photo Flash: New York Theater Workshop First Photos of Hundred Days

  05-12-2017 16:00
  Performances run through December 31.
  
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• Photo Flash: Broadway's The Children Releases New Photos

  05-12-2017 16:00
  Opening night of Lucy Kirkwood's play is set for December 12.
  
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• The 10 Best Songs of 2017

  05-12-2017 15:52 via feedproxy.google.com
  Playboi Carti’s chaotic, sloppy “Magnolia” is very much a product of 2017 — a weightless jam that sounds like it was made in one take with a Casio keyboard and some sort of dollar store flute. It’s joyful, not that deep, and the kind of thing you can listen to...More »
  
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• Cineworld and Regal in Blockbuster Merger to Challenge AMC

  05-12-2017 15:48 via nytimes.com
  The deal would give the combined entity more than 9,500 screens in the United States and Europe and allow it to better compete with the industry giant.
  
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• Billy Bush Tells Stephen Colbert He Supports the Women Accusing Trump of Sexual Assault

  05-12-2017 15:37 via feedproxy.google.com
  After defending the veracity of the infamous Access Hollywood tape in an op-ed in the New York Times, Billy Bush went on The Late Show last night to discuss the tape with Stephen Colbert and throw his support behind the women who have accused Trump of sexual assault. “I was...More »
  
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