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• Lincoln Plaza Cinema, Renowned Art House Theater, To Close

  16-12-2017 22:33 via nytimes.com
  The theater on the Upper West Side, operated by Daniel and Toby Talbot, has served as a springboard for foreign and independent films for more than 30 years.
  
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• Strictly Come Dancing final – as it happened

  16-12-2017 22:01 via theguardian.com
  Just four couples made it through, and each pairing had three dances to impress the judges and the viewers – who was this year’s Glitterball winner? 9.00pm GMTSo that’s another Strictly year over – it’s been a brilliant series, and I just wanted to say a huge thank you to everyone who has read and shared this liveblog, but most especially those of you who take the time to join in via the comment box every week. This blog has has grown into a very special Strictly co
  
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• Frankly, Harrison Ford Was ‘F-cking’ Upset That Mark Hamill Didn’t Tell Him Star Wars Spoilers

  16-12-2017 21:47 via feedproxy.google.com
  Mark Hamill wishes he could’ve told everyone, including his Star Wars pals Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher, about that big, grand reveal involving Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker at the end of The Empire Strikes Back. (Do we really need to quote it for you?) But alas, he couldn’t due...More »
  
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• Women of Fox News Are Furious Over Rupert Murdoch’s Dismissal of Workplace Sexual Harassment

  16-12-2017 20:13 via feedproxy.google.com
  Between scandals surrounding Roger Ailes, Bill O’Reilly, and Eric Bolling, Fox News is no stranger to allegations of sexual harassment in the workplace. So when media mogul Rupert Murdoch went on Sky News to discuss the $52 billion deal between Walt Disney Co. and 21st Century Fox, and he dismissed...More »
  
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• Ed Sheeran to the James Bond Franchise: Please! Use This Theme Song I Wrote!

  16-12-2017 19:14 via feedproxy.google.com
  Move over, Adele. You’ve had your five minutes of fame, Shirley Bassey. Because Ed Sheeran has a dream, and his dream is to usurp both of you as the greatest James Bond theme singer-songwriter in human history. Appearing on Ireland’s The Late Late Show, Sheeran revealed that he’s not only...More »
  
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• Strictly Come Dancing final – live!

  16-12-2017 18:58 via theguardian.com
  The final four have made it through and each couple will have three dances to impress the judges and the viewers – who will be this year’s Glitterball winner? 5.58pm GMTIt’s time for our final Strictly Come Bingo of the season! I’d originally planned a rollover of all previous bingos, but you’ll all be too plastered to watch the Showdance. Not that I plan to be kind to your livers - let’s see if we can get a full house out of this lot: 5.43pm GMTAlexandra and
  
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• Matt Damon Receives the Eloquent Wrath of Alyssa Milano Over His Sexual-Misconduct Opinions

  16-12-2017 18:08 via feedproxy.google.com
  Matt Damon, ever the divisive Boston man, decided it would be a great idea to share all of his questionable opinions on sexual-misconduct in an interview earlier this week. Among the many ideas he wanted to get off his chest included visualizing a “spectrum of behavior” of inappropriate behavior (“there’s...More »
  
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• Maria Menounos Said Bullying in the TV Industry Made Her Health Worse

  16-12-2017 17:09 via feedproxy.google.com
  TV personality Maria Menounos recently underwent surgery to get a “golf-ball-sized” brain tumor removed. She told Access Hollywood that she partially blames the toxicity and bullying in the entertainment industry for her poor health. When asked what her chronic stress stemmed from, she said “the industry.”“I think that there’s a lot of bullying, a lot of...More »
  
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• Bad Santa Director Says Harvey Weinstein Kept Rejecting Mira Sorvino’s Casting

  16-12-2017 16:57 via feedproxy.google.com
  Earlier this week, director Peter Jackson went on record saying that during the pre-production process for Lord of the Rings — when the trilogy was initially being developed at Miramax — Harvey Weinstein began blacklisting Ashley Judd and Mira Sorvino from all of the company’s film projects. “At the time,...More »
  
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• Mario Batali’s Apology for Sexual Harassment Contains a Literal Recipe for Disaster

  16-12-2017 16:21 via feedproxy.google.com
  This week, numerous women have accused celebrity chef Mario Batali of sexual-harassment — the most disturbing account perhaps being the alleged presence of a restaurant “rape room” in Manhattan — allegations of which Batali said “match up with ways I have acted.” He has since been fired from his popular...More »
  
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• The Last Jedi’s Best Creatures Are the Judgmental Fish-Nuns

  16-12-2017 16:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  In the run-up to the release of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Disney has trumpeted the film’s introduction of Porgs, who look like diabolically cute combinations of pugs and puffins designed in a lab to sell as many toys as possible. After seeing The Last Jedi, and without spoiling anything...More »
  
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• Wow, Who Could’ve Guessed Stephen Colbert’s Hannibal Lecter and Donald Trump Were Cannibal Golfing Buddies

  16-12-2017 15:59 via feedproxy.google.com
  Word to the wise: If you know a caddie trudging along in the Mar-a-Lago humidity, tell him to get out, and to get out fast, unless he’s in the mood to become a delicious snack for the President of the United States. At least, that’s according to Stephen Colbert’s take...More »
  
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• How The Last Jedi Handles Carrie Fisher’s Death

  16-12-2017 15:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  Warning: This post contains spoilers for Star Wars: The Last Jedi.When Carrie Fisher died last December, it wasn’t just the passing of a pop-culture icon; Fisher’s untimely death also threw plans for the new Star Wars trilogy into disarray. Though the actress had completed work on The Last Jedi at...More »
  
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• 'Welterusten, Kleine Beer' komt tot leven in theater De Meerpaal - flevopost.nl

  16-12-2017 15:09
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  Dronten - In theater De Meerpaal in Dronten komt dinsdag 2 januari het wereldberoemde prentenboek 'Welterusten, Kleine Beer' tot leven in een nieuwe familievoorstelling van Theater Terra. Kleine Beer kan niet slapen. Hij is bang voor het donker. Grote ...
  
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• Did You Catch the Brazil Reference in Star Wars: The Last Jedi?

  16-12-2017 15:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Extremely mild spoiler for Star Wars: The Last Jedi below.Star Wars may be entertainment for the masses, but it’s always had one foot in the land of the film snob. From the very beginning, George Lucas sought to reference not just Flash Gordon, but also Akira Kurosawa and Fritz Lang....More »
  
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• Heinz Wolff, scientist and Great Egg Race presenter, dies at 89

  16-12-2017 13:53 via theguardian.com
  Emeritus professor at Brunel University was best known to the public for presenting long-running BBC2 seriesHeinz Wolff, the scientist who presented BBC2’s long-running show The Great Egg Race, has died aged 89.The German-born inventor and social reformer suffered heart failure on Friday, his family said in a statement released through Brunel University London.Continue reading...
  
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• This week’s best radio: Iceland’s Dark Lullabies

  16-12-2017 13:00 via theguardian.com
  Andri Snær Magnason tells the story of the pre-Christian midwinter festival of Yule and its terrifying folkloreIn Iceland’s Dark Lullabies (18 December, 8pm, Radio 4) Andri Snær Magnason takes us on a bone-chilling but absorbing journey back to the pre-Christian midwinter festival of Yule. In the middle of the north Atlantic, people felt more need than most for something to get them through the long winter. In Iceland, the promised cheer of life indoors was in direct proportion
  
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• With...Sheila Nevins: The Grande Dame of Documentary is Leaving Her Home at HBO

  16-12-2017 12:00 via nytimes.com
  After almost 40 years, she has reels of memorable film, a pile of awards and plenty of perspective on the current battle of the sexes.
  
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• Judi Dench: My Passion for Trees – exposing the dame's private shrubbery

  16-12-2017 12:00 via theguardian.com
  What might have been an unpromising prospect is brought to life by the actor basking in the mystery and majesty of her precious woodJudi Dench loves trees. Judi is a massive tree hugger. Judi looks at trees in the same way that other people look at vintage sports cars or newborn babies: benevolent, indulgent, endlessly astonished. Judi loves trees so much that she has been given her own programme in order to expound upon their magic. Well of course she has. She’s Judi Dench.Some might insi
  
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• Peter Jackson: I blacklisted Mira Sorvino and Ashley Judd under pressure from Weinstein

  16-12-2017 11:42
  Jackson said Miramax told him not to cast duo in Lord of the Rings seriesBoth actors refused Weinstein’s pressure to have physical relationshipsFilm director Peter Jackson has admitted to blacklisting actors Ashley Judd and Mira Sorvino in response to a “smear campaign” orchestrated by accused sexual predator Harvey Weinstein. Related: What Salma Hayek’s Weinstein story reveals about Hollywood power and payContinue reading...
  
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• 'Dreadful' mince pies and macho monkfish – a history of TV's Christmas cookery

  16-12-2017 11:00 via theguardian.com
  Where once the tradition was for instructional recipes and meagre treats, now it is lavish escapism and, of course, Nigella. So, what does this say about society? ‘I always think, and you’ll probably agree with me, that mincemeat is the Cinderella of Christmas cooking,” declared Fanny Cradock in her clipped tones during 1975’s Fanny Cradock Cooks for Christmas. “Those dreadful little bitty mince pies. You know, first bite up to the mincemeat, second bite over.&rdquo
  
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• Just Vink van Theater te Water over zijn verloren voet: 'Alsof ik in een ... - Dagblad van het Noorden

  16-12-2017 10:05
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  Just Vink van Theater te Water over zijn verloren voet: 'Alsof ik in een ...
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  Just Vink van Theater te Water raakte op zijn schip De Verwondering een voet kwijt. Hij kijkt in het ziekenhuis in Groningen ontroerd terug op wat erna gebeurde. En monter naar de toekomst. 'Moet je zien wat die Pistorius met protheses presteerde'. Wie ...
  
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• Howard Jacobson: ‘Larry David is a warped version of Don Quixote’

  16-12-2017 09:00 via theguardian.com
  Where would comedy, or indeed philosophy, be without the easily hurt?The Germans have an expression for that maddening song or melody that invades your brain and won’t leave it. They call it an Ohrwurm. We translate that as earworm, but the German more effectively suggests the impending insanity, the way a tune can twist like a drill bit into your inner ear and lodge for what you fear will be forever. In my experience, a single word can do the same. Take “incommensurate”.I
  
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• Roy Orbison: Love Hurts review – enough tragedy to fill several lifetimes

  16-12-2017 08:00 via theguardian.com
  This Friday-night music documentary by Orbison’s sons tells the story of a songwriter haunted by the loss of his children and wife – and the heartache of a son left behindRoy Orbison thought his son Wesley took after his mother, Claudette. She was killed in a motorcycle accident in 1966, when the boy was a year old, and Roy found it hard to talk to Wesley about her, because he reminded him of her so much. Watching Roy Orbison: Love Hurts (BBC Four), though, you were struck more by hi
  
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• Black Mirror, Doctor Who and Alan Partridge: your festive TV guide

  16-12-2017 08:00 via theguardian.com
  Is the League of Gentlemen fun for the family? Should you watch Kirstie’s Handmade Christmas while elbow-deep in turkey giblets? Here’s what to watch this Christmas – and who to watch it with Continue reading...
  
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• Saturday's best TV: Strictly Come Dancing - The Final; Feud: Betty and Joan

  16-12-2017 07:00 via theguardian.com
  The dance contest comes to an end, but will Joe McFadden, Alexandra Burke or Debbie McGee be the next champion? Plus: Bette Davis and Joan Crawford’s rivalry is the subject of a delectable new drama.Just as Tom Baker will always be the quintessential Doctor for many, so the late Roger Moore, he of the quizzical eyebrow and perfect diction, will for ever be the ultimate 007 for a generation of cinemagoers. In this homage, his Saint co-star Sylvia Syms trawls through Auntie’s archives
  
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• Saturday's best TV: Strictly Come Dancing - The Final; Feud: Bette and Joan

  16-12-2017 07:00 via theguardian.com
  The dance contest comes to an end, but will Joe McFadden, Alexandra Burke or Debbie McGee be the next champion? Plus: Bette Davis and Joan Crawford’s rivalry is the subject of a delectable new drama.Just as Tom Baker will always be the quintessential Doctor for many, so the late Roger Moore, he of the quizzical eyebrow and perfect diction, will for ever be the ultimate 007 for a generation of cinemagoers. In this homage, his Saint co-star Sylvia Syms trawls through Auntie’s archives
  
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• Alexandra Burke and the trouble with reality TV and race

  16-12-2017 07:00 via theguardian.com
  As a brilliant dancer fails to win votes on Strictly week after week, an unsettling interpretation emerges: that racial anxieties are the problemFew contestants have dominated the Strictly Come Dancing dancefloor like Alexandra Burke has this year. She received the first 10 of the season for her jive to Tina Turner’s Proud Mary, performed a flawless, Mary Poppins-themed charleston and impressed the judges with her salsa and her Viennese waltz.Despite her technical brilliance, Burke has fou
  
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• The Business of Formula One

  16-12-2017 06:12 via ft.com
  We assess the aims of F1’s new owners, Liberty Media, the call for more competitive races, how F1 technology boosts industry, tax disputes, emerging markets’ view of the sport and the drive to widen its appeal to the fans
  
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• Battle joined over whether wider F1 appeal means ‘dumbing down’

  16-12-2017 06:12 via ft.com
  New F1 owner, Liberty Media, plans to give the sport a more level playing field
  
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• Hollywood Execs Formed a Sexual Harassment Commission Led By Anita Hill

  16-12-2017 06:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  On Friday, following the onslaught of women and men coming forward with sexual harassment and assault accusations in Hollywood, dozens of leading executives in entertainment came together with independent experts and advisors to form and fund a commission dedicated to fighting gender inequality.The Commission on Sexual Harassment and Advancing Equality...More »
  
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• Nelly Wants To Take Legal Action Against His Accuser After Rape Case Was Dropped

  16-12-2017 04:26 via feedproxy.google.com
  Two months after Nelly was arrested under suspicion of second-degree rape in Ridgefield, Washington the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office decided to drop the case, citing the accusers refusal to testify in court or to further cooperate with the investigation. Now, lawyer Scott Rosenblum, an attorney for the rapper, says...More »
  
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• Anita Hill to Lead Hollywood Commission on Sexual Harassment

  16-12-2017 03:30 via nytimes.com
  Kathleen Kennedy, Nina Shaw and other female powerbrokers spearheaded the idea, and top agents, studio chief executives union leaders have signed on.
  
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• Morgan Spurlock’s Supersize Me 2 Pulled from YouTube Red and Sundance Film Festival

  16-12-2017 03:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  Following Morgan Spurlock’s lengthy confessional Twitter post, titled “I am Part of the Problem,” the future of his Supersize Me sequel is unclear. The documentary filmmaker admitted to a history of sexual misconduct, including a workplace sexual-harassment claim he settled (“It wasn’t a gropy feely harassment. It was verbal, and...More »
  
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• Netflix Is Eyeing George Clooney-Produced Watergate Series

  16-12-2017 02:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  If you can’t get enough of the debate over how the current administration compares to President Nixon’s, Netflix might just have the show for you. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the streaming giant is considering green lighting a mini-series about the Watergate scandal. George Clooney’s production company, Smokehouse Pictures, is...More »
  
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• Wormwood Recap: An Amazing Stroke of Luck

  16-12-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  The narrative gears of Wormwood click into place in a tremendously satisfying way with “The Forbidden Threshold,” which drills deep into a single line of inquiry surrounding Frank Olson’s death while also layering on a deeper context about the U.S. government’s culpability in biological warfare. The whole episode revolves around...More »
  
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• Pete Davidson Wanted To Give Hillary Clinton A Christmas Gift, So He Got A Tattoo of Her

  16-12-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  In a true show of appreciation for the woman he calls his hero, Pete Davidson posted a picture today of his new Hillary Clinton tattoo. Judging by the jacket and hairstyle, it looks like Davidson went a 1990s-era HRC. More specifically, the necklace detail and inclusion of the lapel brooch...More »
  
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• Howard Gottfried, 94, Producer of ‘Network,’ Is Dead

  16-12-2017 00:51 via nytimes.com
  Mr. Gottfried was a calming, levelheaded influence on the talented but ornery screenwriter Paddy Chayefsky for more than a decade.
  
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• Interviews: Ayad Akhtar and Steven Pasquale Follow the Money Behind America's Cultural Junk

  16-12-2017 00:00
  The new Broadway play takes a page out of Shakespeare's histories.
  
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