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• ‘Jumanji’ Succeeds at Box Office, ‘Downsizing’ Struggles

  24-12-2017 20:15 via nytimes.com
  The franchise film featuring Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart collected an estimated $34 million over the weekend.
  
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• Review: Christopher Plummer Dominates ‘All the Money in the World’

  24-12-2017 20:11 via nytimes.com
  Mr. Plummer plays J. Paul Getty in Ridley Scott’s latest movie, which recounts the 1973 kidnapping of Getty’s grandson.
  
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• Adam Driver on His Last Jedi Shirtless Scene: I’m Sexy and I Know It

  24-12-2017 19:37 via feedproxy.google.com
  Out of all of the horny moments that occurred in a galaxy far, far away in Star Wars: The Last Jedi, perhaps none were as deliciously unexpected as Kylo Ren (noted hunk Adam Driver) appearing shirtless in front of Rey … and Rey being silly and asking him to cover...More »
  
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• Review: Daniel Day-Lewis Sews Up Another Great Performance in ‘Phantom Thread’

  24-12-2017 18:05 via nytimes.com
  Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest film is a luxuriant love story set in 1950s London.
  
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• Review: The Big and Minor Stakes of ‘Molly’s Game’

  24-12-2017 18:00 via nytimes.com
  In Aaron Sorkin’s directorial debut, Jessica Chastain plays a gambling entrepreneur running a high-stakes poker game. Much talking, some walking.
  
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• Hiep Thi Le, Vietnamese Refugee Who Became Film Star, Dies at 46

  24-12-2017 17:48 via nytimes.com
  Ms. Le was merely accompanying friends when she went to an open casting call for Oliver Stone’s “Heaven and Earth.” She landed the central role.
  
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• Jessica Chastain Criticizes Her ‘Sad’ Magazine Cover With Other White Actresses

  24-12-2017 17:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  A few days ago, the Twitterati got into a (rightful) tizzy when the Los Angeles Times published a cover story featuring Jessica Chastain, Annette Bening, Margot Robbie, Diane Kruger, Saoirse Ronan, and Kate Winslet to tote Hollywood’s continuing efforts for “a shift in focus.” Unsurprisingly, people weren’t amused that six...More »
  
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• RHONY’s Luann de Lesseps Arrested for Attacking Police Officer: ‘I’m Going to Kill You All’

  24-12-2017 16:06 via feedproxy.google.com
  Even a Duchess has to let loose in Florida every now and then. Luann de Lesseps, best known to the Bravo set as one of the most popular “housewives” in The Real Housewives of New York, has been arrested and charged in Palm Beach, Florida with “battery on an officer,...More »
  
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• Den Haag FM » Directievoorzitter Walter Ligthart vertrekt bij Het ... - Den Haag FM

  24-12-2017 14:34
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  Den Haag FM » Directievoorzitter Walter Ligthart vertrekt bij Het ...
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  Op 1 januari 2018 voert Het Nationale Theater een nieuw directiemodel in, met twee directeur-bestuurders en een artistiek leider. Eric de Vroedt vervult de positie van artistiek leider. Theu Boermans blijft aan als regisseur. Directievoorzitter Walter ...en meer »
  
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• Wethouder Robert Strijk als verhalenverteller bij de kerstborrel van Openlucht ... - Sleutelstad

  24-12-2017 14:02
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  Wethouder Robert Strijk als verhalenverteller bij de kerstborrel van Openlucht ...
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  Na een drukke zomer met veel goed bezochte voorstellingen sloot het bestuur van het Openlucht Theater in De Leidse Hout het jaar af met een gezellige kerstborrel voor bezoekers en vrijwilligers. Wethouder Robert Strijk was dit keer niet zozeer als ...
  
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• Rachel Johnson to appear on Celebrity Big Brother

  24-12-2017 11:23
  Journalist, sister of foreign secretary Boris Johnson, joins all-female cast on Channel 5 reality TV showThe journalist Rachel Johnson has followed her father Stanley into the world of reality television, announcing that she will appear on Celebrity Big Brother. The 52-year-old, sister of the foreign secretary, Boris Johnson, will enter the Channel 5 house when the show launches on 2 January. Continue reading...
  
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• Habsburgs Strauss Orkest met Weense operette in Theater De Vest - Alkmaar Centraal (persbericht)

  24-12-2017 10:43
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  Habsburgs Strauss Orkest met Weense operette in Theater De Vest
  Alkmaar Centraal (persbericht)
  Dinsdag 2 januari treedt het Habsburgs Strauss Orkest op in Theater De Vest in Alkmaar. Het operetteconcert 'Wien bleibt Wien 'Gold Under Silber'' is volgens het theater een warm bad in de koude wintermaanden, waar zowel oud als jong zich graag in ...
  
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• Answer me this: we quiz the gameshow hosts

  24-12-2017 09:30
  Presenters from some of TV’s best-loved shows tell us what they love about games and quizzes, and which ones they’ll be squabbling over on Christmas DaySunday’s Observer New Review is a special with six pages of puzzles in the print editionNick Hewer has been the main presenter (along with Rachel Riley and Susie Dent) on word and numbers gameshow Countdown for six years. For the first two years on the show he was still Alan Sugar’s right-hand man on The Apprentice.Continu
  
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• The week in radio and podcasts: The Polybius Conspiracy; The East Coast Listening Post; Story Pirates

  24-12-2017 08:59
  The tale of an 80s urban legend keeps you guessing, while Radio 4’s Serial spoof is a treat worth staying up forThe Polybius Conspiracy (Radiotopia’s Showcase)
  The East Coast Listening Post (R4) | iPlayer
  Story Pirates (Gimlet Media)Searching for something absorbing to take you away from the festivities? A podcast to make the long drives bearable, the enforced walks enjoyable? I have something for you. The Polybius Conspiracy, a seven-part podcast from Radiotopia’s Showcase str
  
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• The week in TV: Feud: Bette and Joan; Shamed; The League of Gentlemen and more

  24-12-2017 08:00
  Feud brilliantly revives the famed enmity between Joan Crawford and Bette Davis, Shamed pokes at fresher wounds, and it’s farewell Royston VaseyFeud: Bette and Joan (BBC2/iPlayer)Shamed (C4) | All 4
  The League of Gentlemen (BBC2) | iPlayer
  Darcy Bussell: Looking for Fred Astaire (BBC1) | iPlayer
  Alternativity (BBC2) | iPlayer
  The World’s Best Christmas Lights (C4) | All 4A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away – in truth, California, in that seemingly endless early-60s sunshi
  
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• Festive TV is becoming a thing of Christmas past

  24-12-2017 07:59
  As younger viewers turn to streaming services on their phones, fewer families will follow the tradition of gathering around the boxWhat will you be watching on Christmas Day? Millions of us will choose ITV’s Victoria over EastEnders on the BBC, Call the Midwife rather than Bake Off on Channel 4. The battle for the box was once as festive as turkey with all the trimmings, but could soon be as archaic as tying real candles to the tree.The chances are that anyone under 24 in your house is muc
  
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• Christmas Eve’s best TV: Maigret in Montmartre; Not Going Out Christmas Special; Ratburger

  24-12-2017 07:00
  Rowan Atkinson’s seasonal Maigret, Lee Mack’s easy-going sitcom and David Walliams’s grubby burger vendor jostle for your festive attention Continue reading...
  
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• The 10 best Australian TV shows of 2017

  24-12-2017 04:40
  From exploring the experiences of minority groups, to Indigenous documentaries, Australian television was a joy to watch in 2017Australian television was a joy to watch in 2017: so much to like, and five truly exceptional series in the top spots. This year’s best programming was refreshingly more eclectic and diverse than usual, from a show built on exploring the experiences of minority groups, to Indigenous Australian documentaries, a multicultural crime drama, a small town-set comedy and
  
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• From Call the Midwife to Little Women: meet the queen of the festive TV schedules

  24-12-2017 01:05
  Everyone loves a family show at this time of year.Heidi Thomas explains the key to writing great Christmas dramaChristmas wouldn’t be Christmas without a relaxing television show for the entire family, the sort of thing that everyone from dozing grandparents to over-wired children can settle down on the sofa to watch. These days it is highly likely that the programme will have been written by Heidi Thomas.The 55-year-old creator of the much-loved medical drama Call the Midwife is increasin
  
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• Jodie Whittaker: regenerating as a woman – the new Doctor Who | Observer profile

  24-12-2017 01:04
  Stepping into the shoes of the Time Lord is a daunting task for any actor, but she will not only be the first female to pilot the Tardis but also have the task of rescuing the show’s falling ratingsMatt Smith, the 11th Time Lord (2009-2013), winced when I asked if he’d passed on any advice to Jodie Whittaker, the new Doctor Who. “Look, firstly, she’s going to have the best time, that’s what I said to her,” Smith replied. “It’s such a glorious part,
  
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• Special Reports: Broadway Shockers 2017: Ben Platt Conjures Beyoncé and Words Fail

  24-12-2017 00:00
  The cast of Dear Evan Hansen will remember this for forever.
  
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