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• Warren Miller, Ski Bum Turned Filmmaker, Is Dead at 93

  25-01-2018 23:58 via nytimes.com
  Skiing was a niche pursuit when he began filming it in the 1940s. His movies popularized the sport and helped create a multibillion-dollar industry.
  
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• Exclusive: playwright's estate says The Shape of Water used his work without credit

  25-01-2018 23:30
  Fox Searchlight denies Oscar-nominated film’s director and co-writer, Guillermo del Toro, has ever seen play by Pulitzer winner Paul ZindelThe estate of the Pulitzer-winning playwright Paul Zindel has accused the film The Shape of Water of using the late writer’s work without credit, arguing that Guillermo del Toro’s movie, which is leading in Oscar nominations, was “obviously derived” from a 1969 play.David Zindel, son of the American playwright, told the Guardian
  
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• Casey Affleck Won’t Present the Oscar for Best Actress

  25-01-2018 23:30 via nytimes.com
  Last year’s best-actor winner had been expected to attend the ceremony, but his settlement of a sexual harassment case involving a 2010 film raised concerns.
  
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• Britannia recap – series one, episode two

  25-01-2018 23:00 via theguardian.com
  The Romans are settling in, but there’s still the problem of an insurgent who likes to collect genitalia as trophies, and that’s nowhere near the weirdest bit of this week’s BritanniaThe Romans have arrived on British shores, skewered and burned a pile of locals and received a witchy-woo warning from the Druids to pack their wagons and go home. Spoilers: they are definitely going to stay for ages yet. The local Cantii and Regni tribes are deadly enemies after that business with
  
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• The End of the F***ing World Recap: There and Back Again

  25-01-2018 22:56 via feedproxy.google.com
  The big lesson of this episode? Don’t underestimate teenagers, even ifthey’re named after hobbits. But we’ll get to that soon enough.Something fundamental has shifted for James and Alyssa. Where they once were merely accessories to each other’s personal journeys — someone to pay attention to Alyssa, someone for James to...More »
  
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• I Think We’re Alone Now Has an Intriguing Start, But a Bewilderingly Bad Ending

  25-01-2018 22:49 via feedproxy.google.com
  The post-apocalyptic drama I Think We’re Alone Now (which had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival) features Peter Dinklage as the last man on Earth until Elle Fanning shows up. Dinklage’s Del is a night librarian who insists that he felt lonelier — probably owing to his stature,...More »
  
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• Can Any of This Year’s Sundance Movies Score With Oscar?

  25-01-2018 22:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  Though we tend to think of awards season as something that starts in the fall, many of this year’s major Oscar contenders actually debuted a year ago in January at the Sundance Film Festival, including Best Picture nominees Get Out and Call Me by Your Name as well as Mudbound...More »
  
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• Soros takes aim at Facebook, Google and cryptocurrency

  25-01-2018 22:37 via ft.com
  Current moment in history ‘rather painful’, billionaire says
  
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• A Futile and Stupid Gesture Captures Doug Kenney While Respecting His Mystery

  25-01-2018 22:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  The makers of A Futile and Stupid Gesture might have wondered if that title would be the verdict on their biopic of Doug Kenney, the National Lampoon co-founder and co-writer of Animal House. His onscreen alter ego (Will Forte) refers to himself as “the man who changed comedy forever” —...More »
  
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• You Can Step Into the World of Fifty Shades Thanks to This New Exhibit

  25-01-2018 22:16 via feeds.eonline.com
  The world of Christian Grey and Anastasia Steele is opening its doors to you.
  Ahead of the final silver screen chapter to E.L. James' BDSM-inspired love story, Fifty Shades Freed,...
  
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• Luca Guadagnino Plans to Address the AIDS Epidemic in Call Me by Your Name Sequel

  25-01-2018 22:14 via feedproxy.google.com
  While Call Me by Your Name skirted many of the typical tropes of gay love story, its sequel may tackle one of them directly: the specter of HIV and AIDS. Speaking with The Hollywood Reporter, Guadagnino said the sequel, which will likely be set in the late 1980s around the...More »
  
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• Casey Affleck Will Not Present at This Year’s Oscars

  25-01-2018 22:08 via feedproxy.google.com
  Casey Affleck won the Best Actor trophy at the Oscars last year, which means that, ordinarily, he would be presenting the Best Actress trophy at this year’s ceremony. Deadline is reporting, however, that Affleck has withdrawn from the ceremony, with sources saying he didn’t want to be a “distraction.” Affleck’s...More »
  
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• Allison Shearmur, 54, ‘Star Wars’ and ‘Hunger Games’ Producer, Dies

  25-01-2018 22:01 via nytimes.com
  Ms. Shearmur helped bring to the screen a number of box-office hits as an executive for major studios, and later as an independent producer.
  
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• Casey Affleck withdraws from presenting best actress award at Oscars

  25-01-2018 21:48
  Last year’s best actor winner, who has previously faced accusations of sexually inappropriate behavior, will not attend this year’s ceremonyCasey Affleck has decided not to present the Oscar for best actress at this year’s ceremony. Related: Oscar nods pour in for The Shape of Water in year coloured by #MeTooContinue reading...
  
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• Kunstcafé - Opening expositie Ruud Oeben en Mayke Meewis in Theater De ... - LeusderKrant.nl

  25-01-2018 21:36
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  Kunstcafé - Opening expositie Ruud Oeben en Mayke Meewis in Theater De ...
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  Op zondag 4 februari wordt tijdens het Kunstcafé de expositie geopend in Theater De Tuin met werk van Ruud Oeben (schilderijen) en Mayke Meewis (keramiek). Met muzikale omlijsting. Ruud Oeben: Opgeleid aan de Academie voor Beeldende Vorming werkte Ruud ...
  
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• Hilarisch cabaret in Theater De Tuin: Luider & Van Donselaar - 'Met de revue ... - LeusderKrant.nl

  25-01-2018 21:36
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  Hilarisch cabaret in Theater De Tuin: Luider & Van Donselaar - 'Met de revue ...
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  Luider & Van Donselaar is het Nederlandse antwoord op French & Saunders. Ze wonnen het Amsterdam Kleinkunst Festival, kregen een grote schare fans en stonden voor uitverkochte zalen. Nu te zien in Theater De Tuin! In het stormachtige leven van Luider ...
  
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• Charlie Kaufman to Adapt Novel I’m Thinking of Ending Things for Netflix

  25-01-2018 21:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  Netflix has its next auteur picture lined up. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Being John Malkovich and Anomalisa director Charlie Kaufman is signed on to write and direct an adaptation of the Iain Reid novel I’m Thinking of Ending Things. The story starts with a guy named Jake taking his...More »
  
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• Anatomy of a Scene | ‘The Florida Project’

  25-01-2018 21:28 via nytimes.com
  Sean Baker narrates a sequence from the film featuring Willem Dafoe, who was nominated for an Oscar for his performance.
  
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• Critic’s Notebook: At Sundance, Films Filled With Fury, Propelled by Outsiders

  25-01-2018 21:22 via nytimes.com
  No single film stood out at this year’s edition, which was chockablock character-driven movies by filmmakerswho are not white men.
  
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• Anne Heche Says Weinstein Fired Her After Demanding Oral Sex

  25-01-2018 21:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  Harvey Weinstein allegedly fired Anne Heche from a project after she declined his sexual advances. In an interview with the podcast Allegedly With Theo Von & Matthew Cole Weiss, the Catfight star added her voice to the chorus of Weinstein-related #MeToos. “I personally did not suck Harvey’s dick, although he...More »
  
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• Bill Nye’s 10 Favorite Books

  25-01-2018 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 scientist and TV personality Bill Nye’s list.The Elements of Style, by William Strunk Jr., Maira Kalman and E.B. WhiteThis is my guide. I accept that I’ll never write anything...More »
  
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• Apple commissions series from ‘La La Land’ director

  25-01-2018 20:23 via ft.com
  Damien Chazelle to make drama series as tech group continues push into video content
  
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• Former Disney Star Arrested for Alleged Robbery Spree

  25-01-2018 20:06 via feedproxy.google.com
  Former Disney Channel star Adam Hicks was arrested on Wednesday with his girlfriend, Danni Tamburo, on suspicion of armed robbery, Variety reports. Police apprehended the pair yesterday afternoon after at least four people were robbed on the streets of Burbank in the early morning hours. Each victim provided a similar...More »
  
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• Cherry Jones to Play Offred’s Mom in Handmaid’s Tale Season Two

  25-01-2018 19:57 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Handmaid’s Tale has enlisted its next quietly powerful scene-stealer. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Tony and Emmy Award winner Cherry Jones will appear in the show’s upcoming second season as Offred’s activist mother, Holly. (Well, she was an activist — until the whole Gilead thing happened.) Jones was apparently...More »
  
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• Damien Chazelle, a TV Person Now, Is Writing and Directing a New Series for Apple

  25-01-2018 19:47 via feedproxy.google.com
  Damien Chazelle, who won an Oscar for directing La La Land, has a Neil Armstrong movie in the works, but then after that it’s all TV, baby. Chazelle, who’s set to direct a Parisian musical drama called The Eddy for Netflix, just signed on for a new series for Apple...More »
  
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• Every Easter Egg in The X-Files Episode ‘The Lost Art of Forehead Sweat’

  25-01-2018 19:46 via feedproxy.google.com
  As written and directed by X-Files vet Darin Morgan, “The Lost Art of Forehead Sweat” is fully loaded with references and Easter eggs. Were you able to spot them all? Wednesday night’s episode particularly played with real-life history, but cleverly filtered it all through the show’s conspiratorial lens. The result...More »
  
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• One Day at a Time Is Back, and Rest Assured, It’s Still Great

  25-01-2018 19:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  The reboot of One Day at a Time debuted on Netflix last January, when a traditional, uplifting sitcom about an immigrant family could not have been more needed. Now, a year later, the arrival of season two somehow feels even more necessary and timely.The second season of this earnest half-hour...More »
  
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• Old Vic Theater Creates New Way for Employees to Report Harassment

  25-01-2018 19:26 via nytimes.com
  Following allegations of misconduct by Kevin Spacey, the playhouse in London offers an alternate channel for staff members to report inappropriate behavior.
  
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• Willem Dafoe Is a Liar Named William

  25-01-2018 19:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  Willem Dafoe, is that your given name? Nope! Turns out the actor has been embracing his inner Lady Bird: “Willem” is a name given to him, by him (sorta). “Willem” Dafoe was really born William Dafoe, The Florida Project star explained to Stephen Colbert. He’s from a big family, his...More »
  
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• Lupita Nyong'o on Black Panther: "African People Are in Charge of Their Own Destiny"

  25-01-2018 19:00 via feeds.eonline.com
  For Lupita Nyong'o, representation is paramount.Black Panther will premiere in theaters nationwide on Feb. 16, and industry analysts say the Marvel movie is on track to earn between...
  
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• Woodsy Justin Timberlake Is Finally Here in His New ‘Say Something’ Video

  25-01-2018 18:52 via feedproxy.google.com
  Justin Timberlake has released his new duet with Chris Stapleton, “Say Something,” via an ambitious live-performance video directed by La Blogothèque that sees the duo walk in tandem up a flight of stairs while strumming along and singing, which is some serious coordination. Timberlake promised you woodsy, and while there’s...More »
  
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• Sky looks to streaming and commits to spend £7bn on content

  25-01-2018 18:23 via ft.com
  CEO Jeremy Darroch suggests broadcaster could live without news channel
  
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• New Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again Trailer: Wait, Is Meryl Dead?

  25-01-2018 18:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  If the first Mamma Mia 2 trailer is to be believed, Meryl Streep is going to die somewhere in this movie. The latest U.K. trailer (above) is a lot more upbeat, but still doesn’t answer the whole death question. How much will she be in this movie? Is this because...More »
  
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• Oprah Winfrey ruled out running for president before Golden Globes speech

  25-01-2018 17:54 via theguardian.com
  ‘It’s not something that interests me. I don’t have the DNA for it’Winfrey touted as possible Democratic contender in 2020Oprah Winfrey said she is not interested in running for president, in comments published this week that were made before the current wave of speculation that followed her speech at the Golden Globes.Over the years, Winfrey’s popularity has frequently prompted conjecture that she could be a viable presidential candidate. Winfrey, however, has neve
  
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• Tyra Banks Is Ready for the Next Level

  25-01-2018 17:42 via feedproxy.google.com
  You told Tyra Banks that you hated it when she left America’s Next Top Model, and she heard you. After a one-season hiatus, Banks is back as America’s Next Top Model’s host, boss, and glamorous main mama. She also has a few other things on her plate. On a recent morning when Banks called...More »
  
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• The Greatest Grammys Snubs of All Time

  25-01-2018 17:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  According to leading experts in the very scientific field of complaining about things, there is no pastime more popular than griping about all the instances where the Grammys screwed up and gave an award to the wrong person. As you may have surmised, this is a deeply objective exercise. Maybe...More »
  
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• Video Flash: The Phantom of the Opera Takes Over the Empire State Building

  25-01-2018 17:00
  Watch the music-to-light show that celebrated the musical's 30th anniversary.
  
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• Theater News: Goodspeed Pulls Woody Allen Musical Bullets Over Broadway

  25-01-2018 17:00
  The Drowsy Chaperone will now run as a part of the company's season.
  
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• Film News: Casting Call Issued for Steven Spielberg-Directed West Side Story Remake

  25-01-2018 17:00
  Tony Kushner will write the screenplay for this new version.
  
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• A Film Has Inflamed Indians. But Moviegoers Mostly Say It’s Fine.

  25-01-2018 16:51 via nytimes.com
  “Padmaavat,” a lavish new film about a Hindu queen had stirred up violent protests and put India on edge. After months of protests, the movie premiered on Thursday.
  
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• Murphy Brown is coming back to TV: why America needs her more than ever

  25-01-2018 16:49 via theguardian.com
  In the early 90s, the hit comedy about a single mother in journalism caused a panic in the Republican party – but can she do it again?Murphy Brown is coming back! Of course she is. America needs her style of take-no-prisoners journalism more than ever, so it feels like destiny that CBS has ordered up 13 episodes of a revival of the series, to debut this fall, with many members of the original cast returning. While some greeted this news with a roll of the eyes, I couldn’t be happier
  
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• Is het dans? Is het theater? Of is het 't leven? - De Swollenaer

  25-01-2018 16:46
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  Is het dans? Is het theater? Of is het 't leven?
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  Nienke Halma en Sandra Steen nodigen je van harte uit voor een inspirerende middag in DansLab, met films waarin muziek, dans en theater samengaan. Denk bijvoorbeeld aan Pina Bausch. Het is een interactieve middag, waar we graag in gesprek willen met de ...
  
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