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• Secret Bill Cunningham Memoir To Be Published This September

  21-03-2018 23:41 via feedproxy.google.com
  In a most surprising twist, the beloved late photographer Bill Cunningham — who shot fashion and society photographs for The New York Times for more than 40 years — left behind a memoir before his passing in 2016, and it’s going to publication. The famed street style shooter was the...More »
  
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• Tessa Thompson To Substantially Increase The Swagger of The Men In Black Reboot

  21-03-2018 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  No offense to Will Smith — who was absolutely right when he told Tommy Lee Jones in the original Men In Black that he made the Ray-Bans and black suit uniform look good — but the rebooted version of the franchise is shaping up to look even better. According to...More »
  
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• Zoe Ball’s Hardest Road Home review – a bike ride with a mission and a message

  21-03-2018 23:00
  The presenter’s partner killed himself two years ago and she is cycling 355 miles to raise awareness of depression and suicide in an affecting film for Sport ReliefZoe Ball is going on a bike ride. A long bike ride, 355 miles, from Blackpool, where she was born, to Brighton where she lives. And it’s going to be tough. You see, Zoe doesn’t do much cycling. And it is going to emotional: this is a bike ride with a mission, and a message. In May 2016, Zoe’s partner Billy Yate
  
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• How Legendary TV Writer Nell Scovell Thinks We Should Treat Workplace Harassment

  21-03-2018 22:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  “Can I try out some jokes on you?” Nell Scovell asks us backstage at 92Y before her interview with Last Week Tonight’s John Oliver about her new memoir, Just the Funny Parts … And a Few Hard Truths About Sneaking Into the Hollywood Boys’ Club. She whips out a couple...More »
  
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• Making the Dogs of ‘Isle of Dogs’

  21-03-2018 22:28 via nytimes.com
  A closer look at the process of designing four of the dogs that populate the director Wes Anderson’s new film.
  
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• G-Eazy Has His Limits, But Shouldn’t Be Underestimated

  21-03-2018 22:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  It’s not G-Eazy’s fault that the most compelling portion of his live show comes when he stops rapping. He’s having something of a moment: Fresh off the his third major-label album The Beautiful & Damned and high from the two top-15 hits it spawned, the rapper performed Tuesday night in...More »
  
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• Sneaky Pete’s Giovanni Ribisi on How to Be a Better Con

  21-03-2018 22:16 via feedproxy.google.com
  In the Amazon Original series Sneaky Pete, Giovanni Ribisi plays a con man fresh out of prison who, upon release, steals the identity of his former cellmate. But before taking on the role, Ribisi did some heavy research on what exactly makes a good con. He recently stopped by Vulture...More »
  
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• Meredith puts titles including Time and Fortune on the block

  21-03-2018 21:48 via ft.com
  US magazine publisher looks to sale after January’s $2.8bn purchase of media group
  
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• Modern Love: Modern Love Podcast: Rosie Perez Reads ‘The Accidental Older Woman’

  21-03-2018 21:19 via nytimes.com
  This week, the actress reads Robin Grearson’s story of falling into a relationship with a man half her age.
  
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• Does the First Member to Leave a Boy Band or Girl Group Always Win the Breakup?

  21-03-2018 21:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  On Monday, the remaining members of Fifth Harmony announced that they would harmonize no more, taking a break to “pursue solo endeavors.” Of course, the reason they are the remaining members of Fifth Harmony is that Camila Cabello already struck out for solo stardom back in December 2016, leaving the...More »
  
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• ‘Tag’ Trailer Pits Jeremy Renner Against Jon Hamm and Friends

  21-03-2018 20:56 via nytimes.com
  The comedy, based on the true story of friends who played the game long into adulthood, also stars Ed Helms, Hannibal Buress, Isla Fisher and Rashida Jones.
  
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• Turkish press baron agrees to sell media arm to Erdogan ally

  21-03-2018 20:40 via ft.com
  Aydin Dogan’s deal with Demiroren the latest blow to independence of the press
  
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• Fred Savage Accused of Physical Harassment on The Grinder Set

  21-03-2018 20:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  A former costume designer has accused actor Fred Savage of physical harassment on the set of the TV show The Grinder. In a press conference on Wednesday, Youngjoo Hwang, speaking alongside her attorney, accused the actor of repeated verbal harassment that turned physical when she tried to remove lint from...More »
  
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• How Well Do You Know Your Generic Network Dramas?

  21-03-2018 20:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  A genius who’s bad at dealing with people pairs up with an unlikely ally. An expert in one field turns out to be an expert in another. Someone died, but by the end of the episode, we’ll know what really happened. If you watch enough network procedural dramas, every one...More »
  
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• ‘The Spy Who Dumped Me’ Trailer Stars Mila Kunis and Kate McKinnon

  21-03-2018 20:08 via nytimes.com
  The comedy, directed by Susanna Fogel, also stars Sam Heughan of “Outlander” and Justin Theroux.
  
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• YouTube Red: 5 Things to Know About the Streaming Service

  21-03-2018 20:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Much the way Amazon now dominates the American retail market, YouTube doesn’t have a problem drawing eyeballs. As of last summer, the Google-owned company boasted a monthly user base of 1.5 billion global viewers, a platform rivaled only by Chinese state television. For most of its 13 years in existence,...More »
  
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• ‘Westworld’ and ‘Cobra Kai’ to Have Premieres at the Tribeca Film Festival

  21-03-2018 20:00 via nytimes.com
  The festival’s TV lineup will include multiple world premieres and appearances by Evan Rachel Wood, Ralph Macchio and Antonio Banderas, among others.
  
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• Theater News: Heather Headley and Matthew Morrison to Host Muny Centennial Gala

  21-03-2018 20:00
  The historic St. Louis theater turns 100 in style.
  
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• Scene City: Tilda Swinton, Bill Murray and Greta Gerwig at ‘Isle of Dogs’ Premiere

  21-03-2018 19:46 via nytimes.com
  Wes Anderson’s new stop-motion animated film gets a howling welcome at the Museum of Modern Art.
  
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• Scene City: Tilda Swinton, Bill Murray and Greta Gerwig at ‘Isle of Dog’ Premiere

  21-03-2018 19:46 via nytimes.com
  Wes Anderson’s new stop-motion animated film gets a howling welcome at the Museum of Modern Art.
  
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• Israeli production company to launch undercover #MeToo reality show

  21-03-2018 19:35
  The Silence Breaker will be an investigative series documenting sexual misconduct in the workplace via hidden camerasThe Israeli production company Gil Formats is set to launch a reality show inspired by the #MeToo movementAccording to the Hollywood Reporter, The Silence Breaker, an unscripted investigative series, will use hidden cameras to document workplace harassment. Each episode will focus on both the victim and the perpetrator, with an on-camera confrontation between the two at the end. C
  
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• Mila Kunis and Kate McKinnon Are Terrible Accidental Secret Agents in The Spy Who Dumped Me Trailer

  21-03-2018 19:26 via feedproxy.google.com
  The opens this summer, and here’s an exclusive peek at it! Mila Kunis and Kate McKinnon, you’re hilarious. Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow) March 21, 2018...More »
  
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• YouTube Orders New Movie Vulture Club With Susan Sarandon, Which We Had Nothing to Do With We Swear

  21-03-2018 19:21 via feedproxy.google.com
  YouTube Red is definitely a thing now, and it’s ordered its first awards-season movie. Vulture Club — starring Susan Sarandon, Edie Falco, Matt Bomer, and not any staffers of this website — has just completed principal photography, according to a release. The movie tells the story of Helen (Sarandon), “a...More »
  
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• Unpacking the Akira Kurosawa References in Isle of Dogs

  21-03-2018 19:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Light spoilers for Isle of Dogs below.Wes Anderson loves movies, and he doesn’t care who knows it. His detractors might counter that nothing is more important to the director than people knowing this, that he flaunts his references as cool-kid posturing to earn style points. His fans far outnumber the...More »
  
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• Saturday Night Takeaway host Ant McPartlin charged with drink-driving

  21-03-2018 18:51
  Declan Donnelly will present the show without McPartlin when it returns on 31 March
  The TV presenter Ant McPartlin has been charged with drink-driving after being arrested at the weekend, police have said.The 42-year-old entertainer is due to appear at Wimbledon magistrates court on 4 April over a collision on Lower Richmond Road, in south-west London, on Sunday. Continue reading...
  
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• Pacific Rim Uprising Might Be the Most China-Bait Studio Release Yet

  21-03-2018 18:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  Shortly before I headed to a screening of Pacific Rim Uprising, a Vulture colleague wondered aloud in a meeting, “What’s the difference between the robots in Transformers and Pacific Rim?” to which I emphatically responded, “They’re not robots! They have people inside!” It’s true that the giant Jaegers are not...More »
  
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• Springsteen Signs Up for More Time on Broadway

  21-03-2018 18:10 via nytimes.com
  His solo show will run through Dec. 15, but tickets are available only to those who tried to get them earlier.
  
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• Bruce Springsteen Signs Up for More Time on Broadway

  21-03-2018 18:10 via nytimes.com
  His solo show will run through Dec. 15, but tickets are available only to those who tried to get them earlier.
  
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• Britain’s New Guard in Hip-Hop Is Ready to Take Over

  21-03-2018 18:09 via feedproxy.google.com
  Though there may have been bigger names and buzzier bands on the bill at other places during this year’s SXSW, the “British Takeover” showcase featured one of the best curated lineups of the 2018 festival, putting a new sound on the map in the States. In previous years, the show...More »
  
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• Springsteen’s Having a Such Nice Time on Broadway He’s Just Gonna Stick Around Until December

  21-03-2018 18:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  At first, Bruce Springsteen was only going to appear on Broadway for eight weeks starting last fall, but now, like a tourist lost on the way to Wicked, he’s going to be here for much longer than expected. Springsteen has extended the run for his acclaimed one-man show for a...More »
  
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• Photo Flash: First Look at Angels in America on Broadway

  21-03-2018 18:00
  The production, starring Nathan Lane, Andrew Garfield, and Lee Pace, opens March 25.
  
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• Ubisoft/Vivendi: game over

  21-03-2018 17:29 via ft.com
  Both sides have claimed victory but French game developer has a rosier glow
  
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• RuPaul Says He’s Not to Blame for Shangela’s Shut Out

  21-03-2018 17:09 via feedproxy.google.com
  RuPaul issued a royal decree on Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen Tuesday night: His name is (Ru)Paul, and Shangela’s Drag Race All Stars loss is between y’all. “I’m gonna Shonda Rhimes this thing,” RuPaul told Andy, elegantly and ever-so-slightly throwing shade at the eliminated contestants who returned to...More »
  
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• Court Rules That ‘Blurred Lines’ Lawsuit Wasn’t Actually That Blurry

  21-03-2018 17:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  Three years after Robin Thicke and Pharrell lost their lawsuit to Marvin Gaye’s family over the similarities between “Blurred Lines” and “Got to Give It Up,” an appeals court has upheld the verdict against them. Today, a divided panel at the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals determined that, contrary to...More »
  
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• Theater News: Translations Begins Performances at Studio Theatre

  21-03-2018 17:00
  Matt Torney helms the play by Brian Friel.
  
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• Interviews: Amanda Lawrence and Beth Malone Put the "Angels" in Angels in America

  21-03-2018 17:00
  Tony Kushner's drama returns to Broadway, but don't expect Lawrence and Malone to crash through the ceiling.
  
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• Making Magic Out of Thin Air

  21-03-2018 16:21 via nytimes.com
  How do married clowns make wordless wizardry with balloons, umbrellas, packing peanuts and fabric? Turn on those electric fans.
  
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• Review: In the Mood for ‘Prurience’? Speak Up

  21-03-2018 16:20 via nytimes.com
  At this encounter group, the porn addict to your right or left may be an actor. If only the show’s creators had more self-control.
  
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• China Gives Communist Party More Control Over Policy and Media

  21-03-2018 16:11 via nytimes.com
  A blueprint lays out steps to enhance the party’s authority over films, TV and newspapers, as well as foreign affairs and economic policy, among other areas.
  
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• Theater News: Celebrity Experiences Featured in Drama League's Spring Charity Auction

  21-03-2018 16:00
  Alan Cumming, Lea Salonga, Wayne Brady, and more are set to participate.
  
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• Theater News: Alexandra Silber and More Set for Camelot

  21-03-2018 16:00
  Alan Paul will direct the Lerner and Loewe classic at Shakespeare Theatre Company.
  
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• Review: Melissa Gilbert Goes Solo in My Brilliant Divorce

  21-03-2018 16:00
  Life after marriage gets celebrated and condemned in this one-woman show.
  
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• Man who died after getting trapped in cinema seat named as Ateef Rafiq

  21-03-2018 15:58
  Rafiq, 24, suffered cardiac arrest after attempting to retrieve his phone at screening in Birmingham multiplexThe man who died after his head became wedged under the electronic footrest of a cinema seat has has been named as Ateef Rafiq, 24.In a statement from operator Vue International, the cinema said Rafiq died on 16 March, a week after the incident. Continue reading...
  
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• Man who died after getting trapped in cinema seat named

  21-03-2018 15:58
  Ateeq Rafiq, 24, suffered cardiac arrest after attempting to retrieve his phone at screening in Birmingham multiplexThe man who died after his head became wedged under the electronic footrest of a cinema seat has has been named as Ateef Rafiq, 24.In a statement from operator Vue International, the cinema said Rafiq died on 16 March, a week after the incident. Continue reading...
  
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• Why Isn’t Rosie Perez’s Character in Charge on Rise?

  21-03-2018 15:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  From the perspective of its creators, NBC’s new drama Rise is the inspiring story of an English teacher who ends up in charge of a high-school musical and decides to stage Spring Awakening, leading his students to all sorts of emotional realizations along the way. From the perspective of a...More »
  
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