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• Troy: Fall of a City recap – series 1, episode 6: The Battle on the Beach

  24-03-2018 23:00
  Achilles takes to the battlefield, as does Patroclus whose little bit of fancy dress ends disastrously, while Hector faces a reckoning of his own in a packed episodeThe episode’s closing moments in which Hector fought a grieving Achilles to the despair of a numbly watching Andromache were genuinely moving, and not only because Hector and Andromache were among the few likable people on this show. The brutality of the combat, the slashing of Hector’s tendons, the severing of his finger
  
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• Bryan Cranston: ‘I’m a mutt. I relate to that. It’s what I am’

  24-03-2018 20:00
  The actor has put Breaking Bad behind him, earning rave reviews in Network at the National Theatre. But next it’s a dog’s life with Wes AndersonCalifornian actor Bryan Cranston, 62, is best known for his Emmy-winning portrayal of Breaking Bad’s antihero Walter White. His film roles include Trumbo, for which he was Oscar-nominated. He’s currently starring in Network at the National Theatre and the new Wes Anderson animation, Isle of Dogs.You’re playing news anchor Ho
  
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• Academy President John Bailey Denies Sexual-Harassment Allegations, Which ‘Have Served Only to Tarnish’ His Career

  24-03-2018 19:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  Earlier this month, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences revealed its current president, cinematographer John Bailey, was the subject of a sexual-harassment probe. Without going into specifics, the Academy stated they received three separate inquiries detailing alleged harassment from Bailey, and promptly opened an investigation. Now, in a...More »
  
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• Paul McCartney Invokes John Lennon at March for Our Lives

  24-03-2018 18:52 via feedproxy.google.com
  Beatles legend Paul McCartney was among the many celebrities who took to the streets on Saturday around the country, joining hundreds of thousands of people protesting gun violence in America. Interviewed by CNN in New York City, McCartney, sporting a “We Can End Gun Violence” t-shirt, made clear that the...More »
  
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• All The Celebrities At the March For Our Lives

  24-03-2018 18:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  On Saturday, people across the world protested against gun violence, stood up for the safety of students, and demanded stricter gun-control laws at March For Our Lives rallies around the world. The events were attended by the #NeverAgain movement organizers — the survivors of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas...More »
  
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• Roseanne Barr Would Be Tickled Pink to Screen Roseanne at the White House

  24-03-2018 18:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  There a lot of blurred lines between the upcoming Roseanne reboot and the show’s star, Roseanne Barr, herself: Most prominently, both the real and fake Roseanne are vocal supporters of President Donald Trump, with the reboot taking on a very pro-Trump stance when it premieres next week. (Barr previously stated...More »
  
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• Steven Spielberg Thinks Netflix Films Are Nothing More Than TV Movies That Don’t Deserve Oscars

  24-03-2018 16:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  In recent years, Netflix has found a decent amount of success by diversifying and expanding its original film slate, with some outings, such as Dee Rees’ Mudbound and Ava DuVernay’s documentary 13th, going so far as to receive nominations at the Academy Awards. (Icarcus even picked up Best Documentary this...More »
  
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• No bride, no groom, I do: Montana's proxy weddings on film

  24-03-2018 16:01
  The US state allows marriages in which neither party is actually there, explored in documentary Absent from Our Own WeddingFor some nervous betrothed couples a proxy marriage might sound too good to be true; if there is really such an easy way to avoid the stress and fuss of a wedding ceremony, surely everyone would do it?But marriages in which neither the bride nor the groom are present happen all the time, and not only in countries with very different customs and laws to Britain. Continue read
  
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• Twist! Mike Pence’s Daughter Loves John Oliver’s Gay Marlon Bundo Book

  24-03-2018 16:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  The literary saga of The Two Marlon Bundo Books has gotten, well, another chapter. And as John Oliver himself would say, here’s a quick recap of the week: On Sunday, the day before Mike Pence’s family released their Marlon Bundo’s A Day in the Life of the Vice President children’s...More »
  
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• The Actors Who Played Steve and Magda on SATC Support Cynthia Nixon’s Run for Governor

  24-03-2018 15:21 via feedproxy.google.com
  In the days since actress and activist Cynthia Nixon officially announced that she’s running for governor of New York, there has naturally been some speculation as to whether her former Sex and the City co-stars would also support her politically.Nixon’s most famous role is as ambitious lawyer Miranda Hobbes, one...More »
  
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• Meet Chanté Adams, Roxanne Roxanne’s Magnetic Newcomer

  24-03-2018 15:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Chanté Adams had already left Park City when she won a Special Jury Prize at Sundance 2017 for her first-ever film role, as Roxanne Shante in Netflix’s Roxanne Roxanne. “When I won the award, my friend and I were watching Bad Girls Club and eating pizza,” Adams tells Vulture. “All...More »
  
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• Jeffrey Tambor’s Sexual-Harassment Claims Have Been ‘Traumatic’ for Transparent, Says Jay Duplass

  24-03-2018 14:59 via feedproxy.google.com
  After an Amazon-lead sexual harassment investigation concluded with Jeffrey Tambor being fired from his starring role in Transparent last month, the future of the popular drama has been up in the air, with viewers unsure of how the series will continue without the titular “trans parent.” While we wait and...More »
  
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• Ask and You Shall Receive: Who Was the Most Terrible Guest During Bill Hader’s SNL Tenure?

  24-03-2018 14:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  Like baby, baby, baby, yikes. Bill Hader is a very funny guy, and he’s also a very open guy, so when a Watch What Happens Live caller begged him to explain the worst guest he ever encountered during his SNL years, he didn’t revert back to his Midwestern charm and...More »
  
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• In the Long Run: Idris Elba's joyful portrait of community in 1980s Hackney

  24-03-2018 12:00
  With its subtle racial politics, this semi-autobiographical Brit comedy from the star of Luther and The Wire makes high art out of council-estate life“Good evening, sir!” shouts Valentine (Jimmy Akingbola) at a passing stranger on arrival at his new home on a London estate. “Fuck off,” comes the reply. The year is 1985, race riots are on the news, and, in this small corner of Hackney, the penny has yet to drop among some white residents that Africa is not a country.A labo
  
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• Anton Yelchin's family settle Jeep lawsuit over Star Trek actor's death

  24-03-2018 08:02
  Case against Fiat Chrysler Automobiles followed fatal 2016 accident when star’s own Grand Cherokee rolled on to himThe family of the late Star Trek actor Anton Yelchin has settled a wrongful death lawsuit with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles over the rollaway crash of a Jeep Grand Cherokee that killed the up-and-coming actor.The actor, known for roles in Star Trek and Green Room, died in June 2016 after his Jeep Grand Cherokee rolled on to him at his home in Los Angeles. The car was under recall
  
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• Unpublished art by Lord of the Rings creator JRR Tolkien goes on show

  24-03-2018 08:00
  Rare and diverse paintings and drawings reveal visual talents of celebrated Oxford author
  Three previously unpublished artworks by JRR Tolkien are to be displayed for the first time as part of a major exhibition coming to the University of Oxford’s Bodleian Libraries this summer. Continue reading...
  
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• The Defiant Ones review – Dr Dre's American dream comes vividly to life

  24-03-2018 07:00
  NWA, Snoop Dogg, Beats, yachts, clips from Goodfellas … every other music doc should throw in the towel because this one has got the lotYou know those music docs, often found on BBC4 on a Friday night, in which, interspersed with archive footage, you get music journos in front of their record collections showing off how much they know?Well this HBO four-parter, now streaming on Netflix, ain’t like that. Sure, there is archive and there are talking heads. But what talking heads! For
  
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• Saturday’s best TV: Picasso's Last Stand; Below the Surface

  24-03-2018 07:00
  An exploration of the legendary artist’s later years and more hostage-taking thrills and spills from Denmark Continue reading...
  
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• Naspers profits from the savviest bet in tech investing

  24-03-2018 06:15 via ft.com
  South African media group’s stake in Tencent has proved a sore point with investors
  
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• Has Cynthia Nixon 'de-Mirandafied' herself enough to be a viable candidate?

  24-03-2018 06:00
  Nixon needs to make most of her fame for a successful campaign – without the Sex and the City glamour that made her recognizableIn September 2004, all four co-stars of HBO’s Sex and the City gathered in the ballroom of LA’s Shrine Auditorium for the 56th Emmy awards. It was a strangely edgy moment, coming as the sitcom was drawing to its six-year close and with three of the four – Cynthia Nixon, Kim Cattrall and Kristin Davis – all competing for the same accolade of
  
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• Andrew Cuomo Claims He Doesn’t Have a Favorite Sex and the City Character

  24-03-2018 04:41 via feedproxy.google.com
  From the moment Cynthia Nixon announced that she was mounting a primary challenge to Andrew Cuomo in this year’s New York gubernatorial election, the Sex and the City references began to roll in. Nixon is, of course, best known for her role as Miranda on the show — and while there is the risk that people...More »
  
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• The Simpsons Explores the President’s Nightmares in ‘A Tale of Two Trumps’ Short

  24-03-2018 04:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  It’s tumultuous times over at the White House as of late/the entire time, so it’d be no surprise if President Trump found himself tossing and turning, caught in a cartoon nightmare that had him questioning everything he held dear. At least, that’s the assumption made by The Simpsons animators, who...More »
  
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• Jane the Virgin Recap: Good-bye, Lefty

  24-03-2018 03:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Oof, Xiomara does indeed have breast cancer. It’s a stage 3 invasive lobular carcinoma, so she needs to decide right away whether to have a lumpectomy, a single mastectomy, or a preventative double mastectomy. It’s a lot for Xo to take in all at once, and “Chapter Seventy-Eight” is shaped...More »
  
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• Chicago Fire Actress DuShon Monique Brown Dead at 49

  24-03-2018 02:17 via feedproxy.google.com
  In a statement to The Chicago Tribune, executive producer Dick Wolf confirmed the death of Chicago Fire actress DuShon Monique Brown. A Chicago native, Brown died Friday afternoon at the city’s St. James Olympia Field Hospital at the age of 49. “The Chicago Fire family is devastated to lose one...More »
  
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• Russell Simmons Being Sued For $10 Million By New Rape Accuser

  24-03-2018 01:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  A new accuser has emerged with rape accusations against Russell Simmons, and she is suing him for $10 million. According to court documents filed on March 23 and obtained by Billboard, a woman designated only as Jane Doe claims that Simmons raped her in a hotel room after she met...More »
  
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• Matt Damon Discusses His Decision to Implement Inclusion Riders

  24-03-2018 00:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  Earlier this month, Fanshen Cox DiGiovanni, the head of strategic outreach for Ben Affleck and Matt Damon’s Pearl Street Films, announced the production company’s decision to adopt inclusion riders on all their upcoming projects. Inclusion riders, if you’ll remember from Frances McDormand’s Oscar shout-out, are a contractual measure designed to...More »
  
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• Interviews: Shock Rocker Alice Cooper Takes On a King in Jesus Christ Superstar

  24-03-2018 00:00
  Cooper plays King Herod in NBC's live concert broadcast of the Andrew Lloyd Webber-Tim Rice rock opera.
  
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