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• Isle of Dogs exhibition in London attracts 40,000 film fans

  06-04-2018 23:48
  Exhibition of original sets and figures from Wes Anderson’s film has been extended due to demandCritics have hailed its “breathtaking visuals” and “meticulous construction”, now the chance to see the original sets and figures from the Isle of Dogs movie has brought more than 3,000 people a day flocking to an exhibition in London.The free exhibition, showing 17 sets from the film that was made in east London studios, has attracted more than 40,000 people since it ope
  
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• Howards End Is an Audacious Twist on a Beloved Classic

  06-04-2018 23:43 via feedproxy.google.com
  “My darling sister, it isn’t going to be at all what was expected.”So writes a character in the new Howards End, a BBC mini-series adapted from E.M. Forster’s novel by screenwriter Kenneth Lonergan (Manchester by the Sea) and director Hettie Macdonald (Doctor Who), and airing over the next four Sundays...More »
  
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• Unpacking That Big Twist in The Endless

  06-04-2018 23:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  This post includes major spoilers for The Endless.In 2012, a science-fiction–horror hybrid called Resolution hit theaters. The first film from directing duo Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead, it follows a pair of longtime friends holed up in an isolated, dilapidated house; the sober one, Mike (Michael Danube), is forcing his...More »
  
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• What It Was Like Filming Atlanta’s ‘Teddy Perkins’ While Donald Glover Stayed in Terrifying Character on Set

  06-04-2018 23:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  Spoilers for Atlanta’s “Teddy Perkins” ahead.“Teddy Perkins” will likely go down as one of the wildest episodes of Atlanta – and television, in general – to ever air, leaving viewers with several unanswered questions. For starters: Who was that playing the titular character, a creepy rich recluse who lures Darius...More »
  
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• Dear Men and Women of Tinder, Abbi Jacobson Is Single

  06-04-2018 23:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  Get your Tinder fingers ready, ladies and gents! While promoting her new movie 6 Balloons, actress and comedian Abbi Jacobson told Vanity Fair that she is very much in the market for a boyfriend or a girlfriend. “I kind of go both ways; I date men and women,” Jacobson said....More »
  
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• Week in review, April 7

  06-04-2018 23:04 via ft.com
  Spotify’s debut, Disney and Sky, Hyundai pressure, SoftBank’s US obstacles and Anbang
  
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• They Should Have Worn Socks in A Quiet Place, Right?

  06-04-2018 22:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  Horror movies tend to require a suspension of disbelief, and some of them even thrive on it. When a final girl wanders into a room she shouldn’t, or a besieged family simply refuses to move out of their haunted house, it’s delicious to share in that frustration with a vocal...More »
  
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• Hayley Atwell on Howards End, Emma Thompson’s Advice, and Why Network TV Is ‘Frustrating’

  06-04-2018 22:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  E.M. Forster’s Howards End is one of the most beloved English-language novels, famously adapted into a 1992 film starring Emma Thompson in the role of Margaret Schlegel. But Hayley Atwell wants to make it clear she was in no way intimidated by the prospect of making Margaret her own. “I...More »
  
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• Kali Uchis on Her Debut Album Isolation’s Self-Reliant Anthems

  06-04-2018 22:21 via feedproxy.google.com
  “I’m not a Barbie doll, I’m just a multidimensional human being who likes to make things,” Kali Uchis says over the phone. The singer’s debut album Isolation — released after years of catchy, retro-inspired singles, a mixtape, and EP — collects Uchis’s eclectic musical taste and her mantras, and collapses...More »
  
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• What RuPaul’s Drag Race’s Vanessa Vanjie Mateo Can’t Live Without

  06-04-2018 22:06 via feedproxy.google.com
  If you’re like us, you’ve probably wondered what famous people add to their carts. Not the JAR brooch and Louis XV chair, but the hand sanitizer and the electric toothbrush. We asked Vanessa Vanjie Mateo, the first queen eliminated from the tenth season of RuPaul’s Drag Race (but undisputedly the...More »
  
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• Every Major Pop-Culture Reference in Atlanta’s ‘Teddy Perkins’

  06-04-2018 21:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  In what’s surely one of the best TV episodes of the year, “Teddy Perkins” is Atlanta at its most unnerving, dreamlike, and challenging. The extended episode, written by Donald Glover and directed by Hiro Murai, follows Darius (Lakeith Stanfield) as he tries to pick up a piano owned by an...More »
  
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• Emily Blunt Recalls Crying the Whole Way Home After Getting Meryl Streep's Stamp of Approval

  06-04-2018 21:15 via feeds.eonline.com
  When an acting icon like Meryl Streep gives you a compliment, it's enough to make you cry of happiness.
  Just ask Emily Blunt, her co-star from the beloved 2006 rom-com The Devil...
  
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• Oh for the Days of the Making-Of Featurette — Seriously

  06-04-2018 21:14 via nytimes.com
  The extras on DVDs came to be seen as studio marketing opportunities, but the quirky bonuses were also a way budding filmmakers learned their craft.
  
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• Lincoln Center’s President Quits After Just a Year

  06-04-2018 20:47 via nytimes.com
  Debora L. Spar, formerly the president of Barnard College, said in a statement that “the fit I’d hoped for has not materialized.”
  
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• ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ Is Going to Cannes

  06-04-2018 20:40 via nytimes.com
  The movie is to have its premiere at the film festival before opening in France on May 23 and in the United States on May 25.
  
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• A Quiet Place Could Win the Box Office This Weekend

  06-04-2018 20:38 via feedproxy.google.com
  Ferocious jump scares and the “beautiful rustic marriage porn” built around John Krasinski and Emily Blunt proved too potent a combination to beat at the Thursday-night box office. Deadline reports that A Quiet Place, co-written and directed by Krasinski, made $4.3 million on preview night, topping the second-place finisher, the...More »
  
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• Molly Ringwald Wrote an Essay on Her Discomfort With John Hughes in the Era of #MeToo

  06-04-2018 20:20 via feedproxy.google.com
  Of the many people who have written essays about the ways in which John Hughes movies have aged and fallen out of sync with culture, Molly Ringwald offers a unique perspective. In an essay for The New Yorker, the former star of The Breakfast Club, Sixteen Candles, and Pretty in...More »
  
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• De Breij ook volgend seizoen in theater - RTL Nieuws - RTL Nieuws

  06-04-2018 20:15
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  De Breij ook volgend seizoen in theater - RTL Nieuws
  RTL Nieuws
  Claudia de Breij is ook volgend seizoen in de theaters te zien. De zangeres en cabaretière gaat langer door met haar huidige voorstelling NU, zo maakte ze bekend in het radioprogramma De MAX op NPO Radio 5.
  De Breij ook volgend seizoen in theaterRTL Boulevardalle 2 nieuwsartikelen »
  
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• Let’s Talk About the Ending of Atlanta’s “Teddy Perkins”

  06-04-2018 19:58 via feedproxy.google.com
  I don’t think there is any episode of Atlanta I have said “what the hell?!” to, with a mix fear and curiosity, more than “Teddy Perkins.” Scant details were available about the episode before it aired. It was poised to run for over 30 minutes without any commercials and would...More »
  
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• Marisa Tomei Is the Architect of Murder in the Trailer for The First Purge

  06-04-2018 19:49 via feedproxy.google.com
  If you thought The First Purge director Gerard McMurray was going to lean away from the political undertones of the franchise that he inherited from creator James DeMonaco, you were so, so wrong. As white elites monitor what is essentially the beta-testing round of the Purge — set among the...More »
  
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• Joaquin Phoenix and a Hammer: The Story Behind the Year’s Most Unforgettable Action Sequence

  06-04-2018 19:42 via feedproxy.google.com
  Lynne Ramsay is a bad ass. The Scottish writer-director of modern classics such as Ratcatcher and Morvern Callar is also a brilliant writer and visual poet and one of the most important living filmmakers we have, but at the end of the day, please do not forget: Lynne Ramsay is...More »
  
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• A Very Funny Joke About a Very Dead Horse

  06-04-2018 19:19 via feedproxy.google.com
  It’s bad to beat a dead horse, but to tell a joke about one!? Well, that’s a different story. Especially if it’s this story by very good comedian Nate Bargatze from last night’s episode of The Tonight Show. Sure, he must’ve talked about more than a single dead horse, you...More »
  
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• Scandal Recap: A Gladiator Disarmed

  06-04-2018 18:58 via feedproxy.google.com
  Why is it so important for Olivia Pope to regain the moral compass that purportedly exists under all those layers of white angora wool? The question comes up in “People Like Me” as Olivia tries to sweet talk Cyrus into aborting his latest mission to wrest control of the Oval...More »
  
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• Tiffany Haddish, Who Really Does Have No Filter, Is Producing an HBO Comedy About Instagram Fame

  06-04-2018 18:57 via feedproxy.google.com
  In news worth linking to in your bio, Tiffany Haddish is producing an HBO comedy about Instagram fame. Per Variety, Haddish is executive producing Unsubscribed, “an examination of female blackness, beauty, and identity through a behind-the-scenes look at the Instagram hustle” written by The Mindy Project actress Xosha Roquemore and...More »
  
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• Broadway-klassieker 'My Fair Lady' in Theater De Vest - Alkmaar Centraal (persbericht)

  06-04-2018 18:04
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  Broadway-klassieker 'My Fair Lady' in Theater De Vest
  Alkmaar Centraal (persbericht)
  Verschillende generaties hebben de afgelopen 60 jaar kunnen genieten van het verhaal van de excentrieke professor Higgins en het eenvoudige bloemenmeisje Eliza Doolittle. Op 20, 21 en 22 april is de musical 'My Fair Lady' te zien in Theater De Vest in ...en meer »
  
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• Michelle Pfeiffer Is Stunning in Where Is Kyra?

  06-04-2018 18:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  In Where Is Kyra?, Michelle Pfeiffer is stunning as a desperate, near-destitute woman whose life is shrouded in darkness. And not just metaphorical darkness. The Nigerian-born director Andrew Dosunmu seems to have a philosophical aversion to light. Either that or — as Pauline Kael once speculated about Clint Eastwood —...More »
  
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• The Many Layers of Atlanta’s ‘Teddy Perkins’

  06-04-2018 17:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  Presented without commercials, clocking in at 35 minutes, and packing in as much raw emotion and as many twists and turns as a feature-length thriller, “Teddy Perkins” is a gothic funhouse of an Atlanta episode, filled with warped mirrors reflecting different aspects of American and African-American experience, as well the preoccupations of...More »
  
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• ‘The First Purge’ Trailer Hits Political Notes

  06-04-2018 17:28 via nytimes.com
  The horror franchise’s newest installment is an origin tale featuring Marisa Tomei, Y’lan Noel and Lex Scott Davis.
  
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• A Childhood Eden Seared by Violence. Set to Music?

  06-04-2018 17:27 via nytimes.com
  The Bengsons are a folk-rock duo adapting their personal stories for the stage. But their new show, “The Lucky Ones,” posed a painful challenge: “Is it possible to tell the truth kindly?”
  
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• Video Flash: Watch Taylor Trensch, Telly Leung, Ethan Slater, and More at Broadway Backwards 2018

  06-04-2018 17:00
  Musical theater stars performed selections from shows including Hamilton and Side Show.
  
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• Video Flash: First Look Inside Mean Girls; Broadway Cast Album Available for Preorder

  06-04-2018 17:00
  Tina Fey's screen-to-stage project opens on Broadway this Sunday.
  
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• Theater News: World Premiere of Cleo Begins Performances at Alley Theatre

  06-04-2018 17:00
  Bob Balaban directs the production starring Lisa Birnbaum as Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Short as Richard Burton.
  
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• Let’s Talk About the Nail Scene in A Quiet Place

  06-04-2018 17:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  * This post includes spoilers for A Quiet Place.John Krasinski was not a likely candidate to direct one of the year’s most anticipated horror films, and yet, A Quiet Place premiered at this year’s SXSW festival to jubilant reviews, earning a near perfect critical rating as it sails into its...More »
  
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• Can Laura Jackson breathe fresh life into Saturday night TV?

  06-04-2018 16:45
  Multi-talented presenter of new BBC 1 quiz show Ready or Not aims to bring light-hearted escapism to prime-time slot Is slapstick Saturday-night TV as we know it facing extinction? After Dec was left flying solo without Ant last Saturday night, and following the rise of midweek hits such as The Great British Bake-off, which has claimed the most-watched crown, viewers could be forgiven for thinking so.Enter Laura Jackson, one of a new roster of stars that BBC1 is banking on to breathe new life in
  
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• The 10 Best Moments on Cardi B’s Invasion of Privacy

  06-04-2018 16:42 via feedproxy.google.com
  The wait is over: Cardi B’s debut album Invasion of Privacy is here in all its glory. The album is only a few hours old and already there’s so much to discuss. What are her best one-liners? Who does she sample? She wants to have a threesome with whom? Below...More »
  
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• 3JS met 10 jarig jubileum in het theater - Barendrechts Dagblad (persbericht)

  06-04-2018 16:27
  3JS met 10 jarig jubileum in het theater
  Barendrechts Dagblad (persbericht)
  In 2008 zetten de 3JS hun eerste voorzichtige stappen op de theaterpodia. De songs die ze schreven hebben vaak een folky-basis van akoestische gitaren, viool en accordeon en de spitsvondige teksten verdienden een luisterend oor. Ideale muziek voor in ...
  
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• Watch This Lost in Space Trailer That’s Only About Parker Posey

  06-04-2018 16:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Netflix’s Lost in Space reboots the classic sci-fi series about a family stranded on a distant planet after an accident. The important thing is, in this version of the show, the great Parker Posey plays the devious Dr. Smith. So instead of all that space nonsense, we’ve got you a...More »
  
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• Review: The End of an Era in Two Trains Running

  06-04-2018 16:00
  Arena Stage delivers a vision of Pittsburgh in 1969.
  
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• Photo Flash: First Look at Trinity Repertory Company's Native Gardens

  06-04-2018 16:00
  Anne Scurria, Timothy Crowe, Daniel Duque-Estrada, and María Gabriela Rosado González star under the direction of Christie Vela.
  
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• Chipping Away at the Huge Block of Netflix Originals

  06-04-2018 16:00 via nytimes.com
  “Mute,” “The Ritual” and “Ravenous” are three Netflix Originals that deliver genre thrills in differing measures.
  
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• Atlanta Robbin’ Season Recap: Fine, Destiny

  06-04-2018 16:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Ha!All right.Let’s get to it.There are, I think, two ways we could approach “Teddy Perkins,” and the first one means working with the story on its own terms. It’s Darius’s episode. He’s in pursuit of a free piano he found on the internet. He ends up at this mansion in...More »
  
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• Melle Daamen weg bij Theater Rotterdam - Kunst & Media - PAROOL - Parool.nl

  06-04-2018 15:54
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  Melle Daamen weg bij Theater Rotterdam - Kunst & Media - PAROOL
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  Melle Daamen is na een dienstverband van 1,5 jaar opgestapt als algemeen directeur van Theater Rotterdam.
  Cultuurblog - Melle Daamen treedt na anderhalf jaar terug als algemeen ...Volkskrant
  Directeur Melle Daamen onverwachts gestopt bij Theater RotterdamNU.nlalle 5 nieuwsartikelen »
  
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• Was That Donald Glover in Whiteface Creeping Everyone Out on Atlanta?

  06-04-2018 15:38 via feedproxy.google.com
  Atlanta, true to form, just keeps getting weirder with each episode of this season. In last night’s “Teddy Perkins,” an extended, commercial-free episode, Darius went off to pick up a piano from a big, creepy mansion occupied by one Teddy Perkins. Perkins, as it turns out, is a mysterious tragic...More »
  
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• BBC America’s Killing Eve Is Instantly Addictive Television

  06-04-2018 15:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  Like the audacious and seductive contract killer at its center, Killing Eve immediately grabs your attention and pulls out all the stops to make sure it doesn’t lose it. The new BBC America series serves up creatively executed murders, international globe-trotting, Mindhunter-size fonts that announce each new setting (my favorite:...More »
  
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• Directeur Theater Rotterdam stapt op - OPEN Rotterdam (persbericht)

  06-04-2018 15:14
  OPEN Rotterdam (persbericht)
  Directeur Theater Rotterdam stapt op
  OPEN Rotterdam (persbericht)
  Melle Daamen treedt terug als algemeen directeur van Theater Rotterdam. Hij is tot deze conclusie gekomen na 'goed overleg' met de Raad van Toezicht. Na de fusie tussen het Ro Theater, het Productiehuis Rotterdam en de Rotterdamse Schouwburg komt hij ...
  Artistiek directeur Likeminds Amsterdam wordt directeur HKU TheaterNieuws.nl
  Maaike Ouboter keert terug naar het theaterStad Nijkerk
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• Lorde Is Sorry She Captioned Her Bathtub Photo With Whitney Houston Lyrics

  06-04-2018 15:13 via feedproxy.google.com
  Lorde was excited to take a bath tonight — so excited, she wanted to share a photo of her marble bathtub to her Instagram story with a song lyric about love. And, out of all the classic love songs from which she could’ve chosen, she picked the one that made...More »
  
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• Theater News: Theatre for a New Audience Announces The Winter's Tale Postshow Talks

  06-04-2018 15:00
  Arin Arbus's new production of the Shakespeare play runs through April 15 at the Polonsky Shakespeare Center.
  
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• Theater News: Beth Leavel to Star in Industry Reading of Bloody Bloody Jessica Fletcher

  06-04-2018 15:00
  The musical parody will perform at the Green Room 42.
  
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• Remember When Roseanne Ran for President?

  06-04-2018 14:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  Last Friday, a single tweet was the focus of a national news story. It didn’t come from Trump’s Twitter account — but, perhaps unsurprisingly, he had something to do with it. “President Trump has freed so many children held in bondage to pimps all over this world,” Roseanne Barr claimed...More »
  
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• Martin Sorrell, WPP’s adman under fire

  06-04-2018 14:24 via ft.com
  His grip on the group could be loosening amid allegations of personal misconduct
  
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