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• Jessica Chastain Defends #TimesUp Amid Asia Argento’s Criticisms

  23-04-2018 23:43 via feedproxy.google.com
  This weekend, Thandie Newton gave a candid interview regarding Hollywood’s current #TimesUp initiative, saying she was excluded from participating due to not being a “hot” or “mainstream” actress. (Newton was sexually abused by a casting director as a teenager, and has since been an outspoken advocate for the industry’s exploitative...More »
  
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• The Many Timelines of Westworld Season Two, Explained

  23-04-2018 23:41 via feedproxy.google.com
  The first season of HBO’s Westworld played with its sci-fi narrative by cutting back and forth across different time periods, most notably between two characters — Jimmi Simpson’s white-hat William and Ed Harris’s Man in Black — who ended up being the same guy. Eagle-eyed fans picked up on the...More »
  
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• Fox’s Lethal Weapon Is Reportedly Facing Recasting Due to Co-lead’s Toxic Behavior

  23-04-2018 23:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  Fox’s popular series Lethal Weapon is reportedly being plagued with some very lethal behavior. According to Deadline, Clayne Crawford — who currently co-stars as Martin Riggs, opposite Damon Wayans, in the buddy-cop comedy — has exhibited a “history of bad behavior” on the series, which has resulted in him being...More »
  
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• Westworld: season two review – the robot rebellion will be televised

  23-04-2018 23:20 via theguardian.com
  While season one felt like a bit of a chore, with expendable characters and over-complex plotlines, this extra-long opener has a newfound energy, gusto – and even a sense of humourIt took me two serious attempts to get through the first season of Westworld (Sky Atlantic). This vast, expensive and ambitious series – Jurassic Park with Stetsons, except you’re always kind of rooting for the dinosaurs to win – quickly established itself to be meaty, grownup entertainment. It
  
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• Sarah Jessica Parker on Sex and the City Friendships: ‘There Is No Catfight, There’s Never Been a Catfight’

  23-04-2018 22:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  Blue Night, which had its world premiere last week at the Tribeca Film Festival, features a sparser-than-usual performance from Sarah Jessica Parker. We meet her Vivienne, a jazz singer, on the most hectic, emotional day of her life, packed with appointments and phone calls and errands — and a brain-tumor...More »
  
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• A Serious Critique of the MCU’s Street Style

  23-04-2018 22:37 via feedproxy.google.com
  In the ten years since the Marvel Cinematic Universe began, we’ve had nine Captain America uniforms, 50 Iron Man suits (literally!), and thousands of torn Hulk pants (estimably!). Heck, even Hawkeye, a guy whose power is to shoot bows and arrows, is currently on his fourth suit.The discrepancies between comic-book...More »
  
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• Mary Elizabeth Had to Bomb Onstage Before She Could Play a Comedian in Her New Movie

  23-04-2018 22:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  Before starring in All About Nina, a new film about a struggling stand-up comedian, Mary Elizabeth Winstead had to learn just how tough the comedy industry can be. Unfortunately for Winstead, that meant bombing onstage, in front of stone-faced extras. The movie’s leads, Winstead and Common, and director Eva Vives...More »
  
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• Rue St. Denis, Longtime Outfitter to TV and Chic People, Is Closing

  23-04-2018 21:07 via nytimes.com
  For 25 years, a time capsule of perfectly preserved clothing in Alphabet City.
  
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• Trinity Mirror’s acquisition of Express sent to Ofcom

  23-04-2018 20:55 via ft.com
  Culture secretary raises concerns about free expression of opinion and editorial decision-making
  
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• Bill Cosby Will Not Take the Stand in His Sexual-Assault Retrial

  23-04-2018 20:52 via feedproxy.google.com
  The defense rested its case in the sexual-assault retrial of Bill Cosby shortly after lunch today. The 80-year-old comedian, who is charged with three counts of felony sexual assault, opted not to take the stand in his own defense. Cosby also did not testify in the first trial, which ended...More »
  
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• Kanye West Professes Love for Trump, Defends Conservative Pundit in New Interview

  23-04-2018 20:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  Over the weekend, Kanye West stoked the outrage fires yet again with more philosophic Twitter musings, this time including vague support for conservative, anti–Black Lives Matter commentator Candace Owens and “the way she thinks.” His tweets sparked a tense phone call between Kanye and Hot 97 host Ebro Darden, which...More »
  
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• Wild Wild Country’s Ma Anand Sheela Did It All for Love

  23-04-2018 20:38 via feedproxy.google.com
  Asian women on American TV are often tiger moms or dragon ladies. Ma Anand Sheela, one of the latest, got the latter treatment in the new Netflix docuseries Wild Wild Country, though her story could read as an ingenue’s — about a girl who quits school to assist a charming...More »
  
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• What’s Leaving Hulu: May 2018

  23-04-2018 20:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  If you’re feeling mad about health insurance: John Q.In this 2002 thriller, Denzel Washington plays the titular John Q., a man who is backed into a corner when his son needs urgent heart surgery but is completely stonewalled by insurance companies. When there’s no other choice left to save his...More »
  
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• I Want to Know, Have You Ever Seen Netflix’s The Rain Trailer?

  23-04-2018 19:52 via feedproxy.google.com
  It’s an unpleasant day in Scandinavia, and we’re not talking about getting to the ABBA Museum a few minutes after closing time. (Ugh.) The trailer for Netflix’s new Danish drama The Rain dropped this afternoon, and it’s a doozy — set in a post-apocalyptic future, two teens emerged from a...More »
  
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• Why Hasn’t Marvel Announced Doctor Strange 2 Yet?

  23-04-2018 19:43 via feedproxy.google.com
  When the decision-makers at Marvel launch a new, successful franchise, it typically doesn’t take them very long to announce a sequel. Black Panther 2 is already in the works, and Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige is trying to bring director Ryan Coogler back. Guardians of the Galaxy was once seen...More »
  
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• Cosby’s Legal Team Receives Another Blow, Jury Won’t Hear Damning Testimony

  23-04-2018 19:17 via feedproxy.google.com
  As Bill Cosby’s felony sexual-assault retrial heads into its final days, the defense has gone into overdrive in hopes of destroying the reputation of the comedian’s main accuser, Andrea Constand.Despite its best attempts, Cosby’s legal team received a mighty blow this morning when the judge struck down a motion that...More »
  
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• Here’s Why John Oliver Bought Fox News Airtime During Sean Hannity’s Show This Week

  23-04-2018 18:44 via feedproxy.google.com
  Bless HBO and the Last Week Tonight accounting departments, which somehow seem to have an endless supply of monetary funds to buy whatever the hell they want for the sake of a good laugh. This week was no exception — with the intention of trying to educate President Trump about...More »
  
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• Ronald Chesney obituary

  23-04-2018 18:03 via theguardian.com
  Leading harmonica player who became half of a comedy writing duo that produced TV hits such as The Rag Trade and On the BusesRonald Chesney, who has died aged 97, was one half of a comedy duo known as “the two Ronnies” before Barker and Corbett launched themselves as a TV double act with that name. Chesney and Ronald Wolfe worked behind the cameras, scripting two of the most popular sitcoms of all time, The Rag Trade and On the Buses, both set in the workplace and with a bawdy humour
  
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• Wanted Is Coming to Netflix in May 2018

  23-04-2018 18:00 via feeds.eonline.com
  Here's a film you'll want to press play on Netflix next month.
  E! News can exclusively reveal the 2008 action thriller Wanted starring Angelina Jolie is coming to Netflix on May...
  
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• ‘Avengers,’ the Most Lucrative Movie Franchise Ever, Is Wrapping Up. Why?

  23-04-2018 18:00 via nytimes.com
  The Russo brothers pushed to bring the Avengers series to a close — in a two-part extravaganza beginning with “Infinity War” — and Marvel listened.
  
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• How the Most Shocking Moment in Ghost Stories Came Together

  23-04-2018 17:56 via feedproxy.google.com
  Spoilers for Ghost Stories below.Ghost Stories begins deceptively simply. Professor Phillip Goodman (played by Andy Nyman, who co-wrote and co-directed the film with Jeremy Dyson), a James Randi-esque figure, receives a set of three supposedly supernatural incidents to investigate. Right away, the film’s structure seems to be set for us:...More »
  
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• ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Trailer Stars Henry Golding and Constance Wu

  23-04-2018 17:24 via nytimes.com
  The big-screen adaptation of the best-selling novel arrives after controversy of the casting of the biracial male lead.
  
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• Crazy Rich Asians' New Trailer Makes Meeting Your Boyfriend's Family Look Easy

  23-04-2018 16:36 via feeds.eonline.com
  The full trailer for Crazy Rich Asians is here!While fans got a short teaser last week, the new two-minute and 25-second sneak peek aired on Monday's episode of The Ellen DeGeneres...
  
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• Critic’s Notebook: ‘I Feel Pretty’ and the Rise of Beauty-Standard Denialism

  23-04-2018 16:00 via nytimes.com
  Coursing through pop culture, this attitude puts the onus on women to improve their self-esteem instead of criticizing societal beauty standards.
  
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• Cardi B Lived Her Best Life at Coachella With Jay-Z, Migos, and SZA

  23-04-2018 15:46 via feedproxy.google.com
  Cardi B and her precious cargo returned to the desert for another weekend at Coachella, which proved to be even busier than her first. She kicked off her eventful schedule by rushing to see Beyoncé on Saturday night, as you do. And while in the crowd, she ran into none...More »
  
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• Matt Smith Finally Speaks Out About That Royal Crown Pay Gap

  23-04-2018 15:43 via feedproxy.google.com
  Prince Philip, he speaks! A month after The Crown got everyone in a tizzy with the revelation that Matt Smith was paid more than Claire Foy for their two seasons of work on the Netflix series — despite Foy getting top billing, and playing the titular “crown” — Smith has...More »
  
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• Hillary Clinton’s Twitter Bio Won’t Start With ‘Wife’ Anymore

  23-04-2018 15:08 via feedproxy.google.com
  Hillary Clinton is changing her Twitter bio. After Clinton’s Arthur Miller Freedom to Write lecture at the PEN America World Voices Sunday night, Clinton sat down for a conversation with author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Adichie asked Clinton about her Twitter bio, which reads, “Wife, mom, grandma, women+kids advocate, FLOTUS, Senator,...More »
  
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• Did Sebastian Stan Just Reveal Three Secret Avengers: Infinity War Cameos?

  23-04-2018 14:45 via feeds.eonline.com
  Did Sebastian Stan just share a major spoiler before Avengers: Infinity War hits theaters?In an interview with The Independent, Stan mentioned three actors whose characters had not yet...
  
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• The Real Housewives of Potomac Recap: Mother’s Day

  23-04-2018 14:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  Who would have thought that Little Miss Ashley would deliver the emotional tour de force in an episode full of mundane drama? She is a Tennessee Williams heroine in the middle of Potomac. If you asked me to describe any of the Real Housewives, I’d say, “They’re tragic figures incapable...More »
  
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• American Idol Recap: Fire Away, Fire Away

  23-04-2018 14:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  Hold a fellow Idol zealot’s hand because I have some bad news: I think our judges are failing. Even with Katy Perry leaning forward and glowering like a humorless record exec in Paula Abdul’s “Cold Hearted” video, we can’t seem to eke any honesty out of our three assigned judges....More »
  
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• Macaulay Culkin Doesn't Watch Home Alone on Christmas Like Everyone Else

  23-04-2018 14:05 via feeds.eonline.com
  While the Home Alone movies are holiday favorites for many families, they aren't for Macaulay Culkin.On Monday's episode of The Ellen DeGeneres Show, the child star admitted he...
  
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• When good TV goes bad: how Blue’s Antony Costa closed the door on MTV Cribs

  23-04-2018 13:59 via theguardian.com
  Once an insight into Mariah and Missy’s mansions, the show soon turned into tours of four-bed semis, complete with Spurs posters on the bedroom doorThink back to the innocent times of the early 00s. Back then, Snapchat and Instagram Stories didn’t exist, so the only way that celebs could display the ostentatious and tacky ways they’d decided to decorate their million-dollar mansions was to invite a camera crew from MTV Cribs into their homes.And it was fascinating. It didn&rsqu
  
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• The Real Housewives of Atlanta Reunion Recap: The Roach Metaphor

  23-04-2018 13:39 via feedproxy.google.com
  After last season’s explosive reunion, Bravo probably felt like they had to deliver something good, so why not serve Kim up on a silver platter to the Housewives? But it says a whole lot about season 10 that this reunion finale is devoted to someone who isn’t even a peach-holder....More »
  
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• Masterchef contestant, 29, dies after collapsing during London Marathon

  23-04-2018 13:06 via theguardian.com
  Matt Campbell collapsed at the 22.5-mile markRace had taken place in record temperaturesMatt Campbell, aged 29, a professional chef from the Lake District, has died after collapsing in Sunday’s London Marathon.The 29-year-old was running his first London marathon for the Brathay Trust, a charity that inspires vulnerable young people to make positive changes in their lives, yet was a keen and talented athlete who ran under three hours at the Manchester marathon earlier this month. Continue
  
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• Nailed It! The cooking show that bakes capitalism to a crisp | Jack Bernhardt

  23-04-2018 12:30 via theguardian.com
  It may look like another Netflix reality show, but beneath the melting fondant lies a tasty satire of our hyper-combative worldWhat’s the greatest satire of capitalism? For some it’s A Tale of Two Cities, for others it’s Catch-22, and for a minority it’s that Frankie Goes to Hollywood video where Ronald Reagan is wrestling the leader of the Soviet Union. Up until this year, I probably would have said the last one (it’s the way Reagan gets Konstantin Chernenko into a
  
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• Bourne again: can Treadstone work without Jason Bourne?

  23-04-2018 12:17 via theguardian.com
  A new TV pilot will attempt to carry on the series without its main character. Is it doomed to failure? Here are the reasons why it just might workThere are a million reasons why the USA Network’s Bourneless Jason Bourne spin-off, Treadstone, may not work. You could look at the patchy nature of showrunner Tim Kring’s résumé, or speculate on how severely the series’ trademark globe-hopping would be curtailed with a meagre TV budget. You could ask yourself whether y
  
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• Matt Smith on The Crown pay gap: 'We should be paid equally'

  23-04-2018 11:36 via theguardian.com
  The actor, who was paid more than his co-star Claire Foy in the Netflix drama, has called for parity and an ‘even playing field for everyone’Matt Smith has broken his silence about the pay disparity between him and his co-star in The Crown, Claire Foy, saying they should have been paid equally for their roles in the Netflix drama. The actor, who played the Duke of Edinburgh opposite Foy’s Queen Elizabeth II, said efforts need to be made to create a level playing field.Continue
  
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• Monday’s best TV – Westworld; Fergie v Wenger: The Feud

  23-04-2018 07:00 via theguardian.com
  The stakes are high in the robot park, as both sides face off at the start of season two. And similar tensions revisited in two football managers’ battle for supremacy9pm, Sky Atlantic
  The rootin’-tootin’ Turing test returns for a second season of honky-tonk piano and violent delights. With the rebellious AI hosts – notably Thandie Newton’s coldly furious madam Maeve – having subverted their hardwired prerogative not to kill humans, the stakes have been raised
  
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• 'Not the vibe we want': New Zealand cinema bans pyjamas and onesies

  23-04-2018 06:21
  Many in small town of Hawera applauded local cinema’s action regarding appropriate dress for cinema goersA New Zealand cinema has banned patrons from wearing pyjamas, dressing gowns dirty gumboots and onesies to their screenings, in a bid to raise dress standards in the small town.“Like many other businesses and people in town we have noticed an increasing trend of people thinking PJs/onesies and dressing gowns are appropriate to wear in public,” Hawera cinema 2 posted on Faceb
  
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• Barry Recap: Shakespeare’s Whiff

  23-04-2018 05:16 via feedproxy.google.com
  The annals of screen entertainment are littered with accessories in denial. “Chapter Five: Do Your Job” places Barry in a narrative lineage stretching from Rick Blaine all the way to Baby the driver, men adjacent to reprehensible behavior who can nonetheless convince themselves of their own innocence. They’re masters of...More »
  
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• Jessica Williams Joins J.K. Rowling to Announce Her Fantastic Beasts Character

  23-04-2018 05:08 via feedproxy.google.com
  To be a fly on that wall! Or preferably just a normal human being, as J.K. Rowling and Jessica Williams don’t seem like the type to hang out in a lot of fly-infested theaters. While attending tonight’s Broadway premiere of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, the author and one...More »
  
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• Trust Recap: Beautiful Boys

  23-04-2018 05:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  An utterly tragic episode, “Silenzio” unfolds almost exclusively in the mountains of Calabria. With the exception of a few scenes with John Paul Getty at his mansion and Gail Getty in Rome, the vast majority of this hour tracks John Paul Getty III and the man who saved his life....More »
  
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• Timeless Recap: Undercover Blues

  23-04-2018 05:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Dear Connor Mason,Please accept this epistolary recap as my apology. All season long, I’ve gleefully trolled you for your underwhelming plotlines, easy one-liners, and general uselessness as the Time Team worked circles around you. I believe that more than once, I ended my weekly wrap-ups wondering if next week would...More »
  
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• Billions Recap: Walk on the Wild Side

  23-04-2018 05:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  OMG THIS EPISODE! What a gift. What a treasure. This one was going straight out to the fans, and I loved every minute of it. I barely know where to start! I think I should save the best for last?This is quite a week for dueling pairs, whether it’s the...More »
  
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