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• Million Pound Menu review – Dragons’ Den meets Masterchef

  24-05-2018 23:00
  First Dates’ Fred Sirieix adds charm to a show in which pop-up restaurants vie for boring backers to make them stay-upsWe didn’t do this one when it started last week because there was something more interesting around. Today there isn’t, so Million Pound Menu (BBC Two) it is. Each week, two new restaurant ideas get their own pop-up (or “peurp up”, because it’s Frenchman Fred Sirieix from First Dates presenting) in Manchester, and try to get an investment from
  
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• 14 Plays and Musicals to Go to in N.Y.C. This Weekend

  24-05-2018 23:00 via nytimes.com
  Previews, openings and some last-chance picks.
  
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• Summer Music Preview: Drake, Nicki Minaj, Ariana Grande, and So Much Kanye

  24-05-2018 22:56 via feedproxy.google.com
  Every summer, rumors of Big Deal releases from marquee artists run rampant. This summer, the same thing is happening, but there’s one crucial difference: Artists are throwing everything they have into projects with actual concrete release dates. By the end of June alone, we’re all but guaranteed to have new...More »
  
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• Killing Eve’s Jodie Comer Knows Villanelle Is Scariest When She Seems Totally Normal

  24-05-2018 22:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  Sandra Oh is the actress who drew viewers into the twisted world of Killing Eve, but she’s got a valuable co-star in Jodie Comer, who plays the sociopathic assassin trying to hunt down Eve Polastri. Though she’s only 25, Comer has already built a steady career on British TV in shows...More »
  
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• Harvey Weinstein to surrender to NYPD on charges of sexual misconduct: reports

  24-05-2018 22:30
  Former film producer is expected to turn himself in Friday, according to multiple reports that cite law enforcement officialsHollywood film producer Harvey Weinstein is expected to surrender to authorities on charges of sexual misconduct on Friday, according to multiple reports. More than 70 women have accused Weinstein, co-founder of the Miramax studio and The Weinstein Company, of sexual harassment and assault, including rape.Related: Gwyneth Paltrow: Brad Pitt threatened to kill Weinstein ove
  
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• Mudbound’s Dee Rees Returns to Netflix for Joan Didion Adaptation

  24-05-2018 22:08 via feedproxy.google.com
  Name a more iconic trio of women. We’ll wait. Mudbound director and screenwriter Dee Rees — fresh from her recent Oscar nomination for Best Adaptated Screenplay — will be returning to Netflix to direct an adaptation of Joan Didion’s The Last Thing He Wanted, which will star Anne Hathaway in...More »
  
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• Harvey Weinstein Will Surrender to Authorities in New York

  24-05-2018 22:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  Harvey Weinstein has been pretty scarce since dozens of women started accusing him of various forms of sexual abuse and harassment last fall, but according to the New York Daily News, the former producer is planning to turn himself over to New York authorities tomorrow. Weinstein is being investigated by...More »
  
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• Morgan Freeman Is Accused of Sexual Harassment by Several Women

  24-05-2018 21:56 via nytimes.com
  The women told CNN that he inappropriately touched or spoke to them on set, during publicity events and at his production company. He issued an apology.
  
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• NBC Is Launching a Podcast Network for Select Shows

  24-05-2018 21:48 via feedproxy.google.com
  Since you definitely don’t spend enough time just watching all the shows you like, now you can listen to official podcasts about them, too. Entertainment Weekly announced today that NBC will be launching a podcast network, beginning with programs for American Ninja Warrior (hosted by Matt Iseman and Akbar Gbaja-Biamila) and...More »
  
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• Everything We Learned by Watching Ashley I. and Jared’s Story of Us Documentary

  24-05-2018 21:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  Yes, it’s true: Ashley Iaconetti and Jared Haibon are a real-life, actual couple and their blessed union somehow didn’t happen under the watchful eye of Chris Harrison.If you don’t know who these two people are, why are you reading this? Close the tab and go watch C-SPAN or whatever people...More »
  
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• Jeffrey Tambor: the problem with his post-#MeToo comeback

  24-05-2018 21:29
  The actor, who was ousted from Transparent after sexual misconduct allegations, has found himself under scrutiny again with resurfaced verbal harassment Earlier this week, it was announced that Jeffrey Tambor, an actor whose name was one of many mentioned in the post-Weinstein rush of sexual misconduct allegations, would be returning to this year’s Emmys race.The 73-year-old star, who has previously won two awards for his role as a trans woman in Transparent, was submitted by Netflix for h
  
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• Spotify scores victory in battle over royalty payments

  24-05-2018 20:28 via ft.com
  Streaming company’s $113m settlement with songwriters approved by US federal judge
  
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• More Baskets Is in the Works at FX

  24-05-2018 20:19 via feedproxy.google.com
  FX wants more Baskets. The network announced today that it’s handed out a season-four renewal to the comedy starring Zach Galifianakis and Louie Anderson, which will premiere sometime in 2019. Season three wrapped up its run in late March. “Baskets continues to deliver thanks to the dream creative team led...More »
  
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• Review: In ‘Ding Dong It’s the Ocean,’ Seas Rise and a Party Crashes

  24-05-2018 19:29 via nytimes.com
  The play, created by Rady & Bloom, follows a celebration that goes nowhere, with nothing going according to plan.
  
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• Hollywood, It’s Okay to Cast Old Actors As Old People

  24-05-2018 19:08 via feedproxy.google.com
  This post contains spoilers for On Chesil Beach.Walking into the the new adaptation of On Chesil Beach, you know you’ll get at least one palm-sweatingly uncomfortable scene: the fumbling, abortive attempt at wedding-night sex that, as all readers of Ian McEwan’s novel know, eventually tears apart the young lovers Edward...More »
  
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• Morgan Freeman accused of sexual harassment by eight women

  24-05-2018 19:06
  A new report alleges that the actor subjected women to sexual and verbal harassment on film sets and at his production company
  Morgan Freeman has been accused of sexual and verbal harassment by eight different women.According to CNN, the women, who say Freeman subjected them to inappropriate remarks about their bodies, allege that he harassed them on the set of his films, at his production company Revelations Entertainment and at press junkets. Related: How #MeToo revealed the central rift withi
  
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• Spike Lee on BlacKkKlansman and Not Taking the Bait on Kanye

  24-05-2018 18:57 via feedproxy.google.com
  Spike Lee is no wallflower. Over the course of our spirited conversation on a restaurant rooftop overlooking the Palais des Festivals in Cannes, the 61-year-old director has jumped up, acted out scenes, and screamed with laughter. Though we are tucked away in a far corner of this French terrace, he’s...More »
  
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• Ibiza Doesn’t Work As a Hangout Vacation Movie, or a Rom-Com

  24-05-2018 18:44 via feedproxy.google.com
  People tell each other “no” a lot in Ibiza. It’s a kind of chin-tucked-down, “no, honey” kind of faux-aghast deadpan damper, used when a friend is doing something that perhaps does not flatter them, or using a turn of phrase that, to borrow a similar ready-made comic affectation, is “not...More »
  
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• Mary Gordon’s 10 Favorite Books

  24-05-2018 18:35 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 author Mary Gordon’s list....More »
  
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• The Most Anticipated Screen Pairings of the Summer Movie Season

  24-05-2018 18:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  Onscreen chemistry is crucial if you want your movie or TV show to succeed. The greatest fictional love stories and buddy comedies and best friendships of our time thrive because of that inimitable connection between scene partners. This summer’s approaching film slate already has its standout offerings, but what are...More »
  
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• The Cultural Vandalism of Jeffrey Tambor

  24-05-2018 18:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  I interviewed Jeffrey Tambor on Tuesday, briefly, in a room with some of his fellow Arrested Development cast members, not including his co-star Jessica Walter. But it doesn’t matter what he told me.It doesn’t matter because Tambor said almost the exact same word-for-word statement — presumably crafted with help from...More »
  
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• On DVD: In ‘The Color of Pomegranates,’ the Cinema of the Cryptic

  24-05-2018 17:54 via nytimes.com
  Newly restored, Sergei Parajanov’s ravishing masterpiece is out on Blu-ray and available for streaming.
  
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• Morgan Freeman Accused of Sexually Harassing Eight Women

  24-05-2018 17:43 via feedproxy.google.com
  A new CNN investigation has uncovered multiple accusations of misconduct against Morgan Freeman. According to the report, eight women allege being sexually harassed by Freeman on set and in interviews, with eight other witnesses corroborating their stories. One woman, a production assistant on the 2017 film Going in Style, says...More »
  
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• Actual Superhero Regina King Will Star in Damon Lindelof’s HBO Watchmen Pilot

  24-05-2018 17:42 via feedproxy.google.com
  Regina King, actress, director, scene-stealer, and actual superhero (according to Gabrielle Union, who we trust on this) is going to star in Damon Lindelof’s pilot — and hopefully series — adaptation of Watchmen. Variety reports that King will star in the lead role among a cast that includes Don Johnson,...More »
  
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• Netflix passes Disney to become most valuable US media company

  24-05-2018 17:30 via ft.com
  Symbolic moment of transition as the pair go head to head in video streaming
  
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• How ‘Cursed Child’ Puts Parenting at the Center of the Potterverse

  24-05-2018 17:21 via nytimes.com
  Two children’s literature experts consider what works in the Broadway play — for kids, sure, but for grown-ups too.
  
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• Critic’s Notebook: Who is Neville Longbottom, and Why Should I Care? A Potter Newbie on That Broadway Show

  24-05-2018 17:19 via nytimes.com
  The stagecraft is impressive, but if you’re not familiar with J.K. Rowling’s world of wizards, “Cursed Child” can be a mystifying slog.
  
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• Show Dogs recut to snip 'inappropriate' rottweiler groping scenes

  24-05-2018 16:57
  US cinemas will show a version of the family comedy without scenes in which a dog is coached into tolerating genital inspectionThe studio behind new family comedy Show Dogs has agreed to a last-minute edit in response to lobbying groups and bloggers concerned that the film might suggest to children that sexual molestation is something that should be silently endured.On Thursday, Global Road Entertainment confirmed they would be cutting two scenes “that some have deemed not appropriate for
  
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• The Bougiest Things Happening in Jennifer Lopez and Cardi B’s ‘Dinero’ Video

  24-05-2018 16:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  Remember when Jennifer Lopez told you her love don’t cost a thing? Welp, she lied. And her net worth has only since gone up. In her new video for “Dinero,” Jenny has upgraded considerably from the block to a lifestyle where luxury is the 24k-gold standard. Rihanna declared her mood...More »
  
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• The Obamas have got a Netflix deal. Now every politician will want one | Matt Forde

  24-05-2018 16:03
  There’s no bigger soapbox than the streaming giant. But have any other politicians got the charisma to pull it off?Everyone wants a Netflix deal these days, even former presidents. When I heard that Barack and Michelle Obama had signed a deal to produce films and documentaries for the streaming service, I felt conflicted. As a fan of surprising, bold movies, I’m excited – but as an advocate of rewarding film-making expertise, I’m slightly saddened by it. Although as a Net
  
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• What Shawn Mendes Has Gone Through

  24-05-2018 16:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  For a few seconds, Shawn Mendes is off the clock. It’s a sweltering afternoon in a Hollywood parking lot, and he’s slouched into the backseat of a 1965 Ford convertible, in which he’s just had his photo taken, with eyes closed. Today’s already been a marathon: Mendes, 19, woke up...More »
  
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• Louis C.K. Put Me in a Lose-Lose Situation

  24-05-2018 16:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  It’s been six months since I spoke publicly about Louis C.K. in the New York Times. Nevertheless, I’m still getting media requests to talk about it. During this time, it’s become clear that many people have no understanding of just how extensive and complicated the ramifications of what C.K. did...More »
  
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• David Letterman Gives Seth Meyers a Very Tiny, Very Creepy Gift on Late Night

  24-05-2018 15:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  When you’re invited as a guest to something, it’s always a nice idea to bring a gift, which is exactly what David Letterman did for his visit to last night’s Late Night. After chatting with Seth Meyers about Mike Pence (“He looks like the guy at a funeral home that...More »
  
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• Idris Elba to Play the Most Handsome Hunchback of Notre Dame Ever for Netflix

  24-05-2018 15:38 via feedproxy.google.com
  This will likely cause a, uh, unusual sexual awakening. Idris Elba, a very sexy man, will be starring as the Hunchback of Notre Dame, a very unsexy man, for an upcoming Netflix film. THR reports that the film is being described by the streaming service as a “sonic and musical...More »
  
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• Hulu Is Making an R. Kelly Sexual-Abuse Documentary With BuzzFeed News

  24-05-2018 15:19 via feedproxy.google.com
  As women continue to come forward to accuse R. Kelly of sexual abuse, networks and streaming services have announced plans for documentaries covering the musician and his alleged sex cult. Today, Hulu said it was developing a new documentary feature on Kelly in collaboration with BuzzFeed News, just weeks after...More »
  
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• Al Pacino, Miles Teller, and Other Almost Han Solos

  24-05-2018 15:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Imagine, if you can, a world where Carrie Fisher and Al Pacino delivered Star Wars’ iconic “I love you,” “I know.” What about Fisher and Bill Murray? Or what if Kurt Russell was chosen to slip on Han Solo’s vest, twirl his blaster, and play the rebellious smuggling hottie?It’s hard...More »
  
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• Jason Bateman apologises for excusing co-star Jeffrey Tambor's yelling on set

  24-05-2018 14:43
  Arrested Development star ‘deeply sorry’ for his part in a cast interview that left Jessica Walter in tears over conduct Jason Bateman has apologised for defending Jeffrey Tambor in an interview, after his Arrested Development co-star admitted to a “blowup” on the set of the Netflix show.Bateman has said he is “incredibly embarrassed and deeply sorry” after an interview with the New York Times, during which the cast of the comedy were asked about Tambor’
  
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• Gwyneth Paltrow: Brad Pitt threatened to kill Weinstein over alleged assault

  24-05-2018 14:38
  Paltrow has said that her then-boyfriend threatened the disgraced mogul after he allegedly acted inappropriately towards her in a hotel room in 1995Gwyneth Paltrow has released more details of her alleged experiences with Harvey Weinstein. Speaking on Wednesday on Howard Stern’s Sirius XM radio show, Paltrow again accused Weinstein of sexually harassing her in the 1990s. “We had one incident in a hotel room where he tried to make a pass at me,” she said, saying that he requeste
  
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• Comcast and Disney fight it out for 21st Century Fox assets

  24-05-2018 14:16 via ft.com
  Media rivals raise stakes in battle to buy range of assets at Rupert Murdoch’s company
  
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• How to revise like a University Challenge winner

  24-05-2018 13:35
  From using flashcards to cramming with purpose, the 2018 champions share their study tips This year’s University Challenge final saw St John’s College, Cambridge win the series trophy after impressing Jeremy Paxman with its knowledge of organic chemistry, bird poets and Anselm of Canterbury. But this isn’t merely a team of endearing nerds. Students sitting exams have much to learn from the work ethic of the St John’s squad. We asked Rosie McKeown, Matt Hazell, John-Clark
  
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• Review: ‘The Misandrists’ Makes a Mockery of Matriarchies and Patriarchies Alike

  24-05-2018 13:00 via nytimes.com
  Bruce LaBruce’s film turns lesbian separatism into satire.
  
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• Review: ‘Les Parents Terribles,’ From Jean Cocteau, in a New Restoration

  24-05-2018 13:00 via nytimes.com
  This 1948 family melodrama gets its U.S. theatrical premiere.
  
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• Review: In ‘Who We Are Now,’ Chaotic Lives Intersect

  24-05-2018 13:00 via nytimes.com
  Julianne Nicholson is an ex-con and Emma Roberts is an attorney in this film by Matthew Newton.
  
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• Review: ‘In Darkness’ Finds a Blind Pianist Wrapped Up in a Murder

  24-05-2018 13:00 via nytimes.com
  Natalie Dormer, who stars in the film, also wrote it with the director, Anthony Byrne. Set in London, the mystery also stars Emily Ratajkowski.
  
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• Review: Deep in the Woods, Something ‘Feral’ Stirs

  24-05-2018 13:00 via nytimes.com
  This methodical and efficient cabin-in-the-woods horror movie subjects college graduates to a zombie infection.
  
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• Review: An Alien Teaches a Teenage Punk ‘How to Talk to Girls at Parties’

  24-05-2018 13:00 via nytimes.com
  John Cameron Mitchell’s loony romantic comedy encourages young love to bloom in the soil of an alien visitation.
  
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• Review: A Young Orphan Finds a New Home in ‘Summer 1993’

  24-05-2018 13:00 via nytimes.com
  This autobiographical debut from the writer and director Carla Simón is light on drama yet dense with unspoken feeling.
  
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• Poldark star Eleanor Tomlinson calls for pay equality with male lead

  24-05-2018 12:40
  Producers say actor is paid less than Aidan Turner because she has less screen timeThe gender pay gap debate has reached one of the BBC’s most popular dramas after the Poldark star Eleanor Tomlinson called for pay equality with her fellow lead Aidan Turner.Although the actor recognised that Turner was a bigger name when the series began in 2015, following roles in the film The Hobbit and several other BBC dramas, she argued that they are now both its leads and should be paid the same salar
  
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• Charles Smith, FT journalist, 1935-2018

  24-05-2018 12:27 via ft.com
  Editor who raised the profile of the Financial Times’ coverage in Japan
  
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• Gwyneth Paltrow: Brad Pitt threatened to kill Harvey Weinstein over alleged assault

  24-05-2018 12:14
  Paltrow has said that her then-boyfriend threatened the disgraced mogul after he allegedly acted inappropriately towards her in a hotel room in 1995Gwyneth Paltrow has released more details of her alleged experiences with Harvey Weinstein. Speaking on Wednesday on Howard Stern’s Sirius XM radio show, Paltrow again accused Weinstein of sexually harassing her in the 1990s. “We had one incident in a hotel room where he tried to make a pass at me,” she said, saying that he requeste
  
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