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• Adrian Cronauer, ‘Good Morning, Vietnam’ D.J., Dies at 79

  19-07-2018 23:54 via nytimes.com
  Although the character embodied by Robin Williams was largely a fictional construct, Mr. Cronauer’s signature wake-up line was real.
  
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• Mayans M.C. Trailer: FX’s Spinoff Sons of Anarchy Drama

  19-07-2018 23:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Sons of Anarchy spinoff Mayans M.C. opens in a post–Jax Teller world: EZ Reyes (JD Pardo) is a prospect of the Mayans gang along the California-Mexico border. Newly released from state prison, Reyes must “carve out his new identity in a town where he once was the golden boy...More »
  
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• Lin-Manuel Miranda Will Direct a tick, tick … BOOM! Movie

  19-07-2018 23:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  Congratulations to your very emotional teenage self: Lin-Manuel Miranda has signed on to direct a film adaptation of a Jonathan Larson musical. Specifically, Miranda is directing tick, tick … BOOM!, the autobiographical musical Larson wrote before Rent would make him world famous, though he died before that show’s first preview....More »
  
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• Music Review: Leonard Bernstein’s Mass May Have Finally Found Its Era

  19-07-2018 23:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  The measure of an artwork’s greatness is not how perfect it is, but how persuasively it demands that we struggle with its faults. Since the day that Leonard Bernstein opened the Kennedy Center with his Mass: A Theatre Piece for Singers, Players and Dancers in 1971, critics have gleefully enumerated...More »
  
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• Our Shirley Valentine Summer review – Love Island for celebrity fiftysomethings

  19-07-2018 23:00
  Eight women looking for love is all a bit genteel, except for the fabulous Nancy Dell’Olio who doles out drinks and tells it as it is“When I came to Greece, I knew it was going to be spiritual,” says comedian Ninia Benjamin. “I did not expect to be shaking my vagina.” But shake it for Our Shirley Valentine Summer (ITV), she does, along with seven other celebrity women who are single and ready to give their lives a sun-and-sea overhaul. ITV has carved out a kind of n
  
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• Jodie Whittaker Wakes Up in Doctor Who’s Comic-Con Trailer

  19-07-2018 22:51 via feedproxy.google.com
  The new Doctor is in search of some friends. Jodie Whittaker, the first woman and 13th actor to play the Doctor in Doctor Who, wakes up in the Comic-Con trailer for the BBC franchise’s latest season, and starts to gather her new friends. They are Ryan Sinclair (Cole), Yasmin Khan...More »
  
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• Lin-Manuel Miranda to Direct Film Adaptation of ‘Tick, Tick … Boom!’

  19-07-2018 22:47 via nytimes.com
  The force behind “Hamilton” and “In the Heights” will bring his vision to the big screen for the first time with an adaptation of a musical by the “Rent” creator Jonathan Larson.
  
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• Descendants 3 Stars Get Emotional on the Final Day of Filming

  19-07-2018 21:41 via feeds.eonline.com
  It's a bittersweet time for the cast of Descendants 3.As production on the Disney Channel movie wrapped up this week in Vancouver, stars Dove Cameron and Sofia Carson shared pictures...
  
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• What Do We Want From Chance the Rapper?

  19-07-2018 21:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  When the public turns on you, it can be subtle, or it can be swift. We’ve seen a lot of sudden turns, politicians exposed in lurid sex scandals, celebrity drug and alcohol arrests, and worse. These stories all involve someone screwing up and suffering the attendant backlash. In media, the...More »
  
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• Virgin Media customers to lose access to UKTV channels

  19-07-2018 21:07 via ft.com
  Row means customers will no longer receive Dave, Gold or other channels from Sunday
  
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• Sacha Baron Cohen’s Most Utterly Confused Guests

  19-07-2018 20:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  Several politicians interviewed for Sacha Baron Cohen’s latest show, Who Is America?, complained of being “duped” into interviews with the comedian. But while the show is new, his practice of conducting absurdist interviews is not. The confused expressions on his guests’ faces over the years, however, are timeless....More »
  
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• Comcast/Disney: Skyfall

  19-07-2018 20:11 via ft.com
  When it comes to Sky, Brian Roberts might finally have the upper hand
  
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• With The Equalizer 2, Denzel Washington Is Hell-bent on Selling His Superhero Franchise

  19-07-2018 20:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  The age range for superhero eligibility in Hollywood is quite wide and forgiving, particularly for men, but it seems Denzel Washington missed the cut. There are few other explanations for his and director Antoine Fuqua’s rehabbing of The Equalizer, a mostly forgotten piece ’80s prime-time pulp, with Washington in the...More »
  
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• Virgin Media customers to lose UKTV's 10 channels in rights row

  19-07-2018 19:42
  Dave, Gold and Drama to leave Virgin after dispute with BBC over video on demand rightsVirgin Media’s four million pay-TV customers face being unable to watch UKTV’s 10 channels, which include Dave, Gold and Drama, from Sunday as a dispute over video on demand rights to shows comes to a head.Virgin Media has been locked in negotiations with UKTV, which is jointly owned by the BBC and US giant Discovery, over renewing a deal to carry its TV channel portfolio which includes shows such
  
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• Comics of Asian Descent, Tired of Being Invisible, Put Themselves Onstage

  19-07-2018 19:34 via nytimes.com
  Despite regularly selling out U.C.B. theaters, the series founder says success would mean such a diverse comedy scene that the show wasn’t needed.
  
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• A rush to judgment over privacy will cause harm

  19-07-2018 19:30 via ft.com
  The BBC should appeal against Cliff Richard’s legal precedent
  
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• Colbert’s Late Show Notches Biggest-Ever Spring Audience

  19-07-2018 19:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  Donald Trump continues to be very, very good for Stephen Colbert. His politics-heavy Late Show notched its biggest-ever spring audience during the second quarter of 2018, while continuing to inch closer to dethroning Jimmy Fallon and The Tonight Show in the advertiser-coveted demo of viewers under 50.Per Nielsen’s so-called live...More »
  
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• Comcast’s Fox retreat gives Disney the edge in battle for Sky

  19-07-2018 19:26 via ft.com
  Iger is back in the driving seat and Roberts is clearly hopinghe is ready to do a deal
  
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• Jennifer Lopez's New Rom-Com Trailer Is Here! Which of Her Other Romantic Comedies Is Your Favorite?

  19-07-2018 19:24 via feeds.eonline.com
  Jennifer Lopez is back, baby!OK, technically Lopez never went anywhere and she's been both acting and singing a lot lately with Shades of Blue and the release of four singles this...
  
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• Disney ready to seize Fox after Comcast walks away

  19-07-2018 18:56 via ft.com
  US cable company concedes to focus on battle for TV group Sky
  
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• Review: Denzel Washington Plays Judge, Jury and Executioner in ‘The Equalizer 2’

  19-07-2018 18:40 via nytimes.com
  Antoine Fuqua directs this violent, indefensibly entertaining sequel about an avenger who dispenses pulverizing justice one broken bone at a time.
  
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• Review: Taming ‘The Taming of the Shrew’ Under a Tent

  19-07-2018 18:39 via nytimes.com
  An hour north of New York City, a new production of Shakespeare’s impossible comedy finds a sensible way to respond to the #MeToo moment.
  
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• Critic’s Notebook: Thrills, Tears and the Real Gone Girls of Cinema

  19-07-2018 18:25 via nytimes.com
  Women have been behind the camera since movies were invented, but their work has often been ignored. A BAMcinématek series helps set the record straight.
  
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• Three Identical Strangers Documentary Is Getting Adapted Into a Feature Film

  19-07-2018 18:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  The documentary Three Identical Strangers will get a fraternal twin of sorts in a narrative feature film. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Film4, Sidney Kimmel Entertainment, and Raw Partners have teamed up to turn the story about three men separated at birth who discovered each other at age 19, before...More »
  
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• Rihanna Is Reportedly Working on Two Albums Because More Is More

  19-07-2018 18:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  Prepare for the Rih-turn. Rihanna is currently at work on two albums: a reggae album, in addition to a new pop album. According to Rolling Stone, Rihanna’s camp has eight songs, but is looking for one more to complete the album. There’s a stacked roster of talent contributing to the...More »
  
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• The Reasoning Behind Meryl’s Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again Plotline

  19-07-2018 18:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  The following post contains spoilers for the plot of Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again.Even with the warning above, we suggest you pause for a second to consider if you really want to know what happens at the beginning of Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again. Are you sure? Are...More »
  
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• Kelly Macdonald’s 10 Favorite Books

  19-07-2018 18:00 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 Puzzle actress Kelly Macdonald’s list....More »
  
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• The Best Stand-up Specials of 2018 (So Far)

  19-07-2018 17:56 via feedproxy.google.com
  Seven months into 2018 and there’s been enough stand-up specials streaming across nonlinear platforms to hold us over until next year. But it’s hard to be jaded about the quantity when the quality has been this good. From the structurally traditional to the thematically experimental, down to the half-hour and...More »
  
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• M.I.A.’s Documentary Will See the Light of Day, and Here’s the Trailer to Prove It

  19-07-2018 17:47 via feedproxy.google.com
  M.I.A.’s documentary about her life and career has been mired in development hell since 2013, after its director Steve Loveridge leaked the trailer. The leak led to a rift between M.I.A. and Loveridge, with M.I.A later claiming it could take “another ten years” to put the doc out. At long...More »
  
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• Brad Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio and More A-Listers Who Turned Down Brokeback Mountain

  19-07-2018 17:41 via feeds.eonline.com
  It's hard to imagine anyone other than Jake Gyllenhaal and Heath Ledger starring in Brokeback Mountain, but that was almost the case.After the release of the 2005 movie, which...
  
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• Dominic Cooper Reflects on Working With Ex Amanda Seyfried on Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again

  19-07-2018 17:38 via feeds.eonline.com
  Dominic Cooper was prepared for a "delicate" situation--working with his ex, Amanda Seyfried, on Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again.The two met on the set of the first Mamma Mia! in...
  
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• Jason Clarke Will Romance Helen Mirren’s Catherine the Great in Her HBO Mini-Series

  19-07-2018 17:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  Jason Clarke has rushed in to play Helen Mirren’s beau in her Catherine the Great mini-series. According to Deadline, Clarke will play Grigory Potemkin, “a Russian military commander who became Catherine’s lover, favored statesman and life-long friend” in the show, which was announced in January. HBO and Britain’s Sky are...More »
  
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• 9th Graders on Bo Burnham’s Eighth Grade

  19-07-2018 17:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  Bo Burnham’s new coming-of-age comedy Eighth Grade records the ultimate act of bravery: leaving middle school for high school. During her last week of eighth grade, Kayla Day (Elsie Fisher) tries to befriend the Instagram-obsessed popular girls, gets tongue-tied talking to the class hot guy, and spends a day shadowing...More »
  
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• Comcast turns focus to Sky after exiting battle for 21st Century Fox

  19-07-2018 17:01
  US media company’s move will make Rupert Murdoch’s bid to take full control more difficultComcast has pulled out of its pursuit of 21st Century Fox, turning its focus to trumping Rupert Murdoch’s attempt to take full control of Sky.The US media and cable company’s decision to end its battle with Disney will make Murdoch’s long-held ambition of buying the 61% of Sky he does not already own a more difficult task.Related: Sky's independent directors should learn valuat
  
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• Kid Cudi Has Been Secretly Working on a TV Show, With Jordan Peele in Talks to Produce

  19-07-2018 16:58 via feedproxy.google.com
  In his first interview since dropping a collaborative album with Kanye West, Kid Cudi has opened up to Billboard about what his last few years have looked like. Though he retreated from the public eye to focus on his mental health — he entered rehab in 2016 for depression —...More »
  
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• Miss Tina Plays ‘Mamarazzi’ As Beyoncé, Bono, and Jay-Z Sing Along to ‘Brown Eyed Girl’

  19-07-2018 16:56 via feedproxy.google.com
  Are you ready for some Carter family FOMO? Beyoncé, Jay-Z, Bono, and some other friends and family dined out in Nice this week. When a guitarist started playing “Brown Eyed Girl,” the table joined in, treating the restaurant to dinner and a show. Lucky for us, Beyoncé’s mom Miss Tina...More »
  
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• Jennifer Lopez Channels Maid in Manhattan in Second Act Trailer

  19-07-2018 16:36 via feeds.eonline.com
  Jennifer Lopez returns to the comedy genre with the new film Second Act. Cue the hijinks!The actress and singer plays Maya, a 40-year-old woman working retail who wishes she "lived...
  
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• Trial & Error: Lady Killer Is a Bonkers Delight

  19-07-2018 16:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  The first season of NBC’s true-crime parody Trial & Error was funny and strange, but not quite fully baked. A comedy about a newbie New York lawyer who moves to a small town in South Carolina to defend a man accused of murder, Trial & Error season one was a...More »
  
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• Kristin Chenoweth Is Pretty Sure Her Trial & Error Character Is ‘Immortal’

  19-07-2018 16:26 via feedproxy.google.com
  Kristin Chenoweth’s Trial & Error character may have killed someone, but she is definitely fabulous. In season two of NBC’s true-crime parody, she plays Lavinia Peck-Foster, a deluded, definitely-richer-than-you southern heiress who acts like she owns every room she walks into — think Grey Gardens by way of Sunset Boulevard,...More »
  
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• The Art Gallerist From Who Is America? Thinks Sacha Baron Cohen Is ‘Absolutely’ an Artist

  19-07-2018 16:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  While the most damning appearances in the premiere episode of Sacha Baron Cohen’s Who Is America? go to gun-rights advocates Philip Van Cleave and Larry Pratt — pledging full support to a “Kinder-Guardians” gun program does that — by far the most delightful impression wasn’t made by a prominent figure...More »
  
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• Publicis: ad-ing up

  19-07-2018 15:38 via ft.com
  The situation is not looking too bleak for chief Arthur Sadoun
  
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• Jennifer Lopez Makes Her Glorious Return to the Rom-Com in Second Act Trailer

  19-07-2018 15:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Wedding Planner. Maid in Manhattan. Shading Ben Affleck’s midlife-crisis back tattoo. Even Monster-in-Law! Is there anything Jennifer Lopez can’t do?! The queen of romantic comedies has returned to delivering punch lines with Second Act. J.Lo stars as Maya, a big-box store employee who — thanks to an embellished LinkedIn,...More »
  
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• Enjoy a Thorough Discussion of Christine Baranski’s Ability to Do High Kicks

  19-07-2018 15:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  While ostensibly about things like motherhood and love, the Mamma Mia! movies are really just an excuse to get movie stars to sing ABBA songs, and specifically to get Christine Baranski to do high kicks. As Baranski explained on Seth Meyers, her high kicks have become something of a trademark...More »
  
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• Review: ‘Generation Wealth’ Examines Toxic Materialism

  19-07-2018 15:24 via nytimes.com
  Lauren Greenfield’s emotionally complicated documentary looks deeper into our obsession with money and status.
  
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• A Guide to the Most Delightful — and Sinister — Dollhouses in Pop Culture

  19-07-2018 15:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Dollhouses — those handy miniature metaphors for either childhood wonder or the corruption of innocence — are having a big summer. The indie horror hit Hereditary revolves around an artist (Toni Collette) who uses dolls to work out her demons, placing them in tableaux both mundane and horrifying. On HBO’s...More »
  
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• Hugh Jackman superhero film Logan most complained-about film of 2017

  19-07-2018 14:55
  BBFC’s worst offender list topped by X-Men spin-off, Indian epic Padmaavat and violent Charlize Theron spy romp Atomic BlondeLogan, Hugh Jackman’s third Wolverine spin-off from the X-Men film series, was the most complained-about film at UK cinemas in 2017.The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC), which administers the cinema ratings system, issued its annual report on Thursday in which it said 20 complaints were received about the film, which it had given a 15 certificate. (T
  
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• Comcast walks away from Fox takeover fight

  19-07-2018 14:53 via ft.com
  US cable company concedes to rival Disney and will focus on battle for TV group Sky
  
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• Amanda Seyfried Sings Google Translated Mamma Mia! Songs--and It's Hilarious

  19-07-2018 14:34 via feeds.eonline.com
  You've never heard Mamma Mia! sung like this before.Amanda Seyfried and Jimmy Fallon put their karaoke skills to the test on Wednesday's episode of The Tonight Show by singing...
  
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• George Michael-inspired 'holiday romance' film Last Christmas in the works

  19-07-2018 13:36
  Screenplay co-written by Emma Thompson, due to be directed by Paul Feig, was developed with the Wham! singer before his deathLast Christmas, a “holiday romance set in London” co-scripted by Emma Thompson and Bryony Kimmings and recently acquired by Hollywood studio Universal, was inspired by the 1984 Wham! hit written by George Michael. The script was developed with Michael’s participation until his death in 2016.In an interview with Radio Times, Kimmings said: “When I ca
  
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