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• Here’s What It Was Like to Collaborate With William Goldman

  16-11-2018 23:59 via feedproxy.google.com
  William Goldman, who passed away last night, adapted Stephen King’s novel Misery for the 1990 movie, and then adapted it again for Broadway in 2015. We asked Will Frears, who directed that production, to tell us about working with Goldman.We were in the middle of rehearsal for Misery when Bill...More »
  
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• Fox Developing Multi-Cam Comedies Uncle Joey and Significant Brother

  16-11-2018 23:51 via feedproxy.google.com
  Fox has two new multi-cam comedies in development, and they’re both of the semi-autobiographical variety. According to Deadline, the network has given a script commitment to two shows, the first of which is a series starring comedian Joey Diaz titled Uncle Joey. Written by former King of the Hill and...More »
  
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• The Widows Cast Is Just As Obsessed With the Dog As You Are

  16-11-2018 23:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  As a heist thriller, Widows fires on many cylinders, but one of its greatest strengths is its ability to put audiences on the edge of their seats praying for one thing and one thing only: They better not hurt that dog.That’s at least what director and co-writer Steve McQueen hoped...More »
  
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• The Criterion Collection Will Return Online in Spring 2019

  16-11-2018 23:00 via nytimes.com
  The art-house home video distribution company has announced a new free-standing streaming site, following the demise of FilmStruck.
  
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• NBC Developing TV Series Based on The Bone Collector

  16-11-2018 23:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  NBC has bought a script based on the book and 1999 movie The Bone Collector. Variety reports that VJ Boyd (Justified, CBS’s S.W.A.T.) and Mark Bianculli (Doomsday) will serve as writers and executive producers. The series looks to be a procedural based on the character developed by Jeffery Deaver.The Bone...More »
  
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• Breaking Down the Anxiety-Riddled ‘Jazzercise’ Scene in Cam

  16-11-2018 22:57 via feedproxy.google.com
  “Our goal from 2015 was to make a film where people empathize with a sex worker, that normalized sex work, and kind of destigmatized it,” explains screenwriter Isa Mazzei, a former cam girl who at first envisioned her film with director Daniel Goldhaber, Cam, as a documentary. “So, we had...More »
  
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• Soundgarden’s Kim Thayil Talks About Putting Together That Massive Chris Cornell Box Set

  16-11-2018 22:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  When a band is mourning the loss of a key member, the recuperation process can take several different forms: commemorative books, memorial concerts, reality-TV recruitment drives. For the friends and family of the late Soundgarden singer Chris Cornell, it’s spurred a yearlong effort to distill a wildly eclectic three-decade career...More »
  
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• Jennifer Garner’s Instagram Is the Earnest Utopia We Need Right Now

  16-11-2018 22:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  Jennifer Garner has had a year. She became a meme. She stars in HBO’s Camping. Her divorce with Ben Affleck was finalized. She’s found someone new. She started an Instagram account. And while this last one may be a small moment in her life, it’s a momentous one in ours. Her...More »
  
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• In Memoriam: Instagram Trends We Loved and Lost

  16-11-2018 22:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  The first thing I ever posted to Instagram, in the halcyon days of 2011, was a picture of my friend Andrew sitting in the passenger seat of a van wearing a pair of yellow sunglasses and holding up a map on his iPhone. “The navigator … Siri!” reads the caption....More »
  
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• Criterion Will Launch Its Own Streaming Service

  16-11-2018 22:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  Cinephiles and filmmakers alike have been freaking out since WarnerMedia announced it would be closing FilmStruck on November 29. The streaming service offered more classic and independent films than Parker Posey’s IMDb, as well as curated offerings from the Criterion Collection. Well, Criterion isn’t going down without a fight, and...More »
  
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• Connie Britton Joins Bevy of Blondes in Roger Ailes Biopic

  16-11-2018 22:21 via feedproxy.google.com
  In a bit of what could be considered diversity casting for Jay Roach’s much-talked-about Roger Ailes biopic, a strawberry blonde has been added to the cast. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Connie Britton will play Ailes’s wife, Beth, joining a cast that includes John Lithgow as the former Fox News...More »
  
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• Hobo Johnson Is About to Be Huge

  16-11-2018 22:18 via feedproxy.google.com
  Similar to the auspicious beginnings of Odd Future, Lana Del Rey, PC Music, and countless other buzz-building artists in the 2010s, Loomis, California-based musician Frank Lopes Jr., who records as Hobo Johnson, elicits strong feelings in people. Far beyond negativity and derision, too: After two solo records — the currently...More »
  
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• Narcos: Mexico Recap: Nava Gonna Give You Up

  16-11-2018 22:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  It’s no bed of roses and it’s no pleasure cruise, by which I mean that this episode sees both Kiki and Gallardo taken down a peg or two. But, naturally, they’re not going to stay down for long — and at least Gallardo is going to be climbing over some...More »
  
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• Fox Is Developing an Animated Series About ‘Immigrant Refugee’ Birds

  16-11-2018 21:54 via feedproxy.google.com
  Fox has put a new animated series in development, and it sounds super weird. According to the Wrap, the network has given a script commitment to a show from Hugh Davidson, Rachel Ramras, and Larry Dorf titled Buffalo Wings, which centers on so-called “immigrant refugee birds” from Canada who “do...More »
  
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• The Clovehitch Killer Is a Smartly Underplayed Domestic Nightmare

  16-11-2018 21:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  In the age of “elevated horror,” the reigning wisdom seems to be that in order for a film to be frightening in a revelatory, haunt-your-nightmares kind of way, the fear being poked at must be universal on some level. The fear of Hereditary has less to do with its Satanic...More »
  
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• Eighth Grade, We Are The Animals Lead This Year’s Indie Spirit Nominations

  16-11-2018 21:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  The nominations for this year’s Independent Spirit Awards were announced today, and the moody, temporal coming-of-age story We the Animals scored eight nominations. The movie, an adaptation of the Justin Torres novel of the same name, was nominated for Best First Feature, Best Supporting Male, and Best Cinematography. Eighth Grade,...More »
  
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• Diego Luna on Narcos: Mexico and Playing a Notorious Drug Lord

  16-11-2018 20:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  Spoilers below for Narcos: Mexico.For Diego Luna, playing drug kingpin Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo in the new season of Narcos: Mexico is extremely personal. The new season of the Netflix series, which premieres today, shifts locales to chart the mid-1980s rise and eventual unraveling of the mastermind behind Mexico’s first...More »
  
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• Jerry Ohlinger, Colorful Dealer in Film Memorabilia, Dies at 75

  16-11-2018 20:43 via nytimes.com
  Mr. Ohlinger’s Movie Material Store in Manhattan was famous for its whimsical clutter and its vast collection of posters and stills.
  
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• The Favourite’s Yorgos Lanthimos Is Good at Keeping Secrets

  16-11-2018 20:41 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Favourite is a puckish period drama: a disheveled queen keeps 17 bunnies caged in her bedroom, advisers stage duck races inside the palace, Emma Stone gives a hand job as she stays up late one night conspiring to poison her opponent. (We’re talking Blair Waldorf levels of backstabbing.) The...More »
  
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• Celebrities Share Reactions to William Goldman’s Death

  16-11-2018 20:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  Since the news of author, playwright, and Oscar-winning screenwriter William Goldman’s death was revealed this morning, a growing list of actors, writers, producers, and more members of the entertainment industry have been sharing their remembrances of him on social media throughout the day today.Here’s a roundup of the thoughts people...More »
  
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• William Goldman: What to Read by (and About) the Legendary Screenwriter

  16-11-2018 20:22 via nytimes.com
  Goldman’s legacy would have been assured had he only written screenplays. But he was much more, not least a sharp-witted critic of the industries he knew best.
  
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• 2019 Independent Spirit Awards Nominations: See the Full List of Nominees

  16-11-2018 19:48 via feeds.eonline.com
  It's almost time for everyone's favorite season--award season, of course.
  The Film Independent Spirit Awards kicked things off on Friday by announcing the 2019 nominees. Saturday...
  
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• The 14 Best Clip-Show Parodies, From It’s Always Sunny to Community

  16-11-2018 19:37 via feedproxy.google.com
  You’re in the middle of enjoying an episode of your favorite sitcom, when all of a sudden a character says, “Remember the time …?” and everything turns sour. Oh no, it’s a clip show! A popular yet despised tradition for decades, the clip show — an episode that features highlights from...More »
  
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• Head Full of Dreams Brings Coldplay Back Down to Earth

  16-11-2018 19:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  I have a confession to make: Despite being a relatively passionate Coldplay fan — enough so that I’ve spent countless hours defending even their worst albums to friends, despite knowing deep down that their worst albums are, in actuality, pretty terrible — I’ve never seen them live. The closest I...More »
  
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• Ezra Miller’s Outfits and More: 7 Things to Know From the Week in Pop Culture

  16-11-2018 19:14 via nytimes.com
  What you need to know from today’s TV, music and movie news this week.
  
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• Wildfires and Dead Palm Trees Haunt the L.A. Dream in Zoe Crosher’s New Show

  16-11-2018 19:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  The allure of Los Angeles has long-balanced on the razor’s edge between fantasy and reality, but lately, with the wildfires and the mudslides and the dying off of the city’s trademark palm trees — most of which weren’t native anyway — and, now, even more deadly conflagrations that have turned...More »
  
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• Will Smith, Marc Anthony, and Bad Bunny Lit Up the Stage at the Latin Grammys

  16-11-2018 19:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  Last night’s Latin Grammy Awards was a roller coaster of emotion. There was heartbreak, joy, and even a little anger. But no one could be mad at Will Smith’s rapping in Spanish. Marc Anthony, Bad Bunny, and the Fresh Prince himself performed their song “Está Rico” for the first time....More »
  
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• The Carpetbagger: Michael B. Jordan Is Finally in Control. Now What?

  16-11-2018 19:01 via nytimes.com
  “Black Panther” has brought him Oscar buzz and “Creed II” could be another big hit. Still, he’s restless.
  
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• Narcos: Mexico Recap: Troubleshooting

  16-11-2018 19:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Okay, now we’re cooking. Though, stumbles and all, this season of Narcos has been moving at a relative brisk clip, the third episode noticeably turns up the heat. Every puzzle piece has snapped into place (if you’re watching this — or any Netflix show, really — you probably don’t need...More »
  
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• George Civeris Doesn’t Want Your ‘Positive Vibes’

  16-11-2018 19:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  George Civeris (@georgeciveris) is a stand-up comedian and writer based in Brooklyn. He co-hosts a monthly comedy benefit show called Living for It at the Living Gallery in Bushwick. The next show is on Monday, November 19, and will benefit Lambda Legal.This week, Civeris shared some of his favorite tweets...More »
  
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• Frankie Shaw’s SMILF Returns to Showtime in January

  16-11-2018 19:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Frankie Shaw’s comedy series SMILF just got a trailer and premiere date. Renewed for a second season during its debut season run late last year, the series is set to return to Showtime next month. It boasts a list of new guest stars, including Melanie Griffith, Claudia O’Doherty, Ally Sheedy,...More »
  
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• Queen America Earns Half a Crown

  16-11-2018 18:48 via feedproxy.google.com
  In a three-month period, the television landscape has given us not one, but two television shows about beauty-pageant consultants attempting to turn southern Eliza Doolittles into fair ladies.The first of those shows was Netflix’s abominable Insatiable. The second, coming to Facebook Watch this Sunday, is Queen America, a half-hour dramedy...More »
  
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• Patricia Arquette Says You’re More Likely to See a Unicorn in a Film Than a Sexual Middle-aged Woman

  16-11-2018 18:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Hollywood’s romance with true-crime stories continues in Ben Stiller’s new Showtime mini-series Escape at Dannemora, which chronicles the real-life prison break of convicted murderers Richard Matt and David Sweat. Sure, it includes the expected fare — tense stares, government interrogations, gory violence — but there’s also something we don’t see...More »
  
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• This Week in Late Night: Don’t Hide Your Light Under a Bushel

  16-11-2018 17:48 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Daily Show pushed late night into its news-commentary lane, and our current highly politicized era has only exacerbated that tendency. Talking about Trump is the job, and you can tell. It must be tedious to produce; it’s definitely monotonous to consume. Everyone’s “lol he didn’t have a second umbrella”...More »
  
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• My Brilliant Friend Is an Intimate Adaptation of a Beloved Novel

  16-11-2018 17:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  Based on Elena Ferrante’s first Neapolitan Novel, My Brilliant Friend is a work of quiet confidence. It feels less like a new production than a best-kept secret from another era that was recently unearthed. This is all the more remarkable considering the budget that co-producers HBO and Italy’s RAI and...More »
  
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• Jaboukie Young-White Explains How Amazon Is Just Like Every Other 24-Year-Old You Know

  16-11-2018 17:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Daily Show With Trevor Noah delivered its official response to Amazon’s upcoming move to New York during last night’s episode when Noah welcomed newly hired correspondent Jaboukie Young-White to offer his take on the news. “Oh, it’s worse than bad, Trevor. It’s cliché. Amazon’s been around for 24 years,...More »
  
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• US judge orders White House to return CNN reporter’s pass

  16-11-2018 16:59 via ft.com
  Trump administration had revoked credentials after confrontation
  
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• The Crimes of Grindelwald: do JK Rowling fans really want to read a script?

  16-11-2018 16:54
  With the Fantastic Beasts script having sold more than 420,000 copies, fans seem up for buying the Harry Potter author’s work in any format – but is it any good?It’s 11pm on a Thursday night and a gaggle of twentysomethings are crowding around a tub of Lego in London’s Waterstones Piccadilly, making wands. It’s an hour before the latest JK Rowling adventure, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, is released in UK cinema screens. At the same time, Rowling&rsqu
  
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• Mumford & Sons’ Delta Is Hit or Miss

  16-11-2018 16:52 via feedproxy.google.com
  There’s a specific point in the trajectory of every musical act with stadium-size ambitions where they start conceptualizing the live show from the studio, where Coldplay starts tracking down U2’s producers, where Arcade Fire seeks input from James Murphy of LCD Soundsystem. Populist appeal, the logic seems to follow, involves...More »
  
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• William Goldman, Screenwriting Star and Hollywood Skeptic, Dies at 87

  16-11-2018 16:42 via nytimes.com
  He won Oscars for “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” and “All the President’s Men.” But his jaundiced view of the movie business was well known.
  
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• Butch Cassidy and Princess Bride scriptwriter William Goldman dies aged 87

  16-11-2018 16:40
  Key member of 1970s New Hollywood generation won two Oscars for his screenplaysWilliam Goldman – a life in picturesThe Oscar-winning screenwriter and novelist William Goldman, best known for Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and The Princess Bride, has died aged 87. Deadline reported that he died in his sleep at his home in New York, and his daughter Jenny confirmed his death was the result of colon cancer and pneumonia.Goldman was key figure of the 1970s New Hollywood generation who revo
  
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• Up Next: Young Star of ‘White Boy Rick’ Was Discovered in the Principal’s Office

  16-11-2018 16:38 via nytimes.com
  Richie Merritt, 17, makes his acting debut opposite Matthew McConaughey in a crime drama. A second movie is already lined up.
  
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• How to make it as a rapper

  16-11-2018 16:37 via ft.com
  Hip-hop is now the dominant genre in pop. But how do artists get big?
  
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• The Secret to Mahershala Ali’s Piano-Playing in Green Book

  16-11-2018 16:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  If the film Green Book leaves you thinking that Mahershala Ali is a masterful jazz pianist, well, that’s because Mahershala Ali is a masterful actor who had a little help from a masterful jazz pianist.Ali plays real-life composer and musician Don Shirley in the film, which chronicles the polished songsmith’s...More »
  
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• Narcos: Mexico Recap: This Town Ain’t Big Enough

  16-11-2018 16:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Remember what I said last episode about eating my hat if Narcos: Mexico’s narrative thread started to grow slack? Well, I feel like I have to tear off and consume a bit of the brim after this episode.There are a lot of things to like about this hour of Narcos,...More »
  
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• Jude Law Comes Out as the Young Dumbledore

  16-11-2018 16:00 via nytimes.com
  The actor on the gay icon in “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald,” his unreleased Woody Allen film and the mixed blessing of looking like Jude Law.
  
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• Oscar-Winning Screenwriter William Goldman Dead at 87

  16-11-2018 15:57 via feedproxy.google.com
  Screenwriter William Goldman has died. According to Deadline, friends and family have confirmed that Goldman, whose career spanned decades as an Oscar-winning screenwriter, script doctor, playwright, and author, died last night at his home in Manhattan due to deteriorating health in recent months. Goldman’s sister Jenny confirmed to the Washington...More »
  
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