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• Rupert Grint Is Going Into the Shyamalan-verse for the Director’s New Apple Series

  30-11-2018 23:52 via feedproxy.google.com
  Part of Apple’s growing original entertainment slate is a “psychological thriller” series from noted man of mysteries, M. Night Shyamalan, and it was announced today that Rupert Grint will join the as-yet-untitled project. Official plot details are elusive, but Deadline reports that the story concerns a set of parents named...More »
  
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• Everything You Missed in Ariana Grande’s ‘Thank U, Next’ Video

  30-11-2018 23:26 via feedproxy.google.com
  You caught all the film references in Ariana Grande’s “Thank U, Next” video — Legally Blonde! Bring It On! Mean Girls! 13 Going on 30! — and definitely couldn’t miss the cameos (we see you, cool momager Kris Jenner), but it’s time we brought you in a little closer. “Thank...More »
  
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• Kesha and Lady Gaga Called Katy Perry ‘Mean’ for Not Speaking Out Against Dr. Luke

  30-11-2018 23:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  Kesha and Lady Gaga swapped text messages calling Katy Perry “mean” for not denouncing producer Dr. Luke, ultimately leaving Perry feeling used by both sides, according to newly released court documents.Kesha, whose legal name is Kesha Rose Sebert, was sued by Dr. Luke in October 2014 over her public claims...More »
  
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• Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle Takes The Jungle Book in an Infinitely More Nightmarish Direction

  30-11-2018 22:46 via feedproxy.google.com
  I screamed. Don’t be surprised if you do, too. And be prepared to have a nice long talk with your kids because “dark and gritty” doesn’t even begin to cut it with this one. If you were worried that the world didn’t need yet another Jungle Book remake, apparently the makers of Mowgli:...More »
  
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• Apple tunes into terrestrial radio to take on Spotify

  30-11-2018 21:59 via ft.com
  Tech giant in ‘aggressive’ push to boost subscriber numbers for its streaming business
  
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• Ariana Grande’s ‘Thank U, Next’ Video and More: 8 Things to Know From the Week in Pop Culture

  30-11-2018 21:43 via nytimes.com
  What you need to know from this week’s TV, music and movie news.
  
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• ‘Head Full of Honey’ Review: Alzheimer’s Gets the Wacky Grandpa Treatment

  30-11-2018 21:14 via nytimes.com
  Nick Nolte, Matt Dillon and Emily Mortimer star in this tonally disheveled, occasionally offensive movie.
  
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• Ariana Grande’s ‘Thank U, Next’ Video Is Here in All Its 2000s Rom-Com Glory

  30-11-2018 21:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Ariana Grande’s “Thank U, Next” video has arrived after days of instant-iconic teasers. As promised, it’s, like, so fetch. The video sends up all your favorite 2000s rom-coms with stupid pricks not worth ruining anyone’s life (lookin’ at you, Warner), including full re-creations of Legally Blonde, Mean Girls, Bring It...More »
  
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• Mirai Is a Galaxy-Brained Journey Through a Family’s Past and Future

  30-11-2018 20:51 via feedproxy.google.com
  The universal ache of growing up is time-tested fodder for family movies, shot through fantastical and mundane prisms, frequently weaponized by Pixar for maximum tear-shedding. It makes sense — it’s the one imminent crisis that all children are aware of as soon as they’re aware of anything. While adults worry...More »
  
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• Can You Survive Listening to Bradley Cooper Lose His Mind Over How Much He Loves Lady Bird?

  30-11-2018 20:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  As the Oscar race is heating up, Bradley Cooper — writer, director, and star of A Star Is Born, the most important movie to ever exist about electrical-tape eyebrows and the word “fuck” — has done not one single Oscar-y trade magazine roundtable. He’s eschewed most flashy magazine covers, skipped...More »
  
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• Review: In ‘A Christmas Carol in Harlem,’ Scrooge Wants to Make You Laugh

  30-11-2018 20:14 via nytimes.com
  Classical Theater of Harlem reimagines the Charles Dickens tale with the holiday curmudgeon as a real estate predator in need of reclamation.
  
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• ‘Mowgli’: A Gloomier ‘Jungle Book’ Finally Sees the Light of Day

  30-11-2018 20:03 via nytimes.com
  Undercut by Disney. Delayed for years. Dropped by Warner Bros. Andy Serkis’s big-budget adaptation had a long and difficult journey to Netflix.
  
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• Tavi Gevinson Announces Rookie’s Closing

  30-11-2018 20:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  Add the dreamy, delightful Rookie magazine to the list of lauded, beloved magazines that is now shutting its doors. In a letter published Friday afternoon, Rookie founder Tavi Gevinson announced that the publication is no more. “In one way, this is not my decision, because digital media has become an...More »
  
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• Happy Death Day 2U Trailer: This Girl Just Cannot Stop Dying

  30-11-2018 19:48 via feedproxy.google.com
  First of all, if you haven’t seen the first Happy Death Day but are planning to, the opening seconds of this trailer for Happy Death Day 2U conveniently recap the entire original and spoils the whole thing (in, like, specific ways). So be advised! But if you’re already caught up...More »
  
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• The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Season Two Doesn’t Slow Down One Bit

  30-11-2018 19:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel is a comedy. But on numerous occasions during its second season, it comes close to turning into a musical.The dialogue by series creator and frequent writer-director Amy Sherman-Palladino, which has always bopped, bounces back and forth to even quicker rhythms this time around. In one episode,...More »
  
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• 5 Shows to See in New York: Not Just Cher but Cher Horowitz

  30-11-2018 19:13 via nytimes.com
  Off Broadway productions in December consider migrants from Africa, the Middle East and Manhattan, plus one well dressed emissary from Beverly Hills.
  
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• Netflix ready to take the stage at Pinewood Studios

  30-11-2018 19:07 via ft.com
  Streaming service plans to make home of Star Wars and James Bond its UK production hub
  
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• Netflix in talks over Pinewood Studios lease

  30-11-2018 19:07 via ft.com
  Streaming service plans to make home of Star Wars and James Bond its UK production hub
  
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• Stop What You’re Doing and Follow Peter Kim

  30-11-2018 19:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Peter Kim (@peterkz) is a Los Angeles–based stand-up comedian, writer, and actor recently featured on NCIS and the IFC stage at Oddball Fest. His writing has been featured on Vox, PBS News Hour, and Cards Against Humanity, and he hosts a monthly stand-up showcase called Suddenly Stand Up at UCB...More »
  
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• Murphy Brown Recap: Showdown at the Kozy Kafe

  30-11-2018 18:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  A dip back into the Real World lands this week’s episode on slightly shakier ground. Inserting the Murphy Brown characters into real-life scenarios like presidential rallies or press conferences always feels a little forced; last week’s Very Special Immigration Episode showed us that the show’s topical stories work much better...More »
  
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• Gloria Katz, a Writer of ‘American Graffiti,’ Is Dead at 76

  30-11-2018 18:18 via nytimes.com
  She and her husband, Willard Huyck, also worked on “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom” and “Howard the Duck,” and did uncredited work on “Star Wars.”
  
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• Should You Quit New York and Open a Gallery in the Heartland?

  30-11-2018 18:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  “I’m the Gagosian of Memphis now,” jokes Matt Ducklo whose gallery Tops recently expanded to a second space. Six years ago, he opened the first location in the basement of a printing and stained-glass factory — to get down there, it’s a treacherous spelunk through a junk-filled hallway. The newer location...More »
  
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• Jonathan Newhouse: ‘sweet’ magnate shows his mettle

  30-11-2018 18:00 via ft.com
  The head of Condé Nast’s global business has ousted the media company’s US boss
  
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• Catch Up on the Trailers You Need to See

  30-11-2018 17:39 via nytimes.com
  “The Lion King” has already made a splash but are “Artemis Fowl,” “The Aftermath” and “Serenity” worth your time? These teasers suggest not.
  
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• Which December Blockbuster Will You Be Racing to See in Theaters?

  30-11-2018 17:00 via feeds.eonline.com
  We love December for so many reasons, like celebrating the holidays or having an excuse to bundle up next to the fire with a cup of cocoa.But, we especially love how many great movies...
  
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• Is Late Night Really ‘Late Night’ If It’s Pretaped?

  30-11-2018 17:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  You know the philosophical problem, the ship of Theseus? The one where a famous ship is replaced, board by board, until it’s a matter of metaphysical debate as to whether or not it’s the same ship? Late night is the ship of Theseus: The hosts have changed, the writers have...More »
  
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• Oscar Futures: Could Roma Actually Pull This Thing Off?

  30-11-2018 16:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  Between now and February 24, 2019, when the winners of the Academy Awards are announced, Vulture will consult its crystal ball on a regular basis to determine the changing fortunes in this year’s Oscars race. In our Oscar Futures column, we’ll let you in on insider gossip, parse brand-new developments,...More »
  
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• Harvey Weinstein Was the Target of a ‘Media Assault,’ Lawyers Say

  30-11-2018 16:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  Harvey Weinstein was the target of a “media assault” that goaded prosecutors into pursuing an unfair sex-assault case against him, his lawyer claimed Thursday.Weinstein had been accused by the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office of allegedly nonconsensual sexual conduct toward three women.Since Weinstein was first indicted in May, his legal team...More »
  
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• Jay-Z Calls Out Kanye’s Trump Support on Drake’s New Album

  30-11-2018 16:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  Where one rap feud ends, another can always be found still going strong. On Meek Mill’s new album Championships, he and Drake bury the hatchet and reunite on a song after endlessly sparring years ago. One point of contention that remains unresolved, though, is whatever keeps dividing Jay-Z and Kanye...More »
  
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• Celebrate Kaley Cuoco's Birthday With a Big Bang, Birthday Cake and By Voting for Her Best Role of All Time

  30-11-2018 16:00 via feeds.eonline.com
  Happy Friday and a big happy birthday to Kaley Cuoco!The birthday girl turns 33 years old today, so it's time to bust out the birthday cake and celebrate with a big bang, don't...
  
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• A Christmas Prince: The Royal Wedding Is Just As Ridiculous As the Original

  30-11-2018 15:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  Hello and welcome to A Christmas Prince: The Royal Wedding, the Netflix holiday-movie follow-up to A Christmas Prince with the perfect title. First, it’s got the first movie’s title right in the name, lest you forget that this is a sequel. Next, it tells you exactly what’s going to happen:...More »
  
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• Bill Burr Wants to Show You Just How Scary Fatherhood Is

  30-11-2018 15:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  When Bill Burr produced the first two seasons of his animated Netflix series F Is for Family, his own immediate family consisted of just him and his wife, Nia Hill. That changed last January when the couple had their first child, then six weeks later, Burr went to work on...More »
  
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• Alessia Cara on Her New Album and That Grammys Controversy

  30-11-2018 15:14 via feedproxy.google.com
  It’s rare to see an artist apologize for winning an award, but in recent years, it’s become the new norm for one category in particular. In 2014, Macklemore famously swept the rap field at that year’s Grammys and beat Kendrick Lamar for Best New Artist, which prompted Macklemore to privately...More »
  
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• Lady Gaga Fights Back Tears While Honoring Bradley Cooper

  30-11-2018 15:11 via feeds.eonline.com
  Lady Gaga couldn't hold back the tears when she honored Bradley Cooper at the American Cinematheque Award Presentation in Beverly Hills, Calif. on Thursday.Dressed in a stunning...
  
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• Which Netflix Christmas Movie Is the Most Christmassy of Them All?

  30-11-2018 15:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Any holiday movie worth a viewing is bound to contain certain seasonal elements — kissing under the mistletoe, learning that the true meaning of Christmas is love, garish décor. You may call these clichés, but I prefer to think of them as holiday-movie traditions. For what’s a holiday movie if...More »
  
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• #MeToo has been misrepresented as plot against men, says founder

  30-11-2018 14:57
  Campaign to support survivors of sexual violence is unrecognisable, says Tarana BurkeThe founder of the #MeToo movement has said the campaign she started against sexual violence has become unrecognisable and misrepresented as a vindictive plot against men.Tarana Burke, an American civil rights activist, started the campaign in 2006 with the goal of providing support to survivors of sexual violence in her community. Last year the phrase took off globally in the wake of allegations against the Hol
  
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• Try Copying Your Favorite Masterpiece and See What You Learn

  30-11-2018 14:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  So you want to be an artist? New York Magazine critic Jerry Saltz has 33 rules — plus some exercises. Here’s one: Copy a famous work in any medium. Make it as exact an imitation as you can. This will help you learn another artist’s voice. When he posted this...More »
  
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• Margaret Atwood is right to have the last word on The Handmaid’s Tale | Stephanie Merritt

  30-11-2018 13:00
  News of a sequel has divided fans, but better this than letting the TV adaptation decide Offred’s fatePraise be! The news that Margaret Atwood is to write a sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale has been greeted enthusiastically by fans, to judge by the response on Twitter, where the prize for most obvious gag must go to Stephen Colbert, who said: “Margaret Atwood is writing a sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale, and Donald Trump is almost finished with the prequel.” Related: Mar
  
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• This week’s best home entertainment: from The Marvelous Mrs Maisel to Fortitude

  30-11-2018 12:59
  Rachel Brosnahan’s 1950s standup decamps to Paris, while Sky Atlantic’s savage Scandi-crime drama returns for a final runAfter hoovering up every award going with its first series, this Rachel Brosnahan-starring comedy-drama about a 1950s housewife-turned-fledgling standup returns with lofty expectations to meet. Thankfully, advance word suggests it’s as funny and pointed as ever, as Midge Maisel decamps to Paris looking to succeed in an overwhelmingly blokey industry.
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• Cowboy Bebop remake: please Netflix, keep the anime classic wild and raw

  30-11-2018 12:01
  A live-action remake of the sci-fi series feels like a disaster waiting to happen unless the streaming service can harness the madness of the original bounty hunting epicImagine a dystopian far-future where a faceless megacorp harvests and replicates everything in its path, until every frazzled citizen drowns in content. Here’s the Black Mirror twist: that’s actually the present, as Netflix strives to either acquire or remake everything you ever loved (including Black Mirror).This we
  
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• Big City: The Rockettes and Race: A Very White Christmas

  30-11-2018 11:00 via nytimes.com
  Decades into the 21st century, the Rockettes remain a nostalgic institution, evoking a time when white women had the spotlight but were expected to stayed in line.
  
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• Experience: I won a pub on TV

  30-11-2018 10:59
  I was working as a musician in London and the idea of pulling pints in the country was romantic. So I filled in the applicationIn the early days of reality television, I would get emails about contestant callouts. In 2005, one arrived entitled Country Pub. It offered a “life-changing” opportunity for couples to compete on a new daytime show to run a pub. I was working as a musician in London and the idea of chatting to locals and pulling pints in the countryside was romantic.My partn
  
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• Megan Fox’s Preferred Method of Vandalism? Writing Nietzsche Poems on Walls

  30-11-2018 08:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  Megan Fox played Plead the Fifth on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, and admitted to some pretty embarrassing stuff. For one thing, having romantic feelings for Shia LeBeouf at one point. Fox also copped to liking Mary Kate Olsen more than Ashley, which tracks. Everyone knows Mary Kate...More »
  
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• Kidding review – Jim Carrey’s schmaltzy vehicle made me reach for the sick bag

  30-11-2018 08:00
  The comedian plays the grieving presenter of a children’s show for its full sickly-sweet potential. If you could stomach it, there were a few scabrously funny moments as rewardApart from our common language, there has always been one other thing that separates us from America, and that is our tolerance of schmaltz. The theory goes that what passes for gritty realism in the US has us reaching for the sick bag and sitcoms that make us laugh like drains baffle US natives from sea to shining s
  
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• Buggin' Out: Surviving Y2k's Dan Taberski on 'the disaster that never happened'

  30-11-2018 08:00
  The host of Missing Richard Simmons talks about his new podcast which examines the millennium bug and the people who took Y2K seriouslyWhen Dan Taberski began putting together Surviving Y2K, his new podcast about the millennium bug, he ran into a problem. “I was trying to get some of the bigger players to talk to me, to do due diligence,” he explains over the phone. “People who worked for years and years on the Y2K bug, heads of committees and so on. Those people are really rel
  
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