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• Penny Marshall Movie and TV Moments

  18-12-2018 23:52 via nytimes.com
  A look at key screen moments (and where to watch them) from the career of the director and actress.
  
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• Bravo Is Developing a Reboot of Queer As Folk, Specifically the Original British Version

  18-12-2018 23:49 via feedproxy.google.com
  Queer As Folk is coming back to TV, in a new version based on the original British series in which the accents made the title’s pun actually work. Per Variety, Bravo is developing a new version of the series, which originally starred Aidan Gillen, Charlie Hunnam, and Craig Kelly as...More »
  
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• The Hall of Fame Scene in A League of Their Own Will Always Be Sob-Inducing

  18-12-2018 23:44 via feedproxy.google.com
  For a certain set of millennial women, few movies are more beloved than A League of Their Own, the fourth feature film directed by Penny Marshall and her second to surpass $100 million at the box office. (She became the first woman ever to accomplish that feat four years earlier...More »
  
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• Galt MacDermot, Composer of the Rock Musical ‘Hair,’ Dies at 89

  18-12-2018 23:35 via nytimes.com
  He cut an unlikely figure in the 1960s milieu of “Hair,” not smoking pot and never having met a hippie. But his rock style and beat-driven sound fit right in.
  
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• Bumblebee Is, Surprisingly, a Restrained, Modest Transformers Movie

  18-12-2018 23:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Transformers franchise has made bloated, histrionic pandemonium such a thing that the modest Bumblebee, for all its derivativeness, feels like a breath of fresh air. It’s been 11 years since director Michael Bay’s first entry in the series, and with each new one, he seemed to set new standards...More »
  
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• The Best Bits From Ellen DeGeneres’s Netflix Special Relatable

  18-12-2018 23:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  It’s hard to imagine taking a 15-year break from anything and coming back as strong as Ellen DeGeneres comes back to stand-up in her new Netflix special Relatable. That’s not to say the hour is perfect. It has its dips (a video portion where she just shows funny animal clips...More »
  
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• Conan O’Brien to Make His Glorious Return to TBS Next Month

  18-12-2018 23:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  Get ready, Cocoheads, because Conan O’Brien returns from his break away from his late-night desk next month. TBS announced today that O’Brien will return to the network with the debut of his new, slimmer 30-minute late-night series on Tuesday, January 22. The show will air four nights a week on...More »
  
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• How Rosalía’s Radical Take on Flamenco Found Worldwide Resonance

  18-12-2018 23:20 via feedproxy.google.com
  The first chapter of Rosalía’s world-altering second album, El Mal Querer, is an omen. The Catalan songwriter warns us as much in the song’s title (“Malamente — Cap. 1, Augurio”), so if you’d hoped for a fairy tale, you might want to temper your expectations. In it, Rosalía sings forebodingly...More »
  
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• These Celebrities Actually Want to Host the Oscars

  18-12-2018 23:16 via nytimes.com
  As the academy struggles to find a replacement for Kevin Hart, several stars have nominated themselves for the job.
  
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• Penny Marshall, film director and star of Laverne and Shirley, dies aged 75

  18-12-2018 23:11
  Marshall’s Big was first female-directed film to gross $100mFrom 1976 to 1983 she starred in ABC’s Laverne & ShirleyPenny Marshall, who starred in Laverne & Shirley before becoming one of the top-grossing female directors in Hollywood, has died. She was 75.Marshall’s publicist, Michelle Bega, said Marshall passed away at her home in the Hollywood Hills, California, on Monday due to complications from diabetes. Continue reading...
  
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• The Long Song review – a sharp, painful look at the last days of slavery

  18-12-2018 23:00
  A first-class cast bring Andrea Levy’s moving tale of a young house slave in Jamaica to beautiful, horrifying lifeAs with the Holocaust, unless your family history is enmeshed in it – and possibly not even then; I am fortunate enough not to know in either case – it is impossible to comprehend the scale of suffering involved in the transatlantic slave trade. And easy to look away if someone tries to teach you.Andrea Levy’s genius in her 2010 Man Booker shortlisted novel Th
  
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• A League of Their Own is Streaming for Free on Crackle Right Now

  18-12-2018 22:56 via feedproxy.google.com
  If you’re appropriately in your feelings after learning about Penny Marshall’s death Tuesday — and, for the record, you should be — here’s a bit of positive news: One of Marshall’s most popular movies is now streaming for free. On Crackle, you can watch A League of Their Own, Marshall’s...More »
  
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• Fred Armisen’s Penny Marshall Impersonation Was Perfect

  18-12-2018 22:26 via feedproxy.google.com
  When it comes to the art of celebrity impersonations, it takes a special kind of admiration – or at least, empathy – for a performer to deliver an impression that is truly great. Even Anthony Atamanuik had to plumb the depths of Donald Trump’s psyche in search of some kind...More »
  
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• Channel Zero Is the Scariest Horror Show You’re Not Watching

  18-12-2018 22:09 via feedproxy.google.com
  Everything I’ve ever heard about Channel Zero, I’ve heard from other people on the internet. Perhaps that’s the way it should be. This rich, gorgeous, and astonishingly frightening horror anthology series takes the story lines for each of its four seasons so far from creepypasta — scary short stories in...More »
  
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• George Takei Will Encounter Dark Forces in The Terror Season 2

  18-12-2018 21:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  The first season of The Terror took place on a Royal Navy ship that experienced a whole bunch of bad on a frozen stretch of sea in the 19th century. The second season in this anthology series will be moving to the United States during World War II, and George...More »
  
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• Penny Marshall, TV Sitcom Star and Hollywood Director, Dies at 75

  18-12-2018 21:41 via nytimes.com
  Ms. Marshall made a mark in “Laverne & Shirley” and went on to direct “Big,” “Awakenings” and “A League of Her Own.”
  
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• Steven Spielberg on Storytelling’s Power to Fight Hate

  18-12-2018 21:19 via nytimes.com
  The director is reissuing “Schindler’s List,” as he expands the mission of the Shoah Foundation through video testimonies of genocide survivors.
  
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• Film director and TV star Penny Marshall dies aged 75

  18-12-2018 21:01
  Marshall’s Big was first female-directed film to gross $100mFrom 1976 to 1983 she starred in ABC’s Laverne and ShirleyPenny Marshall, who starred in Laverne & Shirley before becoming one of the top-grossing female directors in Hollywood, has died. She was 75.Marshall’s publicist, Michelle Bega, said Marshall passed away at her home in the Hollywood Hills, California, on Monday due to complications from diabetes. Continue reading...
  
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• Michael B. Jordan’s Mom Gave Oprah a Rum Cake, Sounds Like a Perfect Mother-in-Law

  18-12-2018 20:59 via feedproxy.google.com
  Oprah hosted a special award-season party to celebrate Black Panther’s Golden Globe nominations last night. She loved the Marvel movie so much, she said, she composed an email to “her friend Bobby” … that’s Disney CEO Bob Iger, to the rest of us! Though we weren’t in attendance, Oprah has...More »
  
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• ‘Mary Poppins Returns’ Review: A Truck Full of Sugar Can’t Make This Uplift Go Down

  18-12-2018 20:16 via nytimes.com
  In this charmless follow-up to the 1964 film, Mary Poppins is back to take matters firmly in hand. There will be discipline, and song.
  
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• Director and Actress Penny Marshall Dead at 75

  18-12-2018 20:16 via feedproxy.google.com
  Penny Marshall, the filmmaker and actress, has died at the age of 75. Her publicist Michelle Bega confirmed the death to the New York Daily News, saying, “She passed away from complications from diabetes,” and that it happened “peacefully at her Hollywood Hills home.” Marshall, the sister of famed filmmaker...More »
  
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• The Year in Netflix: What It Got Right (and Wrong) in 2018

  18-12-2018 19:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  Netflix’s rivals started 2018 hoping this might be the year the streaming behemoth finally hit some speed bumps on its quest for global entertainment domination. That … did not happen. Instead, the story of Netflix this year is the same as it’s been for the past five: “More, More, More.” The...More »
  
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• Streaming Movie Review: ‘The American Meme’ Review: For Influencers, Social Media Is Only Skin Deep

  18-12-2018 19:24 via nytimes.com
  In Bret Marcus’s film, all the likes and follows in the world can’t give you “real” love.
  
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• Warm Your Icy Heart With Adam Sandler’s Musical Tribute to Chris Farley

  18-12-2018 19:06 via feedproxy.google.com
  Near the end of Adam Sandler’s recent Netflix comedy special 100% Fresh, the comedian shared a heartfelt musical tribute to his longtime friend and fellow former Saturday Night Live cast member Chris Farley. Today marks 21 years since Farley died, so Netflix went ahead and uploaded the full seven-minute clip...More »
  
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• With The Innocent Man, Have We Reached a True-Crime Tipping Point?

  18-12-2018 18:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  A young woman is killed violently. A man is charged with her murder, even though he insists he is innocent. Attempts to exonerate him reveal complicated realities about police corruption and the degree to which evidence can be manipulated for the sake of wrapping up a case.What true crime series...More »
  
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• Critic’s Pick: ‘Bumblebee’ Review: Finally, a ‘Transformers’ Movie That’s Actually Good

  18-12-2018 18:36 via nytimes.com
  The actress Hailee Steinfeld and the director Travis Knight make this the most appealing film in the “Transformers” series.
  
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• The ‘Flossin’ Kid Is the Latest Person to Sue Fortnite for Stealing His Dance

  18-12-2018 17:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  Now that one domino has fallen, the rest just keep on collapsing. Backpack Kid, better known as that teen who invented “the Floss” dance that even your grandma has attempted, is the latest person to sue popular video game Fortnite for stealing his moves. TMZ reports that the mother of...More »
  
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• Who Is SNL’s Most Esteemed Breaker This Season?

  18-12-2018 17:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  Depending on your own sense of humor, the idea of a comedian “breaking character” during a performance decidedly falls into two camps: It humanizes them in an endearing way, perhaps even increasing the hilarity of what’s going on, or it makes them seem unprofessional if they can’t even execute their...More »
  
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• We Will Never Skip The Santa Clause at Christmas Time & There's a Reason for That, Well, 10 Reasons Actually

  18-12-2018 17:00 via feeds.eonline.com
  In 1994, the world was blessed with The Santa Clause. We might not have known it then, but this movie would turn out to be one of the greatest holiday movies ever. OK, we totally knew it then and...
  
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• Barry Jenkins and Stephan James on Beale Street’s Most Devastating Scene

  18-12-2018 17:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  When If Beale Street Could Talk’s Fonny (Stephan James) and Tish (KiKi Layne) run into Fonny’s old friend Daniel Carty (Brian Tyree Henry) on the streets of Harlem, Tish isn’t exactly pleased. Daniel is grinning and gregarious, and Tish already knows her day with her boyfriend has turned into a...More »
  
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• How Emily Blunt Set Her Mary Poppins Apart From Julie Andrews'

  18-12-2018 16:45 via feeds.eonline.com
  As Mary Poppins, Emily Blunt is practically perfect in every way.The only person who doesn't seem to agree with that sentiment, it seems, is the actress' own daughter, 4-year-old...
  
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• The Favourite rules roost with 10 nominations at London critics awards

  18-12-2018 16:41
  Olivia Colman’s royal comedy leads a pack that includes Rupert Everett’s The Happy Prince, while Hollywood big-hitter Vice only scores two nodsRelated: 'Awards chat makes me sick': Olivia Colman, Emma Stone and Rachel Weisz on new film, The Favourite The Favourite has maintained its early season momentum in the awards race as it emerged at the head of the pack in the nominations for the London Film Critics’ Circle awards. Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos and starring Olivia Colman,
  
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• At ‘The Prom’ on Broadway, It’s Time to Dance (and Flip)

  18-12-2018 16:31 via nytimes.com
  A talk with the director and choreographer Casey Nicholaw: “The world has gotten so serious. It’s time to be on a dance floor together.”
  
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• The 10 Biggest Late-Night Sagas of 2018

  18-12-2018 16:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  All of art is supposed to hold a mirror up to society, but late-night television might be the most mirrorlike art form there is. If you want to understand an era, watch its late night. We are living in a disaster movie, and as is the style in disaster movies,...More »
  
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• Netflix Places Double, Double, Toil and Trouble Order for Sabrina for Parts 3 and 4

  18-12-2018 16:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  Netflix is so very, very pleased with all the chill, hip teen Satanism happening on Chilling Adventures of Sabrina that it’s decided to order two more installments of the series at once. The streaming service announced today that it has ordered 16 more episodes of Sabrina, which will constitute parts...More »
  
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• Unlikely Mary Queen of Scots Stans? International Space Station Astronauts

  18-12-2018 16:16 via feedproxy.google.com
  Sir Shaw Ronan hive, we have gone interplanetary. What movie is the crew of the International Space Station most eager to get their (expensively gloved) hands on? Not a Marvel epic or a heist thriller, and not even First Man, a movie that is very much about the realities and...More »
  
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• Where’d You Go Bernadette Trailer: Cate Blanchett and Her Wig Get the Heck Out of Here

  18-12-2018 15:44 via feedproxy.google.com
  Cate Blanchett, divine mystery actress, is playing an ordinary woman for a change! An ordinary woman who wears giant sunglasses, and loves a severe bob, and then suddenly disappears for no reason — okay, never mind. Blanchett stars in Richard Linklater’s adaptation of Where’d You Go, Bernadette, Maria Semple’s novel...More »
  
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• Roma’s Professor Zovek Was a Real, Completely Bizarre Guy

  18-12-2018 15:44 via feedproxy.google.com
  Mild spoilers for Roma below.No one has an eye for curious ephemera quite like children watching TV. While glued to the screen, they’ll fixate on whatever seems most purely interesting to them, not caring about whether it’s regarded as worthy of their attention by more-discerning adults. What’s more, children will...More »
  
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• Aquaman sinks Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse at UK box office

  18-12-2018 15:06
  DC’s marine superhero tops the chart ahead of the animated Spidey caper but Mortal Engines runs out of steam at No 5Warner Bros proclaimed Aquaman “king of the box office as well as the seven seas”, as its oceanic superhero ended the two-week reign of Ralph Breaks the Internet at the top of the UK box office, taking £5.23m, including previews. Continue reading...
  
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• The Top 10 Documentaries of 2018

  18-12-2018 15:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  This has been an exceptional year for documentaries. Financially, we’ve seen some enormously successful releases such as RBG and Won’t You Be My Neighbor? Artistically, 2018 has been even more bountiful: Some of the most vibrant, inventive filmmaking of the year came from the world of nonfiction. But these works...More »
  
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• The 10 Best Superhero Stories of 2018

  18-12-2018 15:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Some year, we will reach Peak Superhero. This year was not that year. The cape-and-cowl genre continues to be the dominant mode in American popular fiction, and although much of what it produces is disposable garbage, there are more than a few Lycra-clad diamonds in the rough. We here at...More »
  
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• How Mary Poppins' Style Returned to the Big Screen With a Practically Perfect New Twist

  18-12-2018 15:00 via feeds.eonline.com
  More than five decades later, Mary Poppins has come back into our lives--along with all of her signature style.
  It's been over half a century since Julie Andrews first brought P.L....
  
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• Beale Street Let Regina King Channel Her Mom

  18-12-2018 15:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  When the cast of If Beale Street Could Talk gathered onstage at the Apollo Theater for the movie’s U.S. premiere in October, the dozen or so actors spoke reverently of James Baldwin — the movie is the first English-language adaptation of his work — but they spoke about Regina King...More »
  
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• Ellen’s Netflix Special Is an Hour-long Flex

  18-12-2018 14:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  The most sly, fascinating moment in Ellen DeGeneres’s Netflix stand-up special is just a simple list. It comes at the end of her opening sequence, an extended joke on the idea of the show’s title: Is she still relatable enough to be a stand-up comedian, she wonders? Can she still...More »
  
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• See Emily Blunt and John Krasinski's Most Adorable Moments Together

  18-12-2018 13:00 via feeds.eonline.com
  Emily Blunt and John Krasinski are one of Hollywood's most beloved couples.The A Quiet Place actress and the film's director, who were first introduced at a restaurant by a...
  
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• What happened next? The stars of This Country: ‘Success? I wish that showed up on my bloody bank balance’

  18-12-2018 11:30
  They were named the third most influential people in TV this year – ahead of Benedict Cumberbatch and David Attenborough. Sibling duo Charlie and Daisy May Cooper on their stellar year
  Baftas, a baby and a big barbel. It has been a good year for the Cooper siblings. The barbel – Barbus barbus, a carp-like freshwater fish – was caught by keen angler Charlie Cooper and weighed 6kg (13lb). He shows me a photo. The baby, a girl named Pip, was had by Charlie’s older sister, Da
  
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• Fresh Prince actor sues Fortnite for use of 'iconic' Carlton dance

  18-12-2018 10:47
  Alfonso Ribeiro wants to stop the makers of Fortnite and NBA 2K from using the dance he first performed on the 1990s sitcomThe Fresh Prince of Bel-Air star Alfonso Ribeiro is suing the creators of Fortnite and NBA 2K for using his famous dance on the popular video games.In separate lawsuits filed on Monday in federal court, Ribeiro alleges that Epic Games, the maker of Fortnite, and 2K Sports-creator Take-Two Interactive used his dance, dubbed The Carlton Dance, without permission or credit. Con
  
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• From Bakeoff's Rahul to Love Island's Adam: TV heroes and villains of 2018

  18-12-2018 10:12
  2018 featured some truly terrible TV baddies, including a cursed telly studio and unrepentant cult leaders. Good job we had a compassionate film crew and a star baker to balance it outRahul Mandal, Great British Bake Off Continue reading...
  
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• From Bake Off's Rahul to Love Island's Adam: TV heroes and villains of 2018

  18-12-2018 10:12
  2018 featured some truly terrible TV baddies, including a cursed telly studio and unrepentant cult leaders. Good job we had a compassionate film crew and a star baker to balance it outRahul Mandal, Great British Bake Off Continue reading...
  
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• Insecure’s Natasha Rothwell on being 2018’s funniest character

  18-12-2018 10:00
  The breakout star of Issa Rae’s comedy talks shocking sex scenes, dirty socks and why she left Saturday Night Live Over the course of three seasons of Issa Rae’s HBO comedy, Insecure, Natasha Rothwell’s character Kelli has emerged as the breakout star, the DGAF member of the central girl-gang foursome.“She’s the only character on that show who’s not obsessed by a man, getting a man, or getting over a man,” notes Natasha Rothwell over the phone from LA. S
  
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