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• Kevin Spacey Faces Felony Charge in Misconduct Case

  24-12-2018 22:33 via nytimes.com
  Kevin Spacey will be arraigned on Jan. 7 on a charge of indecent assault and battery, related to an accusation of misconduct in Nantucket.
  
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• Streaming Movie Review: ‘Bad Seeds’ Review: A Scam Artist Teaches From the School of Life

  24-12-2018 22:19 via nytimes.com
  Catherine Deneuve graciously cedes the spotlight to Kheiron, the writer and director of this sweet-and-salty redemption tale from France.
  
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• Critic’s Pick: ‘Destroyer’ Review: A Very Good Nicole Kidman Plays a Very Bad Woman

  24-12-2018 21:34 via nytimes.com
  In the latest from Karyn Kusama (“Girlfight”), a corrupt female cop searches for a killer and possible redemption in the land of sunshine and noir.
  
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• 90 Day Fiancé Recap: I Do, I Did, I’m Done

  24-12-2018 21:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Last week I said this was the 90 Day Fiancé finale, but next week’s episode is actually the real finale. I’d like to thank my dear friends at 90 Day Fiancé, who performed a Christmas Eve miracle by successfully squeezing out nine hours of spectacle despite each respective storyline only...More »
  
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• Watership Down Is a Children’s Fable That Doesn’t Shy Away From Death

  24-12-2018 20:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  A new generation of children might be enthralled and terrified by the BBC/Netflix adaptation of Watership Down, just as their parents were enthralled and terrified by the 1978 movie. That’s a testament to the power of Richard Adams’ bestseller about a group of English rabbits fleeing the destruction of their...More »
  
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• In ‘Network,’ a Stage Manager Comes Out of the Shadows

  24-12-2018 20:01 via nytimes.com
  For the Broadway adaptation of the blistering satire of business, Timothy Semon calls sound and lighting cues while onstage.
  
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• Christmas Day’s best TV: Torvill & Dean; Call the Midwife; Christmas Bake Off

  24-12-2018 19:00
  The earthy biopic of the UK’s beloved ice-dance titans is an unexpected gold-medal delight, while past contestants do battle on the baking showMissing the Royle Family this Christmas? This earthy biopic might fill the gap. It stars Poppy Lee Friar and Will Tudor as the UK’s beloved ice-dance titans, and is an unexpected gold-medal delight, dramatising the familial tensions of their working-class childhoods in Nottingham with sharp wit, a killer soundtrack and an abundance of heart. A
  
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• ‘On the Basis of Sex’ Review: How Ruth Bader Ginsburg Became ‘Notorious’

  24-12-2018 18:54 via nytimes.com
  This brisk biopic shows how the future Supreme Court justice made history, from her days at Harvard Law School to a decisive early case.
  
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• How Mary Poppins Returns Turned a Bowl Into a Fantasia

  24-12-2018 18:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Trouble’s afoot in Old Blighty. Despite specific instructions not to horse around, the rambunctious Banks children have been roughhousing, and they’ve cracked the family’s prized Royal Doulton bowl. Father will positively blow a gasket when he discovers the damage, but luckily, nanny extraordinaire Mary Poppins has a plan to save...More »
  
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• ‘Aquaman’ Through History: The Stuff That Memes Are Made Of

  24-12-2018 17:59 via nytimes.com
  Before Jason Momoa made him into a box-office beefcake, the seahorse-riding Aquaman was something of a punch line. Here’s a look at his onscreen evolution.
  
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• The Real Housewives of Atlanta Recap: Bitch Stole My Talent

  24-12-2018 17:14 via feedproxy.google.com
  It’s a rainy day in Destin, Florida (a city that apparently exists), and so the ladies of Atlanta are forced to find indoor activities to keep themselves occupied. And that they do. There’s a fierce yet ultimately lighthearted competition, some fun little excursions, and a relatively tame dinner that altogether...More »
  
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• RuPaul’s Drag Race: All Stars 4, Episode 2: We Have Thoughts

  24-12-2018 16:57 via feedproxy.google.com
  Praise Henny, our lord and savior Queen Henny has returned to us, and we are living for it, henny. The Henny-ous return this week of Stacy Layne Matthews and her Payless flats sends What The Tuck hosts Joel Kim Booster and Nicole Byer on a trip down Drag Race memory...More »
  
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• Exit Interview: Ming Peiffer: Why Her ‘Usual Girls’ Audiences Got So Personal

  24-12-2018 15:53 via nytimes.com
  The play, which frankly tackles issues of race, sexuality and rape, has been a career breakthrough that seemed almost perfectly tailored for this moment.
  
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• Vanessa Hudgens Knew About Second Act’s Big Twist in Advance

  24-12-2018 15:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  You might not think that the movie Second Act contains a big twist, but it does, and if you read on we will spoil it.While the movie Second Act starts out like a light-enough Working Girl–style New York comedy — Jennifer Lopez fakes her way into a big corporate job...More »
  
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• ‘He Knows When You’ve Been Naughty’: How Silent Night, Deadly Night Inflamed a Nation

  24-12-2018 15:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  “You’ve made it through Halloween,” growled the narrator of the theatrical trailer and TV spot for the 1984 slasher picture Silent Night, Deadly Night. “Now try and survive Christmas.” The marketing was admirable in its transparency. Since the overwhelming financial success of John Carpenter’s 1978 classic, its “special occasion +...More »
  
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• Bodyguard: art met life as Keeley Hawes faced politician who 'informed' portrayal

  24-12-2018 12:51
  Actor came face to face with Amber Rudd, the former home secretary she credited as ‘brilliant example’, in LondonIt’s the kind of far-fetched set-up that might have found its way into the plot of the hit BBC thriller Bodyguard: a former home secretary comes face to face with the woman who imitated her and who everybody thought had died in an explosion.But this was not a scene from the second series of Jed Mercurio’s drama. It was a real life meeting between the actor Keel
  
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• Der Spiegel reveals disgraced journalist sought donations

  24-12-2018 12:49 via ft.com
  German magazine passes information to prosecutors over private appeals for money
  
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• The Heartbreaking True Story Behind Welcome to Marwen

  24-12-2018 12:00 via feeds.eonline.com
  When Mark Hogancamp woke up in an unfamiliar room, his body in terrible pain, he wasn't sure of much.
  All he knew was that it was 1985, he was in the Navy, and the room he found...
  
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• Crouching Tiger star Chow Yun-fat to give away £570m fortune

  24-12-2018 11:08
  Modest Hong Kong actor pledges to donate wealth to charity after he diesThe Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon actor Chow Yun-fat has said he will donate his fortune to charity after he dies.Also known to western audiences for the Oscar-winning Pirates of the Caribbean and the gangster film A Better Tomorrow, Chow has endeared himself to fans in recent years with his modest lifestyle. Continue reading...
  
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• Tom Hanks, Burger Santa, Swings By In-N-Out to Buy Everybody Lunch

  24-12-2018 09:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  The fourth Thursday of November might be Thanksgiving, but this year marks the first Hanxgiving, the new holiday commemorating the day Tom Hanks delivered unto the people an abundance of extremely free burgers and fries. According to CBS Los Angeles, the actor and his wife Rita Wilson recently visited an...More »
  
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• Streaming: can Netflix keep Apple at bay?

  24-12-2018 09:00
  It’s been a strong year for the market leader, but 2019 will see major rivals launch their own streaming servicesIt’s nearly a year since we reformatted this column to be streaming-led: what was once an add-on to our home entertainment coverage has grown into a world changing faster than even a dedicated weekly check-in can fully encompass. While 2018 has been a tumultuous year in streaming, 2019 looks to be a busier one still, with a number of major companies poised to crowd the par
  
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• Christmas Eve’s best TV: Click and Collect; The Queen and I

  24-12-2018 07:00
  Stephen Merchant and Asim Chaudhry star in this comedy about two men who travel 300 miles to collect the must-have toy of the seasonIt is Christmas Eve and Andrew Bennett (Stephen Merchant) thinks his daughter’s yuletide dreams are about to be dashed because he hasn’t managed to find the gift she really wants: Sparklehoof the Unicorn Princess. However, when his annoying neighbour Dev D’Cruz (Asim Chaudhry) bags the last one left online – by click and collect – the p
  
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• The Future of Terrorism by Walter Laqueur and Christopher Wall

  24-12-2018 06:00 via ft.com
  An account of the persistent allure of political violence to ‘purify society’
  
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• Bring Xmas to Area X With This Jolly Annihilation Gingerbread Lighthouse

  24-12-2018 05:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  Talk about making something new. If the past few weeks of incessant cheerfulness and compulsory Christmas movie watching leading up to the holidays has left you with a bad taste in your mouth, let this Annihilation gingerbread lighthouse leave you with something a little sweeter. Made by Girl Code actress...More »
  
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• Dirty John Recap: Family First

  24-12-2018 05:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  It’s a sad inevitability in life that we all grow up to be exactly like our parents. In last week’s episode we saw how Debra turned into her incredibly forgiving mother and let John back into her life after learning he was a fraud. This week we learned exactly why...More »
  
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• Escape at Dannemora Recap: Past Due

  24-12-2018 05:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  First rule of telegraphing that an officer is going to die in the line of duty: stage a phone call with his wife, maybe even a cuddly scene between the two of them in bed. Better yet, have the officer tease intercourse, only to leave and go back on patrol,...More »
  
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• Escape at Dannemora Subject Apparently Hates ‘Idiot’ Ben Stiller’s Showtime Series

  24-12-2018 04:43 via feedproxy.google.com
  No one would be thrilled to find out Ben Stiller was making a Showtime series about their decision to help two convicted murderers escape incarceration, resulting on a multi-million dollar manhunt and the death of an escapee. However, Joyce “Tillie” Mitchell, currently serving a potentially seven year sentence at Bedford...More »
  
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• Vanderpump Rules Recap: Where There’s Smoke, There’s Fired

  24-12-2018 04:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  Of course there is a lot to say about Lisa Vanderpump firing DJ James Kennedy for the second time in three seasons. First of all, the whole thing seemed — I don’t want to say fake and I don’t want to say scripted. The whole thing seemed constructed. I believe that...More »
  
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• Ray Donovan Recap: New York Confidential

  24-12-2018 04:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  “Dream On” does introduce us to a character played by perhaps the greatest guest star in the history of a show with an already A-list ensemble: the legendary Alan Alda. “Hawkeye” himself returns to the medical profession as Ray’s new doctor, whom he first meets at the psychiatric hospital and...More »
  
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• Outlander Drew a Line Between Rape and Sex. Does It Need So Much Rape, Though?

  24-12-2018 03:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  Spoilers for “Wilmington,” episode eight of the fourth season of Outlander, lie ahead.Outlander’s eighth episode this season, “Wilmington,” puts two scenes in conversation with each other. One of them is a sex scene between Brianna and Roger, who’ve both traveled to the past and somehow managed to find each other...More »
  
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• Outlander Recap: Operating Theater

  24-12-2018 03:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Prepare yourself for some emotional whiplash, friends. Just as you’re reveling in the pure joy of seeing Claire back on her surgical game, watching our favorite lovebirds remind us that teamwork does in fact make the dream work, and um, hello, enjoying some time with Mr. George Washington, you will...More »
  
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• By Next Christmas, You’ll Have Yourself a Merry Little New Rihanna Album

  24-12-2018 02:59 via feedproxy.google.com
  According to Rihanna’s Instagram, by New Year’s Eve 2019, you’ll be dancing ecstatically and/or crying over your many heartbreaks (the woman has range!) to her ninth studio album. When asked by a fan to please at least hint at a possible release date for her upcoming project, Rihanna commented on...More »
  
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• Audrey Geisel, 97, Dies; Dr. Seuss’ Widow and Keeper of His Flame

  24-12-2018 02:18 via nytimes.com
  She was deeply involved in marketing her husband’s works and managing his legacy, overseeing multiple commercial ventures. “You use it or you lose it,” she said.
  
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