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• Andrea Savage on I’m Sorry’s Return and Male Tank Tops

  09-01-2019 23:16 via feedproxy.google.com
  As comedian Andrea Warren on I’m Sorry, Andrea Savage has found herself in the most impossible situations: In season one, her 5-year-old daughter says she doesn’t like her black friend’s skin color, and a fellow preschool mom thinks Andrea has blabbed about the mom’s ex-porn career. And in I’m Sorry’s...More »
  
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• ‘The Upside’ Review: A Billionaire and His Buddy Find Reasons to be Cheerful

  09-01-2019 23:12 via nytimes.com
  A warm vibe between Kevin Hart and Bryan Cranston sweetens the stereotypes in this remake of the French odd-couple comedy “The Intouchables.”
  
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• Lana Del Rey Is Writing More Candidly Than Ever

  09-01-2019 23:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  It is easy to project onto Lana Del Rey. She is not exactly forthcoming, but she’s not a complete cipher either. Most of us can empathize, or directly relate to her in some capacity. We know what her politics are. We know how she feels about Azealia Banks. Through her...More »
  
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• Cleaning Up review: Sheridan Smith’s stock keeps on rising

  09-01-2019 23:00
  This frothy tale of a debt-ridden office cleaner who dabbles in insider trading is solid, well-made nonsense. What a rare and precious joy
  After carrying the weight of the world, and Jimmy McGovern’s newest locus of social fury, on her shoulders in the remorselessly brutal, brilliant Care last month, Sheridan Smith rewards us and herself with Cleaning Up (ITV), a six-part series pitched somewhere between a romp and a soap, and pairing very nicely with a large gin and tonic.At first, I assu
  
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• Backlash after ex-Pixar head scores new job despite #MeToo allegations

  09-01-2019 22:39
  John Lasseter will head up Skydance Animation in a move that ‘endorses and perpetuates a broken system’ according to a Time’s Up statementEx-Pixar head John Lasseter has scored a top new position in Hollywood, leading to a backlash from within the industry.Lasseter took a leave of absence from Pixar and Disney after admitting “missteps” related to his treatment of female colleagues. The cofounder of Pixar Animation Studios and the animation chief of Walt Disney Comp
  
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• And Just Like That, Disgraced Pixar Exec John Lasseter Has a New Job

  09-01-2019 22:16 via feedproxy.google.com
  Looks like the clock has restarted for another of the many men exposed by the #MeToo movement. John Lasseter, the former creative chief of Pixar and Disney Animation who took a leave of absence in November 2017 amid accusations of sexual harassment, has already landed a new job at Skydance...More »
  
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• 2 Dope Queens Returns Next Month with Lupita Nyong’o, Daniel Radcliffe, and More

  09-01-2019 22:13 via feedproxy.google.com
  Jessica Williams and Phoebe Robinson’s 2 Dope Queens podcast may have come to an end, but its TV counterpart is still going strong. Last year, HBO ordered four more 2 Dope Queens specials from the duo, and now they have air dates and a very exciting guest lineup featuring Lupita...More »
  
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• Pixar co-founder joins Skydance Media

  09-01-2019 22:07 via ft.com
  John Lasseter had left Disney-owned studio after allegations of misconduct
  
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• Green Book Director Used To Flash His Penis As a Joke

  09-01-2019 21:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  With his Golden Globe–winning racism drama Green Book, Peter Farrelly has reinvented himself as a serious director, putting distance between himself and his past body of work, such as Shallow Hal, the 2001 rom-com which encouraged audiences to laugh at Gwyneth Paltrow in a fat suit, and 1998’s There’s Something...More »
  
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• The Carpetbagger: Wakanda for Oscar?

  09-01-2019 21:10 via nytimes.com
  Director Ryan Coogler and his female department heads helped bring “Black Panther” to life. Will they get the credit they’re due?
  
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• The Millions Will Live on, But the Era of the Indie Book Blog Is Over

  09-01-2019 21:06 via feedproxy.google.com
  When the Millions launched in 2003, it was in every way an artifact of its moment: a labor of love with a blogspot.com URL, dedicated to one man’s love of literature. By day, C. Max Magee worked in a West Hollywood bookstore; by night (or whenever), he was the sole...More »
  
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• Who Are the Thirsty Celebs on The Masked Singer? An Investigation

  09-01-2019 21:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  If you’ve turned on your TV in the past week, there’s a high probability that you’ve heard of The Masked Singer. A remake of the popular South Korean show, King of Mask Singer, it’s like if The Voice went on a dystopian party cruise with Yo Gabba Gabba and an...More »
  
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• Holy Forkin’ Shirtballs: The Good Place’s First Look at the Actual Good Place

  09-01-2019 21:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Afterlife salvation is real, and it has an incredibly intricate mail depot. Vulture is happy to share this exclusive clip from The Good Place’s upcoming episode on Thursday, which immediately starts off after Team Cockroach escapes that kinky accounting department: They’re now actually, legitimately, really in some part of the...More »
  
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• John Lasseter, Ousted Pixar Co-Founder, Will Join Skydance Media

  09-01-2019 20:56 via nytimes.com
  Mr. Lasseter, who was forced to resign from Disney in June after complaints about unwanted workplace touching, will head Skydance Animation, which is affiliated with Paramount Pictures.
  
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• Hell Yes, Anne Hathaway Is Doing a Todd Haynes Movie

  09-01-2019 20:18 via feedproxy.google.com
  The man who brought you Carol is also giving you the gift of an Anne Hathaway vehicle. According to Variety, Anne Hathaway has signed on to star in Todd Haynes’s forthcoming movie about the super-rich Du Pont family, which had also cast Mark Ruffalo and will also star Tim Robbins....More »
  
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• Natasha Lyonne Can’t Stop Dying in the Russian Doll Trailer

  09-01-2019 20:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Back in 2017, it was reported that Natasha Lyonne had signed on to star in a Netflix comedy series she co-created with Leslye Headland and Amy Poehler, and finally, that dream-team project has a premiere date and trailer. Titled Russian Doll, the show centers on Lyonne as a woman named...More »
  
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• Every Sex-Tape Joke Andy Samberg Has Made on Brooklyn Nine-Nine

  09-01-2019 20:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Brooklyn Nine-Nine is finally back! After Fox callously canceled it last spring after five seasons, NBC picked it up almost immediately, and it returns to the air this Thursday. It will likely also mark the return of “name of your sex tape!”Detective Jake Peralta (Andy Samberg) started poking fun at...More »
  
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• Issa Rae Is Whipping Regina Hall’s Ass in the Little Trailer

  09-01-2019 19:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  Regina Hall is about to learn a vital lesson: Be good to people in this life lest you end up trapped in a tween version of yourself. That’s the plot of Little, in which Hall plays a tyrannical tech company CEO named Jordan Sanders who relentlessly torments her assistant, April...More »
  
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• The 10 Most Ludicrous Arrivals in Bachelor History

  09-01-2019 19:44 via feedproxy.google.com
  Much like their increasing desire to stand out on those hovering ID cards, Bachelor contestants have gotten pretty damn savvy about how they want their first impressions on the show to go: Sure, you could stroll up to meet your future boo and millions of viewers with only, ugh, some...More »
  
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• ‘Touch Me Not’ Review: Our Bodies Examined

  09-01-2019 19:34 via nytimes.com
  Adina Pintilie’s debut feature, winner of the Golden Bear in Berlin last year, lays bare the philosophical complications of carnality.
  
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• How Phil Hendrie Transforms Stupidity Into Brilliant Comedy

  09-01-2019 19:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  You might not have heard of Phil Hendrie, but you’ve certainly heard of his fans. Die-hard Hendrie stans include Howard Stern, Harry Shearer, and Michael McKean, Lost in Space’s June Lockhart, and Laurie Metcalf. Matt Groening has said Hendrie is in the upper echelons of what you can do with...More »
  
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• Hulu Cancels Sarah Silverman’s I Love You, America

  09-01-2019 19:16 via feedproxy.google.com
  It’s the end of the road for Sarah Silverman’s Hulu series I Love You, America. The comedian revealed on Twitter today that the streaming network has canceled her show after a 21-episode run. I Love You, America debuted on Hulu back in 2017 and wrapped up its most recent batch...More »
  
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• Asian-Australian Actors, Overlooked at Home, Flourish in Hollywood

  09-01-2019 19:00 via nytimes.com
  Chris Pang, Jordan Rodrigues and Natasha Liu Bordizzo are a few of the actors seizing opportunities in Hollywood after “Crazy Rich Asians” became a hit.
  
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• LOL! See the Top 5 Funniest Moments in the Little Trailer

  09-01-2019 18:59 via feeds.eonline.com
  All it takes is one wish.After a young girl wishes for powerful tech mogul Jordan Sanders (Regina Hall) to be "little," she wakes up as the 13-year-old version of herself. In the...
  
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• ‘The Aspern Papers’ Review: A Dead Poet’s Society, Once Removed

  09-01-2019 18:58 via nytimes.com
  Vanessa Redgrave is a reason to see this otherwise woeful version of the Henry James novella.
  
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• Les Invisibles: former homeless women star in new French comedy

  09-01-2019 18:53
  Former homeless women star in award-winning story about sleeping rough in the northAt a time when France is facing street protests about social injustice, a comedy about homeless women in the north is being tipped as one of the funniest and most moving films of the year.Les Invisibles, which opened in French cinemas on Wednesday, tells the story of women sleeping rough in northern France as a social work centre is threatened with closure. Continue reading...
  
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• Want to Make a Difference? Eat Plastic

  09-01-2019 18:50 via feedproxy.google.com
  Writer-performer Claire Parker has the misguided-influencer bit down pat, and she’s chosen to use her powers for good.In Claire Saves Whales, we meet an upper-middle-class 20-something, hiding out at her parents’ beach getaway not just to relax, but to make a change in our world. You see, she’s worried about...More »
  
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• Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper Wow National Board of Review Gala

  09-01-2019 18:45 via nytimes.com
  The “Star Is Born” team were a highlight at the annual New York awards ceremony, though politics and diversity were also center stage.
  
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• Thom Yorke Will Clear His Schedule for the Oscars But, Sorry, Not the Rock Hall of Fame

  09-01-2019 18:41 via feedproxy.google.com
  When you’re as booked and busy as Thom Yorke, certain engagements take priority over others. That means someone’s invitation to the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame is about to conveniently get lost in the mail. Radiohead has been picked for induction into the Rock Hall this year against their...More »
  
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• Kevin Hart Rules Out Hosting the Oscars

  09-01-2019 18:36 via nytimes.com
  On “Good Morning America,” Kevin Hart deflected questions about his comments about homosexuality, and Variety reported that the Oscars will go on with no host.
  
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• Lady Gaga Says She Misses Jackson Maine, Too

  09-01-2019 17:47 via feedproxy.google.com
  Part of the challenge — and brilliance — of A Star Is Born was the creation of two musicians with clear, distinct visions and voices. Ally isn’t just a collection of Lady Gaga B-sides, she’s a singer and songwriter with a style all her own. When Lady Gaga accepted the...More »
  
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• We’re Getting Another Woodstock, Now With Glamping

  09-01-2019 17:14 via feedproxy.google.com
  Why have one Woodstock anniversary festival when you could have two … plus all the others that happened before? Original Woodstock co-founder Michael Lang has announced that he’s tempting the fates by bringing back his cursed hippie oasis for an official 50th-anniversary bonanza, not to be confused with the other...More »
  
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• Kevin Hart Has More To Say About His Old Homophobic Tweets: ‘I’m Done with It’

  09-01-2019 16:58 via feedproxy.google.com
  During an interview with Michael Strahan on Good Morning America today, Kevin Hart yet again addressed the controversy surrounding his homophobic tweets and his interview with Ellen DeGeneres about it last week. You’ll of course remember that the tweets resurfaced when he was announced as this year’s Oscars host back...More »
  
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• Does Tony Live or Die at the End of The Sopranos?

  09-01-2019 16:44 via feedproxy.google.com
  Before I wrote about television for New York Magazine and Vulture, I wrote about it for the Star-Ledger, New Jersey’s largest daily newspaper, sharing a beat with my friend Alan Sepinwall, who is now the TV critic for Rolling Stone. The highlight of our time together was covering The Sopranos,...More »
  
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• Author Nnedi Okorafor Talks LaGuardia, Wakanda, and … Garfield?

  09-01-2019 16:41 via feedproxy.google.com
  One of the worst deficiencies of the comics industry has been and continues to be its failure to employ black women. Historically, that demographic has been completely shut out of mainstream sequential art, even on stories about black female characters. That problem is in the early stages of being remedied,...More »
  
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• Cor Blimey, the BAFTAs Loved The Favourite, Guv!

  09-01-2019 16:06 via feedproxy.google.com
  Oi! The lads at the pub say that the BAFTAs released their 2019 film nominations Wednesday morning, and wouldn’t you know, The Favourite came out on top with a whopping 12 nominations, including Best Film and Best British Film. That’s well good for Yorgos Lanthimos’s period drama, innit, which has...More »
  
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• Bo Burnham Is a Bigger A Star Is Born Stan Than You

  09-01-2019 16:06 via feedproxy.google.com
  When Eighth Grade director Bo Burnham accepted the National Board of Review award for Best Directorial Debut, he thanked an unlikely competitor in his speech: “I’d like to thank Bradley Cooper for winning Best Director for A Star Is Born, otherwise he’d be winning this award. Where are you, Bradley?”...More »
  
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• Patriotic tank film smashes Russian box office record

  09-01-2019 14:49
  The state-funded war film T-34, about a Soviet soldier’s ‘devotion to the motherland’, has taken £8m in its opening weekendA Russian war film that tells of a Soviet soldier’s “devotion to the motherland”, the latest in a line of state-funded patriotic blockbusters, has broken Russian box office records for its first week on release in the new year.T-34, named after a type of tank used in extensively in the second world war, had the best opening weekend o
  
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• Alfonso Cuarón condemns Spanish subtitles on Roma

  09-01-2019 14:45
  Director says it is offensive for Netflix to think viewers in Spain need Mexican Spanish translatedThe Oscar-winning director Alfonso Cuarón has attacked Netflix’s decision to offer Iberian Spanish subtitles for his Mexico City-set film Roma, calling it “parochial, ignorant and offensive to Spaniards themselves”.The semi-autobiographical film, which tells the story of Cleo, a maid to a middle-class Mexican family in the 1970s, has already won a string of awards and is no
  
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• Alfonso Cuarón condemns Netflix over Roma subtitles

  09-01-2019 14:45
  Decision to offer Iberian Spanish subtitles for film set in Mexico City is ‘offensive’The Oscar-winning director Alfonso Cuarón has attacked Netflix’s decision to offer Iberian Spanish subtitles for his Mexico City-set film Roma, calling it “parochial, ignorant and offensive to Spaniards themselves”.The semi-autobiographical film, which tells the story of Cleo, a maid to a middle-class Mexican family in the 1970s, has already won a string of awards and is nom
  
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• 2019 BAFTA Film Awards Nominations: Black Panther and Mary Poppins Returns Both Snubbed as Bradley Cooper Makes History

  09-01-2019 14:30 via feeds.eonline.com
  Yorgos Lanthimos' The Favourite lived up to its title when the 2019 BAFTA Film Awards nominations were announced earlier today, receiving recognition in a whopping 12 categories. The drama,...
  
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• Talking Sex, Dildos, and Psychology With Gillian Anderson and Asa Butterfield

  09-01-2019 14:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  It stands to reason, or at least the logic of television plotting, that an extremely forthright sex therapist would raise an extremely uptight son. That’s the basis of Sex Education, a new Netflix comedy that stars Gillian Anderson as Jean, the therapist in question, and Asa Butterfield as her son...More »
  
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• BAFTA Film Awards 2019: The Complete List of Nominations

  09-01-2019 13:30 via feeds.eonline.com
  Ready for the 2019 BAFTA Film Awards?Early Wednesday morning, actor Will Poulter and actress Hayley Squires read out the shortlisted names from the British Academy of Film and Television...
  
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• The wall is coming: Trump becomes world's worst Game of Thrones fan

  09-01-2019 11:32
  The US president has taken to quoting from the biggest TV show on the planet. But he’s utterly missed the point – it’s clear he’s never watched a second Imagine for a moment that you are George RR Martin. You have spent almost three decades toiling away at the work destined to become your legacy. You have used millions of words to tell an epic, sweeping story with a cast of thousands that forms the basis of the biggest television series on the planet. The rewards have bee
  
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• Vietnam accuses Facebook of breaking cyber security laws

  09-01-2019 10:16 via ft.com
  Company violated rules on managing content, advertising and tax, says state body
  
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• ‘The Favourite’ Dominates Bafta Nominations

  09-01-2019 10:14 via nytimes.com
  The acclaimed film about palace scheming in Queen Anne’s court received 12 nominations for the British equivalent of the Academy Awards.
  
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• The Demolition Artist: 3 Critics Debate Ivo van Hove

  09-01-2019 10:00 via nytimes.com
  Visionary stylist or one-trick pony? With “Network” on Broadway and “All About Eve” on the horizon, the multimedia-mad stage director is ready for his close-up.
  
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• 7 More Adventurous Theater Directors to Look Out For

  09-01-2019 10:00 via nytimes.com
  Visionary. Visceral. Uncompromising. And coming your way.
  
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• Three Musical Theater Writers Receive $100,000 Kleban Prizes

  09-01-2019 09:00 via nytimes.com
  The 2019 winners of the awards, given by a panel to the year’s most promising lyricist and librettist, are Shaina Taub, Sarah Hammond and Charlie Sohne.
  
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• The full list of nominations for the Baftas 2019

  09-01-2019 09:00
  From The Favourite to Bohemian Rhapsody, the full list of films up for a gong at this year’s leading British film awardsFull report: The Favourite rules nominationsBlacKkKlansman
  The Favourite
  Green Book
  Roma
  A Star Is Born Continue reading...
  
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