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• Long Lost Family Special: Born Without Trace review – my heart hurts

  25-02-2019 23:30 via theguardian.com
  No matter what you learn about the family that abandoned you, this film shows there will always be wounds that never healCardboard boxes, doorsteps, hospital car parks, public loos, church steps and streets. These are the places where the subjects of Long Lost Family Special: Born Without Trace (ITV) were left as newborns. Or, as they are still known in the oddly Dickensian vernacular, foundlings. “I was straight out of the womb and put into a pillowcase,” says Alley Lofthouse, welli
  
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• This Time With Alan Partridge review – an excruciating white-knuckle ride

  25-02-2019 23:00 via theguardian.com
  The monkey tennis-pitcher is back – and now he’s taking on do-badder hacktivists. After half an hour in his appalling company, you’ll be limp from laughter, loathing, panic and despairImpossible though it is to do justice to Alan Partridge with only the written word at our disposal, we must try. Because after his years in the wilderness, Linton Travel Tavern and North Norfolk digital radio, the monkey tennis-pitcher is back. Almost. Well. To be clear. The exquisitely excruciati
  
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• Seamless Ratings for Hostless Oscars

  25-02-2019 22:01 via nytimes.com
  An efficient ABC broadcast had a 12 percent increase in viewers over last year’s show. It was the first time there had been any ratings growth in five years.
  
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• What ‘Green Book’ Says About the Academy. Our Critics on the Oscars.

  25-02-2019 21:29 via nytimes.com
  Manohla Dargis, A.O. Scott and Wesley Morris all note that the night was impressively inclusive, but on the best picture winner, they aren’t in agreement.
  
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• Inside Green Book's Controversial Road to Oscars Upset

  25-02-2019 21:15 via feeds.eonline.com
  When Green Book was announced the Best Picture winner at the 91st Academy Awards on Sunday, Spike Lee was not happy.The legendary director, whose own film BlackKklansman was nominated in...
  
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• John Mulaney and Seth Meyers Fondly Send Up Sondheim. He’s Amused.

  25-02-2019 21:14 via nytimes.com
  The tribute to a 1970 documentary about the musical “Company” is part of the third season of IFC’s “Documentary Now!”
  
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• Luc Besson, French Director, Won’t Be Charged After Rape Accusation

  25-02-2019 21:05 via nytimes.com
  The authorities in Paris said they could not show that Mr. Besson, a prominent filmmaker, had coerced the actress Sand Van Roy into unwanted sex.
  
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• Rape inquiry dropped against French film mogul Luc Besson

  25-02-2019 18:45
  Producer’s ex-girlfriend Sand Van Roy had accused him of repeatedly raping herFrench prosecutors have dropped an investigation into claims that the film mogul Luc Besson raped his former girlfriend, his lawyers said on Monday.The actor Sand Van Roy told police in May that she had been repeatedly raped by Besson, 59, during an on-off relationship. Related: Luc Besson under investigation over rape allegationContinue reading...
  
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• The Best and Worst Moments of the 2019 Oscars

  25-02-2019 18:21 via nytimes.com
  A more diverse winners’ list, a best-picture blunder, a joyous victory and misbegotten acceptance — these were the highs and lows as we saw them.
  
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• 'A bunch of eejits taking on the world': the gloriously gobby Derry Girls are back

  25-02-2019 17:45 via theguardian.com
  It is Ulster’s answer to Reservoir Dogs. The stars and creator of the riotous runaway hit reveal how it has changed their lives – and could even end up as a movieAs TV debuts go, last year’s Derry Girls was nothing short of phenomenal. The coming-of-age comedy followed four teenage girls from Northern Ireland and their witless sidekick James as they navigated both minor aggravations and Troubles-inflected dramas in mid-1990s Derry.It became an instant classic and was picked up
  
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• Trump Calls Spike Lee’s Oscar Speech a ‘Racist Hit on Your President’

  25-02-2019 17:21 via nytimes.com
  The president was not pleased after the “BlacKkKlansman” director called on Sunday for voters to “make the moral choice” in the 2020 election.
  
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• The 2019 Oscars afterparties – in pictures

  25-02-2019 16:54
  Olivia Colman and Rami Malek took the top awards on a victory tour, to pop champagne alongside Lady Gaga, Spike Lee and Mahershala Ali at the Governor’s Ball and Vanity Fair party Continue reading...
  
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• Alan Partridge writes funny email to the BBC: 'I want to be the bigger man'

  25-02-2019 15:39 via theguardian.com
  The presenter has penned a note to his new colleagues at the BBC to ‘clear the air of any residual stench’ as he returns after 24 years
  This morning, more than 20,000 staff at the BBC arrived at work to an email from their new “colleague” Alan Partridge, ahead of his return to the broadcaster after 24 years.
  The round-robin message, written in character, urged the thousands of staff to tune in to his new show This Time With Alan Partridge, while simultaneously taking a di
  
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• Scene City: Rami Malek, Lady Gaga, Mahershala Ali and Regina King Celebrate Their Oscars at the Governors Ball

  25-02-2019 15:37 via nytimes.com
  Newly minted Oscar winners get their trophies engraved at the official Oscars after-party.
  
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• Oscar winners 2019: complete list

  25-02-2019 14:14
  All the winners from the 91st Academy AwardsEmma Stone (The Favourite)
  Rachel Weisz (The Favourite)
  Amy Adams (Vice)
  Regina King (If Beale Street Could Talk) – WINNER!
  Marina De Tavira (Roma) Continue reading...
  
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• When good TV goes bad: How Harry Hill’s TV Burp got greedy

  25-02-2019 14:00 via theguardian.com
  In its prime the show was a TV masterclass. By the 10th series, it was just repeating itselfIf comedians were sandwich spreads (which they should be), then Harry Hill would indubitably be Marmite. To the lovers, he’s a comic genius who can have you guffawing out your Saturday teatime sausages just by turning to side camera, shrugging his shoulders and pulling a funny face. To the haters, he’s a grown man in an oversized shirt with an unhealthy badger obsession, who threw away a respe
  
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• Donald Trump accuses Spike Lee of 'racist hit on your president'

  25-02-2019 13:47
  Lee urges Americans to choose ‘love versus hate’ in 2020Trump criticizes Oscar winner for giving speech using notesDonald Trump has complained about a “racist hit” he said Spike Lee carried out on him at the Oscars. Related: Spike Lee on Green Book's Oscar win: 'The ref made a bad call'Related: Green Book's victory undoes the conspicuous diversity of this year's OscarsContinue reading...
  
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• True Detective recap: season three finale – Now Am Found

  25-02-2019 13:36 via theguardian.com
  The first good TV show of the year came to a head, but was the pay-off too silly and simplistic? And who killed Will Purcell?Spoiler alert: this blog details events in the final episode of the third season of True Detective, which airs on Sunday nights on HBO in the US, and Mondays in the UK on Sky Atlantic at 2am and 9pm.The dolls, those ghosts, the one-eyed man, Hoyt, Rust Cohle – it all came to a head in this extended 75-minute finale. We start with Amelia reading the Delmore Schwartz p
  
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• Where to Stream ‘Green Book,’ ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ and Other Big Oscar Winners

  25-02-2019 13:00 via nytimes.com
  Nearly all of the night’s winner’s are available online to stream, rent or buy. Here’s at look at what they are and where to find them.
  
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• Spotify expansion hits snag with Warner Music suit in India

  25-02-2019 12:41 via ft.com
  Music group seeks injunction to stop Spotify from using copyrights from slew of artists
  
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• Oscars 2019: ‘Green Book,’ Rami Malek and Olivia Colman Are Winners

  25-02-2019 10:58 via nytimes.com
  Spike Lee won for adapted screenplay for “BlacKkKlansman” and Alfonso Cuarón won for best director and best foreign film for “Roma.”
  
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• Brantley in Britain: In Revelatory Revivals, Women Sing Through the Pain

  25-02-2019 10:00 via nytimes.com
  West End productions of “Company” and “Caroline, or Change” have the heart and fire that sometimes felt missing in earlier incarnations.
  
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• Spike Lee on Green Book's Oscar win: 'The ref made a bad call'

  25-02-2019 09:31
  Director leaves seat when race relations drama named best picture at Academy AwardsSpike Lee, whose film BlacKkKlansman was Oscar-nominated for best picture, said “the ref made a bad call” when Green Book won the top prize at Sunday’s Academy Awards.The director tried to storm out of the Dolby Theatre after the race relations drama was announced the winner at the end of the Oscars show, according to various media accounts, then returned to his seat, where he turned his back on
  
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• Spike Lee unhappy with Green Book Oscar win: 'The ref made a bad call' – video

  25-02-2019 09:22
  When asked about Green Book's best picture win, Spike Lee said: 'The ref made a bad call.'  The film, which stars Viggo Mortensen and Mahershala Ali, triumphed over a diverse field including Lee’s BlacKkKlansman, Roma, Vice, A Star Is Born, The Favourite, Black Panther and Bohemian Rhapsody. Green Book has been dogged by controversy and its handling of race has been criticised as conforming to Hollywood's 'white saviour' trope Continue reading...
  
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• News group Reach blames Brexit for £200m writedown

  25-02-2019 09:12 via ft.com
  Revenues boosted by £127m acquisition of titles including Daily Express and Daily Star
  
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• Must-see moments from the Oscars 2019: Spike Lee, Lady Gaga and Olivia Colman – video

  25-02-2019 09:10
  Watch the best bits from the Academy Awards 2019. Hear Spike Lee's heartfelt political speech, Lady Gaga's emotional tribute to Bradley Cooper and Olivia Colman's apology to Glenn CloseSee Colman's winning speech in full  Continue reading...
  
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• Oscars triumphs for ‘Green Book’ and Olivia Colman

  25-02-2019 07:28 via ft.com
  Film about pianist Don Shirley wins top gong and British actress is crowned best actress
  
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• Monday’s best TV: Child Genius; This Time With Alan Partridge

  25-02-2019 07:20 via theguardian.com
  Who is Britain’s brightest young brainbox? And Norfolk’s notorious broadcaster returns with ‘erotic handwashing’8pm, Channel 4 Continue reading...
  
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• Oscars 2019: Watch the Highlights

  25-02-2019 07:18 via nytimes.com
  “Green Book” won the Oscar for best picture. Olivia Colman and Rami Malek took home the awards for best actress and actor. And Alfonso Cuarón won best director for “Roma.”
  
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• Oscars 2019: ‘Green Book’ Is Best Picture; Rami Malek and Olivia Colman Win

  25-02-2019 06:40 via nytimes.com
  Spike Lee won for adapted screenplay for “BlacKkKlansman” and Alfonso Cuarón won for best director and best foreign film for “Roma.”
  
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• Hidden buyer of Evening Standard stake is Saudi

  25-02-2019 06:23 via ft.com
  Sultan Mohamed Abuljadayel has links to Riyadh-owned bank and also backs the Independent
  
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• Critic’s Notebook: Nobody Hosted the Oscars. And They Did a Fine Job of It.

  25-02-2019 06:12 via nytimes.com
  This ceremony may not have solved every awards-show problem. But it managed, by sticking to basics, to reasonably serve all its constituencies.
  
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• 2019 Oscar Winners: The Full List

  25-02-2019 06:10 via nytimes.com
  A complete list of the winners of the 91st Academy Awards.
  
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• Oscars 2019: Green Book wins best picture as Rami Malek and Olivia Colman reign – as it happened

  25-02-2019 06:01
  Surprise wins for Green Book and Olivia Colman, as best actor goes to Rami Malek for Bohemian Rhapsody, and a duet between the Star Is Born leads gets tongues waggingOscar winners 2019: the full listBest Oscars red carpet looks in pictures 4.23am GMT And that’s that for another year. What a strange one, eh? On the bad side, some less than wonderful films snuck through under the wire. On the plus side, at least it was quite short. The Guardian didn’t win, but Olivia Colman did, so at
  
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• The 8 Biggest Jaw-Droppers at the 2019 Oscars

  25-02-2019 06:00 via feeds.eonline.com
  The big question was, would the2019 Oscars be able to top the pre-show?There seemingly has never been a more fraught lead-up to any Academy Awards than there was this year, from the...
  
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• Camorra child gangsters replace omertà with social media boasting

  25-02-2019 06:00
  A new generation are replacing the old mobsters in Naples and abandoning the traditional code of silence The first time Emanuele Sibillo was arrested he was 15: the police raided his house in the Forcella district in Naples while he was trying to get rid of two guns.Sibillo was in and out of prison throughout the following few years. Among the young inmates, he stood out for his ability to command respect and for reading books and newspapers. Related: Matteo Salvini is threatening me mafia-style
  
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• Media: US ‘ghost newspapers’ struggle for life  

  25-02-2019 05:39 via ft.com
  Alden’s $1.4bn bid to buy Gannett has revived questions over the role of hedge funds in a sector that has lost thousands of jobs
  
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• Media: US ‘ghost newspapers’ struggle for life

  25-02-2019 05:39 via ft.com
  Alden’s $1.4bn bid to buy Gannett has revived questions over the role of hedge funds in a sector that has lost thousands of jobs
  
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• Oscars save shocks for last with big wins for Green Book and Olivia Colman

  25-02-2019 05:35
  The feelgood comedy drama was a surprise big winner, while Olivia Colman and Rami Malek took home top acting honoursOscars 2019 verdict: lovely surprises can’t compensate for shock horrorsGreen Book has been named best picture in a surprise victory over Roma, during an Oscars ceremony filled with diversity, historic wins and a lack of a host.The feelgood comedy drama, starring Mahershala Ali and Viggo Mortensen and directed by Peter Farrelly, had been dogged by problems during awards seaso
  
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• Oscar winners 2019: the full list

  25-02-2019 05:35
  All the winners from the 91st Academy Awards updated as it happens
  Oscars 2019: the red carpet, the ceremony and the winners – live!Oscars red carpet 2019 in picturesEmma Stone (The Favourite)
  Rachel Weisz (The Favourite)
  Amy Adams (Vice)
  Regina King (If Beale Street Could Talk) – WINNER!
  Marina De Tavira (Roma) Continue reading...
  
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• Spike Lee Won an Oscar. Read His Passionate Speech.

  25-02-2019 05:33 via nytimes.com
  Lee’s win, for best adapted screenplay, came after many years of waiting. His speech didn’t disappoint.
  
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• The Story of Best Actress Oscar Winner Olivia Colman’s Gown

  25-02-2019 05:30 via nytimes.com
  “This is hilarious,” Ms. Colman said as she won the Academy Award for Best Actress in “The Favourite.” She and Prada worked together for months to create Ms. Colman’s red carpet Oscar moment.
  
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• Emma Stone's Reaction to Olivia Colman's 2019 Oscars Win May Be Our Favorite Thing

  25-02-2019 05:16 via feeds.eonline.com
  We just found the No. 1 cheerleader in the Dolby Theatre.During tonight's 2019 Oscars, all eyes were on the Best Actress in a Leading Role category. With big names like Lady Gaga and...
  
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• Green Book wins Oscar for best picture

  25-02-2019 05:14
  Road movie set in segregation-era deep south wins top Oscar prize despite controversies surrounding its director and writerOscars: Academy Awards 2019 – live!Oscar winners list 2019 – live!Green Book has won the Oscar for best picture at the 91st Academy Awards.Based on a real-life road trip through the deep south in the early 1960s, Green Book’s victory proved a considerable upset at the awards, after a night largely marked by predictability."I want to dedicate it to our great
  
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• Alfonso Cuarón wins Oscar for best director for Roma

  25-02-2019 05:07
  Cuarón becomes fifth Mexican best director winner in six years, as he takes the Academy Award for his 70s-set drama RomaAlfonso Cuarón has won the Oscar for best director at the 91st Academy Awards for Roma.This is the second time Cuarón has taken the award, after winning in 2014 for his space drama Gravity. This year, Cuarón triumphed over a strong field including Spike Lee for the police-infiltration drama BlacKkKlansman, Paweł Pawlikowski for epic Iron Curtain
  
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• Lady Gaga pays tribute to Bradley Cooper as she wins best original song Oscar

  25-02-2019 04:51
  The star of A Star is Born has paid tribute to her co-star and director when picking up the best original song Oscar for ‘Shallow’Oscars 2019: follow all the action – live!Oscar winners: the full list 2019 – updated live!Lady Gaga has won the best original song Oscar for ‘Shallow’, the keynote track from A Star is Born. The widely-predicted victory, which she shared with co-writers Mark Ronson, Andrew Wyatt and Anthony Rossomando, was the film’s first aw
  
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• Rami Malek wins best actor Oscar for Bohemian Rhapsody

  25-02-2019 04:45
  Malek takes the honour for his role as Freddie Mercury in the Queen biopic, which has been dogged by controversy due to its director Bryan SingerOscars 2019: follow all the action – live!Oscar winners: the full list 2019Rami Malek has won the Oscar for best actor at the 91st Academy Awards for his role as Freddie Mercury in Bohemian Rhapsody.Malek defeated a strong field, including Christian Bale as Dick Cheney in Vice and Bradley Cooper as musician Jack Maine in A Star Is Born. Malek was
  
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• Why Emily Blunt Wasn't Included in the Mary Poppins Returns Oscars 2019 Performance

  25-02-2019 04:39 via feeds.eonline.com
  Where oh where was Mary Poppins?!That's the question viewers were asking themselves at the 2019 Oscars when Bette Midler took to the stage to perform.Because of the Best...
  
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• Oscars Red Carpet: Lady Gaga, Billy Porter, Kacey Musgraves and More at the Academy Awards

  25-02-2019 04:15 via nytimes.com
  Here’s everything we saw.
  
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• Oscars: Academy Awards 2019 ceremony continues as Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga sing 'Shallow' – live!

  25-02-2019 04:09
  Bohemian Rhapsody has taken three awards, Regina King won best supporting actress and Mahershala Ali best supporting actor – watch the ceremony with us as it happensOscar winners 2019: the full list – live!Best Oscars red carpet looks in pictures 3.09am GMT SKIN WINS BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT. The stage has gone bananas! People are screaming! People are taking selfies! People are, um, earnestly discussing the holocaust. And now they’re screaming again. This is the most tonally div
  
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