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• Leaving Neverland review – astonishing accounts of Michael Jackson's sexual abuse

  06-03-2019 23:50
  This relentlessly spare documentary confines itself to the testimony of how two boys were groomedAnother day, another slew of allegations, and another reckoning with the private behaviour and public legacy of a feted man previously considered untouchable.In the wake of #MeToo, and the growing utterance of previously unspeakable truths, the mighty are falling fast. Continue reading...
  
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• Leaving Neverland review – astonishing accounts of Michael Jackson's alleged sexual abuse

  06-03-2019 23:50
  This relentlessly spare documentary confines itself to the testimony of how two boys were groomedAnother day, another slew of allegations, and another reckoning with the private behaviour and public legacy of a feted man previously considered untouchable.In the wake of #MeToo, and the growing utterance of previously unspeakable truths, the mighty are falling fast. Continue reading...
  
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• MotherFatherSon review – completely cuckoo, utterly irresistible

  06-03-2019 23:00
  Beneath the steely gaze of Richard Gere’s media tycoon, the plot of this dynasty drama twists and flips with demented glee It is reasonable to approach MotherFatherSon (BBC2) with an expectation of decorum. This elegant-looking tale of a media dynasty – yes, another, but as it turns out, one that does not quite strike the same tone as Succession – has a killer cast, a contemporary swatch of subjects and scenes where angry men shout at the sky.Richard Gere is back on television
  
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• Magenta Devine: an 80s TV icon of effortless style and substance

  06-03-2019 22:14
  Inspired by the New Romantic movement, the presenter – who has died aged 61 – brought glamour and intelligence to groundbreaking ‘yoof TV’ shows like Network 7 and Rough GuideIt’s odd to think that to the under 40s, Magenta Devine is not a household name, immediately conjuring up in the mind’s eye a pair of shades and a designer outfit. To uncharitable types, that description might signify that she was an insubstantial figure, part of a generation of TV presen
  
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• Netflix picks Bela Bajaria to lead push into non-English language programming

  06-03-2019 22:00 via ft.com
  Streaming company aims to add subscribers outside its core US market
  
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• Review: In ‘Good Friday,’ an Unblinking Look at Rape Culture

  06-03-2019 21:46 via nytimes.com
  A drama set in a college classroom during a campus shooting, “Good Friday,” at the Flea Theater, is meant to unsettle and provoke.
  
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• Hugh Fordin, Writer and Record Producer, Is Dead at 83

  06-03-2019 21:41 via nytimes.com
  His DRG label specialized in the American songbook, cast albums and artists like Barbara Cook.
  
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• Critic’s Pick: ‘An Elephant Sitting Still’ Review: Bleak, Graceful Realism

  06-03-2019 19:32 via nytimes.com
  This is the only feature from Hu Bo, a talented young Chinese director who died shortly after it was completed.
  
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• Critic’s Pick: ‘Black Mother’ Review: Exploring the Roots of Life Itself

  06-03-2019 19:30 via nytimes.com
  In Khalik Allah’s poetic movie, the most prevalent perspective is not that of a documentarian, but of a filmmaker’s love.
  
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• Everybody Knows — Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem in a Spanish-set kidnapping drama

  06-03-2019 18:15 via ft.com
  Iranian director Asghar Farhadi’s film is lushly photographed but far from his best
  
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• Magenta Devine, presenter of Network 7 and Rough Guide, dies aged 61

  06-03-2019 17:33
  TV host and journalist, known for her stylish attire and sunglasses, was the face of ‘yoof TV’ programming in the 1980s and 90s TV presenter and journalist Magenta Devine, who was best known for her appearances on youth culture programmes such as Network 7 and Rough Guide, has died aged 61 after a short illness.Her family confirmed her death, adding that she had been undergoing medical treatment at a hospital in central London. Continue reading...
  
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• Has Piers Morgan killed Alan Partridge?

  06-03-2019 17:07
  The second episode of This Time has dipped in the ratings. “A-ha!” says his rival hostName: This Time With Alan Partridge.Age: A little over a week. Continue reading...
  
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• Mar-Vell, Carol Danvers and Captain Marvel’s Other Identities

  06-03-2019 16:34 via nytimes.com
  Brie Larson is bringing the superhero to the big screen, but in comics, there are many heroes who go by that name, including three men.
  
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• Maleficent 2 Is Coming to Theaters Sooner Than You Think: See the New Release Date and Movie Poster

  06-03-2019 16:01 via feeds.eonline.com
  Fans will get to see Angelina Jolie work her magic on the big screen sooner than they thought.Disney announced on Wednesday that the sequel to the 2014 film Maleficent will hit theaters...
  
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• Rewind: ‘Room at the Top’: An Affair to Remember

  06-03-2019 16:00 via nytimes.com
  A restored “Room at the Top,” a drama of class resentment and illicit sex that shocked audiences 60 years ago, is being shown at the Film Forum.
  
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• Making Room on the Big Screen for a Woman Over 50

  06-03-2019 16:00 via nytimes.com
  Julianne Moore’s new film, “Gloria Bell,” is the rare movie to examine the life of a middle-aged woman, flaws and all. Her co-star calls it “radical.”
  
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• Game of Thrones: nine key clues buried in the final series trailer

  06-03-2019 14:32
  Tormund and Beric are alive, Cersei is back on the wine and the war for Winterfell is heating up: here’s every last tidbit from the trailer for season eightPerhaps sensing that anticipation was getting a bit non-hysterical for its liking, HBO has deigned to toss us a new trailer to gnaw upon until Game of Thrones returns for its final season on 14 April, the first to feature proper footage from the final season. And it will whet all but the most unwhettable of appetites. Related: Game of T
  
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• French and Saunders to Floella Benjamin: your top trailblazing TV women

  06-03-2019 14:21
  Guardian writers celebrated the women who changed TV. Now, readers respond with the small-screen heroes we missed, from Amy Poehler to the woman who saved Doctor Who
  ‘Astonished at their non-inclusion!’
  I’m astonished at the non-inclusion of French and Saunders – constantly employing and showcasing female talent in every series where they’ve had a role in choosing those involved. If you want to see one of the most extensive collections of outstanding women on screen
  
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• Mexican TV network criticised for brownface parody of Roma star Yalitza Aparicio

  06-03-2019 12:43
  Televisa’s Yeka Rosales posted videos of herself on social media wearing brown skin paint in an apparent parody of the indigenous actressA television personality for the Mexican-based Televisa network is facing criticism for dressing up in brownface and wearing a prosthetic nose to make fun of indigenous Mexican actress Yalitza Aparicio.Televisa’s Yeka Rosales posted photos and videos of herself on social media wearing brown skin paint in an apparent parody of Aparicio, who attended
  
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• James Bond producer indicates new 007 film's title is not Shatterhand

  06-03-2019 12:42
  Barbara Broccoli has signed a piece of fan art that appears to put to rest rumours the working title of Bond 25 would become officialBarbara Broccoli, who along with her half-brother Michael G Wilson is the lead producer on the Bond movie series, has indicated that Shatterhand is not the title of the upcoming 007 film, currently known as Bond 25.According to Bond news site MI6 HQ, Broccoli signed a piece of fan art that included the word Shatterhand, adding the words “It’s not”
  
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• Who Run the World? See All the Women Who've Made Hollywood Herstory

  06-03-2019 12:00 via feeds.eonline.com
  We're all about history and the people who made a difference in different fields, but we're much more interested in herstory...at least this week.With International Women's...
  
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• Brie Larson's Career Milestones in Photos

  06-03-2019 12:00 via feeds.eonline.com
  This week, Brie Larson will make her debut as the title superhero in the new Captain Marvel movie.The film is the first to feature a female Marvel superhero as the main...
  
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• Her Husband Did the Unthinkable. This Is a Play About Everything After.

  06-03-2019 10:58 via nytimes.com
  When her husband was arrested on child pornography charges, Maddie Corman watched her world fall apart. Then she made a play about it.
  
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• A glorious shambles: why Celebrity Bake Off now beats the original

  06-03-2019 10:56
  Russell Brand made a biscuit vagina, and John Lithgow crafted a lumpy gingerbread Churchill – comic ineptitude that trumps GBBO’s self-seriousness any day
  In the opening episode of Celebrity Bake Off last night, John Lithgow baked a 3D biscuit scene of himself as Winston Churchill in The Crown. The showstopper challenge was to bake something based on a performance they were proud of, and Lithgow said portraying Churchill was “the best time I’ve ever had acting”.Ther
  
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• ‘Triple Frontier’ Review: Men on a Mission? Possible!

  06-03-2019 09:00 via nytimes.com
  Rakish charmers face hopeless odds in this enjoyable, bankrupt flick directed by J.C. Chandor, and starring Ben Affleck and Oscar Isaac, among others.
  
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• Wednesday’s best TV: Leaving Neverland: Michael Jackson and Me; MotherFatherSon

  06-03-2019 07:19
  The first part of Dan Reed’s film about the pop star’s alleged abuse of Wade Robson and James Safechuck. Plus: Richard Gere stars in a new dramaEven spread over successive nights, Dan Reed’s shocking documentary about the alleged years-long abuse of Wade Robson and James Safechuck – both aged under 10 when it began – by singer Michael Jackson is almost too much to bear. “Distressing” doesn’t even come close to describing this portrait of an alleged
  
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• Can China’s superstar tech companies connect with US customers?

  06-03-2019 06:00 via ft.com
  WeChat and Alipay are growing fast but the trade war and a tech backlash may hold them back
  
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• Facebook joins Google in Australia watchdog pushback

  06-03-2019 04:44 via ft.com
  Social media group says tightened regulations would undermine free press
  
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• Review: This ‘Daddy’ Has Issues. A Pool and Alan Cumming, Too.

  06-03-2019 03:45 via nytimes.com
  Jeremy O. Harris, the author of “Slave Play,” has written another sexually and racially charged work, but one that ends up overwrought.
  
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• Review: ‘The Cake’ Is Well-Baked but Not Quite Filling

  06-03-2019 03:45 via nytimes.com
  Bekah Brunstetter’s timely comedy about a Christian baker looks with sympathy (if not approval) at the other side of the public accommodation debate.
  
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• This Week in the Arts: ‘Catastrophe,’ Puppets in ‘Ashes’ and Jia Zhangke

  06-03-2019 03:00 via nytimes.com
  Fresh from sharing a major award with Grandmaster Flash, the violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter returns to Carnegie Hall with Lambert Orkis nearly 30 years after her debut there.
  
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