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• Games of Thrones cast return for final chapter in the epic series

  12-04-2019 23:48 via theguardian.com
  Show under tight security as 30 million people prepare to tune in to see who lives and who diesTelevision’s biggest show returned with a bang last night as Belfast’s Waterfront Hall staged the star-studded premiere of the final season of Game of Thrones, described by its producers as a “homecoming”.Nor were they the only ones to feel that way. “It’s hard to describe all the emotions I feel about being here,” said Kit Harington, who plays Jon Snow. &ldquo
  
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• At Coachella, the Real Action Is Happening Offstage

  12-04-2019 23:12 via nytimes.com
  New films by Donald Glover and Beyoncé and an Easter Sunday Service from Kanye West are competing for buzz this year.
  
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• ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ Trailer: Watch Rey Prepare for Battle in Episode IX

  12-04-2019 20:17 via nytimes.com
  The new teaser trailer also showed the return of familiar characters like Leia Organa and Lando Calrissian.
  
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• Jennifer Garner Has the Best Reaction to a 13 Going on 30 Sequel

  12-04-2019 20:17 via feeds.eonline.com
  Is 13 Going on 30 getting a sequel?Later this month, the beloved Jennifer Garner movie will be celebrating its 15th anniversary. While the film was released in 2004, the romantic comedy...
  
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• Nina Dobrev Says She Still Has to "Fight for Roles": Look Back at Her Best Ones

  12-04-2019 20:07 via feeds.eonline.com
  Despite starring on a hit TV show for six years, Nina Dobrev says she still has to "fight" for acting roles.The 30-year-old actress rose to fame in the late '00s as the...
  
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• The Rise of Skywalker: Star Wars Episode IX title revealed as first trailer drops

  12-04-2019 19:11
  Details of the plot have been disclosed by cast and crew at a presentation of a teaser trailer and panel discussion to mark the conclusion of the Skywalker seriesA first look at the new Star Wars film, titled The Rise of Skywalker, has aired at the annual Star Wars Celebration in Chicago.A teaser trailer and a series of stills, introduced by director JJ Abrams, producer Kathleen Kennedy and key cast members, offered a glimpse at one of the year’s most anticipated movies, which will bring t
  
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• See How ‘Beetlejuice’ Designers Built a Habitat for Demons

  12-04-2019 18:49 via nytimes.com
  Two families, one haunted house: The complicated set of the new Broadway musical is a shape-shifter all its own.
  
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• Streaming Movie Review: ‘The Silence’ Review: Fleeing Winged Peril for a Quieter Place

  12-04-2019 18:10 via nytimes.com
  If “Bird Box” seemed like an ocular companion to the aural deprivation of “A Quiet Place,” this new film feels like a kind of prequel.
  
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• Disney fan club lifts shares to record high on streaming service

  12-04-2019 18:07 via ft.com
  New platform undercuts Netflix with a cheaper offering
  
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• ‘The Lion King’ and Other Trailers That Raise Questions for Us

  12-04-2019 18:01 via nytimes.com
  The newest clip for the Disney remake includes hardly any music. Why? And why does the promo for “Anna” make it seem oddly familiar?
  
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• Bitter dispute: new play to tell epic tale of Hobbit pub's battle with Hollywood

  12-04-2019 17:42
  Ian McKellen throws his wand behind underdog in dramatisation of themed pub’s legal threat from Middle-earth EnterprisesIt is the nail-biting, crowdpleasing story of a plucky everyday hero encountering a mighty empire. Now, in a double dose of life imitating art, a new play is to tell how the Tolkien-themed Hobbit pub in Southampton clashed with a Hollywood film company over copyright infringement.Samuel Hodges, director of Nuffield Southampton Theatres, has announced that he is commission
  
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• Paul Rudd Says There's No Point Competing With Chris Hemsworth's Body

  12-04-2019 17:24 via feeds.eonline.com
  Paul Rudd may have the gift of eternal youth, but he admits that Chris Hemsworth has him beaten when it comes to fitness.The former star, 50, reprises his role of Ant-Man in the upcoming...
  
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• Crazy Ex-Girlfriend: an all-singing, all-dancing mental-health masterpiece

  12-04-2019 17:00 via theguardian.com
  The cult musical comedy has just bowed out after four series, but its smart take on mental illness – not to mention great tunes – will mean it lives on in the memory of fansIn the finale of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, our heroine Rebecca Bunch (played by the show’s co-creator Rachel Bloom) has an important decision to make regarding her future. But, instead of weighing up her options, she finds herself asleep on the toilet following a green juice binge, leaving her long-suffering ther
  
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• Just One Night review – a dating show so awful you’ll be screaming in agony

  12-04-2019 16:00 via theguardian.com
  Couples brave the lure of infidelity as they meet their ideal other halves in this unconvincing and artificial reality TV seriesThe human heart has hidden treasures
  In secret kept, in silence sealed;
  The thoughts, the hopes, the dreams, the pleasures,
  Whose charms were broken if revealed.Charlotte Brontë, Evening SolaceBlond, good set of boobs, blue eyes, good figure, good personality.Stevie, 23, Just One Night (BBC Three) Continue reading...
  
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• A Word With: With a Rebel Yell, Molly Shannon Claims Collusion

  12-04-2019 16:00 via nytimes.com
  She talks about playing the poet Emily Dickinson as an unlikely L.G.B.T.Q. hero and the sexist opposition that tried to silence her.
  
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• Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal Reunite 30 Years After When Harry Met Sally

  12-04-2019 15:58 via feeds.eonline.com
  It's a rom-com reunion!
  Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal reunited at the 2019 TCM Classic Film Festival in Los Angeles on Thursday to celebrate the 30th anniversary of When Harry Met Sally...
  
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• Donald Glover and Rihanna’s ‘Guava Island’: Here’s What We Know

  12-04-2019 15:53 via nytimes.com
  The new movie, filmed in Cuba with the director Hiro Murai, will start streaming Saturday on Amazon after being shown at Coachella.
  
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• A Dark Playwright for Dark Times

  12-04-2019 15:24 via nytimes.com
  In recent seasons, Odon von Horvath has become one of the most performed playwrights in the German-speaking world. But who is he, and why is he so popular now?
  
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• Critic’s Notebook: In ‘Us,’ the Tethered Lives That Prisoners Would Recognize

  12-04-2019 15:00 via nytimes.com
  The film’s underground characters and those behind bars share many conditions; the film in effect dramatizes the issues surrounding mass incarceration.
  
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• ‘Guava Island’ First Look: Childish Gambino’s Mystery Project With Rihanna Is Unveiled

  12-04-2019 14:00 via nytimes.com
  The first feature from the director Hiro Murai restages and remixes Gambino songs like “This Is America” and “Summertime Magic.”
  
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• Fleabag effect sees surge in sales of jumpsuits and red dresses

  12-04-2019 13:34 via theguardian.com
  Shoppers keen to copy style of Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s character have brands scrambling to keep up with demandMove over, Meghan Markle; move over, Kate Moss. The newest style icon to have “effect” attached to their name is the soul-searching, relatable millennial Fleabag. In the aftermath of Monday night’s final episode, the titular character’s wardrobe choices have become just as much a talking point as “hot priests” – and this has proved profitabl
  
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• Lasting Marks: on trial for sadomasochism in Thatcher's Britain

  12-04-2019 13:25
  A new Guardian documentary about 16 men put in the dock and the fight for LGBTQ rightsThe story of 16 men put on trial for sadomasochism in the dying days of Margaret Thatcher’s Britain was told by the police, the prosecution and the tabloid press – but not by those in the dock. Returning to court documentaries and newspaper reports of the time, the film Lasting Marks is a window into Operation Spanner and a fight for LGBTQ rights that resonates to this day.This is director Charlie L
  
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• How to end Game of Thrones: the best finales in books and television

  12-04-2019 13:00 via theguardian.com
  Concluding a series like Game of Thrones is a challenge Dickens and Thackeray would have relished. John Mullan explores the art of crafting a cracking endingAs we await the final season of Game of Thrones, curiosity settles on a single question: how will it end? Fan sites buzz with speculation about what the most convincing conclusion could be. Surely Jon Snow’s true lineage will be revealed to him? Won’t we have to find out the truth about Cersei’s pregnancy? Will the White Wa
  
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• Brexitcast: 'We're like The Avengers – we assemble when required'

  12-04-2019 13:00 via theguardian.com
  Whenever Brexit news breaks, this hugely popular podcast is there to help you through it – even if it means recording in a taxi or half asleep in bedIt might seem strange to encourage others to listen to a podcast about Brexit when the subject dominates just about every other aspect of our lives right now, but this is inevitably what happens when you listen to Brexitcast.The BBC podcast has been a revelation, two years old but thundering up the podcast charts in the past eight weeks. The r
  
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• This week’s best home entertainment: from Game of Thrones to Chimerica

  12-04-2019 12:59 via theguardian.com
  The end is finally nigh in the battle for Westeros, while Lucy Kirkwood’s Olivier-winning play gets a fake-news age update
  The biggest TV phenom of the past decade slips into its twilight years this week, with the battle for the Iron Throne ongoing, and those White Walkers still doing their thing. Will it be Jon, Cersei or Daenerys ruling Westeros? And who will make it out alive? Superfans can watch it at the same time as the US; it’s repeated at a respectable hour for the rest of us
  
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• Getting Sober, Staying Single and Never Giving Up: Inside the Rapid Rise of Noah Centineo

  12-04-2019 12:00 via feeds.eonline.com
  "The following is overnight. The career is not."That's how Noah Centineo explained his seemingly overnight success to The Hollywood Reporter in November 2018. And while it...
  
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• Game of Thrones impact on TV will be felt long after finale, say experts

  12-04-2019 11:39 via theguardian.com
  Academics and fans say groundbreaking fantasy series has paved way for future showsIt brought us dragons, a red wedding, nudity and sudden death. The final season begins on Monday, but Game of Thrones and its memorable scenes will have a lasting impact on the broader TV landscape, according to industry experts and fans.“The casualness of Ned Stark’s death was one of the most pivotal moments of TV drama ... killing off the main character – not even in the final episode, but in e
  
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• TV tonight: Billy Bragg examines the skiffle craze and its breakout, influential hit

  12-04-2019 07:00 via theguardian.com
  Joe Lycett stands uo for consumer rights, Martin - in disguise and lying low – returns to West Berlin in Deutschland 86An admirably clear and unpretentious documentary by Billy Bragg, lauding the British skiffle craze of the 1950s for helping to usher in the pop revolution of the following decade. Bragg explains how one song, captured by US folk archivists and then associated with Lead Belly before being recorded by the hugely influential Lonnie Donegan, energised a new wave of performers
  
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• The Man in the White Suit to be adapted for West End

  12-04-2019 07:00
  Sean Foley directs story of chemist who invents a fabric that never fades, angering mill ownersA 1950s Ealing comedy starring Alec Guinness as a brilliant chemist whose invention pits him against bosses and unions is to be adapted for the West End stage.Eight years after success with a stage version of The Ladykillers, Sean Foley is adapting and directing a version of The Man in the White Suit, starring Stephen Mangan and Kara Tointon. Related: Stephen Mangan meets Emily Thornberry: ‘You'r
  
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• Life isn't fair and a smart new series can prove it! – podcasts of the week

  12-04-2019 07:00 via theguardian.com
  Moneyball author Michael Lewis takes on the concept of fairness in witty podcast Against the Rules. Plus, how oil and gas companies waged war on climate scienceYoutuber Logan Paul has come under fire from advocacy group Hope Not Hate after he featured widely condemned conspiracy theorist Alex Jones on his podcast earlier this week. Infowars founder Jones has been banned from Youtube for violating the site’s rules on abusive behaviour. Continue reading...
  
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• Game of Thrones: the shocking book moments that never made it to TV

  12-04-2019 07:00 via theguardian.com
  There just isn’t enough time in eight series to cram in all the juicy bits from George RR Martin’s novels ... but here are the ones we wish had made the cutWarning: this article contains major spoilers from George RR Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire booksCramming five novels’ worth of the dense plot and detailed characterisation of George RR Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire into Game of Thrones was always going to be a task worthy of an archmaester. Continue reading..
  
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• 'Comic fable': The Man in the White Suit to be adapted for West End

  12-04-2019 07:00
  Sean Foley directs story of chemist who invents a fabric that never fades, angering mill ownersA 1950s Ealing comedy starring Alec Guinness as a brilliant chemist whose invention pits him against bosses and unions is to be adapted for the West End stage.Eight years after success with a stage version of The Ladykillers, Sean Foley is adapting and directing a version of The Man in the White Suit, starring Stephen Mangan and Kara Tointon. Related: Stephen Mangan meets Emily Thornberry: ‘You'r
  
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• Disney Plus: new streaming service launched with Marvel and Star Wars spin-offs

  12-04-2019 06:43
  Entertainment giant to take on Netflix with Disney+ platform, which will also stream The Simpsons in USDisney has launched its own streaming service with the announcement of new productions, including a Marvel TV series starring Tom Hiddleston as Loki, a new Star Wars series with actors from Rogue One and US streaming rights to The Simpsons.The entertainment behemoth has been planning its own streaming venture for years as a competitor to Netflix, but on Thursday in California,it announced new T
  
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• Geoffrey Rush versus Daily Telegraph: what swung the ruling the actor's way

  12-04-2019 06:19
  Justice Michael Wigney delivered a lengthy judgment in the defamation case. Here are some key momentsOn Thursday, a federal court found that Sydney’s Daily Telegraph had defamed Geoffrey Rush by alleging he “engaged in inappropriate behaviour” towards an actor, later revealed to be Eryn Jean Norvill, during a theatre production of King Lear. Here are the reasons judge Michael Wigney cited behind his decision and some key moments from the judgment: Related: Daily Telegraph 'disa
  
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• Disney unveils streaming service aimed at undercutting Netflix

  12-04-2019 03:56 via ft.com
  CEO Bob Iger expects five years of losses in bid to catch up with high-tech rivals
  
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• Disney Plus Streaming Service Is Unveiled to Hollywood Fanfare

  12-04-2019 01:20 via nytimes.com
  In a lavish presentation, the company provided long-awaited details about its counter to the tech giants that have moved into entertainment.
  
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