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• Peter Fonda: 7 Great Movies to Stream

  17-08-2019 19:09 via nytimes.com
  The prolific actor, who died Friday, is credited with 116 roles across a nearly six-decade career. Here are a few of his best.
  
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• George RR Martin: the end of Game of Thrones on TV was a liberation

  17-08-2019 17:22
  Fantasy author says future volumes in the saga will not be influenced by the controversial ending of the HBO seriesThe ending of Game of Thrones produced a storm of criticism from devoted fans, with many attacking it as a disappointing end to a final series. A petition demanding that the HBO channel reshoot it from scratch has now been signed by more than a million viewers.But the creator, George RR Martin, has insisted that the furore over the television adaptation of his fantasy novels won&rsq
  
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• Acclaimed animator who created Roger Rabbit dies aged 86

  17-08-2019 15:34
  Richard Williams, who worked on hit films such as The Pink Panther, won three Oscars and three BaftasThe acclaimed animator Richard Williams, who worked on hit films including Roger Rabbit and The Pink Panther, has died.The 86-year-old triple Oscar and triple Bafta winner, who was born in Toronto, Canada, and moved to Britain in the 1950s, died at his home in Bristol on Friday, his family announced. Related: Richard Williams: the master animatorContinue reading...
  
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• Easy Rider to Ulee's Gold: Peter Fonda's most memorable roles - video obituary

  17-08-2019 12:36
  A look back at the most memorable roles of actor Peter Fonda, who died at the age of 79 on Friday. Fonda was a well known figure of the 1960s counterculture movement and earned an Oscar nomination for co-writing the classic 1969 road movie Easy Rider. In 1997, he was nominated for his performance as a Vietnam veteran and widowed beekeeper in Ulee’s Gold.Peter Fonda, celebrated actor known for Easy Rider, dies aged 79 Continue reading...
  
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• Easy Rider to Ulee's Gold: Peter Fonda's most memorable roles – video obituary

  17-08-2019 12:36
  A look back at the most memorable roles of actor Peter Fonda, who died aged 79 on Friday. Fonda was a well-known figure of the 1960s counterculture movement and earned an Oscar nomination for co-writing the classic 1969 road movie Easy Rider. In 1997, he was nominated for his performance as a Vietnam veteran and widowed beekeeper in Ulee's Gold.Peter Fonda, celebrated actor known for Easy Rider, dies aged 79 Continue reading...
  
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• Diva Forever: can a new reality show reveal the real Gemma Collins?

  17-08-2019 12:00
  The Towie star goes it alone on ITVBe – but the whole thing’s weirdly lacking in authenticityWhat is Gemma Collins doing this week? A good question. In order: crying, buying a house, crying, shouting, making men do small menial tasks for her, calling her psychic, deciding not to buy a house on her psychic’s advice, eating a burger as a religious experience, getting a wax, and throwing James Argent’s underwear beneath the path of an executive car. She is, if nothing else,
  
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• Rap's X Factor: can a TV talent show find the next Stormzy?

  17-08-2019 11:00
  Rap and reality TV haven’t always meshed – but Krept and Konan’s new series could change thatUK rap is in the best shape it has ever been in. We have had Stormzy gifting Glastonbury with the most jaw-dropping headline set in years. Little Simz, Dave and Slowthai are all on the 2019 Mercury prize shortlist. Loyle Carner – and his lovely mum – have settled into the Celebrity Gogglebox sofas. New gen MC Flohio has collaborated with old-school hero the Streets. Headie O
  
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• Jamie Demetriou on the return of Stath Lets Flats

  17-08-2019 07:59
  As the Bafta-nominated sitcom returns, Jamie Demetriou and co talk about creating 2019’s funniest sitcomJamie Demetriou has never worked in a lettings agency, he doesn’t know anyone who has worked in a lettings agency, and he hasn’t dealt much with lettings agents. So when the comic got the opportunity to write and star in his own sitcom, it seemed obvious where to set it …“Part of the challenge from the beginning was: how can I make this bad idea good? I don&rsquo
  
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• TV tonight: are William and Harry really 'at war?'

  17-08-2019 07:00
  A new documentary analyses scurrilous rumours about the royals’ changing relationship, while Danish hostage drama Below the Surface gets even tenser. Here’s the evening’s best TV9pm, Channel 5 Continue reading...
  
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• Barry Manilow’s Original Musical Is (Finally) Making It to New York

  17-08-2019 05:50 via nytimes.com
  After more than two decades and three out-of-town runs, “Harmony” is scheduled for early next year.
  
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• Peter Fonda, ‘Easy Rider’ Actor and Screenwriter, Is Dead at 79

  17-08-2019 05:38 via nytimes.com
  A member of a celebrated Hollywood family, he was nominated for an Oscar in a seminal film of the 1960s.
  
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• Jean-Pierre Mocky, Iconoclastic French Film Director, Dies at 90

  17-08-2019 01:29 via nytimes.com
  He found a following making unapologetically raw films that challenged what he saw as hypocrisies in society.
  
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• Peter Fonda, celebrated actor known for Easy Rider, dies aged 79

  17-08-2019 00:42
  Son of Henry Fonda and brother of Jane Fonda died after battling lung cancer, family saysThe actor Peter Fonda has died at the age of 79 following a battle withlung cancer, his family has said.Fonda, who co-wrote, produced and starred in the classic 1969 road movie Easy Rider, died peacefully at his home in Los Angeles on Friday, his family said in a statement. Related: Easy Rider at 50: how the rebellious road movie shook up the systemContinue reading...
  
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