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• He Helped Make Dave Chappelle Dave Chappelle

  30-10-2019 23:48 via nytimes.com
  Tony Woods has never broken into the mainstream the way his protégé did, but a recent set shows why he has been so influential.
  
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• ‘Terminator: Dark Fate’ Review: It’s Hasta la Vista All Over Again

  30-10-2019 21:59 via nytimes.com
  Linda Hamilton and Arnold Schwarzenegger return for another chapter in everyone’s favorite time-traveling killer-android franchise.
  
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• Lupita Nyong'o Reprises Her Us Character to Scare Fans Ahead of Halloween

  30-10-2019 21:59 via feeds.eonline.com
  She's baaaaaack.
  Earlier this year, Jordan Peele's critically acclaimed film Us hit theaters to the delight of horror fans everywhere. But the fun didn't stop when the...
  
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• Twitter to ban political ads

  30-10-2019 21:23 via ft.com
  The move announced by Jack Dorsey ramps up pressure on Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg
  
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• ‘The Irishman’: What to Read About Martin Scorsese’s Netflix Mob Drama

  30-10-2019 20:34 via nytimes.com
  The movie is opening in theaters Friday before moving to Netflix. Wherever you decide to watch it, these articles will sate your curiosity.
  
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• Review: In ‘Monsoon Season,’ a Marital Squall Turns Ugly

  30-10-2019 20:23 via nytimes.com
  Bad things happen to bad people in Lizzie Vieh’s comedy, set in Arizona, about a couple who break up, crack up and make up.
  
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• Streaming TV — What the Dickinson?

  30-10-2019 19:30 via ft.com
  WhatsApp sues NSO, Facebook drops Cambridge Analytica appeal, 5G phones
  
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• Beetlejuices, Beetlejuices, Beetlejuices, All Over Broadway

  30-10-2019 19:23 via nytimes.com
  Costumed fans have flocked to the Winter Garden Theater for a weekly contest that colors the audience black and white and deathly green.
  
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• John Witherspoon, Actor in ‘Friday’ and Other Movies, Dies at 77

  30-10-2019 18:43 via nytimes.com
  Mr. Witherspoon, who started out as a stand-up comedian, was best known for his role as Ice Cube’s father in the “Friday” franchise. He was also seen on “The Wayans Bros.” and many other TV shows.
  
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• From Annie to Tina Turner, and Trained to Go the Distance

  30-10-2019 18:20 via nytimes.com
  Singer, dancer, athlete, fan: How Adrienne Warren learned to stop fighting herself and interpret the musical role of a lifetime.
  
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• BBC ‘deliberately misled’ female employees on salaries, union claims

  30-10-2019 17:19 via ft.com
  Broadcaster comes under fire from NUJ in landmark gender pay case
  
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• The Truth Is, ‘Cats’ Is as Inscrutable as That Trailer

  30-10-2019 17:01 via nytimes.com
  Why was the musical a sensation? What’s with the plot? Based on what we know of the show, here’s our guide to this unlikely mash-up of C.G.I. and T.S. Eliot.
  
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• ‘The Irishman’: What to Read About Martin Scorsese’s Mob Drama

  30-10-2019 16:45 via nytimes.com
  The movie is opening in theaters Friday before moving to Netflix. Wherever you decide to watch it, these articles will sate your curiosity.
  
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• How ‘Parasite’ Handles a ‘Mission: Impossible’ Moment

  30-10-2019 16:10 via nytimes.com
  The director Bong Joon Ho discusses a sequence from his film.
  
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• ‘Parasite' | Anatomy of a Scene

  30-10-2019 16:04 via nytimes.com
  The director Bong Joon Ho narrates a sequence from his film.
  
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• Aaron Paul Is Totally Taking "Yeah, Bitch!" to the Bank

  30-10-2019 16:04 via feeds.eonline.com
  Jesse Pinkman lives on in El Camino: A Breaking Bad Story, and so does his iconic "Yeah, bitch!"During Tuesday night's Conan, Aaron Paul shared the story of how his...
  
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• John Witherspoon, Actor in ‘Friday’ and Other Hit Movies, Dies at 77

  30-10-2019 15:25 via nytimes.com
  Mr. Witherspoon was a comedian best known for his roles in the “Friday” franchise, “The Tracy Morgan Show” and other films and TV shows.
  
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• Armando Iannucci's David Copperfield leads Bifa nominations

  30-10-2019 15:23
  The Dickens adaptation starring Dev Patel emerges as the front runner for the British independent film awards with 11 nominationsThe Personal History of David Copperfield, the Dickens adaptation starring Dev Patel and directed by Armando Iannucci, has emerged as the front runner for the British independent film awards (Bifa) with 11 nominations, including best British independent film and best actor for Patel.Runners-up in the nominations count is the country and western musical Wild Rose, which
  
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• How Many Christmas Movies Is Too Many Christmas Movies?

  30-10-2019 15:00 via nytimes.com
  In two years, the number of those formulaic cozy romances has soared on some TV outlets. Don’t expect a slowdown anytime soon.
  
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• From Annie to Tina Turner, by Way of a Rock Star Turn

  30-10-2019 15:00 via nytimes.com
  How Adrienne Warren learned to stop fighting herself and interpret the musical role of a lifetime.
  
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• Five Holiday Movies Worth Bingeing This Season

  30-10-2019 15:00 via nytimes.com
  These tales usually involve a busy modern lead, a quaint snowy village and an available love interest. Here are titles that find magic in that formula.
  
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• It's time for the Game of Thrones universe to die

  30-10-2019 14:09
  With prequel Bloodmoon canned, the fate of the TV smash only gets more pitiful. Perhaps it’s time for HBO to snuff out the world of Westeros altogetherThese are testing times for Game of Thrones. After the series ended on an unmistakably damp note, with even its director admitting it was “rushed”, last week the showrunners put the boot in even more, alienating the core fanbase at a film festival panel. Now comes even worse news: Bloodmoon, the long-awaited Game of Thrones prequ
  
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• Bake Off is broken – here's how to fix it

  30-10-2019 13:21
  Prue’s barbs, Paul’s aggression, preposterous challenges ... this year, everything went wrong with the baking show we used to love. Can it be salvaged?• The Great British Bake Off final review – even Paul Hollywood couldn’t bear itIf Bake Off was ever supposed to sour, it wasn’t supposed to happen in 2019. It was meant to happen when it controversially moved to Channel 4 three years ago, not when we were all collectively distracted by Henry’s snazzy ties
  
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• John Witherspoon, Friday actor and comedian, dies aged 77

  30-10-2019 11:58
  The versatile actor and comic, who played Ice Cube’s father in the comedy franchise, has died in Los AngelesActor-comedian John Witherspoon, who memorably played Ice Cube’s father in the Friday films, has died. He was 77. His manager Alex Goodman confirmed that Witherspoon died in Los Angeles. No cause of death was released.The actor had a prolific career, co-starring in three Friday films, appearing on The Wayans Bros television series and voicing the grandfather in The Boondocks an
  
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• Nikkei loses $29m in alleged money transfer fraud

  30-10-2019 11:45 via ft.com
  FBI investigates ‘fraudulent instructions’ sent by party posing as management executive
  
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• It’s Bong Joon Ho’s Dystopia. We Just Live in It.

  30-10-2019 10:00 via nytimes.com
  If you want to know why his biting “Parasite” is the film of the year, look at the director’s body of work, a deeply humane vision of rotting humanity.
  
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• TV tonight: Putin, punch-ups and propaganda – it’s Russian TV!

  30-10-2019 07:20
  A tongue-in-cheek documentary examines how the Kremlin controls the news agenda. Plus: celebrities record a Children in Need covers album. Here’s what to watch this eveningFrom karaoke to topless fishing expeditions and political punch-ups, it seems anything goes on state-controlled Russian TV; that is, anything of which Putin approves. This tongue-in-cheek documentary examines how state news controls the agenda – and Russian citizens’ perceptions of their country. While the cl
  
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• Sony pulls plug on PlayStation Vue video streaming service

  30-10-2019 06:23 via ft.com
  Group concedes defeat in battle with global rivals including Netflix, Apple and Disney
  
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• Game of Thrones prequel: HBO ditches series starring Naomi Watts – report

  30-10-2019 02:39
  Channel has given green light to House of the Dragon series, set 300 years before original blockbuster, reportedly after ditching another optionHBO is green-lighting a new Game of Thrones prequel after reportedly canceling another that starred Naomi Watts.The cable channel said on Tuesday that it has given a 10-episode order to House of the Dragon, set 300 years before the original series that ended its eight-season run in May. Continue reading...
  
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• AT&T’s video streaming service to cost more than rivals’

  30-10-2019 02:27 via ft.com
  HBO Max will launch in May at twice and three times the price of Disney and Apple products
  
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• ‘Fear’ Review: 3 Men in a Shed, 1 Missing Girl on Their Minds

  30-10-2019 00:41 via nytimes.com
  A tepid thriller from Matt Williams leaves too much time to ponder the holes in its plot.
  
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