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• Netflix cancels Turkish drama ‘If Only’ in row over gay character

  20-07-2020 21:00 via ft.com
  Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government refused to grant filming permission for the series
  
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• Timmy Mallett and Michaela Strachan: how we made Wide Awake Club

  20-07-2020 15:55 via theguardian.com
  
  ‘We’d start the show by sliding down a tube. Timmy would fart in it to put us off’I was studying musical theatre at the ArtsEd school in London and got picked to join a dance troupe called Wacky Feet, for the Wide Awake Club pilot. I went on to do Seven Brides for Seven Brothers in the West End, then I heard that TV-am were looking for new children’s presenters. At the audition I sang The Chicken Song from Spitting Image waving a rubber chicken in the air. They must have
  
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• Why John Boyega Fans Think He's "Moved On" From Star Wars

  20-07-2020 15:51 via feeds.eonline.com
  
  Has the Force pulled John Boyega in a different direction?The 28-year-old actor had Star Wars fans buzzing after he suggested he's "moved on" from his role in the film...
  
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• Lindsay Lohan, Dennis Quaid and More Parent Trap Stars Virtually Reunite for a Good Cause

  20-07-2020 15:28 via feeds.eonline.com
  
  Reunited and it feels so good!Lindsay Lohan, Dennis Quaid, Elaine Hendrix and more stars of The Parent Trap have virtually reunited in honor of the beloved film's 22nd anniversary....
  
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• ‘I Have to Go in and Decolonize’: Europe’s Black Theater Makers Discuss the Scene

  20-07-2020 15:08 via nytimes.com
  
  Kwame Kwei-Armah, Julia Wissert and Eva Doumbia met online this week to talk about challenging the establishment, Black Lives Matter and the issue of white universality.
  
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• Beyoncé unveils trailer for Disney+ visual album Black is King

  20-07-2020 14:46
  
  Singer’s film inspired by The Lion King and is celebration of ‘black resilience and culture’Beyoncé has released a trailer for her new visual album, Black is King, which aims to promote “the beauty of tradition and black excellence”.The film will premiere globally on Disney+ on 31 July and is a reimagining of the live-action remake of The Lion King with music from Beyoncé’s album The Lion King: The Gift, which was released last year. Continue rea
  
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• ‘I Have to Go in and Decolonize’: Europe’s Black Theater Makers Discuss Their Industries

  20-07-2020 13:41 via nytimes.com
  
  Kwame Kwei-Armah, Julia Wissert and Eva Doumbia met online this week to talk about challenging the establishment, Black Lives Matter and the issue of white universality.
  
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• Amber Heard tells libel trial she feared Johnny Depp would kill her

  20-07-2020 13:14
  
  Court hears testimony from actor’s ex-wife, who says he was abusive and violent
  Amber Heard feared she would be killed by Johnny Depp, who was violent and abusive when high on drink or drugs, a London court has been told.Opening the defence case in the libel trial initiated by the Pirates of the Caribbean star, Heard said her ex-husband threatened to disfigure her face and on one occasion told her: “I’m going to have to watch you get raped.” Continue reading...
  
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• Amber Heard: Johnny Depp threatened to carve up my face

  20-07-2020 13:14
  
  Court hears testimony from actor’s ex-wife, who says he was abusive and violent
  Johnny Depp threatened to carve and disfigure Amber Heard’s face if she left him, repeatedly demeaned her and often physically attacked her, she has told the high court.Opening the defence case in the libel trial initiated by the Pirates of the Caribbean star, Heard said her former husband insulted her and on one occasion told her: “I’m going to have to watch you get raped.” Continue rea
  
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• ‘Racism is killing our children’: Gee Walker on the murder of her beloved son Anthony

  20-07-2020 13:01 via theguardian.com
  
  In 2005, Anthony Walker was killed in a horrific attack, aged just 18. His mother talks about grief, forgiveness and how his death changed her, ahead of a powerful new drama about his life
  Fifteen years after 18-year-old Anthony Walker was murdered in a horrifyingly violent racist attack, his mother is still dealing with the fallout. On every anniversary, every birthday, Gee Walker says, she feels the pain afresh. She stops herself. She knows she is playing it down. No, she says, every day she f
  
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• 'I nearly sent Adnan Syed a letter in prison': what podcasters listened to in lockdown

  20-07-2020 11:58 via theguardian.com
  
  Covid-19 changed almost every industry – and audio programming was no different. Here, five podcast hosts share the shows that got them throughI’ve been recording during lockdown from my attic – there’s spray-on insulation on the ceiling, which makes it look bizarre and cavernous, and I’m not sure it’s great for my lungs. I didn’t make the studio with lockdown in mind, although it has been really useful to have everything set up here so we could continue
  
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• TV tonight: the 'dancing plague' that struck 16th-century Strasbourg

  20-07-2020 07:20 via theguardian.com
  
  Jonathan Glazer’s short experimental film explores the phenomenon that gripped residents of the French city for days. Plus a look back at Coronation Street’s most evil characters. Here’s what to watch tonightExperimental film-maker Jonathan Glazer continues his run of short films with BBC Two, following 2019’s The Fall – a nightmarish exploration of mob violence – with this wordless exploration of the “dancing plague” that took hold in Strasbourg i
  
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• 'This show is just the start': inside the BBC's all-person-of-colour A Suitable Boy

  20-07-2020 07:00 via theguardian.com
  
  It has 110 actors, is based on one of the longest books in English - and it’s the BBC’s first historical drama with no white characters. But some think the series doesn’t go far enough. We take a look behind the scenes‘This is an Indian story,” says Tanya Maniktala, “so it’s about time it was told by us.” The 22-year-old actor is speaking by video call from Delhi about playing the lead in a groundbreaking BBC adaptation of Vikram Seth’s novel
  
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• Ivor Novello awards 2020: Dave, Kate Tempest and Stormzy among nominees

  20-07-2020 01:01
  
  Behind-the-scenes talents Dan Carey, Jimmy Napes and Jamie Hartman join Kate Tempest with a pair of nominations each in UK songwriting awardsRace, sex, and self-worth are some of the topics explored by 2020’s nominees for the Ivor Novellos, the UK’s most prestigious songwriting awards.Four individuals lead with two nominations each. Performance poet Kate Tempest and producer Dan Carey are nominated for their collaborations on Tempest’s album The Book of Traps and Lessons. It wa
  
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