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• Hostage siege ends after Ukrainian president endorses Joaquin Phoenix film

  21-07-2020 23:04
  
  Gunman surrenders after video recommending 2005’s Earthlings posted on FacebookA gunman in Ukraine armed with an automatic rifle and grenades has surrendered to police and released 13 hostages after the country’s president consented to his demand to recommend the 2005 film Earthlings starring Joaquin Phoenix.The niche film recommendation, delivered by President Volodymyr Zelenskiy over Facebook, helped end an hours-long standoff in the western Ukrainian city of Lutsk, where 44-year-o
  
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• The Rise of the Murdoch Dynasty review – Succession with phone hacking and foam pies

  21-07-2020 23:00
  
  The second instalment of this three-part series covers the scandal that left Rupert ‘humbled’ – and nearly destroyed his UK newspaper businessAt the beginning of part two of The Rise of the Murdoch Dynasty (BBC Two), the question of succession seems to have been parked, if not settled. In 2003, Rupert Murdoch’s youngest son, James, is installed as chair of the satellite broadcaster BSkyB. Accusations of nepotism dog the appointment – James’s main qualification
  
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• Snap says ad sales rebounded in July

  21-07-2020 22:36 via ft.com
  But social media group says school and cinema closures may crimp pace of recovery
  
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• You'll Never Believe What Comic-Con Looked Like 10 Years Ago

  21-07-2020 21:00 via feeds.eonline.com
  
  What a difference a decade can make.Ten years ago, the famed San Diego Comic Convention looked very different than it does today. For starters, due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic,...
  
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• Review: Reliving ‘Private Lives,’ This Time Mostly Women’s

  21-07-2020 20:41 via nytimes.com
  
  Eight short plays take cues from the 1930 Noël Coward comedy — but now the stakes are different.
  
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• Garbancito, hero of Europe’s first feature-length animated colour film, to fight again

  21-07-2020 19:01
  
  Spain’s national film archive plans digital restoration of Franco-era children’s work after lost reels discoveredSeventy-five years after he first sallied forth to fight giants, dwarves and witches armed only with an unwavering sense of piety, a magic sword and a goat for a sidekick, the young star of Europe’s first feature-length colour animated film could be returned to his original glory.While most of Europe was convulsed by the second world war, a group of film-makers in Ca
  
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• Amber Heard says she punched Johnny Depp to defend her sister

  21-07-2020 19:01
  
  Actor tells court she feared Depp would push her sister down the stairs like he allegedly did to Kate MossAmber Heard has admitted punching her ex-husband Johnny Depp, saying it was to prevent him from pushing her sister down a flight of stairs and claiming he had previously done this to his ex-girlfriend Kate Moss.Giving evidence for a second day at the high court in London, Heard recalled an incident in March 2015 in the couple’s Los Angeles penthouse when she struck Depp because, she sa
  
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• Amber Heard admits punching Johnny Depp to defend her sister

  21-07-2020 19:01
  
  Actor tells court she believed Depp would push her sister down a flight of stairs in March 2015Amber Heard has admitted punching her ex-husband Johnny Depp to prevent him pushing her sister down a flight of stairs – claiming he had previously inflicted such an attack on his ex-girlfriend, Kate Moss.Giving evidence for a second day at the high court in London, Heard recalled an incident in March 2015 in the couple’s Los Angeles penthouse when she struck Depp because she wanted to prot
  
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• Serena Williams and Natalie Portman among LA football backers

  21-07-2020 18:19 via ft.com
  Celebrities among consortium of investors in a new professional women’s football team
  
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• Celebrities back new women’s football team in Los Angeles

  21-07-2020 18:19 via ft.com
  Consortium including Serena Williams and Natalie Portman launches Angel City
  
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• Bloomsbury warns on tougher backdrop for universities

  21-07-2020 16:50 via ft.com
  Publisher enjoys strong summer but potential drop in foreign students clouds outlook
  
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• Bloomsbury warns of risk from fall in foreign university students

  21-07-2020 16:50 via ft.com
  Publisher enjoys summer lockdown boost but says tougher times loom
  
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• Warner Bros delays release of Christopher Nolan's Tenet again

  21-07-2020 14:15
  
  The big budget sci-fi thriller, originally scheduled for July, has no new release date due to uncertainty over US cinemas reopeningChristopher Nolan’s new film Tenet, hailed for weeks as a key release to revive cinemagoing after the coronavirus shutdown, has been delayed yet again due to uncertainty over cinemas reopening in the US.Deadline reports that Tenet’s backers Warner Bros have taken the film off their release calendar, with no confirmed date, though studio chair Toby Emmeric
  
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• Amber Heard insists she had visible injuries after alleged Johnny Depp attack

  21-07-2020 13:40
  
  Actor tells court makeup could have covered marks on her face after incident in May 2016Amber Heard has insisted she had visible injuries on her face the day after her former husband Johnny Depp allegedly assaulted her in their Los Angeles penthouse and their marriage finally fell apart.Giving evidence for a second day at the high court in London, Heard was asked to explain why other witnesses could not see any signs of bruises, cuts or marks on her in the days after the alleged attack on 21 May
  
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• Tom Hopper: 'I could watch another 10 seasons of Friends'

  21-07-2020 13:00
  
  The Umbrella Academy actor on his lifelong love of wrestling and Friends, as well as the world of Made in Chelsea and the silver lining of missing out on rolesThe last season of Glow was brilliant. It’s got a nice balance of drama, and it is hilarious. It’s quite nostalgic for me because I love wrestling, especially from the 90s era, which is what I grew up watching. Glow heavily references the 80s, and the brash, bright wrestling of that time – it brings it to life so clearly.
  
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• ‘The Grand Unified Theory of Howard Bloom’ Review: A Career Rewritten

  21-07-2020 13:00 via nytimes.com
  
  This documentary looks inside the life of a high-powered music publicist who became a techno-age philosopher.
  
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• Repeat viewing: why the past is the future of our TV schedules

  21-07-2020 11:00
  
  From the optimism of the London 2012 Olympics to tough times on Big Brother, watching repeats helps us to think afresh about where are as a societyThe coronavirus has changed television as nothing has done before. New dramas have been delayed for months. Never-ending soaps have dropped off the screen as socially distanced episodes are cobbled together. And, with a summer of sport suspended, broadcasters have resorted to showing us an array of repeats.These are always a bone of contention for Bri
  
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• eBay merges classifieds business with Adevinta in $9.2bn deal

  21-07-2020 10:03 via ft.com
  Combined company will create world’s largest online classified ads marketplace
  
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• $9.2bn deal struck to create world's biggest classified ads business

  21-07-2020 10:03 via ft.com
  eBay merges business with Norway’s Adevinta to create group with websites in 20 countries
  
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• TV tonight: the disappearing world of London's Isle of Dogs

  21-07-2020 07:20
  
  A documentary examines the real-life drama of a community losing its battle against gentrification, plus sport’s social conscience is celebrated. Here’s what to watch this evening Continue reading...
  
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• Enterprice review – a young, black Only Fools and Horses – but weirder

  21-07-2020 00:15
  
  Kayode Ewumi’s slightly surreal delivery-firm comedy bags the Fleabag slot for a second showing of its second seriesThe creator, writer and star of Enterprice (BBC One, 10.50pm), Kayode Ewumi, rose to fame playing a deluded “triple threat” rapper, dancer and actor in his hit web series #HoodDocumentary, becoming a meme in the process. After the BBC picked up #HoodDocumentary in 2016, Enterprice followed in 2018, then a small role last year in Jamie Demetriou’s consistentl
  
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• Producer Takes Academy to Task in Lawsuit

  21-07-2020 00:01 via nytimes.com
  
  The Oscars’ social media strategy — and by extension their relevance to younger viewers — underlies the action brought by the producer Michael Shamberg.
  
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• The Cast of The Parent Trap: Then & Now

  21-07-2020 00:00 via feeds.eonline.com
  
  This will be an everlasting love.In honor of the classic film's 22nd anniversary, The Parent Trap director Nancy Meyers and stars Lindsay Lohan (who famously played twins, Hallie and...
  
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