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• Same-Sex Kisses Under the Mistletoe: Holiday Movies Rethink a Formula

  11-12-2020 22:36 via nytimes.com
  
  In a conservative genre that has mainly told straight stories, six new films, including titles on Hallmark and Lifetime, center on gay or lesbian characters.
  
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• Tommy Lister, Actor Who Menaced as Deebo in ‘Friday,’ Is Dead at 62

  11-12-2020 21:57 via nytimes.com
  
  The actor was found dead in his California home on Thursday after friends and business associates could not reach him, the authorities said.
  
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• The Biggest Casting News From Disney’s Investor Day

  11-12-2020 21:55 via nytimes.com
  
  “Black Panther 2” will not recast King T’Challa. Harrison Ford is picking up the hat and whip again. And “Star Wars” recruited Rosario Dawson for her own show.
  
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• Harry Melling Is So Much More Than Dudley Dursley From the Harry Potter Films

  11-12-2020 21:00 via feeds.eonline.com
  
  Dudley Dursley no more.We had this very thought while sitting down for an exclusive chat with Harry Potter alum Harry Melling to discuss his role in the Netflix hit, The Queen's...
  
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• ‘Wander Darkly’ Review: After Death, a Fractured Life

  11-12-2020 20:50 via nytimes.com
  
  In this drama, Sienna Miller plays a woman who gets to witness her own funeral after a car crash.
  
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• TV’s Big Bang year

  11-12-2020 19:51 via ft.com
  Airbnb CEO says whoa, SoftBank’s robot profits, blood on the music tracks
  
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• FKA twigs sues Shia LaBeouf for physical, mental and emotional abuse

  11-12-2020 19:51
  
  British musician’s allegations date from when she was in a relationship with the US actorThe musician FKA twigs (AKA Tahliah Debrett Barnett) is suing the actor Shia LaBeouf for allegedly subjecting her to physical, emotional and mental abuse during a romantic relationship.In an interview with the New York Times, Barnett, 32, characterised her experience with LaBeouf as “the worst thing I’ve ever been through in the whole of my life” and said she wanted to raise awareness
  
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• Disney/streaming: the empire strikes back

  11-12-2020 19:23 via ft.com
  Taking on Netflix will be expensive but the pay-off should be big
  
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• Here's What's Streaming On Netflix in December 2020

  11-12-2020 19:14 via feeds.eonline.com
  
  The holidays are finally here, bringing festive movies and cheer along with them.
  Netflix has released their slate of content for the month--and it does not disappoint. New titles to the...
  
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• FKA twigs Sues Shia LaBeouf, Citing Abusive Relationship

  11-12-2020 18:12 via nytimes.com
  
  The lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles by the musician, accuses the actor of sexual battery, assault and infliction of emotional distress.
  
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• FX Is Giving Us an Alien TV Series and We're Already Scared

  11-12-2020 17:50 via feeds.eonline.com
  
  Just as we were beginning to get over all that happened in 2020, FX has given us another reason to consider living outside planet Earth: extraterrestrials.
  On Thursday, Dec. 10 during...
  
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• Controversial South Korean director Kim Ki-duk dies of Covid aged 59

  11-12-2020 16:22
  
  The director, who faced accusations of sexual misconduct, died while being treated in Latvia Controversial South Korean film-maker Kim Ki-duk has died aged 59 in a Latvian hospital, where he was being treated for Covid-19. The news was initially reported by Vitaly Mansky, director of Latvia’s Artdocfest film festival, though and later confirmed by Kim’s family in the Korean media. Kim was understood to be developing a film project set in the Baltic region when he became ill.Born in 1
  
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• New Star of ‘The Prom’ Sees a Chance to Make L.G.B.T.Q. Characters Visible

  11-12-2020 16:00 via nytimes.com
  
  Like her character, Jo Ellen Pellman identifies as queer, and she is making her film debut in the Netflix musical alongside A-listers like Meryl Streep and Nicole Kidman.
  
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• The Mandalorian recap: season two, episode seven – behind enemy lines

  11-12-2020 15:10
  
  Din Djarin may have been responsible for landing Migs Mayfeld in jail, but that’s all water under the bridge as they team up to infiltrate the Imperial baseSpoiler alert: this blog is published after The Mandalorian airs on Disney+. Do not read unless you have watched season two, episode seven.“If you’re born on Mandalore, you believe one thing; if you’re born on Alderaan, you believe something else. But guess what? Neither one of them exist any more” – Migs M
  
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• ‘Safety’ Review: It Takes a University to Raise a Child

  11-12-2020 15:00 via nytimes.com
  
  This Disney+ film isn’t your typical sports or adversity movie; it asks questions of what educational institutions owe to their community.
  
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• French football clubs hit as league scraps TV rights deal with Mediapro

  11-12-2020 14:49 via ft.com
  Ligue 1 will try to find another media group after Spanish broadcaster failed to keep up payments
  
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• The Wilds review – Lost meets Mean Girls in Amazon's teen thriller

  11-12-2020 14:00
  
  A party of schoolgirls wash up on a deserted island with a seemingly dangerous side, in a series that marries coming-of-age drama with apocalyptic mysteryIt’s Lost for teens. It’s Lord of the Flies with girls. It’s the Breakfast Club with an apocalyptic twist. It’s Mean Girls meets Pretty Little Liars meets The Society meets all those post-Twilight, sub-Buffy, Gen Z vampire programmes you never quite caught the names of, but without – so far – the vampires. It
  
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• This week's home entertainment: from Tiny Pretty Things to El Cid

  11-12-2020 13:00
  
  The elite ballet novels get the Netflix treatment, while Spain’s national icon is explored in a bloodthirsty historical dramaContinue reading...
  
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• ‘The Bee Gees’ Review: Night Fever, for Decades

  11-12-2020 13:00 via nytimes.com
  
  The documentary “How Can You Mend a Broken Heart,” from Frank Marshall, strives to paint a wider picture of the band often associated with its disco hits.
  
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• 'The Bee Gees' Documentary Review: Night Fever, for Decades

  11-12-2020 13:00 via nytimes.com
  
  The documentary “How Can You Mend a Broken Heart,” from Frank Marshall, strives to paint a wider picture of the band often associated with its disco hits.
  
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• ‘Giving Voice’ Review: August Wilson Is Uplifting a New Generation

  11-12-2020 13:00 via nytimes.com
  
  Netflix’s inspirational documentary follows talented theater kids who are devoting themselves to Wilson’s writing.
  
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• Crowd-created TikTok phenomenon Ratatouille the musical is coming to Broadway

  11-12-2020 12:06
  
  The unofficial musical Ratatousical which spread through viral videos will have a one-off charity performance on 1 JanuaryIt’s a sentence that seemed impossible just a few days ago, and would have made zero sense any time before this year.But, in a series of events as unlikely as a Parisian rat becoming an acclaimed chef, the highly unofficial Ratatouille musical is coming to Broadway. Related: Ratatouille the musical? Is that even possible? The rat's out of the hat! Ratatouille: The @tikt
  
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• Chinese security services detain Bloomberg News staff member

  11-12-2020 11:59 via ft.com
  Haze Fan arrested on suspicion of ‘endangering national security’, says media organisation
  
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• Mistletoe and grime: Big Zuu’s tips for a banging Christmas dinner

  11-12-2020 11:00
  
  Draw on your roots, put on some good tunes and set something on fire: the rapper-chef offers some wise words for novice cooksPrepping your first Christmas roast? Big Zuu’s the cook to help you. The grime MC and chef’s approach to food in his show Big Zuu’s Big Eats is so fun that it makes him the comedian’s food truck operator of choice – perfect for alleviating Crimbo cooking stress. Here’s his guide to a Christmas meal that no one will consider a turkey ...
  
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• Disney announce 10 Star Wars and 10 Marvel series – and new films

  11-12-2020 10:25
  
  Hayden Christensen returns as Darth Vader in the Obi-Wan Kenobi mini-series, while Chadwick Boseman won’t be replaced for Black Panther sequelDisney has unveiled a huge slew of new projects for the next decade at an investor event.Speaking on Thursday, Lucasfilm boss Kathleen Kennedy announced that the new Star Wars film, Rogue Squadron, will be directed by Wonder Woman’s Patty Jenkins – the first time a female director has taken charge of one of the franchise films.pic.twitter
  
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• The 50 best TV shows of 2020: 50-8

  11-12-2020 09:19
  
  A bittersweet comedy about rural poverty touched hearts, chess ignited untapped passions, and haunted houses revealed their lighter sideMore on the best culture of 2020This list is drawn from votes by Guardian TV writers: each votes for their top 20 shows, with points allocated for every placing, which are tallied to create this order. Check in every weekday to see our next picks, and please share your own favourite TV of 2020 in the comments below. Continue reading...
  
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• TV tonight: what would it take to fundamentally change US policing?

  11-12-2020 07:20
  
  Writer Jelani Cobb investigates how federal intervention in 2014 led to a potentially new form of regulated policing in New Jersey. Plus: Africa’s Animal Oasis. Here’s what to watch this evening Continue reading...
  
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• The real stories of musical 'muses' – podcast of the week

  11-12-2020 07:00
  
  About a Girl tells the stories of the women behind David Bowie, Bob Marley and more. Plus: two strippers debunk the myths around their professionAbout a Girl
  A strangely listenable show from the makers of hit true crime series Disgraceland, About a Girl offers a scripted, partly-fictionalised look at 12 women behind some of music’s biggest names, among them David Bowie’s first wife, Angie Bowie, and Rita Marley, spouse of Bob. Though frequently over earnest (watch out for a dramatisa
  
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• Streaming shrinks the Hollywood star

  11-12-2020 06:00 via ft.com
  Warner is endangering the blockbuster by putting new releases on HBO Max next year
  
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• From Bob Dylan to Blondie — why investors are buying up hit songs

  11-12-2020 06:00 via ft.com
  Songwriters deprived of touring revenue are cashing in their back catalogues but will it pay off?
  
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• George Clooney Was Hospitalized After Dramatic Weight Loss for The Midnight Sky

  11-12-2020 04:19 via feeds.eonline.com
  
  George Clooney had a health scare right before shooting began on his new Netflix film The Midnight Sky.
  E! News has confirmed that the actor was diagnosed with pancreatitis and...
  
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• Disney forecasts tripling of new subscribers to streaming service

  11-12-2020 04:11 via ft.com
  Media giant to increase prices of Disney Plus and boost spending on new films and shows
  
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• Amy Adams to Star in Enchanted Sequel on Disney+, Plus More Major Updates

  11-12-2020 02:56 via feeds.eonline.com
  
  It's the happily ever after we've all been waiting for!Amy Adams is officially returning to the role of Princess Giselle in the sequel to Enchanted, ominously titled...
  
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• Barbara Windsor, star of Carry On films and EastEnders, dies at 83

  11-12-2020 02:18
  
  Husband says ‘final weeks were typical of how she lived her life. Full of humour, drama and a fighting spirit until the end’
  Appreciation: Babs Windsor – the daring, giggling pearly queen of the screenDame Barbara Windsor, best known for her roles in EastEnders and the Carry On films, has died aged 83, her husband Scott Mitchell has said.Mitchell said in a statement: “It is with deep sadness that I can confirm that my darling wife Barbara passed away at 8.35pm on Thursday
  
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• Gabrielle Union to Star in Cheaper By the Dozen Remake on Disney+

  11-12-2020 01:40 via feeds.eonline.com
  
  Gabrielle Union is about to have a lot of mouths to feed!
  The L.A.'s Finest star is teaming up with Black-ish creator Kenya Barris for a reimagining of Cheaper By the Dozen on...
  
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• ‘Star Wars,’ ‘Pinocchio’ and More as Disney Leans Sharply Into Streaming

  11-12-2020 01:36 via nytimes.com
  
  The company unveiled a blitz of new projects on Thursday, including 10 series from the “Star Wars” universe for Disney+, which now has 87 million subscribers. Hulu will also get a major content boost.
  
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• Barbara Windsor, star of Carry On films and EastEnders, dies at 83

  11-12-2020 01:11
  
  Husband says ‘final weeks were typical of how she lived her life. Full of humour, drama and a fighting spirit until the end’Dame Barbara Windsor, best known for her roles in EastEnders and the Carry On films, has died aged 83, her husband Scott Mitchell has said.Mitchell said in a statement: “It is with deep sadness that I can confirm that my darling wife Barbara passed away at 8.35pm on Thursday 10 December at a London care home. Related: Barbara Windsor: a life in picturesCon
  
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• Disney bets on more Marvel, more Star Wars for streaming expansion

  11-12-2020 00:37 via ft.com
  Media giant to bulk out its content offering as investors look to digital future
  
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• Tin Star: Liverpool review – murder and mayhem on Merseyside

  11-12-2020 00:00
  
  Tim Roth and his family are hellbent on unleashing glorious revenge in the final season of the Sky Atlantic dramaAfter a madcap, uneven couple of seasons, Tin Star (Sky Atlantic) has made the move from Canada to Liverpool, returning to where it all began, in order to finish things off for good. In more ways than one, I suspect: this will be the final season, and given its affection for an enormously high and painful body count, it seems all but certain that the casualties will be numerous.Jack W
  
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