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• Deirdre Barlow: Coronation Street says goodbye to a legend

  08-07-2015 17:45 via theguardian.com
  
  From her bubble perm and glasses to her travails with Ken and her time in prison, she left an indelible mark on viewers of the soap Dark times descend on Weatherfield this evening. As the Barlows excitedly squabble over plans for a surprise 60th birthday party to mark the return of the iconically put-upon Deirdre, they are greeted by Susie Blake’s Bev, a tragic, tear-stained character at the best of times. Deirdre’s sudden death by aneurysm, sat in a deckchair, comes cruelly and inevitably,
  
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• Smoggie Queens review – an adorably sweet drag sitcom

  28-11-2024 23:40 via theguardian.com
  
  This series about a tight-knit queer community joyfully celebrates British camp culture – from deadpan humour to loving Lorraine Kelly. What a shame it’s not more funnyDickie is a drag queen – but not a very good one. For a start, he finds it impossible to get his eyebrows right: they’re usually scrawled haphazardly across the upper reaches of his forehead. And while his every utterance comes suffused with bitchy energy, he flounders during any actual war-of-wits. What Di
  
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• Jim Abrahams, 80, Dies; a Mastermind of ‘Airplane!’ and ‘Naked Gun’

  28-11-2024 19:28 via nytimes.com
  
  One-third of a trio with his fellow filmmakers David and Jerry Zucker, he revolutionized film comedy with a straight-faced, fast-paced style of parody.
  
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• Telegraph newspaper deal extended until end of year

  28-11-2024 17:59
  
  Preferred bidder Dovid Efune given at least two more weeks to raise funds for title
  
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• Watch Ariana Grande Perform ‘Popular’ in ‘Wicked’

  28-11-2024 15:48 via nytimes.com
  
  The director Jon M. Chu narrates the musical scene, also featuring Cynthia Erivo, where Grande performs the song “Popular.”
  
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• Gregg Wallace steps away from MasterChef after allegations of misconduct

  28-11-2024 12:55 via theguardian.com
  
  BBC received ‘complaints from individuals in relation to historical allegations of misconduct’, says production companyTV presenter Gregg Wallace will be stepping away from his role on MasterChef after the BBC received complaints from individuals about historical allegations of misconduct.Wallace, 60, is “committed to fully cooperating throughout the process”, a statement from the show’s production company, Banijay UK, to the PA news agency said. Continue reading...
  
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• Gregg Wallace steps away from MasterChef after allegations by Kirsty Wark

  28-11-2024 12:55 via theguardian.com
  
  Presenter faces allegations of inappropriate sexual comments by 13 people who worked with him in a range of shows over 17 yearsThe TV presenter Gregg Wallace will step away from his role on MasterChef after the BBC received complaints about historical allegations of misconduct.The BBC presenter Kirsty Wark, who was a Celebrity MasterChef contestant in 2011, has alleged that he told “sexualised” jokes during filming. Wallace is facing allegations of inappropriate sexual comments by 13
  
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• Jim Abrahams Brought Timeless Gags to “Airplane!” and More

  28-11-2024 11:03 via nytimes.com
  
  With the death of Jim Abrahams, one third of the Zucker-Abrahams-Zucker writing and directing trio, a looks at some of the funniest moments from their key films.
  
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• ‘Sweethearts’ Review: Friends Without Benefits

  28-11-2024 11:02 via nytimes.com
  
  Two college freshmen conspire to simultaneously dump their exes in Jordan Weiss’s unremarkable debut feature.
  
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• ‘Reinas’ Review: Memories of Lima

  28-11-2024 11:02 via nytimes.com
  
  The political turmoil of Peru in the 1990s serves as the backdrop for this intimate domestic drama about growing up and learning to let go.
  
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• ‘Nutcrackers’ Review: A Bumpy Ben Stiller Christmas

  28-11-2024 11:02 via nytimes.com
  
  Ben Stiller stars in a tonally bumpy comedy with genre roots in Hallmark territory.
  
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• ‘Beatles ’64’ Review: They Wanted to Hold Their Hands

  28-11-2024 11:02 via nytimes.com
  
  This documentary, directed by David Tedeschi, comes up with a solid compendium of the band’s arcana from their first trip to the United States, when fans went wild.
  
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• A spy story from Gary Lineker’s Goalhanger gang

  28-11-2024 10:45 via theguardian.com
  
  The podcast studio behind the Rest Is … universe goes deep on the 1953 Iran coup in The Rest Is Classified. Plus: five of the best expert advice podcasts• Don’t get Hear Here delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereSo many shows, so little time.The world of podcast launches moves so fast that if you miss one, you can easily find yourself failing to ever catch up in the blizzard of new releases. This, frankly, is the only explanation I can think of for the fact that it’s only
  
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• TV tonight: a hilarious drag queen comedy set in Middlesbrough

  28-11-2024 07:20 via theguardian.com
  Phil Dunning’s Smoggie Queens is full of laughs and love. Plus: the Jackal continues to elude MI6. Here’s what to watch this evening10.10pm, BBC Three
  “Cheers queers!” Phil Dunning’s comedy about an LGBTQ+ group of friends in Middlesbrough is side-splittingly funny. He plays Dickie, a fabulous if foul-mouthed drag queen whose friends are “drag” Mam (Mark Benton), “hun” Lucinda (Alexandra Mardell), lager-guzzling Sal (Patsy Lowe) and newbie St
  
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• The Madness review – Colman Domingo’s slick, smart conspiracy thriller gets better and better

  28-11-2024 06:00 via theguardian.com
  Colman Domingo is a charismatic presence in this expertly crafted cat-and-mouse story about a TV host caught up in far-right machinations – which really gains heft as it goes onJust because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they’re not out to get you. Words I have lived by since I first saw them on a badge at a Camden market stall when I was 14. And here I am, still alive to tell you about it. Makes you think, doesn’t it?It is the guiding principle behind all successful
  
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• Jim Abrahams, 80, Dies; One of Trio Behind ‘Airplane!’ and ‘Naked Gun’

  28-11-2024 01:02 via nytimes.com
  
  Along with David and Jerry Zucker, he revolutionized film comedy with a style of straight-faced, fast-paced parody.
  
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• ‘Queer’ Review: The Seductive, Damaged Charm of Daniel Craig

  28-11-2024 00:51 via nytimes.com
  
  The star kills off his Bond to inhabit a dissolute American expat in Luca Guadagnino’s handsome adaptation of the William S. Burroughs novella.
  
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• Rage Against the Regime: Iran review – these stories of resistance are utterly astonishing

  27-11-2024 23:00 via theguardian.com
  
  From the woman who risked her freedom by disguising herself as a man to watch football, to the separatist who had to abandon his family after urging a crowd to throw off the Islamic Republic – this is essential viewingMeytham Ale Mahdi was working for the National Steel Group in 2018 when Iran’s economy collapsed and unemployment reached 60%. As wages went unpaid for months and life became increasingly impossible, Mahdi did what so many Iranians have done during 45 years of authorita
  
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• Helen Gallagher, Winner of Two Tonys and Three Emmys, Dies at 98

  27-11-2024 22:32 via nytimes.com
  
  She was honored on Broadway for roles in “Pal Joey” and “No, No, Nanette” and then turned to TV, where she won three Daytime Emmys for her work on “Ryan’s Hope.”
  
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• ‘Wicked’ | Anatomy of a Scene

  27-11-2024 16:57 via nytimes.com
  
  The director Jon M. Chu narrates a scene in “Wicked” that features the song “Popular,” with Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo.
  
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• Watch Ariana Grande Swing From a Chandelier in ‘Wicked’

  27-11-2024 16:57 via nytimes.com
  
  The director Jon M. Chu narrates the musical scene, also featuring Cynthia Erivo, where Grande performs the song “Popular.”
  
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• Italian authorities shut down €3bn-a-year pirate TV ring

  27-11-2024 16:32
  
  Complex international network with 22mn subscribers stole and resold content from top streaming providers
  
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• Holiday Shows to See in N.Y.C.: ‘Elf,’ ‘A Christmas Carol’ and More

  27-11-2024 13:00 via nytimes.com
  
  “Elf the Musical,” inventive spins on “A Christmas Carol” and classic family fare: Here are some of our favorite shows of the season.
  
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• ‘The Seed of the Sacred Fig’ Review: When the World Is a Prison

  27-11-2024 11:02 via nytimes.com
  
  Mohammad Rasoulof’s powerful drama about the authoritarian Iranian government breaks a fourth wall, with consequences.
  
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• Thanksgiving Streaming Recommendations for Every Mood

  27-11-2024 11:02 via nytimes.com
  
  Whether you’re with hanging out with children or adults, want to laugh or tuck into an adventure, here are some specific selections to stream.
  
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• ‘Moana 2’ Review: It Doesn’t Rock the Boat

  27-11-2024 11:02 via nytimes.com
  
  In this benign sequel, the Disney princess continues her seafaring ways and remains admirably uninterested in finding a prince.
  
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• Lovable Movie Robots Are Coming to Charm Your Children

  27-11-2024 11:02 via nytimes.com
  
  The adult world is ever more full of robots. Children’s entertainment feels as if it’s working hard to make them seem adorable.
  
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• In ‘Yuletide Factory,’ Cirque Mechanics Manufactures a Family Holiday Show

  27-11-2024 11:02 via nytimes.com
  
  It’s Christmas at the sweatshop, but the mood fluctuates between ho ho ho and ho hum.
  
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• How ‘September 5’ Recreates a Historic News Broadcast

  27-11-2024 11:00 via nytimes.com
  
  The drama chronicles the 1972 Munich Olympics attack from ABC Sports’ point of view, a perspective that resonates today. But the film arrives at a fraught time.
  
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• Danielle Deadwyler Goes Deep in “The Piano Lesson”

  27-11-2024 11:00 via nytimes.com
  
  After breaking through with “Till,” the actress delivers another formidable performance. Still, when it comes to Hollywood, she’d rather keep some distance.
  
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