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Blackbox review – a legendary escape from slavery is told with magic tricks
Underbelly, Edinburgh The story of Henry ‘Box’ Brown, who succeeded in mailing himself out of bondage, is recounted rather than fully dramat
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‘I Don’t Know’: Kenneth Branagh on Directing, ‘Harry Potter’ and How Christopher Nolan Had Him Speaking Russian Backwards
Sunday at the Edinburgh Intl. Film Festival turned into Edinbranagh, with a morning screening of the four-hour epic “Hamlet” followed by a w
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Mariska Hargitay Says Jalen Brunson Is ‘Definitely’ Getting a Role in ‘Law & Order: Special Victims Unit’: ‘It’s Happening’
Mariska Hargitay told Variety at the HBO Max Emmy Nominee Celebration that New York Knicks star Jalen Brunson is “definitely” getting a role
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‘The Sopranos’ Star Drea de Matteo Says Starting an OnlyFans Was a ‘Political Statement’: ‘F— You. I Don’t Have to Work’
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Dave Marsh, Veteran Rock Critic and Biographer, Dies at 76
In a statement, Bruce Springsteen called the former Creem editor “soulful, intelligent, heartfelt, opinionated, bruising and often fantastic
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Dolly Parton Skips Dollywood Ride Opening Amid Ongoing Health Problems: ‘My Nashville Doctor Has Kinda Clipped My Wings’
Dolly Parton was unable to attend the opening of NightFlight Expedition at Dollywood on Friday due to ongoing “health issues.” Dollywood Pre
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Paul Mescal, Joseph Quinn, Barry Keoghan and Harris Dickinson Spotted Filming Beatles Biopic at Iconic Abbey Road Crosswalk
It wouldn’t be a Beatles movie without Abbey Road. In a video shared on social media, Harris Dickinson, Paul Mescal, Joseph Quinn and Barry
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Box Office: ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Remains No. 1 With $70 Million, ‘End of Oak Street’ Debuts to $21 Million
Dog days of summer? This year’s August at the box office didn’t get the memo. This popcorn season is ending with a bang rather than the usua
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‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Hits $2 Billion Worldwide in Three Weeks
New day, new box office milestone for Sony’s latest Spidey adventure. “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” has surpassed $2 billion in global ticket
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Watch Noah Kahan and Surprise Guest Chappell Roan Perform ‘California’ at Rose Bowl Stadium
The musician played 27 songs at his sold-out The Great Divide tour stop in Pasadena, California on Saturday
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‘Mission’ Review: An All-In George MacKay Performance Anchors a Fevered Mental Illness Portrait
Back in 2013, actor George MacKay and director Paul Wright paired up for “For Those in Peril,” an atmospheric study of youthful alienation,
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Courtney Love Recounts 2019 Health Scare: “They Told Me I Was Going To Die”
In an Instagram video, the singer also confirmed her next solo album is “done,” and thanked contributors including Michael Stipe and Billie
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Four Walls and a Roof review – fascinating tale of Brecht, the red scare and today’s émigrés
Studio Theatre, EdinburghRabih Mroué and Lina Majdalanie explore the playwright’s life, and their journey from Beirut to Berlin, in an abso
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Locarno Winner ‘Forgotten Spaceman’ Adds Khan & Kumar Media, Prism Entertainment as Executive Producers Ahead of Toronto Bow (EXCLUSIVE)
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Angels in America review – Tony Kushner’s five-hour fever dream predicts and reflects the US at 250
King’s theatre, EdinburghPeople, ideas and scenes wash over each other in Ivo van Hove’s masterly staging at the Edinburgh international fes
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Abby Govindan: Pushing 30 review – playful comic makes the case for marriage as a side quest
Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghGovindan’s debut takes aim at patriarchal stereotypes with pranks, PowerPoint and easygoing storytellingIn sou
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‘I thought – if I die, I’ve had a good innings’: producer James Ford on life, death and making an album from his hospital bed
The Arctic Monkeys, Pet Shop Boys and Pulp collaborator was at the height of his powers as Britain’s most in-demand music producer when leuk
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Jonno: Here Comes Mr Funny review – Sheeps comic leaves flock for revelatory solo
Monkey Barrel, EdinburghThe Saturday Night Live UK writer, who is one-third of the sketch troupe Sheeps, balances sincerity and shtick in a
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‘Shame and Money’ Director on Sundance-Winning Drama About a Kosovo Family in Free Fall: ‘It’s a Look Into the Past and a Warning to the Future’
Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner Visar Morina returns to the Sarajevo Film Festival — the scene of a previous triumph — with the biting soci
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‘Have I tried having sex to my own music? God, no!’: Natalie Imbruglia’s honest playlist
The singer was wooed with some knocked-off Joni Mitchell and might even be persuaded to sing Torn at karaoke. But what fan comment winds her
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Not for Glory review – folk dance and bagpipes, but not as we know them
Assembly @ Dance Base, Edinburgh Jack Anderson and Charlotte Mclean began as champions of classic Irish and Highland steps. Here, with piper
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The Last Drop review – everything is rotten in this dark domestic comedy
Zoo Playground, EdinburghDante Passarelli’s play, part of the São Paulo Showcase, is an atmospheric hour borrowing themes from HamletThis ye
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Ranveer Singh, Kalyani Priyadarshan’s ‘Pralay,’ Produced by Ananya Birla and Hansal Mehta, Directed by Jai Mehta, Starts Filming
Ranveer Singh’s “Pralay,” an end-of-the-world action thriller, has begun filming in Mumbai. The film is produced by Ananya Birla’s Birla Stu
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TV tonight: a remarkable Bafta-winning film gets a vital update
The story of Mir Hussein in Afghanistan, who cameras have now followed for 25 years. Plus: a comedy from the director of Colin from Accounts
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