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Sony Pictures Classics Acquires Haifaa Al Mansour’s Saudi Thriller ‘Unidentified’

Sony Pictures Classics has acquired “Unidentified,” the latest feature from groundbreaking Saudi director Haifaa Al Mansour. The film reunites Al Mansour with SPC 13 years after it came aboard her landmark 2012 debut “Wadjda,” which became the first feature to be shot entirely in Saudi Arabia, the first feature shot by a female Saudi director and […]

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Bayern´s focus on Bremen, not Champions League play-offs, insists Kompany

Vincent Kompany insisted Bayern Munich’s top priority is their Bundesliga home game against Werder Bremen on Friday and not their Champions League play-off. Bayern, who have opened up a six-point gap at the top of the league, can move nine points clear of second-place Bayer Leverkusen ahead of the rest of the weekend’s fixtures with […]

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Laverne Cox’s Norman Lear-Produced ‘Clean Slate’ Has Beautiful Trans Representation but Muted Comedy: TV Review

The late Norman Lear’s career was defined by centering underrepresented stories rarely seen on television, and “Clean Slate,” one of Lear’s final projects, continues that tradition. The show follows father/daughter duo Harry (George Wallace) and Desiree Slate (Laverne Cox), who reconnect after being estranged for over two decades. Created by Wallace, Cox and Dan Ewen, […]

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Netflix Scammer Series ‘Apple Cider Vinegar’ Loses Valid Points in a Muddled Structure: TV Review

Here’s a sign of the times: as I’m writing this review of “Apple Cider Vinegar,” a Netflix series about a woman who achieved internet celebrity by faking a battle with cancer, my colleague is reviewing “Scamanda,” an ABC series about a woman who achieved internet celebrity by faking a battle with cancer. (Both of these […]

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CNN’s Jake Tapper Reveals Second Season of ‘United States of Scandal’

Jake Tapper is broadening his definition of American impropriety. The CNN anchor, who last year offered viewers a different side of his reportage with the documentary series, “United States of Scandal,’ will return for a second season starting March 9, still looking at political malfeasance but examining other areas as well. “Last year we did […]

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Rufus Wainwright to Headline Cure Addiction Now’s Inaugural Fundraising Gala

Rufus Wainwright will perform at Cure Addiction Now’s inaugural fundraising gala in Los Angeles. CAN was founded by Nancy Davis and her late son Jason Davis to support innovative treatment for addiction and also efforts to eliminate the stigma and shame often experienced by people living with addiction. “Our first ever event is dedicated in […]

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