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In an entertainment landscape where television renewals feel like riskier propositions than ever — just think about how many of your faves have been unceremoniously canceled after a mere season or two — it's fairly big news when a series manages to outrun its expectations. Such is the case with
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The two penultimate episodes of Marie Antoinette’s second season don’t feature much novelty in the costumes. However, what they lack in that area, they make up for in pure drama, thanks to Cardinal Rohan’s great-aunt, Madame de Rohan-Soubise, and Ol’ Sourpuss himself, King Louis’s brother, Provence.
Movies
When they hear the phrase "Cannes Film Festival," most people picture A-list celebrities on red carpets and images of celebrity arrivals by boat to the premieres of films that may be considered for awards season in the fall. But there are actually two halves to the event: The
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Nicole Kidman and Liane Moriarty have been partners since 2016, when Kidman's Blossom Films teamed up with Reese Witherspoon's Hello Sunshine to produce an adaptation of Moriarty's best-selling Big Little Lies for HBO. Kidman and Witherspoon's push to create TV series that
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Everyone's favorite exceedingly well-dressed guilty pleasure, The Gilded Age, returns to our screens this June, bringing more social scandal and fashionably gorgeous headwear. The period drama, which is set in late nineteenth-century New York, chronicles the clash between old-money Manhattan elites and the up-and-coming nouveau riche strivers whose
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No one is more associated with nature documentaries than Sir David Attenborough, the British naturalist who happened to be in the right place at the right time as the BBC moved into television. Attenborough's on-screen career has now reached eight decades, from the first zoo-based series about smaller
Netflix
Most people track the changes in how we fly as having begun in 2001. However, the real moment air travel forever went from some glamorous lifestyle to a security nightmare was 1988, when the terrorist bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 exploded over Lockerbie, Scotland. Up until that incident, taking
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The last episode of Watson left off on a terrifying cliffhanger when Dr. Adam (Peter Mark Kendall) kissed his girlfriend Lauren (Amanda Crew), who we know was wearing lipstick tainted by Moriarty (Randall Park). That meant a sigh of relief when this week's episode opened with Dr. Stephens
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In the penultimate Marie Antoinette episode of Season 2, “Madame Deficit,” it’s misery all around for the crown and its subjects. Antoinette will face the devastating loss of her new baby and be thrust into the seat of power when Louis descends into despondency over political losses. The people
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This year marks the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen's birth. While pretty much everyone is at least in some way familiar with her works and the iconic characters she created, far fewer know much about her personal or family life. There's surprisingly little to know; one
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Another labor dispute caused strife in this week's Call the Midwife. This time, the dustmen went on strike in hopes of higher wages, which created a trash backup. At first, it was a smelly inconvenience, but it wasn't long before the backlog of trash brought rats
Apple TV
Dick Turpin will ride once more on Apple TV+, but only once more. According to reports from Broadcast UK (which has been the lead outlet breaking The Completely Made Up Adventures of Dick Turpin news, including the Season 2 renewal and the show's sudden cancellation), Apple TV+ has