Posts by Zach Dionne
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‘Fargo’ Is Getting a Second Season, and ‘Louie’ Will Be Back in the Spring
Also in the Afternoon Links: a five-minute ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ clip, even more Weird Al, and a smorgasbord of ‘Simpsons’ news.
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Never Lose Your Dinosaur, and More Life-Changing Advice From Kanye’s Latest, Greatest Interview
“It’s like, fuck, you mean to tell me that the dinosaurs walked the earth and stuff like that?!” Yeezus tells Zach Baron in ‘GQ.’ “That’s amazing!”
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Box Office by the Numbers: More ‘Apes,’ More Sequels, Less Money
‘Dawn of the Planet of the Apes’ stayed on top, and ‘The Purge: Anarchy’ and ‘Planes: Fire & Rescue’ debuted in the top five. Meanwhile, ‘Transformers: Age of Extinction’ is closing in on the $1 billion mark.
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‘The One I Love’ Trailer: Elisabeth Moss and Mark Duplass Are Up to Something Strange
What’s going on with this mysterious couples retreat?
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Ready to Hear a Compelling Theory About Jon Snow’s Mother?
Plus Harry Potter in middle age, MORE(!) Weird Al, and a ’12 Monkeys’ show in the works in today’s Afternoon Links.
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Bryan Cranston’s Lyndon B. Johnson Play Will Be an HBO Movie
Cranston and the Broadway play each won a Tony Award last month.
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Omnipresent, Omnipotent Rapper Kanye West Will Headline the Made in America Festival on Both Coasts
Also in the Afternoon Links: Sweet new photos from ‘The Avengers: Age of Ultron,’ Lena Dunham’s book tour will be starry, and the best Weird Al parody of the week (so far).
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Fox’s ‘Gotham’: Teaser Video and Report Hint at Season-Long Game of ‘Hide the Joker’
Gotham looks like it’s going to play out as a hybrid Batman Without Batman/Batman Muppet Babies. Set when Bruce Wayne is just a youngster, the drama will focus on Jim Gordon in his mustacheless detective phase. (So awkward.) All the Dark Knight’s usual nemeses will appear in their pre-supervillain civilian states — Edward Nygma before he was the Riddler, a not-yet-Penguin’d Oswald Cobblepot. How about the Joker, though? Whither the ultimate Bat-baddie?
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Seth MacFarlane Is Being Sued Over the Idea for ‘Ted’
Someone else came up with a naughty bear first. Whether that means ‘Ted’ was a copycat is another story.
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Anne Hathaway and Kristen Stewart Dude It Up for Jenny Lewis’s New Video
Also in the Afternoon Links: Daniel Radcliffe goes dark again in the trailer for ‘Horns,’ Drake’s new album has a title, and “manic pixie dream girl” is so dead.
