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In recent years, Dave Chappelle returned to stand-up comedy in force with a series of specials, released on Netflix. He will receive the Mark Twain Prize on Oct. 27, 2019.

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Dave Chappelle To Be Awarded Mark Twain Prize For American Humor

1:28pm May 07, 2019

The comic and actor, known for his boundary-pushing stand-up routines and his sketch comedy TV series Chappelle's Show, will receive the award in a gala at the Kennedy Center.

Boy, Mike Brady really let himself go, hunh? Schemin' seaman Euron (Pilou Asbaek) and cunning Queen Cersei (Lena Headey) look awful pleased with themselves on Game of Thrones.

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'Game Of Thrones' Season 8, Episode 4: 'Vomiting Is Not Celebrating'

2:36pm May 06, 2019

by Glen Weldon

In the fourth episode of the series' final season, our heroes celebrate their hard-won victory over Evil Snow Miser, prepare for the next battle and suffer some distressing casualties.

Pitbull performs onstage at iHeartRadio Fiesta Latina in Miami, Fla. in 2018. Among his recent projects is voicing an animated one-eyed dog in UglyDolls.

'Short Steps, Long Vision': An Interview With Pitbull

9:11am May 05, 2019

by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

His latest project sees him playing a blue one-eyed dog in the animated film UglyDolls. But for the Cuban-American rapper from Miami, it's only the latest in a series of big picture projects.

Linda Cardellini and Christina Applegate star as fast friends in Netflix's new comedy-drama Dead to Me.

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Friendship And Grief Drive The Strong And Surprising 'Dead To Me'

10:00am May 04, 2019

by Linda Holmes

The new Netflix series starring Christina Applegate and Linda Cardellini begins as an encounter in grief counseling and goes ... well, all over the place after that.

Ron Ackins checks out back issues at Philadelphia's Fat Jack's Comicrypt on Free Comic Book Day 2012. Be like Ron.

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Your Guide To Free Comic Book Day 2019: Best Bets For Every Reader

1:07pm May 03, 2019

by Glen Weldon

Once again, we provide you with capsule reviews of the 53(!) books that comics shops will be handing out this Saturday, May 4th.

Shadow is the latest from Chinese director Zhang Yimou.

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'Shadow': An Epic Tale Of Feudal China That Gradually Shades Into Fantasy

5:00pm May 02, 2019

by Mark Jenkins

The legendary Chinese director Zhang Yimou presents a sweeping quasi-historical tale that allows him to return to the visual and narrative themes for which he is known.

Director Oliver Assayas' latest film Non-Fiction stars Juliette Binoche.

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In 'Non-Fiction,' French Things Considered: Books, Infidelity (And Talking About Books, Infidelity)

5:00pm May 02, 2019

by Ella Taylor

Writer-director Olivier Assayas' latest film, set in Paris' literary world, is a "mostly delightful, occasionally exhaustingly word-drunk comedy of manners larded with giddy farce."

Seth Rogen and Charlize Theron get their rom-com on in Long Shot.

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'Long Shot': When The Romance Is Real, But The Realpolitik Isn't

5:00pm May 02, 2019

by Scott Tobias

Charlize Theron and Seth Rogen spark off each other in what is essentially a gender-swapped The American President, though the film's cursory understanding of politics feels woefully out-of-touch.

Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile casts Zac Efron — former star of the High School Musical franchise — as serial killer Ted Bundy.

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Netflix Film Prods At Ted Bundy's 'Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil And Vile' Appeal

5:00pm May 02, 2019

by Andrew Lapin

Zac Efron stars as the serial killer in a film that chooses not to linger on the lurid brutality of his crimes, but to explore the sinister charisma that made them possible.

Tuca & Bertie is an adult animation that centers on a brassy, colorful toucan (voiced by Tiffany Haddish) and her neurotic best friend, a songbird (Ali Wong).

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Netflix's 'Tuca & Bertie' Puts The Lady Birds In Charge

7:06pm May 01, 2019

by Elise Hu

In bringing a cartoon toucan and an anxious songbird to screen, show creator Lisa Hanawalt has done something still rare: made an animated show about women friends, by women friends.

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