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Oscar telecast producers end three-year stint in charge of ceremony

Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, who oversaw the shows hosted by Seth MacFarlane, Ellen DeGeneres and Neil Patrick Harris, have ended their producing contractOscars organisers are on the hunt for a new...

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The BBC Proms go clubbing: 2015 lineup includes Ibiza dance night

A Radio 1 dance night and a Sherlock Holmes celebration are among the more unusual proms in the 92-concert season – which feature more matinees this year and put the piano centre stageMartin Kettle...

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Ted 2 review: Seth MacFarlane's sequel has enough grins to bear the sticky bits

The polarising, foul-mouthed teddy is back, and wants to become a father. Cue semen slapstick, some slightly uncomfortable equal-rights comparisons – and cinema’s first Charlie Hebdo gagIt’s undeniably...

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Three movies set to top $50m for first time ever at US box office this weekend

Close race for first place expected as experts predict Ted 2, Jurassic World and Inside Out will all turn in impressive figuresThree separate movies, Ted 2, Jurassic World and Inside Out, could rack up...

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Ted 2 struggles at US box office as Jurassic World and Inside Out beat $50m

Seth MacFarlane’s return as the rambunctious talking bear scores $32.9m to debut in third place as megahit dinosaur disaster epic remains topSeth MacFarlane’s rowdy comedy sequel Ted 2 failed to live...

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Is Seth MacFarlane fatigue to blame for Ted 2's threadbare box office?

• $33m US debut for R-rated sequel fails to spur on would-be franchise• Early records hint at Minions’ $1bn potential• Jurassic World looks set for bronze-medal finish on the all-time listSo Jurassic...

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Ted 2 trailer: the return of Seth MacFarlane's talking bear

Watch the trailer for Seth MacFarlane's foul-mouthed sequel to his 2012 comedy hit where the titular talking bear heads to court to fight for his right to be seen as a person. Mark Wahlberg returns and...

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Ted 2 review – Mark Wahlberg and furry friend still cheerfully rude

Seth MacFarlane’s uproarious sequel about an irresponsible kidult delivers a torrent of outrageous gagsSeth MacFarlane’s Ted 2 has been icily received by some American reviewers, on the grounds that it...

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Ted 2 - video review

In this extract from the Guardian film show, Xan Brooks is joined by Peter Bradshaw and Henry Barnes to review the sequel to the 2012 comedy about a foul-mouthed talking teddy bear. This time around,...

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Ted 2 review – a syrupy, disjointed sequel

Seth MacFarlane’s star continues to wane, in this clumsy, bear’s adventureAfter a toe-curling turn hosting the Oscars in 2013, and the disappointing reception for last year’s A Million Ways to Die in...

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When the laughter stops: how sitcom stars have fared in Hollywood

For every Chris Pratt, Woody Harrelson and Amy Poehler, there is a Sofia Vergara or Jennifer Aniston. We look at the former small-screen stars who made the biggest splash in HollywoodAmy Poehler is one...

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Academics land £2m prizes at Zuckerberg-backed 'science Oscars'

British researcher John Hardy among those to win a Breakthrough prize at ceremony hosted by Seth MacFarlane in the US Science is starting to pay big for a small minority who land major prizes. At a...

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Matthew McConaughey to play dapper koala in animated musical Sing

Stripper, drug dealer, detective, spaceman … now McConaughey is set to become a flashy marsupial in Garth Jennings’ latest feature, typifying his refusal to be typecastMore details have emerged about...

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Mary Berry solo series wins 3 million viewers, beating Panorama

Bake Off star’s roasted cauliflower on Foolproof Cooking pips Panorama’s crime syndicate story with 13.3% audience shareMary Berry’s latest solo series promising foolproof cooking has proved a winning...

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A futuristic 'dramedy'? Stick to the cartoons, Seth MacFarlane

The Family Guy creator is a talented voice artist, but his acting is continually creepy and facile. There’s little to no hope for his new show about space explorers, then“Seth MacFarlane to Star in...

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Charmian Carr – Liesl von Trapp in The Sound of Music – dies, aged 73

The actor, who performed Sixteen Going on Seventeen in the 1965 film, said people should consider singing the musical’s songs ‘like going to a therapist’ Charmian Carr, who played Liesl von Trapp in...

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Sing review – likably sweet singing animals animation

This tale of cute warbling creatures aimed at a family audience is impossible to dislike but hardly memorableHere’s a bright, breezily sweet-tempered animation written and directed by the talented Brit...

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Superheroes, singers and spaceships: what can we expect from TV next?

This year’s upfronts have revealed a Katy Perry-starring American Idol reboot, more DC and Marvel shows and the return of Seth MacFarlaneEvery spring, the major TV networks gather for the magical week...

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The Loudest Voice review – Russell Crowe flounders as Roger Ailes

In a fast-moving new drama series, the birth of Fox News is examined in gory detail yet with a frustrating lack of depthIt’s extremely difficult for a viewer of the new Roger Ailes mini-series The...

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The 100 best films of the 21st century

Gangsters, superheroes, schoolkids, lovers, slaves, peasants, techies, Tenenbaums and freefalling astronauts – they’re all here in our countdown of cinema’s best movies since 2000The director of our No...

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