Arts and entertainment news from Guardian US
Arts
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Bitter Wheat – ‘a black farce about a badly behaved movie mogul’ – to open at the Garrick theatre, London, on 7 June -
Vampire slayers, bootleggers, polygamists and the most evil villain since Satan ... readers respond to our critics’ list with more brilliant binge-worthy TV we missed
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The former New Jersey governor spares Donald Trump but lashes out at everyone else. The result is a political tour de farce -
The serial killer is being played by Zac Efron in a new film. Yet his crimes were the only thing that made him special.
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Following speculation about a return of Bridges’ character from The Big Lebowski, the actor has tweeted an advert for Stella Artois
People
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Personal ‘history’ believed to have been written by the novelist’s grand-niece is ‘absolutely emphatic about the fact it’s a portrait’ of the novelist -
Nobel laureate resigns after Pen International calls for release of jailed Catalan leaders -
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Reviews
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4 out of 5 stars.
Film The Souvenir – a sly stab of posh social realism
4 out of 5 stars.Hogg’s disconcerting drama, unveiled at Sundance, challenges insecure film student Honor Swinton Byrne to navigate the murky depths of class and privilege -
2 out of 5 stars.
A committed performance from the recent Oscar nominee is one of the few highlights of a lethargic, emotionally vacant film about a Pentecostal community -
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4 out of 5 stars.
Music Dawn: New Breed – singular R&B innovator claims her dues
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5 out of 5 stars.
Games Resident Evil 2 – genre-defining horror, loaded with dread
5 out of 5 stars.
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Pictures & video
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Nigerians who endured terrorist attacks are processing their trauma through photomontage portraits. The series, by Etinosa Yvonne Osayimwen, is called It’s All in My Head
Sundance 2019 Velvet Buzzsaw – Netflix art world horror is flawed but fun
3 out of 5 stars.Knock Down the House – Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez doc brings down the house
Blinded by the Light – Bruce Springsteen inspires mawkish misfire