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Amy Poehler's Moxie, burdened by oversimplification, needs fewer stereotypes and infinitely more nuance
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Amy Poehler's Moxie, burdened by oversimplification, needs fewer stereotypes and infinitely more nuance

Moxie, the high school comedy on Netflix, feels like a battle between two competing visions: go-girl crowd-pleaser and serious high-school harassment drama. Neither wins.

Moxie movie review: Amy Poehler's cutesy high school comedy is a clarion call to smash patriarchy
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Moxie movie review: Amy Poehler's cutesy high school comedy is a clarion call to smash patriarchy

Although light and palatable, Moxie isn't shallow. It's a primer on feminist activism for teenagers just about starting to make sense of the glaring gender inequality at home and beyond.

Golden Globes 2021: Daniel Kaluuya's Best Actor speech suffers Zoom glitch, actor asks 'can you hear me now?'
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Golden Globes 2021: Daniel Kaluuya's Best Actor speech suffers Zoom glitch, actor asks 'can you hear me now?'

Daniel Kaluuya’s audio feed didn’t connect initially, leaving viewers with only his muted video feed as he began making his acceptance remarks

Golden Globes 2021: Nomadland announced Best Drama; Chadwick Boseman wins posthumous Best Actor award
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Golden Globes 2021: Nomadland announced Best Drama; Chadwick Boseman wins posthumous Best Actor award

Schitt’s Creek, which had gone unnominated in the top category every previous season at the Globes, won best comedy series for its final season.

Golden Globes 2021: Tina Fey, Amy Poehler host virtual ceremony from different venues; nominees Zoom in from around the world
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Golden Globes 2021: Tina Fey, Amy Poehler host virtual ceremony from different venues; nominees Zoom in from around the world

Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, both dressed in black to open the show, joked about the unusual set up and the distance between them, with Fey pretending to stroke Poehler’s hair through their screens.

Golden Globes to be held bicoastally for first time as award ceremony adapts to pandemic
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Golden Globes to be held bicoastally for first time as award ceremony adapts to pandemic

Tina Fey will host from New York’s Rainbow Room, while Amy Poehler will be at the Golden Globes’ usual home, the Beverly Hilton

Coronavirus Outbreak: Golden Globes to now be held on 28 February, 2021 after Oscars pushed ahead
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Coronavirus Outbreak: Golden Globes to now be held on 28 February, 2021 after Oscars pushed ahead

After the Academy announced a shift due to the coronavirus, the Golden Globes jumped on the February date the Oscars had previously held

Coronavirus Outbreak: Parks and Recreation cast to reunite on 30 April for half-hour fundraising special at NBC
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Coronavirus Outbreak: Parks and Recreation cast to reunite on 30 April for half-hour fundraising special at NBC

Parks and Recreation's half-hour fundraising special will air at 8:30 pm EDT on 30 April, on NBC.

Coronavirus Outbreak: Taylor Swift, Camila Cabello join One World: Together At Home; SRK tweets about WHO initiative
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Coronavirus Outbreak: Taylor Swift, Camila Cabello join One World: Together At Home; SRK tweets about WHO initiative

One World: Together At Home will feature appearances including Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Paul McCartney, Stevie Wonder, Billie Eilish, Elton John, David Beckham, John Legend, Eddie Vedder, Kerry Washington, Coldplay's Chris Martin, Lizzo

Emmy Awards 2019: From Billy Porter to Sophie Turner, our picks of the good, bad and ugly on purple carpet
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Emmy Awards 2019: From Billy Porter to Sophie Turner, our picks of the good, bad and ugly on purple carpet

The Emmy Awards this year did not perform exceptionally well on the fashion meter, though there were a few pleasant surprises on the purple carpet.

Russian Doll, starring Natasha Lyonne, Charlie Barnett, renewed for second season at Netflix
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Russian Doll, starring Natasha Lyonne, Charlie Barnett, renewed for second season at Netflix

Russian Doll follows Nadia Vulvokov, who just can't seem to escape the endless loop of going to her birthday party, getting killed and coming back to life.

Wine Country movie review: Amy Poehler-led Netflix film has all the right ingredients but ends up being a let down
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Wine Country movie review: Amy Poehler-led Netflix film has all the right ingredients but ends up being a let down

If Wine Country was meant to help women find humour amid the humdrum of their lives, it misses the mark spectacularly

Wine Country trailer: Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph, Tina Fey revive old drama in Napa in upcoming Netflix comedy
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Wine Country trailer: Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph, Tina Fey revive old drama in Napa in upcoming Netflix comedy

The Wine Country cast also includes Maya Erskine, Jason Schwartzman and Cherry Jones. The Wine Country cast also includes Maya Erskine, Jason Schwartzman and Cherry Jones

Brooklyn Nine Nine actor Andy Samberg, Grey's Anatomy actress Sandra Oh to host Golden Globes 2019
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Brooklyn Nine Nine actor Andy Samberg, Grey's Anatomy actress Sandra Oh to host Golden Globes 2019

Golden Globes were hosted by Tina Fey and Amy Poehler from 2013 to 2015 while Late Night host Seth Meyers filled in for the 2018 ceremony.

Amy Poehler discusses potential reboot of popular sitcom, Parks and Recreations
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Amy Poehler discusses potential reboot of popular sitcom, Parks and Recreations

Amy Poehler discussed a possible reboot of the popular NBC sitcom Parks and Recreations with talk show host Ellen DeGeneres.

Amy Poehler to star in and make her directorial debut with Netflix comedy Wine Country
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Amy Poehler to star in and make her directorial debut with Netflix comedy Wine Country

Amy Poehler will make her directorial debut with the Netflix comedy Wine Country.

Golden Globes 2018: Meryl Streep, Emma Watson, among eight actresses who brought social activists as guests
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Golden Globes 2018: Meryl Streep, Emma Watson, among eight actresses who brought social activists as guests

Meryl Streep, Michelle Williams, Emma Watson and Amy Poehler were among eight actresses who brought gender and racial justice activists as their guests to the Golden Globe Awards

Inside Out review: A refreshing Pixar perfection that teaches the importance of accepting sadness
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Inside Out review: A refreshing Pixar perfection that teaches the importance of accepting sadness

"Inside Out," the latest Pixar punch to the heart, navigates the labyrinth of a young girl's mind in an antic, candy-colored romp through childhood memory to arrive, finally, gloriously, at epiphany.