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The Pale Blue Eye is a pale venture that leaves you feeling blue
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The Pale Blue Eye is a pale venture that leaves you feeling blue

It’s not that The Pale Blue Eye doesn’t have moments of glorious epiphany. But they occur much too infrequently. Most of the narration is like plodding in the snow that covers the frames.

Sandra Bullock credits the new lease of life in her career to Netflix; here's how streaming is giving Hollywood women their due
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Sandra Bullock credits the new lease of life in her career to Netflix; here's how streaming is giving Hollywood women their due

Netflix has not only helped revive Sandra Bullock’s career but has also pushed forward the filmographies of several other aging actresses, ensuring they continue to be as prolific and get to play meaty, layered, and interesting characters on screen.

How Netflix show Sex Education does a far better job at depiction of sex and sexuality than most school-based sex ed classes
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How Netflix show Sex Education does a far better job at depiction of sex and sexuality than most school-based sex ed classes

Sex Education challenges a commonly-held perception teenagers should be protected from the harms of sex and sexual material. The stories told by teens and about teens can be crucial tools to open conversations between children and adults about sex.

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.

Netflix says it has no plans to add fiction disclaimer before episodes of The Crown
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Netflix says it has no plans to add fiction disclaimer before episodes of The Crown

"We have always presented The Crown as a drama — and we have every confidence our members understand it’s a work of fiction that’s broadly based on historical events," Netflix said in a statement.

Netflix's The Crown should begin episodes with a fiction disclaimer, says UK Culture Secretary
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Netflix's The Crown should begin episodes with a fiction disclaimer, says UK Culture Secretary

“It’s a beautifully produced work of fiction. So as with other TV productions, Netflix should be very clear at the beginning it is just that, said UK Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden.

The Crown's Gillian Anderson, four other performers open up on how they stepped into Margaret Thatcher's shoes
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The Crown's Gillian Anderson, four other performers open up on how they stepped into Margaret Thatcher's shoes

Gillian Anderson is the latest in the long list of actors to have played Margaret Thatcher.

Through The Crown Season 4, analysing British upper-class etiquette and royal protocol
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Through The Crown Season 4, analysing British upper-class etiquette and royal protocol

The Crown Season 4 on Netflix introduces Diana Spencer, whose aristocratic breeding triumphs, while Margaret Thatcher struggles to fit in with the royals.

The Crown season 4 review: Netflix's historical drama is an absolute treat for royal watchers and the uninitiated
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The Crown season 4 review: Netflix's historical drama is an absolute treat for royal watchers and the uninitiated

The season makes for some delightful episodic arcs such as the most watched wedding of the previous century; Charles and Diana’s Royal visit to Australia; the security breach at Buckingham Palace; the tragic, downward spiral of Princess Margaret; the much talked about rift between The Queen and Thatcher.

Gillian Anderson says The Crown paints a 'whole portrait' of former British PM Margaret Thatcher
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Gillian Anderson says The Crown paints a 'whole portrait' of former British PM Margaret Thatcher

'We certainly see another side of Thatcher that has more of an emotional life than perhaps has been seen before," Gillian Anderson says of Margaret Thatcher's character in The Crown.

Sex Education renewed for third season on Netflix; streaming platform confirms show going into production this year
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Sex Education renewed for third season on Netflix; streaming platform confirms show going into production this year

Sex Education revolves around Otis Milburn, a socially awkward high school student who lives with his sex therapist mother, Jean

Sex Education Season 2 trailer: Moordale Secondary deals with school-wide chlamydia outbreak in Netflix comedy
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Sex Education Season 2 trailer: Moordale Secondary deals with school-wide chlamydia outbreak in Netflix comedy

Season 2 of Netflix Original show Sex Education will introduce new challenges, including Otis's mother seeing his girlfriend's father.

The Crown: Claire Foy to reprise role as Queen Elizabeth in Season 4 of Netflix historical drama
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The Crown: Claire Foy to reprise role as Queen Elizabeth in Season 4 of Netflix historical drama

Claire Foy had won an Emmy for her performance as Queen Elizabeth in The Crown.

Sex Education Season 2 to premiere on Netflix on 17 January, 2020, announces streaming giant
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Sex Education Season 2 to premiere on Netflix on 17 January, 2020, announces streaming giant

Sex Education Season 2 is executive produced by Jamie Campbell, creator Laurie Nunn and co-director Ben Taylor.

The Crown: Gillian Anderson joins cast of Netflix show, to play Margaret Thatcher in season 4
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The Crown: Gillian Anderson joins cast of Netflix show, to play Margaret Thatcher in season 4

Gillian Anderson's recent outing on the silver screen was in Netflix's British comedy drama Sex Education where the actress essays the role of a sex therapist

Sex Education review: Netflix delivers a bingeable comedy sourced from the hormonal chaos of adolescent hell
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Sex Education review: Netflix delivers a bingeable comedy sourced from the hormonal chaos of adolescent hell

Netflix's teen comedy Sex Education unravels the complex life of adolescents — with all their insecurities, anxieties and impulses — in the tradition of the films of John Hughes, the man who legitimised the genre.

American Gods Season 2 sneak peek sees Mr World, Technical Boy looking for New Media
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American Gods Season 2 sneak peek sees Mr World, Technical Boy looking for New Media

American Gods Season 2 introduces two new gods, Mr World, the god of globalisation and Technical Boy, the god of technology

Sex Education trailer: X-Files actor Gillian Anderson plays larger-than-life sex therapist in British comedy show
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Sex Education trailer: X-Files actor Gillian Anderson plays larger-than-life sex therapist in British comedy show

Sex Education, starring Gillian Anderson and Asa Butterfield will premiere on Netflix on 11 January.