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Oa Reilly says he could have been clearer about Swedish guest

Fox News commentator Bill O’Reilly says he could have been clearer about a man who appeared on his show last week billed as a Swedish national security adviser. Responding to criticism from officials in Sweden and liberal observers, O’Reilly said on Monday night’s episode of “The O’Reilly Factor” that he should have explained that Nils Bildt had no role in the Swedish government.

Fox Newsa Swedish a security advisora has heads scratching

A trans-Atlantic wave of puzzlement is rippling across Sweden for the second time in a week, after a prominent Fox News program featured a “Swedish defense and national security advisor” who’s unknown to the country’s military and foreign-affairs officials. Swedes, and some Americans, have been wondering about representations of the Nordic nation in the U.S. since President Donald Trump invoked “what’s happening last night in Sweden” while alluding to past terror attacks in Europe during a rally Feb. 18. There hadn’t been any major incident in Sweden the previous night.

Obama returns to Broadway to see Arthur Miller’s ‘The Price’

In this April 7, 2016 file photo, President Barack Obama and his daughter Malia, walk across the South Lawn of the White House in Washington before boarding Marine One helicopter for the short flight to Andrews Air Force Base. Former President Obama and his daughter Malia Obama have caught a new revival of Arthur Miller’s “The Price.”

Maya Angelou embraced San Antonio’s diversity

Maya Angelou in Sonoma, Calif., which she called home during the late ’70s and early ’80s. Her multi-faceted life, which took her from Missouri to Georgia to Europe and even to the Alamo City, is depicted in the fascinating PBS documentary “And Still I Rise.”

Star Trek DS9 showrunner to create a special DS9 documentary

‘Star Trek: Deep Space Nine’ showrunner on fabled season 8 and the show’s hidden history https://t.co/rbJ2bVmHCl pic.twitter.com/kgPIGrX8u8 -They are in the process of doing a documentary on DS9 reflecting on the show -Are asking fans to help pitch in to add the finish touches on the documentary -Brought the writing crew back together to pen a Season 8 episode that will be featured in the documentary -Was surprised to learn about the BTS conflict some of the cast had with producers -DS9 and Voyager are highly unlikely to ever see the day on Blu-Ray -the producer behind the OG and TNG blu ray masters and special features estimates that it would take $40 million to bring both series to blu-ray -TNG blu-ray sales were very dismal and not what Paramount was hoping for -DS9 & Voyager arent as popular as TNG which is another reason why Paramount probably wouldnt get behind putting in the money … (more)

Ruth’s blood, sweat and tomato sauce

Ruth’s blood, sweat and tomato sauce: Actress says playing Hedda Gabler is like is like ‘a workout on stage every night’ Ruth Wilson says that playing Hedda Gabler in Ivo van Hove’s incendiary production at the National Theatre is like ‘doing a workout on stage – every night’. She added that van Hove’s take on Henrik Ibsen’s tragedy is like ‘nothing I’ve ever been part of before’.

The true face of Mr Darcy

Mr Darcy, the romantic hero of Jane Austen’s novel Pride and Prejudice , has been portrayed by a string of showbusiness heart-throbs, but a new study suggests he would probably have looked very different from the modern ideal of masculinity. Austen is likely to have had in a mind a man with sloping shoulders, white powdered hair, a pale complexion, thin oval face and a small mouth, according to academics who were asked to advise on the most historically accurate look of Mr Darcy, to mark a television series celebrating the writer’s work.

Bill Oa Reilly spars with Russia over a Putina s a killera comment: May apologize a around 2023a

Fox News host Bill O’Reilly balked at Moscow on Monday after the Kremlin insisted he apologize for calling Russian President Vladimir Putin a “killer” during a recent White House interview. “The Putin administration in Moscow is demanding that I, your humble correspondent, apologize for saying Old Vlad is a killer,” Mr. O’Reilly said during Monday night’s episode of “The O’Reilly Factor.”

Trump calls California ‘out of control’ in pre-game interview

President Donald Trump spoke about his dissatisfaction with California’s recent move toward becoming a sanctuary state in an interview with Bill O’Reilly that aired on FOX before the Super Bowl on Sunday. California state senators advanced bills Tuesday that would create a statewide sanctuary for people who are in the country illegally.

Sherlock Holmes is set for a new TV adventure… in Finland

A new TV adventure called Sherlock North is in the works charting the consulting detective’s time in Finland when he was on the run from Professor Moriarty. The planned ten-part series is being overseen by Finnish/US production house Snapper Films and will draw on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s description of Holmes’ stay in Finland when he is on the run from his arch adversary after faking his own death at the Reichenbach Falls.

O’Reilly warns Trump:Be careful on travel ban

Fox News’s Bill O’Reilly says President Trump must exercise caution on his temporary ban on visitors from seven Muslim-majority nations. “President Trump is being responsible setting up new refugee standards as long as they are fully explained and expedited in a timely manner,” he said during Monday’s broadcast of “The O’Reilly Factor.”

a Arthur and Sherlock:a the city and the genius that made Sherlock Holmes real

No matter which Sherlock Holmes you visualize as you read the canon – the suave, top-hatted Jeremy Brett? Perhaps the ever-so-tightly-suited Benedict Cumberbatch? – you’re wrong. The “real” Holmes was a patrician gent named Dr. Joseph Bell, who lectured at the University of Edinburgh’s medical school in the 19th century and had a knack for revealing things about a person that a casual acquaintance could never have known.

Woody Harrelson Confirms Role in a oeYoung Han Soloa Movie

During an interview at the Sundance Film Festival, the 55-year-old actor confirmed to Variety that will, indeed, be reuniting with his Hunger Games producer Allison Shearmur for in the upcoming Han Solo spin-off. This time, Harrelson, who played a mentor to Jennifer Lawrence’s Hunger Games character, Katniss Everdeen, will play Han Solo’s mentor in the currently untitled project.

When will we see new coins released? 1

The new A 1 coin is coming into circulation this year, but what other currency are you likely to see in your wallets in 2017? The new 12-sided designed A 1 coin are supposed to be the most secure coin in the world as it is so difficult to forge and will replace the traditional circular coins. There are also revamps for the 50p and A 2 coins, with two versions of the A 2 coin coming out.

Bill O’Reilly sticks up for ‘Old School’ in next book

In this Oct. 1, 2015 file photo, Bill O’Reilly of the Fox News Channel program “The O’Reilly Factor,” poses for a photo on the set of his show in New York. O’Reilly’s next book “Old School: Life in the Sane Lane,” is scheduled for release on March 28. less CORRECTS FROM LAND TO LANE- FILE – In this Oct. 1, 2015 file photo, Bill O’Reilly of the Fox News Channel program “The O’Reilly Factor,” poses for a photo on the set of his show in New York.

Sherlock: The Final Problem – ‘What a shame it had to end this way’

Baffling and then some, the concluding episode of Sherlock season four was a greatest hits revisiting of everything good, bad and ridiculous about Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat’s mind-twisting take on Arthur Conan Doyle Baffling and then some, the concluding episode of Sherlock season four was a greatest hits revisiting of everything good, bad and ridiculous about Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat’s mind-twisting take on Arthur Conan Doyle Baffling and then some, the concluding episode of Sherlock season four was a greatest hits revisiting of everything good, bad and ridiculous about Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat’s mind-twisting take on Arthur Conan Doyle … (more)

Undermain Theatre Presents GALILEO

Undermain Theatre presents GALILEO, Bertolt Brecht ‘s masterpiece, which he translated in English in collaboration with Charles Laughton . GALILEO will be produced at Undermain’s home in Deep Ellum – 3200 Main St. with company member Bruce DuBose in the title role.

A Former Walking Dead Star Joined Bates Motel Season 5 For A Key Psycho Role

When Bates Motel came to its conclusion in Season 4, fans were left with their jaws hanging open, as the drama finally took a huge plunge into the waters that will connect this origin story to Psycho . Season 5 appears as if it will be a reimagining of how things played out in Robert Bloch’s novel and Alfred Hitchcock’s famed adaptation, and the show will soon introduce its take on the film’s “hero” Sam Loomis, and recent Walking Dead star Austin Nichols has been tapped to take on the iconic role.

Neil Patrick Harris deliciously vile in Netflix’s

The sinister Count Olaf with his three poor charges who find themselves at his mercy after a fire takes their home and parents in ‘A Series of Unfortunate Events’ on Netflix. The sinister Count Olaf with his three poor charges who find themselves at his mercy after a fire takes their home and parents in ‘A Series of Unfortunate Events’ on Netflix.

Princess Leia as a Disney princess is just one possibility for the character’s future

On the same day that scores of celebrity mourners were gathering at the neighboring L.A. homes of Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher after their deaths last month, fans and filmmakers were weighing the fate of Fisher’s most iconic character, Princess Leia. Cody Christensen, a fan from Cedar City, Utah, has his wish: The father of five daughters has launched a Change.org petition to “Make Leia an official Disney princess.”

Another record movie year in North America

A forgetful fish, infighting superheroes and some intergalactic rebels led the North American box office in 2016. With an estimated US$11.2 billion in earnings to date it has become the highest grossing year of all time, slightly surpassing last year’s US$11.1 billion record.

Animation, Sequels and Superheroes Propel Box Office Record

A forgetful fish, infighting superheroes and some intergalactic rebels led the North American box office in 2016, which, with an estimated $11.2 billion in earnings to date, has become the highest grossing year of all time – slightly surpassing last year’s $11.1 billion record. Those top three films, “Finding Dory,” ”Captain America: Civil War,” and “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story,” all had the common thread of being under the Walt Disney Studios banner, which had its own records to celebrate.

Researchers find Cumberbatch related to Holmes’ creator

Genealogy detectives have discovered that Benedict Cumberbatch, the British actor who portrays Sherlock Holmes in the PBS television series, is distantly related to the author who created the iconic character more than a century ago. Cumberbatch, 40, and the late Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who died in 1930, were 16th cousins, twice removed, according to the web site Ancestry.com.

Researchers Find Benedict Cumberbatch Is Distantly Related to Sherlock Holmes’ Creator

Genealogy detectives have discovered that Benedict Cumberbatch, the British actor who portrays Sherlock Holmes in the PBS television series, is distantly related to the author who created the iconic character more than a century ago. Cumberbatch, 40, and the late Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who died in 1930, were 16th cousins, twice removed, according to the web site Ancestry.com.

Remembering Carrie Fisher for her iconic character, grace and honesty

In this Nov. 13, 1978 file photo, Harrison Ford talks with Carrie Fisher during a break in the filming of the CBS-TV special “The Star Wars Holiday” in Los Angeles. On Tuesday, Fisher died at the age of 60. In this Nov. 13, 1978 file photo, Harrison Ford talks with Carrie Fisher during a break in the filming of the CBS-TV special “The Star Wars Holiday” in Los Angeles.

a Sherlocka opens up the old boysa club to women

But the introduction of Mary Morstan, Watson’s fiancée-to-be, turned the show into something more like a three-hander. “I like him,” Mary announced upon meeting Sherlock Holmes at the start of Season 3, after the hero – who had apparently died in a suicidal plunge at the end of Season 2 – turned up during Watson’s proposal to Morstan over dinner.

Debbie Reynolds’ memorabilia showed Hollywood glamour

Debbie Reynolds had possibly the most elaborate collection of Hollywood memorabilia, which contained over 3,500 costumes and 20,000 original photos — dripping in nostalgia, art and fashion. The collection featured Marilyn Monroe’s legendary white halter dress from 1955’s “The Seven Year Itch” famous for showing the actress’s legs in a subway gate scene.

5 Ways Carrie Fisher Helped the LGBTQ Community

Once, when a Star Wars fan called Princess Leia actress Carrie Fisher her role model, Fisher replied, “I’m so sorry.” Despite her fame and literary accomplishments, Fisher remained plain-spoken and self-effacing-she considered herself a terrible actress and told her young daughter that her family’s history of mental illness and substance abuse provided all the material she’d need to become a professional comedian.

Appreciation: Fisher’s greatest moments came off-screen

The former ‘Star Wars’ actress, daughter of actress Debbie Reynolds and singer Eddie Fisher, best-selling author and activist died at age 60. The former ‘Star Wars’ actress, daughter of actress Debbie Reynolds and singer Eddie Fisher, best-selling author and activist died at age 60. Singer Eddie Fisher and wife Debbie Reynolds cuddle their two youngsters, 4-month-old Todd, left, and 19-month-old Carrie. Carrie played Princess Leia in “Star Wars” films and later wrote books about her fight against drug and alcohol addiction.

Carrie Fisher: A Princess of Hope

From her first big screen scene as Princess Leia a grainy holographic plea for help to her presumably final bow a stirring message of hope delivered nearly 40 years later with a CGI-aided grin Carrie Fisher provided a vision of beauty, brains and bravery wrapped in cinnamon-bun curls. As the daughter of Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher, she arrived in the world as Hollywood royalty.

The BFG

English: Dolby Digital 5.1, English: DVS – Descriptive Video Service, Spanish : Dolby Digital 5.1, French: Dolby Digital 5.1 English: DTS 7.1 HD, English: DVS – Descriptive Video Service, Spanish : Dolby Digital 5.1, French: Dolby Digital 5.1 Parents need to know that The BFG — which was directed by Steven Spielberg and based on Roald Dahl’s beloved fantasy book — is about a Big Friendly Giant and Sophie, the young orphan he first snatches and later befriends. The movie has a dark tone, and tense moments of peril and danger punctuate the story from the beginning.

Star Wars goes rogue

Disclaimer: I will try to get through this entire review without spoilers, but be forewarned that the Star Wars universe is particularly difficult to describe sans spoilers after decades of releasing the most popular movies of all time. Now that that’s out of the way, I can tell you that “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” is the first in a series of planned standalone spin-off films that also includes one about the young Han Solo that will now come every two years, opposite the main Star Wars franchise films currently scheduled for 2017 and 2019.

Best-sellers

5.”Prince Lestat and the Realms of Atlantis,” by Anne Rice Vampire Lestat discovers the ancient sea powers of Atlantis. 6.”Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them,” by J.K. Rowling Magizoologist Newt Scamander’s magical creatures escape in New York City.