The play about two gay men who fall in love over a phone-sex line was controversial in 1986.
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WorldPingAwards and festival seasons are officially underway. The Newport Beach Film Festival will return for its 27th year, showcasing more than 100 feature films and 250 shorts from 21 countries. The festival, which runs Oct.
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WorldPingEXCLUSIVE: Michael Gaston (The Leftovers, The Waterfront), F. Murray Abraham (The White Lotus, Homeland) and Peter Friedman (Succession, The Affair) have joined the recurring cast of Conviction, the Hulu drama series from David Shore.
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WorldPingThe team behind the Harkonnen-centric 'Dune' prequel reunite to adapt Frank Herbert's dark sci-fi sequel into a graphic novel.
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