16 h. ago Government Cheese stars explain why they were 'thrilled' that racism isn't a major theme in new Apple drama

Apple TV+ drama Government Cheese follows the Chambers family in the 1960s

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18 h. ago Government Cheese stars admit why they were ‘thrilled’ Apple TV+ drama didn’t include Civil Rights movement

The stars of the new Apple TV+ drama Government Cheese have shed light on the show’s unique approach to the depiction of race relations in 1960s America

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3 d. ago ‘Ambitious' new drama called 'Wes Anderson meets the Coen brothers' now streaming

The first four episodes of an inventive new Apple TV+ drama are now streaming

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3 d. ago Government Cheese review – David Oyelowo’s new drama is utterly meaningless

The Selma star is excellent in a beautiful-looking, zany, 60s-set show about a former criminal. But it is a big pile of random whimsy with very little coherent narrativeIn the blurb promoting Government Cheese, Apple TV+ describes it as “surrealist”. It isn’t, but it does have plenty of what is becoming the streamer’s signature style. Is your dramedy quirky, kooky and kind of cartoony? Is it set mid-century in the US, away from the big cities, where humble but smarter-than-average folk arch deadpan eyebrows at unusual events? Yes? You’ve got a full-season commission! Don’t worry about an engaging premise or a coherent narrative – we just want those zany indie vibes.We are in the San Fernando valley, California, 1969. After a riot breaks out during a flood, a burglar and petty fraudster, Hampton Chambers (David Oyelowo), is released from prison, strolling back into his home town of Chatsworth in his one sharp suit, with the rolling, bouncing gait of a born huckster who has fatally hi...

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3 d. ago David Oyelowo shares why his 'totally unique' new Apple TV+ series is a 'career first'

David Oyelowo stars in the new Apple TV+ series Government Cheese, which launches on Wednesday

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4 d. ago David Oyelowo explains why his ‘unique’ new Apple TV+ series was a ‘career first’

David Oyelowo stars in this quirky historical drama that’s guaranteed to be like nothing you’ve ever seen before

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4 d. ago The surprising real life story behind David Oyelowo's new Apple TV+ series Government Cheese

David Oyelowo leads the cast of new Apple TV+ series Government Cheese, which tells the story of a petty criminal who returns home from prison in 1967

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4 d. ago David Oyelowo's Government Cheese character is based on an incredible true story

David Oyelowo's new Apple TV+ series Government Cheese is a surreal period drama that follows one man's quest to reinvent himself

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4 d. ago Inside David Oyelowo's life from 'royal family' connection to tragic reason he changed his diet

David Oyelowo is set to star in the surreal new period comedy-drama Government Cheese on Apple TV+, but what do we know about the actor's life off the screen?

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4 d. ago Inside David Oyelowo’s life from devout faith to surprise ‘royal family’ connection

David Oyelowo is starring in an innovative new comedy-drama on Apple TV+ this week, so what do we know about his life away from the cameras?

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3 w. ago David Gray made a triumphant return to Manchester, it's a shame one thing nearly ruined it

I admit the blood vessels in my eye balls nearly burst

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3 w. ago David Blaine Do Not Attempt review – the moment where he flees a lethal cobra is oddly adorable

The ‘extreme magician’ delivers a unique twist on the travelogue, in which he hunts out feats of magic rather than tourist attractions – and it’s surprisingly full of darkly comic momentsHe’s been hung upside down, encased himself in ice, lived in a plastic box and spent a week buried underground. He’s let helium balloons pull him several miles upwards, had 1m volts of electricity fired at him, and balanced on the top of a high pillar for a day and a half. American “extreme magician” David Blaine has a catalogue of incredible feats behind him. Now, though, he’s really attempting the impossible: the sonofabitch is trying to make a watchable National Geographic travelogue. Miraculously, he’s gone and done it.Do Not Attempt sees the unflappable conjuror visit developing, historic or remote places in search of people whose death-defying skills could conceivably get them a Vegas residency, but who, instead, are performing for coins, or just their own spiritual enlightenment. Dressed in b...

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