Robert Altman’s ‘The Player’ Is a Death-of-Hollywood Thriller That Reconnects You to Movies (Column)

Emmerdale 's Rhona Goskirk has been going through quite an emotional ordeal following the death of her ex-husband Pierce Harris. But next week, Emmerdale spoilers reveals that she will also have trouble with telling her partner Marlon Dingle the truth about Pierce's son Marcus.

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EastEnders villain Gray Atkins (Toby-Alexander Smith) and Kheerat Panesar (Jazzer's Diol) go head-to-head next week in a deadly showdown.A worried Kheerat is getting in too deep with Gray and Whitney Dean (Shona McGarty) encourages him to stay away.However, when he gets a desperate call from Gray, Kheerat ignores her advice and rushes to meet him, believing he can get Gray to admit the truth.Things don't go to plan and Kheerat and Gray struggle to keep their anger in check and accusations fly between the pair.They come to blows, leaving one life hanging in the balance.At the café, Whitney anxiously waits for Kheerat to call her.Stacey notices and asks if it’s Kheerat she’s waiting for, hiding her hurt when she is told it is.Kheerat broke down in tears in December as he discovered that Chantelle Atkins (Jessica Plummer) was subjected to physical and emotional abuse at the hands of her killer husband Gray.The Walford businessman at last found out the truth about what the late Chantelle had endured after Whitney decided to investigate Gray further.Knowing Gray to be a nasty piece of work who is abusive towards women, Whitney made it her mission to dig for something she could use, in the hopes of stopping Chelsea Fox (Zaraah Abrahams) from marrying him.She found what she was looking for on Christmas Eve in the form of a forum that Chantelle was part of.Having successfully deduced her password, she logged on to said forum, and read multiple posts Chantelle had written, in which she described the harrowing abuse she suffered at Gray’s hands.She subsequently relayed her discovery to Kheerat, horrified to discover what his beloved Chantelle had went through.Whitney was adamant that the police needed to be involved.Kheerat,

Coronation Street mechanic Abi Webster has been hiding a scandalous secret from her husband Kevin for several months but her affair with Imran Habeeb will be revealed next week. Kevin and his son Jack inform Abi that they’ve booked a holiday to Bridlington to celebrate after the adoption hearing.As Imran and his partner Toyah Battersby celebrate their engagement in the bistro, their romantic mood is suddenly broken by the arrival of Sally Metcalfe, Sean Tully and Abi.Later on, Sally finds Abi outside the Bistro clearly upset.

Coronation Street's Sarah Barlow (Tina O'Brien) is left heartbroken next week as Lydia Chambers (Rebecca Ryan) confesses to her "affair" with Adam Barlow (Sam Robertson)Lydia lies to Sarah in upcoming scenes telling her she tried to finish with her married man but he refuses to accept it’s over.Sarah tells her husband Adam about Lydia’s married man and how she feels sorry for her as he won’t leave her alone.Lydia turns on the waterworks in front of Sean Tulles (Antony Cotton) and makes out it’s man trouble. He later offers to have a word with Sarah.Imran Habbeb (Charlie De Melo) shows Adam a series of online reviews, slating him as a solicitor.Sarah tells Lydia about the online abuse Adam’s being subjected to.Lydia makes out to Sarah that her ex won’t stop hounding her with texts.Outside Victoria Court, Sarah and Adam row over Lydia.

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