Saturday, March 19, 2016

Negromancer News Bits and Bites from March 13th to 19th, 2016 - Update #31

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POLITICS - From CommonDreams:  Sen. Elizabeth Warren: I am not Darth Vader...

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MOVIES -  From CinemaBlend:  David Koepp, one of the writers behind Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, will writer "Indiana Jones 5."  That may be depressing, but like most big name writers for the major studios, Koepp's career has some hits and misses.  However, the truth is that this franchise needs at least one fresh voice.

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TELEVISION -From Variety:  Emma Stone and Jonah Hill, who worked together in 2007's "Superbad" will reunite for a new comedy television series.

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OBITS - From THR:  The actor, Larry Drake, has died at the age of 66, Thursday, March 17, 2016.  He was best known for his role as "Benny" on "L.A. Law," for which he won two Emmy Awards and received a third nomination.

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OBITS - From Variety:  The actor, Joe Santos, has died at the age of 84, Friday, March 18, 2016.  He was best known for his role as Lt. Dennis Becker on NBC's "The Rockford Files."  He also appeared in "The Sopranos."

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BLACK LIVE MATTER - From Gawker:  5 deputies disciplined over their behavior after a Trump supporter sucker punched an African-American protester.

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BLACK LIVES MATTER - From TheVox:  Yes, Police Chief Henry Stawinski, bias did play a role in the "friendly fire" death of African-American police officer, Lynh Bui, by his white colleagues.

From WashPost:  Yes, they did see Bui as an assailant.

From YahooNews:  ABC offers details of Officer Bui's death.

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OBIT - From Deadline:  The actor and singer, Frank Sinatra, Jr., has died at the age of 72, Wednesday, March 16, 2016.  He was, of course, the son of the legendary Frank Sinatra.

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COMICS/OBAMA - From BleedingCool:  Sana Amanat, Marvel’s Director of Content & Character Development, editor and co-creator of the Kamala Khan/Ms Marvel character, introduced President Obama at a Women’s History Month reception at the White House on March 16th, 2016..

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POLITICS - From BillMoyers:  GOP elites have only themselves to blame.

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MOVIES - From SlashFilm:  "The Crow" remake is in trouble... again.

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MOVIES - From SlashFilm:  Michael Mann is developing a prequel to his fondly remembered 1995 film, Heat.

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MOVIES - From Variety:  Studiocanal has acquired some distribution rights for the anticipated adventure film, "Lost City of Z," that is co-produced by Brad Pitt's company.

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MOVIES - From CinemaBlend:  Remember the remake of "A Nightmare on Elm Street " from 2010?  Of course, you do.  Don't front!  You DON'T want to remember it.  Anyway, an early idea for the remake, that New Line passed on, is so disturbing.  It is better than what we actually got, but it may have been a bit much for a release from a major studio.

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COMICS - From YahooFinance:  Sally Field talks the failure of "The Amazing Spider-Man" films.

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BLACK LIVES MATTER - From TheAtlantic:  Ta-Nehisi Coates - The Paranoid Style of American Policing.

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BLACK LIVES MATTER - From WashPost:  A grand jury will indict a ham sandwich unless that ham sandwich killed a young Black male.

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MOVIES - From BoxOfficeMojo:  Steven Spielberg and Harrison Ford will return for a fifth "Indiana Jones" movie in 2019, according to an announcement by Disney.

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POLITICS - From RollingStone:  Yeah, Obama did stop giving any "fucks."

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BLACK LIVES MATTER - From ThinkProgress:  Minnesota lawmaker wants Black Lives Matter activists to pay for police overtime.

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STAR TREK - From Polygon:  Details on Paramount Pictures' lawsuit against Axanar Productions over its crowfunded Star Trek fanfilm, "Axanar."

From DenofGeek:  The Star Trek film that never was - "Planet of the Titans."

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COMICS - From HitFix:  Robert Downey, Jr. doubts that there will be an "Iron Man 4."

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POLITICS - From Truthout: No welcome mat for fascism.

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POLITICS - From BuzzFlash:  Trump and GOP need more racists than ever to win.

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MOVIES - From the HuffingtonPost:  Sasha Obama goes full fangirl on Ryan Reynolds at a White House state dinner, with the encourage of her sister, Malia.

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MOVIES - TheWrap:  Sean Parker, the creator of Napster, plans to disrupt the movie business with something called The Screening Room.  Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson support it.

From TheWrap:  Studios react to The Screening Room.

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TELEVISION - From TheWrap:  Justin Cornwell joins the "Training Day" TV pilot.

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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo:  The #1 movie at the 3/11 to 3/13/2016 weekend box office is "Zootopia" with an estimated take of $50 million.

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WALKING DEAD - From Variety:  Melissa McBride talks to Variety about Carol, Daryl, and more.

From Variety:  The Walking Dead, "The Same Boat," recap.

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MOVIES - From SlashFilm:  Reshoots for this summer's "Star Trek Beyond" and a new cast member.  I smell trouble!

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COMICS - From YahooMovies:  Daredevil, The Punisher, and Elektra converge in new promo for Netflix's "Daredevil" Season 2.

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POLITICS - From RSN:  Chicago protesters force Donald Trump to cancel his Klan rally.

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TRAILERS - From YouTube:  New trailer for Tim Burton's "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" from 20th Century Fox.

TRAILERS - From YouTube:  Official trailer for "X-Men Apocalypse."


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