Wednesday, November 30, 2016

Negromancer News Bits and Bites from November 20th to 30th, 2016 - Update #28

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ECO - From RSN:  Neil Young calls on President Obama to end violence against protestors at Standing Rock #NoDAPL.

From Inquisitr:  From Standing Rock, actress Shailene Woodley declaries that Thanksgiving was founded on a massacre.

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STAR TREK - From DeadlineTV:  Doug Jones and Anthony Rapp added to cast of "Star Trek: Discovery."

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ECO - From YouTube:  Mark Ruffalo tweets about this video press conference on those responsible for violence at #NoDAPL protests.

ECO - From TheIntercept:  I know that this story is not as important as "Rogue One" or the college football "playoff," journalists are being arrested at #NoDAPL protests, which is testing First Amendment boundaries.

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TELEVISION - From Indiewire:  Anne Rice is planning a "Game of Thrones"-style television based on her "The Vampire Chronicles," which began with the novel, "Interview with a Vampire."

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CELEBRITY:  From YahooCelebrity:  "Westworld" actress Evan Rachel Wood reveals that she was raped.

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OBIT - From Deadline:  The actor Fritz Weaver has died at the age of 90, Saturday, November 26, 2016.  He could be described "patrician."

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MOVIES - From THR:  There is a lawsuit concerning the ownership of the characters and concepts associated with the film, "The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension."  At stake is the creation of a new TV series that involves Kevin Smith and Amazon Studios.

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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo:  Disney's "Moana" won the 11/25 to 11/27/2016 weekend box office with an estimated take of $55.5 million and the 2016 5-day Thanksgiving weekend box office with an estimated take of $81.1 million.

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OBIT - From Variety:  The actor, Ron Glass, has died at the age of 71, Friday, November 25, 2016. He was best known in the roles of "Ron Harris" ("Barney Miller") and "Shepherd Derrial Book" ("Firefly")

From Variety:  Ron Glass' colleagues from the short-lived (but fantastic) TV series, "Firefly," remember him.

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WALT DISNEY - From Indiewire:  Angela Lansbury starred as Mrs. Potts in the original "Beauty and the Beast."  Now, she is confused as to why Disney is remaking it as a live-action film.  Money, of course.

OBIT - From YahooNews:   Fidel Castro, former leader of Cuba, has died at the age of 90, Friday, November 25, 2016.  Some know him as a dictator; others know him as the man who drove the gangsters and racists out of Cuba.

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OBIT - From YahooTV:  The actress, Florence Henderson, has died at the age of 82, Thursday, November 24, 2016.  Henderson was most famous for playing Carol Brady, the mother of a six-children brood on the the classic television series, "The Brady Bunch" (1969 t0 1974).

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COMICS-FILM - Variety:  Variety talks to Marvel's Kevin Feige.

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COMICS-FILM - From ScreenRant:  An animatic video for the in-development "New Mutants" film suggests it could go the direction of being a horror film.

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MOVIES  - From YahooNews:  "Alien: Covenant" unleashes freaky poster.

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COMICS-FILM - From ScreenRant:  Fox has announced some release dates, some cryptic.

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STAR TREK - From Mashable:   Michelle Yeoh is apparently a cast member in the upcoming CBS series, "Star Trek: Discovery."

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OBIT -  From USAToday: Beloved Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher, Ralph Branca, has died at the age of 90, Wednesday, November 23, 2016.  His most famous moment is when he gave up "The Shot Heard 'Round the World," a three-run home run to Bobby Thompson of the New York Giants, giving the Giants the 1951 National League pennant.

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MOVIES - From Gamespot:  New images from "Pacific Rim 2" feature John Boyega in action.

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COMICS - From Vulture:  From Grant Morrison - "The Savage Sword of Jesus Christ."

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POLITICS - From Deadspin:  Could CNN be in for some payback from President-elect Trump.

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CULTURE - From NBC:  President Barack Obama honors 21 persons (19 of them living) with the Medal of Freedom, includes Robert Redford, Tom Hanks, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Michael Jordan, Cicely Tyson, among others.

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MUSIC - From ABC:  A unreleased song by Prince, "Moonbeam Level" gets a listening party.

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MOVIES - From Deadline:  Marvel has announced that Oscar and Emmy-nominated actress, Angela Bassett has joined the cast of its "Black Panther" movie.  She will play Black Panther's mother.

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TELEVISION - From TVSeriesFinale:   There could be a "Game of Thrones" prequel series.

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BOX OFFICE - BoxOfficeMojo:  The winner of the 11/18 to 11/20/2016 weekend box office is "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" (which is set in the world of Harry Potter) with an estimated take of $75 million.

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MUSIC - From YahooMusic:  Adam Yauch Park is named for the Beastie Boy who died 4 year ago (already?!).  A playground at the park was defaced with pro-Donald Trump graffiti and two swastikas.  Sunday morning, fellow Beastie Boy, Ad-Rock, led an anti-hate rally.

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CELEBRITY - From NYPost:  President-elect Donald Trump's wife, Melania, and their son, Barron, are reportedly not moving to the White House after the inauguration.

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MOVIES - From IndieWire:  Matthew McConaughey to star in the film, "White Boy Rick," based on the true story of Richard Wershe, Jr. and his father.

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POLITICS - From GuardianUK:  Rudy Giuliani - from leading race riots to a Presidential cabinet position.



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