Saturday, March 11, 2017

Negromancer News Bits and Bites from March 1st to 11th, 2017 - Update #27

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COMICS-TV - From Marvel:  The remaining cast members of Marvel/ABC's "Inhumans" announced.

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MOVIES - From TheWrap:  James Cameron's "Avatar" sequels (and there will be four of them) have been delayed again.

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SPORTS - From YahooSports:  Bobby Knight is never in rare form, as this is normal.

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COMICS-FILM - From YahooMovies:  See Chris Hemsworth's new haircut for "Thor: Ragnarok."

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MOVIES - From Variety:  Asghar Farhadi breaks silence about the "Best Foreign Language Film" Oscar win for his film "The Saleman," and his current project.

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MOVIES - From IndieWire:   What are the recent Oscar winners doing next?

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STAR TREK - From YahooTV:  Jason Isaacs will apparently play the starship captain on "Star Trek Discovery."

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OBIT - From Variety:  Robert Osbourne, film historian and host of Turner Classic Movies (TCM), has died at the age of 84, Monday, March 6, 2017.  Osbourne had been the host of TCM since its inception in 1994, although he did stop hosting duties early last year due to an undisclosed illness.  He was one of my favorite TV personalities; R.I.P., Mr. Osbourne.

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POLITICS - From YahooNews:  Khizr Khan, the Gold Star father who was a target of then candidate Donald Trump last year, says his privileges to travel abroad are being reviewed.  He offered no more details beyond that.

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CELEBRITY - From YahooCelebrity:  Bill Paxton's cause of death is apparently of a fatal stroke brought on by valve replacement.

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CELEBRITY:  From YahooNews:  Kenneth Lonergan defends his "Manchester by the Sea" star Casey Affleck over sexual harassment claims.

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CRIME - From YahooNews:  Supreme Courts sides with convicted man because jurors used his ethnicity to convict him.

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COMICS - From CBR:  Japanese publishing giant, Kodansha, announces a "Ghost in the Shell" anthology comic book/manga.

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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo:  The winner of the 3/3 to 3/5/2017 weekend box office is "Logan" with an estimated take of $85.3 million.

From TheWrap:  $85 million opening weekend for "Logan."

From Variety:  "Logan" is at $237.8 million in global box office.

From YahooMovies:  Real best picture Oscar winner "Moonlight" gets a box office boost, although it is already available on home entertainment.

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OBIT - From Variety:  The actress Mariam Colon has died at the age of 80, Friday, March 3, 2017.  Colon, a Puerto Rican, was a pioneer Latina actress probably best known for playing Al Pacino's mother in the 1983 remake of "Scarface."

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POLITICS - From TheWrap:  Legendary author Stephen King uses Twitter to mock President Trump and his latest President Obama conspiracies.

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MOVIES - From IndieWire:  "The Mask of the Black Death" is an unproduced screenplay by legendary Japanese filmmaker, Akira Kurosawa ("Seven Samura").  It was based on Edgar Allen Poe's short story, "The Masque of the Red Death," and it will now be produced in China.

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MOVIES - From Variety:  Vanessa Kirby of "The Crown" lands lead female role in "Mission: Impossible 6."

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MOVIES - From YahooMovies:  "X-23" the secret weapon in the new film "Logan."

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TELEVISION - From Variety:  AMC announces "Talking Dead" spinoff with Chris Hardwick.

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POLITICS - From Guardian:  Australian author, Mem Fox, had herself an adventure with President's travel/Muslim ban.

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OSCARS:

From Variety:  Two PriceWaterhouseCooper accountants involved in the "Best Picture" flup will not be invited back to the Oscars.

From YahooMovies:  Dwayne Johnson was ready to rumble over the Best Picture gaffe.

From People:  Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs says she was horrified by Sunday's "Best Picture" Oscar mix-up.

From YahooNews:  Last years best actress Oscar winner, Brie Larson, was not too happy about presenting this years best actor Oscar winner, Casey Affleck, with his Oscar statuette.

From YahooMovies:  The Academy's accounting firm, PriceWaterhouseCooper, says the fault in Sunday's 89th Oscars' "Best Picture" fiasco is Brian Cullinan.

TRAILERS:

From YouTube:  Official "Alien: Covenant" trailer.


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