Saturday, March 18, 2017

Negromancer News Bits and Bites from March 12th to 18th, 2017 - Update #21

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CULTURE - From TheAtlantic:  A surprising number of college students are homeless and/or hungry.

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MOVIES - From THR:  Universal is developing a White House workplace comedy around the President Obama White House.

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BLM - From THR:  Kareem Abdul-Jabbar says that Jordan Peele's "Get Out" is like a Black "Invasion of the Body Snatchers."

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COMICS-FILM - From TheWrap:  Warner Bros. has movied "Aquaman," directed by James Wan and starring Jason Momoa in the title role, to December 21, 2018.

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MOVIES - From IndieWire:   Production is about to begin on "Body Cross," a sequel to David Cronenberg's "Eastern Promises," which features a most excellent performance by Viggo Mortensen.

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MOVIES - From IndieWire:  The horror streaming service, Shudder, is streaming a reassembled cut of the original version of Ken Russell's notorious (and fantastic) 1971 film, "The Devils."

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MOVIES - From IndieWire:  Warner Bros. is in the early stages of rebooting "The Matrix."  As of now, neither the original writer-directors The Wachowskis nor the original producer, Joel Silver, is involved.

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MOVIES - From Variety:  Amazon Studios has bought the U.S. and Canadian distribution rights to the music-filled drama, "Annette," starring Adam Driver, Rihana, and Rooney Mara and directed by Leos Carax ("Holy Motors").

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MOVIES - From TheWrap:  Jordan Peele becomes the first Black writer-director whose debut film makes over $100 million dollars at the domestic box office.

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MOVIES - From TheWrap:  Will Netflix finish Orson Welles' last film, "The Other Side of the Wind?"

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COMICS-FILM - From TheWrap:  Warner Bros. would like Matthew Vaughn to direct "Man of Steel 2," the sequel to its Superman reboot.  Vaughn directed the stylish "X-Men: First Class."

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TELEVISION - From Variety:  CBS' smash-hit TV series, "The Big Bang Theory" will get a spinoff next season, "Young Sheldon."

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MOVIES - From Variety:  The English-language version of "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" will have a sequel, "The Girl in the Spider's Web."  Apparently, the cast of the first film will not return for the sequel.

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MOVIES - From ThePlaylist:  Ridley Scott still wants to make a sequel to his 2000 film, Gladiator, which won the "Best Picture" Oscar.

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MOVIES - From IndieWire:   Director Ava Duvernay shares photos from the set as "A Wrinkle in Time" wraps up principal photography.

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BLM - From RSN:  Tensions rise in Ferguson, Missouri as new video surfaces concerning the killing of unarmed Black teen, Michael Brown, by then Ferguson police officer, Darren Wilson.

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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo:  The winner of the 3/10 to 3/12/2017 weekend box office is "Kong: Skull Island" with an estimated take of $61 million.

From Deadline:  "Kong-Skull Island" rising at international box office.

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MOVIES - From Deadline:  Director Terrence Malick makes a rare public appearance.

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POLITICS - From TheDailyGrind:  Anti-LGBTQ, "family values" Republican is having an affair with his cousin/employee, who divorced her husband for him.

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LGBTQ - From TheDailyGrind:  South Dakota becomes first state to legalize discrimination against LGBTQ people.

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CULTURE - From WashPost:  64-year-old Richard Leslie Lloyd thought the owners of Met Mart, a convenience store, was an Arab and tried to burn the store and "run the Arabs out of our country."  The Met Mart owners are of Indian descent.


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