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