Wednesday, May 31, 2017

Negromancer News Bits and Bites from May 21st to 31st, 2017 - Update #40

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MOVIES - From YahooMovies:  Jessica Chastain, on the 2017 Cannes awards jury, said she was "quite disturbed" by the images of women in the films she saw at the festival.

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TELEVISION - From YahooNews:  Scott Pelley reportedly out as host of the "CBS Evening News."

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ANIMATION - From IndieWire:  Popular animated TV series, "Animaniacs," is being rebooted by Steven Spielberg, Amblin TV, and Warner Bros. TV, the forces behind the original.

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OBIT - From Deadline:  Legendary sportswriter, Frank Deford, has died at the age of 78, Sunday, May 28, 2017.  He wrote 18 books and was known for his work with "Sports Illustrated."  His 1981 book, "Everybody's All-American," was made in a 1988 film.  His 1983 book, "Alex: The Life of a Child," about his daughter who died of Cystic Fibrosis, was also made into a 1986 TV movie.

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BLM - From YahooNews:  Timothy Loehmann, the man who murdered 12-year-old Tamir Rice in November 2014, has finally been fired... for "inaccuracies" on his application form.  The other officer involved in the killing, Frank Garmback, was suspended for his driving mistakes made that day.

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HEALTH - From YahooBeauty:  Sugar may have a connection to a type of lung cancer.

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COMICS-FILM - From TheWrap:  The site gives "Wonder Woman" movie high praise.

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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo:  The winner of the 2017 Memorial Day three-day weekend (5/26 to 5/28/2017) is Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales" with an estimated take of $62 million.

From Gamespot:  The 2017 Memorial Day weekend was the worst Memorial Day weekend at the box office since 1999.

From Deadline:  The Grateful Dead documentary, "Long Strange Trip," has a strong debut.

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HARRY POTTER - From BleedingCool:  J.K. Rowling says she has finished the script for "Fantastic Beasts 2."

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FESTIVALS - From ScreenDaily:  "The Square" wins the Palme d'Or at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival.  Screen Daily also provides a list of other winners.

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COMICS-FILM - From SlashFilm:  "Wonder Woman" director Patty Jenkins talks about sequel plans and deleted scenes.

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ANIMATION - From SideshowToys:  In June 2017, a series of animated shorts featuring "Ant-Man" will debut on Disney XD.

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OBIT - From YahooMusic:  Legendary rock musician and songwriter, Gregg Allman, has died at the age of 69, Saturday, May 27, 2015.  sigh.

From Slate:  Recording artists and musicians offer tributes to Gregg Allman.

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COMICS-FILM - From YahooMovies:  Alamo Drafthouse in Austin, Texas is offering "Women Only" showings of the new "Wonder Woman," and predictably, some dudes are miffed.

From YahooMovies:  Lynda Carter, famous for playing "Wonder Woman" on the 1970s TV series of the same name, joins current screen Wonder Woman, Gal Gadot, on the red carpet.

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COMICS-FILM - From TheWrap:  Sony Pictures is planning a movie featuring Silver Sable and Black Cat, entitled "Silver and Black," two characters from the Spider-Man line of comic books.  Gina Prince-Bythewood is in talks to direct, and if she is hired, she would be the first Black woman to direct a movie starring Marvel Comics characters...

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COMICS-FILM - From YahooNews:  Rosario Dawson may join "X-Men: New Mutants."

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MOVIES - From Variety:  Joseph Kosinski is the front runner to direct "Top Gun 2."  Kosinski directed "Top Gun" star Tom Cruise in "Oblivion."

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OBIT - From People:   The actor Roger Moore has died at the age of 89, Tuesday, May 23, 2017.  Moore was best known for being the third James Bond in Eon Productions long-running James Bond-007 film franchise.  He also played the character "Simon Templar" in the British TV series, "The Saint," from 1962 to 1969.  He was my favorite Bond, and I adored him as The Saint - R.I.P. Sir Roger George Moore.

From YahooCelebrity:  Meet the Bond girls who fell in love with the late Sir Roger Moore's 007.

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MOVIES - From Variety:  Hot off "Get Out," Jordan Peele's next social thriller is due in 2019.

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MOVIES - From Deadline:  The ever-busy James Wan will produce the "Resident Evil" reboot.

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COMICS-FILM - From TheReelWord:  Joss Whedon will finish the upcoming "Justice League" movie, after Zack Snyder stepped down due to a personal tragedy.

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BREAKING - From YahooNews:  There has been an explosion (possible suicide bombing) at the end of an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England.  There have been injuries and deaths (at least 20).

From YahooNews:  ISIS claims responsibility for Manchester attacks.

From TheGuardian:  Ariana Grande "broken" by attack at her Manchester concert.

From YahooNews:  Portrait of Manchester suicide bomber, Salman Abedi, emerges.

From BET:  Araina Grande may cover funeral costs for the victims of the bomb attack at her recent concert.

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POLITICS - From RollingStone:  Matt Taibbi says Roger Ailes was one of the worst Americans ever.

From NewYorkMagazine:  Gabriel Sherman knew the truth about Roger Ailes before it was made public.

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SPORTS-MUSIC - From SBNation:  Nico Marley, the grandson of reggae and world music legend, Bob Marley, has signed a contract with the Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL).

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MOVIES - From Variety:  Bill Condon will direct a new "Bride of Frankenstein," that is due February 14, 2017.  This will be the second film in Universal's "Dark Universe," which launches with the Tom Cruise film, "The Mummy," June 9th.

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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo:  The winner of the 5/19 to 5/21/2017 weekend box office is "Alien Covenant" with an estimated take of $36 million.  The finals may change the winner, as "Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2" is at an estimated $35.1 million and the film's early weekend estimates were far less than the Monday actual grosses the last two weekend.

From Variety:  "Dangal," a drama from India, just became the most successful foreign language film of all time in China.

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MOVIES - From YahooMovies:  At Cannes, Clint Eastwood says that he might act again.

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MUSIC - From Vibe:  Legendary rapper, hip-hop recording artist, and actor Snoop Dogg is working on a gospel album.

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MOVIES - From Variety:  The "Resident Evil" franchise will get a reboot... of course.

TRAILERS:

From SideshowToys:  This is the third trailer for "Spider-Man: Homecoming."


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