Saturday, November 4, 2017

Negromancer News Bits and Bites from November 1st to 4th, 2017 - Update #24

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MUSIC - From YahooNews:   The last Tejano music singer, Selena Quintanilla, received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Friday evening, November 3rd, 2017.

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BOX OFFICE - From Collider:  "Thor: Ragnarok" conquers all comers.

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From Variety:  "Thor: Ragnarok" looking at a $115 million opening weekend.

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CELEBRITY - From BET:  Beyonce shuts it down when she posts five different versions of her Halloween costume as rapper Li'l Kim.

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MOVIES - From THR:  Paramount pays $10 million to distribute "Book Club," a comedy starring Jane Fonda, Diane Keaton, and Candice Bergen in the U.S., the U.K., and France.

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TELEVISION - From TheWrap:  Warner Bros. is reportedly in early talks with the estate of J.R.R. Tolkein to develop "The Lord of the Rings" into a television series.  The books have already been adapted into films twice - first as an animated film by Ralph Bakshi and then back in 2001 to 2003 by Warner's subsidiary, New Line, with Peter Jackson directing.

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CRIME - From VICE:  Two NYPD cops are charged with rape and didnapping after a teen's desperate public plea.

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SCANDAL - From Variety: Netflix has fired Kevin Spacey from its series, "House of Cards."  It has also said that it would cancel its Gore Vidal biopic, "Gore," that was set to star Spacey.

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BOX OFFICE - From TheWrap: "Thor: Ragnarok's" opens with a thunderous $14.5 million.

From YahooEntertainment:  Your guide to "Thor: Ragnarok."

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SCANDAL - From YahooEntertainment: Brett Ratner strikes back!  He sues the woman who accused him of raping her.

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MOVIES - From CinemaBlend:  Thomas Jane describes the setup of "The Predator," the reboot of the "Predator" film franchise.

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SCANDAL - From YahooNews:  Did you know that there is a rape investigation involving actor Danny Masterson of "That 70s Show?"

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STREAMING - From TVLine:  CBS is planning a revival of "The Twilight Zone" for its streaming service, CBS All Access, with Jordan Peele's production company being involved.

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COMICS-FILM - From TheWrap:  Mark Strong is in talks to play the villian, Dr. Sivana, in the "Shazam" movie from Warner Bros./DC Comics.

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SPORTS - From HoustonChronicle:  The Houston Astros are the 2017 World Series Champions of Major League Baseball, after beating the Los Angeles Dodgers (National League) 5 to 1 in Game 7.  This is the Astros first World Series title.

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STREAMING - From TVLine:  Hulu is developing a series based on the 1994 hit movie, "Four Weddings and a Funeral," with Mindy Kaling.

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DISNEY - From Deadline:  Beyonce officially joins Disney's live-action remake of "The Lion King," directed by Jon Favreau.

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SCANDAL - From THR:  Warner Bros. and Brett Ratner part ways, in the light of sexual misconduct accusations against Ratner.

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MOVIES - From THR:  Buzzy actress Chrissy Metz ("This is Us") joins the horror movie, "The Will O Wisp."

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SCANDAL - From Deadline:  Two more men step forward to make allegations of abuse by Kevin Spacy, one in 2003 and one in the 1980s.

From YahooLifestyle:  Did Kevin Spacey hint at his behavior during his 2000 Oscar speech?

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MOVIES - From Variety:  Brett Ratner accused of sexual allegations by six women, including actress Natasha Henstridge.

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ANIME - From THR:  Oscar-winning Japanese filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki has come out of retirement (again) to make another animated film.  The title is "Kimitachi wa Do Ikiru Ka."

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SCANDAL - From TheWrap:  CBS is investigating sexual assault accusations against Jeremy Piven, star of its new series, "Wisdom of the Crowd."

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TELEVISION - From Deadline:  NBC has committed to the "Bad Boys" spinoff TV series starring Gabrielle Union with a pilot production committment.

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STREAMING - From DeadlineTV:  Diane Lane will join the slate of guest stars on Amazon's "The Romanoffs."

OBITS:

From Deadline:  Television actor, Brad Bufanda, has died at the age of 34, Wednesday, November 1, 2017.  He is best known for his role as Felix Toombs on "Veronica Mars."  He died of an apparent suicide.

From NPR:  Native American activist, Dennis Banks, died at the age of 80, Sunday, October 29, 2017.  Banks helped lead the occupation at Wounded Knee in 1973 and he was a co-founder of the American Indian Movement.




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