Monday, September 30, 2019

Negromancer News Bits and Bites from September 22nd to 30th, 2019 - Update #30

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BOX OFFCE - From BoxOfficeMojo:  The winner of the 9/27 to 9/29/19 weekend box office is the animated film, "Abominable," with an estimated take of 20.85 million dollars.

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MOVIES - From Truthout:  A new documentary film, "PUSH," chronicles the urban housing crisis that has been growing since the 2008 financial crash.

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POLITICS - From DNYUZ:  Concerning Fox News, "Fuck 'em!" declared Oscar-winning actor Robert DeNiro in a CNN interview.

From YahooLifestyle:  This article has video clips of Mr. DeNiro's "Fuck 'em" declaration.

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JAMES BOND - From YahooMovies:  See first photo of Lashana Lynch as the new 007 on the set of the upcoming James Bond film, "No Time to Die."

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MARVEL STUDIOS - From BleedingCool:  When Disney ordered Ike Perlmutter to stop blocking "Black Panther" and "Captain Marvel."

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STREAMING - From ShadowandAct:  Breakout Broadway star, Jeremy Pope, will have a lead role in "Hollywood," the new series from TV super-producer Ryan Murphy and Netflix.

From TheWrap:  Emmy-winning actor Jim Parsons is among seven new cast members announced for Ryan Murphy's "Hollywood" series for Netflix.

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CELEBRITY - From ShadowandAct: Oscar-nominated actor Samuel L. Jackson has signed a deal with Amazon to become the first celebrity voice option for the voice of Alexa, the company's digitally enhanced assistant device.

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TELEVISION - From Deadline:  Actress-singer Jennifer Lopez and Grammy-winning recording artist Shakira will headline the halftime show at "Super Bowl LIV."  The game is set for Feb. 2, 2020 and will be broadcast on Fox.

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TELEVISION - From Variety:  Andrea Reiher gives readers a recap of "American Horror Story: 1984" Episode 2 ("Mr. Jingles).

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MOVIES - From Variety:  "News of the World," the historical drama starring Tom Hanks and directed by Paul Greengrass will be released December 25, 2020.

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TELEVISION - From Deadline:  Marshall Herskovitz and Ed Zwick is joining MGM to produce a sequel to their beloved ABC TV drama, "Thirtysomething" (1987-1991), which won the Primetime Emmy for "Best Drama Series" in 1988.  Multiple networks are interested, including ABC.

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CULTURE - From YahooMoney:  This map shows the richest person in each state.

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BUSINESS - From THR:  How much of a market is left for (stagnant) satellite TV service, DirectTV?

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MOVIES - From Variety:  The star trio of the original "Jurassic Park," Jeff Goldblum, Laura Dern, and Sam Neill, are returning for "Jurassic World 3."  The film is due June 21, 2021.

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STREAMING - From Deadline:  Will Smith will portray real-life crime boss, Nicky Barnes, in the film, "The Council," for Netflix.

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MOVIES - From Deadline:  Word is that Warner Bros. is rebooting its 1991 gangster film, "New Jack City," with "Snowfall" (FX) actor, Malcolm M. Mays writing.

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TELEVISION - From Deadline:  The latest classic TV series about to be rebooted is the late CBS series, "Walker, Texas Ranger," which starred Chuck Norris.  Actor Jared Padalecki, formerly of The CW's "Supernatural" is set to star and executive produce.

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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo:  The winner of the 9/20 to 9/22/2019 weekend box office is "Downton Abbey" with an estimated take of 31 million dollars.

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EMMYS - From Deadline:  The estimated 6.9 million viewers who watched the 71st Primetime Emmy Awards broadcast is the smallest audience ever for an Emmy Awards show.

From TheWrap:  Here is a complete list of winners at last night's 71st Primetime Emmy Awards.

From TheWrap:  Tonight, Sun., Sept. 22nd is the 71st Primetime Emmy Awards.  "The Wrap" offers this complete list of the categories and nominees in each category that are in play tonight.

From FanSided:  Here is a printable list of the nominees in the major categories at tonight's 71st Primetime Emmy Awards.

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DISNEY - From THR:  Disney CEO Bob Iger explains why Disney walked away from acquiring Twitter in 2017.

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MOVIES - From THR:  The late actor R. Lee Emery played the drill sergeant in Stanley Kubrick's "Full Metal Jacket."  "The Hollywood Reporter" offers the story of actor Tim Colceri, who was originally slated to play the role.

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MOVIES - From Variety:  Director Ang Lee talks about his latest film, "Gemini Man," including de-aging the film's star, Will Smith.

OBITS:

From NPR:  Opera singer Jessye Norman has died at the age of 74, Monday, September 30, 2019.  Norman was a four-time Grammy winner and also received the "Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award" in 2006.  She also received the "2009 National Medal of Arts" in 2010 from President Barack Obama.  A "dramatic soprano," Norman was one of the leading figures in opera at a time when there were far fewer African-American opera singers than there are now.

From Deadline:  The actor Robert Garrison died at the age of 59, Friday, September 27, 2019.  Garrison is best remembered for playing the character, "Tommy," in "The Karate Kid" (1984) and its sequel, "The Karate Kid 2" (1986).

From TheWrap:  The actor Sid Haig has died at the age of 80, Saturday, September 21, 2019.  In a career that began in the early 1960s, Haig appeared in over 50 films and in hundreds of episodes of television series.  He had become a horror movie icon thanks to his appearance in Rob Zombie's "Firefly family" films.  In the 1970s, Haig appeared in several blaxploitation films, including Jack Hill's "Coffy" and "Foxy Brown."

From StarTrek:  The actor Aron Eisenberg has died at the age of 50, Saturday, September 21, 2019.  He was best known for playing the character, "Nog," on "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" for 47 episodes (according to IMDb).

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