The Black Film Critics Circle (BFCC) was founded in 2010 and is a membership organization. Its membership is comprised of film critics of color from daily newspapers, weekly newspapers, magazines, radio, and television and also from qualifying on-line publications.
2016 Black Film Critics Circle Awards:
Best Film: Moonlight
Best Director: Barry Jenkins, Moonlight
Best Actor: Denzel Washington, Fences
Best Actress: Ruth Negga, Loving
Best Supporting Actor: Mahershala Ali, Moonlight
Best Supporting Actress: Viola Davis, Fences
Best Original Screenplay: Barry Jenkins, Moonlight
Best Adapted Screenplay: August Wilson, Fences
Best Cinematography: James Laxton, Moonlight
Best Foreign Film: Elle, from France
Best Documentary: 13th
Best Animated Film: Zootopia
Best Ensemble: Fences
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Sunday, January 1, 2017
African American Film Critics Association Name "Moonlight" Best Picture of 2016
AFRICAN AMERICAN FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION NAMES MOONLIGHT THE TOP FILM OF HISTORIC 2016
QUEEN SUGAR NAMED THE TOP TV SHOW
Denzel Washington, Ruth Negga, Mahershala Ali and Viola Davis Receive Acting Wins from the Nation’s Premiere Black Critics Group
Ava DuVarney's 13th and Beyonce's Lemonade also take key honors
AWARDS GALA WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE TAGLYAN COMPLEX IN LOS ANGELES FEBRUARY 9th AT 9PM ET/ 6 PM PT
Los Angeles, CA – Movies, documentaries and TV shows about the black experience were in abundance in 2016 making it a truly historic year in terms of the number of movies, documentaries and TV shows released and number of blacks represented in front and behind the camera.
“Our members had a plethora of outstanding movies, documentaries and TV shows to choose from this year," says AAFCA Co-founder Shawn Edwards. "It was an exceptional year in terms of the quantity and quality of films about the black experience. And while this by no means solves the diversity issue in the film industry it was definitely refreshing to have such a wide-range of exceptional work to choose from to honor and celebrate with our approval."
There were several movies released this year that are considered masterpieces. However, it was "Moonlight" that dominated this year’s voting for the 8th AAFCA Awards. The independent film which chronicles the life of a young black man from childhood to adulthood as he struggles to find his place in the world while growing up in a rough neighborhood of Miami completely resonated with the majority of the members of the association. The A24 Pictures film earned multiple awards including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Ensemble and Best Supporting Actor. Awards were also given to singer Janelle Monae for Breakout Performance. She delivered star-making performances this year in both "Moonlight" and "Hidden Figures." The top acting honors went to Denzel Washington and Ruth Negga for their roles in Fences and Loving. AAFCA will hold its 8th annual awards ceremony on Thursday, February 9, 2017 at the Taglyan Complex in Hollywood, CA.
"2016 provided our membership with many great films to choose from,” says AAFCA President and Co-founder, Gil Robertson. "Every movie and TV show on our Top 10 Lists could have easily been number one. The number of incredible performances by black actors and actresses added to a very competitive field of performances and represents a step towards inclusion that our membership warmly embraces. We look forward to what 2017 has in store."
The following is a complete list of 2016 AAFCA Awards winners.
FILM
BEST PICTURE: MOONLIGHT – (A24)
BEST DIRECTOR: BARRY JENKINS, MOONLIGHT – (A24)
BEST ACTOR: DENZEL WASHINGTON, FENCES– (Paramount)
BEST ACTRESS: RUTH NEGA, LOVING – (Focus Features)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: MAHERSHALA ALI, MOONLIGHT – (A24)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: VIOLA DAVIS, FENCES (Paramount)
BEST ENSEMBLE: THE Cast of HIDDEN FIGURES (20TH Century Fox)
BREAKOUT PERFORMANCE 2017 – Janelle Monae for MOONLIGHT AND HIDDEN FIGURES
BEST INDEPENEDENT FILM: “MOONLIGHT” (A24)
BEST ANIMATION FILM: ZOOTOPIA (Disney)
BEST SONG – “VICTORY” from HIDDEN FIGURES (20th Century Fox)
BEST DOCUMENTARY – 13th (Netflix)
BEST FOREIGN FILM – TANNA (Lightyear Entertainment)
BEST SCREENPLAY – AUGUST WILSON, FENCES – (Paramount)
TV
BEST TV SHOW (Drama) – QUEEN SUGAR – OWM
BEST TV SHOW (Comedy) – ATLANTA – FX
BEST TV SHOW (CABLE/NEW MEDIA) – UNDERGROUND – WGN
BEST TV SHOW (Special/Limited Series) – LEMONADE – HBO
AAFCA Top Ten Films of 2016 are as follows in order of distinction:
1. MOONLIGHT – A24
2. FENCES – Paramount
3. HIDDEN FIGURES – 20th Century Fox
4. LION – The Weinstein Company
5. LALA LAND – Lionsgate
6. BIRTH OF A NATION – Fox Searchlight
7. LOVING – Focus Features
8. MANCHESTER BY THE SEA – Roadside Attraction/Amazon Studios
9. HELL OR HIGH WATER – Liongsgate/CBS Films
10. QUEEN OF KATWE – Walt Disney Pictures/ESPN Films
AAFCA Top Ten TV shows of 2016 are as follows in order of distinction:
1. QUEEN SUGAR – OWN
2. UNDERGROUND – WGN
3. ATLANTA - FX
4. INSECURE - HBO
5. LUKE CAGE – NETFLIX
6. THIS IS US – NBC
7. BLACKISH – ABC
8. THE GET DOWN – NETFLIX
9. WESTWORLD – HBO
10. SURVIVOR’S REMORSE - STARZ
As previously announced, AAFCA’s Special Achievement Honors, presented by Morgan Stanley, will presented on Saturday, February 4, 2017 at the California Yacht Club. This year’s honorees include director, Anthony Hemingway; producer/director, Lee Daniels and animator, Floyd Norman. Chicago Tribune film critic, Michael Phillips will receive the organization’s Roger Ebert Award and Fox Animation President, Vanessa Morrison will receive the Ashley Boone Award.
About AAFCA
The African-American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) is the premiere organization of African-American film media professionals. Founded in 2003, AAFCA’s members represent a geographically diverse cross-section of media covering the cinematic arts. The organization honors excellence in cinema by creating awareness for films with universal appeal to black communities, while emphasizing film about the black experience and those produced written, directed and starring performers of African descent. The association actively reviews the quality and standard of black talent, content and media coverage. AAFCA also supports the development of future black film critics and filmmakers.
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QUEEN SUGAR NAMED THE TOP TV SHOW
Denzel Washington, Ruth Negga, Mahershala Ali and Viola Davis Receive Acting Wins from the Nation’s Premiere Black Critics Group
Ava DuVarney's 13th and Beyonce's Lemonade also take key honors
AWARDS GALA WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE TAGLYAN COMPLEX IN LOS ANGELES FEBRUARY 9th AT 9PM ET/ 6 PM PT
Los Angeles, CA – Movies, documentaries and TV shows about the black experience were in abundance in 2016 making it a truly historic year in terms of the number of movies, documentaries and TV shows released and number of blacks represented in front and behind the camera.
“Our members had a plethora of outstanding movies, documentaries and TV shows to choose from this year," says AAFCA Co-founder Shawn Edwards. "It was an exceptional year in terms of the quantity and quality of films about the black experience. And while this by no means solves the diversity issue in the film industry it was definitely refreshing to have such a wide-range of exceptional work to choose from to honor and celebrate with our approval."
There were several movies released this year that are considered masterpieces. However, it was "Moonlight" that dominated this year’s voting for the 8th AAFCA Awards. The independent film which chronicles the life of a young black man from childhood to adulthood as he struggles to find his place in the world while growing up in a rough neighborhood of Miami completely resonated with the majority of the members of the association. The A24 Pictures film earned multiple awards including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Ensemble and Best Supporting Actor. Awards were also given to singer Janelle Monae for Breakout Performance. She delivered star-making performances this year in both "Moonlight" and "Hidden Figures." The top acting honors went to Denzel Washington and Ruth Negga for their roles in Fences and Loving. AAFCA will hold its 8th annual awards ceremony on Thursday, February 9, 2017 at the Taglyan Complex in Hollywood, CA.
"2016 provided our membership with many great films to choose from,” says AAFCA President and Co-founder, Gil Robertson. "Every movie and TV show on our Top 10 Lists could have easily been number one. The number of incredible performances by black actors and actresses added to a very competitive field of performances and represents a step towards inclusion that our membership warmly embraces. We look forward to what 2017 has in store."
The following is a complete list of 2016 AAFCA Awards winners.
FILM
BEST PICTURE: MOONLIGHT – (A24)
BEST DIRECTOR: BARRY JENKINS, MOONLIGHT – (A24)
BEST ACTOR: DENZEL WASHINGTON, FENCES– (Paramount)
BEST ACTRESS: RUTH NEGA, LOVING – (Focus Features)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: MAHERSHALA ALI, MOONLIGHT – (A24)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: VIOLA DAVIS, FENCES (Paramount)
BEST ENSEMBLE: THE Cast of HIDDEN FIGURES (20TH Century Fox)
BREAKOUT PERFORMANCE 2017 – Janelle Monae for MOONLIGHT AND HIDDEN FIGURES
BEST INDEPENEDENT FILM: “MOONLIGHT” (A24)
BEST ANIMATION FILM: ZOOTOPIA (Disney)
BEST SONG – “VICTORY” from HIDDEN FIGURES (20th Century Fox)
BEST DOCUMENTARY – 13th (Netflix)
BEST FOREIGN FILM – TANNA (Lightyear Entertainment)
BEST SCREENPLAY – AUGUST WILSON, FENCES – (Paramount)
TV
BEST TV SHOW (Drama) – QUEEN SUGAR – OWM
BEST TV SHOW (Comedy) – ATLANTA – FX
BEST TV SHOW (CABLE/NEW MEDIA) – UNDERGROUND – WGN
BEST TV SHOW (Special/Limited Series) – LEMONADE – HBO
AAFCA Top Ten Films of 2016 are as follows in order of distinction:
1. MOONLIGHT – A24
2. FENCES – Paramount
3. HIDDEN FIGURES – 20th Century Fox
4. LION – The Weinstein Company
5. LALA LAND – Lionsgate
6. BIRTH OF A NATION – Fox Searchlight
7. LOVING – Focus Features
8. MANCHESTER BY THE SEA – Roadside Attraction/Amazon Studios
9. HELL OR HIGH WATER – Liongsgate/CBS Films
10. QUEEN OF KATWE – Walt Disney Pictures/ESPN Films
AAFCA Top Ten TV shows of 2016 are as follows in order of distinction:
1. QUEEN SUGAR – OWN
2. UNDERGROUND – WGN
3. ATLANTA - FX
4. INSECURE - HBO
5. LUKE CAGE – NETFLIX
6. THIS IS US – NBC
7. BLACKISH – ABC
8. THE GET DOWN – NETFLIX
9. WESTWORLD – HBO
10. SURVIVOR’S REMORSE - STARZ
As previously announced, AAFCA’s Special Achievement Honors, presented by Morgan Stanley, will presented on Saturday, February 4, 2017 at the California Yacht Club. This year’s honorees include director, Anthony Hemingway; producer/director, Lee Daniels and animator, Floyd Norman. Chicago Tribune film critic, Michael Phillips will receive the organization’s Roger Ebert Award and Fox Animation President, Vanessa Morrison will receive the Ashley Boone Award.
About AAFCA
The African-American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) is the premiere organization of African-American film media professionals. Founded in 2003, AAFCA’s members represent a geographically diverse cross-section of media covering the cinematic arts. The organization honors excellence in cinema by creating awareness for films with universal appeal to black communities, while emphasizing film about the black experience and those produced written, directed and starring performers of African descent. The association actively reviews the quality and standard of black talent, content and media coverage. AAFCA also supports the development of future black film critics and filmmakers.
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Friday, December 30, 2016
2016 Seattle Film Critics Society Award Nominations Announced
Established in 2016, the Seattle Film Critics Society (SFCS) says that it is dedicated to supporting local productions and festivals, enhancing public education, awareness, and appreciation of cinema, and strengthening the bonds of critical dialogue as it pertains to the cinematic arts. The group seeks to highlight the best films produced each year–both by the major studios and independent filmmakers–and share our love of cinema with Seattle-area residents. The group is made of a robust network of film critics and reviewers in Seattle and surrounding areas of Washington State. The society is represented by members in print, radio, television and online mediums.
The nominations for the 2016 SFCS Awards were announced Wednesday, December 21, 2016. The winners will be announced Thursday, January 5, 2017.
2016 SFCS Award nominations:
BEST PICTURE OF THE YEAR:
13TH (Netflix)
ARRIVAL (Paramount)
ELLE (Sony Pictures Classics)
THE HANDMAIDEN (Amazon Studios/Magnolia Pictures)
HELL OR HIGH WATER (CBS Films)
JACKIE (Fox Searchlight)
LA LA LAND (Lionsgate)
MANCHESTER BY THE SEA (Amazon Studios/Roadside Attractions)
MOONLIGHT (A24)
THE WITCH (A24)
BEST DIRECTOR:
Damien Chazelle – La La Land
Robert Eggers – The Witch
Barry Jenkins – Moonlight
Paul Verhoeven – Elle
Denis Villeneuve – Arrival
BEST ACTOR in a LEADING ROLE:
Casey Affleck – Manchester By The Sea
Ryan Gosling – La La Land
Logan Lerman – Indignation
Viggo Mortensen – Captain Fantastic
Denzel Washington – Fences
BEST ACTRESS in a LEADING ROLE:
Amy Adams – Arrival
Kate Beckinsale – Love & Friendship
Isabelle Huppert – Elle
Natalie Portman – Jackie
Emma Stone – La La Land
BEST ACTOR in a SUPPORTING ROLE:
Mahershala Ali– Moonlight
Jeff Bridges – Hell Or High Water
Kyle Chandler – Manchester By The Sea
John Goodman – 10 Cloverfield Lane
Lucas Hedges – Manchester By The Sea
BEST ACTRESS in a SUPPORTING ROLE:
Viola Davis – Fences
Lily Gladstone – Certain Women
Naomie Harris – Moonlight
Kate McKinnon – Ghostbusters
Michelle Williams – Manchester By The Sea
BEST ENSEMBLE CAST:
Captain Fantastic
Hell Or High Water
Fences
Manchester By The Sea
Moonlight
BEST SCREENPLAY:
Arrival – Eric Heisserer
Hell Or High Water – Taylor Sheridan
La La Land – Damien Chazelle
Manchester By The Sea – Kenneth Lonergan
Moonlight – Barry Jenkins and Tarell McCraney
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE:
Finding Dory – Andrew Stanton, director; Angus MacLane, co-director
Kubo And The Two Strings – Travis Knight, director
Moana – Ron Clements and John Musker, directors
Tower – Keith Maitland, director
Zootopia – Byron Howard and Rich Moore, directors; Jared Bush, co-director.
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM:
Elle – Paul Verhoeven, director
The Handmaiden – Park Chan-wook, director
The Innocents – Anne Fontaine, director
Under The Shadow – Babak Anvari, director
The Wailing – Na Hong-jin, director
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE:
13th – Ava DuVernay, director
Cameraperson – Kirsten Johnson, director
O.J.: Made In America – Ezra Edelman, director
Tickled – David Farrier, Dylan Reeve, directors
Weiner – Josh Kriegman, Elyse Steinberg, directors
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY:
Arrival – Bradford Young
Jackie – Stéphane Fontaine
La La Land – Linus Sandgren
Moonlight – James Laxton
The Witch – Jarin Blaschke
BEST COSTUME DESIGN:
The Handmaiden – Cho Sang-kyung
Jackie – Madeline Fontaine
La La Land – Mary Zophres
Love & Friendship – Eimer Ni Mhaoldomhnaigh
The Witch – Linda Muir
BEST FILM EDITING:
Arrival – Joe Walker
Cameraperson – Nels Bangerter, David Teague
Hell Or High Water – Jake Roberts
La La Land – Tom Cross
Moonlight – Nat Sanders, Joi McMillon
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE:
Arrival – Jóhann Jóhannsson
Jackie – Mica Levi
La La Land – Justin Hurwitz
Moonlight – Nicholas Britell
Swiss Army Man – Andy Hull, Robert McDowell
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN:
Arrival – Patrice Vermette (production designer); Paul Hotte (key decorator)
The Handmaiden – Ryu Seong-hee
Jackie – Jean Rabasse (production designer); Véronique Melery (set decorator)
La La Land – David Wasco (production designer); Sandy Reynolds-Wasco (set decorator)
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story – Doug Chiang, Neil Lamont (production designers); Lee Sandales (set decorator)
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS:
Arrival – Louis Morin
Captain America: Civil War – Dan DeLeeuw, Dan Sudick, Russell Earl, Greg Steele
Doctor Strange – Stephane Ceretti, Paul Corbould, Richard Bluff, Vince Cerelli
The Jungle Book – Robert Legato, Andrew R. Jones, Adam Valdez, Dan Lemmon
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story – John Knoll, Mohen Leo, Hal Hickel, Neil Corbould
BEST YOUTH PERFORMANCE (18 years of age or younger upon start of filming):
Alex Hibbert – Moonlight
Royalty Hightower – The Fits
Sunny Pawar – Lion
Harvey Scrimshaw – The Witch
Anya Taylor-Joy – The Witch
BEST VILLAIN:
Darcy Banker – Green Room – portrayed by Patrick Stewart
Black Phillip – The Witch – portrayed by Charlie and voiced by Wahab Chaudary
Orson Krennic – Rogue One: A Star Wars Story – portrayed by Ben Mendelsohn
Norman Nordstrom (a/k/a ‘The Blind Man’) – Don’t Breathe – portrayed by Stephen Lang
Howard Stambler – 10 Cloverfield Lane – portrayed by John Goodman
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The nominations for the 2016 SFCS Awards were announced Wednesday, December 21, 2016. The winners will be announced Thursday, January 5, 2017.
2016 SFCS Award nominations:
BEST PICTURE OF THE YEAR:
13TH (Netflix)
ARRIVAL (Paramount)
ELLE (Sony Pictures Classics)
THE HANDMAIDEN (Amazon Studios/Magnolia Pictures)
HELL OR HIGH WATER (CBS Films)
JACKIE (Fox Searchlight)
LA LA LAND (Lionsgate)
MANCHESTER BY THE SEA (Amazon Studios/Roadside Attractions)
MOONLIGHT (A24)
THE WITCH (A24)
BEST DIRECTOR:
Damien Chazelle – La La Land
Robert Eggers – The Witch
Barry Jenkins – Moonlight
Paul Verhoeven – Elle
Denis Villeneuve – Arrival
BEST ACTOR in a LEADING ROLE:
Casey Affleck – Manchester By The Sea
Ryan Gosling – La La Land
Logan Lerman – Indignation
Viggo Mortensen – Captain Fantastic
Denzel Washington – Fences
BEST ACTRESS in a LEADING ROLE:
Amy Adams – Arrival
Kate Beckinsale – Love & Friendship
Isabelle Huppert – Elle
Natalie Portman – Jackie
Emma Stone – La La Land
BEST ACTOR in a SUPPORTING ROLE:
Mahershala Ali– Moonlight
Jeff Bridges – Hell Or High Water
Kyle Chandler – Manchester By The Sea
John Goodman – 10 Cloverfield Lane
Lucas Hedges – Manchester By The Sea
BEST ACTRESS in a SUPPORTING ROLE:
Viola Davis – Fences
Lily Gladstone – Certain Women
Naomie Harris – Moonlight
Kate McKinnon – Ghostbusters
Michelle Williams – Manchester By The Sea
BEST ENSEMBLE CAST:
Captain Fantastic
Hell Or High Water
Fences
Manchester By The Sea
Moonlight
BEST SCREENPLAY:
Arrival – Eric Heisserer
Hell Or High Water – Taylor Sheridan
La La Land – Damien Chazelle
Manchester By The Sea – Kenneth Lonergan
Moonlight – Barry Jenkins and Tarell McCraney
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE:
Finding Dory – Andrew Stanton, director; Angus MacLane, co-director
Kubo And The Two Strings – Travis Knight, director
Moana – Ron Clements and John Musker, directors
Tower – Keith Maitland, director
Zootopia – Byron Howard and Rich Moore, directors; Jared Bush, co-director.
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM:
Elle – Paul Verhoeven, director
The Handmaiden – Park Chan-wook, director
The Innocents – Anne Fontaine, director
Under The Shadow – Babak Anvari, director
The Wailing – Na Hong-jin, director
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE:
13th – Ava DuVernay, director
Cameraperson – Kirsten Johnson, director
O.J.: Made In America – Ezra Edelman, director
Tickled – David Farrier, Dylan Reeve, directors
Weiner – Josh Kriegman, Elyse Steinberg, directors
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY:
Arrival – Bradford Young
Jackie – Stéphane Fontaine
La La Land – Linus Sandgren
Moonlight – James Laxton
The Witch – Jarin Blaschke
BEST COSTUME DESIGN:
The Handmaiden – Cho Sang-kyung
Jackie – Madeline Fontaine
La La Land – Mary Zophres
Love & Friendship – Eimer Ni Mhaoldomhnaigh
The Witch – Linda Muir
BEST FILM EDITING:
Arrival – Joe Walker
Cameraperson – Nels Bangerter, David Teague
Hell Or High Water – Jake Roberts
La La Land – Tom Cross
Moonlight – Nat Sanders, Joi McMillon
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE:
Arrival – Jóhann Jóhannsson
Jackie – Mica Levi
La La Land – Justin Hurwitz
Moonlight – Nicholas Britell
Swiss Army Man – Andy Hull, Robert McDowell
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN:
Arrival – Patrice Vermette (production designer); Paul Hotte (key decorator)
The Handmaiden – Ryu Seong-hee
Jackie – Jean Rabasse (production designer); Véronique Melery (set decorator)
La La Land – David Wasco (production designer); Sandy Reynolds-Wasco (set decorator)
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story – Doug Chiang, Neil Lamont (production designers); Lee Sandales (set decorator)
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS:
Arrival – Louis Morin
Captain America: Civil War – Dan DeLeeuw, Dan Sudick, Russell Earl, Greg Steele
Doctor Strange – Stephane Ceretti, Paul Corbould, Richard Bluff, Vince Cerelli
The Jungle Book – Robert Legato, Andrew R. Jones, Adam Valdez, Dan Lemmon
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story – John Knoll, Mohen Leo, Hal Hickel, Neil Corbould
BEST YOUTH PERFORMANCE (18 years of age or younger upon start of filming):
Alex Hibbert – Moonlight
Royalty Hightower – The Fits
Sunny Pawar – Lion
Harvey Scrimshaw – The Witch
Anya Taylor-Joy – The Witch
BEST VILLAIN:
Darcy Banker – Green Room – portrayed by Patrick Stewart
Black Phillip – The Witch – portrayed by Charlie and voiced by Wahab Chaudary
Orson Krennic – Rogue One: A Star Wars Story – portrayed by Ben Mendelsohn
Norman Nordstrom (a/k/a ‘The Blind Man’) – Don’t Breathe – portrayed by Stephen Lang
Howard Stambler – 10 Cloverfield Lane – portrayed by John Goodman
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Thursday, December 22, 2016
2016 EDA Award for Best Film of 2016 Goes to "Moonlight" - Complete Winners List
According the organization’s website,
The Alliance of Women Film Journalists, Inc. (AWFJ), was founded in
2006. The membership is made up of “highly qualified professional
female movie critics, reporters and feature writers working in print,
broadcast and online media.” Its state purpose is to “support
work by and about women - both in front of and behind the cameras -
through intra-group promotional activities, outreach programs and by
presenting the annual EDA Awards in recognition of outstanding
accomplishments (the best and worst) by and about women in the
movies.”
EDA Award winners were announced on
Wednesday, December 21, 2016.
2016 / 10th EDA Awards winners:
AWFJ EDA BEST OF AWARDS: These awards
are presented to women and/or men without gender consideration.
Best Film: Moonlight
Best Director: Barry Jenkins –
Moonlight
Best Screenplay, Original: Manchester
by the Sea – Kenneth Lonergan
Best Screenplay, Adapted: Moonlight –
Barry Jenkins
Best Documentary: 13th – Ava DuVernay
Best Animated Film: Zootopia – Byron
Howard, Rich Moore, Jared Bush
Best Actress: Ruth Negga – Loving
Best Actress in a Supporting Role:
Viola Davis – Fences
Best Actor: Casey Affleck –
Manchester By The Sea
Best Actor in a Supporting Role:
Mahershala Ali – Moonlight
Best Ensemble Cast – Casting
Director: Moonlight – Yesi Ramirez
Best Cinematography: Moonlight –
James Laxton
Best Editing: Moonlight – Joi
McMillon and Nat Sanders
Best Non-English-Language Film: The
Handmaiden – Park Chan-Wook, South Korea
EDA FEMALE FOCUS AWARDS: These awards
honor WOMEN only.
Best Woman Director: Ava DuVernay –
13th
Best Woman Screenwriter: Kelly
Reichardt – Certain Women
Best Animated Female (tie):
Judy in Zootopia – Ginnifer Goodwin
Moana in Moana – Auli’i Cravalho
Best Breakthrough Performance: Ruth
Negga – Loving
Outstanding Achievement by A Woman in
The Film Industry:
Ava DuVernay – For 13th and raising
awareness about the need for diversity and gender equality in
Hollywood
EDA SPECIAL MENTION AWARDS
Actress Defying Age and Ageism (tie):
Annette Bening – 20th Century Women
Isabelle Huppert – Elle and Things to
Come
Most Egregious Age Difference Between
The Lead and The Love Interest Award:
Rules Don’t Apply – Warren Beatty (b. 1937) and Lily Collins (b. 1989)
Rules Don’t Apply – Warren Beatty (b. 1937) and Lily Collins (b. 1989)
Actress Most in Need Of A New Agent:
Jennifer Aniston – Mother’s Day and Office Christmas Party
Bravest Performance: Isabelle Huppert –
Elle
Remake or Sequel That Shouldn’t have
been Made: Ben Hur
AWFJ Hall of Shame Award: Sharon
Maguire and Renee Zellwegger for Bridget Jones’s Baby
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Wednesday, December 21, 2016
2016 EDA Award Nominations Announced by AWFJ
According the organization’s website, The Alliance of Women Film Journalists, Inc. (AWFJ), was founded in 2006. The membership is made up of “highly qualified professional female movie critics, reporters and feature writers working in print, broadcast and online media.” Its state purpose is to “support work by and about women - both in front of and behind the cameras - through intra-group promotional activities, outreach programs and by presenting the annual EDA Awards in recognition of outstanding accomplishments (the best and worst) by and about women in the movies.”
EDA Award winners will be announced on Wednesday, December 21, 2016.
2016 / 10th EDA Awards nominations:
AWFJ BEST OF AWARDS: These awards are presented to women and/or men without gender consideration.
Best Film
Arrival
Hell or High Water
La La Land
Manchester by the Sea
Moonlight
Best Director
Damien Chazelle – La La Land
Barry Jenkins – Moonlight
Kenneth Lonergan – Manchester by the Sea
David Mackenzie – Hell or High Water
Denis Villeneuve – Arrival
Best Screenplay, Original
20th Century Women – Mike Mills
Hail Caesar – Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
Hell or High Water – Taylor Sheridan
La La Land – Damien Chazelle
Manchester by the Sea – Kenneth Lonergan
Best Screenplay, Adapted
Arrival – Eric Heisserer
Lion – Luke Davies
Love & Friendship – Whit Stillman
Moonlight – Barry Jenkins
Nocturnal Animals –Tom Ford
Best Documentary
13th – Ava DuVernay
Gleason – Clay Tweel
I Am Not Your Negro – Raoul Peck
OJ Made in America – Ezra Edelman
Weiner – Elyse Steinberg and Josh Kriegma
Best Animated Film
Finding Dory – Andrew Stanton and Angus MacLane
Kubo and the Two Strings- Travis Knight
Moana – Ron Clements, Don Hall, John Musker, Chris Williams
Zootopia – Byron Howard, Rich Moore, Jared Bush
Best Actress
Amy Adams – Arrival
Isabelle Huppert – Elle
Ruth Negga – Loving
Natalie Portman – Jackie
Emma Stone – La La Land
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Viola Davis – Fences
Greta Gerwig – 20th Century Women
Naomie Harris – Moonlight
Octavia Spemcer-Hidden Figures
Michelle Williams – Manchester by the Sea
Best Actor
Casey Affleck – Manchester By The Sea
Joel Edgerton – Loving
Ryan Gosling – La La Land
Tom Hanks – Sully
Denzel Washington – Fences
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Mahershala Ali – Moonlight
Jeff Bridges – Hell or High Water
Ben Foster – Hell or High Water
Lucas Hedges – Manchester By the Sea
Michael Shannon- Nocturnal Animals
Best Ensemble Cast – Casting Director
20th Century Women – Mark Bennett and Laura Rosenthal
Hail Caesar – Ellen Chenoweth
Hell or High Water – Jo Edna Boldin and Richard Hicks
Manchester by the Sea – Douglas Aibel
Moonlight – Yesi Ramirez
Best Cinematography
Arrival – Bradford Young
Hell or High Water – Giles Nuttgens
La La Land – Linus Sandgren
Manchester by The Sea – Jody Lee Lipes
Moonlight – James Laxton
Best Editing
Arrival – Joe Walker
I Am Not Your Negro — Alexandra Strauss
La La Land – Tom Cross
Manchester By The Sea – Jennifer Lame
Moonlight – Joi McMillon and Nat Sanders
Best Non-English-Language Film
Elle – Paul Verhoeven, France
Fire At Sea – Gianfranco Rosi, Italy
The Handmaiden – Chan-Wook Park, South Korea
Julieta – Pedro Almodovar. Spain
Toni Erdmann – Maren Ede, Germany
EDA FEMALE FOCUS AWARDS: These awards honor WOMEN only.
Best Woman Director
Andrea Arnold – American Honey
Ava DuVernay -13th
Rebecca Miller – Maggie’s Plan
Mira Nair – Queen of Katwe
Kelly Reichardt – Certain Women
Best Woman Screenwriter
Andrea Arnold – American Honey
Rebecca Miller – Maggie’s Plan
Kelly Reichardt – Certain Women
Lorene Scafaria – The Meddler
Laura Terruso – Hello, My Name is Doris
Best Animated Female
Dory in Finding Dory –Ellen DeGeneres
Judy in Zootopia – Ginnifer Goodwin
Moana in Moana – Auli’i Cravalho
Best Breakthrough Performance
Sasha Lane – American Honey
Janelle Monai – Moonlight and Hidden Figures
Madina Nalwanga – Queen of Katwe
Ruth Negga – Loving
Outstanding Achievement by A Woman in The Film Industry
Ava DuVernay – For 13th and raising awareness about the need for diversity and gender equality in Hollywood.
Anne Hubbell and Amy Hobby for establishing Tangerine Entertainment’s Juice Fund to support female filmmakers.
Mynette Louie, President of Gamechanger Films, which finances narrative films directed by women.
April Reign for creating and mobilizing the #OscarsSoWhite campaign.
EDA SPECIAL MENTION AWARDS
Actress Defying Age and Ageism
Anette Bening – 20th Century Women
Viola Davis – Fences
Sally Field – Hello, My Name is Doris
Isabelle Huppert – Elle and Things to Come
Helen Mirren – Eye in the Sky
Most Egregious Age Difference Between The Lead and The Love Interest Award
Dirty Grandpa – Robert De Niro (b. 1943) and Aubrey Plaza (b. 1984)
Indepencence Day Resurgence – Charlotte Gainsbourg (b 1971) and Jeff Goldblum (b 1952)
Mechanic Resurrection – Jason Statham (b. 1967) and Jessica Aba (b. 1981)
Rules Don’t Apply – Warren Beatty (b. 1937) and Lily Collins (b. 1989)
Actress Most in Need Of A New Agent
Jennifer Aniston – Mother’s Day and Office Christmas Party
Melissa McCarthy – The Boss and Ghostbusters
Margot Robbie – Suicide Squad and Tarzan
Julia Roberts – Mother’s Day
Shailene Woodley – Divergent Series
Bravest Performance
Jessica Chastain – Ms. Sloane
Naomie Harris – Moonlight
Isabelle Huppert – Elle
Sasha Lane – American Honey
Ruth Negga – Loving
Remake or Sequel That Shouldn’t Have Been Made
Ben Hur
Ghostbusters
Independence Day Resurgence
The Magnificent Seven
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
AWFJ Hall of Shame Award
Sharon Maguire and Renee Zellwegger for Bridget Jones’s Baby
Nicholas Winding Refn and Elle Fanning for The Neon Demon
David Ayer and Margot Robbie for Suicide Squad
David E. Talbert and Mo’Nique for Almost Christmas
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EDA Award winners will be announced on Wednesday, December 21, 2016.
2016 / 10th EDA Awards nominations:
AWFJ BEST OF AWARDS: These awards are presented to women and/or men without gender consideration.
Best Film
Arrival
Hell or High Water
La La Land
Manchester by the Sea
Moonlight
Best Director
Damien Chazelle – La La Land
Barry Jenkins – Moonlight
Kenneth Lonergan – Manchester by the Sea
David Mackenzie – Hell or High Water
Denis Villeneuve – Arrival
Best Screenplay, Original
20th Century Women – Mike Mills
Hail Caesar – Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
Hell or High Water – Taylor Sheridan
La La Land – Damien Chazelle
Manchester by the Sea – Kenneth Lonergan
Best Screenplay, Adapted
Arrival – Eric Heisserer
Lion – Luke Davies
Love & Friendship – Whit Stillman
Moonlight – Barry Jenkins
Nocturnal Animals –Tom Ford
Best Documentary
13th – Ava DuVernay
Gleason – Clay Tweel
I Am Not Your Negro – Raoul Peck
OJ Made in America – Ezra Edelman
Weiner – Elyse Steinberg and Josh Kriegma
Best Animated Film
Finding Dory – Andrew Stanton and Angus MacLane
Kubo and the Two Strings- Travis Knight
Moana – Ron Clements, Don Hall, John Musker, Chris Williams
Zootopia – Byron Howard, Rich Moore, Jared Bush
Best Actress
Amy Adams – Arrival
Isabelle Huppert – Elle
Ruth Negga – Loving
Natalie Portman – Jackie
Emma Stone – La La Land
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Viola Davis – Fences
Greta Gerwig – 20th Century Women
Naomie Harris – Moonlight
Octavia Spemcer-Hidden Figures
Michelle Williams – Manchester by the Sea
Best Actor
Casey Affleck – Manchester By The Sea
Joel Edgerton – Loving
Ryan Gosling – La La Land
Tom Hanks – Sully
Denzel Washington – Fences
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Mahershala Ali – Moonlight
Jeff Bridges – Hell or High Water
Ben Foster – Hell or High Water
Lucas Hedges – Manchester By the Sea
Michael Shannon- Nocturnal Animals
Best Ensemble Cast – Casting Director
20th Century Women – Mark Bennett and Laura Rosenthal
Hail Caesar – Ellen Chenoweth
Hell or High Water – Jo Edna Boldin and Richard Hicks
Manchester by the Sea – Douglas Aibel
Moonlight – Yesi Ramirez
Best Cinematography
Arrival – Bradford Young
Hell or High Water – Giles Nuttgens
La La Land – Linus Sandgren
Manchester by The Sea – Jody Lee Lipes
Moonlight – James Laxton
Best Editing
Arrival – Joe Walker
I Am Not Your Negro — Alexandra Strauss
La La Land – Tom Cross
Manchester By The Sea – Jennifer Lame
Moonlight – Joi McMillon and Nat Sanders
Best Non-English-Language Film
Elle – Paul Verhoeven, France
Fire At Sea – Gianfranco Rosi, Italy
The Handmaiden – Chan-Wook Park, South Korea
Julieta – Pedro Almodovar. Spain
Toni Erdmann – Maren Ede, Germany
EDA FEMALE FOCUS AWARDS: These awards honor WOMEN only.
Best Woman Director
Andrea Arnold – American Honey
Ava DuVernay -13th
Rebecca Miller – Maggie’s Plan
Mira Nair – Queen of Katwe
Kelly Reichardt – Certain Women
Best Woman Screenwriter
Andrea Arnold – American Honey
Rebecca Miller – Maggie’s Plan
Kelly Reichardt – Certain Women
Lorene Scafaria – The Meddler
Laura Terruso – Hello, My Name is Doris
Best Animated Female
Dory in Finding Dory –Ellen DeGeneres
Judy in Zootopia – Ginnifer Goodwin
Moana in Moana – Auli’i Cravalho
Best Breakthrough Performance
Sasha Lane – American Honey
Janelle Monai – Moonlight and Hidden Figures
Madina Nalwanga – Queen of Katwe
Ruth Negga – Loving
Outstanding Achievement by A Woman in The Film Industry
Ava DuVernay – For 13th and raising awareness about the need for diversity and gender equality in Hollywood.
Anne Hubbell and Amy Hobby for establishing Tangerine Entertainment’s Juice Fund to support female filmmakers.
Mynette Louie, President of Gamechanger Films, which finances narrative films directed by women.
April Reign for creating and mobilizing the #OscarsSoWhite campaign.
EDA SPECIAL MENTION AWARDS
Actress Defying Age and Ageism
Anette Bening – 20th Century Women
Viola Davis – Fences
Sally Field – Hello, My Name is Doris
Isabelle Huppert – Elle and Things to Come
Helen Mirren – Eye in the Sky
Most Egregious Age Difference Between The Lead and The Love Interest Award
Dirty Grandpa – Robert De Niro (b. 1943) and Aubrey Plaza (b. 1984)
Indepencence Day Resurgence – Charlotte Gainsbourg (b 1971) and Jeff Goldblum (b 1952)
Mechanic Resurrection – Jason Statham (b. 1967) and Jessica Aba (b. 1981)
Rules Don’t Apply – Warren Beatty (b. 1937) and Lily Collins (b. 1989)
Actress Most in Need Of A New Agent
Jennifer Aniston – Mother’s Day and Office Christmas Party
Melissa McCarthy – The Boss and Ghostbusters
Margot Robbie – Suicide Squad and Tarzan
Julia Roberts – Mother’s Day
Shailene Woodley – Divergent Series
Bravest Performance
Jessica Chastain – Ms. Sloane
Naomie Harris – Moonlight
Isabelle Huppert – Elle
Sasha Lane – American Honey
Ruth Negga – Loving
Remake or Sequel That Shouldn’t Have Been Made
Ben Hur
Ghostbusters
Independence Day Resurgence
The Magnificent Seven
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
AWFJ Hall of Shame Award
Sharon Maguire and Renee Zellwegger for Bridget Jones’s Baby
Nicholas Winding Refn and Elle Fanning for The Neon Demon
David Ayer and Margot Robbie for Suicide Squad
David E. Talbert and Mo’Nique for Almost Christmas
-------------------------
Saturday, September 17, 2016
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from September 11th to 17th, 2016 - Update #34
Support Leroy on Patreon.
BOX OFFICE - From Variety: Looks like "Blair Witch" won't keep "Sully" from repeating as weekend box office champ.
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OBIT - From TheWrap: The author, W.P. Kinsella, has died at the age of 81. His 1982 novel, "Shoeless Joe," was the basis of director Phil Alden Robinson's 1989, Oscar-nominated film, "Field of Dreams," which starred Kevin Costner.
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OBIT-THEATER - From EW: Legendary American playwright, Albert Albee, has died at the age of 88, Friday, September 16, 2016. His best known play is "Who Afraid of Virginia Woolf?"
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MOVIE - From GQ: See Shia LaBeouf as John McEnroe for the film, "McEnroe vs. Borg."
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MOVIE - From Variety: Classic Western, "High Noon," is being remade, but that remake will be set in the present day.
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MOVIE - From THR: After a dispute over Tom Cruise's money is resolved, "Mission: Impossible 6" resumes.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Newcomer Cailee Spaeny is the female lead in "Pacific Rim: Maelstrom."
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TELEVISION - From YahooTV: Remembering NBC's groundbreaking TV movie, "An Early Frost."
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SPORTS - From YahooSports: U.S. soccer National Team member, Megan Rapinoe, still taking a knee during the National Anthem.
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TELEVISION - From TVLine: Spike Lee's TV version of his debut film, "She's Gotta Have It" gets a 10-episode order from Amazon.
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MOVIES - From BuzzFeed: Leonardo DiCaprio has a new eco-movie, "Before the Flood."
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TELEVISION - From TheWrap: Actress - pitch woman Sofia Vergara is getting paid, y'all.
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STAR TREK - From YahooNews: CBS' upcoming series, "Star Trek Discovery" has been delayed from its announced January 2017 release to May 2017. I thought this would happen, especially as no casting had been announced.
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COMICS-FILM - From ComicBookMovie: "Harley Quinn" spin-off from "Suicide Squad" moves forward.
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TELEVISION - From TheWrap: What the hell is "American Horror Story" Season 6 about? Try The Wrap's live blog.
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MOVIES - From THR: A young actress, Storm Reid (12 Years a Slave), is the lead in Ava DuVernay's adaptation of "A Wrinkle in Time."
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MOVIES - From ShadowandAct: Jordan Peele (of Key & Peele) has finished his directorial debut, which is a straight (not comic) horror film.
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MOVIE - From Deadline: Anne Hathaway has a sci-fi film, "Colossal," which has been bought by a mystery Chinese buyer.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Conrad Vernon, the co-director of the hit animated film, "Sausage Party," will helm a remake of "The Toxic Avenger."
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Fox Searchlight picks up the much talk-about "Jackie" with Natalie Portman.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Benicio del Toro in talks to star in "Predator" reboot.
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MOVIES - From ScreenRant: Rock legend Steven Tyler wants to be in "Guardians of the Galaxy 3."
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CELEBRITY - From YahooNews: "Sully" Sullenberg for president says Clint Eastwood.
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SPORTS - From YahooSports: A player can be penalized for "sexually suggestive" celebrations. That is what happened to to Antonio Brown of the Pittsburgh Steelers during a Monday Night Football game where the Steelers smashed the Washington Redskins.
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POLITICS - From TheIntercept: U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee's "No" vote on Sept. 14, 2001 is timeless and remains powerful.
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EMMYS - From ShadowandAct: RuPaul won his first Emmy Award for "Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program" for “RuPaul’s Drag Race" (Logo). This was announced at Saturday's 2016 Creative Arts Emmys.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 9/9 to 9/11/2016 weekend box office is "Sully" with an estimated take of $35.5 million.
ECO - From DemocracyNow: The state of North Dakota has issued a warrant for the arrest of journalist Amy Goodman, whose work revealed private security and their dogs attacking protestors of the Dakota Access Pipeline.
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COMICS-FILM - From Patreon: I finally posted my review of "Batman v Superman."
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MUSIC - From YahooMusic: Katy Perry wants Taylor Swift to apologize.
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OBIT - From Variety: Transgender star, Alexis Arquette, has died at the age of 47, Sunday morning, September 11, 2016. She was the sister of Oscar-winning actress Patricia Arquette and actor David Arquette.
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EMMYS - From Variety: A complete list of winners at the 2016 Creative Arts Emmys, which "Game of Thrones" led with 7 wins.
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FESTIVALS - From TheWrap: At the 2016 / 73rd Venice Film Festival, the best picture prize goes to director Lav Diaz's "The Woman Who Left."
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MOVIES - From IndieWire: Brad Pitt calls Mel Gibson's "The Passion of the Christ" a propaganda film.
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COMICS-FILM - From EW: Voice actor, Ryan Potter (Big Hero 6) really wants to be Robin, so he made a video for Ben Affleck.
TRAILERS:
From YouTube: Kim Burrell and Pharrell Williams perform the song "I See a Victory" from the upcoming film, "Hidden Figures" live at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival.
BOX OFFICE - From Variety: Looks like "Blair Witch" won't keep "Sully" from repeating as weekend box office champ.
----------
OBIT - From TheWrap: The author, W.P. Kinsella, has died at the age of 81. His 1982 novel, "Shoeless Joe," was the basis of director Phil Alden Robinson's 1989, Oscar-nominated film, "Field of Dreams," which starred Kevin Costner.
----------
OBIT-THEATER - From EW: Legendary American playwright, Albert Albee, has died at the age of 88, Friday, September 16, 2016. His best known play is "Who Afraid of Virginia Woolf?"
---------------
MOVIE - From GQ: See Shia LaBeouf as John McEnroe for the film, "McEnroe vs. Borg."
---------
MOVIE - From Variety: Classic Western, "High Noon," is being remade, but that remake will be set in the present day.
----------
MOVIE - From THR: After a dispute over Tom Cruise's money is resolved, "Mission: Impossible 6" resumes.
----------
MOVIES - From Variety: Newcomer Cailee Spaeny is the female lead in "Pacific Rim: Maelstrom."
----------
TELEVISION - From YahooTV: Remembering NBC's groundbreaking TV movie, "An Early Frost."
----------
SPORTS - From YahooSports: U.S. soccer National Team member, Megan Rapinoe, still taking a knee during the National Anthem.
----------
TELEVISION - From TVLine: Spike Lee's TV version of his debut film, "She's Gotta Have It" gets a 10-episode order from Amazon.
----------
MOVIES - From BuzzFeed: Leonardo DiCaprio has a new eco-movie, "Before the Flood."
----------
TELEVISION - From TheWrap: Actress - pitch woman Sofia Vergara is getting paid, y'all.
----------
STAR TREK - From YahooNews: CBS' upcoming series, "Star Trek Discovery" has been delayed from its announced January 2017 release to May 2017. I thought this would happen, especially as no casting had been announced.
----------
COMICS-FILM - From ComicBookMovie: "Harley Quinn" spin-off from "Suicide Squad" moves forward.
----------
TELEVISION - From TheWrap: What the hell is "American Horror Story" Season 6 about? Try The Wrap's live blog.
----------
MOVIES - From THR: A young actress, Storm Reid (12 Years a Slave), is the lead in Ava DuVernay's adaptation of "A Wrinkle in Time."
----------
MOVIES - From ShadowandAct: Jordan Peele (of Key & Peele) has finished his directorial debut, which is a straight (not comic) horror film.
----------
MOVIE - From Deadline: Anne Hathaway has a sci-fi film, "Colossal," which has been bought by a mystery Chinese buyer.
----------
MOVIES - From Variety: Conrad Vernon, the co-director of the hit animated film, "Sausage Party," will helm a remake of "The Toxic Avenger."
----------
MOVIES - From Deadline: Fox Searchlight picks up the much talk-about "Jackie" with Natalie Portman.
----------
MOVIES - From Deadline: Benicio del Toro in talks to star in "Predator" reboot.
----------
MOVIES - From ScreenRant: Rock legend Steven Tyler wants to be in "Guardians of the Galaxy 3."
----------
CELEBRITY - From YahooNews: "Sully" Sullenberg for president says Clint Eastwood.
----------
SPORTS - From YahooSports: A player can be penalized for "sexually suggestive" celebrations. That is what happened to to Antonio Brown of the Pittsburgh Steelers during a Monday Night Football game where the Steelers smashed the Washington Redskins.
----------
POLITICS - From TheIntercept: U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee's "No" vote on Sept. 14, 2001 is timeless and remains powerful.
----------
EMMYS - From ShadowandAct: RuPaul won his first Emmy Award for "Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program" for “RuPaul’s Drag Race" (Logo). This was announced at Saturday's 2016 Creative Arts Emmys.
----------
BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 9/9 to 9/11/2016 weekend box office is "Sully" with an estimated take of $35.5 million.
ECO - From DemocracyNow: The state of North Dakota has issued a warrant for the arrest of journalist Amy Goodman, whose work revealed private security and their dogs attacking protestors of the Dakota Access Pipeline.
----------
COMICS-FILM - From Patreon: I finally posted my review of "Batman v Superman."
----------
MUSIC - From YahooMusic: Katy Perry wants Taylor Swift to apologize.
----------
OBIT - From Variety: Transgender star, Alexis Arquette, has died at the age of 47, Sunday morning, September 11, 2016. She was the sister of Oscar-winning actress Patricia Arquette and actor David Arquette.
----------
EMMYS - From Variety: A complete list of winners at the 2016 Creative Arts Emmys, which "Game of Thrones" led with 7 wins.
----------
FESTIVALS - From TheWrap: At the 2016 / 73rd Venice Film Festival, the best picture prize goes to director Lav Diaz's "The Woman Who Left."
----------
MOVIES - From IndieWire: Brad Pitt calls Mel Gibson's "The Passion of the Christ" a propaganda film.
----------
COMICS-FILM - From EW: Voice actor, Ryan Potter (Big Hero 6) really wants to be Robin, so he made a video for Ben Affleck.
TRAILERS:
From YouTube: Kim Burrell and Pharrell Williams perform the song "I See a Victory" from the upcoming film, "Hidden Figures" live at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival.
Saturday, September 10, 2016
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from September 1st to 10th, 2016 - Update #39
Support Leroy on Patreon.
MOVIES - From Variety: At the Toronto International Film Festival, "Birth of a Nation" debuts with a standing ovation, in spite of the ongoing controversy about its director. Cause it's time to move on.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Natalie Portman as First Lady Jackie Kennedy is all the buzz at Toronto.
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GREED - From Money: 5300 Wells Fargo employees fired in massive fake account scam against customers.
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TELEVISION - From Variety: Vin Diesel developing a "first responders" drama for NBC.
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MOVIES - From TheVillageVoice: Charles Burnett's "To Sleep with Anger" reawakens.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Meryl Streep and J.J. Abrams come together for the TV project, "The Nix."
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Universal and Focus Features wins the rights to Paul Thomas Anderson's next film, which will reunite him with Daniel Day-Lewis.
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ECO - From EcoWatch: Leonardo DiCaprio and three stars from the "Justice League" movie, Jason Momoa, Ezra Miller and Ray Fisher, join the protest against the "Dakota Access" pipeline.
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OBIT - From Variety: The drag icon, "The Lady Chablis" has died Thursday, September 8, 2016. She appeared in John Berendt's bestselling novel, "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil" and also in Clint Eastwood's 1997 film adaptation of the novel. Her age is unknown.
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MOVIES - From HitFix: Apparently, "The Crow" reboot is moving forward, maybe with Jason Momoa in the lead. I think the whole thing is a bad idea.
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MOVIES - From THR: Johnny Depp to headline a thriller about the murders of rappers Tupac Shakur and Notorious B.I.G.
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MOVIES - From TheWrap: Reese Witherspoon and Mindy Kaling in talks to join "A Wrinkle in Time," to be directed by Ava DuVernay.
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TELEVISION - From RSN: Fox News has settled with Gretchen Carlson in her sexual harassment suit against super-predator Roger Ailes.
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OBIT - From Variety: The prolific TV director, Leslie H. Martinson, has died at the age of 101, Saturday, September 3, 2016. He directed over 100 episodes of various TV series, but he is best known for directing the 1966 film, "Batman: The Movie."
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COMICS-FILM - From BleedingCool: Set photos from "Spider-Man: Homecoming" may reveal the villain, "The Shocker."
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COMICS-FILM - From ETCanada: Chadwick Boseman says "Black Panther" to be grittier than other Marvel movies.
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OBIT - From Variety: The actor Hugh O'Brian has died at the age of 91, Monday, September 5, 2016. He was best known for playing the lead in the popular ABC Western television series, "The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp" (1955-61).
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CULTURE - From TheDailyBeast: Nativists/racists attack Chobani for hiring Muslim refugees.
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DA LORD - From NPR: Mother Teresa is now a saint.
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TELEVISION - From HitFix: A look at the Ava DuVernay-created, Oprah Winfrey produced family drama, "Queen Sugar."
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JAMES BOND - From Indiewire: Sony reportedly throws big money at Daniel Craig to return as James Bond for two more films, while the studio and Bond bosses prepare a transition for a younger, longer term successor.
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TELEVISION - From EW: Get a first look at "Ghost Rider" from "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D."
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OBIT - From YahooMusic: Jerry Heller once managed seminal rap group, N.W.A. He died at the age of 75 on Friday, September 2, 2016. Heller's attorney says the N.W.A. biopic, "Straight Outta Compton," caused Heller's death.
From Uproxx: Jerry Heller, of Ruthless Records and N.W.A., has died.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the three-day Labor Day 2016 weekend (9/2 to 9/4/2016) is "Don't Breathe" with an estimated take of $15.7 million. The four-day weekend result will be released tomorrow.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Clint Eastwood's biopic, "Sully," gets a standing ovation at the Telluride Film Festival. Eastwood had a relatively tough time getting it made.
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MOVIES - From TheWrap: Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson gives first look at his "Jumanji" character, "The Smoldering Dr. Bravestone."
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MOVIES - From YahooCelebrity: Gabby Sidibe's has lot a LOT of weight.
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MOVIES - From SlashFilm: Why didn't the "Saints Row" film happen?
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CULTURE - From TheGuardian: Comedian and actor Leslie Jones continues to face intense racism.
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OBIT - From TheAVClub: The actor Jon Polito has died at the age of 65, Thursday, September 1, 2016. He had a long and prolific career. He played cops and was a favorite of the Coen Brothers, appearing in "Miller's Crossing" and "The Big Lebowski" to name a few.
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SPORTS - From RSN: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on those who insult Colin Kaepernick.
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SPORTS - From YahooNews: When college football player, Travis Rudolph, sat at a lunchroom table with a lonely autistic boy named Bo Paske, it started a sensation.
From YahooSports: Bo said it was like sitting on rainbows.
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MOVIES - From YahooNews: For its DVD release, Paul Feig's all-female Ghostbusters reboot gets a new title, "Ghostbusters: Answer the Call."
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MEDIA - From YahooFinance: Disney is a diversified media empire and is more than just Mickey Mouse, of course.
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COMICS - From BleedingCool: DC Comics is currently producing four comic books that re-imagine various characters from classic Hanna-Barbera animated television series. "The Jetsons" will be getting the re-imagination treatment.
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MOVIES - From TheWrap: Fox Searchlight and Nate Parker will hold a press conference at the upcoming Toronto International Film Festival for "The Birth of a Nation." Parker continues to deal with the controversy concerning a rape allegation from 17 (!) years ago.
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SPORTS - From YahooTV: NFL executives and front office people boldly proclaim how much the hate Colin Kaepernick, quarterback of the San Francisco 49ers, for not standing for the National Anthem. But they do so by keeping their names off the record. Both the NFL officials and the reporter and his media outlet are cowards.
TRAILERS:
From YouTube: First trailer for "Underworld: Blood Wars." 'Bout time.
From YouTube: "Morgan" opens today. See her go from beautiful child to killer.
From YouTube: "Kubo and the Two Strings" offers a time-lapse clip from the making of the film.
MOVIES - From Variety: At the Toronto International Film Festival, "Birth of a Nation" debuts with a standing ovation, in spite of the ongoing controversy about its director. Cause it's time to move on.
----------
MOVIES - From Variety: Natalie Portman as First Lady Jackie Kennedy is all the buzz at Toronto.
----------
GREED - From Money: 5300 Wells Fargo employees fired in massive fake account scam against customers.
----------
TELEVISION - From Variety: Vin Diesel developing a "first responders" drama for NBC.
----------
MOVIES - From TheVillageVoice: Charles Burnett's "To Sleep with Anger" reawakens.
----------
MOVIES - From Deadline: Meryl Streep and J.J. Abrams come together for the TV project, "The Nix."
----------
MOVIES - From Deadline: Universal and Focus Features wins the rights to Paul Thomas Anderson's next film, which will reunite him with Daniel Day-Lewis.
----------
ECO - From EcoWatch: Leonardo DiCaprio and three stars from the "Justice League" movie, Jason Momoa, Ezra Miller and Ray Fisher, join the protest against the "Dakota Access" pipeline.
----------
OBIT - From Variety: The drag icon, "The Lady Chablis" has died Thursday, September 8, 2016. She appeared in John Berendt's bestselling novel, "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil" and also in Clint Eastwood's 1997 film adaptation of the novel. Her age is unknown.
----------
MOVIES - From HitFix: Apparently, "The Crow" reboot is moving forward, maybe with Jason Momoa in the lead. I think the whole thing is a bad idea.
---------
MOVIES - From THR: Johnny Depp to headline a thriller about the murders of rappers Tupac Shakur and Notorious B.I.G.
----------
MOVIES - From TheWrap: Reese Witherspoon and Mindy Kaling in talks to join "A Wrinkle in Time," to be directed by Ava DuVernay.
----------
TELEVISION - From RSN: Fox News has settled with Gretchen Carlson in her sexual harassment suit against super-predator Roger Ailes.
----------
OBIT - From Variety: The prolific TV director, Leslie H. Martinson, has died at the age of 101, Saturday, September 3, 2016. He directed over 100 episodes of various TV series, but he is best known for directing the 1966 film, "Batman: The Movie."
----------
COMICS-FILM - From BleedingCool: Set photos from "Spider-Man: Homecoming" may reveal the villain, "The Shocker."
----------
COMICS-FILM - From ETCanada: Chadwick Boseman says "Black Panther" to be grittier than other Marvel movies.
----------
OBIT - From Variety: The actor Hugh O'Brian has died at the age of 91, Monday, September 5, 2016. He was best known for playing the lead in the popular ABC Western television series, "The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp" (1955-61).
----------
CULTURE - From TheDailyBeast: Nativists/racists attack Chobani for hiring Muslim refugees.
----------
DA LORD - From NPR: Mother Teresa is now a saint.
----------
TELEVISION - From HitFix: A look at the Ava DuVernay-created, Oprah Winfrey produced family drama, "Queen Sugar."
----------
JAMES BOND - From Indiewire: Sony reportedly throws big money at Daniel Craig to return as James Bond for two more films, while the studio and Bond bosses prepare a transition for a younger, longer term successor.
----------
TELEVISION - From EW: Get a first look at "Ghost Rider" from "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D."
----------
OBIT - From YahooMusic: Jerry Heller once managed seminal rap group, N.W.A. He died at the age of 75 on Friday, September 2, 2016. Heller's attorney says the N.W.A. biopic, "Straight Outta Compton," caused Heller's death.
From Uproxx: Jerry Heller, of Ruthless Records and N.W.A., has died.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the three-day Labor Day 2016 weekend (9/2 to 9/4/2016) is "Don't Breathe" with an estimated take of $15.7 million. The four-day weekend result will be released tomorrow.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Clint Eastwood's biopic, "Sully," gets a standing ovation at the Telluride Film Festival. Eastwood had a relatively tough time getting it made.
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MOVIES - From TheWrap: Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson gives first look at his "Jumanji" character, "The Smoldering Dr. Bravestone."
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MOVIES - From YahooCelebrity: Gabby Sidibe's has lot a LOT of weight.
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MOVIES - From SlashFilm: Why didn't the "Saints Row" film happen?
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CULTURE - From TheGuardian: Comedian and actor Leslie Jones continues to face intense racism.
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OBIT - From TheAVClub: The actor Jon Polito has died at the age of 65, Thursday, September 1, 2016. He had a long and prolific career. He played cops and was a favorite of the Coen Brothers, appearing in "Miller's Crossing" and "The Big Lebowski" to name a few.
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SPORTS - From RSN: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on those who insult Colin Kaepernick.
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SPORTS - From YahooNews: When college football player, Travis Rudolph, sat at a lunchroom table with a lonely autistic boy named Bo Paske, it started a sensation.
From YahooSports: Bo said it was like sitting on rainbows.
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MOVIES - From YahooNews: For its DVD release, Paul Feig's all-female Ghostbusters reboot gets a new title, "Ghostbusters: Answer the Call."
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MEDIA - From YahooFinance: Disney is a diversified media empire and is more than just Mickey Mouse, of course.
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COMICS - From BleedingCool: DC Comics is currently producing four comic books that re-imagine various characters from classic Hanna-Barbera animated television series. "The Jetsons" will be getting the re-imagination treatment.
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MOVIES - From TheWrap: Fox Searchlight and Nate Parker will hold a press conference at the upcoming Toronto International Film Festival for "The Birth of a Nation." Parker continues to deal with the controversy concerning a rape allegation from 17 (!) years ago.
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SPORTS - From YahooTV: NFL executives and front office people boldly proclaim how much the hate Colin Kaepernick, quarterback of the San Francisco 49ers, for not standing for the National Anthem. But they do so by keeping their names off the record. Both the NFL officials and the reporter and his media outlet are cowards.
TRAILERS:
From YouTube: First trailer for "Underworld: Blood Wars." 'Bout time.
From YouTube: "Morgan" opens today. See her go from beautiful child to killer.
From YouTube: "Kubo and the Two Strings" offers a time-lapse clip from the making of the film.
Sunday, July 31, 2016
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from July 24th to 31st, 2016 - Update #56
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 7/29 to 7/31/16 weekend box office is "Jason Bourne" with an estimated gross of $60 million.
From Variety: "Jason Bourne" makes a $60 million debut at the box office.
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HARRY POTTER - From TheWrap: The boy wizard is done says J.K. Rowling.
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POLITICS - From YahooNews: Trump asserts that the NFL is on his side because both are against two presidential debates that are the same time as NFL games.
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MOVIES - From CinemaBlend: Will Smith totally starstrck by Batman on set of "Suicide Squad."
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OBIT-COMICS - From MADMagazine: Jack Davis, one of the founders of "Mad Magazine," has died at the age of 91, Wednesday, July 27, 2016.
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MOVIES - From ScreenRant: John Carpenter and his fellow plaintiffs won a lawsuit against French filmmaker, Luc Besson, claiming that Besson's film, "Lockout" was plagiarized from Carpenter's cult 1981 film, Escape from New York.
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POLITICS - From YahooNews: Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump insult Khizr and Ghazala Kahn, the couple who appeared at this past weeks 2016 DNC. Khizr spoke and castigated Trump. the Kahns' son, Humayun was an Army captain and a Muslim who was killed in Iraq in 2004.
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TELEVISION - From TheWrap: "Season 8" will be the final season of HBO's Emmy-winning "Game of Thrones."
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POLITICS - From YahooNews: Women feeling empowered by Hillary Clinton's nomination.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Rising acting talent, Paul Dano, is making his directorial debut with the film, "Wildfire," based on the 1990 Richard Ford novel.
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MOVIES - From HitFix: "Avengers: Infinity War Part 1 and Part II" get title changes. "Avengers: Infinity War Part I" is not just "Avengers: Infinity War."
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MOVIES - From TheWrap: Danny Trejo wants Betty White to be in his next movie.
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POLITICS - From NYPost: Malia Obama, Barack and Michelle's older daughter, skips the DNC and goes to Lollapalooza instead, and conservatives, Obama-haters, and racists freak out.
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SPORTS/CRIME - From YahooSports: Former Boston Red Sox pitcher and World Series champion, Curt Schilling, won't face criminal charges for his video game company scam which cost Rhode Island tax payers $112 million.
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MOVIES - From TheVillageVoice: John Waters' "Multiple Maniacs" (1970) is back.
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MOVIES - From YahooMovies: 30 years of "Stand By Me," so we have an oral history of the film that almost didn't make it into theaters.
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From YahooMovies: Sometimes actors do cosplay, too.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Oprah Winfrey is in final negotiations to appear in the film, "A Wrinkle in Time," which is being directed by Ava DuVernay ("Selma"). Winfrey appeared in "Selma."
From EntertaimentWeekly: 5 things we want to see in Ava DuVernay's "A Wrinkle in Time" adaptation.
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COMICS/FILM - From ThePlaylist: Disney is developing a reboot/sequel of its 1991 film, "The Rocketeer."
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OBIT - From TheWrap: The actor and radio talk show host, Jerry Doyle, has died at the age of 60, Wednesday, July 27, 2017. He was probably best known for his role as "Michael Garibaldi" on the cult TV show, "Babylon 5."
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MUSIC - From YahooMusic: Kanye still pushin' the Taylor Swift message.
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POLITICS - From CNN: President Barack Obama's entire Democratic convention speech at the 2016 DNC.
From CNN: Some GOP are feeling jelly about President Obama's speech.
From YahooTV: People loved First Lady Michelle Obama's DNC sppech, but the designer of her dress is in awe that she chose to wear it.
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POLITICS - From CNN: Bradley Cooper was at the 2016 Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, and now, some Republicans are angry. Why? Read on...
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TELEVISION - From PopSugar: 6 teaser photos from "American Horror Story" Season 6.
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TELEVISION - From PopSugar: The Netflix reboot of the "Gilmore Girls," which is called "Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life" has a premiere date: November 25, 2016.
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MOVIES - From YahooCelebrity: Kim Ledger talks about the tragic death of his son, Heath Ledger.
From YahooMovies: Jared Leto will play "The Joker" in the upcoming "Suicide Squad." He talks about playing the character after Heath Ledger, who played the Joker in "The Dark Knight," and won a posthumous Oscar for his performance.
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CRIME - From YahooNews: In 1981, John Hinkley shot and injured President Ronald Reagan and 3 others, during an assassination attempt on Reagan. He will be freed by August 5th, 2016 from a government psychiatric hospital.
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MOVIES - From IndieWire: Charlie Hunnam, the lead in "Pacific Rim," will not return for the sequel. He's not enough of a star for this to be considered a big lost. There must be at least 20 young white actors of his age and talent and overblown status that could take Hunnam's place.
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HARRY POTTER - From YahooMovies: What critics are saying about the stage play, "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child."
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CELEBRITY - From YahooCelebrity: Eddie Murphy, his current girlfriend (Paige Butcher), and ex-wife (Nicole Murphy), make nice on the red carpet.
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OBIT - From TMZ: The website is reporting that Youree Harris, best known as the iconic TV psychic, "Miss Cleo," has died at the age of 53, after a battle with cancer.
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POLITICS - From RSN: Michael Moore has five reasons Donald Trump will win the presidency.
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COMICS - From Variety: Kiersey Clemons (a breakout in "Dope") is in talks to star as "Iris West" in Warner Bros. and DC Comics' "Flash" movie next to Ezra Miller as "Flash." Rick Famumiya, the director of "Dope," is directing "Flash."
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COMIC-CON - From Refinery29: Zendaya to play a character named "Michelle" in "Spider-Man: Homecoming."
From BusinessInsider: The lead villain in "Spider-Man: Homecoming" is "Vulture."
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POLITICS - From YahooNews: First Lady Michelle Obama delivers a soaring powerful speech at the 2016 Democratic National Convention.
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CULTURE - From YahooSports: After years of relative silence, Michael Jordan is speaking out on the issues of police shootings and police shooting people. Cop killers buy sneakers, too, eh, Mike?
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COMIC-CON - From BleedingCool: The links to 300 Bleeding Cool articles on the 2016 San Diego Comic-Con International in one place.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 7/22 to 7/24/2016 weekend box office is "Star Trek Beyond" with an estimated take of $59.6 million.
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SDCC-COMICS-FILM - From YahooNews: It did not take much convincing for Michael Rooker to appear in blue makeup for a Marvel Studios panel discussion "Guardians of the Galaxy 2."
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SDCC-COMICS-FILM - From LATimes: Ben Affleck confirmed as director of standalone "Batman" film.
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SDCC-TV - From YahooTV: The Comic-Con trailer for "Sherlock Holmes" Season 4 shocks viewers.
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POLITICS - From NYT: Donald Trump, Jr. has said that his father, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, would turn over foreign and domestic affairs to his vice-president, if Trump were be elected president...
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SDCC-COMICS-FILM - From Variety: Marvel vs. DC - comic book movies at Comic-Con.
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SDCC-COMICS-FILM - From YahooMovies: Comic-Con debuts a new trailer for "LEGO Batman."
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SDCC-COMICS-FILM - From YahooMovies: A new, longer "Doctor Strange" trailer debuts at Comic-Con.
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SDCC-COMICS-FILM - From YahooMovies: Oscar-winner Brie Larson ("Room") officially announced as Marvel Studios' "Captain Marvel." Her solo film arrives in 2019.
-- Also, Danai Gurira, "Michonne" of "The Walking Dead," was introduced as the latest member of the "Black Panther" squad.
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TRAILERS:
From BleedingCool: The trailer for Zhang Yimou's "The Great Wall" with Matt Damon.
From YouTube: Teaser trailer for "xXx: The Return of Xander Cage," due in January 2017.
From YahooMovies: First teaser trailer for "T2: Trainspotting," the sequel to the film, "Trainspotting."
COMICS - From YahooMovies: First full "Wonder Woman" trailer, which debuted at San Diego Comic-Con International 2016.
COMICS - From YahooMovies: Warner Bros. unleashes footage from its "Justice League" movie.
MOVIES - From YahooMovies: King Kong is massive in "King: Skull Island."
BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 7/29 to 7/31/16 weekend box office is "Jason Bourne" with an estimated gross of $60 million.
From Variety: "Jason Bourne" makes a $60 million debut at the box office.
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HARRY POTTER - From TheWrap: The boy wizard is done says J.K. Rowling.
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POLITICS - From YahooNews: Trump asserts that the NFL is on his side because both are against two presidential debates that are the same time as NFL games.
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MOVIES - From CinemaBlend: Will Smith totally starstrck by Batman on set of "Suicide Squad."
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OBIT-COMICS - From MADMagazine: Jack Davis, one of the founders of "Mad Magazine," has died at the age of 91, Wednesday, July 27, 2016.
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MOVIES - From ScreenRant: John Carpenter and his fellow plaintiffs won a lawsuit against French filmmaker, Luc Besson, claiming that Besson's film, "Lockout" was plagiarized from Carpenter's cult 1981 film, Escape from New York.
---------------
POLITICS - From YahooNews: Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump insult Khizr and Ghazala Kahn, the couple who appeared at this past weeks 2016 DNC. Khizr spoke and castigated Trump. the Kahns' son, Humayun was an Army captain and a Muslim who was killed in Iraq in 2004.
---------------
TELEVISION - From TheWrap: "Season 8" will be the final season of HBO's Emmy-winning "Game of Thrones."
---------------
POLITICS - From YahooNews: Women feeling empowered by Hillary Clinton's nomination.
---------------
MOVIES - From Variety: Rising acting talent, Paul Dano, is making his directorial debut with the film, "Wildfire," based on the 1990 Richard Ford novel.
---------------
MOVIES - From HitFix: "Avengers: Infinity War Part 1 and Part II" get title changes. "Avengers: Infinity War Part I" is not just "Avengers: Infinity War."
---------------
MOVIES - From TheWrap: Danny Trejo wants Betty White to be in his next movie.
---------------
POLITICS - From NYPost: Malia Obama, Barack and Michelle's older daughter, skips the DNC and goes to Lollapalooza instead, and conservatives, Obama-haters, and racists freak out.
---------------
SPORTS/CRIME - From YahooSports: Former Boston Red Sox pitcher and World Series champion, Curt Schilling, won't face criminal charges for his video game company scam which cost Rhode Island tax payers $112 million.
---------------
MOVIES - From TheVillageVoice: John Waters' "Multiple Maniacs" (1970) is back.
----------------
MOVIES - From YahooMovies: 30 years of "Stand By Me," so we have an oral history of the film that almost didn't make it into theaters.
---------------
From YahooMovies: Sometimes actors do cosplay, too.
---------------
MOVIES - From Variety: Oprah Winfrey is in final negotiations to appear in the film, "A Wrinkle in Time," which is being directed by Ava DuVernay ("Selma"). Winfrey appeared in "Selma."
From EntertaimentWeekly: 5 things we want to see in Ava DuVernay's "A Wrinkle in Time" adaptation.
---------------
COMICS/FILM - From ThePlaylist: Disney is developing a reboot/sequel of its 1991 film, "The Rocketeer."
----------------
OBIT - From TheWrap: The actor and radio talk show host, Jerry Doyle, has died at the age of 60, Wednesday, July 27, 2017. He was probably best known for his role as "Michael Garibaldi" on the cult TV show, "Babylon 5."
---------------
MUSIC - From YahooMusic: Kanye still pushin' the Taylor Swift message.
---------------
POLITICS - From CNN: President Barack Obama's entire Democratic convention speech at the 2016 DNC.
From CNN: Some GOP are feeling jelly about President Obama's speech.
From YahooTV: People loved First Lady Michelle Obama's DNC sppech, but the designer of her dress is in awe that she chose to wear it.
---------------
POLITICS - From CNN: Bradley Cooper was at the 2016 Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, and now, some Republicans are angry. Why? Read on...
---------------
TELEVISION - From PopSugar: 6 teaser photos from "American Horror Story" Season 6.
---------------
TELEVISION - From PopSugar: The Netflix reboot of the "Gilmore Girls," which is called "Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life" has a premiere date: November 25, 2016.
----------------
MOVIES - From YahooCelebrity: Kim Ledger talks about the tragic death of his son, Heath Ledger.
From YahooMovies: Jared Leto will play "The Joker" in the upcoming "Suicide Squad." He talks about playing the character after Heath Ledger, who played the Joker in "The Dark Knight," and won a posthumous Oscar for his performance.
---------------
CRIME - From YahooNews: In 1981, John Hinkley shot and injured President Ronald Reagan and 3 others, during an assassination attempt on Reagan. He will be freed by August 5th, 2016 from a government psychiatric hospital.
---------------
MOVIES - From IndieWire: Charlie Hunnam, the lead in "Pacific Rim," will not return for the sequel. He's not enough of a star for this to be considered a big lost. There must be at least 20 young white actors of his age and talent and overblown status that could take Hunnam's place.
---------------
HARRY POTTER - From YahooMovies: What critics are saying about the stage play, "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child."
---------------
CELEBRITY - From YahooCelebrity: Eddie Murphy, his current girlfriend (Paige Butcher), and ex-wife (Nicole Murphy), make nice on the red carpet.
---------------
OBIT - From TMZ: The website is reporting that Youree Harris, best known as the iconic TV psychic, "Miss Cleo," has died at the age of 53, after a battle with cancer.
---------------
POLITICS - From RSN: Michael Moore has five reasons Donald Trump will win the presidency.
---------------
COMICS - From Variety: Kiersey Clemons (a breakout in "Dope") is in talks to star as "Iris West" in Warner Bros. and DC Comics' "Flash" movie next to Ezra Miller as "Flash." Rick Famumiya, the director of "Dope," is directing "Flash."
---------------
COMIC-CON - From Refinery29: Zendaya to play a character named "Michelle" in "Spider-Man: Homecoming."
From BusinessInsider: The lead villain in "Spider-Man: Homecoming" is "Vulture."
---------------
POLITICS - From YahooNews: First Lady Michelle Obama delivers a soaring powerful speech at the 2016 Democratic National Convention.
---------------
CULTURE - From YahooSports: After years of relative silence, Michael Jordan is speaking out on the issues of police shootings and police shooting people. Cop killers buy sneakers, too, eh, Mike?
---------------
COMIC-CON - From BleedingCool: The links to 300 Bleeding Cool articles on the 2016 San Diego Comic-Con International in one place.
---------------
BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 7/22 to 7/24/2016 weekend box office is "Star Trek Beyond" with an estimated take of $59.6 million.
---------------
SDCC-COMICS-FILM - From YahooNews: It did not take much convincing for Michael Rooker to appear in blue makeup for a Marvel Studios panel discussion "Guardians of the Galaxy 2."
--------------
SDCC-COMICS-FILM - From LATimes: Ben Affleck confirmed as director of standalone "Batman" film.
---------------
SDCC-TV - From YahooTV: The Comic-Con trailer for "Sherlock Holmes" Season 4 shocks viewers.
---------------
POLITICS - From NYT: Donald Trump, Jr. has said that his father, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, would turn over foreign and domestic affairs to his vice-president, if Trump were be elected president...
---------------
SDCC-COMICS-FILM - From Variety: Marvel vs. DC - comic book movies at Comic-Con.
---------------
SDCC-COMICS-FILM - From YahooMovies: Comic-Con debuts a new trailer for "LEGO Batman."
---------------
SDCC-COMICS-FILM - From YahooMovies: A new, longer "Doctor Strange" trailer debuts at Comic-Con.
---------------
SDCC-COMICS-FILM - From YahooMovies: Oscar-winner Brie Larson ("Room") officially announced as Marvel Studios' "Captain Marvel." Her solo film arrives in 2019.
-- Also, Danai Gurira, "Michonne" of "The Walking Dead," was introduced as the latest member of the "Black Panther" squad.
---------------
TRAILERS:
From BleedingCool: The trailer for Zhang Yimou's "The Great Wall" with Matt Damon.
From YouTube: Teaser trailer for "xXx: The Return of Xander Cage," due in January 2017.
From YahooMovies: First teaser trailer for "T2: Trainspotting," the sequel to the film, "Trainspotting."
COMICS - From YahooMovies: First full "Wonder Woman" trailer, which debuted at San Diego Comic-Con International 2016.
COMICS - From YahooMovies: Warner Bros. unleashes footage from its "Justice League" movie.
MOVIES - From YahooMovies: King Kong is massive in "King: Skull Island."
Monday, February 29, 2016
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from February 21st to 29th, 2016 - Update #47
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OBIT - From Variety: The actor George Kennedy has died at the age of 91 on Sunday, February 28, 2016. Kennedy had a long career and earned a best supporting actor Oscar for his role in the Paul Newman film, "Cool Hand Luke."
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OSCARS - From YahooMovies: The highs and lows of the 88th Oscars.
From Variety: Italy celebrates Ennio Morricone's Oscar win for scoring "The Hateful Eight."
From YahooMovies: No, Sam Smith, you are NOT the first openly gay person to win an Oscar. Remember Dustin Black - best screenplay winner for Milk, not to mention several others?
From YahooMovies: "Spotlight" wins "Best Picture" at 88th Oscars.
From YahooMovies: Leonardo DiCaprio's Best Actor win was the most tweeted about Oscar moment ever.
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MOVIES - From the NYT: A very funny story about diversity by Colton Dunn - "Don't Call Me the Black Seth Rogen."
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BOX OFFICE - BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 2/26 to 2/28/2016 weekend box office is "Deadpool" with an estimated take of $31.5 million. This is it's third consecutive weekend at #1.
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STAR TREK - From CinemaBlend: Tony Todd says that he is on an actors short list for upcoming CBS digital Star Trek series.
STAR TREK - From CinemaBlend: Nicholas Meyer, the director of the beloved film, "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Kahn" has joined the new CBS series in some creative capacity.
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CRIME - From BuzzFlash: Public defender system in Louisiana is in full meltdown.
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AWARDS - From PopSugar: At the 2016 Spirit Awards, Mya Taylor becomes the first transgender actress to win a major film award.
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AWARDS - From Deadline: 2016 "Spirit Awards" winners; "Spotlight" dominates.
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OSCARS - From YahooNews: Ava DuVernay on Oscars controversy and Flint water crisis with Katie Couric.
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BLACK LIVES MATTER - From WashPost: Why did Cleveland sue Tamir Rice's family.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Patricia Arquette hosts a dinner on gender equality. Jennifer Lawrence is one of the attendees.
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TV - From TVLine: CBS has order a pilot for a television series based on the 2001 film, "Training Day," for which Denzel Washington won an Oscar. Bill Paxton will play the morally ambiguous cop in a re-imagining of the film.
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OBITS - From TheWrap: The actor Tony Burton has died at the age of 78, He is best known for portraying Apollo Creed's trainer Tony "Duke" Evers in six "Rocky" movies.
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OSCARS - From the VillageVoice: Spike Lee talks about the Oscars and more.
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OSCARS - From VillageVoice: Michael Musto: The sweet smell of scandal at the Oscars.
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BLACK LIVES MATTER - From RSN: I am not a super-predator.
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CULTURE - From BuzzFlash: St. Louis archbishop rails against Girl Scouts.
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OSCARS - From YahooMovies: "See You Again" from "Furious 7" not nominated - still doesn't make sense.
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COMICS - From BleedingCool: Alan Moore's new prose novel is available for pre-order.
---------------
MOVIES - From SlashFilm: For its loose booty adaptation of "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Disney has hired James Mangold to direct... after dumping David Fincher's take on the film.
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OSCARS - From Variety: Al Sharpton to lead Oscar-weekend #OscarSoWhite protests.
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MUSIC - From YahooCelebrity: Demi Lovato, that girl can sang. She sings Ray Charles tunes at a White House event, which will air on PBS, Friday, Feb. 26th, 2016.
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POLITICS - From The NYT: The Republican-controlled Senate refuses to consider any Obama Supreme Court nominee, and it's all ugly old white men, especially that gargoyle, Mitch McConnell.
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MOVIES - From WeGotThisCovered: "Zombieland 2" is apparently still happening.
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MOVIE - From Variety: Jessica Chastain and Queen Latifah are among actresses advising new female-empowered production company.
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MOVIE - From CinemaBlend: "Pacific Rim 2" is back on, but with a new director.
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MOVIES - From TheWrap: Nate Parker's acclaimed "Birth of a Nation" gets a release date, October 7, 2016 - just in time to not get any Oscar nominations.
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COMICS - From TheHDRoom: When "Batman Vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice hits Blu-ray, it will have an R-rating.
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MOVIE - From TheWrap: The 1968 Steve McQueen movie, "The Thomas Crown Affair," will get a second remake starring Michael B. Jordan. The first remake was in 1999 with Pierce Brosnan and Rene Russo.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Ava DuVernay is set to direct Disney's "A Wrinkle in Time."
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CULTURE - From TheAtlantic: The enduring solidarity of whitness by Ta-Nehisi Coates.
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MOVIES - From DreadCentral: Chucky the killer doll that first appeared in Child's Play could return for a seventh film.
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COMICS - From HitFix: It seems there will be a "Justice League," movie, and it will start film April 11, 2016.
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OBITS - From Variety: The Oscar-nominated cinematographer Douglas Slocombe has died at the age of 103 (Monday, February 22, 2016). He shot "Raiders of the Lost Ark" and several of the Ealing Studios comedies, including the "The Lavender Hill Mob."
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Demian Bichir added to Ridley Scott's "Alien: Covenant."
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COMICS - From SlashFilm: In "Captain America: Civil War," Martin Freeman plays Everett Ross.
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OSCARS - From Variety: 5 upsets that could rock the 88th Academy Awards.
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COMICS - From FlickeringMyth: Set photos from Doctor Strange in London.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The number one movie at the 2/19 to 2/21/2016 weekend box office is "Deadpool," which an estimated take of $55 million. It is a repeat winner, having won last week in its debut weekend.
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COMICS - From CinemaBlend: The third Wolverine film, which will be Hugh Jackman's last as the title character, will be R-rated and will be based on the story "Old Man Logan."
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TELEVISION - From CinemaBlend: "The Walking Dead" is making a time-jump.
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MOVIES - From TheWrap: "The Revenant" sounds best to Cinema Audio Society.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Mad Max: Fury Road leads the Makeup Artists and Hairstylists Guild awards.
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COMICS - From CinemaBlend: Doctor Strange will be a blast...
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SPORTS - From Steelersdotcom: Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Heath Miller has retired. Sigh.
OBIT - From Variety: The actor George Kennedy has died at the age of 91 on Sunday, February 28, 2016. Kennedy had a long career and earned a best supporting actor Oscar for his role in the Paul Newman film, "Cool Hand Luke."
---------------
OSCARS - From YahooMovies: The highs and lows of the 88th Oscars.
From Variety: Italy celebrates Ennio Morricone's Oscar win for scoring "The Hateful Eight."
From YahooMovies: No, Sam Smith, you are NOT the first openly gay person to win an Oscar. Remember Dustin Black - best screenplay winner for Milk, not to mention several others?
From YahooMovies: "Spotlight" wins "Best Picture" at 88th Oscars.
From YahooMovies: Leonardo DiCaprio's Best Actor win was the most tweeted about Oscar moment ever.
---------------
MOVIES - From the NYT: A very funny story about diversity by Colton Dunn - "Don't Call Me the Black Seth Rogen."
---------------
BOX OFFICE - BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 2/26 to 2/28/2016 weekend box office is "Deadpool" with an estimated take of $31.5 million. This is it's third consecutive weekend at #1.
----------------
STAR TREK - From CinemaBlend: Tony Todd says that he is on an actors short list for upcoming CBS digital Star Trek series.
STAR TREK - From CinemaBlend: Nicholas Meyer, the director of the beloved film, "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Kahn" has joined the new CBS series in some creative capacity.
---------------
CRIME - From BuzzFlash: Public defender system in Louisiana is in full meltdown.
---------------
AWARDS - From PopSugar: At the 2016 Spirit Awards, Mya Taylor becomes the first transgender actress to win a major film award.
---------------
AWARDS - From Deadline: 2016 "Spirit Awards" winners; "Spotlight" dominates.
---------------
OSCARS - From YahooNews: Ava DuVernay on Oscars controversy and Flint water crisis with Katie Couric.
---------------
BLACK LIVES MATTER - From WashPost: Why did Cleveland sue Tamir Rice's family.
---------------
MOVIES - From Variety: Patricia Arquette hosts a dinner on gender equality. Jennifer Lawrence is one of the attendees.
---------------
TV - From TVLine: CBS has order a pilot for a television series based on the 2001 film, "Training Day," for which Denzel Washington won an Oscar. Bill Paxton will play the morally ambiguous cop in a re-imagining of the film.
---------------
OBITS - From TheWrap: The actor Tony Burton has died at the age of 78, He is best known for portraying Apollo Creed's trainer Tony "Duke" Evers in six "Rocky" movies.
---------------
OSCARS - From the VillageVoice: Spike Lee talks about the Oscars and more.
---------------
OSCARS - From VillageVoice: Michael Musto: The sweet smell of scandal at the Oscars.
---------------
BLACK LIVES MATTER - From RSN: I am not a super-predator.
---------------
CULTURE - From BuzzFlash: St. Louis archbishop rails against Girl Scouts.
---------------
OSCARS - From YahooMovies: "See You Again" from "Furious 7" not nominated - still doesn't make sense.
---------------
COMICS - From BleedingCool: Alan Moore's new prose novel is available for pre-order.
---------------
MOVIES - From SlashFilm: For its loose booty adaptation of "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Disney has hired James Mangold to direct... after dumping David Fincher's take on the film.
---------------
OSCARS - From Variety: Al Sharpton to lead Oscar-weekend #OscarSoWhite protests.
---------------
MUSIC - From YahooCelebrity: Demi Lovato, that girl can sang. She sings Ray Charles tunes at a White House event, which will air on PBS, Friday, Feb. 26th, 2016.
---------------
POLITICS - From The NYT: The Republican-controlled Senate refuses to consider any Obama Supreme Court nominee, and it's all ugly old white men, especially that gargoyle, Mitch McConnell.
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MOVIES - From WeGotThisCovered: "Zombieland 2" is apparently still happening.
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MOVIE - From Variety: Jessica Chastain and Queen Latifah are among actresses advising new female-empowered production company.
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MOVIE - From CinemaBlend: "Pacific Rim 2" is back on, but with a new director.
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MOVIES - From TheWrap: Nate Parker's acclaimed "Birth of a Nation" gets a release date, October 7, 2016 - just in time to not get any Oscar nominations.
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COMICS - From TheHDRoom: When "Batman Vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice hits Blu-ray, it will have an R-rating.
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MOVIE - From TheWrap: The 1968 Steve McQueen movie, "The Thomas Crown Affair," will get a second remake starring Michael B. Jordan. The first remake was in 1999 with Pierce Brosnan and Rene Russo.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Ava DuVernay is set to direct Disney's "A Wrinkle in Time."
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CULTURE - From TheAtlantic: The enduring solidarity of whitness by Ta-Nehisi Coates.
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MOVIES - From DreadCentral: Chucky the killer doll that first appeared in Child's Play could return for a seventh film.
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COMICS - From HitFix: It seems there will be a "Justice League," movie, and it will start film April 11, 2016.
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OBITS - From Variety: The Oscar-nominated cinematographer Douglas Slocombe has died at the age of 103 (Monday, February 22, 2016). He shot "Raiders of the Lost Ark" and several of the Ealing Studios comedies, including the "The Lavender Hill Mob."
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Demian Bichir added to Ridley Scott's "Alien: Covenant."
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COMICS - From SlashFilm: In "Captain America: Civil War," Martin Freeman plays Everett Ross.
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OSCARS - From Variety: 5 upsets that could rock the 88th Academy Awards.
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COMICS - From FlickeringMyth: Set photos from Doctor Strange in London.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The number one movie at the 2/19 to 2/21/2016 weekend box office is "Deadpool," which an estimated take of $55 million. It is a repeat winner, having won last week in its debut weekend.
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COMICS - From CinemaBlend: The third Wolverine film, which will be Hugh Jackman's last as the title character, will be R-rated and will be based on the story "Old Man Logan."
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TELEVISION - From CinemaBlend: "The Walking Dead" is making a time-jump.
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MOVIES - From TheWrap: "The Revenant" sounds best to Cinema Audio Society.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Mad Max: Fury Road leads the Makeup Artists and Hairstylists Guild awards.
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COMICS - From CinemaBlend: Doctor Strange will be a blast...
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SPORTS - From Steelersdotcom: Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Heath Miller has retired. Sigh.
Sunday, January 31, 2016
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from January 24th to 31st, 2016 - Update #47
Support Leroy on Patreon.
MOVIES - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 1/29 to 1/31/2016 weekend box office is "Kung Fu Panda 3" with an estimated take of $41 million.
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From Variety: The actor, Frank Finlay, died Saturday, January 30, 2016 at the age of 89. He earned a best supporting actor Oscar nomination for his role in "Othello" (1965). Many may remember him as 'Porthos' in the 1973 version of "The Three Musketeers," with Oliver Reed, Michael York, and Richard Chamberlain.
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MOVIES - From Complex: Manohla Dargis coins the term, "DuVernay Test" in honor of Ava DuVerany.
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MOVIES - From TOH: ACE Awards for film and TV editors winners announced.
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SPORTS - From YahooSports: I'm not a robot, Serena Williams says.
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SPORTS - From YahooSports: There are five high school players named after Kobe Bryant who are hot college basketball prospects.
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STAR WARS - From YahooMovies: Details about Forest Whitaker's character in "Star Wars: Rogue One."
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NEWS - From RSN: A scary article about the Zika virus.
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TELEVISION - From EOnline: "X-Files" creator, Chris Carter, talks about the future of the show.
---------------
TELEVISION: From TheWrap: Jade Pinkett-Smith returning to FOX's "Gotham" for multiple episodes as "Fish Mooney."
---------------
TELEVISION - From TheWrap: "Gilmore Girls" revival is at Netflix, but I'm not interested.
---------------
NEWS - From BuzzFlash: Erin Brockovich says that the Flint, Michigan water crisis is just the tip of the iceberg, in terms of other areas facing lead poisoning.
---------------
CRIME - From Truthout: Supreme Court, Montgomery v. Louisiana, may allow juveniles sentenced to life without parole a chance to be retroactively re-sentenced.
---------------
MUSIC - From YahooMusic: See the Coldplay-Beyonce video, "Hymn for the Weekend."
----------------
COMICS - From WashPost: What Star Wars and Marvel can learn from British cult comic, Judge Dredd.
---------------
CRIME - From YahooNews: The Unabomber, Ted Kaczynski, is not living a lonely life in prison.
---------------
HISTORY - From MintPressNews: Famous whistler blower, Daniel Ellsberg (The Pentagon Papers) says top military brass knew in advance that Vietnam War would fail.
---------------
POLITICS - From RollingStone: The mag says that Donald Trump skilled the 1/28/2016 GOP debate because he hates women.
---------------
TRAILERS - From DreamWorks: A new trailer for the CG-animated, Trolls.
----------------
OSCARS - From Vulture: I'm surprised by this. I thought because it was controversially left off the best picture Oscar list, at least one of the producers of the film would be invited to the Oscars ceremony. No, only the four nominated writers have been attended.
---------------
MOVIES - From Deadline: Tom Cruise and Jerry Bruckheimer talk "Top Gun" sequel.
---------------
OSCARS - From RSN: Spike Lee's Facebook post on his decision to boycott the 2016 Oscars.
---------------
HISTORY - From CounterPunch: Mumia Abu-Jamal on Huey P. Newton.
---------------
POLITICS - From DemocracyNow: The father of David and Charles Koch, Fred Kock, collaborated with the Nazis.
----------------
OSCARS - From teleSUR: Hollywood stars - Steven Soderbergh, Mark Ruffalo, Dustin Hoffman, Viola Davis and others - say Oscars and all of America is rife with racism.
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HISTORY - From Gawker: Woody Guthrie hated his landlord, Donald Trump's father, Fred Trump.
---------------
POLITICS - From TheHill: Hacktivist group, Anonymous, wants Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder in jail over Flint, Michigan water crisis.
---------------
COMICS - From DenofGeek: DC Comics teases something called "Rebirth."
---------------
TELEVISION - From BleedingCool: Corey Hawkins of Straight Outta Compton will take the lead in FOX's revival of the TV series, "24," which is being called "24: Legacy."
---------------
GRAMMYS - From YahooMusic: Will Smith once boycotted the Grammys.
---------------
OBIT - From YahooTV: The actor, Abe Vigoda, died today (January 26, 2016). He was 94. Vigoda is best remembered for his role as "Detective Fish" on the television series, "Barney Miller." He also had a pivotal role in "The Godfather," as the mobster, Sal Tessio.
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POLITICS - From YahooNews: How Bernie Sanders will get anything done.
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POLITICS - From YahooPolitics: Ben and Jerry of Ben & Jerry have created a limited edition Bernie Sanders ice cream, "Bernie's Yearning."
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NEWS - From Reuters: McDonald's sales soar, thanks in large part to all-day breakfast menu.
---------------
MOVIES - From Variety: DreamWorks live-action adaptation of the manga, "Ghost in the Shell" (starring Scarlett Johansson) has moved from Disney to Paramount.
---------------
MOVIES/TV - From Vulture: Directors Guild president, Paris Barclay (an African American), says that more than just the Academy's changes are need to address diversity in Hollywood.
TELEVISION - From IndieWire: Woody Allen is reportedly going to star in his Amazon series... with Miley Cyrus.
---------------
MUSIC - From BET: Kanye West reveals track listing for his upcoming solo LP, "SWISH."
---------------
MOVIES - From BET: Nick Cannon, who had a song that was eligible for the Oscars, has written an #OscarsSoWhite poem.
---------------
SPORTS - From YahooSports: 5 early Super Bowl storylines.
---------------
WEBCOMICS - From ComicBookBin: New Constant Chp. 2 Pg. 2
From ComicBookBin: New episode of Johnny Bullet - #58 - in English
From ComicBookBin: New episode in French
---------------
MOVIES - From Vulture: Daniel Radcliffe explains his erection in "Swiss Army Man."
---------------
TELEVISION - From Vulture: Here is a recap from "The X-Files" Episode 1 of the six-issue miniseries.
---------------
POLITICS - From TheAtlantic: Now, that ugly puppy dog is no longer governor, Louisiana embraces Obamacare, thanks to new Gov. John Bel Edwards.
---------------
AWARDS - From Vulture: "I completely deserve this!" Shonda Rhimes says during her acceptance speech at the 2016 Producers Guild Awards.
---------------
OSCARS - From Vulture: Another white actor has to backtrack on diversity in Oscars/Hollywood comments. This time it is the fine Julie Delpy. And... she's not entirely wrong.
---------------
MOVIES - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 2/22 to 2/24/2016 box office weekend is Oscar-favorite, "The Revenant" with an estimated take of $16 million.
---------------
From YahooGames: See the new "Batman vs. Superman" spot that aired during the NFC Championships Game.
---------------
COMICS - From Patreon: My review of "Obi-Wan and Anakin #1."
---------------
COMICS - From ComicBookBin: My review of "Kimi Ni Todoke Vol. 23."
---------------
POLITICS - From RT: Trump says he could shoot someone and still not lose his loyal supporters.
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RACE - From RSN: “The laws are recast and enforced in order to suppress any type of minority movement.”
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OSCARS - From Variety: Chris Rock will remain as host, and will address #OscarsSoWhite during his monologue. He and his writing staff are rewriting their work for the show.
---------------
TELEVISION - From Variety: Gillian Anderson was offered half the salary of what David Duchovny recieved to return to X-Files. Apparently, the show often treated her like a sidekick.
---------------
OSCARS -
Deadline: Academy unveils major rules changes to diversify Oscars.
Deadline: Historic changes met with praise and outrage.
TheGuardian: Current Oscar-nominee Charlotte Rampling finds #OscarsSoWhite so racist to white people.
From Deadline: Then, Ms. Rampling has to check herself.
From Deadline: On diversity - Oscars at the end of the food chain says Oscar winner and favorite, Alejandro Gonzales Inarritu.
From Deadline: Danny DeVito - We're all racists.
From Deadline: Oscar-winning director, Jonathan Demme, suggests re-calibrating this year's Oscar nominations.
COMICS - From TheWrap: "Thor: Ragnarok" director, Taiki Waititi, talks about about making the film funnier.
-------------------------
From Zoolander 2 - new video content:
Blue Steel Selfie Studio here and here.
Meet Don Atari from House of Atoz here.
MOVIES - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 1/29 to 1/31/2016 weekend box office is "Kung Fu Panda 3" with an estimated take of $41 million.
---------------
From Variety: The actor, Frank Finlay, died Saturday, January 30, 2016 at the age of 89. He earned a best supporting actor Oscar nomination for his role in "Othello" (1965). Many may remember him as 'Porthos' in the 1973 version of "The Three Musketeers," with Oliver Reed, Michael York, and Richard Chamberlain.
---------------
MOVIES - From Complex: Manohla Dargis coins the term, "DuVernay Test" in honor of Ava DuVerany.
--------------
MOVIES - From TOH: ACE Awards for film and TV editors winners announced.
---------------
SPORTS - From YahooSports: I'm not a robot, Serena Williams says.
---------------
SPORTS - From YahooSports: There are five high school players named after Kobe Bryant who are hot college basketball prospects.
---------------
STAR WARS - From YahooMovies: Details about Forest Whitaker's character in "Star Wars: Rogue One."
---------------
NEWS - From RSN: A scary article about the Zika virus.
----------------
TELEVISION - From EOnline: "X-Files" creator, Chris Carter, talks about the future of the show.
---------------
TELEVISION: From TheWrap: Jade Pinkett-Smith returning to FOX's "Gotham" for multiple episodes as "Fish Mooney."
---------------
TELEVISION - From TheWrap: "Gilmore Girls" revival is at Netflix, but I'm not interested.
---------------
NEWS - From BuzzFlash: Erin Brockovich says that the Flint, Michigan water crisis is just the tip of the iceberg, in terms of other areas facing lead poisoning.
---------------
CRIME - From Truthout: Supreme Court, Montgomery v. Louisiana, may allow juveniles sentenced to life without parole a chance to be retroactively re-sentenced.
---------------
MUSIC - From YahooMusic: See the Coldplay-Beyonce video, "Hymn for the Weekend."
----------------
COMICS - From WashPost: What Star Wars and Marvel can learn from British cult comic, Judge Dredd.
---------------
CRIME - From YahooNews: The Unabomber, Ted Kaczynski, is not living a lonely life in prison.
---------------
HISTORY - From MintPressNews: Famous whistler blower, Daniel Ellsberg (The Pentagon Papers) says top military brass knew in advance that Vietnam War would fail.
---------------
POLITICS - From RollingStone: The mag says that Donald Trump skilled the 1/28/2016 GOP debate because he hates women.
---------------
TRAILERS - From DreamWorks: A new trailer for the CG-animated, Trolls.
----------------
OSCARS - From Vulture: I'm surprised by this. I thought because it was controversially left off the best picture Oscar list, at least one of the producers of the film would be invited to the Oscars ceremony. No, only the four nominated writers have been attended.
---------------
MOVIES - From Deadline: Tom Cruise and Jerry Bruckheimer talk "Top Gun" sequel.
---------------
OSCARS - From RSN: Spike Lee's Facebook post on his decision to boycott the 2016 Oscars.
---------------
HISTORY - From CounterPunch: Mumia Abu-Jamal on Huey P. Newton.
---------------
POLITICS - From DemocracyNow: The father of David and Charles Koch, Fred Kock, collaborated with the Nazis.
----------------
OSCARS - From teleSUR: Hollywood stars - Steven Soderbergh, Mark Ruffalo, Dustin Hoffman, Viola Davis and others - say Oscars and all of America is rife with racism.
---------------
HISTORY - From Gawker: Woody Guthrie hated his landlord, Donald Trump's father, Fred Trump.
---------------
POLITICS - From TheHill: Hacktivist group, Anonymous, wants Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder in jail over Flint, Michigan water crisis.
---------------
COMICS - From DenofGeek: DC Comics teases something called "Rebirth."
---------------
TELEVISION - From BleedingCool: Corey Hawkins of Straight Outta Compton will take the lead in FOX's revival of the TV series, "24," which is being called "24: Legacy."
---------------
GRAMMYS - From YahooMusic: Will Smith once boycotted the Grammys.
---------------
OBIT - From YahooTV: The actor, Abe Vigoda, died today (January 26, 2016). He was 94. Vigoda is best remembered for his role as "Detective Fish" on the television series, "Barney Miller." He also had a pivotal role in "The Godfather," as the mobster, Sal Tessio.
---------------
POLITICS - From YahooNews: How Bernie Sanders will get anything done.
---------------
POLITICS - From YahooPolitics: Ben and Jerry of Ben & Jerry have created a limited edition Bernie Sanders ice cream, "Bernie's Yearning."
---------------
NEWS - From Reuters: McDonald's sales soar, thanks in large part to all-day breakfast menu.
---------------
MOVIES - From Variety: DreamWorks live-action adaptation of the manga, "Ghost in the Shell" (starring Scarlett Johansson) has moved from Disney to Paramount.
---------------
MOVIES/TV - From Vulture: Directors Guild president, Paris Barclay (an African American), says that more than just the Academy's changes are need to address diversity in Hollywood.
TELEVISION - From IndieWire: Woody Allen is reportedly going to star in his Amazon series... with Miley Cyrus.
---------------
MUSIC - From BET: Kanye West reveals track listing for his upcoming solo LP, "SWISH."
---------------
MOVIES - From BET: Nick Cannon, who had a song that was eligible for the Oscars, has written an #OscarsSoWhite poem.
---------------
SPORTS - From YahooSports: 5 early Super Bowl storylines.
---------------
WEBCOMICS - From ComicBookBin: New Constant Chp. 2 Pg. 2
From ComicBookBin: New episode of Johnny Bullet - #58 - in English
From ComicBookBin: New episode in French
---------------
MOVIES - From Vulture: Daniel Radcliffe explains his erection in "Swiss Army Man."
---------------
TELEVISION - From Vulture: Here is a recap from "The X-Files" Episode 1 of the six-issue miniseries.
---------------
POLITICS - From TheAtlantic: Now, that ugly puppy dog is no longer governor, Louisiana embraces Obamacare, thanks to new Gov. John Bel Edwards.
---------------
AWARDS - From Vulture: "I completely deserve this!" Shonda Rhimes says during her acceptance speech at the 2016 Producers Guild Awards.
---------------
OSCARS - From Vulture: Another white actor has to backtrack on diversity in Oscars/Hollywood comments. This time it is the fine Julie Delpy. And... she's not entirely wrong.
---------------
MOVIES - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 2/22 to 2/24/2016 box office weekend is Oscar-favorite, "The Revenant" with an estimated take of $16 million.
---------------
From YahooGames: See the new "Batman vs. Superman" spot that aired during the NFC Championships Game.
---------------
COMICS - From Patreon: My review of "Obi-Wan and Anakin #1."
---------------
COMICS - From ComicBookBin: My review of "Kimi Ni Todoke Vol. 23."
---------------
POLITICS - From RT: Trump says he could shoot someone and still not lose his loyal supporters.
--------------
RACE - From RSN: “The laws are recast and enforced in order to suppress any type of minority movement.”
---------------
OSCARS - From Variety: Chris Rock will remain as host, and will address #OscarsSoWhite during his monologue. He and his writing staff are rewriting their work for the show.
---------------
TELEVISION - From Variety: Gillian Anderson was offered half the salary of what David Duchovny recieved to return to X-Files. Apparently, the show often treated her like a sidekick.
---------------
OSCARS -
Deadline: Academy unveils major rules changes to diversify Oscars.
Deadline: Historic changes met with praise and outrage.
TheGuardian: Current Oscar-nominee Charlotte Rampling finds #OscarsSoWhite so racist to white people.
From Deadline: Then, Ms. Rampling has to check herself.
From Deadline: On diversity - Oscars at the end of the food chain says Oscar winner and favorite, Alejandro Gonzales Inarritu.
From Deadline: Danny DeVito - We're all racists.
From Deadline: Oscar-winning director, Jonathan Demme, suggests re-calibrating this year's Oscar nominations.
COMICS - From TheWrap: "Thor: Ragnarok" director, Taiki Waititi, talks about about making the film funnier.
-------------------------
From Zoolander 2 - new video content:
Blue Steel Selfie Studio here and here.
Meet Don Atari from House of Atoz here.
Monday, December 7, 2015
Review: Gripping "Selma" is History Unfarnished
[A version of this review originally appeared on Patreon.]
Selma (2014)
Running time: 128 minutes (2 hours, 8 minutes)
MPAA – PG-13 for disturbing thematic material including violence, a suggestive moment, and brief strong language
DIRECTOR: Ava DuVernay
WRITER: Paul Webb
PRODUCERS: Christian Colson, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, and Oprah Winfrey
CINEMATOGRAPHER: Bradford Young
EDITOR: Spencer Averick
COMPOSER: Jason Moran
Academy Award winner
DRAMA/HISTORY
Starring: David Oyelowo, Carmen Ejogo, Tom Wilkinson, Giovanni Ribisi, Andre Holland, Stephan James, Wendell Pierce, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Colman Domingo, Omar Dorsey, Tessa Thompson, Common, Lorraine Toussaint, Lakeith Stanfield, Henry G. Sanders, Charity Jordan, Trai Beyers, Dylan Baker, Stephen Root, Niecy Nash, E. Roger Mitchell, Tim Roth, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Alessandro Nivola, Michael Shikany, Brandon O'Dell, Nigel Thatch, and Oprah Winfrey
Selma is a 2014 historical drama from director Ava DuVernay. Written by Paul Webb, the film chronicles the 1965 Selma to Montgomery, Alabama voting rights marches and its leaders: Martin Luther King, Jr., James Bevel, Hosea Williams, and John Lewis. Brad Pitt is one of this film's executive producers.
Selma opens in 1964. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (David Oyelowo) of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) accepts his Nobel Peace Prize. King believes that after the passage of the “Civil Rights Act of 1964” (which outlawed discrimination), the next big effort for civil rights should be to secure voting rights for Black Americans, especially in the South. He and the SCLC decide that the campaign to secure equal voting rights will be highlighted with an epic march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama in 1965.
However, several forces gather to stop the march. President Lyndon B. Johnson (Tom Wilkinson) wants Dr. King to hold off on seeking voting rights until after Johnson can push through his “War of Poverty” program. Alabama Governor George Wallace (Tim Roth) wants to bring an end to Civil Rights activism in his state, and decides to use force, including state police and local law enforcement, against marchers and protesters.
Meanwhile, Coretta Scott King (Carmen Ejogo), Dr. King's wife, is concerned for her husband's safety and for the disruption to their marriage and danger to his family caused by his work. Younger Black activists, such as the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), are not happy with Dr. King and the SCLC's methods. Worst of all, dark forces are gathering to keep the marchers from crossing Edmund Pettus Bridge, which will keep them from leaving Selma.
Like many Civil Rights films, documentaries, and television movies, Selma is an epic, but not by being grand. Director Ava DuVernay composes the film as an intimate tale that closes in on its subjects. Selma is not about the struggle of the Civil Rights movement at large, but about the struggle of the key players, especially Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., at a particular moment in time.
Now, having seen the film, I cannot understand the controversy that surrounded Selma regarding its portrayal of President Lyndon B. Johnson. Some... what can I call them... fans, admirers, protectors of Johnson's legacy, etc. claimed that Selma played the late President as if he were a villain and an obstacle in the Civil Rights movement. First of all, this film is a dramatization of the events surrounding the Selma to Montgomery voting rights march, and, thus, the President Johnson that appears in the film is a fictional depiction of a real person. Secondly, the doubts, reservations, objections that the fictional Johnson expressed here are the same expressed by other characters in Selma, including characters involved in the marches.
Paul Webb's screenplay for Selma depicts nearly all of the major characters and main supporting players as having feet of clay, of being fragile and vulnerable. They are self-interested and self-serving, often to protect what they see as right for the Civil Rights movement, but also to protect themselves and loved ones in a time that was dangerous for many, but especially for people involved in the movement, in particular for Black people, but also for some White people.
Selma is not colorful and whimsical like fellow best picture Oscar nominee, The Grand Budapest Hotel. It is not arty and guileful like the behind-the-scenes Birdman, with its sense of familiarity for actors. Selma is meat-and-potatoes. DuVernay does not compose the Selma to Montgomery march as a grand, historical event, as if it were a history-changing struggle taking place on the kind of wide-open battlefield that is perfect for an epic conflict.
DuVernay closes in on the players in this movement, showing the inner workings of a social movement. This is not the stuff seen on television, like the march itself. This is that unseen stuff, the details that are not glamorous, and sometimes seems petty and trivial, except to those making them and living with the consequences. This intense focus on the interior workings creates a sense of claustrophobia, but also so of dread. Selma often seems like a thriller, because DuVernay brings the audience in so close that they might feel as if they are there. Watching this film, I felt endangered.
The one glitch in this film, I think, is that it sometimes feels disconnected from the larger Civil Rights movement. It is as if nothing came before the marches or would come after it. Sometimes, Selma simply seems out of context.
As Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., David Oyelowo gives Selma its best performance. Oyelowo's is both an imaginative and a bold presentation of Dr. King. In the decades since his assassination, many people have made him both a martyr and, sadly, an idol of adoration. This worship of a false idol is dangerous because it allows people who were or would have been against Dr. King and the Civil Rights movement to appropriate him and the movement. It is as if he is a religious figure that can be reshaped for whatever cause or ideology that needs King's moral position. Oyelowo makes Dr. King human, fragile, and self-serving or self-interested, if not quite selfish. Thus, when Oyelowo brings out the best of Dr. King, it seems genuine and honest, rather than expected.
I think that Selma should have been a more popular film and that it should have received more Oscar nominations than it did (two). In the end, box office and industry accolades don't matter because Selma will stand out as one of the truer cinematic expressions of the Civil Rights movement, which was a fight for freedom and for the soul of the United States of America.
9 of 10
A+
Friday, September 25, 2015
NOTES:
2015 Academy Awards, USA: 1 win: “Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song” (Common as Lonnie Lynn and John Legend as John Stephens for the song “Glory”); 1 nomination: “Best Motion Picture of the Year” (Christian Colson, Oprah Winfrey, Dede Gardner, and Jeremy Kleiner)
2015 Golden Globes, USA: 1 win: “Best Original Song - Motion Picture” (John Legend and Common for the song, “Glory”); 3 nominations: “Best Motion Picture – Drama,” “Best Director - Motion Picture” (Ava DuVernay), and “Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama” (David Oyelowo)
2015 Black Reel Awards: 8 wins: “Outstanding Motion Picture” (Oprah Winfrey, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, and Christian Colson), “Outstanding Actor, Motion Picture” (David Oyelowo), “Outstanding Supporting Actor, Motion Picture” (Wendell Pierce), “Outstanding Supporting Actress, Motion Picture” (Carmen Ejogo), “Outstanding Director, Motion Picture? (Ava DuVernay), “Outstanding Ensemble” (Aisha Coley), “Outstanding Score” (Jason Moran), and “Outstanding Original Song” (John Legend as performer, writer and Common as performer, writer, and Rhymefest as writer for the song, “Glory”); 2 nominations: “Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Male” (André Holland) and “Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Male” (Stephan James)
2015 Image Awards: 4 wins: “Outstanding Motion Picture,” “Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture” (David Oyelowo), “Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture” (Common), “Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture” (Carmen Ejogo); 4 nominations: “Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture” (André Holland), “Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture” (Wendell Pierce), “Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture” (Oprah Winfrey), and “Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture” (Ava DuVernay)
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