by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"
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INDIANA JONES - From Newsarama: "Indiana Jones 5" may begin filming as early as April 2020, says Harrison Ford. The film is due for release July 9, 2021.
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JAMES BOND - From Variety: Grammy-winner Billie Eilish released the audio of her theme song for the next James Bond film, "No Time to Die" (due April 10th). Once again, the song is a collaboration with her Grammy-winning older brother, Finneas.
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MOVIES-COMICS - From BleedingCool: Bong Joon Ho's storyboards for his Oscar-winning film, "Parasite," have been collected a graphic novel.
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MOVIES - From THR: Actors Jake Johnson and Omar Sy, who were supporting actors in 2015's "Jurassic World," will return for the third film in the series, which is due June 2021. Neither appeared in the second film, "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom" (2018).
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TELEVISION - From THR: Fox has ordered a pilot for a TV series in which a teacher and three students attempt to re-enact the classic 1980s film, "The Goonies."
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MOVIES - From Variety: Universal and Blumhouse's "The Hunt" has a new release date, March 13, 2020. The film was originally slated for September 2019, but it was pulled after controversy about its plot - elites hunting ordinary people.
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MOVIES - From IndieWire: Here is a first look at Wes Anderson's next film (his 10th), The French Dispatch," via 5 images. It will debut at Cannes in May and hit North America July 24th, 2020.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Laurence Fishburne will jion Liam Neeson for the action-adventure film, "The Ice Road," which Jonathan Hensleigh will write and direct.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Dee Rees will write and direct a feature film adaptation of George Gershwin musical, "Porgy and Bess" for MGM.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 2/7 to 2/9/2020 weekend box office is "Birds of Prey" with an estimated take of 33.25 million dollars.
From Patreon: Leroy Douresseaux reviews "Birds of Prey."
STREAMING - From Deadline: Ava DuVernay is directing a documentary about the slain rapper, Nipsey Hussle. Netflix has won the rights to it after a reportedly fierce bidding war.
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TELEVISION - From Deadline: CBS is considering a "CSI" revival event miniseries in time for the 20th anniversary of its debut on CBS.
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OSCARS - From Deadline: This link will give you a complete list of winners at the 92nd Academy Awards.
From YahooEntertainment:
From YahooEntertainment: Joaquin Phoenix remembers his late brother, actor River Phoenix, who died in 1993 at the age of 23.
Winners in select categoreies:
Best motion picture of the year:
"Parasite" Kwak Sin Ae and Bong Joon Ho, Producers
Performance by an actress in a leading role:
Renée Zellweger in "Judy"
Performance by an actor in a leading role:
Joaquin Phoenix in "Joker"
Achievement in directing:
"Parasite" Bong Joon Ho
Performance by an actress in a supporting role:
Laura Dern in "Marriage Story"
Performance by an actor in a supporting role:
Brad Pitt in "Once upon a Time...in Hollywood"
Adapted screenplay:
"Jojo Rabbit" Screenplay by Taika Waititi
Original screenplay:
"Parasite" Screenplay by Bong Joon Ho, Han Jin Won; Story by Bong Joon Ho
Best animated short film:
"Hair Love" Matthew A. Cherry and Karen Rupert Toliver
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MOVIES - From CinemaBlend: Vin Diesel would like Oscar-winner Judi Dench to join the "Fast and Furious" franchise.
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CULTURE - From THR: "Hollywood's Black Problem on the Set" - Apparently, there is a shortage of Hollywood and film industry makeup artists and hair stylists who know how to work with African-American performers' natural hair and skin tones.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Legendary Entertainment is developing another reboot of the 1974 horror film, "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre." Director Michael Bay's Platinum Dunes remade (or rebooted) the film with "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" in 2003.
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OSCARS - From YahooEntertainment: Superstar songwriter Diane Warren recently received her 11th best song Oscar nomination - for the song, "I'm Standing with You" from the film, "Breakthrough." She did not win with her previous ten nominations, making her the most nominated woman in Oscar history never to have won. She says, "I don't ever expect to win" ... but she'd like to.
OBITS:
From Deadline: The veteran stage and screen actress, Lynn Cohen, has died at the age of 86, Friday, February 14, 2020. She was best known for playing the role of "Madga" on the HBO TV series, "Sex and the City" (1998-2004) and the 2008 and 2010 film versions of the series.
From THR: The stage, film, and TV actress, singer, and dancer, Paula Kelly, has died at the age of 76. The African-American performer's best known film appearances include "Sweet Charity" (1969) and "The Andromeda Strain" (1971). She received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations, one of them for one of her best known TV roles, "Theresa" in the miniseries, "The Women of Brewster Place" (ABC, 1989).
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Saturday, February 15, 2020
Friday, May 31, 2019
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from May 26th to 31st, 2019 - Update #22
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MOVIES - From THR: Elton John among those angry that Russian film distributors will edit sex scenes out of the Elton John biopic, "Rocketman."
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TELEVISION - From Variety: Trevor Noah of "The Daily Show" draws attention with a billboard that makes a joke about recent best picture Oscar winner, "Green Book."
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COMICS-FILM - From Deadline: Apparently, it is NOW official that Robert Pattison will be the new Batman/Bruce Wayne for the upcoming "The Batman."
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MOVIES - From YahooEntertainment: Octavia Spencer and "Ma" propel the momentum of "Black-led" horror films.
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BOX OFFICE - From Deadline: "Godzilla: King of the Monsters" earns $6.3 million in Thursday night preview shows.
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PIXAR - From Deadline: Pixar's "Toy Story 4" tracking for a potential $200 million opening weekend.
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ANIMATION - From TheWrap: Arnold Schwarzenegger will star in and co-produce an animated preschool series based on Stan Lee's "Superhero Kindergarten."
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COMICS-FILM - From TheWrap: Comic book writer, Tom King, and Oscar-nominee Ava DuVerany will write the screenplay for DuVerany's adaption of DC Comics and Jack Kirby's "New Gods" comic book series.
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CELEBRITY - From BET: Halle Berry surprises to African-American reporters on the red carpet for "John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum."
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 5/24 to 5/26/2019 weekend box office is Disney's live-action remake, "Aladdin," with an estimated take of 86.1 million dollars.
From Deadline: Deadline's regularly updated article on the Memorial Day holiday weekend box office, with an emphasis on the performance of Disney's "Aladdin."
From USAToday: "Aladdin" rakes in 207.1 million dollars at the global box office.
From Patreon: This is my (Leroy Douresseaux) movie review of "Aladdin."
From THR: "John Wick: Chapter 3" is now the "John Wick" series top earner with 181 million dollars in global box office.
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POLITICS - From HuffPost: Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar, who is a Democratic presidential candidate, says that the late Sen. John McCain cited the names of dictators during the President Trump's inaugural address.
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TELEVISION - From AVClub: How the ’80s Twilight Zone honored and extended Rod Serling’s legacy
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TELEVISION - From Deadline: Former "CBS Evening News" anchorman, Scott Pelley," says he was fired from CBS in 2017 for constantly complaining about "a hostile environment."
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CELEBRITY - From EOnline: Multiple Grammy Award nominee, Moby, started a controversy with Oscar winner and multiple Oscar nominee, actress Natalie Portman. This article tells all.
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CANNES - From THR: At Cannes 2019, Bong Joon-ho's "Parasite" wins the Palme d'Or (the top prize). Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" did not win any prizes.
VIDEOS-TRAILERS:
From YouTube: Here is the first official trailer (5/30/2019) for "Rambo V: Last Blood," the fifth installment in the "Rambo" film series. The film is due September 2019.
From YouTube: Here is the first teaser trailer (5/30/2019) for Netflix's TV series, "The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance." The series debuts August 30, 2019.
OBITS:
From BleacherReport: Former Major League Baseball player, Bill Buckner, has died at the age of 69, Monday, May 27, 2019. Buckner has a 22 year career and was known for being a first baseman, although he did play some as an outfielder. He was known for his part in an infamous incident during Game 6 of the 1986 World Series.
From Deadline: Pro Football Hall of Fame (Class of 1977) NFL quarterback, Bart Starr, has died at the age of 85, Sunday, May 26, 2019. Starr was the starting quarterback for the Green Bay Packers from 1956 to 1971. He led the Packers to five NFL championships, including wins in the first two Super Bowls (I in 1967 and II in 1968). Starr remains the only starting quarterback to win three consecutive NFL championships (1965 through 1967 seasons).
MOVIES - From THR: Elton John among those angry that Russian film distributors will edit sex scenes out of the Elton John biopic, "Rocketman."
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TELEVISION - From Variety: Trevor Noah of "The Daily Show" draws attention with a billboard that makes a joke about recent best picture Oscar winner, "Green Book."
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COMICS-FILM - From Deadline: Apparently, it is NOW official that Robert Pattison will be the new Batman/Bruce Wayne for the upcoming "The Batman."
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MOVIES - From YahooEntertainment: Octavia Spencer and "Ma" propel the momentum of "Black-led" horror films.
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BOX OFFICE - From Deadline: "Godzilla: King of the Monsters" earns $6.3 million in Thursday night preview shows.
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PIXAR - From Deadline: Pixar's "Toy Story 4" tracking for a potential $200 million opening weekend.
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ANIMATION - From TheWrap: Arnold Schwarzenegger will star in and co-produce an animated preschool series based on Stan Lee's "Superhero Kindergarten."
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COMICS-FILM - From TheWrap: Comic book writer, Tom King, and Oscar-nominee Ava DuVerany will write the screenplay for DuVerany's adaption of DC Comics and Jack Kirby's "New Gods" comic book series.
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CELEBRITY - From BET: Halle Berry surprises to African-American reporters on the red carpet for "John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum."
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 5/24 to 5/26/2019 weekend box office is Disney's live-action remake, "Aladdin," with an estimated take of 86.1 million dollars.
From Deadline: Deadline's regularly updated article on the Memorial Day holiday weekend box office, with an emphasis on the performance of Disney's "Aladdin."
From USAToday: "Aladdin" rakes in 207.1 million dollars at the global box office.
From Patreon: This is my (Leroy Douresseaux) movie review of "Aladdin."
From THR: "John Wick: Chapter 3" is now the "John Wick" series top earner with 181 million dollars in global box office.
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POLITICS - From HuffPost: Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar, who is a Democratic presidential candidate, says that the late Sen. John McCain cited the names of dictators during the President Trump's inaugural address.
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TELEVISION - From AVClub: How the ’80s Twilight Zone honored and extended Rod Serling’s legacy
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TELEVISION - From Deadline: Former "CBS Evening News" anchorman, Scott Pelley," says he was fired from CBS in 2017 for constantly complaining about "a hostile environment."
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CELEBRITY - From EOnline: Multiple Grammy Award nominee, Moby, started a controversy with Oscar winner and multiple Oscar nominee, actress Natalie Portman. This article tells all.
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CANNES - From THR: At Cannes 2019, Bong Joon-ho's "Parasite" wins the Palme d'Or (the top prize). Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" did not win any prizes.
VIDEOS-TRAILERS:
From YouTube: Here is the first official trailer (5/30/2019) for "Rambo V: Last Blood," the fifth installment in the "Rambo" film series. The film is due September 2019.
From YouTube: Here is the first teaser trailer (5/30/2019) for Netflix's TV series, "The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance." The series debuts August 30, 2019.
OBITS:
From BleacherReport: Former Major League Baseball player, Bill Buckner, has died at the age of 69, Monday, May 27, 2019. Buckner has a 22 year career and was known for being a first baseman, although he did play some as an outfielder. He was known for his part in an infamous incident during Game 6 of the 1986 World Series.
From Deadline: Pro Football Hall of Fame (Class of 1977) NFL quarterback, Bart Starr, has died at the age of 85, Sunday, May 26, 2019. Starr was the starting quarterback for the Green Bay Packers from 1956 to 1971. He led the Packers to five NFL championships, including wins in the first two Super Bowls (I in 1967 and II in 1968). Starr remains the only starting quarterback to win three consecutive NFL championships (1965 through 1967 seasons).
Saturday, August 11, 2018
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from August 1st to 11th, 2018 - Update #30
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STAR TREK - From THR: Chris Pine and Chris Hemsworth have walked away from contract negotiations for the fourth installment of Paramount's "Star Trek" reboot series.
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STREAMING - From TheWrap: Ava DuVernay has completed casting for his Netflix limited series, "Central Park Five."
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STAR TREK - From YahooEntertainment: Nichelle Nichols, who played "Uhura" on the original "Star Trek" series, is reportedly suffering from dementia.
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COMICS-FILM - From WeGotThisCovered: Sony owns the films rights to "roughly 900 characters" of Marvel Comics' characters, including Spider-Man and characters associated with him. Sony is creating their own cinematic universe of Marvel Comics characters. They are calling it the "SUMC."
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MOVIES - From People: In this first photographic image of Tom Hardy as real-life gangster, Al Capone, Hardy is non-recognizable. Hardy will play Capone in the director Josh Trank's film, "Fonzo."
STAR TREK - From WeGotThisCovered: A few more details leak about Patrick Stewart's return to "Star Trek" as Jean-Luc Picard.
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OSCARS - From THR: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences have announced sweeping changes to the Academy Awards/Oscars, including announcing a new category, "Outstanding Achievement in Popular Film."
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TELEVISION - From Deadline: Showtime boss and CEO David Nevins says that this upcoming eighth season of its hit show, "Homeland," will be its last.
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STAR TREK - From BleedingCool: The CBS All Access series, "Star Trek: Discovery," is coming to Blu-ray and DVD, with all 15 episodes from the first season and bonus content. Release date is set for November 13th, 2018.
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STREAMING - From BleedingCool: "The Disney Streaming Service" will offer original movies and remakes of older Disney films.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: "Mission: Impossible - Fallout" is the winner of the 8/3 to 8/5/2018 weekend box office with an estimated take of $35 million.
From ShadowandAct: It is official. "Black Panther" is just the third film to gross $700 million in the United States.
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STREAMING - From ShadowandAct: Storm Reid ("A Wrinkle in Time") and Niecy Nash (TNT's "Claws") are among five actresses taking supporting roles in Ava DuVernay's Netflix series, "Central Park Five."
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MOVIES - From TheGuardian: In an interview about his new film, "BlacKkKlansman," director Spike Lee says, "This guy in the White House has given the green light for the Klan."
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MOVIES - From Movieweb: "Halloween" franchise producer, Malek Akkad, wants William Shatner to make a cameo in a future "Halloween" film. Find out why... if you don't already know.
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STREAMING-STAR TREK - From TheWrap: Actor Patrick Stewart will reprise his role as "Captain Jean-Luc Picard" in a new "Star Trek" series for CBS All Access, the CBS streaming service. Stewart played Picard in "Star Trek: The Next Generations (1987 to 1994) and in "Next Generation" spinoff films.
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COMICS-ANIMATION - From IndieWire: FX CEO John Landgraf says "we would have done that show" about Donald Glover and his brother Stephen Glover's proposed "Deadpool" animated series, which Marvel, the rights holder of the Deadpool character, nixed
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MOVIES - From YahooNews: The Foreign Ministry of Russia has appointed action movie star, Steven Seagal, a "special envoy for humanitarian ties" with the United States.
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TELEVISION - From TVLine: FX has approved a tenth season of "American Horror Story."
From Variety: Oscar-winner, Emmy-winner, and Tony Award-winner Jessica Lange will appear in "American Horror Story" Season 8.
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TELEVISION - From Variety: Chris Rock to star in FX's "Fargo" Season 4.
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MOVIES - From JoBlo: Len Wiseman ("Underworld") says "Die Hard: Year One," the franchise reboot is happening "fairly soon."
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MOVIES - From BleedingCool: The "Metal Gear Sold" movie will keep the weird stuff from the games.
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OSCARS - From IndieWire: Oscars 2019: The 31 Movies You Need to Keep an Eye On During Fall Film Festival Season.
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COMICS-FILM - From Deadline: Writer-director Matt Reeves provides a few updates on his "Batman" stand-alone film.
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TELEVISION - From Variety: "Spin the Wheel," a game show from executive producer Justin Timberlake, ordered by FOX.
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TELEVISION - From CBR: After his abuse accusations nearly derailed his career, Chris Hardwick has been reinstated as host of NBC's primetime game show, "The Wall," and will return this fall. Hardwick was also reinstated as host of AMC's "Talking Dead."
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MOVIES - From BleedingCool: Carl Lumbly and Alex Essoe join Warner Bros. "Doctor Sleep" film. Based on the 2013 Stephen King novel, "Doctor Sleep" is a sequel to "The Shining."
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COMICS-STREAMING - From Variety: Diane Guerrero ("Orange in the New Black") joins "Doom Patrol," based on the DC Comics series. The "Doom Patrol" series is headed for the "DC Universe" streaming service.
OBITS:
From Variety: The actress Charlotte Rae died at the age of 92, Sunday, August 5, 2018. Rae was best known as the housemother, Mrs. (Edna) Garrett, on the long-running NBC sitcom, "The Facts of Life" (1979-1988). She also appeared on the short-lived, 1960s sitcom, "Car 54 Where Are You?" (which is one of my favorite TV shows - Ed.)
From THR: The actress Mary Carlisle has died at the age of 104, died at the age of Wednesday, August 1, 2018. She was Bing Crosby's co-star in three delightful musicals of the 1930s, including 1937's "Double or Nothing." She co-starred with several big names of the "Golden Age" of Hollywood films, including Jack Benny in "It's in the Air" and John Barrymore in "Should Ladies Behave." Carlisle retired from acting after appearing in the 1943 horror film, "Dead Men Walk."
STAR TREK - From THR: Chris Pine and Chris Hemsworth have walked away from contract negotiations for the fourth installment of Paramount's "Star Trek" reboot series.
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STREAMING - From TheWrap: Ava DuVernay has completed casting for his Netflix limited series, "Central Park Five."
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STAR TREK - From YahooEntertainment: Nichelle Nichols, who played "Uhura" on the original "Star Trek" series, is reportedly suffering from dementia.
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COMICS-FILM - From WeGotThisCovered: Sony owns the films rights to "roughly 900 characters" of Marvel Comics' characters, including Spider-Man and characters associated with him. Sony is creating their own cinematic universe of Marvel Comics characters. They are calling it the "SUMC."
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MOVIES - From People: In this first photographic image of Tom Hardy as real-life gangster, Al Capone, Hardy is non-recognizable. Hardy will play Capone in the director Josh Trank's film, "Fonzo."
STAR TREK - From WeGotThisCovered: A few more details leak about Patrick Stewart's return to "Star Trek" as Jean-Luc Picard.
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OSCARS - From THR: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences have announced sweeping changes to the Academy Awards/Oscars, including announcing a new category, "Outstanding Achievement in Popular Film."
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TELEVISION - From Deadline: Showtime boss and CEO David Nevins says that this upcoming eighth season of its hit show, "Homeland," will be its last.
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STAR TREK - From BleedingCool: The CBS All Access series, "Star Trek: Discovery," is coming to Blu-ray and DVD, with all 15 episodes from the first season and bonus content. Release date is set for November 13th, 2018.
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STREAMING - From BleedingCool: "The Disney Streaming Service" will offer original movies and remakes of older Disney films.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: "Mission: Impossible - Fallout" is the winner of the 8/3 to 8/5/2018 weekend box office with an estimated take of $35 million.
From ShadowandAct: It is official. "Black Panther" is just the third film to gross $700 million in the United States.
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STREAMING - From ShadowandAct: Storm Reid ("A Wrinkle in Time") and Niecy Nash (TNT's "Claws") are among five actresses taking supporting roles in Ava DuVernay's Netflix series, "Central Park Five."
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MOVIES - From TheGuardian: In an interview about his new film, "BlacKkKlansman," director Spike Lee says, "This guy in the White House has given the green light for the Klan."
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MOVIES - From Movieweb: "Halloween" franchise producer, Malek Akkad, wants William Shatner to make a cameo in a future "Halloween" film. Find out why... if you don't already know.
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STREAMING-STAR TREK - From TheWrap: Actor Patrick Stewart will reprise his role as "Captain Jean-Luc Picard" in a new "Star Trek" series for CBS All Access, the CBS streaming service. Stewart played Picard in "Star Trek: The Next Generations (1987 to 1994) and in "Next Generation" spinoff films.
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COMICS-ANIMATION - From IndieWire: FX CEO John Landgraf says "we would have done that show" about Donald Glover and his brother Stephen Glover's proposed "Deadpool" animated series, which Marvel, the rights holder of the Deadpool character, nixed
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MOVIES - From YahooNews: The Foreign Ministry of Russia has appointed action movie star, Steven Seagal, a "special envoy for humanitarian ties" with the United States.
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TELEVISION - From TVLine: FX has approved a tenth season of "American Horror Story."
From Variety: Oscar-winner, Emmy-winner, and Tony Award-winner Jessica Lange will appear in "American Horror Story" Season 8.
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TELEVISION - From Variety: Chris Rock to star in FX's "Fargo" Season 4.
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MOVIES - From JoBlo: Len Wiseman ("Underworld") says "Die Hard: Year One," the franchise reboot is happening "fairly soon."
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MOVIES - From BleedingCool: The "Metal Gear Sold" movie will keep the weird stuff from the games.
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OSCARS - From IndieWire: Oscars 2019: The 31 Movies You Need to Keep an Eye On During Fall Film Festival Season.
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COMICS-FILM - From Deadline: Writer-director Matt Reeves provides a few updates on his "Batman" stand-alone film.
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TELEVISION - From Variety: "Spin the Wheel," a game show from executive producer Justin Timberlake, ordered by FOX.
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TELEVISION - From CBR: After his abuse accusations nearly derailed his career, Chris Hardwick has been reinstated as host of NBC's primetime game show, "The Wall," and will return this fall. Hardwick was also reinstated as host of AMC's "Talking Dead."
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MOVIES - From BleedingCool: Carl Lumbly and Alex Essoe join Warner Bros. "Doctor Sleep" film. Based on the 2013 Stephen King novel, "Doctor Sleep" is a sequel to "The Shining."
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COMICS-STREAMING - From Variety: Diane Guerrero ("Orange in the New Black") joins "Doom Patrol," based on the DC Comics series. The "Doom Patrol" series is headed for the "DC Universe" streaming service.
OBITS:
From Variety: The actress Charlotte Rae died at the age of 92, Sunday, August 5, 2018. Rae was best known as the housemother, Mrs. (Edna) Garrett, on the long-running NBC sitcom, "The Facts of Life" (1979-1988). She also appeared on the short-lived, 1960s sitcom, "Car 54 Where Are You?" (which is one of my favorite TV shows - Ed.)
From THR: The actress Mary Carlisle has died at the age of 104, died at the age of Wednesday, August 1, 2018. She was Bing Crosby's co-star in three delightful musicals of the 1930s, including 1937's "Double or Nothing." She co-starred with several big names of the "Golden Age" of Hollywood films, including Jack Benny in "It's in the Air" and John Barrymore in "Should Ladies Behave." Carlisle retired from acting after appearing in the 1943 horror film, "Dead Men Walk."
Saturday, May 26, 2018
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from May 20th to 26th, 2018 - Update #21
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MOVIES - From TheNewYorker: How Superheroes Made Movie Stars Expendable
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MOVIES - From YahooGMA: Film critic Peter Travers lists 17 summers movies to get to know.
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SCANDAL - From YahooGMA: The guy who says that "Star Trek" actor, George Takei, groped/molested him is still peddling his story.
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BOND - From BleedingCool: Universal Pictures has won the bidding war for the distribution rights to the 25th James Bond film, which will star Daniel Craig and be directed by Danny Boyle.
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SCANDAL - From CNN: Several women are accusing Oscar-winning actor, Morgan Freeman, of inappropriate behavior and harassment.
From TheWrap: Harvey Weinstein to Surrender to New York Authorities Following Sexual Misconduct Probe
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COMICS-FILM - From THR: Regina King, Tim Blake Nelson, and Don Johnson join HBO's "Watchmen" pilot which is being overseen by Damon Lindelof.
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SCANDAL - From YahooEntertainment: Moses Farrow, son of Mia Farrow and Woody Allen, says that Woody Allen never molested his sister, Dylan Farrow, as his mother Mia and Dylan have claimed for 25 years.
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MOVIES - From THR: Liam Neeson joins Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson in the "Men in Black" spinoff.
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CELEBRITY - From TheRinger: The Baffling Return of Mike Myers.
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COMICS-FILM - From YahooEntertainment: What was the cost of Brad Pitt's split-second cameo in "Deadpool 2."
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MOVIES - From BleedingCool: Anjelica Huston is among the actors joining "John Wick: Chapter 3."
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CELEBRITY - From YahooEntertainment: Legendary martial arts actor, Jet Li, is reportedly having serious health issues.
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STREAMING - From ShadowandAct: Ava DuVernay will executive produce a TV series about Amazon queens, entitled "The Last Amazon."
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OBAMAS - From ShadowandAct: Netflix has officially announced a huge production deal with President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 5/18 to 5/20/2018 weekend box office is "Deadpool 2" with an estimated take of $125 million.
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ECO - From Earther: Lawns Are an Ecological Disaster
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STREAMING - From Nerdist: Amazon's "Lord of the Rings" TV series will follow a young Aragorn. Adult Aragorn was played by Viggo Mortensen in Peter Jackson's "Lord of the Rings" film series.
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CANNES - From Deadline: "Shoplifters," a film by Japanese director, Hirokazu Kore-Eda, has won the Palme d'Or, the top prize at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival. Spike Lee's "BlacKkKlansman" won the "Grand Prize."
OBITS:
From TheNewYorker: American author Philip Roth has died at the age of 85, Tuesday, May 22, 2018. He won the "Pulitzer Prize for Fiction" in 1998 for his novel, "American Pastoral." Several of his works were adapted into film, including the novel, "The Human Stain."
From THR: Movie poster artist-designer, Bill Gold, has died at the age of 97, Sunday, May 20, 2018. Considered to have revolutionized the movie poster, Gold produced posters for film such as "Casablanca," "The Exorcist," and "A Clockwork Orange." Gold produced dozens of posters for Clint Eastwood films, including "Dirty Harry" (1971), "Unforgiven" (1992), and "J. Edgar" (2011).
From ESPN: Noted college football player, Billy Cannon, has died at the age of 80, Sunday, May 20, 2018. Cannon played collegiate football for Louisiana State University, where he won a national title in 1958 and the Heisman Trophy in 1959.
From BRAdvocate: A image gallery look-back at Billy Cannon.
MOVIES - From TheNewYorker: How Superheroes Made Movie Stars Expendable
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MOVIES - From YahooGMA: Film critic Peter Travers lists 17 summers movies to get to know.
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SCANDAL - From YahooGMA: The guy who says that "Star Trek" actor, George Takei, groped/molested him is still peddling his story.
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BOND - From BleedingCool: Universal Pictures has won the bidding war for the distribution rights to the 25th James Bond film, which will star Daniel Craig and be directed by Danny Boyle.
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SCANDAL - From CNN: Several women are accusing Oscar-winning actor, Morgan Freeman, of inappropriate behavior and harassment.
From TheWrap: Harvey Weinstein to Surrender to New York Authorities Following Sexual Misconduct Probe
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COMICS-FILM - From THR: Regina King, Tim Blake Nelson, and Don Johnson join HBO's "Watchmen" pilot which is being overseen by Damon Lindelof.
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SCANDAL - From YahooEntertainment: Moses Farrow, son of Mia Farrow and Woody Allen, says that Woody Allen never molested his sister, Dylan Farrow, as his mother Mia and Dylan have claimed for 25 years.
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MOVIES - From THR: Liam Neeson joins Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson in the "Men in Black" spinoff.
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CELEBRITY - From TheRinger: The Baffling Return of Mike Myers.
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COMICS-FILM - From YahooEntertainment: What was the cost of Brad Pitt's split-second cameo in "Deadpool 2."
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MOVIES - From BleedingCool: Anjelica Huston is among the actors joining "John Wick: Chapter 3."
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CELEBRITY - From YahooEntertainment: Legendary martial arts actor, Jet Li, is reportedly having serious health issues.
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STREAMING - From ShadowandAct: Ava DuVernay will executive produce a TV series about Amazon queens, entitled "The Last Amazon."
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OBAMAS - From ShadowandAct: Netflix has officially announced a huge production deal with President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 5/18 to 5/20/2018 weekend box office is "Deadpool 2" with an estimated take of $125 million.
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ECO - From Earther: Lawns Are an Ecological Disaster
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STREAMING - From Nerdist: Amazon's "Lord of the Rings" TV series will follow a young Aragorn. Adult Aragorn was played by Viggo Mortensen in Peter Jackson's "Lord of the Rings" film series.
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CANNES - From Deadline: "Shoplifters," a film by Japanese director, Hirokazu Kore-Eda, has won the Palme d'Or, the top prize at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival. Spike Lee's "BlacKkKlansman" won the "Grand Prize."
OBITS:
From TheNewYorker: American author Philip Roth has died at the age of 85, Tuesday, May 22, 2018. He won the "Pulitzer Prize for Fiction" in 1998 for his novel, "American Pastoral." Several of his works were adapted into film, including the novel, "The Human Stain."
From THR: Movie poster artist-designer, Bill Gold, has died at the age of 97, Sunday, May 20, 2018. Considered to have revolutionized the movie poster, Gold produced posters for film such as "Casablanca," "The Exorcist," and "A Clockwork Orange." Gold produced dozens of posters for Clint Eastwood films, including "Dirty Harry" (1971), "Unforgiven" (1992), and "J. Edgar" (2011).
From ESPN: Noted college football player, Billy Cannon, has died at the age of 80, Sunday, May 20, 2018. Cannon played collegiate football for Louisiana State University, where he won a national title in 1958 and the Heisman Trophy in 1959.
From BRAdvocate: A image gallery look-back at Billy Cannon.
Monday, April 30, 2018
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from April 22nd to 30th, 2018 - Update #22
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MOVIES - From Deadline: John Woo and Universal Pictures are looking to remake Woo's 1989 Hong Kong crime classic, "The Killer." Lupita Nyong'o is targets as the film's star.
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BOX OFFICE - From Deadline: "Avengers: Infinity War" has an even bigger opening weekend than first thought. As of Monday tallies, it is slightly over $258 instead of Sunday's estimate of $250 million.
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EMMYS - From Variety: The 2018 Daytime Emmys - Winners list.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 4/27 to 4/29/2018 is "Avengers: Infinity War" with an estimated $250 million. That is a record for an opening weekend at the domestic box office; the previous record holder was "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" which had an opening box office weekend of $247.9.
From Deadline: "Avenger: Infinity War's" international box office debut, $630 million, is also a record.
From Deadline: With a $179 million in international box office, "Avengers: Infinity War" is looking at a record global bow.
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MOVIES - From THR: Oscar-winning filmmaker, Bernardo Bertolucci criticizes Ridley Scott for removing Kevin Spacey from "All the Money in the World" and replacing his with Christopher Plummer.
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MOVIES - From YahooEntertainment: Actor John David Washington talks about the best advice he got from his father, famed Oscar-winning actor, Denzel Washington.
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SCANDAL - From NBCNews: Famed comedian, actor, and author Bill Cosby has been found guilty of three counts of "indecent sexual assault." Cosby could face 10 years in prison on each count.
From YahooEntertainment: You can say that this bit in a Hannibal Buress standup started the downfall of Bill Cosby.
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ANIMATION - From TheWrap: Hugh Jackman, Zoe Saldana, and Zach Galifianakis to Star in Laika’s New Animated Feature for Annapurna.
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MOVIES - From TheWrap: Topher Grace is playing David Duke in Spike Lee's "BlackKkKlansman," which will apparently be "in contention" at this year's Cannes Film Festival.
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ANIMATION - From IndieWire: Revered Japanese animation studio, Studio Ghibli, will have a theme park based on its films, which included "Princess Monoke" and the Oscar-winning, "Spirited Away." Concept art for the park, which will open in 2020, has been revealed.
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COMICS-FILM - From JoBlo: Antoine Fuqua talks about directing a film starring two Marvel characters, "Morbius, the Living Vampire" and "Blade."
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MUSIC - From SeattleTimes: Rapper Meek Mill freed after several months in prison over a parole violation of decade-old gun and drug charges.
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MOVIES - From THR: Quentin Tarantino and Leonard DiCapri tease their "Manson murders" movie, "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood," which is due August 2019. Tarantino compared it to his Oscar-winning film, "Pulp Fiction."
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ANIMATION-STREAMING - From BleedingCool: DreamWorks Animation Television and Netflix are working on an animated version of the "Fast & Furious" franchise.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 4/20 to 4/22/2018 weekend box office is "A Quiet Place" with an estimated take of $22 million.
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STREAMING - From ShadowandAct: Casting begins for Ava DuVernay's "Central Park Five" project for Netflix.
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MOVIES - From IndieWire: James Cameron hopes for "Avengers fatigue," as there are other sci-fi stories to tell. [Is there "Terminator" fatigue, this editor asks?]
OBITS:
From THR: The British film director, Michael Anderson, died at the age of 98, Wednesday, April 25, 2018. Anderson received a best director Oscar nomination for directing the 1956 version of "Around the World in 80 Days." He is also known for working in the sci-fi genre, particularly for "Logan's Run" (1976). Anderson worked with some of the most famous British leading men, including Michael Redgrave and Alec Guinness.
From TheWrap: Jazz musician Bob Dorough has died at the age of 94, Monday, April 23, 2018. Dorough was instrumental in the 1970s educational cartoon series, "Schoolhouse Rock!" (ABC). He wrote and performed iconic Schoolhouse Rock songs, "My Hero, Zero" and "Three is a Magic Number."
From Variety: The film producer, Philip D'Antoni, died at the age of 89, Sunday, April 15, 2018. In 1972, D'Antoni won a Golden Globe and an Oscar for producing 1971 best picture Academy Award winner, "The French Connection." D'Antoni also produced the Steve McQueen classic, "Bullitt," the first film he produced.
MOVIES - From Deadline: John Woo and Universal Pictures are looking to remake Woo's 1989 Hong Kong crime classic, "The Killer." Lupita Nyong'o is targets as the film's star.
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BOX OFFICE - From Deadline: "Avengers: Infinity War" has an even bigger opening weekend than first thought. As of Monday tallies, it is slightly over $258 instead of Sunday's estimate of $250 million.
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EMMYS - From Variety: The 2018 Daytime Emmys - Winners list.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 4/27 to 4/29/2018 is "Avengers: Infinity War" with an estimated $250 million. That is a record for an opening weekend at the domestic box office; the previous record holder was "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" which had an opening box office weekend of $247.9.
From Deadline: "Avenger: Infinity War's" international box office debut, $630 million, is also a record.
From Deadline: With a $179 million in international box office, "Avengers: Infinity War" is looking at a record global bow.
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MOVIES - From THR: Oscar-winning filmmaker, Bernardo Bertolucci criticizes Ridley Scott for removing Kevin Spacey from "All the Money in the World" and replacing his with Christopher Plummer.
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MOVIES - From YahooEntertainment: Actor John David Washington talks about the best advice he got from his father, famed Oscar-winning actor, Denzel Washington.
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SCANDAL - From NBCNews: Famed comedian, actor, and author Bill Cosby has been found guilty of three counts of "indecent sexual assault." Cosby could face 10 years in prison on each count.
From YahooEntertainment: You can say that this bit in a Hannibal Buress standup started the downfall of Bill Cosby.
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ANIMATION - From TheWrap: Hugh Jackman, Zoe Saldana, and Zach Galifianakis to Star in Laika’s New Animated Feature for Annapurna.
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MOVIES - From TheWrap: Topher Grace is playing David Duke in Spike Lee's "BlackKkKlansman," which will apparently be "in contention" at this year's Cannes Film Festival.
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ANIMATION - From IndieWire: Revered Japanese animation studio, Studio Ghibli, will have a theme park based on its films, which included "Princess Monoke" and the Oscar-winning, "Spirited Away." Concept art for the park, which will open in 2020, has been revealed.
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COMICS-FILM - From JoBlo: Antoine Fuqua talks about directing a film starring two Marvel characters, "Morbius, the Living Vampire" and "Blade."
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MUSIC - From SeattleTimes: Rapper Meek Mill freed after several months in prison over a parole violation of decade-old gun and drug charges.
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MOVIES - From THR: Quentin Tarantino and Leonard DiCapri tease their "Manson murders" movie, "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood," which is due August 2019. Tarantino compared it to his Oscar-winning film, "Pulp Fiction."
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ANIMATION-STREAMING - From BleedingCool: DreamWorks Animation Television and Netflix are working on an animated version of the "Fast & Furious" franchise.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 4/20 to 4/22/2018 weekend box office is "A Quiet Place" with an estimated take of $22 million.
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STREAMING - From ShadowandAct: Casting begins for Ava DuVernay's "Central Park Five" project for Netflix.
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MOVIES - From IndieWire: James Cameron hopes for "Avengers fatigue," as there are other sci-fi stories to tell. [Is there "Terminator" fatigue, this editor asks?]
OBITS:
From THR: The British film director, Michael Anderson, died at the age of 98, Wednesday, April 25, 2018. Anderson received a best director Oscar nomination for directing the 1956 version of "Around the World in 80 Days." He is also known for working in the sci-fi genre, particularly for "Logan's Run" (1976). Anderson worked with some of the most famous British leading men, including Michael Redgrave and Alec Guinness.
From TheWrap: Jazz musician Bob Dorough has died at the age of 94, Monday, April 23, 2018. Dorough was instrumental in the 1970s educational cartoon series, "Schoolhouse Rock!" (ABC). He wrote and performed iconic Schoolhouse Rock songs, "My Hero, Zero" and "Three is a Magic Number."
From Variety: The film producer, Philip D'Antoni, died at the age of 89, Sunday, April 15, 2018. In 1972, D'Antoni won a Golden Globe and an Oscar for producing 1971 best picture Academy Award winner, "The French Connection." D'Antoni also produced the Steve McQueen classic, "Bullitt," the first film he produced.
Friday, March 16, 2018
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from March 11th to 17th, 2018 - Update #11
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CELEBRITY - From TheDailyBeast: A gun-note, NRA toadie, and bitch hates rock legend Neil Young.
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COMICS-FILM - From Deadline: Apparently, it is a done deal. Ava DuVernay will direct "New Gods" for Warner Bros./DC Entertainment.
From BleedingCool: Ava DuVernay in talks to direct a film based on DC Comics' "New Gods" comic books, which were created by the late, great Jack Kirby.
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MUSIC - From RollingStone: #FreeMeekMill - Rolling Stone has an interview with troubled, jailed rapper.
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COMICS-FILM - From TheWrap: Spike Lee is eyeing "Nightwatch," part of Sony Picture's "Spider-Man" film universe as a directing gig. Nightwatch is an African-American character and first appeared in 1993.
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COMICS-FILM - From SlashFilm: Once upon a time, Oscar-winning actor Nicolas Cage almost played the role of Superman. Now, Cage will provide the voice of Superman in the animated "Teen Titans Go!" movie, "Teen Titans GO! to the Movies." Rapper Lil Yachty will provide the voice of Green Lantern.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 3/9 to 3/11/2018 weekend box office is "Black Panther" with an estimated take of $41.1 million - the film's fourth straight weekend at #1 and the first film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe to do so.
From Variety: "Black Panther" wins the weekend at the box office in China with a take of $66 million.
From Deadline: "The Death of Stalin" has the best specialty theater (art house theaters) debut of 2018.
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OSCARS - From THR: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar says activism failed at last Sunday's 90th Academy awards ceremony.
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POLITICS - From teleSUR: Actor-activist Danny Glover and Noam Chomsky condemn recent U.S. and Canadian sanctions against Venezuela.
From NYT: Actress-activist Angelina Jolie and Senator John McCain unite for a "New York Times" editorial saying that the U.S. should lead in saving Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar (formerly Burma).
OBITS:
From ESPN: Businessman and professional sports franchise owner, Tom Benson, died at the age of 90, Thursday, March 15, 2018. Benson owned the NFL's New Orleans Saints pro football team and the NBA's New Orleans Pelicans professional basketball team. Benson was owner of the Saints when the team won Super Bowl XLIV.
From TheWrap: British author, cosmologist, and physicist Stephen Hawking has died at the age of 76, Wednesday, March 14, 2018. A global cultural icon, Hawking was a science communicator who connected with laypersons. His life was dramatized in the Oscar-winning film, "The Theory of Everything."
From CNN: Rapper Craig Mack has died at the age of 46, Monday, March 12, 2018. His 1994 hit, "Flava in Ya Ear" is considered one of the defining rap songs of the 1990s and was the first release and first breakout hit for Sean "Puffy" Combs' Bad Boys Records. Mack earned a Grammy nomination for "Best Rap Solo Performance" at the 37th Grammy Awards (1995).
CELEBRITY - From TheDailyBeast: A gun-note, NRA toadie, and bitch hates rock legend Neil Young.
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COMICS-FILM - From Deadline: Apparently, it is a done deal. Ava DuVernay will direct "New Gods" for Warner Bros./DC Entertainment.
From BleedingCool: Ava DuVernay in talks to direct a film based on DC Comics' "New Gods" comic books, which were created by the late, great Jack Kirby.
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MUSIC - From RollingStone: #FreeMeekMill - Rolling Stone has an interview with troubled, jailed rapper.
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COMICS-FILM - From TheWrap: Spike Lee is eyeing "Nightwatch," part of Sony Picture's "Spider-Man" film universe as a directing gig. Nightwatch is an African-American character and first appeared in 1993.
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COMICS-FILM - From SlashFilm: Once upon a time, Oscar-winning actor Nicolas Cage almost played the role of Superman. Now, Cage will provide the voice of Superman in the animated "Teen Titans Go!" movie, "Teen Titans GO! to the Movies." Rapper Lil Yachty will provide the voice of Green Lantern.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 3/9 to 3/11/2018 weekend box office is "Black Panther" with an estimated take of $41.1 million - the film's fourth straight weekend at #1 and the first film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe to do so.
From Variety: "Black Panther" wins the weekend at the box office in China with a take of $66 million.
From Deadline: "The Death of Stalin" has the best specialty theater (art house theaters) debut of 2018.
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OSCARS - From THR: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar says activism failed at last Sunday's 90th Academy awards ceremony.
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POLITICS - From teleSUR: Actor-activist Danny Glover and Noam Chomsky condemn recent U.S. and Canadian sanctions against Venezuela.
From NYT: Actress-activist Angelina Jolie and Senator John McCain unite for a "New York Times" editorial saying that the U.S. should lead in saving Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar (formerly Burma).
OBITS:
From ESPN: Businessman and professional sports franchise owner, Tom Benson, died at the age of 90, Thursday, March 15, 2018. Benson owned the NFL's New Orleans Saints pro football team and the NBA's New Orleans Pelicans professional basketball team. Benson was owner of the Saints when the team won Super Bowl XLIV.
From TheWrap: British author, cosmologist, and physicist Stephen Hawking has died at the age of 76, Wednesday, March 14, 2018. A global cultural icon, Hawking was a science communicator who connected with laypersons. His life was dramatized in the Oscar-winning film, "The Theory of Everything."
From CNN: Rapper Craig Mack has died at the age of 46, Monday, March 12, 2018. His 1994 hit, "Flava in Ya Ear" is considered one of the defining rap songs of the 1990s and was the first release and first breakout hit for Sean "Puffy" Combs' Bad Boys Records. Mack earned a Grammy nomination for "Best Rap Solo Performance" at the 37th Grammy Awards (1995).
Saturday, September 16, 2017
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from September 10th to 16th, 2017 - Update #43
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MOVIES - From GlobalNews: Are real-life clowns losing work because of "IT's" Pennywise the Clown?
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MOVIES - From Vox: The site explains why Hollywood keeps making the same kinds of movies.
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JAMES BOND - From Fortune: Apple and Amazon are among the players that will bid for the rights to distribute the 27th James Bond film, which is due in 2019.
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MOVIES - From Vulture: The site lists 17 horror movies remake it thinks you should actually watch.
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BLM - From YahooNews: The AP takes a look at high-profile killings of African-American men by law enforcement.
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MOVIES - From THR: Joel McHale joins Melissa McCarthy's puppet comedy, "The Happytime Murders."
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HISTORY - From StillCrew: The story of how the late Dick Gregory forced the FBI to find the bodies of three slain Civil Rights workers in Mississippi.
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MOVIES - From THR: Jamie Lee Curtis reportedly returning to the Halloween film franchise for the 2018-scheduled reboot, remake, re-whatever.
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TELEVISION - From TheWrap: Jack Whitehall, Miranda Richardson, and Michael McKean have joined Neil Gaiman's TV series, "Good Omens."
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TELEVISION - From TheWrap: Apparently Oscar-winner and multiple Oscar-nominee, Jennifer Lawrence, once auditioned to play "Serena" on The WB's late "Gossip Girl." The role eventually went to Blake Lively.
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TELEVISION - From TVLine: Adria Arjona joins Neil Gaiman's "Good Omens" TV series, based on the novel he wrote with the late Terry Pratchett.
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OSCARS - From BleedingCool: The film to send out movie screeners to Oscar voters is "Logan." [At least, they're trying, bless their hearts. - Ed.]
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TELEVISION - From Collider: HBO will shot multiple endings for the "Game of Thrones" finale.
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COMICS-FILM - From YahooEntertainment: Here is the first photo of David Harbour ("Stranger Things") as Hellboy in the "Hellboy" reboot film. [Honestly, I think he resembles Ron Perlman, the previous Hellboy actor. - Ed.]
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TELEVISION - From YahooEntertainment: "South Park" opens its 21st season poking fun at white supremacists and the white working class.
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POLITICS - From YahooEntertainment: Some actors, entertainers, and performers have decided to be blunt about what they think about President Trump even his supporters are fans of theirs..
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MOVIES - From Variety: Kiki Layne has won the lead in Oscar-winner Barry Jenkins' ("Moonlight") next film, "If Beale Street Could Talk."
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STAR WARS - From TheWrap: J.J. Abrams is now the director of Star Wars Episode 9, after the first announced director, Colin Trevorrow, was fired. Abrams directed "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" (Episode 7). Abrams will co-write the film's script with Oscar-winner Chris Terrio ("Argo").
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LGBTQ - From YahooEntertaiment: Armie Hammer shuts James Woods down after Wood tweets some silliness about Hammer's gay-themed film, Call Me By Your Name.
From YahooEntertaiment: Amber Tamblyn weighs in on James Woods' "decency."
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COMICS-FILM - From THR: Daniel Dae-Kim is in talks to play Major Ben Daimio in the "Hellboy" reboot. Actor Ed Skrien, who is white, had been hired to play the character who is Japanese-American in the comic book, but Skrien stepped down after social media protests and complaints of "whitewashing."
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COMICS-FILM - From SlashFilm: "Maze Runner" director Wes Ball to direct a film based on the really cool comic book, "Mouse Guard."
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COMICS-FILM - From Variety: Patty Jenkins closes deal to direct "Wonder Woman" sequel. [D'uh. - Ed.]
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CELEBRITY - From YahooEntertaiment: The wife of Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Mara Lane, reveals that the actor has had a substance abuse relapse after she suffered a miscarriage.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 9/8 to 9/10/2017 weekend box office is "It," with an estimated take of $117 million. Among the records that opening sets is the largest opening for any horror movie of any MPAA rating.
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CELEBRITY - From BET: There is something going on between Tyrese Gibson and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson.
From BET: Tyrese continues begging for The Rock's attention, now moving to Instagram.
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BLM - From RawStory: Claremont, New Hampshire police chief Mark Chase is trying to protect white teenagers who lynched a biracial child after taunting him with racial epithets. Luckily, the child survived.
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POLITICS - From RawStory: Incompetent CIA director Mike Pompeo trying to turn the CIA into an evangelical dumpster.
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EMMYS - From Deadline: Night 1 2017 Creative Arts Emmy winners announced. RuPaul, Leah Remini, Meryl Streep, and Ava DuVernay among winners.
From Variety: Here is a winners list from Night 2 of the 2017 Creative Arts Emmys.
From Vulture: Complete winners list from 2017 Creative Arts Emmy winners.
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FILM FESTIVALS - From Deadline: Guillermo del Toro's period fantasy film, "The Shape of Water," wins the "Golden Lion" at the 2017 Venice Film Festival.
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STREAMING - From YahooFinance: Maybe Disney should just buy Netflix.
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FILM FESTIVALS - From YahooEntertainment: At Toronto International Film Festival, Margot Robbie earning good reviews for her starring role in the Tonya Harding fake documentary/biopic, "I, Tonya."
OBITS:
From Variety: The actor Harry Dean Stanton has died at the age of 91, Friday, September 15, 2017. He had a decades-long career, but his breakthrough roles came in the mid-1980s when he was 58, in Alex Cox's "Repo Man" and Wim Wenders "Paris, Texas." He also appeared in the TV series, "Twin Peaks," during its original run.
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From Variety: Grant Hart, the drummer for the influential punk band Hüsker Dü, has died at the age of 56, Thursday, September 14, 2017. Hart had been battling cancer.
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From THR: The actor Frank Vincent has died at the age of 78, Wednesday, September 13, 2017. He played the vicious mob boss, Phil Leotardo, on "The Sopranos." He also played tough guys in three Martin Scorsese films: "Raging Bull" (1980), "Goodfellas," (1990), and "Casino" (1995). He also had a role in Spike Lee's "Do The Right Thing" (1989).
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From TheWrap: Edith Windsor, LGBTQ activist, has died at the age of 88, Tuesday, September 12, 2017. Windsor was the lead plaintiff in the pivotal Supreme Court case, "United States vs. Windsor" that took down the ridiculous federal law, the "Defense of Marriage Act." Her victory paved the way towards the recognition of the rights of gay people to marry.
From Variety: X Atencio, Disney animation and Imagineer, has died at the age of 98, Sunday, September 10, 2017. Atencio worked on the Disney animated features, "Pinocchio" and "Fantasia." He worked on the Disneyland attractions, Pirates of the Caribbean and The Haunted Mansion
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From JewishChronicle: Len Wein, the comic book writer and editor who co-created the characters Wolverine and Swamp Thing," died at the age of 69, Sunday, September 10, 2017.
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From RollingStone: Troy Gentry, one half of the popular country music duo, Montgomery Gentry, died at the age of 50, Friday, September 8, 2017. Gentry was killed in a helicopter accident.
From YahooEntertainment: Federal investigators release details about helicopter flight and crash that killed country music star, Troy Gentry.
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From TheWrap: The actor Mike Hodge has died at the age of 70, Saturday, September 9, 2017. Hodge had recurring roles on "Law & Order" and "Law and Order: Special Victims Unit."
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From TheWrap: Influential television executive Don Ohlmeyer died at the age of 72, September 10, 2017. A 16-time Emmy winner, Ohlmeyer worked on "Monday Night Football" and coined the phrase, "Must See TV," for NBC.
MOVIES - From GlobalNews: Are real-life clowns losing work because of "IT's" Pennywise the Clown?
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MOVIES - From Vox: The site explains why Hollywood keeps making the same kinds of movies.
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JAMES BOND - From Fortune: Apple and Amazon are among the players that will bid for the rights to distribute the 27th James Bond film, which is due in 2019.
----------
MOVIES - From Vulture: The site lists 17 horror movies remake it thinks you should actually watch.
----------
BLM - From YahooNews: The AP takes a look at high-profile killings of African-American men by law enforcement.
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MOVIES - From THR: Joel McHale joins Melissa McCarthy's puppet comedy, "The Happytime Murders."
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HISTORY - From StillCrew: The story of how the late Dick Gregory forced the FBI to find the bodies of three slain Civil Rights workers in Mississippi.
----------
MOVIES - From THR: Jamie Lee Curtis reportedly returning to the Halloween film franchise for the 2018-scheduled reboot, remake, re-whatever.
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TELEVISION - From TheWrap: Jack Whitehall, Miranda Richardson, and Michael McKean have joined Neil Gaiman's TV series, "Good Omens."
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TELEVISION - From TheWrap: Apparently Oscar-winner and multiple Oscar-nominee, Jennifer Lawrence, once auditioned to play "Serena" on The WB's late "Gossip Girl." The role eventually went to Blake Lively.
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TELEVISION - From TVLine: Adria Arjona joins Neil Gaiman's "Good Omens" TV series, based on the novel he wrote with the late Terry Pratchett.
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OSCARS - From BleedingCool: The film to send out movie screeners to Oscar voters is "Logan." [At least, they're trying, bless their hearts. - Ed.]
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TELEVISION - From Collider: HBO will shot multiple endings for the "Game of Thrones" finale.
----------
COMICS-FILM - From YahooEntertainment: Here is the first photo of David Harbour ("Stranger Things") as Hellboy in the "Hellboy" reboot film. [Honestly, I think he resembles Ron Perlman, the previous Hellboy actor. - Ed.]
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TELEVISION - From YahooEntertainment: "South Park" opens its 21st season poking fun at white supremacists and the white working class.
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POLITICS - From YahooEntertainment: Some actors, entertainers, and performers have decided to be blunt about what they think about President Trump even his supporters are fans of theirs..
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MOVIES - From Variety: Kiki Layne has won the lead in Oscar-winner Barry Jenkins' ("Moonlight") next film, "If Beale Street Could Talk."
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STAR WARS - From TheWrap: J.J. Abrams is now the director of Star Wars Episode 9, after the first announced director, Colin Trevorrow, was fired. Abrams directed "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" (Episode 7). Abrams will co-write the film's script with Oscar-winner Chris Terrio ("Argo").
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LGBTQ - From YahooEntertaiment: Armie Hammer shuts James Woods down after Wood tweets some silliness about Hammer's gay-themed film, Call Me By Your Name.
From YahooEntertaiment: Amber Tamblyn weighs in on James Woods' "decency."
----------
COMICS-FILM - From THR: Daniel Dae-Kim is in talks to play Major Ben Daimio in the "Hellboy" reboot. Actor Ed Skrien, who is white, had been hired to play the character who is Japanese-American in the comic book, but Skrien stepped down after social media protests and complaints of "whitewashing."
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COMICS-FILM - From SlashFilm: "Maze Runner" director Wes Ball to direct a film based on the really cool comic book, "Mouse Guard."
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COMICS-FILM - From Variety: Patty Jenkins closes deal to direct "Wonder Woman" sequel. [D'uh. - Ed.]
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CELEBRITY - From YahooEntertaiment: The wife of Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Mara Lane, reveals that the actor has had a substance abuse relapse after she suffered a miscarriage.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 9/8 to 9/10/2017 weekend box office is "It," with an estimated take of $117 million. Among the records that opening sets is the largest opening for any horror movie of any MPAA rating.
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CELEBRITY - From BET: There is something going on between Tyrese Gibson and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson.
From BET: Tyrese continues begging for The Rock's attention, now moving to Instagram.
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BLM - From RawStory: Claremont, New Hampshire police chief Mark Chase is trying to protect white teenagers who lynched a biracial child after taunting him with racial epithets. Luckily, the child survived.
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POLITICS - From RawStory: Incompetent CIA director Mike Pompeo trying to turn the CIA into an evangelical dumpster.
----------
EMMYS - From Deadline: Night 1 2017 Creative Arts Emmy winners announced. RuPaul, Leah Remini, Meryl Streep, and Ava DuVernay among winners.
From Variety: Here is a winners list from Night 2 of the 2017 Creative Arts Emmys.
From Vulture: Complete winners list from 2017 Creative Arts Emmy winners.
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FILM FESTIVALS - From Deadline: Guillermo del Toro's period fantasy film, "The Shape of Water," wins the "Golden Lion" at the 2017 Venice Film Festival.
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STREAMING - From YahooFinance: Maybe Disney should just buy Netflix.
----------
FILM FESTIVALS - From YahooEntertainment: At Toronto International Film Festival, Margot Robbie earning good reviews for her starring role in the Tonya Harding fake documentary/biopic, "I, Tonya."
OBITS:
From Variety: The actor Harry Dean Stanton has died at the age of 91, Friday, September 15, 2017. He had a decades-long career, but his breakthrough roles came in the mid-1980s when he was 58, in Alex Cox's "Repo Man" and Wim Wenders "Paris, Texas." He also appeared in the TV series, "Twin Peaks," during its original run.
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From Variety: Grant Hart, the drummer for the influential punk band Hüsker Dü, has died at the age of 56, Thursday, September 14, 2017. Hart had been battling cancer.
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From THR: The actor Frank Vincent has died at the age of 78, Wednesday, September 13, 2017. He played the vicious mob boss, Phil Leotardo, on "The Sopranos." He also played tough guys in three Martin Scorsese films: "Raging Bull" (1980), "Goodfellas," (1990), and "Casino" (1995). He also had a role in Spike Lee's "Do The Right Thing" (1989).
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From TheWrap: Edith Windsor, LGBTQ activist, has died at the age of 88, Tuesday, September 12, 2017. Windsor was the lead plaintiff in the pivotal Supreme Court case, "United States vs. Windsor" that took down the ridiculous federal law, the "Defense of Marriage Act." Her victory paved the way towards the recognition of the rights of gay people to marry.
From Variety: X Atencio, Disney animation and Imagineer, has died at the age of 98, Sunday, September 10, 2017. Atencio worked on the Disney animated features, "Pinocchio" and "Fantasia." He worked on the Disneyland attractions, Pirates of the Caribbean and The Haunted Mansion
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From JewishChronicle: Len Wein, the comic book writer and editor who co-created the characters Wolverine and Swamp Thing," died at the age of 69, Sunday, September 10, 2017.
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From RollingStone: Troy Gentry, one half of the popular country music duo, Montgomery Gentry, died at the age of 50, Friday, September 8, 2017. Gentry was killed in a helicopter accident.
From YahooEntertainment: Federal investigators release details about helicopter flight and crash that killed country music star, Troy Gentry.
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From TheWrap: The actor Mike Hodge has died at the age of 70, Saturday, September 9, 2017. Hodge had recurring roles on "Law & Order" and "Law and Order: Special Victims Unit."
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From TheWrap: Influential television executive Don Ohlmeyer died at the age of 72, September 10, 2017. A 16-time Emmy winner, Ohlmeyer worked on "Monday Night Football" and coined the phrase, "Must See TV," for NBC.
Thursday, July 27, 2017
PBS Announces Star-Studded Fall 2017 TV Schedule
PBS Announces Fall 2017 Schedule
– THE VIETNAM WAR from Ken Burns and Lynn Novick Anchors Fall Schedule –
– Highlights Include a Star-Studded New Season of FINDING YOUR ROOTS WITH HENRY LOUIS GATES, JR. And a Weekly Friday Night Salute to Broadway Including a Special Tribute to Harold Prince –
– TONY BENNETT: THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS GERSHWIN PRIZE FOR POPULAR SONG Tapes Fall 2017 for Broadcast in January 2018 –
– PBS TCA Press Tour Sessions to Feature Ken Burns, Martin Sheen, Tony Winner Denis O’Hare and Bryant Gumbel –
ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PBS announced its fall 2017 lineup, as well as the January 2018 broadcast of TONY BENNETT: THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS GERSHWIN PRIZE, a PBS music special taping this fall to honor the singer, this year’s recipient of the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song.
FINDING YOUR ROOTS WITH HENRY LOUIS GATES, JR. returns with a new season (October 3, 2017) to explore the fascinating family trees of popular figures including Aziz Ansari, Scarlett Johansson, Larry David, Garrison Keillor, Amy Schumer, Ted Danson, William H. Macy, Mary Steenburgen, Ana Navarro, Christopher Walken, Ava DuVernay, Bryant Gumbel and others.
And in a weekly Friday night salute to Broadway from October 20 to December 1, PBS raises the curtain on three of the Great White Way’s most acclaimed recent musical productions. GREAT PERFORMANCES presents “She Loves Me” (October 20), “Holiday Inn” (November 24) and a tribute to Harold Prince, the living embodiment of Broadway’s Golden Age (November 17), along with the acclaimed revival of “Present Laughter” (November 3) and encores of “In the Heights – Chasing Broadway Dreams” (November 10) and “Hamilton’s America” (December 1).
Continuing its tradition of hard-hitting journalism, FRONTLINE examines Russian President Vladimir Putin in a two-part documentary exploring his rise, rule and motivations (October 25 and November 1)
THIRD RAIL WITH OZY is a new primetime cross-platform debate series hosted by Emmy-Award winning journalist Carlos Watson. Each week experts, celebrity guests, and digital and studio audiences will tackle a provocative question about the country’s critical issues (September 8).
Anchoring the fall 2017 season on PBS is the previously announced THE VIETNAM WAR, the 10-part epic series directed by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick, premiering Sundays-Thursdays, September 17 to September 28. Anchoring the fall 2017 season on PBS is the previously announced THE VIETNAM WAR, the 10-part epic series directed by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick, premiering Sundays-Thursdays, September 17 to September 28.
.@PBS annc. fall lineup w/ #VietnamPBS, a salute to broadway, a star-studded season of #FindingYourRootsPBS & more!
For more information please visit http://to.pbs.org/2ufX6ib
About PBS
PBS, with nearly 350 member stations, offers all Americans the opportunity to explore new ideas and new worlds through television and digital content. Each month, PBS reaches nearly 100 million people through television and nearly 28 million people online, inviting them to experience the worlds of science, history, nature and public affairs; to hear diverse viewpoints; and to take front row seats to world-class drama and performances. PBS’ broad array of programs has been consistently honored by the industry’s most coveted award competitions. Teachers of children from pre-K through 12th grade turn to PBS for digital content and services that help bring classroom lessons to life. Decades of research confirms that PBS’ premier children’s media service, PBS KIDS, helps children build critical literacy, math and social-emotional skills, enabling them to find success in school and life. Delivered through member stations, PBS KIDS offers high-quality educational content on TV – including a new 24/7 channel, online at pbskids.org, via an array of mobile apps and in communities across America. More information about PBS is available at www.pbs.org, one of the leading dot-org websites on the internet, or by following PBS on Twitter, Facebook or through our apps for mobile and connected devices. Specific program information and updates for press are available at pbs.org/pressroom or by following PBS Pressroom on Twitter.
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– THE VIETNAM WAR from Ken Burns and Lynn Novick Anchors Fall Schedule –
– Highlights Include a Star-Studded New Season of FINDING YOUR ROOTS WITH HENRY LOUIS GATES, JR. And a Weekly Friday Night Salute to Broadway Including a Special Tribute to Harold Prince –
– TONY BENNETT: THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS GERSHWIN PRIZE FOR POPULAR SONG Tapes Fall 2017 for Broadcast in January 2018 –
– PBS TCA Press Tour Sessions to Feature Ken Burns, Martin Sheen, Tony Winner Denis O’Hare and Bryant Gumbel –
ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PBS announced its fall 2017 lineup, as well as the January 2018 broadcast of TONY BENNETT: THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS GERSHWIN PRIZE, a PBS music special taping this fall to honor the singer, this year’s recipient of the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song.
FINDING YOUR ROOTS WITH HENRY LOUIS GATES, JR. returns with a new season (October 3, 2017) to explore the fascinating family trees of popular figures including Aziz Ansari, Scarlett Johansson, Larry David, Garrison Keillor, Amy Schumer, Ted Danson, William H. Macy, Mary Steenburgen, Ana Navarro, Christopher Walken, Ava DuVernay, Bryant Gumbel and others.
And in a weekly Friday night salute to Broadway from October 20 to December 1, PBS raises the curtain on three of the Great White Way’s most acclaimed recent musical productions. GREAT PERFORMANCES presents “She Loves Me” (October 20), “Holiday Inn” (November 24) and a tribute to Harold Prince, the living embodiment of Broadway’s Golden Age (November 17), along with the acclaimed revival of “Present Laughter” (November 3) and encores of “In the Heights – Chasing Broadway Dreams” (November 10) and “Hamilton’s America” (December 1).
Continuing its tradition of hard-hitting journalism, FRONTLINE examines Russian President Vladimir Putin in a two-part documentary exploring his rise, rule and motivations (October 25 and November 1)
THIRD RAIL WITH OZY is a new primetime cross-platform debate series hosted by Emmy-Award winning journalist Carlos Watson. Each week experts, celebrity guests, and digital and studio audiences will tackle a provocative question about the country’s critical issues (September 8).
Anchoring the fall 2017 season on PBS is the previously announced THE VIETNAM WAR, the 10-part epic series directed by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick, premiering Sundays-Thursdays, September 17 to September 28. Anchoring the fall 2017 season on PBS is the previously announced THE VIETNAM WAR, the 10-part epic series directed by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick, premiering Sundays-Thursdays, September 17 to September 28.
.@PBS annc. fall lineup w/ #VietnamPBS, a salute to broadway, a star-studded season of #FindingYourRootsPBS & more!
For more information please visit http://to.pbs.org/2ufX6ib
About PBS
PBS, with nearly 350 member stations, offers all Americans the opportunity to explore new ideas and new worlds through television and digital content. Each month, PBS reaches nearly 100 million people through television and nearly 28 million people online, inviting them to experience the worlds of science, history, nature and public affairs; to hear diverse viewpoints; and to take front row seats to world-class drama and performances. PBS’ broad array of programs has been consistently honored by the industry’s most coveted award competitions. Teachers of children from pre-K through 12th grade turn to PBS for digital content and services that help bring classroom lessons to life. Decades of research confirms that PBS’ premier children’s media service, PBS KIDS, helps children build critical literacy, math and social-emotional skills, enabling them to find success in school and life. Delivered through member stations, PBS KIDS offers high-quality educational content on TV – including a new 24/7 channel, online at pbskids.org, via an array of mobile apps and in communities across America. More information about PBS is available at www.pbs.org, one of the leading dot-org websites on the internet, or by following PBS on Twitter, Facebook or through our apps for mobile and connected devices. Specific program information and updates for press are available at pbs.org/pressroom or by following PBS Pressroom on Twitter.
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Saturday, July 22, 2017
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from July 16th to 22th, 2017 - Update #35
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SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON INTERNATIONAL 2017:
From YahooMovies: "Wonder Woman 2" is official. Patty Jenkins returning as director is not official.
From CBR: The 2017 Eisner Awards (for excellence in comics) were announced Friday night, July 21st.
From YahooMovies: Channing Taturm says his long planned X-Men movie, "Gambit," is getting a bit of a rethink.
From THR: Dwayne Johnson will play Shazam villain, "Black Adam," but not in the "Shazam" movie, according to DC Entertainment CCO, Geoff Johns.
From IMDb: Todd McFarlane announces that he is working on a new movie version of his comic book, "Spawn," which was previously adapted as a 1998 film and as an animated TV series which aired on HBO.
From YahooMovies: Halle Berry declares that she is Wonder Woman star Gal Gadot's biggest fan right now.
From Deadline: Syfy teases its upcoming Superman prequel TV series, "Krypton," with a teaser trailer.
From TVGuide: The title of "American Horror Story" Season 7 is "Cult."
From Variety: During a Comic-Con panel, Noah Hawley, the creator of FX's "Fargo" and "Legion" (based on the X-Men franchise), announced that he is developing a film based on "Doctor Doom," the lead villain in Marvel Comics' "Fantastic Four" franchise.
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MOVIES - From WeGotThisCovered: Joss Whedon reportedly doing extensive reshoots on "Justice League" after taking over for Zack Snyder.
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MOVIES - From Variety: New films by George Clooney, Stephen Frears, and Guillermo del Toro, among others, will be screened at the 74th (2017) Venice Film Festival.
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CELEBRITY - From YahooSports: The "Juice" will be loose. O.J. Simpson has been granted parole after spending 9 years in a Nevada prison, and he will be released in October of this year.
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TELEVISION - From Variety: Lena Dunham, creator of HBO's "Girls," is joining the cast of the seventh season of "American Horror Story."
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CELEBRITY - YahooNews: Actress Jada Pinkett Smith says that she was a drug deal when she met the late rapper/actor, Tupac Shukar.
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TELEVISION - From ShadowandAct: "Game of Thones" creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss announce "Confederate."
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BLM - From NYDailyNews: Is the killing a blonde, white woman (Justine Diamond) by police the point where police brutality jumps the shark?
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COMICS-FILM - From Variety: Jon Watts is in talks to direct the sequel to his hit film, "Spider-Man: Homecoming."
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MOVIES - From IndieWire: Darren Aronofsky ("Requiem for a Dream," "Black Swan") has film due in a few months, "mother!" He is already working on the film after that - an artificial intelligence courtroom drama...
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MOVIES - From YahooMovies: Stanley Kubrick's "Full Metal Jacket" turns 30, and Matthew Modine wishes his character's ("Joker") deleted sex scene was still in the movie.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Andy Muschietti, who has directed the highly anticipated film version of Stephen King's "It," is attached to Sony's film version of the 1980s animated series, "Robotech."
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TELEVISION - From Variety: Alec Baldwin play Col. Nathan Jessup in NBC's live production of "A Few Good Men."
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DISNEY: From ShadowandAct: Will Smith will play the genie in Disney's live-action version of its animated classic, Aladdin, in which Robin Williams gave voice to the genie.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 7/14 to 7/16/2017 weekend box office is "War for the Planet of the Apes" with an estimated take of $56.5 million.
From Variety: "War for the Planet of the Apes" has a $102.5 million global box office opening.
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From THR: Why is Hollywood glamorizing binge-drinking for women asks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar?
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ECO - NewYorkDailyNews: Mark Ruffalo and Fisher Stevens implore Sen. Chuck Schumer and Senate Democrats to fight "dirty energy bill."
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TELEVISION - From YahooTV: First look at Al Pacino as legendary college football coach, Joe Paterno, in director's Barry Levinson's still-untitled film for HBO.
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DISNEY - From YahooMovies: Newly minted "Disney Legend" Whoopi Goldberg says bring back "Song of the South," Disney's controversial 1946 live-action/animated film, which has often been called "racially insensitive." Disney has not released the film on Blu-ray or DVD or the old laser disc.
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TELEVISION - From ScreenDaily: Actress Jodie Whittaker is the first female to play the lead on the British television series, "Doctor Who." She is the 13th actor to play "The Doctor" on the iconic BBC series.
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MOVIES - From YahooMusic: The biopic of the iconic rock music group, Queen, is apparently finally happening. It is currently called "Bohemian Rhapsody" (after an iconic Queen song) and will star Emmy-winner Remi Malek ("Mr. Robot") as the lead singer of Queen, the late Freddie Mercury.
OBITS:
From YahooTV: The actor John Heard died at the age of 72, Friday, July 21, 2017. Heard was best known for playing the father of Macauley Culkin's character in "Home Alone" (1990) and "Home Alone 2: Lost in New York" (1992). He also received a 1999 Emmy nomination for a guest role in "The Sopranos."
From YahooMusic: Chester Bennington, the front man of the band, Linkin Park, has apparently died by suicide at the age of 41.
From the LATimes: Legendary horror movie director, George A. Romero, has died at the age of 77, Sunday, July 16, 2017. He was best known for his film Night of the Living Dead (1968) and its sequels, Dawn of the Dead (1978) and Day of the Dead 1985).
From Variety: The actor Martin Landau died at the age of 89, Saturday, July 15, 2017. He won an best supporting actor Oscar for his performance in Tim Burton's "Ed Wood." Many will remember Landau for his role in the original "Mission: Impossible" TV series.
TRAILERS:
From EW: A first teaser for "Pacific Rim: Uprising," the sequel to "Pacific Rim."
From ShadowandAct: First trailer for Guillermo del Toro's Cold War-era "fairy tale," "The Shape of Water."
From YahooMovies: The "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" behind-the-scenes reel presented at D23 2017.
From EW: The first teaser for Disney and Ava DuVernay's "A Wrinkle in Time."
SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON INTERNATIONAL 2017:
From YahooMovies: "Wonder Woman 2" is official. Patty Jenkins returning as director is not official.
From CBR: The 2017 Eisner Awards (for excellence in comics) were announced Friday night, July 21st.
From YahooMovies: Channing Taturm says his long planned X-Men movie, "Gambit," is getting a bit of a rethink.
From THR: Dwayne Johnson will play Shazam villain, "Black Adam," but not in the "Shazam" movie, according to DC Entertainment CCO, Geoff Johns.
From IMDb: Todd McFarlane announces that he is working on a new movie version of his comic book, "Spawn," which was previously adapted as a 1998 film and as an animated TV series which aired on HBO.
From YahooMovies: Halle Berry declares that she is Wonder Woman star Gal Gadot's biggest fan right now.
From Deadline: Syfy teases its upcoming Superman prequel TV series, "Krypton," with a teaser trailer.
From TVGuide: The title of "American Horror Story" Season 7 is "Cult."
From Variety: During a Comic-Con panel, Noah Hawley, the creator of FX's "Fargo" and "Legion" (based on the X-Men franchise), announced that he is developing a film based on "Doctor Doom," the lead villain in Marvel Comics' "Fantastic Four" franchise.
----------
MOVIES - From WeGotThisCovered: Joss Whedon reportedly doing extensive reshoots on "Justice League" after taking over for Zack Snyder.
----------
MOVIES - From Variety: New films by George Clooney, Stephen Frears, and Guillermo del Toro, among others, will be screened at the 74th (2017) Venice Film Festival.
----------
CELEBRITY - From YahooSports: The "Juice" will be loose. O.J. Simpson has been granted parole after spending 9 years in a Nevada prison, and he will be released in October of this year.
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TELEVISION - From Variety: Lena Dunham, creator of HBO's "Girls," is joining the cast of the seventh season of "American Horror Story."
----------
CELEBRITY - YahooNews: Actress Jada Pinkett Smith says that she was a drug deal when she met the late rapper/actor, Tupac Shukar.
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TELEVISION - From ShadowandAct: "Game of Thones" creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss announce "Confederate."
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BLM - From NYDailyNews: Is the killing a blonde, white woman (Justine Diamond) by police the point where police brutality jumps the shark?
----------
COMICS-FILM - From Variety: Jon Watts is in talks to direct the sequel to his hit film, "Spider-Man: Homecoming."
----------
MOVIES - From IndieWire: Darren Aronofsky ("Requiem for a Dream," "Black Swan") has film due in a few months, "mother!" He is already working on the film after that - an artificial intelligence courtroom drama...
----------
MOVIES - From YahooMovies: Stanley Kubrick's "Full Metal Jacket" turns 30, and Matthew Modine wishes his character's ("Joker") deleted sex scene was still in the movie.
----------
MOVIES - From Variety: Andy Muschietti, who has directed the highly anticipated film version of Stephen King's "It," is attached to Sony's film version of the 1980s animated series, "Robotech."
----------
TELEVISION - From Variety: Alec Baldwin play Col. Nathan Jessup in NBC's live production of "A Few Good Men."
----------
DISNEY: From ShadowandAct: Will Smith will play the genie in Disney's live-action version of its animated classic, Aladdin, in which Robin Williams gave voice to the genie.
----------
BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 7/14 to 7/16/2017 weekend box office is "War for the Planet of the Apes" with an estimated take of $56.5 million.
From Variety: "War for the Planet of the Apes" has a $102.5 million global box office opening.
----------
From THR: Why is Hollywood glamorizing binge-drinking for women asks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar?
----------
ECO - NewYorkDailyNews: Mark Ruffalo and Fisher Stevens implore Sen. Chuck Schumer and Senate Democrats to fight "dirty energy bill."
----------
TELEVISION - From YahooTV: First look at Al Pacino as legendary college football coach, Joe Paterno, in director's Barry Levinson's still-untitled film for HBO.
----------
DISNEY - From YahooMovies: Newly minted "Disney Legend" Whoopi Goldberg says bring back "Song of the South," Disney's controversial 1946 live-action/animated film, which has often been called "racially insensitive." Disney has not released the film on Blu-ray or DVD or the old laser disc.
----------
TELEVISION - From ScreenDaily: Actress Jodie Whittaker is the first female to play the lead on the British television series, "Doctor Who." She is the 13th actor to play "The Doctor" on the iconic BBC series.
----------
MOVIES - From YahooMusic: The biopic of the iconic rock music group, Queen, is apparently finally happening. It is currently called "Bohemian Rhapsody" (after an iconic Queen song) and will star Emmy-winner Remi Malek ("Mr. Robot") as the lead singer of Queen, the late Freddie Mercury.
OBITS:
From YahooTV: The actor John Heard died at the age of 72, Friday, July 21, 2017. Heard was best known for playing the father of Macauley Culkin's character in "Home Alone" (1990) and "Home Alone 2: Lost in New York" (1992). He also received a 1999 Emmy nomination for a guest role in "The Sopranos."
From YahooMusic: Chester Bennington, the front man of the band, Linkin Park, has apparently died by suicide at the age of 41.
From the LATimes: Legendary horror movie director, George A. Romero, has died at the age of 77, Sunday, July 16, 2017. He was best known for his film Night of the Living Dead (1968) and its sequels, Dawn of the Dead (1978) and Day of the Dead 1985).
From Variety: The actor Martin Landau died at the age of 89, Saturday, July 15, 2017. He won an best supporting actor Oscar for his performance in Tim Burton's "Ed Wood." Many will remember Landau for his role in the original "Mission: Impossible" TV series.
TRAILERS:
From EW: A first teaser for "Pacific Rim: Uprising," the sequel to "Pacific Rim."
From ShadowandAct: First trailer for Guillermo del Toro's Cold War-era "fairy tale," "The Shape of Water."
From YahooMovies: The "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" behind-the-scenes reel presented at D23 2017.
From EW: The first teaser for Disney and Ava DuVernay's "A Wrinkle in Time."
Saturday, July 8, 2017
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from July 1st to 8th, 2017 - Update #33
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CULTURE - From AlJazeera: Teenage rape victim sentenced to 30 years in prison after stillbirth.
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BOX OFFICE - From Variety: "Spider-Man: Homecoming" looks to have a $120 million opening weekend. If that holds, it would be the fourth movie of the year to have a 100 opening, following "Beauty and the Beast," "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2," and "Wonder Woman."
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TELEVISION - From TheWrap: John Cho, "Sulu" in the current "Star Trek" film series, is joining Fox's "The Exorcist" for its second season.
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COMICS-FILM - From YahooMovies: Revisiting James Cameron's "Spider-Man" film project.
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MUSIC - From BET: Jay-Z's new album, "4:44," in less than a week.
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CRIME - From GuardianUK: This story about the owners of Hobby Lobby buying thousands of artifacts smuggled from Iraq is simply a delight. Church people start more hell...
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MOVIES - From THR: Director Ang Lee's film, "Gemini Man," starring Will Smith, is due October 2019. The film pits an aging assassin against a younger clone version of himself.
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TELEVISION - From THR: Ava DuVernay and Netflix are tackling the infamous "Central Park Five" case in a miniseries.
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OBIT - From TheWrap: Joan Lee, the wife of Marvel Comics legend Stan Lee, has died at the age of 93, Thursday, July 6, 2017. Joan and Stan Lee had been married since December 1947.
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TELEVISION - From GoldDerby: Margaret Atwood, who created the famous novel, "The Handmaid's Tale," would like fellow Canadia, Grammy-winning recording artist and rapper, Drake, to make a cameo in Season 2 of Hulu's hit adaptation of the novel.
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MOVIES - From Collider: Sony wants a "Baby Driver" sequel.
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MOVIES - From TheVillageVoice: Bilge Ebiri gives "War for the Planet of the Apes" a stellar review.
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COMICS-FILM - From ScreenRant: The cast of Fox's "X-Men" spinoff, "New Mutants," arrives in Boston for filming.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Sony is teasing the re-release of Steven Spielberg's classic 1977 film, "Close Encounters of the Third Kind."
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OBIT - From YahooMusic: The musician John Blackwell, Jr. has died at the age of 43, Tuesday, July 4, 2017. For over a decade, Blackwell was the drummer in the late Prince's band, New Power Generation.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Warner Bros. and the estate of J.R.R. Tolkein have their massive "Lord of the Rings" lawsuit.
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MOVIES - From YahooMovies: Yahoo Movies named the 21 best movies of 2017 so far... "Get Out" is their #1.
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CRIME - From YahooNews: Imprisoned drug dealer found guilty of manslaughter in the 2012 killing of 20th Century Fox distribution executive, Gavin Smith, who was 57 at the time of his death. Smith's body would go undiscovered in its desert shallow grave until 2014.
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SPORTS - From BuzzFlash: The story of former Chicago Bull and NBA Champion, Craig Hodges. Outspoken about poverty and racism, Hodges was blacklisted from the NBA for years.
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STAR WARS - From YahooMovies: New "Star Wars" cartoon shorts debut online, focusing on female heroes.
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TELEVISION - From GuardianUK: Ken Burns returns to epic television documentaries with his 10-part, 18-hour epic, "The Vietnam War."
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BLM - From RSN: "What does it mean to be Black in America?" by Jeffrey Sterling.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 6/30 to 7/02/2017 weekend box office is "Despicable Me 3" with an estimated take of $75.4 million. This is the first half of the extended Fourth of July holiday weekend.
From ShadowandAct: Sony's risk with Edgar Wright's "Baby Driver" pays off.
From Variety: "Despicable Me 3" opens with an estimated $192.3 million in global box office.
From TheWrap: "Despicable Me 3" looks to have biggest opening by an animated film this year.
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MOVIES - From ShadowandAct: Emmy-winning comedian Louis C.K. releases the documentary "Check It," about the black LGBT street gang, on his website.
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MOVIES - From YahooMovies: How "Men in Black" changed movie special effects 20 years ago.
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COMICS-FILM - From TheWrap: Robert Downey, Jr. would rather hang up in "Iron Man"armor "before it embarrassing."
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TELEVISION - From IndieWire: The third season of HBO's "True Detective" might star Mahershala Ali, who won a best supporting actor this year of "Moonlight."
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MOVIES - From Variety: The "Top Gun" sequel, "Top Gun: Maverick," is due to hit theaters July 12, 2017.
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TELEVISION - From TheWrap: NBC is cancelling "The Carmichael Show" after three seasons. The network will air the season ending episode August 9th.
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MANGA-FILM - From Esquire: "Ghost in the Shell" was a movie based on a manga (Japanese comic), and a white actress, Scarlett Johansson, in the lead role. Netflix's "Death Note" film is also based on a manga, and the lead in this American version is a white actor. Let the controversy ensue.
From YahooMovies: Here is the cool looking trailer for Netflix's "Death Note" film.
From Nerdreactor: "Death Note" trailer shows the changes made to characters for the film.
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SPORTS - From YahooSports: Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors, the world champions of the National Basketball Association (NBA), will now earn the richest annual salary in American sports history.
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TRAILERS AND SHORTS:
From YouTube: Star Wars: Forces of Destiny Episode - Sand of Jakku
CULTURE - From AlJazeera: Teenage rape victim sentenced to 30 years in prison after stillbirth.
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BOX OFFICE - From Variety: "Spider-Man: Homecoming" looks to have a $120 million opening weekend. If that holds, it would be the fourth movie of the year to have a 100 opening, following "Beauty and the Beast," "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2," and "Wonder Woman."
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TELEVISION - From TheWrap: John Cho, "Sulu" in the current "Star Trek" film series, is joining Fox's "The Exorcist" for its second season.
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COMICS-FILM - From YahooMovies: Revisiting James Cameron's "Spider-Man" film project.
----------
MUSIC - From BET: Jay-Z's new album, "4:44," in less than a week.
----------
CRIME - From GuardianUK: This story about the owners of Hobby Lobby buying thousands of artifacts smuggled from Iraq is simply a delight. Church people start more hell...
----------
MOVIES - From THR: Director Ang Lee's film, "Gemini Man," starring Will Smith, is due October 2019. The film pits an aging assassin against a younger clone version of himself.
----------
TELEVISION - From THR: Ava DuVernay and Netflix are tackling the infamous "Central Park Five" case in a miniseries.
----------
OBIT - From TheWrap: Joan Lee, the wife of Marvel Comics legend Stan Lee, has died at the age of 93, Thursday, July 6, 2017. Joan and Stan Lee had been married since December 1947.
----------
TELEVISION - From GoldDerby: Margaret Atwood, who created the famous novel, "The Handmaid's Tale," would like fellow Canadia, Grammy-winning recording artist and rapper, Drake, to make a cameo in Season 2 of Hulu's hit adaptation of the novel.
----------
MOVIES - From Collider: Sony wants a "Baby Driver" sequel.
----------
MOVIES - From TheVillageVoice: Bilge Ebiri gives "War for the Planet of the Apes" a stellar review.
----------
COMICS-FILM - From ScreenRant: The cast of Fox's "X-Men" spinoff, "New Mutants," arrives in Boston for filming.
----------
MOVIES - From Variety: Sony is teasing the re-release of Steven Spielberg's classic 1977 film, "Close Encounters of the Third Kind."
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OBIT - From YahooMusic: The musician John Blackwell, Jr. has died at the age of 43, Tuesday, July 4, 2017. For over a decade, Blackwell was the drummer in the late Prince's band, New Power Generation.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Warner Bros. and the estate of J.R.R. Tolkein have their massive "Lord of the Rings" lawsuit.
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MOVIES - From YahooMovies: Yahoo Movies named the 21 best movies of 2017 so far... "Get Out" is their #1.
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CRIME - From YahooNews: Imprisoned drug dealer found guilty of manslaughter in the 2012 killing of 20th Century Fox distribution executive, Gavin Smith, who was 57 at the time of his death. Smith's body would go undiscovered in its desert shallow grave until 2014.
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SPORTS - From BuzzFlash: The story of former Chicago Bull and NBA Champion, Craig Hodges. Outspoken about poverty and racism, Hodges was blacklisted from the NBA for years.
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STAR WARS - From YahooMovies: New "Star Wars" cartoon shorts debut online, focusing on female heroes.
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TELEVISION - From GuardianUK: Ken Burns returns to epic television documentaries with his 10-part, 18-hour epic, "The Vietnam War."
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BLM - From RSN: "What does it mean to be Black in America?" by Jeffrey Sterling.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 6/30 to 7/02/2017 weekend box office is "Despicable Me 3" with an estimated take of $75.4 million. This is the first half of the extended Fourth of July holiday weekend.
From ShadowandAct: Sony's risk with Edgar Wright's "Baby Driver" pays off.
From Variety: "Despicable Me 3" opens with an estimated $192.3 million in global box office.
From TheWrap: "Despicable Me 3" looks to have biggest opening by an animated film this year.
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MOVIES - From ShadowandAct: Emmy-winning comedian Louis C.K. releases the documentary "Check It," about the black LGBT street gang, on his website.
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MOVIES - From YahooMovies: How "Men in Black" changed movie special effects 20 years ago.
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COMICS-FILM - From TheWrap: Robert Downey, Jr. would rather hang up in "Iron Man"armor "before it embarrassing."
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TELEVISION - From IndieWire: The third season of HBO's "True Detective" might star Mahershala Ali, who won a best supporting actor this year of "Moonlight."
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MOVIES - From Variety: The "Top Gun" sequel, "Top Gun: Maverick," is due to hit theaters July 12, 2017.
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TELEVISION - From TheWrap: NBC is cancelling "The Carmichael Show" after three seasons. The network will air the season ending episode August 9th.
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MANGA-FILM - From Esquire: "Ghost in the Shell" was a movie based on a manga (Japanese comic), and a white actress, Scarlett Johansson, in the lead role. Netflix's "Death Note" film is also based on a manga, and the lead in this American version is a white actor. Let the controversy ensue.
From YahooMovies: Here is the cool looking trailer for Netflix's "Death Note" film.
From Nerdreactor: "Death Note" trailer shows the changes made to characters for the film.
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SPORTS - From YahooSports: Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors, the world champions of the National Basketball Association (NBA), will now earn the richest annual salary in American sports history.
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TRAILERS AND SHORTS:
From YouTube: Star Wars: Forces of Destiny Episode - Sand of Jakku
Saturday, March 18, 2017
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from March 12th to 18th, 2017 - Update #21
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CULTURE - From TheAtlantic: A surprising number of college students are homeless and/or hungry.
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MOVIES - From THR: Universal is developing a White House workplace comedy around the President Obama White House.
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BLM - From THR: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar says that Jordan Peele's "Get Out" is like a Black "Invasion of the Body Snatchers."
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COMICS-FILM - From TheWrap: Warner Bros. has movied "Aquaman," directed by James Wan and starring Jason Momoa in the title role, to December 21, 2018.
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MOVIES - From IndieWire: Production is about to begin on "Body Cross," a sequel to David Cronenberg's "Eastern Promises," which features a most excellent performance by Viggo Mortensen.
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MOVIES - From IndieWire: The horror streaming service, Shudder, is streaming a reassembled cut of the original version of Ken Russell's notorious (and fantastic) 1971 film, "The Devils."
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MOVIES - From IndieWire: Warner Bros. is in the early stages of rebooting "The Matrix." As of now, neither the original writer-directors The Wachowskis nor the original producer, Joel Silver, is involved.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Amazon Studios has bought the U.S. and Canadian distribution rights to the music-filled drama, "Annette," starring Adam Driver, Rihana, and Rooney Mara and directed by Leos Carax ("Holy Motors").
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MOVIES - From TheWrap: Jordan Peele becomes the first Black writer-director whose debut film makes over $100 million dollars at the domestic box office.
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MOVIES - From TheWrap: Will Netflix finish Orson Welles' last film, "The Other Side of the Wind?"
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COMICS-FILM - From TheWrap: Warner Bros. would like Matthew Vaughn to direct "Man of Steel 2," the sequel to its Superman reboot. Vaughn directed the stylish "X-Men: First Class."
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TELEVISION - From Variety: CBS' smash-hit TV series, "The Big Bang Theory" will get a spinoff next season, "Young Sheldon."
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MOVIES - From Variety: The English-language version of "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" will have a sequel, "The Girl in the Spider's Web." Apparently, the cast of the first film will not return for the sequel.
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MOVIES - From ThePlaylist: Ridley Scott still wants to make a sequel to his 2000 film, Gladiator, which won the "Best Picture" Oscar.
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MOVIES - From IndieWire: Director Ava Duvernay shares photos from the set as "A Wrinkle in Time" wraps up principal photography.
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BLM - From RSN: Tensions rise in Ferguson, Missouri as new video surfaces concerning the killing of unarmed Black teen, Michael Brown, by then Ferguson police officer, Darren Wilson.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 3/10 to 3/12/2017 weekend box office is "Kong: Skull Island" with an estimated take of $61 million.
From Deadline: "Kong-Skull Island" rising at international box office.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Director Terrence Malick makes a rare public appearance.
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POLITICS - From TheDailyGrind: Anti-LGBTQ, "family values" Republican is having an affair with his cousin/employee, who divorced her husband for him.
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LGBTQ - From TheDailyGrind: South Dakota becomes first state to legalize discrimination against LGBTQ people.
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CULTURE - From WashPost: 64-year-old Richard Leslie Lloyd thought the owners of Met Mart, a convenience store, was an Arab and tried to burn the store and "run the Arabs out of our country." The Met Mart owners are of Indian descent.
CULTURE - From TheAtlantic: A surprising number of college students are homeless and/or hungry.
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MOVIES - From THR: Universal is developing a White House workplace comedy around the President Obama White House.
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BLM - From THR: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar says that Jordan Peele's "Get Out" is like a Black "Invasion of the Body Snatchers."
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COMICS-FILM - From TheWrap: Warner Bros. has movied "Aquaman," directed by James Wan and starring Jason Momoa in the title role, to December 21, 2018.
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MOVIES - From IndieWire: Production is about to begin on "Body Cross," a sequel to David Cronenberg's "Eastern Promises," which features a most excellent performance by Viggo Mortensen.
----------
MOVIES - From IndieWire: The horror streaming service, Shudder, is streaming a reassembled cut of the original version of Ken Russell's notorious (and fantastic) 1971 film, "The Devils."
----------
MOVIES - From IndieWire: Warner Bros. is in the early stages of rebooting "The Matrix." As of now, neither the original writer-directors The Wachowskis nor the original producer, Joel Silver, is involved.
----------
MOVIES - From Variety: Amazon Studios has bought the U.S. and Canadian distribution rights to the music-filled drama, "Annette," starring Adam Driver, Rihana, and Rooney Mara and directed by Leos Carax ("Holy Motors").
----------
MOVIES - From TheWrap: Jordan Peele becomes the first Black writer-director whose debut film makes over $100 million dollars at the domestic box office.
----------
MOVIES - From TheWrap: Will Netflix finish Orson Welles' last film, "The Other Side of the Wind?"
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COMICS-FILM - From TheWrap: Warner Bros. would like Matthew Vaughn to direct "Man of Steel 2," the sequel to its Superman reboot. Vaughn directed the stylish "X-Men: First Class."
----------
TELEVISION - From Variety: CBS' smash-hit TV series, "The Big Bang Theory" will get a spinoff next season, "Young Sheldon."
----------
MOVIES - From Variety: The English-language version of "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" will have a sequel, "The Girl in the Spider's Web." Apparently, the cast of the first film will not return for the sequel.
----------
MOVIES - From ThePlaylist: Ridley Scott still wants to make a sequel to his 2000 film, Gladiator, which won the "Best Picture" Oscar.
----------
MOVIES - From IndieWire: Director Ava Duvernay shares photos from the set as "A Wrinkle in Time" wraps up principal photography.
----------
BLM - From RSN: Tensions rise in Ferguson, Missouri as new video surfaces concerning the killing of unarmed Black teen, Michael Brown, by then Ferguson police officer, Darren Wilson.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 3/10 to 3/12/2017 weekend box office is "Kong: Skull Island" with an estimated take of $61 million.
From Deadline: "Kong-Skull Island" rising at international box office.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Director Terrence Malick makes a rare public appearance.
----------
POLITICS - From TheDailyGrind: Anti-LGBTQ, "family values" Republican is having an affair with his cousin/employee, who divorced her husband for him.
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LGBTQ - From TheDailyGrind: South Dakota becomes first state to legalize discrimination against LGBTQ people.
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CULTURE - From WashPost: 64-year-old Richard Leslie Lloyd thought the owners of Met Mart, a convenience store, was an Arab and tried to burn the store and "run the Arabs out of our country." The Met Mart owners are of Indian descent.
Sunday, February 26, 2017
"O.J.: Made in America" Wins "Best Documentary Film" Oscar
Documentary (Feature)
Nominees
Fire at Sea - Gianfranco Rosi and Donatella Palermo
I Am Not Your Negro - Raoul Peck, Rémi Grellety and Hébert Peck
Life, Animated - Roger Ross Williams and Julie Goldman
O.J.: Made in America - Ezra Edelman and Caroline Waterlow - WINNER
13th - Ava DuVernay, Spencer Averick and Howard Barish
Nominees
Fire at Sea - Gianfranco Rosi and Donatella Palermo
I Am Not Your Negro - Raoul Peck, Rémi Grellety and Hébert Peck
Life, Animated - Roger Ross Williams and Julie Goldman
O.J.: Made in America - Ezra Edelman and Caroline Waterlow - WINNER
13th - Ava DuVernay, Spencer Averick and Howard Barish
Monday, February 20, 2017
2017 Black Reel Awards Winners Announced; "Moonlight" Named Outstanding Film
The Black Reel Awards annually honor African-Americans in feature, independent, and television film. The awards also take notice of the work in film by people of color throughout the African Diaspora. The awards were launched in 2000, and this is the 16th year the awards will be handed out. The Black Reel Awards are now given out by the Foundation for the Advancement of African-Americans in Film (FAAAF).
The nominations for the 17th Annual Black Reel Awards were announced December 14, 2016. The Black Reel Awards are comprised of more than 110 voters across the country. The voters annually select and spotlight films, television, and music and performances featuring African-Americans, as well as people of color throughout the African Diaspora. The 17th Annual Black Reel Awards winners were announced on Thursday, February 16, 2017.
2017 / 17th Annual Black Reel Award winners:
Motion Picture Categories
Outstanding Film
Moonlight | Dede Gardner, Adele Romanski & Jeremy Kleiner
Outstanding Actor
Denzel Washington | Fences
Outstanding Actress
Ruth Negga | Loving
Outstanding Supporting Actor
Mahershala Ali | Moonlight
Outstanding Supporting Actress
Viola Davis | Fences
Outstanding Director
Barry Jenkins | Moonlight
Outstanding Screenplay
Barry Jenkins | Moonlight
Outstanding Documentary
13th | Ava DuVernay
Outstanding Ensemble
Moonlight | Yesi Ramirez
Outstanding Foreign-Language Film
Eye of the Storm | Sekou Traore (Burkina Faso)
Outstanding Score
Nicholas Britell | Moonlight
Outstanding Original Song
“I’m Still Here” | Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings (Miss Sharon Jones!)
Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Male
Trevante Rhodes | Moonlight
Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Female
Janelle Monae | Hidden Figures
Outstanding Voice Performance
Idris Elba | The Jungle Book
INDEPENDENT
Outstanding Independent Film
American Honey | Andrea Arnold
Outstanding World Cinema Film
Where the Road Runs Out | Rudolf Buitendach (Equatorial Guinea)
Outstanding Independent Short
$15 Kicks | Jenn Shaw
Outstanding Emerging Filmmaker
O.J.: Made in America | Ezra Edelman
Outstanding First Screenplay
The Land | Steven Caple, Jr.
TELEVISION
Outstanding TV Documentary or Special
Beyonce: Lemonade | Beyoncé Knowles & Khalil Joseph
Outstanding TV Movie or Limited Series
The People v. OJ Simpson: American Crime Story | Chip Vucelich, Alexis Martin Woodall & John Travolta, Producers
Outstanding Actor, TV Movie or Limited Series
Courtney B. Vance | The People v. OJ Simpson: American Crime Story
Outstanding Actress, TV Movie or Limited Series
Kerry Washington | Confirmation
Outstanding Supporting Actor, TV Movie or Limited Series
Sterling K. Brown | The People v. OJ Simpson: American Crime Story
Outstanding Supporting Actress, TV Movie or Limited Series
Regina King | American Crime
Outstanding Director, TV Movie or Limited Series
John Singleton | The People v. OJ Simpson: American Crime Story
Outstanding Screenplay, TV Movie or Limited Series
Joe Robert Cole | The People v. OJ Simpson: American Crime Story (“The Race Card”)
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The nominations for the 17th Annual Black Reel Awards were announced December 14, 2016. The Black Reel Awards are comprised of more than 110 voters across the country. The voters annually select and spotlight films, television, and music and performances featuring African-Americans, as well as people of color throughout the African Diaspora. The 17th Annual Black Reel Awards winners were announced on Thursday, February 16, 2017.
2017 / 17th Annual Black Reel Award winners:
Motion Picture Categories
Outstanding Film
Moonlight | Dede Gardner, Adele Romanski & Jeremy Kleiner
Outstanding Actor
Denzel Washington | Fences
Outstanding Actress
Ruth Negga | Loving
Outstanding Supporting Actor
Mahershala Ali | Moonlight
Outstanding Supporting Actress
Viola Davis | Fences
Outstanding Director
Barry Jenkins | Moonlight
Outstanding Screenplay
Barry Jenkins | Moonlight
Outstanding Documentary
13th | Ava DuVernay
Outstanding Ensemble
Moonlight | Yesi Ramirez
Outstanding Foreign-Language Film
Eye of the Storm | Sekou Traore (Burkina Faso)
Outstanding Score
Nicholas Britell | Moonlight
Outstanding Original Song
“I’m Still Here” | Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings (Miss Sharon Jones!)
Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Male
Trevante Rhodes | Moonlight
Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Female
Janelle Monae | Hidden Figures
Outstanding Voice Performance
Idris Elba | The Jungle Book
INDEPENDENT
Outstanding Independent Film
American Honey | Andrea Arnold
Outstanding World Cinema Film
Where the Road Runs Out | Rudolf Buitendach (Equatorial Guinea)
Outstanding Independent Short
$15 Kicks | Jenn Shaw
Outstanding Emerging Filmmaker
O.J.: Made in America | Ezra Edelman
Outstanding First Screenplay
The Land | Steven Caple, Jr.
TELEVISION
Outstanding TV Documentary or Special
Beyonce: Lemonade | Beyoncé Knowles & Khalil Joseph
Outstanding TV Movie or Limited Series
The People v. OJ Simpson: American Crime Story | Chip Vucelich, Alexis Martin Woodall & John Travolta, Producers
Outstanding Actor, TV Movie or Limited Series
Courtney B. Vance | The People v. OJ Simpson: American Crime Story
Outstanding Actress, TV Movie or Limited Series
Kerry Washington | Confirmation
Outstanding Supporting Actor, TV Movie or Limited Series
Sterling K. Brown | The People v. OJ Simpson: American Crime Story
Outstanding Supporting Actress, TV Movie or Limited Series
Regina King | American Crime
Outstanding Director, TV Movie or Limited Series
John Singleton | The People v. OJ Simpson: American Crime Story
Outstanding Screenplay, TV Movie or Limited Series
Joe Robert Cole | The People v. OJ Simpson: American Crime Story (“The Race Card”)
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Saturday, January 7, 2017
National Society of Film Critics Name "Moonlight" Best Picture of 2016
The National Society of Film Critics was founded in New York City in 1966 and its membership is currently comprise of 56 of the country’s most prominent movie critics. Known for their highbrow tastes, these critics form one of the most prestigious film groups on the United States. Current members include some of my favorite film critics, like David Edelstein and J. Hoberman, among others. The late Roger Ebert, my favorite critic, was also a member. The society has produced several anthologies about movies, including the must-have for film fans, Produced and Abandoned: The Best Films You’ve Never Seen (1990).
The National Society of Film Critics gathered on Saturday, January 7, 2017 to vote on their annual film awards – the 51st edition.
Here is a list of the National Society of Film Critics 2016 winners and runners-up, with vote counts from the final round.
BEST PICTURE
*1. Moonlight (54)
Manchester by the Sea (39)
La La Land (31)
BEST DIRECTOR
*1. Barry Jenkins (53) – Moonlight
Damien Chazelle (37) – La La Land
Kenneth Lonergan (23) – Manchester by the Sea
BEST ACTOR
*1. Casey Affleck (65) – Manchester by the Sea
Denzel Washington (21) – Fences
Adam Driver (20) – Paterson
BEST ACTRESS
*1. Isabelle Huppert (55) – Elle and Things to Come
Annette Bening (26) – 20th Century Women
Sandra Hüller (26) – Toni Erdmann [tied with Bening]
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
*1. Mahershala Ali (72) – Moonlight
Jeff Bridges (18) – Hell or High Water
Michael Shannon (14) – Nocturnal Animals
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
*1. Michelle Williams (58) – Manchester by the Sea
Lily Gladstone (45) – Certain Women
Naomie Harris (25) – Moonlight
BEST SCREENPLAY
*1. Manchester by the Sea (61) – Kenneth Lonergan
Moonlight (39) – Barry Jenkins
Hell or High Water (16) – Taylor Sheridan
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
*1. Moonlight (52) – James Laxton
La La Land (27) – Linus Sandgren
Silence (23) – Rodrigo Prieto
FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM
*1. Toni Erdmann (52)
The Handmaiden (26)
Elle (19) and Things to Come (19) tied
BEST NON-FICTION FILM
*1. O.J.: Made in America (64)
I Am Not Your Negro (36)
13th (20)
SPECIAL CITATION for a film awaiting American distribution: Sieranevada (Romania) Cristi Puiu
FILM HERITAGE AWARD: Kino Lorber’s 5-disc collection “Pioneers of African-American Cinema”
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The National Society of Film Critics gathered on Saturday, January 7, 2017 to vote on their annual film awards – the 51st edition.
Here is a list of the National Society of Film Critics 2016 winners and runners-up, with vote counts from the final round.
BEST PICTURE
*1. Moonlight (54)
Manchester by the Sea (39)
La La Land (31)
BEST DIRECTOR
*1. Barry Jenkins (53) – Moonlight
Damien Chazelle (37) – La La Land
Kenneth Lonergan (23) – Manchester by the Sea
BEST ACTOR
*1. Casey Affleck (65) – Manchester by the Sea
Denzel Washington (21) – Fences
Adam Driver (20) – Paterson
BEST ACTRESS
*1. Isabelle Huppert (55) – Elle and Things to Come
Annette Bening (26) – 20th Century Women
Sandra Hüller (26) – Toni Erdmann [tied with Bening]
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
*1. Mahershala Ali (72) – Moonlight
Jeff Bridges (18) – Hell or High Water
Michael Shannon (14) – Nocturnal Animals
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
*1. Michelle Williams (58) – Manchester by the Sea
Lily Gladstone (45) – Certain Women
Naomie Harris (25) – Moonlight
BEST SCREENPLAY
*1. Manchester by the Sea (61) – Kenneth Lonergan
Moonlight (39) – Barry Jenkins
Hell or High Water (16) – Taylor Sheridan
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
*1. Moonlight (52) – James Laxton
La La Land (27) – Linus Sandgren
Silence (23) – Rodrigo Prieto
FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM
*1. Toni Erdmann (52)
The Handmaiden (26)
Elle (19) and Things to Come (19) tied
BEST NON-FICTION FILM
*1. O.J.: Made in America (64)
I Am Not Your Negro (36)
13th (20)
SPECIAL CITATION for a film awaiting American distribution: Sieranevada (Romania) Cristi Puiu
FILM HERITAGE AWARD: Kino Lorber’s 5-disc collection “Pioneers of African-American Cinema”
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