by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"
Support Leroy on Patreon:
TRAILERS - From YouTube: The trailer for "F9: The Fast Saga" debuts. The film is due May 22, 2020.
----------
MUSIC - From BET: Music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs calls out the Grammys, and former label mate, Ma$e calls out Diddy!
----------
SCANDAL - From THR: Jessica Mann is the second key accuser to claim that Harvey Weinstein raped her during Weinstein's New York rape trial. Earlier this week, Miriam Haley testified to the same.
---------
FESTIVALS - From Deadline: At Sundance, the buzzy "Bad Hair," from Justin Simien ("Dear White People) is nearing an 8 million dollar worldwide rights deal with Hulu.
----------
AWARDS - From Deadline: The Casting Society of America is another group that also hands out awards for movies, the "Artios Awards." The 35th edition of those awards handed about trophies to "Once Upon a Time... in America" and "Jojo Rabbit," among others.
----------
KOBE - From Deadline: "Grey's Anatomy" actress, Ellen Pompeo, has said that the "TMZ" television series should be cancelled for breaking the Kobe Bryant helicopter crash story and for other abusive behavior.
---------
MOVIES - From Deadline: Oscar-winning director Ron Howard will direct "The Fixer" for Paramount Pictures. The film dramatizes the real-life story of a plot to assassinate Cuban revolutionary, Fidel Castro.
----------
MOVIES - From Newsarama: Universal Pictures has released seven character posters for the upcoming film "F9: The Fast Saga," the ninth film in the "Fast & Furious" franchise.
From ScreenRant: The trailer for "F9" is due for release online Friday, Jan. 30th, 2020.
----------
MOVIES - From Variety: Wes Anderson's next film, "French Dispatch" will be released July 24th, 2020 by Searchlight Pictures.
----------
TELEVISION - From THR: Newly minted U.S. citizen, John Oliver, talks about the return of his Emmy-winning TV series, "Last Week Tonight."
----------
TELEVISION - From Deadline: It's "pilot season" for the broadcast networks and they are facing stiff salary competition for top talent because of the streaming giants.
----------
GRAMMYS - From CNN: At Sunday's (Jan. 26th) 2020 Grammy Awards ceremony, First Lady Michelle Obama won the Grammy Award for "Best Spoken World Album." Her husband, President Barack Obama, has previously won the award twice.
----------
FILM FESTIVAL - From Deadline: The 2020 / 70th Berlin Film Festival (Feb. 20th to March 1st, 2020) has announced its competitive film lineup which will include 18 films. Oscar-winning actor Jeremy Iron will serve as the president of the international jury which will hand out the Golden and Silver Bear awards.
----------
TELEVISION - From Deadline: "True Detective" creator, Nic Pizzolatto, reunited with one of the series' biggest stars, Matthew McConaughey, for the series, "Redeemer," for FX.
----------
MOVIES - From THR: Priyanka Chopra joins "The Matrix 4."
----------
OSCARS/KOBE - From THR: The late basketball great, Kobe Bryant, killed in a helicopter crash Sun., Jan. 26th, will be remembered at the upcoming Academy Awards ceremony on Sun., Feb. 9th.
From THR: The late Kobe Bryant, an Oscar winner himself, was remembered at Monday's (Jan. 27th) Oscar nominees luncheon.
----------
TELEVISION - From THR: CBS gives a pilot pick-up order to a reboot its old TV series, "The Equalizer" (1985-1989), with Oscar-nominated actress Queen Latifah in the lead.
----------
MOVIES - From Deadline: Sony Pictures has removed its "Masters of the Universe" reboot film from its release schedule.
----------
BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 1/24 to 1/26/2020 weekend box office is "Bad Boys for Life" with an estimated take of 34 million dollars. It is a repeat winner having topped its debut weekend last week.
----------
GRAMMYS - From Deadline: The site is updating the winners list at 2020 / 62nd annual Grammy Awards. UPDATE: Billie Eilish sweeps the marquee cateogries: "Album of the Year," "Song of the Year," "Record of the Year," and "Best New Artist."
From YahooEntertainment: Here is a complete list of winners at the 62nd annual Grammy Awards.
From YahooEntertainment: Billie Eilish and her brother, Finneas O'Connell, set or tied numerous records at the 62nd annual Grammy Awards last night (Sun., Jan. 26th). Eilish becomes only the second artist to win the coveted "big four" awards: "Album of the Year," "Song of the Year," "Record of the Year," and "Best New Artist." The first person to do it was Christopher Cross, 39 years ago. The article in this link also talks about the Grammys ceremony's "highs and lows."
----------
AWARDS - From Deadline: Sam Mendes wins the "Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Film" award at the 2020 / 72nd Directors Guild Awards for his film "1917." This is the second major guild win for "1917" after winning the top prize at the Producers Guild Awards.
From Deadline: Netflix's "Klaus" wins "Best Animated Feature" at the 2020/ 47th Annie Awards, one of the seven awards the film won. Netflix's entries won 19 Annies at the ceremonies, which were held last night (Sat., Jan. 25th).
From Deadline: Cinematographer Roger Deakins wins the top prize, the "Theatrical Release" trophy, for his work on the film, "1917," at the 34th annual ASC Awards, which are given by the American Society of Cinematographers.
From Deadline: Greta Gerwig took home top film honors Saturday night (Jan. 25th) at the 32nd annual USC Libraries Scripter Awards for "Little Women," her adaptation of the Louisa May Alcott novel. In the TV category, the Scripter went to Phoebe Waller-Bridge for the first episode of her English TV series "Fleabag," which is streamed on Amazon Prime and is based on her one-woman play.
----------
TELEVISION - From Deadline: The cast is set for Tyler Perry's Nickelodeon series, "Tyler Perry's Young Dylan." Carl Anthony Payne II of the 1990's series, "Martin," is one of the stars.
OBITS:
From THR: NBA player and legend and member of the Los Angeles Lakers, Kobe Bryant, has died at the age of 41, Sunday, January 26, 2020. Bryant was a five-time NBA champion; two-time NBA Finals MVP; league MVP in 2008; 18-time NBA All-Star; fourth-leading scorer in NBA history; and he was a two-time Olympic gold medal winner with the USA Basketball team (2008, 2012). Kobe played his entire career for only one team, the Lakers. Kobe wore two numbers in his career, and both No. 8 and No. 24 have been retired by the Lakers.
From Deadline: American television network executive, Fred Silverman, has died at the age of 82, Thursday, January 30, 2020. He was an executive at CBS, ABC, and NBC. During his time at these networks, he was responsible for TV series like "All in the Family" and "MASH" at CBS; "Happy Days" and the miniseries, "Roots" at ABC; and "Hill Street Blues" and the miniseries, "Shogun" at NBC.
From Deadline: Theater and television actress, Marsha Kramer, has died at the age of 74, Friday, January 24, 2020. Over a forty year career, Kramer appeared in numerous TV series, including a recent stint on ABC's long-running sitcom, "Modern Family."
Showing posts with label Box Office Mojo. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Box Office Mojo. Show all posts
Friday, January 31, 2020
Saturday, January 25, 2020
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from January 19th to 25th, 2020 - Update #24
by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"
Support Leroy on Patreon:
MUSIC - From RollingStone: 54 years after moving to the U.S., Canadian-born rock legend and musician, Neil Young, is official a U.S. citizen.
---------
SUNDANCE - From Variety: Director Justin Simien ("Dear White People") says that his film "Bad Hair," which opened at the Sundance 2020 is a tribute to exploited black women everywhere.
----------
STAR TREK - From THR: President Trump has initiated a new branch of the military, the "Space Force." The new logo for the "Space Force" looks strikingly similar to the insignia for Star Trek's "Starfleet Command."
----------
DISNEY - From THR: The latest Walt Disney animated classic feature film to get a live-action remake is one of its all-time greatest and certainly its most stories, "Bambi" (1942).
----------
MOVIES - From THR: Columbia Pictures wants to reboot its 1997 "Anaconda" film, which starred Jennifer Lopez, and Ice Cube, and Jon Voight, among others.
----------
GRAMMYS - From Variety: The "Recording Academy," which hands out the music industry's "Grammy Awards" are denying that the nomination process is rigged... which everyone has suspected... like forever.
----------
MOVIES - From GamesRadar: Bill Murray says that he is reprising his "Ghostbusters" role as "Peter Venkman" for the summer release, "Ghostbusters: Afterlife."
----------
STREAMING - From Newsarama: On the Wed., Jan. 22nd episode of ABC's talk show, "The View," guest Patrick Stewart surprised co-host Whoopi Goldberg by asking her to reprise her "Star Trek: The Next Generation" role as "Guinan" on Season 2 of "Star Trek: Picard." Stewart, of course, stars in the title role of "Picard," which just launched on the streaming service, CBS All Access
----------
STREAMING - From THR: Leslie Jones talks about how she got "Game of Thrones" writers-producers, David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, to direct her Netflix special, "Time Machine."
----------
DISNEY - From YahooMovieUK: Actor Warwick Davis says that there is "a lot of work going on" n the planned Disney+ spin-off of the 1988 film, "Willow." Made by Lucasfilm and directed by Ron Howard, the film starred Davis as an aspiring sorcerer trying to protect the child of an ancient prophecy.
----------
STREAMING - From Deadline: Netflix explains its rating methods, talks viewership stats for two shows, and announces how a big a debut "The Witcher" made.
----------
MOVIES - From THR: Universal Pictures and director Davie Leitch ("Deadpool 2") are developing a film based on the old ABC TV series, "Kung Fu," which starred the late David Carradine and ran from 1972 to 1975 (and I loved it!).
----------
SCANDAL -From Deadline: In March of 2018, Universal marketing chief, Josh Goldstine, was fired for unspecified inappropriate behavior. Today, Goldstine's name is cleared and he will be nearly 20 million dollars richer.
----------
BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 1/17 to 1/19/2020 weekend box office is "Bad Boys for Life" with an estimated take of 59.17 million dollars. The film will also win the "Martin Luther King Jr. Day" four-day holiday weekend with a take that is currently estimated at 68 million dollars.
From Variety: "Bad Boys for Life" debuts with an estimated worldwide box office near 100 million dollars.
----------
AWARDS - From Variety: Here is a complete list of winners at last night's (Sun., Jan. 19th) 2020 Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards.
From Variety: “Parasite” wins "best motion picture cast" at the 26th Screen Actors Guild Awards. It is the first foreign language film to win the SAG Awards' top prize.
----------
MOVIES - From Variety: Writer Chris Bremner who worked on "Bad Boys for Life," the third film in the "Bad Boys" film franchise, will pen a script for a fourth installment. Bremner is also working on a script for "National Treasure 3."
----------
AWARDS - From Deadline: The winners of the 2020 Producers Guild Awards were announced last night (Sat., Jan. 18th). The top prize went to director Sam Mendes' "1917."
----------
MOVIES - From Deadline: Creator Julian Fellowes says that he will begin work on a sequel to the hit 2019 "Downtown Abbey" film after working on his HBO drama, "The Gilded Age."
----------
STAR TREK - From YahooEntertainment: Producer Alex Kurtzman explains how "Star Trek: Picard" (from streaming CBS Access) connects unites the "Star Trek" timelines.
----------
TELEVISION - From Deadline: NBA legend and Hall of Fame basketball player, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and cable network, History, have teamed for "Black Patriots." This one-hour documentary chronicles the role of African-Americans and Black people during the Revolutionary War.
OBITS:
From Deadline: Broadcast journalist, Jim Lehrer, has died at the age of 85, Thursday, January 23, 2020. Lehrer is best known for joining Robert MacNeil to create "The Robert MacNeil Report" for WNET, before moving to PBS shortly afterwards. The show became known as the "The MacNeil/Lehrer Report" a year later. MacNeil retired in 1995, and Lehrer continued to host or co-host the show, which is currently known as "PBS NewsHour."
From Deadline: One of the co-founding members of the UK comedy troupe, "Monty Python," Terry Jones, has died at the age of 77, Tuesday, January 21, 2020. Jones directed or co-directed three of the "Monty Python" films and worked on several films outside of Python. He wrote several goblin and fairy-related books that artist Brian Froud illustrated. Jones was born in Wales.
From Deadline: The character actor, Jack Kehoe, died at the age of 85, Tuesday, Jan 14, 2020. His film and TV career lasted about 30 years, and Kehoe was known for his appearances in such films as "Serpico," "The Sting," "Car Wash," and "The Untouchables" (1987). Kehoe apparently began studying acting in the 1950s and he began appearing on stage sometime afterwards.
Support Leroy on Patreon:
MUSIC - From RollingStone: 54 years after moving to the U.S., Canadian-born rock legend and musician, Neil Young, is official a U.S. citizen.
---------
SUNDANCE - From Variety: Director Justin Simien ("Dear White People") says that his film "Bad Hair," which opened at the Sundance 2020 is a tribute to exploited black women everywhere.
----------
STAR TREK - From THR: President Trump has initiated a new branch of the military, the "Space Force." The new logo for the "Space Force" looks strikingly similar to the insignia for Star Trek's "Starfleet Command."
----------
DISNEY - From THR: The latest Walt Disney animated classic feature film to get a live-action remake is one of its all-time greatest and certainly its most stories, "Bambi" (1942).
----------
MOVIES - From THR: Columbia Pictures wants to reboot its 1997 "Anaconda" film, which starred Jennifer Lopez, and Ice Cube, and Jon Voight, among others.
----------
GRAMMYS - From Variety: The "Recording Academy," which hands out the music industry's "Grammy Awards" are denying that the nomination process is rigged... which everyone has suspected... like forever.
----------
MOVIES - From GamesRadar: Bill Murray says that he is reprising his "Ghostbusters" role as "Peter Venkman" for the summer release, "Ghostbusters: Afterlife."
----------
STREAMING - From Newsarama: On the Wed., Jan. 22nd episode of ABC's talk show, "The View," guest Patrick Stewart surprised co-host Whoopi Goldberg by asking her to reprise her "Star Trek: The Next Generation" role as "Guinan" on Season 2 of "Star Trek: Picard." Stewart, of course, stars in the title role of "Picard," which just launched on the streaming service, CBS All Access
----------
STREAMING - From THR: Leslie Jones talks about how she got "Game of Thrones" writers-producers, David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, to direct her Netflix special, "Time Machine."
----------
DISNEY - From YahooMovieUK: Actor Warwick Davis says that there is "a lot of work going on" n the planned Disney+ spin-off of the 1988 film, "Willow." Made by Lucasfilm and directed by Ron Howard, the film starred Davis as an aspiring sorcerer trying to protect the child of an ancient prophecy.
----------
STREAMING - From Deadline: Netflix explains its rating methods, talks viewership stats for two shows, and announces how a big a debut "The Witcher" made.
----------
MOVIES - From THR: Universal Pictures and director Davie Leitch ("Deadpool 2") are developing a film based on the old ABC TV series, "Kung Fu," which starred the late David Carradine and ran from 1972 to 1975 (and I loved it!).
----------
SCANDAL -From Deadline: In March of 2018, Universal marketing chief, Josh Goldstine, was fired for unspecified inappropriate behavior. Today, Goldstine's name is cleared and he will be nearly 20 million dollars richer.
----------
BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 1/17 to 1/19/2020 weekend box office is "Bad Boys for Life" with an estimated take of 59.17 million dollars. The film will also win the "Martin Luther King Jr. Day" four-day holiday weekend with a take that is currently estimated at 68 million dollars.
From Variety: "Bad Boys for Life" debuts with an estimated worldwide box office near 100 million dollars.
----------
AWARDS - From Variety: Here is a complete list of winners at last night's (Sun., Jan. 19th) 2020 Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards.
From Variety: “Parasite” wins "best motion picture cast" at the 26th Screen Actors Guild Awards. It is the first foreign language film to win the SAG Awards' top prize.
----------
MOVIES - From Variety: Writer Chris Bremner who worked on "Bad Boys for Life," the third film in the "Bad Boys" film franchise, will pen a script for a fourth installment. Bremner is also working on a script for "National Treasure 3."
----------
AWARDS - From Deadline: The winners of the 2020 Producers Guild Awards were announced last night (Sat., Jan. 18th). The top prize went to director Sam Mendes' "1917."
----------
MOVIES - From Deadline: Creator Julian Fellowes says that he will begin work on a sequel to the hit 2019 "Downtown Abbey" film after working on his HBO drama, "The Gilded Age."
----------
STAR TREK - From YahooEntertainment: Producer Alex Kurtzman explains how "Star Trek: Picard" (from streaming CBS Access) connects unites the "Star Trek" timelines.
----------
TELEVISION - From Deadline: NBA legend and Hall of Fame basketball player, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and cable network, History, have teamed for "Black Patriots." This one-hour documentary chronicles the role of African-Americans and Black people during the Revolutionary War.
OBITS:
From Deadline: Broadcast journalist, Jim Lehrer, has died at the age of 85, Thursday, January 23, 2020. Lehrer is best known for joining Robert MacNeil to create "The Robert MacNeil Report" for WNET, before moving to PBS shortly afterwards. The show became known as the "The MacNeil/Lehrer Report" a year later. MacNeil retired in 1995, and Lehrer continued to host or co-host the show, which is currently known as "PBS NewsHour."
From Deadline: One of the co-founding members of the UK comedy troupe, "Monty Python," Terry Jones, has died at the age of 77, Tuesday, January 21, 2020. Jones directed or co-directed three of the "Monty Python" films and worked on several films outside of Python. He wrote several goblin and fairy-related books that artist Brian Froud illustrated. Jones was born in Wales.
From Deadline: The character actor, Jack Kehoe, died at the age of 85, Tuesday, Jan 14, 2020. His film and TV career lasted about 30 years, and Kehoe was known for his appearances in such films as "Serpico," "The Sting," "Car Wash," and "The Untouchables" (1987). Kehoe apparently began studying acting in the 1950s and he began appearing on stage sometime afterwards.
Saturday, January 18, 2020
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from January 12th to 18th, 2020 - Update #23
by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"
Support Leroy on Patreon:
AWARDS - From Deadline: Bong Joon-Ho's "Parasite" tops the 70th annual ACE Eddie Awards, which are awarded b the American Cinema Editors
----------
DISNEY - From Deadline: Disney is dumping the word "Fox" from the names 20th Century Fox (which will become 20th Century Studios) and Fox Search Pictures (which will be Searchlight Pictures).
----------
TELEVISION - From Variety: HBO's "Game of Thrones" prequel, "House of the Dragons," will likely premiere in 2022.
----------
STREAMING - From Deadline: Netflix has been accused of funneling its international profits to tax havens while also seeking tax relief in the United Kingdom.
----------
STREAMING - From Deadline: Amazon sets the regular cast for its "Lord of the Rings" TV series.
----------
JAMES BOND - From YahooMusic: Grammy-nominated teen recording sensation, Billie Eilish, has recorded the movie theme for the next James Bond film, "No Time to Die." At 18-years-old, she is the youngest ever to do so. The previous record holder was then 22-year-old Sheena Easton who recorded the theme for 1981's "For Your Eyes Only."
----------
TELEVISION - From Deadline: The CW has given series pickups to two reboots of popular 1990s TV series, "Superman & Lois" and "Walker," a re-imagining of "Walker Texas Ranger" starring Jared Padalecki of "Supernatural."
----------
SPORTS - From ESPN: The LSU Tigers won the2019 national college football championship Mon., Jan. 13th, 2020 by winning the "CFP National Championship " game 42-25 over the Clemson Tigers.
----------
OSCARS - From Variety: The 2020 / 92nd Oscar nominations have been announced. Winners will be announced Feb. 9, 2020.
From Deadline: One of the "best documentary feature" nominees is "American Factory" which is presented by President Barack and First Lady Michelle Obama.
From Variety: Opinion: "5 Reasons Why Jennifer Lopez’s Oscar Snub Is Bad for the Academy Awards"
From YahooEntertainment: A list of Oscar snubs (Lupita N'yongo for "Us") and surprises (Scarlett Johnasson becomes 12th actor nominated in both lead, for "Marriage Story," and supporting acting, for "JoJo Rabbit") categories.
From LATimes: Tom Hanks earns his first Oscar nod since 2001 with his best supporting actor nomination for "A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood."
From YahooEntertainment: I was not one of those people who thought that Jennifer Lopez would really get an Oscar nomination for a role in the film, "Hustlers," which I have not yet seen. I think Lopez herself had the feeling that it was not happening.
----------
CELEBRITY - From YahooEntertainment: In an Sunday night (Jan. 12th) on CBS' "60 Minutes," Joaquin Phoenix talks about the intrusion of the media when he was grieving for his brother, the late River Phoenix, who died of a drug overdose in 1993.
----------
BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 1/10 to 1/12/2020 weekend box office is director Sam Mendes' "1917" with an estimated take 36.5 million dollars.
----------
TELEVISION - From Variety: CBS has ordered a TV series that follows FBI agent, "Clarice Starling," after the events depicted in the film, "The Silence of the Lambs" (1991). Entitled, "Clarice," the series will open in 1993.
----------
AWARDS - From Variety: The winners of the 25th Critics Choice Awards were announced Sun., Jan. 12, 2020. "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" was named best picture of 2019.
----------
TELEVISION - From THR: Syfy has picked up a TV series starring horror movie icon and doll, "Chucky," from the character's creator, Don Mancini.
----------
DISNEY - From THR: Megan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex and the wife of British royal, Prince Harry, has signed a voice-over deal with Disney for an unspecified project.
OBITS:
From TheMirror: The British author, Christopher Tolkien, has died at the age of 95, Wednesday, January 15, 2020. Tolkien was the third son of legendary author, J.R.R. Tolkien, the author of "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings." Christopher completed and/or edited most of his father's posthumous work.
From WWE: WWE Hall of Fame professional wrestler, Rocky "Soul Man" Johnson, has died at the age of 75, Wednesday, January 15, 2020. He wrestled for the "National Wrestling Alliance" and "World Wrestling Federation" from 1964 to 1985. He is also known as the father of football player turned wrestler turned actor, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson.
From YahooEntertainment: Actor, director, and acting coach, Stan Kirsch, died at the age of 51, Saturday, January 11, 2020. He was best known for his role of the syndicated TV series, "Highlander." The cause of Kirsch's death was suicide.
From Variety: Noted British film ant TV producer, Tony Garnett, has died at the age of 83, Sunday, January 12, 2020. He is best known for founding the production company, World Productions, and for his 13-year association with acclaimed filmmaker, Ken Loach.
Support Leroy on Patreon:
AWARDS - From Deadline: Bong Joon-Ho's "Parasite" tops the 70th annual ACE Eddie Awards, which are awarded b the American Cinema Editors
----------
DISNEY - From Deadline: Disney is dumping the word "Fox" from the names 20th Century Fox (which will become 20th Century Studios) and Fox Search Pictures (which will be Searchlight Pictures).
----------
TELEVISION - From Variety: HBO's "Game of Thrones" prequel, "House of the Dragons," will likely premiere in 2022.
----------
STREAMING - From Deadline: Netflix has been accused of funneling its international profits to tax havens while also seeking tax relief in the United Kingdom.
----------
STREAMING - From Deadline: Amazon sets the regular cast for its "Lord of the Rings" TV series.
----------
JAMES BOND - From YahooMusic: Grammy-nominated teen recording sensation, Billie Eilish, has recorded the movie theme for the next James Bond film, "No Time to Die." At 18-years-old, she is the youngest ever to do so. The previous record holder was then 22-year-old Sheena Easton who recorded the theme for 1981's "For Your Eyes Only."
----------
TELEVISION - From Deadline: The CW has given series pickups to two reboots of popular 1990s TV series, "Superman & Lois" and "Walker," a re-imagining of "Walker Texas Ranger" starring Jared Padalecki of "Supernatural."
----------
SPORTS - From ESPN: The LSU Tigers won the2019 national college football championship Mon., Jan. 13th, 2020 by winning the "CFP National Championship " game 42-25 over the Clemson Tigers.
----------
OSCARS - From Variety: The 2020 / 92nd Oscar nominations have been announced. Winners will be announced Feb. 9, 2020.
From Deadline: One of the "best documentary feature" nominees is "American Factory" which is presented by President Barack and First Lady Michelle Obama.
From Variety: Opinion: "5 Reasons Why Jennifer Lopez’s Oscar Snub Is Bad for the Academy Awards"
From YahooEntertainment: A list of Oscar snubs (Lupita N'yongo for "Us") and surprises (Scarlett Johnasson becomes 12th actor nominated in both lead, for "Marriage Story," and supporting acting, for "JoJo Rabbit") categories.
From LATimes: Tom Hanks earns his first Oscar nod since 2001 with his best supporting actor nomination for "A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood."
From YahooEntertainment: I was not one of those people who thought that Jennifer Lopez would really get an Oscar nomination for a role in the film, "Hustlers," which I have not yet seen. I think Lopez herself had the feeling that it was not happening.
----------
CELEBRITY - From YahooEntertainment: In an Sunday night (Jan. 12th) on CBS' "60 Minutes," Joaquin Phoenix talks about the intrusion of the media when he was grieving for his brother, the late River Phoenix, who died of a drug overdose in 1993.
----------
BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 1/10 to 1/12/2020 weekend box office is director Sam Mendes' "1917" with an estimated take 36.5 million dollars.
----------
TELEVISION - From Variety: CBS has ordered a TV series that follows FBI agent, "Clarice Starling," after the events depicted in the film, "The Silence of the Lambs" (1991). Entitled, "Clarice," the series will open in 1993.
----------
AWARDS - From Variety: The winners of the 25th Critics Choice Awards were announced Sun., Jan. 12, 2020. "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" was named best picture of 2019.
----------
TELEVISION - From THR: Syfy has picked up a TV series starring horror movie icon and doll, "Chucky," from the character's creator, Don Mancini.
----------
DISNEY - From THR: Megan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex and the wife of British royal, Prince Harry, has signed a voice-over deal with Disney for an unspecified project.
OBITS:
From TheMirror: The British author, Christopher Tolkien, has died at the age of 95, Wednesday, January 15, 2020. Tolkien was the third son of legendary author, J.R.R. Tolkien, the author of "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings." Christopher completed and/or edited most of his father's posthumous work.
From WWE: WWE Hall of Fame professional wrestler, Rocky "Soul Man" Johnson, has died at the age of 75, Wednesday, January 15, 2020. He wrestled for the "National Wrestling Alliance" and "World Wrestling Federation" from 1964 to 1985. He is also known as the father of football player turned wrestler turned actor, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson.
From YahooEntertainment: Actor, director, and acting coach, Stan Kirsch, died at the age of 51, Saturday, January 11, 2020. He was best known for his role of the syndicated TV series, "Highlander." The cause of Kirsch's death was suicide.
From Variety: Noted British film ant TV producer, Tony Garnett, has died at the age of 83, Sunday, January 12, 2020. He is best known for founding the production company, World Productions, and for his 13-year association with acclaimed filmmaker, Ken Loach.
Saturday, January 11, 2020
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from January 1st to 11th, 2020 - Update #37
by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"
Support Leroy on Patreon:
REVIEW - From Patreon: My review of "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker."
DISNEY - From THR: Disney+ is seeking to remake "Space Camp," the 1986 adventure movie from 20th Century Fox.
----------
STAR TREK - From THR: Director Noah Hawley hints that his "Star Trek" movie might involve a new cast...
----------
SCANDAL - From Deadline: Harvey Weinstein's defense team in his sexual assault trial in Manhattan want the media kept out of jury selection.
----------
TELEVISION - From THR: Director Bong Joon Ho and Oscar-winner Adam McKay are teaming up to bring Joon's acclaimed film, "Parasite," to HBO as a limited series.
----------
TELEVISION - From Deadline: Cable network, FX, has renewed "American Horror Story" for three more seasons, in addition to the already approved tenth season. The ninth season, "American Horror Story: 1984," finished November 2019.
----------
CELEBRITY - From THR: The British royals, Prince Harry and his wife Megan Markle, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, have announced that they are stepping down as "senior royals." They are reducing their royal duties and may split time living in the United Kingdom and North America.
----------
MOVIES - From THR: Warner Bros. has signed a deal with Cinelytic to use its A.I. driven project management system.
----------
TELEVISION - From Variety: Silvio Horta, the creator of ABC's "Ugly Betty," was found dead of an apparent suicide Tuesday, January 7, 2020.
----------
AWARDS - From Variety: The 2020 / 31st Producers Guild Awards nominations have been announced. The winners will be announced. Winners will be announced January 18, 2020.
----------
AWARDS - From Deadline: The 2020 / 72 Annual Directors Guild Awards nominations have been announced. The winners will be announced January 25, 2020.
----------
AWARDS: From GoldDerby: The nominations for the 2020 / 73rd BAFTA Awards (the "British Academy Film Awards") have been announced. The winners will be announced Sunday, February 9, 2020.
----------
SCANDAL - From Deadline: Harvey Weinstein's rape trial began today (Mon., Jan. 6th, 2020) in a Manhattan courtroom. Explosions begin...
From Deadline: The Los Angeles County District Attorney has charged Harvey Weinstein with four counts of sexual assault. Weinstein and his attorneys may try to get a delay in the Manhattan trial to deal with the L.A. developments.
----------
AWARDS - From Deadline: If you care (and I don't), the winners at the 2020 / 77th Annual Golden Globe Awards were announced last night (Sun., Jan. 5th, 2020). The best picture winners were "1917" (drama) and "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" (comedy).
----------
BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 1/3 to 1/5/2020 weekend box office is "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker" with an estimated take of 33.7 million dollars.
From Variety: "Frozen II" is now the highest-grossing animated film ever, grossing 1.325 billion in global box office receipts. The previous record holder was the original "Frozen" (2013) which grossed 1.281 billion. "Incredibles 2" (2018) sits at 1.243 billion.
----------
MOVIES - From EW: A new image from "Bill & Ted Face the Music" features the title characters with their daughters.
----------
MOVIES - From IndependentUK: Terry Gilliam finally finished his aborted film, "The Man Who Killed Don Quixote." Now, he has decided to finish his career with a rant-filled interview about wanting to be a "Black lesbian in transition" and being tired of white men being blamed for everything.
---------
POLITICS - From InformedConsent: "Trump, Troll-in-Chief, Wags the Impeachment Dog by Going to War With Iran" by Juan Cole.
----------
AWARDS - From Deadline: Bong Joon Ho and Quentin Tarantino top 9th AACTA International Awards.
----------
STREAMING - From TVLine: Al Pacino's Nazi-hunting series, "Hunters," will arrive Feb. 21st on Amazon. The series is executive produced by Jordan Peele.
----------
SCANDAL - From CNN: Molly Fitzgerald, an actress who appeared in "Captain America: The First Avenger" has been charged with killing her mother, 68-year-old Patricia Fitzgerald, on December 20, 2019. The 38-year-old Fitzgerald played a "Stark girl" in the first "Captain America" film.
----------
MOVIES - From TheWrap: Actor Harry Hamlin says that he was close to winning the role of "Indiana Jones" in "Raiders of the Lost Ark." He said he lost the role because he dissed director Steven Spielberg. Hamlin did go on to star in the NBC TV series, "L.A. Law."
----------
TELEVISION - From TheWrap: RuPaul Charles' talk show, entitled "RuPaul," will not continue past its three-week trial run which aired Summer 2019.
---------
MOVIES - From YahooEntertainment: Apparently, nearly 23 years after its first release, "Men in Black," still has not made a profit and may be losing money...
----------
TRAILERS - From THR: The first trailer for "A Quiet Place II" arrives.
---------
DISNEY - From Quartz: 2019 was Disney's biggest year, but will 2020 be its most important?
OBITS:
From Deadline: The site offers a photo gallery of "Notable Hollywood & Entertainment Industry Deaths In 2019."
From RollingStone: Rock musician and drummer, Neil Peart, has died at the age of 67, Tuesday, January 7, 2020. Peart was best known as the acclaimed, accomplished and legendary drummer for the legendary rock band, "Rush."
From GuardianUK: Author and journalist Elizabeth Wurtzel has died at the age of 52, Tuesday, January 7, 2020. She is best known for the 1994 memoir, Prozac Nation. The film was adapted into a 2001 film starring Christina Ricci.
From Deadline: Director, screenwriter, and actor Buck Henry has died at the age of 89, Wednesday, January 8, 2020. As a screenwriter, Henry is best known for co-writing the film, "The Graduate" (1967), for which he received an Oscar nomination. As a director, he shared an Oscar nomination with Warren Beatty for directing "Heaven Can Wait" (1978), which he also co-wrote. He hosted "Saturday Night Live" 10 times during the series first five seasons, and with Mel Brooks, he co-created the TV series, "Get Smart" (1965-1970).
From WCPO: Former National Football League (NFL) coach, Sam Wyche, has died at the age of 74, Thursday, January 2, 2020. Wyche is best known for his tenure coaching the Cincinnati Bengals from 1984 to 1991. He took the Bengals to Super Bowl XXIII, where they lost to the San Francisco 49ers. However, he was an assistant coach on the 49ers' Super Bowl XVI championship team. As a NFL player, Wyche was a quarterback and played for the Bengals for three seasons.
From BuzzFeed: The rapper and recording artist, Lexii Alijai, has died at the age of 21, Wednesday, January 1, 2020. An up-and-coming recording artist, Lexii had released one full-length studio album, "Growing Pains," in September of 2019. Alijai was also the granddaughter of the late recording artist and producer, Roger Troutman, who founded the 1980s funk band, "Zapp."
From ESPN: Former Major League Baseball (MLB) player and pitcher, Don Larsen, has died at the age of 90, Wednesday, January 1, 2020. Larsen was a member of two of the New York Yankees World Series champions (1956, 1958). Larsen was the first and remains the only player to pitch a perfect game in the World Series, Game 5 of the 1956 World Series.
From ESPN: Former National Basketball Association (NBA) commissioner, David Stern, has died at the age of 77, January 1, 2020. Stern was the NBA commissioner from 1984 to 2014, replacing the late Larry O'Brien. He oversaw the NBA during the most successful period in its history, as the league expanded its international fan base, become a global brand.
From THR: Industrial designer and neo-futuristic and film concept artist, Syd Mead, has died at the age of 86, Monday, December 30, 2019. He was best known for his conceptual design for films like "Blade Runner" (1982) and "Tron" (1982) among many.
From NPR: The English songwriter, musician, writer, and comedian, Neil Innes, has died at the age of 75, Sunday, December 29, 2019. Innes was known for his collaborations with "Monty Python," writing songs for two "Monty Python" albums, and he wrote and performed both sketches and songs for the final season of "Monty Python's Flying Circus" (1974). He was also the co-founder (with Python's Eric Idle) of the rock band, "The Rutles," a parody of "The Beatles."
Support Leroy on Patreon:
REVIEW - From Patreon: My review of "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker."
DISNEY - From THR: Disney+ is seeking to remake "Space Camp," the 1986 adventure movie from 20th Century Fox.
----------
STAR TREK - From THR: Director Noah Hawley hints that his "Star Trek" movie might involve a new cast...
----------
SCANDAL - From Deadline: Harvey Weinstein's defense team in his sexual assault trial in Manhattan want the media kept out of jury selection.
----------
TELEVISION - From THR: Director Bong Joon Ho and Oscar-winner Adam McKay are teaming up to bring Joon's acclaimed film, "Parasite," to HBO as a limited series.
----------
TELEVISION - From Deadline: Cable network, FX, has renewed "American Horror Story" for three more seasons, in addition to the already approved tenth season. The ninth season, "American Horror Story: 1984," finished November 2019.
----------
CELEBRITY - From THR: The British royals, Prince Harry and his wife Megan Markle, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, have announced that they are stepping down as "senior royals." They are reducing their royal duties and may split time living in the United Kingdom and North America.
----------
MOVIES - From THR: Warner Bros. has signed a deal with Cinelytic to use its A.I. driven project management system.
----------
TELEVISION - From Variety: Silvio Horta, the creator of ABC's "Ugly Betty," was found dead of an apparent suicide Tuesday, January 7, 2020.
----------
AWARDS - From Variety: The 2020 / 31st Producers Guild Awards nominations have been announced. The winners will be announced. Winners will be announced January 18, 2020.
----------
AWARDS - From Deadline: The 2020 / 72 Annual Directors Guild Awards nominations have been announced. The winners will be announced January 25, 2020.
----------
AWARDS: From GoldDerby: The nominations for the 2020 / 73rd BAFTA Awards (the "British Academy Film Awards") have been announced. The winners will be announced Sunday, February 9, 2020.
----------
SCANDAL - From Deadline: Harvey Weinstein's rape trial began today (Mon., Jan. 6th, 2020) in a Manhattan courtroom. Explosions begin...
From Deadline: The Los Angeles County District Attorney has charged Harvey Weinstein with four counts of sexual assault. Weinstein and his attorneys may try to get a delay in the Manhattan trial to deal with the L.A. developments.
----------
AWARDS - From Deadline: If you care (and I don't), the winners at the 2020 / 77th Annual Golden Globe Awards were announced last night (Sun., Jan. 5th, 2020). The best picture winners were "1917" (drama) and "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" (comedy).
----------
BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 1/3 to 1/5/2020 weekend box office is "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker" with an estimated take of 33.7 million dollars.
From Variety: "Frozen II" is now the highest-grossing animated film ever, grossing 1.325 billion in global box office receipts. The previous record holder was the original "Frozen" (2013) which grossed 1.281 billion. "Incredibles 2" (2018) sits at 1.243 billion.
----------
MOVIES - From EW: A new image from "Bill & Ted Face the Music" features the title characters with their daughters.
----------
MOVIES - From IndependentUK: Terry Gilliam finally finished his aborted film, "The Man Who Killed Don Quixote." Now, he has decided to finish his career with a rant-filled interview about wanting to be a "Black lesbian in transition" and being tired of white men being blamed for everything.
---------
POLITICS - From InformedConsent: "Trump, Troll-in-Chief, Wags the Impeachment Dog by Going to War With Iran" by Juan Cole.
----------
AWARDS - From Deadline: Bong Joon Ho and Quentin Tarantino top 9th AACTA International Awards.
----------
STREAMING - From TVLine: Al Pacino's Nazi-hunting series, "Hunters," will arrive Feb. 21st on Amazon. The series is executive produced by Jordan Peele.
----------
SCANDAL - From CNN: Molly Fitzgerald, an actress who appeared in "Captain America: The First Avenger" has been charged with killing her mother, 68-year-old Patricia Fitzgerald, on December 20, 2019. The 38-year-old Fitzgerald played a "Stark girl" in the first "Captain America" film.
----------
MOVIES - From TheWrap: Actor Harry Hamlin says that he was close to winning the role of "Indiana Jones" in "Raiders of the Lost Ark." He said he lost the role because he dissed director Steven Spielberg. Hamlin did go on to star in the NBC TV series, "L.A. Law."
----------
TELEVISION - From TheWrap: RuPaul Charles' talk show, entitled "RuPaul," will not continue past its three-week trial run which aired Summer 2019.
---------
MOVIES - From YahooEntertainment: Apparently, nearly 23 years after its first release, "Men in Black," still has not made a profit and may be losing money...
----------
TRAILERS - From THR: The first trailer for "A Quiet Place II" arrives.
---------
DISNEY - From Quartz: 2019 was Disney's biggest year, but will 2020 be its most important?
OBITS:
From Deadline: The site offers a photo gallery of "Notable Hollywood & Entertainment Industry Deaths In 2019."
From RollingStone: Rock musician and drummer, Neil Peart, has died at the age of 67, Tuesday, January 7, 2020. Peart was best known as the acclaimed, accomplished and legendary drummer for the legendary rock band, "Rush."
From GuardianUK: Author and journalist Elizabeth Wurtzel has died at the age of 52, Tuesday, January 7, 2020. She is best known for the 1994 memoir, Prozac Nation. The film was adapted into a 2001 film starring Christina Ricci.
From Deadline: Director, screenwriter, and actor Buck Henry has died at the age of 89, Wednesday, January 8, 2020. As a screenwriter, Henry is best known for co-writing the film, "The Graduate" (1967), for which he received an Oscar nomination. As a director, he shared an Oscar nomination with Warren Beatty for directing "Heaven Can Wait" (1978), which he also co-wrote. He hosted "Saturday Night Live" 10 times during the series first five seasons, and with Mel Brooks, he co-created the TV series, "Get Smart" (1965-1970).
From WCPO: Former National Football League (NFL) coach, Sam Wyche, has died at the age of 74, Thursday, January 2, 2020. Wyche is best known for his tenure coaching the Cincinnati Bengals from 1984 to 1991. He took the Bengals to Super Bowl XXIII, where they lost to the San Francisco 49ers. However, he was an assistant coach on the 49ers' Super Bowl XVI championship team. As a NFL player, Wyche was a quarterback and played for the Bengals for three seasons.
From BuzzFeed: The rapper and recording artist, Lexii Alijai, has died at the age of 21, Wednesday, January 1, 2020. An up-and-coming recording artist, Lexii had released one full-length studio album, "Growing Pains," in September of 2019. Alijai was also the granddaughter of the late recording artist and producer, Roger Troutman, who founded the 1980s funk band, "Zapp."
From ESPN: Former Major League Baseball (MLB) player and pitcher, Don Larsen, has died at the age of 90, Wednesday, January 1, 2020. Larsen was a member of two of the New York Yankees World Series champions (1956, 1958). Larsen was the first and remains the only player to pitch a perfect game in the World Series, Game 5 of the 1956 World Series.
From ESPN: Former National Basketball Association (NBA) commissioner, David Stern, has died at the age of 77, January 1, 2020. Stern was the NBA commissioner from 1984 to 2014, replacing the late Larry O'Brien. He oversaw the NBA during the most successful period in its history, as the league expanded its international fan base, become a global brand.
From THR: Industrial designer and neo-futuristic and film concept artist, Syd Mead, has died at the age of 86, Monday, December 30, 2019. He was best known for his conceptual design for films like "Blade Runner" (1982) and "Tron" (1982) among many.
From NPR: The English songwriter, musician, writer, and comedian, Neil Innes, has died at the age of 75, Sunday, December 29, 2019. Innes was known for his collaborations with "Monty Python," writing songs for two "Monty Python" albums, and he wrote and performed both sketches and songs for the final season of "Monty Python's Flying Circus" (1974). He was also the co-founder (with Python's Eric Idle) of the rock band, "The Rutles," a parody of "The Beatles."
Tuesday, December 31, 2019
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from December 22nd to 31st, 2019 - Update #26
by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"
Support Leroy on Patreon:
REVIEW - From Patreon: My review of "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker."
STAR TREK - From ThePlaylist: Actor Simon Pegg, who plays Montgomery "Scotty" Scott, is not sure if he and the other cast of the current Star Trek film franchise will be in director Noah Hawley's planned "Star Trek 4" film project.
--------
SPORTS - From NBA: National Basketball Association (NBA) superstar, LeBron James, currently a member of the Los Angeles Lakers, has been named The Associated Press Male Athlete of the Decade.
--------
MOVIES - From Variety: President Barack Obama names his favorite films and TV shows of 2019.
----------
BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 12/27 to 12/29/2019 weekend box office is "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker" with an estimated take of 72 million dollars.
From Variety: It's official's Universal Pictures' film adaptation of the famous Broadway musical, "Cats," is a flop. Directed by Oscar-winner Tom Hooper, the film may rack up 100 million dollars in theatrical losses.
----------
SCANDAL - From Variety: A New York court finds that rape is a "hate crime." This ruling concerns a lawsuit against Oscar-winning filmmaker, Paul Haggis, brought by a woman who claims that Haggis raped her in his apartment in New York in 2013.
----------
POLITICS - From RSN: Robert Reich on "How American Oligarchy Works." First essay: billionaire Paul Singer’s Elliott Management hedge fund
----------
STREAMING - From LaurenceFuller: Actor, writer, and producer Laurence Fuller is sharing his new short film, "Echoes of You."
----------
SCANDAL - From Deadline: One of the men who accused Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey of sexual misconduct has died by suicide. Ari Behn was an author and the ex-husband of Norway's Princess Martha Louise and reportedly took his life Christmas Day.
----------
STREAMING - From Variety: The Rio de Janeiro headquarters of the Brazilian comedy troupe, "Porta dos Fundos," was hit by a Molotov cocktail. Porta dos Fundo created "The First Temptation of Christ," a comedy Christmas special that suggests that Jesus Christ is gay. Netflix has been streaming the special, although there has been a petition to have it removed.
----------
MOVIES - From Deadline: The site has a page where you can read movie scripts, including titles like "Knives Out" and "Honey Boy."
----------
MOVIES - From Variety: Gal Gadot and her husband, Jaron Varsano, are producing a film adaptation of the 2014 Hebrew novel, "Borderlife." The novel has been banned from school reading lists by the Israeli government because it depicts an Israeli-Palestinian.
----------
SCANDAL - From THR: NBC Sports has indefinitely suspended its NHL (National Hockey League) analyst, Jeremy Roenick, for making inappropriate (but damn funny) comments about NBC colleagues.
----------
MOVIES - From Deadline: Kobe Bryant is hosting a screening of director Destin Daniel Cretton's critically acclaimed death row drama, "Just Mercy," in Los Angeles on January 6, 2020. The film stars Michael B. Jordan, Brie Larson, and Jamie Foxx.
----------
TELEVISION - From Deadline: Stephen King's debut novel, "Carrie" (1974), is the subject of another adaptation, this time as a TV miniseries for FX.
----------
BOX OFFICE - BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 12/20 to 12/22/2019 weekend box office is "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker" with an estimated gross of 175.5 million dollars.
From Variety: "The Rise of Skywalker" tops the international box office in its debut with an estimated take of 198 million dollars.From Patreon: My review of "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker."
From Variety: At the Chinese box office, "The Rise of Skywalker" is beaten by Chinese martial arts, historical, action movie, "Ip Man 4: The Finale."
----------
MOVIES - From Deadline: After the film adaptation of the legendary musical, "Cats," debuted, Universal Pictures sent out a "new version" of the film with "improved visual effects."
----------
MOVIES - From Boston: A look at 10 New England towns that are perfect settings for Christmas movies.
OBITS:
From Variety: Broadway composer and lyricist Jerry Herman died at the age of 88, Thursday, December 26, 2019. A two-time Tony Award winner, Herman was the composer and lyricist "Hello, Dolly!" and "Mame," and the composer for "La Cage aux Folles."
From THR: The television producer Lee Mendelson has died at the age of 86, Wednesday, December 25, 2019. Mendelson produced more than 60 animated TV specials featuring Charlie Brown, Snoopy, and the "Peanuts" gang, winning six Emmy Awards. For the legendary "A Charlie Brown Christmas" (1965), Mendelson wrote the lyrics for the song, "Christmastime is Here." Mendelson died at Christmas day.
From Variety: Former actress Sue Lyon has died at the age of 73, Thursday, December 26, 2019. Her career ran from 1959 to 1980, but Lyon was best known for playing the title character in Stanley Kubrick's 1962 film, "Lolita," based on Vladimir Nabokov's novel of the same title.
From Deadline: Radio talk show host and "shock jock" Don Imus has died at the age of 79, Friday, December 27, 2019. Over a nearly 50-year period, Imus interviewed a number of important figures in American politics. Imus' peak period ended in 2007 when CBS Radio and MSNBC fired him after he made derogatory and racist comments about the Rutgers University women's basketball team - calling them "nappy headed ho's."
From Variety: The songwriter Allee Willis has died at the age of 72, Tuesday, December 24, 2019. A member of the "Songwriters Hall of Fame," she is best known for writing songs for "Earth, Wind & Fire" like "September" and "Boogie Wonderland." She also co-wrote the theme song, "I'll Be There for You," for the NBC series, "Friends," and the song score for the Broadway production of "The Color Purple." Willis was also a two-time Grammy Awards winner.
From Variety: ESPN reporter Ed Aschoff has died at the age of 34, Tuesday, December 24, 2019, after a battle with pneumonia. Aschoff joined ESPN in 2011, where he covered college sports.
TRAILERS:
From SlashFilm: Here is the first official trailer for Christopher Nolan's next mind-bending film, "Tenet," with a breakdown of the contents of the trailer by the article's writer. "Tenet" opens July 17, 2020.
From EW: Marvel Studios releases the first official teaser trailer and a poster for its next feature film, "Black Widow," which is set for release, May 1, 2020.
From THR: The first official trailer for the next James Bond movie, "No Time to Die," makes it debut.
Support Leroy on Patreon:
REVIEW - From Patreon: My review of "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker."
STAR TREK - From ThePlaylist: Actor Simon Pegg, who plays Montgomery "Scotty" Scott, is not sure if he and the other cast of the current Star Trek film franchise will be in director Noah Hawley's planned "Star Trek 4" film project.
--------
SPORTS - From NBA: National Basketball Association (NBA) superstar, LeBron James, currently a member of the Los Angeles Lakers, has been named The Associated Press Male Athlete of the Decade.
--------
MOVIES - From Variety: President Barack Obama names his favorite films and TV shows of 2019.
----------
BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 12/27 to 12/29/2019 weekend box office is "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker" with an estimated take of 72 million dollars.
From Variety: It's official's Universal Pictures' film adaptation of the famous Broadway musical, "Cats," is a flop. Directed by Oscar-winner Tom Hooper, the film may rack up 100 million dollars in theatrical losses.
----------
SCANDAL - From Variety: A New York court finds that rape is a "hate crime." This ruling concerns a lawsuit against Oscar-winning filmmaker, Paul Haggis, brought by a woman who claims that Haggis raped her in his apartment in New York in 2013.
----------
POLITICS - From RSN: Robert Reich on "How American Oligarchy Works." First essay: billionaire Paul Singer’s Elliott Management hedge fund
----------
STREAMING - From LaurenceFuller: Actor, writer, and producer Laurence Fuller is sharing his new short film, "Echoes of You."
----------
SCANDAL - From Deadline: One of the men who accused Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey of sexual misconduct has died by suicide. Ari Behn was an author and the ex-husband of Norway's Princess Martha Louise and reportedly took his life Christmas Day.
----------
STREAMING - From Variety: The Rio de Janeiro headquarters of the Brazilian comedy troupe, "Porta dos Fundos," was hit by a Molotov cocktail. Porta dos Fundo created "The First Temptation of Christ," a comedy Christmas special that suggests that Jesus Christ is gay. Netflix has been streaming the special, although there has been a petition to have it removed.
----------
MOVIES - From Deadline: The site has a page where you can read movie scripts, including titles like "Knives Out" and "Honey Boy."
----------
MOVIES - From Variety: Gal Gadot and her husband, Jaron Varsano, are producing a film adaptation of the 2014 Hebrew novel, "Borderlife." The novel has been banned from school reading lists by the Israeli government because it depicts an Israeli-Palestinian.
----------
SCANDAL - From THR: NBC Sports has indefinitely suspended its NHL (National Hockey League) analyst, Jeremy Roenick, for making inappropriate (but damn funny) comments about NBC colleagues.
----------
MOVIES - From Deadline: Kobe Bryant is hosting a screening of director Destin Daniel Cretton's critically acclaimed death row drama, "Just Mercy," in Los Angeles on January 6, 2020. The film stars Michael B. Jordan, Brie Larson, and Jamie Foxx.
----------
TELEVISION - From Deadline: Stephen King's debut novel, "Carrie" (1974), is the subject of another adaptation, this time as a TV miniseries for FX.
----------
BOX OFFICE - BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 12/20 to 12/22/2019 weekend box office is "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker" with an estimated gross of 175.5 million dollars.
From Variety: "The Rise of Skywalker" tops the international box office in its debut with an estimated take of 198 million dollars.From Patreon: My review of "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker."
From Variety: At the Chinese box office, "The Rise of Skywalker" is beaten by Chinese martial arts, historical, action movie, "Ip Man 4: The Finale."
----------
MOVIES - From Deadline: After the film adaptation of the legendary musical, "Cats," debuted, Universal Pictures sent out a "new version" of the film with "improved visual effects."
----------
MOVIES - From Boston: A look at 10 New England towns that are perfect settings for Christmas movies.
OBITS:
From Variety: Broadway composer and lyricist Jerry Herman died at the age of 88, Thursday, December 26, 2019. A two-time Tony Award winner, Herman was the composer and lyricist "Hello, Dolly!" and "Mame," and the composer for "La Cage aux Folles."
From THR: The television producer Lee Mendelson has died at the age of 86, Wednesday, December 25, 2019. Mendelson produced more than 60 animated TV specials featuring Charlie Brown, Snoopy, and the "Peanuts" gang, winning six Emmy Awards. For the legendary "A Charlie Brown Christmas" (1965), Mendelson wrote the lyrics for the song, "Christmastime is Here." Mendelson died at Christmas day.
From Variety: Former actress Sue Lyon has died at the age of 73, Thursday, December 26, 2019. Her career ran from 1959 to 1980, but Lyon was best known for playing the title character in Stanley Kubrick's 1962 film, "Lolita," based on Vladimir Nabokov's novel of the same title.
From Deadline: Radio talk show host and "shock jock" Don Imus has died at the age of 79, Friday, December 27, 2019. Over a nearly 50-year period, Imus interviewed a number of important figures in American politics. Imus' peak period ended in 2007 when CBS Radio and MSNBC fired him after he made derogatory and racist comments about the Rutgers University women's basketball team - calling them "nappy headed ho's."
From Variety: The songwriter Allee Willis has died at the age of 72, Tuesday, December 24, 2019. A member of the "Songwriters Hall of Fame," she is best known for writing songs for "Earth, Wind & Fire" like "September" and "Boogie Wonderland." She also co-wrote the theme song, "I'll Be There for You," for the NBC series, "Friends," and the song score for the Broadway production of "The Color Purple." Willis was also a two-time Grammy Awards winner.
From Variety: ESPN reporter Ed Aschoff has died at the age of 34, Tuesday, December 24, 2019, after a battle with pneumonia. Aschoff joined ESPN in 2011, where he covered college sports.
TRAILERS:
From SlashFilm: Here is the first official trailer for Christopher Nolan's next mind-bending film, "Tenet," with a breakdown of the contents of the trailer by the article's writer. "Tenet" opens July 17, 2020.
From EW: Marvel Studios releases the first official teaser trailer and a poster for its next feature film, "Black Widow," which is set for release, May 1, 2020.
From THR: The first official trailer for the next James Bond movie, "No Time to Die," makes it debut.
Saturday, December 21, 2019
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from December 15th to 21st, 2019 - Update #30
by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"
Support Leroy on Patreon:
MOVIES - From YahooHuffPost: Eddie Murphy still regrets turning down the lead role in "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?"
----------
POLITICS - From WashPost: Rep. Matt Shea, a Washington state GOP state legislator, has been found to have participated in a act of domestic terrorism.
----------
BOX OFFICE - From THR: At the Chinese box office, "The Rise of Skywalker" is being beaten by local blockbusters.
----------
STREAMING - From Variety: Hulu's planned TV series based on novelist Anne Rice's "Vampire Chronicles" book series (which begins with "Interview with a Vampire") is not happening. The rights are being shopped around... at a high price.
----------
TELEVISION - From Variety: Epix is producing a TV series based on Stephen King's short story, "Jerusalem's Lot." Adrien Brody is set to star.
----------
TELEVISION - From TheWrap: A jury has award 8.6 million dollars to the parents of John Bernecker, the stuntman who died in July 2017 during the filming of a stunt for "The Walking Dead."
----------
TRAILER - From SlashFilm: Here is the first official trailer for Christopher Nolan's next mind-bending film, "Tenet," with a breakdown of the contents of the trailer by the article's writer. "Tenet" opens July 17, 2020.
----------
MOVIES - From Deadline: Focus Features will distribute Paul Thomas Anderson's next film, an untitled high school film set in the 1970s. Anderson's previous film was the Oscar-nominated, "The Phantom Thread."
---------
MOVIES - From Esquire: Adam Sandler, getting rave reviews and Oscar buzz for his film, "Uncut Gems," says he got a phone call from Oscar-winning actor, Daniel Day-Lewis, who praised Sandler for his performance in the film.
----------
TELEVISION - From YahooEntertainment: Comedian/talk show host Wayne Brady is the winner of Fox's competition reality show, "The Masked Singer" Season Two.
----------
ANIMATION - From Variety: Dave Green will direct the animation/live-action hybrid, "Wile E. Coyote" movie, "Coyote vs Acme."
----------
MOVIES- From EW: The site has an exclusive first look at Christopher Nolan's secret film project, "Tenet," starring John David Washington and Robert Pattinson.
----------
TELEVISION - From Deadline: The CW is looking to reboot its former TV series, "The Game," which it debuted in 2006 and cancelled in 2009. BET revived the series, where it ran from from 2011 to 2015.
----------
STREAMING - From Deadline: Morfydd Clark has been cast as a young "Galadriel" in Amazon's "The Lord of the Rings." Galadriel is the character played by Cate Blanchett in Peter Jackson's "The Lord of the Rings" film trilogy.
-----------
MOVIES - From EW: Here, is a first look, some images from the third "Bill & Ted" film, "Bill & Ted Face the Music." The film, starring Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter, is due August 21, 2020.
----------
POLITICS - From TheWhiteHouse: Well... President Trump to Speaker Pelosi.
----------
MOVIES - From Variety: Universal Pictures and Blumhouse Productions have tapped Keith Thomas to direct their "Firestarter" remake. Both the 1984 original film (which starred a 9-year-old Drew Barrymore) and the reboot are based on Stephen King's 1980 novel of the same name.
----------
MOVIES - From ScreenRant: David Ayer ("Suicide Squad") will direct Warner Bros' remake of "The Dirty Dozen" (1967), the classic World War II action film.
----------
DISNEY+ - From Variety: Disney+ is in early development of a TV series based on the 1989 Tom Hanks' man-dog buddy comedy, "Turner & Hooch."
----------
MOVIES - From Deadline: Viola Davis are among the actors added to Sandra Bullock's Netflix drama about life after incarceration.
----------
STAR TREK - From Variety: The streaming service, CBS All Access, has renewed "Star Trek: Picard" for a second season, although the first season has not yet debuted.
----------
MOVIES - From IndieWire: Quentin Tarantino is apparently leaving his R-rated "Star Trek" behind, and if he makes one more film, it will be "smaller."
----------
SCANDAL - From THR: Disgraced movie mogul, Harvey Weinstein, says that he is a "forgotten man," meaning people have forgotten the great things that he has done in the American movie business. Harvey is scheduled to go to trial in January 2020 for charges of rape, predatory sexual assault and criminal sexual act against two women.
----------
BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 12/13 to 12/15/2019 weekend box office is "Jumanji: The Next Level" with an estimated take of 60.1 million dollars.
From Variety: "Frozen II" becomes the sixth Disney movie to reach one billion dollars in global box office in 2019.
From Variety: The Emilia Clarke-Henry Golding holiday film, "Last Christmas," has now grossed the 100 million dollar mark in global box office.
From Forbes: New box office release, "Richard Jewell" and "Black Christmas," fail in their box office debuts.
From Patreon: My "Queen & Slim" review.
----------
CELEBRITY - From BleedingCool: Did you know actor Samuel L. Jackson's voice can be your Amazon "Alexa" voice.
----------
SPORTS - From CBSSports: The 2019 Heisman Trophy winner as the best player in college football is Joe Burrows, quarterback for the #1 ranked LSU Tigers. Burrows, the second Louisiana State University football player to win the Heisman, won the award by the largest margin in the history of Heisman voting. His 2608 points were 1846 points higher than the second place finisher, Jalen Hurts, QB of the Oklahoma Sooners.
----------
MOVIES - From Vulture: Yes, what is the best Adam Sandler movie?
Support Leroy on Patreon:
MOVIES - From YahooHuffPost: Eddie Murphy still regrets turning down the lead role in "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?"
----------
POLITICS - From WashPost: Rep. Matt Shea, a Washington state GOP state legislator, has been found to have participated in a act of domestic terrorism.
----------
BOX OFFICE - From THR: At the Chinese box office, "The Rise of Skywalker" is being beaten by local blockbusters.
----------
STREAMING - From Variety: Hulu's planned TV series based on novelist Anne Rice's "Vampire Chronicles" book series (which begins with "Interview with a Vampire") is not happening. The rights are being shopped around... at a high price.
----------
TELEVISION - From Variety: Epix is producing a TV series based on Stephen King's short story, "Jerusalem's Lot." Adrien Brody is set to star.
----------
TELEVISION - From TheWrap: A jury has award 8.6 million dollars to the parents of John Bernecker, the stuntman who died in July 2017 during the filming of a stunt for "The Walking Dead."
----------
TRAILER - From SlashFilm: Here is the first official trailer for Christopher Nolan's next mind-bending film, "Tenet," with a breakdown of the contents of the trailer by the article's writer. "Tenet" opens July 17, 2020.
----------
MOVIES - From Deadline: Focus Features will distribute Paul Thomas Anderson's next film, an untitled high school film set in the 1970s. Anderson's previous film was the Oscar-nominated, "The Phantom Thread."
---------
MOVIES - From Esquire: Adam Sandler, getting rave reviews and Oscar buzz for his film, "Uncut Gems," says he got a phone call from Oscar-winning actor, Daniel Day-Lewis, who praised Sandler for his performance in the film.
----------
TELEVISION - From YahooEntertainment: Comedian/talk show host Wayne Brady is the winner of Fox's competition reality show, "The Masked Singer" Season Two.
----------
ANIMATION - From Variety: Dave Green will direct the animation/live-action hybrid, "Wile E. Coyote" movie, "Coyote vs Acme."
----------
MOVIES- From EW: The site has an exclusive first look at Christopher Nolan's secret film project, "Tenet," starring John David Washington and Robert Pattinson.
----------
TELEVISION - From Deadline: The CW is looking to reboot its former TV series, "The Game," which it debuted in 2006 and cancelled in 2009. BET revived the series, where it ran from from 2011 to 2015.
----------
STREAMING - From Deadline: Morfydd Clark has been cast as a young "Galadriel" in Amazon's "The Lord of the Rings." Galadriel is the character played by Cate Blanchett in Peter Jackson's "The Lord of the Rings" film trilogy.
-----------
MOVIES - From EW: Here, is a first look, some images from the third "Bill & Ted" film, "Bill & Ted Face the Music." The film, starring Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter, is due August 21, 2020.
----------
POLITICS - From TheWhiteHouse: Well... President Trump to Speaker Pelosi.
----------
MOVIES - From Variety: Universal Pictures and Blumhouse Productions have tapped Keith Thomas to direct their "Firestarter" remake. Both the 1984 original film (which starred a 9-year-old Drew Barrymore) and the reboot are based on Stephen King's 1980 novel of the same name.
----------
MOVIES - From ScreenRant: David Ayer ("Suicide Squad") will direct Warner Bros' remake of "The Dirty Dozen" (1967), the classic World War II action film.
----------
DISNEY+ - From Variety: Disney+ is in early development of a TV series based on the 1989 Tom Hanks' man-dog buddy comedy, "Turner & Hooch."
----------
MOVIES - From Deadline: Viola Davis are among the actors added to Sandra Bullock's Netflix drama about life after incarceration.
----------
STAR TREK - From Variety: The streaming service, CBS All Access, has renewed "Star Trek: Picard" for a second season, although the first season has not yet debuted.
----------
MOVIES - From IndieWire: Quentin Tarantino is apparently leaving his R-rated "Star Trek" behind, and if he makes one more film, it will be "smaller."
----------
SCANDAL - From THR: Disgraced movie mogul, Harvey Weinstein, says that he is a "forgotten man," meaning people have forgotten the great things that he has done in the American movie business. Harvey is scheduled to go to trial in January 2020 for charges of rape, predatory sexual assault and criminal sexual act against two women.
----------
BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 12/13 to 12/15/2019 weekend box office is "Jumanji: The Next Level" with an estimated take of 60.1 million dollars.
From Variety: "Frozen II" becomes the sixth Disney movie to reach one billion dollars in global box office in 2019.
From Variety: The Emilia Clarke-Henry Golding holiday film, "Last Christmas," has now grossed the 100 million dollar mark in global box office.
From Forbes: New box office release, "Richard Jewell" and "Black Christmas," fail in their box office debuts.
From Patreon: My "Queen & Slim" review.
----------
CELEBRITY - From BleedingCool: Did you know actor Samuel L. Jackson's voice can be your Amazon "Alexa" voice.
----------
SPORTS - From CBSSports: The 2019 Heisman Trophy winner as the best player in college football is Joe Burrows, quarterback for the #1 ranked LSU Tigers. Burrows, the second Louisiana State University football player to win the Heisman, won the award by the largest margin in the history of Heisman voting. His 2608 points were 1846 points higher than the second place finisher, Jalen Hurts, QB of the Oklahoma Sooners.
----------
MOVIES - From Vulture: Yes, what is the best Adam Sandler movie?
Saturday, December 14, 2019
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from December 8th to 14th, 2019- Update #25
by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"
Support Leroy on Patreon:
TELEVISION - From Deadline: Orlando Jones says that he was fired from Starz's "American Gods" for having "the wrong message for black America." Gabrielle Union, fired from NBC's "America's Got Talent" for her being a "difficult" black woman shouts out to him.
----------
STREAMING - From THR: Amazon has paid 25 million dollars for a Peter Berg-directed music documentary starring Rihanna.
----------
STREAMING - From YahooEntertainment: Netflix is running a Christmas comedy special from Brazil, entitled "The First Temptation of Christ," which apparently implies that Jesus Christ was gay. More than a million angry viewers have signed a petition demanding that Netflix remove it its service.
----------
STREAMING - From IndieWire: Here is a detailed article about what is known about Amazon's secretive "The Lord of the Rings" TV series. By the way, it is a prequel set thousands of years before the events depicted in the original "The Lord of the Rings" novels and films.
----------
GOLDEN GLOBES - From IndieWire: "Queen & Slim" director Melina Matsoukas says "Golden Globe" voters refused to watch her film prior to voting for the awards. Members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, who vote for the Globes, were offered three screening, which hardly any members attended, according to the direction and the film's distributor, Universal Pictures.
From Patreon: Here is my review of "Queen and Slim."
----------
SCANDAL - From Deadline: The proposed settlement between Harvey Weinstein, his former company, and the women accusing him of sexual misconduct is causing controversy. It seems Weinstein's legal fees would be paid and he would not have to admit guilt.
----------
AWARDS - From Deadline: The nominations for the 26th Screen Actors Guild Awards have been announced. The winners will be announced January 19, 2020 live on TBS and TNT cable networks.
----------
MOVIES - From Deadline: The U.S. Library of Congress has added 25 films to the "National Film Registry," and that includes Prince's musical semi-autobiographical film, "Purple Rain" (1984). A record seven films directed by women were added, including Kimberly Pierce's "Boy's Don't Cry" (1999) and Elaine May's "A New Leaf" (1971), the first film from a major American studio in which a woman was the star, writer, and director.
----------
MARVEL TV - From Deadline: Marvel Television, which produces live-action and animated TV series based on Marvel Comics titles is being shut down.
----------
TELEVISION - From Deadline: Michael Chabon's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, "The Adventures of Kavalier and Clay" is being developed as a miniseries for Showtime. It will be written and executive produced by Chabon and Ayelet Waldman.
----------
ANIMATION - From THR: Vin Diesel debuts "Fast & Furious: Spy Racers," a Netflix original series based on the "Fast & Furious" film franchise. Produced by DreamWorks and Universal Pictures, the series features Diesel's daughter, Similce, as a voice performer.
----------
TRAILER - From YouTube: See first official trailer for "Ghostbusters: Afterlife."
----------
COMICS-TRAILER - From YouTube: Here is the first official trailer for "Wonder Woman 1984."
----------
AWARDS - From Deadline: The nominations for the 2020 / 77th Golden Globe Awards have been announced.
----------
BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 12/6 to 12/8/2019 weekend box office is "Frozen II" with an estimated take of 34.7 million dollars. This is the third straight weekend at #1 for the Walt Disney Animation Studios sequel.
From THR: "Harriet," the biographical drama about abolitionist Harriet Tubman, has grossed more than 40 million dollars at the domestic box office. That makes it one of the most successful biographical dramas for Focus Features, a specialty film label.
----------
CELEBRITY - From YahooCBS: For "CBS Sunday Morning" (Sun., Dec. 8th) Turner Classic Movies' host Bill Mankiewicz interviewed Mel Brools on comedy, on love (his late wife, Anne Bancroft), and on his films (especially "Blazing Saddles").
----------
AWARDS - From Deadline: The Los Angeles Film Critics Association name "Parasite" the "Best Picture of 2019," with the film's director, Bong Joon Ho, "Best Director."
From Deadline: The nominations for the 25th Critics Choice Awards (formerly known as the "Broadcast Film Critics Association") in both film and TV categories have been announced. Netflix and its film, "The Irishman" lead the nominations.
---------
SCANDAL - From Variety: The firing of actress Gabrielle Union from the reality-competition TV series, "America's Got Talent" (NBC) continues to be a firestorm. Now, the show's executive producer and main judge, Simon Cowell, has hired an attorney as investigations, both internal and external, continue into the show's off-camera culture.
----------
MOVIES - From LATimes: Veteran (and some times reviled) film critic, Kenneth Turan, names his ten best films of 2019.
OBITS:
From THR: The actor Danny Aiello has died at the age of 86, Thursday, December 12, 2019. He is best known as Cher's lovelorn suitor in "Moonstruck" (1987) and as "Sal" the pizza joint owner in Spike Lee's "Do The Right Thing" (1989), for which he earned a best supporting actor Oscar nomination. Aiello won a Daytime Emmy Award in 1981 for his appearance on the "ABC Afterschool Special" in 1980.
From CNN: Swedish pop singer, songwriter, and recording artist, Marie Fredriksson, has died at the age of 61, Monday, December 9, 2019. She was best known as a member of the Swedish pop music duo, "Roxette," which has a string of hits in the late 1980s and early 1990s, including "The Look" and "It Must Have Been Love." She also recorded as a solo artist from 1984 to 2018.
From Deadline: The actor Rene Auberjonois has died at the age of 79, Sunday, December 8, 2019. Auberjonois is best known for two roles. He was Clayton Endicott III on ABC's sitcom, "Benson" (1979-1986). He was "Odo" on "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" (1993-1999). He was also a prolific voice actor in animated TV series and films ("The Little Mermaid."
From Deadline: The actor Ron Leibman has died at the age of 82, Friday, December 6, 2019. He won a Tony Award for playing infamous attorney, Roy Cohn, in the play, "Angels in America: Millennium Approaches." He won an Emmy Award for his starring role in the short-lived CBS crime drama, "Kaz" (1978-79).
TRAILERS:
From EW: Marvel Studios releases the first official teaser trailer and a poster for its next feature film, "Black Widow," which is set for release, May 1, 2020.
From THR: The first official trailer for the next James Bond movie, "No Time to Die," makes it debut.
Support Leroy on Patreon:
TELEVISION - From Deadline: Orlando Jones says that he was fired from Starz's "American Gods" for having "the wrong message for black America." Gabrielle Union, fired from NBC's "America's Got Talent" for her being a "difficult" black woman shouts out to him.
----------
STREAMING - From THR: Amazon has paid 25 million dollars for a Peter Berg-directed music documentary starring Rihanna.
----------
STREAMING - From YahooEntertainment: Netflix is running a Christmas comedy special from Brazil, entitled "The First Temptation of Christ," which apparently implies that Jesus Christ was gay. More than a million angry viewers have signed a petition demanding that Netflix remove it its service.
----------
STREAMING - From IndieWire: Here is a detailed article about what is known about Amazon's secretive "The Lord of the Rings" TV series. By the way, it is a prequel set thousands of years before the events depicted in the original "The Lord of the Rings" novels and films.
----------
GOLDEN GLOBES - From IndieWire: "Queen & Slim" director Melina Matsoukas says "Golden Globe" voters refused to watch her film prior to voting for the awards. Members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, who vote for the Globes, were offered three screening, which hardly any members attended, according to the direction and the film's distributor, Universal Pictures.
From Patreon: Here is my review of "Queen and Slim."
----------
SCANDAL - From Deadline: The proposed settlement between Harvey Weinstein, his former company, and the women accusing him of sexual misconduct is causing controversy. It seems Weinstein's legal fees would be paid and he would not have to admit guilt.
----------
AWARDS - From Deadline: The nominations for the 26th Screen Actors Guild Awards have been announced. The winners will be announced January 19, 2020 live on TBS and TNT cable networks.
----------
MOVIES - From Deadline: The U.S. Library of Congress has added 25 films to the "National Film Registry," and that includes Prince's musical semi-autobiographical film, "Purple Rain" (1984). A record seven films directed by women were added, including Kimberly Pierce's "Boy's Don't Cry" (1999) and Elaine May's "A New Leaf" (1971), the first film from a major American studio in which a woman was the star, writer, and director.
----------
MARVEL TV - From Deadline: Marvel Television, which produces live-action and animated TV series based on Marvel Comics titles is being shut down.
----------
TELEVISION - From Deadline: Michael Chabon's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, "The Adventures of Kavalier and Clay" is being developed as a miniseries for Showtime. It will be written and executive produced by Chabon and Ayelet Waldman.
----------
ANIMATION - From THR: Vin Diesel debuts "Fast & Furious: Spy Racers," a Netflix original series based on the "Fast & Furious" film franchise. Produced by DreamWorks and Universal Pictures, the series features Diesel's daughter, Similce, as a voice performer.
----------
TRAILER - From YouTube: See first official trailer for "Ghostbusters: Afterlife."
----------
COMICS-TRAILER - From YouTube: Here is the first official trailer for "Wonder Woman 1984."
----------
AWARDS - From Deadline: The nominations for the 2020 / 77th Golden Globe Awards have been announced.
----------
BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 12/6 to 12/8/2019 weekend box office is "Frozen II" with an estimated take of 34.7 million dollars. This is the third straight weekend at #1 for the Walt Disney Animation Studios sequel.
From THR: "Harriet," the biographical drama about abolitionist Harriet Tubman, has grossed more than 40 million dollars at the domestic box office. That makes it one of the most successful biographical dramas for Focus Features, a specialty film label.
----------
CELEBRITY - From YahooCBS: For "CBS Sunday Morning" (Sun., Dec. 8th) Turner Classic Movies' host Bill Mankiewicz interviewed Mel Brools on comedy, on love (his late wife, Anne Bancroft), and on his films (especially "Blazing Saddles").
----------
AWARDS - From Deadline: The Los Angeles Film Critics Association name "Parasite" the "Best Picture of 2019," with the film's director, Bong Joon Ho, "Best Director."
From Deadline: The nominations for the 25th Critics Choice Awards (formerly known as the "Broadcast Film Critics Association") in both film and TV categories have been announced. Netflix and its film, "The Irishman" lead the nominations.
---------
SCANDAL - From Variety: The firing of actress Gabrielle Union from the reality-competition TV series, "America's Got Talent" (NBC) continues to be a firestorm. Now, the show's executive producer and main judge, Simon Cowell, has hired an attorney as investigations, both internal and external, continue into the show's off-camera culture.
----------
MOVIES - From LATimes: Veteran (and some times reviled) film critic, Kenneth Turan, names his ten best films of 2019.
OBITS:
From THR: The actor Danny Aiello has died at the age of 86, Thursday, December 12, 2019. He is best known as Cher's lovelorn suitor in "Moonstruck" (1987) and as "Sal" the pizza joint owner in Spike Lee's "Do The Right Thing" (1989), for which he earned a best supporting actor Oscar nomination. Aiello won a Daytime Emmy Award in 1981 for his appearance on the "ABC Afterschool Special" in 1980.
From CNN: Swedish pop singer, songwriter, and recording artist, Marie Fredriksson, has died at the age of 61, Monday, December 9, 2019. She was best known as a member of the Swedish pop music duo, "Roxette," which has a string of hits in the late 1980s and early 1990s, including "The Look" and "It Must Have Been Love." She also recorded as a solo artist from 1984 to 2018.
From Deadline: The actor Rene Auberjonois has died at the age of 79, Sunday, December 8, 2019. Auberjonois is best known for two roles. He was Clayton Endicott III on ABC's sitcom, "Benson" (1979-1986). He was "Odo" on "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" (1993-1999). He was also a prolific voice actor in animated TV series and films ("The Little Mermaid."
From Deadline: The actor Ron Leibman has died at the age of 82, Friday, December 6, 2019. He won a Tony Award for playing infamous attorney, Roy Cohn, in the play, "Angels in America: Millennium Approaches." He won an Emmy Award for his starring role in the short-lived CBS crime drama, "Kaz" (1978-79).
TRAILERS:
From EW: Marvel Studios releases the first official teaser trailer and a poster for its next feature film, "Black Widow," which is set for release, May 1, 2020.
From THR: The first official trailer for the next James Bond movie, "No Time to Die," makes it debut.
Saturday, December 7, 2019
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from December 1st to 7th, 2019 - Update #27
Support Leroy on Patreon:
AWARDS - From IndieWire: The National Board of Review has announced its 2019 film awards and name Martin Scorsese's "The Irishman" as its "Best Film of 2019."
----------
DISNEY - From THR: Disney is developing its first spinoff from its hit, live-action film, "Aladdin." The Disney+ project would focus on "Prince Anders," the dim-witted royal who wanted to marry Jasmine. Actor Billy Magnussen, who played the role in the film, would return for the spinoff.
----------
TELEVISION - From THR: HBO has picked up Adam McKay's drama about the 1980s Los Angeles Lakers of the professional basketball league, the National Basketball Association (NBA). McKay is executive producing the series that would focus on the "Showtime" era of the Lakers, led by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Magic Johnson.
----------
MOVIES - From Deadline: Jason Reitman's "Ghostbusters" film now has a title, "Ghostbusters: Afterlife." There is also a first poster for the film, which is scheduled for a July 10, 2020 release. There may also be a first trailer of some sort released Mon. Dec. 9th.
----------
POLITICS - From TheHill: Oscar-nominated actor, Mark Ruffalo, endorses Senator Bernie Sanders in the 2020 U.S. presidential race.
----------
BLM - From YahooNews: Georgia college student, Tommia Dean, and a representative of Georgia's Department of Administrative Services have signed a settlement that gives Dean $145,000. Dean, a former Kennesaw State University cheerleader, was disciplined for taking a knee during the national anthem during a September 2017 football game.
----------
STAR WARS - From YahooGMA: "Star Wars" actress Daisy Ridley says that she does not take selfies with fans for reasons of privacy.
---------
CELEBRITY - From TheDailyBeast: The Egyptian-born, Canadian actor, Mena Massoud, played "Aladdin," in Disney's billion-dollar-grossing live-action remake, "Aladdin." Massoud says that he has not been able to get an audition since Aladdin debuted in theaters.
----------
JAMES BOND-TRAILER - From THR: The first official trailer for the next James Bond movie, "No Time to Die," makes it debut.
----------
MOVIES - From THR: 20th Century Fox has reportedly hired Wes Ball, the filmmaker behind "The Maze Runner" series, to redevelop the "Planet of the Apes" franchise. This would be the first historically Fox property to get the redevelopment treatment since the Walt Disney Company acquired Fox.
----------
AWARDS - From Variety: The New York Film Critics Circle name "The Irishman" the "best film of 2019."
----------
SPORTS - From NBA: Los Angeles Lakers Coach Frank Vogel has been named the "NBA Western Conference Coach of the Month" for game played in October and November 2019.
----------
JAMES BOND - From Newsarama: There are new character posters for the next James Bond film, "No Time to Die." The film is due April 8, 2020.
----------
COMICS-FILM TRAILER - From EW: Marvel Studios releases the first official teaser trailer and a poster for its next feature film, "Black Widow," which is set for release, May 1, 2020.
----------
AWARDS - From Deadline: The winners of the 2019 IFP "Gotham Awards" were announced last night (Mon., Dec. 2nd). Noah Baumbach's "Marriage Story" won four awards including for "best feature," "best actor" (Adam Driver), and "best screenplay."
----------
MOVIES - From Deadline: Two-time Oscar-winner Alexander Payne is attached to a "re-imagining" of the Oscar-winning Danish film, "Babette's Feast" (1987).
----------
SCANDAL - From Deadline: The actor's union, SAG-AFTRA, has gotten involved in Gabrielle Union's firing from the reality competition TV series, "America's Got Talent" (NBC)," by launching their on probe.
----------
AWARDS - From Deadline: The nominations for the 47th / 2020 Annie Awards have been announced. The Annies are considered the most important honor in the animation film industry... after the Academy Awards, which currently dedicates two Oscars to animated filmmaking.
----------
BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 11/29 to 12/1/2019 weekend box office is "Frozen 2" with an estimated take of 85.2 million dollars.
From Variety: "Frozen 2" grossed 123.7 million dollars over the five-day Thanksgiving 2019 weekend. That is a record for that frame, besting previous record holder, "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" (2013), which made 109 million dollars over the five-day period.
----------
MOVIES - From IndependentUK: 2019 seems to be the year directors and stars of film bombs and flops have been apologizing in public for them. Why? The article offers a reason.
From TorontoSun: The "Toronto Sun" suggests 10 films to see this month, in December 2019.
----------
AVATAR - From Deadline: The "Avatar" sequel marks the end of filming for 2019 with a set photo.
----------
ECO - From Deadline: Leonardo DiCaprio responds to the ridiculous claims from Jair Bolsonaro, president of Brazil, that the Oscar-winning actor is bankrolling the fires currently raging through the Amazon rain forest.
----------
OBITS:
From Deadline: Veteran TV and film executive and producer, Leonard Goldberg, has died at the age of 85, Wednesday, December 4, 2019. He was the former president of 20th Century Fox and Head of Programming at ABC. Goldberg was an executive producer of such TV series as "Charlie’s Angels" (1976-1981) and "Blue Bloods" (2010 to present).
From Deadline: The actor, Robert Walker, Jr., has died at the age of 79, Thursday, December 5, 2019. He was the son of Hollywood stars, Robert Walker (best known for Hitchcock's "Strangers on a Train") and Jennifer Jones (who won an Oscar for her performance in "The Song of Bernadette"). Although he made numerous film and TV appearances, Walker is best known for appearing in the "Charlie X," the second episode of the first season of the original "Star Trek" TV series.
From THR: Television writer Dorothy Catherine Fontana, better known as D.C. Fontana, has died at the age of 80, Monday, December 2, 2019. Once a secretary, Fontana moved into writing scripts for television in the 1960s. She is best known for her association with the original "Star Trek" TV series, being credited for writing or co-writing 10 episodes and working as the series "story editor" for the first two seasons.
From Deadline: Actress Shelley Morrison has died at the age of 83, Sunday, December 1, 2019. She had a 50-year career in film and television, but Morrison was best known for playing fan-favorite character, "Rosario Salazar," on the NBC television series, "Will & Grace" (1999-2006).
From BBC: The African-American songwriter and musician, Irving Louis Burgie - better known as Lord Burgess - has died at the age of 95, Friday, November 29, 2019. Burgess is best known for co-writing a version of the Jamaican folk song, "Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)," that Harry Belafonte made famous. He also wrote eight of the 11 songs on Belafonte's 1956 album, Calypso, which was the first album to sell one million copies.
AWARDS - From IndieWire: The National Board of Review has announced its 2019 film awards and name Martin Scorsese's "The Irishman" as its "Best Film of 2019."
----------
DISNEY - From THR: Disney is developing its first spinoff from its hit, live-action film, "Aladdin." The Disney+ project would focus on "Prince Anders," the dim-witted royal who wanted to marry Jasmine. Actor Billy Magnussen, who played the role in the film, would return for the spinoff.
----------
TELEVISION - From THR: HBO has picked up Adam McKay's drama about the 1980s Los Angeles Lakers of the professional basketball league, the National Basketball Association (NBA). McKay is executive producing the series that would focus on the "Showtime" era of the Lakers, led by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Magic Johnson.
----------
MOVIES - From Deadline: Jason Reitman's "Ghostbusters" film now has a title, "Ghostbusters: Afterlife." There is also a first poster for the film, which is scheduled for a July 10, 2020 release. There may also be a first trailer of some sort released Mon. Dec. 9th.
----------
POLITICS - From TheHill: Oscar-nominated actor, Mark Ruffalo, endorses Senator Bernie Sanders in the 2020 U.S. presidential race.
----------
BLM - From YahooNews: Georgia college student, Tommia Dean, and a representative of Georgia's Department of Administrative Services have signed a settlement that gives Dean $145,000. Dean, a former Kennesaw State University cheerleader, was disciplined for taking a knee during the national anthem during a September 2017 football game.
----------
STAR WARS - From YahooGMA: "Star Wars" actress Daisy Ridley says that she does not take selfies with fans for reasons of privacy.
---------
CELEBRITY - From TheDailyBeast: The Egyptian-born, Canadian actor, Mena Massoud, played "Aladdin," in Disney's billion-dollar-grossing live-action remake, "Aladdin." Massoud says that he has not been able to get an audition since Aladdin debuted in theaters.
----------
JAMES BOND-TRAILER - From THR: The first official trailer for the next James Bond movie, "No Time to Die," makes it debut.
----------
MOVIES - From THR: 20th Century Fox has reportedly hired Wes Ball, the filmmaker behind "The Maze Runner" series, to redevelop the "Planet of the Apes" franchise. This would be the first historically Fox property to get the redevelopment treatment since the Walt Disney Company acquired Fox.
----------
AWARDS - From Variety: The New York Film Critics Circle name "The Irishman" the "best film of 2019."
----------
SPORTS - From NBA: Los Angeles Lakers Coach Frank Vogel has been named the "NBA Western Conference Coach of the Month" for game played in October and November 2019.
----------
JAMES BOND - From Newsarama: There are new character posters for the next James Bond film, "No Time to Die." The film is due April 8, 2020.
----------
COMICS-FILM TRAILER - From EW: Marvel Studios releases the first official teaser trailer and a poster for its next feature film, "Black Widow," which is set for release, May 1, 2020.
----------
AWARDS - From Deadline: The winners of the 2019 IFP "Gotham Awards" were announced last night (Mon., Dec. 2nd). Noah Baumbach's "Marriage Story" won four awards including for "best feature," "best actor" (Adam Driver), and "best screenplay."
----------
MOVIES - From Deadline: Two-time Oscar-winner Alexander Payne is attached to a "re-imagining" of the Oscar-winning Danish film, "Babette's Feast" (1987).
----------
SCANDAL - From Deadline: The actor's union, SAG-AFTRA, has gotten involved in Gabrielle Union's firing from the reality competition TV series, "America's Got Talent" (NBC)," by launching their on probe.
----------
AWARDS - From Deadline: The nominations for the 47th / 2020 Annie Awards have been announced. The Annies are considered the most important honor in the animation film industry... after the Academy Awards, which currently dedicates two Oscars to animated filmmaking.
----------
BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 11/29 to 12/1/2019 weekend box office is "Frozen 2" with an estimated take of 85.2 million dollars.
From Variety: "Frozen 2" grossed 123.7 million dollars over the five-day Thanksgiving 2019 weekend. That is a record for that frame, besting previous record holder, "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" (2013), which made 109 million dollars over the five-day period.
----------
MOVIES - From IndependentUK: 2019 seems to be the year directors and stars of film bombs and flops have been apologizing in public for them. Why? The article offers a reason.
From TorontoSun: The "Toronto Sun" suggests 10 films to see this month, in December 2019.
----------
AVATAR - From Deadline: The "Avatar" sequel marks the end of filming for 2019 with a set photo.
----------
ECO - From Deadline: Leonardo DiCaprio responds to the ridiculous claims from Jair Bolsonaro, president of Brazil, that the Oscar-winning actor is bankrolling the fires currently raging through the Amazon rain forest.
----------
OBITS:
From Deadline: Veteran TV and film executive and producer, Leonard Goldberg, has died at the age of 85, Wednesday, December 4, 2019. He was the former president of 20th Century Fox and Head of Programming at ABC. Goldberg was an executive producer of such TV series as "Charlie’s Angels" (1976-1981) and "Blue Bloods" (2010 to present).
From Deadline: The actor, Robert Walker, Jr., has died at the age of 79, Thursday, December 5, 2019. He was the son of Hollywood stars, Robert Walker (best known for Hitchcock's "Strangers on a Train") and Jennifer Jones (who won an Oscar for her performance in "The Song of Bernadette"). Although he made numerous film and TV appearances, Walker is best known for appearing in the "Charlie X," the second episode of the first season of the original "Star Trek" TV series.
From THR: Television writer Dorothy Catherine Fontana, better known as D.C. Fontana, has died at the age of 80, Monday, December 2, 2019. Once a secretary, Fontana moved into writing scripts for television in the 1960s. She is best known for her association with the original "Star Trek" TV series, being credited for writing or co-writing 10 episodes and working as the series "story editor" for the first two seasons.
From Deadline: Actress Shelley Morrison has died at the age of 83, Sunday, December 1, 2019. She had a 50-year career in film and television, but Morrison was best known for playing fan-favorite character, "Rosario Salazar," on the NBC television series, "Will & Grace" (1999-2006).
From BBC: The African-American songwriter and musician, Irving Louis Burgie - better known as Lord Burgess - has died at the age of 95, Friday, November 29, 2019. Burgess is best known for co-writing a version of the Jamaican folk song, "Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)," that Harry Belafonte made famous. He also wrote eight of the 11 songs on Belafonte's 1956 album, Calypso, which was the first album to sell one million copies.
Saturday, November 23, 2019
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from November 17th to 23rd, 2019 - Update #26
Support Leroy on Patreon:
BOX OFFICE - From TheWrap: Disney's "Frozen II" is reviving the box office with a 42 million dollar opening Friday.
----------
MOVIES - From THR: Director Tim Miller talks about his film, "Terminator: Dark Fate," its box office failure, clashes with James Cameron, and not having final control of the film.
----------
MOVIES - From THR: With the opening of "A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood," it is time to take a look back at the early work of the film's star, Tom Hanks. Do you know his early film, "He Knows You're Alone"? Do you remember his star turn in the notorious 1982 TV movies, "Rona Jaffe's Mazes and Monsters"? [I remember the latter, dear readers. - Leroy]
----------
MOVIES - From ShadowandAct: Lena Waithe talks about sharing a "story by" credit with controversial author, James Frey ("A Million Little Pieces"), on the upcoming film, "Queen & Slim."
From ShadowandAct: I did not know that there was tension over Black British actors playing African-American chacters, but there is. So "Queen & Slim" stars, Daniel Kaluuya and Jodie Turner-Smith, talk about it.
----------
CULTURE - From TheGuardian: At the Anti-Defamation League's "Never is Now" summit on antisemitism and hate, actor Sacha Baron Cohen called tech giants like Facebook, Twitter, Google, and YouTube the greatest propaganda machine in history. Cohen, in a wide-ranging speech, said that Facebook, if it had existed at the time, would have let Adolf Hitler buy ads for the "final solution" to Germany's "Jewish problem."
----------
MOVIES-MUSIC - From Deadline: "Bohemian Rhapsody" producer, Graham King, has secured rights from the Michael Jackson estate to make a film about the "King of Pop's" life. King will have access to all of Jackson's music.
----------
SCANDAL - From Deadline: Apple is delaying the release of director George Nolfi's "The Banker," starring Samuel L. Jackson and Anthony Mackie. The film is based on a true story about Bernard Garrett, Sr., and some troubling allegations have been levied against Bernard Jr., a consultant on the film who has also been involving in its promotion.
----------
TELEVISION - From TheDailyBeast: Legends John Cleese and Eric Idle talk about 50 years of "Monty Python's Flying Circus," President Trump, and "Brexit."
-----------
BROADWAY - From THR: The planned Michael Jackson Broadway musical, "MJ the Musical," has found its Michael, Tony nominee, Ephraim Sykes.
----------
BLM - From THR: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar wonders if films about American slavery are good for African-Americans.
----------
AWARDS - From Variety: The 2020 Film Independent Spirit Award nomination have been announced. The winners will be revealed Sat., Feb. 8, 2020, one day before the Academy Awards.
----------
MOVIES - From GQ: A look at the 50-year friendship of Oscar winners, Al Pacino and Robert De Niro, the stars of Martin Scorsese's film, "The Irishman."
----------
MOVIES - From THR: "Robocop Returns" a direct sequel to the original "Robocop" film (1987), has a new director, Abe Forsythe, who has been getting buzz for his zombie comedy, "Little Monsters," starring Lupita N'yongo. Forsythe replaces Neill Blomkamp.
----------
SCANDAL-MUSIC - From YahooCelebrity: Actor and Grammy-winning recording artist, Harry Connick, Jr., claims that in the early 1990s, legendary actor and singer, the late Frank Sinatra, acted “completely inappropriate” with Connick’s then-girlfriend and now-wife, model Jill Goodacre.
----------
COMICS-FILM - From Deadline: The news of a sequel to Todd Phillips' "Joker" and new films featuring origin stories of other DC Comics' characters may not be correct... yet.
----------
BOX OFFICE - From DigitalSpy: Writer-director Elizabeth Banks acknowledges that her just-released reboot of "Charlie's Angels" is a flop, but is still proud of the film.
----------
STAR TREK - From THR: Noah Fawley, creator of the "Fargo" TV series for FX, will reportedly direct the fourth film in the "Star Trek" reboot series. Chris Pine will reportedly return as Captain Kirk. This film is separate from Quentin Tarantino's long-developing "Star Trek" project.
----------
MOVIES - From TheHollywoodReporter: Screenwriter Gregory Allen says that once upon a time a Hollywood executive suggested that Oscar-winning actress, Julia Roberts, play Harriet Tubman, a real-life Black American historical figure. The exec said that Tubman lived so long ago that no one would remember that she was Black.
----------
MOVIES - From Variety: Actress Pom Klementieff ("Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2") has been cast in "Mission: Impossibe 7," which is due July 2021.
----------
STREAMING - From Deadline: Netflix has hired legendary screenwriter Robert Towne and acclaimed director David Fincher to pen a TV pilot script that will act as a prequel to the classic 1974 film, "Chinatown." Towne won an Oscar for writing "Chinatown."
----------
BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 11/15 to 11/17/2019 weekend box office is "Ford v Ferrari" with an estimated gross of 31 million dollars.
----------
AWARDS - From Deadline: President Donald Trump names his first "National Medal of Arts" recipients.
----------
STREAMING - From FlickeringMyth: Bill Murray will reunite with Peter and Bobby Farrelly on the Quibi comedy, "The Now," in a recurring role. Murray appeared in the brothers 1996 film, "Kingpin."
----------
MOVIES - From Deadline: John Woo comments on the reboot of his 1990s hit film, "Face/Off," and adds his comments to the Scorsese vs. Marvel Studios comic book movies debate. He also mentions that Oscar-winner Lupita N'yongo has left the remake of his 1989 film, "The Killers."
OBITS:
From Variety: The actor, Michael J. Pollard, has died at the age of 80, Wednesday, November 20, 2019. He earned an best supporting actor, Oscar nomination for his appearance in the film, "Bonnie and Clyde" (1967). He also appeared in Rob Zombie's gruesome cult classic, "House of 1000 Corpses" (2003).
From YahooSports: Former National Football League player, Fred Cox, has died at the age of 80, Wednesday, November 20, 2019. Cox was a "kicker" for the Minnesota Vikings for 15 years and played in all four of the Vikings "Super Bowl" appearances. However, Cox may be best remembered for inventing the soft football that would become the "Nerf" football.
BOX OFFICE - From TheWrap: Disney's "Frozen II" is reviving the box office with a 42 million dollar opening Friday.
----------
MOVIES - From THR: Director Tim Miller talks about his film, "Terminator: Dark Fate," its box office failure, clashes with James Cameron, and not having final control of the film.
----------
MOVIES - From THR: With the opening of "A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood," it is time to take a look back at the early work of the film's star, Tom Hanks. Do you know his early film, "He Knows You're Alone"? Do you remember his star turn in the notorious 1982 TV movies, "Rona Jaffe's Mazes and Monsters"? [I remember the latter, dear readers. - Leroy]
----------
MOVIES - From ShadowandAct: Lena Waithe talks about sharing a "story by" credit with controversial author, James Frey ("A Million Little Pieces"), on the upcoming film, "Queen & Slim."
From ShadowandAct: I did not know that there was tension over Black British actors playing African-American chacters, but there is. So "Queen & Slim" stars, Daniel Kaluuya and Jodie Turner-Smith, talk about it.
----------
CULTURE - From TheGuardian: At the Anti-Defamation League's "Never is Now" summit on antisemitism and hate, actor Sacha Baron Cohen called tech giants like Facebook, Twitter, Google, and YouTube the greatest propaganda machine in history. Cohen, in a wide-ranging speech, said that Facebook, if it had existed at the time, would have let Adolf Hitler buy ads for the "final solution" to Germany's "Jewish problem."
----------
MOVIES-MUSIC - From Deadline: "Bohemian Rhapsody" producer, Graham King, has secured rights from the Michael Jackson estate to make a film about the "King of Pop's" life. King will have access to all of Jackson's music.
----------
SCANDAL - From Deadline: Apple is delaying the release of director George Nolfi's "The Banker," starring Samuel L. Jackson and Anthony Mackie. The film is based on a true story about Bernard Garrett, Sr., and some troubling allegations have been levied against Bernard Jr., a consultant on the film who has also been involving in its promotion.
----------
TELEVISION - From TheDailyBeast: Legends John Cleese and Eric Idle talk about 50 years of "Monty Python's Flying Circus," President Trump, and "Brexit."
-----------
BROADWAY - From THR: The planned Michael Jackson Broadway musical, "MJ the Musical," has found its Michael, Tony nominee, Ephraim Sykes.
----------
BLM - From THR: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar wonders if films about American slavery are good for African-Americans.
----------
AWARDS - From Variety: The 2020 Film Independent Spirit Award nomination have been announced. The winners will be revealed Sat., Feb. 8, 2020, one day before the Academy Awards.
----------
MOVIES - From GQ: A look at the 50-year friendship of Oscar winners, Al Pacino and Robert De Niro, the stars of Martin Scorsese's film, "The Irishman."
----------
MOVIES - From THR: "Robocop Returns" a direct sequel to the original "Robocop" film (1987), has a new director, Abe Forsythe, who has been getting buzz for his zombie comedy, "Little Monsters," starring Lupita N'yongo. Forsythe replaces Neill Blomkamp.
----------
SCANDAL-MUSIC - From YahooCelebrity: Actor and Grammy-winning recording artist, Harry Connick, Jr., claims that in the early 1990s, legendary actor and singer, the late Frank Sinatra, acted “completely inappropriate” with Connick’s then-girlfriend and now-wife, model Jill Goodacre.
----------
COMICS-FILM - From Deadline: The news of a sequel to Todd Phillips' "Joker" and new films featuring origin stories of other DC Comics' characters may not be correct... yet.
----------
BOX OFFICE - From DigitalSpy: Writer-director Elizabeth Banks acknowledges that her just-released reboot of "Charlie's Angels" is a flop, but is still proud of the film.
----------
STAR TREK - From THR: Noah Fawley, creator of the "Fargo" TV series for FX, will reportedly direct the fourth film in the "Star Trek" reboot series. Chris Pine will reportedly return as Captain Kirk. This film is separate from Quentin Tarantino's long-developing "Star Trek" project.
----------
MOVIES - From TheHollywoodReporter: Screenwriter Gregory Allen says that once upon a time a Hollywood executive suggested that Oscar-winning actress, Julia Roberts, play Harriet Tubman, a real-life Black American historical figure. The exec said that Tubman lived so long ago that no one would remember that she was Black.
----------
MOVIES - From Variety: Actress Pom Klementieff ("Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2") has been cast in "Mission: Impossibe 7," which is due July 2021.
----------
STREAMING - From Deadline: Netflix has hired legendary screenwriter Robert Towne and acclaimed director David Fincher to pen a TV pilot script that will act as a prequel to the classic 1974 film, "Chinatown." Towne won an Oscar for writing "Chinatown."
----------
BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 11/15 to 11/17/2019 weekend box office is "Ford v Ferrari" with an estimated gross of 31 million dollars.
----------
AWARDS - From Deadline: President Donald Trump names his first "National Medal of Arts" recipients.
----------
STREAMING - From FlickeringMyth: Bill Murray will reunite with Peter and Bobby Farrelly on the Quibi comedy, "The Now," in a recurring role. Murray appeared in the brothers 1996 film, "Kingpin."
----------
MOVIES - From Deadline: John Woo comments on the reboot of his 1990s hit film, "Face/Off," and adds his comments to the Scorsese vs. Marvel Studios comic book movies debate. He also mentions that Oscar-winner Lupita N'yongo has left the remake of his 1989 film, "The Killers."
OBITS:
From Variety: The actor, Michael J. Pollard, has died at the age of 80, Wednesday, November 20, 2019. He earned an best supporting actor, Oscar nomination for his appearance in the film, "Bonnie and Clyde" (1967). He also appeared in Rob Zombie's gruesome cult classic, "House of 1000 Corpses" (2003).
From YahooSports: Former National Football League player, Fred Cox, has died at the age of 80, Wednesday, November 20, 2019. Cox was a "kicker" for the Minnesota Vikings for 15 years and played in all four of the Vikings "Super Bowl" appearances. However, Cox may be best remembered for inventing the soft football that would become the "Nerf" football.
Saturday, November 16, 2019
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from November 10th to 16th, 2019 - Update #25
Support Leroy on Patreon:
TELEVISION - From Deadline: Oscar-nominated actor Clive Owen ("Closer") will play President Bill Clinton in "Impreachment: American Crime Story," which will be the third entry in the "American Crime Story" series.
---------
MOVIES - From RollingStone: This is the story of how Oscar-winning actress Mary Steenburgen ("Melvin and Howard") had surgery and then became a songwriter.
---------
DISNEY - From Variety: Disney has greenlit Ridley Scott's period drama, "The Last Duel" with Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, and Adam Driver.
----------
BLM - From BET: At a Tennessee Popeye's, a white customer called the employees "niggers," and one of them body-slammed her in the parking lot. See the hilarious video.
----------
TELEVISION - From Deadline: Last night (Wed., Nov. 13th), the fantastic ninth season of "American Horror Story," entitled "AHS 1984," came to an end. Series co-creator, super-producer Ryan Murphy, talks about this season and the future of "American Horror Story."
--------
MOVIES - From Deadline: Netflix and Paramount Pictures have reportedly struck a deal so that Netflix could make a fourth installment of the "Beverly Hills Cop" franchise with star Eddie Murphy and producer Jerry Bruckheimer.
---------
BUSINESS - From Variety: Emotions run high as the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments in Byron Allen vs. Comcast.
----------
COMICS-FILM - From YahooMusic: Danny Elfman scored the 1989 Tim Burton film, "Batman," but once upon a time producer Jon Peters wanted Elfman to compose the film's score with the late Prince, who did provides songs for the film. Elfman refused and now, talks about how he thought that he was risking his career at the time.
----------
TELEVISION - From YahooTV: Jodi Serling is the daughter of the late Rod Serling, who created the landmark and legendary television series, "The Twilight Zone." Ms. Serling shares some secrets and stories about her father and the series on the 60th anniversary of "The Twilight Zone."
----------
DISNEY - From Variety: Newcomer Jonah Hauer-King will play "Prince Eric" in Disney's live-action remake of its classic animated film, "The Littler Mermaid."
----------
STREAMING - From Variety: A reunion special for the beloved NBC TV series, "Friends," is in the early planning stages. The UNSCRIPTED special would appear in WarnerMedia's streaming service, "HBO Max."
----------
TELEVISION - From ShadowandAct: We get a first look at HBO's "Lovecraft Country," from Jordan Peele, Misha Green, and J.J. Abrams and is based on the most excellent novel by Matt Ruff.
----------
AWARDS - From Deadline: Ricky Gervais is returning to host the 77th Golden Globes Awards, Jan. 5th, 2020 on NBC. It will be his fifth time hosting the awards ceremony, and he says it will be his last.
----------
STREAMING-DISNEY - From Deadline: This is the launch day (Nov. 12th) of Disney's new streaming service, Disney+. And, of course, there are a few tech issues.
----------
MOVIES - From Variety: Paramount Pictures has landed the worldwide distribution rights to Oscar-winning director Damien Chazelle's next film, "Babylon," which is due for a limited release December 25, 2021.
----------
SPORTS-LGBTQ - From YahooFinance: Former Major League Baseball player, Billy Bean, is now an LGBTQ advocate, but talks about his time "living a secret life."
----------
AWARDS - From Deadline: The 2019 People's Choice Awards were announced Sunday night, Nov. 10th. "Avengers: Endgame" and Netflix's "Stranger Things" were the big winners.
---------
BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 11/8 to 11/10/2019 weekend box office is "Midway" with an estimated take of 17.5 million dollars.
From Deadline: Warner Bros. is looking at about a $20 million dollar loss on its Stephen King adaptation, "Doctor Sleep," which has a soft debut weekend.
----------
MOVIES - From YahooPeople: Dan Aykroyd said during a radio interview that Bill Murray will appear in "Ghostbusters 2020."
---------
GUILD NEWS - From Variety: The Writers Guild of America have named more than two dozen of its members to be on a negotiating committee as threat of a Hollywood writers' strike looms for next year.
----------
AWARDS - From Variety: The nominations for the 2019 / 32nd European Film Awards have been announced. Winners will be announced Dec. 7th in Berlin.
----------
STREAMING - From Deadline: The Oscar-winning writer-director Woody Allen has settled his 68 million dollar lawsuit against Amazon. Terms of the settlement were not disclosed.
TRAILER:
From YouTube: Here is the first official for the upcoming animated Scooby-Doo film, "Scoob," which is due May 15, 2020.
OBITS:
From LATimes: The American scholar and historian, Noel Ignatiev, died at the age of 78, Saturday, November 9, 2019. Ignatiev was best known for his efforts to abolish the concept of "whiteness" and to end white racial privilege. His first book, "How the Irish Became White" (1995), was a sensation.
From Variety: Holocaust survivor and Academy Award-winning film producer, Branko Lustig, has died at the age of 87, Wednesday, November 14, 2019. Lustig won two Oscars, one for producing "Schindler's List" (1993) and one for producing "Gladiator" (2000). During World War II, Lustig was imprisoned in the Auschwitz and Bergen-Belsen concentration camps.
TELEVISION - From Deadline: Oscar-nominated actor Clive Owen ("Closer") will play President Bill Clinton in "Impreachment: American Crime Story," which will be the third entry in the "American Crime Story" series.
---------
MOVIES - From RollingStone: This is the story of how Oscar-winning actress Mary Steenburgen ("Melvin and Howard") had surgery and then became a songwriter.
---------
DISNEY - From Variety: Disney has greenlit Ridley Scott's period drama, "The Last Duel" with Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, and Adam Driver.
----------
BLM - From BET: At a Tennessee Popeye's, a white customer called the employees "niggers," and one of them body-slammed her in the parking lot. See the hilarious video.
----------
TELEVISION - From Deadline: Last night (Wed., Nov. 13th), the fantastic ninth season of "American Horror Story," entitled "AHS 1984," came to an end. Series co-creator, super-producer Ryan Murphy, talks about this season and the future of "American Horror Story."
--------
MOVIES - From Deadline: Netflix and Paramount Pictures have reportedly struck a deal so that Netflix could make a fourth installment of the "Beverly Hills Cop" franchise with star Eddie Murphy and producer Jerry Bruckheimer.
---------
BUSINESS - From Variety: Emotions run high as the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments in Byron Allen vs. Comcast.
----------
COMICS-FILM - From YahooMusic: Danny Elfman scored the 1989 Tim Burton film, "Batman," but once upon a time producer Jon Peters wanted Elfman to compose the film's score with the late Prince, who did provides songs for the film. Elfman refused and now, talks about how he thought that he was risking his career at the time.
----------
TELEVISION - From YahooTV: Jodi Serling is the daughter of the late Rod Serling, who created the landmark and legendary television series, "The Twilight Zone." Ms. Serling shares some secrets and stories about her father and the series on the 60th anniversary of "The Twilight Zone."
----------
DISNEY - From Variety: Newcomer Jonah Hauer-King will play "Prince Eric" in Disney's live-action remake of its classic animated film, "The Littler Mermaid."
----------
STREAMING - From Variety: A reunion special for the beloved NBC TV series, "Friends," is in the early planning stages. The UNSCRIPTED special would appear in WarnerMedia's streaming service, "HBO Max."
----------
TELEVISION - From ShadowandAct: We get a first look at HBO's "Lovecraft Country," from Jordan Peele, Misha Green, and J.J. Abrams and is based on the most excellent novel by Matt Ruff.
----------
AWARDS - From Deadline: Ricky Gervais is returning to host the 77th Golden Globes Awards, Jan. 5th, 2020 on NBC. It will be his fifth time hosting the awards ceremony, and he says it will be his last.
----------
STREAMING-DISNEY - From Deadline: This is the launch day (Nov. 12th) of Disney's new streaming service, Disney+. And, of course, there are a few tech issues.
----------
MOVIES - From Variety: Paramount Pictures has landed the worldwide distribution rights to Oscar-winning director Damien Chazelle's next film, "Babylon," which is due for a limited release December 25, 2021.
----------
SPORTS-LGBTQ - From YahooFinance: Former Major League Baseball player, Billy Bean, is now an LGBTQ advocate, but talks about his time "living a secret life."
----------
AWARDS - From Deadline: The 2019 People's Choice Awards were announced Sunday night, Nov. 10th. "Avengers: Endgame" and Netflix's "Stranger Things" were the big winners.
---------
BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 11/8 to 11/10/2019 weekend box office is "Midway" with an estimated take of 17.5 million dollars.
From Deadline: Warner Bros. is looking at about a $20 million dollar loss on its Stephen King adaptation, "Doctor Sleep," which has a soft debut weekend.
----------
MOVIES - From YahooPeople: Dan Aykroyd said during a radio interview that Bill Murray will appear in "Ghostbusters 2020."
---------
GUILD NEWS - From Variety: The Writers Guild of America have named more than two dozen of its members to be on a negotiating committee as threat of a Hollywood writers' strike looms for next year.
----------
AWARDS - From Variety: The nominations for the 2019 / 32nd European Film Awards have been announced. Winners will be announced Dec. 7th in Berlin.
----------
STREAMING - From Deadline: The Oscar-winning writer-director Woody Allen has settled his 68 million dollar lawsuit against Amazon. Terms of the settlement were not disclosed.
TRAILER:
From YouTube: Here is the first official for the upcoming animated Scooby-Doo film, "Scoob," which is due May 15, 2020.
OBITS:
From LATimes: The American scholar and historian, Noel Ignatiev, died at the age of 78, Saturday, November 9, 2019. Ignatiev was best known for his efforts to abolish the concept of "whiteness" and to end white racial privilege. His first book, "How the Irish Became White" (1995), was a sensation.
From Variety: Holocaust survivor and Academy Award-winning film producer, Branko Lustig, has died at the age of 87, Wednesday, November 14, 2019. Lustig won two Oscars, one for producing "Schindler's List" (1993) and one for producing "Gladiator" (2000). During World War II, Lustig was imprisoned in the Auschwitz and Bergen-Belsen concentration camps.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)