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MOVIES - From THR: Elton John among those angry that Russian film distributors will edit sex scenes out of the Elton John biopic, "Rocketman."
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TELEVISION - From Variety: Trevor Noah of "The Daily Show" draws attention with a billboard that makes a joke about recent best picture Oscar winner, "Green Book."
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COMICS-FILM - From Deadline: Apparently, it is NOW official that Robert Pattison will be the new Batman/Bruce Wayne for the upcoming "The Batman."
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MOVIES - From YahooEntertainment: Octavia Spencer and "Ma" propel the momentum of "Black-led" horror films.
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BOX OFFICE - From Deadline: "Godzilla: King of the Monsters" earns $6.3 million in Thursday night preview shows.
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PIXAR - From Deadline: Pixar's "Toy Story 4" tracking for a potential $200 million opening weekend.
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ANIMATION - From TheWrap: Arnold Schwarzenegger will star in and co-produce an animated preschool series based on Stan Lee's "Superhero Kindergarten."
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COMICS-FILM - From TheWrap: Comic book writer, Tom King, and Oscar-nominee Ava DuVerany will write the screenplay for DuVerany's adaption of DC Comics and Jack Kirby's "New Gods" comic book series.
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CELEBRITY - From BET: Halle Berry surprises to African-American reporters on the red carpet for "John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum."
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 5/24 to 5/26/2019 weekend box office is Disney's live-action remake, "Aladdin," with an estimated take of 86.1 million dollars.
From Deadline: Deadline's regularly updated article on the Memorial Day holiday weekend box office, with an emphasis on the performance of Disney's "Aladdin."
From USAToday: "Aladdin" rakes in 207.1 million dollars at the global box office.
From Patreon: This is my (Leroy Douresseaux) movie review of "Aladdin."
From THR: "John Wick: Chapter 3" is now the "John Wick" series top earner with 181 million dollars in global box office.
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POLITICS - From HuffPost: Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar, who is a Democratic presidential candidate, says that the late Sen. John McCain cited the names of dictators during the President Trump's inaugural address.
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TELEVISION - From AVClub: How the ’80s Twilight Zone honored and extended Rod Serling’s legacy
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TELEVISION - From Deadline: Former "CBS Evening News" anchorman, Scott Pelley," says he was fired from CBS in 2017 for constantly complaining about "a hostile environment."
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CELEBRITY - From EOnline: Multiple Grammy Award nominee, Moby, started a controversy with Oscar winner and multiple Oscar nominee, actress Natalie Portman. This article tells all.
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CANNES - From THR: At Cannes 2019, Bong Joon-ho's "Parasite" wins the Palme d'Or (the top prize). Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" did not win any prizes.
VIDEOS-TRAILERS:
From YouTube: Here is the first official trailer (5/30/2019) for "Rambo V: Last Blood," the fifth installment in the "Rambo" film series. The film is due September 2019.
From YouTube: Here is the first teaser trailer (5/30/2019) for Netflix's TV series, "The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance." The series debuts August 30, 2019.
OBITS:
From BleacherReport: Former Major League Baseball player, Bill Buckner, has died at the age of 69, Monday, May 27, 2019. Buckner has a 22 year career and was known for being a first baseman, although he did play some as an outfielder. He was known for his part in an infamous incident during Game 6 of the 1986 World Series.
From Deadline: Pro Football Hall of Fame (Class of 1977) NFL quarterback, Bart Starr, has died at the age of 85, Sunday, May 26, 2019. Starr was the starting quarterback for the Green Bay Packers from 1956 to 1971. He led the Packers to five NFL championships, including wins in the first two Super Bowls (I in 1967 and II in 1968). Starr remains the only starting quarterback to win three consecutive NFL championships (1965 through 1967 seasons).
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Friday, May 31, 2019
Saturday, May 11, 2019
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from May 1st to 11th, 2019 - Update #31
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TELEVISION - From Deadline: Fox's "Star" and CBS' "Murphy Brown" revival among cancelled TV series.
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MOVIES - From ScreenDaily: Once upon a time, from the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s, John McTiernan was one of the hottest directors of big, event films ("Die Hard," "Last Action Hero"). Now, he is teaming with another formerly hot property, Uma Thurman ("Pulp Fiction," "Kill Bill Vols. 1 and 2") for film "Tau Ceti 4."
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TELEVISION - From TheWrap: The Starz TV series, "Power," which is executive produced by rapper 50 Cent, will end after Season 6, which will be 15-episodes long.
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MOVIES - From TheWrap: Roland Emmerich, director of "Independence Day" and "2012" is prepping a new sci-fi, disaster movie epic, "Moonfall."
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DISNEY - From Deadline: The Disney-Fox schedule includes three new "Star Wars" films, four "Avatar" sequels, and more.
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BLM-CULTURE - From YahooLifestyle: Once again, some Americans prove that they only care about how the Bill of Rights benefits them. Fuck everybody else's rights, for instance the high school student who produced this painting.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: David Goyer will write and produce a reboot of the "Hellraiser" movie franchise for Spyglass Media Group. "Hellraiser" began with Clive Barker's 1988 film of the same name, and Barker based the movie on his own novella, "The Hellbound Heart," which was first published in 1986.
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CELEBRITY - From YahooLifestyle: In a bit of weirdness, the late Luke Perry ("Beverly Hill, 90210") was buried in a biodegradable mushroom suit, according to his daughter, Sophie Perry. Perry died after suffering a fatal stroke in March 2019.
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BLM-HISTORY - From YahooGMA: Herstory Lessons: The inspiring story Dorothy Butler Gilliam of the 1st black female reporter for The Washington Post
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 5/3 to 5/5/2019 weekend box office is "Avengers: Endgame" with an estimated take of $145.8 million.
From Patreon: My "Avengers: Endgame" review.
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MUSIC - From RollingStone: On how weed may have saved the life of Grammy-winning recording artist, Willie Nelson, an American musical legend.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Woody Allen's "A Rainy Day in New York" has found a distributor to release the film in Italy in the fall. Amazon dumped the film and the rest of its deal with Allen last June (2018).
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LGBTQ - From Variety: Madonna, Andy Cohen, Don Lemon among honorees at the GLAAD Media Awards.
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FOOD RECALL - From YahooLifestyle: Tyson is recalling its pre-cooked chicken strips. Look for the number "P-7221."
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CELEBRITY - From Deadline: Vince Vaughn escapes jail time in his DUI case stemming from a June 10, 2018 incident. At a Manhatten Beach police checkpoint, Vaughn refused a sobriety test.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: There will be a private funeral for Oscar-nominated writer-director John Singleton ("Boyz n the Hood") on Monday, May 6th, 2019. Singleton died Monday, April 29th after suffering a stroke April 17th. A statement from his family said that a larger public memorial is being planned.
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MOVIES - From IndieWire: Fan backlash over the recent trailer for the "Sonic the Hedgehog" film leads the director to promise changes in the film before its November 2019 release.
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MOVIES - From YahooEntertainment: Starring in "John Wick Chapter 3," Oscar-winning actress, Anjelica Huston ("Prizzi's Honor") gives a killer interview covering topics including her feuds with Oprah and Bill Murray.
From YahooEntertainment: Another "John Wick Chapter 3" star, Halle Berry, explains what she won't share on Instagram.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Quentin Tarantino will screen his upcoming film, "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood," at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival, which begins May 14th in France.
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STREAMING - From Deadline: Ron Howard says that Jon Kasdan, one of the writers on "Solo: A Star Wars Story" (which Howard directed), wants to reboot Howard's 1988 film, "Willow" (MGM/Lucasfilm) as a streaming series for Disney+.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Amy Pascal, who has been with Sony for 30 years (including a 20-year run as chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment), signs a first-look deal with Universal.
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MOVIES - From TheWrap: Shailene Woodley to star in the thriller, "Misanthrope."
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MOVIES - From YahooEntertainment: During the press junket for "John Wick Chapter 3," Halle Berry mentions that she was offered the 1990s action film, "Speed," before the role went to Sandra Bullock.
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STREAMING - From Netflix: Barack and Michelle Obama’s Initial Netflix Slate Includes Nonfiction Series From "The Big Short" Author
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MOVIES - From NYTimes: 'Avengers: Endgame' Shows Movie Theaters Can Still Be on Top of the World
TRAILERS:
From YouTube: This is a trailer for "Swamp Thing," for the DC Universe Online streaming service.
From YouTube: This is the trailer for "Crawl," the Paramount Pictures hurricane/giant alligator action-horror flick due July 2, 2019
OBITS:
From THR: Oscar-winning screenwriter, Alvin Sargent, has died at the age of 92, Thursday, May 9, 2019. Sargent won the best adapted screenplay Oscar in 1978 for "Julia" (1977) and in 1981 for "Ordinary People" (1980). He also worked on several of Sony's "Spider-Man" films.
From ComicBook: The Samoan-born New Zealand actor Pau Magasiva has died at the age of 38, Saturday, May 11, 2019. Magasiva was best known to many fans for playing Red Wind Ranger Shane Clarke on the series, "Power Rangers Ninja Storm." In New Zealand, he was known for appearing on the soap opera, "Shortland Street."
From Variety: The actor, Peter Mayhew, died at the age of 74, Tuesday, April 30, 2019. Mayhew is best known for portraying "Chewbacca" in five "Star Wars" films, beginning with the 1977 original film. Born in England, Mayhew was a naturalized U.S. citizen.
From NFL: Former NFL player, Gino Marchetti, died Monday, April 29, 2019 at the age of 93. He spent 13 of his 14 years in the NFL as a defensive end for the Baltimore Colts, where he was a member of two NFL championships (1958, 1959). He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1972. Marchetti also served in the U.S. Army during World War II and fought in the "Battle of the Bulge."
TELEVISION - From Deadline: Fox's "Star" and CBS' "Murphy Brown" revival among cancelled TV series.
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MOVIES - From ScreenDaily: Once upon a time, from the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s, John McTiernan was one of the hottest directors of big, event films ("Die Hard," "Last Action Hero"). Now, he is teaming with another formerly hot property, Uma Thurman ("Pulp Fiction," "Kill Bill Vols. 1 and 2") for film "Tau Ceti 4."
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TELEVISION - From TheWrap: The Starz TV series, "Power," which is executive produced by rapper 50 Cent, will end after Season 6, which will be 15-episodes long.
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MOVIES - From TheWrap: Roland Emmerich, director of "Independence Day" and "2012" is prepping a new sci-fi, disaster movie epic, "Moonfall."
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DISNEY - From Deadline: The Disney-Fox schedule includes three new "Star Wars" films, four "Avatar" sequels, and more.
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BLM-CULTURE - From YahooLifestyle: Once again, some Americans prove that they only care about how the Bill of Rights benefits them. Fuck everybody else's rights, for instance the high school student who produced this painting.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: David Goyer will write and produce a reboot of the "Hellraiser" movie franchise for Spyglass Media Group. "Hellraiser" began with Clive Barker's 1988 film of the same name, and Barker based the movie on his own novella, "The Hellbound Heart," which was first published in 1986.
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CELEBRITY - From YahooLifestyle: In a bit of weirdness, the late Luke Perry ("Beverly Hill, 90210") was buried in a biodegradable mushroom suit, according to his daughter, Sophie Perry. Perry died after suffering a fatal stroke in March 2019.
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BLM-HISTORY - From YahooGMA: Herstory Lessons: The inspiring story Dorothy Butler Gilliam of the 1st black female reporter for The Washington Post
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 5/3 to 5/5/2019 weekend box office is "Avengers: Endgame" with an estimated take of $145.8 million.
From Patreon: My "Avengers: Endgame" review.
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MUSIC - From RollingStone: On how weed may have saved the life of Grammy-winning recording artist, Willie Nelson, an American musical legend.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Woody Allen's "A Rainy Day in New York" has found a distributor to release the film in Italy in the fall. Amazon dumped the film and the rest of its deal with Allen last June (2018).
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LGBTQ - From Variety: Madonna, Andy Cohen, Don Lemon among honorees at the GLAAD Media Awards.
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FOOD RECALL - From YahooLifestyle: Tyson is recalling its pre-cooked chicken strips. Look for the number "P-7221."
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CELEBRITY - From Deadline: Vince Vaughn escapes jail time in his DUI case stemming from a June 10, 2018 incident. At a Manhatten Beach police checkpoint, Vaughn refused a sobriety test.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: There will be a private funeral for Oscar-nominated writer-director John Singleton ("Boyz n the Hood") on Monday, May 6th, 2019. Singleton died Monday, April 29th after suffering a stroke April 17th. A statement from his family said that a larger public memorial is being planned.
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MOVIES - From IndieWire: Fan backlash over the recent trailer for the "Sonic the Hedgehog" film leads the director to promise changes in the film before its November 2019 release.
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MOVIES - From YahooEntertainment: Starring in "John Wick Chapter 3," Oscar-winning actress, Anjelica Huston ("Prizzi's Honor") gives a killer interview covering topics including her feuds with Oprah and Bill Murray.
From YahooEntertainment: Another "John Wick Chapter 3" star, Halle Berry, explains what she won't share on Instagram.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Quentin Tarantino will screen his upcoming film, "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood," at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival, which begins May 14th in France.
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STREAMING - From Deadline: Ron Howard says that Jon Kasdan, one of the writers on "Solo: A Star Wars Story" (which Howard directed), wants to reboot Howard's 1988 film, "Willow" (MGM/Lucasfilm) as a streaming series for Disney+.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Amy Pascal, who has been with Sony for 30 years (including a 20-year run as chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment), signs a first-look deal with Universal.
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MOVIES - From TheWrap: Shailene Woodley to star in the thriller, "Misanthrope."
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MOVIES - From YahooEntertainment: During the press junket for "John Wick Chapter 3," Halle Berry mentions that she was offered the 1990s action film, "Speed," before the role went to Sandra Bullock.
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STREAMING - From Netflix: Barack and Michelle Obama’s Initial Netflix Slate Includes Nonfiction Series From "The Big Short" Author
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MOVIES - From NYTimes: 'Avengers: Endgame' Shows Movie Theaters Can Still Be on Top of the World
TRAILERS:
From YouTube: This is a trailer for "Swamp Thing," for the DC Universe Online streaming service.
From YouTube: This is the trailer for "Crawl," the Paramount Pictures hurricane/giant alligator action-horror flick due July 2, 2019
OBITS:
From THR: Oscar-winning screenwriter, Alvin Sargent, has died at the age of 92, Thursday, May 9, 2019. Sargent won the best adapted screenplay Oscar in 1978 for "Julia" (1977) and in 1981 for "Ordinary People" (1980). He also worked on several of Sony's "Spider-Man" films.
From ComicBook: The Samoan-born New Zealand actor Pau Magasiva has died at the age of 38, Saturday, May 11, 2019. Magasiva was best known to many fans for playing Red Wind Ranger Shane Clarke on the series, "Power Rangers Ninja Storm." In New Zealand, he was known for appearing on the soap opera, "Shortland Street."
From Variety: The actor, Peter Mayhew, died at the age of 74, Tuesday, April 30, 2019. Mayhew is best known for portraying "Chewbacca" in five "Star Wars" films, beginning with the 1977 original film. Born in England, Mayhew was a naturalized U.S. citizen.
From NFL: Former NFL player, Gino Marchetti, died Monday, April 29, 2019 at the age of 93. He spent 13 of his 14 years in the NFL as a defensive end for the Baltimore Colts, where he was a member of two NFL championships (1958, 1959). He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1972. Marchetti also served in the U.S. Army during World War II and fought in the "Battle of the Bulge."
Saturday, January 5, 2019
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from January 1st to 5th, 2019 - Update #17
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BOX OFFICE - From Deadline: "Aquaman" has grossed $649.3 million in international box office. That surpasses "The Dark Knight Rises" $636.8 million in international box office to make "Aquaman" the highest grossing Warner Bros./DC Comics film at the international box office.
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TELEVISION - From RollingStone: Burke Ramsey has settled his $750 million lawsuit against CBS. Burke is the brother of the late JonBenet Ramsey, whose infamous 1996 murder remains unsolved. A CBS docuseries, "The Case of: JonBenet," posed a theory that Burke killed his sister.
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MOVIES - From SlashFilm: "Bumblebee" worked to separate itself from Michael Bay's "Transformers" films.
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SPORTS - From YahooSports: Kimberley A. Martin conducts a long sit-down interview with former Dallas Cowboys quarterback, Troy Aikman. Aikman is a Super Bowl champion, a member of the NFL Hall of Fame, and a long-time member of Fox Sport's top NFL broadcasting team.
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COMICS-FILM - From Variety: The CW orders a "Batwoman" pilot starring Ruby Rose.
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OSCARS - From Variety: Kevin Hart says that he is evaluating his decision not to host the 91st Academy Awards ceremony.
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CRIME - From Deadline: The LAPD has arrested a home-burglary suspect, Benjamin Eitan Ackerman, who targeted more than a dozen celebrities – including music recording artists, Usher and Adam Lambert – recovering more than 2,000 stolen items that included artwork, jewelry, handbags, expensive wines and other high-end valuables worth millions of dollars.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Looks like Warner Bros. will win the rights to the film library of RatPac Dune, its former co-financing partner.
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AWARDS - From Deadline: Halle Berry, Chadwick Boseman, and Dick van Dyke among presenters at the 2019 Golden Globes.
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MUSIC-SCANDAL - From DetroitFreePress: Starting Thursday, the Lifetime network will devote six hours and three consecutive nights to "Surviving R. Kelly," a docu-series chronicling the long-running allegations that music superstar R. Kelly has sexually and physically abused women and young girls. The series is spear headed by Detroit native, Dream Hampton.
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STREAMING - From Deadline: Netflix has ordered a coming-of-age series based on Charles Forsman mini-comics, "I'm Not Okay With This," which Fantagraphics Books has published in book form.
From TheVerge: Netflix says that over 45 million people watched its original film "Bird Box," starring Julia Roberts, during the first seven days it streamed.
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TELEVISION - From TheWrap: Verizon follows Comcast in dropping Jennifer Lopez's Fuse Network.
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STREAMING - For TheWrap: Netflix pulls an episode of "Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj" from Saudi Arabia after the Saudi government objects to some of the episode's content.
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OBAMA - From SlashFilm: President Barack Obama names his favorite movies of 2018.
OBITS:
From Variety: Comedian, writer, and actor, Bob Einstein, has died at the age of 76, Wednesday, January 2, 2019. Einstein was best known for the character, "Super Dave Osborne," an accident prone stuntman and daredevil. As Super Dave, Einstein appeared as a guest and as a star of numerous talks shows, variety series, and TV specials. Einstein was the brother of actor and filmmaker, Albert Brooks (whose birth surname is "Einstein").
From Variety: The musician and Grammy-winning recording artist, Daryl Dragon, has died at the age of 76, Wednesday, January 2, 2019. Dragon was best known as "The Captain" in the musical act, "The Captain and Tennille."
From TheWrap: Pro-wrestling personality, "Mean" Gene Okerlund, has died at the age of 76, Wednesday, January 2, 2019. Okerlund was known for interviewing pro wrestlers belonging to the WWE and WCW, beginning in 1984 with the WWE. He sang the National Anthem at the first "Wrestlemania" back in 1985.
BOX OFFICE - From Deadline: "Aquaman" has grossed $649.3 million in international box office. That surpasses "The Dark Knight Rises" $636.8 million in international box office to make "Aquaman" the highest grossing Warner Bros./DC Comics film at the international box office.
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TELEVISION - From RollingStone: Burke Ramsey has settled his $750 million lawsuit against CBS. Burke is the brother of the late JonBenet Ramsey, whose infamous 1996 murder remains unsolved. A CBS docuseries, "The Case of: JonBenet," posed a theory that Burke killed his sister.
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MOVIES - From SlashFilm: "Bumblebee" worked to separate itself from Michael Bay's "Transformers" films.
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SPORTS - From YahooSports: Kimberley A. Martin conducts a long sit-down interview with former Dallas Cowboys quarterback, Troy Aikman. Aikman is a Super Bowl champion, a member of the NFL Hall of Fame, and a long-time member of Fox Sport's top NFL broadcasting team.
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COMICS-FILM - From Variety: The CW orders a "Batwoman" pilot starring Ruby Rose.
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OSCARS - From Variety: Kevin Hart says that he is evaluating his decision not to host the 91st Academy Awards ceremony.
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CRIME - From Deadline: The LAPD has arrested a home-burglary suspect, Benjamin Eitan Ackerman, who targeted more than a dozen celebrities – including music recording artists, Usher and Adam Lambert – recovering more than 2,000 stolen items that included artwork, jewelry, handbags, expensive wines and other high-end valuables worth millions of dollars.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Looks like Warner Bros. will win the rights to the film library of RatPac Dune, its former co-financing partner.
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AWARDS - From Deadline: Halle Berry, Chadwick Boseman, and Dick van Dyke among presenters at the 2019 Golden Globes.
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MUSIC-SCANDAL - From DetroitFreePress: Starting Thursday, the Lifetime network will devote six hours and three consecutive nights to "Surviving R. Kelly," a docu-series chronicling the long-running allegations that music superstar R. Kelly has sexually and physically abused women and young girls. The series is spear headed by Detroit native, Dream Hampton.
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STREAMING - From Deadline: Netflix has ordered a coming-of-age series based on Charles Forsman mini-comics, "I'm Not Okay With This," which Fantagraphics Books has published in book form.
From TheVerge: Netflix says that over 45 million people watched its original film "Bird Box," starring Julia Roberts, during the first seven days it streamed.
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TELEVISION - From TheWrap: Verizon follows Comcast in dropping Jennifer Lopez's Fuse Network.
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STREAMING - For TheWrap: Netflix pulls an episode of "Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj" from Saudi Arabia after the Saudi government objects to some of the episode's content.
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OBAMA - From SlashFilm: President Barack Obama names his favorite movies of 2018.
OBITS:
From Variety: Comedian, writer, and actor, Bob Einstein, has died at the age of 76, Wednesday, January 2, 2019. Einstein was best known for the character, "Super Dave Osborne," an accident prone stuntman and daredevil. As Super Dave, Einstein appeared as a guest and as a star of numerous talks shows, variety series, and TV specials. Einstein was the brother of actor and filmmaker, Albert Brooks (whose birth surname is "Einstein").
From Variety: The musician and Grammy-winning recording artist, Daryl Dragon, has died at the age of 76, Wednesday, January 2, 2019. Dragon was best known as "The Captain" in the musical act, "The Captain and Tennille."
From TheWrap: Pro-wrestling personality, "Mean" Gene Okerlund, has died at the age of 76, Wednesday, January 2, 2019. Okerlund was known for interviewing pro wrestlers belonging to the WWE and WCW, beginning in 1984 with the WWE. He sang the National Anthem at the first "Wrestlemania" back in 1985.
Sunday, September 30, 2018
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from September 23rd to 30th, 2018 - Update #20
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 9/28 to 9/30/2018 weekend box office is "Night School," with an estimated take of $28 million.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Gal Gadot joins Fox's remake of "Death on the Nile," based on Agatha Christie's novel.
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COMICS-FILM - From TheWrap: Apparently, there will be a second "Deadpool" movie this year. "Deadpool 2" was released this past May. The new film will open December 21st according to a still developing story.
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CELEBRITY - From TheWrap: Comedian Wanda Sykes was booed during a stand-up comedy show for making anti-President Trump jokes.
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SPORTS-CRIME - From ESPN: Louisiana State University (LSU) college basketball player, Wayde Sims, was killed in a shooting outside a restaurant near Southern University of Baton Rouge. A junior from Baton Rouge, Sims was shot about 12:25 a.m. CST and died at a local hospital.
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TELEVISION - From Variety: MTV announced that rapper Li'l Yachty will star in "How High 2," a TV sequel to the 2001 theatrical feature, "How High," which stars Method Man and Redman. [I am a fan of the original. - Editor]
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CELEBRITY - From YahooEntertainment: Bill Cosby was sentenced to 3 to 10 years in state prison for the sexual assault of Andrea Constand. Judge Steven T. O'Neill also ruled Cosby a "sexually violent predator" and fined him $25,000.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Mel Gibson will co-write and direct a remake of Sam Peckinpah's classic 1969 Western, "The Wild Bunch."
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COMICS-FILM - From YahooPeople: See Joaquin Phoenix in action as "The Joker," in a new set photo.
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STREAMING - From Newsarama: Here is the first photo of the "Star Trek" slash Captain Picard revival.
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STREAMING - From Variety: Zoe Kravitz will star in a TV series, "High Fidelity," which will be inspired by Nick Hornby's 1995 novel, "High Fidelity" and the 2000 Touchstone film adapted from the novel (and starring John Cusack).
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TELEVISION - From Collider: The great Robert Englund will play "Freddy Krueger" ("A Nightmare on Elm Street"), the character for which he is most (in)famous, for an episode of the ABC sitcom, "The Goldbergs." Englund will reprise Krueger for the series' Halloween episode.
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TELEVSION - From TVLine: Halle Berry and Lena Waithe has executive producers of BET's adaptation of Eddie Murphy's 1992 film, "Boomerang." The TV series will be a continuation rather than a reboot.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 9/21 to 9/23/2018 weekend box office is "The House with a Clock in Its Walls" with an estimated haul of $26.85 million.
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COMICS-FILM - From TheWrap: Todd Phillips reveals a photo image of Zazie Beetz's from his film, "Joker," starring Joaquin Phoenix.
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MEDICINE-BLM - From MotherJones: Black Patients Miss Out On Promising Cancer Drugs. Black people and Native Americans are underrepresented in clinical trials of new drugs, even when the treatment targets a type of cancer that disproportionately affects them.
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HISTORY - From YahooFinance: 100 years ago the United States fought its deadliest battle ever, "the Meuse-Argonne offensive of 1918." The U.S. victory there helped bring an end to World War I, but the cost was 26,000 Americans killed and tens of thousands wounded.
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STREAMING - From Variety: Jordan Peele ("Get Out") will host and narrate the CBS' revival of "The Twilight Zone" for its streaming service CBS All Access.
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CULTURE-BLM - From Vox: Living while black; campaigning while Black.
TRAILER:
From CNET: First trailer for "X-Men: Dark Phoenix," which is due February 14, 2018.
OBITS:
From RollingStone: Vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter, Marty Balin, has died at the age of 73, Thursday, September 27, 2018. In 1965, Balin founded the psychedelic rock band, Jefferson Airplane, with guitarist, the late Paul Kantner (2016), in San Francisco.
From StarWars: The film producer, Gary Kurtz, has died at the age of 78, September 23, 2018. Kurtz is best known for his association with George Lucas, producing Lucas' directorial efforts, "American Graffiti" (1973) and "Star Wars" (1977). Kurtz produced "The Empire Strikes Back," but parted ways with Lucas. Kurtz earned "Best Picture" Oscar nominations for producing "American Graffiti" and "Star Wars."
BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 9/28 to 9/30/2018 weekend box office is "Night School," with an estimated take of $28 million.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Gal Gadot joins Fox's remake of "Death on the Nile," based on Agatha Christie's novel.
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COMICS-FILM - From TheWrap: Apparently, there will be a second "Deadpool" movie this year. "Deadpool 2" was released this past May. The new film will open December 21st according to a still developing story.
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CELEBRITY - From TheWrap: Comedian Wanda Sykes was booed during a stand-up comedy show for making anti-President Trump jokes.
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SPORTS-CRIME - From ESPN: Louisiana State University (LSU) college basketball player, Wayde Sims, was killed in a shooting outside a restaurant near Southern University of Baton Rouge. A junior from Baton Rouge, Sims was shot about 12:25 a.m. CST and died at a local hospital.
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TELEVISION - From Variety: MTV announced that rapper Li'l Yachty will star in "How High 2," a TV sequel to the 2001 theatrical feature, "How High," which stars Method Man and Redman. [I am a fan of the original. - Editor]
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CELEBRITY - From YahooEntertainment: Bill Cosby was sentenced to 3 to 10 years in state prison for the sexual assault of Andrea Constand. Judge Steven T. O'Neill also ruled Cosby a "sexually violent predator" and fined him $25,000.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Mel Gibson will co-write and direct a remake of Sam Peckinpah's classic 1969 Western, "The Wild Bunch."
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COMICS-FILM - From YahooPeople: See Joaquin Phoenix in action as "The Joker," in a new set photo.
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STREAMING - From Newsarama: Here is the first photo of the "Star Trek" slash Captain Picard revival.
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STREAMING - From Variety: Zoe Kravitz will star in a TV series, "High Fidelity," which will be inspired by Nick Hornby's 1995 novel, "High Fidelity" and the 2000 Touchstone film adapted from the novel (and starring John Cusack).
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TELEVISION - From Collider: The great Robert Englund will play "Freddy Krueger" ("A Nightmare on Elm Street"), the character for which he is most (in)famous, for an episode of the ABC sitcom, "The Goldbergs." Englund will reprise Krueger for the series' Halloween episode.
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TELEVSION - From TVLine: Halle Berry and Lena Waithe has executive producers of BET's adaptation of Eddie Murphy's 1992 film, "Boomerang." The TV series will be a continuation rather than a reboot.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 9/21 to 9/23/2018 weekend box office is "The House with a Clock in Its Walls" with an estimated haul of $26.85 million.
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COMICS-FILM - From TheWrap: Todd Phillips reveals a photo image of Zazie Beetz's from his film, "Joker," starring Joaquin Phoenix.
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MEDICINE-BLM - From MotherJones: Black Patients Miss Out On Promising Cancer Drugs. Black people and Native Americans are underrepresented in clinical trials of new drugs, even when the treatment targets a type of cancer that disproportionately affects them.
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HISTORY - From YahooFinance: 100 years ago the United States fought its deadliest battle ever, "the Meuse-Argonne offensive of 1918." The U.S. victory there helped bring an end to World War I, but the cost was 26,000 Americans killed and tens of thousands wounded.
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STREAMING - From Variety: Jordan Peele ("Get Out") will host and narrate the CBS' revival of "The Twilight Zone" for its streaming service CBS All Access.
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CULTURE-BLM - From Vox: Living while black; campaigning while Black.
TRAILER:
From CNET: First trailer for "X-Men: Dark Phoenix," which is due February 14, 2018.
OBITS:
From RollingStone: Vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter, Marty Balin, has died at the age of 73, Thursday, September 27, 2018. In 1965, Balin founded the psychedelic rock band, Jefferson Airplane, with guitarist, the late Paul Kantner (2016), in San Francisco.
From StarWars: The film producer, Gary Kurtz, has died at the age of 78, September 23, 2018. Kurtz is best known for his association with George Lucas, producing Lucas' directorial efforts, "American Graffiti" (1973) and "Star Wars" (1977). Kurtz produced "The Empire Strikes Back," but parted ways with Lucas. Kurtz earned "Best Picture" Oscar nominations for producing "American Graffiti" and "Star Wars."
Saturday, September 15, 2018
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from September 9th to 15th, 2018 - Update #14
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MOVIES - From THR: What's going on with the movie version of the hit Broadway musical, "Wicked."
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COMICS-FILM - From Deadline: Elizabeth Tulloch will portray "Lois Lane" in The CW's crossover event that will unite three of its DC Comics TV series, "The Flash," "Arrow," and "Supergirl."
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COMICS-FILM - From THR: Actor Henry Cavill is apparently no longer playing Superman in Warner Bros./DC Comics films.
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TELEVISION-SCANDAL - From THR: Linda Bloodworth-Thomason, the creator of the iconic CBS television comedy, "Designing Women," talks about her non-sexual harassment feud with disgraced former CBS head honcho, Les Moonves.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Halle Berry will make her directorial debut in the mixed-martial arts (MMA) film, "Brusided." She will also star in the film.
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TELEVISION - From Deadline: Who will be the next groper slash exposer-in-chief at CBS?
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MOVIES - From ThePlaylist: Oscar-winner Jordan Peele ("Get Out") interested in reviving the "Candyman" horror movie franchise.
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TELEVISION-SCANDAL - From CBSNews: Sexual harassment and abuse allegations-ridden Les Moones steps down as CEO and chairman of CBS.
From YahooTheWrap: TV and film writer, director, and producer Judd Apatow says disgraced ex CBS head honcho, Les Moonves, should be in jail.
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EMMYS - From RollingStone: John Legend, Tim Rice, and Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber won an Emmy Saturday night for "Outstanding Variety Special (Live)" making the them the 13th, 14th, and 15th persons to be EGOT winners. EGOT means that someone has won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and a Tony. Legend is the first Black man to earn the EGOT.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 9/7 to 9/9/2018 weekend box office is "The Nun" with an estimated take of $53.5 million.
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EMMYS - From GoldDerby: Here is a complete list of winners from Saturday's (Sept. 8th) 2018 Creative Arts Emmy winners.
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CULTURE-BLM - From BuzzFlash: Swimming while Black in America is more dangerous than ever in the age of "President" Trump.
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TELEVISION-SCANDAL - From YahooHuffPost: CBS chairman and CEO Les Mooves to step down soon as sexual harassment allegations and accusations against him continue to mount.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Inside CNN Films, the Company Behind ‘RBG’ and ‘Three Identical Strangers’
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POLITICS - From TIME: Trump Is 'Capitalizing on Resentment.' Read Barack Obama's Full Speech on the State of U.S. Democracy - from Friday, September 7, 2018.
MOVIES - From THR: What's going on with the movie version of the hit Broadway musical, "Wicked."
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COMICS-FILM - From Deadline: Elizabeth Tulloch will portray "Lois Lane" in The CW's crossover event that will unite three of its DC Comics TV series, "The Flash," "Arrow," and "Supergirl."
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COMICS-FILM - From THR: Actor Henry Cavill is apparently no longer playing Superman in Warner Bros./DC Comics films.
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TELEVISION-SCANDAL - From THR: Linda Bloodworth-Thomason, the creator of the iconic CBS television comedy, "Designing Women," talks about her non-sexual harassment feud with disgraced former CBS head honcho, Les Moonves.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Halle Berry will make her directorial debut in the mixed-martial arts (MMA) film, "Brusided." She will also star in the film.
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TELEVISION - From Deadline: Who will be the next groper slash exposer-in-chief at CBS?
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MOVIES - From ThePlaylist: Oscar-winner Jordan Peele ("Get Out") interested in reviving the "Candyman" horror movie franchise.
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TELEVISION-SCANDAL - From CBSNews: Sexual harassment and abuse allegations-ridden Les Moones steps down as CEO and chairman of CBS.
From YahooTheWrap: TV and film writer, director, and producer Judd Apatow says disgraced ex CBS head honcho, Les Moonves, should be in jail.
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EMMYS - From RollingStone: John Legend, Tim Rice, and Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber won an Emmy Saturday night for "Outstanding Variety Special (Live)" making the them the 13th, 14th, and 15th persons to be EGOT winners. EGOT means that someone has won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and a Tony. Legend is the first Black man to earn the EGOT.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 9/7 to 9/9/2018 weekend box office is "The Nun" with an estimated take of $53.5 million.
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EMMYS - From GoldDerby: Here is a complete list of winners from Saturday's (Sept. 8th) 2018 Creative Arts Emmy winners.
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CULTURE-BLM - From BuzzFlash: Swimming while Black in America is more dangerous than ever in the age of "President" Trump.
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TELEVISION-SCANDAL - From YahooHuffPost: CBS chairman and CEO Les Mooves to step down soon as sexual harassment allegations and accusations against him continue to mount.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Inside CNN Films, the Company Behind ‘RBG’ and ‘Three Identical Strangers’
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POLITICS - From TIME: Trump Is 'Capitalizing on Resentment.' Read Barack Obama's Full Speech on the State of U.S. Democracy - from Friday, September 7, 2018.
Saturday, April 14, 2018
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from April 8th to 14th, 2018 - Update #14
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Gabriel Luna is the new Terminator in "Terminator 6." Natalia Reyes and Diego Boneta also join the film.
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TELEVISION - From THR: A guide for the beginning of Season 4 of "Fear the Walking Dead."
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CELEBRITY - From THR: Will Ferrell has been injured in a serious car accident.
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TELEVISION - From TVLine: There is trailer for Ryan Murphy's LGBTQ-themed musical-dance drama, "Pose."
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DISNEY - From THR: Donnie Yen has joined the cast of Disney's live-action remake of its animated film "Mulan."
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MOVIES - From Variety: Warner Bros. cuts final ties with Brett Ratner and RatPac-Dune Entertainment.
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BOND - From Variety: Daniel Craig says that his next project is "Bond 25," the next James Bond film.
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MOVIE - From Collider: Joaquin Phoenix kinda talks about being in a comic book movie, specifically Todd Phillips's proposed "Joker" solo movie.
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STAR TREK - From IndieWire: Trekkers know who Captain Pike is. Well, CBS All Acess' "Star Trek: Discovery" has cast its Pike, actor Anson Mount.
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SCANDAL - From THR: Attorney claims that Oscar-winning actor Geoffrey Rush barely eats and has become housebound since accusations that he was inappropriate with a female co-star were leveled against him in December 2017.
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POLITICS - From NYTimes: Charles M. Blow writes "Horror of Being Governed by 'Fox & Friends'."
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 4/6 to 4/8/2018 weekend box office is "A Quiet Place" with an estimated take of $50 million.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Halle Berry has been signed on for a remake of the 1985 film "Jagged Edge." The courtroom thriller starred Glenn Close, Jeff Bridges, Peter Coyote, and Robert Loggia (who earned an supporting Oscar nomination for his role).
TELEVISION - From Variety: National Geographic is developing a TV series based on the Oscar-nominated, hit film, "Hidden Figures."
OBITS:
From Variety: Czech-born film director Milos Forman has died at the age of 86, Friday, April 13, 2018. Forman won the "Best Director" Oscar twice, for directing "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" (1975) and "Amadeus" (1984). He also directed one of my favorite film, "Valmont" (1989).
From TheColumbian: Japanese filmmaker, Isao Takahata, died at the age of 82, Thursday, April 5, 2018. Takahata founded the legendary animation company, Studio Ghibli, with Hayao Miyazaki in 1985. He received an Oscar nomination for his 2013 animated film, "A Tale of Princess Kaguya."
From THR: Actress from the "Golden Age" of Hollywood, Mary Hatcher, died at the age of 88, Tuesday, April 3, 2018. Hatcher was a co-star of Hollywood luminaries Mickey Rooney (in the film, "The Big Wheel") and Desi Arnaz (in "Holiday in Havana").
MOVIES - From Deadline: Gabriel Luna is the new Terminator in "Terminator 6." Natalia Reyes and Diego Boneta also join the film.
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TELEVISION - From THR: A guide for the beginning of Season 4 of "Fear the Walking Dead."
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CELEBRITY - From THR: Will Ferrell has been injured in a serious car accident.
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TELEVISION - From TVLine: There is trailer for Ryan Murphy's LGBTQ-themed musical-dance drama, "Pose."
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DISNEY - From THR: Donnie Yen has joined the cast of Disney's live-action remake of its animated film "Mulan."
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MOVIES - From Variety: Warner Bros. cuts final ties with Brett Ratner and RatPac-Dune Entertainment.
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BOND - From Variety: Daniel Craig says that his next project is "Bond 25," the next James Bond film.
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MOVIE - From Collider: Joaquin Phoenix kinda talks about being in a comic book movie, specifically Todd Phillips's proposed "Joker" solo movie.
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STAR TREK - From IndieWire: Trekkers know who Captain Pike is. Well, CBS All Acess' "Star Trek: Discovery" has cast its Pike, actor Anson Mount.
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SCANDAL - From THR: Attorney claims that Oscar-winning actor Geoffrey Rush barely eats and has become housebound since accusations that he was inappropriate with a female co-star were leveled against him in December 2017.
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POLITICS - From NYTimes: Charles M. Blow writes "Horror of Being Governed by 'Fox & Friends'."
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 4/6 to 4/8/2018 weekend box office is "A Quiet Place" with an estimated take of $50 million.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Halle Berry has been signed on for a remake of the 1985 film "Jagged Edge." The courtroom thriller starred Glenn Close, Jeff Bridges, Peter Coyote, and Robert Loggia (who earned an supporting Oscar nomination for his role).
TELEVISION - From Variety: National Geographic is developing a TV series based on the Oscar-nominated, hit film, "Hidden Figures."
OBITS:
From Variety: Czech-born film director Milos Forman has died at the age of 86, Friday, April 13, 2018. Forman won the "Best Director" Oscar twice, for directing "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" (1975) and "Amadeus" (1984). He also directed one of my favorite film, "Valmont" (1989).
From TheColumbian: Japanese filmmaker, Isao Takahata, died at the age of 82, Thursday, April 5, 2018. Takahata founded the legendary animation company, Studio Ghibli, with Hayao Miyazaki in 1985. He received an Oscar nomination for his 2013 animated film, "A Tale of Princess Kaguya."
From THR: Actress from the "Golden Age" of Hollywood, Mary Hatcher, died at the age of 88, Tuesday, April 3, 2018. Hatcher was a co-star of Hollywood luminaries Mickey Rooney (in the film, "The Big Wheel") and Desi Arnaz (in "Holiday in Havana").
Saturday, February 10, 2018
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from February 1st to 10th, 2018 - Update #34
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COMICS-FILM - From BleedingCool: See Marvel's Black Panther family tree
OSCARS - From IndieWire: Paul Michael Thomas, Oscar-nominated director of "Phantom Thread," praises his fellow best director Oscar nominees.
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CRIME - From TheGuardian: California police work and cooperate with white supremacists against anti-racist activists.
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COMICS-FILM - From Variety: Joaquin Phoenix in talks to play Batman arch-nemesis, "The Joker," in a stand-alone Joker movie that would be directed by Todd Phillips.
From GeekTyrant: DC Comics/Entertainment wants Michael Bay to direct a movie based on their character, Lobo.
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MOVIES - From TheFilmStage: The prolific Richard Linklater, who has directed six films in the last seven years, has apparently set his sights on a film about the 1969 moon landing.
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SCANDAL - From TheGuardian: Recent statements have famed director Quentin Tarantino facing a backlash.
MOVIE - From IndieWire: French director Jean Pierre-Jeunet accuses Guillermo del Toro of plagiarism.
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MUSIC - From Vulture: This is a killer interview with Quincy Jones who talks about Michael Jackson, The Beatles, and the Trumps.
From TMZ: Quincy Jones claims in his Vulture interview that the late legendary actor Marlon Brando had sex with the late legendary comedian Richard Pryor. Pryor's widow, Jennifer, apparently confirms it.
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COMICS-TV - From PreviewsWorld: Gaumont has optioned the rights to produce an animated TV series based on the long-running comic book, Usagi Yojimbo.
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ANIMATION - From Variety: Fox Animaton and Universal music an united to produce an animated film based on the music of the late world music legend, Bob Marley.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Newly-minted Oscar nominee, James Mangold, will follow his hit film "Logan" (an X-Men) with a movie Henry Ford II's rivalry with Ferrari.
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STREAMING - From Deadline: Amazon Studios is developing a series based on Robert E. Howard's "Conan the Cimmerian" (or Conan the Barbarian) character.
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BLM - From NYTimes: Remembering #TrayvonMartin via Charles M. Blow's opinion piece, "The Whole System Failed Trayvon Martin.
From GuardianUK: Why NFL player protests still matter - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
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SUPERBOWL - From SBNation: Philadelphia Eagles (NFC) win Super Bowl LII 41 to 33 over the New England Patriots (AFC).
From CBSSports: Here are the players rosters for Super Bowl LII's participants, the Philadelphia Eables and the New England Patriots.
From YahooEntertainment: Which movie trailer won Super Bowl LII - see them all.
From EW - Celebrities react to Justin Timberlake's mediocre Super Bowl LII halftime show.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the Super Bowl LII weekend box office - 2/2 to 2/4/2018 - is "Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle" with an estimated take of $11 million.
From Deadline: Multiple Oscar nominee, "The Darkest Hour," passes the $100 mark in global box office.
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SCANDAL - From YahooET: Halle Berry addresses sexual harassment allegations against her former agent, Vincent Cirrincione.
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TELEVISION - From Variety: CBS has ordered for additional drama pilots for the 2018-19 season. One of them is a modern take on the James Ellroy's novel, "L.A. Confidential," which was previously adapted into a 1997 Oscar-winning film.
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SCANDAL - From NYTimes: Actress Uma Thurman has a lot to say about Harvey Weinstein and about Quentin Tarantino, with whom she made three films.
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MOVIES - From GeekTyrant: Steven Soderbergh eyes a screenplay entitled "Planet Kill" as his next film... although he is supposed to be in retirement.
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POLITICS - From HuffPost: A graphic cartoon that shows him sniffing President Donald Trump's ass has got British TV personality Piers Morgan enraged.
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MOVIES - From THR: Director F. Gary Gray is in talks to direct Sony Picture's "Men in Black" spinoff. The film would focus on new characters and be a semi-reboot the way "Jurassic World" was a semi-reboot of "Jurassic Park." The film is slate to be released June 14, 2019.
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CELEBRITY - From GQ: A profile of actor Taylor Kitsch, who is currently starring in the Paramount Network's "Waco" miniseries.
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COMICS-FILM - From BleedingCool: Marvel Studio's "Black Panther" will pay tribute to the late stuntman, John Bernecker, who died last year on the set of AMC's "The Walking Dead."
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CELEBRITY - From THR: Apparently, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office has named actor Robert Wagner as a "person of interest" in its investigation in the "mysterious death" of his late wife, Natalie Wood, in 1981.
TRAILERS:
From YahooNews: Here is the first teaser trailer for Sony/Marvel's "Venom" (October 5th, 2018), starring Tom Hardy.
From YouTube: Here is the first teaser/trailer for Marvel Studios' "Ant-Man and the Wasp" which opens in theaters July 6th, 2018.
OBITS:
From IndieWire: The actor, Reg E. Cathey, has died at the age of 59, Friday, February 9, 2018. Cathey is best known for his roles in the television series, "The Wire" and "Oz." He won an Emmy ("Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series") for his appearances on Netflix's "House of Cards." He also appeared as "Franklin Richards" in Fox's 2015 reboot of "The Fantastic Four."
From THR: The actor John Mahoney has died at the age of 77, Sunday, February 4, 2018. Mahoney is best known for playing "Martin Crane" the cantankerous father on NBC's "Frasier" (1993 to 2004). Mahoney was also a Tony Award winner.
From RollingStone: Soul and R&B singer, Dennis Edwards, has died at the age of 74, Friday, February 2, 2018. Edwards was the former lead singer of seminal Motown vocal group, The Temptations, singing on classic hits, "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" "I Can't Get Next to You."
From MSN: Utah billionaire and philanthropist, Jon Huntsman, Sr., died at the age of 80, Friday, February 2, 2018. The founder of Huntsman Corp, Huntsman and his family have given away more than $1.4 billion. Huntsman, Sr. was also the father of Jon Huntsman, Jr., the former U.S. ambassador, Utah governor, and Republican presidential candidate.
COMICS-FILM - From BleedingCool: See Marvel's Black Panther family tree
OSCARS - From IndieWire: Paul Michael Thomas, Oscar-nominated director of "Phantom Thread," praises his fellow best director Oscar nominees.
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CRIME - From TheGuardian: California police work and cooperate with white supremacists against anti-racist activists.
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COMICS-FILM - From Variety: Joaquin Phoenix in talks to play Batman arch-nemesis, "The Joker," in a stand-alone Joker movie that would be directed by Todd Phillips.
From GeekTyrant: DC Comics/Entertainment wants Michael Bay to direct a movie based on their character, Lobo.
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MOVIES - From TheFilmStage: The prolific Richard Linklater, who has directed six films in the last seven years, has apparently set his sights on a film about the 1969 moon landing.
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SCANDAL - From TheGuardian: Recent statements have famed director Quentin Tarantino facing a backlash.
MOVIE - From IndieWire: French director Jean Pierre-Jeunet accuses Guillermo del Toro of plagiarism.
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MUSIC - From Vulture: This is a killer interview with Quincy Jones who talks about Michael Jackson, The Beatles, and the Trumps.
From TMZ: Quincy Jones claims in his Vulture interview that the late legendary actor Marlon Brando had sex with the late legendary comedian Richard Pryor. Pryor's widow, Jennifer, apparently confirms it.
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COMICS-TV - From PreviewsWorld: Gaumont has optioned the rights to produce an animated TV series based on the long-running comic book, Usagi Yojimbo.
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ANIMATION - From Variety: Fox Animaton and Universal music an united to produce an animated film based on the music of the late world music legend, Bob Marley.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Newly-minted Oscar nominee, James Mangold, will follow his hit film "Logan" (an X-Men) with a movie Henry Ford II's rivalry with Ferrari.
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STREAMING - From Deadline: Amazon Studios is developing a series based on Robert E. Howard's "Conan the Cimmerian" (or Conan the Barbarian) character.
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BLM - From NYTimes: Remembering #TrayvonMartin via Charles M. Blow's opinion piece, "The Whole System Failed Trayvon Martin.
From GuardianUK: Why NFL player protests still matter - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
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SUPERBOWL - From SBNation: Philadelphia Eagles (NFC) win Super Bowl LII 41 to 33 over the New England Patriots (AFC).
From CBSSports: Here are the players rosters for Super Bowl LII's participants, the Philadelphia Eables and the New England Patriots.
From YahooEntertainment: Which movie trailer won Super Bowl LII - see them all.
From EW - Celebrities react to Justin Timberlake's mediocre Super Bowl LII halftime show.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the Super Bowl LII weekend box office - 2/2 to 2/4/2018 - is "Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle" with an estimated take of $11 million.
From Deadline: Multiple Oscar nominee, "The Darkest Hour," passes the $100 mark in global box office.
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SCANDAL - From YahooET: Halle Berry addresses sexual harassment allegations against her former agent, Vincent Cirrincione.
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TELEVISION - From Variety: CBS has ordered for additional drama pilots for the 2018-19 season. One of them is a modern take on the James Ellroy's novel, "L.A. Confidential," which was previously adapted into a 1997 Oscar-winning film.
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SCANDAL - From NYTimes: Actress Uma Thurman has a lot to say about Harvey Weinstein and about Quentin Tarantino, with whom she made three films.
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MOVIES - From GeekTyrant: Steven Soderbergh eyes a screenplay entitled "Planet Kill" as his next film... although he is supposed to be in retirement.
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POLITICS - From HuffPost: A graphic cartoon that shows him sniffing President Donald Trump's ass has got British TV personality Piers Morgan enraged.
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MOVIES - From THR: Director F. Gary Gray is in talks to direct Sony Picture's "Men in Black" spinoff. The film would focus on new characters and be a semi-reboot the way "Jurassic World" was a semi-reboot of "Jurassic Park." The film is slate to be released June 14, 2019.
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CELEBRITY - From GQ: A profile of actor Taylor Kitsch, who is currently starring in the Paramount Network's "Waco" miniseries.
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COMICS-FILM - From BleedingCool: Marvel Studio's "Black Panther" will pay tribute to the late stuntman, John Bernecker, who died last year on the set of AMC's "The Walking Dead."
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CELEBRITY - From THR: Apparently, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office has named actor Robert Wagner as a "person of interest" in its investigation in the "mysterious death" of his late wife, Natalie Wood, in 1981.
TRAILERS:
From YahooNews: Here is the first teaser trailer for Sony/Marvel's "Venom" (October 5th, 2018), starring Tom Hardy.
From YouTube: Here is the first teaser/trailer for Marvel Studios' "Ant-Man and the Wasp" which opens in theaters July 6th, 2018.
OBITS:
From IndieWire: The actor, Reg E. Cathey, has died at the age of 59, Friday, February 9, 2018. Cathey is best known for his roles in the television series, "The Wire" and "Oz." He won an Emmy ("Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series") for his appearances on Netflix's "House of Cards." He also appeared as "Franklin Richards" in Fox's 2015 reboot of "The Fantastic Four."
From THR: The actor John Mahoney has died at the age of 77, Sunday, February 4, 2018. Mahoney is best known for playing "Martin Crane" the cantankerous father on NBC's "Frasier" (1993 to 2004). Mahoney was also a Tony Award winner.
From RollingStone: Soul and R&B singer, Dennis Edwards, has died at the age of 74, Friday, February 2, 2018. Edwards was the former lead singer of seminal Motown vocal group, The Temptations, singing on classic hits, "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" "I Can't Get Next to You."
From MSN: Utah billionaire and philanthropist, Jon Huntsman, Sr., died at the age of 80, Friday, February 2, 2018. The founder of Huntsman Corp, Huntsman and his family have given away more than $1.4 billion. Huntsman, Sr. was also the father of Jon Huntsman, Jr., the former U.S. ambassador, Utah governor, and Republican presidential candidate.
Saturday, January 20, 2018
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from January 14th to 20th, 2018 - Update #34
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COMICS-FILM - From WeGotThisCovered: Brie Larson continues her preparation for Marvel Studios' "Captain Marvel," as seen in these photos.
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COMICS-FILM - From ICv2: "Marvel's Cloak & Dagger" will debut on Freeform (Disney) June 7, 2018 at 8 p.m. Eastern/Pacific.
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MUSIC - From Billboard: Drake drops two new songs. Here, them at Billboard.
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MUSIC - From RollingStone: A medical examiner has ruled that rock musician Tom Petty died of an accidental mixture of medication including opiods. Petty died in October 2017.
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MOVIES - From BleedingCool: The "Crocodile Dundee" film franchise gets a new life with "Dundee" starring Danny McBride.
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PIXAR - From THR: Stephany Folsom is the new writer on "Toy Story 4." Previous writer Rashida Jones left the project.
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COMICS-FILM - From ComicBook: Matthew Lloyd, who was the cinematographer on the first season of Marvel/Netflix's "Daredevil" will be do the photography duties on the "Spider-Man: Homecoming" sequel.
COMICS-FILM - From BleedingCool: NBA legend, champion, and Basketball Hall of Famer Shaquille O'Neal wants to be in an "Avengers" movie. Back in the 1990s, he was the star of the film, "Steel," based on the DC Comics character.
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MANGA-FILM - From CBR: Director Robert Rodriguez explains the photo-realistic "manga eyes" in "Alita: Battle Angel" (based on the manga "Battle Angel Alita").
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CULTURE - From YahooNews: A University of Alabama female student finds herself expelled and returned to her New Jersey home after she posts a racist anti-African-American rant on Instagram.
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COMICS-FILM - From ComicBookMovie: John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein will be the directors of "Flashpoint," the stand-alone film featuring DC Comics superhero, "Flash."
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TELEVISION - From THR: J.J. Abrams is working on a television science fiction drama that has HBO and Apple would like to buy.
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CULTURE - From TheNewYorker: When Barbie Went to War with Bratz
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COMICS-ANIMATION - From DenofGeek: There are rumors that Marvel will cancel all three of its Disney XD animated TV series.
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COMICS-FILM - From TheWrap: Vin Diesel wants to play the lead in Sony's film adaptation of Valiant Comics' "Bloodshot."
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CELEBRITY - From Deadline: Pam Grier talks about her biopic and speaks on sexual harassment.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Trevor Jackson and Jason Mitchell to star in Sony's "Superfly" remake. Director X (a Canadian music video director) is set to director.
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CELEBRITY/AWARDS - From TMZ: Halle Berry may have "gone commando" at the 49th NAACP Image Awards ceremony on Mon., Jan. 15th, 2018.
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CULTURE - From THR: "The Big Sick" and Hollywood's Muslim-American Renaissance by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
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POLITICS - From HuffPost: Famed whistleblower, Chelsea Manning, is running for a U.S. Senate seat in Maryland.
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COMICS-FILM - From CinemaBlend: Stan Lee talks about what he wanted his "Black Panther" cameo to be.
From ScreenRant: Both Todd McFarlane and Stan Lee will appear in the reboot of the "Spawn" film franchise. McFarlane is the creator of the Spawn comic book and is writing and directing the reboot. Stan Lee was the creator or co-creator of many of the most iconic Marvel Comics characters.
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MLK - From TheGuardian: If Martin Luther King Jr were alive today, politicians would denounce him.
MOVIES - From ThePlaylist: Quentin Tarantino reportedly wants Al Pacino in his 1969/Manson murders movie.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner at the 1/12 to 1/14/2018 weekend box office is "Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle" with an estimated take of $27 million.
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SCANDAL - From Deadline: Eliza Dushku has accused famed stunt coordinator, Joel Kramer, of molesting her on the during filming of the James Cameron film, "True Lies" (1994).
From Facebook: Eliza Dushku's post describing the sexual assault she alleges a True Lies coordinator committed against her when she was 12. [WARNING: Her post is shocking, graphic, and heartbreaking.]
From BleedingCool: James Cameron, director of True Lies, and Jamie Lee Curtis, co-star of True Lies, comments on Eliza Dushku's allegations that she was molested as a child on the set of True Lies by a stunt coordinator.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Mark Wahlberg and his agency WME to donate "All the Money in the World" reshoot money (a combined $2 million) to "Times Up" legal defense fund.
From TheWrap: Mark Wahlberg's "All of the Money in the World," Michelle Williams, praises Wahlberg for donating his reshoot money to #TimesUp.
From TimesUp: About #TimesUp
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CELEBRITY - From THR: A profile of journalist and writer Ronan Farrow, the son of Mia Farrow and Woody Allen, and one of the writers who broke open the Harvey Weinstein sexual misconduct scandal.
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COMICS - From BleedingCool: Oscar winning screenwriter, John Ridley (12 Years a Slave) is writing "The Other History of the DC Universe" for DC Comics.
VIDEO:
From FlickeringMyth: Lucasfilm and Disney XD has released a trailer for the final episodes of "Star Wars Rebels." The final six episodes will be released over a 3-week period beginning Feb. 19th, 2018.
OBITS:
From ChicagoSunTimes: The Chicago-based rapper, Fredo Santana, has died at the age of 27, Saturday, January 20, 2018. Known as a "drill rapper," Fredo was the older cousin of controversial rapper, Chief Keef. Fredo released nine mixtapes and one solo album, 2013's "Trappin Ain't Dead."
From PEOPLE: Irish musician, Dolores O'Riordan, has died at the age of 46, Monday, January 15, 2018. She was the lead singer of the Irish band, "The Cranberries," which has a number of hit songs in the 1990s, especially "Linger" and "Zombie."
COMICS-FILM - From WeGotThisCovered: Brie Larson continues her preparation for Marvel Studios' "Captain Marvel," as seen in these photos.
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COMICS-FILM - From ICv2: "Marvel's Cloak & Dagger" will debut on Freeform (Disney) June 7, 2018 at 8 p.m. Eastern/Pacific.
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MUSIC - From Billboard: Drake drops two new songs. Here, them at Billboard.
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MUSIC - From RollingStone: A medical examiner has ruled that rock musician Tom Petty died of an accidental mixture of medication including opiods. Petty died in October 2017.
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MOVIES - From BleedingCool: The "Crocodile Dundee" film franchise gets a new life with "Dundee" starring Danny McBride.
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PIXAR - From THR: Stephany Folsom is the new writer on "Toy Story 4." Previous writer Rashida Jones left the project.
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COMICS-FILM - From ComicBook: Matthew Lloyd, who was the cinematographer on the first season of Marvel/Netflix's "Daredevil" will be do the photography duties on the "Spider-Man: Homecoming" sequel.
COMICS-FILM - From BleedingCool: NBA legend, champion, and Basketball Hall of Famer Shaquille O'Neal wants to be in an "Avengers" movie. Back in the 1990s, he was the star of the film, "Steel," based on the DC Comics character.
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MANGA-FILM - From CBR: Director Robert Rodriguez explains the photo-realistic "manga eyes" in "Alita: Battle Angel" (based on the manga "Battle Angel Alita").
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CULTURE - From YahooNews: A University of Alabama female student finds herself expelled and returned to her New Jersey home after she posts a racist anti-African-American rant on Instagram.
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COMICS-FILM - From ComicBookMovie: John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein will be the directors of "Flashpoint," the stand-alone film featuring DC Comics superhero, "Flash."
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TELEVISION - From THR: J.J. Abrams is working on a television science fiction drama that has HBO and Apple would like to buy.
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CULTURE - From TheNewYorker: When Barbie Went to War with Bratz
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COMICS-ANIMATION - From DenofGeek: There are rumors that Marvel will cancel all three of its Disney XD animated TV series.
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COMICS-FILM - From TheWrap: Vin Diesel wants to play the lead in Sony's film adaptation of Valiant Comics' "Bloodshot."
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CELEBRITY - From Deadline: Pam Grier talks about her biopic and speaks on sexual harassment.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Trevor Jackson and Jason Mitchell to star in Sony's "Superfly" remake. Director X (a Canadian music video director) is set to director.
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CELEBRITY/AWARDS - From TMZ: Halle Berry may have "gone commando" at the 49th NAACP Image Awards ceremony on Mon., Jan. 15th, 2018.
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CULTURE - From THR: "The Big Sick" and Hollywood's Muslim-American Renaissance by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
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POLITICS - From HuffPost: Famed whistleblower, Chelsea Manning, is running for a U.S. Senate seat in Maryland.
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COMICS-FILM - From CinemaBlend: Stan Lee talks about what he wanted his "Black Panther" cameo to be.
From ScreenRant: Both Todd McFarlane and Stan Lee will appear in the reboot of the "Spawn" film franchise. McFarlane is the creator of the Spawn comic book and is writing and directing the reboot. Stan Lee was the creator or co-creator of many of the most iconic Marvel Comics characters.
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MLK - From TheGuardian: If Martin Luther King Jr were alive today, politicians would denounce him.
MOVIES - From ThePlaylist: Quentin Tarantino reportedly wants Al Pacino in his 1969/Manson murders movie.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner at the 1/12 to 1/14/2018 weekend box office is "Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle" with an estimated take of $27 million.
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SCANDAL - From Deadline: Eliza Dushku has accused famed stunt coordinator, Joel Kramer, of molesting her on the during filming of the James Cameron film, "True Lies" (1994).
From Facebook: Eliza Dushku's post describing the sexual assault she alleges a True Lies coordinator committed against her when she was 12. [WARNING: Her post is shocking, graphic, and heartbreaking.]
From BleedingCool: James Cameron, director of True Lies, and Jamie Lee Curtis, co-star of True Lies, comments on Eliza Dushku's allegations that she was molested as a child on the set of True Lies by a stunt coordinator.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Mark Wahlberg and his agency WME to donate "All the Money in the World" reshoot money (a combined $2 million) to "Times Up" legal defense fund.
From TheWrap: Mark Wahlberg's "All of the Money in the World," Michelle Williams, praises Wahlberg for donating his reshoot money to #TimesUp.
From TimesUp: About #TimesUp
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CELEBRITY - From THR: A profile of journalist and writer Ronan Farrow, the son of Mia Farrow and Woody Allen, and one of the writers who broke open the Harvey Weinstein sexual misconduct scandal.
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COMICS - From BleedingCool: Oscar winning screenwriter, John Ridley (12 Years a Slave) is writing "The Other History of the DC Universe" for DC Comics.
VIDEO:
From FlickeringMyth: Lucasfilm and Disney XD has released a trailer for the final episodes of "Star Wars Rebels." The final six episodes will be released over a 3-week period beginning Feb. 19th, 2018.
OBITS:
From ChicagoSunTimes: The Chicago-based rapper, Fredo Santana, has died at the age of 27, Saturday, January 20, 2018. Known as a "drill rapper," Fredo was the older cousin of controversial rapper, Chief Keef. Fredo released nine mixtapes and one solo album, 2013's "Trappin Ain't Dead."
From PEOPLE: Irish musician, Dolores O'Riordan, has died at the age of 46, Monday, January 15, 2018. She was the lead singer of the Irish band, "The Cranberries," which has a number of hit songs in the 1990s, especially "Linger" and "Zombie."
Saturday, September 23, 2017
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from September 17th to 23rd, 2017 - Update #24
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MOVIES - From ThePlaylist: Bradley Cooper's remake of "A Star is Born," in which he co-stars with Lady Gaga, will arrive in theaters the summer of 2018.
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MOVIES - From THR: Margot Robbie's Tonya Harding biopic, "I, Tonya," gets a release date that will qualify it for this year's Oscar race - December 8th.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Ron Perlman talks about his early career and playing make-up heavy roles like Hellboy.
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MOVIES - From CinemaBlend: "The Purge 4" announces new cast members. A "Purge" TV series is also in the works.
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BLM - From YesMagazine: NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick may not have an NFL job, but his his national anthem protests remain strong in the NFL.
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MOVIES - From YahooEntertainment: Stephen King would like you to give the film, "Cell," a chance. It is the 2016 adaptation of his 2006 novel, Cell. The movie flopped and received scathing reviews.
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MOVIES - From BleedingCool: "Avatar 2" will reportedly begin filming Monday, September 25th.
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MOVIES - From YahooEntertaiment: Linda Hamilton a.k.a. "Sarah Connor" is rejoining Arnold Schwarzenegger in James Cameron's "Terminator" reboot.
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CELEBRITY - From YahooLifestyle: Halle Berry shares a photo of her new man, Alexander Grant, who is better known as "Alex Da Kid," the British songwriter and producer.
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TELEVISION - From Variety: Lee Daniels is developing two new projects for Fox.
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ANIMATION - From Variety: "The Croods 2," the sequel to DreamWorks Animation's 2013, Oscar-nominated hit, is back on schedule, September 18, 2020.
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MOVIES - From DVD.com: Five films that influenced "L.A. Confidential," which is celebrating its twentieth anniversary.
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DISNEY - From Variety: Judi Dench may join Kenneth Branagh's "Artemis Fowl" adaptation for Disney.
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OSCARS - From GoldDerby: Cambodia has made Angelina Jolie's film, "First They Killed My Father," their "Foreign Language Film" entry in this year's Oscars race.
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NEWS - From YahooFinance: Toys 'R' Us could go bankrupt within weeks.
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MOVIES - From Esquire: What is known about the sequel to the current box office smash, "IT."
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MOVIES - From TheGuardian: Liam Neeson says that he is retiring from action films.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 9/15 to 9/17/2017 weekend box office is "IT" with an estimated take of $60 million.
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EMMYS - From Deadline: A list of 2017 Emmy winners - updated.
From YahooLifesytle: Jane Fonda's faux-ponytail on the Emmy red carpet is freaking people out.
From GoldDerby: The site has uncovered the complete ceremony rundown (the order in which the awards will be announced) for tonight's 2017 Primetime Emmy Awards.
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STREAMING - From Deadline: A locations manager for the Netflix show, Narcos, was shot dead while scouting locations for the show.
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COMICS-FILM - From BleedingCool: Jessica Chastain to produce and star in a movie based on the "Painkiller Jane" comic book. The film has a writer, Christine Boylan.
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TELEVISION - From SlashFilm: Fox is rebooting its 1994 film, "True Lies" (directed by James Cameron and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger) as a TV series.
OBIT:
From NewYorkDailyNews: Boxing legend Jake LaMotta, whose nickname was "The Raging Bull," has died at the age of 95, Tuesday, September 19, 2017. His life was recounted in Martin Scorsese's 1980 film, "Raging Bull," in which Robert DeNiro portrayed LaMotta in a performance that won him a best actor Oscar.
MOVIES - From ThePlaylist: Bradley Cooper's remake of "A Star is Born," in which he co-stars with Lady Gaga, will arrive in theaters the summer of 2018.
----------
MOVIES - From THR: Margot Robbie's Tonya Harding biopic, "I, Tonya," gets a release date that will qualify it for this year's Oscar race - December 8th.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Ron Perlman talks about his early career and playing make-up heavy roles like Hellboy.
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MOVIES - From CinemaBlend: "The Purge 4" announces new cast members. A "Purge" TV series is also in the works.
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BLM - From YesMagazine: NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick may not have an NFL job, but his his national anthem protests remain strong in the NFL.
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MOVIES - From YahooEntertainment: Stephen King would like you to give the film, "Cell," a chance. It is the 2016 adaptation of his 2006 novel, Cell. The movie flopped and received scathing reviews.
----------
MOVIES - From BleedingCool: "Avatar 2" will reportedly begin filming Monday, September 25th.
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MOVIES - From YahooEntertaiment: Linda Hamilton a.k.a. "Sarah Connor" is rejoining Arnold Schwarzenegger in James Cameron's "Terminator" reboot.
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CELEBRITY - From YahooLifestyle: Halle Berry shares a photo of her new man, Alexander Grant, who is better known as "Alex Da Kid," the British songwriter and producer.
----------
TELEVISION - From Variety: Lee Daniels is developing two new projects for Fox.
----------
ANIMATION - From Variety: "The Croods 2," the sequel to DreamWorks Animation's 2013, Oscar-nominated hit, is back on schedule, September 18, 2020.
----------
MOVIES - From DVD.com: Five films that influenced "L.A. Confidential," which is celebrating its twentieth anniversary.
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DISNEY - From Variety: Judi Dench may join Kenneth Branagh's "Artemis Fowl" adaptation for Disney.
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OSCARS - From GoldDerby: Cambodia has made Angelina Jolie's film, "First They Killed My Father," their "Foreign Language Film" entry in this year's Oscars race.
----------
NEWS - From YahooFinance: Toys 'R' Us could go bankrupt within weeks.
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MOVIES - From Esquire: What is known about the sequel to the current box office smash, "IT."
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MOVIES - From TheGuardian: Liam Neeson says that he is retiring from action films.
----------
BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 9/15 to 9/17/2017 weekend box office is "IT" with an estimated take of $60 million.
----------
EMMYS - From Deadline: A list of 2017 Emmy winners - updated.
From YahooLifesytle: Jane Fonda's faux-ponytail on the Emmy red carpet is freaking people out.
From GoldDerby: The site has uncovered the complete ceremony rundown (the order in which the awards will be announced) for tonight's 2017 Primetime Emmy Awards.
----------
STREAMING - From Deadline: A locations manager for the Netflix show, Narcos, was shot dead while scouting locations for the show.
----------
COMICS-FILM - From BleedingCool: Jessica Chastain to produce and star in a movie based on the "Painkiller Jane" comic book. The film has a writer, Christine Boylan.
----------
TELEVISION - From SlashFilm: Fox is rebooting its 1994 film, "True Lies" (directed by James Cameron and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger) as a TV series.
OBIT:
From NewYorkDailyNews: Boxing legend Jake LaMotta, whose nickname was "The Raging Bull," has died at the age of 95, Tuesday, September 19, 2017. His life was recounted in Martin Scorsese's 1980 film, "Raging Bull," in which Robert DeNiro portrayed LaMotta in a performance that won him a best actor Oscar.
Saturday, August 5, 2017
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from August 1st to 5th, 2017 - Update #29
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TELEVISION - From YahooTV: FOX News "personality" Eric Bolling is the latest FOX white male in trouble for sexual harassment of female co-workers.
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TELEVISION - From ShadowandAct: Scripps Network has bought Black-oriented television network, "Bounce TV."
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TELEVISION - From Variety: Whoopi Goldberg is returning this fall for Season 21 of "The View."
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COMICS-FILM - From TheTrackingBoard: Jeff Robinov's Studio 8 has optioned the independent comic book series, "Black," for film. The series is set in a world where only African-Ameicans have super powers.
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TELEVISION - TheTrackingBoard: Teagan Croft is the first cast member of "Titans," based on the comic book from DC Comics.
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TELEVISION - From TheWrap: NBC's "Will & Grace" revival has been renewed for a second season before the first season makes it debut (set for September 28th).
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MOVIES - From THR: Jaden Smith to star in director Crystal Moselle's film about female skateboarders in New York City.
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TELEVISION - From TheWrap: Sylvester Stallone will appear in the upcoming season of NBC's much talked about series, "This is Us."
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TELEVISION - From Vulture: The "Divergent" novel series is comprised of three books. The third book, "Allegiant," was supposed adapted into two films. The first film, also entitled "Allegiant," was a box office disappointment, and it seems that Lionsgate is not making the second part, to be called "Ascendant." Starz is developing "Ascendant" as a TV series, instead.
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TELEVISION - From Variety: Vin Diesel's One Race Television is working on a reboot of NBC's classic TV series, "Miami Vice."
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COMICS-FILM - From CinemaBlend: Dave Bautista, who plays "Drax" in the "Guardians of the Galaxy" films, says he will appear in a film adaptation of Valiant Comics' "Eternal Warrior" comic books.
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DISNEY - From THR: Chiwetel Ejiofor is in talks to voice "Scar" in Disney's live-action remake of its animated classic, "The Lion King" (1994), which will be directed by Jon Favreau.
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CELEBRITY - From YahooStyle: President and Mrs. Obama send newlywed couple a moving note of congratulations.
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JAMES BOND - From YahooCelebrity: Halle Berry does not think that James Bond should be played by a woman. Berry was a co-star in the 2002 Bond film, "Die Another Day."
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MOVIES - From ThePlaylist: Scott Cooper to write and direct "Hellhound on His Trail," about the hunt for the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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SPORTS - From YahooSports: NBA Legend/G.O.A.T. Michael Jordan says that Kobe is higher on the all-time list than LeBron James.
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TELEVISION - From YahooTV: ABC's long-running sitcom, "The Middle," will end after this coming season, its ninth.
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COMICS-FILM - From YahooMovies: Marvel's "Ant-Man and the Wasp" begins production and releases a teaser video.
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MOVIES - From BleedingCool: Ian McShane joins the "Hellboy" film franchise reboot, "Hellboy: Rise of the Blood Queen."
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TELEVISION - From Variety: Amazon is developing a TV series from Aaron McGruder (creator of "The Boondocks") and super-producer Will Packer ("Girls Trip") that will deal with a post-slavery reparations America.
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TELEVISION - From Variety: Leah Remini is reuniting with her "King of Queens" cast mate, Kevin James, on his recent CBS comedy, "Kevin Can Wait." In order to do that, the character played by Erinn Hayes in "Kevin Can Wait" will be killed off.
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TELEVISION - From Variety: 50 Cent is threatening to take his hit show, "Power," from Starz.
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TELEVISION - From Vulture: Jason Bateman says Season 5 of "Arrested Development" begins next week for Netflix.
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ANIMATION - From YahooMovies: Sony's "The Emoji Movie" may be the worst reviewed movie of the year.
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LGBTQ - From YahooNews: A federal judge orders the FBT to probe records of a 1950 program to purge LGBT federal workers from their jobs, as per Executive Order 10450 by then President Dwight Eisenhower.
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SPORTS - From YahooSports: Legendary Major League Baseball player Pete Rose had sex with an underage girl, according to court documents.
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HEALTH - From Propublica: Could "Agent Orange" exposure in Vietnam be behind Senator John McCain's (a Vietnam War prisoner of war) battle with brain cancer?
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CELEBRITY - From Mashable: Mark Hamill sends a sweet DM to a fan trying to verify an old Hamill autograph.
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CELEBRITY - From YahooMovies: Idris Elba would like to be in a third "Magic Mike" film, is one happens. "Magic Mike" star, Matthew McConaughey, thinks so, too.
OBIT:
From People: The British actor Robert Hardy has died at the age of 91, Thursday, August 3, 2017. Harry Potter fans know Hardy for playing Minister of Magic Cornelius Fudge in four "Harry Potter" films.
From Variety: The film and television music composer, Daniel Licht, died at the age of 60, Wednesday, August 2, 2017. He was best known for composing the music for all eight seasons of Showtime's serial killer drama, "Dexter." He composed music for two of the films in the "Children of the Corn" series.
TELEVISION - From YahooTV: FOX News "personality" Eric Bolling is the latest FOX white male in trouble for sexual harassment of female co-workers.
----------
TELEVISION - From ShadowandAct: Scripps Network has bought Black-oriented television network, "Bounce TV."
----------
TELEVISION - From Variety: Whoopi Goldberg is returning this fall for Season 21 of "The View."
----------
COMICS-FILM - From TheTrackingBoard: Jeff Robinov's Studio 8 has optioned the independent comic book series, "Black," for film. The series is set in a world where only African-Ameicans have super powers.
----------
TELEVISION - TheTrackingBoard: Teagan Croft is the first cast member of "Titans," based on the comic book from DC Comics.
----------
TELEVISION - From TheWrap: NBC's "Will & Grace" revival has been renewed for a second season before the first season makes it debut (set for September 28th).
----------
MOVIES - From THR: Jaden Smith to star in director Crystal Moselle's film about female skateboarders in New York City.
----------
TELEVISION - From TheWrap: Sylvester Stallone will appear in the upcoming season of NBC's much talked about series, "This is Us."
----------
TELEVISION - From Vulture: The "Divergent" novel series is comprised of three books. The third book, "Allegiant," was supposed adapted into two films. The first film, also entitled "Allegiant," was a box office disappointment, and it seems that Lionsgate is not making the second part, to be called "Ascendant." Starz is developing "Ascendant" as a TV series, instead.
----------
TELEVISION - From Variety: Vin Diesel's One Race Television is working on a reboot of NBC's classic TV series, "Miami Vice."
----------
COMICS-FILM - From CinemaBlend: Dave Bautista, who plays "Drax" in the "Guardians of the Galaxy" films, says he will appear in a film adaptation of Valiant Comics' "Eternal Warrior" comic books.
----------
DISNEY - From THR: Chiwetel Ejiofor is in talks to voice "Scar" in Disney's live-action remake of its animated classic, "The Lion King" (1994), which will be directed by Jon Favreau.
----------
CELEBRITY - From YahooStyle: President and Mrs. Obama send newlywed couple a moving note of congratulations.
----------
JAMES BOND - From YahooCelebrity: Halle Berry does not think that James Bond should be played by a woman. Berry was a co-star in the 2002 Bond film, "Die Another Day."
----------
MOVIES - From ThePlaylist: Scott Cooper to write and direct "Hellhound on His Trail," about the hunt for the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
----------
SPORTS - From YahooSports: NBA Legend/G.O.A.T. Michael Jordan says that Kobe is higher on the all-time list than LeBron James.
----------
TELEVISION - From YahooTV: ABC's long-running sitcom, "The Middle," will end after this coming season, its ninth.
----------
COMICS-FILM - From YahooMovies: Marvel's "Ant-Man and the Wasp" begins production and releases a teaser video.
----------
MOVIES - From BleedingCool: Ian McShane joins the "Hellboy" film franchise reboot, "Hellboy: Rise of the Blood Queen."
----------
TELEVISION - From Variety: Amazon is developing a TV series from Aaron McGruder (creator of "The Boondocks") and super-producer Will Packer ("Girls Trip") that will deal with a post-slavery reparations America.
----------
TELEVISION - From Variety: Leah Remini is reuniting with her "King of Queens" cast mate, Kevin James, on his recent CBS comedy, "Kevin Can Wait." In order to do that, the character played by Erinn Hayes in "Kevin Can Wait" will be killed off.
----------
TELEVISION - From Variety: 50 Cent is threatening to take his hit show, "Power," from Starz.
---------
TELEVISION - From Vulture: Jason Bateman says Season 5 of "Arrested Development" begins next week for Netflix.
---------
ANIMATION - From YahooMovies: Sony's "The Emoji Movie" may be the worst reviewed movie of the year.
----------
LGBTQ - From YahooNews: A federal judge orders the FBT to probe records of a 1950 program to purge LGBT federal workers from their jobs, as per Executive Order 10450 by then President Dwight Eisenhower.
----------
SPORTS - From YahooSports: Legendary Major League Baseball player Pete Rose had sex with an underage girl, according to court documents.
----------
HEALTH - From Propublica: Could "Agent Orange" exposure in Vietnam be behind Senator John McCain's (a Vietnam War prisoner of war) battle with brain cancer?
----------
CELEBRITY - From Mashable: Mark Hamill sends a sweet DM to a fan trying to verify an old Hamill autograph.
----------
CELEBRITY - From YahooMovies: Idris Elba would like to be in a third "Magic Mike" film, is one happens. "Magic Mike" star, Matthew McConaughey, thinks so, too.
OBIT:
From People: The British actor Robert Hardy has died at the age of 91, Thursday, August 3, 2017. Harry Potter fans know Hardy for playing Minister of Magic Cornelius Fudge in four "Harry Potter" films.
From Variety: The film and television music composer, Daniel Licht, died at the age of 60, Wednesday, August 2, 2017. He was best known for composing the music for all eight seasons of Showtime's serial killer drama, "Dexter." He composed music for two of the films in the "Children of the Corn" series.
Thursday, February 23, 2017
Halle Berry, Samuel L. Jackson Among Presents at 89th Oscars Telecast
HALLE BERRY, JAMIE DORNAN, CHRIS EVANS, GAEL GARCÍA BERNAL, SAMUEL L. JACKSON, SCARLETT JOHANSSON, DAKOTA JOHNSON, KATE MCKINNON, SHIRLEY MACLAINE, HAILEE STEINFELD WILL BE PRESENTERS ON OSCARS® STAGE
Producers Michael De Luca and Jennifer Todd today announced the second slate of presenters for the 89th Oscars® telecast. Hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, the Oscars will air live on Sunday, February 26, 2017 on the ABC Television Network.
"These actors are why we love to go to the movies," said De Luca and Todd. "From blockbusters to art house films, these artists deliver every time and we’re thrilled to welcome them to the 89th Oscars stage."
The presenters, including past Oscar® winners and nominees, are Halle Berry, Jamie Dornan, Chris Evans, Gael García Bernal, Samuel L. Jackson, Scarlett Johansson, Dakota Johnson, Shirley MacLaine, Kate McKinnon and Hailee Steinfeld.
Berry won an Oscar for Actress in a Leading Role for "Monster’s Ball" (2001). Her feature credits also include "X-Men: Days of Future Past" (2014), "Cloud Atlas" (2012), "Frankie & Alice" (2010), "X-Men The Last Stand" (2006), "X2" (2003), "Die Another Day" (2002) and "X-Men" (2000). She will next appear in "Kingsman: The Golden Circle" and "Kings."
Dornan’s film credits include "Fifty Shades Darker" (2017), "Fifty Shades of Grey" (2015) and the Oscar-winning film "Marie Antoinette" (2006). Additionally, he has appeared in "Anthropoid" (2016) and "The Siege of Jadotville" (2016). His upcoming films include "Fifty Shades Freed," "Robin Hood" and "Untogether."
Evans is known for "Captain America: Civil War" (2016) and the Oscar-nominated features "Captain America: The Winter Solider" (2014) and "Marvel’s The Avengers" (2012). His film credits also include "The Iceman" (2013), "Puncture" (2011), "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World" (2010) and "Fantastic Four" (2005). Evans will next appear in "Gifted," "Avengers: Infinity War" and "Jekyll."
García Bernal’s credits include the Oscar-winning films "Babel" (2006) and "The Motorcycle Diaries" (2004) as well as the Oscar-nominated films "Y Tu Mamá También" (2001) and "Amores Perros" (2000). Additionally, he has appeared in "Neruda" (2016), "Desierto" (2016) and "Bad Education" (2004). His upcoming films include "Z" and the animated feature "Coco."
Jackson earned an Oscar nomination for Actor in a Supporting Role for "Pulp Fiction" (1994). Notably, he also appeared in the Oscar-winning films "The Hateful Eight" (2015), "Django Unchained" (2012) and "Inglourious Basterds" (2009). Jackson will next appear in "Kong: Skull Island," "The Hitman’s Bodyguard," "Avengers: Infinity War," "The Incredibles 2" and "Inversion."
Johansson appeared in the Oscar-winning features "Her" (2013), "Vicky Cristina Barcelona" (2008) and "Lost in Translation" (2003) as well as the Oscar-nominated films "Iron Man 2" (2010), "Match Point" (2005) and "Girl with a Pearl Earring" (2003). Her credits also include "Captain America: Civil War" (2016) and "Lucy" (2014). Johansson will next be seen in "Ghost in the Shell," "Rock That Body" and "Avengers: Infinity War."
Johnson’s credits include "Fifty Shades Darker" (2017), "Fifty Shades of Gray" (2015) and the Oscar-winning feature "The Social Network" (2010). Her other credits include "How to Be Single" (2016), "A Bigger Splash" (2015) and "Black Mass" (2015). Johnson will next appear in "Fifty Shades Freed" and "Suspiria."
MacLaine won an Oscar for Actress in a Leading Role for "Terms of Endearment" (1983). Additionally, she garnered nominations for her leading roles in "The Turning Point" (1977), "Irma La Douce" (1963), "The Apartment" (1960) and "Some Came Running" (1958). She also received a Documentary Feature nomination for "The Other Half of the Sky: A China Memoir" (1975). Her notable credits also include "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" (2013), "Bernie" (2012), "The Evening Star" (1996), "Postcards from the Edge" (1990) and "Steel Magnolias" (1989). MacLaine will next appear in "The Last Word."
McKinnon’s feature credits include "Ghostbusters" (2016), "Masterminds" (2016), "Office Christmas Party" (2016) and the animated features "The Angry Birds Movie" (2016) and "Finding Dory" (2016). In addition, she has appeared in "Sisters" (2015) and "Ted 2" (2015). McKinnon will appear next in "Rock That Body."
Steinfeld received an Oscar nomination for Actress in a Supporting Role for "True Grit" (2010). Her recent credits include "The Edge of Seventeen" (2016), "Ten Thousand Saints" (2015), "Barely Lethal" (2015), "Pitch Perfect 2" (2015), "Begin Again" (2014), "The Homesman" (2014) and "Ender’s Game" (2013). Steinfeld will next appear in "Pitch Perfect 3."
The 89th Oscars will be held on Sunday, February 26, 2017, at the Dolby Theatre® at Hollywood & Highland Center® in Hollywood, and will be broadcast live on the ABC Television Network at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT. The Oscars, produced by De Luca and Todd and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, also will be televised in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.
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Producers Michael De Luca and Jennifer Todd today announced the second slate of presenters for the 89th Oscars® telecast. Hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, the Oscars will air live on Sunday, February 26, 2017 on the ABC Television Network.
"These actors are why we love to go to the movies," said De Luca and Todd. "From blockbusters to art house films, these artists deliver every time and we’re thrilled to welcome them to the 89th Oscars stage."
The presenters, including past Oscar® winners and nominees, are Halle Berry, Jamie Dornan, Chris Evans, Gael García Bernal, Samuel L. Jackson, Scarlett Johansson, Dakota Johnson, Shirley MacLaine, Kate McKinnon and Hailee Steinfeld.
Berry won an Oscar for Actress in a Leading Role for "Monster’s Ball" (2001). Her feature credits also include "X-Men: Days of Future Past" (2014), "Cloud Atlas" (2012), "Frankie & Alice" (2010), "X-Men The Last Stand" (2006), "X2" (2003), "Die Another Day" (2002) and "X-Men" (2000). She will next appear in "Kingsman: The Golden Circle" and "Kings."
Dornan’s film credits include "Fifty Shades Darker" (2017), "Fifty Shades of Grey" (2015) and the Oscar-winning film "Marie Antoinette" (2006). Additionally, he has appeared in "Anthropoid" (2016) and "The Siege of Jadotville" (2016). His upcoming films include "Fifty Shades Freed," "Robin Hood" and "Untogether."
Evans is known for "Captain America: Civil War" (2016) and the Oscar-nominated features "Captain America: The Winter Solider" (2014) and "Marvel’s The Avengers" (2012). His film credits also include "The Iceman" (2013), "Puncture" (2011), "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World" (2010) and "Fantastic Four" (2005). Evans will next appear in "Gifted," "Avengers: Infinity War" and "Jekyll."
García Bernal’s credits include the Oscar-winning films "Babel" (2006) and "The Motorcycle Diaries" (2004) as well as the Oscar-nominated films "Y Tu Mamá También" (2001) and "Amores Perros" (2000). Additionally, he has appeared in "Neruda" (2016), "Desierto" (2016) and "Bad Education" (2004). His upcoming films include "Z" and the animated feature "Coco."
Jackson earned an Oscar nomination for Actor in a Supporting Role for "Pulp Fiction" (1994). Notably, he also appeared in the Oscar-winning films "The Hateful Eight" (2015), "Django Unchained" (2012) and "Inglourious Basterds" (2009). Jackson will next appear in "Kong: Skull Island," "The Hitman’s Bodyguard," "Avengers: Infinity War," "The Incredibles 2" and "Inversion."
Johansson appeared in the Oscar-winning features "Her" (2013), "Vicky Cristina Barcelona" (2008) and "Lost in Translation" (2003) as well as the Oscar-nominated films "Iron Man 2" (2010), "Match Point" (2005) and "Girl with a Pearl Earring" (2003). Her credits also include "Captain America: Civil War" (2016) and "Lucy" (2014). Johansson will next be seen in "Ghost in the Shell," "Rock That Body" and "Avengers: Infinity War."
Johnson’s credits include "Fifty Shades Darker" (2017), "Fifty Shades of Gray" (2015) and the Oscar-winning feature "The Social Network" (2010). Her other credits include "How to Be Single" (2016), "A Bigger Splash" (2015) and "Black Mass" (2015). Johnson will next appear in "Fifty Shades Freed" and "Suspiria."
MacLaine won an Oscar for Actress in a Leading Role for "Terms of Endearment" (1983). Additionally, she garnered nominations for her leading roles in "The Turning Point" (1977), "Irma La Douce" (1963), "The Apartment" (1960) and "Some Came Running" (1958). She also received a Documentary Feature nomination for "The Other Half of the Sky: A China Memoir" (1975). Her notable credits also include "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" (2013), "Bernie" (2012), "The Evening Star" (1996), "Postcards from the Edge" (1990) and "Steel Magnolias" (1989). MacLaine will next appear in "The Last Word."
McKinnon’s feature credits include "Ghostbusters" (2016), "Masterminds" (2016), "Office Christmas Party" (2016) and the animated features "The Angry Birds Movie" (2016) and "Finding Dory" (2016). In addition, she has appeared in "Sisters" (2015) and "Ted 2" (2015). McKinnon will appear next in "Rock That Body."
Steinfeld received an Oscar nomination for Actress in a Supporting Role for "True Grit" (2010). Her recent credits include "The Edge of Seventeen" (2016), "Ten Thousand Saints" (2015), "Barely Lethal" (2015), "Pitch Perfect 2" (2015), "Begin Again" (2014), "The Homesman" (2014) and "Ender’s Game" (2013). Steinfeld will next appear in "Pitch Perfect 3."
The 89th Oscars will be held on Sunday, February 26, 2017, at the Dolby Theatre® at Hollywood & Highland Center® in Hollywood, and will be broadcast live on the ABC Television Network at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT. The Oscars, produced by De Luca and Todd and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, also will be televised in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.
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Saturday, November 19, 2016
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from November 13th to 19th, 2016 - Update #27
Support Leroy on Patreon.
POLITICS - From YahooNews: President-elect Trump wants the cast of the Broadway musical, "Hamilton" to apologize to Vice-President-elect and anti-gay bigot, Mike Pence.
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MOVIE - From THR: Marc Forster is directing Disney's live-action movie about "Christopher Robin," Winnie the Pooh's friend.
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OBIT - From TheWrap: Sharon Jones, who is the lead singer of "Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings," has died at the age of 60, Friday, November 18, 2016.
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CULTURE - From RSN: Is America possible, Michelle Alexander asks, especially as we are just learning to walk.
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MOVIES - From CNN: Shelley Duvall, the actress who is known for such film as "The Shinning" and "Popeye," reveals that she suffers from mental illness.
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ECO - From RollingStone: Neil Young celebrates his 71st birthday with a concert at Standing Rock #NoDAPL protest site.
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SPORTS - From the Steelers: The NFL's Pittsburgh Steelers announce the "The Chuck Noll Foundation for Brain Injury Research."
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MOVIES - From ETCanada: Michelle Williams to play rock legend Janis Joplin in upcoming biopic.
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CELEBRITY - From YahooCelebrity: Halle Berry celebrates 50 with a new lingerie line.
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COMICS - From Vulture: A fascinating piece on, Steve Ditko, the artist who created The Amazing Spider-Man and Doctor Strange with Stan Lee. The writer even tries to meet Ditko, who is an infamous recluse.
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TELEVISION - From BleedingCool: Marvel, IMAX, and ABC team for a big budget "Inhumans" television show.
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MOVIES - From TheWrap: Ava DuVernay's "A Wrinkle in Time" set for release April 2018.
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OBITS - From NYTimes: Award-winning and groundbreaking political reporter and author, Gwen Ifill, died at the age of 61, Monday, November 14, 2016.
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ACADEMY AWARDS - From Variety: Jackie Chan receives an Oscar.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 11/11 to 11/13/2016 weekend box office is "Doctor Strange" with an estimated take of $43 million.
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POLITICS - From YesMagazine: 6 historic firsts for women on election night 2016.
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SPORTS - From LATimes: Serena and Venus Williams are returning to their hometown of Compton to renew ties to the community.
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POLITICS - From OregonLive: Anti-Trump protests in Portland Oregon turn violent Saturday night.
From YahooSports: Damian Lillard, a star of the Portland Trailblazers, troubled by the anti-Trump protests in Portland.
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OBIT: From People: Songwriter and musician, Leon Russell, has died at the age of 74, Sunday, November 13, 2016. He is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - Class of 2011.
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TELEVISION - From USAToday: Dave Chappelle hosted "Saturday Night Live" last night (11/12/2016) and revived some favorite characters from "The Chappelle Show."
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POLITICS - From NYTimes: Oscar-winning filmmaker, Ethan Coen, pens thank you notes to the people who helped us end up with President-elect Trump.
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MOVIES - From THR: David Yates says that he is directing all "Fantastic Beasts" films, which are set in the "Harry Potter" universe.
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ANIMATION - From Variety: DreamWorks Animation and Universal have shut down production on "The Croods 2," the sequel to the Oscar-nominated, "The Croods."
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MUSIC - From YahooMusic: Sting reopens Bataclan one year after the Paris terror attacks.
TRAILERS:
From YouTube: New trailer (second official?) for Hidden Figures (which I want to see so badly), which is due January 6, 2017.
From YouTube: First official trailer for Disney's live-action "Beauty and the Beast," due Spring 2017.
From YouTube: Here is the first trailer for "Ghost in the Shell," which is due March 31, 2017.
POLITICS - From YahooNews: President-elect Trump wants the cast of the Broadway musical, "Hamilton" to apologize to Vice-President-elect and anti-gay bigot, Mike Pence.
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MOVIE - From THR: Marc Forster is directing Disney's live-action movie about "Christopher Robin," Winnie the Pooh's friend.
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OBIT - From TheWrap: Sharon Jones, who is the lead singer of "Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings," has died at the age of 60, Friday, November 18, 2016.
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CULTURE - From RSN: Is America possible, Michelle Alexander asks, especially as we are just learning to walk.
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MOVIES - From CNN: Shelley Duvall, the actress who is known for such film as "The Shinning" and "Popeye," reveals that she suffers from mental illness.
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ECO - From RollingStone: Neil Young celebrates his 71st birthday with a concert at Standing Rock #NoDAPL protest site.
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SPORTS - From the Steelers: The NFL's Pittsburgh Steelers announce the "The Chuck Noll Foundation for Brain Injury Research."
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MOVIES - From ETCanada: Michelle Williams to play rock legend Janis Joplin in upcoming biopic.
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CELEBRITY - From YahooCelebrity: Halle Berry celebrates 50 with a new lingerie line.
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COMICS - From Vulture: A fascinating piece on, Steve Ditko, the artist who created The Amazing Spider-Man and Doctor Strange with Stan Lee. The writer even tries to meet Ditko, who is an infamous recluse.
----------
TELEVISION - From BleedingCool: Marvel, IMAX, and ABC team for a big budget "Inhumans" television show.
----------
MOVIES - From TheWrap: Ava DuVernay's "A Wrinkle in Time" set for release April 2018.
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OBITS - From NYTimes: Award-winning and groundbreaking political reporter and author, Gwen Ifill, died at the age of 61, Monday, November 14, 2016.
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ACADEMY AWARDS - From Variety: Jackie Chan receives an Oscar.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 11/11 to 11/13/2016 weekend box office is "Doctor Strange" with an estimated take of $43 million.
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POLITICS - From YesMagazine: 6 historic firsts for women on election night 2016.
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SPORTS - From LATimes: Serena and Venus Williams are returning to their hometown of Compton to renew ties to the community.
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POLITICS - From OregonLive: Anti-Trump protests in Portland Oregon turn violent Saturday night.
From YahooSports: Damian Lillard, a star of the Portland Trailblazers, troubled by the anti-Trump protests in Portland.
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OBIT: From People: Songwriter and musician, Leon Russell, has died at the age of 74, Sunday, November 13, 2016. He is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - Class of 2011.
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TELEVISION - From USAToday: Dave Chappelle hosted "Saturday Night Live" last night (11/12/2016) and revived some favorite characters from "The Chappelle Show."
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POLITICS - From NYTimes: Oscar-winning filmmaker, Ethan Coen, pens thank you notes to the people who helped us end up with President-elect Trump.
----------
MOVIES - From THR: David Yates says that he is directing all "Fantastic Beasts" films, which are set in the "Harry Potter" universe.
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ANIMATION - From Variety: DreamWorks Animation and Universal have shut down production on "The Croods 2," the sequel to the Oscar-nominated, "The Croods."
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MUSIC - From YahooMusic: Sting reopens Bataclan one year after the Paris terror attacks.
TRAILERS:
From YouTube: New trailer (second official?) for Hidden Figures (which I want to see so badly), which is due January 6, 2017.
From YouTube: First official trailer for Disney's live-action "Beauty and the Beast," due Spring 2017.
From YouTube: Here is the first trailer for "Ghost in the Shell," which is due March 31, 2017.
Thursday, April 7, 2016
Review: Halle Berry Stellar in "Frankie & Alice"
[This review was originally posted on Patreon.]
Frankie & Alice (2010)
Running time: 101 minutes (1 hour, 41 minutes)
MPAA – R for some sexual content, language and drug use
DIRECTOR: Geoffrey Sax
WRITERS: Cheryl Edwards, Marko King, Mary King, Jonathan Watters, Joe Shrapnel, and Anna Waterhouse; from a story by Oscar Janiger, Philip Goldberg, and Cheryl Edwards
PRODUCERS: Halle Berry, Vincent Cirrincione, Simon DeKaric, and Hassain Zaidi
CINEMATOGRAPHER: Newton Thomas Sigel (D.o.P.)
EDITOR: David M. Richardson
COMPOSER: Andrew Lockington
Golden Globe nominee
DRAMA/BIOPIC
Starring: Halle Berry, Stellan Skarsgard, Phylicia Rashad, Chandra Wilson, Alex Diakun, Joanne Baron, Brian Markison, Matt Frewer, and Scott Lyster
Frankie & Alice is a 2010 Canadian drama from director Geoffrey Sax and starring Halle Berry. The film received a limited theatrical release in 2010 in order to qualify for the 2010-2011 movie awards season. It did receive a wider theatrical release in August 2014. Frankie & Alice follows a go-go dancer with multiple personality disorder and the psychotherapist who tries to help her.
Frankie & Alice opens in Los Angeles in 1973 where we meet Francine “Frankie” Lucinda Murdoch (Halle Berry), an African-American female go-go dancer. During an attempted sexual encounter, Frankie experiences a personality change that throws her life into chaos. Eventually her manic episodes land her in a mental care facility. Frankie meets Dr. Joseph “Joe” Oswald (Stellan Skarsgard), a.k.a. “Dr. Oz.”
Dr. Oswald believes that Frankie suffers from multiple personality disorder (now known as “dissociative identity disorder”). He identifies that Frankie has two other personalities: “Genius,” a seven-year-old child; and “Alice,” a Southern racist White woman. “Genius” and “Alice” are aware of each other, but Alice wants control of Frankie. In order to discover a way to help Frankie, Dr. Oswald must uncover a terrible trauma in Frankie's past that is either forgotten or kept secret.
Halle Berry had apparently been trying to get Frankie & Alice produced since the 1990s. Serious movement began on the film around 2004, apparently, but it was another six years before the film saw even a limited theatrical release. That was reportedly almost two years after the film had finished production. That is a shame really, because Frankie & Alice is a good movie. In this film, Berry gives one of the best performances of her career, one that I think is on par with her Oscar-winning turn in 2001's Monster's Ball.
As a film, Frankie & Alice is not a fancy, big, prestige biographical drama in the tradition of such films as A Beautiful Mind and The King's Speech. However, it is not quite one of those infamous disease-of-the-week made-for-television movies. In some ways, the film is similar to a two-actor stage drama, focusing on the characters that Berry and Stellan Skarsgard portray. Although he delivers a nice performance, Dr. Oswald is not close to Skarsgard's best work, and that is mainly because the character is not that well developed. The movie gives us glimpses into him, but that is as far as that goes.
Watching the film and trying to follow its story, it is easy to see that eight different writers worked on it over the course of many years. Frankie & Alice does have a patchwork feel to it. There are so many other good characters with small roles, like Frankie's mother, Edna (Phylicia Rashad), and sister, Maxine (Chandra Wilson). These two characters could have enriched both their stories and Frankie's.
Still, Halle Berry, of whom I am a huge fan, is so good here. She carries this movie in a way that engages the audience with Frankie, but also with the characters, “Genius” and “Alice.” Quite frankly, Berry should get credit for giving three excellent performances. Her turn as the troubled and brittle “Alice” is superb; she sells that character as genuine, but she makes you believe that “Alice” could be a menace to Frankie. Her turn as the sweet, but fearful “Genius” is heartbreaking and borders on brilliant.
Berry does not give one of those showy performances that cries out for an Oscar nomination, which she deserved, but did not get for this film. She honestly plies her craft as an actor, and delivers a brilliant performance as an artist. In fact, whatever faults it has, Frankie & Alice is still a quality drama because Berry is at its center delivering stellar work.
7 of 10
B+
Saturday, December 19, 2015
NOTES:
2011 Golden Globes, USA: 1 nomination: “Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama” (Halle Berry)
2011 Image Awards: 2 wins: “Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture” (Halle Berry) and “Outstanding Independent Motion Picture;” 2 nominations: “Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture-Theatrical or Television” (Mary King, Jonathan Watters, Cheryl Edwards, Joe Shrapnel, Marko King, and Anna Waterhouse), and “Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture-Theatrical or Television” (Geoffrey Sax)
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Saturday, March 12, 2016
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from March 6th to 12th, 2016 - Update #37
Support Leroy on Patreon.
POLITICS - From WashPost: See video of Trump supporter sucker-punch a Black protester.
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POLITICS - From RSN: Donald Trump backed out of a debate with Sen. Bernie Sanders.
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POLITICS - From RSN: Elizabeth Warren says "Senate Republicans, do your job."
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COMICS - From Cinelinx: Marvel/Netflix's "Luke Cage" debuts September 30th, 2016.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Harry Styles of the pop group, One Direction, has bee cast in Christopher Nolan's 2017 film, "Dunkirk."
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WEBCOMICS - From CBB: New Johnny Bullet (#64).
From CBB: Johnny Bullet #64 in French.
From CBB: The Slip #28 (formerly known as "Constant").
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Director Atom Egoyan talks about his new film, "Remember," in which two men, played by Christopher Plummer and Martin Landau, seek revenge against Nazis.
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COMICS - From Deadline: Halle Berry in talks to appear in the sequel to "Kingman: The Secret Service."
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MOVIES - From ThePlaylist: Daisy Ridley is apparently being considered for the "Tomb Raider" reboot.
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COMICS - From YahooTV: Spider-Man appears in new "Captain America: Civil War" trailer.
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CRIME - From VICENews: Nancy Reagan, high priestess of the War on Drugs,
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OBIT - From RollingStone: Beatles' producer, Sir George Martin, died at the age of 90, Tuesday, March 8, 2016.
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CULTURE - From BuzzFlash: The consequences of the world's meat addiction.
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OBIT - From Variety: The actor Richard Davalos died at the age of 85 on Tuesday, March 8, 2016. He is best known for playing alongside James Dean in "East of Eden."
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COMICS - From Variety: Michael Keaton to headline film adaptation of "American Assassin" graphic novel series.
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LGBT - From Variety: The Wachowski Bros. are now the Wachowski Sisters, as Andy is now a transgender woman named "Lilly." Larry became "Lana" several years ago.
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COMICS - From the NYTimes: President Barack Obama has written the introduction to Fantagraphics Books' final volume of The Complete Peanuts 1999-2000 (Volume 25). The book is due in May.
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BLACK LIVES MATTER - From RSN: Police terrify residents and raid their home based on scant evidence.
BLACK LIVES MATTER - From OccupyDemocrats: Trump's campaign ordered police to escort police African-American students from a rally at Valdosta State University.
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SPORTS - From CollegeSpun: Spike Lee is directing a documentary about the Missouri football team's threat to boycott unless the university's president resign.
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POLITICS - From RSN: Can black voters disobey the Democratic Party? - Or “A black person voting for a Republican is like a chicken voting for Colonel Sanders.”
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Amanda Seyfried is rejoining Andrew Niccol for his new sci-fi thriller, "Anon," which will also feature Clive Owen. Sefriend was in Niccol's "In Time," with Justin Timberlake.
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MOVIES - From YahooNews: A Vanity Fair photo of actor Michael B. Jordan and director Ryan Coogler causes a lot of Black people to show how super-stupid they are.
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TELEVISION - From TheWrap: Geena Davis cast in FOX's pilot based on "The Exorcist," the novel, apparently.
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AWARDS - From Variety: Jimmy Kimmel will host the 2016 Emmy Awards ceremony.
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COMICS - From Deadline: Disney Channel Star Zendaya has landed a major role in Sony/Marvel's "Spider-Man" reboot.
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DISNEY - CBR: See first look at "Duck Tales" reboot.
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OBITS - CBR: Long time comic book artist, Paul Ryan, died at the age of 66 on Sunday, March 6, 2016
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BOX OFFICE - BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 3/4 to 3/6/2016 weekend box office is "Zootopia" with an estimated take of $73.7 million. This is the largest opening weekend for a film from Walt Disney Animation Studios (excluding Pixar, of course).
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SPORTS - From SBNation: The Los Angeles Lakers get historical on the world champion Golden State Warriors.
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BLACK LIVES MATTER - From RSN: So many Black people in jail that it has warped our sense of reality.
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MOVIES - From TheGuardian: Tom Hiddleston teases that he could replace Daniel Craig as the next James Bond. Personally, I wouldn't mind Idras Elba, Tom Hardy, and Henry Cavill.
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MOVIES - From SlashFilm: Joseph Gordon-Levitt is working on a film for Amazon. It reportedly involves an Army unit that fought the Ku Klux Klan after the Civil War.
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OBITS - YahooPolitics: Nancy Reagan, the widow of the late President Ronald Reagan, has died at the age of 94, Sunday, March 6, 2016.
From YahooStyle: Why Nancy liked read.
From YahooNews: Nancy Reagan, a life in photos.
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BLACK LIVES MATTER - From YahooMusic: Man films his interaction with an aggressive police officer, who has previously killed a Black man.
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COMICS - From BleedingCool: Joseph Gordon-Levitt is off "The Sandman" film project.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: An article about Idris Elba cast in "The Dark Tower" series based on Stephen King's series.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Sony Pictures has stockpiled franchises for 2017.
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STAR WARS - From WeGotThisCovered: Is this footage from a "Rogue One" teaser?
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BLACK LIVES MATTER - From TexasTribune: One of the lead conspirators in the death of Sandra Bland, police officer Brian Encinia has been fired. Trump is looking for brown shirts, Brian.
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POLITICS - From BuzzFlash: ...Christianity for millions of white evangelicals in America is simply white supremacy in disguise.
POLITICS - From BuzzFlash: Donald Trump summons his inner Jefferson Davis.
POLITICS - From WashPost: See video of Trump supporter sucker-punch a Black protester.
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POLITICS - From RSN: Donald Trump backed out of a debate with Sen. Bernie Sanders.
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POLITICS - From RSN: Elizabeth Warren says "Senate Republicans, do your job."
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COMICS - From Cinelinx: Marvel/Netflix's "Luke Cage" debuts September 30th, 2016.
---------------
MOVIES - From Variety: Harry Styles of the pop group, One Direction, has bee cast in Christopher Nolan's 2017 film, "Dunkirk."
---------------
WEBCOMICS - From CBB: New Johnny Bullet (#64).
From CBB: Johnny Bullet #64 in French.
From CBB: The Slip #28 (formerly known as "Constant").
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Director Atom Egoyan talks about his new film, "Remember," in which two men, played by Christopher Plummer and Martin Landau, seek revenge against Nazis.
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COMICS - From Deadline: Halle Berry in talks to appear in the sequel to "Kingman: The Secret Service."
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MOVIES - From ThePlaylist: Daisy Ridley is apparently being considered for the "Tomb Raider" reboot.
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COMICS - From YahooTV: Spider-Man appears in new "Captain America: Civil War" trailer.
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CRIME - From VICENews: Nancy Reagan, high priestess of the War on Drugs,
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OBIT - From RollingStone: Beatles' producer, Sir George Martin, died at the age of 90, Tuesday, March 8, 2016.
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CULTURE - From BuzzFlash: The consequences of the world's meat addiction.
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OBIT - From Variety: The actor Richard Davalos died at the age of 85 on Tuesday, March 8, 2016. He is best known for playing alongside James Dean in "East of Eden."
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COMICS - From Variety: Michael Keaton to headline film adaptation of "American Assassin" graphic novel series.
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LGBT - From Variety: The Wachowski Bros. are now the Wachowski Sisters, as Andy is now a transgender woman named "Lilly." Larry became "Lana" several years ago.
---------------
COMICS - From the NYTimes: President Barack Obama has written the introduction to Fantagraphics Books' final volume of The Complete Peanuts 1999-2000 (Volume 25). The book is due in May.
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BLACK LIVES MATTER - From RSN: Police terrify residents and raid their home based on scant evidence.
BLACK LIVES MATTER - From OccupyDemocrats: Trump's campaign ordered police to escort police African-American students from a rally at Valdosta State University.
---------------
SPORTS - From CollegeSpun: Spike Lee is directing a documentary about the Missouri football team's threat to boycott unless the university's president resign.
---------------
POLITICS - From RSN: Can black voters disobey the Democratic Party? - Or “A black person voting for a Republican is like a chicken voting for Colonel Sanders.”
---------------
MOVIES - From Deadline: Amanda Seyfried is rejoining Andrew Niccol for his new sci-fi thriller, "Anon," which will also feature Clive Owen. Sefriend was in Niccol's "In Time," with Justin Timberlake.
---------------
MOVIES - From YahooNews: A Vanity Fair photo of actor Michael B. Jordan and director Ryan Coogler causes a lot of Black people to show how super-stupid they are.
---------------
TELEVISION - From TheWrap: Geena Davis cast in FOX's pilot based on "The Exorcist," the novel, apparently.
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AWARDS - From Variety: Jimmy Kimmel will host the 2016 Emmy Awards ceremony.
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COMICS - From Deadline: Disney Channel Star Zendaya has landed a major role in Sony/Marvel's "Spider-Man" reboot.
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DISNEY - CBR: See first look at "Duck Tales" reboot.
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OBITS - CBR: Long time comic book artist, Paul Ryan, died at the age of 66 on Sunday, March 6, 2016
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BOX OFFICE - BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 3/4 to 3/6/2016 weekend box office is "Zootopia" with an estimated take of $73.7 million. This is the largest opening weekend for a film from Walt Disney Animation Studios (excluding Pixar, of course).
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SPORTS - From SBNation: The Los Angeles Lakers get historical on the world champion Golden State Warriors.
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BLACK LIVES MATTER - From RSN: So many Black people in jail that it has warped our sense of reality.
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MOVIES - From TheGuardian: Tom Hiddleston teases that he could replace Daniel Craig as the next James Bond. Personally, I wouldn't mind Idras Elba, Tom Hardy, and Henry Cavill.
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MOVIES - From SlashFilm: Joseph Gordon-Levitt is working on a film for Amazon. It reportedly involves an Army unit that fought the Ku Klux Klan after the Civil War.
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OBITS - YahooPolitics: Nancy Reagan, the widow of the late President Ronald Reagan, has died at the age of 94, Sunday, March 6, 2016.
From YahooStyle: Why Nancy liked read.
From YahooNews: Nancy Reagan, a life in photos.
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BLACK LIVES MATTER - From YahooMusic: Man films his interaction with an aggressive police officer, who has previously killed a Black man.
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COMICS - From BleedingCool: Joseph Gordon-Levitt is off "The Sandman" film project.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: An article about Idris Elba cast in "The Dark Tower" series based on Stephen King's series.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Sony Pictures has stockpiled franchises for 2017.
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STAR WARS - From WeGotThisCovered: Is this footage from a "Rogue One" teaser?
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BLACK LIVES MATTER - From TexasTribune: One of the lead conspirators in the death of Sandra Bland, police officer Brian Encinia has been fired. Trump is looking for brown shirts, Brian.
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POLITICS - From BuzzFlash: ...Christianity for millions of white evangelicals in America is simply white supremacy in disguise.
POLITICS - From BuzzFlash: Donald Trump summons his inner Jefferson Davis.
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