by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"
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BLACK AMERICA AND COVID-19 - Crisis or... :
From YahooNews: A tale of two parks: Enjoying the sun in wealthy Manhattan, social distancing under police scrutiny in the Bronx
From YahooGMA: (4/28) - Rana Zoe Mungin, a 30-year-old teacher from Brooklyn, died on Monday, April 27th for COVID-19. She had twice been denied a test for the coronavirus after showing symptoms. Her family and friends blame racial disparity in the health care system.
From RSNWashPost: How COVID-19 is a perfect storm for Black Americans.
CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19 NEWS - Hollywood and Beyond:
From YahooNews: Why does COVID-19 kill some people and hardly affects others?
From YahooNews: Yahoo has a dedicated page of links updating news about COVID-19.
From Deadline: The news site "Deadline" has a dedicated page for news about coronavirus and the film, TV, and entertainment industries.
From TheNewYorker: The venerable magazine has a dedicate COVID-19 page free to all readers.
From YahooNews: Re: the federal government's response to COVID-19: What if the most important election of our lifetime was the last one - 2016?
From YahooLife: What is "happy hypoxia?" And do you have this COVID-19 symptom?
From YahooNews: The U.S. Secret Service has 11 positive cases of COVID-19.
From CNN: One of President Donald's personal valet has test positive for COVID-19.
From YahooNews: Academy Award-winning actress and humanitarian, Angelina Jolie, has written a letter to top officials in the U.S. Congress asking them to increase SNAP benefits (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) in the next coronavirus legislation. She said many children are going hungry due to job loss and not being in school due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
From YahooNews: Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, Laurie Garrett, who has been predicting the global spread of contagious pathogens for decades sees dark times ahead of us because of COVID-19 and no medical miracle arriving anytime soon.
From YahooNews: As states push ahead with reopening, CDC warns coronavirus cases and deaths are set to soar
From Deadline: (4/30) - Broadway actor, Nick Cordero, has taken a turn for the worse in his battle against COVID-19, including having tremendous lung damage.
From YahooFinance: Sixteen prominent health officials have proposed giving American $50 a day to self-isolate until testing and treatment for COVID-19 is under control.
From YahooNews: Anti-vaccination activists (or anti-vaxxers) have joined and in some cases have led the protests against COVID-19 stay-at-home orders.
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS:
CULTURE - From PulitzerPrizes: The 2020 Pulitzer Prize Winners have been announced.
DISNEY+ - From Deadline: Producer Jerry Bruckheimer is working on a TV series reboot of his Disney hit film series, "National Treasure."
STREAMING - From BleedingCool: Director Spike Lee's next film, "Da 5 Bloods," will debut on Netflix June 12th.
POLITICS - From HuffPost: Veteran Democratic strategist and political consultant, James Carville, warns President Donald about his "grifter campaign.
MOVIES - From RottenTomatoes: Neve Campbell, who played the central character "Sidney Prescott" in the first four "Scream" films, may return for "Scream 5."
TELEVISION - From Deadline: CBS has renewed 18 more of its TV series, bringing the total of renewed series to 23. The network has cancelled four including Patricia Heaton's "Carol's Second Act."
MOVIES - From Deadline: Filmmaker Ava DuVernay has named former Netflix executive, Sarah Bremner, as president of her ARRAY Filmworks.
MOVIES - From Deadline: NASA, Tom Cruise, and crazy rich guy Elon Musk are working on a project that would be the first movie (an action-adventure) shot in outer space.
STREAMING - From Deadline: The streaming service, "Peacock" (Universal), has chosen a showrunner for its reboot (the second) of "Battlestar Galactica." It's Michael Lesslie, who was the lead writer and showrunner of AMC's "The Little Drummer Girl."
MOVIES - From Deadline: MGM has won an auction for a production commitment to director Ron Howard's film, "Thirteen Lives," 2018 Thai cave rescue true story.
MOVIES - From Variety: Because you asked for it... I guess... Paramount Pictures and Hasbro are rebooting the "G.I. Joe" film franchise. This new film would be a follow-up to "Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins," which is still due October 23rd.
CELEBRITY - From YahooE: Legendary actor Harrison Ford is once again the subject of an FAA (Federal Aviation Authority) investigation over his actions as pilot of a airplane. He has been investigated several times, the most infamous being after he crashed a World War II era plane in 2015 that left Ford with a head wound.
ANIMATION - From THR: Fox claims this is the real reason they fired TV music composer, Alf Clausen, from his job composing music for its long-running animated series, "The Simpson."
OBITS:
From RollingStone: One of the founding fathers of rock and roll music, Little Richard, has died at the age of 87, Saturday, May 9, 2020. He combined blues and gospel music to create a thrilling new sound, and his flamboyant and gender-bending persona helped to create the sound and spirit of a new art form, rock and roll or rock 'n' roll music. His best known recordings included "Tutti Frutti" (1955), "Long Tall Song" (1956), and "Good Golly, Miss Molly" (1958). In 1986, Little Richard was among the first inductees of the "Rock and Roll Hall of Fame."
From RollingStone: Music executive and record label founder, Andre Harrell, has died at the age of 59, Friday, May 8, 2020. In 1986, he founded the highly influential music label, "Uptown Record," which was the home of artists such as Notorious B.I.G., Mary J. Blige, Heavy D & The Boyz, and Jodeci, to name a few. Although they would eventually fall out, Harrell was also instrumental in the development of the career of Sean "Diddy" Combs.
From ESPN - Legendary NFL coach, Don Shula, has died at the age of 90, Monday, May 4, 2020. Shula was the coach of the Baltimore Colts from 1963 to 1969, where he lead them to the 1968 NFL Championship (now called NFC Champion), before losing to the New York Jets in Super Bowl III. He is best known for his stint as head coach of the Miami Dolphins (1970 to 1995), where he lead them to victories in Super Bowls VII and VIII and appearances in Super Bowls XVII and XIX. The 1972 Dolphins finished the regular season 14-0 and won all their postseason games, including the Super Bowl, finishing 17-0, the only NFL team to finish the season with a perfect season.
From THR: The actor Sam Lloyd has died at the age of 56, Friday, May 1, 2020. Lloyd was best known for playing the role of "Ted Buckland" on the NBC-ABC sitcom, "Scrubs" (2001o2010), for 95 episodes. Lloyd was also the nephew of actor Christopher Lloyd.
From Deadline: The film and television director and writer, John Lafia, has died at the age of 63, Wednesday, April 29, 2020, reportedly by suicide. Lafia was best known for co-writing the classic horror film, "Child's Play " (1988) and for directing its sequel "Child's Play" (1990). He also wrote and directed the popular NBC disaster miniseries, "10.5" (2004) and "10.5: Apocalypse" (2006).
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Saturday, May 9, 2020
Saturday, February 15, 2020
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from February 9th to 15th, 2020 - Update #28
by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"
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INDIANA JONES - From Newsarama: "Indiana Jones 5" may begin filming as early as April 2020, says Harrison Ford. The film is due for release July 9, 2021.
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JAMES BOND - From Variety: Grammy-winner Billie Eilish released the audio of her theme song for the next James Bond film, "No Time to Die" (due April 10th). Once again, the song is a collaboration with her Grammy-winning older brother, Finneas.
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MOVIES-COMICS - From BleedingCool: Bong Joon Ho's storyboards for his Oscar-winning film, "Parasite," have been collected a graphic novel.
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MOVIES - From THR: Actors Jake Johnson and Omar Sy, who were supporting actors in 2015's "Jurassic World," will return for the third film in the series, which is due June 2021. Neither appeared in the second film, "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom" (2018).
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TELEVISION - From THR: Fox has ordered a pilot for a TV series in which a teacher and three students attempt to re-enact the classic 1980s film, "The Goonies."
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MOVIES - From Variety: Universal and Blumhouse's "The Hunt" has a new release date, March 13, 2020. The film was originally slated for September 2019, but it was pulled after controversy about its plot - elites hunting ordinary people.
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MOVIES - From IndieWire: Here is a first look at Wes Anderson's next film (his 10th), The French Dispatch," via 5 images. It will debut at Cannes in May and hit North America July 24th, 2020.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Laurence Fishburne will jion Liam Neeson for the action-adventure film, "The Ice Road," which Jonathan Hensleigh will write and direct.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Dee Rees will write and direct a feature film adaptation of George Gershwin musical, "Porgy and Bess" for MGM.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 2/7 to 2/9/2020 weekend box office is "Birds of Prey" with an estimated take of 33.25 million dollars.
From Patreon: Leroy Douresseaux reviews "Birds of Prey."
STREAMING - From Deadline: Ava DuVernay is directing a documentary about the slain rapper, Nipsey Hussle. Netflix has won the rights to it after a reportedly fierce bidding war.
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TELEVISION - From Deadline: CBS is considering a "CSI" revival event miniseries in time for the 20th anniversary of its debut on CBS.
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OSCARS - From Deadline: This link will give you a complete list of winners at the 92nd Academy Awards.
From YahooEntertainment:
From YahooEntertainment: Joaquin Phoenix remembers his late brother, actor River Phoenix, who died in 1993 at the age of 23.
Winners in select categoreies:
Best motion picture of the year:
"Parasite" Kwak Sin Ae and Bong Joon Ho, Producers
Performance by an actress in a leading role:
Renée Zellweger in "Judy"
Performance by an actor in a leading role:
Joaquin Phoenix in "Joker"
Achievement in directing:
"Parasite" Bong Joon Ho
Performance by an actress in a supporting role:
Laura Dern in "Marriage Story"
Performance by an actor in a supporting role:
Brad Pitt in "Once upon a Time...in Hollywood"
Adapted screenplay:
"Jojo Rabbit" Screenplay by Taika Waititi
Original screenplay:
"Parasite" Screenplay by Bong Joon Ho, Han Jin Won; Story by Bong Joon Ho
Best animated short film:
"Hair Love" Matthew A. Cherry and Karen Rupert Toliver
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MOVIES - From CinemaBlend: Vin Diesel would like Oscar-winner Judi Dench to join the "Fast and Furious" franchise.
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CULTURE - From THR: "Hollywood's Black Problem on the Set" - Apparently, there is a shortage of Hollywood and film industry makeup artists and hair stylists who know how to work with African-American performers' natural hair and skin tones.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Legendary Entertainment is developing another reboot of the 1974 horror film, "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre." Director Michael Bay's Platinum Dunes remade (or rebooted) the film with "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" in 2003.
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OSCARS - From YahooEntertainment: Superstar songwriter Diane Warren recently received her 11th best song Oscar nomination - for the song, "I'm Standing with You" from the film, "Breakthrough." She did not win with her previous ten nominations, making her the most nominated woman in Oscar history never to have won. She says, "I don't ever expect to win" ... but she'd like to.
OBITS:
From Deadline: The veteran stage and screen actress, Lynn Cohen, has died at the age of 86, Friday, February 14, 2020. She was best known for playing the role of "Madga" on the HBO TV series, "Sex and the City" (1998-2004) and the 2008 and 2010 film versions of the series.
From THR: The stage, film, and TV actress, singer, and dancer, Paula Kelly, has died at the age of 76. The African-American performer's best known film appearances include "Sweet Charity" (1969) and "The Andromeda Strain" (1971). She received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations, one of them for one of her best known TV roles, "Theresa" in the miniseries, "The Women of Brewster Place" (ABC, 1989).
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INDIANA JONES - From Newsarama: "Indiana Jones 5" may begin filming as early as April 2020, says Harrison Ford. The film is due for release July 9, 2021.
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JAMES BOND - From Variety: Grammy-winner Billie Eilish released the audio of her theme song for the next James Bond film, "No Time to Die" (due April 10th). Once again, the song is a collaboration with her Grammy-winning older brother, Finneas.
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MOVIES-COMICS - From BleedingCool: Bong Joon Ho's storyboards for his Oscar-winning film, "Parasite," have been collected a graphic novel.
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MOVIES - From THR: Actors Jake Johnson and Omar Sy, who were supporting actors in 2015's "Jurassic World," will return for the third film in the series, which is due June 2021. Neither appeared in the second film, "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom" (2018).
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TELEVISION - From THR: Fox has ordered a pilot for a TV series in which a teacher and three students attempt to re-enact the classic 1980s film, "The Goonies."
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MOVIES - From Variety: Universal and Blumhouse's "The Hunt" has a new release date, March 13, 2020. The film was originally slated for September 2019, but it was pulled after controversy about its plot - elites hunting ordinary people.
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MOVIES - From IndieWire: Here is a first look at Wes Anderson's next film (his 10th), The French Dispatch," via 5 images. It will debut at Cannes in May and hit North America July 24th, 2020.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Laurence Fishburne will jion Liam Neeson for the action-adventure film, "The Ice Road," which Jonathan Hensleigh will write and direct.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Dee Rees will write and direct a feature film adaptation of George Gershwin musical, "Porgy and Bess" for MGM.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 2/7 to 2/9/2020 weekend box office is "Birds of Prey" with an estimated take of 33.25 million dollars.
From Patreon: Leroy Douresseaux reviews "Birds of Prey."
STREAMING - From Deadline: Ava DuVernay is directing a documentary about the slain rapper, Nipsey Hussle. Netflix has won the rights to it after a reportedly fierce bidding war.
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TELEVISION - From Deadline: CBS is considering a "CSI" revival event miniseries in time for the 20th anniversary of its debut on CBS.
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OSCARS - From Deadline: This link will give you a complete list of winners at the 92nd Academy Awards.
From YahooEntertainment:
From YahooEntertainment: Joaquin Phoenix remembers his late brother, actor River Phoenix, who died in 1993 at the age of 23.
Winners in select categoreies:
Best motion picture of the year:
"Parasite" Kwak Sin Ae and Bong Joon Ho, Producers
Performance by an actress in a leading role:
Renée Zellweger in "Judy"
Performance by an actor in a leading role:
Joaquin Phoenix in "Joker"
Achievement in directing:
"Parasite" Bong Joon Ho
Performance by an actress in a supporting role:
Laura Dern in "Marriage Story"
Performance by an actor in a supporting role:
Brad Pitt in "Once upon a Time...in Hollywood"
Adapted screenplay:
"Jojo Rabbit" Screenplay by Taika Waititi
Original screenplay:
"Parasite" Screenplay by Bong Joon Ho, Han Jin Won; Story by Bong Joon Ho
Best animated short film:
"Hair Love" Matthew A. Cherry and Karen Rupert Toliver
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MOVIES - From CinemaBlend: Vin Diesel would like Oscar-winner Judi Dench to join the "Fast and Furious" franchise.
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CULTURE - From THR: "Hollywood's Black Problem on the Set" - Apparently, there is a shortage of Hollywood and film industry makeup artists and hair stylists who know how to work with African-American performers' natural hair and skin tones.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Legendary Entertainment is developing another reboot of the 1974 horror film, "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre." Director Michael Bay's Platinum Dunes remade (or rebooted) the film with "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" in 2003.
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OSCARS - From YahooEntertainment: Superstar songwriter Diane Warren recently received her 11th best song Oscar nomination - for the song, "I'm Standing with You" from the film, "Breakthrough." She did not win with her previous ten nominations, making her the most nominated woman in Oscar history never to have won. She says, "I don't ever expect to win" ... but she'd like to.
OBITS:
From Deadline: The veteran stage and screen actress, Lynn Cohen, has died at the age of 86, Friday, February 14, 2020. She was best known for playing the role of "Madga" on the HBO TV series, "Sex and the City" (1998-2004) and the 2008 and 2010 film versions of the series.
From THR: The stage, film, and TV actress, singer, and dancer, Paula Kelly, has died at the age of 76. The African-American performer's best known film appearances include "Sweet Charity" (1969) and "The Andromeda Strain" (1971). She received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations, one of them for one of her best known TV roles, "Theresa" in the miniseries, "The Women of Brewster Place" (ABC, 1989).
Saturday, December 29, 2018
A "Star Wars" Link-o-Rama 2018 by Negromancer - Update #81
Posted by Leroy Doureseaux - on Patreon.
EPISODE IX - From FlickeringMyth: Todd Fisher, the brother of the late Carrie Fisher (Princess Leia), says that there is enough unused footage from "The Force Awakens" and "The Last Jedi" to make a fitting end for Fisher in Episode 9.
EPISODE IX - From BleedingCool: According to John Boyega, "Episode 9" takes place one year after the events depicted in "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" (Episode 8).
COMICS - From Newsarama: A "Star Wars" T-shirt, with art by "Star Wars Adventures'" Derek Charm, will be available for Free Comic Book Day 2019.
THE MANDALORIAN - From Variety: Giancarlo Esposito, Carl Weathers, and Werner Herzog are among the new cast members for the Disney+ streaming series, "The Mandalorian."
ROGUE ONE PREQUEL - From THR: Stephen Schiff, a producer on FX's "The Americans" named showrunner for Disney+'s "Rogue One" prequel TV series.
OBITUARY/A NEW HOPE - From EW: Gloria Katz, the screenwriter who was a script doctor on the original Star Wars film, died Sunday, November 25, 2018. Katz worked with her husband, Willard Huyck.
THE MANDALORIAN - From Variety: Academy Award nominated actor, Nick Nolte, joins Disney+'s "Star Wars" streaming series, "The Mandalorian."
GALAXY OF ADVENTURES - From Deadline: Starting Friday, Nov. 30th at StarWarsKids.com, the first six animated shorts in the new series, "Star Wars: Galaxy of Adventures," will debut.
EPISODE 9 - From YahooEsquire: Luke Skywalker may return in Star Wars Episode IX, but not as a force ghost...
THE MANDALORIAN - From SlashFilm: Unofficial word is that actor Pedro Pascal (Netflix's "Narcos") will be the lead actor in "The Mandalorian," the new Star Wars TV series for the upcoming streaming service, Disney+.
ROGUE ONE - From Variety: Diego Luna will reprise his "Rogue One" role of "Cassian Andor" in a new "Star Wars" series for Disney's upcoming streaming service, called "Disney+". The unnamed series will be a prequel to "Rogue One."
BOBA FETT - From The Playlist: Lucasfilm boss, Kathleen Kennedy says that "Boba Fett" spinoff film no longer in development.
COMICS - From BleedingCool: "Star Wars: Age of Republic Special #1" is a Jar Jar Binks story.
RESISTANCE - From BleedingCool: Elijah Wood will be a voice actor on "Star Wars Resistance" (Disney Channel), specifically the episode, "Fuel for the Fire," which is scheduled for Sun., Oct. 21st, 2018.
THE MANDALORIAN - From TheWrap: Lucasfilm releases the first image from the upcoming streaming series, "The Mandalorian," and the names of people who will be directing episodes of the series. Those names include Taika Waititi ("Thor: Ragnarok"), Bryce Dallas Howard, and Dave Filoni ("Star Wars: The Clone Wars" and "Star Wars Rebels).
THE MANDALORIAN - From Deadline: That is the title of the upcoming Star Wars streaming TV series from Jon Favreau, "The Mandalorian." It will focus on the Star Wars race that gave us bounty hunter Jango Fett and his son Boba Fett.
STAR WARS TV - From WeGotThisCovered: Jon Favreau's "Star Wars" TV series for Disney's streaming service is looking at "Game of Thrones" actor Pedro Pascal for lead role.
STAR WARS RESISTANCE - From IndieWire: Japanese-American actor, Christopher Sean, talks about his voice acting role in the upcoming (Sun., Oct. 7th) Disney Channel animated series, "Star Wars Resistance."
LEGACY - From NewJerseyHerald: A story about Greg Hildebrandt, his iconic poster for the first "Star Wars" film, and working with his twin brother, Tim, who also worked on that poster.
LUCASFILM - From Variety: Lucasfilm extends Kathleen Kennedy's deal as president to 2021.
OBITUARY - From Variety: "Star Wars" producer Gary Kurtz has died at the age of 78, Sunday, September 23, 2018.
THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK - From YahooCelebrity: Billy Dee Williams pranked young Mark Hamill during the 1980 royal premiere of "The Empire Strikes Back." Read the story.
COMICS - From BleedingCool: "This is the Age of Star Wars! STAR WARS: AGE OF REPUBLIC, AGE OF REBELLION and AGE OF RESISTANCE chronologically tell a series of spectacular adventures featuring your favorite characters from ALL THREE STAR WARS TRILOGIES."
FRANCHISE - From Variety: Michael K. Williams, who lost his part in "Solo" because of scheduling, still wants to be part of the "Star Wars" universe.
EPISODE IX - From BleedingCool: Oscar Isaac ("Poe Dameron") says that the late Carrie Fisher is with the cast as they film Star Wars 9.
EPISODE IX - From Variety: Matt Smith, who played the 11th incarnation of "the Doctor" in "Doctor Who," has joined the cast of Star Wars 9
EPISODE IX - From Deadline: Dominic Monaghan was one of the stars of J.J. Abrams' TV series, "Lost." Now, he reunites with Abrams as Monaghan has joined the cast of "Star Wars 9." Monaghan also appeared in "The Lord of the Rings" films.
STAR WARS RESISTANCE - From StarWars: See the first trailer for the new Disney Channel / Disney XD, animated Star Wars TV series, "Star Wars Resistance."
EPISODE IX - From CNET: Latest rumor, Episode 9 may be titled "Star Wars: A New Order."
From CinemaBlend: New photo from the set of "Episode 9."
From WeGotThisCovered: Could there be a Hutt connection from "Return of the Jedi" in Star Wars Episode 9.
From WeGotThisCovered: There is a rumor that "Star Wars 9" could be the longest film in the series, so long that it might be split into 2 films.
From WeGotThisCovered: John Boyega teases a new hairdo for Finn.
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STREAMING - From BleedingCool: According to an article in "The New York Times," the "Star Wars" series that Jon Favreau is developing for "The Disney Streaming Service" will have a budget of $100 million for a 10-episode season.
RETURN OF THE JEDI - From WeGotThisCovered: James Marquand, the son of "Return of the Jedi" director, the late Richard Marquand, defends his father's work on the final installment of the original Star Wars trilogy.
STREAMING - From IndieWire: The "Star Wars" films (the three main trilogies and the stand alone films) won't be on Disney's upcoming streaming service until 2024.
EPISODE IX - From Deadline: J.J. Abrams tweets first photo from the set of "Star Wars Episode IX."
EPISODE IX - From WeGotThisCovered: George Lucas to be working with Disney on the script for "Star Wars IX."
EPISODE IX - From StarWars: The cast for Star Wars Episode IX was officially announced today. Returning cast members include Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Lupita Nyong’o, Domhnall Gleeson, Kelly Marie Tran, Joonas Suotamo, and Billie Lourd. Joining the cast of Episode IX are Naomi Ackie, Richard E. Grant, and Keri Russell, who will be joined by veteran Star Wars actors Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels, and Billy Dee Williams, who will reprise his role as Lando Calrissian.
From BleedingCool: Carrie Fisher will return in Star Wars IX via unused footage from Episode VII.
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THE CLONE WARS - From StarWars: Beloved CGI animated series, "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" will return for a new season of 12 episodes... which will be available on Disney's "direct-to-consumer" streaming service. This article also includes an interview with supervising director and "shepherd of the series," Dave Filoni.
EPISODE IX - From THR: Sources confirm that Billy Dee Williams will return as "Lando Calrissian" for Star Wars Episode 9.
EPISODE IX - From THR: Keri Russell is in talks to join Star Wars 9. Russell previously appeared in Episode 9 director, J.J. Abrams' breakout TV series, "Felicity."
FRANCHISE - From Collider: Sources say that Lucasfilm is putting the development of future "anthology films" or spinoff films (like "Rogue One," and "Solo") on hold.
EPISODE IX - From ScreenRant: Rumors heat up that Billy Dee Williams will appear in Star Wars 9.
FRANCHISE - From WeGotThisCovered: Lucasfilm Reportedly Has 9 Star Wars Movies In Development Right Now
GEORGE LUCAS - From DenofGeek: Via an interview for James Cameron's TV series, "James Cameron's 's Story of Science Fiction," George Lucas reveals a few details about his unused plans for the Star Wars "sequel trilogy" (Episodes 7 to 9).
FRANCHISE - From ScreenRant: "Star Wars" is taking a break.
LUCASFILM - From ScreenRant: Star Wars Rumor: Kathleen Kennedy Stepping Down From Lucasfilm?
EPISODE IX - From FanthaTracks: "Star Wars 9" changes working title from ""Black Diamond" to "trIXie"
EPISODE IX - From WeGotThisCovered: Is Lando Calrissian returning for "Star Wars 9."
FUTURE - From SlashFilm: Emilia Clarke is currently starring in "Solo: A Star Wars Story" and is the lead in HBO's "Game of Thrones." She says that "Game of Thrones" TV series creators, David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, will make their announced Star Wars TV series "Star Wars on acid."
FUTURE - From TheWrap: There is a report that Oscar-nominated James Mangold has been hired to write and direct a "Boba Fett" movie.
EPISODE IX - From WeGotThisCovered: Rumors are that "Legends" characters turned "Rebels" star, Grand Admiral Thrawn, will appear in Star Wars 9.
OBI-WAN - From JoBlo: The rumored "Obi-Wan Kenobi" movie would be a prequel to "Star Wars: A New Hope" (Episode IV).
EPISODE IX - From FlickeringMyth: Rumoured plot breakdown for Star Wars: Episode IX surfaces online
EPISODE IX - From WeGotItCovered: Bizarre Star Wars: Episode IX Leak Points To Time Jumps And More
FRANCHISE - From EveningStandard: The British newspaper site ranks the Star Wars films from best to worst - according to the writers.
EPISODE IX - From WeGotThisCovered: Rumors have it that J.J. Abrams is looking for a new female lead for "Star Wars Episode 9."
ANIMATION - From Variety: Disney Channel ordered the anime-inspired series, "Star Wars Resistance," which will debut this fall on Disney XD.
CARRIE FISHER - From SideshowToys: Todd Fisher talks about his late sister, Carrie, and late mother, Debbie, in this video interview.
EPISODE IX - From YahooMoviesUK: Lucasfilm has hired Victoria Mahoney as J.J. Abrams' second unit director on "Star Wars Episode 9." She is the first black woman to work as a director on a Star Wars film.
FRANCHISE - From BleedingCool: Rian Johnson says the "Star Wars" franchise needs directors who are not white guys.
EPISODE 9 - From EmpireOnline: At "AwesomeCon 2018 (in Washington DC), John Boyega dropped some info saying that Finn and Rey would be reunited after spending "The Last Jedi" separated for almost the entire film.
FRANCHISE - From YahooDigitalSpy: Not even Steven Spielberg could get the rights to use 'Star Wars' in 'Ready Player One'
CELEBRITY - From LATimes: Mark Hamill gets a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
From Variety: Harrison Ford remembers Carrie Fisher at the ceremony for Mark Hamill's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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STREAMING - From StarWars.com: Jon Favreau to Executive Produce and Write Live-Action Star Wars Series
From YahooEntertainment: Jon Favreau hired for 'Star Wars' series: Why fans have mixed feelings
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COMIC BOOKS - From StarWars: How Dark Empire Kickstarted Star Wars Comics for a New Generation
TELEVISION - From CinemaBlend: Could "Star Wars Resistance" be the next "Star Wars" animated or first live-action TV series?
FRANCHISE - From PopSugar: All the Details We Have on the Upcoming Star Wars Films
EPISODE IX - From BleedingCool: J.J. Abrams says he has a script for "Star Wars: Episode 9," and a start date for production.
THE FORCE AWAKEN - From DenofGeek: New tidbits about "The Force Awakens," including an earlier different title for the film.
A NEW HOPE - From Oscars.org: Myth-making: STAR WARS and the Art of Advertising
NEW FILMS - From Movieweb: Will there be two "Star Wars" per year?
NEW FILMS - From StarWars: "Game of Thones" creators, David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, write and produce a new series of Star Wars films. These films will be separate from the episodic Skywalker saga and the recently announced Rian Johnson trilogy.
CHARACTERS - From CinemaBlend: More "Expanded Universe" characters may soon become canon, as "Grand Admiral Thrawn."
CARRIE FISHER - From USMagazine: Carrie Fisher posthumously won the Grammy Award for "Best Spoken Word Album" at the 60th Grammy Awards for the audio version of her 2016 memoir, "The Princess Diarist."
OBI-WAN - From YahooEntertainment: After winning a Golden Globe for his performance in the FX (mini) series, "Fargo," Ewan McGregor was backstage to speak with the press and got grilled about playing Obi-Wan Kenobi.
EPISODE 9 - From YahooEntertainment: How 'Star Wars: Episode IX' can give Princess Leia the ending she deserves
FRANCHISE - From TheNewYorker: A Field Guide to the Musical Leitmotifs of “Star Wars”
ORIGINAL TRILOGY - From DenofGeek: The secrecy of the Star Wars films apparently drove a wedge between Darth Vader actor, David Prowse, and Lucasfilm.
NEW TRILOGY - From TheScotsman: The new Star Wars trilogy, to be created by Rian Johnson, is set to begin filming Summer 2018 in Scotland... according to this website.
EPISODE IX - From FlickeringMyth: Todd Fisher, the brother of the late Carrie Fisher (Princess Leia), says that there is enough unused footage from "The Force Awakens" and "The Last Jedi" to make a fitting end for Fisher in Episode 9.
EPISODE IX - From BleedingCool: According to John Boyega, "Episode 9" takes place one year after the events depicted in "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" (Episode 8).
COMICS - From Newsarama: A "Star Wars" T-shirt, with art by "Star Wars Adventures'" Derek Charm, will be available for Free Comic Book Day 2019.
THE MANDALORIAN - From Variety: Giancarlo Esposito, Carl Weathers, and Werner Herzog are among the new cast members for the Disney+ streaming series, "The Mandalorian."
ROGUE ONE PREQUEL - From THR: Stephen Schiff, a producer on FX's "The Americans" named showrunner for Disney+'s "Rogue One" prequel TV series.
OBITUARY/A NEW HOPE - From EW: Gloria Katz, the screenwriter who was a script doctor on the original Star Wars film, died Sunday, November 25, 2018. Katz worked with her husband, Willard Huyck.
THE MANDALORIAN - From Variety: Academy Award nominated actor, Nick Nolte, joins Disney+'s "Star Wars" streaming series, "The Mandalorian."
GALAXY OF ADVENTURES - From Deadline: Starting Friday, Nov. 30th at StarWarsKids.com, the first six animated shorts in the new series, "Star Wars: Galaxy of Adventures," will debut.
EPISODE 9 - From YahooEsquire: Luke Skywalker may return in Star Wars Episode IX, but not as a force ghost...
THE MANDALORIAN - From SlashFilm: Unofficial word is that actor Pedro Pascal (Netflix's "Narcos") will be the lead actor in "The Mandalorian," the new Star Wars TV series for the upcoming streaming service, Disney+.
ROGUE ONE - From Variety: Diego Luna will reprise his "Rogue One" role of "Cassian Andor" in a new "Star Wars" series for Disney's upcoming streaming service, called "Disney+". The unnamed series will be a prequel to "Rogue One."
BOBA FETT - From The Playlist: Lucasfilm boss, Kathleen Kennedy says that "Boba Fett" spinoff film no longer in development.
COMICS - From BleedingCool: "Star Wars: Age of Republic Special #1" is a Jar Jar Binks story.
RESISTANCE - From BleedingCool: Elijah Wood will be a voice actor on "Star Wars Resistance" (Disney Channel), specifically the episode, "Fuel for the Fire," which is scheduled for Sun., Oct. 21st, 2018.
THE MANDALORIAN - From TheWrap: Lucasfilm releases the first image from the upcoming streaming series, "The Mandalorian," and the names of people who will be directing episodes of the series. Those names include Taika Waititi ("Thor: Ragnarok"), Bryce Dallas Howard, and Dave Filoni ("Star Wars: The Clone Wars" and "Star Wars Rebels).
THE MANDALORIAN - From Deadline: That is the title of the upcoming Star Wars streaming TV series from Jon Favreau, "The Mandalorian." It will focus on the Star Wars race that gave us bounty hunter Jango Fett and his son Boba Fett.
STAR WARS TV - From WeGotThisCovered: Jon Favreau's "Star Wars" TV series for Disney's streaming service is looking at "Game of Thrones" actor Pedro Pascal for lead role.
STAR WARS RESISTANCE - From IndieWire: Japanese-American actor, Christopher Sean, talks about his voice acting role in the upcoming (Sun., Oct. 7th) Disney Channel animated series, "Star Wars Resistance."
LEGACY - From NewJerseyHerald: A story about Greg Hildebrandt, his iconic poster for the first "Star Wars" film, and working with his twin brother, Tim, who also worked on that poster.
LUCASFILM - From Variety: Lucasfilm extends Kathleen Kennedy's deal as president to 2021.
OBITUARY - From Variety: "Star Wars" producer Gary Kurtz has died at the age of 78, Sunday, September 23, 2018.
THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK - From YahooCelebrity: Billy Dee Williams pranked young Mark Hamill during the 1980 royal premiere of "The Empire Strikes Back." Read the story.
COMICS - From BleedingCool: "This is the Age of Star Wars! STAR WARS: AGE OF REPUBLIC, AGE OF REBELLION and AGE OF RESISTANCE chronologically tell a series of spectacular adventures featuring your favorite characters from ALL THREE STAR WARS TRILOGIES."
FRANCHISE - From Variety: Michael K. Williams, who lost his part in "Solo" because of scheduling, still wants to be part of the "Star Wars" universe.
EPISODE IX - From BleedingCool: Oscar Isaac ("Poe Dameron") says that the late Carrie Fisher is with the cast as they film Star Wars 9.
EPISODE IX - From Variety: Matt Smith, who played the 11th incarnation of "the Doctor" in "Doctor Who," has joined the cast of Star Wars 9
EPISODE IX - From Deadline: Dominic Monaghan was one of the stars of J.J. Abrams' TV series, "Lost." Now, he reunites with Abrams as Monaghan has joined the cast of "Star Wars 9." Monaghan also appeared in "The Lord of the Rings" films.
STAR WARS RESISTANCE - From StarWars: See the first trailer for the new Disney Channel / Disney XD, animated Star Wars TV series, "Star Wars Resistance."
EPISODE IX - From CNET: Latest rumor, Episode 9 may be titled "Star Wars: A New Order."
From CinemaBlend: New photo from the set of "Episode 9."
From WeGotThisCovered: Could there be a Hutt connection from "Return of the Jedi" in Star Wars Episode 9.
From WeGotThisCovered: There is a rumor that "Star Wars 9" could be the longest film in the series, so long that it might be split into 2 films.
From WeGotThisCovered: John Boyega teases a new hairdo for Finn.
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STREAMING - From BleedingCool: According to an article in "The New York Times," the "Star Wars" series that Jon Favreau is developing for "The Disney Streaming Service" will have a budget of $100 million for a 10-episode season.
RETURN OF THE JEDI - From WeGotThisCovered: James Marquand, the son of "Return of the Jedi" director, the late Richard Marquand, defends his father's work on the final installment of the original Star Wars trilogy.
STREAMING - From IndieWire: The "Star Wars" films (the three main trilogies and the stand alone films) won't be on Disney's upcoming streaming service until 2024.
EPISODE IX - From Deadline: J.J. Abrams tweets first photo from the set of "Star Wars Episode IX."
EPISODE IX - From WeGotThisCovered: George Lucas to be working with Disney on the script for "Star Wars IX."
EPISODE IX - From StarWars: The cast for Star Wars Episode IX was officially announced today. Returning cast members include Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Lupita Nyong’o, Domhnall Gleeson, Kelly Marie Tran, Joonas Suotamo, and Billie Lourd. Joining the cast of Episode IX are Naomi Ackie, Richard E. Grant, and Keri Russell, who will be joined by veteran Star Wars actors Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels, and Billy Dee Williams, who will reprise his role as Lando Calrissian.
From BleedingCool: Carrie Fisher will return in Star Wars IX via unused footage from Episode VII.
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THE CLONE WARS - From StarWars: Beloved CGI animated series, "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" will return for a new season of 12 episodes... which will be available on Disney's "direct-to-consumer" streaming service. This article also includes an interview with supervising director and "shepherd of the series," Dave Filoni.
EPISODE IX - From THR: Sources confirm that Billy Dee Williams will return as "Lando Calrissian" for Star Wars Episode 9.
EPISODE IX - From THR: Keri Russell is in talks to join Star Wars 9. Russell previously appeared in Episode 9 director, J.J. Abrams' breakout TV series, "Felicity."
FRANCHISE - From Collider: Sources say that Lucasfilm is putting the development of future "anthology films" or spinoff films (like "Rogue One," and "Solo") on hold.
EPISODE IX - From ScreenRant: Rumors heat up that Billy Dee Williams will appear in Star Wars 9.
FRANCHISE - From WeGotThisCovered: Lucasfilm Reportedly Has 9 Star Wars Movies In Development Right Now
GEORGE LUCAS - From DenofGeek: Via an interview for James Cameron's TV series, "James Cameron's 's Story of Science Fiction," George Lucas reveals a few details about his unused plans for the Star Wars "sequel trilogy" (Episodes 7 to 9).
FRANCHISE - From ScreenRant: "Star Wars" is taking a break.
LUCASFILM - From ScreenRant: Star Wars Rumor: Kathleen Kennedy Stepping Down From Lucasfilm?
EPISODE IX - From FanthaTracks: "Star Wars 9" changes working title from ""Black Diamond" to "trIXie"
EPISODE IX - From WeGotThisCovered: Is Lando Calrissian returning for "Star Wars 9."
FUTURE - From SlashFilm: Emilia Clarke is currently starring in "Solo: A Star Wars Story" and is the lead in HBO's "Game of Thrones." She says that "Game of Thrones" TV series creators, David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, will make their announced Star Wars TV series "Star Wars on acid."
FUTURE - From TheWrap: There is a report that Oscar-nominated James Mangold has been hired to write and direct a "Boba Fett" movie.
EPISODE IX - From WeGotThisCovered: Rumors are that "Legends" characters turned "Rebels" star, Grand Admiral Thrawn, will appear in Star Wars 9.
OBI-WAN - From JoBlo: The rumored "Obi-Wan Kenobi" movie would be a prequel to "Star Wars: A New Hope" (Episode IV).
EPISODE IX - From FlickeringMyth: Rumoured plot breakdown for Star Wars: Episode IX surfaces online
EPISODE IX - From WeGotItCovered: Bizarre Star Wars: Episode IX Leak Points To Time Jumps And More
FRANCHISE - From EveningStandard: The British newspaper site ranks the Star Wars films from best to worst - according to the writers.
EPISODE IX - From WeGotThisCovered: Rumors have it that J.J. Abrams is looking for a new female lead for "Star Wars Episode 9."
ANIMATION - From Variety: Disney Channel ordered the anime-inspired series, "Star Wars Resistance," which will debut this fall on Disney XD.
CARRIE FISHER - From SideshowToys: Todd Fisher talks about his late sister, Carrie, and late mother, Debbie, in this video interview.
EPISODE IX - From YahooMoviesUK: Lucasfilm has hired Victoria Mahoney as J.J. Abrams' second unit director on "Star Wars Episode 9." She is the first black woman to work as a director on a Star Wars film.
FRANCHISE - From BleedingCool: Rian Johnson says the "Star Wars" franchise needs directors who are not white guys.
EPISODE 9 - From EmpireOnline: At "AwesomeCon 2018 (in Washington DC), John Boyega dropped some info saying that Finn and Rey would be reunited after spending "The Last Jedi" separated for almost the entire film.
FRANCHISE - From YahooDigitalSpy: Not even Steven Spielberg could get the rights to use 'Star Wars' in 'Ready Player One'
CELEBRITY - From LATimes: Mark Hamill gets a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
From Variety: Harrison Ford remembers Carrie Fisher at the ceremony for Mark Hamill's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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STREAMING - From StarWars.com: Jon Favreau to Executive Produce and Write Live-Action Star Wars Series
From YahooEntertainment: Jon Favreau hired for 'Star Wars' series: Why fans have mixed feelings
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COMIC BOOKS - From StarWars: How Dark Empire Kickstarted Star Wars Comics for a New Generation
TELEVISION - From CinemaBlend: Could "Star Wars Resistance" be the next "Star Wars" animated or first live-action TV series?
FRANCHISE - From PopSugar: All the Details We Have on the Upcoming Star Wars Films
EPISODE IX - From BleedingCool: J.J. Abrams says he has a script for "Star Wars: Episode 9," and a start date for production.
THE FORCE AWAKEN - From DenofGeek: New tidbits about "The Force Awakens," including an earlier different title for the film.
A NEW HOPE - From Oscars.org: Myth-making: STAR WARS and the Art of Advertising
NEW FILMS - From Movieweb: Will there be two "Star Wars" per year?
NEW FILMS - From StarWars: "Game of Thones" creators, David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, write and produce a new series of Star Wars films. These films will be separate from the episodic Skywalker saga and the recently announced Rian Johnson trilogy.
CHARACTERS - From CinemaBlend: More "Expanded Universe" characters may soon become canon, as "Grand Admiral Thrawn."
CARRIE FISHER - From USMagazine: Carrie Fisher posthumously won the Grammy Award for "Best Spoken Word Album" at the 60th Grammy Awards for the audio version of her 2016 memoir, "The Princess Diarist."
OBI-WAN - From YahooEntertainment: After winning a Golden Globe for his performance in the FX (mini) series, "Fargo," Ewan McGregor was backstage to speak with the press and got grilled about playing Obi-Wan Kenobi.
EPISODE 9 - From YahooEntertainment: How 'Star Wars: Episode IX' can give Princess Leia the ending she deserves
FRANCHISE - From TheNewYorker: A Field Guide to the Musical Leitmotifs of “Star Wars”
ORIGINAL TRILOGY - From DenofGeek: The secrecy of the Star Wars films apparently drove a wedge between Darth Vader actor, David Prowse, and Lucasfilm.
NEW TRILOGY - From TheScotsman: The new Star Wars trilogy, to be created by Rian Johnson, is set to begin filming Summer 2018 in Scotland... according to this website.
Friday, August 24, 2018
"Solo: A Star Wars Story" Link-o-Rama by Negromancer - Update #52
Posted by Leroy Doureseaux - on Patreon.
From Patreon: Leroy's "Solo" review is here.
From YouTube: The official trailer for "Solo:A Star Wars Story."
From YouTube: The first official teaser from "Solo: A Star Wars Story."
From YahooEntertainment: The "Solo" Super Bowl LII TV spot
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From BleedingCool: Marvel Comics will publish an adaptation of "Solo," and a new five-issue miniseries that examines Han's time as a... Stormtrooper? It is entitled "Star Wars: Han Solo - Imperial Cadet."
From CinemaBlend: Solo's Timeline Has Been Revealed, Here's What That Means For Darth Maul
From TheWrap: ‘Solo’ Is Failing Because Disney Has No Vision for the ‘Star Wars’ Franchise (Commentary)
From WeGotThisCovered: Disney responds to disappointing opening for "Solo."
From WeGotThisCovered: Director Ron Howard talks about the soft box office opening for "Solo."
From Variety: Box Office: ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ Headed for Underwhelming Holiday Weekend Debut
From YahooEntertainment: A list of "Solo" "Easter Eggs."
From ComicBookMovie: Meet Erin Kellyman who plays "Enfys Nest" in "Solo"
From YahooLifestyle: Donald Glover, Alden Ehrenreich Talk ‘Star Wars’ Fans and Critics
From YahooEntertainment: How Donald Glover's son plays with his 'Star Wars' action figure will make you laugh
REVIEW - From NYTimes: ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ Answers Questions You May Not Have Asked
From YahooEntertainment: Yahoo has "Entertainment Tonight's" full video interview with director "Solo" director Ron Howard.
REVIEW - From LATimes: "Solo: A Star Wars Story" never gets off the ground, but don't blame Alden Ehrenreich
REVIEW - From Vulture: "Solo: A Star Wars Story Hits All Its Marks — Except for the Most Important One"
From TMZ: Original Han chats up new Han Solo and director Ron Hward.
From YahooEntertainment: After it's premiere, strong buzz for "Solo."
From Vulture: Donald Glover Talks About When He Told His Dad He Was Lando
From YahooHuffPost: Mark Hamill may have let slip that C-3PO will appear in "Solo."
From EW: Ron Howards says George Lucas changed a scene in "Solo."
From YahooEntertainment: Donald Glover, Lando Calrissian in "Solo," gives fans a tour of his Millennium Falcon in this video clip.
From Variety: "Solo" tracking for a $170 Memorial Day weekend opening.
From YahooSports: Ron Howard participates in Day 3 of the 2018 NFL Draft.
From MovieWeb: Alden Ehrenreich, Han Solo in "Solo," has a three-movie deal to appear as Solo.
From BleedingCool: A new set of "Solo" character posters have arrived - 9 in all.
From YahooEntertainment: Director Ron Howard offers proof that his brother, Clint Howard, is in "Solo."
From WeGotThisCovered: Ron Howard says that test audiences love "Solo."
From CinemaBlend: A Rogue One Character Has Been Spotted In The Latest Solo Trailer
From Variety: "Solo" will premiere in May at the Cannes Film Festival.
From YahooVulture: An unnamed actor talks to Vulture about the trouble production of "Solo," including the problems the film's original directors, Phil Lord and Chris Miller, had.
From CinemaBlend: The fired directors of "Solo," Phil Lord and Chris Miller, will be credited as "executive producers.'
From WeGotThisCovered: Has the villain of "Solo: A Star Wars Story" been revealed?
From BleedingCool: See the new international poster for "Solo: A Star Wars Story"
From StarWars: "Solo: A Star Wars Story" Books and Comics Revealed
From EW: Here's how a galaxy of new books will connect to Solo: A Star Wars Story
From WeGotThisCovered: A "Solo" news blowout.
From SlashFilm: Actor and director Jon Favreau will provide the voice for an "important alien" in "Solo."
From Vulture: Why do some Star Wars fans want "Solo" to flop.
From TheWrap: George Lucas stopped by the "Solo" set and ended up directing a scene.
From WeGotThisCovered: Ron Howard speaks about why he took the gig directing the troubled production now known as "Solo: A Star Wars Story."
From WeGotThisCovered: The "Solo" may make some kind of appearance during the Super Bowl...
From Collider: The first "Solo" trailer will debut next week during ABC's morning news show, "Good Morning America."
From BleedingCool: We may get a "Solo" trailer during this Sunday's Super Bowl LII (52).
From THR: "Solo" seems to be the most under wraps Star Wars movie yet.
From StarWars: The official synopsis for "Solo" has been posted at the Star Wars webstie.
From WeGotThisCovered: The first teaser trailer for "Solo" is rumored to arrive Friday, Jan. 12th, 2018 during ABC's "Good Morning America."
From WeGotThisCovered: "Solo" Lego toy sets revealed.
From EW: Entertainment Weekly has all the photos director Ron Howard posted from the set of "Solo."
From DigitalSpy: Christian Bale says he was in talks to appear in "Solo" as a mentor character to Han Solo back when Phil Lord and Chris Miller were still the film's directors.
From io9: John Williams will compose the theme for "Solo." Williams has composed the musical score for all eight mainline "Star Wars" films. John Powell will write the rest the score for "Solo."
From BleedingCool: There is a rumor that Disney is prepared for its young Han Solo movie, "Solo: A Star Wars Story," to bomb.
From Patreon: Leroy's "Solo" review is here.
From YouTube: The official trailer for "Solo:A Star Wars Story."
From YouTube: The first official teaser from "Solo: A Star Wars Story."
From YahooEntertainment: The "Solo" Super Bowl LII TV spot
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From BleedingCool: Marvel Comics will publish an adaptation of "Solo," and a new five-issue miniseries that examines Han's time as a... Stormtrooper? It is entitled "Star Wars: Han Solo - Imperial Cadet."
From CinemaBlend: Solo's Timeline Has Been Revealed, Here's What That Means For Darth Maul
From TheWrap: ‘Solo’ Is Failing Because Disney Has No Vision for the ‘Star Wars’ Franchise (Commentary)
From WeGotThisCovered: Disney responds to disappointing opening for "Solo."
From WeGotThisCovered: Director Ron Howard talks about the soft box office opening for "Solo."
From Variety: Box Office: ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ Headed for Underwhelming Holiday Weekend Debut
From YahooEntertainment: A list of "Solo" "Easter Eggs."
From ComicBookMovie: Meet Erin Kellyman who plays "Enfys Nest" in "Solo"
From YahooLifestyle: Donald Glover, Alden Ehrenreich Talk ‘Star Wars’ Fans and Critics
From YahooEntertainment: How Donald Glover's son plays with his 'Star Wars' action figure will make you laugh
REVIEW - From NYTimes: ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ Answers Questions You May Not Have Asked
From YahooEntertainment: Yahoo has "Entertainment Tonight's" full video interview with director "Solo" director Ron Howard.
REVIEW - From LATimes: "Solo: A Star Wars Story" never gets off the ground, but don't blame Alden Ehrenreich
REVIEW - From Vulture: "Solo: A Star Wars Story Hits All Its Marks — Except for the Most Important One"
From TMZ: Original Han chats up new Han Solo and director Ron Hward.
From YahooEntertainment: After it's premiere, strong buzz for "Solo."
From Vulture: Donald Glover Talks About When He Told His Dad He Was Lando
From YahooHuffPost: Mark Hamill may have let slip that C-3PO will appear in "Solo."
From EW: Ron Howards says George Lucas changed a scene in "Solo."
From YahooEntertainment: Donald Glover, Lando Calrissian in "Solo," gives fans a tour of his Millennium Falcon in this video clip.
From Variety: "Solo" tracking for a $170 Memorial Day weekend opening.
From YahooSports: Ron Howard participates in Day 3 of the 2018 NFL Draft.
From MovieWeb: Alden Ehrenreich, Han Solo in "Solo," has a three-movie deal to appear as Solo.
From BleedingCool: A new set of "Solo" character posters have arrived - 9 in all.
From YahooEntertainment: Director Ron Howard offers proof that his brother, Clint Howard, is in "Solo."
From WeGotThisCovered: Ron Howard says that test audiences love "Solo."
From CinemaBlend: A Rogue One Character Has Been Spotted In The Latest Solo Trailer
From Variety: "Solo" will premiere in May at the Cannes Film Festival.
From YahooVulture: An unnamed actor talks to Vulture about the trouble production of "Solo," including the problems the film's original directors, Phil Lord and Chris Miller, had.
From CinemaBlend: The fired directors of "Solo," Phil Lord and Chris Miller, will be credited as "executive producers.'
From WeGotThisCovered: Has the villain of "Solo: A Star Wars Story" been revealed?
From BleedingCool: See the new international poster for "Solo: A Star Wars Story"
From StarWars: "Solo: A Star Wars Story" Books and Comics Revealed
From EW: Here's how a galaxy of new books will connect to Solo: A Star Wars Story
From WeGotThisCovered: A "Solo" news blowout.
From SlashFilm: Actor and director Jon Favreau will provide the voice for an "important alien" in "Solo."
From Vulture: Why do some Star Wars fans want "Solo" to flop.
From TheWrap: George Lucas stopped by the "Solo" set and ended up directing a scene.
From WeGotThisCovered: Ron Howard speaks about why he took the gig directing the troubled production now known as "Solo: A Star Wars Story."
From WeGotThisCovered: The "Solo" may make some kind of appearance during the Super Bowl...
From Collider: The first "Solo" trailer will debut next week during ABC's morning news show, "Good Morning America."
From BleedingCool: We may get a "Solo" trailer during this Sunday's Super Bowl LII (52).
From THR: "Solo" seems to be the most under wraps Star Wars movie yet.
From StarWars: The official synopsis for "Solo" has been posted at the Star Wars webstie.
From WeGotThisCovered: The first teaser trailer for "Solo" is rumored to arrive Friday, Jan. 12th, 2018 during ABC's "Good Morning America."
From WeGotThisCovered: "Solo" Lego toy sets revealed.
From EW: Entertainment Weekly has all the photos director Ron Howard posted from the set of "Solo."
From DigitalSpy: Christian Bale says he was in talks to appear in "Solo" as a mentor character to Han Solo back when Phil Lord and Chris Miller were still the film's directors.
From io9: John Williams will compose the theme for "Solo." Williams has composed the musical score for all eight mainline "Star Wars" films. John Powell will write the rest the score for "Solo."
From BleedingCool: There is a rumor that Disney is prepared for its young Han Solo movie, "Solo: A Star Wars Story," to bomb.
Saturday, July 21, 2018
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from July 15th to 21st, 2018 - Update #26
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COMIC-CON - TELEVISION - From Deadline: Joss Whedon and Monica Owusu-Breen to shepherd a reboot of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," but with a Black female lead.
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COMIC-CON - TELEVISION - From Deadline: Andrew Lincoln, who plays "Rick Grimes," the lead character on AMC's hit, "The Walking Dead," confirms that he is leaving the series during the upcoming season.
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SCANDAL - From CBR: Old social media posts get James Gunn ("Guardians of the Galaxy" franchise) fired by Disney.
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SCANDAL - From TheWrap: Lionsgate's legal affairs department is hit with sexual misconduct accusations.
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MOVIES - From TheWrap: Their will be a movie musical based on the legendary musical, "Cats." Jennifer Hudson, Ian McKellan, James Corden, and Taylor Swift will be among the cast.
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COMICS-FILM - From ShadowandAct: Zazie Beetz (FX's "Atlanta") in talks to star opposite Joaquin Phoenix in Warner/DC Comics' standalone film, "The Joker."
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COMIC-CON - From BleedingCool: New Line announces a third film in its "Annabelle" horror movie franchise.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Sony Pictures moves Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" to August 9, 2019.
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COMICS-FILM - From YahooTheTelegraph: Once upon a time, online morons/trolls were totally against Chris Nolan casting the late Heath Ledger as "The Joker" in "The Dark Knight."
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STREAMING - From YahooEntertainment: Chris Rock joins Eddie Murphy in Murphy's Rudy Ray Moore biopic, "Dolemite is My Name," which will be exclusive to Netflix in 2019.
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CELEBRITY - From YahooSports: An article about former NBA legend Kobe Bryant's upcoming projects.
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COMICS-FILM - From DenofGeek: Everything you need to know about Warner Bros./DC Comics' "Shazam" movie, which is due April 5, 2019.
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COMICS-FILM - From TheWrap: Black Canary, Huntress, Cassandra Cain, and Renee Montoya will join Margot Robbie's Harley Quinn in the "Birds of Prey" film.
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TELEVISION - From CBR: Their may be a TV series based on the "Aliens" film franchise.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Harrison Ford is considering starring in a big-budget adaptation of the Jack London's 1903 novel, "Call of the Wild." Previous film versions of the classic novel about the Klondike gold rush have starred Clark Gable and Charlton Heston.
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MOVIES - From IndieWire: Keanu Reeves cast doubt on "Bill & Ted 3" because the project is still facing challenges.
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CULTURE - From NYTimes: "When Black actors use their "White voice."
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 7/13 to 7/15/2018 weekend box office is "Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation" with an estimated take of $44.1 million.
From Variety: "Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation" also passes new release "Skyscraper" at the international box office.
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EMMYS- From Variety: Here is a complete list of the 70th/ 2018 Emmy Award nominations.
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MOVIES - From TheGuardian: A lost screenplay, "entitled Burning Secret," written by the late Stanley Kubrick ("Full Metal Jacket") has been found.
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MOVIES - From RollingStone: The original director, writers, and actors will return for a sequel to the hit 2009 film, "Zombieland."
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MOVIES - From PopSugar: Dwayne Johnson is not sure if he is going to be in "Fast & Furious 9"
OBIT:
From PittPostGazette: Former NFL player, Gabe Rivera, has died at the age of 57, Monday, July 16, 2018. Rivera was the Steelers first round pick in 1983 out of Texas Tech. Six games into his rookie season, his career ended when he was injured in a car accident and paralyzed from the waist down. Rivera was notoriously chosen ahead of hometown boy Dan Marino who was picked later in the first round by the Miami Dolphins where he went on to have a legendary and record-setting, NFL Hall of Fame career.
VIDEOS:
From YouTube: The first official trailer for "Glass," the sequel to M. Night Shyamalan's "Unbreakable" and "Split."
From YouTube: Second official trailer for "The Predator."
From YouTube: First trailer for Warner Bros./New Line/DC Comics' "Shazam" (due Spring 2019).
From YouTube: First full(?) "Aquaman" trailer.
COMIC-CON - TELEVISION - From Deadline: Joss Whedon and Monica Owusu-Breen to shepherd a reboot of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," but with a Black female lead.
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COMIC-CON - TELEVISION - From Deadline: Andrew Lincoln, who plays "Rick Grimes," the lead character on AMC's hit, "The Walking Dead," confirms that he is leaving the series during the upcoming season.
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SCANDAL - From CBR: Old social media posts get James Gunn ("Guardians of the Galaxy" franchise) fired by Disney.
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SCANDAL - From TheWrap: Lionsgate's legal affairs department is hit with sexual misconduct accusations.
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MOVIES - From TheWrap: Their will be a movie musical based on the legendary musical, "Cats." Jennifer Hudson, Ian McKellan, James Corden, and Taylor Swift will be among the cast.
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COMICS-FILM - From ShadowandAct: Zazie Beetz (FX's "Atlanta") in talks to star opposite Joaquin Phoenix in Warner/DC Comics' standalone film, "The Joker."
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COMIC-CON - From BleedingCool: New Line announces a third film in its "Annabelle" horror movie franchise.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Sony Pictures moves Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" to August 9, 2019.
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COMICS-FILM - From YahooTheTelegraph: Once upon a time, online morons/trolls were totally against Chris Nolan casting the late Heath Ledger as "The Joker" in "The Dark Knight."
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STREAMING - From YahooEntertainment: Chris Rock joins Eddie Murphy in Murphy's Rudy Ray Moore biopic, "Dolemite is My Name," which will be exclusive to Netflix in 2019.
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CELEBRITY - From YahooSports: An article about former NBA legend Kobe Bryant's upcoming projects.
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COMICS-FILM - From DenofGeek: Everything you need to know about Warner Bros./DC Comics' "Shazam" movie, which is due April 5, 2019.
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COMICS-FILM - From TheWrap: Black Canary, Huntress, Cassandra Cain, and Renee Montoya will join Margot Robbie's Harley Quinn in the "Birds of Prey" film.
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TELEVISION - From CBR: Their may be a TV series based on the "Aliens" film franchise.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Harrison Ford is considering starring in a big-budget adaptation of the Jack London's 1903 novel, "Call of the Wild." Previous film versions of the classic novel about the Klondike gold rush have starred Clark Gable and Charlton Heston.
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MOVIES - From IndieWire: Keanu Reeves cast doubt on "Bill & Ted 3" because the project is still facing challenges.
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CULTURE - From NYTimes: "When Black actors use their "White voice."
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 7/13 to 7/15/2018 weekend box office is "Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation" with an estimated take of $44.1 million.
From Variety: "Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation" also passes new release "Skyscraper" at the international box office.
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EMMYS- From Variety: Here is a complete list of the 70th/ 2018 Emmy Award nominations.
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MOVIES - From TheGuardian: A lost screenplay, "entitled Burning Secret," written by the late Stanley Kubrick ("Full Metal Jacket") has been found.
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MOVIES - From RollingStone: The original director, writers, and actors will return for a sequel to the hit 2009 film, "Zombieland."
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MOVIES - From PopSugar: Dwayne Johnson is not sure if he is going to be in "Fast & Furious 9"
OBIT:
From PittPostGazette: Former NFL player, Gabe Rivera, has died at the age of 57, Monday, July 16, 2018. Rivera was the Steelers first round pick in 1983 out of Texas Tech. Six games into his rookie season, his career ended when he was injured in a car accident and paralyzed from the waist down. Rivera was notoriously chosen ahead of hometown boy Dan Marino who was picked later in the first round by the Miami Dolphins where he went on to have a legendary and record-setting, NFL Hall of Fame career.
VIDEOS:
From YouTube: The first official trailer for "Glass," the sequel to M. Night Shyamalan's "Unbreakable" and "Split."
From YouTube: Second official trailer for "The Predator."
From YouTube: First trailer for Warner Bros./New Line/DC Comics' "Shazam" (due Spring 2019).
From YouTube: First full(?) "Aquaman" trailer.
Saturday, July 8, 2017
Warner Bros. Pictures Brings Its Biggest Films and Stars to San Diego Comic-Con 2017
Warner Bros. Pictures Gets Ready to Run the Gamut at Comic-Con International: San Diego
The Studio takes to Hall H with highlights from its roster of highly anticipated upcoming films, including DC’s “Justice League” and “Aquaman,” “Blade Runner 2049,” and “Ready Player One”
Outside the Hall and throughout the convention, fans will find activities and activations for “Annabelle: Creation,” “IT,” “The LEGO® NINJAGO® Movie” and “Blade Runner 2049,” plus talent signings in the Warner Bros. and DC booths
BURBANK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Warner Bros. Pictures brings some of its biggest films and brightest stars to this year’s Comic-Con International: San Diego. The announcement was made by Sue Kroll, President, Worldwide Marketing and Distribution, who stated, “Every year we look forward to Comic-Con and every year we—along with our wonderful actors and filmmakers—eagerly share our enthusiasm for the upcoming Warner Bros. slate. Coming off the success we’re enjoying with ‘Wonder Woman,’ we are more excited than ever to interact with the fans, thank them for their ongoing support, and give them a taste of the incredible films we have for them in the coming months and into 2018.”
On Saturday, July 22, 2017, beginning at 11:30 a.m., Warner Bros. will light up Hall H with a presentation showcasing some of its eagerly awaited upcoming releases, with exclusive footage and revealing conversations, helmed by master of ceremonies Chris Hardwick.
The lineup includes:
Director Steven Spielberg’s “Ready Player One,” based on the hugely popular Ernest Cline novel, with stars Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke and T.J. Miller, author/co-screenwriter Cline, co-screenwriter Zak Penn, and Spielberg on the panel;
The long-awaited “Blade Runner 2049,” Alcon Entertainment’s sequel to the cult classic takes us 30 more years into the future, with stars Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford, as well as Ana de Armas, Sylvia Hoeks, Robin Wright, Lennie James and Mackenzie Davis, writers Hampton Fancher and Michael Green, and the film’s director, Denis Villeneuve;
And the greatest Super Heroes of the DC universe, united for the first time on the big screen, with stars Ben Affleck, Gal Gadot, Jason Momoa, Ezra Miller and Ray Fisher talking all things “Justice League,” as well as an early look at director James Wan’s “Aquaman.”
In addition to the Hall H presentation, Warner Bros. will host several activities and activations throughout the convention and around the town. Starting things off on Wednesday, July 19, 2017, the Studio will frighten fans with a screening of “Annabelle: Creation,” the newest feature in New Line Cinema’s “Conjuring” horror-verse, which debuted out of the Los Angeles Film Festival with a score of 100% Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes. The screening will take place at the Westfield Horton Plaza and will be followed by a Q&A with director David F. Sandberg and stars Stephanie Sigman, Talitha Bateman, Lulu Wilson and Anthony LaPaglia.
Keeping the scares going strong, on Thursday the 20th and through the weekend, brave fans can hop on the creepiest school bus in town: an “IT”-inspired virtual reality installation that will have them skipping school for the foreseeable future. The bus and FLOAT: A Cinematic VR Experience will be located at the Interactive Zone across from Petco Park—no badge required.
On Thursday evening, attend a panel for “The LEGO® NINJAGO® Movie” in the convention hall’s room 6A, with stars Dave Franco, Justin Theroux, Abbi Jacobson, Olivia Munn, Kumail Nanjiani, Michael Peña and Zach Woods and producer Dan Lin. Attendees will receive an exclusive, movie-themed giveaway. And for an hour each day during the convention, fans looking for a good stretch before standing in their next line can head to the lawn at the Omni Hotel to participate in “NINJOGA,” a tai chi/yoga-like workout for the ninja in everyone. The class begins at 10 a.m., Thursday through Sunday.
Also launching on Thursday, and open through Sunday, is the Blade Runner 2049 Experience, an immense, immersive and interactive multimedia installation that replicates the film’s environment. It will be positioned outside of the Convention proper in the Gaslamp Quarter—no badge necessary.
And finally, following the Hall H presentation on Saturday, fans can hit the convention floor for talent signings in the Warner Bros. and DC booths, starting at approximately 12:15 p.m.
About “Ready Player One”
From filmmaker Steven Spielberg comes the science fiction action adventure “Ready Player One,” based on Ernest Cline’s bestseller of the same name, which has become a worldwide phenomenon. The film is set in 2045, with the world on the brink of chaos and collapse. But the people have found salvation in the OASIS, an expansive virtual reality universe created by the brilliant and eccentric James Halliday. When Halliday dies, he leaves his immense fortune to the first person to find a digital Easter egg he has hidden somewhere in the OASIS, sparking a contest that grips the entire world. When an unlikely young hero named Wade Watts decides to join the contest, he is hurled into a breakneck, reality-bending treasure hunt through a fantastical universe of mystery, discovery and danger. Spielberg directed the film from a screenplay by Zak Penn and Ernest Cline. The film was produced by Spielberg, Donald De Line, Kristie Macosko Krieger and Dan Farah; with Adam Somner, Daniel Lupi, Chris DeFaria and Bruce Berman serving as executive producers. It stars Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, Ben Mendelsohn and T.J. Miller, with Simon Pegg and Mark Rylance. Warner Bros. Pictures and Amblin Entertainment present, in association with Village Roadshow Pictures, an Amblin Production, a De Line Pictures Production, a Steven Spielberg Film, “Ready Player One.” Slated for release on March 30, 2018, the film will be distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, and in select territories by Village Roadshow Pictures.
About “Blade Runner 2049”
From director Denis Villeneuve comes Alcon Entertainment’s science fiction thriller “Blade Runner 2049,” the much-anticipated sequel to the acclaimed sci-fi film “Blade Runner.” Thirty years after the events of the first film, a new blade runner, LAPD Officer K, unearths a long-buried secret that has the potential to plunge what’s left of society into chaos. K’s discovery leads him on a quest to find Rick Deckard, a former LAPD blade runner who has been missing for 30 years. The film stars Ryan Gosling, Harrison Ford, Ana de Armas, Sylvia Hoeks, Robin Wright, Mackenzie Davis, Carla Juri, and Lennie James, with Dave Bautista and Jared Leto. The film was produced by Andrew A. Kosove and Broderick Johnson and Bud Yorkin and Cynthia Yorkin. Ridley Scott, who directed the first “Blade Runner,” served as an executive producer, together with Tim Gamble, Frank Giustra, Yale Badick, Val Hill, and Bill Carraro. Villeneuve directed the film from a screenplay by Hampton Fancher and Michael Green, story by Fancher, based on characters from the novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep by Philip K. Dick. Opening on October 6, 2017, in 2D and 3D in select theatres and IMAX, “Blade Runner 2049” is a presentation of Alcon Entertainment and will be distributed domestically by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, and internationally by Sony Pictures Entertainment. www.bladerunnermovie.com
About “Aquaman”
Warner Bros. Pictures’ action adventure “Aquaman” is helmed by James Wan and stars Jason Momoa in the title role, returning to the character he plays in this fall’s “Justice League.” The film also stars Amber Heard, Willem Dafoe, Temuera Morrison, Dolph Lundgren, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, with Patrick Wilson, and Nicole Kidman. The film is being produced by Peter Safran, with Zack Snyder, Deborah Snyder, Rob Cowan, Jon Berg and Geoff Johns serving as executive producers. An icon for over 75 years, Aquaman is known by fans of DC Comics as the ruler of Atlantis but committed to protecting the entire globe, both land and sea. Currently set for a 2018 release, the film is based on characters from DC.
About “Justice League”
From Warner Bros. Pictures comes “Justice League,” directed by Zack Snyder and starring Ben Affleck, Gal Gadot, Jason Momoa, Ezra Miller, and Ray Fisher as the famed lineup of DC Super Heroes. Fueled by his restored faith in humanity and inspired by Superman’s selfless act, Bruce Wayne enlists the help of his newfound ally, Diana Prince, to face an even greater enemy. Together, Batman and Wonder Woman work quickly to find and recruit a team of metahumans to stand against this newly awakened threat. But despite the formation of this unprecedented league of heroes—Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Cyborg and The Flash—it may already be too late to save the planet from an assault of catastrophic proportions. The “Justice League” screenplay is by Chris Terrio, story by Zack Snyder & Chris Terrio, based on characters from DC, Superman created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. The film’s producers are Charles Roven, Deborah Snyder, Jon Berg and Geoff Johns, with executive producers Jim Rowe, Wesley Coller, Curtis Kanemoto, Chris Terrio and Ben Affleck. The film is set for release in 3D and 2D in select theaters and IMAX on November 17, 2017. justiceleaguethemovie.com
About “Annabelle: Creation”
From New Line Cinema comes “Annabelle: Creation,” with David F. Sandberg directing. The new film is once again being produced by Peter Safran and James Wan, who previously partnered on “The Conjuring” hit movies. Several years after the tragic death of their little girl, a doll maker and his wife welcome a nun and several girls from a shuttered orphanage into their home. They soon become the target of the doll maker’s possessed creation, Annabelle. Sandberg directs from a screenplay by Gary Dauberman. The film stars Stephanie Sigman, Talitha Bateman, Lulu Wilson, Philippa Coulthard, Grace Fulton, Lou Lou Safran, Samara Lee, Tayler Buck, with Anthony LaPaglia and Miranda Otto. Serving as executive producers on “Annabelle: Creation” are Richard Brener, Walter Hamada, Dave Neustadter and Hans Ritter. New Line Cinema presents, an Atomic Monster/Safran Company production, “Annabelle: Creation.” Slated for release August 11, 2017, the film will be distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company. www.annabellemovie.com
About “IT”
New Line Cinema’s horror thriller “IT” is based on the hugely popular Stephen King novel of the same name, which has been terrifying readers for decades. When children begin to disappear in the town of Derry, Maine, a group of young kids are faced with their biggest fears when they square off against an evil clown named Pennywise, whose history of murder and violence dates back for centuries. “IT” stars Bill Skarsgård as the story’s central villain, Pennywise, alongside Jaeden Lieberher, Jeremy Ray Taylor, Sophia Lillis, Finn Wolfhard, Wyatt Oleff, Chosen Jacobs, Jack Dylan Grazer, Nicholas Hamilton and Jackson Robert Scott. Andy Muschietti directed “IT” from a screenplay by Chase Palmer & Cary Fukunaga and Gary Dauberman. Roy Lee, Dan Lin, Seth Grahame-Smith, David Katzenberg and Barbara Muschietti are the producers, with Dave Neustadter, Walter Hamada, Richard Brener, Toby Emmerich, Marty P. Ewing, Doug Davison, Jon Silk and Niija Kuykendall serving as executive producers. New Line Cinema presents a Vertigo Entertainment/Lin Pictures/Katzsmith Production, “IT.” Slated for release on September 8, 2017, the film will be distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Entertainment Company. www.Itthemove.com
About “The LEGO NINJAGO Movie”
A new animated adventure in Warner Bros. Pictures’ LEGO® franchise, “The LEGO NINJAGO® Movie” stars Dave Franco, Justin Theroux, Fred Armisen, Abbi Jacobson, Olivia Munn, Kumail Nanjiani, Michael Peña, Zach Woods, and the legendary Jackie Chan. In this big-screen NINJAGO adventure, the battle for NINJAGO City calls to action young Master Builder Lloyd, aka the Green Ninja, along with his friends, who are all secret ninja warriors. Led by Master Wu, as wise-cracking as he is wise, they must defeat evil warlord Garmadon, The Worst Guy Ever, who also happens to be Lloyd’s dad. Pitting mech against mech and father against son, the epic showdown will test this fierce but undisciplined team of modern-day ninjas who must learn to check their egos and pull together to unleash their inner power of Spinjitzu. The film is directed by Charlie Bean, Paul Fisher and Bob Logan. The screenplay is by Bob Logan & Paul Fisher & William Wheeler & Tom Wheeler and Jared Stern & John Whittington, story by Hilary Winston & Bob Logan & Paul Fisher & William Wheeler & Tom Wheeler and Dan Hageman & Kevin Hageman, based on LEGO Construction Toys. It is produced by Dan Lin, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, Chris McKay, Maryann Garger, and Roy Lee. The executive producers are Jill Wilfert, Keith Malone, and Seth Grahame-Smith, with John Powers Middleton serving as co-producer. The film is slated to open on September 22, 2017, in both 3D and 2D. From Warner Bros. Pictures and Warner Animation Group, in association with LEGO System A/S, a Lin Pictures/Lord Miller/Vertigo Entertainment Production, “The LEGO NINJAGO Movie” will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company. www.legoninjagomovie.com
LEGO, the LEGO logo, NINJAGO, the minifigure and the brick and knob configuration are trademarks of The LEGO Group. ©2017 The LEGO Group. Used with permission. All rights reserved.
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The Studio takes to Hall H with highlights from its roster of highly anticipated upcoming films, including DC’s “Justice League” and “Aquaman,” “Blade Runner 2049,” and “Ready Player One”
Outside the Hall and throughout the convention, fans will find activities and activations for “Annabelle: Creation,” “IT,” “The LEGO® NINJAGO® Movie” and “Blade Runner 2049,” plus talent signings in the Warner Bros. and DC booths
BURBANK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Warner Bros. Pictures brings some of its biggest films and brightest stars to this year’s Comic-Con International: San Diego. The announcement was made by Sue Kroll, President, Worldwide Marketing and Distribution, who stated, “Every year we look forward to Comic-Con and every year we—along with our wonderful actors and filmmakers—eagerly share our enthusiasm for the upcoming Warner Bros. slate. Coming off the success we’re enjoying with ‘Wonder Woman,’ we are more excited than ever to interact with the fans, thank them for their ongoing support, and give them a taste of the incredible films we have for them in the coming months and into 2018.”
On Saturday, July 22, 2017, beginning at 11:30 a.m., Warner Bros. will light up Hall H with a presentation showcasing some of its eagerly awaited upcoming releases, with exclusive footage and revealing conversations, helmed by master of ceremonies Chris Hardwick.
The lineup includes:
Director Steven Spielberg’s “Ready Player One,” based on the hugely popular Ernest Cline novel, with stars Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke and T.J. Miller, author/co-screenwriter Cline, co-screenwriter Zak Penn, and Spielberg on the panel;
The long-awaited “Blade Runner 2049,” Alcon Entertainment’s sequel to the cult classic takes us 30 more years into the future, with stars Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford, as well as Ana de Armas, Sylvia Hoeks, Robin Wright, Lennie James and Mackenzie Davis, writers Hampton Fancher and Michael Green, and the film’s director, Denis Villeneuve;
And the greatest Super Heroes of the DC universe, united for the first time on the big screen, with stars Ben Affleck, Gal Gadot, Jason Momoa, Ezra Miller and Ray Fisher talking all things “Justice League,” as well as an early look at director James Wan’s “Aquaman.”
In addition to the Hall H presentation, Warner Bros. will host several activities and activations throughout the convention and around the town. Starting things off on Wednesday, July 19, 2017, the Studio will frighten fans with a screening of “Annabelle: Creation,” the newest feature in New Line Cinema’s “Conjuring” horror-verse, which debuted out of the Los Angeles Film Festival with a score of 100% Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes. The screening will take place at the Westfield Horton Plaza and will be followed by a Q&A with director David F. Sandberg and stars Stephanie Sigman, Talitha Bateman, Lulu Wilson and Anthony LaPaglia.
Keeping the scares going strong, on Thursday the 20th and through the weekend, brave fans can hop on the creepiest school bus in town: an “IT”-inspired virtual reality installation that will have them skipping school for the foreseeable future. The bus and FLOAT: A Cinematic VR Experience will be located at the Interactive Zone across from Petco Park—no badge required.
On Thursday evening, attend a panel for “The LEGO® NINJAGO® Movie” in the convention hall’s room 6A, with stars Dave Franco, Justin Theroux, Abbi Jacobson, Olivia Munn, Kumail Nanjiani, Michael Peña and Zach Woods and producer Dan Lin. Attendees will receive an exclusive, movie-themed giveaway. And for an hour each day during the convention, fans looking for a good stretch before standing in their next line can head to the lawn at the Omni Hotel to participate in “NINJOGA,” a tai chi/yoga-like workout for the ninja in everyone. The class begins at 10 a.m., Thursday through Sunday.
Also launching on Thursday, and open through Sunday, is the Blade Runner 2049 Experience, an immense, immersive and interactive multimedia installation that replicates the film’s environment. It will be positioned outside of the Convention proper in the Gaslamp Quarter—no badge necessary.
And finally, following the Hall H presentation on Saturday, fans can hit the convention floor for talent signings in the Warner Bros. and DC booths, starting at approximately 12:15 p.m.
About “Ready Player One”
From filmmaker Steven Spielberg comes the science fiction action adventure “Ready Player One,” based on Ernest Cline’s bestseller of the same name, which has become a worldwide phenomenon. The film is set in 2045, with the world on the brink of chaos and collapse. But the people have found salvation in the OASIS, an expansive virtual reality universe created by the brilliant and eccentric James Halliday. When Halliday dies, he leaves his immense fortune to the first person to find a digital Easter egg he has hidden somewhere in the OASIS, sparking a contest that grips the entire world. When an unlikely young hero named Wade Watts decides to join the contest, he is hurled into a breakneck, reality-bending treasure hunt through a fantastical universe of mystery, discovery and danger. Spielberg directed the film from a screenplay by Zak Penn and Ernest Cline. The film was produced by Spielberg, Donald De Line, Kristie Macosko Krieger and Dan Farah; with Adam Somner, Daniel Lupi, Chris DeFaria and Bruce Berman serving as executive producers. It stars Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, Ben Mendelsohn and T.J. Miller, with Simon Pegg and Mark Rylance. Warner Bros. Pictures and Amblin Entertainment present, in association with Village Roadshow Pictures, an Amblin Production, a De Line Pictures Production, a Steven Spielberg Film, “Ready Player One.” Slated for release on March 30, 2018, the film will be distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, and in select territories by Village Roadshow Pictures.
About “Blade Runner 2049”
From director Denis Villeneuve comes Alcon Entertainment’s science fiction thriller “Blade Runner 2049,” the much-anticipated sequel to the acclaimed sci-fi film “Blade Runner.” Thirty years after the events of the first film, a new blade runner, LAPD Officer K, unearths a long-buried secret that has the potential to plunge what’s left of society into chaos. K’s discovery leads him on a quest to find Rick Deckard, a former LAPD blade runner who has been missing for 30 years. The film stars Ryan Gosling, Harrison Ford, Ana de Armas, Sylvia Hoeks, Robin Wright, Mackenzie Davis, Carla Juri, and Lennie James, with Dave Bautista and Jared Leto. The film was produced by Andrew A. Kosove and Broderick Johnson and Bud Yorkin and Cynthia Yorkin. Ridley Scott, who directed the first “Blade Runner,” served as an executive producer, together with Tim Gamble, Frank Giustra, Yale Badick, Val Hill, and Bill Carraro. Villeneuve directed the film from a screenplay by Hampton Fancher and Michael Green, story by Fancher, based on characters from the novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep by Philip K. Dick. Opening on October 6, 2017, in 2D and 3D in select theatres and IMAX, “Blade Runner 2049” is a presentation of Alcon Entertainment and will be distributed domestically by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, and internationally by Sony Pictures Entertainment. www.bladerunnermovie.com
About “Aquaman”
Warner Bros. Pictures’ action adventure “Aquaman” is helmed by James Wan and stars Jason Momoa in the title role, returning to the character he plays in this fall’s “Justice League.” The film also stars Amber Heard, Willem Dafoe, Temuera Morrison, Dolph Lundgren, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, with Patrick Wilson, and Nicole Kidman. The film is being produced by Peter Safran, with Zack Snyder, Deborah Snyder, Rob Cowan, Jon Berg and Geoff Johns serving as executive producers. An icon for over 75 years, Aquaman is known by fans of DC Comics as the ruler of Atlantis but committed to protecting the entire globe, both land and sea. Currently set for a 2018 release, the film is based on characters from DC.
About “Justice League”
From Warner Bros. Pictures comes “Justice League,” directed by Zack Snyder and starring Ben Affleck, Gal Gadot, Jason Momoa, Ezra Miller, and Ray Fisher as the famed lineup of DC Super Heroes. Fueled by his restored faith in humanity and inspired by Superman’s selfless act, Bruce Wayne enlists the help of his newfound ally, Diana Prince, to face an even greater enemy. Together, Batman and Wonder Woman work quickly to find and recruit a team of metahumans to stand against this newly awakened threat. But despite the formation of this unprecedented league of heroes—Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Cyborg and The Flash—it may already be too late to save the planet from an assault of catastrophic proportions. The “Justice League” screenplay is by Chris Terrio, story by Zack Snyder & Chris Terrio, based on characters from DC, Superman created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. The film’s producers are Charles Roven, Deborah Snyder, Jon Berg and Geoff Johns, with executive producers Jim Rowe, Wesley Coller, Curtis Kanemoto, Chris Terrio and Ben Affleck. The film is set for release in 3D and 2D in select theaters and IMAX on November 17, 2017. justiceleaguethemovie.com
About “Annabelle: Creation”
From New Line Cinema comes “Annabelle: Creation,” with David F. Sandberg directing. The new film is once again being produced by Peter Safran and James Wan, who previously partnered on “The Conjuring” hit movies. Several years after the tragic death of their little girl, a doll maker and his wife welcome a nun and several girls from a shuttered orphanage into their home. They soon become the target of the doll maker’s possessed creation, Annabelle. Sandberg directs from a screenplay by Gary Dauberman. The film stars Stephanie Sigman, Talitha Bateman, Lulu Wilson, Philippa Coulthard, Grace Fulton, Lou Lou Safran, Samara Lee, Tayler Buck, with Anthony LaPaglia and Miranda Otto. Serving as executive producers on “Annabelle: Creation” are Richard Brener, Walter Hamada, Dave Neustadter and Hans Ritter. New Line Cinema presents, an Atomic Monster/Safran Company production, “Annabelle: Creation.” Slated for release August 11, 2017, the film will be distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company. www.annabellemovie.com
About “IT”
New Line Cinema’s horror thriller “IT” is based on the hugely popular Stephen King novel of the same name, which has been terrifying readers for decades. When children begin to disappear in the town of Derry, Maine, a group of young kids are faced with their biggest fears when they square off against an evil clown named Pennywise, whose history of murder and violence dates back for centuries. “IT” stars Bill Skarsgård as the story’s central villain, Pennywise, alongside Jaeden Lieberher, Jeremy Ray Taylor, Sophia Lillis, Finn Wolfhard, Wyatt Oleff, Chosen Jacobs, Jack Dylan Grazer, Nicholas Hamilton and Jackson Robert Scott. Andy Muschietti directed “IT” from a screenplay by Chase Palmer & Cary Fukunaga and Gary Dauberman. Roy Lee, Dan Lin, Seth Grahame-Smith, David Katzenberg and Barbara Muschietti are the producers, with Dave Neustadter, Walter Hamada, Richard Brener, Toby Emmerich, Marty P. Ewing, Doug Davison, Jon Silk and Niija Kuykendall serving as executive producers. New Line Cinema presents a Vertigo Entertainment/Lin Pictures/Katzsmith Production, “IT.” Slated for release on September 8, 2017, the film will be distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Entertainment Company. www.Itthemove.com
About “The LEGO NINJAGO Movie”
A new animated adventure in Warner Bros. Pictures’ LEGO® franchise, “The LEGO NINJAGO® Movie” stars Dave Franco, Justin Theroux, Fred Armisen, Abbi Jacobson, Olivia Munn, Kumail Nanjiani, Michael Peña, Zach Woods, and the legendary Jackie Chan. In this big-screen NINJAGO adventure, the battle for NINJAGO City calls to action young Master Builder Lloyd, aka the Green Ninja, along with his friends, who are all secret ninja warriors. Led by Master Wu, as wise-cracking as he is wise, they must defeat evil warlord Garmadon, The Worst Guy Ever, who also happens to be Lloyd’s dad. Pitting mech against mech and father against son, the epic showdown will test this fierce but undisciplined team of modern-day ninjas who must learn to check their egos and pull together to unleash their inner power of Spinjitzu. The film is directed by Charlie Bean, Paul Fisher and Bob Logan. The screenplay is by Bob Logan & Paul Fisher & William Wheeler & Tom Wheeler and Jared Stern & John Whittington, story by Hilary Winston & Bob Logan & Paul Fisher & William Wheeler & Tom Wheeler and Dan Hageman & Kevin Hageman, based on LEGO Construction Toys. It is produced by Dan Lin, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, Chris McKay, Maryann Garger, and Roy Lee. The executive producers are Jill Wilfert, Keith Malone, and Seth Grahame-Smith, with John Powers Middleton serving as co-producer. The film is slated to open on September 22, 2017, in both 3D and 2D. From Warner Bros. Pictures and Warner Animation Group, in association with LEGO System A/S, a Lin Pictures/Lord Miller/Vertigo Entertainment Production, “The LEGO NINJAGO Movie” will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company. www.legoninjagomovie.com
LEGO, the LEGO logo, NINJAGO, the minifigure and the brick and knob configuration are trademarks of The LEGO Group. ©2017 The LEGO Group. Used with permission. All rights reserved.
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Friday, April 15, 2016
Review: Retro "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" is Kind of Like a Reboot
[This review was originally posted on Patreon.]
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)
Running time: 135 minutes (2 hours, 15 minutes)
MPAA – PG-13 for sci-fi action violence
DIRECTOR: J.J. Abrams
WRITERS: Lawrence Kasdan and J.J. Abrams, and Michael Arndt (based on characters created by George Lucas)
PRODUCERS: J.J. Abrams, Bryan Burk, and Kathleen Kennedy
CINEMATOGRAPHER: Dan Mindel ASC, BSC (D.o.P.)
EDITORS: Maryann Brandon and Mary Jo Markey
COMPOSER: John Williams
Academy Award nominee
SCI-FI/FANTASY/ACTION/ADVENTURE/DRAMA
Starring: Harrison Ford, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Adam Driver, Carrie Fisher, Oscar Isaac, Peter Mayhew, Lupita Nyong'o, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, Gwendoline Christie, Anthony Daniels, Max von Sydow, Greg Grunberg, Ken Leung, Warwick Davis, and Mark Hamill
Star Wars: The Force Awakens is a 2015 science fiction-fantasy action film directed by J. J. Abrams. It is the seventh installment in the Star Wars film series, which began with the 1977 Oscar-winning film, Star Wars, created by George Lucas. The Force Awakens is set 30 years after the events depicted in Return of the Jedi (1983). This film follows a desert scavenger, a renegade stormtrooper, and an X-wing fighter pilot as they fight a new enemy, which is personified by a young dark warrior who is strong with the Force.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens opens approximately 30 years after the Rebel Alliance's defeat of the Galactic Empire and the destruction of the second Death Star. However, the most famous hero of that battle, Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill), the last Jedi, has since disappeared. The First Order has risen from the remains of the Empire, and is led by the mysterious Supreme Commander Snoke (Andy Serkis), who has two immediate goals. He wants to destroy the New Republic (which was created by the Rebel Alliance) and its military wing, The Resistance, and will use his super-weapon, Starkiller Base, commanded by General Hux (Domhnall Gleeson), to do so.
To find Skywalker, Snope has tasked Kylo Ren (Adam Driver), a young dark warrior who is strong with the Force. Ren's search for information about Skywalker's whereabouts has led him to the desert planet, Jakku. There, Ren has a confrontation with a Resistance pilot, Poe Dameron (Oscar Isaac), which troubles a young First Order stormtrooper, FN-2187 (John Boyega), who is a witness to Dameron's capture.
Meanwhile, an astromech droid, BB-8, escapes into the Jakku night. BB-8 eventually meets Rey (Daisy Ridley), a young scavenger who will be the key to getting BB-8 and the crucial information he holds to the Resistance. And legends of the past, Han Solo (Harrison Ford), General Leia Organa (Carrie Fisher), and Chewbacca (Peter Mayhew) will help her.
Truthfully, I am in love with the new Star Wars characters, especially Rey and Finn (known by his First Order masters as FN-2187). I have also found a place in my heart for Poe, Kylo Ren, General Hux, Maz Kanata (Lupita Nyong'o), and the actors playing them. I have added BB-8 to my beloved droid duo of R2-D2 and C-3PO. I think that Daisy Ridley as Rey and John Boyega as Finn are among the best actors ever to appear in a Star Wars film, and the script allows them to give what may very well be two of the best dramatic performances every given in this franchise.
On the other hand, the movie itself is odd. I love Star Wars: The Force Awakens, but not unconditionally. I have to admit that I have mixed emotions because this is the first Star Wars film that George Lucas has not directed (and he directed four of them) or at least guided to fruition. Thus, a part of me wants to see this film as fan-fiction.
Lucas himself has described Star Wars: The Force Awakens as “retro,” and he is not far from the truth. Star Wars: The Force Awakens is filled with visuals and a narrative that are similar and practically copy the first Star Wars (also known as Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope). At times, The Force Awakens seems like a remake and semi-re-imagining of the original film, or, if you want to be cruel, you can call it a rehash of the best moments from the beginnings of Star Wars. I would not be surprised if Walt Disney Studios (the new owners of Star Wars) and the filmmakers intended Star Wars: The Force Awakens to be a reboot of the franchise, a fresh start after the much-maligned “prequel films,” but a reboot that is grounded in the original trilogy.
Whatever one might say about the prequel films (The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones, and Revenge of the Sith), they were ambitious. Star Wars: The Force Awakens merely seeks to entertain and to thrill. It is escapist entertainment like no other – just as Star Wars was back in 1977. There was nothing like Star Wars, and its simple story, filled with universal themes, resonated with audiences. That is true of Star Wars: The Force Awakens. I found myself exhilarated, and I often could not take my eyes off the screen. I laughed and some scenes even tried to make me cry.
As I edit this, it has been over two weeks since I saw Star Wars: The Force Awakens. I have thought about it often, and I put off writing this review. I have read other reviewers' opinions. A writer for The Village Voice called it “the third good Star Wars” movie. I think it is the fourth best Star Wars movie, behind the original three films, and a little ahead of Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace.
I think I need to warm up more to Star Wars: The Force Awakens, which might happen after repeated viewings. Still, I think the future is bright for the new films. Right now, I'd follow Rey, Finn, Poe, BB-8, and even Kylo Ren anywhere, and my favorite Star Wars character is back. Regardless of the story, the characters are the ones I have always loved. I am glad that some of the classic ones are back and that they have brought cool new ones with them.
8 of 10
A
Thursday, January 7, 2016
Edited on Thursday, April 14, 2016
NOTES:
2016 Academy Awards, USA: 5 nominations: “Best Achievement in Film Editing” (Maryann Brandon and Mary Jo Markey), “Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score” (John Williams), “Best Achievement in Sound Mixing” (Andy Nelson, Christopher Scarabosio, and Stuart Wilson), “Best Achievement in Sound Editing” (Matthew Wood and David Acord), and Best Achievement in Visual Effects” (Roger Guyett, Pat Tubach, Neal Scanlan, and Chris Corbould)
2016 BAFTA Awards: 1 win: “Best Achievement in Special Visual Effects” (Chris Corbould, Roger Guyett, Paul Kavanagh, and Neal Scanlan); 3 nominations: “Best Production Design” (Rick Carter, Darren Gilford, and Lee Sandales), “Best Original Music” (John Williams), and “Best Sound” (David Acord, Andy Nelson, Christopher Scarabosio, Matthew Wood, and Stuart Wilson)
The text is copyright © 2016 Leroy Douresseaux. All Rights Reserved. Contact this site for reprint and syndication rights and fees.
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Saturday, March 19, 2016
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from March 13th to 19th, 2016 - Update #31
Support Leroy on Patreon.
POLITICS - From CommonDreams: Sen. Elizabeth Warren: I am not Darth Vader...
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MOVIES - From CinemaBlend: David Koepp, one of the writers behind Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, will writer "Indiana Jones 5." That may be depressing, but like most big name writers for the major studios, Koepp's career has some hits and misses. However, the truth is that this franchise needs at least one fresh voice.
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TELEVISION -From Variety: Emma Stone and Jonah Hill, who worked together in 2007's "Superbad" will reunite for a new comedy television series.
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OBITS - From THR: The actor, Larry Drake, has died at the age of 66, Thursday, March 17, 2016. He was best known for his role as "Benny" on "L.A. Law," for which he won two Emmy Awards and received a third nomination.
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OBITS - From Variety: The actor, Joe Santos, has died at the age of 84, Friday, March 18, 2016. He was best known for his role as Lt. Dennis Becker on NBC's "The Rockford Files." He also appeared in "The Sopranos."
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BLACK LIVE MATTER - From Gawker: 5 deputies disciplined over their behavior after a Trump supporter sucker punched an African-American protester.
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BLACK LIVES MATTER - From TheVox: Yes, Police Chief Henry Stawinski, bias did play a role in the "friendly fire" death of African-American police officer, Lynh Bui, by his white colleagues.
From WashPost: Yes, they did see Bui as an assailant.
From YahooNews: ABC offers details of Officer Bui's death.
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OBIT - From Deadline: The actor and singer, Frank Sinatra, Jr., has died at the age of 72, Wednesday, March 16, 2016. He was, of course, the son of the legendary Frank Sinatra.
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COMICS/OBAMA - From BleedingCool: Sana Amanat, Marvel’s Director of Content & Character Development, editor and co-creator of the Kamala Khan/Ms Marvel character, introduced President Obama at a Women’s History Month reception at the White House on March 16th, 2016..
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POLITICS - From BillMoyers: GOP elites have only themselves to blame.
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MOVIES - From SlashFilm: "The Crow" remake is in trouble... again.
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MOVIES - From SlashFilm: Michael Mann is developing a prequel to his fondly remembered 1995 film, Heat.
---------------
MOVIES - From Variety: Studiocanal has acquired some distribution rights for the anticipated adventure film, "Lost City of Z," that is co-produced by Brad Pitt's company.
---------------
MOVIES - From CinemaBlend: Remember the remake of "A Nightmare on Elm Street " from 2010? Of course, you do. Don't front! You DON'T want to remember it. Anyway, an early idea for the remake, that New Line passed on, is so disturbing. It is better than what we actually got, but it may have been a bit much for a release from a major studio.
---------------
COMICS - From YahooFinance: Sally Field talks the failure of "The Amazing Spider-Man" films.
---------------
BLACK LIVES MATTER - From TheAtlantic: Ta-Nehisi Coates - The Paranoid Style of American Policing.
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BLACK LIVES MATTER - From WashPost: A grand jury will indict a ham sandwich unless that ham sandwich killed a young Black male.
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MOVIES - From BoxOfficeMojo: Steven Spielberg and Harrison Ford will return for a fifth "Indiana Jones" movie in 2019, according to an announcement by Disney.
----------------
POLITICS - From RollingStone: Yeah, Obama did stop giving any "fucks."
---------------
BLACK LIVES MATTER - From ThinkProgress: Minnesota lawmaker wants Black Lives Matter activists to pay for police overtime.
---------------
STAR TREK - From Polygon: Details on Paramount Pictures' lawsuit against Axanar Productions over its crowfunded Star Trek fanfilm, "Axanar."
From DenofGeek: The Star Trek film that never was - "Planet of the Titans."
---------------
COMICS - From HitFix: Robert Downey, Jr. doubts that there will be an "Iron Man 4."
---------------
POLITICS - From Truthout: No welcome mat for fascism.
---------------
POLITICS - From BuzzFlash: Trump and GOP need more racists than ever to win.
---------------
MOVIES - From the HuffingtonPost: Sasha Obama goes full fangirl on Ryan Reynolds at a White House state dinner, with the encourage of her sister, Malia.
---------------
MOVIES - TheWrap: Sean Parker, the creator of Napster, plans to disrupt the movie business with something called The Screening Room. Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson support it.
From TheWrap: Studios react to The Screening Room.
---------------
TELEVISION - From TheWrap: Justin Cornwell joins the "Training Day" TV pilot.
---------------
BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The #1 movie at the 3/11 to 3/13/2016 weekend box office is "Zootopia" with an estimated take of $50 million.
---------------
WALKING DEAD - From Variety: Melissa McBride talks to Variety about Carol, Daryl, and more.
From Variety: The Walking Dead, "The Same Boat," recap.
---------------
MOVIES - From SlashFilm: Reshoots for this summer's "Star Trek Beyond" and a new cast member. I smell trouble!
---------------
COMICS - From YahooMovies: Daredevil, The Punisher, and Elektra converge in new promo for Netflix's "Daredevil" Season 2.
---------------
POLITICS - From RSN: Chicago protesters force Donald Trump to cancel his Klan rally.
----------------
TRAILERS - From YouTube: New trailer for Tim Burton's "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" from 20th Century Fox.
TRAILERS - From YouTube: Official trailer for "X-Men Apocalypse."
POLITICS - From CommonDreams: Sen. Elizabeth Warren: I am not Darth Vader...
---------------
MOVIES - From CinemaBlend: David Koepp, one of the writers behind Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, will writer "Indiana Jones 5." That may be depressing, but like most big name writers for the major studios, Koepp's career has some hits and misses. However, the truth is that this franchise needs at least one fresh voice.
---------------
TELEVISION -From Variety: Emma Stone and Jonah Hill, who worked together in 2007's "Superbad" will reunite for a new comedy television series.
---------------
OBITS - From THR: The actor, Larry Drake, has died at the age of 66, Thursday, March 17, 2016. He was best known for his role as "Benny" on "L.A. Law," for which he won two Emmy Awards and received a third nomination.
---------------
OBITS - From Variety: The actor, Joe Santos, has died at the age of 84, Friday, March 18, 2016. He was best known for his role as Lt. Dennis Becker on NBC's "The Rockford Files." He also appeared in "The Sopranos."
---------------
BLACK LIVE MATTER - From Gawker: 5 deputies disciplined over their behavior after a Trump supporter sucker punched an African-American protester.
---------------
BLACK LIVES MATTER - From TheVox: Yes, Police Chief Henry Stawinski, bias did play a role in the "friendly fire" death of African-American police officer, Lynh Bui, by his white colleagues.
From WashPost: Yes, they did see Bui as an assailant.
From YahooNews: ABC offers details of Officer Bui's death.
---------------
OBIT - From Deadline: The actor and singer, Frank Sinatra, Jr., has died at the age of 72, Wednesday, March 16, 2016. He was, of course, the son of the legendary Frank Sinatra.
---------------
COMICS/OBAMA - From BleedingCool: Sana Amanat, Marvel’s Director of Content & Character Development, editor and co-creator of the Kamala Khan/Ms Marvel character, introduced President Obama at a Women’s History Month reception at the White House on March 16th, 2016..
----------------
POLITICS - From BillMoyers: GOP elites have only themselves to blame.
---------------
MOVIES - From SlashFilm: "The Crow" remake is in trouble... again.
---------------
MOVIES - From SlashFilm: Michael Mann is developing a prequel to his fondly remembered 1995 film, Heat.
---------------
MOVIES - From Variety: Studiocanal has acquired some distribution rights for the anticipated adventure film, "Lost City of Z," that is co-produced by Brad Pitt's company.
---------------
MOVIES - From CinemaBlend: Remember the remake of "A Nightmare on Elm Street " from 2010? Of course, you do. Don't front! You DON'T want to remember it. Anyway, an early idea for the remake, that New Line passed on, is so disturbing. It is better than what we actually got, but it may have been a bit much for a release from a major studio.
---------------
COMICS - From YahooFinance: Sally Field talks the failure of "The Amazing Spider-Man" films.
---------------
BLACK LIVES MATTER - From TheAtlantic: Ta-Nehisi Coates - The Paranoid Style of American Policing.
---------------
BLACK LIVES MATTER - From WashPost: A grand jury will indict a ham sandwich unless that ham sandwich killed a young Black male.
---------------
MOVIES - From BoxOfficeMojo: Steven Spielberg and Harrison Ford will return for a fifth "Indiana Jones" movie in 2019, according to an announcement by Disney.
----------------
POLITICS - From RollingStone: Yeah, Obama did stop giving any "fucks."
---------------
BLACK LIVES MATTER - From ThinkProgress: Minnesota lawmaker wants Black Lives Matter activists to pay for police overtime.
---------------
STAR TREK - From Polygon: Details on Paramount Pictures' lawsuit against Axanar Productions over its crowfunded Star Trek fanfilm, "Axanar."
From DenofGeek: The Star Trek film that never was - "Planet of the Titans."
---------------
COMICS - From HitFix: Robert Downey, Jr. doubts that there will be an "Iron Man 4."
---------------
POLITICS - From Truthout: No welcome mat for fascism.
---------------
POLITICS - From BuzzFlash: Trump and GOP need more racists than ever to win.
---------------
MOVIES - From the HuffingtonPost: Sasha Obama goes full fangirl on Ryan Reynolds at a White House state dinner, with the encourage of her sister, Malia.
---------------
MOVIES - TheWrap: Sean Parker, the creator of Napster, plans to disrupt the movie business with something called The Screening Room. Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson support it.
From TheWrap: Studios react to The Screening Room.
---------------
TELEVISION - From TheWrap: Justin Cornwell joins the "Training Day" TV pilot.
---------------
BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The #1 movie at the 3/11 to 3/13/2016 weekend box office is "Zootopia" with an estimated take of $50 million.
---------------
WALKING DEAD - From Variety: Melissa McBride talks to Variety about Carol, Daryl, and more.
From Variety: The Walking Dead, "The Same Boat," recap.
---------------
MOVIES - From SlashFilm: Reshoots for this summer's "Star Trek Beyond" and a new cast member. I smell trouble!
---------------
COMICS - From YahooMovies: Daredevil, The Punisher, and Elektra converge in new promo for Netflix's "Daredevil" Season 2.
---------------
POLITICS - From RSN: Chicago protesters force Donald Trump to cancel his Klan rally.
----------------
TRAILERS - From YouTube: New trailer for Tim Burton's "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" from 20th Century Fox.
TRAILERS - From YouTube: Official trailer for "X-Men Apocalypse."
Saturday, February 6, 2016
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from February 1st to 6th, 2016 - Update #32
Support Leroy on Patreon.
MOVIES - From TheWrap: Leonardo DiCaprio to star in "Conquest" from Paramount.
---------------
AWARDS - From Yahoo: Michael B. Jordan and diversity celebrated 2016 Image Awards, with complete list of winners.
---------------
TELEVISION - From UPI: Adam West will be one of the guest stars on the 200th episode of "The Big Band Theory."
---------------
COMICS - From ScreenRant: Still, there is some fun to be had of Walt Disney and Stan Lee Media - now with a Hillary Clinton connection.
---------------
OSCARS - From TheWrap: President Obama weighs in on #OscarsSoWhite.
---------------
MOVIES - From TheWrap: Here is how next year's Oscars may not be so white.
---------------
OSCARS - From TheWrap: The Coen Bros. address #OscarsSoWhite in a manner befitting white privilege and with a lack of awareness that is surprising but should be.
---------------
OSCARS - From TheWrap: Oscars so white... literally.
---------------
POLITICS - From CounterPunch: Freeing Julian Assange - the final chapter.
---------------
OSCARS - From THR: Kareem Abdul-Jabar: Why black people are invisible to Oscar voters.
----------------
ANIMATION - From YahooTV: Joe Alaskey was one of the successors to Mel Blanc as the voice of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, and other Looney Tunes characters. He died at the age of 63 of cancer on Wednesday, February 3, 2016.
---------------
MUSIC - From YahooMusic: Maurice White, the founder of Earth, Wind & Fire, died Wednesday, February 3, 2016. He will always remain a "Shining Star." R.I.P.
---------------
CRIME - From RSN: Exonerations in the United States hit a record high.
---------------
MOVIES - From Variety: Steven Soderbergh is coming out of retirement to make a film with Matt Damon and Channing Tatum.
---------------
OSCARS - From TheWrap: Helen Mirren things #OscarsSoWhite is unfair to the Academy.
---------------
COMICS - From BleedingCool: There is some backlash against DC Comics for its "re-imagining" of Scooby-Doo, which will be seen in an upcoming comic book series.
---------------
CRIME - From RSN: Police across the country rethinking use of violence - 'bout time.
---------------
POLITICS - From RollingStone: A right-wing, hawkish FOX News analyst who claimed to be ex-CIA turned out to be a fraud and is now facing trail.
---------------
MUSIC - From HuffingtonPost: David Bowie leaves most of his $100 million estate to his wife, two children, and a few close friends.
MUSIC - From LATimes: David Bowie's "Bowie bonds" were revolutionary for its time.
---------------
COMICS - From CinemaBlend: Marvel prepares to announce its plans for Josh Brolin as "Thanos."
---------------
MOVIES - From People: Kate Winslet talks about her "Titanic" co-star, Leonardo DiCaprio.
---------------
MOVIES - From YahooMovies: Universal sets dates for 9th and 10th installments of Fast and Furious franchise. Part 8 comes out in 2017.
---------------
POLITICS - From RawStory: Sarah Palin says she did not blame President Obama for her son beating his girlfriend.
---------------
MOVIES - From ScreenDaily: Rooney Mara to play Mary Magdalene
----------------
TELEVISION - From ThePlaylist: Naomi Watts and Tom Sizemore joins Netflix's "Twin Peaks" revival. By the way, David Lynch is said to be directing all the episodes.
---------------
BLACK HISTORY: From IMDb: Top 10 highest grossing Black directors by box office total.
---------------
OSCARS - From IMDb: The staff's Oscar snubs list.
---------------
MOVIES: From BusinessInsider: Anthony Ingruber looks like a young Harrison Ford, and played a young Ford in a recent movie, so... he's young Han Solo.
---------------
POLITICS - From YahooPolitics: How Ted Cruz out-trumped Trump.
---------------
POLITICS - From YahooPolitics: Clinton vs. Sanders to close to call...
---------------
MOVIES - From YahooMovies: An article about Nate Parker, director of "Birth of a Nation."
---------------
ANIMATION - From CBR: See Disney classics drawn Tim Burton style.
---------------
MOVIES - From Deadline: Nate Parker's "Birth of a Nation" tops 2016 Sundance Film Festival; here is a winners list.
---------------
AWARDS - From Deadline: The 2016 Art Directors Guild Awards are announced with "Mad Max: Fury Road" and "The Revenant" among top winners.
---------------
MOVIES - From Deadline: "Kung Fu 3" sets an opening weekend record in China.
---------------
MOVIES - From Complex: FOX Searchlight pays a record $17.5 million for Nate Parker's "Birth of a Nation," the top winner at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival.
---------------
BLACK LIVES MATTER - From ThinkProgress: Before the cops killed him, Quintonio LeGrier called 911 three times for help.
---------------
OSCARS - From Complex: Steve McQueen, the Black director who won an Oscar as a producer on "12 Years a Slave," speaks about #OscarsSoWhite.
MOVIES - From TheWrap: Leonardo DiCaprio to star in "Conquest" from Paramount.
---------------
AWARDS - From Yahoo: Michael B. Jordan and diversity celebrated 2016 Image Awards, with complete list of winners.
---------------
TELEVISION - From UPI: Adam West will be one of the guest stars on the 200th episode of "The Big Band Theory."
---------------
COMICS - From ScreenRant: Still, there is some fun to be had of Walt Disney and Stan Lee Media - now with a Hillary Clinton connection.
---------------
OSCARS - From TheWrap: President Obama weighs in on #OscarsSoWhite.
---------------
MOVIES - From TheWrap: Here is how next year's Oscars may not be so white.
---------------
OSCARS - From TheWrap: The Coen Bros. address #OscarsSoWhite in a manner befitting white privilege and with a lack of awareness that is surprising but should be.
---------------
OSCARS - From TheWrap: Oscars so white... literally.
---------------
POLITICS - From CounterPunch: Freeing Julian Assange - the final chapter.
---------------
OSCARS - From THR: Kareem Abdul-Jabar: Why black people are invisible to Oscar voters.
----------------
ANIMATION - From YahooTV: Joe Alaskey was one of the successors to Mel Blanc as the voice of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, and other Looney Tunes characters. He died at the age of 63 of cancer on Wednesday, February 3, 2016.
---------------
MUSIC - From YahooMusic: Maurice White, the founder of Earth, Wind & Fire, died Wednesday, February 3, 2016. He will always remain a "Shining Star." R.I.P.
---------------
CRIME - From RSN: Exonerations in the United States hit a record high.
---------------
MOVIES - From Variety: Steven Soderbergh is coming out of retirement to make a film with Matt Damon and Channing Tatum.
---------------
OSCARS - From TheWrap: Helen Mirren things #OscarsSoWhite is unfair to the Academy.
---------------
COMICS - From BleedingCool: There is some backlash against DC Comics for its "re-imagining" of Scooby-Doo, which will be seen in an upcoming comic book series.
---------------
CRIME - From RSN: Police across the country rethinking use of violence - 'bout time.
---------------
POLITICS - From RollingStone: A right-wing, hawkish FOX News analyst who claimed to be ex-CIA turned out to be a fraud and is now facing trail.
---------------
MUSIC - From HuffingtonPost: David Bowie leaves most of his $100 million estate to his wife, two children, and a few close friends.
MUSIC - From LATimes: David Bowie's "Bowie bonds" were revolutionary for its time.
---------------
COMICS - From CinemaBlend: Marvel prepares to announce its plans for Josh Brolin as "Thanos."
---------------
MOVIES - From People: Kate Winslet talks about her "Titanic" co-star, Leonardo DiCaprio.
---------------
MOVIES - From YahooMovies: Universal sets dates for 9th and 10th installments of Fast and Furious franchise. Part 8 comes out in 2017.
---------------
POLITICS - From RawStory: Sarah Palin says she did not blame President Obama for her son beating his girlfriend.
---------------
MOVIES - From ScreenDaily: Rooney Mara to play Mary Magdalene
----------------
TELEVISION - From ThePlaylist: Naomi Watts and Tom Sizemore joins Netflix's "Twin Peaks" revival. By the way, David Lynch is said to be directing all the episodes.
---------------
BLACK HISTORY: From IMDb: Top 10 highest grossing Black directors by box office total.
---------------
OSCARS - From IMDb: The staff's Oscar snubs list.
---------------
MOVIES: From BusinessInsider: Anthony Ingruber looks like a young Harrison Ford, and played a young Ford in a recent movie, so... he's young Han Solo.
---------------
POLITICS - From YahooPolitics: How Ted Cruz out-trumped Trump.
---------------
POLITICS - From YahooPolitics: Clinton vs. Sanders to close to call...
---------------
MOVIES - From YahooMovies: An article about Nate Parker, director of "Birth of a Nation."
---------------
ANIMATION - From CBR: See Disney classics drawn Tim Burton style.
---------------
MOVIES - From Deadline: Nate Parker's "Birth of a Nation" tops 2016 Sundance Film Festival; here is a winners list.
---------------
AWARDS - From Deadline: The 2016 Art Directors Guild Awards are announced with "Mad Max: Fury Road" and "The Revenant" among top winners.
---------------
MOVIES - From Deadline: "Kung Fu 3" sets an opening weekend record in China.
---------------
MOVIES - From Complex: FOX Searchlight pays a record $17.5 million for Nate Parker's "Birth of a Nation," the top winner at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival.
---------------
BLACK LIVES MATTER - From ThinkProgress: Before the cops killed him, Quintonio LeGrier called 911 three times for help.
---------------
OSCARS - From Complex: Steve McQueen, the Black director who won an Oscar as a producer on "12 Years a Slave," speaks about #OscarsSoWhite.
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