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MOVIES - From Variety: Documentary filmmaker Tony Zierra plans a documentary about legendary filmmaker, the late Stanley Kubrick.
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SCANDAL - From Vulture: In breaking a non-disclosure agreement (NDA), Rose McGowan claimes that Harvey Weinstein raped her.
From YahooGMA: Director Rob Reiner says that there are more "Harvey Weinsteins."
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MUSIC - From BET: Grammy-winning recording artist, Frank Ocean, has won his a libel suit brought by his father.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: Tyler Perry's "Boo 2!" headed to be #1 at weekend box office.
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CELEBRITY - From Variety: PartyCasino claims to name the most and least profitable actors and actresses in Hollywood.
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CELEBRITY - From YahooEntertainment: Jackie Chan remembers impromptu game of bowling with Bruce Lee just days before Lee died.
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SCANDAL - From ShadowandAct: Lupita N'yongo documents her awful encounter with Harvey Weinstein.
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MOVIES - From Variety: The writers behind FX's "Feud: Betty and Joan" miniseries are writing a biopic of actress Vivien Leigh, who won two best actress Oscars, the most famous for her role as Scarlett O'Hara in "Gone with the Wind."
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MOVIES - From THR: Channing Tatum haults development on a sexual abuse movie he was working on with The Weinstein Company.
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TELEVISION - From TheWrap: Fox orders a pilot from "Carmichael Show" creator, Jerrod Carmichael.
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CULTURE - From InformedComment: Some Vikings were Muslin?!
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MANGA-FILM - From Gizmodo: "Fast & Furious" franchise director, Justin Lin, wants to turn legendary manga, "Lone Wolf and Cub" into a manga.
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CULTURE - From Truthout: How the Nazis used Jim Crow laws as models for their race laws.
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COMICS-FILM - From TheWrap: Ryan Potter has been cast as "Beast Boy" in the TV series, "Titans" (based on the DC Comics series). Titans is slated to bow in 2018 on an unnamed DC Comics streaming service.
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POLITICS - From RawStory: President Trump tells widow of fallen soldier "he knew what he signed up for."
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STAR WARS - From CNN: Ron Howard announces the title of his Star Wars movie, "Solo: A Star Wars Story."
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BOOK NEWS - From BBC: American George Saunders won the UK's highest literary award, the Man Booker Prize, for his novel, "Lincoln in the Bardo." Saunders is the only the second American to win the award. The award has only been open to American authors since 2014.
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CELEBRITY - From YahooLifestyle: Oscar winner Jennifer Lawrence once had to do a nude lineup.
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MUSIC - From Billboard: The "Selena Quintanilla Google Doodle" celebrates the anniversary of the October 17, 1989 release of the first album from the late Mexican-American singer, Selena. Billboard has the exclusive story behind the development and creation of the Selena Google Doodle.
From Google: To read more about the "Selena Quintanilla Google Doodle."
From Google: There is an interactive museum exhibit featuring Selena.
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SPORTS - From YahooSports: Gregg Popovich, coach of the NBA's San Antonio Spurs, calls President Trump a "soulless coward."
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MUSIC - From YahooMusic: The original members of Bananarama reunite.
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CELEBRITY - From EOnline: Oscar-winning actress Alicia Vikander has married Oscar-nominated actor Michael Fassbender.
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COMICS-FILM - From YahooEntertainment: Marvel's "Black Panther" trailer is a game changer.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 10/13 to 10/15/2017 weekend box office is "Happy Death Day" with an estimated take of $26.5 million.
From FilmSchoolRejects: A list of movies that are similar to "Happy Death Day" to varying degress.
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MOVIES - From ThinkProgress: Woody Allen, who has been accused of sexual transgressions, does not want the accusations against Harvey Weinstein to turn into "a witch hunt."
From TheNewYorkTimes: In an opinion piece for the times, Academy Award-nominated filmmaker, Sarah Polley, talks about the lecherous men she meets making films, including Harvey Weinstein.
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CELEBRITY - From TheGuardian: Tom Hanks has written his first book of short stories.
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DISNEY - From FinancialTimes: The site applauds Disney's thus-far successful "Movies Anywhere" service, but wonders if it is seven years too late.
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MOVIES - From NOW: Are social media posts about movies more important than film critic reviews?
TRAILERS and VIDEOS:
From YouTube: New Black Panther trailer (10/16).
From YouTube: Here is a trailer for "Roman J. Israel, ESQ." from writer/director Dan Gilroy ("Nightcrawler") and starring Denzel Washington.
From YouTube: Here is a trailer for the Amazon Prime Video exclusive, "Jean Claude Van Johnson." Jean Claude Van Damme plays Van Johnson a spy who moonlights as an actor named "Jean Claude Van Damme."
From ShadowandAct: Tyler Perry appeared on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" Madea, President Donald Trump's new press secretary.
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Saturday, October 21, 2017
Saturday, October 14, 2017
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from October 8th to 14th, 2017 - Update #40
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MOVIES - From THR: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), which bestows the Academy Awards (Oscars), has expelled Harvey Weinstein in the wake of sexual harassment and sexual assault charges.
From THR: Harvey's brother, Bob Weinstein, who cofounded The Weinstein Company with Harvey, gives an interview to "The Hollywood Reporter."
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CULTURE - From BoingBoing: A white guy tries to blow up a plane and hardly anyone noticed... this is not a joke.
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MOVIES - From TheWrap: Amazon severs ties with The Weinstein Company and that means that it cancels its involvement with David O. Russell and his TV series to star Robert DeNiro and Julianne Moore.
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MOVIES - From IndieWire: The title of the Paul Thomas Anderson and Daniel Day-Lewis film is "Phantom Thread."
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MOVIES - From TheWrap: Actress Amber Tamblyn releases a statement for her friend, Quentin Tarantino, about his friend, Harvey Weinstein.
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COMICS-FILM - From Collider: "X-Men" spinoff "Gambit," with Channing Tatum, is back on and has a Feb. 2019 release date. Gore Verbinski is supposed to direct the film.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Even if its changes its name, The Weinstein Company may not be able to survive the still-growing Harvey Weinstein scandal.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: "Beetlejuice 2" is apparently really happening, and has a new writer.
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COMICS-FILM - From JoBlo: The first teaser for Fox's "X-Men" spinoff, "New Mutants," arrives some time after midnight, Fri., Oct. 13th.
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COMICS-FILM - From DenofGeek: Marvel Studios will publish an official time line of the Marvel Cinematic Universe so that viewers can figure out what happened and when it happened.
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CULTURE - From TheNewYorker: From a story by Ronan Farrow, Harvey Weinstein's victims tell their stories.
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MOVIES: From THR: Gal Gadot ("Wonder Woman") is in talks to star in the Nazi revenge thriller, "Ruin." Gadot is a citizen of Israel.
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TELEVISION - From TheWrap: Fox has cast "Ralphie" in its live musical version of "A Christmas Story." He is 11-year-old Alex Walken.
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ANIMATION - From Variety: Walt Disney Animation Studios has stopped development on "Gigantic," its adaptation of the fairy tale "Jack and the Beanstalk."
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POLITICS - From YahooAOL: LeBron James and Colin Kaepernick have perfect reactions to Eminem's freestyle diss of President Trump during Tuesday night's BET Hip Hop Awards.
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MOVIES - From YahooUKMovies: - A film fan "mansplains" Indiana Jones' costume to the woman who designed it, Deborah Landis.
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CELEBRITY - From YahooEntertainment: Ben Affleck expressed disgust at the sexual harassment behavior of movie mogul, Harvey Weinstein, but actress Rose McGowan says Affleck knew years ago about Harvey's behavior... because she told him about it!
From YahooUKMovies: Plus, former MTV host, Hilarie Burton, says Ben Affleck once groped her when she "was a kid."
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RELIEF - From Remezcla: Here is how you can keep helping Puerto Rico recover from Hurricane Maria.
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TELEVISION - From TheWrap: Apple is nearing a deal with Steven Spielberg's Amblin Television and NBCUnivesal to revive the 1980s anthology series, "Amazing Stories."
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CELEBRITY - From YahooEntertainment: When Harvey Weinstein allegedly sexually harassed Gwyneth Paltrow, she was dating Brad Pitt. Pitt reportedly threatened to beat up Weinstein over the incident with Paltrow.
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CELEBRITY - From YahooNews: Actor and celebrity host Terry Crews recounts a recent experience with sexual harassment, which sounds more like sexual assault.
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MOVIES - From CinemaBlend: Dwayne Johnson says that he wants to use his "Hobbs" "Fast & Furious" spinoff to expand the franchise.
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MOVIES - From ThePlaylist: Sylvester Stallone wants to produce and direct "Creed 2," the sequel to "Creed," which was directed by Ryan Coogler.
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SPORTS - From TheNation: In light of former NFL player and coach, Mike Ditka's latest racist rants, here is another classic from sports writer, Dave Zirin, "The Unbearable Bigotry of Mike Ditka."
From TheChicagoTribune: And if Mike Ditka can't see oppression during the last 100 years [Didn't know he was that old! - Ed.], medicines like Viagra (for which he once famously shilled) may cause injury to one's eyesight.
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EMMY - From Emmys: This Microsoft Word PDF is a detailed list of the winners of the 38th Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards.
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CELEBRITY - From YahooEntertainment: The late actor, Anton Yelchin (who died in June 2016) is honored in an emotional celebration of life.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 10/6 to 10/8/2017 box office weekend is "Blade Runner 2049."
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HUMAN RIGHTS - From Truthout: This Holocaust survivor is more afraid of Neo-Nazi than Antifa activists.
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CELEBRITY - From THR: And The Weinstein Company terminates Harvey Weinstein.
From RSN: Harvey Weinstein losing supporters, including his advisor Lisa Bloom, as controversy around sexual harassment allegations mounts.
From HuffPost: And Harvey ejaculated into a potted plant.
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HARRY POTTER - From Variety: Jessica Williams, formerly a correspondent on "The Daily Show," are among the new announced cast members of the "Fantastic Beasts" sequel.
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MOVIES - From BusinessInsider: Jennifer Lawrence wants to explain her film, "mother," to you.
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CELEBRITY - From TheGuardian: How weird does a movie star have to be before we stop watching their films.
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MOVIES - From NPR: National Public Radio offers 16 Fall movies they think we should pay attention to.
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MOVIES - From Variety: There is a fight over who will have the final cut on the film, "The Professor and the Madman," starring Mel Gibson.
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FILM FESTIVALS - From Wired: The best films from the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival to look forward to.
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MOVIES - From Variety: 14-year-old Jaeden Lieberher talks about his hit movie, "IT."
TRAILERS:
From YahooEntertaiment: Here is the first trailer for Fox's "X-Men," spinoff, "The New Mutants."
From YouTube: The second official trailer for "Star Wars: The Last Jedi."
From Kottke: Here is the trailer for the documentary, "Score: A Film Music Documentary."
OBITS:
From TheNewYorkTimes: Basketball Hall of Fame member, Connie "The Hawk" Hawkins, has died at the age of 75, Friday, October 6, 2017. Hawkins played seven seasons in the NBA. As a freshman, Hawkins was expelled from Iowa and later barred for awhile from the NBA because his name was connected via unsubstantiated rumors that he was involved in a New York City point shaving scandal.
From ESPN: Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback, Y.A. Tittle, has died at the age of 90, Sunday, October 8, 2017. He was on the 1963 MVP. He played his college football at Louisiana State University, which he led to the 1947 Cotton Bowl, known as the "Ice Bowl." He played most of his career for the San Francisco 49ers, but had his greatest success at the end of his career with the New York Giants.
MOVIES - From THR: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), which bestows the Academy Awards (Oscars), has expelled Harvey Weinstein in the wake of sexual harassment and sexual assault charges.
From THR: Harvey's brother, Bob Weinstein, who cofounded The Weinstein Company with Harvey, gives an interview to "The Hollywood Reporter."
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CULTURE - From BoingBoing: A white guy tries to blow up a plane and hardly anyone noticed... this is not a joke.
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MOVIES - From TheWrap: Amazon severs ties with The Weinstein Company and that means that it cancels its involvement with David O. Russell and his TV series to star Robert DeNiro and Julianne Moore.
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MOVIES - From IndieWire: The title of the Paul Thomas Anderson and Daniel Day-Lewis film is "Phantom Thread."
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MOVIES - From TheWrap: Actress Amber Tamblyn releases a statement for her friend, Quentin Tarantino, about his friend, Harvey Weinstein.
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COMICS-FILM - From Collider: "X-Men" spinoff "Gambit," with Channing Tatum, is back on and has a Feb. 2019 release date. Gore Verbinski is supposed to direct the film.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Even if its changes its name, The Weinstein Company may not be able to survive the still-growing Harvey Weinstein scandal.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: "Beetlejuice 2" is apparently really happening, and has a new writer.
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COMICS-FILM - From JoBlo: The first teaser for Fox's "X-Men" spinoff, "New Mutants," arrives some time after midnight, Fri., Oct. 13th.
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COMICS-FILM - From DenofGeek: Marvel Studios will publish an official time line of the Marvel Cinematic Universe so that viewers can figure out what happened and when it happened.
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CULTURE - From TheNewYorker: From a story by Ronan Farrow, Harvey Weinstein's victims tell their stories.
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MOVIES: From THR: Gal Gadot ("Wonder Woman") is in talks to star in the Nazi revenge thriller, "Ruin." Gadot is a citizen of Israel.
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TELEVISION - From TheWrap: Fox has cast "Ralphie" in its live musical version of "A Christmas Story." He is 11-year-old Alex Walken.
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ANIMATION - From Variety: Walt Disney Animation Studios has stopped development on "Gigantic," its adaptation of the fairy tale "Jack and the Beanstalk."
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POLITICS - From YahooAOL: LeBron James and Colin Kaepernick have perfect reactions to Eminem's freestyle diss of President Trump during Tuesday night's BET Hip Hop Awards.
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MOVIES - From YahooUKMovies: - A film fan "mansplains" Indiana Jones' costume to the woman who designed it, Deborah Landis.
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CELEBRITY - From YahooEntertainment: Ben Affleck expressed disgust at the sexual harassment behavior of movie mogul, Harvey Weinstein, but actress Rose McGowan says Affleck knew years ago about Harvey's behavior... because she told him about it!
From YahooUKMovies: Plus, former MTV host, Hilarie Burton, says Ben Affleck once groped her when she "was a kid."
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RELIEF - From Remezcla: Here is how you can keep helping Puerto Rico recover from Hurricane Maria.
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TELEVISION - From TheWrap: Apple is nearing a deal with Steven Spielberg's Amblin Television and NBCUnivesal to revive the 1980s anthology series, "Amazing Stories."
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CELEBRITY - From YahooEntertainment: When Harvey Weinstein allegedly sexually harassed Gwyneth Paltrow, she was dating Brad Pitt. Pitt reportedly threatened to beat up Weinstein over the incident with Paltrow.
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CELEBRITY - From YahooNews: Actor and celebrity host Terry Crews recounts a recent experience with sexual harassment, which sounds more like sexual assault.
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MOVIES - From CinemaBlend: Dwayne Johnson says that he wants to use his "Hobbs" "Fast & Furious" spinoff to expand the franchise.
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MOVIES - From ThePlaylist: Sylvester Stallone wants to produce and direct "Creed 2," the sequel to "Creed," which was directed by Ryan Coogler.
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SPORTS - From TheNation: In light of former NFL player and coach, Mike Ditka's latest racist rants, here is another classic from sports writer, Dave Zirin, "The Unbearable Bigotry of Mike Ditka."
From TheChicagoTribune: And if Mike Ditka can't see oppression during the last 100 years [Didn't know he was that old! - Ed.], medicines like Viagra (for which he once famously shilled) may cause injury to one's eyesight.
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EMMY - From Emmys: This Microsoft Word PDF is a detailed list of the winners of the 38th Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards.
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CELEBRITY - From YahooEntertainment: The late actor, Anton Yelchin (who died in June 2016) is honored in an emotional celebration of life.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 10/6 to 10/8/2017 box office weekend is "Blade Runner 2049."
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HUMAN RIGHTS - From Truthout: This Holocaust survivor is more afraid of Neo-Nazi than Antifa activists.
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CELEBRITY - From THR: And The Weinstein Company terminates Harvey Weinstein.
From RSN: Harvey Weinstein losing supporters, including his advisor Lisa Bloom, as controversy around sexual harassment allegations mounts.
From HuffPost: And Harvey ejaculated into a potted plant.
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HARRY POTTER - From Variety: Jessica Williams, formerly a correspondent on "The Daily Show," are among the new announced cast members of the "Fantastic Beasts" sequel.
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MOVIES - From BusinessInsider: Jennifer Lawrence wants to explain her film, "mother," to you.
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CELEBRITY - From TheGuardian: How weird does a movie star have to be before we stop watching their films.
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MOVIES - From NPR: National Public Radio offers 16 Fall movies they think we should pay attention to.
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MOVIES - From Variety: There is a fight over who will have the final cut on the film, "The Professor and the Madman," starring Mel Gibson.
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FILM FESTIVALS - From Wired: The best films from the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival to look forward to.
----------
MOVIES - From Variety: 14-year-old Jaeden Lieberher talks about his hit movie, "IT."
TRAILERS:
From YahooEntertaiment: Here is the first trailer for Fox's "X-Men," spinoff, "The New Mutants."
From YouTube: The second official trailer for "Star Wars: The Last Jedi."
From Kottke: Here is the trailer for the documentary, "Score: A Film Music Documentary."
OBITS:
From TheNewYorkTimes: Basketball Hall of Fame member, Connie "The Hawk" Hawkins, has died at the age of 75, Friday, October 6, 2017. Hawkins played seven seasons in the NBA. As a freshman, Hawkins was expelled from Iowa and later barred for awhile from the NBA because his name was connected via unsubstantiated rumors that he was involved in a New York City point shaving scandal.
From ESPN: Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback, Y.A. Tittle, has died at the age of 90, Sunday, October 8, 2017. He was on the 1963 MVP. He played his college football at Louisiana State University, which he led to the 1947 Cotton Bowl, known as the "Ice Bowl." He played most of his career for the San Francisco 49ers, but had his greatest success at the end of his career with the New York Giants.
Saturday, September 16, 2017
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from September 10th to 16th, 2017 - Update #43
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MOVIES - From GlobalNews: Are real-life clowns losing work because of "IT's" Pennywise the Clown?
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MOVIES - From Vox: The site explains why Hollywood keeps making the same kinds of movies.
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JAMES BOND - From Fortune: Apple and Amazon are among the players that will bid for the rights to distribute the 27th James Bond film, which is due in 2019.
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MOVIES - From Vulture: The site lists 17 horror movies remake it thinks you should actually watch.
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BLM - From YahooNews: The AP takes a look at high-profile killings of African-American men by law enforcement.
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MOVIES - From THR: Joel McHale joins Melissa McCarthy's puppet comedy, "The Happytime Murders."
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HISTORY - From StillCrew: The story of how the late Dick Gregory forced the FBI to find the bodies of three slain Civil Rights workers in Mississippi.
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MOVIES - From THR: Jamie Lee Curtis reportedly returning to the Halloween film franchise for the 2018-scheduled reboot, remake, re-whatever.
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TELEVISION - From TheWrap: Jack Whitehall, Miranda Richardson, and Michael McKean have joined Neil Gaiman's TV series, "Good Omens."
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TELEVISION - From TheWrap: Apparently Oscar-winner and multiple Oscar-nominee, Jennifer Lawrence, once auditioned to play "Serena" on The WB's late "Gossip Girl." The role eventually went to Blake Lively.
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TELEVISION - From TVLine: Adria Arjona joins Neil Gaiman's "Good Omens" TV series, based on the novel he wrote with the late Terry Pratchett.
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OSCARS - From BleedingCool: The film to send out movie screeners to Oscar voters is "Logan." [At least, they're trying, bless their hearts. - Ed.]
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TELEVISION - From Collider: HBO will shot multiple endings for the "Game of Thrones" finale.
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COMICS-FILM - From YahooEntertainment: Here is the first photo of David Harbour ("Stranger Things") as Hellboy in the "Hellboy" reboot film. [Honestly, I think he resembles Ron Perlman, the previous Hellboy actor. - Ed.]
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TELEVISION - From YahooEntertainment: "South Park" opens its 21st season poking fun at white supremacists and the white working class.
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POLITICS - From YahooEntertainment: Some actors, entertainers, and performers have decided to be blunt about what they think about President Trump even his supporters are fans of theirs..
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MOVIES - From Variety: Kiki Layne has won the lead in Oscar-winner Barry Jenkins' ("Moonlight") next film, "If Beale Street Could Talk."
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STAR WARS - From TheWrap: J.J. Abrams is now the director of Star Wars Episode 9, after the first announced director, Colin Trevorrow, was fired. Abrams directed "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" (Episode 7). Abrams will co-write the film's script with Oscar-winner Chris Terrio ("Argo").
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LGBTQ - From YahooEntertaiment: Armie Hammer shuts James Woods down after Wood tweets some silliness about Hammer's gay-themed film, Call Me By Your Name.
From YahooEntertaiment: Amber Tamblyn weighs in on James Woods' "decency."
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COMICS-FILM - From THR: Daniel Dae-Kim is in talks to play Major Ben Daimio in the "Hellboy" reboot. Actor Ed Skrien, who is white, had been hired to play the character who is Japanese-American in the comic book, but Skrien stepped down after social media protests and complaints of "whitewashing."
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COMICS-FILM - From SlashFilm: "Maze Runner" director Wes Ball to direct a film based on the really cool comic book, "Mouse Guard."
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COMICS-FILM - From Variety: Patty Jenkins closes deal to direct "Wonder Woman" sequel. [D'uh. - Ed.]
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CELEBRITY - From YahooEntertaiment: The wife of Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Mara Lane, reveals that the actor has had a substance abuse relapse after she suffered a miscarriage.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 9/8 to 9/10/2017 weekend box office is "It," with an estimated take of $117 million. Among the records that opening sets is the largest opening for any horror movie of any MPAA rating.
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CELEBRITY - From BET: There is something going on between Tyrese Gibson and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson.
From BET: Tyrese continues begging for The Rock's attention, now moving to Instagram.
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BLM - From RawStory: Claremont, New Hampshire police chief Mark Chase is trying to protect white teenagers who lynched a biracial child after taunting him with racial epithets. Luckily, the child survived.
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POLITICS - From RawStory: Incompetent CIA director Mike Pompeo trying to turn the CIA into an evangelical dumpster.
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EMMYS - From Deadline: Night 1 2017 Creative Arts Emmy winners announced. RuPaul, Leah Remini, Meryl Streep, and Ava DuVernay among winners.
From Variety: Here is a winners list from Night 2 of the 2017 Creative Arts Emmys.
From Vulture: Complete winners list from 2017 Creative Arts Emmy winners.
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FILM FESTIVALS - From Deadline: Guillermo del Toro's period fantasy film, "The Shape of Water," wins the "Golden Lion" at the 2017 Venice Film Festival.
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STREAMING - From YahooFinance: Maybe Disney should just buy Netflix.
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FILM FESTIVALS - From YahooEntertainment: At Toronto International Film Festival, Margot Robbie earning good reviews for her starring role in the Tonya Harding fake documentary/biopic, "I, Tonya."
OBITS:
From Variety: The actor Harry Dean Stanton has died at the age of 91, Friday, September 15, 2017. He had a decades-long career, but his breakthrough roles came in the mid-1980s when he was 58, in Alex Cox's "Repo Man" and Wim Wenders "Paris, Texas." He also appeared in the TV series, "Twin Peaks," during its original run.
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From Variety: Grant Hart, the drummer for the influential punk band Hüsker Dü, has died at the age of 56, Thursday, September 14, 2017. Hart had been battling cancer.
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From THR: The actor Frank Vincent has died at the age of 78, Wednesday, September 13, 2017. He played the vicious mob boss, Phil Leotardo, on "The Sopranos." He also played tough guys in three Martin Scorsese films: "Raging Bull" (1980), "Goodfellas," (1990), and "Casino" (1995). He also had a role in Spike Lee's "Do The Right Thing" (1989).
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From TheWrap: Edith Windsor, LGBTQ activist, has died at the age of 88, Tuesday, September 12, 2017. Windsor was the lead plaintiff in the pivotal Supreme Court case, "United States vs. Windsor" that took down the ridiculous federal law, the "Defense of Marriage Act." Her victory paved the way towards the recognition of the rights of gay people to marry.
From Variety: X Atencio, Disney animation and Imagineer, has died at the age of 98, Sunday, September 10, 2017. Atencio worked on the Disney animated features, "Pinocchio" and "Fantasia." He worked on the Disneyland attractions, Pirates of the Caribbean and The Haunted Mansion
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From JewishChronicle: Len Wein, the comic book writer and editor who co-created the characters Wolverine and Swamp Thing," died at the age of 69, Sunday, September 10, 2017.
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From RollingStone: Troy Gentry, one half of the popular country music duo, Montgomery Gentry, died at the age of 50, Friday, September 8, 2017. Gentry was killed in a helicopter accident.
From YahooEntertainment: Federal investigators release details about helicopter flight and crash that killed country music star, Troy Gentry.
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From TheWrap: The actor Mike Hodge has died at the age of 70, Saturday, September 9, 2017. Hodge had recurring roles on "Law & Order" and "Law and Order: Special Victims Unit."
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From TheWrap: Influential television executive Don Ohlmeyer died at the age of 72, September 10, 2017. A 16-time Emmy winner, Ohlmeyer worked on "Monday Night Football" and coined the phrase, "Must See TV," for NBC.
MOVIES - From GlobalNews: Are real-life clowns losing work because of "IT's" Pennywise the Clown?
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MOVIES - From Vox: The site explains why Hollywood keeps making the same kinds of movies.
----------
JAMES BOND - From Fortune: Apple and Amazon are among the players that will bid for the rights to distribute the 27th James Bond film, which is due in 2019.
----------
MOVIES - From Vulture: The site lists 17 horror movies remake it thinks you should actually watch.
----------
BLM - From YahooNews: The AP takes a look at high-profile killings of African-American men by law enforcement.
----------
MOVIES - From THR: Joel McHale joins Melissa McCarthy's puppet comedy, "The Happytime Murders."
----------
HISTORY - From StillCrew: The story of how the late Dick Gregory forced the FBI to find the bodies of three slain Civil Rights workers in Mississippi.
----------
MOVIES - From THR: Jamie Lee Curtis reportedly returning to the Halloween film franchise for the 2018-scheduled reboot, remake, re-whatever.
----------
TELEVISION - From TheWrap: Jack Whitehall, Miranda Richardson, and Michael McKean have joined Neil Gaiman's TV series, "Good Omens."
----------
TELEVISION - From TheWrap: Apparently Oscar-winner and multiple Oscar-nominee, Jennifer Lawrence, once auditioned to play "Serena" on The WB's late "Gossip Girl." The role eventually went to Blake Lively.
----------
TELEVISION - From TVLine: Adria Arjona joins Neil Gaiman's "Good Omens" TV series, based on the novel he wrote with the late Terry Pratchett.
----------
OSCARS - From BleedingCool: The film to send out movie screeners to Oscar voters is "Logan." [At least, they're trying, bless their hearts. - Ed.]
----------
TELEVISION - From Collider: HBO will shot multiple endings for the "Game of Thrones" finale.
----------
COMICS-FILM - From YahooEntertainment: Here is the first photo of David Harbour ("Stranger Things") as Hellboy in the "Hellboy" reboot film. [Honestly, I think he resembles Ron Perlman, the previous Hellboy actor. - Ed.]
----------
TELEVISION - From YahooEntertainment: "South Park" opens its 21st season poking fun at white supremacists and the white working class.
----------
POLITICS - From YahooEntertainment: Some actors, entertainers, and performers have decided to be blunt about what they think about President Trump even his supporters are fans of theirs..
----------
MOVIES - From Variety: Kiki Layne has won the lead in Oscar-winner Barry Jenkins' ("Moonlight") next film, "If Beale Street Could Talk."
----------
STAR WARS - From TheWrap: J.J. Abrams is now the director of Star Wars Episode 9, after the first announced director, Colin Trevorrow, was fired. Abrams directed "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" (Episode 7). Abrams will co-write the film's script with Oscar-winner Chris Terrio ("Argo").
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LGBTQ - From YahooEntertaiment: Armie Hammer shuts James Woods down after Wood tweets some silliness about Hammer's gay-themed film, Call Me By Your Name.
From YahooEntertaiment: Amber Tamblyn weighs in on James Woods' "decency."
----------
COMICS-FILM - From THR: Daniel Dae-Kim is in talks to play Major Ben Daimio in the "Hellboy" reboot. Actor Ed Skrien, who is white, had been hired to play the character who is Japanese-American in the comic book, but Skrien stepped down after social media protests and complaints of "whitewashing."
----------
COMICS-FILM - From SlashFilm: "Maze Runner" director Wes Ball to direct a film based on the really cool comic book, "Mouse Guard."
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COMICS-FILM - From Variety: Patty Jenkins closes deal to direct "Wonder Woman" sequel. [D'uh. - Ed.]
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CELEBRITY - From YahooEntertaiment: The wife of Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Mara Lane, reveals that the actor has had a substance abuse relapse after she suffered a miscarriage.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 9/8 to 9/10/2017 weekend box office is "It," with an estimated take of $117 million. Among the records that opening sets is the largest opening for any horror movie of any MPAA rating.
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CELEBRITY - From BET: There is something going on between Tyrese Gibson and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson.
From BET: Tyrese continues begging for The Rock's attention, now moving to Instagram.
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BLM - From RawStory: Claremont, New Hampshire police chief Mark Chase is trying to protect white teenagers who lynched a biracial child after taunting him with racial epithets. Luckily, the child survived.
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POLITICS - From RawStory: Incompetent CIA director Mike Pompeo trying to turn the CIA into an evangelical dumpster.
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EMMYS - From Deadline: Night 1 2017 Creative Arts Emmy winners announced. RuPaul, Leah Remini, Meryl Streep, and Ava DuVernay among winners.
From Variety: Here is a winners list from Night 2 of the 2017 Creative Arts Emmys.
From Vulture: Complete winners list from 2017 Creative Arts Emmy winners.
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FILM FESTIVALS - From Deadline: Guillermo del Toro's period fantasy film, "The Shape of Water," wins the "Golden Lion" at the 2017 Venice Film Festival.
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STREAMING - From YahooFinance: Maybe Disney should just buy Netflix.
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FILM FESTIVALS - From YahooEntertainment: At Toronto International Film Festival, Margot Robbie earning good reviews for her starring role in the Tonya Harding fake documentary/biopic, "I, Tonya."
OBITS:
From Variety: The actor Harry Dean Stanton has died at the age of 91, Friday, September 15, 2017. He had a decades-long career, but his breakthrough roles came in the mid-1980s when he was 58, in Alex Cox's "Repo Man" and Wim Wenders "Paris, Texas." He also appeared in the TV series, "Twin Peaks," during its original run.
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From Variety: Grant Hart, the drummer for the influential punk band Hüsker Dü, has died at the age of 56, Thursday, September 14, 2017. Hart had been battling cancer.
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From THR: The actor Frank Vincent has died at the age of 78, Wednesday, September 13, 2017. He played the vicious mob boss, Phil Leotardo, on "The Sopranos." He also played tough guys in three Martin Scorsese films: "Raging Bull" (1980), "Goodfellas," (1990), and "Casino" (1995). He also had a role in Spike Lee's "Do The Right Thing" (1989).
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From TheWrap: Edith Windsor, LGBTQ activist, has died at the age of 88, Tuesday, September 12, 2017. Windsor was the lead plaintiff in the pivotal Supreme Court case, "United States vs. Windsor" that took down the ridiculous federal law, the "Defense of Marriage Act." Her victory paved the way towards the recognition of the rights of gay people to marry.
From Variety: X Atencio, Disney animation and Imagineer, has died at the age of 98, Sunday, September 10, 2017. Atencio worked on the Disney animated features, "Pinocchio" and "Fantasia." He worked on the Disneyland attractions, Pirates of the Caribbean and The Haunted Mansion
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From JewishChronicle: Len Wein, the comic book writer and editor who co-created the characters Wolverine and Swamp Thing," died at the age of 69, Sunday, September 10, 2017.
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From RollingStone: Troy Gentry, one half of the popular country music duo, Montgomery Gentry, died at the age of 50, Friday, September 8, 2017. Gentry was killed in a helicopter accident.
From YahooEntertainment: Federal investigators release details about helicopter flight and crash that killed country music star, Troy Gentry.
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From TheWrap: The actor Mike Hodge has died at the age of 70, Saturday, September 9, 2017. Hodge had recurring roles on "Law & Order" and "Law and Order: Special Victims Unit."
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From TheWrap: Influential television executive Don Ohlmeyer died at the age of 72, September 10, 2017. A 16-time Emmy winner, Ohlmeyer worked on "Monday Night Football" and coined the phrase, "Must See TV," for NBC.
Saturday, August 19, 2017
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from August 13th to 19th, 2017 - Update #38
Support Leroy on Patreon.
MUSIC - From YahooNews: JAY-Z opens up about the Met Gala elevator whuppin' he got from his sister-in-law Solange, sister of his wife, Beyonce.
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MOVIES - From Variety: "Super Troopers 2" set to be released April 20, 2017.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Billy Howle has joined "Outlaw King," the next film from director David Mackenzie of "Hell or High Water."
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CULTURE - From Splinter: Susan Bro, mother of Heather Heyer, the young woman killed by a Trump voter in Charlottesville, Virginia, offers a defiant eulogy for her daughter.
CULTURE - From Salon: Judd Apatow ("Knocked Up," The 40-Year-Old Virgin") explains why conservatives make bad entertainment.
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COMICS-FILM - From FlickeringMyth: Director David F. Sandberg gives an update on his DC Extended Universe film, "Shazam."
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TELEVISION - From TVLine: ABC has given a "put-pilot" order (which means they are more than likely to broadcast it, I think) for a live-action reboot of classic 1960s animated TV series, "The Jetsons." Robert Zemeckis is executive producing.
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DISNEY - From Variety: Netflix in talks with the Walt Disney Company for streaming rights to Marvel and Star Wars movies.
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CELEBRITY: YahooCelebrity: Iman shares rare photo of her daughter with David Bowie, Alexandria.
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HEALTH - From YahooFitness: 35-year-old fitness pro deliberately looks twice his age.
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COMICS-FILM - From YahooMovies: An international trailer for "Thor: Ragnarok" features Benedict Cumberbatch as Doctor Strange.
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MOVIES - From THR: "The Conjuring" has launched a cinematic universe (that includes the "Annabelle" films) that works.
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MOVIES - From THR: Cate Blanchett joins Jack Black in Eli Roth's "The House with a Clock in its Walls," based on the late John Bellairs' novel.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Lionsgate is developing an all-female production of Oscar Wilde's 1890 novel, "The Picture of Dorian Gray."
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MOVIES - From THR: Production on "Mission: Impossible 6" will be shut down for 2 to 3 months while Tom Cruise recovers from an on-set injury.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Justin Simien of "Dear White People" is working on his next film, "Bad Hair" with his "Dear White People" team.
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OBAMA - From YahooNews: Former President Barack Obama's #Charlottesville tweet is not the most popular in terms of "likes" in the history of Twitter.
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JAMES BOND - From THR: On "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert," Daniel Craig confirms that he is returning as James Bond for the film currently known as "Bond 25."
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MOVIES - From YahooMovies: The manager and friends of Joi "S.J." Harris, the stuntwoman who was killed while executing a stunt for "Deadpool 2," says she died doing what she loved.
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CELEBRITY - From YahooCelebrity: There is a contest in which the winner and a friend can drink wine with JLaw and even have a picnic with her.
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SPORTS - From YahooSports: Charlottesville, Virginia native, Chris Long, Defensive End of the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles, won't just "stick to sports."
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OBAMA - From YahooNews: Former President Barack Obama's tweet about this past weekend's violence in Charlottesville, Virginia is the third most popular tweet on Twitter (in terms of "likes") ever.
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TELEVISION - From Variety: Michael Sheen and David Tennant will star in Amazon's TV adaptation of "Good Omens," the novel by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett.
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TELEVISION - From TVGuide: After 15 years of producing TV series for ABC (like "Grey's Anatomy"), Shonda Rhimes is moving to Netflix.
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POLITICS - From Reuters: Merck CEO Kenneth C. Frazier has quit President Trump's American Manufacturing Council. Frazier says that he is leaving over Trump's initial response to the Charlottesville White Nationalist riots, a response many consider lame and weak. Trump's response to Frazier leaving has been more critical than Trump's response to Nazis, the KKK, and White Nationalists.
From NBCSports: Under Armor CEO Kevin Plank also leaving Trump's manufacturing council because of the President's reluctance to criticize violent White supremacy.
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MOVIES - From Variety: A female stunt driver has died following a motorcycle accident on the set of "Deadpool 2."
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 8/11 to 8/13/2017 weekend box office is "Annabelle: Creation" with an estimated take of $35 million.
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MOVIES - From THR: Tom Cruise apparently injured while performing a stunt for "Mission: Impossible 6."
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MOVIES - From Indiewire: David Lynch almost directed 1982's Fast Times at Ridgemont High" says the film's screenwriter, Cameron Crowe. Amy Heckerling did direct the film.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Paramount wins the bidding war over a biopic about Leonardo da Vinci, which will star Leonardo DiCaprio.
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OBIT:
From THR: Actor, playwright, and screenwriter, Joe Bologna, has died at the age of 82, Sunday, August 13, 2017. As an actor, he may be best remembered for his role in 1982's "My Favorite Year." As a screenwriter, Bologna received an Oscar nomination for 1970's "Love and Other Strangers."
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Crisis in Charlottesville:
From TheVillageVoice: Scenes from a bloody weekend in Charlottesville.
From RSN: Trump having hard time condemning his supporter's murderous actions.
From CNN: Two Virginia state troopers are killed in a helicopter crash near the Charlottesville White Nationalists rally.
From YahooFinance: Before White Nationalist James Alex Fields, Jr. drove the car that killed Heather Heyer in Charlottesville, he was photographed wearing "Vanguard America" uniform.
From YahooNews: 32-year-old Heather Heyer of Virginia has been identified as the victim the White Nationalist car attack in Charlottesville, Virginia.
From GuardianUK: Far-right rally descends into violence in Charlottesville, Virginia.
From YahooNews: FBI begins investigation into car attack at White nationalist rally in Charlottesville.
From YahooNews: Clash in Charlottesville in pictures.
From TheDailyBeast: James Alex Fields, Jr. drove his car into a crowd in Charlottesville, Virginia, killing 1 and injuring at least 20.
From YahooNews: Mother of #Charlottesville car attacker speaks.
From LATimes: Opinion - President Trump bears some responsibility for racism on display in Charlottesville.
MUSIC - From YahooNews: JAY-Z opens up about the Met Gala elevator whuppin' he got from his sister-in-law Solange, sister of his wife, Beyonce.
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MOVIES - From Variety: "Super Troopers 2" set to be released April 20, 2017.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Billy Howle has joined "Outlaw King," the next film from director David Mackenzie of "Hell or High Water."
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CULTURE - From Splinter: Susan Bro, mother of Heather Heyer, the young woman killed by a Trump voter in Charlottesville, Virginia, offers a defiant eulogy for her daughter.
CULTURE - From Salon: Judd Apatow ("Knocked Up," The 40-Year-Old Virgin") explains why conservatives make bad entertainment.
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COMICS-FILM - From FlickeringMyth: Director David F. Sandberg gives an update on his DC Extended Universe film, "Shazam."
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TELEVISION - From TVLine: ABC has given a "put-pilot" order (which means they are more than likely to broadcast it, I think) for a live-action reboot of classic 1960s animated TV series, "The Jetsons." Robert Zemeckis is executive producing.
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DISNEY - From Variety: Netflix in talks with the Walt Disney Company for streaming rights to Marvel and Star Wars movies.
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CELEBRITY: YahooCelebrity: Iman shares rare photo of her daughter with David Bowie, Alexandria.
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HEALTH - From YahooFitness: 35-year-old fitness pro deliberately looks twice his age.
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COMICS-FILM - From YahooMovies: An international trailer for "Thor: Ragnarok" features Benedict Cumberbatch as Doctor Strange.
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MOVIES - From THR: "The Conjuring" has launched a cinematic universe (that includes the "Annabelle" films) that works.
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MOVIES - From THR: Cate Blanchett joins Jack Black in Eli Roth's "The House with a Clock in its Walls," based on the late John Bellairs' novel.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Lionsgate is developing an all-female production of Oscar Wilde's 1890 novel, "The Picture of Dorian Gray."
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MOVIES - From THR: Production on "Mission: Impossible 6" will be shut down for 2 to 3 months while Tom Cruise recovers from an on-set injury.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Justin Simien of "Dear White People" is working on his next film, "Bad Hair" with his "Dear White People" team.
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OBAMA - From YahooNews: Former President Barack Obama's #Charlottesville tweet is not the most popular in terms of "likes" in the history of Twitter.
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JAMES BOND - From THR: On "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert," Daniel Craig confirms that he is returning as James Bond for the film currently known as "Bond 25."
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MOVIES - From YahooMovies: The manager and friends of Joi "S.J." Harris, the stuntwoman who was killed while executing a stunt for "Deadpool 2," says she died doing what she loved.
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CELEBRITY - From YahooCelebrity: There is a contest in which the winner and a friend can drink wine with JLaw and even have a picnic with her.
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SPORTS - From YahooSports: Charlottesville, Virginia native, Chris Long, Defensive End of the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles, won't just "stick to sports."
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OBAMA - From YahooNews: Former President Barack Obama's tweet about this past weekend's violence in Charlottesville, Virginia is the third most popular tweet on Twitter (in terms of "likes") ever.
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TELEVISION - From Variety: Michael Sheen and David Tennant will star in Amazon's TV adaptation of "Good Omens," the novel by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett.
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TELEVISION - From TVGuide: After 15 years of producing TV series for ABC (like "Grey's Anatomy"), Shonda Rhimes is moving to Netflix.
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POLITICS - From Reuters: Merck CEO Kenneth C. Frazier has quit President Trump's American Manufacturing Council. Frazier says that he is leaving over Trump's initial response to the Charlottesville White Nationalist riots, a response many consider lame and weak. Trump's response to Frazier leaving has been more critical than Trump's response to Nazis, the KKK, and White Nationalists.
From NBCSports: Under Armor CEO Kevin Plank also leaving Trump's manufacturing council because of the President's reluctance to criticize violent White supremacy.
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MOVIES - From Variety: A female stunt driver has died following a motorcycle accident on the set of "Deadpool 2."
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 8/11 to 8/13/2017 weekend box office is "Annabelle: Creation" with an estimated take of $35 million.
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MOVIES - From THR: Tom Cruise apparently injured while performing a stunt for "Mission: Impossible 6."
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MOVIES - From Indiewire: David Lynch almost directed 1982's Fast Times at Ridgemont High" says the film's screenwriter, Cameron Crowe. Amy Heckerling did direct the film.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Paramount wins the bidding war over a biopic about Leonardo da Vinci, which will star Leonardo DiCaprio.
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OBIT:
From THR: Actor, playwright, and screenwriter, Joe Bologna, has died at the age of 82, Sunday, August 13, 2017. As an actor, he may be best remembered for his role in 1982's "My Favorite Year." As a screenwriter, Bologna received an Oscar nomination for 1970's "Love and Other Strangers."
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Crisis in Charlottesville:
From TheVillageVoice: Scenes from a bloody weekend in Charlottesville.
From RSN: Trump having hard time condemning his supporter's murderous actions.
From CNN: Two Virginia state troopers are killed in a helicopter crash near the Charlottesville White Nationalists rally.
From YahooFinance: Before White Nationalist James Alex Fields, Jr. drove the car that killed Heather Heyer in Charlottesville, he was photographed wearing "Vanguard America" uniform.
From YahooNews: 32-year-old Heather Heyer of Virginia has been identified as the victim the White Nationalist car attack in Charlottesville, Virginia.
From GuardianUK: Far-right rally descends into violence in Charlottesville, Virginia.
From YahooNews: FBI begins investigation into car attack at White nationalist rally in Charlottesville.
From YahooNews: Clash in Charlottesville in pictures.
From TheDailyBeast: James Alex Fields, Jr. drove his car into a crowd in Charlottesville, Virginia, killing 1 and injuring at least 20.
From YahooNews: Mother of #Charlottesville car attacker speaks.
From LATimes: Opinion - President Trump bears some responsibility for racism on display in Charlottesville.
Saturday, August 5, 2017
Review: "X-Men: Apocalypse" is Garbage
[This review was originally posted on Patreon.]
X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)
Running time: 144 minutes (2 hours, 24 minutes)
MPAA – PG-13 for sequences of violence, action and destruction, brief strong language and some suggestive images
DIRECTOR: Bryan Singer
WRITERS: Simon Kinberg; from a story by Simon Kinberg, Bryan Singer, Michael Dougherty, and Dan Harris
PRODUCERS: Hutch Parker, Simon Kinberg, Lauren Shuler Donner, and Bryan Singer
CINEMATOGRAPHER: Newton Thomas Sigel
EDITORS: Michael Louis Hill and John Ottman
COMPOSER: John Ottman
SUPERHERO/SCI-FI/ACTION/DRAMA
Starring: James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Nicholas Hoult, Oscar Isaac, Rose Byrne, Evan Peters, Sophie Turner, Tye Sheridan, Lucas Till, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Ben Hardy, Alexandra Shipp, Lana Condor, Olivia Munn, Josh Helman, and Stan Lee with Hugh Jackman
X-Men: Apocalypse is a 2016 superhero movie from director Bryan Singer. It is 20th Century Fox’s eighth film based on Marvel Comics’ X-Men comic book franchise. This new movie is a sequel to X-Men: Days of Future Past. In X-Men Apocalypse, the world's first mutant, a world-destroyer, reemerges and begins a plan for human extinction that the X-Men must stop.
X-Men: Apocalypse opens in Ancient Egypt, 3600BC and introduces En Sabah Nur/Apocalypse (Oscar Isaac), the ruler of that land and a supremely powerful mutant believed to be the very first of his kind. He is betrayed by some of his worshipers and is buried alive for centuries. Apocalypse arises in 1983 and is upset to discover what he considers “false gods” to have arisen in his absence. He gathers “four horsemen” and Erik Lensherr/Magneto (Michael Fassbender) is one of the quartet. Apocalypse begins to unleash an extinction level plan to clean the Earth of everything and everyone, so that only the strong survive.
Meanwhile, Charles Xavier/Professor X (James McAvoy) continues to build his educational institute in Westchester County, New York. He is also adding new students, when a former friend, Raven/Mystique (Jennifer Lawrence), returns to warn him of Magneto's new activities. When they learn the extent of Apocalypse's threat, the X-Men are forced to come together to save the world.
Some believe that Superman: The Movie, originally released in 1978, is the beginning of the modern superhero film. Other believe that the current age of superhero movies was spearheaded by Tim Burton's 1989 film, Batman. [Those are good choices, but I believe the current superhero movie rage was born of the surprise (even shocking) success of the 1998 film, Blade. Its success spurred Fox into producing X-Men (2000), which was a hit and which really pushed superhero movie production into overdrive.]
I am starting to believe that the most influential film in the current onslaught of superhero movies is 2012's Marvel's The Avengers. Why? The Avengers' immediate and massive success at the box office was practically unprecedented. It's opening weekend dollar gross set what was at the time a record for North American box office. It's worldwide box office exceeded a billion dollars, and while that was not the first time a superhero movie crossed the billion-dollar mark (which 2008's The Dark Knight did first), I don't think anyone, not Disney, Marvel, box office watchers, or movie fans, expected The Avengers to be so successful in terms of box office – not before its release.
Such surprising success breeds copycats. Superhero movies that are big, even massive, and filled with destruction followed The Avengers. See Warner Bros. The Man of Steel (2013) and Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice (2015). In fact, the latter is Warner Bros. desperate attempt to make an Avengers-like movie featuring characters from DC Comics, which is, like Warner Bros., part of Time Warner.
To me, X-Men: Days of Future Past was trapped between being 2011's X-Men: First Class and Marvel's The Avengers. X-Men: Apocalypse reeks of the desperation to be like The Avengers. 20th Century Fox owns the film rights to Marvel Comics X-Men franchise, and as Fox makes one mediocre and/or financial failure X-Men movie after another, they cannot help but look at Marvel Studios' unprecedented success with the Marvel Comics characters to which it still has film rights. Hell, Fox isn't the only Hollywood studio that wants to be like Marvel.
But the X-Men are not the Avengers. The Avengers are a gathering of loosely connected superheroes who come together to defend Earth – or avenge it. The X-Men can be superheroes, but their story has largely been about a racial minority, known as “Mutants,” that bands together for protection. Their acts of heroism are essentially a defense of the race or species. It is as if the X-Men's heroic actions declare that they can peacefully coexist on this planet with humans, which gives them reason to want to defend it.
X-Men: Apocalypse is just a big action movie. Familiar X-Men themes: fear, racism, bigotry, tribalism, unity, extended families, familial and friendship bonds, etc. are just window dressing for big special effects driven and created set pieces. X-Men: Apocalypse does not take from the wheelhouse of the best X-Men films (such as the first two films in the franchise); instead, it steals from Marvel's The Avengers and even Michael Bay's Transformers movies.
You know what, dear reader? I've taken enough of your time. I hate this movie.
3 of 10
D+
Friday, December 16, 2016
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Thursday, August 3, 2017
Paramont Reveals "mother" Poster with New James Jean Art
"mother"
They came to see him.
Official trailer coming August 8, 2017. mother! is in theaters September 15, 2017.
Directed by: Darren Aronofsky
Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Javier Bardem, Ed Harris and Michelle Pfeiffer
A couple's relationship is tested when uninvited guests arrive at their home, disrupting their tranquil existence. From filmmaker Darren Aronofsky (Black Swan, Requiem for a Dream), mother! stars Jennifer Lawrence, Javier Bardem, Ed Harris and Michelle Pfeiffer in this riveting psychological thriller about love, devotion and sacrifice.
mother! Official Channels
Hashtag: #mothermovie
Facebook: /OfficialMotherMovie
Twitter: @MotherMovie
Instagram: @MotherMovie
Website: MotherMovie.com
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Saturday, November 12, 2016
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from November 6th to 12th, 2016 - Update #16
Support Leroy on Patreon.
POLITICS - From YahooNews: Tens of thousands continue to protest the rigged election of Donald Trump as President of the USA.
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POLITICS - From TheProgressive: Hilary won! Yes, do something about the Electoral College.
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MOVIES - From PopMatters: Now, that Trump is President-Elect, the controversy about Nate Parker should be rendered moot.
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MOVIES - From ThePlaylist: Robert Redford says that he retiring within two films.
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OBIT - From Variety: The actor Robert Vaughn has died at the age of 83, Friday, November 11, 2016. He was best known for playing Napoleon Solo on the 1960s spy TV series, "The Man From U.N.C.L.E."
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CULTURE - From Deadline: The legendary Canadian singer-songwriter and poet, Leonard Cohen, has died at the age of 82, Monday, November 7, 2016.
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MOVIES - From YahooCelebrity: Jennifer Lawrence says let Trump's win enrage and motivate you.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper's "A Star is Born" is due September 2018.
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POLITICS - From NYTimes: Donald J. Trump a.k.a "Fuckface" is elected the 45th President of the United States of Amerikkka... I mean America.
From YahooNews: Newspapers react to Trump's win (our loss).
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TELEVISION - TVLine: The unnamed drama starring Robert DeNiro and Julianne Moore (both Oscar winners) has a two-season commitment from Amazon.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Max Landis will write and direct a remake of one of the all-time great horror films, "An American Werewolf in London," which was directed by his father, John Landis.
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BLM - From RSN: Julius Garvey wants President Obama to pardon his late father, Marcus Garvey.
From teleSUR: White St. Louis cop posed with body of dead Black man.
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OBIT - From YahooNews: Former U.S. Attorney General, Janet Reno, has died at the age of 78, Monday, November 7, 2016. Serving under President Bill Clinton, Reno was the first woman to hold that position, which she held nearly the entire length of Clinton's term.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 11/4 to 11/6/2016 weekend box office is Marvel's "Doctor Strange" with an estimated take of $84.9.
From YahooMovies: "Doctor Strange" kills it at the box office.
From Variety: "Doctor Strange" proves that Marvel is the gold standard in Hollywood.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Denzel Washington and Viola Davis emerge as instant Oscar contenders for "Fences."
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ECO - From GuardianUK: Mark Ruffalo says that we must listen to #NoDAPL protestors, not punish them.
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COMICS - From CinemaBlend: X-Men comic book writer, Chris Claremont, upset about the X-Men film rights issues affecting the X-Men comic books.
POLITICS - From YahooNews: Tens of thousands continue to protest the rigged election of Donald Trump as President of the USA.
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POLITICS - From TheProgressive: Hilary won! Yes, do something about the Electoral College.
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MOVIES - From PopMatters: Now, that Trump is President-Elect, the controversy about Nate Parker should be rendered moot.
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MOVIES - From ThePlaylist: Robert Redford says that he retiring within two films.
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OBIT - From Variety: The actor Robert Vaughn has died at the age of 83, Friday, November 11, 2016. He was best known for playing Napoleon Solo on the 1960s spy TV series, "The Man From U.N.C.L.E."
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CULTURE - From Deadline: The legendary Canadian singer-songwriter and poet, Leonard Cohen, has died at the age of 82, Monday, November 7, 2016.
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MOVIES - From YahooCelebrity: Jennifer Lawrence says let Trump's win enrage and motivate you.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper's "A Star is Born" is due September 2018.
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POLITICS - From NYTimes: Donald J. Trump a.k.a "Fuckface" is elected the 45th President of the United States of Amerikkka... I mean America.
From YahooNews: Newspapers react to Trump's win (our loss).
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TELEVISION - TVLine: The unnamed drama starring Robert DeNiro and Julianne Moore (both Oscar winners) has a two-season commitment from Amazon.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Max Landis will write and direct a remake of one of the all-time great horror films, "An American Werewolf in London," which was directed by his father, John Landis.
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BLM - From RSN: Julius Garvey wants President Obama to pardon his late father, Marcus Garvey.
From teleSUR: White St. Louis cop posed with body of dead Black man.
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OBIT - From YahooNews: Former U.S. Attorney General, Janet Reno, has died at the age of 78, Monday, November 7, 2016. Serving under President Bill Clinton, Reno was the first woman to hold that position, which she held nearly the entire length of Clinton's term.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 11/4 to 11/6/2016 weekend box office is Marvel's "Doctor Strange" with an estimated take of $84.9.
From YahooMovies: "Doctor Strange" kills it at the box office.
From Variety: "Doctor Strange" proves that Marvel is the gold standard in Hollywood.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Denzel Washington and Viola Davis emerge as instant Oscar contenders for "Fences."
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ECO - From GuardianUK: Mark Ruffalo says that we must listen to #NoDAPL protestors, not punish them.
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COMICS - From CinemaBlend: X-Men comic book writer, Chris Claremont, upset about the X-Men film rights issues affecting the X-Men comic books.
Monday, March 14, 2016
Nickelodeon's 20116 Kids' Choice Awards Announced
Adele, Jennifer Lawrence, Justin Bieber, Sofia Vergara, Will Ferrell, Amy Poehler, Zendaya, The Voice, SpongeBob SquarePants, Fifth Harmony and More Win Big at Nickelodeon’s 2016 Kids’ Choice Awards
Host Blake Shelton, John Stamos, Fifth Harmony, Jason Sudeikis, Josh Gad, Cameron Dallas and Jace Norman Drenched with Slime
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Adele, Jennifer Lawrence, Justin Bieber, Sofia Vergara, Will Ferrell, Amy Poehler, Zendaya, The Voice, SpongeBob SquarePants, Fifth Harmony and more were among those who won coveted orange blimps at Nickelodeon’s 2016 Kids’ Choice Awards on Saturday, March 12, 2016, 8-9:30 p.m. (ET/tape delayed for West Coast). Hosted by country music superstar and coach on NBC’s The Voice, Blake Shelton, the awards were broadcast from the “Fabulous” Forum in Inglewood, Calif., where kids celebrated the best of everything they love in pop culture.
This year's festivities kicked off with Shelton getting hosting pep talks from celebrity friends including Adam Levine, Pharrell Williams, Nick Jonas, Selena Gomez, Chewbacca and BB-8. After being alerted that the Stormtroopers were trying to take over the 2016 Kids’ Choice Awards, Shelton jumped into action and battled his way onto the show stage via a super-charged chair from The Voice.
During the show, singer-songwriter Charlie Puth and hip-hop star Wiz Khalifa performed a medley of “One Call Away” and “See You Again,” right before taking home the blimp for Favorite Collaboration. Rapper Silento appeared the night of Kids’ Choice Awards to sing his mega-hit “Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae),” and DNCE closed the show with a performance of their chart-topping single “Cake by the Ocean” that culminated with an ultimate slime dousing of the audience.
The 2016 Kids’ Choice Awards proved to be a mega slime fest, from kids in the audience awarding Shelton with an epic finale sliming, to Jace Norman dumping a bucket of green goo on John Stamos, to Fifth Harmony getting drenched after their win for Favorite Music Group, and Shelton welcoming Jason Sudeikis and Josh Gad to the green side.
This year’s show put the power of choice in the hands of kids at home with an interactive digital experience like never before. Kids had the opportunity to choose what happens live during the show by casting votes to see four different outrageous moments play out: Shelton and Norman pranking DNCE with toilet paper in their dressing room; Cameron Dallas getting super soaked in slime; Shelton donning a unicorn outfit; and the stage environment changing to underwater.
Additional celebrities in attendance included: Robert Downey Jr., Amy Poehler, Rob Gronkowski, Ellen DeGeneres, Chris Evans, Meghan Trainor, Fifth Harmony, Heidi Klum, Keke Palmer, Anthony Anderson, John Stamos, Chloe Bennet, Buddy Valastro, Sarah Hyland, Dove Cameron, Grant Gustin, Laura Marano, Zendaya, Will Arnett, Debby Ryan, and cast members from Dance Moms, plus stars of Nick’s hit series Game Shakers (Kel Mitchell, Benjamin Flores Jr., Cree Cicchino, Madisyn Shipman, Thomas Kuc) and The Thundermans (Jack Griffo, Kira Kosarin).
In addition to the live votes, Nick's digital platforms offered games and exclusive real-time updates with photos and videos from the Orange Carpet and backstage. From Facebook to Snapchat and everything in between, Nickelodeon's social channels captured all of the best snaps, memes, GIFs, videos and pics from the night. Fans can go to Nick.com or the Nick App to relive all of their favorite show moments by watching video highlights from the live show and flipping through live event pictures.
Kids and families casted votes in 22 categories, including two new ones, Favorite Cooking Show and Favorite Collaboration. Fans were able to vote for their top picks across all of Nickelodeon’s digital platforms including Nick.com and the Nick app and on iPad, iPhone, Kindle, and select Android devices; along with Twitter using #KCA.
Nickelodeon’s 2016 Kids’ Choice Awards will encore tonight at 10:00 p.m. (ET/PT) and Sunday, March 13, at 12:00 p.m. (ET/PT) on Nickelodeon. Replays of the awards will also air on TeenNick Tuesday, March 15, at 9:00 p.m. (ET/PT) and on Nicktoons Thursday, March 17, at 8:00 p.m. (ET/PT). Nickelodeon’s 2016 Kids’ Choice Awards will be available on Nickelodeon On Demand on March 13.
The following are Nickelodeon’s 2016 Kids’ Choice Awards winners:
TELEVISON:
Favorite TV Show
The Thundermans
Favorite Family TV Show
The Muppets
Favorite Male TV Star – Kids’ Show
Ross Lynch – Austin Moon, Austin & Ally
Favorite Male TV Star – Family Show
Jim Parsons – Sheldon Cooper, The Big Bang Theory
Favorite Female TV Star – Kids’ Show
Zendaya – K.C. Cooper, K.C. Undercover
Favorite Female TV Star – Family Show
Sofia Vergara – Gloria Delgado-Pritchett, Modern Family
Favorite Talent Competition Show
The Voice
Favorite Cooking Show
Cake Boss
Favorite Cartoon
SpongeBob SquarePants
FILM:
Favorite Movie
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Favorite Movie Actor
Will Ferrell – Brad Whitaker, Daddy’s Home
Favorite Movie Actress
Jennifer Lawrence – Katniss Everdeen, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2
Favorite Animated Movie
Hotel Transylvania 2
Favorite Voice From an Animated Movie
Amy Poehler – Joy, Inside Out
MUSIC:
Favorite Music Group
Fifth Harmony
Favorite Male Singer
Justin Bieber
Favorite Female Singer
Ariana Grande
Favorite Song Of The Year
Hello – Adele
Favorite New Artist
Shawn Mendes
Favorite Collaboration
See You Again – Wiz Khalifa feat. Charlie Puth
OTHER CATEGORIES:
Favorite Book
Diary of a Wimpy Kid series
Favorite Video Game
Just Dance 2016
The 2016 Kids’ Choice Awards will be seen in more than 180 countries and territories around the globe. Within hours of airing live in the United States, Canada and Australia, the show will roll out in internationally giving kids around the world the opportunity to tune into their local Nickelodeon channel to enjoy the show. In many international markets, the 2016 KCAs will feature country-specific award categories and nominees such as UK’s Favorite Tipster, Favorite Pinoy Personality and Estrella Latina Favorita (Favorite Latin Artist). Voting spanned six continents across local Nickelodeon websites and Twitter hashtag voting (#KCA), giving kids practically everywhere the chance to decide who takes home a coveted blimp.
Sponsors of Nickelodeon’s 2016 Kids’ Choice Awards include Amazon Fire Tablet, Fruit by the Foot™, Yoplait® GoGurt®, Lucky Charms, Hot Wheels®, McDonald’s® USA, Skechers, and Toyota.
Nickelodeon’s 2016 Kids’ Choice Awards is produced by Nickelodeon Productions. Elizabeth Kelly, Michael Dempsey, Shelly Sumpter Gillyard and Jay Schmalholz are executive producers.
Nickelodeon, now in its 36th year, is the number-one entertainment brand for kids. It has built a diverse, global business by putting kids first in everything it does. The company includes television programming and production in the United States and around the world, plus consumer products, online, recreation, books and feature films. Nickelodeon’s U.S. television network is seen in more than 90 million households and has been the number-one-rated basic cable network for 20 consecutive years. For more information or artwork, visit http://www.nickpress.com. Nickelodeon and all related titles, characters and logos are trademarks of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIAB).
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Host Blake Shelton, John Stamos, Fifth Harmony, Jason Sudeikis, Josh Gad, Cameron Dallas and Jace Norman Drenched with Slime
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Adele, Jennifer Lawrence, Justin Bieber, Sofia Vergara, Will Ferrell, Amy Poehler, Zendaya, The Voice, SpongeBob SquarePants, Fifth Harmony and more were among those who won coveted orange blimps at Nickelodeon’s 2016 Kids’ Choice Awards on Saturday, March 12, 2016, 8-9:30 p.m. (ET/tape delayed for West Coast). Hosted by country music superstar and coach on NBC’s The Voice, Blake Shelton, the awards were broadcast from the “Fabulous” Forum in Inglewood, Calif., where kids celebrated the best of everything they love in pop culture.
This year's festivities kicked off with Shelton getting hosting pep talks from celebrity friends including Adam Levine, Pharrell Williams, Nick Jonas, Selena Gomez, Chewbacca and BB-8. After being alerted that the Stormtroopers were trying to take over the 2016 Kids’ Choice Awards, Shelton jumped into action and battled his way onto the show stage via a super-charged chair from The Voice.
During the show, singer-songwriter Charlie Puth and hip-hop star Wiz Khalifa performed a medley of “One Call Away” and “See You Again,” right before taking home the blimp for Favorite Collaboration. Rapper Silento appeared the night of Kids’ Choice Awards to sing his mega-hit “Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae),” and DNCE closed the show with a performance of their chart-topping single “Cake by the Ocean” that culminated with an ultimate slime dousing of the audience.
The 2016 Kids’ Choice Awards proved to be a mega slime fest, from kids in the audience awarding Shelton with an epic finale sliming, to Jace Norman dumping a bucket of green goo on John Stamos, to Fifth Harmony getting drenched after their win for Favorite Music Group, and Shelton welcoming Jason Sudeikis and Josh Gad to the green side.
This year’s show put the power of choice in the hands of kids at home with an interactive digital experience like never before. Kids had the opportunity to choose what happens live during the show by casting votes to see four different outrageous moments play out: Shelton and Norman pranking DNCE with toilet paper in their dressing room; Cameron Dallas getting super soaked in slime; Shelton donning a unicorn outfit; and the stage environment changing to underwater.
Additional celebrities in attendance included: Robert Downey Jr., Amy Poehler, Rob Gronkowski, Ellen DeGeneres, Chris Evans, Meghan Trainor, Fifth Harmony, Heidi Klum, Keke Palmer, Anthony Anderson, John Stamos, Chloe Bennet, Buddy Valastro, Sarah Hyland, Dove Cameron, Grant Gustin, Laura Marano, Zendaya, Will Arnett, Debby Ryan, and cast members from Dance Moms, plus stars of Nick’s hit series Game Shakers (Kel Mitchell, Benjamin Flores Jr., Cree Cicchino, Madisyn Shipman, Thomas Kuc) and The Thundermans (Jack Griffo, Kira Kosarin).
In addition to the live votes, Nick's digital platforms offered games and exclusive real-time updates with photos and videos from the Orange Carpet and backstage. From Facebook to Snapchat and everything in between, Nickelodeon's social channels captured all of the best snaps, memes, GIFs, videos and pics from the night. Fans can go to Nick.com or the Nick App to relive all of their favorite show moments by watching video highlights from the live show and flipping through live event pictures.
Kids and families casted votes in 22 categories, including two new ones, Favorite Cooking Show and Favorite Collaboration. Fans were able to vote for their top picks across all of Nickelodeon’s digital platforms including Nick.com and the Nick app and on iPad, iPhone, Kindle, and select Android devices; along with Twitter using #KCA.
Nickelodeon’s 2016 Kids’ Choice Awards will encore tonight at 10:00 p.m. (ET/PT) and Sunday, March 13, at 12:00 p.m. (ET/PT) on Nickelodeon. Replays of the awards will also air on TeenNick Tuesday, March 15, at 9:00 p.m. (ET/PT) and on Nicktoons Thursday, March 17, at 8:00 p.m. (ET/PT). Nickelodeon’s 2016 Kids’ Choice Awards will be available on Nickelodeon On Demand on March 13.
The following are Nickelodeon’s 2016 Kids’ Choice Awards winners:
TELEVISON:
Favorite TV Show
The Thundermans
Favorite Family TV Show
The Muppets
Favorite Male TV Star – Kids’ Show
Ross Lynch – Austin Moon, Austin & Ally
Favorite Male TV Star – Family Show
Jim Parsons – Sheldon Cooper, The Big Bang Theory
Favorite Female TV Star – Kids’ Show
Zendaya – K.C. Cooper, K.C. Undercover
Favorite Female TV Star – Family Show
Sofia Vergara – Gloria Delgado-Pritchett, Modern Family
Favorite Talent Competition Show
The Voice
Favorite Cooking Show
Cake Boss
Favorite Cartoon
SpongeBob SquarePants
FILM:
Favorite Movie
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Favorite Movie Actor
Will Ferrell – Brad Whitaker, Daddy’s Home
Favorite Movie Actress
Jennifer Lawrence – Katniss Everdeen, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2
Favorite Animated Movie
Hotel Transylvania 2
Favorite Voice From an Animated Movie
Amy Poehler – Joy, Inside Out
MUSIC:
Favorite Music Group
Fifth Harmony
Favorite Male Singer
Justin Bieber
Favorite Female Singer
Ariana Grande
Favorite Song Of The Year
Hello – Adele
Favorite New Artist
Shawn Mendes
Favorite Collaboration
See You Again – Wiz Khalifa feat. Charlie Puth
OTHER CATEGORIES:
Favorite Book
Diary of a Wimpy Kid series
Favorite Video Game
Just Dance 2016
The 2016 Kids’ Choice Awards will be seen in more than 180 countries and territories around the globe. Within hours of airing live in the United States, Canada and Australia, the show will roll out in internationally giving kids around the world the opportunity to tune into their local Nickelodeon channel to enjoy the show. In many international markets, the 2016 KCAs will feature country-specific award categories and nominees such as UK’s Favorite Tipster, Favorite Pinoy Personality and Estrella Latina Favorita (Favorite Latin Artist). Voting spanned six continents across local Nickelodeon websites and Twitter hashtag voting (#KCA), giving kids practically everywhere the chance to decide who takes home a coveted blimp.
Sponsors of Nickelodeon’s 2016 Kids’ Choice Awards include Amazon Fire Tablet, Fruit by the Foot™, Yoplait® GoGurt®, Lucky Charms, Hot Wheels®, McDonald’s® USA, Skechers, and Toyota.
Nickelodeon’s 2016 Kids’ Choice Awards is produced by Nickelodeon Productions. Elizabeth Kelly, Michael Dempsey, Shelly Sumpter Gillyard and Jay Schmalholz are executive producers.
Nickelodeon, now in its 36th year, is the number-one entertainment brand for kids. It has built a diverse, global business by putting kids first in everything it does. The company includes television programming and production in the United States and around the world, plus consumer products, online, recreation, books and feature films. Nickelodeon’s U.S. television network is seen in more than 90 million households and has been the number-one-rated basic cable network for 20 consecutive years. For more information or artwork, visit http://www.nickpress.com. Nickelodeon and all related titles, characters and logos are trademarks of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIAB).
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Saturday, January 16, 2016
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from January 10th to 16th, 2016 - Update #64
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SPORTS - From YahooSports: Disney is interested in the story of TCU quarterback, Bram Kohlhausen, and his heroics at the recent Alamo Bowl.
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TV - From RollingStone: Tracy Morgan will return to television in a series written by Jordan Peele of "Key & Peele."
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OSCARS: From EW: Will Packer, one of the producers of "Straight Outta Compton," calls this year's Oscar nominations embarrassing.
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OBIT - From YahooTV: The actor, Dan Haggerty, has died (Friday, January 15, 2016). Haggerty was best known for his starring role on the television series, "The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams."
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CULTURE - From BET: Kendrick Lamar met President Barack Obama.
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TRAILER - From YouTube: Debut trailer of "10 Cloverfield Lane."
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TV - From MyPinkFriday: James Corden and Adele in car - rapping Nicki Minaj.
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TV - From TheWrap: USA picks up Gale Anne Hurd's "Falling Waters."
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TV - From YahooTV: Adam Lambert added to FOX's "Rocky Horror Picture Show" remake, set to debut Fall 2016.
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POLITICS - From RSN: Bitter, losing judge strikes back at winning attorney via payment.
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OBIT: From TheGuardian: The actor, Alan Rickman, died Thursday, January 14, 2016, at the age of 69. He was a giant of the British stage and screen. He was best known for his roles in Die Hard (1988), Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991), and in the Harry Potter films ("Professor Snape"). I offer my condolences to his family. R.I.P. Alan. I love you, man.
From IMDb: An Alan Rickman photo gallery.
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OSCARS - From YahooTV: 2016 Oscar nominations - full list
From Deadline: Nominees respond to receiving 2016 Oscar nods; my favorite is Ennio Morricone who received a nomination for score for "The Hateful Eight."
From YahooMovies: Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs is frustrated.
From WaPo: 8 great choices... if Oscars-were-so-white.
From YahooMovies: Ice Cube says he is OK with it (lack of noms for "Straight Outta Compton").
From YahooMovies: 2016 Oscar snubs and surprises.
From EW: Jennifer Jason Leigh reflects on first Oscar nominations.
From YahooMovies: Another Oscar record for Jennifer Lawrence.
From Deadline: More on 2016 Oscar snubs.
From InContention: Variety's "In Contention" announces its final Oscar nomination predictions. The nominations will be announced tomorrow morning, Thursday, Jan. 14th.
From GoldDerby: Their Oscar predictions, both nominations AND wins.
From ThePlaylist: They offer their Oscar nominations predictions.
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MOVIES: From ThePlaylist: "The Chronicles of Narnia" film franchise will be restarted or rebooted. I look forward to it. I really like "Prince Caspian" and "Voyage of the Dawn Treader."
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CULTURE - From Deadspin: Behind the photo that changed the Boston Marathon forever.
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FILMS - From DGA: 2016 Directors Guild Award nominations have been announced.
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COMICS - From DenofGeek: Ryan Coogler confirmed by Marvel as helmsman of their "Black Panther" film, scheduled for 2018.
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COMICS - From ThePlaylist: 67 characters confirmed to appear in the "Avengers: Infinity War" films.
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POLITICS - From NYT: Barack Obama: "Guns are our shared responsibility."
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CULTURE - From NYDailyNews: Teacher fired over her "Central Park Five" lesson plan.
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POLITICS - From EcoWatch: Ever heard of "welfare ranching?" Seems it is related to the armed occupation at Malheur federal wildlife preserve in Oregon.
From RollingStone: Matt Taibbi on the Malheur stand-off.
From Gizmodo: Did you know that Oregon was founded as a white racist utopia?
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TRAILERS - From YouTube: International trailer for "13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi."
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MOVIES - From Variety: "Creed" sequel due November 2017.
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CULTURE - From RollingStone: El Chapo Speaks by Sean Penn.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Darren Aronofsky - Jennifer Lawrence film lands at Paramount.
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MOVIES - From Variety: There is a shit list... I mean short list for the role of Han Solo in spin-off movie.
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MOVIES - From RSN: A very bad idea in Oregon.
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POLITICS - From RSN: Now, there is sympathy from Republicans for drug addicts.
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SPORTS - TheWashPost: NCAA exploits unpaid labor of Black athletes.
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COMICS - From CinemaBlend: New "Batman vs. Superman" TV clip.
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SPORTS - From NFL: Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback, Ben Roethlisberger, believed to have a strained AC joint.
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OBIT - From TheWrap: Singer, songwriter, recording artist, actor, artist, and more - David Bowie died on Sunday, January 10, 2016. He had apparently been battling cancer for 18 months. I woke up this morning wondering why the network news readers were talking about his new album... I send condolences to Bowie's family. R.I.P. Thin White Duke
OBIT - From IMDb: A David Bowie photo gallery.
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MOVIES - From BET: Black stars at the Golden Globes.
MOVIES - From Deadline: Denzel Washington speechless at receiving the Cecil B. DeMille Award.
MOVIES: From YahooNews: See Leo's reaction to his "brush" with Lady Gaga.
Golden Globe winners in select categories:
MOVIES - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 1/8 to 1/10/2016 weekend box office is "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" with an estimated take of $41.6 million. "The Revenant" with Leonardo DiCaprio finished second with $38 million.
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From GoldDerby: A Golden Globe categories and the presenters for each category.
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MOVIES - YahooTV: Although he is nominated in two categories, Idris Elba has been ordered by his doctor not to attend tonight's Golden Globes.
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COMICS: From Diamond: Here are the books and merchandise scheduled to be in comic book shops on Wednesday, Jan. 13th, 2016.
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MOVIES: From Negromancer: 2016 Golden Globe nominations.
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MOVIES: From Variety: The Revenant and "The Force Awakens" are locked in a battle to be the weekend's #1 film.
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POLITICS - From ThinkProgress: Poor residents had to have sex with Baltimore public housing officials in order to get basic repairs.
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MOVIES - TheVillageVoice: An article about IFC's retrospective on the films of Charlotte Rampling.
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POLITICS - TheVillageVoice: Donald Trump's toy facism.
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BLM - From TheWashPost: The police officer who arrested Sandra Bland has been indicted on a perjury charge and will be fire.
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POLITICS - From MichaelMoore: Gov. Rick Snyder should be impeached at the very least.
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BLM: From TheWashPost: Cleveland school police officer or resource officer attack Tamir Rice's mother via his Facebook posts and is now the subject of an investigation.
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From TheVillageVoice: Former Ohio prosecutor talks about her Tamir Rice rant.
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CULTURE - From YahooMusic: More on the saga of Marie Holmes, the Powerball winner, who has spent millions to keep her drug-dealing baby daddy, Lamar "Hot Sauce" McDow, out of jail.
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TRAILER - From YouTube: First trailer for new film starring Matthew McConaughey, "Free State of Jones."
SPORTS - From YahooSports: Disney is interested in the story of TCU quarterback, Bram Kohlhausen, and his heroics at the recent Alamo Bowl.
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TV - From RollingStone: Tracy Morgan will return to television in a series written by Jordan Peele of "Key & Peele."
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OSCARS: From EW: Will Packer, one of the producers of "Straight Outta Compton," calls this year's Oscar nominations embarrassing.
---------------
OBIT - From YahooTV: The actor, Dan Haggerty, has died (Friday, January 15, 2016). Haggerty was best known for his starring role on the television series, "The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams."
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CULTURE - From BET: Kendrick Lamar met President Barack Obama.
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TRAILER - From YouTube: Debut trailer of "10 Cloverfield Lane."
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TV - From MyPinkFriday: James Corden and Adele in car - rapping Nicki Minaj.
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TV - From TheWrap: USA picks up Gale Anne Hurd's "Falling Waters."
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TV - From YahooTV: Adam Lambert added to FOX's "Rocky Horror Picture Show" remake, set to debut Fall 2016.
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POLITICS - From RSN: Bitter, losing judge strikes back at winning attorney via payment.
---------------
OBIT: From TheGuardian: The actor, Alan Rickman, died Thursday, January 14, 2016, at the age of 69. He was a giant of the British stage and screen. He was best known for his roles in Die Hard (1988), Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991), and in the Harry Potter films ("Professor Snape"). I offer my condolences to his family. R.I.P. Alan. I love you, man.
From IMDb: An Alan Rickman photo gallery.
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OSCARS - From YahooTV: 2016 Oscar nominations - full list
From Deadline: Nominees respond to receiving 2016 Oscar nods; my favorite is Ennio Morricone who received a nomination for score for "The Hateful Eight."
From YahooMovies: Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs is frustrated.
From WaPo: 8 great choices... if Oscars-were-so-white.
From YahooMovies: Ice Cube says he is OK with it (lack of noms for "Straight Outta Compton").
From YahooMovies: 2016 Oscar snubs and surprises.
From EW: Jennifer Jason Leigh reflects on first Oscar nominations.
From YahooMovies: Another Oscar record for Jennifer Lawrence.
From Deadline: More on 2016 Oscar snubs.
From InContention: Variety's "In Contention" announces its final Oscar nomination predictions. The nominations will be announced tomorrow morning, Thursday, Jan. 14th.
From GoldDerby: Their Oscar predictions, both nominations AND wins.
From ThePlaylist: They offer their Oscar nominations predictions.
---------------
MOVIES: From ThePlaylist: "The Chronicles of Narnia" film franchise will be restarted or rebooted. I look forward to it. I really like "Prince Caspian" and "Voyage of the Dawn Treader."
---------------
CULTURE - From Deadspin: Behind the photo that changed the Boston Marathon forever.
---------------
FILMS - From DGA: 2016 Directors Guild Award nominations have been announced.
---------------
COMICS - From DenofGeek: Ryan Coogler confirmed by Marvel as helmsman of their "Black Panther" film, scheduled for 2018.
---------------
COMICS - From ThePlaylist: 67 characters confirmed to appear in the "Avengers: Infinity War" films.
---------------
POLITICS - From NYT: Barack Obama: "Guns are our shared responsibility."
---------------
CULTURE - From NYDailyNews: Teacher fired over her "Central Park Five" lesson plan.
---------------
POLITICS - From EcoWatch: Ever heard of "welfare ranching?" Seems it is related to the armed occupation at Malheur federal wildlife preserve in Oregon.
From RollingStone: Matt Taibbi on the Malheur stand-off.
From Gizmodo: Did you know that Oregon was founded as a white racist utopia?
---------------
TRAILERS - From YouTube: International trailer for "13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi."
---------------
MOVIES - From Variety: "Creed" sequel due November 2017.
---------------
CULTURE - From RollingStone: El Chapo Speaks by Sean Penn.
---------------
MOVIES - From Variety: Darren Aronofsky - Jennifer Lawrence film lands at Paramount.
---------------
MOVIES - From Variety: There is a shit list... I mean short list for the role of Han Solo in spin-off movie.
---------------
MOVIES - From RSN: A very bad idea in Oregon.
---------------
POLITICS - From RSN: Now, there is sympathy from Republicans for drug addicts.
---------------
SPORTS - TheWashPost: NCAA exploits unpaid labor of Black athletes.
---------------
COMICS - From CinemaBlend: New "Batman vs. Superman" TV clip.
---------------
SPORTS - From NFL: Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback, Ben Roethlisberger, believed to have a strained AC joint.
---------------
OBIT - From TheWrap: Singer, songwriter, recording artist, actor, artist, and more - David Bowie died on Sunday, January 10, 2016. He had apparently been battling cancer for 18 months. I woke up this morning wondering why the network news readers were talking about his new album... I send condolences to Bowie's family. R.I.P. Thin White Duke
OBIT - From IMDb: A David Bowie photo gallery.
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MOVIES - From BET: Black stars at the Golden Globes.
MOVIES - From Deadline: Denzel Washington speechless at receiving the Cecil B. DeMille Award.
MOVIES: From YahooNews: See Leo's reaction to his "brush" with Lady Gaga.
Golden Globe winners in select categories:
- Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture: Kate Winslet for "Steve Jobs"
- Best Original Score - Motion Picture: "The Hateful Eight" - Ennio Morricone
- Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy: Matt Damon for "The Martian"
- Best Animated Film: "Inside Out"
- Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture: Sylvester Stallone for "Creed"
- Best Screenplay - Motion Picture: "Steve Jobs" - Aaron Sorkin
- Best Foreign Language Film: Saul fia ("Son of Saul") from Hungary
- Best Original Song - Motion Picture: "Writing's On The Wall" written by Sam Smith and James Napier from the movie "Spectre"
- Best Director - Motion Picture: Alejandro González Iñárritu for "The Revenant"
- Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama: Taraji P. Henson for "Empire"
- Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy: Jennifer Lawrence for "Joy"
- Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy: "The Martian"
- Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama: Brie Larson for "Room"
- Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama: Leonardo DiCaprio for "The Revenant"
- Best Motion Picture - Drama: "The Revenant"
MOVIES - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 1/8 to 1/10/2016 weekend box office is "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" with an estimated take of $41.6 million. "The Revenant" with Leonardo DiCaprio finished second with $38 million.
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From GoldDerby: A Golden Globe categories and the presenters for each category.
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MOVIES - YahooTV: Although he is nominated in two categories, Idris Elba has been ordered by his doctor not to attend tonight's Golden Globes.
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COMICS: From Diamond: Here are the books and merchandise scheduled to be in comic book shops on Wednesday, Jan. 13th, 2016.
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MOVIES: From Negromancer: 2016 Golden Globe nominations.
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MOVIES: From Variety: The Revenant and "The Force Awakens" are locked in a battle to be the weekend's #1 film.
---------------
POLITICS - From ThinkProgress: Poor residents had to have sex with Baltimore public housing officials in order to get basic repairs.
---------------
MOVIES - TheVillageVoice: An article about IFC's retrospective on the films of Charlotte Rampling.
----------------
POLITICS - TheVillageVoice: Donald Trump's toy facism.
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BLM - From TheWashPost: The police officer who arrested Sandra Bland has been indicted on a perjury charge and will be fire.
---------------
POLITICS - From MichaelMoore: Gov. Rick Snyder should be impeached at the very least.
---------------
BLM: From TheWashPost: Cleveland school police officer or resource officer attack Tamir Rice's mother via his Facebook posts and is now the subject of an investigation.
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From TheVillageVoice: Former Ohio prosecutor talks about her Tamir Rice rant.
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CULTURE - From YahooMusic: More on the saga of Marie Holmes, the Powerball winner, who has spent millions to keep her drug-dealing baby daddy, Lamar "Hot Sauce" McDow, out of jail.
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TRAILER - From YouTube: First trailer for new film starring Matthew McConaughey, "Free State of Jones."
Monday, January 11, 2016
2016 Golden Globe Award Winners - Complete List
The Golden Globe Award is a movie accolade bestowed by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA). The award recognizes excellence in both film and television. The annual awards ceremony is a major part of the film industry’s award season.
The 73rd Annual Golden Globe Awards winners were announced on Sunday, January 10, 2016. The 73rd Annual Golden Globe Awards were hosted by Ricky Gervais. The ceremony aired on NBC, from 8:00 (EST) and 5:00 (PST). Denzel Washington was presented with the Cecil B. DeMille Award.
2016 / 73rd Annual Golden Globe Awards winners:
BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
BEST MOTION PICTURE – MUSICAL OR COMEDY
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – MUSICAL OR COMEDY
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – MUSICAL OR COMEDY
BEST MOTION PICTURE – ANIMATED
BEST MOTION PICTURE – FOREIGN LANGUAGE
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN ANY MOTION PICTURE
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN ANY MOTION PICTURE
BEST DIRECTOR – MOTION PICTURE
BEST SCREENPLAY – MOTION PICTURE
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE – MOTION PICTURE
BEST ORIGINAL SONG – MOTION PICTURE
BEST TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
BEST TELEVISION SERIES – MUSICAL OR COMEDY
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES – MUSICAL OR COMEDY
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – MUSICAL OR COMEDY
BEST TELEVISION LIMITED SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Cecil B. DeMille Award: Denzel Washington
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The 73rd Annual Golden Globe Awards winners were announced on Sunday, January 10, 2016. The 73rd Annual Golden Globe Awards were hosted by Ricky Gervais. The ceremony aired on NBC, from 8:00 (EST) and 5:00 (PST). Denzel Washington was presented with the Cecil B. DeMille Award.
2016 / 73rd Annual Golden Globe Awards winners:
BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
- THE REVENANT -Regency Enterprises; Twentieth Century Fox
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
- BRIE LARSON, ROOM
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
- LEONARDO DICAPRIO, THE REVENANT
BEST MOTION PICTURE – MUSICAL OR COMEDY
- THE MARTIAN - Twentieth Century Fox; Twentieth Century Fox
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – MUSICAL OR COMEDY
- JENNIFER LAWRENCE, JOY
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – MUSICAL OR COMEDY
- MATT DAMON, THE MARTIAN
BEST MOTION PICTURE – ANIMATED
- INSIDE OUT - Pixar Animation Studios; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
BEST MOTION PICTURE – FOREIGN LANGUAGE
- SON OF SAUL (HUNGARY) - Laokoon Filmgroup; Sony Pictures Classics
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN ANY MOTION PICTURE
- KATE WINSLET, STEVE JOBS
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN ANY MOTION PICTURE
- SYLVESTER STALLONE, CREED
BEST DIRECTOR – MOTION PICTURE
- ALEJANDRO GONZALEZ IÑÁRRITU, THE REVENANT
BEST SCREENPLAY – MOTION PICTURE
- AARON SORKIN, STEVE JOBS
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE – MOTION PICTURE
- ENNIO MORRICONE, THE HATEFUL EIGHT
BEST ORIGINAL SONG – MOTION PICTURE
- “WRITING’S ON THE WALL” — SPECTRE: Music by: Sam Smith, Jimmy Napes; Lyrics by: Sam Smith, Jimmy Napes
BEST TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
- MR. ROBOT (USA NETWORK) - Universal Cable Productions
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
- TARAJI P. HENSON, EMPIRE
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
- JON HAMM, MAD MEN
BEST TELEVISION SERIES – MUSICAL OR COMEDY
- MOZART IN THE JUNGLE (AMAZON VIDEO)- Amazon Studios
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES – MUSICAL OR COMEDY
- RACHEL BLOOM, CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – MUSICAL OR COMEDY
- GAEL GARCÍA BERNAL, MOZART IN THE JUNGLE
BEST TELEVISION LIMITED SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
- WOLF HALL PBS - A Playground Entertainment and Company Pictures production for BBC and MASTERPIECE in association with BBC Worldwide, Atlus Media and Prescience
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
- LADY GAGA, AMERICAN HORROR STORY: HOTEL
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
- OSCAR ISAAC, SHOW ME A HERO
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
- MAURA TIERNEY, THE AFFAIR
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
- CHRISTIAN SLATER, MR. ROBOT
Cecil B. DeMille Award: Denzel Washington
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Saturday, October 24, 2015
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from October 18th to 24th, 2015 - Update #16
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NEWS:
From HitFix: The movies Spielberg wishes he'd made.
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From ChicagoMagazine: Spike Lee: Rahm Emanuel tried to bully me.
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From Deadline: George Clooney set to direct a script by Joel and Ethan Coen.
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From Variety: R.J. Cyler of "Me and Earl and the Dying Girl" is the "Blue Ranger" in the Lionsgate reboot.
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From GoldDerby: An article about best animated feature dark horse, Anomalisa.
From Variety: Fox is apparently re-imagining "Rocky Horror Picture Show" as a TV special. Laverne Cox of "Orange in the New Black" has been cast as "Frank-N-Furter."
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From Variety: Chris Rock may host the 88th Oscar ceremony.
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From CinemaBlend: Fox may have found a director for its future box office disappointment, Gambit, an X-Men film starring Channing Tatum. That might be Doug Liman.
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From TheWrap: Oscar and multiple-Grammy winner Adele teases new music? First album in five years supposed to hit in November
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From BoxOfficeMojo: "Goosebumps" wins the 10/16 to 10/18/2015 weekend box office with an estimated take of $23.5 million.
COMICS: Titles and Films:
From CinemaBlend: Marvel's next wide idea.
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From TheWrap: David Goyer is developing a TV show about Superman's home planet, Krypton, for the Syfy Channel.
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From Empire: "Ant-Man" director, Peyton Reed, is in negotiations to return for the 2018 film, "Ant-man and the Wasp."
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From CinemaBlend: "Ant-Man" is a big hit in China.
STAR WARS:
From YahooNews: 112 views in 24 hours.
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From CinemaBlend: The final trailer is here.
TRAILERS and PREVIEWS:
From YouTube: See the new trailer for David O. Russell's "Joy" starring Jennifer Lawrence.
NEWS:
From HitFix: The movies Spielberg wishes he'd made.
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From ChicagoMagazine: Spike Lee: Rahm Emanuel tried to bully me.
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From Deadline: George Clooney set to direct a script by Joel and Ethan Coen.
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From Variety: R.J. Cyler of "Me and Earl and the Dying Girl" is the "Blue Ranger" in the Lionsgate reboot.
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From GoldDerby: An article about best animated feature dark horse, Anomalisa.
From Variety: Fox is apparently re-imagining "Rocky Horror Picture Show" as a TV special. Laverne Cox of "Orange in the New Black" has been cast as "Frank-N-Furter."
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From Variety: Chris Rock may host the 88th Oscar ceremony.
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From CinemaBlend: Fox may have found a director for its future box office disappointment, Gambit, an X-Men film starring Channing Tatum. That might be Doug Liman.
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From TheWrap: Oscar and multiple-Grammy winner Adele teases new music? First album in five years supposed to hit in November
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From BoxOfficeMojo: "Goosebumps" wins the 10/16 to 10/18/2015 weekend box office with an estimated take of $23.5 million.
COMICS: Titles and Films:
From CinemaBlend: Marvel's next wide idea.
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From TheWrap: David Goyer is developing a TV show about Superman's home planet, Krypton, for the Syfy Channel.
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From Empire: "Ant-Man" director, Peyton Reed, is in negotiations to return for the 2018 film, "Ant-man and the Wasp."
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From CinemaBlend: "Ant-Man" is a big hit in China.
STAR WARS:
From YahooNews: 112 views in 24 hours.
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From CinemaBlend: The final trailer is here.
TRAILERS and PREVIEWS:
From YouTube: See the new trailer for David O. Russell's "Joy" starring Jennifer Lawrence.
Wednesday, July 29, 2015
Negromancer News Bits and Bites for the Week of July 26th to July 31st, 2015 - Update #9
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NEWS:
From Vulture: The all-male Ghostbusters reboot, to go along with the all-female Ghostbusters movie, might happen.
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From Vulture: Queen Latifah and Mary J. Blige join NBCs upcoming version of "The Wiz."
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From YahooMovie: New Line is plotting a reboot of iconic 70s film, "Shaft."
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From Variety: Tommy Lee Jones joins Matt Damon in the next "Jason Bourne" film.
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From ThePlaylist: Richard Linklater is the frontrunner to direct "The Rosie Project" starring Jennifer Lawrence.
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From BoxOfficeMojo: Because of early estimates, Disney/Marvel is declaring "Ant-Man" as the winner of the 7/24 to 7/26/2015 weekend box office with an estimated take of $24.675 million. If this holds, "Ant-Man," which was #1 at the box office last weekend, will repeat as champ.
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From HuffingtonPost: Bobbi Kristina Brown, the daughter of the late singer, Whitney Houston, and singer Bobby Brown, has died at the age of 22, Sunday, July 26, 2015.
COMICS: Films and Books:
From YahooGames: Mark Hamill gave voice to "The Joker" in the beloved "Batman: The Animated Series." Now, Hamill returns to voicing the Joker in direct-to-DVD adaptation the famous Batman comic book, "Batman: The Killing Joke."
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From YahooNews: Rachel McAdams confirms that she is in talks regarding Marvel's "Doctor Strange" film.
MISC:
From YahooMovies: A wanted fugitive was starring in a horror movie, while on a probation violation.
NEWS:
From Vulture: The all-male Ghostbusters reboot, to go along with the all-female Ghostbusters movie, might happen.
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From Vulture: Queen Latifah and Mary J. Blige join NBCs upcoming version of "The Wiz."
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From YahooMovie: New Line is plotting a reboot of iconic 70s film, "Shaft."
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From Variety: Tommy Lee Jones joins Matt Damon in the next "Jason Bourne" film.
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From ThePlaylist: Richard Linklater is the frontrunner to direct "The Rosie Project" starring Jennifer Lawrence.
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From BoxOfficeMojo: Because of early estimates, Disney/Marvel is declaring "Ant-Man" as the winner of the 7/24 to 7/26/2015 weekend box office with an estimated take of $24.675 million. If this holds, "Ant-Man," which was #1 at the box office last weekend, will repeat as champ.
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From HuffingtonPost: Bobbi Kristina Brown, the daughter of the late singer, Whitney Houston, and singer Bobby Brown, has died at the age of 22, Sunday, July 26, 2015.
COMICS: Films and Books:
From YahooGames: Mark Hamill gave voice to "The Joker" in the beloved "Batman: The Animated Series." Now, Hamill returns to voicing the Joker in direct-to-DVD adaptation the famous Batman comic book, "Batman: The Killing Joke."
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From YahooNews: Rachel McAdams confirms that she is in talks regarding Marvel's "Doctor Strange" film.
MISC:
From YahooMovies: A wanted fugitive was starring in a horror movie, while on a probation violation.
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