Negromancer News Bits and Bites from September 15th to 21st, 2019 - Update #24

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TELEVISION - From Deadline:  Jim Parsons and Mayim Bialik, who played nerd couple, "Sheldon & Amy" on CBS' recently ended "The Big Bang Theory," are reportedly reunited for a new sitcom on Fox.  "Entitled "Carla," it is a based on the BBC series, "Miranda."

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SPORTS - From Deadline:  "The Immaculate Reception" has been named the greatest play in the history of the National Football League (NFL) by a nationwide panel of 68 media members.  This article has video of the deflected pass that Pittsburgh Steelers running back, Franco Harris, caught ran for a touchdown in the Steelers first playoff win.

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BOX OFFICE - From Deadline:  The "Downton Abbey" movie looks like it will squash "Rambo Last Blood" and Brad Pitt's "Ad Astra" to win the weekend box office.

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MOVIES - From YahooMoviesUK:  Samara Weaving, who is starring in "Bill & Ted 3," says that Keanu Reeves is unaware of his huge online fanbase.

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ECO - From Time:  Angelina Jolie writes for "Time Magazine": Climate Change Is Already Displacing Millions of People. It's Our Responsibility to Help Them

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MOVIES - From Deadline:  Joe and Anthony Russo ("Avengers: Infinity War and Endgame") will receive will receive the 2019 Publicists Motion Picture Showman of the Year Award from the International Cinematographers Guild.

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STREAMING - From USAToday:  Amazon's "Lord of the Rings" TV series will film in New Zealand (and it already is) as Peter Jackson's film trilogy did.

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DISNEY - From Deadline:  "Vanity Fair" has an advanced excerpt from Disney CEO Bob Iger's memoir, "The Ride of a Lifetime: Lessons Learned from 15 Years as CEO of the Walt Disney Company."  Iger says that if Apple CEO Steve Jobs had lived, Disney and Apple would have merged.

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TELEVISION - From Deadline:  "Hogan's Heroes" is coming back.  Albert Ruddy, co-creator of the original 1960s comedy TV series, is joining Village Roadshow and Rough Pictures, to produce a sequel that focuses on the descendants of the original TV show who are now treasure hunters.

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STREAMING - From Deadline: NBCUniversal has named its new streaming service "Peacock."  A number of Peacock's series will be reboots of old NBC and Universal properties, like "Saved by the Bell."

From TVLine:  One of the series that NBCUniversal is reviving for its streaming service, "Peacock," is "Saved by the Bell."  Is anyone from the original cast coming back?

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STREAMING - From Deadline:  There will be a second reboot of the old ABC TV series, "Battlestar Galactica."  Fans remember Syfy's 2003-09 series.  Now, NBCUniversal, which owns the property, has ordered a reboot from "Mr. Robot" creator, Sam Esmail.  The new series will debut on NBCU's new streaming service, which was recently named, "Peacock."

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MOVIES - From CBR:  Original "Ghostbusters" star, Dan Aykroyd, will return for the upcoming "Ghostbusters 2020."

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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo:   The winner of the 9/13 to 9/15/2019 weekend box office is "It: Chapter Two" with an estimated take of 40.7 million dollars.

TELEVISION - From Variety:  Emmy-winning actress Jane Lynch has revealed that she has joined Grammy and Tony Award-winning singer-songwriter, Cyndi Lauper, and former "Seinfeld" writer, Carol Leifer, in developing a new comedy similar to NBC's long-running hit, "The Golden Girls."  They hope to sell the series to Netflix.

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MOVIES - From TheGuardian:  In its "100 best films of the 21st century" list, the site goes with Paul Thomas Anderson's "There Will Be Blood" (2007) as the top film.  And they stupidly start with the year 2000.

From TheGuardian:  Paul Thomas Anderson talks about his film being #1.

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EMMYS - From IndieWire: Here is the winners' list from the second night of the 2019 Creative Arts Emmy Awards.

From Variety:  Last night, Saturday, September 14, 2019 was "Night 1" of the 2019 Creative Arts Emmy Awards."  This article has a full list of winners.

From TheWrap:  Last night at the 2019 Creative Arts Emmys, legendary TV producer, Norman Lear, became the oldest Emmy Award winner at the age of 97 years and 49 days old.  He beat a record that had been set half and hour earlier when David Attenborough won an Emmy at the age of 93 years old.

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CULTURE - From THR:  "Who decides who is allowed to say the "N-word?" Kareem Abdul-Jabbar supports writer Walter Mosley's decision to quit the writing staff of "Star Trek: Discovery" after Mosley was admonished for telling a story that involved him using the word "nigger."

From TheNewYorkTimes:  Novelist and screenwriter Walter Mosley explains why he quit "Star Trek: Discover."

OBITS:

From ABC:  Groundbreaking female journalist and political commentator, Cokie Roberts, has died at the age of 75, Tuesday, September 17, 2019.  A three-time Emmy winner, Roberts may be best known for her association with National Public Radio (NPR) and ABC News.  Roberts was a longtime panelist on ABC's Sunday morning news show, "The Week" and ABC's evening news show, "World News Tonight."

From YahooEntertainment:  Actor Brian Turk died at the age of 49, Friday, September 13, 2019.  He was best known for his role as "Gabriel" in HBO's "Carnivale" (2003-2005).  He was a football player at the University of Southern Califonia, and began his acting career in 1993.

From RollingStone:  Singer-songwriter, producer, and recording artist, Ric Ocasek, has died at the age of 75, Sunday, September 15, 2019.  Ocasek is best remembered as the lead singer, primary songwriter, and rhythm guitarist of "the Cars," a band known for fusing pop and new wave music.  Ocasek was also a prolific music producer for other acts including Weezer, No Doubt, and Bad Brains, to name a few.

From YahooEntertainment:  Ric Ocasek, lead singer of the 1970s-80s New Wave rock band, died of cardiovascular disease according to an autopsy report released today, Monday, September 16, 2019, by the New York City medical examiner’s office.  Ocasek passed away Sunday.

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Negromancer News Bits and Bites from March 11th to 17th, 2018 - Update #11

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CELEBRITY - From TheDailyBeast:  A gun-note, NRA toadie, and bitch hates rock legend Neil Young.

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COMICS-FILM - From Deadline:  Apparently, it is a done deal.  Ava DuVernay will direct "New Gods" for Warner Bros./DC Entertainment.

From BleedingCool:  Ava DuVernay in talks to direct a film based on DC Comics' "New Gods" comic books, which were created by the late, great Jack Kirby.

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MUSIC - From RollingStone:  #FreeMeekMill - Rolling Stone has an interview with troubled, jailed rapper.

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COMICS-FILM - From TheWrap:  Spike Lee is eyeing "Nightwatch," part of Sony Picture's "Spider-Man" film universe as a directing gig.  Nightwatch is an African-American character and first appeared in 1993.

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COMICS-FILM - From SlashFilm:  Once upon a time, Oscar-winning actor Nicolas Cage almost played the role of Superman.  Now, Cage will provide the voice of Superman in the animated "Teen Titans Go!" movie, "Teen Titans GO! to the Movies."  Rapper Lil Yachty will provide the voice of Green Lantern.

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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo:  The winner of the 3/9 to 3/11/2018 weekend box office is "Black Panther" with an estimated take of $41.1 million - the film's fourth straight weekend at #1 and the first film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe to do so.

From Variety:  "Black Panther" wins the weekend at the box office in China with a take of $66 million.

From Deadline:  "The Death of Stalin" has the best specialty theater (art house theaters) debut of 2018.

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OSCARS - From THR:  Kareem Abdul-Jabbar says activism failed at last Sunday's 90th Academy awards ceremony.

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POLITICS - From teleSUR:  Actor-activist Danny Glover and Noam Chomsky condemn recent U.S. and Canadian sanctions against Venezuela.

From NYT:  Actress-activist Angelina Jolie and Senator John McCain unite for a "New York Times" editorial saying that the U.S. should lead in saving Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar (formerly Burma).

OBITS:

From ESPN:  Businessman and professional sports franchise owner, Tom Benson, died at the age of 90, Thursday, March 15, 2018.  Benson owned the NFL's New Orleans Saints pro football team and the NBA's New Orleans Pelicans professional basketball team.  Benson was owner of the Saints when the team won Super Bowl XLIV.

From TheWrap:  British author, cosmologist, and physicist Stephen Hawking has died at the age of 76, Wednesday, March 14, 2018.  A global cultural icon, Hawking was a science communicator who connected with laypersons.  His life was dramatized in the Oscar-winning film, "The Theory of Everything."

From CNN:  Rapper Craig Mack has died at the age of 46, Monday, March 12, 2018.  His 1994 hit, "Flava in Ya Ear" is considered one of the defining rap songs of the 1990s and was the first release and first breakout hit for Sean "Puffy" Combs' Bad Boys Records.  Mack earned a Grammy nomination for "Best Rap Solo Performance" at the 37th Grammy Awards (1995).

About Marvel's Black Panther - Update #58

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From Patreon:  Leroy's review of "Black Panther"

From Wikipedia:  Black Panther Wikipedia page.

From YouTube:  "Black Panther" International trailer #4

From YouTube:  'Black Panther' stars on the power of telling a story from a black perspective - "This is the best movie we ever made." - Kevin Feige

BET's "Black Panther" Episode 1, Episode 2, Episode 3, Episode 4, Episode 5, Episode 6.

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From Deadline:  "Black Panther" tops $500 million overseas.

From ShadowandAct:  "Black Panther" officially reaches $1 billion in global box office.

From YahooMoviefone:  Marvel is planning a sequel to "Black Panther" and is considering possible spinoffs.

From ShadowandAct:  In A History-Making Feat, 'Black Panther' Is Set to Make $1B Worldwide Before It Even Opens In China

From YahooEntertainment:  Chadwick Boseman tells "NBC Today Show" that  ‘There’s a thirst’ for black superheroes

From YahooNews:  'Black Panther' continues stunning romp in movie theaters

From ShadowandAct:  All six episodes of BET's short-lived "Black Panther" animated series is available on BET's Facebook page.

From Deadline:  ‘Black Panther’ Crushes $763M WW Box Office; $1B Coming Closer Into Its Grasp

From TheWrap:  The line to meet the Black Panther character at Disneyland in Anaheim, California is an hour long.

From BleedingCool:  Watch: Chadwick Boseman Surprises ‘Black Panther’ Fans On Jimmy Fallon

From Truthout:  Afrofuturism, Liberation and Representation in "Black Panther": A Roundtable Discussion

From Vox:  With great power comes great uncertainty: Marvel’s slowly evolving politics

From IGNAfrica:  10 Best Black Panther Comic Books

From Truthout:   Believe the Hype About "Black Panther"

From USAToday:  Terry Crews: From racist black characters to ‘Black Panther,’ we’ve come so far

From Variety:  Black Panther dominates box office in its second weekend of release.

From ScreenRant:  Black Panther: Marvel Artist Reveals Unused Killmonger Costume Design

From ComicBook:  'Black Panther' Breaks MCU Record for Highest-Grossing First Week

From CinemaBlend:  10 Black Panther Comics To Read After Seeing The Movie

From Junkee:  If You Thought ‘Black Panther’ Was Radical, Wait Until You See The Comics

From TheVillageVoice:  Conservatives Attack “Black Panther” — But, When It Hits, Declare It Conservative

From YahooEntertainment:  Marvel Comics will relaunch its current "Black Panther" comic book and send the King of Wakanda to space.

From YahooEntertainment:  Killmonger's look could become a thing.

From Deadline:  ‘Black Panther’ Goes Wild: At $241.96M Superhero Owns 2nd Best 4-Day Opening & Defeats "Last Jedi"

From Deadline:  ‘Black Panther’: Hollywood Cannot Stop Praising The Groundbreaking Marvel Blockbuster

REVIEW - From Truthout: "Black Panther": Rip off the Racial Mask.

From GlobalCitizen:  Kendrick Lamar bought 1000 tickets for impoverished children to see "Black Panther."

From YahooEntertainment:  Michelle Obama praises 'Black Panther,' celebrity Twitter agrees

From Variety:  Wesley Snipes talks about his failed "Black Panther" project from the 1990s.

From EntertainmentWeekly:  Black Panther shreds box office records with $218 million 4-day opening

REVIEW - From EW:  Oprah offers her review of "Black Panther."

From Variety:  Box Office: ‘Black Panther’ to Snare More Than $200 Million Over President’s Day Weekend

From TheNewYorker:  The Passionate Politics of “Black Panther”

From Wired:  Want More Black Panther? Here Are 5 Comics to Read

From THR:  The family of Jack Kirby, the co-creator of Black Panther, says that his late father would have adored the film phenomenon.

REVIEW - From TheNewYorker: The author, Anthony Lane, reviews both "Black Panther" and Nick Park's new film, "Early Man."

REVIEW - From THR:  The Ascent of 'Black Panther' Director Ryan Coogler

From THR:  Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on 'Black Panther': All This Fuss Over a Superhero Movie? - Abdul-Jabbar speaks with director Ryan Coogler.

From TheWrap:  "Black Panther" has a record Thursday night opening, $25.2 million.

From YahooMovies:  In the 1990s Wesley Snipes tried in vain to get a "Black Panther" movie made.  Here is five ways it would have been different from the new "Black Panther" film.

From Variety:  "Black Panther" opens with $23.2 million in overseas box office.

From ScreenRant:  15 Superpowers You Didn’t Know Black Panther Had

From CinemaBlend:  Why Black Panther Was A Different Experience For Marvel Veterans Andy Serkis And Martin Freeman

From YahooEntertaiment:   Why 'Black Panther' is Marvel's most political movie yet: Chadwick Boseman and cast explain

From YahooGMA:  "Black Panther" star Chadwick Boseman talks importance of black superhero for younger generations

From YahooEntertainment:  In a video interview, "Black Panther" star, Chadwick Boseman, says the film will inspire kids of all races.

From MetroUK:  British talk show host Jeremy Vine described Black Panther as "overwhelming black" during an interview with two of the film's stars, and people aren’t happy about it

From BleedingCool:  The Politics of Black Panther’s First Appearance and Superhero Comics as a Whole

From BleedingCool:  5 Days of Black Panther, Day 1: Looking Back at T’Challa’s First Appearance
From BleedingCool:  5 Days of Black Panther, Day 1: Volume 1 of the Jack Kirby Series
From BleedingCool:  5 Days of Black Panther, Day 2:   Christopher Priest’s Black Panther #1-12
From BleedingCool:  5 Days of Black Panther, Day 3: Christopher Priest’s Black Panther Part 2
From BleedingCool:  5 Days of Black Panther, Day 4: Black Panther Fights Civil War
From BleedingCool:  5 Days of Black Panther, Day 4: Black Panther Fends Off the Secret Invasion

From IGN:   Between the Panels: How Black Panther Redeemed Marvel Comics

From CBSBaltimore:  Md. Author Provides Backstory On Highly-Anticipated Film ‘Black Panther’

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COMICS-FILM - From WeGotThisCovered:  Brie Larson continues her preparation for Marvel Studios' "Captain Marvel," as seen in these photos.

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COMICS-FILM - From ICv2:  "Marvel's Cloak & Dagger" will debut on Freeform (Disney) June 7, 2018 at 8 p.m. Eastern/Pacific.

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MUSIC - From Billboard:  Drake drops two new songs.  Here, them at Billboard.

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MUSIC - From RollingStone:  A medical examiner has ruled that rock musician Tom Petty died of an accidental mixture of medication including opiods.  Petty died in October 2017.

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MOVIES - From BleedingCool:  The "Crocodile Dundee" film franchise gets a new life with "Dundee" starring Danny McBride.

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PIXAR - From THR:  Stephany Folsom is the new writer on "Toy Story 4."  Previous writer Rashida Jones left the project.

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COMICS-FILM - From ComicBook:  Matthew Lloyd, who was the cinematographer on the first season of Marvel/Netflix's "Daredevil" will be do the photography duties on the "Spider-Man: Homecoming" sequel.

COMICS-FILM - From BleedingCool:  NBA legend, champion, and Basketball Hall of Famer Shaquille O'Neal wants to be in an "Avengers" movie.  Back in the 1990s, he was the star of the film, "Steel," based on the DC Comics character.

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MANGA-FILM - From CBR:  Director Robert Rodriguez explains the photo-realistic "manga eyes" in "Alita: Battle Angel" (based on the manga "Battle Angel Alita").

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CULTURE - From YahooNews:  A University of Alabama female student finds herself expelled and returned to her New Jersey home after she posts a racist anti-African-American rant on Instagram.

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COMICS-FILM - From ComicBookMovie:  John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein will be the directors of "Flashpoint," the stand-alone film featuring DC Comics superhero, "Flash."

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TELEVISION - From THR:  J.J. Abrams is working on a television science fiction drama that has HBO and Apple would like to buy.

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CULTURE - From TheNewYorker:  When Barbie Went to War with Bratz

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COMICS-ANIMATION - From DenofGeek:  There are rumors that Marvel will cancel all three of its Disney XD animated TV series.

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COMICS-FILM - From TheWrap:  Vin Diesel wants to play the lead in Sony's film adaptation of Valiant Comics' "Bloodshot."

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CELEBRITY - From Deadline:  Pam Grier talks about her biopic and speaks on sexual harassment.

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MOVIES - From Deadline:  Trevor Jackson and Jason Mitchell to star in Sony's "Superfly" remake.  Director X (a Canadian music video director) is set to director.

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CELEBRITY/AWARDS - From TMZ:  Halle Berry may have "gone commando" at the 49th NAACP Image Awards ceremony on Mon., Jan. 15th, 2018.

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CULTURE - From THR:  "The Big Sick" and Hollywood's Muslim-American Renaissance by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

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POLITICS - From HuffPost:  Famed whistleblower, Chelsea Manning, is running for a U.S. Senate seat in Maryland.

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COMICS-FILM - From CinemaBlend:  Stan Lee talks about what he wanted his "Black Panther" cameo to be.

From ScreenRant:  Both Todd McFarlane and Stan Lee will appear in the reboot of the "Spawn" film franchise.  McFarlane is the creator of the Spawn comic book and is writing and directing the reboot.  Stan Lee was the creator or co-creator of many of the most iconic Marvel Comics characters.

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MLK - From TheGuardian:  If Martin Luther King Jr were alive today, politicians would denounce him.

MOVIES - From ThePlaylist:  Quentin Tarantino reportedly wants Al Pacino in his 1969/Manson murders movie.

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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo:   The winner at the 1/12 to 1/14/2018 weekend box office is "Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle" with an estimated take of $27 million.

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SCANDAL - From Deadline:  Eliza Dushku has accused famed stunt coordinator, Joel Kramer, of molesting her on the during filming of the James Cameron film, "True Lies" (1994).

From Facebook:  Eliza Dushku's post describing the sexual assault she alleges a True Lies coordinator committed against her when she was 12.  [WARNING: Her post is shocking, graphic, and heartbreaking.]

From BleedingCool:  James Cameron, director of True Lies, and Jamie Lee Curtis, co-star of True Lies, comments on Eliza Dushku's allegations that she was molested as a child on the set of True Lies by a stunt coordinator.

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MOVIES - From Variety:  Mark Wahlberg and his agency WME to donate "All the Money in the World" reshoot money (a combined $2 million) to "Times Up" legal defense fund.

From TheWrap:  Mark Wahlberg's "All of the Money in the World," Michelle Williams, praises Wahlberg for donating his reshoot money to #TimesUp.

From TimesUp:  About #TimesUp

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CELEBRITY - From THR:  A profile of journalist and writer Ronan Farrow, the son of Mia Farrow and Woody Allen, and one of the writers who broke open the Harvey Weinstein sexual misconduct scandal.

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COMICS - From BleedingCool:  Oscar winning screenwriter, John Ridley (12 Years a Slave) is writing "The Other History of the DC Universe" for DC Comics.

VIDEO:

From FlickeringMyth:  Lucasfilm and Disney XD has released a trailer for the final episodes of "Star Wars Rebels." The final six episodes will be released over a 3-week period beginning Feb. 19th, 2018.

OBITS:

From ChicagoSunTimes:  The Chicago-based rapper, Fredo Santana, has died at the age of 27, Saturday, January 20, 2018.  Known as a "drill rapper," Fredo was the older cousin of controversial rapper, Chief Keef.  Fredo released nine mixtapes and one solo album, 2013's "Trappin Ain't Dead."

From PEOPLE:  Irish musician, Dolores O'Riordan, has died at the age of 46, Monday, January 15, 2018.  She was the lead singer of the Irish band, "The Cranberries," which has a number of hit songs in the 1990s, especially "Linger" and "Zombie."

Negromancer News Bits and Bites from December 24th to 31st, 2017 - Update #27

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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo:  The winner of the 12/29 to 12/31/2017 weekend box office is "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" with an estimated take of $52.4 million.

From THR:  At the "awards box office," Oscar-hopefuls, "The Darkest Hour" and "The Post" show strength.

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COMICS-FILM - From ComicBook:  Actor David Harbour, the star of the "Hellboy" film franchise reboot," says that the film is "a real monster movie."

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MOVIE - From Variety:  See Jude Law as young Dumbledore and Johnny Deep as Grindelwald in photos from the set of "Fantastic Beasts 2."

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MOVIES - From TheVillageVoice:  Ten Movies to Look Forward to in Early 2018.

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CELEBRITY - From BET:  A photo of Oscar-nominated actress Laura Dern (who recently appeared in "Star Wars: The Last Jedi") and former NBA player Baron Davis kissing is hitting up social media.

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STAR WARS - From HuffPost:  Mark Hamill shares his tribute to Carrie Fisher, a year after her death. #CarrieOnForever

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CELEBRITY - From Deadline:  Britain's Prince Harry interviews President Barack Obama.

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BLM - From TheRoot:  Are White Supremacists Infiltrating Law Enforcement?  Includes KRS-One video, "Sound of Da Police."

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TELEVISION - From ShadowandAct:  Viola Davis has produced and is narrating a docu-series about police officer-involved deaths, "Two Sides," that will premiere on TV One, Monday, January 22, 2018.

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CULTURE - From THR:  Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: How #MeToo Can Help Right America's Wrongs in 2018.

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TELEVISION - From THR:  The 1990s NBC TV series, "Mad About You" (1992 to 1999), is the latest to have a revival in the works.

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MOVIES- From THR:  Is "Die Hard" a Christmas movie?

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POLITICS - From TheSun:  Will President Trump be angry if President Obama and First Lady Michelle are invited to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding and he is snubbed?

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CULTURE - From TheRoot:  It's the first day of Kwanza, so here is an article that explains Kwanza.

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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo:  The winner of the 12/22 to 12/24/2017 weekend box office is "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" with an estimated take of $68 million.

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COMICS - From BleedingCool:  Screenwriter Max Landis ("Bright," "American Ultra") has been writing comics for the past few years.  Recently, however, DC Comics removed a story Landis has written from its "DC Holiday Special 2017."  Sexual misconduct allegations against Landis (son of director John Landis), have emerged.

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MOVIES - From YahooEntertaiment:  10 best movies of 2017 you probably never heard of.

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MOVIES - From ComicBook:  "Wonder Woman" director Patty Jenkins helped keep the recasting of Ridley Scott's "All the Money in the World" secret.  After Kevin Spacey was accused of multiple cases of sexual misconduct, Scott wanted to remove him in the role of "J. Paul Getty."  Spacey's scenes were eventually reshot with Christopher Plummer as Getty.

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MOVIES - From TheWrap:  Lionsgate has moved Tyler Perry's "Madea Family Funeral" from August 3, 2018 to an undetermined date in Fall 2018.

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OBITS:

From CNN:  Social justice and anti-police brutality activist, Erica Garner, has died at the age of 27, Saturday, December 30, 2017.  Garner was the eldest daughter of Eric Garner, who was attacked and killed by New York Police officer Daniel Pantaleo, who placed the 43-year-old Garner in a chokehold.

From THR:  Film editor Thomas Stanford has died at the age of 93, Saturday, December 23, 2017.  Stanford won an Oscar for editing "Best Picture" winner, "West Side Story" (1961).

From YahooNews:  Mystery novelist, Sue Grafton, has died at the age of 77, Thursday, December 28, 2017.  Grafton is best known for her "alphabet" mysteries, beginning with "A is for Alibi" and most recently "Y is for Yesterday."

From TheWrap:  The actress Rose Marie has died at the age of 94, Thursday, December 28, 2017.  She was best known for her role on the "The Dick Van Dyke Show," as the quick-witted comedy writer, "Sally Rogers."  She also appeared on "The Doris Day Show" and "Hollywood Squares."

From FOX:  The British actor Alfie Curtis died at the age of 87, Tuesday, December 26, 2017.  Star Wars fans will know him for playing the character "Dr. Evazan" in the original Star Wars, a character who loses his arm after threatening Luke Skywalker.

From THR:  The film editor, Jerry Greenberg, has died at the age of 81, Friday, December 22, 2017.  He won an Oscar for editing the 1971 crime thriller, "The French Connection."  He also earned Oscar nominations for editing "Kramer vs. Kramer" and "Apocalypse Now."

From TheWrap:  Jordan Feldstein, the manager of the band Maroon 5, died at the age of 40, Friday, December 22, 2017.  Feldstein is also the older brother of Oscar-nominated actor, Jonah Hill.

From THR:  Kent Damon, the father of Oscar-winner, Matt Damon, has died at the age of 74, Thursday, December 14, 2017.

Neil deGrasse Tyson's "StarTalk" Returns for a Fourth Season With Stars

Beaming Out Across All of Space and Time, StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson Returns Sunday, Oct. 1, at 11/10c

New Season Features Even Bigger Star Power, Including Stephen Hawking, Stephen Colbert, Jane Goodall, Kevin Smith and Katy Perry

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson is back with more star power than ever! The three-time Emmy-nominated talk show returns on Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017 at 11/10c with 20 all-new episodes featuring mind-blowing conversations, scientific commentary and cosmic queries — all with a comedic punch.

This season, hear from Katy Perry, Stephen Colbert, Lance Armstrong, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Jane Goodall, Stephen Hawking, Katie Couric, Kevin Smith, Sylvia Earle, Fabien Cousteau, Adrien Grenier, National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence and filmmaker James Cameron and more. This season’s comedian co-hosts include Chuck Nice, Scott Adsit, Godfrey, Eugene Mirman, Sasheer Zamata and Maeve Higgins. Occasionally, Tyson calls on his friend Bill Nye the Science Guy to weigh in on the week’s theme, while other influencers across pop culture and science join via live video.

StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson, the first-ever science-based talk show on television, is derived from Tyson’s popular radio show and podcast of the same name. Each episode features an intimate interview between Tyson and a guest from pop culture, politics, sports or news, in which they discuss how science and technology have affected their lives and careers. In addition to the centerpiece interview, StarTalk episodes boast a panel of comedians and experts who analyze the conversation in front of a studio audience at the American Museum of Natural History’s Rose Center for Earth and Space in New York City — where Tyson serves as the Frederick P. Rose Director of the Hayden Planetarium.

Premiere Episodes Include:

Lance Armstrong
Premieres Sunday, Oct. 1, at 11/10c
Host Neil deGrasse Tyson features his interview with controversial world-champion cyclist Lance Armstrong. Tyson is joined in the Cullman Hall of the Universe by comedian co-host Scott Adsit, along with science journalist Max Glaskin and bioethics professor Arthur Caplan to discuss the science of cycling, sports ethics and performance enhancement. Adding to the discussion, Chuck Nice joins from the Sports Science Lab to test cycling training techniques.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Premieres Sunday, Oct. 8, at 11/10c
Host Neil deGrasse Tyson sits down with NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Later, in the Cullman Hall of the Universe, Tyson is joined by comedian co-host Chuck Nice and astrophysicist Charles Liu to discuss the science and history of basketball as well as Abdul-Jabbar’s legacy. NBA analyst and former 76er Jim Spanarkel joins the conversation in the studio.

Jane Goodall
Premieres Sunday, Oct. 15, at 11/10c
Legendary chimpanzee researcher Jane Goodall joins host Neil deGrasse Tyson for a featured interview. Tyson is joined in the Cullman Hall of the Universe by comedian co-host Chuck Nice and biological anthropologist Jill Pruetz to discuss chimp behavior, animal and environmental ethics and the evolutionary differences between chimpanzees and humans. Primatologist and anthropologist Natalia Reagan joins the conversation from a chimpanzee sanctuary in Georgia.

Katie Couric
Premieres Sunday, Oct. 22, at 11/10c
Host Neil deGrasse Tyson features his interview with renowned news anchor Katie Couric. Tyson is joined in the Cullman Hall of the Universe by comedian co-host Eugene Mirman and journalism professor Jeff Jarvis to discuss the intersection of science and journalism. Adding to the discussion, Chuck Nice chimes in with the crowds at the March for Science.

Kevin Smith
Premieres Sunday, Oct. 29, at 11/10c
Filmmaker, comic book fanatic and all around geek ambassador, Kevin Smith sits down with host Neil deGrasse Tyson. Later, in the Cullman Hall of the Universe, Tyson is joined by comedian co-host Chuck Nice and astrophysicist Charles Liu as they discuss science fiction, comic books and the science of superheroes. StarTalk science correspondent and anthropologist Natalia Reagan sends a dispatch from San Diego Comic-Con, where hundreds of thousands of fans converge to share their passion for comics, science fiction, movies, TV and cosplay.

SciFi Meets National Defense
Premieres Sunday, Nov. 5, at 11/10c
Host Neil deGrasse Tyson sits down with Arati Prabhakar, former head of the U.S. Department of Defense’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. Tyson is joined in the Cullman Hall of the Universe by comedian co-host Chuck Nice and national security journalist Sharon Weinberger to discuss the intersection of science fiction, technology and national defense. Adding to the discussion, rocket scientist Natalie Panek joins via video call and Hod Lipson demonstrates his self-aware robot.

Katy Perry
Sunday, Nov. 12, at 11/10c
Host Neil deGrasse Tyson joins Grammy-nominated pop star Katy Perry in Los Angeles, where Tyson answers all of her cosmic queries. In the Cullman Hall of the Universe, comedian co-host Sasheer Zamata and astrophysicist Charles Liu join Tyson to discuss science in pop culture and music.

Sylvia Earle, Fabien Cousteau & Adrian Grenier
Sunday, Nov. 19, at 11/10c
Host Neil deGrasse Tyson features his interviews with legendary oceanographer Sylvia Earle and famed aquanaut Fabien Cousteau. Tyson is joined in the Cullman Hall of the Universe by comedian co-host Scott Adsit and marine biologist and conservationist Laure Katz to discuss ocean exploration and conservation. Adding to the discussion, actor and activist Adrian Grenier joins via video chat, and National Geographic Explorer Erika Bergman shows off her submarine.

James Cameron
Sunday, Nov. 26, at 11/10c
As the 20th anniversary of James Cameron’s film “Titanic” approaches, host Neil deGrasse Tyson features his interview with the legendary filmmaker and National Geographic explorer-in-residence. Cameron discusses everything from the inspiration behind his record-breaking film “Avatar” to his solo dive down to the deepest point of the Mariana Trench. Joining Tyson in the Cullman Hall of the Universe are comedian co-host Chuck Nice and astrophysicist Charles Liu to discuss the intersection of storytelling, exploration and science.

Celestial Navigation
Sunday, Dec. 3, at 11/10c
Host Neil deGrasse Tyson features his interview with master navigator Nainoa Thompson, an ocean voyager who uses the traditional Polynesian methods of non-instrument navigating. Joining Tyson in the Cullman Hall of the Universe are comedian co-host Maeve Higgins and celestial navigation expert Frank Reed to discuss the science of non-instrument navigating.

StarTalk is produced by Curved Light Productions and National Geographic Studios for National Geographic. For Curved Light Productions, executive producers are Neil deGrasse Tyson and Helen Matsos. For National Geographic Studios, executive producers are Brian Lovett and Drew Pulley, and executive vice president of production and development is Jeff Hasler. For National Geographic, executive producer is Betsy Forhan, vice president of production is Kevin Tao Mohs and president of original programming and production is Tim Pastore.


National Geographic
National Geographic Partners LLC (NGP), a joint venture between National Geographic and 21st Century Fox, is committed to bringing the world premium science, adventure and exploration content across an unrivaled portfolio of media assets. NGP combines the global National Geographic television channels (National Geographic Channel, Nat Geo WILD, Nat Geo MUNDO, Nat Geo PEOPLE) with National Geographic’s media and consumer-oriented assets, including National Geographic magazines; National Geographic studios; related digital and social media platforms; books; maps; children’s media; and ancillary activities that include travel, global experiences and events, archival sales, licensing and e-commerce businesses. Furthering knowledge and understanding of our world has been the core purpose of National Geographic for 128 years, and now we are committed to going deeper, pushing boundaries, going further for our consumers … and reaching over 730 million people around the world in 172 countries and 43 languages every month as we do it. NGP returns 27 percent of our proceeds to the nonprofit National Geographic Society to fund work in the areas of science, exploration, conservation and education. For more information visit natgeotv.com or nationalgeographic.com, or find us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Google+, YouTube, LinkedIn and Pinterest.

StarTalk Radio
Science, pop culture and comedy collide on StarTalk’s podcast network! Neil deGrasse Tyson, his fellow science educators including Bill Nye, comic co-hosts and guests bring the universe down to Earth in “StarTalk Radio,” “StarTalk All-Stars” and “StarTalk Playing with Science.” Now in its eighth season, the StarTalk Radio podcast has more than 3 million downloads per month, and the three-time Emmy nominated National Geographic show based on the podcast is about to start its fourth season. StarTalk All-Stars, currently in its second season, features a revolving slate of scientist and science educator hosts. StarTalk Playing with Science, also in its second season, hosted by professional British soccer player and sports broadcaster Gary O’Reilly and fan favorite StarTalk co-host Chuck Nice, explores the science behind the most iconic moments in sports with guests including pro athletes, coaches, sports experts, and scientists. Each StarTalk network podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Google Play Music, SoundCloud, Stitcher and TuneIn. StarTalk Radio and StarTalk All-Stars are also carried on SiriusXM Insight Channel 121. For more information and to listen to all of our shows, visit www.startalkradio.net. Keep looking up!

American Museum of Natural History
The American Museum of Natural History, founded in 1869, is one of the world’s preeminent scientific, educational, and cultural institutions. The Museum encompasses 45 permanent exhibition halls, including those in the Rose Center for Earth and Space and the Hayden Planetarium, as well as galleries for temporary exhibitions. It is home to New York State’s official memorial to Theodore Roosevelt, a tribute to Roosevelt’s enduring legacy of environmental conservation. The Museum’s approximately 200 scientists draw on a world-class research collection of more than 34 million artifacts and specimens, some of which are billions of years old, and on one of the largest natural history libraries in the world. Through its Richard Gilder Graduate School, the Museum grants the Ph.D. degree in Comparative Biology and the Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) degree, the only such program at any museum in the United States. Annual physical attendance has grown to approximately 5 million, and the Museum’s exhibitions and Space Shows can be seen in venues on six continents. The Museum’s website, digital videos, and apps for mobile devices bring its collections, exhibitions, and educational programs to millions more around the world. Visit amnh.org for more information.

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Negromancer News Bits and Bites from July 16th to 22th, 2017 - Update #35

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SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON INTERNATIONAL 2017:

From YahooMovies:  "Wonder Woman 2" is official.  Patty Jenkins returning as director is not official.

From CBR:  The 2017 Eisner Awards (for excellence in comics) were announced Friday night, July 21st.

From YahooMovies:  Channing Taturm says his long planned X-Men movie, "Gambit," is getting a bit of a rethink.

From THR:  Dwayne Johnson will play Shazam villain, "Black Adam," but not in the "Shazam" movie, according to DC Entertainment CCO, Geoff Johns.

From IMDb:  Todd McFarlane announces that he is working on a new movie version of his comic book, "Spawn," which was previously adapted as a 1998 film and as an animated TV series which aired on HBO.

From YahooMovies:  Halle Berry declares that she is Wonder Woman star Gal Gadot's biggest fan right now.

From Deadline:  Syfy teases its upcoming Superman prequel TV series, "Krypton," with a teaser trailer.

From TVGuide:  The title of "American Horror Story" Season 7 is "Cult."

From Variety:  During a Comic-Con panel, Noah Hawley, the creator of FX's "Fargo" and "Legion" (based on the X-Men franchise), announced that he is developing a film based on "Doctor Doom," the lead villain in Marvel Comics' "Fantastic Four" franchise.


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MOVIES - From WeGotThisCovered:  Joss Whedon reportedly doing extensive reshoots on "Justice League" after taking over for Zack Snyder.

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MOVIES - From Variety:  New films by George Clooney, Stephen Frears, and Guillermo del Toro, among others, will be screened at the 74th (2017) Venice Film Festival.

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CELEBRITY - From YahooSports:  The "Juice" will be loose.  O.J. Simpson has been granted parole after spending 9 years in a Nevada prison, and he will be released in October of this year.

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TELEVISION - From Variety:  Lena Dunham, creator of HBO's "Girls," is joining the cast of the seventh season of "American Horror Story."

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CELEBRITY - YahooNews:  Actress Jada Pinkett Smith says that she was a drug deal when she met the late rapper/actor, Tupac Shukar.

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TELEVISION - From ShadowandAct:  "Game of Thones" creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss announce "Confederate."

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BLM - From NYDailyNews:   Is the killing a blonde, white woman (Justine Diamond) by police the point where police brutality jumps the shark?

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COMICS-FILM - From Variety:  Jon Watts is in talks to direct the sequel to his hit film, "Spider-Man: Homecoming."

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MOVIES - From IndieWire:  Darren Aronofsky ("Requiem for a Dream," "Black Swan") has film due in a few months, "mother!"  He is already working on the film after that - an artificial intelligence courtroom drama...

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MOVIES - From YahooMovies:  Stanley Kubrick's "Full Metal Jacket" turns 30, and Matthew Modine wishes his character's ("Joker") deleted sex scene was still in the movie.

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MOVIES - From Variety:  Andy Muschietti, who has directed the highly anticipated film version of Stephen King's "It," is attached to Sony's film version of the 1980s animated series, "Robotech."

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TELEVISION - From Variety:  Alec Baldwin play Col. Nathan Jessup in NBC's live production of "A Few Good Men."

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DISNEY:  From ShadowandAct:  Will Smith will play the genie in Disney's live-action version of its animated classic, Aladdin, in which Robin Williams gave voice to the genie.

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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo:  The winner of the 7/14 to 7/16/2017 weekend box office is "War for the Planet of the Apes" with an estimated take of $56.5 million.

From Variety:  "War for the Planet of the Apes" has a $102.5 million global box office opening.

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From THR:  Why is Hollywood glamorizing binge-drinking for women asks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar?

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ECO - NewYorkDailyNews:  Mark Ruffalo and Fisher Stevens implore Sen. Chuck Schumer and Senate Democrats to fight "dirty energy bill."

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TELEVISION - From YahooTV:  First look at Al Pacino as legendary college football coach, Joe Paterno, in director's Barry Levinson's still-untitled film for HBO.

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DISNEY - From YahooMovies:  Newly minted "Disney Legend" Whoopi Goldberg says bring back "Song of the South," Disney's controversial 1946 live-action/animated film, which has often been called "racially insensitive."  Disney has not released the film on Blu-ray or DVD or the old laser disc.

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TELEVISION - From ScreenDaily:  Actress Jodie Whittaker is the first female to play the lead on the British television series, "Doctor Who."  She is the 13th actor to play "The Doctor" on the iconic BBC series.

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MOVIES - From YahooMusic: The biopic of the iconic rock music group, Queen, is apparently finally happening.  It is currently called "Bohemian Rhapsody" (after an iconic Queen song) and will star Emmy-winner Remi Malek ("Mr. Robot") as the lead singer of Queen, the late Freddie Mercury.

OBITS:

From YahooTV:  The actor John Heard died at the age of 72, Friday, July 21, 2017.  Heard was best known for playing the father of Macauley Culkin's character in "Home Alone" (1990) and "Home Alone 2: Lost in New York" (1992).  He also received a 1999 Emmy nomination for a guest role in "The Sopranos."

From YahooMusic:  Chester Bennington, the front man of the band, Linkin Park, has apparently died by suicide at the age of 41.

From the LATimes:  Legendary horror movie director, George A. Romero, has died at the age of 77, Sunday, July 16, 2017.  He was best known for his film Night of the Living Dead (1968) and its sequels, Dawn of the Dead (1978) and Day of the Dead 1985).

From Variety:  The actor Martin Landau died at the age of 89, Saturday, July 15, 2017.   He won an best supporting actor Oscar for his performance in Tim Burton's "Ed Wood."  Many will remember Landau for his role in the original "Mission: Impossible" TV series.

TRAILERS:

From EW:  A first teaser for "Pacific Rim: Uprising," the sequel to "Pacific Rim."

From ShadowandAct:  First trailer for Guillermo del Toro's Cold War-era "fairy tale," "The Shape of Water."

From YahooMovies:  The "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" behind-the-scenes reel presented at D23 2017.

From EW:  The first teaser for Disney and Ava DuVernay's "A Wrinkle in Time."

Authors and Celebrities Head to the Los Angeles Times' Festival of Books 2017

Los Angeles Times Announces Lineup for 22nd Annual Festival of Books

Book Prizes to kick off weekend-long festival with Innovator’s Award to Ruebén Martinez

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Los Angeles Times today announced the lineup for the 22nd annual Festival of Books, the nation’s largest literary festival, April 22-23, 2017 at the University of Southern California. The event will feature more than 500 authors, celebrities, musicians, artists and chefs. On Friday, April 21, 2017, the 37th annual Book Prizes will honor reading and educational activist Ruebén Martinez with the Innovator’s Award, novelist Thomas McGuane with the Robert Kirsch Award for lifetime achievement, and 11 outstanding literary works published during the last year.

    LA Times announces Festival of Books lineup. Program schedule for April 22-23 #bookfest @USC available now.

Authors and celebrities scheduled to appear at the festival include Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Margaret Atwood, Andrew Aydin, T.C. Boyle, Michael Connelly, Bryan Cranston, Ayesha Curry, Roxane Gay, Dave Grohl, Virginia Grohl, Hannah Hart, Chris Hayes, Tippi Hedren, Marlon James, Clinton Kelly, Rep. John Lewis, Cheech Marin, Danica McKellar, Viet Thanh Nguyen, Joyce Carol Oates, Kelly Oxford, Chuck Palahniuk, Nate Powell, Mary Roach, Luis J. Rodríguez, George Saunders, John Scalzi, Scott Simon, Nancy Silverton, Angie Thomas, Stephen Tobolowsky and Ngugi Wa Thiong’o with more to be announced in the coming weeks.

Additional festival highlights:

•     10 outdoor stages: Acura Cooking Stage, Hoy Stage, L.A. Sound Stage, L.A. Times Central, L.A. Times Main Stage, Poetry Stage, Reading by 9 Children’s Stage, Travel & Wellness Stage, USC Stage and YA Stage
•     Street-art-style mural installations curated by Branded Arts; finished murals will be donated to the Dr. Maya Angelou Community High School
•     Center Theatre Group performance of songs from the musical “Into the Woods”
•     Hundreds of exhibitors with books and merchandise for sale, giveaways and activities
•     Musical performances, food trucks and more

At the Book Prizes, the L.A. Times will present the Innovator’s Award to Ruebén Martinez for his work that honors the contribution of Latino writers and expands the community of readers throughout Southern California.

“We are thrilled to recognize Ruebén Martinez with the 2016 Innovator’s Award for his contribution to the literary life of Southern California,” said Carolyn Kellogg, Times book editor. “By sharing books in his barbershop in Santa Ana he showed how books can be celebrated anywhere, and how essential they are to all our lives. Ruebén is a dedicated advocate for the love of literature wherever it might take hold.”

Martinez’s passion for reading inspired him to open a bookstore in his Santa Ana barbershop in the early 1990s. It quickly became a cornerstone of the community, evolved into a nationally renowned center of Chicano/Latino literature and art, and lives on today through the Centro Comunitario de Educación – Chapman University’s learning center which houses Martinez’s book collection. Currently a Presidential Fellow of Chapman University, Martinez acts as an ambassador to encourage Latinos to pursue higher education and lifelong learning.

The Los Angeles Times Festival of Books is presented in association with USC, and the Southern California Acura Dealers are the event’s platinum sponsor. The festival is free, open to the public and centrally located in the Downtown Arts and Education Corridor adjacent to Exposition Park. Beginning at 10 a.m. today the public can purchase Festival Passes (which provide advance reservations for up to 20 conversations) as well as tickets to the Book Prizes. Schedule, location, ticket and transportation information can be found on the festival website, Facebook page and Twitter feed (#bookfest).

Visit latimes.com/festivalofbook

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Negromancer News Bits and Bites from March 12th to 18th, 2017 - Update #21

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CULTURE - From TheAtlantic:  A surprising number of college students are homeless and/or hungry.

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MOVIES - From THR:  Universal is developing a White House workplace comedy around the President Obama White House.

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BLM - From THR:  Kareem Abdul-Jabbar says that Jordan Peele's "Get Out" is like a Black "Invasion of the Body Snatchers."

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COMICS-FILM - From TheWrap:  Warner Bros. has movied "Aquaman," directed by James Wan and starring Jason Momoa in the title role, to December 21, 2018.

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MOVIES - From IndieWire:   Production is about to begin on "Body Cross," a sequel to David Cronenberg's "Eastern Promises," which features a most excellent performance by Viggo Mortensen.

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MOVIES - From IndieWire:  The horror streaming service, Shudder, is streaming a reassembled cut of the original version of Ken Russell's notorious (and fantastic) 1971 film, "The Devils."

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MOVIES - From IndieWire:  Warner Bros. is in the early stages of rebooting "The Matrix."  As of now, neither the original writer-directors The Wachowskis nor the original producer, Joel Silver, is involved.

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MOVIES - From Variety:  Amazon Studios has bought the U.S. and Canadian distribution rights to the music-filled drama, "Annette," starring Adam Driver, Rihana, and Rooney Mara and directed by Leos Carax ("Holy Motors").

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MOVIES - From TheWrap:  Jordan Peele becomes the first Black writer-director whose debut film makes over $100 million dollars at the domestic box office.

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MOVIES - From TheWrap:  Will Netflix finish Orson Welles' last film, "The Other Side of the Wind?"

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COMICS-FILM - From TheWrap:  Warner Bros. would like Matthew Vaughn to direct "Man of Steel 2," the sequel to its Superman reboot.  Vaughn directed the stylish "X-Men: First Class."

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TELEVISION - From Variety:  CBS' smash-hit TV series, "The Big Bang Theory" will get a spinoff next season, "Young Sheldon."

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MOVIES - From Variety:  The English-language version of "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" will have a sequel, "The Girl in the Spider's Web."  Apparently, the cast of the first film will not return for the sequel.

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MOVIES - From ThePlaylist:  Ridley Scott still wants to make a sequel to his 2000 film, Gladiator, which won the "Best Picture" Oscar.

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MOVIES - From IndieWire:   Director Ava Duvernay shares photos from the set as "A Wrinkle in Time" wraps up principal photography.

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BLM - From RSN:  Tensions rise in Ferguson, Missouri as new video surfaces concerning the killing of unarmed Black teen, Michael Brown, by then Ferguson police officer, Darren Wilson.

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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo:  The winner of the 3/10 to 3/12/2017 weekend box office is "Kong: Skull Island" with an estimated take of $61 million.

From Deadline:  "Kong-Skull Island" rising at international box office.

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MOVIES - From Deadline:  Director Terrence Malick makes a rare public appearance.

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POLITICS - From TheDailyGrind:  Anti-LGBTQ, "family values" Republican is having an affair with his cousin/employee, who divorced her husband for him.

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LGBTQ - From TheDailyGrind:  South Dakota becomes first state to legalize discrimination against LGBTQ people.

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CULTURE - From WashPost:  64-year-old Richard Leslie Lloyd thought the owners of Met Mart, a convenience store, was an Arab and tried to burn the store and "run the Arabs out of our country."  The Met Mart owners are of Indian descent.