by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"
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MOVIES - From YahooHuffPost: Eddie Murphy still regrets turning down the lead role in "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?"
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POLITICS - From WashPost: Rep. Matt Shea, a Washington state GOP state legislator, has been found to have participated in a act of domestic terrorism.
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BOX OFFICE - From THR: At the Chinese box office, "The Rise of Skywalker" is being beaten by local blockbusters.
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STREAMING - From Variety: Hulu's planned TV series based on novelist Anne Rice's "Vampire Chronicles" book series (which begins with "Interview with a Vampire") is not happening. The rights are being shopped around... at a high price.
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TELEVISION - From Variety: Epix is producing a TV series based on Stephen King's short story, "Jerusalem's Lot." Adrien Brody is set to star.
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TELEVISION - From TheWrap: A jury has award 8.6 million dollars to the parents of John Bernecker, the stuntman who died in July 2017 during the filming of a stunt for "The Walking Dead."
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TRAILER - From SlashFilm: Here is the first official trailer for Christopher Nolan's next mind-bending film, "Tenet," with a breakdown of the contents of the trailer by the article's writer. "Tenet" opens July 17, 2020.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Focus Features will distribute Paul Thomas Anderson's next film, an untitled high school film set in the 1970s. Anderson's previous film was the Oscar-nominated, "The Phantom Thread."
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MOVIES - From Esquire: Adam Sandler, getting rave reviews and Oscar buzz for his film, "Uncut Gems," says he got a phone call from Oscar-winning actor, Daniel Day-Lewis, who praised Sandler for his performance in the film.
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TELEVISION - From YahooEntertainment: Comedian/talk show host Wayne Brady is the winner of Fox's competition reality show, "The Masked Singer" Season Two.
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ANIMATION - From Variety: Dave Green will direct the animation/live-action hybrid, "Wile E. Coyote" movie, "Coyote vs Acme."
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MOVIES- From EW: The site has an exclusive first look at Christopher Nolan's secret film project, "Tenet," starring John David Washington and Robert Pattinson.
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TELEVISION - From Deadline: The CW is looking to reboot its former TV series, "The Game," which it debuted in 2006 and cancelled in 2009. BET revived the series, where it ran from from 2011 to 2015.
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STREAMING - From Deadline: Morfydd Clark has been cast as a young "Galadriel" in Amazon's "The Lord of the Rings." Galadriel is the character played by Cate Blanchett in Peter Jackson's "The Lord of the Rings" film trilogy.
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MOVIES - From EW: Here, is a first look, some images from the third "Bill & Ted" film, "Bill & Ted Face the Music." The film, starring Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter, is due August 21, 2020.
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POLITICS - From TheWhiteHouse: Well... President Trump to Speaker Pelosi.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Universal Pictures and Blumhouse Productions have tapped Keith Thomas to direct their "Firestarter" remake. Both the 1984 original film (which starred a 9-year-old Drew Barrymore) and the reboot are based on Stephen King's 1980 novel of the same name.
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MOVIES - From ScreenRant: David Ayer ("Suicide Squad") will direct Warner Bros' remake of "The Dirty Dozen" (1967), the classic World War II action film.
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DISNEY+ - From Variety: Disney+ is in early development of a TV series based on the 1989 Tom Hanks' man-dog buddy comedy, "Turner & Hooch."
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Viola Davis are among the actors added to Sandra Bullock's Netflix drama about life after incarceration.
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STAR TREK - From Variety: The streaming service, CBS All Access, has renewed "Star Trek: Picard" for a second season, although the first season has not yet debuted.
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MOVIES - From IndieWire: Quentin Tarantino is apparently leaving his R-rated "Star Trek" behind, and if he makes one more film, it will be "smaller."
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SCANDAL - From THR: Disgraced movie mogul, Harvey Weinstein, says that he is a "forgotten man," meaning people have forgotten the great things that he has done in the American movie business. Harvey is scheduled to go to trial in January 2020 for charges of rape, predatory sexual assault and criminal sexual act against two women.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 12/13 to 12/15/2019 weekend box office is "Jumanji: The Next Level" with an estimated take of 60.1 million dollars.
From Variety: "Frozen II" becomes the sixth Disney movie to reach one billion dollars in global box office in 2019.
From Variety: The Emilia Clarke-Henry Golding holiday film, "Last Christmas," has now grossed the 100 million dollar mark in global box office.
From Forbes: New box office release, "Richard Jewell" and "Black Christmas," fail in their box office debuts.
From Patreon: My "Queen & Slim" review.
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CELEBRITY - From BleedingCool: Did you know actor Samuel L. Jackson's voice can be your Amazon "Alexa" voice.
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SPORTS - From CBSSports: The 2019 Heisman Trophy winner as the best player in college football is Joe Burrows, quarterback for the #1 ranked LSU Tigers. Burrows, the second Louisiana State University football player to win the Heisman, won the award by the largest margin in the history of Heisman voting. His 2608 points were 1846 points higher than the second place finisher, Jalen Hurts, QB of the Oklahoma Sooners.
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MOVIES - From Vulture: Yes, what is the best Adam Sandler movie?
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Saturday, December 21, 2019
Monday, October 7, 2019
Review: "Toy Story 4" is Very Good, But Not Great
[This review was originally posted on Patreon.]
Toy Story 4 (2019)
Running time: 100 minutes (1 hour, 40 minutes)
MPAA – G
DIRECTOR: Josh Cooley
WRITERS: Andrew Stanton and Stephany Folsom; from an original story by John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton, Josh Cooley, Valerie LaPointe, Rashida Jones, Will McCormack, Martin Hynes, and Stephany Folsom
PRODUCER: Mark Nielsen and Jonas Rivera
EDITOR: Axel Geddes
COMPOSER: Randy Newman
ANIMATION/ADVENTURE/DRAMA/COMEDY/FAMILY
Starring: (voices) Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Annie Potts, Tony Hale, Keegan-Michael Key, Jordan Peele, Madeleine McGraw, Christina Hendricks, Keanu Reeves, Ally Maki, Jay Hernandez, Lori Alan, Joan Cusack, Wallace Shawn, John Ratzenberger, Carl Weathers, and June Squibb
Toy Story 4 is a 2019 computer-animated feature film from Pixar Animation Studios. It is the fourth film in the Toy Story franchise. The new film focuses on a new toy and a road trip that will change the life of a beloved toy.
Toy Story 4 opens nine years earlier when Woody (Tom Hanks) and the gang were still Andy's toys. Woods leads the successful rescue of a toy car, R.C. In the present, Woody and the other toys are happy in their new life as the toys of a little girl named Bonnie (Madeleine McGraw). Bonnie is about to enter kindergarten and is distressed about going to school. Woody sneaks into Bonnie's backpack and joins her on her first day of school. Woody's action even lead to Bonnie using discarded arts and crafts supplies to transform a “spork” (spoon-fork) into a new toy she names “Forky” (Tony Hale). Although Forky becomes Bonnie's favorite toy, the spork does not believe that he is a toy, and he is always trying to return to a trash can.
Bonnie and her mom (Lori Alan) and dad (Jay Hernandez) go on an RV road trip, and Bonnie takes Forky, Woody and company with her. Instead of enjoying the trip, Woody spends his time trying to rescue Forky. This misadventure leads Woody to an antique story, Second Chance Antiques, and also to a fairground/playground, where he is reunited with old friends and makes new friends. And Woody learns just how big the world can be for a toy with an open mind.
Toy Story 4 is a good movie, not as good as Toy Story, Toy Story 2, and Toy Story 3, but quite good. Keegan-Michael Key as Ducky and Jordan Peele as Bunny are nice additions to the cast. Keanu Reeves is a surprise and gives a surprising voice performance as Duke Kaboom, the Canadian daredevil toy. The sycophantic ventriloquist's dummies, “the Bensons,” are a nice, creepy distraction. Christina Hendricks is appropriately pathetic and menacing as the tragically desperate doll, Gabby Gabby.
But Toy Story 4 is, more than the first three films, a movie about adult issues and regrets that tries to be a family movie, if not an outright kids' movie. More than anything, Toy Story 4 is Woody's movie. [In this film, Tim Allen's Buzz Lightyear is a supporting character and not a co-lead]. In this movie, Tom Hanks gives one of the best voice performances for an animated film that I have had the pleasure of enjoying. In Hanks' performance, you can feel it. Woody is like a father who “lost” one child, Andy (because he grew up and gave away his toys), so he is an obsessive “helicopter parent” about the new child, Molly, who does not need Woody as much as he thinks she does – if at all.
It would be pretentious of me to say that this movie is about becoming a man and putting away the things of boy. No, I think Toy Story 4 is about the change and the passage of time that is forced upon us, so if we don't change and move on, change and the passage of time is going to happen anyway.
Yes, each Toy Story film has its Mission: Impossible-like operation in which our beloved toys try to save another toy or toys, my favorite being the race to save Woody from an unscrupulous toy dealer and a devious toy in Toy Story 2. In Toy Story 4, the new “toy,” Forky, needs to be saved, and Woody keeps endangering first, himself, and then, others in increasingly desperate and dangerous bids to save the spork.
Ultimately, however, this movie feels like the franchise has come back one too many times. The end of Toy Story 3, in which a grown-up Andy gave his beloved Woody and the other toys to Molly, was really meant to be the happily ever after. Once Toy Story 3 grossed over a billion dollars in worldwide box office, it seemed like common-moneymaking-sense to make a fourth film. Don't make another Toy Story film, Disney. Let Toy Story 4 be a very good, but not great coda to the series.
7 out of 10
B+
Tuesday, July 2, 2019
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Saturday, September 21, 2019
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.
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.
Friday, September 6, 2019
Review: "John Wick: Chapter 2" Makes "John Wick" a Real Franchise
[This review was originally posted on Patreon.]
John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017)
Running time: 122 minutes (2 hours, two minutes)
MPAA – R for strong violence throughout, some language and brief nudity
DIRECTORS: Chad Stahelski
WRITER: Derek Kolstad (based on characters created by Derek Kostad)
PRODUCERS: Basil Iwanyk and Erica Lee
CINEMATOGRAPHER: Dan Lausten (D.o.P.)
EDITOR: Evan Schiff
COMPOSERS: Tyler Bates and Joel J. Richard
ACTION/CRIME/THRILLER
Starring: Keanu Reeves, Riccardo Scamarcio, Ian McShane, Ruby Rose, Common, Claudia Gerini, Lance Reddick, Laurence Fishburne, Tobias Segal, John Leguizamo, Bridget Moynahan, Thomas Sadoski, Peter Stormare, and Franco Nero
John Wick: Chapter 2 is a 2017 action and crime-thriller starring Keanu Reeves and directed by Chad Stahelski. It is a direct sequel to the 2014 film, John Wick, and both the original and the sequel were written by Derek Kolstad. The film tells the story of an ex-hit man who comes out of retirement to kill the man who viciously wrongs him.
Once upon a time, John Wick (Keanu Reeves) was a legendary hit man, a seemingly unstoppable killer also known as “the Boogeyman.” John retired, but came out of retirement when a young gangster stole his vintage 1969 Ford Mustang Mach 1 and killed his dog. John Wick: Chapter 2 opens four days after the first film. John Wick retrieves his stolen car from a chop shop owned by Abram Tarasov, the brother and uncle, respectively, of the men who wronged Wick in the first film.
Later, John receives a visit from the Italian crime lord, Santino D'Antonio (Riccardo Scamarcio). It seems that Santino swore John Wick to a “marker” (a form of contract) which allowed Wick to retire and to marry his late wife, Helen (Bridget Moynahan). The marker is an unbreakable promise, personified by a “blood oath” medallion. Now, Santino is calling in this marker, and he wants John to perform a hit/assassination for him, one guaranteed to leave Wick's life changed forever.
In my review of John Wick, I wrote that I had been a fan of Keanu Reeves since I first encountered him the 1980s in films like Dangerous Liaisons (1988) and River's Edge (1986), although I am not a fan of his popular 80s film, Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989). I also wrote that I had never thought of Reeves as a great or even as a good actor; he is either way too stiff or too wooden as a performer. That aside, I have enjoyed Reeves in films like the original Point Break (1991) and in The Matrix film trilogy. Reeves' star has dimmed in recent years, but John Wick's success has been something of a revival of Reeves as an action movie star.
The sequel, John Wick: Chapter 2, released in 2017, was an even bigger hit that the original film. I knew that I would like John Wick just from the commercials and trailers for it, but I was not sure that I would like John Wick: Chapter 2. Now, that I have seen it, I have to admit that I like it, even more than I did the first film.
I have to be honest. I love the violent fight scenes and bloody shoot outs that often feature gunshots to the head and blood spurting... no... ejaculating from bodies and heads. I know the sudden spurts and ejaculations of blood are merely computer-generated effects or practical special effects, but they still thrill me. I like this film's high-quality production design and the cinematography. The clothing and costumes are “swell,” and the hotels and other settings are snazzy.
In the middle of it all is one of my favorite movie stars, Keanu Reeves. I enjoy his John Wick, and I love watching him kill those trying to kill him. Hey... I'm not the only one enjoying this wanton cinematic, stylish, and slick violence. There is a third John Wick film set to be released in a few days, as I write this review. After John Wick: Chapter 2, oh, I am so ready for more.
7 of 10
B+
Wednesday, May 15, 2019
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Saturday, August 24, 2019
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from August 18th to 24th, 2019 - Update #20
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COMICS-ANIMATION - From Deadline: At Disney's D23 Expo, Marvel Animation & Family Entertainment announces a new animated series, "Marvel's Spidey and His Amazing Friends." The series is set to debut in 2021 on Disney Junior.
From THR: Marvel Animation & Family Entertainment's "Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur" animated series is headed to Disney Channel in 2020. Laurence Fishburne's Cinema Gypsy Productions is partnering with Disney Television Animation and Marvel Animation to produce the new series.
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DISNEY - From Deadline: Now that Sony Pictures and Disney/Marvel have split up on the "Spider-Man" films, they will fight over director Jon Watts, who has directed the two Marvel Spider-Man films, who is not contracted to do anything right now.
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SPORTS - From ESPN: The inside story behind the funniest baseball card ever made.
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TELEVISION - From TheWrap: Nielsen, the primary TV ratings company since the 1950s, is prepping networks for the significant changes to the way it reports "overnight" ratings.
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CELEBRITY - From TheWrap: Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson tops "Forbes" Magazine's 2019 highest-paid actor's list.
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MOVIES - From YahooEntertainment: For Jay Roach's upcoming film about the Fox News/Roger Ailes controversies, "Bombshell," two actress undergo extreme makeovers. There is Charlize Theron as Megyn Kelly and then there is Nicole Kidman as Gretchen Carlson.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Warner Bros. is set to produce a fourth film in "The Matrix" film series. Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss will return as Neo and Trinity. One of The Matrix's co-creators, Lana Wachowski (formerly Larry Wachowski), will return to direct and co-write the film.
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DISNEY - From Variety: Disney is moving its live-action "Cruella" movie (from the animated classic, "101 Dalmatians") to May 28, 2021 from Dec. 23, 2020. "Woman in the Window," one of the films it inherited from the Fox purchase, is moved to October 4, 2019 from May 15, 2020.
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JAMES BOND - From Variety: Bond25, the twenty-fifth James Bond film, now has an official title, "No Time to Die."
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ANIMATION-STREAMING - From ShadowandAct: Tommy Davison says "The Proud Family," the beloved Disney animated TV series in which he starred, is being revived - likely for one of Disney's streaming services.
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CELEBRITY - From YahooEntertainment: Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson marries Lauren Hashian in Hawaii.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: It seems as if Larry Ellison has been able to make a deal to save his daughter, Megan Ellison's film production/distribution compnay, Annapurna. The company has defaulted on loans totaling as much as $200 million, if not more. Annapurna has produced or co-produced such films as "Zero Dark Thirty," "Her," and "If Beale Street Could Talk."
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 8/16 to 8/18/2019 weekend box office is "Good Boys" with an estimated take of 21 million dollars.
From Variety: Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood" leads the international box office with an estimate total of 53.7 million dollars in 46 international markets.
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#1619PROJECT - From TMN: "The Morning News" takes a look today's special issue of the New York Times Magazine, "the 1619 Project," which observes the 400th anniversary of American slavery, when the first enslaved Africans arrived at Point Comfort in the British colony of Virginia in August 1619.
From PBS: A PBS interview about the 1619 Project.
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STREAMING - From TheWrap: Kevin Smith said that he will be executive producer and showrunner on a limited “Masters of the Universe” series that Netflix will develop. Entitled, “Masters of the Universe: Revelations,” the series will focus on the unresolved story lines of the original 1982 TV series, picking up many of the characters’ journeys where they left off decades ago.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Kerry Washington and Sterling K. Brown are set to star in and produce "Shadow Force," a hot property. Bidding for rights have just started on what is described as a fresh take on "Mr. and Mrs. Smith.
OBITS:
From YahooNews: Former governor of Louisiana, Kathleen Babineaux Blanco, has died at the age of 76, Sunday, August 18, 2019. Blanco was elected the 54th Governor of Louisiana in 2003 and held office from 2004 to 2008. Blanco is best known for being Louisiana's first female governor and for having her political career derailed by Hurricane Katrina.
From Deadline: The comedian Kip Addotta died at the age of 75, Tuesday, August 13, 2019. Addotta. He began his career in the early 1970s and by the mid-1970s, he was making appearances on "The Tonight Show" (21) and "The Mike Douglas Show" (14), to name a few. He also made a few film appearances, and in addition to his comedy album releases, he wrote humorous songs.
From Deadline: The screenwriter, Patricia Louisiana Knop, died at the age of 78, Wednesday, August 7, 2019. She was known for her work with her late husband, Zalman King, whose films incorporated sexuality. She co-wrote King's "Wild Orchid" and was a writer on King's Showtime TV series, "Red Shoe Diaries." Knop and King were one of three credited writers on director Adrian Lyne's film, 9 1/2 Weeks (1986). She was also an acclaimed and popular painter and sculptor.
COMICS-ANIMATION - From Deadline: At Disney's D23 Expo, Marvel Animation & Family Entertainment announces a new animated series, "Marvel's Spidey and His Amazing Friends." The series is set to debut in 2021 on Disney Junior.
From THR: Marvel Animation & Family Entertainment's "Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur" animated series is headed to Disney Channel in 2020. Laurence Fishburne's Cinema Gypsy Productions is partnering with Disney Television Animation and Marvel Animation to produce the new series.
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DISNEY - From Deadline: Now that Sony Pictures and Disney/Marvel have split up on the "Spider-Man" films, they will fight over director Jon Watts, who has directed the two Marvel Spider-Man films, who is not contracted to do anything right now.
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SPORTS - From ESPN: The inside story behind the funniest baseball card ever made.
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TELEVISION - From TheWrap: Nielsen, the primary TV ratings company since the 1950s, is prepping networks for the significant changes to the way it reports "overnight" ratings.
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CELEBRITY - From TheWrap: Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson tops "Forbes" Magazine's 2019 highest-paid actor's list.
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MOVIES - From YahooEntertainment: For Jay Roach's upcoming film about the Fox News/Roger Ailes controversies, "Bombshell," two actress undergo extreme makeovers. There is Charlize Theron as Megyn Kelly and then there is Nicole Kidman as Gretchen Carlson.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Warner Bros. is set to produce a fourth film in "The Matrix" film series. Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss will return as Neo and Trinity. One of The Matrix's co-creators, Lana Wachowski (formerly Larry Wachowski), will return to direct and co-write the film.
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DISNEY - From Variety: Disney is moving its live-action "Cruella" movie (from the animated classic, "101 Dalmatians") to May 28, 2021 from Dec. 23, 2020. "Woman in the Window," one of the films it inherited from the Fox purchase, is moved to October 4, 2019 from May 15, 2020.
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JAMES BOND - From Variety: Bond25, the twenty-fifth James Bond film, now has an official title, "No Time to Die."
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ANIMATION-STREAMING - From ShadowandAct: Tommy Davison says "The Proud Family," the beloved Disney animated TV series in which he starred, is being revived - likely for one of Disney's streaming services.
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CELEBRITY - From YahooEntertainment: Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson marries Lauren Hashian in Hawaii.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: It seems as if Larry Ellison has been able to make a deal to save his daughter, Megan Ellison's film production/distribution compnay, Annapurna. The company has defaulted on loans totaling as much as $200 million, if not more. Annapurna has produced or co-produced such films as "Zero Dark Thirty," "Her," and "If Beale Street Could Talk."
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 8/16 to 8/18/2019 weekend box office is "Good Boys" with an estimated take of 21 million dollars.
From Variety: Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood" leads the international box office with an estimate total of 53.7 million dollars in 46 international markets.
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#1619PROJECT - From TMN: "The Morning News" takes a look today's special issue of the New York Times Magazine, "the 1619 Project," which observes the 400th anniversary of American slavery, when the first enslaved Africans arrived at Point Comfort in the British colony of Virginia in August 1619.
From PBS: A PBS interview about the 1619 Project.
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STREAMING - From TheWrap: Kevin Smith said that he will be executive producer and showrunner on a limited “Masters of the Universe” series that Netflix will develop. Entitled, “Masters of the Universe: Revelations,” the series will focus on the unresolved story lines of the original 1982 TV series, picking up many of the characters’ journeys where they left off decades ago.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Kerry Washington and Sterling K. Brown are set to star in and produce "Shadow Force," a hot property. Bidding for rights have just started on what is described as a fresh take on "Mr. and Mrs. Smith.
OBITS:
From YahooNews: Former governor of Louisiana, Kathleen Babineaux Blanco, has died at the age of 76, Sunday, August 18, 2019. Blanco was elected the 54th Governor of Louisiana in 2003 and held office from 2004 to 2008. Blanco is best known for being Louisiana's first female governor and for having her political career derailed by Hurricane Katrina.
From Deadline: The comedian Kip Addotta died at the age of 75, Tuesday, August 13, 2019. Addotta. He began his career in the early 1970s and by the mid-1970s, he was making appearances on "The Tonight Show" (21) and "The Mike Douglas Show" (14), to name a few. He also made a few film appearances, and in addition to his comedy album releases, he wrote humorous songs.
From Deadline: The screenwriter, Patricia Louisiana Knop, died at the age of 78, Wednesday, August 7, 2019. She was known for her work with her late husband, Zalman King, whose films incorporated sexuality. She co-wrote King's "Wild Orchid" and was a writer on King's Showtime TV series, "Red Shoe Diaries." Knop and King were one of three credited writers on director Adrian Lyne's film, 9 1/2 Weeks (1986). She was also an acclaimed and popular painter and sculptor.
Thursday, August 22, 2019
Warner Bros. Announces Fourth Film in "The Matrix" Series
Lana Wachowski to Write and Direct All-New Film Set in the World of “The Matrix”
Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss to Reprise Their Roles
BURBANK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Lana Wachowski—the co-creator of the record-breaking and genre-defining world of “The Matrix”—is set to write, direct and produce an all-new film, returning audiences to the reality-bending universe. Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss will star in the film, reprising their roles as Neo and Trinity, respectively. Warner Bros. Pictures and Village Roadshow Pictures will produce and globally distribute the film. The announcement was made today by Toby Emmerich, Chairman, Warner Bros. Pictures Group.
“Lana is a true visionary—a singular and original creative filmmaker—and we are thrilled that she is writing, directing and producing this new chapter in ‘The Matrix’ universe.”
“We could not be more excited to be re-entering ‘The Matrix’ with Lana,” said Emmerich. “Lana is a true visionary—a singular and original creative filmmaker—and we are thrilled that she is writing, directing and producing this new chapter in ‘The Matrix’ universe.”
“Many of the ideas Lilly and I explored 20 years ago about our reality are even more relevant now,” said Wachowski. “I’m very happy to have these characters back in my life and grateful for another chance to work with my brilliant friends.”
Wachowski is producing the film together with Grant Hill. The screenplay is by Wachowski, Aleksandar Hemon and David Mitchell.
The three previous films—“The Matrix” (1999), “The Matrix Reloaded” (2003) and “The Matrix Revolutions” (2003)—have earned more than $1.6 billion at the global box office and were all top-10 domestic hits in their respective years of release. “The Matrix Revolutions” was also the first film ever to release simultaneously in every major country at the same hour around the world.
Special 20th-Anniversary screenings of “The Matrix” are being held at select AMC Theatres locations across the U.S., starting August 30, 2019.
Wachowski is represented by WME, Circle of Confusion and attorney Peter Grossman. Reeves is represented by WME and Ziffren Brittenham. Moss is represented by WME, longtime manager Elizabeth Hodgson and attorney Bob Lange.
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Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss to Reprise Their Roles
BURBANK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Lana Wachowski—the co-creator of the record-breaking and genre-defining world of “The Matrix”—is set to write, direct and produce an all-new film, returning audiences to the reality-bending universe. Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss will star in the film, reprising their roles as Neo and Trinity, respectively. Warner Bros. Pictures and Village Roadshow Pictures will produce and globally distribute the film. The announcement was made today by Toby Emmerich, Chairman, Warner Bros. Pictures Group.
“Lana is a true visionary—a singular and original creative filmmaker—and we are thrilled that she is writing, directing and producing this new chapter in ‘The Matrix’ universe.”
“We could not be more excited to be re-entering ‘The Matrix’ with Lana,” said Emmerich. “Lana is a true visionary—a singular and original creative filmmaker—and we are thrilled that she is writing, directing and producing this new chapter in ‘The Matrix’ universe.”
“Many of the ideas Lilly and I explored 20 years ago about our reality are even more relevant now,” said Wachowski. “I’m very happy to have these characters back in my life and grateful for another chance to work with my brilliant friends.”
Wachowski is producing the film together with Grant Hill. The screenplay is by Wachowski, Aleksandar Hemon and David Mitchell.
The three previous films—“The Matrix” (1999), “The Matrix Reloaded” (2003) and “The Matrix Revolutions” (2003)—have earned more than $1.6 billion at the global box office and were all top-10 domestic hits in their respective years of release. “The Matrix Revolutions” was also the first film ever to release simultaneously in every major country at the same hour around the world.
Special 20th-Anniversary screenings of “The Matrix” are being held at select AMC Theatres locations across the U.S., starting August 30, 2019.
Wachowski is represented by WME, Circle of Confusion and attorney Peter Grossman. Reeves is represented by WME and Ziffren Brittenham. Moss is represented by WME, longtime manager Elizabeth Hodgson and attorney Bob Lange.
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Saturday, July 6, 2019
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from July 1st to 6th, 2019 - Update #26
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SCANDAL - From THR: Celebrity sex offender and financier, Jeffrey Epstein, 66, has been arrested for sex trafficking of minors.
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TELEVISION - From THR: There has been an arrest (reportedly the handyman) in the strange case of the death of Dennis Day, 76, who was one of the founding members of the "Mickey Mouse Club."
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SCANDAL - From Deadline: The divorce between Amazon co-founders Jeff and MacKenzie Bezos has been finalized. MacKenzie gets 19.7 million shares of Amazon, which represent a 4% stake in Amazon and are valued at $38.3 billion. Jeff Bezos, who remains the founder and CEO, holds a 12% Amazon stake worth $114.8 billion, leaving him still the world’s wealthiest person.
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STREAMING - From HitFix: Netflix says it will cut down on depictions of people smoking cigarettes and such in its productions.
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BOX OFFICE - From Deadline: "Aladdin" has crossed the $900 million mark at the global box office.
POLITICS - From YahooNews: Captain America's Chris Evans tweets a July 4th message to counter President Trump's rhetoric.
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SCANDAL - From Deadline: The young man who accused Kevin Spacey of groping him has dropped his civil suit. The criminal case continues... for now.
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BOX OFFICE - From Deadline: "Spider-Man: Far From Home" looks to set a Marvel Cinematic Universe record for Wednesday box office.
From Patreon: My review of "Spider-Man: Far From Home."
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ECO - From BBC: A young female fox traveled 2176 miles from Norway to Canada, leaving scientists speechless.
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SCANDAL - From YahooEntertainment: Disgraced actor Jeremy Piven says that he is #MeToo collateral damage.
From YahooEntertainment: Speaking of which, in May, Oscar-winning actor Geoffrey Rush won his defamation suit against Australia's Nationwide News which reported sexual harassment allegations against the actor.
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DISNEY - From Variety: R&B singer, Halle Bailey (Chloe x Halle), has been cast as Ariel in Disney's live-action remake of "The Little Mermaid."
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STREAMING - From Variety: Director J.A. Bayona ("Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom") will direct to episodes of Amazon's "Lord of the Rings" TV series.
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COMICS-FILM - From Variety: Warner Bros. is in talks with Andy Muschietti, director of "It," to direct its film, "The Flash," based on the DC Comics' character.
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COMICS-TELEVISION - From THR: "The Walking Dead" comic book series, which spawned AMC's "The Walking Dead" TV series, ends with a surprise finale.
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MOVIES - From ET: Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter are spotted filming the third installment of "Bill and Ted" film.
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ACADEMY AWARDS - From Variety: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), which hands out the "Oscars," has announced the names of the 842 people invited to join the Academy. Half of the invitees are women. Current Academy membership counts 8,946 active members, with 8,733 eligible to vote on the Oscars. The total membership including retired members is 9,794. This year’s number falls short of 2018’s record of 928 invitations.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Director Baz Lurhman is about to start testing young actors for his "Elvis Presley" film. The contenders are Ansel Elgort, ("The Fault in Our Stars" and "Baby Driver"), Miles Teller ("Fantastic Four," "Top Gun: Maverick"), Austin Butler (Quentin Tarantino’s "Once Upon a Time In Hollywood") Harry Styles (the former lead singer of the boy-band, One Direction, "Dunkirk").
BOX OFFICE - From THR: Movie theater box office is down midyear 2019 ten percent from midyear 2018.
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MUSIC - From YahooMusic: Rolling Stones' Bill Wyman talks about his late band mate, Brian Jones. On Wednesday, July 3rd, it will be the 50th anniversary of Jones' death.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Wes Ball talks about "Mouse Guard," his $170 million film for Fox that was a casualty of the Disney/Fox deal, when Disney later decided not to finance the film.
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STREAMING - From Deadline: Netflix is near a deal with Warner Bros. TV to produce a television series based on the legendary DC Comics series, "The Sandman," which was written and co-created by Neil Gaiman. Gaiman would executive produce the series.
TRAILERS AND VIDEO:
From EW: Here is the first trailer for the "Rabid," a remake of the 1977 David Cronenberg film. The remake, directed by Jen and Sylvia Soska, will premiere at Frightfest in August.
From YouTube: Here is the first official trailer for director Rian Johnson's whodunit, "Knives Out."
OBITS:
From Variety: Actor Paul Benjamin died at the age of 81, Friday, June 28, 2019. Benjamin played "ML," one of the "men on the corner" in Spike Lee's "Do The Right Thing." Another memorable role was "A Trip Upstate," the 11th episode in Season 2 of "In the Heat of the Night" in which Carroll O'Connor's Chief Bill Gillespie makes a trip upstate to witness the execution of Benjamin's George Brownlow, at the request of Brownlow.
From THR: Legendary French cinematographer, Pierre Lhomme, has died at the age of 89, Thursday, July 4, 2019. He was known for his work shooting films by such directors as Jean Pierre-Melville, Jean Eustache, Chris Marker, and James Ivory. He won two Cesar Awards.
From Variety: Comedian and actor, Arte Johnson, has died at the age of 90, Wednesday, July 3, 2019. He was best known for appearing on the 1960s-1970s sketch comedy show, "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In" (1968-73). He won an Emmy Award for his work on the series and was nominated three more times.
From NFL: Former NFL quarterback Jared Lorenzen has died at the age of 38, Wednesday, July 3, 2019. Lorenzen, a standout of the University of Kentucky, was a back-up quarterback on the 2007 New York Giants team that won Super Bowl XLII 17 to 14 against the then-undefeated New England Patriots.
SCANDAL - From THR: Celebrity sex offender and financier, Jeffrey Epstein, 66, has been arrested for sex trafficking of minors.
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TELEVISION - From THR: There has been an arrest (reportedly the handyman) in the strange case of the death of Dennis Day, 76, who was one of the founding members of the "Mickey Mouse Club."
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SCANDAL - From Deadline: The divorce between Amazon co-founders Jeff and MacKenzie Bezos has been finalized. MacKenzie gets 19.7 million shares of Amazon, which represent a 4% stake in Amazon and are valued at $38.3 billion. Jeff Bezos, who remains the founder and CEO, holds a 12% Amazon stake worth $114.8 billion, leaving him still the world’s wealthiest person.
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STREAMING - From HitFix: Netflix says it will cut down on depictions of people smoking cigarettes and such in its productions.
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BOX OFFICE - From Deadline: "Aladdin" has crossed the $900 million mark at the global box office.
POLITICS - From YahooNews: Captain America's Chris Evans tweets a July 4th message to counter President Trump's rhetoric.
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SCANDAL - From Deadline: The young man who accused Kevin Spacey of groping him has dropped his civil suit. The criminal case continues... for now.
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BOX OFFICE - From Deadline: "Spider-Man: Far From Home" looks to set a Marvel Cinematic Universe record for Wednesday box office.
From Patreon: My review of "Spider-Man: Far From Home."
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ECO - From BBC: A young female fox traveled 2176 miles from Norway to Canada, leaving scientists speechless.
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SCANDAL - From YahooEntertainment: Disgraced actor Jeremy Piven says that he is #MeToo collateral damage.
From YahooEntertainment: Speaking of which, in May, Oscar-winning actor Geoffrey Rush won his defamation suit against Australia's Nationwide News which reported sexual harassment allegations against the actor.
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DISNEY - From Variety: R&B singer, Halle Bailey (Chloe x Halle), has been cast as Ariel in Disney's live-action remake of "The Little Mermaid."
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STREAMING - From Variety: Director J.A. Bayona ("Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom") will direct to episodes of Amazon's "Lord of the Rings" TV series.
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COMICS-FILM - From Variety: Warner Bros. is in talks with Andy Muschietti, director of "It," to direct its film, "The Flash," based on the DC Comics' character.
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COMICS-TELEVISION - From THR: "The Walking Dead" comic book series, which spawned AMC's "The Walking Dead" TV series, ends with a surprise finale.
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MOVIES - From ET: Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter are spotted filming the third installment of "Bill and Ted" film.
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ACADEMY AWARDS - From Variety: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), which hands out the "Oscars," has announced the names of the 842 people invited to join the Academy. Half of the invitees are women. Current Academy membership counts 8,946 active members, with 8,733 eligible to vote on the Oscars. The total membership including retired members is 9,794. This year’s number falls short of 2018’s record of 928 invitations.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Director Baz Lurhman is about to start testing young actors for his "Elvis Presley" film. The contenders are Ansel Elgort, ("The Fault in Our Stars" and "Baby Driver"), Miles Teller ("Fantastic Four," "Top Gun: Maverick"), Austin Butler (Quentin Tarantino’s "Once Upon a Time In Hollywood") Harry Styles (the former lead singer of the boy-band, One Direction, "Dunkirk").
BOX OFFICE - From THR: Movie theater box office is down midyear 2019 ten percent from midyear 2018.
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MUSIC - From YahooMusic: Rolling Stones' Bill Wyman talks about his late band mate, Brian Jones. On Wednesday, July 3rd, it will be the 50th anniversary of Jones' death.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Wes Ball talks about "Mouse Guard," his $170 million film for Fox that was a casualty of the Disney/Fox deal, when Disney later decided not to finance the film.
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STREAMING - From Deadline: Netflix is near a deal with Warner Bros. TV to produce a television series based on the legendary DC Comics series, "The Sandman," which was written and co-created by Neil Gaiman. Gaiman would executive produce the series.
TRAILERS AND VIDEO:
From EW: Here is the first trailer for the "Rabid," a remake of the 1977 David Cronenberg film. The remake, directed by Jen and Sylvia Soska, will premiere at Frightfest in August.
From YouTube: Here is the first official trailer for director Rian Johnson's whodunit, "Knives Out."
OBITS:
From Variety: Actor Paul Benjamin died at the age of 81, Friday, June 28, 2019. Benjamin played "ML," one of the "men on the corner" in Spike Lee's "Do The Right Thing." Another memorable role was "A Trip Upstate," the 11th episode in Season 2 of "In the Heat of the Night" in which Carroll O'Connor's Chief Bill Gillespie makes a trip upstate to witness the execution of Benjamin's George Brownlow, at the request of Brownlow.
From THR: Legendary French cinematographer, Pierre Lhomme, has died at the age of 89, Thursday, July 4, 2019. He was known for his work shooting films by such directors as Jean Pierre-Melville, Jean Eustache, Chris Marker, and James Ivory. He won two Cesar Awards.
From Variety: Comedian and actor, Arte Johnson, has died at the age of 90, Wednesday, July 3, 2019. He was best known for appearing on the 1960s-1970s sketch comedy show, "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In" (1968-73). He won an Emmy Award for his work on the series and was nominated three more times.
From NFL: Former NFL quarterback Jared Lorenzen has died at the age of 38, Wednesday, July 3, 2019. Lorenzen, a standout of the University of Kentucky, was a back-up quarterback on the 2007 New York Giants team that won Super Bowl XLII 17 to 14 against the then-undefeated New England Patriots.
Monday, April 22, 2019
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Thursday, January 31, 2019
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from January 27th to 31st, 2019 - Update #31
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STAR TREK - YahooEntertainment: Patrick Stewart gives a few detail on his upcoming "Star Trek" series for the streaming CBS All Access.
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COMICS-FILM - From THR: James Gunn in talks to direct the Warner Bros./DC Comics film, "Suicide Squad."
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MOVIES - From Collider: Zendaya is being considered to play Timothy Chalamet's love interest in the "Dune" film reboot.
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STREAMING - From BloodyDisgusting: Jordan Peele's reboot of "The Twilight Zone" will debut on CBS All Access in April.
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COMICS-FILM - From THR: Writer-director Matt Reeves says his film, "The Batman" (due in 2021), will focus on Batman's detective roots and feature multiple villains from Batman's "Rogue's Gallery."
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STREAMING - From THR: Zack Snyder has signed on to direct Netflix's "Army of the Dead," a zombie thriller movie.
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MOVIES - From THR: Ryan Reynolds to star in action-comedy, "Shotgun Wedding," for director Jason Moore ("Pitch Perfect").
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MUSIC-GRAMMYS - From YahooEntertainment: Brandi Carlile, the most nominated woman at the 2019 Grammys, talks to Yahoo about Joni Mitchell, President Barack Obama and "internalized and institutionalized misogyny."
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CELEBRITY-CRIME - From Variety: Jussie Smollett, one of the stars of FOX's "Empire," was hospitalized early Tuesday (Jan. 29th), following an assault in Chicago in what has been described as a "possible hate crime."
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MOVIES - From ThePlaylist: Lakeith Stanfield will star in Jordan Peele's "Candyman" reboot.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Oscar Isaac joins Timothy Chalamet in the film reboot of the "Dune," based on Frank Herbert's legendary novel.
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TELEVISION - From TheWrap: David Mancini and David Kirschner, the creators of the "Child's Play" and "Chuck" film franchise are developing a Chucky TV series for Syfy.
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STREAMING - From Deadline: NEON and Hulu land Lupita Nyong'o's zombie comedy, "Little Monsters."
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OSCARS - From TheCut: What growing up in Hollywood and around the Academy Awards taught actress Amber Tamblyn about the "boys' club." Tamblyn is the daughter of the Oscar-nominated actor, Russ Tamblyn.
MOVIES - From BleedingCool: Universal's "Dark Universe" may be retitled "Undead Dark Universe." This may happen via the "Invisible Man" (1933) remake produced by Jason Blum and his Blumhouse Productions.
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MOVIES - From Newsarama: Release dates for upcoming science fiction, fantasy, and genre films.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 1/25 to 1/27/2019 weekend box office is "Glass" with an estimated take of $19 million.
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AWARDS - From People: Alan Alda is the "2019 Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award" winner. "People" magazine provides this life in pictures.
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AWARDS - From THR: Here is a complete list of winners at the 2019 / 25th Screen Actors Guild Awards winners. Disney/Marvel's "Black Panther" wins the tops honor.
The 25th Annual SAG Awards ceremony will be simulcast live on TNT and TBS tonight (Jan. 27, 2019 at 8 p.m. ET/PT). Four-time SAG Award-winner, Megan Mullaly, will host tonight's ceremony.
Here is the full list of nominations:
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role:
Christian Bale, “Vice”
Bradley Cooper, “A Star Is Born”
Rami Malek, “Bohemian Rhapsody” - WINNER
Viggo Mortensen, “Green Book”
John David Washington, “BlacKkKlansman”
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role:
Emily Blunt, “Mary Poppins Returns”
Glenn Close, “The Wife” - WINNER
Olivia Colman, “The Favourite”
Lady Gaga, “A Star Is Born”
Melissa McCarthy, “Can You Ever Forgive Me?”
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role:
Mahershala Ali, “Green Book” - WINNER
Timothee Chalamet, “Beautiful Boy”
Adam Driver, “BlacKkKlansman”
Sam Elliott, “A Star Is Born”
Richard E. Grant, “Can You Ever Forgive Me?”
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role:
Amy Adams, “Vice”
Emily Blunt, “A Quiet Place” - WINNER
Margot Robbie, “Mary Queen of Scots”
Emma Stone, “The Favourite”
Rachel Weisz, “The Favourite”
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture:
“A Star Is Born”
“Black Panther” - WINNER
The cast for "Black Panther" – Angela Bassett, Chadwick Boseman, Sterling K. Brown, Winston Duke, Martin Freeman, Danai Gurira, Michael B. Jordan, Daniel Kaluuya, Lupita Nyong'o, Andy Serkis, Forest Whitaker, and Letitia Wright
“BlacKkKlansman”
“Bohemian Rhapsody”
“Crazy Rich Asians”
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries:
Antonio Banderas, “Genius: Picasso”
Darren Criss, “Assassination of Gianni Versace” - WINNER
Hugh Grant, “A Very English Scandal”
Anthony Hopkins, “King Lear”
Bill Pullman, “The Sinner”
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries:
Amy Adams, “Sharp Objects”
Patricia Arquette, “Escape at Dannemora” - WINNER
Patricia Clarkson, “Sharp Objects”
Penelope Cruz, “Assassination of Gianni Versace”
Emma Stone, “Maniac”
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series:
Jason Bateman, “Ozark” - WINNER
Sterling K. Brown, “This Is Us”
Joseph Fiennes, “The Handmaid’s Tale”
John Krasinski, “Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan”
Bob Odenkirk, “Better Call Saul”
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series:
Julia Garner, “Ozark”
Laura Linney, “Ozark”
Elisabeth Moss, “The Handmaid’s Tale”
Sandra Oh, “Killing Eve” - WINNER
Robin Wright, “House of Cards”
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series:
Alan Arkin, “The Kominsky Method”
Michael Douglas, “The Kominsky Method”
Bill Hader, “Barry”
Tony Shalhoub, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” - WINNER
Henry Winkler, “Barry”
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series:
Alex Borstein, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”
Alison Brie, “GLOW”
Rachel Brosnahan, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” - WINNER
Jane Fonda, “Grace and Frankie”
Lily Tomlin, “Grace and Frankie”
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series:
“The Americans”
“Better Call Saul”
“The Handmaid’s Tale”
“Ozark”
“This Is Us” - WINNER
Cast of "This Is Us" – Eris Baker, Sterling K. Brown, Niles Fitch, Mackenzie Hancsicsak, Justin Hartley, Faithe Herman, Jon Huertas, Melanie Liburd, Chrissy Metz, Mandy Moore, Lyric Ross, Chris Sullivan, Milo Ventimiglia, Susan Kelechi Watson, and Hannah Zeile
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series:
“Atlanta”
“Barry”
“GLOW”
“The Kominsky Method”
“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” - WINNER
Cast of "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" – Caroline Aaron, Alex Borstein, Rachel Brosnahan, Marin Hinkle, Zachary Levi, Kevin Pollak, Tony Shalhoub, Brian Tarantina, and Michael Zegen
Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Comedy or Drama Series:
“Glow” - WINNER
“Marvel’s: Daredevil”
“Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan”
“The Walking Dead”
“Westworld”
Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture:
“Ant-Man and the Wasp”
“Avengers: Infinity War”
“The Ballad of Buster Scruggs”
“Black Panther” - WINNER
“Mission: Impossible – Fallout”
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MOVIES - From Polygon: Polygon is at Sundance to discover movies you should know about
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PIXAR - From BleedingCool: Did you know that Keanu Reeves has a character in "Toy Story 4?"
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COMICS-FILM - From Deadline: Warner Bros. and director James Wan has begin developing a sequel to the hit film, "Aquaman." Wan is seeking a "seaworthy script."
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POLITICS-CRIME - From MediaMatters: A comprehensive guide to indicted President Trump ally Roger Stone, the racist, sexist conspiracy theorist.
OBITS:
From Variety: The prolific actor, Dick Miller, has died at the age of 90, Wednesday, January 30, 2019. If you saw a picture of Miller, you would know that you have seen him in film or on TV. He appeared in every film directed by Joe Dante, including "Gremlins" and "Gremlins 2." He also appeared in "The Terminator," among his over 180 acting credits.
From ConsequenceofSound: Grammy-winning R&B singer and songwriter, James Ingram, has died at the age of 66, Tuesday, January 29, 2019. Ingram, known for hits like "Baby, Come to Me" and "I Don't Have the Heart," won two Grammys for his vocal performances. He was nominated twice for Oscars for his songwriting.
STAR TREK - YahooEntertainment: Patrick Stewart gives a few detail on his upcoming "Star Trek" series for the streaming CBS All Access.
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COMICS-FILM - From THR: James Gunn in talks to direct the Warner Bros./DC Comics film, "Suicide Squad."
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MOVIES - From Collider: Zendaya is being considered to play Timothy Chalamet's love interest in the "Dune" film reboot.
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STREAMING - From BloodyDisgusting: Jordan Peele's reboot of "The Twilight Zone" will debut on CBS All Access in April.
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COMICS-FILM - From THR: Writer-director Matt Reeves says his film, "The Batman" (due in 2021), will focus on Batman's detective roots and feature multiple villains from Batman's "Rogue's Gallery."
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STREAMING - From THR: Zack Snyder has signed on to direct Netflix's "Army of the Dead," a zombie thriller movie.
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MOVIES - From THR: Ryan Reynolds to star in action-comedy, "Shotgun Wedding," for director Jason Moore ("Pitch Perfect").
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MUSIC-GRAMMYS - From YahooEntertainment: Brandi Carlile, the most nominated woman at the 2019 Grammys, talks to Yahoo about Joni Mitchell, President Barack Obama and "internalized and institutionalized misogyny."
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CELEBRITY-CRIME - From Variety: Jussie Smollett, one of the stars of FOX's "Empire," was hospitalized early Tuesday (Jan. 29th), following an assault in Chicago in what has been described as a "possible hate crime."
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MOVIES - From ThePlaylist: Lakeith Stanfield will star in Jordan Peele's "Candyman" reboot.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Oscar Isaac joins Timothy Chalamet in the film reboot of the "Dune," based on Frank Herbert's legendary novel.
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TELEVISION - From TheWrap: David Mancini and David Kirschner, the creators of the "Child's Play" and "Chuck" film franchise are developing a Chucky TV series for Syfy.
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STREAMING - From Deadline: NEON and Hulu land Lupita Nyong'o's zombie comedy, "Little Monsters."
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OSCARS - From TheCut: What growing up in Hollywood and around the Academy Awards taught actress Amber Tamblyn about the "boys' club." Tamblyn is the daughter of the Oscar-nominated actor, Russ Tamblyn.
MOVIES - From BleedingCool: Universal's "Dark Universe" may be retitled "Undead Dark Universe." This may happen via the "Invisible Man" (1933) remake produced by Jason Blum and his Blumhouse Productions.
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MOVIES - From Newsarama: Release dates for upcoming science fiction, fantasy, and genre films.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 1/25 to 1/27/2019 weekend box office is "Glass" with an estimated take of $19 million.
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AWARDS - From People: Alan Alda is the "2019 Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award" winner. "People" magazine provides this life in pictures.
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AWARDS - From THR: Here is a complete list of winners at the 2019 / 25th Screen Actors Guild Awards winners. Disney/Marvel's "Black Panther" wins the tops honor.
The 25th Annual SAG Awards ceremony will be simulcast live on TNT and TBS tonight (Jan. 27, 2019 at 8 p.m. ET/PT). Four-time SAG Award-winner, Megan Mullaly, will host tonight's ceremony.
Here is the full list of nominations:
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role:
Christian Bale, “Vice”
Bradley Cooper, “A Star Is Born”
Rami Malek, “Bohemian Rhapsody” - WINNER
Viggo Mortensen, “Green Book”
John David Washington, “BlacKkKlansman”
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role:
Emily Blunt, “Mary Poppins Returns”
Glenn Close, “The Wife” - WINNER
Olivia Colman, “The Favourite”
Lady Gaga, “A Star Is Born”
Melissa McCarthy, “Can You Ever Forgive Me?”
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role:
Mahershala Ali, “Green Book” - WINNER
Timothee Chalamet, “Beautiful Boy”
Adam Driver, “BlacKkKlansman”
Sam Elliott, “A Star Is Born”
Richard E. Grant, “Can You Ever Forgive Me?”
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role:
Amy Adams, “Vice”
Emily Blunt, “A Quiet Place” - WINNER
Margot Robbie, “Mary Queen of Scots”
Emma Stone, “The Favourite”
Rachel Weisz, “The Favourite”
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture:
“A Star Is Born”
“Black Panther” - WINNER
The cast for "Black Panther" – Angela Bassett, Chadwick Boseman, Sterling K. Brown, Winston Duke, Martin Freeman, Danai Gurira, Michael B. Jordan, Daniel Kaluuya, Lupita Nyong'o, Andy Serkis, Forest Whitaker, and Letitia Wright
“BlacKkKlansman”
“Bohemian Rhapsody”
“Crazy Rich Asians”
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries:
Antonio Banderas, “Genius: Picasso”
Darren Criss, “Assassination of Gianni Versace” - WINNER
Hugh Grant, “A Very English Scandal”
Anthony Hopkins, “King Lear”
Bill Pullman, “The Sinner”
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries:
Amy Adams, “Sharp Objects”
Patricia Arquette, “Escape at Dannemora” - WINNER
Patricia Clarkson, “Sharp Objects”
Penelope Cruz, “Assassination of Gianni Versace”
Emma Stone, “Maniac”
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series:
Jason Bateman, “Ozark” - WINNER
Sterling K. Brown, “This Is Us”
Joseph Fiennes, “The Handmaid’s Tale”
John Krasinski, “Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan”
Bob Odenkirk, “Better Call Saul”
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series:
Julia Garner, “Ozark”
Laura Linney, “Ozark”
Elisabeth Moss, “The Handmaid’s Tale”
Sandra Oh, “Killing Eve” - WINNER
Robin Wright, “House of Cards”
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series:
Alan Arkin, “The Kominsky Method”
Michael Douglas, “The Kominsky Method”
Bill Hader, “Barry”
Tony Shalhoub, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” - WINNER
Henry Winkler, “Barry”
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series:
Alex Borstein, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”
Alison Brie, “GLOW”
Rachel Brosnahan, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” - WINNER
Jane Fonda, “Grace and Frankie”
Lily Tomlin, “Grace and Frankie”
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series:
“The Americans”
“Better Call Saul”
“The Handmaid’s Tale”
“Ozark”
“This Is Us” - WINNER
Cast of "This Is Us" – Eris Baker, Sterling K. Brown, Niles Fitch, Mackenzie Hancsicsak, Justin Hartley, Faithe Herman, Jon Huertas, Melanie Liburd, Chrissy Metz, Mandy Moore, Lyric Ross, Chris Sullivan, Milo Ventimiglia, Susan Kelechi Watson, and Hannah Zeile
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series:
“Atlanta”
“Barry”
“GLOW”
“The Kominsky Method”
“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” - WINNER
Cast of "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" – Caroline Aaron, Alex Borstein, Rachel Brosnahan, Marin Hinkle, Zachary Levi, Kevin Pollak, Tony Shalhoub, Brian Tarantina, and Michael Zegen
Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Comedy or Drama Series:
“Glow” - WINNER
“Marvel’s: Daredevil”
“Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan”
“The Walking Dead”
“Westworld”
Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture:
“Ant-Man and the Wasp”
“Avengers: Infinity War”
“The Ballad of Buster Scruggs”
“Black Panther” - WINNER
“Mission: Impossible – Fallout”
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MOVIES - From Polygon: Polygon is at Sundance to discover movies you should know about
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PIXAR - From BleedingCool: Did you know that Keanu Reeves has a character in "Toy Story 4?"
----------
COMICS-FILM - From Deadline: Warner Bros. and director James Wan has begin developing a sequel to the hit film, "Aquaman." Wan is seeking a "seaworthy script."
----------
POLITICS-CRIME - From MediaMatters: A comprehensive guide to indicted President Trump ally Roger Stone, the racist, sexist conspiracy theorist.
OBITS:
From Variety: The prolific actor, Dick Miller, has died at the age of 90, Wednesday, January 30, 2019. If you saw a picture of Miller, you would know that you have seen him in film or on TV. He appeared in every film directed by Joe Dante, including "Gremlins" and "Gremlins 2." He also appeared in "The Terminator," among his over 180 acting credits.
From ConsequenceofSound: Grammy-winning R&B singer and songwriter, James Ingram, has died at the age of 66, Tuesday, January 29, 2019. Ingram, known for hits like "Baby, Come to Me" and "I Don't Have the Heart," won two Grammys for his vocal performances. He was nominated twice for Oscars for his songwriting.
Monday, December 17, 2018
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Saturday, November 24, 2018
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from November 18th to 24th, 2018 - Update #15
Support Leroy on Patreon:
PIXAR - From SlashFilm: Keanu Reeves will voice a character in "Toy Story 4," one that might be familiar in some way.
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BOX OFFICE - BoxOfficeMojo: "Ralph Breaks the Internet" and "Creed II" lead Thanksgiving Day 2018" box office.
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COMICS-FILM - From YahooEntertainment: Wesley Snipes responds to a fan who wants to dress up as Snipes iconic "Blade" movie character, but do so in blackface.
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TELEVISION - From Deadline: CBS is moving forward with its beloved 1990s series, "Northern Exposure," with the original cast.
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TELEVISION - From TheWrap: George R.R. Martin says that the "Game of Thrones" prequel will not feature the Targaryens and will be set 10,000 years before "GoT."
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COMICS-FILM - From Variety: Amazon will over its "Prime" members a chance to buy tickets to a special early showing of Warner Bros./DC Comics' "Aquaman" feature film.
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MOVIES - From Variety: LeBron James's "Space Jam 2" to film in California after earning tax credits.
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POLITICS - From Variety: Rock music icon and singer-songwriter, Neil Young, pens an essay in response to president Donald Trump's stupid comments about the California fires.
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OSCARS - From YahooNews: In a rare auction event, three Oscars statuettes are up for auction. Two of them are for "Best Picture" Academy Awards, "Mutiny on the Bounty" (1936) and "Gentlemen's Agreement" (1948). Winners of Oscar statuettes from 1951 onward had to agree to sell their awards back to the Academy for $1 before offering to sell them to anyone else.
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STREAMING - From Deadline: Greg Silverman’s Stampede Ventures has set up "The Great Gatsby" origin series "Gatz" about a mixed-race Jay Gatsby, which is in development at YouTube Premium.
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MOVIES - From TheWrap: Apparently the "Mission: Impossible - Fallout" cast thought Tom Cruise had killed himself during the filming of the helicopter climax.
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MOVIES - From TheWrap: Spinal Tap to reunited for the 35th anniversary of Rob Reiner's cult comedy classic, "This is Spinal Tap."
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 11/16 to 11/18/2018 weekend box office is "Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald" with an estimated box office take of $62 million.
TRAILERS:
From YouTube: First trailer for Disney's "The Lion King" live-action remake, which is due Summer 2019.
OBITS:
From ESPN: Bob McNair, the owner of the NFL's Houston Texans has died at the age of 81, Friday, November 23, 2018.
From YahooCelebrity: Singer and recording artist, Devin Lima, has died at the age of 41, Wednesday, November 21, 2018. Lima, who died at a year-long battle with an aggressive form of cancer, was a member of the 1990s boy band, LFO (Lyte Funky Ones).
PIXAR - From SlashFilm: Keanu Reeves will voice a character in "Toy Story 4," one that might be familiar in some way.
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BOX OFFICE - BoxOfficeMojo: "Ralph Breaks the Internet" and "Creed II" lead Thanksgiving Day 2018" box office.
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COMICS-FILM - From YahooEntertainment: Wesley Snipes responds to a fan who wants to dress up as Snipes iconic "Blade" movie character, but do so in blackface.
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TELEVISION - From Deadline: CBS is moving forward with its beloved 1990s series, "Northern Exposure," with the original cast.
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TELEVISION - From TheWrap: George R.R. Martin says that the "Game of Thrones" prequel will not feature the Targaryens and will be set 10,000 years before "GoT."
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COMICS-FILM - From Variety: Amazon will over its "Prime" members a chance to buy tickets to a special early showing of Warner Bros./DC Comics' "Aquaman" feature film.
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MOVIES - From Variety: LeBron James's "Space Jam 2" to film in California after earning tax credits.
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POLITICS - From Variety: Rock music icon and singer-songwriter, Neil Young, pens an essay in response to president Donald Trump's stupid comments about the California fires.
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OSCARS - From YahooNews: In a rare auction event, three Oscars statuettes are up for auction. Two of them are for "Best Picture" Academy Awards, "Mutiny on the Bounty" (1936) and "Gentlemen's Agreement" (1948). Winners of Oscar statuettes from 1951 onward had to agree to sell their awards back to the Academy for $1 before offering to sell them to anyone else.
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STREAMING - From Deadline: Greg Silverman’s Stampede Ventures has set up "The Great Gatsby" origin series "Gatz" about a mixed-race Jay Gatsby, which is in development at YouTube Premium.
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MOVIES - From TheWrap: Apparently the "Mission: Impossible - Fallout" cast thought Tom Cruise had killed himself during the filming of the helicopter climax.
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MOVIES - From TheWrap: Spinal Tap to reunited for the 35th anniversary of Rob Reiner's cult comedy classic, "This is Spinal Tap."
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 11/16 to 11/18/2018 weekend box office is "Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald" with an estimated box office take of $62 million.
TRAILERS:
From YouTube: First trailer for Disney's "The Lion King" live-action remake, which is due Summer 2019.
OBITS:
From ESPN: Bob McNair, the owner of the NFL's Houston Texans has died at the age of 81, Friday, November 23, 2018.
From YahooCelebrity: Singer and recording artist, Devin Lima, has died at the age of 41, Wednesday, November 21, 2018. Lima, who died at a year-long battle with an aggressive form of cancer, was a member of the 1990s boy band, LFO (Lyte Funky Ones).
Saturday, August 25, 2018
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from August 19th to 25th, 2018 - Update #19
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BREAKING - From ABCNews: Senator John McCain has died at the age of 81, Saturday, August 25, 2018. A seven-term Republican senator from Arizona, he was a prisoner of war during the Vietnam War, from 1967 to 1973.
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TELEVISION - From BleedingCool: ABC Studios is developing a reboots of the classic TV sitcom, "Bewitched" (1964 to 1972), this time starring an "interracial" couple.
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JAMES BOND - From BleedingCool: Rumors about why Danny Boyle departed as director of "Bond 25."
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STREAMING - From TheGuardian: An article about Stephen Maing's Hulu documentary, "Crime+Punishment," about a group of minority NYPD officers who took on the illegal quota system.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Lena Dunham is among new cast added to Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood."
From TheWrap: Mike Moh will play legendary movie star, Bruce Lee, in "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood." Article contains a link to a fine interview with the author of the biography, "Bruce Lee: A Life."
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CULTURE - From Deadline: Revered Chinese -American actor, James Hong, speaks on his career on on the success of "Crazy Rich Asians." Wong never thought it would take this long.
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COMICS-STREAMING - From Deadline: Brendan Fraser will star as "Robotman" in "Doom Patrol," for the streaming service, "DC Universe."
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TELEVISION - From Deadline: This coming TV season, the 2018-19 season, will be "The Big Bang Theory's" 12th and final season. The popular CBS comedy will end its record-setting run in May 2019.
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MOVIES - From Collider: Peter Jackson's World War I documentary is entitled "They Shall Not Grow Old," and it will premiere October 16th at the 2018 BFI London Film Festival.
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JAMES BOND - From Deadline: Oscar-winning director Danny Boyle is out as director of the 25th James Bond film, which is due in U.S. theaters in Nov. 2019.
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AWARDS - From TheWrap: 2018 MTV VMA winners list.
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From Deadline: TNT has ordered a talk show pilot from its "Claws" star, Niecy Nash.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 8/17 to 8/19/2018 weekend box office is "Crazy Rich Asians" with an estimated take of $25.2 million and also an estimated $34 million over its five days in release.
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SCANDAL - From YahooNews: #MeToo figure and Harvey Weinstein accuser, Asia Argento, apparently paid off a male teen who accused Argento of sexually assaulting him.
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TELEVISION - From Deadline: Fall Premiere Dates For New & Returning Series: 2018 Edition
MOVIES - From TheWrap: Winona Ryder and Keanu Reeves have reunited on the film, "Destination Wedding." But Ryder thinks she and Reeves were actually married during a wedding scene in 1992's "Bram Stoker's Dracula." [That is one of my all-time favorite films.]
OBITS:
From THR: Veteran entertainment journalist, Robin Leach, has died at the age of 76, Friday, August 24, 2018. Leach was best known as the host of the syndicated TV series, "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous" (1984-1995).
From Variety and TVLine: Film and television producer, Craig Zadan, has died at the age of 69, Tuesday, August 20, 2018. Zadan and his partner Neil Meron produced ABC's Academy Awards telecast from 2013 to 2016. He produced the original "Footloose" (1984), among several films. He produced NBC's recent string of live musicals, beginning with 2013's "The Sound of Music Live!" up to this year's "Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert."
From BBC: Former United Nations secretary-general Kofi Annan, has died at the age of 80, Saturday, August 18, 2018. In 2001, Annan, born in the African nation of Ghana, won the Nobel Peace Prize for his humanitarian work.
BREAKING - From ABCNews: Senator John McCain has died at the age of 81, Saturday, August 25, 2018. A seven-term Republican senator from Arizona, he was a prisoner of war during the Vietnam War, from 1967 to 1973.
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TELEVISION - From BleedingCool: ABC Studios is developing a reboots of the classic TV sitcom, "Bewitched" (1964 to 1972), this time starring an "interracial" couple.
----------
JAMES BOND - From BleedingCool: Rumors about why Danny Boyle departed as director of "Bond 25."
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STREAMING - From TheGuardian: An article about Stephen Maing's Hulu documentary, "Crime+Punishment," about a group of minority NYPD officers who took on the illegal quota system.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Lena Dunham is among new cast added to Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood."
From TheWrap: Mike Moh will play legendary movie star, Bruce Lee, in "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood." Article contains a link to a fine interview with the author of the biography, "Bruce Lee: A Life."
----------
CULTURE - From Deadline: Revered Chinese -American actor, James Hong, speaks on his career on on the success of "Crazy Rich Asians." Wong never thought it would take this long.
----------
COMICS-STREAMING - From Deadline: Brendan Fraser will star as "Robotman" in "Doom Patrol," for the streaming service, "DC Universe."
----------
TELEVISION - From Deadline: This coming TV season, the 2018-19 season, will be "The Big Bang Theory's" 12th and final season. The popular CBS comedy will end its record-setting run in May 2019.
----------
MOVIES - From Collider: Peter Jackson's World War I documentary is entitled "They Shall Not Grow Old," and it will premiere October 16th at the 2018 BFI London Film Festival.
----------
JAMES BOND - From Deadline: Oscar-winning director Danny Boyle is out as director of the 25th James Bond film, which is due in U.S. theaters in Nov. 2019.
----------
AWARDS - From TheWrap: 2018 MTV VMA winners list.
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From Deadline: TNT has ordered a talk show pilot from its "Claws" star, Niecy Nash.
----------
BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 8/17 to 8/19/2018 weekend box office is "Crazy Rich Asians" with an estimated take of $25.2 million and also an estimated $34 million over its five days in release.
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SCANDAL - From YahooNews: #MeToo figure and Harvey Weinstein accuser, Asia Argento, apparently paid off a male teen who accused Argento of sexually assaulting him.
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TELEVISION - From Deadline: Fall Premiere Dates For New & Returning Series: 2018 Edition
MOVIES - From TheWrap: Winona Ryder and Keanu Reeves have reunited on the film, "Destination Wedding." But Ryder thinks she and Reeves were actually married during a wedding scene in 1992's "Bram Stoker's Dracula." [That is one of my all-time favorite films.]
OBITS:
From THR: Veteran entertainment journalist, Robin Leach, has died at the age of 76, Friday, August 24, 2018. Leach was best known as the host of the syndicated TV series, "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous" (1984-1995).
From Variety and TVLine: Film and television producer, Craig Zadan, has died at the age of 69, Tuesday, August 20, 2018. Zadan and his partner Neil Meron produced ABC's Academy Awards telecast from 2013 to 2016. He produced the original "Footloose" (1984), among several films. He produced NBC's recent string of live musicals, beginning with 2013's "The Sound of Music Live!" up to this year's "Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert."
From BBC: Former United Nations secretary-general Kofi Annan, has died at the age of 80, Saturday, August 18, 2018. In 2001, Annan, born in the African nation of Ghana, won the Nobel Peace Prize for his humanitarian work.
Saturday, July 21, 2018
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from July 15th to 21st, 2018 - Update #26
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COMIC-CON - TELEVISION - From Deadline: Joss Whedon and Monica Owusu-Breen to shepherd a reboot of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," but with a Black female lead.
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COMIC-CON - TELEVISION - From Deadline: Andrew Lincoln, who plays "Rick Grimes," the lead character on AMC's hit, "The Walking Dead," confirms that he is leaving the series during the upcoming season.
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SCANDAL - From CBR: Old social media posts get James Gunn ("Guardians of the Galaxy" franchise) fired by Disney.
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SCANDAL - From TheWrap: Lionsgate's legal affairs department is hit with sexual misconduct accusations.
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MOVIES - From TheWrap: Their will be a movie musical based on the legendary musical, "Cats." Jennifer Hudson, Ian McKellan, James Corden, and Taylor Swift will be among the cast.
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COMICS-FILM - From ShadowandAct: Zazie Beetz (FX's "Atlanta") in talks to star opposite Joaquin Phoenix in Warner/DC Comics' standalone film, "The Joker."
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COMIC-CON - From BleedingCool: New Line announces a third film in its "Annabelle" horror movie franchise.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Sony Pictures moves Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" to August 9, 2019.
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COMICS-FILM - From YahooTheTelegraph: Once upon a time, online morons/trolls were totally against Chris Nolan casting the late Heath Ledger as "The Joker" in "The Dark Knight."
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STREAMING - From YahooEntertainment: Chris Rock joins Eddie Murphy in Murphy's Rudy Ray Moore biopic, "Dolemite is My Name," which will be exclusive to Netflix in 2019.
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CELEBRITY - From YahooSports: An article about former NBA legend Kobe Bryant's upcoming projects.
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COMICS-FILM - From DenofGeek: Everything you need to know about Warner Bros./DC Comics' "Shazam" movie, which is due April 5, 2019.
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COMICS-FILM - From TheWrap: Black Canary, Huntress, Cassandra Cain, and Renee Montoya will join Margot Robbie's Harley Quinn in the "Birds of Prey" film.
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TELEVISION - From CBR: Their may be a TV series based on the "Aliens" film franchise.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Harrison Ford is considering starring in a big-budget adaptation of the Jack London's 1903 novel, "Call of the Wild." Previous film versions of the classic novel about the Klondike gold rush have starred Clark Gable and Charlton Heston.
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MOVIES - From IndieWire: Keanu Reeves cast doubt on "Bill & Ted 3" because the project is still facing challenges.
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CULTURE - From NYTimes: "When Black actors use their "White voice."
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 7/13 to 7/15/2018 weekend box office is "Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation" with an estimated take of $44.1 million.
From Variety: "Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation" also passes new release "Skyscraper" at the international box office.
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EMMYS- From Variety: Here is a complete list of the 70th/ 2018 Emmy Award nominations.
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MOVIES - From TheGuardian: A lost screenplay, "entitled Burning Secret," written by the late Stanley Kubrick ("Full Metal Jacket") has been found.
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MOVIES - From RollingStone: The original director, writers, and actors will return for a sequel to the hit 2009 film, "Zombieland."
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MOVIES - From PopSugar: Dwayne Johnson is not sure if he is going to be in "Fast & Furious 9"
OBIT:
From PittPostGazette: Former NFL player, Gabe Rivera, has died at the age of 57, Monday, July 16, 2018. Rivera was the Steelers first round pick in 1983 out of Texas Tech. Six games into his rookie season, his career ended when he was injured in a car accident and paralyzed from the waist down. Rivera was notoriously chosen ahead of hometown boy Dan Marino who was picked later in the first round by the Miami Dolphins where he went on to have a legendary and record-setting, NFL Hall of Fame career.
VIDEOS:
From YouTube: The first official trailer for "Glass," the sequel to M. Night Shyamalan's "Unbreakable" and "Split."
From YouTube: Second official trailer for "The Predator."
From YouTube: First trailer for Warner Bros./New Line/DC Comics' "Shazam" (due Spring 2019).
From YouTube: First full(?) "Aquaman" trailer.
COMIC-CON - TELEVISION - From Deadline: Joss Whedon and Monica Owusu-Breen to shepherd a reboot of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," but with a Black female lead.
----------
COMIC-CON - TELEVISION - From Deadline: Andrew Lincoln, who plays "Rick Grimes," the lead character on AMC's hit, "The Walking Dead," confirms that he is leaving the series during the upcoming season.
---------
SCANDAL - From CBR: Old social media posts get James Gunn ("Guardians of the Galaxy" franchise) fired by Disney.
---------
SCANDAL - From TheWrap: Lionsgate's legal affairs department is hit with sexual misconduct accusations.
----------
MOVIES - From TheWrap: Their will be a movie musical based on the legendary musical, "Cats." Jennifer Hudson, Ian McKellan, James Corden, and Taylor Swift will be among the cast.
----------
COMICS-FILM - From ShadowandAct: Zazie Beetz (FX's "Atlanta") in talks to star opposite Joaquin Phoenix in Warner/DC Comics' standalone film, "The Joker."
----------
COMIC-CON - From BleedingCool: New Line announces a third film in its "Annabelle" horror movie franchise.
----------
MOVIES - From Deadline: Sony Pictures moves Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" to August 9, 2019.
----------
COMICS-FILM - From YahooTheTelegraph: Once upon a time, online morons/trolls were totally against Chris Nolan casting the late Heath Ledger as "The Joker" in "The Dark Knight."
----------
STREAMING - From YahooEntertainment: Chris Rock joins Eddie Murphy in Murphy's Rudy Ray Moore biopic, "Dolemite is My Name," which will be exclusive to Netflix in 2019.
----------
CELEBRITY - From YahooSports: An article about former NBA legend Kobe Bryant's upcoming projects.
----------
COMICS-FILM - From DenofGeek: Everything you need to know about Warner Bros./DC Comics' "Shazam" movie, which is due April 5, 2019.
----------
COMICS-FILM - From TheWrap: Black Canary, Huntress, Cassandra Cain, and Renee Montoya will join Margot Robbie's Harley Quinn in the "Birds of Prey" film.
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TELEVISION - From CBR: Their may be a TV series based on the "Aliens" film franchise.
----------
MOVIES - From Variety: Harrison Ford is considering starring in a big-budget adaptation of the Jack London's 1903 novel, "Call of the Wild." Previous film versions of the classic novel about the Klondike gold rush have starred Clark Gable and Charlton Heston.
----------
MOVIES - From IndieWire: Keanu Reeves cast doubt on "Bill & Ted 3" because the project is still facing challenges.
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CULTURE - From NYTimes: "When Black actors use their "White voice."
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 7/13 to 7/15/2018 weekend box office is "Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation" with an estimated take of $44.1 million.
From Variety: "Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation" also passes new release "Skyscraper" at the international box office.
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EMMYS- From Variety: Here is a complete list of the 70th/ 2018 Emmy Award nominations.
----------
MOVIES - From TheGuardian: A lost screenplay, "entitled Burning Secret," written by the late Stanley Kubrick ("Full Metal Jacket") has been found.
----------
MOVIES - From RollingStone: The original director, writers, and actors will return for a sequel to the hit 2009 film, "Zombieland."
----------
MOVIES - From PopSugar: Dwayne Johnson is not sure if he is going to be in "Fast & Furious 9"
OBIT:
From PittPostGazette: Former NFL player, Gabe Rivera, has died at the age of 57, Monday, July 16, 2018. Rivera was the Steelers first round pick in 1983 out of Texas Tech. Six games into his rookie season, his career ended when he was injured in a car accident and paralyzed from the waist down. Rivera was notoriously chosen ahead of hometown boy Dan Marino who was picked later in the first round by the Miami Dolphins where he went on to have a legendary and record-setting, NFL Hall of Fame career.
VIDEOS:
From YouTube: The first official trailer for "Glass," the sequel to M. Night Shyamalan's "Unbreakable" and "Split."
From YouTube: Second official trailer for "The Predator."
From YouTube: First trailer for Warner Bros./New Line/DC Comics' "Shazam" (due Spring 2019).
From YouTube: First full(?) "Aquaman" trailer.
Saturday, May 12, 2018
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from May 6th to 12th, 2018 - Update #8
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CANNES - From ScreenDaily: Cate Blanchett and Agnes Varda lead a silent protest at Cannes 2018 over the lack of female participation at the festival over its history.
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MOVIES - From TheVillageVoice: There is a documentary, "Filmworker," about Stanley Kubrick's right hand man, Leon Vitali.
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MOVIES - From TheRinger: Jordan Peele is not slowing down anytime soon.
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TELEVISION - From TheNewYorker: How Ryan Murphy Became the Most Powerful Man in TV
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MOVIES - From TheWrap: Burt Reynolds is in talks to join Quentin Tarantino's "Manson murders" film, "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood."
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MOVIES - From THR: Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter are teaming up for the long-awaited third "Bill & Ted," which is apparently being shopped around at 2018 Cannes Film Festival. The film is being called "Bill & Ted Face the Music."
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 5/4 to 5/6/2018 weekend box office is "Avengers: Infinity War" with an estimated take of $112.4 million.
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ANIMATION - From Offspring: How to introduce your kids to Studio Ghibli.
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MUSIC - From TheRinger: This article interviews members of (Black) rock band, Living Colour, on the 30th anniversary of the release of their hit debut LP, "Vivid," and the band's cult fave song, "Cult of Persoanlity."
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From Vulture: The Most Anticipated Movies at This Year’s Cannes Film Festival
TRAILERS-VIDEOS:
From YouTube: Child Gambino's "This is America" video for new single.
OBIT:
From LATimes: The former California Governor George Duekmejian has died at the age of 89, Tuesday, May 8th, 2018. Duekmejian was elected governor in 1982 and 1986 and was the first person of Armenian heritage to be elected governor in the U.S., and he remains the only one.
CANNES - From ScreenDaily: Cate Blanchett and Agnes Varda lead a silent protest at Cannes 2018 over the lack of female participation at the festival over its history.
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MOVIES - From TheVillageVoice: There is a documentary, "Filmworker," about Stanley Kubrick's right hand man, Leon Vitali.
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MOVIES - From TheRinger: Jordan Peele is not slowing down anytime soon.
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TELEVISION - From TheNewYorker: How Ryan Murphy Became the Most Powerful Man in TV
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MOVIES - From TheWrap: Burt Reynolds is in talks to join Quentin Tarantino's "Manson murders" film, "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood."
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MOVIES - From THR: Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter are teaming up for the long-awaited third "Bill & Ted," which is apparently being shopped around at 2018 Cannes Film Festival. The film is being called "Bill & Ted Face the Music."
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 5/4 to 5/6/2018 weekend box office is "Avengers: Infinity War" with an estimated take of $112.4 million.
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ANIMATION - From Offspring: How to introduce your kids to Studio Ghibli.
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MUSIC - From TheRinger: This article interviews members of (Black) rock band, Living Colour, on the 30th anniversary of the release of their hit debut LP, "Vivid," and the band's cult fave song, "Cult of Persoanlity."
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From Vulture: The Most Anticipated Movies at This Year’s Cannes Film Festival
TRAILERS-VIDEOS:
From YouTube: Child Gambino's "This is America" video for new single.
OBIT:
From LATimes: The former California Governor George Duekmejian has died at the age of 89, Tuesday, May 8th, 2018. Duekmejian was elected governor in 1982 and 1986 and was the first person of Armenian heritage to be elected governor in the U.S., and he remains the only one.
Monday, May 22, 2017
Review: "John Wick" Still Burns
John Wick (2014)
Running time: 101 minutes (1 hour, 41 minutes)
MPAA – R for strong and bloody violence throughout, language and brief drug use
DIRECTORS: Chad Stahelski and David Leitch
WRITER: Derek Kolstad
PRODUCERS: Basil Iwanyk, David Leitch, Eva Longoria, and Michael Witherill
CINEMATOGRAPHER: Jonathan Sela
EDITOR: Elisabet Ronalds
COMPOSERS: Tyler Bates and Joel J. Richard
ACTION/CRIME/THRILLER
Starring: Keanu Reeves, Michael Nyqvist, Alfie Allen, Willem Dafoe, Dean Winters, Adrianne Palicki, Bridget Moynahan, John Leguizamo, Ian McShane, Bridget Regan, Clarke Peters, Randall Duk Kim, Kevin Nash, David Patrick Kelly, and Lance Reddick
John Wick is a 2014 action and crime-thriller starring Keanu Reeves. It is directed by Chad Stahelski and David Leitch (although only Stahelski is credited on screen as director). The film tells the story of an ex-hit man who comes out of retirement to kill the man who viciously wronged him.
Once upon a time, John Wick (Keanu Reeves) was a legendary hit man, a seemingly unstoppable killer. He was the boogeyman who killed the boogeyman. Not long after his wife, Helen (Bridget Moynahan), dies of a terminal illness, John receives a puppy that she had bought John to help him cope with her death. He grows to love the puppy, which he names “Daisy.”
At a gas station, a young gangster named Iosef Tarasov (Alfie Allen) sees John and Daisy in John's vintage 1969 Ford Mustang Mach 1. Later, Iosef and two of his henchman break into John's home, beats him unconscious, and kills Daisy, before stealing the Mach 1. Now, John Wick the boogeyman is back, determined to kill Iosef. The problem is that the young hood is the son of Viggo Tarasov (Michael Nyqvist), the head of the Russian crime syndicate in New York City, a syndicate that John Wick himself helped the elder Tarasov establish.
I have been a fan of Keanu Reeves since I first encountered him the 1980s in film like Dangerous Liaisons (1988) and River's Edge (1986), although I am not a fan of his popular 80s film, Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989). I have never thought of Reeves as a great or even good actor; he is either way too stiff or too wooden as a performer. Still, I enjoyed him in films like the original Point Break (1991) and in The Matrix films. Reeves' star has dimmed in recent years, and he has said that he no longer gets offered the kind of projects an A-list white male actor would.
When I first saw a television commercial for John Wick, I knew that I would like the film. However, I never got around to seeing it until early last year when I caught it on one of the premium cable movie channels. I could not believe how good I thought it was (and I still can't). Because of the release of the sequel (John Wick: Chapter 2), I decided to watch the first film again.
John Wick is simply a flashy, visually cool shoot-em-up movie with some good set pieces from the hit man movie wheelhouse. This film, however, works because of Keanu Reeves. I honestly believe that very few other actors could have made this movie memorable. Without Keanu, John Wick would have probably ended being straight-to-DVD or VOD (video-on-demand).
If you like Keanu Reeves, you will want to see this, and you will probably want to see it a second time. It's the magic of Keanu Reeves. What more can I say? That magic must have worked on a lot of movie fans because Jack Wick did get a sequel.
6 of 10
B
Sunday, March 12, 2017
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