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Wednesday, February 28, 2018
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from February 18th to 28th, 2018 - Update #32
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COMICS-FILM - From DenofGeek: First look at the Zachary Levi's costume in Warner Bros./DC Entertainment's "Shazam: film.
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STREAMING - From Variety: Netflix plans 700 original series and movies for 2018.
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COMICS-FILM - From BleedingCool: Significant reshoots for Fox's X-Men spinoff, "The New Mutants."
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CELEBRITY - From Variety: In a wide-ranging interview, legendary Barbra Streisand talks sexism in Hollywood, the Oscars, and wanting to direct films again. She also reveals that she has had her dogs cloned.
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OSCARS - From Yahoo: Oscars so scandalous: leading movies hit with backlash
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CELEBRITY - From Variety: Kevin Smith tweets that he suffered a heart attack.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 2/23 to 2/25/2018 weekend box office is Marvel Studio's "Black Panther" with an estimated take of $108 million.
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MOVIES - From BleedingCool: Ryan Coogler explains why he isn't directing "Creed 2," the sequel to his hit film, "Creed."
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MOVIE - From ShadowandAct: See photographic image of three generations of Shaft from the upcoming film, "Son of Shaft."
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STREAMING - From TVSeriesFinale: Amazon is developing a TV series based on Stephen King's "The Dark Tower" book series.
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MOVIES - From Vulture: "The First Great Movie of the Trump Era" By Jada Yuan and Hunter Harris (about Jordan Peele's "Get Out")
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MOVIES - From Collider: Alex Garland is a hot filmmaker and is currently promoting his second film, "Annihilation." He began as a noted novelist and revealed that there may be another film adaptation of his debut novel, "The Beach." There was a 2000 film adaptation from director Danny Boyle and starring Leonardo DiCaprio.
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TELEVISION - From TVSeriesFinale: Walter Goggins will star in CBS's reboot of the Oscar-winning film, "L.A. Confidential."
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CELEBRITY - From GQ: Whatever happened to actor Brendan Fraser (The Mummy franchise)
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MOVIES - From THR: "Jurassic World 3" has been scheduled for a 2021 release.
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ANIMATION - From Deadline: Larry Fishburne is producing an animated TV series based on Marvel Comics' "Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur" comic book, which is apparently popular with young readers.
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MOVIES - From BleedingCool: Jessica Chastain is in talks to star as "Beverly" in the sequel to the smash hit, "It."
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#PARKLANDSHOOTING - From StandardUK: George and Amal Clooney donate $500,000 to gun control march after Florida shooting.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 2/16 to 2/18/2018 (President's Day) weekend box office is Disney/Marvel's "Black Panther" with an estimated take of $192 million, the fifth largest box office opening to date.
From BleedingCool: Black Panther's three-day weekend total is actually $201.8 million instead of $192 million.
From Variety: "Black Panther's four-day President's Day weekend may hit $235 million.
From THR: All this fuss over a superhero movie? by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
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MOVIES - From CBR: The "Transformers" film franchise may end as an unresolved film series. Paramount has reportedly cancelled what was to be the sequel to "Transformers: The Last Knight," which apparently had an open ending. [I didn't see that film.]
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AWARDS - From Variety: A complete list of winners at the 2018 BAFTAs. "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri" wins two best film awards.
From TheGuardian: Bafta film awards 2018: Three Billboards triumphs as Time's Up dominates
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MOVIES - From EW: Anne Hathaway joins Dee Rees ("Mudbound") for an adaptation of Joan Didion's 1996 novel, "The Last Thing He Wanted," a political thriller.
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CRIME-POLITICS - From Justice.gov: Read Robert S. Mueller III's indictment against 13 individuals (Russians and one American).
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MOVIES - From BleedingCool: Sylvester Stallone reveals the first poster for "Creed II."
OBITS:
From THR: Oscar-nominated animator, Bud Luckey, has died at the age of 83, Saturday, February 24, 2018. An early Pixar employee, Luckey, designed the cowboy "Woody" for the original "Toy Story." He also created "counting cartoons" for "Seasame Street." He received an Oscar nominations for his animated short film, "Boundin'."
From Variety: The India actress, Sridevi Kapoor, has died at the age of 54, Saturday, February 24, 2018. Best known by her mononym, Sridevi, was the first Bollywood superstar actress.
From TheGuardian: British actress, Emma Chambers, has died at the age of 53, Wednesday, February 21, 2018. Chambers was best known for her roles in the British comedy TV series, "The Vicar of Dibley," and in the 1999 film, "Notting Hill," playing "Honey," the sister of Hugh Grant's character.
From YahooNews: Famed evangelist and ordained Southern Baptist minister and preacher, Billy Graham, has died at the age of 99, Wednesday, February 21, 2018. Known as "America's Pastor," Graham provided spiritual counsel to every U.S. President from Harry Truman to Barack Obama. Graham was also a supporter of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and began "racial integration" for his revival and crusades beginning in 1953. [Of course, he's resting in peace.]
From Deadline: African filmmaker Idrissa Ouedraogo, has died at the age of 64, Sunday, February 18, 2018. A native of the West African nation of Burkina Faso, Ouedraogo won the Cannes Jury Prize for his 1990 film, "Tilai."
COMICS-FILM - From DenofGeek: First look at the Zachary Levi's costume in Warner Bros./DC Entertainment's "Shazam: film.
-----------
STREAMING - From Variety: Netflix plans 700 original series and movies for 2018.
----------
COMICS-FILM - From BleedingCool: Significant reshoots for Fox's X-Men spinoff, "The New Mutants."
----------
CELEBRITY - From Variety: In a wide-ranging interview, legendary Barbra Streisand talks sexism in Hollywood, the Oscars, and wanting to direct films again. She also reveals that she has had her dogs cloned.
----------
OSCARS - From Yahoo: Oscars so scandalous: leading movies hit with backlash
----------
CELEBRITY - From Variety: Kevin Smith tweets that he suffered a heart attack.
---------
BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 2/23 to 2/25/2018 weekend box office is Marvel Studio's "Black Panther" with an estimated take of $108 million.
----------
MOVIES - From BleedingCool: Ryan Coogler explains why he isn't directing "Creed 2," the sequel to his hit film, "Creed."
------------
MOVIE - From ShadowandAct: See photographic image of three generations of Shaft from the upcoming film, "Son of Shaft."
----------
STREAMING - From TVSeriesFinale: Amazon is developing a TV series based on Stephen King's "The Dark Tower" book series.
----------
MOVIES - From Vulture: "The First Great Movie of the Trump Era" By Jada Yuan and Hunter Harris (about Jordan Peele's "Get Out")
----------
MOVIES - From Collider: Alex Garland is a hot filmmaker and is currently promoting his second film, "Annihilation." He began as a noted novelist and revealed that there may be another film adaptation of his debut novel, "The Beach." There was a 2000 film adaptation from director Danny Boyle and starring Leonardo DiCaprio.
----------
TELEVISION - From TVSeriesFinale: Walter Goggins will star in CBS's reboot of the Oscar-winning film, "L.A. Confidential."
---------
CELEBRITY - From GQ: Whatever happened to actor Brendan Fraser (The Mummy franchise)
----------
MOVIES - From THR: "Jurassic World 3" has been scheduled for a 2021 release.
----------
ANIMATION - From Deadline: Larry Fishburne is producing an animated TV series based on Marvel Comics' "Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur" comic book, which is apparently popular with young readers.
----------
MOVIES - From BleedingCool: Jessica Chastain is in talks to star as "Beverly" in the sequel to the smash hit, "It."
----------
#PARKLANDSHOOTING - From StandardUK: George and Amal Clooney donate $500,000 to gun control march after Florida shooting.
----------
BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 2/16 to 2/18/2018 (President's Day) weekend box office is Disney/Marvel's "Black Panther" with an estimated take of $192 million, the fifth largest box office opening to date.
From BleedingCool: Black Panther's three-day weekend total is actually $201.8 million instead of $192 million.
From Variety: "Black Panther's four-day President's Day weekend may hit $235 million.
From THR: All this fuss over a superhero movie? by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
----------
MOVIES - From CBR: The "Transformers" film franchise may end as an unresolved film series. Paramount has reportedly cancelled what was to be the sequel to "Transformers: The Last Knight," which apparently had an open ending. [I didn't see that film.]
----------
AWARDS - From Variety: A complete list of winners at the 2018 BAFTAs. "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri" wins two best film awards.
From TheGuardian: Bafta film awards 2018: Three Billboards triumphs as Time's Up dominates
----------
MOVIES - From EW: Anne Hathaway joins Dee Rees ("Mudbound") for an adaptation of Joan Didion's 1996 novel, "The Last Thing He Wanted," a political thriller.
----------
CRIME-POLITICS - From Justice.gov: Read Robert S. Mueller III's indictment against 13 individuals (Russians and one American).
----------
MOVIES - From BleedingCool: Sylvester Stallone reveals the first poster for "Creed II."
OBITS:
From THR: Oscar-nominated animator, Bud Luckey, has died at the age of 83, Saturday, February 24, 2018. An early Pixar employee, Luckey, designed the cowboy "Woody" for the original "Toy Story." He also created "counting cartoons" for "Seasame Street." He received an Oscar nominations for his animated short film, "Boundin'."
From Variety: The India actress, Sridevi Kapoor, has died at the age of 54, Saturday, February 24, 2018. Best known by her mononym, Sridevi, was the first Bollywood superstar actress.
From TheGuardian: British actress, Emma Chambers, has died at the age of 53, Wednesday, February 21, 2018. Chambers was best known for her roles in the British comedy TV series, "The Vicar of Dibley," and in the 1999 film, "Notting Hill," playing "Honey," the sister of Hugh Grant's character.
From YahooNews: Famed evangelist and ordained Southern Baptist minister and preacher, Billy Graham, has died at the age of 99, Wednesday, February 21, 2018. Known as "America's Pastor," Graham provided spiritual counsel to every U.S. President from Harry Truman to Barack Obama. Graham was also a supporter of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and began "racial integration" for his revival and crusades beginning in 1953. [Of course, he's resting in peace.]
From Deadline: African filmmaker Idrissa Ouedraogo, has died at the age of 64, Sunday, February 18, 2018. A native of the West African nation of Burkina Faso, Ouedraogo won the Cannes Jury Prize for his 1990 film, "Tilai."
Friday, September 22, 2017
Neil deGrasse Tyson's "StarTalk" Returns for a Fourth Season With Stars
Beaming Out Across All of Space and Time, StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson Returns Sunday, Oct. 1, at 11/10c
New Season Features Even Bigger Star Power, Including Stephen Hawking, Stephen Colbert, Jane Goodall, Kevin Smith and Katy Perry
WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson is back with more star power than ever! The three-time Emmy-nominated talk show returns on Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017 at 11/10c with 20 all-new episodes featuring mind-blowing conversations, scientific commentary and cosmic queries — all with a comedic punch.
This season, hear from Katy Perry, Stephen Colbert, Lance Armstrong, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Jane Goodall, Stephen Hawking, Katie Couric, Kevin Smith, Sylvia Earle, Fabien Cousteau, Adrien Grenier, National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence and filmmaker James Cameron and more. This season’s comedian co-hosts include Chuck Nice, Scott Adsit, Godfrey, Eugene Mirman, Sasheer Zamata and Maeve Higgins. Occasionally, Tyson calls on his friend Bill Nye the Science Guy to weigh in on the week’s theme, while other influencers across pop culture and science join via live video.
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson, the first-ever science-based talk show on television, is derived from Tyson’s popular radio show and podcast of the same name. Each episode features an intimate interview between Tyson and a guest from pop culture, politics, sports or news, in which they discuss how science and technology have affected their lives and careers. In addition to the centerpiece interview, StarTalk episodes boast a panel of comedians and experts who analyze the conversation in front of a studio audience at the American Museum of Natural History’s Rose Center for Earth and Space in New York City — where Tyson serves as the Frederick P. Rose Director of the Hayden Planetarium.
Premiere Episodes Include:
Lance Armstrong
Premieres Sunday, Oct. 1, at 11/10c
Host Neil deGrasse Tyson features his interview with controversial world-champion cyclist Lance Armstrong. Tyson is joined in the Cullman Hall of the Universe by comedian co-host Scott Adsit, along with science journalist Max Glaskin and bioethics professor Arthur Caplan to discuss the science of cycling, sports ethics and performance enhancement. Adding to the discussion, Chuck Nice joins from the Sports Science Lab to test cycling training techniques.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Premieres Sunday, Oct. 8, at 11/10c
Host Neil deGrasse Tyson sits down with NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Later, in the Cullman Hall of the Universe, Tyson is joined by comedian co-host Chuck Nice and astrophysicist Charles Liu to discuss the science and history of basketball as well as Abdul-Jabbar’s legacy. NBA analyst and former 76er Jim Spanarkel joins the conversation in the studio.
Jane Goodall
Premieres Sunday, Oct. 15, at 11/10c
Legendary chimpanzee researcher Jane Goodall joins host Neil deGrasse Tyson for a featured interview. Tyson is joined in the Cullman Hall of the Universe by comedian co-host Chuck Nice and biological anthropologist Jill Pruetz to discuss chimp behavior, animal and environmental ethics and the evolutionary differences between chimpanzees and humans. Primatologist and anthropologist Natalia Reagan joins the conversation from a chimpanzee sanctuary in Georgia.
Katie Couric
Premieres Sunday, Oct. 22, at 11/10c
Host Neil deGrasse Tyson features his interview with renowned news anchor Katie Couric. Tyson is joined in the Cullman Hall of the Universe by comedian co-host Eugene Mirman and journalism professor Jeff Jarvis to discuss the intersection of science and journalism. Adding to the discussion, Chuck Nice chimes in with the crowds at the March for Science.
Kevin Smith
Premieres Sunday, Oct. 29, at 11/10c
Filmmaker, comic book fanatic and all around geek ambassador, Kevin Smith sits down with host Neil deGrasse Tyson. Later, in the Cullman Hall of the Universe, Tyson is joined by comedian co-host Chuck Nice and astrophysicist Charles Liu as they discuss science fiction, comic books and the science of superheroes. StarTalk science correspondent and anthropologist Natalia Reagan sends a dispatch from San Diego Comic-Con, where hundreds of thousands of fans converge to share their passion for comics, science fiction, movies, TV and cosplay.
SciFi Meets National Defense
Premieres Sunday, Nov. 5, at 11/10c
Host Neil deGrasse Tyson sits down with Arati Prabhakar, former head of the U.S. Department of Defense’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. Tyson is joined in the Cullman Hall of the Universe by comedian co-host Chuck Nice and national security journalist Sharon Weinberger to discuss the intersection of science fiction, technology and national defense. Adding to the discussion, rocket scientist Natalie Panek joins via video call and Hod Lipson demonstrates his self-aware robot.
Katy Perry
Sunday, Nov. 12, at 11/10c
Host Neil deGrasse Tyson joins Grammy-nominated pop star Katy Perry in Los Angeles, where Tyson answers all of her cosmic queries. In the Cullman Hall of the Universe, comedian co-host Sasheer Zamata and astrophysicist Charles Liu join Tyson to discuss science in pop culture and music.
Sylvia Earle, Fabien Cousteau & Adrian Grenier
Sunday, Nov. 19, at 11/10c
Host Neil deGrasse Tyson features his interviews with legendary oceanographer Sylvia Earle and famed aquanaut Fabien Cousteau. Tyson is joined in the Cullman Hall of the Universe by comedian co-host Scott Adsit and marine biologist and conservationist Laure Katz to discuss ocean exploration and conservation. Adding to the discussion, actor and activist Adrian Grenier joins via video chat, and National Geographic Explorer Erika Bergman shows off her submarine.
James Cameron
Sunday, Nov. 26, at 11/10c
As the 20th anniversary of James Cameron’s film “Titanic” approaches, host Neil deGrasse Tyson features his interview with the legendary filmmaker and National Geographic explorer-in-residence. Cameron discusses everything from the inspiration behind his record-breaking film “Avatar” to his solo dive down to the deepest point of the Mariana Trench. Joining Tyson in the Cullman Hall of the Universe are comedian co-host Chuck Nice and astrophysicist Charles Liu to discuss the intersection of storytelling, exploration and science.
Celestial Navigation
Sunday, Dec. 3, at 11/10c
Host Neil deGrasse Tyson features his interview with master navigator Nainoa Thompson, an ocean voyager who uses the traditional Polynesian methods of non-instrument navigating. Joining Tyson in the Cullman Hall of the Universe are comedian co-host Maeve Higgins and celestial navigation expert Frank Reed to discuss the science of non-instrument navigating.
StarTalk is produced by Curved Light Productions and National Geographic Studios for National Geographic. For Curved Light Productions, executive producers are Neil deGrasse Tyson and Helen Matsos. For National Geographic Studios, executive producers are Brian Lovett and Drew Pulley, and executive vice president of production and development is Jeff Hasler. For National Geographic, executive producer is Betsy Forhan, vice president of production is Kevin Tao Mohs and president of original programming and production is Tim Pastore.
National Geographic
National Geographic Partners LLC (NGP), a joint venture between National Geographic and 21st Century Fox, is committed to bringing the world premium science, adventure and exploration content across an unrivaled portfolio of media assets. NGP combines the global National Geographic television channels (National Geographic Channel, Nat Geo WILD, Nat Geo MUNDO, Nat Geo PEOPLE) with National Geographic’s media and consumer-oriented assets, including National Geographic magazines; National Geographic studios; related digital and social media platforms; books; maps; children’s media; and ancillary activities that include travel, global experiences and events, archival sales, licensing and e-commerce businesses. Furthering knowledge and understanding of our world has been the core purpose of National Geographic for 128 years, and now we are committed to going deeper, pushing boundaries, going further for our consumers … and reaching over 730 million people around the world in 172 countries and 43 languages every month as we do it. NGP returns 27 percent of our proceeds to the nonprofit National Geographic Society to fund work in the areas of science, exploration, conservation and education. For more information visit natgeotv.com or nationalgeographic.com, or find us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Google+, YouTube, LinkedIn and Pinterest.
StarTalk Radio
Science, pop culture and comedy collide on StarTalk’s podcast network! Neil deGrasse Tyson, his fellow science educators including Bill Nye, comic co-hosts and guests bring the universe down to Earth in “StarTalk Radio,” “StarTalk All-Stars” and “StarTalk Playing with Science.” Now in its eighth season, the StarTalk Radio podcast has more than 3 million downloads per month, and the three-time Emmy nominated National Geographic show based on the podcast is about to start its fourth season. StarTalk All-Stars, currently in its second season, features a revolving slate of scientist and science educator hosts. StarTalk Playing with Science, also in its second season, hosted by professional British soccer player and sports broadcaster Gary O’Reilly and fan favorite StarTalk co-host Chuck Nice, explores the science behind the most iconic moments in sports with guests including pro athletes, coaches, sports experts, and scientists. Each StarTalk network podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Google Play Music, SoundCloud, Stitcher and TuneIn. StarTalk Radio and StarTalk All-Stars are also carried on SiriusXM Insight Channel 121. For more information and to listen to all of our shows, visit www.startalkradio.net. Keep looking up!
American Museum of Natural History
The American Museum of Natural History, founded in 1869, is one of the world’s preeminent scientific, educational, and cultural institutions. The Museum encompasses 45 permanent exhibition halls, including those in the Rose Center for Earth and Space and the Hayden Planetarium, as well as galleries for temporary exhibitions. It is home to New York State’s official memorial to Theodore Roosevelt, a tribute to Roosevelt’s enduring legacy of environmental conservation. The Museum’s approximately 200 scientists draw on a world-class research collection of more than 34 million artifacts and specimens, some of which are billions of years old, and on one of the largest natural history libraries in the world. Through its Richard Gilder Graduate School, the Museum grants the Ph.D. degree in Comparative Biology and the Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) degree, the only such program at any museum in the United States. Annual physical attendance has grown to approximately 5 million, and the Museum’s exhibitions and Space Shows can be seen in venues on six continents. The Museum’s website, digital videos, and apps for mobile devices bring its collections, exhibitions, and educational programs to millions more around the world. Visit amnh.org for more information.
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New Season Features Even Bigger Star Power, Including Stephen Hawking, Stephen Colbert, Jane Goodall, Kevin Smith and Katy Perry
WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson is back with more star power than ever! The three-time Emmy-nominated talk show returns on Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017 at 11/10c with 20 all-new episodes featuring mind-blowing conversations, scientific commentary and cosmic queries — all with a comedic punch.
This season, hear from Katy Perry, Stephen Colbert, Lance Armstrong, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Jane Goodall, Stephen Hawking, Katie Couric, Kevin Smith, Sylvia Earle, Fabien Cousteau, Adrien Grenier, National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence and filmmaker James Cameron and more. This season’s comedian co-hosts include Chuck Nice, Scott Adsit, Godfrey, Eugene Mirman, Sasheer Zamata and Maeve Higgins. Occasionally, Tyson calls on his friend Bill Nye the Science Guy to weigh in on the week’s theme, while other influencers across pop culture and science join via live video.
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson, the first-ever science-based talk show on television, is derived from Tyson’s popular radio show and podcast of the same name. Each episode features an intimate interview between Tyson and a guest from pop culture, politics, sports or news, in which they discuss how science and technology have affected their lives and careers. In addition to the centerpiece interview, StarTalk episodes boast a panel of comedians and experts who analyze the conversation in front of a studio audience at the American Museum of Natural History’s Rose Center for Earth and Space in New York City — where Tyson serves as the Frederick P. Rose Director of the Hayden Planetarium.
Premiere Episodes Include:
Lance Armstrong
Premieres Sunday, Oct. 1, at 11/10c
Host Neil deGrasse Tyson features his interview with controversial world-champion cyclist Lance Armstrong. Tyson is joined in the Cullman Hall of the Universe by comedian co-host Scott Adsit, along with science journalist Max Glaskin and bioethics professor Arthur Caplan to discuss the science of cycling, sports ethics and performance enhancement. Adding to the discussion, Chuck Nice joins from the Sports Science Lab to test cycling training techniques.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Premieres Sunday, Oct. 8, at 11/10c
Host Neil deGrasse Tyson sits down with NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Later, in the Cullman Hall of the Universe, Tyson is joined by comedian co-host Chuck Nice and astrophysicist Charles Liu to discuss the science and history of basketball as well as Abdul-Jabbar’s legacy. NBA analyst and former 76er Jim Spanarkel joins the conversation in the studio.
Jane Goodall
Premieres Sunday, Oct. 15, at 11/10c
Legendary chimpanzee researcher Jane Goodall joins host Neil deGrasse Tyson for a featured interview. Tyson is joined in the Cullman Hall of the Universe by comedian co-host Chuck Nice and biological anthropologist Jill Pruetz to discuss chimp behavior, animal and environmental ethics and the evolutionary differences between chimpanzees and humans. Primatologist and anthropologist Natalia Reagan joins the conversation from a chimpanzee sanctuary in Georgia.
Katie Couric
Premieres Sunday, Oct. 22, at 11/10c
Host Neil deGrasse Tyson features his interview with renowned news anchor Katie Couric. Tyson is joined in the Cullman Hall of the Universe by comedian co-host Eugene Mirman and journalism professor Jeff Jarvis to discuss the intersection of science and journalism. Adding to the discussion, Chuck Nice chimes in with the crowds at the March for Science.
Kevin Smith
Premieres Sunday, Oct. 29, at 11/10c
Filmmaker, comic book fanatic and all around geek ambassador, Kevin Smith sits down with host Neil deGrasse Tyson. Later, in the Cullman Hall of the Universe, Tyson is joined by comedian co-host Chuck Nice and astrophysicist Charles Liu as they discuss science fiction, comic books and the science of superheroes. StarTalk science correspondent and anthropologist Natalia Reagan sends a dispatch from San Diego Comic-Con, where hundreds of thousands of fans converge to share their passion for comics, science fiction, movies, TV and cosplay.
SciFi Meets National Defense
Premieres Sunday, Nov. 5, at 11/10c
Host Neil deGrasse Tyson sits down with Arati Prabhakar, former head of the U.S. Department of Defense’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. Tyson is joined in the Cullman Hall of the Universe by comedian co-host Chuck Nice and national security journalist Sharon Weinberger to discuss the intersection of science fiction, technology and national defense. Adding to the discussion, rocket scientist Natalie Panek joins via video call and Hod Lipson demonstrates his self-aware robot.
Katy Perry
Sunday, Nov. 12, at 11/10c
Host Neil deGrasse Tyson joins Grammy-nominated pop star Katy Perry in Los Angeles, where Tyson answers all of her cosmic queries. In the Cullman Hall of the Universe, comedian co-host Sasheer Zamata and astrophysicist Charles Liu join Tyson to discuss science in pop culture and music.
Sylvia Earle, Fabien Cousteau & Adrian Grenier
Sunday, Nov. 19, at 11/10c
Host Neil deGrasse Tyson features his interviews with legendary oceanographer Sylvia Earle and famed aquanaut Fabien Cousteau. Tyson is joined in the Cullman Hall of the Universe by comedian co-host Scott Adsit and marine biologist and conservationist Laure Katz to discuss ocean exploration and conservation. Adding to the discussion, actor and activist Adrian Grenier joins via video chat, and National Geographic Explorer Erika Bergman shows off her submarine.
James Cameron
Sunday, Nov. 26, at 11/10c
As the 20th anniversary of James Cameron’s film “Titanic” approaches, host Neil deGrasse Tyson features his interview with the legendary filmmaker and National Geographic explorer-in-residence. Cameron discusses everything from the inspiration behind his record-breaking film “Avatar” to his solo dive down to the deepest point of the Mariana Trench. Joining Tyson in the Cullman Hall of the Universe are comedian co-host Chuck Nice and astrophysicist Charles Liu to discuss the intersection of storytelling, exploration and science.
Celestial Navigation
Sunday, Dec. 3, at 11/10c
Host Neil deGrasse Tyson features his interview with master navigator Nainoa Thompson, an ocean voyager who uses the traditional Polynesian methods of non-instrument navigating. Joining Tyson in the Cullman Hall of the Universe are comedian co-host Maeve Higgins and celestial navigation expert Frank Reed to discuss the science of non-instrument navigating.
StarTalk is produced by Curved Light Productions and National Geographic Studios for National Geographic. For Curved Light Productions, executive producers are Neil deGrasse Tyson and Helen Matsos. For National Geographic Studios, executive producers are Brian Lovett and Drew Pulley, and executive vice president of production and development is Jeff Hasler. For National Geographic, executive producer is Betsy Forhan, vice president of production is Kevin Tao Mohs and president of original programming and production is Tim Pastore.
National Geographic
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StarTalk Radio
Science, pop culture and comedy collide on StarTalk’s podcast network! Neil deGrasse Tyson, his fellow science educators including Bill Nye, comic co-hosts and guests bring the universe down to Earth in “StarTalk Radio,” “StarTalk All-Stars” and “StarTalk Playing with Science.” Now in its eighth season, the StarTalk Radio podcast has more than 3 million downloads per month, and the three-time Emmy nominated National Geographic show based on the podcast is about to start its fourth season. StarTalk All-Stars, currently in its second season, features a revolving slate of scientist and science educator hosts. StarTalk Playing with Science, also in its second season, hosted by professional British soccer player and sports broadcaster Gary O’Reilly and fan favorite StarTalk co-host Chuck Nice, explores the science behind the most iconic moments in sports with guests including pro athletes, coaches, sports experts, and scientists. Each StarTalk network podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Google Play Music, SoundCloud, Stitcher and TuneIn. StarTalk Radio and StarTalk All-Stars are also carried on SiriusXM Insight Channel 121. For more information and to listen to all of our shows, visit www.startalkradio.net. Keep looking up!
American Museum of Natural History
The American Museum of Natural History, founded in 1869, is one of the world’s preeminent scientific, educational, and cultural institutions. The Museum encompasses 45 permanent exhibition halls, including those in the Rose Center for Earth and Space and the Hayden Planetarium, as well as galleries for temporary exhibitions. It is home to New York State’s official memorial to Theodore Roosevelt, a tribute to Roosevelt’s enduring legacy of environmental conservation. The Museum’s approximately 200 scientists draw on a world-class research collection of more than 34 million artifacts and specimens, some of which are billions of years old, and on one of the largest natural history libraries in the world. Through its Richard Gilder Graduate School, the Museum grants the Ph.D. degree in Comparative Biology and the Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) degree, the only such program at any museum in the United States. Annual physical attendance has grown to approximately 5 million, and the Museum’s exhibitions and Space Shows can be seen in venues on six continents. The Museum’s website, digital videos, and apps for mobile devices bring its collections, exhibitions, and educational programs to millions more around the world. Visit amnh.org for more information.
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Saturday, February 11, 2017
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from February 1st to 11th, 2017 - Update #51
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COMICS-FILM - From CNET: Marvel just released a video featurette concerning the first day of filming of "Avengers: Infinity."
From YahooNews: Video from the set of "Avengers: Infinity War."
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MOVIES - From TheWrap: Coen Brothers set to remake "Scarface."
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Babak Najafi ("London Has Fallen") set to direct Taraji P. Henson in the thriller, "Proud Mary."
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TELEVISION - From TVLine: ABC's Thursday night lineup from Shonda Rhimes, "Grey's Anatomy," "Scandal," and "How to Get Away with Murder," will return for another season, 2017-18.
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POLITICS - From Esquire - What Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III as the Attorney General of the United States now the Confederate States of America means to us.
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TELEVISION - From Esquire: What does Alec Baldwin get out of playing Donald Trump on Saturday Night Live.
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BLM - From Time: She complied with Immigration and still got deported to Mexico, after being in the U.S. for 21 years since she was 14.
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MOVIES - From FlickeringMyth: Blair Redford joins Marvel/Fox's "X-Men" TV pilot.
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TELEVISION - From Variety: NBC is in talks to revive "American Idol," which ran on FOX for 15 seasons.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Director David Gordon Green ("Pineapple Express") will direct the reboot of the "Halloween" horror film franchise.
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COMICS-FILM - From YahooMovies: A photo of an Iron Man action figure may reveal what Iron Man's armor looks like in "Spider-Man: Homecoming."
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MOVIES - From TheWrap: Lee Daniels is in talks to direct Oprah Winfrey in a remake of "Terms of Endearment." God in Heaven, help us.
MOVIES - From Variety: Two of the writers behind "Scary Movie" and such parody films as "Vampires Suck" and "Epic Movie," will write and direct a "Star Wars" spoof.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Jack Nicholson will star in the American remake of "Toni Erdmann," the Oscar-nominated German film.
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COMICS-FILM - From THR: Billy Dee Williams talks about finally playing Two-Face.
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OBIT - From THR: The actor Richard Hatch has died at the age of 71, Tuesday, February 7, 2017. His best known role was as "Captain Apollo" in the original "Battlestar Galactica" (ABC, 1978-79). He also returned for the 2004-09 reboot of the series.
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MOVIES - From YahooMovies: Hmm... the Oscar nominees luncheon looks different this year compared to last year.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Matthew McConaughey will star in Harmony Korine's "The Beach Bum."
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SPORTS - From BusinessInsider: The New England Patriots won Super Bowl 51. When the team visits the White House, Patriots tight end Martellus Bennett will not attend.
From YahooSports: Devin McCourty becomes the second Super Bowl winning New England Patriot (after Martellus Bennett) who will not go to the White House.
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MOVIES - From YahooMovies: All the big Super Bowl movie trailers broadcast during Super Bowl 51 - according to Yahoo.
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MOVIES - From Variety: M. Night Shyamalan teases "Split" sequel.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 2/3 to 2/5/2017 weekend box office winner is "Split" with an estimated take of $14.6 million. This is the film's third weekend at #1.
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TELEVISION - From YahooTV: Some people think Kristen Stewart killed it hosting "Saturday Night Live" last night (2/4/2017).
From YahooNews: From a special guest appearance, Melissa McCarthy steals the show last night on "SNL," spoofing President Trump's Press Secretary, Sean Spicer.
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AWARDS - From TheWrap: Damien Chazelle, director of "La La Land," wins at the Directors Guild Awards.
From LATimes: Winners make politicized speeches at the 2017 DGA Awards.
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AWARDS - From Variety: "Zootopia" tops at the animation industry's "Annie Awards."
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MOVIES - From Variety: John Lithgow has joined the cast of "Pitch Perfect."
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POLITICS - From TIME: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar says President Trump's "Muslim ban" like a bad horror movie.
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ANIMATION - From TheWrap: The director of "The Lego Movie" sequel is Mike Mitchell, who directed DreamWork Animation's hit, "Trolls."
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MOVIES - From TheWrap: New Line Cinema is spinning off a horror movie from "The Conjuring 2." It is "The Nun" and it will be directed by Corin Hardy.
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COMICS-FILM - From TheWrap: Marvel has found its leads for its TV series, "Runaways," which is set on Hulu.
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ANIMATION - From TheWrap: Universal and its animation unit, Illumination, books five straight July 4 weekends through 2023 for film debuts, including "Minions 2."
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MOVIES - From ThePlaylist: Penelope Cruz and Edgar Ramirez join "Love Child" from director Todd Solondz.
CELEBRITY - From YahooCelebrity: Patton Oswalt gets in a nasty Twitter exchange with a guy who brings up Oswalt's recently deceased wife.
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POLITICS - From YahooCelebrity: Matthew McConaughey says that it is time to embrace President Trump. Hell, no!
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MOVIES - From TheVillageVoice: Bilge Ebiri lists the 10 best films of Sundance 2017.
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CULTURE - From TheIntercept: The FBI has quietly been investigating white supremacist infiltration of law enforcement.
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COMICS-FILM - From ScreenRant: Kevin Smith does not want to director "The Batman" movie that Ben Affleck recently declined to direct.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Lesley Manville and Vicky Krieps are added to the new film by Paul Thomas Anderson, which stars Daniel Day-Lewis.
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POLITICS - From RSN: Reuters orders reporters to cover the President Trump administration as if it were an authoritarian regime.
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MOVIES - From YahooFinance: Apparently, Johnny Depp has almost ruined himself financially with an unsustainable lifestyle.
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MOVIES - From ThePlaylist: Denis Villeneuve has apparently been confirmed as the director of the latest screen adaptation of Frank Hebert's legendary novel, "Dune." Villeneuve is hot off his Oscar-nominated film, "Arrival" and his upcoming "Blade Runner" sequel.
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MUSIC - From YahooStyle: Beyonce announces that she is pregnant with twins.
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MOVIES - From THR: Colin Farrell in talks to join Denzel Washington in the thriller, "Inner City," from director Dan Gilroy ("Nightcrawler")
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TELEVISION - From IndieWire: Two hot new shows, "American Gods" and "Dear White People," headed to SXSW 2017.
TRAILERS:
From YouTube: Here is the Super Bowl commercial for Netflix's "Stranger Things 2" (Season 2).
From YouTube: Here is an extended version of the "Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 2" Super Bowl commercial.
From YouTube: Here is the 30-second commercial for "Logan" that appeared during Super Bowl 51.
From YouTube: Here is the Super Bowl commercial for "Ghost in the Shell." It is 30 seconds long.
From YouTube: Here is the "Transformers: The Last Knight" 30-secon "spot" to be shown during the Super Bowl.
COMICS-FILM - From CNET: Marvel just released a video featurette concerning the first day of filming of "Avengers: Infinity."
From YahooNews: Video from the set of "Avengers: Infinity War."
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MOVIES - From TheWrap: Coen Brothers set to remake "Scarface."
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Babak Najafi ("London Has Fallen") set to direct Taraji P. Henson in the thriller, "Proud Mary."
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TELEVISION - From TVLine: ABC's Thursday night lineup from Shonda Rhimes, "Grey's Anatomy," "Scandal," and "How to Get Away with Murder," will return for another season, 2017-18.
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POLITICS - From Esquire - What Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III as the Attorney General of the United States now the Confederate States of America means to us.
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TELEVISION - From Esquire: What does Alec Baldwin get out of playing Donald Trump on Saturday Night Live.
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BLM - From Time: She complied with Immigration and still got deported to Mexico, after being in the U.S. for 21 years since she was 14.
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MOVIES - From FlickeringMyth: Blair Redford joins Marvel/Fox's "X-Men" TV pilot.
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TELEVISION - From Variety: NBC is in talks to revive "American Idol," which ran on FOX for 15 seasons.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Director David Gordon Green ("Pineapple Express") will direct the reboot of the "Halloween" horror film franchise.
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COMICS-FILM - From YahooMovies: A photo of an Iron Man action figure may reveal what Iron Man's armor looks like in "Spider-Man: Homecoming."
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MOVIES - From TheWrap: Lee Daniels is in talks to direct Oprah Winfrey in a remake of "Terms of Endearment." God in Heaven, help us.
MOVIES - From Variety: Two of the writers behind "Scary Movie" and such parody films as "Vampires Suck" and "Epic Movie," will write and direct a "Star Wars" spoof.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Jack Nicholson will star in the American remake of "Toni Erdmann," the Oscar-nominated German film.
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COMICS-FILM - From THR: Billy Dee Williams talks about finally playing Two-Face.
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OBIT - From THR: The actor Richard Hatch has died at the age of 71, Tuesday, February 7, 2017. His best known role was as "Captain Apollo" in the original "Battlestar Galactica" (ABC, 1978-79). He also returned for the 2004-09 reboot of the series.
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MOVIES - From YahooMovies: Hmm... the Oscar nominees luncheon looks different this year compared to last year.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Matthew McConaughey will star in Harmony Korine's "The Beach Bum."
----------
SPORTS - From BusinessInsider: The New England Patriots won Super Bowl 51. When the team visits the White House, Patriots tight end Martellus Bennett will not attend.
From YahooSports: Devin McCourty becomes the second Super Bowl winning New England Patriot (after Martellus Bennett) who will not go to the White House.
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MOVIES - From YahooMovies: All the big Super Bowl movie trailers broadcast during Super Bowl 51 - according to Yahoo.
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MOVIES - From Variety: M. Night Shyamalan teases "Split" sequel.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 2/3 to 2/5/2017 weekend box office winner is "Split" with an estimated take of $14.6 million. This is the film's third weekend at #1.
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TELEVISION - From YahooTV: Some people think Kristen Stewart killed it hosting "Saturday Night Live" last night (2/4/2017).
From YahooNews: From a special guest appearance, Melissa McCarthy steals the show last night on "SNL," spoofing President Trump's Press Secretary, Sean Spicer.
----------
AWARDS - From TheWrap: Damien Chazelle, director of "La La Land," wins at the Directors Guild Awards.
From LATimes: Winners make politicized speeches at the 2017 DGA Awards.
----------
AWARDS - From Variety: "Zootopia" tops at the animation industry's "Annie Awards."
----------
MOVIES - From Variety: John Lithgow has joined the cast of "Pitch Perfect."
----------
POLITICS - From TIME: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar says President Trump's "Muslim ban" like a bad horror movie.
----------
ANIMATION - From TheWrap: The director of "The Lego Movie" sequel is Mike Mitchell, who directed DreamWork Animation's hit, "Trolls."
----------
MOVIES - From TheWrap: New Line Cinema is spinning off a horror movie from "The Conjuring 2." It is "The Nun" and it will be directed by Corin Hardy.
----------
COMICS-FILM - From TheWrap: Marvel has found its leads for its TV series, "Runaways," which is set on Hulu.
----------
ANIMATION - From TheWrap: Universal and its animation unit, Illumination, books five straight July 4 weekends through 2023 for film debuts, including "Minions 2."
----------
MOVIES - From ThePlaylist: Penelope Cruz and Edgar Ramirez join "Love Child" from director Todd Solondz.
CELEBRITY - From YahooCelebrity: Patton Oswalt gets in a nasty Twitter exchange with a guy who brings up Oswalt's recently deceased wife.
----------
POLITICS - From YahooCelebrity: Matthew McConaughey says that it is time to embrace President Trump. Hell, no!
----------
MOVIES - From TheVillageVoice: Bilge Ebiri lists the 10 best films of Sundance 2017.
----------
CULTURE - From TheIntercept: The FBI has quietly been investigating white supremacist infiltration of law enforcement.
----------
COMICS-FILM - From ScreenRant: Kevin Smith does not want to director "The Batman" movie that Ben Affleck recently declined to direct.
----------
MOVIES - From Deadline: Lesley Manville and Vicky Krieps are added to the new film by Paul Thomas Anderson, which stars Daniel Day-Lewis.
----------
POLITICS - From RSN: Reuters orders reporters to cover the President Trump administration as if it were an authoritarian regime.
----------
MOVIES - From YahooFinance: Apparently, Johnny Depp has almost ruined himself financially with an unsustainable lifestyle.
----------
MOVIES - From ThePlaylist: Denis Villeneuve has apparently been confirmed as the director of the latest screen adaptation of Frank Hebert's legendary novel, "Dune." Villeneuve is hot off his Oscar-nominated film, "Arrival" and his upcoming "Blade Runner" sequel.
----------
MUSIC - From YahooStyle: Beyonce announces that she is pregnant with twins.
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MOVIES - From THR: Colin Farrell in talks to join Denzel Washington in the thriller, "Inner City," from director Dan Gilroy ("Nightcrawler")
----------
TELEVISION - From IndieWire: Two hot new shows, "American Gods" and "Dear White People," headed to SXSW 2017.
TRAILERS:
From YouTube: Here is the Super Bowl commercial for Netflix's "Stranger Things 2" (Season 2).
From YouTube: Here is an extended version of the "Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 2" Super Bowl commercial.
From YouTube: Here is the 30-second commercial for "Logan" that appeared during Super Bowl 51.
From YouTube: Here is the Super Bowl commercial for "Ghost in the Shell." It is 30 seconds long.
From YouTube: Here is the "Transformers: The Last Knight" 30-secon "spot" to be shown during the Super Bowl.
Thursday, September 10, 2015
Review: "Scooby-Doo! And Kiss: Rock and Roll Mystery" Rocks
Scooby-Doo! And Kiss: Rock and Roll Mystery (2015) – Video
Running time: 79 minutes (1 hour, 19 minutes)
PRODUCERS/DIRECTORS: Spike Brandt and Tony Cervone
WRITERS: Kevin Shinick; from a story by James Krieg and Kevin Shinick
EDITOR: Bruce A. King
COMPOSERS: Greg Collins and Jared Faber
ANIMATION STUDIO: Digital eMation, Inc.
ANIMATION/FANTASY/FAMILY and ACTION/COMEDY/MYSTERY
Starring: (voices) Frank Welker, Matthew Lillard, Grey DeLisle, Mindy Cohn, Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Eric Singer, Tommy Thayer, Don McGhee, Darius Rucker, and Jason Mewes, and Kevin Smith
Scooby-Doo! And Kiss: Rock and Roll Mystery is a 2015 straight-to-video, animated, comic mystery film. It is also the 24th animated movie in the Scooby-Doo straight-to-video series from Warner Bros. Animation, which began in 1998 with Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island. In Rock and Roll Mystery, Mystery Inc. joins the legendary rock band, KISS, in an attempt to save an amusement park from a marauding witch.
Scooby-Doo! And Kiss: Rock and Roll Mystery introduces KISS World, an amusement park where fans can enjoy and celebrate all things related to the legendary rock band, Kiss (stylized as KISS). The celebrated members of Kiss: The Demon (Gene Simmons), The Starchild (Paul Stanley), The Catman (Eric Singer), and The Spaceman (Tommy Thayer) are preparing for a big Halloween concert. However, the scary “Crimson Witch” is haunting KISS World, screaming “Give Me Rock!” and is scaring all the visitors away.
Meanwhile, Mystery Inc. (a.k.a. “the Scooby gang”): Fred Jones (Frank Welker), Daphne Blake (Grey DeLisle), Velma Dinkley (Mindy Cohn), Shaggy Rogers (Matthew Lillard), and Scooby-Doo (Frank Welker) have traveled to KISS World to see the band, mostly because Daphne has a crush on Starchild. When the gang discovers that there is a mystery, they insist on helping. However, the mystery of Crimson Witch spans worlds and dimensions, so how will Scooby and his friends handle their most mind-bending case yet?
As a child, I was a fan of Kiss, although I was not particularly enamored with the band's music. I did like the stage personas of the band's members, and I liked to imagine the band as a different kind of superhero team. That is how this most recent Scooby-Doo straight-to-video movie, Scooby-Doo! And Kiss: Rock and Roll Mystery, plays the band: as a far-out, cosmic band of superheroes who use music and mystical powers to fight evil.
Scooby-Doo! And Kiss: Rock and Roll Mystery is one of the better recent Scooby-Doo movies, specifically because of the inclusion of Kiss. I am surprised how well Scooby and friends mesh with Kiss. In fact, Scooby-Doo! And Kiss: Rock and Roll Mystery reminds me of “The New Scooby-Doo Movies” (1972-1974), the Saturday morning animated series that featured Mystery Inc. teaming up with real-life celebrities and well-known animated characters to solve bigger-than-usual mysteries. I loved that series as a child, which may be part of the appeal of this movie for me.
Still, nostalgia aside, Scooby-Doo! And Kiss: Rock and Roll Mystery is a well made animated film. The mystery is compelling and the last act features a cosmic-inspired battle that is almost too big for the movie. This movie is also genuinely funny, with lots of jokes about Kiss merchandising, and the film also gets a lot of mileage out of Daphne's crush on Starchild and Fred's jealousy over it.
Music plays a big part in this movie. It includes six Kiss songs: “Rock and Roll All Nite,” “Love Gun,” “Shout It Out Loud,” “I Was Made for Lovin' You,” “Detroit Rock City,” and “Modern Day Delilah.” Plus, the members of Kiss take part in a joke song for the end credits, “Don't Touch My Ascot.” The score by Greg Collins and Jared Faber takes its lead from 1970s and early 1980s hard rock, with some synthesizer-imbued music for the big cosmic battle in Kissteria (an alternate dimension).
I hope that Scooby-Doo and Kiss reunite. The members of Kiss certainly seemed up for their voice-over performances. If Scooby-Doo! And Kiss: Rock and Roll Mystery is a one-off treat, I can accept that, but this deserves an encore.
8 of 10
A
Monday, September 7, 2015
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Friday, March 20, 2015
Negromancer News Bits and Bites for the Week of March 15th to 21st, 2015 - Update #19
NEWS:
From Variety: Joseph Gordon-Levitt to headline a live-action "Fraggle Rock" movie.
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From YahooMovies: First Spectre poster reveals new-look James Bond, but in a retro way.
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From YahooMovies: First Furious 7 review.
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From YahooMovies: Alex Winter at SXSW on "Bill & Ted 3."
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From RollingStone: The time Matt Taibbi saw American Sniper.
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From NYT: The much ado about nothing article about "The View."
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From Variety: The winner of the 3/13 to 3/15/2015 box office is Walt Disney's live-action Cinderella with an estimated take of $70.1 million.
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From RollingStone: Kevin Smith confirms a sequel to his early film, Mallrats.
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From YahooMovies: Classic heartthrob and actor, Tab Hunter, talks about his life and his SXSW doc.
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From YahooCelebrity: The Justin Bieber roast - one joke had him thinking "That shit ain't funny."
COMIC BOOKS - Movies and Comics:
From SlashFilm: Mark Millar's just-released comic book, Chrononauts, is currently being developed for feature film by Universal Pictures. I couldn't get a copy of the first issue because it was already sold out by the time I got to the store.
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From SlashFilm: Future flop, Deadpool, is supposedly actually filming right now, and is due in theaters, Feb. 12, 2016. Ryan Reynolds is back as Deadpool... unfortunately.
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From YahooMovies: New Avengers: Age of Ultron spot.
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From YahooMovies: Joss Whedon teases even more characters in Avengers: Age of Ultron.
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From NerdReactor: Don't say "F***, Marvel, Jason. Help Warner Bros. get like Marvel with their DC movies.
STAR WARS:
From ThePlaylist: J.J. Abrams may return to direct "Star Wars 9."
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From RopesofSilicon: Recent Oscar winner, Alexandre Desplat will reportedly score "Star Wars: Rogue One."
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From YahooMovies: Alan Dean Foster talks about his superb Star Wars novel, Splinter of the Mind's Eye."
TRAILERS:
From 20th Century Fox: Paper Towns trailer. The movie is based on a book by the author of The Fault in Our Stars.
Saturday, October 18, 2014
Negromancer Bits and Bites for the Week of October 12th to 18th, 2014 - Update #17
NEWS:
From CBS: Maggie Smith received a rare honor from Queen Elizabeth II. The Oscar-winning actress was made a member of the Order of the Companions of Honor, Friday, October 17, 2014.
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From YahooMovies: Warner Bros. announces DC Comics related movies from 2016 to 2020.
Those 10 DC movies named are:
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice directed by Zack Snyder (2016)
Suicide Squad directed by David Ayer (2016)
Wonder Woman starring Gal Gadot (2017)
Justice League Part One directed by Snyder, with Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill and Amy Adams reprising their roles (2017)
The Flash starring Ezra Miller (2018)
Aquaman starring Jason Momoa (2018)
Shazam (2019)
Justice League Part Two directed by Zack Snyder (2019)
Cyborg starring Ray Fisher (2020)
Green Lantern (2020)
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From Deadline: Record ratings for debut episode of "The Walking Dead" Season 5.
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From Hitfix: Dave Bautista, a breakout star in Guardians of the Galaxy, is reportedly set to join the new James Bond film (working under the title "Bond 24"), which is set to start filming in this December.
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From Salon: A nice interview with one of my favorite actors/comics, Bob Odenkirk.
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From YahooCelebrity: Larry David responds to Jennifer Lawrence's crush on him.
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From TheWrap: David Fincher's Gone Girl holds onto the #1 spot for the second week in a row at the weekend box office. For the weekend of October 10th to 12, 2014, Gone Girl is the top grossing film with an estimated $26 million in sales.
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From YahooMovies: For its 20th Anniversary, 12 things you didn't know about Kevin Smith's Clerks.
COMIC BOOKS: Comics and Movies:
From The Wrap YahooMovies: An extra on the set of "Batman Vs. Superman" could be fined $5 million dollars for breaching his confidentiality agreement to reveal that Batman's sidekick, Robin, will be female.
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From TheVerge: Iron Man is forever, but is Robert Downey, Jr.
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From THR: a "Batman Lego" movies is in the works.
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From ScreenRant: Lots of news surrounding "Captain America 3."
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From YahooNews (UK and Ireland): An article about Jade Pinkett Smith and her role as "Fish Mooney" on the FOX series, "Gotham."
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From YahooGames: Wonder Woman is a demi-god in "Batman Vs. Superman."
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From Deadline: From a few weeks back, the heirs of Jack Kirby, the guy who created much of the Marvel Universe of characters, settled their lawsuit against Disney/Marvel
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From CinemaBlend: More evidence that Spider-Man will join the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
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From Deadline and Examiner: Marvel Comics cancels the Fantastic Four comic book series. Why?
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From Mashable: A Guardians of the Galaxy cartoon will debut on Disney XD in 2015.
STAR WARS:
From YahooMovies: The latest Star Wars document dump that MAY reveal possible story points... Or it could be cointelpro shiznit.
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From WebProNews and Mashable: James Earl Jones will reprise the role of Darth Vader for TV. On October 26th, ABC will rebroadcast Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion, the hour-long introduction to the Disney XD animated series, "Star Wars Rebels." There will be a new extra scene for the ABC showing that includes Darth Vader
OBITS:
From InsideMovies: The body of the actress, Missy Upham, who had been missing for several days, was found by family and friends on Thursday, October 16, 2014. Upham had recently appeared in the film August: Osage County.
MISC:
From YahooSports: Blake Griffin's strange tale of his former Los Angeles Clippers' boss, Donald Sterling.
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From YahooHealth: 5 alternatives to Viagra... if you need that.
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From GrindTV: Photo of the moment a jet breaks the sound carrier.
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From Salon via RSN: NFL covered up "hundreds and hundreds" of domestic violence cases.
Saturday, September 6, 2014
Negromancer News Bits and Bites for the Week of August 31st to September 6th, 2014 - Update #18
NEWS:
From Variety: Halle Berry's upcoming thriller, "Kidnap," gets U.S. distribution through Relativity Studios - announced at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival.
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From EW InsideMovies: There will be a companion series to AMC's hit, "The Walking Dead."
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From YahooMovies: Johnny Depp's daughter, Lily-Rose, is starring in a Kevin Smith movie. Entitled Yoga Hosers, the film also stars Smith's teen daughter, Harley Quinn Smith. Depp also appears in the film.
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From Variety: Michael Wright will replace Stacey Snider as CEO of DreamWorks.
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From the HuffingtonPost: Remember The Little Rascals movie from 1994? There has been a cast reunion.
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From TheChristianPost: "Ghostbusters 3" gets a release date (2017), supposedly...
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From YahooCelebrity: Actor Evan Ross married singer Ashlee Simpson on Sunday, August 31, 2014. Ross (birth name Evan Olav Naess) is the son of legendary singer Diana Ross and shipping magnate, Arne Naess Jr. Ross is set to appear in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Parts 1 and 2. Simpson is the sister of singer Jessica Simpson.
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From Variety: Guardians of the Galaxy wins the four-day Labor Day weekend box office, August 29th to September 1st, 2014, with an estimated take of $22.2 million take. It has been the #1 film at the weekend box office for three of its five weeks in release.
From TheHollywoodReporter: Actually, I think the Emmys have been broken for a long, long time.
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From YahooMovies: The Labor Day weekend does not have to be a dumping ground for movies expected not to perform big at the box office.
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From Variety: Dawn of the Planet of the Apes is currently #1 at the foreign box office.
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From The Hollywood Reporter via YahooMovies: Guardians of the Galaxy leads sluggish Labor Day 2014 weekend.
COMIC BOOKS - Movies and Comics:
From InternationalBusinessTimes: Various rumors about "Captain America 3."
From EpochTimes: New set photos from "Batman Vs. Superman." Also Warner Bros. registers domain names the hint at the corporations next four superhero movies. Those names include domains for Shazam, Wonder Woman, and Aquaman.
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From The Hollywood Reporter via YahooNews: Marvel vs. DC Comics in "Super Hero September."
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From CinemaBlend: Fugly but talented actor, Benedict Cumberbatch (of whom I am not really a big fan) is apparently being considered for one of two roles in a DC Comics. Could be the Martian Manhunter or a villain. He was previously mentioned for Marvel's Doctor Strange movie.
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From TheWrap: "Prison Break" stars, Wentworth Miller and Dominic Purcell, will guest star as villains in the first season of The CW's "The Flash."
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From CinemaBlend: Robert Downey Jr. (Iron Man) talks about the three Marvel characters that should have their own movies. One of them is Black Widow.
From TheWrap: Where is the Scarlett Johansson superhero movies, asks Jessica Chastain.
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From CinemaBlend: Apparently, J.J. Abrams was once considered as the writer/director of a Superman movie. The changes he was allegedly to have made are a doozy.
STAR WARS:
From Mashable: A new Star Wars Universe is born today with the release of the novel: Star Wars: A New Dawn.
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From CNN: Filming resumes after a break caused by Harrison Ford's leg injury.
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From TheHollywoodReporter: Episode 7 to film on tiny Irish island of Skellig Michael.
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From BBCNews: "Game of Thrones" actor, Miltos Yerolemou, has reportedly joined the cast of Episode 7 in a small role.
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From CinemaBlend: Check out these cool Episode 7 posters from fan artist AndrewSS7. I wish they were the real deal.
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From CinemaBlend: I hope Episode 7 is better with less CGI.
REVIEWS:
From the VillageVoice: Stephanie Zacharek on The Last Days of Robin Hood with Kevin Kline and Dakota Fanning.
OBIT:
From Variety: Joan River dies at 81 years of age
From Variety: Andrew V. McLaglen, the director know for such westerns as McLintock! and Shenandoah, died on August 30, 2014 at the age of 94.
MISC:
From SBNation: The Dallas Cowboys have signed Michael Sam, the first openly gay player drafted by an NFL team, to their practice squad. He was cut last week by the St. Louis Rams, the team that drafted him.
Friday, July 11, 2014
Negromancer News Bits and Bites for July 6 to July 12, 2014 - Updated #10
NEWS:
From MotherJones: United Nations website announces that Emma Watson of Harry Potter fame is a celebrity goodwill ambassador and the site crashes.
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From Variety: Colin Farrell in Season 2 of hit HBO drama, "True Detective."
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From TheWrap: 66th (2014) Prime Time EMMY NOMINATIONS! have been announced. Seth Meyers will host the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony which will be broadcast live on NBC, Sunday, August 25th, 2014.
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From CBS: Halle Berry talks about why she did "Extant."
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From MSNMovies: Christopher Nolan penned an editorial for the Wall Street Journal. MSN provides highlights.
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From Yahoo: Some people just cannot wait for December 18, 2015.
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From WebProNews: Sigourney Weaver reveals plot details for "Ghostbusters 3." Of course, plot details and release dates keep changing.
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From CBRSpinoff: Guillermo del Toro hints at changes in "Pacific Rim 2."
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From EW: New Star Wars Episode VII cast additions: Brit male Pip Andersen and American female Crystal Clarke.
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From SlashFilm: Video of Kevin Smith talking about his visit to the London set of Star Wars Episode VII. He cries about the visit - lucky bastard.
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From Variety: Transformers: Age of Extinction leads surprisingly bad 4th of July weekend (July 4 tp July 6, 2014).
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From Yahoo: Robert De Niro talks about his recent flops and his gay father, Robert De Niro, Sr. to Katie Couric.
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From WeGotThisCovered: Is Mark Wahlberg the new Six Million Dollar Man?
COMIC BOOK MOVIES:
From WeGotThisCovered: Did Warner Bros. Hire Kevin Smith to write a fake "Batman Vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice" script?
COMICS NEWS:
From the ComicBookBin: Black soul - yes. Black soles - ugh!
FILM and TV TRAILERS:
From FOX: Exodus: Gods and Kings, which is due December 2014.
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From YouTube: Gone Girl directed by David Fincher with Ben Affleck and the fab Rosamund Pike. Tyler Perry plays an attorney. (October 3, 2014)
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"Gotham," the Fall 2014 TV series on FOX, has a new Villains trailer. The series is set in pre-Batman Gotham City.
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OBITS:
From TheWrap: Paul Apted, the son of director Michael Apted, died of Friday, July 4, 2014. Apted worked as a sound editor on such films as The Fault in Our Stars and The Wolverine. Negromancer sends condolences to Apted's family and friends.
MISC:
From YahooSports: LeBron James returns to the Cleveland Cavaliers.
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From Yahoo: Newspaper headline refers to President Obama with the "N-word," but it's actually for a pro-Obama editorial.
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From BehindtheSteelCurtain: Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver, Antonio Brown, works out with Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. Below is a picture the movie star and NFL star that The Rock tweeted from his Twitter account, @TheRock.
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Saturday, April 12, 2014
Filmmaker Kevin Smith Joins Batman Celebration at WonderCon 2014
DC Entertainment Celebrates 75 Years of Batman at WonderCon 2014 with Stellar Collection of Talent and Events
All-Star Batman 75th Anniversary Panel includes Jim Lee, Kevin Smith, Kevin Conroy, Bruce Timm, Ralph Garman And Peter Girardi
BURBANK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--DC Entertainment (DCE) will mark the 75th anniversary of its iconic Batman character at WonderCon 2014 with an impressive line-up of can’t-miss reveals and exclusives sure to thrill fans of the world’s most popular Super Hero.
A special highlight of DCE’s WonderCon activities will be the Batman 75th Anniversary Panel scheduled for Saturday, April 19 at 4 pm. The exclusive event brings together a stunning collection of superstar talent heavily influenced by the legendary Dark Knight and his rich 75-year history. DCE co-publisher and renowned Batman artist Jim Lee will join the all-star celebrity duo and writers of the forthcoming BATMAN ’66 MEETS THE GREEN HORNET mini-series Kevin Smith (Clerks, Mallrats) and Ralph Garman (Family Guy, KROQ radio personality), the legendary voice of Batman Kevin Conroy (Batman: The Animated Series, Batman: Arkham Knight), Peter Girardi, SVP – Creative Affairs, Warner Bros Animation and groundbreaking Batman animator Bruce Timm (Batman: The Animated Series) in a fascinating discussion about the celebrated Super Hero. The must-see panel will also feature an exclusive premiere of an animated short from Darwyn Cooke, inspired by the Batman Beyond series.
In addition, DCE will join Warner Bros. Home Entertainment and Warner Bros. Animation for special events including:
The world premiere of Son of Batman, the landmark 20th entry in the ongoing series of DC Universe Animated Original Movies. Taking place Friday at 6:00 pm, the screening precedes a star-studded panel including the voice of Batman, Jason O'Mara (Terra Nova, Life on Mars).
A special screening of an all-new episode of Teen Titans Go! scheduled for Friday at 2:00 pm. Go behind the scenes of the fan-favorite series with a panel featuring the show’s producers and members of the voice cast.
Son of Batman and Teen Titans Go! select voice cast signings will be held at the DCE booth (wristbands required). The Teen Titans Go! signing will take place on Friday at 1:30pm and signings for Son of Batman will take place on Friday at 3:30pm.
Fans attending WonderCon also have the chance to pick-up three exclusive variant comic books at the Graphitti Designs booth (#301) including:
The debut issue of the new blockbuster weekly BATMAN: ETERNAL #1
The latest “Riddler” themed cover of BATMAN #29 in a location-specific hue of blue from artist Greg Capullo
The must-own debut issue of THE SANDMAN: OVERTURE #1 featuring an exclusive 3-D motion cover, never before seen and only available at the Con
Home to the most talented writers and artists in the business, DCE’s interactive 1200 square foot booth (#401) will serve as a hub for its stellar collection of appearances, announcements and events at WonderCon 2014.
Can’t make the Con? DC Entertainment’s website (http://www.dccomics.com/) is the go-to place for behind the scenes coverage and in-depth interviews. Also, look out for a WonderCon 2014 special edition of DC All Access webseries premiering on Tuesday, April 22 at 10am PST.
Download the DC Entertainment Events App on Apple’s App Store (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/dc-entertainment-events/id632275356?ls=1&mt=8) or the Google Play Store to stay up to speed on all DC Entertainment signings and panels at WonderCon.
About DC Entertainment:
DC Entertainment, home to iconic brands DC Comics (Superman, Batman, Green Lantern, Wonder Woman, The Flash), Vertigo (Sandman, Fables) and MAD, is the creative division charged with strategically integrating its content across Warner Bros. Entertainment and Time Warner. DC Entertainment works in concert with many key Warner Bros. divisions to unleash its stories and characters across all media, including but not limited to film, television, consumer products, home entertainment and interactive games. Publishing thousands of comic books, graphic novels and magazines each year, DC Entertainment is the largest English-language publisher of comics in the world.
All-Star Batman 75th Anniversary Panel includes Jim Lee, Kevin Smith, Kevin Conroy, Bruce Timm, Ralph Garman And Peter Girardi
BURBANK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--DC Entertainment (DCE) will mark the 75th anniversary of its iconic Batman character at WonderCon 2014 with an impressive line-up of can’t-miss reveals and exclusives sure to thrill fans of the world’s most popular Super Hero.
A special highlight of DCE’s WonderCon activities will be the Batman 75th Anniversary Panel scheduled for Saturday, April 19 at 4 pm. The exclusive event brings together a stunning collection of superstar talent heavily influenced by the legendary Dark Knight and his rich 75-year history. DCE co-publisher and renowned Batman artist Jim Lee will join the all-star celebrity duo and writers of the forthcoming BATMAN ’66 MEETS THE GREEN HORNET mini-series Kevin Smith (Clerks, Mallrats) and Ralph Garman (Family Guy, KROQ radio personality), the legendary voice of Batman Kevin Conroy (Batman: The Animated Series, Batman: Arkham Knight), Peter Girardi, SVP – Creative Affairs, Warner Bros Animation and groundbreaking Batman animator Bruce Timm (Batman: The Animated Series) in a fascinating discussion about the celebrated Super Hero. The must-see panel will also feature an exclusive premiere of an animated short from Darwyn Cooke, inspired by the Batman Beyond series.
In addition, DCE will join Warner Bros. Home Entertainment and Warner Bros. Animation for special events including:
The world premiere of Son of Batman, the landmark 20th entry in the ongoing series of DC Universe Animated Original Movies. Taking place Friday at 6:00 pm, the screening precedes a star-studded panel including the voice of Batman, Jason O'Mara (Terra Nova, Life on Mars).
A special screening of an all-new episode of Teen Titans Go! scheduled for Friday at 2:00 pm. Go behind the scenes of the fan-favorite series with a panel featuring the show’s producers and members of the voice cast.
Son of Batman and Teen Titans Go! select voice cast signings will be held at the DCE booth (wristbands required). The Teen Titans Go! signing will take place on Friday at 1:30pm and signings for Son of Batman will take place on Friday at 3:30pm.
Fans attending WonderCon also have the chance to pick-up three exclusive variant comic books at the Graphitti Designs booth (#301) including:
The debut issue of the new blockbuster weekly BATMAN: ETERNAL #1
The latest “Riddler” themed cover of BATMAN #29 in a location-specific hue of blue from artist Greg Capullo
The must-own debut issue of THE SANDMAN: OVERTURE #1 featuring an exclusive 3-D motion cover, never before seen and only available at the Con
Home to the most talented writers and artists in the business, DCE’s interactive 1200 square foot booth (#401) will serve as a hub for its stellar collection of appearances, announcements and events at WonderCon 2014.
Can’t make the Con? DC Entertainment’s website (http://www.dccomics.com/) is the go-to place for behind the scenes coverage and in-depth interviews. Also, look out for a WonderCon 2014 special edition of DC All Access webseries premiering on Tuesday, April 22 at 10am PST.
Download the DC Entertainment Events App on Apple’s App Store (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/dc-entertainment-events/id632275356?ls=1&mt=8) or the Google Play Store to stay up to speed on all DC Entertainment signings and panels at WonderCon.
About DC Entertainment:
DC Entertainment, home to iconic brands DC Comics (Superman, Batman, Green Lantern, Wonder Woman, The Flash), Vertigo (Sandman, Fables) and MAD, is the creative division charged with strategically integrating its content across Warner Bros. Entertainment and Time Warner. DC Entertainment works in concert with many key Warner Bros. divisions to unleash its stories and characters across all media, including but not limited to film, television, consumer products, home entertainment and interactive games. Publishing thousands of comic books, graphic novels and magazines each year, DC Entertainment is the largest English-language publisher of comics in the world.
Friday, August 2, 2013
Review: "Chasing Amy" is Worth Chasing (Happy B'day, Kevin Smith)
TRASH IN MY EYE No. 107 (of 2005) by Leroy Douresseaux
Chasing Amy (1997)
Running time: 113 minutes (1 hour, 53 minutes)
MPAA – R for strong graphic sex related dialogue, language, sexuality, and drug content
WRITER/DIRECTOR: Kevin Smith
PRODUCER: Scott Mosier
CINEMATOGRAPHER: David Klein (D.o.P.)
EDITORS: Kevin Smith and Scott Mosier
COMPOSER: David Pirner
Golden Globe nominee
COMEDY/ROMANCE/DRAMA
Starring: Ben Affleck, Joey Lauren Adams, Jason Lee, Dwight Ewell, and Jason Mewes
The subject of this movie review is Chasing Amy, a 1997 romantic comedy and drama from writer-director Kevin Smith. It is the third movie in Smith’s world of films known as the “View Askewniverse.” The film follows two young men who are comic book artists and a third comic book artist, a young woman, who catches the attention of one of the young men.
Writer/director Kevin Smith wowed audiences with his debut film, Clerks, and promptly stumbled with the problematic follow up, Mallrats. The promise of the first film was more than met with Smith’s third film, the frankly sexually political Chasing Amy.
Comic book artist Holden McNeil (Ben Affleck) has been looking for the perfect woman and falls for Alyssa Jones (Joey Lauren Adams, who received a 1998 Golden Globe nomination for “Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical”), who, much to his disappointment, turns out to be a lesbian. Still, Holden and Alyssa build a special relationship, but it threatens to come tumbling down when Holden’s long-time friend and comic book collaborator, Banky Edwards (Jason Lee, 1998 Independent Spirit Award “Best Supporting Male”), digs up some awful dirt on Alyssa.
It would be easy to call Chasing Amy (Independent Spirit Award for “Best Feature”) outrageous because of its subject matter, and though some of the humor is outrageously funny, the film takes a painfully intimate and detailed look at sexual politics. Same sex relationships, sexual experimentation, promiscuity, gender roles, stereotypes, role playing, bigotry, double-standards, and pretty much everything related to the world of intimate relationships Kevin Smith throws on the table in his delightfully written, delectable, engaging, and witty script. The acting is good, and Smith’s direction is unobtrusive, allowing the cast to gradually warm up to their roles and make the film their own. The cast is at ease with the material and understands it shocking well; they make this story work on the screen. However, in the end, the strength is in Smith’s thoughtful script (Independent Spirit Award for “Best Screenplay”), which unashamedly looks at the minefield that is love between a man and a woman in a time when so many go into new relationships with a lot of sexual experience and/or a lot of hang-ups about what is right and true. This is brilliant work.
8 of 10
A
NOTES:
1998 Golden Globes, USA: 1 nomination: “Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical” (Joey Lauren Adams)
Thursday, July 7, 2005
Updated: Friday, August 02, 2013
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Wednesday, July 24, 2013
Jay and Silent Bob to Appear at 2013 Baltimore Comic-Con
Jay and Silent Bob are Coming to Baltimore For a Special Three-Hour Event
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - July 22, 2013 - That's right! Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes will both be appearing at this year's show to promote their new animated feature, Jay and Silent Bob's Super Groovy Cartoon Movie.
Best known for their roles as Jay and Silent Bob in the View Askewniverse films, which includes Clerks, Mallrats, Chasing Amy, Dogma, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, and Clerks 2, Smith and Mewes are fan-favorites among comic and movie enthusiasts alike. Their careers span appearances in film, television, and video games, as well as hosting a series of podcasts on their online network, SModcast.
In addition to his acting career, Smith is a well-known comic writer, having worked on such titles as Batman: Cacophony, Batman: The Widening Gyre, The Bionic Man, Daredevil, Green Arrow, Green Hornet, and Spider-Man/Black Cat: The Evil That Men Do. In 1998, he received a Harvey Award for Best New Talent.
View Askew and The Baltimore Comic-Con have arranged an amazing afternoon with Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes on the Saturday of the show. This special three-hour event will include:
A screening of the all-new animated film: Jay and Silent Bob's Super Groovy Cartoon Movie
A live podcast Q&A with Kevin and Jason
This three-hour special, private event will be available as a separate event ticket (separate from convention admission) and seating is limited. As part of the Baltimore Comic-Con, admission to the show is also required.
Also available will be a SUPER GROOVY event ticket which will include early, priority seating at the event as well as an autographed exclusive print signed by BOTH Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes! (The prints will be signed ahead of the event - Jason and Kevin will not be available for additional autographs).
This will be Kevin and Jason's only appearance at the show, and the only opportunity for an autograph!
The 3-hour event will be held on Saturday, September 7th at 1:00 pm in the large upstairs programming room. The doors will open for seating at 12:30 pm with early, advanced seating to this private event starting at 12 noon.
"We can hardly believe that it actually came together! We are thrilled that both Kevin and Jason will be here to screen their new film at the show," said Marc Nathan, show promoter of the Baltimore Comic-Con. "Their characters, Jay and Silent Bob, are pop-culture icons and we just know that fans are going to be clamoring to be a part of this special event!"
General Admission Tickets for the event will run $40, and the limited, Super-Groovy exclusive tickets (which include early, advanced movie seating and the signed movie poster print) are $75 and are sure to go fast. Tickets can be purchased by visiting baltimorecomiccon.com/tickets.
Smith and Mewes joins our previously announced guests, including: Guest of Honor Stan Lee (Marvel comics), Brian Bolland (Dial H); Mark Buckingham (Fables); Jimmy Cheung (Avengers vs. X-Men); Frank Cho (Savage Wolverine); Amanda Conner (Before Watchmen: Silk Spectre); J.M. DeMatteis (Phantom Stranger); David Finch (Justice League of America); Dave Gibbons (The Secret Service); Keith Giffen (Masters of the Universe); Adam Hughes (Before Watchmen: Dr. Manhattan); Barry Kitson (Empire); Roger Langridge (Popeye); Paul Levitz (World's Finest); Kevin Maguire (World's Finest); Mike Mignola (Hellboy In Hell); Jimmy Palmiotti (Batwing); George Perez (World's Finest); David Petersen (Mouse Guard); Joe Prado (Earth 2); Ivan Reis (Aquaman); Chris Samnee (Daredevil); Louise Simonson (X-Factor); Walt Simonson (The Mighty Thor); Allison Sohn (sketch card artist); Mark Waid (Indestructible Hulk), and Bill Willingham (Fables).
In the coming weeks, look for more announcements from the Baltimore Comic-Con. We are looking forward to highlighting our guests, the Harvey Awards, industry exclusives, and programming. The latest developments can always be found on our website, Twitter, and Facebook pages.
Contact Information
Please use the following e-mail addresses to contact the Baltimore Comic-Con:
press@baltimorecomiccon.com - for any general press inquiries or to be added to our PR distribution
promoter@baltimorecomiccon.com - for requesting exhibitor, publisher, and Artist Alley applications
registrar@baltimorecomiccon.com - for inquiries about submitted registrations
harveys@baltimorecomiccon.com - for the Harvey Awards ceremony and banquet
general@baltimorecomiccon.com - for general Baltimore Comic-Con inquiries
About The Baltimore Comic-Con
The Baltimore Comic-Con is celebrating its 14th year of bringing the comic book industry to the Baltimore and Washington D.C. area. For more information, please visit www.baltimorecomiccon.com.
About The Harvey Awards
The Harvey Awards are one of the comic book industry's oldest and most respected awards. With a history of over 20 years, the last 7 in conjunction with the Baltimore Comic-Con, the Harveys recognize outstanding achievements in over 20 categories. They are the only industry awards nominated and selected by the full body of comic book professionals. For more information, please visit www.harveyawards.org.
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - July 22, 2013 - That's right! Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes will both be appearing at this year's show to promote their new animated feature, Jay and Silent Bob's Super Groovy Cartoon Movie.
Best known for their roles as Jay and Silent Bob in the View Askewniverse films, which includes Clerks, Mallrats, Chasing Amy, Dogma, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, and Clerks 2, Smith and Mewes are fan-favorites among comic and movie enthusiasts alike. Their careers span appearances in film, television, and video games, as well as hosting a series of podcasts on their online network, SModcast.
In addition to his acting career, Smith is a well-known comic writer, having worked on such titles as Batman: Cacophony, Batman: The Widening Gyre, The Bionic Man, Daredevil, Green Arrow, Green Hornet, and Spider-Man/Black Cat: The Evil That Men Do. In 1998, he received a Harvey Award for Best New Talent.
View Askew and The Baltimore Comic-Con have arranged an amazing afternoon with Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes on the Saturday of the show. This special three-hour event will include:
A screening of the all-new animated film: Jay and Silent Bob's Super Groovy Cartoon Movie
A live podcast Q&A with Kevin and Jason
This three-hour special, private event will be available as a separate event ticket (separate from convention admission) and seating is limited. As part of the Baltimore Comic-Con, admission to the show is also required.
Also available will be a SUPER GROOVY event ticket which will include early, priority seating at the event as well as an autographed exclusive print signed by BOTH Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes! (The prints will be signed ahead of the event - Jason and Kevin will not be available for additional autographs).
This will be Kevin and Jason's only appearance at the show, and the only opportunity for an autograph!
The 3-hour event will be held on Saturday, September 7th at 1:00 pm in the large upstairs programming room. The doors will open for seating at 12:30 pm with early, advanced seating to this private event starting at 12 noon.
"We can hardly believe that it actually came together! We are thrilled that both Kevin and Jason will be here to screen their new film at the show," said Marc Nathan, show promoter of the Baltimore Comic-Con. "Their characters, Jay and Silent Bob, are pop-culture icons and we just know that fans are going to be clamoring to be a part of this special event!"
General Admission Tickets for the event will run $40, and the limited, Super-Groovy exclusive tickets (which include early, advanced movie seating and the signed movie poster print) are $75 and are sure to go fast. Tickets can be purchased by visiting baltimorecomiccon.com/tickets.
Smith and Mewes joins our previously announced guests, including: Guest of Honor Stan Lee (Marvel comics), Brian Bolland (Dial H); Mark Buckingham (Fables); Jimmy Cheung (Avengers vs. X-Men); Frank Cho (Savage Wolverine); Amanda Conner (Before Watchmen: Silk Spectre); J.M. DeMatteis (Phantom Stranger); David Finch (Justice League of America); Dave Gibbons (The Secret Service); Keith Giffen (Masters of the Universe); Adam Hughes (Before Watchmen: Dr. Manhattan); Barry Kitson (Empire); Roger Langridge (Popeye); Paul Levitz (World's Finest); Kevin Maguire (World's Finest); Mike Mignola (Hellboy In Hell); Jimmy Palmiotti (Batwing); George Perez (World's Finest); David Petersen (Mouse Guard); Joe Prado (Earth 2); Ivan Reis (Aquaman); Chris Samnee (Daredevil); Louise Simonson (X-Factor); Walt Simonson (The Mighty Thor); Allison Sohn (sketch card artist); Mark Waid (Indestructible Hulk), and Bill Willingham (Fables).
In the coming weeks, look for more announcements from the Baltimore Comic-Con. We are looking forward to highlighting our guests, the Harvey Awards, industry exclusives, and programming. The latest developments can always be found on our website, Twitter, and Facebook pages.
Contact Information
Please use the following e-mail addresses to contact the Baltimore Comic-Con:
press@baltimorecomiccon.com - for any general press inquiries or to be added to our PR distribution
promoter@baltimorecomiccon.com - for requesting exhibitor, publisher, and Artist Alley applications
registrar@baltimorecomiccon.com - for inquiries about submitted registrations
harveys@baltimorecomiccon.com - for the Harvey Awards ceremony and banquet
general@baltimorecomiccon.com - for general Baltimore Comic-Con inquiries
About The Baltimore Comic-Con
The Baltimore Comic-Con is celebrating its 14th year of bringing the comic book industry to the Baltimore and Washington D.C. area. For more information, please visit www.baltimorecomiccon.com.
About The Harvey Awards
The Harvey Awards are one of the comic book industry's oldest and most respected awards. With a history of over 20 years, the last 7 in conjunction with the Baltimore Comic-Con, the Harveys recognize outstanding achievements in over 20 categories. They are the only industry awards nominated and selected by the full body of comic book professionals. For more information, please visit www.harveyawards.org.
Friday, February 15, 2013
Review: "Live Free or Die Hard" - I Really Liked It, Didn't I?
Live Free or Die Hard (2007)
Running time: 130 minutes (2 hours, 10 minutes)
MPAA – PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, language, and a brief sexual situation
DIRECTOR: Len Wiseman
WRITERS: Mark Bomback; from a story by Bomback and David Marconi (based upon the article “A Farewell to Arms” by John Carlin and certain original characters by Roderick Thorp)
PRODUCERS: Michael Fottrell, John McTiernan, Arnold Rifkin, and Bruce Willis
CINEMATOGRAPHER: Simon Duggan (D.o.P.)
EDITOR: Nicolas de Toth
COMPOSER: Marco Beltrami
ACTION/THRILLER/SCI-FI
Starring: Bruce Willis, Timothy Olyphant, Justin Long, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Maggie Q, Cliff Curtis, Jonathan Sadowski, Andrew Friedman, Tim Russ, and Kevin Smith
The subject of this movie review is Live Free or Die Hard, the fourth film in the Die Hard movie franchise. Bruce Willis returns as John McClane, a character created by the late novelist, Roderick Thorp, for his 1979 novel, Nothing Lasts Forever.
According to pop culture magazine Entertainment Weekly, after watching Underworld: Evolution with his daughters, Bruce Willis knew that’d he found in Underworld franchise director, Len Wiseman, the man to helm the long in gestation fourth Die Hard film. Willis’ Die Hard character John McClane is perhaps the actor’s signature role, and in the new film, Live Free or Die Hard, Willis proves that he and McClane are great in these movies. Meanwhile, Wiseman doesn’t just make a good movie. He makes damn great movie.
On the July 4th holiday, a mysterious figure attacks the United States digital infrastructure, and he’s figured out every angle, except old school, tough guy cop, John McClane (Bruce Willis). When’s he’s asked to escort Matt Farrell (Justin Long), a talented young hacker, into FBI custody, New York Police Detective McClane thinks of it as just another pain-in-the-butt favor keeping him enjoying his time off. When heavily armed and highly-trained killers come gunning for Matt and literally obliterate the young man’s apartment with gunfire, McClane knows Matt is part of something really big. Soon, McClane is dragging Matt across Washington DC, simultaneously trying to save his life and hunt down the cyber-terrorist who has brought America to a standstill.
Live Free or Die Hard practically hits the ground running, giving the viewer very little time to take a deep breath before diving into this smorgasbord of chase scenes, gun fights, and hand-to-hand combat that is a buffet of international fighting techniques. Of course, this is pretty much the way Underworld: Evolution opened – throw gasoline on the fire and then, throw that in the viewer’s face. Wiseman, however, does stay true to Die Hard’s roots. This is the kind of macho, big budget, special effects laden action filmmaking that thrived from the late 1980’s and into the 90’s. The 1988 Die Hard helped to give birth not only to sequels but to films that relied on gargantuan sound and complicated stunts like Bad Boys, Con Air, Face/Off, The Long Kiss Goodnight, and The Rock among others.
Willis is so good here that I hope he not only gives us more Die Hard flicks, but I also hope that he makes more action films just like this. Here, he certainly satisfied even the die-hardest Die Hard fan, but he does this with a good supporting cast. Justin Long is the perfect tag-along as Matt Farrell, who is basically a hand-held device – giving macho, blue collar McClane the lay of the geek-techie land, and Long seems perfectly happy to play that part. Timothy Olyphant’s brilliant smart bad guy, Thomas Gabriel, is the perfect foil for Willis’ comin’-to-kick-your-ass hero. Mary Elizabeth Winstead hits the right note as Lucy McClane, the fruit of John McClane’s loins.
Live Free or Die Hard may not seem like a great work of film art, but when McClane uses a car to “kill” a helicopter, you know that this is more than just another action movie. When a fighter jet takes on an 18-wheeler with McClane behind the wheel, you know Live Free or Die Hard is extra-special, and that’s not even the climax.
9 of 10
A+
Sunday, July 08, 2007
Saturday, October 22, 2011
Review: "Red State" a Horror Movie That Does its Own Thing
Red State (2011)
Running time: 88 minutes (1 hour, 28 minutes)
MPAA – R for strong violence/disturbing content, some sexual content including brief nudity, and pervasive language
EDITOR/WRITER/DIRECTOR: Kevin Smith
PRODUCER: Jonathan Gordon
CINEMATOGRAPHER: David Klein
HORROR with elements of action and crime
Starring: Michael Parks, Melissa Leo, John Goodman, Michael Angarano, Kyle Gallner, Nicholas Braun, Stephen Root, Matt Jones, Kerry Bishé, Kevin Alejandro, Ralph Gorman, James Parks, and Kevin Pollack
Red State is a 2011 horror film from director Kevin Smith (Clerks.) Smith chose not to distribute the film in the usual manner through theatres. Instead, he took Red State on tour showing it before small audiences. Perhaps, this unusual manner of exhibiting a film reflects that this is a highly unusual horror movie.
How unusual is it? Well, there are things that happen in this movie that will be familiar to audiences, but not familiar as something seen in the typical horror movie. This will leave you shocked, scratching your head, put-off, and/or entertained. Still, Red State is, for me, one of the most enjoyable film experiences I’ve had this year. I can’t get some of this movie out of my mind.
Three high school boys: Travis (Michael Angarano), Jared (Kyle Gallner), and Billy-Ray (Nicholas Braun) are horny enough to screw anything, so when they get an online offer for some nasty sex, they travel to woodsy Cooper’s Dell and into big trouble. Meanwhile, gay-, liberal-, Jew-, brown people-hating pastor, Abin Cooper (Michael Parks), and the parishioners of his Five Points Trinity Church get ready to rock with Special Agent Joseph Keenan (John Goodman) and the ATF.
Red State has heavy political overtones, heavier religious overtones, and heaviest of all, social and cultural overtones. The film seems to fold elements of the horror movie, Hostel, into the real life events of the Waco siege. This siege occurred in 1993 and was a standoff outside Waco, Texas between the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) and a religious sect, the Branch Davidian, which ended with the death of 76 people. In fact, Abin Cooper and his flock also bear a resemblance to controversial Pastor Fred Phelps and his Westboro Baptist Church. Ultimately, writer/director Kevin Smith seems to be saying “a pox on both your houses” to both the church and state entities in this movie.
Red State is a horror movie because of the suspense, the abduction sequence, and the torture, and also because of the general brutal violence and mayhem. I don’t want to give away too much, but the events of the film and the way the characters act – both onscreen and off – amount to a horror show and would be considered horrifying to most people. What I like most about this film is that it is simply different and is an audacious and bold effort by a filmmaker, Kevin Smith, who has largely underutilized his talents or been underutilized. Red State is an example of untapped potential. Perhaps because of budget restraints, Smith does not take a number of subplots and character relationships far past the point of introducing them. Fully developed, they could have transformed this already good film and made it even better.
Finally, I should mention that there are a number of strong performances in Red State, with Michael Parks, Melissa Leo, and John Goodman as the standouts. Parks and Leo at least deserve consideration for Oscar nominations for their performances here. Leo just won a best supporting actress Oscar (for The Fighter), but her turn here as the religious zealot/nut who is also a fiercely loving mom could wrestle your imagination to the floor and pin it. Parks is a revelation as Abin Cooper, a fanatic with rock-solid, unshakeable faith; Parks makes you believe that this guy is real and for real. There are a number of reasons to see this. Believe it or not, the acting may be the best reason to see Red State.
7 of 10
B+
Saturday, October 22, 2011
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