by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"
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CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19 NEWS:
From CDC: The Centers for Disease Control has a "COVID Data Tracker."
From YahooNews: Why does COVID-19 kill some people and hardly affects others?
From YahooNews: Yahoo has a dedicated page of links updating news about COVID-19.
From Deadline: The news site "Deadline" has a dedicated page for news about coronavirus and the film, TV, and entertainment industries.
From TheNewYorker: The venerable magazine has a dedicate COVID-19 page free to all readers.
From YahooNews: Re: the federal government's response to COVID-19: What if the most important election of our lifetime was the last one - 2016?
From YahooLife: What is "happy hypoxia?" And do you have this COVID-19 symptom?
From JuanCole: Remeber when President Donald went crazy and suggested that we ingest household cleaning supplies and UV light to fight COVID-19. Here is the video and commentary from Juan Cole.
From TheIntercept: The federal government has ramped up security and police-related spending in response to the COVID-19/coronavirus pandemic, including issuing contracts for riot gear, disclosures show. The purchase orders include requests for disposable cuffs, gas masks, ballistic helmets, and riot gloves...
From NPR: A sad milestone: over 100,000 American have died due to COVID-19.
From ESPN: NBA legend and retired player, Patrick Ewing (the New York Knicks), recently battle COVID-19 and was hospitalized.
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS:
MOVIES - From Deadline: Apple will be finance and will be the "creative studios" for "Killers of the Flower Moon," which will be directed by Martin Scorsese and star Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro. The original studio, Paramount, will distribute the film worldwide.
MOVIES - From Deadline: Doug Liman will direct that secretive Tom Cruise/Elon Musk/NASA that is supposedly going to be shot in space!
STREAMING - From BI: Warner Media content chief, Kevin Reilly, says "we're closing deals every week" for content and talks HBO Max
MOVIES - From IndieWire: Christopher Nolan bought a 747 to blow up for his new film, "Tenet," instead of relying on CGI.
TELEVISION - From IndieWire: Although the 13th season of "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" has yet to debut, the series has been contracted for a 15th season, which would make it the longest running live-action comedy series in American television history. That would put it past the 14 seaons of ABC's sitcom, "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet."
CELEBRITY - From YahooEntertainment: Woody Allen don't give a f**k!
MOVIES - From ComicBook: Actor John David Washington said that he asked director Christopher Nolan questions about the plot of their film, "Tenet," every day of filming.
FILM FESTIVALS - From Deadline: The governor of Italy's Veneto region said that the "Venice Film Festival," scheduled for September 2nd to the 12th, 2020, will go ahead as scheduled.
BLM-MUSIC - From YahooEntertainment: A Louisiana man falsely imprisoned for 37 years stuns the judges of "America's Got Talent" with his audition.
DISNEY-NBA - From THR: The Walt Disney Company and the National Basketball Association (NBA) are in talks to resume the 2019-20 NBA season in late July. Games would be played at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex.
PIXAR - From Deadline: "Out," an animated short that Pixar produced for Disney+, features Pixar's first gay main character.
MOVIES - From Variety: Jon Stewart, former host of "The Daily Show," has an upcoming political comedy film that he has written and directed, entitled "Irresistible." It will debut on demand on June 26th and forego a theatrical release.
BLACK AMERICA AND COVID-19 - Crisis or... :
GEORGE FLOYD:
From NBCNews: (5/26) - A Minneapolis black man, George Floyd, dies after pleading with a police officer that he could not breathe.
From YahooLifestyle: Should the police officer who killed George Floyd be forgiven so quickly, if at all. Welcome to "toxic black forgiveness."
From CNN: Demonstrators in Europe rally to support #GeorgeFloyd protestors in the United States.
From YahooSports: It is a big frickin' deal when a white NFL quarterback speaks out about the murder of George Floyd and the African-American community, even if that QB is an incoming rookie - in this case, Joe Burrows of the Cincinnati Bengals.
From YahooUSAToday: "Qualified immunity" allows police officers to act like laws don't apply to them... because they don't.
From YahooABC: The wife of Minneapolis police office, Derek Michael Chauvin, who killed George Floyd, says she is filing for divorce.
From NBCNews: The phrase, "When the looting starts, the shooting starts," that Trump has twice used on Twitter has its origins in one of the darkest periods of American history.
From YahooSports: Prominent sports figures react to the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis and remind people of why former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick protested by taking a knee before his games.
From CBSNews: Because COVID-19 isn't killing Black people fast enough to satisfy some... Video shows Minneapolis cop with knee on neck of motionless, moaning man who later died.
From CNN: The four police officers involved in the death of George Floyd have been fired. That includes Officer Derek Chauvin who kneeled on Floyd's neck.
From TheDailyBeast: Ira Toles, a black man, recounts how Minneapolis police office, Derek Chauvin, who killed George Floyd by kneeling on his neck, tried to kill him in 2008. He still bears the scars of Chauvin's violence.
CHRISTIAN COOPER - From YahooLifestyles: New Yorker Amy Cooper becomes the latest white woman to go viral after making a false complaint against Christian Cooper, an African-American man via 911.
From YahooNews: Amy Cooper has been fired from her job at Franklin Templeton.
OBITS:
From THR: A giant of a man, Larry Kramer, has died at the age of 84, Wednesday, May 27, 2020. Kramer was a Tony Award-winning playwright, best known for the play, "The Normal Heart." He received an Oscar-nomination for writing the screenplay for "Women in Love" (1969). Many will remember him as a prominent and historically important LGBT rights activist and AIDS activist. He was one of the founders of ACT UP, which led the charge in changing public policy regarding AIDS and with changing the perception of people living with it.
From THR: Veteran character actor, Richard Herd, has died at the age of 87, Tuesday, May 26, 2020. Herd is known for the numerous supporting, recurring, and guest roles he played in numerous TV series and films. Herd was George Costanza's boss ("Mr. Wilhelm") in 11 episodes of "Seinfeld." Herd appeared on "Star Trek: The Next Generation" and "Star Trek: Voyager." He also appeared in such notable films as "All the President's Men" and "The China Syndrome."
From Variety: The Japanese pro wrestler, Hana Kimura, has died at the age of 22, Saturday, May 23, 2020. Kimura was also a cast member of the most recent season of Netflix's "Terrace House."
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Sunday, May 31, 2020
Friday, April 24, 2020
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from April 19th to 25th, 2020 - Update #26
by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"
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CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19 NEWS - Hollywood and Beyond:
From YahooNews: Why does COVID-19 kill some people and hardly affects others?
From YahooNews: Yahoo has a dedicated page of links updating news about COVID-19.
From Deadline: The news site "Deadline" has a dedicated page for news about coronavirus and the film, TV, and entertainment industries.
From TheNewYorker: The venerable magazine has a dedicate COVID-19 page free to all readers.
From YahooNews: Re: the federal government's response to COVID-19: What if the most important election of our lifetime was the last one - 2016?
From YahooNYT: COVID-19 may have been spreading throughout the United States much earlier than originally thought.
From Truthout: The US’s Failed Response to the Pandemic Is Rooted in Anti-Blackness.
From THR: "Better Call Saul" actor Bob Odenkirk talks about his son, Nate's bout with COVID-19.
From Variety: Saturday, April 18th's star-studded "One World: Together at Home" concert raised $127 million for health care workers and coronavirus relief.
From YahooEntertainment: Actor Tom Hanks recalls he and wife, actress-producer Rita Wilson's struggle to recover from COVID-19.
From YahooMoney: (4/17) - American are applying for "Food Stamps" in droves.
COVID-19 OBITS:
From MSN: Donald Reed Herring, the oldest of U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren's three brothers, has died at the age of 86, Tuesday, April 21, 2020 of complications related to COVID-19.
From THR: American cinematographer, Allen Daviau, has died at the age of 77, Wednesday, April 15, 2020, from complications of COVID-19. He was a five-time Oscar-nominee for best cinematography - three for his work with Steven Spielberg ("E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial," "The Color Purple," and "Empire of the Sun") and two for his work with Barry Levinson ("Avalon" and "Bugsy").
From Billboard: Celebrated jazz saxophonist, Lee Konitz, has died at the age of 92, Wednesday, April 15, 2020 from complications of COVID-19. Konitz was known for his association with the "cool jazz movement" and for his participation with Miles Davis' "Birth of the Cool" sessions. In fact, Konitz was the last surviving performer of those sessions.
COVID-19 STIMULUS CHECK NEWS:
From YahooMoney: What to know about the mailing of COVID-19 stimulus checks.
From YahooFinance: (4/19) Here is why you aren't able to track your stimulus money.
From YahooNews: Deceased people are getting stimulus check... and the heirs and spouses may be able to keep them.
From YahooNews: This article updates information on COVID-19 stimulus checks, including the introduction of a web tool that will let people track their checks.
According to the Washington Post, here is the timetable for when the IRS will start issuing checks to those who will receive their checks by mail:
Taxpayers with income up to $10,000: April 24
Taxpayers with income up to $20,000: May 1
Taxpayers with income up to $40,000: May 15.
The article has information about mailing dates after May 15th.
REGULAR ENTERTAINMENT NEWS:
ANIMATION - From CartoonBrew: The new series of Looney Tunes cartoon shorts that were originally announced back in 2018 will debut on HBO Max streaming service when it debuts on May 27th. They are being packaged as 80 episodes of 11 minutes in length. Each episode will by comprised of animated shorts of varying lengths.
From CartoonBrew: This link will let you see one of the shorts, a Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd short entitled "Dynamite Dance."
STREAMING - From Variety: Warner Media will launch its new streaming servie, "HBO Max," May 27th, 2020.
ANIMATION - From Deadline: Warner Bros. has decided to release its upcoming theatrical animated feature film, "Scoob!," on VOD (video on demand) and premium digital ownership. The film had been slated for a May 15th release in theaters. The film details how Scooby-Doo and Shaggy first met and how they joined Fred, Daphne, and Velma to form "Mystery Inc."
MARVEL - From THR: Marvel has terminated showrunner deals with Steve Lightfoot (Netflix/Marvel's "The Punisher") and Paul Zbyszewski ("Helstrom").
SEX - From BET: Comedian and actress Tiffany Haddish explains why she prefers men with small penises.
MOVIES - From GamesRadar: Director Colin Trevorrow posts the first image from "Jurassic World: Dominion," the third film in the "Jurassic World" franchise.
MOVIES - From THR: Lionsgate will begin work on a "Hunger Games" sequel film that will be based on the upcomig prequel novel, "The Battle of Songbirds and Snake" (May 19th).
STAR TREK - From Newsarama: Actor LeVar Burton says that he is in talks to reprise his "Star Trek: The Next Generation" role of "Jordi La Forge" for season two of streamer, CBS All Access' "Star Trek: Picard."
STREAMING - From Deadline: Netflix pays $20 million dollars for "The Starling," which stars Melissa McCarthy and is directed by Ted Melfi.
STREAMING - From Variety: Apple may be about to make a $200 million+ risk on Martin Scorsese's next film, "Killers of the Flower Moon," which will star Leonard DiCaprio.
SPORTS - From Variety: Jennifer Lopez and her fiance, former Major League Baseball great, Alex Rodriguez, may be working on a bid to buy the New York Mets baseball team.
MOVIES - From Variety: Hot off "Harriet," Kasi Lemons will write and direct WWII drama, "The Shadow King." It focuses on the women soldiers of Ethiopia who fought against a German invasion, but were left out of history.
OBITS:
From THR: The film, TV, and stage actress, Shirley Knight, has died at the age of Wednesday, April 22, 2020. She was a two-time best supporting actress Oscar nominee ("The Dark at the Top of the Stairs," and "Sweet Bird of Youth"). She was a three-time Primetime Emmy Award winner, and won a Tony Award for her performance in "Kennedy's Children."
From THR: The actor, Tom Lester, has died at the age of 81, Monday, April 20, 2020. Lester is best known for playing the lanky, wide-eyed, easygoing farmhand, Eb Dawson, on the CBS comedy series, "Green Acres" (1965 to 1971). He was the last surviving regular cast member of the series.
From Deadline: The Indian/Bollywood actor, Ranjit Chowdhry, has died at the age of 64, Wednesday, April 15, 2020. He crossed over into American films and television, beginning in the early 1990s. He appeared in such American TV series as "The Office" (NBC) and "Prison Break" (Fox). His most prominent American role was probably in the 2006 Queen Latifah film, "Last Holiday."
From Syfy: The illustrator, animator, and comic book artist, Gene Deitch, has died at the age of 95, Thursday, April 16, 2020. He directed the Oscar-winning animated short film, "Munro" (1960,) with the Oscar going to the film's producer. In 1964, two animated short films Deitch directed earned Oscar nominations. Deith may be best known for directing and creating the "Tom Terrific" cartoon shorts for the legendary children's TV series, "Captain Kangaroo" (CBS). Gene's three sons are prominent figures in the Underground Comics movement, especially Kim Deitch.
Support Leroy on Patreon:
CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19 NEWS - Hollywood and Beyond:
From YahooNews: Why does COVID-19 kill some people and hardly affects others?
From YahooNews: Yahoo has a dedicated page of links updating news about COVID-19.
From Deadline: The news site "Deadline" has a dedicated page for news about coronavirus and the film, TV, and entertainment industries.
From TheNewYorker: The venerable magazine has a dedicate COVID-19 page free to all readers.
From YahooNews: Re: the federal government's response to COVID-19: What if the most important election of our lifetime was the last one - 2016?
From YahooNYT: COVID-19 may have been spreading throughout the United States much earlier than originally thought.
From Truthout: The US’s Failed Response to the Pandemic Is Rooted in Anti-Blackness.
From THR: "Better Call Saul" actor Bob Odenkirk talks about his son, Nate's bout with COVID-19.
From Variety: Saturday, April 18th's star-studded "One World: Together at Home" concert raised $127 million for health care workers and coronavirus relief.
From YahooEntertainment: Actor Tom Hanks recalls he and wife, actress-producer Rita Wilson's struggle to recover from COVID-19.
From YahooMoney: (4/17) - American are applying for "Food Stamps" in droves.
COVID-19 OBITS:
From MSN: Donald Reed Herring, the oldest of U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren's three brothers, has died at the age of 86, Tuesday, April 21, 2020 of complications related to COVID-19.
From THR: American cinematographer, Allen Daviau, has died at the age of 77, Wednesday, April 15, 2020, from complications of COVID-19. He was a five-time Oscar-nominee for best cinematography - three for his work with Steven Spielberg ("E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial," "The Color Purple," and "Empire of the Sun") and two for his work with Barry Levinson ("Avalon" and "Bugsy").
From Billboard: Celebrated jazz saxophonist, Lee Konitz, has died at the age of 92, Wednesday, April 15, 2020 from complications of COVID-19. Konitz was known for his association with the "cool jazz movement" and for his participation with Miles Davis' "Birth of the Cool" sessions. In fact, Konitz was the last surviving performer of those sessions.
COVID-19 STIMULUS CHECK NEWS:
From YahooMoney: What to know about the mailing of COVID-19 stimulus checks.
From YahooFinance: (4/19) Here is why you aren't able to track your stimulus money.
From YahooNews: Deceased people are getting stimulus check... and the heirs and spouses may be able to keep them.
From YahooNews: This article updates information on COVID-19 stimulus checks, including the introduction of a web tool that will let people track their checks.
According to the Washington Post, here is the timetable for when the IRS will start issuing checks to those who will receive their checks by mail:
Taxpayers with income up to $10,000: April 24
Taxpayers with income up to $20,000: May 1
Taxpayers with income up to $40,000: May 15.
The article has information about mailing dates after May 15th.
REGULAR ENTERTAINMENT NEWS:
ANIMATION - From CartoonBrew: The new series of Looney Tunes cartoon shorts that were originally announced back in 2018 will debut on HBO Max streaming service when it debuts on May 27th. They are being packaged as 80 episodes of 11 minutes in length. Each episode will by comprised of animated shorts of varying lengths.
From CartoonBrew: This link will let you see one of the shorts, a Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd short entitled "Dynamite Dance."
STREAMING - From Variety: Warner Media will launch its new streaming servie, "HBO Max," May 27th, 2020.
ANIMATION - From Deadline: Warner Bros. has decided to release its upcoming theatrical animated feature film, "Scoob!," on VOD (video on demand) and premium digital ownership. The film had been slated for a May 15th release in theaters. The film details how Scooby-Doo and Shaggy first met and how they joined Fred, Daphne, and Velma to form "Mystery Inc."
MARVEL - From THR: Marvel has terminated showrunner deals with Steve Lightfoot (Netflix/Marvel's "The Punisher") and Paul Zbyszewski ("Helstrom").
SEX - From BET: Comedian and actress Tiffany Haddish explains why she prefers men with small penises.
MOVIES - From GamesRadar: Director Colin Trevorrow posts the first image from "Jurassic World: Dominion," the third film in the "Jurassic World" franchise.
MOVIES - From THR: Lionsgate will begin work on a "Hunger Games" sequel film that will be based on the upcomig prequel novel, "The Battle of Songbirds and Snake" (May 19th).
STAR TREK - From Newsarama: Actor LeVar Burton says that he is in talks to reprise his "Star Trek: The Next Generation" role of "Jordi La Forge" for season two of streamer, CBS All Access' "Star Trek: Picard."
STREAMING - From Deadline: Netflix pays $20 million dollars for "The Starling," which stars Melissa McCarthy and is directed by Ted Melfi.
STREAMING - From Variety: Apple may be about to make a $200 million+ risk on Martin Scorsese's next film, "Killers of the Flower Moon," which will star Leonard DiCaprio.
SPORTS - From Variety: Jennifer Lopez and her fiance, former Major League Baseball great, Alex Rodriguez, may be working on a bid to buy the New York Mets baseball team.
MOVIES - From Variety: Hot off "Harriet," Kasi Lemons will write and direct WWII drama, "The Shadow King." It focuses on the women soldiers of Ethiopia who fought against a German invasion, but were left out of history.
OBITS:
From THR: The film, TV, and stage actress, Shirley Knight, has died at the age of Wednesday, April 22, 2020. She was a two-time best supporting actress Oscar nominee ("The Dark at the Top of the Stairs," and "Sweet Bird of Youth"). She was a three-time Primetime Emmy Award winner, and won a Tony Award for her performance in "Kennedy's Children."
From THR: The actor, Tom Lester, has died at the age of 81, Monday, April 20, 2020. Lester is best known for playing the lanky, wide-eyed, easygoing farmhand, Eb Dawson, on the CBS comedy series, "Green Acres" (1965 to 1971). He was the last surviving regular cast member of the series.
From Deadline: The Indian/Bollywood actor, Ranjit Chowdhry, has died at the age of 64, Wednesday, April 15, 2020. He crossed over into American films and television, beginning in the early 1990s. He appeared in such American TV series as "The Office" (NBC) and "Prison Break" (Fox). His most prominent American role was probably in the 2006 Queen Latifah film, "Last Holiday."
From Syfy: The illustrator, animator, and comic book artist, Gene Deitch, has died at the age of 95, Thursday, April 16, 2020. He directed the Oscar-winning animated short film, "Munro" (1960,) with the Oscar going to the film's producer. In 1964, two animated short films Deitch directed earned Oscar nominations. Deith may be best known for directing and creating the "Tom Terrific" cartoon shorts for the legendary children's TV series, "Captain Kangaroo" (CBS). Gene's three sons are prominent figures in the Underground Comics movement, especially Kim Deitch.
Saturday, November 30, 2019
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from November 24th to 30th, 2019 - Update #27
Support Leroy on Patreon:
MOVIES - From THR: See 12 stars from Martin Scorsese's "The Irishman," the characters they play, and the real life inspirations behind those characters.
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ECO - From YahooEntertainment: "Young Sheldon" star, Iain Armitage, joined Jane Fonda's #FireDrillFridays climate change protest in Washington D.C.
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MOVIES - From TheGuardian: Black directors are making zombie movies that are taking zombies back to their African and Caribbean roots.
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SCANDAL - From Variety: Controversial and Oscar-winning director, Roman Polanski, cancelled a lecture in Poland at his alma mater, the Polish film school in Lodz, after protests from students and faculty. Polanski pleaded to statutory rape in 1978 and was recently accused of raping an actress in 1975.
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TELEVISION - From Deadline: "Saturday Night Live" performer, Pete Davidson, required attendees at one of his recent comedy shows to sign a "non-disclosure agreement" (NDA) regarding phones and smart watches.
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SCANDAL - From YahooEntertainment: Saturday morning "Ugh!" Part 2 - Kid Rock - yes, Virginia, he is a racist.
From YahooSports: Saturday morning "Ugh!" Part 1 - Margaret Court, tennis legend.
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SCANDAL - From Variety: In the wake of Gabrielle Union being fired from the "talent" reality show, "America's Got Talent" (NBC), women's advocacy group, "Time's Up," and Hollywood women are throwing their support behind Union. It seems Union may have angered the show's power brokers after she complained about racist or racial incidents occurring behind the scenes.
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CELEBRITY - From THR: Angelina Jolie may be currently filming Marvel Studios' "Eternals," but she still has time to change talent agencies. She moves from UTA to WME.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: "A Holiday Reunion," a short film reuniting the creature from "E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial" and Henry Thomas, who played Elliott in the 1982 Steven Spielberg film, premiered Thurs., Nov. 28th on NBC (broadcast network), Syfy (cable network), and on the website of Comcast Xfinity.
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MOVIES - From YahooEntertainment: Word is that Christopher Nolan's next film, "Tenet," will be previewed before IMAX showings of "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker."
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SCANDAL - From THR: A New York judge denied Harvey Weinstein's motion to dismiss the sex crimes charges (two counts of "Predatory Sexual Assault") against him.
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TELEVISION - From Variety: In the wake of Gabrielle Union and Julianne Hough getting fired from "America's Got Talent," we learn that some people working on the show thought Union's hairstyles were "too black" for AGT's audience.
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MOVIES - From EW: Elizabeth Banks will follow-up her reboot of "Charlie's Angels" with the horror movie, "The Invisible Woman," for Universal, which she will direct and star in. It will not be connected to next year's "The Invisible Man," (also from Universal), nor does it have anything to do with Marvel Comics' "Invisible Woman" superhero character. It is not connected to the 1940-released "The Invisible Woman," which was a spin-off of Universal Studios' classic 1933 horror film, "The Invisible Man."
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MUSIC - From YahooMusic: Talk show host Wendy Williams says that it is unbelievable that Taylor Swift is the American Music Awards' "Artist of the Decade." [Well, it certainly says something or even a lot about the state of poular music... - Leroy]
POLITICS - From TheRoot: That's why I don't trust Pete Buttigieg. Everything about him is undercover... except that he is gay... which is unusual. He is Lindsay Graham, except Pete doesn't hide in the closet... at least about being gay.
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SCANDAL - From People: British royal, Prince William (37), has been involved in the decision-making to remove his uncle, Prince Andrew (59), from royal duties. This comes in the wake of Andrew's disastrous Nov. 16th interview with the BBC about his connections and relationship with the late convicted sex offender, Jeffrey Epstein.
From People: A royal historian says that Prince Andrew's "entire public existence" has been wiped out because of his connection to the late Jeffrey Epstein.
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BLM - From YahooNYT: Black police officers put their lives in their own hands or in the hands of their incompetent and/or racist white colleagues.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 11/22 to 11/24/2019 weekend box office is "Frozen II" with an estimated take of 127 million dollars.
From THR: "Frozen II's" weekend debut ($127 million) set a few records, including being the largest opening for an animated film outside of the summer release corridor and being the largest opening for an animated film in the month of November.
From Variety: "Frozen II" makes a 223 million dollar debut in international markets. It's 350 million dollar global debut is a record an animated film.
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TELEVISION - From Deadline: Actress Julia Ormond joins the cast of "The Walking Dead: World Beyond," which will debut Spring 2020. It is the third "Walking Dead" television series.
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AWARDS - From Deadline: Here is a full list of the winners at the 2019 American Music Awards (AMA). Taylor Swift led the night with six wins, giving her a total of 29 AMA wins, the most ever.
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MOVIES - From TheUndefeated: Former NFL cornerback, Nnamdi Asomugha, is making a name for himself as a producer with films such as "Harriet" and Apple+'s "The Banker."
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STREAMING - From Deadline: Tyler Perry announced that his next film, "A Fall From Grace," will bow on Netflix January 17, 2020. The cast includes Cicely Tyson, Phylicia Rashad, and Perry, to name a few.
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MOVIES - From YahooMovies: Chadwick Boseman talks about his new films, "21 Bridges," and the Oscar chances of "Avengers: Endgame."
TRAILER:
From Deadline: Here is the first full trailer for the Vietnam War film, "The Last Full Measure," which is due Jan. 24th, 2020.
MOVIES - From THR: See 12 stars from Martin Scorsese's "The Irishman," the characters they play, and the real life inspirations behind those characters.
----------
ECO - From YahooEntertainment: "Young Sheldon" star, Iain Armitage, joined Jane Fonda's #FireDrillFridays climate change protest in Washington D.C.
----------
MOVIES - From TheGuardian: Black directors are making zombie movies that are taking zombies back to their African and Caribbean roots.
----------
SCANDAL - From Variety: Controversial and Oscar-winning director, Roman Polanski, cancelled a lecture in Poland at his alma mater, the Polish film school in Lodz, after protests from students and faculty. Polanski pleaded to statutory rape in 1978 and was recently accused of raping an actress in 1975.
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TELEVISION - From Deadline: "Saturday Night Live" performer, Pete Davidson, required attendees at one of his recent comedy shows to sign a "non-disclosure agreement" (NDA) regarding phones and smart watches.
----------
SCANDAL - From YahooEntertainment: Saturday morning "Ugh!" Part 2 - Kid Rock - yes, Virginia, he is a racist.
From YahooSports: Saturday morning "Ugh!" Part 1 - Margaret Court, tennis legend.
----------
SCANDAL - From Variety: In the wake of Gabrielle Union being fired from the "talent" reality show, "America's Got Talent" (NBC), women's advocacy group, "Time's Up," and Hollywood women are throwing their support behind Union. It seems Union may have angered the show's power brokers after she complained about racist or racial incidents occurring behind the scenes.
----------
CELEBRITY - From THR: Angelina Jolie may be currently filming Marvel Studios' "Eternals," but she still has time to change talent agencies. She moves from UTA to WME.
----------
MOVIES - From Deadline: "A Holiday Reunion," a short film reuniting the creature from "E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial" and Henry Thomas, who played Elliott in the 1982 Steven Spielberg film, premiered Thurs., Nov. 28th on NBC (broadcast network), Syfy (cable network), and on the website of Comcast Xfinity.
----------
MOVIES - From YahooEntertainment: Word is that Christopher Nolan's next film, "Tenet," will be previewed before IMAX showings of "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker."
----------
SCANDAL - From THR: A New York judge denied Harvey Weinstein's motion to dismiss the sex crimes charges (two counts of "Predatory Sexual Assault") against him.
----------
TELEVISION - From Variety: In the wake of Gabrielle Union and Julianne Hough getting fired from "America's Got Talent," we learn that some people working on the show thought Union's hairstyles were "too black" for AGT's audience.
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MOVIES - From EW: Elizabeth Banks will follow-up her reboot of "Charlie's Angels" with the horror movie, "The Invisible Woman," for Universal, which she will direct and star in. It will not be connected to next year's "The Invisible Man," (also from Universal), nor does it have anything to do with Marvel Comics' "Invisible Woman" superhero character. It is not connected to the 1940-released "The Invisible Woman," which was a spin-off of Universal Studios' classic 1933 horror film, "The Invisible Man."
----------
MUSIC - From YahooMusic: Talk show host Wendy Williams says that it is unbelievable that Taylor Swift is the American Music Awards' "Artist of the Decade." [Well, it certainly says something or even a lot about the state of poular music... - Leroy]
POLITICS - From TheRoot: That's why I don't trust Pete Buttigieg. Everything about him is undercover... except that he is gay... which is unusual. He is Lindsay Graham, except Pete doesn't hide in the closet... at least about being gay.
----------
SCANDAL - From People: British royal, Prince William (37), has been involved in the decision-making to remove his uncle, Prince Andrew (59), from royal duties. This comes in the wake of Andrew's disastrous Nov. 16th interview with the BBC about his connections and relationship with the late convicted sex offender, Jeffrey Epstein.
From People: A royal historian says that Prince Andrew's "entire public existence" has been wiped out because of his connection to the late Jeffrey Epstein.
----------
BLM - From YahooNYT: Black police officers put their lives in their own hands or in the hands of their incompetent and/or racist white colleagues.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 11/22 to 11/24/2019 weekend box office is "Frozen II" with an estimated take of 127 million dollars.
From THR: "Frozen II's" weekend debut ($127 million) set a few records, including being the largest opening for an animated film outside of the summer release corridor and being the largest opening for an animated film in the month of November.
From Variety: "Frozen II" makes a 223 million dollar debut in international markets. It's 350 million dollar global debut is a record an animated film.
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TELEVISION - From Deadline: Actress Julia Ormond joins the cast of "The Walking Dead: World Beyond," which will debut Spring 2020. It is the third "Walking Dead" television series.
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AWARDS - From Deadline: Here is a full list of the winners at the 2019 American Music Awards (AMA). Taylor Swift led the night with six wins, giving her a total of 29 AMA wins, the most ever.
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MOVIES - From TheUndefeated: Former NFL cornerback, Nnamdi Asomugha, is making a name for himself as a producer with films such as "Harriet" and Apple+'s "The Banker."
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STREAMING - From Deadline: Tyler Perry announced that his next film, "A Fall From Grace," will bow on Netflix January 17, 2020. The cast includes Cicely Tyson, Phylicia Rashad, and Perry, to name a few.
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MOVIES - From YahooMovies: Chadwick Boseman talks about his new films, "21 Bridges," and the Oscar chances of "Avengers: Endgame."
TRAILER:
From Deadline: Here is the first full trailer for the Vietnam War film, "The Last Full Measure," which is due Jan. 24th, 2020.
Wednesday, July 31, 2019
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from July 21st to 31st, 2019 - Update #31
Support Leroy on Patreon:
STAR TREK - From BleedingCool: Nickelodeon's untitled "Star Trek" CGI-animated series announces its writers' room.
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MOVIES - From YahooEntertainment: Samantha Morton says that she does not regret working with director Woody Allen. She received her first Oscar nomination for her role in Allen's 1999 film, "Sweet and Lowdown."
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MOVIES - From Variety: The screenwriting duo of Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley are in negotiations to direct the “Dungeons & Dragons” movie for Paramount Pictures.
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DISNEY - From YahooNews: The late actor and Disney Channel child star, Cameron Boyce, died July 6th, 2019. Today (July 30th), the Los Angeles County coroner's office says Disney actor Cameron Boyce died unexpectedly from epilepsy.
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TELEVISION - From Newsarama: There is a first teaser for the third "Walking Dead" series that is currently known as "The Walking Dead: New Series."
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DISNEY - From THR: Thus far, The Walt Disney Company has collected $7.67 billion in global box office in the year 2019. That is a record, and we aren't even in August 2019. Disney has collected over $5 billion at the 2019 international box office - a first for a Hollywood studio. Disney held the previous record, $7.61 billion in global box office in 2016.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 7/26 to 7/28/2019 weekend box office is "The Lion King" with an estimated 75.5 million dollars.
From Patreon: Leroy a.k.a. "I Read You's" review of "The Lion King."
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MOVIES - From YahooMovies: The real and the fake in Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood."
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COMICS-FILM - From THR: Sony is in talks with actor-director Andy Serkis to direct "Venom 2," the sequel to its hit 2018 film, "Venom."
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Two celebrity couples, actress Gabrielle Union and her husband, NBA superstar and champion, Dwyane Wade and recording artist Ciara and her husband, NFL and Super Bowl champion quarterback, Russell Wilson, are joining to produce a film about the inspiration true story of former NFL player, Vernon Turner.
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COMICS-TELEVISION - From Deadline: AMC to develop Rob Guillory's acclaimed comic book, "Farmhand" (Image Comics) for television.
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TELEVISION - From TheWrap: HBO reportedly still considering one or two more "Game of Thrones" spinoff scripts.
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STREAMING - From Deadline: Showrunner Carlton Cuse and movie writer Jason Fuchs are developing classic science fiction humor novel, "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy," for the streaming service Hulu.
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MOVIES - From ThePlaylist: Oscar-winning filmmaker George Miller says he has multiple "Mad Max: Fury Road" sequels in the works. He is also "cautiously optimistic" that his Tilda Swinton/Idris Elba romance epic, "Three Thousand Years of Longing," will happen.
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FILM FESTIVAL - From Deadline: The Toronto International Film Festival 2019 will showcase star power with Tom Hanks, Eddie Murphy, and Matt Damon films making their premieres. Todd Phillips and Joaquin Phoenix's "Joker" film is also set to premiere.
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STREAMING - From Variety: Markella Kavenagh is in talks to be the first actor cast for Amazon's still-developing "Lord of the Rings" TV series.
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MOVIES - From IndieWire: Quentin Tarantino says that he is still in talks with Uma Thurman for a "Kill Bill, Vol. 3." The original films debuted in 2003 and 2004.
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MOVIES-CULTURE - From Medium: Former police officer, Larry Smith, writes for "Medium" that Clint Eastwood's "Dirty" Harry Callahan was a bad cop and bad at his job - like many movie cops.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 7/19 to 7/21/2019 weekend box office is "The Lion King" with an estimated take of 185 million dollars - a record opening for the month of July.
From Deadline: The final gross for the opening weekend of "The Lion King" is 191.8 million dollars.
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SDCC-TELEVISION - From Deadline: At Comic-Con, The CW's long-running series talks about the upcoming final season, teasing details.
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SDCC-STREAMING - From Deadline: At Comic-Con 2019, Seth MacFarlane announced that his TV series, "The Orville" is moving from Fox to Hulu for its Season 3 debut, which occur late in 2020.
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SDCC-MOVIES - From THR: At Comic-Con 2019, Guillermo del Toro talks about trying to keep some of the old way of creating movie visual special effects alive in the film, "Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark." The film arrives in theaters in August 2019.
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SDCC-COMICS - From Polygon: The winners at the 2019 Will Eisner Awards were announced Friday night (July 19th). The Eisner Awards are the self-proclaimed most important comic book awards in the U.S.
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STREAMING - From YahooEntertainment: The story of "Stranger Things," the #NeverEndingChallenge, "A NeverEnding Story," and singer Limahl.
OBITS:
From Variety: Legendary Broadway director and producer, Harold "Hal" Prince, has died at the age of 91, Wednesday, July 31, 2019. Prince won 21 Tony Awards (the most for an individual), including eight for directing a musical and 8 for producing a musical. His Tony Award directing wins including "Cabaret," "Sweeney Todd," and and "Evita." His producing wins include "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" and "Fiddler on the Roof."
From TheWrap: Voice actress and Disney Legend, Russi Taylor, has died at the age of 75, Friday, July 26, 2019. She was the voice of Minnie Mouse for 30 years, beginning in 1986 when she beat out 200 others hoping to land the role. Taylor also voice several characters on the long-running series, "The Simpsons." She received the "Disney Legend Award" in 2008. Alos, Russi's late husband, Wayne Allwine, was the third voice of Mickey Mouse from 1991 until his death in 2009.
From Variety: The Dutch actor Rutger Hauer died at the age of 75, Friday, July 19, 2019. Hauer was best known for the role of Roy Batty, the leader of an outlaw band of replicants in "Blade Runner," starring opposite Harrison Ford. Other memorable films include two 1985 films, "Ladyhawke" and "The Hitcher" and 1986's "The Hitcher."
From BoingBoing: Writer, journalist, activist, and counterculture figure, Paul Krassner, has died at the age of 87, Sunday, July 21, 2019. He was one of the founding members of the Yippies. In the early 1960s, he founded an abortion referral service when abortions were illegal. He started the satire zine, "The Realist," for which he commissioned cartoonist Wally Wood to draw the "Disneyland Memorial Orgy."
From RollingStone: American singer and songwriter and New Orleans music legend, Art Neville, has died at the age of 81, Monday, July 23, 2019. Neville co-founded the funk band, The Meters. With his brothers, he co-founded "The Neville Brothers." He won two Grammy Awards, one with his brothers and another as part of a Stevie Ray Vaughn tribute collaboration.
From Deadline: The actor David Hedison died Thursday, July 18, 2019 at the age of 92. He was best known for his role on the popular 1960s adventure TV series, "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" (ABC, 1964 to 1968). He also played James Bond's ally, CIA agent Felix Leiter, in two films, "Live and Let Die" (1973) and "License to Kill" (1989).
TRAILERS AND VIDEO:
From YahooEntertainment: Here is the first teaser trailer for Netflix's Martin Scorsese film, "The Irishman," with Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, and Joe Pesci. The film is due this fall in select theaters and on Netflix.
From THR: Presented at Comic-Con 2019, this is a new trailer for "Terminator: Dark Fate." The film is due November 1, 2019.
From THR: Presented at Comic-Con 2019, this is a new trailer for "Top Gun: Maverick." The film is due June 26, 2020.
From Newsarama: Apple TV+ releases the first trailer for its series, "Snoopy in Space."
From Variety: Disney releases a teaser trailer for the "The King's Man," the prequel to "Kingsman: The Secret Service" (2014) and "Kingsman: The Golden Circle" (2017). It stars Ralph Fiennes and is due Feb. 14th, 2020.
From EW: Here is the first trailer for the "Rabid," a remake of the 1977 David Cronenberg film. The remake, directed by Jen and Sylvia Soska, will premiere at Frightfest in August.
From YouTube: Here is the first official trailer for director Rian Johnson's whodunit, "Knives Out."
STAR TREK - From BleedingCool: Nickelodeon's untitled "Star Trek" CGI-animated series announces its writers' room.
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MOVIES - From YahooEntertainment: Samantha Morton says that she does not regret working with director Woody Allen. She received her first Oscar nomination for her role in Allen's 1999 film, "Sweet and Lowdown."
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MOVIES - From Variety: The screenwriting duo of Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley are in negotiations to direct the “Dungeons & Dragons” movie for Paramount Pictures.
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DISNEY - From YahooNews: The late actor and Disney Channel child star, Cameron Boyce, died July 6th, 2019. Today (July 30th), the Los Angeles County coroner's office says Disney actor Cameron Boyce died unexpectedly from epilepsy.
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TELEVISION - From Newsarama: There is a first teaser for the third "Walking Dead" series that is currently known as "The Walking Dead: New Series."
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DISNEY - From THR: Thus far, The Walt Disney Company has collected $7.67 billion in global box office in the year 2019. That is a record, and we aren't even in August 2019. Disney has collected over $5 billion at the 2019 international box office - a first for a Hollywood studio. Disney held the previous record, $7.61 billion in global box office in 2016.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 7/26 to 7/28/2019 weekend box office is "The Lion King" with an estimated 75.5 million dollars.
From Patreon: Leroy a.k.a. "I Read You's" review of "The Lion King."
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MOVIES - From YahooMovies: The real and the fake in Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood."
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COMICS-FILM - From THR: Sony is in talks with actor-director Andy Serkis to direct "Venom 2," the sequel to its hit 2018 film, "Venom."
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Two celebrity couples, actress Gabrielle Union and her husband, NBA superstar and champion, Dwyane Wade and recording artist Ciara and her husband, NFL and Super Bowl champion quarterback, Russell Wilson, are joining to produce a film about the inspiration true story of former NFL player, Vernon Turner.
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COMICS-TELEVISION - From Deadline: AMC to develop Rob Guillory's acclaimed comic book, "Farmhand" (Image Comics) for television.
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TELEVISION - From TheWrap: HBO reportedly still considering one or two more "Game of Thrones" spinoff scripts.
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STREAMING - From Deadline: Showrunner Carlton Cuse and movie writer Jason Fuchs are developing classic science fiction humor novel, "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy," for the streaming service Hulu.
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MOVIES - From ThePlaylist: Oscar-winning filmmaker George Miller says he has multiple "Mad Max: Fury Road" sequels in the works. He is also "cautiously optimistic" that his Tilda Swinton/Idris Elba romance epic, "Three Thousand Years of Longing," will happen.
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FILM FESTIVAL - From Deadline: The Toronto International Film Festival 2019 will showcase star power with Tom Hanks, Eddie Murphy, and Matt Damon films making their premieres. Todd Phillips and Joaquin Phoenix's "Joker" film is also set to premiere.
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STREAMING - From Variety: Markella Kavenagh is in talks to be the first actor cast for Amazon's still-developing "Lord of the Rings" TV series.
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MOVIES - From IndieWire: Quentin Tarantino says that he is still in talks with Uma Thurman for a "Kill Bill, Vol. 3." The original films debuted in 2003 and 2004.
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MOVIES-CULTURE - From Medium: Former police officer, Larry Smith, writes for "Medium" that Clint Eastwood's "Dirty" Harry Callahan was a bad cop and bad at his job - like many movie cops.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 7/19 to 7/21/2019 weekend box office is "The Lion King" with an estimated take of 185 million dollars - a record opening for the month of July.
From Deadline: The final gross for the opening weekend of "The Lion King" is 191.8 million dollars.
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SDCC-TELEVISION - From Deadline: At Comic-Con, The CW's long-running series talks about the upcoming final season, teasing details.
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SDCC-STREAMING - From Deadline: At Comic-Con 2019, Seth MacFarlane announced that his TV series, "The Orville" is moving from Fox to Hulu for its Season 3 debut, which occur late in 2020.
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SDCC-MOVIES - From THR: At Comic-Con 2019, Guillermo del Toro talks about trying to keep some of the old way of creating movie visual special effects alive in the film, "Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark." The film arrives in theaters in August 2019.
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SDCC-COMICS - From Polygon: The winners at the 2019 Will Eisner Awards were announced Friday night (July 19th). The Eisner Awards are the self-proclaimed most important comic book awards in the U.S.
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STREAMING - From YahooEntertainment: The story of "Stranger Things," the #NeverEndingChallenge, "A NeverEnding Story," and singer Limahl.
OBITS:
From Variety: Legendary Broadway director and producer, Harold "Hal" Prince, has died at the age of 91, Wednesday, July 31, 2019. Prince won 21 Tony Awards (the most for an individual), including eight for directing a musical and 8 for producing a musical. His Tony Award directing wins including "Cabaret," "Sweeney Todd," and and "Evita." His producing wins include "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" and "Fiddler on the Roof."
From TheWrap: Voice actress and Disney Legend, Russi Taylor, has died at the age of 75, Friday, July 26, 2019. She was the voice of Minnie Mouse for 30 years, beginning in 1986 when she beat out 200 others hoping to land the role. Taylor also voice several characters on the long-running series, "The Simpsons." She received the "Disney Legend Award" in 2008. Alos, Russi's late husband, Wayne Allwine, was the third voice of Mickey Mouse from 1991 until his death in 2009.
From Variety: The Dutch actor Rutger Hauer died at the age of 75, Friday, July 19, 2019. Hauer was best known for the role of Roy Batty, the leader of an outlaw band of replicants in "Blade Runner," starring opposite Harrison Ford. Other memorable films include two 1985 films, "Ladyhawke" and "The Hitcher" and 1986's "The Hitcher."
From BoingBoing: Writer, journalist, activist, and counterculture figure, Paul Krassner, has died at the age of 87, Sunday, July 21, 2019. He was one of the founding members of the Yippies. In the early 1960s, he founded an abortion referral service when abortions were illegal. He started the satire zine, "The Realist," for which he commissioned cartoonist Wally Wood to draw the "Disneyland Memorial Orgy."
From RollingStone: American singer and songwriter and New Orleans music legend, Art Neville, has died at the age of 81, Monday, July 23, 2019. Neville co-founded the funk band, The Meters. With his brothers, he co-founded "The Neville Brothers." He won two Grammy Awards, one with his brothers and another as part of a Stevie Ray Vaughn tribute collaboration.
From Deadline: The actor David Hedison died Thursday, July 18, 2019 at the age of 92. He was best known for his role on the popular 1960s adventure TV series, "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" (ABC, 1964 to 1968). He also played James Bond's ally, CIA agent Felix Leiter, in two films, "Live and Let Die" (1973) and "License to Kill" (1989).
TRAILERS AND VIDEO:
From YahooEntertainment: Here is the first teaser trailer for Netflix's Martin Scorsese film, "The Irishman," with Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, and Joe Pesci. The film is due this fall in select theaters and on Netflix.
From THR: Presented at Comic-Con 2019, this is a new trailer for "Terminator: Dark Fate." The film is due November 1, 2019.
From THR: Presented at Comic-Con 2019, this is a new trailer for "Top Gun: Maverick." The film is due June 26, 2020.
From Newsarama: Apple TV+ releases the first trailer for its series, "Snoopy in Space."
From Variety: Disney releases a teaser trailer for the "The King's Man," the prequel to "Kingsman: The Secret Service" (2014) and "Kingsman: The Golden Circle" (2017). It stars Ralph Fiennes and is due Feb. 14th, 2020.
From EW: Here is the first trailer for the "Rabid," a remake of the 1977 David Cronenberg film. The remake, directed by Jen and Sylvia Soska, will premiere at Frightfest in August.
From YouTube: Here is the first official trailer for director Rian Johnson's whodunit, "Knives Out."
Saturday, March 23, 2019
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from March 17th to 23rd, 2019 - Update #26
Support Leroy on Patreon:
BOX OFFICE - From Deadline: The opening weekend box office estimate for Jordan Peele's new horror flick, "Us," which is coming at $68 million+, would be a record opening for an original horror film concept.
From Patreon: A review of "Us" by yours truly (Leroy Douresseaux, boo!).
From TheNewYorker: Richard Brody reviews "Us."
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POLITICS - From CNN: John Hickenlooper is the former governor of Colorado who is currently running for the 2020 Democratic nomination for president. During a town hall on CNN, he recounted he took his mother to a movie theater to see an "X-rated" movie. The movie was "Deep Throat."
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COMICS-FILM - From Newsarama: Director Todd Phillips shares a new image of Joaquin Phoenix from their "Joker" film, which is due October 4, 2019.
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TELEVISION - From THR: The 2019-2020 season of The CW's long running sci-fi-fantasy-horror series, "Supernatural," will be its final season, according to an announcement made by three of its stars, Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, and Misha Collins. "Supernatural" is The CW's longest running series. It is the longest running sci-fi-type series in American television history.
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TELEVISION - From Collider: Oscar-winning screenwriter Steve Zallian is working on a TV series based on the "Tom Ripley" novels by the late author, Patricia Highsmith. The novels have previously made it to the big screen, with the best known being 1999's "The Talented Mr. Ripley."
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COMICS-FILM - From YahooEntertainment: Zachary Levi, star of Warner Bros.' "Shazam," took to social media to defend Marvel Studio's "Captain Marvel" star, Brie Larson. The character Shazam was once known as Captain Marvel before some trademark issues.
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SCANDAL-CULTURE - From MarieClaire: The perils of having a name that is the same or similar to the name of an infamous or famous person.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Writer-director Macon Blair ("Murder Party") has been tapped to write and direct a reboot of Troma's "The Toxic Avenger."
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Emily Blunt will star in the feature film, "Not Fade Away," which will be produced by David O. Russell and Blunt's husband, John Krasinki.
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MOVIES - From TheWrap: Noah Centineo is in talks to play the lead, He-Man, in Sony and Mattel Films "Masters of the Universe" film.
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MOVIES - From Truthout: Shane Burley examines the new film, "Lord of Chaos," the book upon which it is based, and it cultural context in the tide of white nationalism.
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MOVIES - From GeekTyrant: Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter announce that "Bill & Ted Face the Music," the long-awaited third installment of the "Bill & Ted" franchise, will be released August 21, 2020.
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MOVIES - From Collider: The site is reporting that Robert Pattinson is joing John David Washington in Christopher Nolan's secretive July 2020 film.
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DISNEY - From Variety: At 12:02 a.m. EST, Disney will complete its 71 billion dollar acquisition of 21st Century Fox.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Sources tell "Variety" that actor John David Washington ("BlacKkKlansman") will play the lead in director Christopher Nolan's still secret "event film" due July 17, 2020.
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TELEVISION - From Deadline: Miranda Richardson is joing HBO's pilot for its "Game of Thrones" prequel.
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STREAMING - From ThePlaylist: Matthew McConaughey being eyed to appear in director Park Chan-wook's ultra-violent Western "The Brigands of Rattlecreek" for Amazon.
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COMICS-FILM - From ThePlaylist: DCEU producer Peter Safran talks about James Gunn, "Suicide Squad" reboot, and ending the "silly Marvel/DC rivalry."
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MOVIES - From Collider: Martin Scorsese's much-anticipated "The Irishman" will not be ready to be screened at Cannes.
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SCANDAL - From THR: CEO and Chairman of Warner Bros. Entertainment, Kevin Tsujihara has stepped down, likely because it has been made public that he was favoring his ho.
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BLM - From Truthout: "We Need a New Declaration of Rights for Black Americans."
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 3/15 to 3/17/2019 weekend box office is Marvel Studios' "Captain Marvel" with an estimated take of 69.3 million dollars.
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MOVIES - From GeekTyrant: "Transformers"producer Lorenzo Di Boneventura confirms that there will be a "Bumbleee"sequel and a "big Transformers" movies sequel to "The Last Knight."
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TELEVISION - From Deadline: Actor Aaron Paul, who won multiple Emmy Awards for his role in AMC's TV series, "Breaking Bad" talks a "what if" concerning a sequel to the series.
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STREAMING - From Forbes: Netflix has gotten the official green light from the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC), Britain's independent film regulatory agency, to start setting its own age ratings for its films and television series. This marks the first time the BBFC has granted a company the stamp of approval to determine its own age ratings.
OBITS:
From CNN: Rock guitarist, Dick Dale, has died at the age of 81, Saturday, March 16, 2019. Dale is most famous for pioneering the thundering California "surf rock" genre. His most famous song is "Misirlou" (1963), which Quentin Tarantino played over the opening tracks of his seminal film, "Pulp Fiction."
From Variety: Influential recording artist and drummer, Hal Blaine, died at the age of 90, Monday, March 11, 2019. Blaine was a member of the legendary studio musician group, the "Wrecking Crew." He is considered a trend setter for rock 'n' roll drumming.
BOX OFFICE - From Deadline: The opening weekend box office estimate for Jordan Peele's new horror flick, "Us," which is coming at $68 million+, would be a record opening for an original horror film concept.
From Patreon: A review of "Us" by yours truly (Leroy Douresseaux, boo!).
From TheNewYorker: Richard Brody reviews "Us."
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POLITICS - From CNN: John Hickenlooper is the former governor of Colorado who is currently running for the 2020 Democratic nomination for president. During a town hall on CNN, he recounted he took his mother to a movie theater to see an "X-rated" movie. The movie was "Deep Throat."
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COMICS-FILM - From Newsarama: Director Todd Phillips shares a new image of Joaquin Phoenix from their "Joker" film, which is due October 4, 2019.
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TELEVISION - From THR: The 2019-2020 season of The CW's long running sci-fi-fantasy-horror series, "Supernatural," will be its final season, according to an announcement made by three of its stars, Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, and Misha Collins. "Supernatural" is The CW's longest running series. It is the longest running sci-fi-type series in American television history.
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TELEVISION - From Collider: Oscar-winning screenwriter Steve Zallian is working on a TV series based on the "Tom Ripley" novels by the late author, Patricia Highsmith. The novels have previously made it to the big screen, with the best known being 1999's "The Talented Mr. Ripley."
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COMICS-FILM - From YahooEntertainment: Zachary Levi, star of Warner Bros.' "Shazam," took to social media to defend Marvel Studio's "Captain Marvel" star, Brie Larson. The character Shazam was once known as Captain Marvel before some trademark issues.
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SCANDAL-CULTURE - From MarieClaire: The perils of having a name that is the same or similar to the name of an infamous or famous person.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Writer-director Macon Blair ("Murder Party") has been tapped to write and direct a reboot of Troma's "The Toxic Avenger."
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Emily Blunt will star in the feature film, "Not Fade Away," which will be produced by David O. Russell and Blunt's husband, John Krasinki.
----------
MOVIES - From TheWrap: Noah Centineo is in talks to play the lead, He-Man, in Sony and Mattel Films "Masters of the Universe" film.
----------
MOVIES - From Truthout: Shane Burley examines the new film, "Lord of Chaos," the book upon which it is based, and it cultural context in the tide of white nationalism.
----------
MOVIES - From GeekTyrant: Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter announce that "Bill & Ted Face the Music," the long-awaited third installment of the "Bill & Ted" franchise, will be released August 21, 2020.
----------
MOVIES - From Collider: The site is reporting that Robert Pattinson is joing John David Washington in Christopher Nolan's secretive July 2020 film.
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DISNEY - From Variety: At 12:02 a.m. EST, Disney will complete its 71 billion dollar acquisition of 21st Century Fox.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Sources tell "Variety" that actor John David Washington ("BlacKkKlansman") will play the lead in director Christopher Nolan's still secret "event film" due July 17, 2020.
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TELEVISION - From Deadline: Miranda Richardson is joing HBO's pilot for its "Game of Thrones" prequel.
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STREAMING - From ThePlaylist: Matthew McConaughey being eyed to appear in director Park Chan-wook's ultra-violent Western "The Brigands of Rattlecreek" for Amazon.
----------
COMICS-FILM - From ThePlaylist: DCEU producer Peter Safran talks about James Gunn, "Suicide Squad" reboot, and ending the "silly Marvel/DC rivalry."
----------
MOVIES - From Collider: Martin Scorsese's much-anticipated "The Irishman" will not be ready to be screened at Cannes.
----------
SCANDAL - From THR: CEO and Chairman of Warner Bros. Entertainment, Kevin Tsujihara has stepped down, likely because it has been made public that he was favoring his ho.
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BLM - From Truthout: "We Need a New Declaration of Rights for Black Americans."
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 3/15 to 3/17/2019 weekend box office is Marvel Studios' "Captain Marvel" with an estimated take of 69.3 million dollars.
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MOVIES - From GeekTyrant: "Transformers"producer Lorenzo Di Boneventura confirms that there will be a "Bumbleee"sequel and a "big Transformers" movies sequel to "The Last Knight."
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TELEVISION - From Deadline: Actor Aaron Paul, who won multiple Emmy Awards for his role in AMC's TV series, "Breaking Bad" talks a "what if" concerning a sequel to the series.
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STREAMING - From Forbes: Netflix has gotten the official green light from the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC), Britain's independent film regulatory agency, to start setting its own age ratings for its films and television series. This marks the first time the BBFC has granted a company the stamp of approval to determine its own age ratings.
OBITS:
From CNN: Rock guitarist, Dick Dale, has died at the age of 81, Saturday, March 16, 2019. Dale is most famous for pioneering the thundering California "surf rock" genre. His most famous song is "Misirlou" (1963), which Quentin Tarantino played over the opening tracks of his seminal film, "Pulp Fiction."
From Variety: Influential recording artist and drummer, Hal Blaine, died at the age of 90, Monday, March 11, 2019. Blaine was a member of the legendary studio musician group, the "Wrecking Crew." He is considered a trend setter for rock 'n' roll drumming.
Saturday, January 12, 2019
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from January 6th to 12th, 2019 - Update #25
Support Leroy on Patreon:
MUSIC - From YahooEntertainment: Led Zeppelin apparently is not going to reunite, even for the 50th anniversary of the release of their first LP.
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POLITICS - From Vox: Tucker Carlson of FOX News' "Tucker Carlson Tonight" caused some turmoil on the political right with his populist opening monologue on Wed., Jan. 9, 2019 episode.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Two of the "Saw" screenwriters are writing a sixth installment of the "Final Destination" film franchise.
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MOVIES - From Newsarama: The writers behind "Men in Black: International" will work on Sony's "Masters of the Universe" reboot.
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TELEVISION - From Deadline: CBS's scripted drama, "Criminal Minds," will end after fifteen seasons. That last season, 2019-2020, will run for ten episodes. This current season, the series' fourteenth, will run for fifteen episodes.
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STREAMING - From THR: Al Pacino set to join Jordan Peele's Nazi hunter drama from Amazon, "The Hunt."
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STREAMING - From Variety: Netflix will have Martin Scorsese and Bob Dylan's "Rolling Thunder Revue" documentary this year.
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MOVIES - From AwardsWatch: The controversy surrounding "Green Book" continues. An anti-Muslim tweet from co-writer Nick Vallelonga has been discovered. "Green Book" is based upon a real-life story concerning Nick's father.
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AWARDS - From Variety: The nominations for the 2019 British Academy Awards, the BAFTAs, (for 2018 achievement in film, have been announced.
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OSCARS - From Variety: Kevin Hart says he is over the idea of hosting the 2019 Oscars ceremony.
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TELEVISION - From TheWrap: HBO adds a director and eight new cast members to Jane Goodman and George R.R. Martin's "Game of Thrones" prequel.
From TheWrap: Bill Brochtrup and Kim Delaney, are two original stars added to a "NYPD Blue" sequel pilot that ABC is currently developing.
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STAR TREK - From Newsarama: "Stat Trek 4," the follow up to "Star Trek Beyond" has been cancelled.
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COMICS-FILM - From Variety: Rumor suggests that there will be a sequel to Sony's hit, "Venom," with Venom (Tom Hardy) facing his spawn, Carnage (Woody Harrelson)>
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TELEVISION - From RollingStone: ‘The Sopranos Sessions’ Goes Inside Groundbreaking HBO Show.
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BLM-CULTURE - From EI: Angela Davis is the latest African-American target of the Israel lobby.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 1/4 to 1/6/2019 weekend box office is "Aquaman" with an estimated take of $30.7 million. This is the film's third straight weekend at the top of the box office.
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GOLDEN GLOBES: From Variety: A complete list of winners at the 2019 / 76th Golden Globes.
From EW: Christian Bale wins "best actor in a comedy or musical film" at the Golden Globes and thanks Satan for the inspiration in playing former Vice-President Dick Cheney.
From NBCNews: "Roma" wins "best foreign-language film" at "Golden Globes.
From EW: Regina King ("If Beale Street Could Talk") wins Golden Globe for "best supporting actress in a motion picture." In her speech, she promises to produce gender-equal projects.
From People: Mahershala Ali ("Green Book") wins the Golden Globe for "best supporting actor in a motion picture.
From THR: FX's "The Americans" wins the Golden Globe for "best television series, drama."
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MOVIES-CULTURE - From CNBC: Record number of black directors among 2018's top films, earning $1.6 billion at the box office
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MOVIES - From DenofGeek: 2019 movie trends and highlights: what to expect this year
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MUSIC-MOVIES - From Variety: The top two best-selling albums of 2018 are soundtrack albums, "The Greatest Showman" and "A Star is Born."
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STREAMING - From NBCNews: With the success of "Bird Box" and "Bandersnatch," Netflix is flexing its movie muscles.
MUSIC - From YahooEntertainment: Led Zeppelin apparently is not going to reunite, even for the 50th anniversary of the release of their first LP.
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POLITICS - From Vox: Tucker Carlson of FOX News' "Tucker Carlson Tonight" caused some turmoil on the political right with his populist opening monologue on Wed., Jan. 9, 2019 episode.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Two of the "Saw" screenwriters are writing a sixth installment of the "Final Destination" film franchise.
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MOVIES - From Newsarama: The writers behind "Men in Black: International" will work on Sony's "Masters of the Universe" reboot.
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TELEVISION - From Deadline: CBS's scripted drama, "Criminal Minds," will end after fifteen seasons. That last season, 2019-2020, will run for ten episodes. This current season, the series' fourteenth, will run for fifteen episodes.
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STREAMING - From THR: Al Pacino set to join Jordan Peele's Nazi hunter drama from Amazon, "The Hunt."
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STREAMING - From Variety: Netflix will have Martin Scorsese and Bob Dylan's "Rolling Thunder Revue" documentary this year.
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MOVIES - From AwardsWatch: The controversy surrounding "Green Book" continues. An anti-Muslim tweet from co-writer Nick Vallelonga has been discovered. "Green Book" is based upon a real-life story concerning Nick's father.
----------
AWARDS - From Variety: The nominations for the 2019 British Academy Awards, the BAFTAs, (for 2018 achievement in film, have been announced.
----------
OSCARS - From Variety: Kevin Hart says he is over the idea of hosting the 2019 Oscars ceremony.
----------
TELEVISION - From TheWrap: HBO adds a director and eight new cast members to Jane Goodman and George R.R. Martin's "Game of Thrones" prequel.
From TheWrap: Bill Brochtrup and Kim Delaney, are two original stars added to a "NYPD Blue" sequel pilot that ABC is currently developing.
----------
STAR TREK - From Newsarama: "Stat Trek 4," the follow up to "Star Trek Beyond" has been cancelled.
----------
COMICS-FILM - From Variety: Rumor suggests that there will be a sequel to Sony's hit, "Venom," with Venom (Tom Hardy) facing his spawn, Carnage (Woody Harrelson)>
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TELEVISION - From RollingStone: ‘The Sopranos Sessions’ Goes Inside Groundbreaking HBO Show.
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BLM-CULTURE - From EI: Angela Davis is the latest African-American target of the Israel lobby.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 1/4 to 1/6/2019 weekend box office is "Aquaman" with an estimated take of $30.7 million. This is the film's third straight weekend at the top of the box office.
----------
GOLDEN GLOBES: From Variety: A complete list of winners at the 2019 / 76th Golden Globes.
From EW: Christian Bale wins "best actor in a comedy or musical film" at the Golden Globes and thanks Satan for the inspiration in playing former Vice-President Dick Cheney.
From NBCNews: "Roma" wins "best foreign-language film" at "Golden Globes.
From EW: Regina King ("If Beale Street Could Talk") wins Golden Globe for "best supporting actress in a motion picture." In her speech, she promises to produce gender-equal projects.
From People: Mahershala Ali ("Green Book") wins the Golden Globe for "best supporting actor in a motion picture.
From THR: FX's "The Americans" wins the Golden Globe for "best television series, drama."
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MOVIES-CULTURE - From CNBC: Record number of black directors among 2018's top films, earning $1.6 billion at the box office
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MOVIES - From DenofGeek: 2019 movie trends and highlights: what to expect this year
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MUSIC-MOVIES - From Variety: The top two best-selling albums of 2018 are soundtrack albums, "The Greatest Showman" and "A Star is Born."
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STREAMING - From NBCNews: With the success of "Bird Box" and "Bandersnatch," Netflix is flexing its movie muscles.
Saturday, March 10, 2018
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from March 1st to 10th, 2018 - Update #30
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COMICS-FILM - From JoBlo: "New Mutants" actress Anya Taylor-Joy confirms that the reshoots for the film "The New Mutants" are being done to add a new character and to reportedly make the film scarier.
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COMICS-FILM - From Movies.com: Vin Diesel confirmed for R-rated comic book movie, "Bloodshot."
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MOVIES - From SlashFilm: The Oscar-winning film, "Call Me By Your Name," will have a sequel, according to the director.
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MOVIES - From BET: Ava DuVernay & Oprah On How “Wrinkle In Time” Amplifies The Voices of Today’s Young “Warriors”
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SCANDAL - From TheDailyBeast: The NYPD claims that it is ready to arrest film mogul, Harvey Weinstein, for felony sexual assault...
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MOVIES - From Variety: Michael B. Jordan to adopt an inclusion rider on all future projects.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Michael Bay has set his next two films, "6 Underground" and "Robopocalypse."
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POLITICS - From TheDailyBeast: Ron Reagan says, "The Problem Isn’t Just Trump. It’s Our Ignorant Electorate."
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MOVIES - From Collider: Martin Scorsese has announced that he has finished filming his next film, "The Irishman." Now, begins the post-production for the film which may appear in the second half of 2019.
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MOVIES - From Reuters: Lawsuit seeks White House, Justice Department records on Fox-Disney deal.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Hot comedienne and actress Tiffany Haddish joins Tyler Perry's "The List."
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 3/2 to 3/4/2018 weekend box office is Marvel Studios' "Black Panther" with an estimated total $65.7 million.
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OSCARS - From Variety: "The Shape of Water" wins the Academy Award (Oscar) as "Best Picture of 2017." Guillermo del Toro wins "Best Director" for directing "The Shape of Water."
From DeadlineTV: The viewership for the Oscar telecast was down an all-time low for the 2018 Oscars, $26.5 million.
From ETCanada: Despite the "Time's Up" and #MeToo movements, the 2018 Academy Awards saw the fewest women winners since the 2012 Oscars. This year, 6 women claiming Oscars compared to 33 men. Only four women won Oscars in 2012.
From YahooEntertainment: 5 things you didn't see at the 2018 Oscars
From Deadline: Frances McDormand And #InclusionRider Go Viral After Oscar Speech – Reactions
From ShadowandAct: For Jordan Peele, This Is Bigger Than An Oscar
From Variety: Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway are going to present the "Best Picture" Oscar again this year. The pair presented last year's "Best Picture" Oscar mistakenly to "La La Land," after they received the wrong envelope. "Moonlight" was the winner.
From GoldDerby: ‘Moonlight’ team turns down invitation for an Oscars do-over
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SCANDAL - From Variety: A statue of Harvey Weinstein entitled "Casting Couch" has appeared on Hollywood Boulevard. It was created by two artists Plastic Jesus and Joshua “Ginger” Monroe. Monroe is responsible for the nude Donald Trump statue that appeared in numerous cities.
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COMICS-FILM - From Variety: Sony's remake of "The Crow," starring Jason Momoa and directed by Corin Hardy will arrive in theaters October 11, 2019.
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COMICS-FILM - From BleedingCool: The tone of Marvel Studio's upcoming film, "Captain Marvel" (2019), might be action-comedy.
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STREAMING - From Variety: Anna Kendrick's Santa Claus movie, the fantasy comedy "Noelle," has been pulled from Disney's theatrical release and will appear on Disney's still-unnamed streaming service.
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MOVIES - From ShadowsandAct: Oscar winners Viola David and Lupita N'yongo will play mother and daughter in the film "The Woman King," based on the real-life "Dahomey Amazon Warriors."
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COMICS-FILM - From Deadline: Disney/Marvel moves up the release date for "Avengers: Infinity War" from May 4th to April 27, 2018.
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CELEBRITY - From YahooEntertainment: Jennifer Lawrence reveals movie roles she coveted by did not get.
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DISNEY - From BleedingCool: Walt Disney is doing a live-action remake of its classic animated film, "Peter Pan" [My all time favorite animated film. - Editor]. Here is an update on its progress.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Brad Pitt will join Leonardo DiCaprio in Quentin Tarantino's ninth film, the so-called "Manson murders film." It now has a title, "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood," and is scheduled for release August 9, 2019.
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From CinemaBlend: One Way The New Halloween Movie Is Like The Original, According To Nick Castle
OBITS:
From Billboard: Businessman Russ Solomon has died at the age of 92, Sunday, March 4, 2018. Solomon founded Tower Records. He began selling records in his father's drug store, calling his business "Tower Record Mart." He opened his first stand alone store in 1960.
From Variety: The actor David Ogden Stiers has died at the age of 75, Saturday, March 3, 2018. He was best known for his role in the venerable TV series, "M.A.S.H.," as the character Major Charles Emerson Winchester III, for which he received two Emmy nominations. He was also noted for doing voice performances for numerous animated films, including Disney's "Beauty and the Beast," "Pocahontas," and "The Hunchback of Notre Dame."
COMICS-FILM - From JoBlo: "New Mutants" actress Anya Taylor-Joy confirms that the reshoots for the film "The New Mutants" are being done to add a new character and to reportedly make the film scarier.
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COMICS-FILM - From Movies.com: Vin Diesel confirmed for R-rated comic book movie, "Bloodshot."
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MOVIES - From SlashFilm: The Oscar-winning film, "Call Me By Your Name," will have a sequel, according to the director.
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MOVIES - From BET: Ava DuVernay & Oprah On How “Wrinkle In Time” Amplifies The Voices of Today’s Young “Warriors”
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SCANDAL - From TheDailyBeast: The NYPD claims that it is ready to arrest film mogul, Harvey Weinstein, for felony sexual assault...
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MOVIES - From Variety: Michael B. Jordan to adopt an inclusion rider on all future projects.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Michael Bay has set his next two films, "6 Underground" and "Robopocalypse."
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POLITICS - From TheDailyBeast: Ron Reagan says, "The Problem Isn’t Just Trump. It’s Our Ignorant Electorate."
----------
MOVIES - From Collider: Martin Scorsese has announced that he has finished filming his next film, "The Irishman." Now, begins the post-production for the film which may appear in the second half of 2019.
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MOVIES - From Reuters: Lawsuit seeks White House, Justice Department records on Fox-Disney deal.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Hot comedienne and actress Tiffany Haddish joins Tyler Perry's "The List."
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 3/2 to 3/4/2018 weekend box office is Marvel Studios' "Black Panther" with an estimated total $65.7 million.
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OSCARS - From Variety: "The Shape of Water" wins the Academy Award (Oscar) as "Best Picture of 2017." Guillermo del Toro wins "Best Director" for directing "The Shape of Water."
From DeadlineTV: The viewership for the Oscar telecast was down an all-time low for the 2018 Oscars, $26.5 million.
From ETCanada: Despite the "Time's Up" and #MeToo movements, the 2018 Academy Awards saw the fewest women winners since the 2012 Oscars. This year, 6 women claiming Oscars compared to 33 men. Only four women won Oscars in 2012.
From YahooEntertainment: 5 things you didn't see at the 2018 Oscars
From Deadline: Frances McDormand And #InclusionRider Go Viral After Oscar Speech – Reactions
From ShadowandAct: For Jordan Peele, This Is Bigger Than An Oscar
From Variety: Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway are going to present the "Best Picture" Oscar again this year. The pair presented last year's "Best Picture" Oscar mistakenly to "La La Land," after they received the wrong envelope. "Moonlight" was the winner.
From GoldDerby: ‘Moonlight’ team turns down invitation for an Oscars do-over
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SCANDAL - From Variety: A statue of Harvey Weinstein entitled "Casting Couch" has appeared on Hollywood Boulevard. It was created by two artists Plastic Jesus and Joshua “Ginger” Monroe. Monroe is responsible for the nude Donald Trump statue that appeared in numerous cities.
----------
COMICS-FILM - From Variety: Sony's remake of "The Crow," starring Jason Momoa and directed by Corin Hardy will arrive in theaters October 11, 2019.
----------
COMICS-FILM - From BleedingCool: The tone of Marvel Studio's upcoming film, "Captain Marvel" (2019), might be action-comedy.
----------
STREAMING - From Variety: Anna Kendrick's Santa Claus movie, the fantasy comedy "Noelle," has been pulled from Disney's theatrical release and will appear on Disney's still-unnamed streaming service.
----------
MOVIES - From ShadowsandAct: Oscar winners Viola David and Lupita N'yongo will play mother and daughter in the film "The Woman King," based on the real-life "Dahomey Amazon Warriors."
----------
COMICS-FILM - From Deadline: Disney/Marvel moves up the release date for "Avengers: Infinity War" from May 4th to April 27, 2018.
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CELEBRITY - From YahooEntertainment: Jennifer Lawrence reveals movie roles she coveted by did not get.
----------
DISNEY - From BleedingCool: Walt Disney is doing a live-action remake of its classic animated film, "Peter Pan" [My all time favorite animated film. - Editor]. Here is an update on its progress.
----------
MOVIES - From Deadline: Brad Pitt will join Leonardo DiCaprio in Quentin Tarantino's ninth film, the so-called "Manson murders film." It now has a title, "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood," and is scheduled for release August 9, 2019.
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From CinemaBlend: One Way The New Halloween Movie Is Like The Original, According To Nick Castle
OBITS:
From Billboard: Businessman Russ Solomon has died at the age of 92, Sunday, March 4, 2018. Solomon founded Tower Records. He began selling records in his father's drug store, calling his business "Tower Record Mart." He opened his first stand alone store in 1960.
From Variety: The actor David Ogden Stiers has died at the age of 75, Saturday, March 3, 2018. He was best known for his role in the venerable TV series, "M.A.S.H.," as the character Major Charles Emerson Winchester III, for which he received two Emmy nominations. He was also noted for doing voice performances for numerous animated films, including Disney's "Beauty and the Beast," "Pocahontas," and "The Hunchback of Notre Dame."
Saturday, August 26, 2017
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from August 20th to 26th, 2017 - Update #33
Support Leroy on Patreon.
TELEVISION - From SlashFilm: Lionsgate is among a group of entities developing a reboot of the 2008 film "Jumper." Doug Liman, who directed the film, is also developing a "Jumper"-related series for Youtube Red.
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TELEVISION - TVLine: The first three episode of "American Horror Story: Cult" have been screened for the press, revealing details about Lena Dunham and Emma Roberts' characters.
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MOVIES - From FlickeringMyth: Vera Farmiga and J.K. Simmons are joining Hugh Jackman in his Gary Hart biopic, "The Front Runner."
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MOVIES - From TheWrap: "It," the new film adaptation of Stephen King's epic novel, is looking like it may set a box office record for the month of September.
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COMICS-FILM - From Vulture: James Cameron ain't buying all the self-congratulatory back slapping over the "Wonder Woman" film.
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MOVIES - From ThePlaylist: A "Girls Trip" sequel may be in the works.
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COMICS-FILM - From THR: Glenn Ficarra and John Requa, the producers of NBC's hit drama, "This is Us," will write and direct a film featuring DC Comics' characters, The Joker and Harley Quinn.
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COMICS-FILM - From YahooMovies: Jon Favreau teases a reunion of Robert Downey, Gwyneth Paltrow and himself in "Avengers 4."
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CELEBRITY - From YahooTV: Tyler Perry says that he still takes care of his step-father although the man physically and verbally abused him as a child.
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COMICS-FILM - From TheWrap: Director Matt Reeves says that his movie, "The Batman" (starring Ben Affleck as Batman) will not be part of the DC Extended Universe and it will be a stand alone film.
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MOVIES - From TheWrap: Martin Lawrence does not think "Bad Boys 3" will happen.
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BLM - From GuardianUK: The U.S. justice system uses the chokehold to oppress and humiliate black men.
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TELEVISION - From Variety: Common will star in Starz "Black Samurai" series with RZA (Wu-Tang Clan) and Jerry Bruckheimer executive producing.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Iranian filmmaker, Asghar Farhadi, has begun shooting his new film in Spain with Oscar winners Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz headlining the film.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Warner Bros. and DC Entertainment are planning another Batman spinoff movie. This one would focus on the origin of iconic Batman villian, The Joker, and would involve the creative talents of Todd Phillips and Martin Scorsese.
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MOVIES - From CinemaBlend: Ed Skein of "Deadpool" is joining the "Hellboy" reboot film.
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TELEVISION - From TheWrap: NBC has scrapped its plans for a reboot of "Xena: Warrior Princess."
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MOVIES - From YahooMovies: Margot Robbie is unrecognizable as Queen Elizabeth I in the film, "Mary Queen of Scots."
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SPORTS - From BET: A large number of NYPD officers rally in support of blackballed NFL quarterback, Colin Kaepernick.
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CULTURE - From RollingStone: The history of White supremacy in America.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: New details emerge on "Deadpool 2" crash that took the life of stunt woman Joi Harris.
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TELEVISION - From Deadline: Lynn Whitfield joins Sanaa Lathan in Netflix's comedy, "Nappily Ever After."
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TELEVISION - From YahooTV: A spoiler-filled recap of the Aug. 20th, 2017 "Game of Thones."
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 8/18 to 8/20/2017 weekend box office is "Hitman's Bodyguard" with an estimated take of $21.6 million.
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ANIMATION - From YahooTV: Writer-director Adam Reid is trying to raise money to produce a pilot for a proposed animated TV series featuring President Barack Obama and Vice-President Joe Biden as time traveling heroes.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Cover story: Has Netflix's Ted Sarandos rescued or ruined Hollywood?
From Variety: Marvel/Netflix's "The Defenders" could set binge-viewing / streaming records.
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MOVIES - From Variety: New Line is looking to reboot the "Shaft" film franchise again. Samuel L. Jackson is in negotiations to join the film with Jessie T. Usher ("Survivor's Remorse"). Jackson starred in the title role in Paramount Pictures' 2000 "Shaft" film.
CULTURE - From Politico: How militias became the private police force for White supremacists.
OBITS:
From THR: The comedian, radio talk show host, and comic actor, Jay Thomas, has died at the age of 69, Thurs., August 24, 2017. Thomas won two Emmys playing "Jay Gold" on the 1980s-90s CBS sitcom, "Murphy Brown." He was also known for his annual appearances on David Letterman's late-night talks shows.
From RollingStone: Actor, filmmaker, comedian, and philanthropist, Jerry Lewis, has died at the age of 91, Sunday, August 20, 2017. Before he embarked on a solo film career, he partnered with legendary singer and actor, Dean Martin. Many knew Lewis for his annual "The Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon," which raised money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
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From Variety: Groundbreaking civil rights activist and comedian, Dick Gregory, has died at the age of 84, Saturday, August 19, 2017. He counted among his friends Dr. Martin Luther King and Medgar Evars. Gregory wrote several books, including "Nigger: An Autobiography." His new book, "Defining Moments in Black History" is due in September.
From Variety: Tributes to Dick Gregory, who died on Saturday, pour in from colleagues, fans, and admirers, including Whoopi Goldberg, George Wallace, Ava DuVernay, Gilbert Gottfried, Jesse Jackson, Rev. Al Sharpton, Lawrence O'Donnell, and more.
From Variety: Dick Gregory recent guest column for Variety: "Fight Police Brutality with Your Wallet."
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From Variety: The actor Sonny Landham died at the age of 76, Thursday, August 17, 2017. Part Seminole and Cherokee, Landham was best known for playing the Native American tracker, Billy Sole, in the Arnold Schwarzenegger film, Predator (1987). He also had roles in "The Warriors," "48 Hrs," and "Action Jackson."
TELEVISION - From SlashFilm: Lionsgate is among a group of entities developing a reboot of the 2008 film "Jumper." Doug Liman, who directed the film, is also developing a "Jumper"-related series for Youtube Red.
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TELEVISION - TVLine: The first three episode of "American Horror Story: Cult" have been screened for the press, revealing details about Lena Dunham and Emma Roberts' characters.
----------
MOVIES - From FlickeringMyth: Vera Farmiga and J.K. Simmons are joining Hugh Jackman in his Gary Hart biopic, "The Front Runner."
----------
MOVIES - From TheWrap: "It," the new film adaptation of Stephen King's epic novel, is looking like it may set a box office record for the month of September.
----------
COMICS-FILM - From Vulture: James Cameron ain't buying all the self-congratulatory back slapping over the "Wonder Woman" film.
----------
MOVIES - From ThePlaylist: A "Girls Trip" sequel may be in the works.
----------
COMICS-FILM - From THR: Glenn Ficarra and John Requa, the producers of NBC's hit drama, "This is Us," will write and direct a film featuring DC Comics' characters, The Joker and Harley Quinn.
----------
COMICS-FILM - From YahooMovies: Jon Favreau teases a reunion of Robert Downey, Gwyneth Paltrow and himself in "Avengers 4."
----------
CELEBRITY - From YahooTV: Tyler Perry says that he still takes care of his step-father although the man physically and verbally abused him as a child.
----------
COMICS-FILM - From TheWrap: Director Matt Reeves says that his movie, "The Batman" (starring Ben Affleck as Batman) will not be part of the DC Extended Universe and it will be a stand alone film.
----------
MOVIES - From TheWrap: Martin Lawrence does not think "Bad Boys 3" will happen.
----------
BLM - From GuardianUK: The U.S. justice system uses the chokehold to oppress and humiliate black men.
----------
TELEVISION - From Variety: Common will star in Starz "Black Samurai" series with RZA (Wu-Tang Clan) and Jerry Bruckheimer executive producing.
----------
MOVIES - From Variety: Iranian filmmaker, Asghar Farhadi, has begun shooting his new film in Spain with Oscar winners Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz headlining the film.
----------
MOVIES - From Deadline: Warner Bros. and DC Entertainment are planning another Batman spinoff movie. This one would focus on the origin of iconic Batman villian, The Joker, and would involve the creative talents of Todd Phillips and Martin Scorsese.
----------
MOVIES - From CinemaBlend: Ed Skein of "Deadpool" is joining the "Hellboy" reboot film.
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TELEVISION - From TheWrap: NBC has scrapped its plans for a reboot of "Xena: Warrior Princess."
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MOVIES - From YahooMovies: Margot Robbie is unrecognizable as Queen Elizabeth I in the film, "Mary Queen of Scots."
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SPORTS - From BET: A large number of NYPD officers rally in support of blackballed NFL quarterback, Colin Kaepernick.
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CULTURE - From RollingStone: The history of White supremacy in America.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: New details emerge on "Deadpool 2" crash that took the life of stunt woman Joi Harris.
----------
TELEVISION - From Deadline: Lynn Whitfield joins Sanaa Lathan in Netflix's comedy, "Nappily Ever After."
----------
TELEVISION - From YahooTV: A spoiler-filled recap of the Aug. 20th, 2017 "Game of Thones."
----------
BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 8/18 to 8/20/2017 weekend box office is "Hitman's Bodyguard" with an estimated take of $21.6 million.
----------
ANIMATION - From YahooTV: Writer-director Adam Reid is trying to raise money to produce a pilot for a proposed animated TV series featuring President Barack Obama and Vice-President Joe Biden as time traveling heroes.
----------
MOVIES - From Variety: Cover story: Has Netflix's Ted Sarandos rescued or ruined Hollywood?
From Variety: Marvel/Netflix's "The Defenders" could set binge-viewing / streaming records.
----------
MOVIES - From Variety: New Line is looking to reboot the "Shaft" film franchise again. Samuel L. Jackson is in negotiations to join the film with Jessie T. Usher ("Survivor's Remorse"). Jackson starred in the title role in Paramount Pictures' 2000 "Shaft" film.
CULTURE - From Politico: How militias became the private police force for White supremacists.
OBITS:
From THR: The comedian, radio talk show host, and comic actor, Jay Thomas, has died at the age of 69, Thurs., August 24, 2017. Thomas won two Emmys playing "Jay Gold" on the 1980s-90s CBS sitcom, "Murphy Brown." He was also known for his annual appearances on David Letterman's late-night talks shows.
From RollingStone: Actor, filmmaker, comedian, and philanthropist, Jerry Lewis, has died at the age of 91, Sunday, August 20, 2017. Before he embarked on a solo film career, he partnered with legendary singer and actor, Dean Martin. Many knew Lewis for his annual "The Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon," which raised money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
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From Variety: Groundbreaking civil rights activist and comedian, Dick Gregory, has died at the age of 84, Saturday, August 19, 2017. He counted among his friends Dr. Martin Luther King and Medgar Evars. Gregory wrote several books, including "Nigger: An Autobiography." His new book, "Defining Moments in Black History" is due in September.
From Variety: Tributes to Dick Gregory, who died on Saturday, pour in from colleagues, fans, and admirers, including Whoopi Goldberg, George Wallace, Ava DuVernay, Gilbert Gottfried, Jesse Jackson, Rev. Al Sharpton, Lawrence O'Donnell, and more.
From Variety: Dick Gregory recent guest column for Variety: "Fight Police Brutality with Your Wallet."
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From Variety: The actor Sonny Landham died at the age of 76, Thursday, August 17, 2017. Part Seminole and Cherokee, Landham was best known for playing the Native American tracker, Billy Sole, in the Arnold Schwarzenegger film, Predator (1987). He also had roles in "The Warriors," "48 Hrs," and "Action Jackson."
Thursday, February 9, 2017
Amazon Announces Grateful Dead Doc, "Long Strange Trip"
Amazon Acquires Grateful Dead Documentary Long Strange Trip from Director Amir Bar-Lev and Executive Producer Martin Scorsese
Long Strange Trip is a groundbreaking documentary that probes the creative forces, subversive ambitions, and interpersonal dynamics that drove the Grateful Dead in their 30-year quest for moments of collective inspiration
Documentary will premiere on Amazon Prime Video on May 26 in the US and UK with additional territories to be announced
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--(NASDAQ: AMZN)—Amazon Studios announced it has acquired Long Strange Trip, an unprecedented four hour documentary about the Grateful Dead from director Amir Bar-Lev (The Tillman Story) and executive producer Martin Scorsese (Silence). Set to debut May 26 on Amazon Prime Video in the US and UK as a six part documentary, with additional territories to be announced, Long Strange Trip probes the creative forces, subversive ambitions, and interpersonal dynamics that drove the Grateful Dead in their 30-year quest for moments of collective inspiration. By inventing a unique fusion of folk, jazz, R&B, avant-garde experimentation, world music and rock and roll, they earned the devotion of the most committed fan base in the music business, while gleefully disdaining every cliché of pop success.
The world premiere of Long Strange Trip will take place at the upcoming Sundance Film Festival. Band members Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann, and Bob Weir, as well as Trixie Garcia will be in attendance.
Long Strange Trip is produced by Eric Eisner (Hamlet 2), Nick Koskoff (Bad Hurt), and Alex Blavatnik (For the Love of Spock) who also financed the project. Additional producers include Ken Dornstein (My Brother’s Bomber) and Justin Kreutzmann (The Who: Fragments). Executive producers in addition to Scorsese are Emma Tillinger Koskoff (Silence), Rick Yorn (Wolf of Wall Street), Andrew Heller, Sanford Heller, Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann, Phil Lesh, Bob Weir, Thomas J. Mangan IV (Somewhere Tonight), and Alicia Sams (By The People: The Election of Barack Obama).
“I first reached out to the Grateful Dead about this film back in 2003,” said Bar-Lev. “Since then, everyone who has come aboard has treated this project with a renegade spirit of cooperation and ingenuity worthy of the subject matter. I recognized immediately that Amazon was the perfect distributor when I met their team, and I can’t wait to see how many brains they can infect with the Dead’s contagious brand of anti-establishment fun.”
“I’ve always admired the spirit and creativity of the Grateful Dead,” said Scorsese. “They are revolutionary artists who forever changed the world of touring and recording live music. They were a cultural force—a lifestyle, that continue to influence new generations of fans. This film will entertain and educate audiences about one of the most innovative and groundbreaking American bands of the 20th century.”
“The story of the Grateful Dead is that of music and culture of the 20th Century,” said Joe Lewis, Head of Comedy and Drama, Amazon Studios. “Told with vast scope and an unprecedented cast of real life characters, Amir has taken advantage of this larger than life canvas to make an era-defining musical portrait that we can’t wait to bring to audiences everywhere.”
Bob Weir commented: "Over several decades a group of guys hung together making music in a group that was way tighter and lasted much longer than most marriages. Here's the movie…”
Mickey Hart commented: "Stranger than fiction – a user’s guide for an impossible journey."
On behalf of the producers, Eisner and Blavatnik commented: “We're honored to be involved in this historic, ambitious and passionate undertaking. The Grateful Dead have played and continue to play an integral role not only in our lives, but in the very development of contemporary American society. Amir’s encompassing and engrossing look truly captures the story of this unique band.”
The 30-year odyssey of the Grateful Dead was the most unlikely success story in rock and roll history. Famously averse to publicity, seemingly incapable of recording radio-friendly hits, they flouted music-industry convention by giving their live music away to a global network of tape traders, becoming the highest-grossing concert act in America on word of mouth alone. Executive produced by Scorsese (Silence), Long Strange Trip is the first full-length documentary to explore the fiercely independent vision, insistence on continuous innovation, and uncompromising commitment to their audience that propelled the original jam band from a Bay Area pizza parlor to the ranks of the most enduringly influential musicians of their generation. By assembling candid interviews with the band, road crew, family members, and notable Deadheads, director Bar-Lev (The Tillman Story) unearths the untold history of the Dead and the freewheeling psychedelic subculture that sprouted up around it, while providing poignant insight into the psyche of late lead guitarist Jerry Garcia, who disdained leadership of the increasingly sprawling collective organization that kept the show on the road. With a soundtrack that captures some of the band's most dynamic live performances as well as unguarded moments offstage and never before seen footage and photos, Long Strange Trip is an epic exploration into a uniquely American experiment in radically eclectic music-making that continues to earn the passionate loyalty of generations of fans worldwide.
The deal was negotiated by WME Global on behalf of the filmmakers.
About Amazon Video
Amazon Video is a premium on-demand entertainment service that offers customers the greatest choice in what to watch and how to watch it. Amazon Video is the only service that provides all of the following:
In addition to Prime Video, the Prime membership includes unlimited fast free shipping options across all categories available on Amazon, more than two million songs and thousands of playlists and stations with Prime Music, secure photo storage with Prime Photos, unlimited reading with Prime Reading, unlimited access to a digital audiobook catalog with Audible Channels for Prime, a rotating selection of free digital games and in-game loot with Twitch Prime, early access to select Lightning Deals, exclusive access and discounts to select items, and more. To sign-up for Prime or to find out more, visit: www.amazon.com/prime.
About Amazon
Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit www.amazon.com/about.
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Long Strange Trip is a groundbreaking documentary that probes the creative forces, subversive ambitions, and interpersonal dynamics that drove the Grateful Dead in their 30-year quest for moments of collective inspiration
Documentary will premiere on Amazon Prime Video on May 26 in the US and UK with additional territories to be announced
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--(NASDAQ: AMZN)—Amazon Studios announced it has acquired Long Strange Trip, an unprecedented four hour documentary about the Grateful Dead from director Amir Bar-Lev (The Tillman Story) and executive producer Martin Scorsese (Silence). Set to debut May 26 on Amazon Prime Video in the US and UK as a six part documentary, with additional territories to be announced, Long Strange Trip probes the creative forces, subversive ambitions, and interpersonal dynamics that drove the Grateful Dead in their 30-year quest for moments of collective inspiration. By inventing a unique fusion of folk, jazz, R&B, avant-garde experimentation, world music and rock and roll, they earned the devotion of the most committed fan base in the music business, while gleefully disdaining every cliché of pop success.
The world premiere of Long Strange Trip will take place at the upcoming Sundance Film Festival. Band members Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann, and Bob Weir, as well as Trixie Garcia will be in attendance.
Long Strange Trip is produced by Eric Eisner (Hamlet 2), Nick Koskoff (Bad Hurt), and Alex Blavatnik (For the Love of Spock) who also financed the project. Additional producers include Ken Dornstein (My Brother’s Bomber) and Justin Kreutzmann (The Who: Fragments). Executive producers in addition to Scorsese are Emma Tillinger Koskoff (Silence), Rick Yorn (Wolf of Wall Street), Andrew Heller, Sanford Heller, Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann, Phil Lesh, Bob Weir, Thomas J. Mangan IV (Somewhere Tonight), and Alicia Sams (By The People: The Election of Barack Obama).
“I first reached out to the Grateful Dead about this film back in 2003,” said Bar-Lev. “Since then, everyone who has come aboard has treated this project with a renegade spirit of cooperation and ingenuity worthy of the subject matter. I recognized immediately that Amazon was the perfect distributor when I met their team, and I can’t wait to see how many brains they can infect with the Dead’s contagious brand of anti-establishment fun.”
“I’ve always admired the spirit and creativity of the Grateful Dead,” said Scorsese. “They are revolutionary artists who forever changed the world of touring and recording live music. They were a cultural force—a lifestyle, that continue to influence new generations of fans. This film will entertain and educate audiences about one of the most innovative and groundbreaking American bands of the 20th century.”
“The story of the Grateful Dead is that of music and culture of the 20th Century,” said Joe Lewis, Head of Comedy and Drama, Amazon Studios. “Told with vast scope and an unprecedented cast of real life characters, Amir has taken advantage of this larger than life canvas to make an era-defining musical portrait that we can’t wait to bring to audiences everywhere.”
Bob Weir commented: "Over several decades a group of guys hung together making music in a group that was way tighter and lasted much longer than most marriages. Here's the movie…”
Mickey Hart commented: "Stranger than fiction – a user’s guide for an impossible journey."
On behalf of the producers, Eisner and Blavatnik commented: “We're honored to be involved in this historic, ambitious and passionate undertaking. The Grateful Dead have played and continue to play an integral role not only in our lives, but in the very development of contemporary American society. Amir’s encompassing and engrossing look truly captures the story of this unique band.”
The 30-year odyssey of the Grateful Dead was the most unlikely success story in rock and roll history. Famously averse to publicity, seemingly incapable of recording radio-friendly hits, they flouted music-industry convention by giving their live music away to a global network of tape traders, becoming the highest-grossing concert act in America on word of mouth alone. Executive produced by Scorsese (Silence), Long Strange Trip is the first full-length documentary to explore the fiercely independent vision, insistence on continuous innovation, and uncompromising commitment to their audience that propelled the original jam band from a Bay Area pizza parlor to the ranks of the most enduringly influential musicians of their generation. By assembling candid interviews with the band, road crew, family members, and notable Deadheads, director Bar-Lev (The Tillman Story) unearths the untold history of the Dead and the freewheeling psychedelic subculture that sprouted up around it, while providing poignant insight into the psyche of late lead guitarist Jerry Garcia, who disdained leadership of the increasingly sprawling collective organization that kept the show on the road. With a soundtrack that captures some of the band's most dynamic live performances as well as unguarded moments offstage and never before seen footage and photos, Long Strange Trip is an epic exploration into a uniquely American experiment in radically eclectic music-making that continues to earn the passionate loyalty of generations of fans worldwide.
The deal was negotiated by WME Global on behalf of the filmmakers.
About Amazon Video
Amazon Video is a premium on-demand entertainment service that offers customers the greatest choice in what to watch and how to watch it. Amazon Video is the only service that provides all of the following:
- Prime Video: Thousands of movies and TV shows, including popular licensed content plus critically-acclaimed and award-winning Amazon Original Series and Movies from Amazon Studios like Transparent, The Man in the High Castle, Love & Friendship, and kids series Tumble Leaf, available for unlimited streaming as part of an Amazon Prime membership. Prime Video is also now available to customers in more than 200 countries and territories around the globe at www.primevideo.com.
- Amazon Channels: Over 80 video subscriptions to networks like HBO, SHOWTIME, STARZ, PBS KIDS, Acorn TV, and more, available to Amazon Prime members in the US as add-ons to their membership. To view the full list of available channels, visit www.amazon.com/channels.
- Rent or Own: Hundreds of thousands of titles, including new release movies and current TV shows available for on-demand rental or purchase for all Amazon customers.
- Instant Access: Customers can instantly watch anytime, anywhere through the Amazon Video app on compatible TVs, mobile devices, Amazon Fire TV, Fire TV Stick, and Fire tablets, or online. For a list of all compatible devices, visit www.amazon.com/howtostream.
- Premium Features: Top features like 4K Ultra HD, High Dynamic Range (HDR) and mobile downloads for offline viewing of select content.
In addition to Prime Video, the Prime membership includes unlimited fast free shipping options across all categories available on Amazon, more than two million songs and thousands of playlists and stations with Prime Music, secure photo storage with Prime Photos, unlimited reading with Prime Reading, unlimited access to a digital audiobook catalog with Audible Channels for Prime, a rotating selection of free digital games and in-game loot with Twitch Prime, early access to select Lightning Deals, exclusive access and discounts to select items, and more. To sign-up for Prime or to find out more, visit: www.amazon.com/prime.
About Amazon
Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit www.amazon.com/about.
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Saturday, December 24, 2016
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from December 18th to 24th, 2016 - Update #31
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STAR WARS - From Deadline: Carrie Fisher is stable and out of emergency after having a heart attack on an airplane.
From ETCanada: According to Carrie's brother, Todd Fisher, Carrie is not in "stable condition."
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MOVIES - From THR: There is supposed to be a teaser released today in anticipation of the release of the first trailer for "Alien: Covenant," on Christmas Day.
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CELEBRITY - From YahooStyle: Kristen Stewart (Twilight) is dating Stella Maxwell.
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SPORTS - YahooSports: The NFL's Cleveland Browns will NOT become the second team to go winless in a 16-game NFL regular season. The Detroit were 0 and 16 in 2008. Several NFL teams have had seasons with no victories or ties.
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TELEVISION - From Deadline: The "Cruel Intentions" reboot TV series is officially dead, but could rise again.
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TELEVISION - From IndieWire: A&E's "Generation KKK" may get a name change.
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ANIMATION - From Variety: Fox Searchlight has purchased worldwide rights to Wes Anderson's next film, the animated "Isle of Dogs."
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POLITICS - From YahooMusic: Celine Dion says no to performing at the Trump inauguration.
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MOVIES - From Variety: After "Blade Runner 2049," Dennis Villeneuve may move onto Legendary Entertainment's "Dune" reboot.
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MOVIES - From IndieWire: Martin Scorsese offers an update on his upcoming film with Leonardo DiCaprio, "Devil in the White City." A script is being worked on.
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TELEVISION - From TheWrap: Michael Stuhlbarg added to "Fargo" Season 3.
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TELEVISION - From THR: Starz cancels "Blunt Talk" with Patrick Stewart.
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BOX OFFICE - From YahooMovies: Disney becomes the first movie studio to earn $7 billion in global box office.
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MOVIES - From YahooMovies: Yahoo's 10 worst movies of the year.
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CELEBRITY - From ETCanada: Margot Robbie secretly married in Australia.
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POLITICS - From YahooMovies: Comedian/actor Tom Arnold claims he has outtakes of President-elect Donald Trump making racists comments. It's too late to tell us that now - not that it would have changed the results of the election anyway...
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MUSIC - YahooMusic: The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has announced the 2017 inductees into the hall: Pearl Jam, Tupac Shakur, Journey, Yes, Electric Light Orchestra, and Joan Baez. Chic's Nile Rodgers will be given the Award For Musical Excellence. The induction ceremony will be held at Brooklyn's Barclays Center on April 7th, 2017.
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CELEBRITY - From YahooCelebrity: There was a star-studded memorial for Alan Thicke, which included appearances by Leonardo DiCaprio, anti-gay advocate Kirk Cameron, and Alan's son Grammy-nominated son, Robin Thicke.
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ECO - From RSN: Leonardo DiCaprio says the truth about climate change has spread like "wildfire."
From EW - DiCaprio remembers his co-star from his "Growing Pains" days, Alan Thicke.
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BOX OFFICE - BoxOfficeMojo: "Rogue One" wins the 12/16 to 12/18/2016 weekend box office with an estimated haul of $155 million.
From Variety: "Rogue One" has second largest December opening ever.
From TheWrap: Denzel Washington's "Fences" makes sturdy indie box office debut.
From YahooMovies: With an estimated $7 million take for the weekend, "Collateral Beauty" is a career low for Will Smith.
From Variety: In China, director Zhang Yimou's "The Great Wall" debuts with a $66 million box office.
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MOVIES - From IndieWire: Michael Sheen is not quitting acting to be an activist.
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OBIT - From YahooMovies: Zsa Zsa Gabor, Hollywood socialite and actress, has died at the age of 99, Sunday, December 18, 2016.
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BLACK LIVES MATTER - From Heavy: The subject of the "Google Doodle" for Sunday, December 18, 2016 is Steve Biko. Biko would have been 70-years-old today if he had not died while in police custody, essentially murdered by the White racist government of South Africa. Heavy has 5 facts you need to know about him.
From YahooNews: RE - Dylann Roof - don't be so quick to forgive.
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TRAILERS:
From YouTube: This is the first official teaser trailer for "Blade Runner 2019," which is due October 2017.
From YouTube: "xXx: Return of Xander Cage" first official trailer, which was released in early November 2016.
STAR WARS - From Deadline: Carrie Fisher is stable and out of emergency after having a heart attack on an airplane.
From ETCanada: According to Carrie's brother, Todd Fisher, Carrie is not in "stable condition."
----------
MOVIES - From THR: There is supposed to be a teaser released today in anticipation of the release of the first trailer for "Alien: Covenant," on Christmas Day.
----------
CELEBRITY - From YahooStyle: Kristen Stewart (Twilight) is dating Stella Maxwell.
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SPORTS - YahooSports: The NFL's Cleveland Browns will NOT become the second team to go winless in a 16-game NFL regular season. The Detroit were 0 and 16 in 2008. Several NFL teams have had seasons with no victories or ties.
----------
TELEVISION - From Deadline: The "Cruel Intentions" reboot TV series is officially dead, but could rise again.
----------
TELEVISION - From IndieWire: A&E's "Generation KKK" may get a name change.
----------
ANIMATION - From Variety: Fox Searchlight has purchased worldwide rights to Wes Anderson's next film, the animated "Isle of Dogs."
----------
POLITICS - From YahooMusic: Celine Dion says no to performing at the Trump inauguration.
----------
MOVIES - From Variety: After "Blade Runner 2049," Dennis Villeneuve may move onto Legendary Entertainment's "Dune" reboot.
----------
MOVIES - From IndieWire: Martin Scorsese offers an update on his upcoming film with Leonardo DiCaprio, "Devil in the White City." A script is being worked on.
----------
TELEVISION - From TheWrap: Michael Stuhlbarg added to "Fargo" Season 3.
----------
TELEVISION - From THR: Starz cancels "Blunt Talk" with Patrick Stewart.
----------
BOX OFFICE - From YahooMovies: Disney becomes the first movie studio to earn $7 billion in global box office.
----------
MOVIES - From YahooMovies: Yahoo's 10 worst movies of the year.
----------
CELEBRITY - From ETCanada: Margot Robbie secretly married in Australia.
----------
POLITICS - From YahooMovies: Comedian/actor Tom Arnold claims he has outtakes of President-elect Donald Trump making racists comments. It's too late to tell us that now - not that it would have changed the results of the election anyway...
----------
MUSIC - YahooMusic: The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has announced the 2017 inductees into the hall: Pearl Jam, Tupac Shakur, Journey, Yes, Electric Light Orchestra, and Joan Baez. Chic's Nile Rodgers will be given the Award For Musical Excellence. The induction ceremony will be held at Brooklyn's Barclays Center on April 7th, 2017.
----------
CELEBRITY - From YahooCelebrity: There was a star-studded memorial for Alan Thicke, which included appearances by Leonardo DiCaprio, anti-gay advocate Kirk Cameron, and Alan's son Grammy-nominated son, Robin Thicke.
----------
ECO - From RSN: Leonardo DiCaprio says the truth about climate change has spread like "wildfire."
From EW - DiCaprio remembers his co-star from his "Growing Pains" days, Alan Thicke.
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BOX OFFICE - BoxOfficeMojo: "Rogue One" wins the 12/16 to 12/18/2016 weekend box office with an estimated haul of $155 million.
From Variety: "Rogue One" has second largest December opening ever.
From TheWrap: Denzel Washington's "Fences" makes sturdy indie box office debut.
From YahooMovies: With an estimated $7 million take for the weekend, "Collateral Beauty" is a career low for Will Smith.
From Variety: In China, director Zhang Yimou's "The Great Wall" debuts with a $66 million box office.
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MOVIES - From IndieWire: Michael Sheen is not quitting acting to be an activist.
----------
OBIT - From YahooMovies: Zsa Zsa Gabor, Hollywood socialite and actress, has died at the age of 99, Sunday, December 18, 2016.
----------
BLACK LIVES MATTER - From Heavy: The subject of the "Google Doodle" for Sunday, December 18, 2016 is Steve Biko. Biko would have been 70-years-old today if he had not died while in police custody, essentially murdered by the White racist government of South Africa. Heavy has 5 facts you need to know about him.
From YahooNews: RE - Dylann Roof - don't be so quick to forgive.
----------
TRAILERS:
From YouTube: This is the first official teaser trailer for "Blade Runner 2019," which is due October 2017.
From YouTube: "xXx: Return of Xander Cage" first official trailer, which was released in early November 2016.
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