CBS Unveils 2020-2021 Primetime Lineup; 3 New Series Join 23 Returning Shows
New Comedy B POSITIVE Airs Thursday at 8:30 PM, Out of YOUNG SHELDON and New Drama THE EQUALIZER Follows 60 MINUTES on Sunday at 8:00 PM
"CLARICE" to Premiere Mid-Season
Network’s Fall Schedule Features Perennial Strength and Stability with Big New Show Launches on Thursday and Sunday
CBS Lineup Includes the Return of #1 Series NCIS, #1 Comedy YOUNG SHELDON, #1 New Comedy BOB ♥ ABISHOLA, #1 New Series FBI: MOST WANTED and #1 News Program 60 MINUTES
Five Freshman Series Return for a Second Season
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CBS unveiled its new 2020-2021 primetime programming lineup featuring one new comedy, two new dramas and 23 returning series. Additional new series will be announced at a later date. For 2019-2020, the Network finished #1 for the 12th straight season, winning 17 of the past 18 seasons.
The two new shows for fall include the comedy B POSITIVE, from award-winning executive producer, writer and creator Chuck Lorre and Marco Pennette, starring Emmy Award nominee Thomas Middleditch and Tony Award winner Annaleigh Ashford, and the drama THE EQUALIZER, starring Academy Award nominee and multi-hyphenate Queen Latifah.
The shows debuting later in the season include the new drama CLARICE from acclaimed executive producers Alex Kurtzman and Jenny Lumet, starring Rebecca Breeds in the title role, and returning favorites S.W.A.T. and UNDERCOVER BOSS.
In addition, CBS will broadcast SUPER BOWL LV on Feb. 7, 2021.
“We’re excited to come off another season as America’s Most Watched Network and, despite the obvious challenges around us, put together another winning lineup,” said Kelly Kahl, President, CBS Entertainment. “Next season, we’ll have five breakout returning freshman series and three compelling new shows placed into a schedule with the incredible stability for which CBS is so well known. Couple that with our broadcast of SUPER BOWL LV next February, and CBS is simply loaded with a lineup that will clearly appeal to both our advertising partners and our loyal viewers.”
CBS’ new fall schedule features perennial strength and stability, plus big new show additions on Thursday and Sunday.
MONDAYS – Monday’s lineup returns intact. The one-hour comedy block of THE NEIGHBORHOOD followed by #1 new comedy BOB ♥ ABISHOLA opens the night from 8:00-9:00 PM, where both shows rank among the top comedies on television, with larger audiences than every comedy on all other networks. At 9:00 PM, one of the top-rated freshman dramas on television ALL RISE returns starring Simone Missick, followed by BULL, Monday’s #1 entertainment program, at 10:00 PM, averaging over 10.5 million viewers.
TUESDAYS – Tuesday’s dominant lineup remains intact, with the three returning dramas delivering +13 million viewers for the night. NCIS, the #1 series on television that averages over 15.33 million viewers, opens the night at 8:00 PM when it returns for its 18th season. At 9:00 PM, FBI, which averages 12.55 million viewers, returns for its third season, followed by #1 new series FBI: MOST WANTED with 10.2 million viewers at 10:00 PM.
WEDNESDAYS – Wednesday’s solid schedule adds more reality and adventure. SURVIVOR hosted by Jeff Probst, again starts off the night at 8:00 PM, where it was watched this season by nearly 10 million viewers and is CBS’ #1 broadcast in key demos. At 9:00 PM, a fall edition of the multiple Emmy Award-winning THE AMAZING RACE hosted by Phil Keoghan begins another trek around the world. Then at 10:00 PM, the fourth season of military drama SEAL TEAM, starring David Boreanaz, returns to close out the night.
THURSDAYS – Thursday’s schedule adds one new notable comedy. YOUNG SHELDON, television’s #1 comedy, again anchors the night and is the lead-in for the new comedy B POSITIVE at 8:30 PM. Next, at 9:00 PM is television’s #2 comedy MOM, starring Anna Faris and Emmy and Academy Award winner Allison Janney, followed by the #2 new comedy, THE UNICORN, starring Walton Goggins at 9:30 PM. At 10:00 PM, award-winning producers Michelle and Robert King continue to examine the origins of evil in the critically acclaimed drama EVIL.
FRIDAYS – CBS’ most dominant night, where the Network is beating all others this season by +3.5 million viewers, returns intact. MACGYVER opens the night at 8:00 PM, leading into MAGNUM P.I. at 9:00 PM. Television’s #3 drama BLUE BLOODS returns at 10:00 PM, to cap one of television’s strongest nights.
SATURDAYS – CBS’ Saturday night lineup features CRIMETIME SATURDAY, encore broadcasts of the Network’s popular dramas at 8:00 PM and 9:00 PM, followed by the law and justice program 48 HOURS, Saturday’s #1 non-sports primetime series, at 10:00 PM.
SUNDAYS – CBS’ winning night adds a new high-profile drama. 60 MINUTES, television’s acclaimed #1 news program, returns for its 53rd season at 7:00 PM, providing a dominant lead-in for the new drama THE EQUALIZER, a reimagining of the classic series, at 8:00 PM. Next, the two most-watched entertainment programs on Sunday air back to back: NCIS: LOS ANGELES at 9:00 PM, followed by NCIS: NEW ORLEANS at 10:00 PM.
THE NEW FALL COMEDY:
B POSITIVE (Thursday, 8:30-9:00 PM)
B POSITIVE is from award-winning executive producer, writer and creator Chuck Lorre and Marco Pennette, and stars Emmy Award nominee Thomas Middleditch (“Silicon Valley”) and Tony Award winner Annaleigh Ashford (“Masters of Sex”). The comedy revolves around Drew (Middleditch), a therapist and newly divorced dad who is faced with finding a kidney donor when he runs into Gina (Ashford), a rough-around-the-edges woman from his past who volunteers her own. Together, they form an unlikely and life-affirming friendship as they begin a journey that will forever impact both of their lives. Chuck Lorre and Marco Pennette are executive producers for Warner Bros. Television and Chuck Lorre Productions, Inc. James Burrows directed the pilot from a script by Pennette.
B POSITIVE stars Thomas Middleditch as Drew, Annaleigh Ashford as Gina, Kether Donohue as Leanne, Sara Rue as Julia and Kamryn Kunody as Maddie.
THE NEW FALL DRAMA:
THE EQUALIZER (Sunday, 8:00-9:00 PM)
THE EQUALIZER is a reimagining of the classic series starring Academy Award nominee and multi-hyphenate Queen Latifah (“Chicago,” “Bessie”) as Robyn McCall, an enigmatic woman with a mysterious background who uses her extensive skills to help those with nowhere else to turn. McCall presents to most as an average single mom who is quietly raising her teenage daughter. But to a trusted few, she is The Equalizer – an anonymous guardian angel and defender of the downtrodden, who’s also dogged in her pursuit of personal redemption. Andrew Marlowe, Terri Miller, Dana Owens (Queen Latifah), John Davis, John Fox, Debra Martin Chase, Richard Lindheim (co-creator of the original “Equalizer” TV series that ran on CBS for four seasons), Shakim Compere and Liz Friedlander (pilot only) are executive producers for Universal Television, a division of NBCUniversal Content Studios, in association with CBS Television Studios. Friedlander will direct the pilot episode from a script by Marlowe and Miller.
THE EQUALIZER stars Queen Latifah as Robyn McCall, Chris Noth as William Bishop, Lorraine Toussaint as Viola “Aunt Vi” Lascombe, Tory Kittles as Marcus Dante, Liza Lapira as Melody Zhao and Laya DeLeon Hayes as Delilah.
NEW DRAMA FOR MID-SEASON:
CLARICE, from acclaimed executive producers Alex Kurtzman and Jenny Lumet, and starring Rebecca Breeds (“Pretty Little Liars”) in the title role, is a deep dive into the untold personal story of FBI Agent Clarice Starling as she returns to the field in 1993, six months after the events of “The Silence of the Lambs.” Brilliant and vulnerable, Clarice’s bravery gives her an inner light that draws monsters and madmen to her. However, her complex psychological makeup that comes from a challenging childhood empowers her to begin to find her voice while working in a man’s world, as well as escape the family secrets that have haunted her throughout her life. Alex Kurtzman, Jenny Lumet, Elizabeth J.B. Klaviter and Heather Kadin are executive producers for MGM Television and CBS Television Studios in association with Secret Hideout. Aaron Baiers is a co-executive producer. Maja Vrvilo will direct the pilot episode from a script by Lumet and Kurtzman.
CLARICE stars Rebecca Breeds as Clarice Starling, Kal Penn as Emin Grigoriyan, Nick Sandow as Murray Clarke, Lucca de Oliveira as Tomas Esquivel, Michael Cudlitz as Paul Krendler and Devyn A. Tyler as Ardelia Mapp.
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Saturday, May 30, 2020
Saturday, May 9, 2020
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from May 1st to 9th, 2020- Update #26
by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"
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BLACK AMERICA AND COVID-19 - Crisis or... :
From YahooNews: A tale of two parks: Enjoying the sun in wealthy Manhattan, social distancing under police scrutiny in the Bronx
From YahooGMA: (4/28) - Rana Zoe Mungin, a 30-year-old teacher from Brooklyn, died on Monday, April 27th for COVID-19. She had twice been denied a test for the coronavirus after showing symptoms. Her family and friends blame racial disparity in the health care system.
From RSNWashPost: How COVID-19 is a perfect storm for Black Americans.
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 YahooLife: What is "happy hypoxia?" And do you have this COVID-19 symptom?
From YahooNews: The U.S. Secret Service has 11 positive cases of COVID-19.
From CNN: One of President Donald's personal valet has test positive for COVID-19.
From YahooNews: Academy Award-winning actress and humanitarian, Angelina Jolie, has written a letter to top officials in the U.S. Congress asking them to increase SNAP benefits (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) in the next coronavirus legislation. She said many children are going hungry due to job loss and not being in school due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
From YahooNews: Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, Laurie Garrett, who has been predicting the global spread of contagious pathogens for decades sees dark times ahead of us because of COVID-19 and no medical miracle arriving anytime soon.
From YahooNews: As states push ahead with reopening, CDC warns coronavirus cases and deaths are set to soar
From Deadline: (4/30) - Broadway actor, Nick Cordero, has taken a turn for the worse in his battle against COVID-19, including having tremendous lung damage.
From YahooFinance: Sixteen prominent health officials have proposed giving American $50 a day to self-isolate until testing and treatment for COVID-19 is under control.
From YahooNews: Anti-vaccination activists (or anti-vaxxers) have joined and in some cases have led the protests against COVID-19 stay-at-home orders.
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS:
CULTURE - From PulitzerPrizes: The 2020 Pulitzer Prize Winners have been announced.
DISNEY+ - From Deadline: Producer Jerry Bruckheimer is working on a TV series reboot of his Disney hit film series, "National Treasure."
STREAMING - From BleedingCool: Director Spike Lee's next film, "Da 5 Bloods," will debut on Netflix June 12th.
POLITICS - From HuffPost: Veteran Democratic strategist and political consultant, James Carville, warns President Donald about his "grifter campaign.
MOVIES - From RottenTomatoes: Neve Campbell, who played the central character "Sidney Prescott" in the first four "Scream" films, may return for "Scream 5."
TELEVISION - From Deadline: CBS has renewed 18 more of its TV series, bringing the total of renewed series to 23. The network has cancelled four including Patricia Heaton's "Carol's Second Act."
MOVIES - From Deadline: Filmmaker Ava DuVernay has named former Netflix executive, Sarah Bremner, as president of her ARRAY Filmworks.
MOVIES - From Deadline: NASA, Tom Cruise, and crazy rich guy Elon Musk are working on a project that would be the first movie (an action-adventure) shot in outer space.
STREAMING - From Deadline: The streaming service, "Peacock" (Universal), has chosen a showrunner for its reboot (the second) of "Battlestar Galactica." It's Michael Lesslie, who was the lead writer and showrunner of AMC's "The Little Drummer Girl."
MOVIES - From Deadline: MGM has won an auction for a production commitment to director Ron Howard's film, "Thirteen Lives," 2018 Thai cave rescue true story.
MOVIES - From Variety: Because you asked for it... I guess... Paramount Pictures and Hasbro are rebooting the "G.I. Joe" film franchise. This new film would be a follow-up to "Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins," which is still due October 23rd.
CELEBRITY - From YahooE: Legendary actor Harrison Ford is once again the subject of an FAA (Federal Aviation Authority) investigation over his actions as pilot of a airplane. He has been investigated several times, the most infamous being after he crashed a World War II era plane in 2015 that left Ford with a head wound.
ANIMATION - From THR: Fox claims this is the real reason they fired TV music composer, Alf Clausen, from his job composing music for its long-running animated series, "The Simpson."
OBITS:
From RollingStone: One of the founding fathers of rock and roll music, Little Richard, has died at the age of 87, Saturday, May 9, 2020. He combined blues and gospel music to create a thrilling new sound, and his flamboyant and gender-bending persona helped to create the sound and spirit of a new art form, rock and roll or rock 'n' roll music. His best known recordings included "Tutti Frutti" (1955), "Long Tall Song" (1956), and "Good Golly, Miss Molly" (1958). In 1986, Little Richard was among the first inductees of the "Rock and Roll Hall of Fame."
From RollingStone: Music executive and record label founder, Andre Harrell, has died at the age of 59, Friday, May 8, 2020. In 1986, he founded the highly influential music label, "Uptown Record," which was the home of artists such as Notorious B.I.G., Mary J. Blige, Heavy D & The Boyz, and Jodeci, to name a few. Although they would eventually fall out, Harrell was also instrumental in the development of the career of Sean "Diddy" Combs.
From ESPN - Legendary NFL coach, Don Shula, has died at the age of 90, Monday, May 4, 2020. Shula was the coach of the Baltimore Colts from 1963 to 1969, where he lead them to the 1968 NFL Championship (now called NFC Champion), before losing to the New York Jets in Super Bowl III. He is best known for his stint as head coach of the Miami Dolphins (1970 to 1995), where he lead them to victories in Super Bowls VII and VIII and appearances in Super Bowls XVII and XIX. The 1972 Dolphins finished the regular season 14-0 and won all their postseason games, including the Super Bowl, finishing 17-0, the only NFL team to finish the season with a perfect season.
From THR: The actor Sam Lloyd has died at the age of 56, Friday, May 1, 2020. Lloyd was best known for playing the role of "Ted Buckland" on the NBC-ABC sitcom, "Scrubs" (2001o2010), for 95 episodes. Lloyd was also the nephew of actor Christopher Lloyd.
From Deadline: The film and television director and writer, John Lafia, has died at the age of 63, Wednesday, April 29, 2020, reportedly by suicide. Lafia was best known for co-writing the classic horror film, "Child's Play " (1988) and for directing its sequel "Child's Play" (1990). He also wrote and directed the popular NBC disaster miniseries, "10.5" (2004) and "10.5: Apocalypse" (2006).
Support Leroy on Patreon:
BLACK AMERICA AND COVID-19 - Crisis or... :
From YahooNews: A tale of two parks: Enjoying the sun in wealthy Manhattan, social distancing under police scrutiny in the Bronx
From YahooGMA: (4/28) - Rana Zoe Mungin, a 30-year-old teacher from Brooklyn, died on Monday, April 27th for COVID-19. She had twice been denied a test for the coronavirus after showing symptoms. Her family and friends blame racial disparity in the health care system.
From RSNWashPost: How COVID-19 is a perfect storm for Black Americans.
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 YahooLife: What is "happy hypoxia?" And do you have this COVID-19 symptom?
From YahooNews: The U.S. Secret Service has 11 positive cases of COVID-19.
From CNN: One of President Donald's personal valet has test positive for COVID-19.
From YahooNews: Academy Award-winning actress and humanitarian, Angelina Jolie, has written a letter to top officials in the U.S. Congress asking them to increase SNAP benefits (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) in the next coronavirus legislation. She said many children are going hungry due to job loss and not being in school due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
From YahooNews: Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, Laurie Garrett, who has been predicting the global spread of contagious pathogens for decades sees dark times ahead of us because of COVID-19 and no medical miracle arriving anytime soon.
From YahooNews: As states push ahead with reopening, CDC warns coronavirus cases and deaths are set to soar
From Deadline: (4/30) - Broadway actor, Nick Cordero, has taken a turn for the worse in his battle against COVID-19, including having tremendous lung damage.
From YahooFinance: Sixteen prominent health officials have proposed giving American $50 a day to self-isolate until testing and treatment for COVID-19 is under control.
From YahooNews: Anti-vaccination activists (or anti-vaxxers) have joined and in some cases have led the protests against COVID-19 stay-at-home orders.
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS:
CULTURE - From PulitzerPrizes: The 2020 Pulitzer Prize Winners have been announced.
DISNEY+ - From Deadline: Producer Jerry Bruckheimer is working on a TV series reboot of his Disney hit film series, "National Treasure."
STREAMING - From BleedingCool: Director Spike Lee's next film, "Da 5 Bloods," will debut on Netflix June 12th.
POLITICS - From HuffPost: Veteran Democratic strategist and political consultant, James Carville, warns President Donald about his "grifter campaign.
MOVIES - From RottenTomatoes: Neve Campbell, who played the central character "Sidney Prescott" in the first four "Scream" films, may return for "Scream 5."
TELEVISION - From Deadline: CBS has renewed 18 more of its TV series, bringing the total of renewed series to 23. The network has cancelled four including Patricia Heaton's "Carol's Second Act."
MOVIES - From Deadline: Filmmaker Ava DuVernay has named former Netflix executive, Sarah Bremner, as president of her ARRAY Filmworks.
MOVIES - From Deadline: NASA, Tom Cruise, and crazy rich guy Elon Musk are working on a project that would be the first movie (an action-adventure) shot in outer space.
STREAMING - From Deadline: The streaming service, "Peacock" (Universal), has chosen a showrunner for its reboot (the second) of "Battlestar Galactica." It's Michael Lesslie, who was the lead writer and showrunner of AMC's "The Little Drummer Girl."
MOVIES - From Deadline: MGM has won an auction for a production commitment to director Ron Howard's film, "Thirteen Lives," 2018 Thai cave rescue true story.
MOVIES - From Variety: Because you asked for it... I guess... Paramount Pictures and Hasbro are rebooting the "G.I. Joe" film franchise. This new film would be a follow-up to "Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins," which is still due October 23rd.
CELEBRITY - From YahooE: Legendary actor Harrison Ford is once again the subject of an FAA (Federal Aviation Authority) investigation over his actions as pilot of a airplane. He has been investigated several times, the most infamous being after he crashed a World War II era plane in 2015 that left Ford with a head wound.
ANIMATION - From THR: Fox claims this is the real reason they fired TV music composer, Alf Clausen, from his job composing music for its long-running animated series, "The Simpson."
OBITS:
From RollingStone: One of the founding fathers of rock and roll music, Little Richard, has died at the age of 87, Saturday, May 9, 2020. He combined blues and gospel music to create a thrilling new sound, and his flamboyant and gender-bending persona helped to create the sound and spirit of a new art form, rock and roll or rock 'n' roll music. His best known recordings included "Tutti Frutti" (1955), "Long Tall Song" (1956), and "Good Golly, Miss Molly" (1958). In 1986, Little Richard was among the first inductees of the "Rock and Roll Hall of Fame."
From RollingStone: Music executive and record label founder, Andre Harrell, has died at the age of 59, Friday, May 8, 2020. In 1986, he founded the highly influential music label, "Uptown Record," which was the home of artists such as Notorious B.I.G., Mary J. Blige, Heavy D & The Boyz, and Jodeci, to name a few. Although they would eventually fall out, Harrell was also instrumental in the development of the career of Sean "Diddy" Combs.
From ESPN - Legendary NFL coach, Don Shula, has died at the age of 90, Monday, May 4, 2020. Shula was the coach of the Baltimore Colts from 1963 to 1969, where he lead them to the 1968 NFL Championship (now called NFC Champion), before losing to the New York Jets in Super Bowl III. He is best known for his stint as head coach of the Miami Dolphins (1970 to 1995), where he lead them to victories in Super Bowls VII and VIII and appearances in Super Bowls XVII and XIX. The 1972 Dolphins finished the regular season 14-0 and won all their postseason games, including the Super Bowl, finishing 17-0, the only NFL team to finish the season with a perfect season.
From THR: The actor Sam Lloyd has died at the age of 56, Friday, May 1, 2020. Lloyd was best known for playing the role of "Ted Buckland" on the NBC-ABC sitcom, "Scrubs" (2001o2010), for 95 episodes. Lloyd was also the nephew of actor Christopher Lloyd.
From Deadline: The film and television director and writer, John Lafia, has died at the age of 63, Wednesday, April 29, 2020, reportedly by suicide. Lafia was best known for co-writing the classic horror film, "Child's Play " (1988) and for directing its sequel "Child's Play" (1990). He also wrote and directed the popular NBC disaster miniseries, "10.5" (2004) and "10.5: Apocalypse" (2006).
Tuesday, May 5, 2020
Amazon and NFL Renew and Expand Streaming Partnership
National Football League and Amazon Renew and Expand Streaming Partnership
Thursday Night Football to be available on Amazon Prime Video and Twitch to more than 150 million paid Prime members worldwide, and in more than 200 countries and territories
Amazon Prime Video and Twitch secure rights to exclusively stream one additional regular season NFL game in 2020 to a global audience
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The National Football League (NFL) and Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) announced they have reached a multi-year agreement to renew their exclusive partnership to deliver a live digital stream of Thursday Night Football Presented by Bud Light Platinum to a global audience across hundreds of compatible devices. Amazon Prime Video and Twitch will stream the 11 Thursday Night Football games broadcast by FOX, which will be available to more than 150 million paid Prime members worldwide, and in over 200 countries and territories on the Prime Video and Twitch sites and apps across connected living room devices, mobile phones, tablets and PCs. All Thursday Night Football games broadcast by FOX will also be distributed in Spanish on FOX Deportes and are expected to be simulcast on NFL Network, continuing the league's "Tri-Cast" model of broadcast (FOX), cable (NFL Network, FOX Deportes), and digital (Prime Video and Twitch) distribution.
Amazon and National Football League renew and expand streaming partnership ahead of 2020 season
Additionally, the NFL and Amazon announced an agreement to exclusively stream one regular season game globally on Prime Video and Twitch, which will be played on a Saturday in the second half of the 2020 NFL regular season. In keeping with the NFL's long-standing commitment to make its games available on free, over-the-air television, the game will also be televised in the participating teams’ home markets.
"As our relationship has expanded, Amazon has become a trusted and valued partner of the NFL,” said Brian Rolapp, Chief Media and Business Officer for the NFL. “Extending this partnership around Thursday Night Football continues our critical mission of delivering NFL games to as many fans in as many ways as possible both in the United States and around the world."
"We are thrilled to renew our Thursday Night Football deal with the NFL, and are excited to expand our relationship to include exclusive global streaming rights to an additional regular season game in 2020," said Marie Donoghue, Vice President of Global Sports Video at Amazon. "We know Prime members and the Twitch community around the world love the NFL, and we remain committed to giving them the best and most customizable streaming experience possible, with a broad selection of premium content available at their fingertips."
Thursday Night Football on Prime Video and Twitch will continue to provide members a unique viewing experience with interactive features like X-Ray and Next Gen Stats powered by AWS that bring fans closer to the game. On Prime Video, members can choose to watch the FOX broadcast, the FOX Deportes Spanish language coverage, and from multiple alternative audio options exclusive to Prime Video. The NFL and Amazon will continue to collaborate on additional NFL content and enhanced fan viewing experiences around Thursday Night Football.
In 2019, Thursday Night Football Presented by Bud Light Platinum delivered an average audience of 15.4 million viewers, including FOX, NFL Network, FOX Deportes, NFL digital, FOX Sports digital, Prime Video, Twitch, and Verizon Media mobile properties – up +4% versus the 2018 Thursday Night Football season average (14.9 million). Digital streaming across Prime Video, Twitch, NFL digital, FOX Sports digital and Verizon Media mobile properties in 2019 surpassed an average minute audience of over 1.0 million – up +43% versus the previous year (729K).
The NFL and Amazon first partnered to distribute Thursday Night Football during the 2017 season. This multi-year renewal continues a strong relationship between the NFL and Amazon which, in addition to Thursday Night Football, also features the Emmy-winning Amazon Original All or Nothing. Produced by NFL Films, season five of the sports documentary series premiered on Friday, February 7 with All or Nothing: The Philadelphia Eagles, available exclusively on Prime Video. Additionally, since 2017, the NFL has utilized Amazon Web Services as its official cloud and machine learning provider for the Next Gen Stats platform, which provides real-time location data, speed, and acceleration for every player during every play on every inch of the field.
The NFL is the most valuable content in all of sports and entertainment with 42 of television's 50 most-watched programs of the calendar year in 2019. Thursday Night Football is a top-five show in all of television and the number two show in primetime.
About Thursday Night Football
Thursday Night Football started in 2006 with an eight-game schedule exclusively on NFL Network. By 2012, Thursday Night Football had grown to a 13-game schedule exclusively on NFL Network, where it remained through the 2013 season. For the 2014 and 2015 seasons, CBS partnered with NFL Network to present an expanded 16-game Thursday Night Football schedule. For the 2016 and 2017 seasons, NBC and CBS partnered with NFL Network to present Thursday Night Football with additional digital distribution via Twitter (2016 season) and Amazon (2017 season). In January 2018, it was announced FOX Sports would produce Thursday Night Football for the next five seasons with Amazon signing a two-year extension to their original deal.
For more information about Thursday Night Football, including ways to watch, visit: NFL.com/TNF.
About Amazon
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Thursday Night Football to be available on Amazon Prime Video and Twitch to more than 150 million paid Prime members worldwide, and in more than 200 countries and territories
Amazon Prime Video and Twitch secure rights to exclusively stream one additional regular season NFL game in 2020 to a global audience
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The National Football League (NFL) and Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) announced they have reached a multi-year agreement to renew their exclusive partnership to deliver a live digital stream of Thursday Night Football Presented by Bud Light Platinum to a global audience across hundreds of compatible devices. Amazon Prime Video and Twitch will stream the 11 Thursday Night Football games broadcast by FOX, which will be available to more than 150 million paid Prime members worldwide, and in over 200 countries and territories on the Prime Video and Twitch sites and apps across connected living room devices, mobile phones, tablets and PCs. All Thursday Night Football games broadcast by FOX will also be distributed in Spanish on FOX Deportes and are expected to be simulcast on NFL Network, continuing the league's "Tri-Cast" model of broadcast (FOX), cable (NFL Network, FOX Deportes), and digital (Prime Video and Twitch) distribution.
Amazon and National Football League renew and expand streaming partnership ahead of 2020 season
Additionally, the NFL and Amazon announced an agreement to exclusively stream one regular season game globally on Prime Video and Twitch, which will be played on a Saturday in the second half of the 2020 NFL regular season. In keeping with the NFL's long-standing commitment to make its games available on free, over-the-air television, the game will also be televised in the participating teams’ home markets.
"As our relationship has expanded, Amazon has become a trusted and valued partner of the NFL,” said Brian Rolapp, Chief Media and Business Officer for the NFL. “Extending this partnership around Thursday Night Football continues our critical mission of delivering NFL games to as many fans in as many ways as possible both in the United States and around the world."
"We are thrilled to renew our Thursday Night Football deal with the NFL, and are excited to expand our relationship to include exclusive global streaming rights to an additional regular season game in 2020," said Marie Donoghue, Vice President of Global Sports Video at Amazon. "We know Prime members and the Twitch community around the world love the NFL, and we remain committed to giving them the best and most customizable streaming experience possible, with a broad selection of premium content available at their fingertips."
Thursday Night Football on Prime Video and Twitch will continue to provide members a unique viewing experience with interactive features like X-Ray and Next Gen Stats powered by AWS that bring fans closer to the game. On Prime Video, members can choose to watch the FOX broadcast, the FOX Deportes Spanish language coverage, and from multiple alternative audio options exclusive to Prime Video. The NFL and Amazon will continue to collaborate on additional NFL content and enhanced fan viewing experiences around Thursday Night Football.
In 2019, Thursday Night Football Presented by Bud Light Platinum delivered an average audience of 15.4 million viewers, including FOX, NFL Network, FOX Deportes, NFL digital, FOX Sports digital, Prime Video, Twitch, and Verizon Media mobile properties – up +4% versus the 2018 Thursday Night Football season average (14.9 million). Digital streaming across Prime Video, Twitch, NFL digital, FOX Sports digital and Verizon Media mobile properties in 2019 surpassed an average minute audience of over 1.0 million – up +43% versus the previous year (729K).
The NFL and Amazon first partnered to distribute Thursday Night Football during the 2017 season. This multi-year renewal continues a strong relationship between the NFL and Amazon which, in addition to Thursday Night Football, also features the Emmy-winning Amazon Original All or Nothing. Produced by NFL Films, season five of the sports documentary series premiered on Friday, February 7 with All or Nothing: The Philadelphia Eagles, available exclusively on Prime Video. Additionally, since 2017, the NFL has utilized Amazon Web Services as its official cloud and machine learning provider for the Next Gen Stats platform, which provides real-time location data, speed, and acceleration for every player during every play on every inch of the field.
The NFL is the most valuable content in all of sports and entertainment with 42 of television's 50 most-watched programs of the calendar year in 2019. Thursday Night Football is a top-five show in all of television and the number two show in primetime.
About Thursday Night Football
Thursday Night Football started in 2006 with an eight-game schedule exclusively on NFL Network. By 2012, Thursday Night Football had grown to a 13-game schedule exclusively on NFL Network, where it remained through the 2013 season. For the 2014 and 2015 seasons, CBS partnered with NFL Network to present an expanded 16-game Thursday Night Football schedule. For the 2016 and 2017 seasons, NBC and CBS partnered with NFL Network to present Thursday Night Football with additional digital distribution via Twitter (2016 season) and Amazon (2017 season). In January 2018, it was announced FOX Sports would produce Thursday Night Football for the next five seasons with Amazon signing a two-year extension to their original deal.
For more information about Thursday Night Football, including ways to watch, visit: NFL.com/TNF.
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 amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.
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Saturday, January 11, 2020
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from January 1st to 11th, 2020 - Update #37
by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"
Support Leroy on Patreon:
REVIEW - From Patreon: My review of "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker."
DISNEY - From THR: Disney+ is seeking to remake "Space Camp," the 1986 adventure movie from 20th Century Fox.
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STAR TREK - From THR: Director Noah Hawley hints that his "Star Trek" movie might involve a new cast...
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SCANDAL - From Deadline: Harvey Weinstein's defense team in his sexual assault trial in Manhattan want the media kept out of jury selection.
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TELEVISION - From THR: Director Bong Joon Ho and Oscar-winner Adam McKay are teaming up to bring Joon's acclaimed film, "Parasite," to HBO as a limited series.
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TELEVISION - From Deadline: Cable network, FX, has renewed "American Horror Story" for three more seasons, in addition to the already approved tenth season. The ninth season, "American Horror Story: 1984," finished November 2019.
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CELEBRITY - From THR: The British royals, Prince Harry and his wife Megan Markle, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, have announced that they are stepping down as "senior royals." They are reducing their royal duties and may split time living in the United Kingdom and North America.
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MOVIES - From THR: Warner Bros. has signed a deal with Cinelytic to use its A.I. driven project management system.
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TELEVISION - From Variety: Silvio Horta, the creator of ABC's "Ugly Betty," was found dead of an apparent suicide Tuesday, January 7, 2020.
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AWARDS - From Variety: The 2020 / 31st Producers Guild Awards nominations have been announced. The winners will be announced. Winners will be announced January 18, 2020.
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AWARDS - From Deadline: The 2020 / 72 Annual Directors Guild Awards nominations have been announced. The winners will be announced January 25, 2020.
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AWARDS: From GoldDerby: The nominations for the 2020 / 73rd BAFTA Awards (the "British Academy Film Awards") have been announced. The winners will be announced Sunday, February 9, 2020.
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SCANDAL - From Deadline: Harvey Weinstein's rape trial began today (Mon., Jan. 6th, 2020) in a Manhattan courtroom. Explosions begin...
From Deadline: The Los Angeles County District Attorney has charged Harvey Weinstein with four counts of sexual assault. Weinstein and his attorneys may try to get a delay in the Manhattan trial to deal with the L.A. developments.
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AWARDS - From Deadline: If you care (and I don't), the winners at the 2020 / 77th Annual Golden Globe Awards were announced last night (Sun., Jan. 5th, 2020). The best picture winners were "1917" (drama) and "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" (comedy).
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 1/3 to 1/5/2020 weekend box office is "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker" with an estimated take of 33.7 million dollars.
From Variety: "Frozen II" is now the highest-grossing animated film ever, grossing 1.325 billion in global box office receipts. The previous record holder was the original "Frozen" (2013) which grossed 1.281 billion. "Incredibles 2" (2018) sits at 1.243 billion.
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MOVIES - From EW: A new image from "Bill & Ted Face the Music" features the title characters with their daughters.
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MOVIES - From IndependentUK: Terry Gilliam finally finished his aborted film, "The Man Who Killed Don Quixote." Now, he has decided to finish his career with a rant-filled interview about wanting to be a "Black lesbian in transition" and being tired of white men being blamed for everything.
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POLITICS - From InformedConsent: "Trump, Troll-in-Chief, Wags the Impeachment Dog by Going to War With Iran" by Juan Cole.
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AWARDS - From Deadline: Bong Joon Ho and Quentin Tarantino top 9th AACTA International Awards.
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STREAMING - From TVLine: Al Pacino's Nazi-hunting series, "Hunters," will arrive Feb. 21st on Amazon. The series is executive produced by Jordan Peele.
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SCANDAL - From CNN: Molly Fitzgerald, an actress who appeared in "Captain America: The First Avenger" has been charged with killing her mother, 68-year-old Patricia Fitzgerald, on December 20, 2019. The 38-year-old Fitzgerald played a "Stark girl" in the first "Captain America" film.
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MOVIES - From TheWrap: Actor Harry Hamlin says that he was close to winning the role of "Indiana Jones" in "Raiders of the Lost Ark." He said he lost the role because he dissed director Steven Spielberg. Hamlin did go on to star in the NBC TV series, "L.A. Law."
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TELEVISION - From TheWrap: RuPaul Charles' talk show, entitled "RuPaul," will not continue past its three-week trial run which aired Summer 2019.
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MOVIES - From YahooEntertainment: Apparently, nearly 23 years after its first release, "Men in Black," still has not made a profit and may be losing money...
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TRAILERS - From THR: The first trailer for "A Quiet Place II" arrives.
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DISNEY - From Quartz: 2019 was Disney's biggest year, but will 2020 be its most important?
OBITS:
From Deadline: The site offers a photo gallery of "Notable Hollywood & Entertainment Industry Deaths In 2019."
From RollingStone: Rock musician and drummer, Neil Peart, has died at the age of 67, Tuesday, January 7, 2020. Peart was best known as the acclaimed, accomplished and legendary drummer for the legendary rock band, "Rush."
From GuardianUK: Author and journalist Elizabeth Wurtzel has died at the age of 52, Tuesday, January 7, 2020. She is best known for the 1994 memoir, Prozac Nation. The film was adapted into a 2001 film starring Christina Ricci.
From Deadline: Director, screenwriter, and actor Buck Henry has died at the age of 89, Wednesday, January 8, 2020. As a screenwriter, Henry is best known for co-writing the film, "The Graduate" (1967), for which he received an Oscar nomination. As a director, he shared an Oscar nomination with Warren Beatty for directing "Heaven Can Wait" (1978), which he also co-wrote. He hosted "Saturday Night Live" 10 times during the series first five seasons, and with Mel Brooks, he co-created the TV series, "Get Smart" (1965-1970).
From WCPO: Former National Football League (NFL) coach, Sam Wyche, has died at the age of 74, Thursday, January 2, 2020. Wyche is best known for his tenure coaching the Cincinnati Bengals from 1984 to 1991. He took the Bengals to Super Bowl XXIII, where they lost to the San Francisco 49ers. However, he was an assistant coach on the 49ers' Super Bowl XVI championship team. As a NFL player, Wyche was a quarterback and played for the Bengals for three seasons.
From BuzzFeed: The rapper and recording artist, Lexii Alijai, has died at the age of 21, Wednesday, January 1, 2020. An up-and-coming recording artist, Lexii had released one full-length studio album, "Growing Pains," in September of 2019. Alijai was also the granddaughter of the late recording artist and producer, Roger Troutman, who founded the 1980s funk band, "Zapp."
From ESPN: Former Major League Baseball (MLB) player and pitcher, Don Larsen, has died at the age of 90, Wednesday, January 1, 2020. Larsen was a member of two of the New York Yankees World Series champions (1956, 1958). Larsen was the first and remains the only player to pitch a perfect game in the World Series, Game 5 of the 1956 World Series.
From ESPN: Former National Basketball Association (NBA) commissioner, David Stern, has died at the age of 77, January 1, 2020. Stern was the NBA commissioner from 1984 to 2014, replacing the late Larry O'Brien. He oversaw the NBA during the most successful period in its history, as the league expanded its international fan base, become a global brand.
From THR: Industrial designer and neo-futuristic and film concept artist, Syd Mead, has died at the age of 86, Monday, December 30, 2019. He was best known for his conceptual design for films like "Blade Runner" (1982) and "Tron" (1982) among many.
From NPR: The English songwriter, musician, writer, and comedian, Neil Innes, has died at the age of 75, Sunday, December 29, 2019. Innes was known for his collaborations with "Monty Python," writing songs for two "Monty Python" albums, and he wrote and performed both sketches and songs for the final season of "Monty Python's Flying Circus" (1974). He was also the co-founder (with Python's Eric Idle) of the rock band, "The Rutles," a parody of "The Beatles."
Support Leroy on Patreon:
REVIEW - From Patreon: My review of "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker."
DISNEY - From THR: Disney+ is seeking to remake "Space Camp," the 1986 adventure movie from 20th Century Fox.
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STAR TREK - From THR: Director Noah Hawley hints that his "Star Trek" movie might involve a new cast...
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SCANDAL - From Deadline: Harvey Weinstein's defense team in his sexual assault trial in Manhattan want the media kept out of jury selection.
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TELEVISION - From THR: Director Bong Joon Ho and Oscar-winner Adam McKay are teaming up to bring Joon's acclaimed film, "Parasite," to HBO as a limited series.
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TELEVISION - From Deadline: Cable network, FX, has renewed "American Horror Story" for three more seasons, in addition to the already approved tenth season. The ninth season, "American Horror Story: 1984," finished November 2019.
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CELEBRITY - From THR: The British royals, Prince Harry and his wife Megan Markle, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, have announced that they are stepping down as "senior royals." They are reducing their royal duties and may split time living in the United Kingdom and North America.
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MOVIES - From THR: Warner Bros. has signed a deal with Cinelytic to use its A.I. driven project management system.
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TELEVISION - From Variety: Silvio Horta, the creator of ABC's "Ugly Betty," was found dead of an apparent suicide Tuesday, January 7, 2020.
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AWARDS - From Variety: The 2020 / 31st Producers Guild Awards nominations have been announced. The winners will be announced. Winners will be announced January 18, 2020.
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AWARDS - From Deadline: The 2020 / 72 Annual Directors Guild Awards nominations have been announced. The winners will be announced January 25, 2020.
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AWARDS: From GoldDerby: The nominations for the 2020 / 73rd BAFTA Awards (the "British Academy Film Awards") have been announced. The winners will be announced Sunday, February 9, 2020.
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SCANDAL - From Deadline: Harvey Weinstein's rape trial began today (Mon., Jan. 6th, 2020) in a Manhattan courtroom. Explosions begin...
From Deadline: The Los Angeles County District Attorney has charged Harvey Weinstein with four counts of sexual assault. Weinstein and his attorneys may try to get a delay in the Manhattan trial to deal with the L.A. developments.
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AWARDS - From Deadline: If you care (and I don't), the winners at the 2020 / 77th Annual Golden Globe Awards were announced last night (Sun., Jan. 5th, 2020). The best picture winners were "1917" (drama) and "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" (comedy).
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 1/3 to 1/5/2020 weekend box office is "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker" with an estimated take of 33.7 million dollars.
From Variety: "Frozen II" is now the highest-grossing animated film ever, grossing 1.325 billion in global box office receipts. The previous record holder was the original "Frozen" (2013) which grossed 1.281 billion. "Incredibles 2" (2018) sits at 1.243 billion.
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MOVIES - From EW: A new image from "Bill & Ted Face the Music" features the title characters with their daughters.
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MOVIES - From IndependentUK: Terry Gilliam finally finished his aborted film, "The Man Who Killed Don Quixote." Now, he has decided to finish his career with a rant-filled interview about wanting to be a "Black lesbian in transition" and being tired of white men being blamed for everything.
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POLITICS - From InformedConsent: "Trump, Troll-in-Chief, Wags the Impeachment Dog by Going to War With Iran" by Juan Cole.
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AWARDS - From Deadline: Bong Joon Ho and Quentin Tarantino top 9th AACTA International Awards.
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STREAMING - From TVLine: Al Pacino's Nazi-hunting series, "Hunters," will arrive Feb. 21st on Amazon. The series is executive produced by Jordan Peele.
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SCANDAL - From CNN: Molly Fitzgerald, an actress who appeared in "Captain America: The First Avenger" has been charged with killing her mother, 68-year-old Patricia Fitzgerald, on December 20, 2019. The 38-year-old Fitzgerald played a "Stark girl" in the first "Captain America" film.
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MOVIES - From TheWrap: Actor Harry Hamlin says that he was close to winning the role of "Indiana Jones" in "Raiders of the Lost Ark." He said he lost the role because he dissed director Steven Spielberg. Hamlin did go on to star in the NBC TV series, "L.A. Law."
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TELEVISION - From TheWrap: RuPaul Charles' talk show, entitled "RuPaul," will not continue past its three-week trial run which aired Summer 2019.
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MOVIES - From YahooEntertainment: Apparently, nearly 23 years after its first release, "Men in Black," still has not made a profit and may be losing money...
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TRAILERS - From THR: The first trailer for "A Quiet Place II" arrives.
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DISNEY - From Quartz: 2019 was Disney's biggest year, but will 2020 be its most important?
OBITS:
From Deadline: The site offers a photo gallery of "Notable Hollywood & Entertainment Industry Deaths In 2019."
From RollingStone: Rock musician and drummer, Neil Peart, has died at the age of 67, Tuesday, January 7, 2020. Peart was best known as the acclaimed, accomplished and legendary drummer for the legendary rock band, "Rush."
From GuardianUK: Author and journalist Elizabeth Wurtzel has died at the age of 52, Tuesday, January 7, 2020. She is best known for the 1994 memoir, Prozac Nation. The film was adapted into a 2001 film starring Christina Ricci.
From Deadline: Director, screenwriter, and actor Buck Henry has died at the age of 89, Wednesday, January 8, 2020. As a screenwriter, Henry is best known for co-writing the film, "The Graduate" (1967), for which he received an Oscar nomination. As a director, he shared an Oscar nomination with Warren Beatty for directing "Heaven Can Wait" (1978), which he also co-wrote. He hosted "Saturday Night Live" 10 times during the series first five seasons, and with Mel Brooks, he co-created the TV series, "Get Smart" (1965-1970).
From WCPO: Former National Football League (NFL) coach, Sam Wyche, has died at the age of 74, Thursday, January 2, 2020. Wyche is best known for his tenure coaching the Cincinnati Bengals from 1984 to 1991. He took the Bengals to Super Bowl XXIII, where they lost to the San Francisco 49ers. However, he was an assistant coach on the 49ers' Super Bowl XVI championship team. As a NFL player, Wyche was a quarterback and played for the Bengals for three seasons.
From BuzzFeed: The rapper and recording artist, Lexii Alijai, has died at the age of 21, Wednesday, January 1, 2020. An up-and-coming recording artist, Lexii had released one full-length studio album, "Growing Pains," in September of 2019. Alijai was also the granddaughter of the late recording artist and producer, Roger Troutman, who founded the 1980s funk band, "Zapp."
From ESPN: Former Major League Baseball (MLB) player and pitcher, Don Larsen, has died at the age of 90, Wednesday, January 1, 2020. Larsen was a member of two of the New York Yankees World Series champions (1956, 1958). Larsen was the first and remains the only player to pitch a perfect game in the World Series, Game 5 of the 1956 World Series.
From ESPN: Former National Basketball Association (NBA) commissioner, David Stern, has died at the age of 77, January 1, 2020. Stern was the NBA commissioner from 1984 to 2014, replacing the late Larry O'Brien. He oversaw the NBA during the most successful period in its history, as the league expanded its international fan base, become a global brand.
From THR: Industrial designer and neo-futuristic and film concept artist, Syd Mead, has died at the age of 86, Monday, December 30, 2019. He was best known for his conceptual design for films like "Blade Runner" (1982) and "Tron" (1982) among many.
From NPR: The English songwriter, musician, writer, and comedian, Neil Innes, has died at the age of 75, Sunday, December 29, 2019. Innes was known for his collaborations with "Monty Python," writing songs for two "Monty Python" albums, and he wrote and performed both sketches and songs for the final season of "Monty Python's Flying Circus" (1974). He was also the co-founder (with Python's Eric Idle) of the rock band, "The Rutles," a parody of "The Beatles."
Thursday, January 9, 2020
Celebrities Celebrate New Film, "Just Mercy"
Celebrities, Sports Teams, Athletes, Churches and Major Corporations Champion “Just Mercy,” the Acclaimed Film About Real-Life Hero Bryan Stevenson, Starring Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Foxx and Brie Larson
BURBANK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Leading up to the Friday, January 10th, 2020 nationwide release of Warner Bros. Pictures’ “Just Mercy,” a growing list of luminaries, sports teams, faith leaders and global corporations have come out in support of the film through theatre buyouts. The film, which opened in limited release on Christmas Day, has struck a chord with critics and moviegoers, earning an exceedingly rare A+ CinemaScore in addition to being Certified Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes with a 99% Audience Score. “Just Mercy” has also won seven Audience Awards at film festivals across the country, including the Mill Valley, Chicago, Virginia, New Orleans, Twin Cities and Heartland Film Festivals.
People are inspired by the story of a true hero for our time, attorney Bryan Stevenson, a Black man who courageously took on powerful forces in Alabama to save the life of an innocent Black man on death row. Bryan has since become an indomitable force for change, both in his community and across the nation, tirelessly fighting for justice for people trapped in a system where the cards are often stacked against them.
Stars from the worlds of sports, acting, fashion and music, as well as sports teams, key faith leaders and churches, and multinational corporations, have been motivated to buy out entire theatres and offer free admission, in hopes of making this powerful story accessible to as many people as possible. Some of those on the growing list of those doing theatre buyouts include:
Kobe Bryant
Kanye and Kim Kardashian West
John Legend
Common
Lena Waithe
Garrett Temple from the Brooklyn Nets
Devin McCourty, New England Patriots Defensive Back #32
Jason McCourty, New England Patriots Cornerback #30
Microsoft
Coach
Goldhouse
JPMorgan Chase
Prudential Financial
Goldman Sachs Urban Investment Group
Eastdil Secured
The Margaret and Daniel Loeb Foundation & Third Point LLC
The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation
Chris & Crystal Sacca
Michael & Lydia Kives
Sheryl Leach
William McMorrow, Chairman and CEO of Kennedy Wilson
just keep livin foundation
Lush Fresh Handmade Cosmetics
Pastor Jamal Bryant and New Birth Church, Atlanta
Dr. Irishea Hilliard and New Light Church, Houston
Bishop Dale Bronner and Word of Faith Family Worship Cathedral, Atlanta
Sports teams including:
From the NBA: Los Angeles Lakers, Cleveland Cavaliers, Memphis Grizzlies, Utah Jazz, Milwaukee Bucks, Sacramento Kings
From the NFL: San Francisco 49ers, Los Angeles Rams, Atlanta Falcons
About “Just Mercy”:
Michael B. Jordan (“Black Panther,” the “Creed” films, “Fruitvale Station”) and Oscar winners Jamie Foxx (“Ray,” “Baby Driver,” “Django: Unchained”) and Brie Larson (“Room,” “Short Term 12,” “Captain Marvel”) star in “Just Mercy.” Award-winning filmmaker Destin Daniel Cretton (“The Glass Castle,” “Short Term 12”) directed the film from a screenplay he co-wrote, based on Bryan Stevenson’s bestselling memoir.
The main cast also includes Rob Morgan, Tim Blake Nelson, Rafe Spall, O’Shea Jackson Jr. and Karan Kendrick. The film was produced by two-time Oscar nominee Gil Netter (“Life of Pi,” “The Blind Side”), Asher Goldstein (“Short Term 12”) and Michael B. Jordan. Bryan Stevenson, Mike Drake, Niija Kuykendall, Gabriel Hammond, Daniel Hammond, Scott Budnick, Jeff Skoll and Charles D. King served as executive producers. Cretton co-wrote the screenplay with Andrew Lanham, based on Stevenson’s book Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption, which has spent more than 180 weeks on The New York Times Best Sellers List and counting.
Warner Bros. Pictures presents, in Association with Endeavor Content/One Community/Participant Media/Macro, a Gil Netter Production, an Outlier Society Production, “Just Mercy.” Distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, the film has been rated PG-13 for thematic content, including some racial epithets. www.JustMercyFilm.com
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Monday, September 30, 2019
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from September 22nd to 30th, 2019 - Update #30
Support Leroy on Patreon:
BOX OFFCE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 9/27 to 9/29/19 weekend box office is the animated film, "Abominable," with an estimated take of 20.85 million dollars.
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MOVIES - From Truthout: A new documentary film, "PUSH," chronicles the urban housing crisis that has been growing since the 2008 financial crash.
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POLITICS - From DNYUZ: Concerning Fox News, "Fuck 'em!" declared Oscar-winning actor Robert DeNiro in a CNN interview.
From YahooLifestyle: This article has video clips of Mr. DeNiro's "Fuck 'em" declaration.
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JAMES BOND - From YahooMovies: See first photo of Lashana Lynch as the new 007 on the set of the upcoming James Bond film, "No Time to Die."
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MARVEL STUDIOS - From BleedingCool: When Disney ordered Ike Perlmutter to stop blocking "Black Panther" and "Captain Marvel."
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STREAMING - From ShadowandAct: Breakout Broadway star, Jeremy Pope, will have a lead role in "Hollywood," the new series from TV super-producer Ryan Murphy and Netflix.
From TheWrap: Emmy-winning actor Jim Parsons is among seven new cast members announced for Ryan Murphy's "Hollywood" series for Netflix.
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CELEBRITY - From ShadowandAct: Oscar-nominated actor Samuel L. Jackson has signed a deal with Amazon to become the first celebrity voice option for the voice of Alexa, the company's digitally enhanced assistant device.
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TELEVISION - From Deadline: Actress-singer Jennifer Lopez and Grammy-winning recording artist Shakira will headline the halftime show at "Super Bowl LIV." The game is set for Feb. 2, 2020 and will be broadcast on Fox.
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TELEVISION - From Variety: Andrea Reiher gives readers a recap of "American Horror Story: 1984" Episode 2 ("Mr. Jingles).
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MOVIES - From Variety: "News of the World," the historical drama starring Tom Hanks and directed by Paul Greengrass will be released December 25, 2020.
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TELEVISION - From Deadline: Marshall Herskovitz and Ed Zwick is joining MGM to produce a sequel to their beloved ABC TV drama, "Thirtysomething" (1987-1991), which won the Primetime Emmy for "Best Drama Series" in 1988. Multiple networks are interested, including ABC.
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CULTURE - From YahooMoney: This map shows the richest person in each state.
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BUSINESS - From THR: How much of a market is left for (stagnant) satellite TV service, DirectTV?
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MOVIES - From Variety: The star trio of the original "Jurassic Park," Jeff Goldblum, Laura Dern, and Sam Neill, are returning for "Jurassic World 3." The film is due June 21, 2021.
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STREAMING - From Deadline: Will Smith will portray real-life crime boss, Nicky Barnes, in the film, "The Council," for Netflix.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Word is that Warner Bros. is rebooting its 1991 gangster film, "New Jack City," with "Snowfall" (FX) actor, Malcolm M. Mays writing.
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TELEVISION - From Deadline: The latest classic TV series about to be rebooted is the late CBS series, "Walker, Texas Ranger," which starred Chuck Norris. Actor Jared Padalecki, formerly of The CW's "Supernatural" is set to star and executive produce.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 9/20 to 9/22/2019 weekend box office is "Downton Abbey" with an estimated take of 31 million dollars.
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EMMYS - From Deadline: The estimated 6.9 million viewers who watched the 71st Primetime Emmy Awards broadcast is the smallest audience ever for an Emmy Awards show.
From TheWrap: Here is a complete list of winners at last night's 71st Primetime Emmy Awards.
From TheWrap: Tonight, Sun., Sept. 22nd is the 71st Primetime Emmy Awards. "The Wrap" offers this complete list of the categories and nominees in each category that are in play tonight.
From FanSided: Here is a printable list of the nominees in the major categories at tonight's 71st Primetime Emmy Awards.
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DISNEY - From THR: Disney CEO Bob Iger explains why Disney walked away from acquiring Twitter in 2017.
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MOVIES - From THR: The late actor R. Lee Emery played the drill sergeant in Stanley Kubrick's "Full Metal Jacket." "The Hollywood Reporter" offers the story of actor Tim Colceri, who was originally slated to play the role.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Director Ang Lee talks about his latest film, "Gemini Man," including de-aging the film's star, Will Smith.
OBITS:
From NPR: Opera singer Jessye Norman has died at the age of 74, Monday, September 30, 2019. Norman was a four-time Grammy winner and also received the "Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award" in 2006. She also received the "2009 National Medal of Arts" in 2010 from President Barack Obama. A "dramatic soprano," Norman was one of the leading figures in opera at a time when there were far fewer African-American opera singers than there are now.
From Deadline: The actor Robert Garrison died at the age of 59, Friday, September 27, 2019. Garrison is best remembered for playing the character, "Tommy," in "The Karate Kid" (1984) and its sequel, "The Karate Kid 2" (1986).
From TheWrap: The actor Sid Haig has died at the age of 80, Saturday, September 21, 2019. In a career that began in the early 1960s, Haig appeared in over 50 films and in hundreds of episodes of television series. He had become a horror movie icon thanks to his appearance in Rob Zombie's "Firefly family" films. In the 1970s, Haig appeared in several blaxploitation films, including Jack Hill's "Coffy" and "Foxy Brown."
From StarTrek: The actor Aron Eisenberg has died at the age of 50, Saturday, September 21, 2019. He was best known for playing the character, "Nog," on "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" for 47 episodes (according to IMDb).
BOX OFFCE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 9/27 to 9/29/19 weekend box office is the animated film, "Abominable," with an estimated take of 20.85 million dollars.
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MOVIES - From Truthout: A new documentary film, "PUSH," chronicles the urban housing crisis that has been growing since the 2008 financial crash.
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POLITICS - From DNYUZ: Concerning Fox News, "Fuck 'em!" declared Oscar-winning actor Robert DeNiro in a CNN interview.
From YahooLifestyle: This article has video clips of Mr. DeNiro's "Fuck 'em" declaration.
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JAMES BOND - From YahooMovies: See first photo of Lashana Lynch as the new 007 on the set of the upcoming James Bond film, "No Time to Die."
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MARVEL STUDIOS - From BleedingCool: When Disney ordered Ike Perlmutter to stop blocking "Black Panther" and "Captain Marvel."
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STREAMING - From ShadowandAct: Breakout Broadway star, Jeremy Pope, will have a lead role in "Hollywood," the new series from TV super-producer Ryan Murphy and Netflix.
From TheWrap: Emmy-winning actor Jim Parsons is among seven new cast members announced for Ryan Murphy's "Hollywood" series for Netflix.
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CELEBRITY - From ShadowandAct: Oscar-nominated actor Samuel L. Jackson has signed a deal with Amazon to become the first celebrity voice option for the voice of Alexa, the company's digitally enhanced assistant device.
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TELEVISION - From Deadline: Actress-singer Jennifer Lopez and Grammy-winning recording artist Shakira will headline the halftime show at "Super Bowl LIV." The game is set for Feb. 2, 2020 and will be broadcast on Fox.
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TELEVISION - From Variety: Andrea Reiher gives readers a recap of "American Horror Story: 1984" Episode 2 ("Mr. Jingles).
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MOVIES - From Variety: "News of the World," the historical drama starring Tom Hanks and directed by Paul Greengrass will be released December 25, 2020.
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TELEVISION - From Deadline: Marshall Herskovitz and Ed Zwick is joining MGM to produce a sequel to their beloved ABC TV drama, "Thirtysomething" (1987-1991), which won the Primetime Emmy for "Best Drama Series" in 1988. Multiple networks are interested, including ABC.
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CULTURE - From YahooMoney: This map shows the richest person in each state.
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BUSINESS - From THR: How much of a market is left for (stagnant) satellite TV service, DirectTV?
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MOVIES - From Variety: The star trio of the original "Jurassic Park," Jeff Goldblum, Laura Dern, and Sam Neill, are returning for "Jurassic World 3." The film is due June 21, 2021.
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STREAMING - From Deadline: Will Smith will portray real-life crime boss, Nicky Barnes, in the film, "The Council," for Netflix.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Word is that Warner Bros. is rebooting its 1991 gangster film, "New Jack City," with "Snowfall" (FX) actor, Malcolm M. Mays writing.
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TELEVISION - From Deadline: The latest classic TV series about to be rebooted is the late CBS series, "Walker, Texas Ranger," which starred Chuck Norris. Actor Jared Padalecki, formerly of The CW's "Supernatural" is set to star and executive produce.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 9/20 to 9/22/2019 weekend box office is "Downton Abbey" with an estimated take of 31 million dollars.
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EMMYS - From Deadline: The estimated 6.9 million viewers who watched the 71st Primetime Emmy Awards broadcast is the smallest audience ever for an Emmy Awards show.
From TheWrap: Here is a complete list of winners at last night's 71st Primetime Emmy Awards.
From TheWrap: Tonight, Sun., Sept. 22nd is the 71st Primetime Emmy Awards. "The Wrap" offers this complete list of the categories and nominees in each category that are in play tonight.
From FanSided: Here is a printable list of the nominees in the major categories at tonight's 71st Primetime Emmy Awards.
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DISNEY - From THR: Disney CEO Bob Iger explains why Disney walked away from acquiring Twitter in 2017.
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MOVIES - From THR: The late actor R. Lee Emery played the drill sergeant in Stanley Kubrick's "Full Metal Jacket." "The Hollywood Reporter" offers the story of actor Tim Colceri, who was originally slated to play the role.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Director Ang Lee talks about his latest film, "Gemini Man," including de-aging the film's star, Will Smith.
OBITS:
From NPR: Opera singer Jessye Norman has died at the age of 74, Monday, September 30, 2019. Norman was a four-time Grammy winner and also received the "Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award" in 2006. She also received the "2009 National Medal of Arts" in 2010 from President Barack Obama. A "dramatic soprano," Norman was one of the leading figures in opera at a time when there were far fewer African-American opera singers than there are now.
From Deadline: The actor Robert Garrison died at the age of 59, Friday, September 27, 2019. Garrison is best remembered for playing the character, "Tommy," in "The Karate Kid" (1984) and its sequel, "The Karate Kid 2" (1986).
From TheWrap: The actor Sid Haig has died at the age of 80, Saturday, September 21, 2019. In a career that began in the early 1960s, Haig appeared in over 50 films and in hundreds of episodes of television series. He had become a horror movie icon thanks to his appearance in Rob Zombie's "Firefly family" films. In the 1970s, Haig appeared in several blaxploitation films, including Jack Hill's "Coffy" and "Foxy Brown."
From StarTrek: The actor Aron Eisenberg has died at the age of 50, Saturday, September 21, 2019. He was best known for playing the character, "Nog," on "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" for 47 episodes (according to IMDb).
Saturday, June 8, 2019
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from June 1st to 8th, 2019 - Update #23
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COMICS - From Newsarama: Apparently (X-Men:) "Dark Phoenix" was being rewritten daily during its production.
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MOVIES - From MovieWeb: Sigourney Weaver says that she will appear in Jason Reitman's upcoming "Ghostbusters 3" film.
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COMICS-FILM - From TheWrap: "X-Men: Dark Phoenix" apparently does not have a post-credits scene. When the credits role, the movie is over.
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MOVIES - From Collider: Producer Jason Blum and actress Jamie Lee Curtis tease a sequel to last year's hit, "Halloween" (2018).
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TELEVISION - From TheWrap: NBC is developing a TV series based on Dan Brown's novel, "The Last Symbol." Entitled "Langdon," the series will focus on Robert Langdon, the character best known as the lead in Brown's worldwide bestselling novel, "The Da Vinci Code."
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MOVIES - From THR: Brigette Lundy-Paine and Samara Weaving will play the onscreen children of Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter, respectively.
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TERMINATOR - From CBR: James Cameron said that he would return to the "Terminator" franchise (for "Terminator: Dark Fate") on one condition. Arnold Schwarzenegger had to also return.
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BLM/STREAMING - From YahooNews: Regarding the Central Park Five and Netflix's "When They See Us," former prosecutor Linda Fairstein is discovering that God don't sleep.
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SPORTS - From NFL: NFL announces new social grants recipients.
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TELEVISION - From YahooEntertainment: Mindy Kaling says she was a diversity hire at "The Office."
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MOVIES - From Variety: Woody Allen will begin shooting his 51st film this summer in Spain. Amazson shelved Allen's last film, "A Rainy Day in New York," and ended its deal with im.
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TELEVISION - From Variety: There was word that writers for Fox's TV series, "Empire," were working on ideas to bring disgraced actor, Jussie Smollett, back to the series. However, series co-creator Lee Daniels says Smollett will not return.
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SCIENCE - From ScienceMag: What cats do with their time.
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STREAMING - From Deadline: Joe and Anthony Russo ("Avengers: Infinity War" and "Endgame") will executive produce an animated series based on the tabletop trading card game, "Magic: The Gathering" for Netflix.
From ShadowsandAct: Octavia Spencer credits NBA superstar LeBron James with making sure she got paid right for her Netflix limited series about Madam C.J. Walker.
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OSCARS - From Deadline: Actor Wes Studi and directors David Lynch and Lina Wertmuller will receive Honorary Oscars and actress Geena Davis (The Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award). They are the winners of the 11th Annual Governors Awards as voted by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences Board of Governors.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Barry Jenkins ("Moonlight") is in talks to direct a biopic about Alvin Ailey, one of the most important and influential choreographers of the 20th century.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 5/31 to 6/2/2019 weekend box office is "Godzilla: King of the Monsters" with an estimated take of 49 million dollars.
From Deadline: "Godzilla: King of Monsters" trending lower than expected, here and abroad.
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ANIMATION - From THR: Japan's Studio Ghibli ("Princess Mononoke," "My Neighbor Totoro") announces plans to open in theme park in 2022.
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TECH - From TechRader: 5G and film: how will the tech change how we consume movies?
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MOVIES - From WMagazine: Summer Movies: An Official Guide to the Non-Blockbusters, From Plus One to Ready or Not
OBITS:
From Deadline: New Orleans singer, songwriter, and pianist, Dr. John, has died at the age of 71, Thursday, June 6, 2019. A six-time Grammy Award winner, Dr. John was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2011. His best known single was the 1973 hit, "Right Place, Wrong Time."
From NOLA: Celebrated chef and civil rights activist, Leah Chase, has died at the age of 96, Saturday, June 1, 2019. Known as the queen or matriarch of New Orleans Creole cuisine, Chase career spanned seven decades, she fed everyone from ordinary people to the famous, including Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and James Baldwin.
From RollingStone: Former Harlem drug kingpin, Frank Lucas, has died at the age of 88, Thursday, May 30, 2019. Lucas was immortalized in Ridley Scott's 2007 crime film, "American Gangster," with Denzel Washington playing Lucas. Lucas claimed he imported heroin from Southeast Asia in the coffins of U.S. soldiers killed in Vietnam in the 1970s, a gambit known as the "Golden Triangle."
COMICS - From Newsarama: Apparently (X-Men:) "Dark Phoenix" was being rewritten daily during its production.
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MOVIES - From MovieWeb: Sigourney Weaver says that she will appear in Jason Reitman's upcoming "Ghostbusters 3" film.
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COMICS-FILM - From TheWrap: "X-Men: Dark Phoenix" apparently does not have a post-credits scene. When the credits role, the movie is over.
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MOVIES - From Collider: Producer Jason Blum and actress Jamie Lee Curtis tease a sequel to last year's hit, "Halloween" (2018).
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TELEVISION - From TheWrap: NBC is developing a TV series based on Dan Brown's novel, "The Last Symbol." Entitled "Langdon," the series will focus on Robert Langdon, the character best known as the lead in Brown's worldwide bestselling novel, "The Da Vinci Code."
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MOVIES - From THR: Brigette Lundy-Paine and Samara Weaving will play the onscreen children of Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter, respectively.
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TERMINATOR - From CBR: James Cameron said that he would return to the "Terminator" franchise (for "Terminator: Dark Fate") on one condition. Arnold Schwarzenegger had to also return.
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BLM/STREAMING - From YahooNews: Regarding the Central Park Five and Netflix's "When They See Us," former prosecutor Linda Fairstein is discovering that God don't sleep.
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SPORTS - From NFL: NFL announces new social grants recipients.
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TELEVISION - From YahooEntertainment: Mindy Kaling says she was a diversity hire at "The Office."
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MOVIES - From Variety: Woody Allen will begin shooting his 51st film this summer in Spain. Amazson shelved Allen's last film, "A Rainy Day in New York," and ended its deal with im.
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TELEVISION - From Variety: There was word that writers for Fox's TV series, "Empire," were working on ideas to bring disgraced actor, Jussie Smollett, back to the series. However, series co-creator Lee Daniels says Smollett will not return.
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SCIENCE - From ScienceMag: What cats do with their time.
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STREAMING - From Deadline: Joe and Anthony Russo ("Avengers: Infinity War" and "Endgame") will executive produce an animated series based on the tabletop trading card game, "Magic: The Gathering" for Netflix.
From ShadowsandAct: Octavia Spencer credits NBA superstar LeBron James with making sure she got paid right for her Netflix limited series about Madam C.J. Walker.
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OSCARS - From Deadline: Actor Wes Studi and directors David Lynch and Lina Wertmuller will receive Honorary Oscars and actress Geena Davis (The Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award). They are the winners of the 11th Annual Governors Awards as voted by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences Board of Governors.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Barry Jenkins ("Moonlight") is in talks to direct a biopic about Alvin Ailey, one of the most important and influential choreographers of the 20th century.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 5/31 to 6/2/2019 weekend box office is "Godzilla: King of the Monsters" with an estimated take of 49 million dollars.
From Deadline: "Godzilla: King of Monsters" trending lower than expected, here and abroad.
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ANIMATION - From THR: Japan's Studio Ghibli ("Princess Mononoke," "My Neighbor Totoro") announces plans to open in theme park in 2022.
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TECH - From TechRader: 5G and film: how will the tech change how we consume movies?
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MOVIES - From WMagazine: Summer Movies: An Official Guide to the Non-Blockbusters, From Plus One to Ready or Not
OBITS:
From Deadline: New Orleans singer, songwriter, and pianist, Dr. John, has died at the age of 71, Thursday, June 6, 2019. A six-time Grammy Award winner, Dr. John was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2011. His best known single was the 1973 hit, "Right Place, Wrong Time."
From NOLA: Celebrated chef and civil rights activist, Leah Chase, has died at the age of 96, Saturday, June 1, 2019. Known as the queen or matriarch of New Orleans Creole cuisine, Chase career spanned seven decades, she fed everyone from ordinary people to the famous, including Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and James Baldwin.
From RollingStone: Former Harlem drug kingpin, Frank Lucas, has died at the age of 88, Thursday, May 30, 2019. Lucas was immortalized in Ridley Scott's 2007 crime film, "American Gangster," with Denzel Washington playing Lucas. Lucas claimed he imported heroin from Southeast Asia in the coffins of U.S. soldiers killed in Vietnam in the 1970s, a gambit known as the "Golden Triangle."
Saturday, July 21, 2018
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from July 15th to 21st, 2018 - Update #26
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COMIC-CON - TELEVISION - From Deadline: Joss Whedon and Monica Owusu-Breen to shepherd a reboot of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," but with a Black female lead.
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COMIC-CON - TELEVISION - From Deadline: Andrew Lincoln, who plays "Rick Grimes," the lead character on AMC's hit, "The Walking Dead," confirms that he is leaving the series during the upcoming season.
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SCANDAL - From CBR: Old social media posts get James Gunn ("Guardians of the Galaxy" franchise) fired by Disney.
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SCANDAL - From TheWrap: Lionsgate's legal affairs department is hit with sexual misconduct accusations.
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MOVIES - From TheWrap: Their will be a movie musical based on the legendary musical, "Cats." Jennifer Hudson, Ian McKellan, James Corden, and Taylor Swift will be among the cast.
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COMICS-FILM - From ShadowandAct: Zazie Beetz (FX's "Atlanta") in talks to star opposite Joaquin Phoenix in Warner/DC Comics' standalone film, "The Joker."
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COMIC-CON - From BleedingCool: New Line announces a third film in its "Annabelle" horror movie franchise.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Sony Pictures moves Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" to August 9, 2019.
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COMICS-FILM - From YahooTheTelegraph: Once upon a time, online morons/trolls were totally against Chris Nolan casting the late Heath Ledger as "The Joker" in "The Dark Knight."
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STREAMING - From YahooEntertainment: Chris Rock joins Eddie Murphy in Murphy's Rudy Ray Moore biopic, "Dolemite is My Name," which will be exclusive to Netflix in 2019.
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CELEBRITY - From YahooSports: An article about former NBA legend Kobe Bryant's upcoming projects.
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COMICS-FILM - From DenofGeek: Everything you need to know about Warner Bros./DC Comics' "Shazam" movie, which is due April 5, 2019.
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COMICS-FILM - From TheWrap: Black Canary, Huntress, Cassandra Cain, and Renee Montoya will join Margot Robbie's Harley Quinn in the "Birds of Prey" film.
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TELEVISION - From CBR: Their may be a TV series based on the "Aliens" film franchise.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Harrison Ford is considering starring in a big-budget adaptation of the Jack London's 1903 novel, "Call of the Wild." Previous film versions of the classic novel about the Klondike gold rush have starred Clark Gable and Charlton Heston.
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MOVIES - From IndieWire: Keanu Reeves cast doubt on "Bill & Ted 3" because the project is still facing challenges.
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CULTURE - From NYTimes: "When Black actors use their "White voice."
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 7/13 to 7/15/2018 weekend box office is "Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation" with an estimated take of $44.1 million.
From Variety: "Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation" also passes new release "Skyscraper" at the international box office.
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EMMYS- From Variety: Here is a complete list of the 70th/ 2018 Emmy Award nominations.
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MOVIES - From TheGuardian: A lost screenplay, "entitled Burning Secret," written by the late Stanley Kubrick ("Full Metal Jacket") has been found.
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MOVIES - From RollingStone: The original director, writers, and actors will return for a sequel to the hit 2009 film, "Zombieland."
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MOVIES - From PopSugar: Dwayne Johnson is not sure if he is going to be in "Fast & Furious 9"
OBIT:
From PittPostGazette: Former NFL player, Gabe Rivera, has died at the age of 57, Monday, July 16, 2018. Rivera was the Steelers first round pick in 1983 out of Texas Tech. Six games into his rookie season, his career ended when he was injured in a car accident and paralyzed from the waist down. Rivera was notoriously chosen ahead of hometown boy Dan Marino who was picked later in the first round by the Miami Dolphins where he went on to have a legendary and record-setting, NFL Hall of Fame career.
VIDEOS:
From YouTube: The first official trailer for "Glass," the sequel to M. Night Shyamalan's "Unbreakable" and "Split."
From YouTube: Second official trailer for "The Predator."
From YouTube: First trailer for Warner Bros./New Line/DC Comics' "Shazam" (due Spring 2019).
From YouTube: First full(?) "Aquaman" trailer.
COMIC-CON - TELEVISION - From Deadline: Joss Whedon and Monica Owusu-Breen to shepherd a reboot of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," but with a Black female lead.
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COMIC-CON - TELEVISION - From Deadline: Andrew Lincoln, who plays "Rick Grimes," the lead character on AMC's hit, "The Walking Dead," confirms that he is leaving the series during the upcoming season.
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SCANDAL - From CBR: Old social media posts get James Gunn ("Guardians of the Galaxy" franchise) fired by Disney.
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SCANDAL - From TheWrap: Lionsgate's legal affairs department is hit with sexual misconduct accusations.
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MOVIES - From TheWrap: Their will be a movie musical based on the legendary musical, "Cats." Jennifer Hudson, Ian McKellan, James Corden, and Taylor Swift will be among the cast.
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COMICS-FILM - From ShadowandAct: Zazie Beetz (FX's "Atlanta") in talks to star opposite Joaquin Phoenix in Warner/DC Comics' standalone film, "The Joker."
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COMIC-CON - From BleedingCool: New Line announces a third film in its "Annabelle" horror movie franchise.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Sony Pictures moves Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" to August 9, 2019.
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COMICS-FILM - From YahooTheTelegraph: Once upon a time, online morons/trolls were totally against Chris Nolan casting the late Heath Ledger as "The Joker" in "The Dark Knight."
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STREAMING - From YahooEntertainment: Chris Rock joins Eddie Murphy in Murphy's Rudy Ray Moore biopic, "Dolemite is My Name," which will be exclusive to Netflix in 2019.
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CELEBRITY - From YahooSports: An article about former NBA legend Kobe Bryant's upcoming projects.
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COMICS-FILM - From DenofGeek: Everything you need to know about Warner Bros./DC Comics' "Shazam" movie, which is due April 5, 2019.
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COMICS-FILM - From TheWrap: Black Canary, Huntress, Cassandra Cain, and Renee Montoya will join Margot Robbie's Harley Quinn in the "Birds of Prey" film.
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TELEVISION - From CBR: Their may be a TV series based on the "Aliens" film franchise.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Harrison Ford is considering starring in a big-budget adaptation of the Jack London's 1903 novel, "Call of the Wild." Previous film versions of the classic novel about the Klondike gold rush have starred Clark Gable and Charlton Heston.
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MOVIES - From IndieWire: Keanu Reeves cast doubt on "Bill & Ted 3" because the project is still facing challenges.
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CULTURE - From NYTimes: "When Black actors use their "White voice."
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 7/13 to 7/15/2018 weekend box office is "Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation" with an estimated take of $44.1 million.
From Variety: "Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation" also passes new release "Skyscraper" at the international box office.
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EMMYS- From Variety: Here is a complete list of the 70th/ 2018 Emmy Award nominations.
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MOVIES - From TheGuardian: A lost screenplay, "entitled Burning Secret," written by the late Stanley Kubrick ("Full Metal Jacket") has been found.
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MOVIES - From RollingStone: The original director, writers, and actors will return for a sequel to the hit 2009 film, "Zombieland."
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MOVIES - From PopSugar: Dwayne Johnson is not sure if he is going to be in "Fast & Furious 9"
OBIT:
From PittPostGazette: Former NFL player, Gabe Rivera, has died at the age of 57, Monday, July 16, 2018. Rivera was the Steelers first round pick in 1983 out of Texas Tech. Six games into his rookie season, his career ended when he was injured in a car accident and paralyzed from the waist down. Rivera was notoriously chosen ahead of hometown boy Dan Marino who was picked later in the first round by the Miami Dolphins where he went on to have a legendary and record-setting, NFL Hall of Fame career.
VIDEOS:
From YouTube: The first official trailer for "Glass," the sequel to M. Night Shyamalan's "Unbreakable" and "Split."
From YouTube: Second official trailer for "The Predator."
From YouTube: First trailer for Warner Bros./New Line/DC Comics' "Shazam" (due Spring 2019).
From YouTube: First full(?) "Aquaman" trailer.
Friday, December 8, 2017
AfricanAncestry.com Helps NFL's Michael Bennett Find His African Roots
Defensive Lineman Partners with AfricanAncestry.com to Discover African Roots in Sierra Leone, Senegal and Bioko Island (Equatorial Guinea) During A Time of Social Action
WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--From taking a knee, to community movements, people of color in America are finding ways to speak out and stand-up. Seattle Seahawks’ Pro Bowl defensive lineman Michael Bennett has turned to his African roots to better understand who he is by knowing where he’s from in Africa.
Thanks @mosesbread72 for taking a stand for your roots with us. #Senegal #SierraLeone #BikoIsland #DoYouKnow?
AfricanAncestry.com, the pioneers of genetic ancestry tracing for people of African descent, announces today that Bennett’s maternal ancestry traced to the Mandinka people of Senegal and the Mende people of Sierra Leone. His paternal ancestry traced to the Bubi people of Bioko Island (Equatorial Guinea). He joins fellow athletes Trevor Pryce, Tina Thompson and Richard Dent with ancestral roots in Sierra Leone or Senegal.
“There’s an undercurrent of change on the rise in the Black community about a variety of things such as social injustice, blatant racism and cultural identity. It feels like a present-day version of the Black Power Movement,” said Dr. Gina Paige, president and co-founder of African Ancestry. “Bennett’s ancestral reveal is one of the most monumental we’ve done because of this time in our history and what he represents,” added Paige.
Known for his outspoken activism on and off the field, Bennett has long since supported connections to Africa, including his STEAM program with iamthecode.org for girls in Africa and the U.S.
“Thanks for changing my life,” signed Bennett on a special Seahawks jersey to Paige.
For more information on Michael Bennett’s ancestry, contact Nichole Taylor at taylor@taylorcommunicationsgroup.com and visit www.AfricanAncestry.com.
ABOUT AFRICAN ANCESTRY
Founded in 2003, African Ancestry Inc. (AfricanAncestry.com) pioneered African lineage matching in the United States utilizing its proprietary DNA-database to more accurately assess present-day countries of origin for people of African descent. African Ancestry’s products include the MatriClan™ and PatriClan™ ancestry tests and customized memorabilia and informative resources. African Ancestry is Black-owned and headquartered in Washington, DC. For media inquiries, contact taylor@taylorcommunicationsgroup.com.
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Saturday, April 22, 2017
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from April 16th to 22nd, 2017 - Update #27
Support Leroy on Patreon.
TELEVISION - From RSN: Fox New replaces one old decrepit racist with two younger racists.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Margot Robbie to play Queen Elizabeth I in the historical drama, "Mary Queen of Scots."
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SCIENCE - From RSN: Neil deGrasse Tyson on "Science in America."
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POLITICS - From MiamiHerald: A Florida State Senator resigns after a rant filled with racial slurs and profanity.
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CELEBRITY - From YahooMovies: It is actor Jack Nicholson's 80th birthday, and "Superfan" lists his three most underrated Nicholson films.
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COMICS - From SideshowCollectibles: Did you know that actor Titus Welliver (Amazon's "Bosch") is a comic book fan and toy collector? I didn't. Here is a video interview with the details.
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FILM FESTIVALS - From TheWrap: Uma Thurman (Kill Bill, Pulp Fiction) will be the "Un Certain Regard" jury president at this year's Cannes Film Festival.
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TELEVISION - From IndieWire: "The X-Files" returns for a second 10-episode season during the 2017-18 season.
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MOVIES - From ScreenDaily: "Insidious 4" has moved from October 2017 to January 2018.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Clint Eastwood's next film at Warner Bros. will be based on the true story of three American friends who stopped a terrorist attack on a train to Paris.
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OBIT - From YahooMusic: Cuba Gooding Sr., lead singer for 1970s soul group, "The Main Ingredient, died Thursday, April 20, 2017 at the age of 72. Gooding, Sr. was also the father of Oscar-winning actor, Cuba Gooding, Jr.
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MOVIES - From THR: Guillermo del Toro's film, "The Shape of Water," will be released December 8th, 2017 by Fox Searchlight.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Many classic Walt Disney feature animated films are getting live-action reboots, and "Aladdin" is one of them, with Guy Ritchie as director. Will Smith is considering giving voice to the famous character "Genie," voiced by Robin Williams in the 1992 original film.
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COMICS-FILM - From Variety: The team of Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck will direct Marvel Studio's "Captain Marvel" with Brie Larson playing the title role.
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TELEVISION - From Variety: 21st Century Fox has fired Fox News host Bill O'Reilly from his long-running and popular cable news TV series, "The O'Reilly Factor." "On the Record" with host Tucker Carlson will replace "The O'Reilly Factor."
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OBIT - From YahooSports: Former NFL player, Aaron Hernandez, reportedly committed suicide inside his prison cell. Hernandez was serving a life sentence for the 2013 murder of his friend, Odin Lloyd, at the Souza Baranowski Correctional Center in Shirley, Massachusetts. Hernandez played tight end for the New England Patriots from 2010 to 2012. Hernandez was 27 years old.
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COMICS-FILM - From Variety: Depending on the source, "Guardians of the Galaxy 2" will have four or five post-credit scenes.
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TELEVISION - From IndieWire: Some entity is developing a King Kong TV series with a female lead.
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TELEVISION - From YahooTV: The banned-in-the-UK mockumentary "Ghost Watch" makes it to the U.S.
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MOVIES - From YahooMovies: Meet "Carlos," the scene-stealing baby from "The Fate of the Furious."
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COMICS-FILM - From TheWrap: James Gun will return to write and direct "Guardians of the Galaxy 3."
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the Easter 2017 weekend box office (4/14 to 4/16/2017) is "The Fate of the Furious" with an estimated take of $100.2 million.
From THR: With its $190 million dollar debut, "The Fate of the Furious" has the biggest opening weekend for an American film at the Chinese box office. That total is the second highest overall (behind the film "The Mermaid");
From Deadline: The specialty ("art house") weekend box office goes to "The Lost City of Z" and "Norman."
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COMICS-FILM - From FlickeringMyth: "X-Men: New Mutants" may start shooting in June 2017.
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MOVIES - From THR: "The Hollywood Reporter" offers a trailer and a premiere date for every sequel, reboot, and remake Hollywood is offering Summer 2017.
From THR: The week in trailers, including new Star Wars, Transformers, Kathryn Bigelow.
TRAILERS:
From Vulture: Here is the first trailer for Marvel's "Cloak and Dagger" which will appear on Freeform (formerly Disney Family)
TELEVISION - From RSN: Fox New replaces one old decrepit racist with two younger racists.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Margot Robbie to play Queen Elizabeth I in the historical drama, "Mary Queen of Scots."
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SCIENCE - From RSN: Neil deGrasse Tyson on "Science in America."
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POLITICS - From MiamiHerald: A Florida State Senator resigns after a rant filled with racial slurs and profanity.
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CELEBRITY - From YahooMovies: It is actor Jack Nicholson's 80th birthday, and "Superfan" lists his three most underrated Nicholson films.
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COMICS - From SideshowCollectibles: Did you know that actor Titus Welliver (Amazon's "Bosch") is a comic book fan and toy collector? I didn't. Here is a video interview with the details.
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FILM FESTIVALS - From TheWrap: Uma Thurman (Kill Bill, Pulp Fiction) will be the "Un Certain Regard" jury president at this year's Cannes Film Festival.
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TELEVISION - From IndieWire: "The X-Files" returns for a second 10-episode season during the 2017-18 season.
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MOVIES - From ScreenDaily: "Insidious 4" has moved from October 2017 to January 2018.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Clint Eastwood's next film at Warner Bros. will be based on the true story of three American friends who stopped a terrorist attack on a train to Paris.
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OBIT - From YahooMusic: Cuba Gooding Sr., lead singer for 1970s soul group, "The Main Ingredient, died Thursday, April 20, 2017 at the age of 72. Gooding, Sr. was also the father of Oscar-winning actor, Cuba Gooding, Jr.
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MOVIES - From THR: Guillermo del Toro's film, "The Shape of Water," will be released December 8th, 2017 by Fox Searchlight.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Many classic Walt Disney feature animated films are getting live-action reboots, and "Aladdin" is one of them, with Guy Ritchie as director. Will Smith is considering giving voice to the famous character "Genie," voiced by Robin Williams in the 1992 original film.
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COMICS-FILM - From Variety: The team of Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck will direct Marvel Studio's "Captain Marvel" with Brie Larson playing the title role.
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TELEVISION - From Variety: 21st Century Fox has fired Fox News host Bill O'Reilly from his long-running and popular cable news TV series, "The O'Reilly Factor." "On the Record" with host Tucker Carlson will replace "The O'Reilly Factor."
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OBIT - From YahooSports: Former NFL player, Aaron Hernandez, reportedly committed suicide inside his prison cell. Hernandez was serving a life sentence for the 2013 murder of his friend, Odin Lloyd, at the Souza Baranowski Correctional Center in Shirley, Massachusetts. Hernandez played tight end for the New England Patriots from 2010 to 2012. Hernandez was 27 years old.
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COMICS-FILM - From Variety: Depending on the source, "Guardians of the Galaxy 2" will have four or five post-credit scenes.
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TELEVISION - From IndieWire: Some entity is developing a King Kong TV series with a female lead.
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TELEVISION - From YahooTV: The banned-in-the-UK mockumentary "Ghost Watch" makes it to the U.S.
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MOVIES - From YahooMovies: Meet "Carlos," the scene-stealing baby from "The Fate of the Furious."
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COMICS-FILM - From TheWrap: James Gun will return to write and direct "Guardians of the Galaxy 3."
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the Easter 2017 weekend box office (4/14 to 4/16/2017) is "The Fate of the Furious" with an estimated take of $100.2 million.
From THR: With its $190 million dollar debut, "The Fate of the Furious" has the biggest opening weekend for an American film at the Chinese box office. That total is the second highest overall (behind the film "The Mermaid");
From Deadline: The specialty ("art house") weekend box office goes to "The Lost City of Z" and "Norman."
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COMICS-FILM - From FlickeringMyth: "X-Men: New Mutants" may start shooting in June 2017.
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MOVIES - From THR: "The Hollywood Reporter" offers a trailer and a premiere date for every sequel, reboot, and remake Hollywood is offering Summer 2017.
From THR: The week in trailers, including new Star Wars, Transformers, Kathryn Bigelow.
TRAILERS:
From Vulture: Here is the first trailer for Marvel's "Cloak and Dagger" which will appear on Freeform (formerly Disney Family)
Saturday, April 1, 2017
"All or Nothing" Gets a Second Season on Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Greenlights Season Two of Emmy-Nominated Original Series All or Nothing for Amazon Prime Video, Featuring the Return of the NFL’s Rams to Los Angeles
Yesterday season one was nominated for an Emmy in the Outstanding Serialized Sports Documentary category
To relive the drama of season one with the Arizona Cardinals, customers can now watch 28 exclusive behind-the-scenes clips via the X-Ray feature
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--(NASDAQ:AMZN)—Amazon today announced it has greenlit season two of the Emmy-nominated All or Nothing, an Amazon Original Series produced by NFL Films. This season of All or Nothing will give Amazon Prime members access to an NFL season unlike any that’s been captured on screen. Customers will get to see the Los Angeles Rams’ entire 2016 season, which began with their relocation back to Los Angeles and culminated with the hiring of a new head coach and preparations for the 2017 season.
“‘All or Nothing’ is a solid reminder of what makes football so great and why this sport is America’s favorite pastime.”
Prime members will be able to stream All or Nothing: A Season with the Los Angeles Rams exclusively via the Amazon Prime Video app for TVs, connected devices including Fire TV, mobile devices and online at amazon.com/allornothing. Members can also download the series to mobile devices for offline viewing at no additional cost to their membership. All or Nothing: A Season with the Los Angeles Rams will also be available to Prime members in Austria, Canada, Germany, Japan, Mexico and the UK.
“All or Nothing brings Amazon Prime members a deep dive into the lives of professional athletes,” said Conrad Riggs, Head of Unscripted, Amazon Originals. “We are excited to highlight the LA Rams in season two, a team with a compelling story of relocation, rebuilding and reuniting with the city they once again call home.”
“NFL Films proved again that they’re the best in the business with the groundbreaking new franchise, All or Nothing, whose inaugural season profiling the 2015 Arizona Cardinals was the highest-rated original series ever on Amazon Prime Video,” said Jordan Levin, Chief Content Officer, NFL Media. “Chronicling the return of the Rams to Los Angeles provides an unbelievably unique backdrop to season two and one which provides NFL fans and viewers around the world rare insight into a team overcoming an extraordinary set of circumstances to build their future.”
“Since bringing pro football back to the Los Angeles region last year after a 21-year absence, we have been committed to giving NFL fans an up-close view of our journey,” said Rams EVP of Football Operations and Chief Operating Officer Kevin Demoff. “We are pleased that NFL Films captured this important chapter in the NFL’s history and are looking forward to working with Amazon to bring this behind-the-scenes look at our team to their customers.”
The first season of All or Nothing, which followed the Arizona Cardinals throughout the 2015 season, currently has an average customer rating of 4.8, with 89% 5 star reviews, making it the highest-rated non-kids Amazon Original Series on Prime Video. Customers can now watch 28 exclusive behind-the-scenes clips from season one by accessing the X-Ray feature on Amazon Fire TV, Fire TV Stick, Fire tablets and +3P Android mobile devices.
Produced by NFL Films, All or Nothing: A Season with the Los Angeles Rams is executive produced by Ross Ketover (Hard Knocks, Inside the NFL), and Pat Kelleher (Hard Knocks, 30 for 30 - Four Falls of Buffalo). The showrunner is Keith Cossrow (A Football Life). Directors are Shannon Furman and Pat Harris. Supervising producer is Bennett Viseltear and senior producer is Nick Mascolo.
Below are customer quotes from season one of All or Nothing:
Below are media quotes:
Customers who are not already Prime members can sign up for a free trial at www.amazon.com/prime. For a list of all Amazon Video compatible devices, visit www.amazon.com/howtostream.
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 catalogue 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.
About NFL Films
NFL Films, the most honored filmmaker in sports television history with 123 Sports Emmy Awards – remains a gold standard in sports television, providing unprecedented access to and legendary storytelling about the sport of professional football. With more than 100 million feet of film in its library, NFL Films is the historical backbone of NFL Network and a key supplier of the network’s programming, including the three-time Emmy-nominated series A Football Life, offering untold stories into the lives of some of the NFL’s most recognizable icons, and The Timeline, chronicling seminal moments that formed the NFL’s storied past, shape the present and, in some cases, set the stage for the future.
NFL Films is a part of NFL Media, the owned and operated media division of the National Football League which is comprised of NFL Network, NFL Films, NFL.com, NFL Now, NFL Mobile from Verizon and NFL RedZone.
About the Los Angeles Rams
The Los Angeles Rams – Los Angeles’ original professional sports team – stand as one of the oldest franchises in the National Football League and since its founding in 1937, have garnered three World Championships and sent 30 of its members to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. As a professional sports team, the organization is committed to being a valuable civic partner and serving the greater Los Angeles area 365 days a year. For more information visit www.therams.com and follow the Rams on Facebook and Twitter, @RamsNFL.
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Yesterday season one was nominated for an Emmy in the Outstanding Serialized Sports Documentary category
To relive the drama of season one with the Arizona Cardinals, customers can now watch 28 exclusive behind-the-scenes clips via the X-Ray feature
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--(NASDAQ:AMZN)—Amazon today announced it has greenlit season two of the Emmy-nominated All or Nothing, an Amazon Original Series produced by NFL Films. This season of All or Nothing will give Amazon Prime members access to an NFL season unlike any that’s been captured on screen. Customers will get to see the Los Angeles Rams’ entire 2016 season, which began with their relocation back to Los Angeles and culminated with the hiring of a new head coach and preparations for the 2017 season.
“‘All or Nothing’ is a solid reminder of what makes football so great and why this sport is America’s favorite pastime.”
Prime members will be able to stream All or Nothing: A Season with the Los Angeles Rams exclusively via the Amazon Prime Video app for TVs, connected devices including Fire TV, mobile devices and online at amazon.com/allornothing. Members can also download the series to mobile devices for offline viewing at no additional cost to their membership. All or Nothing: A Season with the Los Angeles Rams will also be available to Prime members in Austria, Canada, Germany, Japan, Mexico and the UK.
“All or Nothing brings Amazon Prime members a deep dive into the lives of professional athletes,” said Conrad Riggs, Head of Unscripted, Amazon Originals. “We are excited to highlight the LA Rams in season two, a team with a compelling story of relocation, rebuilding and reuniting with the city they once again call home.”
“NFL Films proved again that they’re the best in the business with the groundbreaking new franchise, All or Nothing, whose inaugural season profiling the 2015 Arizona Cardinals was the highest-rated original series ever on Amazon Prime Video,” said Jordan Levin, Chief Content Officer, NFL Media. “Chronicling the return of the Rams to Los Angeles provides an unbelievably unique backdrop to season two and one which provides NFL fans and viewers around the world rare insight into a team overcoming an extraordinary set of circumstances to build their future.”
“Since bringing pro football back to the Los Angeles region last year after a 21-year absence, we have been committed to giving NFL fans an up-close view of our journey,” said Rams EVP of Football Operations and Chief Operating Officer Kevin Demoff. “We are pleased that NFL Films captured this important chapter in the NFL’s history and are looking forward to working with Amazon to bring this behind-the-scenes look at our team to their customers.”
The first season of All or Nothing, which followed the Arizona Cardinals throughout the 2015 season, currently has an average customer rating of 4.8, with 89% 5 star reviews, making it the highest-rated non-kids Amazon Original Series on Prime Video. Customers can now watch 28 exclusive behind-the-scenes clips from season one by accessing the X-Ray feature on Amazon Fire TV, Fire TV Stick, Fire tablets and +3P Android mobile devices.
Produced by NFL Films, All or Nothing: A Season with the Los Angeles Rams is executive produced by Ross Ketover (Hard Knocks, Inside the NFL), and Pat Kelleher (Hard Knocks, 30 for 30 - Four Falls of Buffalo). The showrunner is Keith Cossrow (A Football Life). Directors are Shannon Furman and Pat Harris. Supervising producer is Bennett Viseltear and senior producer is Nick Mascolo.
Below are customer quotes from season one of All or Nothing:
- “Hands DOWN…The BEST Football documentary I've ever seen.”
- “Must See TV for Football Fans”
- “AWESOME! Whether you're a fan of the Cardinals or just the NFL in general, this documentary series is awesome!”
Below are media quotes:
- “It's a tour de force of reality television and newly-broached ground.” – CBS Sports, Will Brinson
- “The football scenes in this series are enthralling.” – The Ringer, Robert Mays
- “‘All or Nothing’ is a solid reminder of what makes football so great and why this sport is America’s favorite pastime.” – Zap2It.com, Emily Bicks
Customers who are not already Prime members can sign up for a free trial at www.amazon.com/prime. For a list of all Amazon Video compatible devices, visit www.amazon.com/howtostream.
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 100 video subscriptions to networks like HBO, SHOWTIME, STARZ, PBS KIDS, Acorn TV and more, available to Amazon Prime members as add-ons to their membership – to view the full list of channels available, 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: Instantly watch anytime, anywhere through the Amazon Video app on 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 catalogue 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.
About NFL Films
NFL Films, the most honored filmmaker in sports television history with 123 Sports Emmy Awards – remains a gold standard in sports television, providing unprecedented access to and legendary storytelling about the sport of professional football. With more than 100 million feet of film in its library, NFL Films is the historical backbone of NFL Network and a key supplier of the network’s programming, including the three-time Emmy-nominated series A Football Life, offering untold stories into the lives of some of the NFL’s most recognizable icons, and The Timeline, chronicling seminal moments that formed the NFL’s storied past, shape the present and, in some cases, set the stage for the future.
NFL Films is a part of NFL Media, the owned and operated media division of the National Football League which is comprised of NFL Network, NFL Films, NFL.com, NFL Now, NFL Mobile from Verizon and NFL RedZone.
About the Los Angeles Rams
The Los Angeles Rams – Los Angeles’ original professional sports team – stand as one of the oldest franchises in the National Football League and since its founding in 1937, have garnered three World Championships and sent 30 of its members to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. As a professional sports team, the organization is committed to being a valuable civic partner and serving the greater Los Angeles area 365 days a year. For more information visit www.therams.com and follow the Rams on Facebook and Twitter, @RamsNFL.
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Wednesday, December 21, 2016
Documentary "Gleason" Will Premiere on Amazon Prime Video on December 29th
Amazon Original Movie Gleason Will Premiere on Amazon Prime Video on December 29, 2016
Two original songs with Music by Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready and lyrics written by Steve Gleason will also be available exclusively on Amazon Music
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--(NASDAQ: AMZN) – Amazon Studios today announced that the Amazon Original Movie, Gleason will be available through Amazon Prime Video at no additional cost to Prime members on December 29, 2016. The acclaimed film is among 15 documentaries shortlisted for the 2016 Academy Award for Best Documentary, was nominated for Five Broadcast Film Critic’s Awards and was included among The National Board of Review’s Top Five Documentaries of the Year. Gleason is directed by Clay Tweel (Finders Keepers) and features New Orleans Saints player Steve Gleason, his wife Michel Varisco and Steve’s former teammate and best friend Scott Fujita (The Lightkeepers, FOX NFL Kickoff). The film is produced by Fujita, Kimi Culp (Oprah’s Master Class), Seth Gordon (Horrible Bosses, Identity Thief), Mary Rohlich (Four Christmases, The Goldbergs) and Kevin Lake (The Singing Detective, Paparazzi).
“One of the most powerful, poignant documentaries of the past decade.”
Gleason made its world premiere at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival and was released theatrically on July 29, 2016 to an overwhelmingly positive critical response. The film is rated 8.3 on IMDB and also “Certified Fresh” on Rotten Tomatoes where it maintains a 96% Fresh rating. Here’s what critics have to say about Gleason:
Shortly after former New Orleans Saints star defensive back Steve Gleason is diagnosed with ALS at the age of 34, he learns that his wife Michel is pregnant with their first child. Determined to live his remaining years to their fullest, Steve goes on an expedition to Alaska, creates a foundation to help others with ALS patients, rebuilds a rocky relationship with his father and embraces new technologies to help compensate for his deteriorating physical abilities—all with Michel’s unwavering support. Brimming with humor and heart, this inspirational documentary follows a man who battles overwhelming adversity to find his true purpose in life.
“We are incredibly excited for our customers to experience Gleason’s inspiring story of strength, grace, love and family on Prime Video,” said Jason Ropell, Worldwide Head of Motion Pictures, Amazon Studios.
The music for Gleason includes numerous songs that have inspired Steve throughout his life, like “Given to Fly” and “Just Breathe” by Pearl Jam, as well as two tracks, “Space In Between,” and “Her Again,” written by Steve Gleason himself and performed by his good friend, guitarist Mike McCready along with singer, Kim Virant, which will be available exclusively on Amazon Music Unlimited and Prime Music beginning December 23, 2016. Additionally, Steve created a playlist featuring some of his favorite songs, also streaming exclusively on both Amazon Music Unlimited and Prime Music.
Not available on any other subscription services, Gleason will be available for Prime members to stream and enjoy using the Amazon Video app for TVs, connected devices including Amazon Fire TV, and mobile devices, or online at Amazon.com/originals, at no additional cost to their membership. Prime members will also be able to download the film to mobile devices for offline viewing. Gleason joins Prime Video’s line-up of award-winning and critically acclaimed Original Series and Movies—to see more originals available exclusively for Prime members, visit www.amazon.com/originals.
Customers who are not already Prime members can sign-up for a free trial at www.amazon.com/prime. For a list of all Amazon Video compatible devices, visit www.amazon.com/howtostream.
About Amazon Studios
Amazon Studios launched in 2010 as a new way to develop feature films and episodic series—one that’s open to great ideas from creators and audiences around the world. Anyone can upload a script online for Amazon Studios to review, and those who choose to make their projects public can also receive feedback from the Amazon Studios community. First announced in January 2015, Amazon Original Movies is an initiative by Amazon Studios to produce and acquire original movies for theatrical release and early window distribution exclusively for Prime members. Like Amazon Original Series, Amazon Original Movies focuses on unique stories, voices, and characters from top and up-and-coming creators. In 2015, Amazon Studios released its first film, Chi-Raq from critically acclaimed filmmaker Spike Lee. Chi-Raq is now available for Prime members to stream exclusively. Kenneth Lonergan’s Manchester By The Sea is currently in theaters and up next, Amazon Studios will release Jim Jarmusch’s Paterson on December 28th.
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 catalogue 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: http://www.amazon.com/prime.
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Two original songs with Music by Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready and lyrics written by Steve Gleason will also be available exclusively on Amazon Music
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--(NASDAQ: AMZN) – Amazon Studios today announced that the Amazon Original Movie, Gleason will be available through Amazon Prime Video at no additional cost to Prime members on December 29, 2016. The acclaimed film is among 15 documentaries shortlisted for the 2016 Academy Award for Best Documentary, was nominated for Five Broadcast Film Critic’s Awards and was included among The National Board of Review’s Top Five Documentaries of the Year. Gleason is directed by Clay Tweel (Finders Keepers) and features New Orleans Saints player Steve Gleason, his wife Michel Varisco and Steve’s former teammate and best friend Scott Fujita (The Lightkeepers, FOX NFL Kickoff). The film is produced by Fujita, Kimi Culp (Oprah’s Master Class), Seth Gordon (Horrible Bosses, Identity Thief), Mary Rohlich (Four Christmases, The Goldbergs) and Kevin Lake (The Singing Detective, Paparazzi).
“One of the most powerful, poignant documentaries of the past decade.”
Gleason made its world premiere at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival and was released theatrically on July 29, 2016 to an overwhelmingly positive critical response. The film is rated 8.3 on IMDB and also “Certified Fresh” on Rotten Tomatoes where it maintains a 96% Fresh rating. Here’s what critics have to say about Gleason:
- “Gleason is so powerful in its cumulative effect that it should be accompanied by a consumer advisory-something along the lines of 'This documentary may cause sudden alterations of mood and attitude.'”– Joe Morgenstern, The Wall Street Journal
- “If this film portrait stirs deep emotions, they spring from a breathtakingly unsentimental embrace of life at its most challenging.” – Sheri Linden, The Los Angeles Times
- “A tearjerker of a film but also a joyous one.” – Matt Zoller Seitz, RogerEbert.com
- “One of the most powerful, poignant documentaries of the past decade.” – Nick Schager, The Daily Beast.com
- “You don't need to know Steve Gleason's name to be enraptured by his extraordinary story." – Mara Reinstein, Us Weekly
Shortly after former New Orleans Saints star defensive back Steve Gleason is diagnosed with ALS at the age of 34, he learns that his wife Michel is pregnant with their first child. Determined to live his remaining years to their fullest, Steve goes on an expedition to Alaska, creates a foundation to help others with ALS patients, rebuilds a rocky relationship with his father and embraces new technologies to help compensate for his deteriorating physical abilities—all with Michel’s unwavering support. Brimming with humor and heart, this inspirational documentary follows a man who battles overwhelming adversity to find his true purpose in life.
“We are incredibly excited for our customers to experience Gleason’s inspiring story of strength, grace, love and family on Prime Video,” said Jason Ropell, Worldwide Head of Motion Pictures, Amazon Studios.
The music for Gleason includes numerous songs that have inspired Steve throughout his life, like “Given to Fly” and “Just Breathe” by Pearl Jam, as well as two tracks, “Space In Between,” and “Her Again,” written by Steve Gleason himself and performed by his good friend, guitarist Mike McCready along with singer, Kim Virant, which will be available exclusively on Amazon Music Unlimited and Prime Music beginning December 23, 2016. Additionally, Steve created a playlist featuring some of his favorite songs, also streaming exclusively on both Amazon Music Unlimited and Prime Music.
Not available on any other subscription services, Gleason will be available for Prime members to stream and enjoy using the Amazon Video app for TVs, connected devices including Amazon Fire TV, and mobile devices, or online at Amazon.com/originals, at no additional cost to their membership. Prime members will also be able to download the film to mobile devices for offline viewing. Gleason joins Prime Video’s line-up of award-winning and critically acclaimed Original Series and Movies—to see more originals available exclusively for Prime members, visit www.amazon.com/originals.
Customers who are not already Prime members can sign-up for a free trial at www.amazon.com/prime. For a list of all Amazon Video compatible devices, visit www.amazon.com/howtostream.
About Amazon Studios
Amazon Studios launched in 2010 as a new way to develop feature films and episodic series—one that’s open to great ideas from creators and audiences around the world. Anyone can upload a script online for Amazon Studios to review, and those who choose to make their projects public can also receive feedback from the Amazon Studios community. First announced in January 2015, Amazon Original Movies is an initiative by Amazon Studios to produce and acquire original movies for theatrical release and early window distribution exclusively for Prime members. Like Amazon Original Series, Amazon Original Movies focuses on unique stories, voices, and characters from top and up-and-coming creators. In 2015, Amazon Studios released its first film, Chi-Raq from critically acclaimed filmmaker Spike Lee. Chi-Raq is now available for Prime members to stream exclusively. Kenneth Lonergan’s Manchester By The Sea is currently in theaters and up next, Amazon Studios will release Jim Jarmusch’s Paterson on December 28th.
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
- Amazon Channels: Over 80 video subscriptions to networks like SHOWTIME, STARZ and more, available to Amazon Prime members as add-ons to their membership
- 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: Instantly watch anytime, anywhere through the Amazon Video app on 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
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 catalogue 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: http://www.amazon.com/prime.
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