ACADEMY INVITES 683 TO MEMBERSHIP
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is extending invitations to join the organization to 683 artists and executives who have distinguished themselves by their contributions to theatrical motion pictures. Those who accept the invitations will be the only additions to the Academy’s membership in 2016.
18 individuals (noted by an asterisk) have been invited to join the Academy by multiple branches. These individuals must select one branch upon accepting membership.
New members will be welcomed into the Academy at an invitation-only reception in the fall.
Learn more: http://www.oscars.org/2016class
The 2016 invitees are:
Actors
Mahershala Ali – “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay (Parts 1 and 2),” “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
Anthony Anderson – “The Departed,” “Hustle & Flow”
Adam Beach – “Suicide Squad,” “Flags of Our Fathers”
Kate Beckinsale – “Love & Friendship,” “The Aviator”
Chadwick Boseman – “Captain America: Civil War,” “Get on Up”
John Boyega – “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” “Attack the Block”
Betty Buckley – “Wyatt Earp,” “Carrie”
Rose Byrne – “X-Men: First Class,” “Bridesmaids”
Julie Carmen – “The Milagro Beanfield War,” “Gloria”
Enrique Castillo – “Déjà Vu,” “Bound by Honor”
Morris Chestnut – “G.I. Jane,” “Boyz N the Hood”
Cliff Curtis – “Live Free or Die Hard,” “Training Day”
Loretta Devine – “Crash,” “I Am Sam”
Carmen Ejogo – “Selma,” “Sparkle”
Idris Elba – “Beasts of No Nation,” “Pacific Rim”
America Ferrera – “Cesar Chavez,” “End of Watch”
Vivica A. Fox – “Kill Bill,” “Independence Day”
Andrew Garfield – “99 Homes,” “The Amazing Spider-Man”
Greta Gerwig – “Frances Ha,” “To Rome with Love”
Jesse D. Goins – “The Ugly Truth,” “Patriot Games”
Bruce Greenwood – “Flight,” “Star Trek”
Carla Gugino – “Watchmen,” “Night at the Museum”
Luis Guzmán – “Punch-Drunk Love,” “Carlito’s Way”
Dennis Haysbert – “Dear White People,” “Wreck-It Ralph”
Tom Hiddleston – “Crimson Peak,” “Marvel’s The Avengers”
James Hong – “Safe,” “Mulan”
Oscar Isaac – “Ex Machina,” “A Most Violent Year”
O’Shea “Ice Cube” Jackson* – “Ride Along,” “Friday”
Dakota Johnson – “Black Mass,” “Fifty Shades of Grey”
Cherry Jones – “Whiskey Tango Foxtrot,” “Signs”
Michael B. Jordan – “Creed,” “Fruitvale Station”
Daniel Dae Kim – “The Divergent Series: Insurgent,” “Crash”
Regina King – “Ray,” “Jerry Maguire”
Brie Larson – “Room,” “Trainwreck”
Byung-Hun Lee – “Terminator Genisys,” “G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra”
Nia Long – “Keanu,” “Boyz N the Hood”
Sal Lopez – “The Astronaut Farmer,” “Full Metal Jacket”
Ignacio López Tarso – “Under the Volcano,” “Nazarin”
Patti LuPone – “Parker,” “Driving Miss Daisy”
Peter Mackenzie – “Trumbo,” “42”
Rachel McAdams – “Spotlight,” “Midnight in Paris”
Eva Mendes – “The Place beyond the Pines,” “Hitch”
Tatsuya Nakadai – “Ran,” “Kagemusha”
Adepero Oduye – “The Big Short,” “12 Years a Slave”
Marisa Paredes – “The Skin I Live In,” “All about My Mother”
Nate Parker – “Beyond the Lights,” “Red Tails”
Harold Perrineau – “Zero Dark Thirty,” “28 Weeks Later”
Jorge Perugorría – “Che,” “Strawberry and Chocolate”
Silvia Pinal – “Vintage Model,” “The Exterminating Angel”
Freida Pinto – “Immortals,” “Slumdog Millionaire”
Michelle Rodriguez – “Avatar,” “Girlfight”
Anika Noni Rose – “For Colored Girls,” “Dreamgirls”
Cecilia Roth – “Lucia Lucia,” “All about My Mother”
Mark Rylance – “Bridge of Spies,” “The Other Boleyn Girl”
Pepe Serna – “The Black Dahlia,” “The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez”
Martin Starr – “I’ll See You in My Dreams,” “Adventureland”
Elizabeth Sung – “Memoirs of a Geisha,” “The Joy Luck Club”
Sharmila Tagore – “Dhadkan,” “The World of Apu”
Tessa Thompson – “Creed,” “Dear White People”
Lorraine Toussaint – “Selma,” “Middle of Nowhere”
Glynn Turman – “Super 8,” “Men of Honor”
Gabrielle Union – “Top Five,” “Bad Boys II”
Jacob Vargas – “The 33,” “Jarhead”
Alicia Vikander – “The Danish Girl,” “Ex Machina”
Emma Watson – “The Bling Ring,” “The Perks of Being a Wallflower”
Damon Wayans, Jr. – “Big Hero 6,” “Let’s Be Cops”
Marlon Wayans – “The Heat,” “Requiem for a Dream”
Rita Wilson – “It’s Complicated,” “Runaway Bride”
Daphne Zuniga – “Staying Together,” “Spaceballs”
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Negromancer News Bits and Bites from July 17th to 23rd, 2016 - Update #65
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POLITICS - From YahooNews: Presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton has picked Senator Tim Kaine - Democratic Senator from Virginia as her running mate. He is also the former governor of that state.
BLACK LIVES MATTER - From DailyMail: Black cops warn that white cops are looking for a reason to kill a black man.
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2016 San Diego Comic-Con International - #SDCC2016:
COMICS - From BleedingCool: "Black Panther: World of Wakanda" will be Marvel Comics' lead LGBTQ title.
STAR TREK - From Variety: CBS's new "Star Trek" series, "Star Trek Discovery" (which will be part of the network's digital service "All Access") will unfold like a novel according to a Comic-Con panel.
Star Trek - From Variety: A teaser trailer for "Star Trek Discovery."
COMICS - From YahooMovies: The Wonder Woman Comic-Con trailer - the first full trailer for the film which arrives in 2017.
MOVIES - From BleedingCool: At a Comic-Con panel, Adam Wingard's film, "The Woods" (which arrives in September), was revealed to be a sequel to "The Blair Witch Project" (1999).
COMICS - From BleedingCool: Your 2016 Eisner Award winners.
COMICS - From YahooTV: "Luke Cage" showrunner says that the world is ready for a bullet-proof black man" at Comic-Con panel.
COMICS - From BleedingCool: "Do I have to choke you," at the "Black Panel."
TELEVISION - From Variety: At "The Walking Dead" Comic-Con panel, the Season 7 trailer debuted and a first look at new character King Ezekiel.
TELEVISION - From Variety: In "Bates Motel," the television series based on Alfred Hitchcock's film, "Psycho," new cast member, Rihanna, will play "Marion Crane." In the film, the late Janet Leigh played Crane who is stabbed to death in the film's iconic shower scene.
COMICS - From ComicBookMovie: The first action-packed for the upcoming animated "Justice League Action" debuts. The show arrives on Cartoon Network in the Fall.
MOVIES - From CBR: Luc Besson drops juicy details on his upcoming film, "Valerian."
MOVIES - From EntertainmentWeekly: "Valerian" footage gets standing ovation.
COMICS - From YahooNews: At a SDCC panel, Marvel introduces a trailer for Netflix's "Luke Cage" and a teaser for Netflix's 2017, "Defenders."
COMICS - From CinemaBlend: Marvel and Netflix drop first "Iron Fist" trailer. It intrigues...
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STAR TREK - From YahooMovies: Sulu's "gay kiss" was cut from "Star Trek Beyond."
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MOVIES - From ThrillList: This article is an opinion piece about the 21 best horror films since "The Blair Witch Project." It is a good read, although I think that except for the riveting final 10 minutes; "The Blair Witch Project" is not scary, but is rather awful.
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STAR TREK - From YahooNews: At a special White House screening of "Star Trek Beyond," First Lady Michelle Obama notices handsome guests, Karl Urban, Chris Pine, and Simon Pegg.
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BLACK LIVES MATTER - From YahooNews: After one white cop violently throws a female African-American teacher to the ground, his partner says that black people have "violent tendencies."
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SPORTS-OBITS: - From ESPN: Former NFL head football coach, Dennis Green, has died at the age of 67, Friday, July 22, 2016. He coached the Minnesota Vikings and Arizona Cardinals over 13 seasons. Green had the second highest win total for an African-American NFL head coach.
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POLITICS - From YahooNews: Donald Trump gave his acceptance speech at the 2016 Republican National Convention in Cleveland. He is now the Republican nominee for President of the United States, and he says, "Everything is terrible, and I alone can fix it."
From YahooNews: Trump's acceptance speech anchored by debunked claims and outright lies.
From HuffingtonPost: "Former" Ku Klux Klansman David Duke running for a U.S. Senate seat in Louisiana.
From YouTube: Here is David Duke's YouTube video announcement.
---------------
MOVIES - From Deadline: Margot Robbie continues to line up the projects, including a film based on Matt Ruff's novel, "Bad Monkeys."
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BLACK LIVES MATTER - From YahooNews: His hands were really up! Unarmed man shot by cop in North Miami, Florida.
From YahooNews: He meant to hit the autistic man with a toy truck.
From CNN: The doofus cop has been identified.
---------------
STAR TREK - From People: J.J. Abrams says he will not recast the role of Pavel Chekov in Star Trek. The actor Anton Yelchin has played the role in three Star Trek films, beginning in 2009, but he was recently killed in a freak accident.
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POLITICS - From CNNPolitics: It's tragically official. Donald Trump is the official Republican presidential nominee.
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OBITS - From Variety: Garry Marshall, the prolific filmmaker and television creator, has died at the age of 81, Tuesday, July 19, 2016. He directed the smash hit, 1990 film, "Pretty Woman." His TV work included iconic series like "Happy Days," "Laverne and Shirley," and "The Odd Couple," among many.
---------------
POLITICS - From YahooNews: There was a charity concert during the Republican National Convention at Cleveland's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. 1990s hit makers, Third Eye Blind, gave the largely Republican audience more than they expected.
---------------
BLACK LIVES MATTER - From Jacobin: How not to talk about race. It is time to stop fooling ourselves with the racecraft of “because of the color of their skin” and acknowledge the emotional instability, poor judgment, inadequate training, and ill-considered policies that turn human beings, not the victims’ skin color, into killers.
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CULTURE - From RSN: The trojan drone.
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POLITICS - From TheNewYorker: The guy who actually wrote "The Art of the Deal," Trump's ghostwriter, Tony Schwartz, tells all.
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BLACK LIVES MATTER - From RSN: Remembering the 12-Gauge Police Eviction of a 67-Year-Old Grandmother in the South Bronx
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MUSIC - From YahooMusic: Prince quietly bought the house used as his home in the film, "Purple Rain."
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MOVIES - From Indiewire: Nate Parker's follow-up to his upcoming "Birth of a Nation" has been acquired Legendary.
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MOVIES - From ThePlaylist: There will be a "Ghostbusters" sequel... says Sony.
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TELEVISION - From IndieWire: "Degrassi" reunion at Netflix. Drake?
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MOVIES - From THR: Amazon may fully finance Woody Allen's next film, starring Kate Winslet and Jim Belushi, for $25 million.
---------------
MOVIES - From THR: Ava DuVernay's documentary about mass incarceration and the prison industry "The 13th," will open at the New York Film Festival.
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CELEBRITY - From YahooCelebrity: Actor/comic Leslie Jones ("Ghostbusters") shares the horrible, racists tweets she gets.
From YahooNews: Twitter announces crackdown in wake of Jones' controversy. Some Twitter accounts were permanently suspended.
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POLITICS - From YahooNews: #BlackWordsMatter - Melania Trump, wife of presumptive Republican presidential nominee, Donald Trump, plagiarized Michelle Obama's speech from 2008 while giving her opening remarks at the 2016 Republican National Convention.
From TheIntercept: It was more than a portion, boo.
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POLITICS - From YahooTV: Stephen Colbert of the "Late Show" crashes the Republican National Convention.
From Politico: Stephen Colbert says that Donald Trump is beyond satire.
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MUSIC - From YahooMusic: The latest in the saga of Kanye West and Taylor Swift. Yes, there is a latest.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the7/15 to 7/17/2016 weekend box office is "The Secret Life of Pets" with an estimated take of $50.5 million.
From YahooMovies: "Ghostbusters" finishes second for this box office weekend with a total of $46 million.
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COMICS - From BleedingCool: How to draw Batman in 3 minutes.
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TELEVISION - From YahooTV: Norman Reedus ("The Walking Dead") geeks out of guest start, Peter Fonda.
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TELEVISION - From Vulture: Walter Goggins on 25 years of playing that guy.
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STAR WARS - From BleedingCool: "Star Wars Rebel" Season 3 trailer teases returns and debuts.
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MOVIES - From BleedingCool: Alden Ehrenreich official as "young" Han Solo.
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The Killing of #AltonSterling and #PhilandoCastille and Police Officers:
From NPR: Cops taught to pull the trigger too quickly - surprised when people pull the trigger to quickly on them.
From YahooNews: Three officers were killed this morning in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
From ABC: The killer of three officers in Baton Rouge, LA has been identified as Gavin Long of Kansas City, Missouri.
---------------------------------
TRAILERS - VIDEOS:
From Facebook: "Star Trek Beyond" the final trailer.
From YouTube: Star Trek Beyond "Jaylah Featurette" - including statements from J.J. Abrams, Simon Pegg, and Sofia Boutella ("Jaylah")
From YouTube: Star Trek Beyond "Justin Lin" featurette, featuring lots of quotes.
From YouTube: Star Trek Beyond clip: "Scotty Meets Jaylah" clip.
From YouTube: "Star Trek Beyond" the final countdown.
POLITICS - From YahooNews: Presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton has picked Senator Tim Kaine - Democratic Senator from Virginia as her running mate. He is also the former governor of that state.
BLACK LIVES MATTER - From DailyMail: Black cops warn that white cops are looking for a reason to kill a black man.
----------------
2016 San Diego Comic-Con International - #SDCC2016:
COMICS - From BleedingCool: "Black Panther: World of Wakanda" will be Marvel Comics' lead LGBTQ title.
STAR TREK - From Variety: CBS's new "Star Trek" series, "Star Trek Discovery" (which will be part of the network's digital service "All Access") will unfold like a novel according to a Comic-Con panel.
Star Trek - From Variety: A teaser trailer for "Star Trek Discovery."
COMICS - From YahooMovies: The Wonder Woman Comic-Con trailer - the first full trailer for the film which arrives in 2017.
MOVIES - From BleedingCool: At a Comic-Con panel, Adam Wingard's film, "The Woods" (which arrives in September), was revealed to be a sequel to "The Blair Witch Project" (1999).
COMICS - From BleedingCool: Your 2016 Eisner Award winners.
COMICS - From YahooTV: "Luke Cage" showrunner says that the world is ready for a bullet-proof black man" at Comic-Con panel.
COMICS - From BleedingCool: "Do I have to choke you," at the "Black Panel."
TELEVISION - From Variety: At "The Walking Dead" Comic-Con panel, the Season 7 trailer debuted and a first look at new character King Ezekiel.
TELEVISION - From Variety: In "Bates Motel," the television series based on Alfred Hitchcock's film, "Psycho," new cast member, Rihanna, will play "Marion Crane." In the film, the late Janet Leigh played Crane who is stabbed to death in the film's iconic shower scene.
COMICS - From ComicBookMovie: The first action-packed for the upcoming animated "Justice League Action" debuts. The show arrives on Cartoon Network in the Fall.
MOVIES - From CBR: Luc Besson drops juicy details on his upcoming film, "Valerian."
MOVIES - From EntertainmentWeekly: "Valerian" footage gets standing ovation.
COMICS - From YahooNews: At a SDCC panel, Marvel introduces a trailer for Netflix's "Luke Cage" and a teaser for Netflix's 2017, "Defenders."
COMICS - From CinemaBlend: Marvel and Netflix drop first "Iron Fist" trailer. It intrigues...
---------------
STAR TREK - From YahooMovies: Sulu's "gay kiss" was cut from "Star Trek Beyond."
---------------
MOVIES - From ThrillList: This article is an opinion piece about the 21 best horror films since "The Blair Witch Project." It is a good read, although I think that except for the riveting final 10 minutes; "The Blair Witch Project" is not scary, but is rather awful.
---------------
STAR TREK - From YahooNews: At a special White House screening of "Star Trek Beyond," First Lady Michelle Obama notices handsome guests, Karl Urban, Chris Pine, and Simon Pegg.
---------------
BLACK LIVES MATTER - From YahooNews: After one white cop violently throws a female African-American teacher to the ground, his partner says that black people have "violent tendencies."
---------------
SPORTS-OBITS: - From ESPN: Former NFL head football coach, Dennis Green, has died at the age of 67, Friday, July 22, 2016. He coached the Minnesota Vikings and Arizona Cardinals over 13 seasons. Green had the second highest win total for an African-American NFL head coach.
---------------
POLITICS - From YahooNews: Donald Trump gave his acceptance speech at the 2016 Republican National Convention in Cleveland. He is now the Republican nominee for President of the United States, and he says, "Everything is terrible, and I alone can fix it."
From YahooNews: Trump's acceptance speech anchored by debunked claims and outright lies.
From HuffingtonPost: "Former" Ku Klux Klansman David Duke running for a U.S. Senate seat in Louisiana.
From YouTube: Here is David Duke's YouTube video announcement.
---------------
MOVIES - From Deadline: Margot Robbie continues to line up the projects, including a film based on Matt Ruff's novel, "Bad Monkeys."
---------------
BLACK LIVES MATTER - From YahooNews: His hands were really up! Unarmed man shot by cop in North Miami, Florida.
From YahooNews: He meant to hit the autistic man with a toy truck.
From CNN: The doofus cop has been identified.
---------------
STAR TREK - From People: J.J. Abrams says he will not recast the role of Pavel Chekov in Star Trek. The actor Anton Yelchin has played the role in three Star Trek films, beginning in 2009, but he was recently killed in a freak accident.
---------------
POLITICS - From CNNPolitics: It's tragically official. Donald Trump is the official Republican presidential nominee.
---------------
OBITS - From Variety: Garry Marshall, the prolific filmmaker and television creator, has died at the age of 81, Tuesday, July 19, 2016. He directed the smash hit, 1990 film, "Pretty Woman." His TV work included iconic series like "Happy Days," "Laverne and Shirley," and "The Odd Couple," among many.
---------------
POLITICS - From YahooNews: There was a charity concert during the Republican National Convention at Cleveland's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. 1990s hit makers, Third Eye Blind, gave the largely Republican audience more than they expected.
---------------
BLACK LIVES MATTER - From Jacobin: How not to talk about race. It is time to stop fooling ourselves with the racecraft of “because of the color of their skin” and acknowledge the emotional instability, poor judgment, inadequate training, and ill-considered policies that turn human beings, not the victims’ skin color, into killers.
---------------
CULTURE - From RSN: The trojan drone.
---------------
POLITICS - From TheNewYorker: The guy who actually wrote "The Art of the Deal," Trump's ghostwriter, Tony Schwartz, tells all.
---------------
BLACK LIVES MATTER - From RSN: Remembering the 12-Gauge Police Eviction of a 67-Year-Old Grandmother in the South Bronx
---------------
MUSIC - From YahooMusic: Prince quietly bought the house used as his home in the film, "Purple Rain."
---------------
MOVIES - From Indiewire: Nate Parker's follow-up to his upcoming "Birth of a Nation" has been acquired Legendary.
---------------
MOVIES - From ThePlaylist: There will be a "Ghostbusters" sequel... says Sony.
---------------
TELEVISION - From IndieWire: "Degrassi" reunion at Netflix. Drake?
--------------
MOVIES - From THR: Amazon may fully finance Woody Allen's next film, starring Kate Winslet and Jim Belushi, for $25 million.
---------------
MOVIES - From THR: Ava DuVernay's documentary about mass incarceration and the prison industry "The 13th," will open at the New York Film Festival.
---------------
CELEBRITY - From YahooCelebrity: Actor/comic Leslie Jones ("Ghostbusters") shares the horrible, racists tweets she gets.
From YahooNews: Twitter announces crackdown in wake of Jones' controversy. Some Twitter accounts were permanently suspended.
---------------
POLITICS - From YahooNews: #BlackWordsMatter - Melania Trump, wife of presumptive Republican presidential nominee, Donald Trump, plagiarized Michelle Obama's speech from 2008 while giving her opening remarks at the 2016 Republican National Convention.
From TheIntercept: It was more than a portion, boo.
---------------
POLITICS - From YahooTV: Stephen Colbert of the "Late Show" crashes the Republican National Convention.
From Politico: Stephen Colbert says that Donald Trump is beyond satire.
---------------
MUSIC - From YahooMusic: The latest in the saga of Kanye West and Taylor Swift. Yes, there is a latest.
---------------
BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the7/15 to 7/17/2016 weekend box office is "The Secret Life of Pets" with an estimated take of $50.5 million.
From YahooMovies: "Ghostbusters" finishes second for this box office weekend with a total of $46 million.
---------------
COMICS - From BleedingCool: How to draw Batman in 3 minutes.
---------------
TELEVISION - From YahooTV: Norman Reedus ("The Walking Dead") geeks out of guest start, Peter Fonda.
---------------
TELEVISION - From Vulture: Walter Goggins on 25 years of playing that guy.
---------------
STAR WARS - From BleedingCool: "Star Wars Rebel" Season 3 trailer teases returns and debuts.
---------------
MOVIES - From BleedingCool: Alden Ehrenreich official as "young" Han Solo.
---------------------------------
The Killing of #AltonSterling and #PhilandoCastille and Police Officers:
From NPR: Cops taught to pull the trigger too quickly - surprised when people pull the trigger to quickly on them.
From YahooNews: Three officers were killed this morning in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
From ABC: The killer of three officers in Baton Rouge, LA has been identified as Gavin Long of Kansas City, Missouri.
---------------------------------
TRAILERS - VIDEOS:
From Facebook: "Star Trek Beyond" the final trailer.
From YouTube: Star Trek Beyond "Jaylah Featurette" - including statements from J.J. Abrams, Simon Pegg, and Sofia Boutella ("Jaylah")
From YouTube: Star Trek Beyond "Justin Lin" featurette, featuring lots of quotes.
From YouTube: Star Trek Beyond clip: "Scotty Meets Jaylah" clip.
From YouTube: "Star Trek Beyond" the final countdown.
Thursday, June 16, 2016
Usher, Maxwell, The Roots Head Special Prince Celebration at 2016 BET Awards
Usher, Future and Bryson Tiller Join Alicia Keys, Maxwell and Special Prince Celebration Performers, Sheila E., D’Angelo, The Roots and Janelle Monae at the 2016 “BET Awards”
DJ Khaled, Gabrielle Union, Tinashe, Fantasia, Regina Hall, Nate Parker and More Announced as Presenters
Anthony Anderson and Tracee Ellis Ross to Host 2016 “BET Awards” Airing Live on Sunday, June 26 from Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, CA at 8 P.M. ET
BET Experience at L.A. Live Presented by Coca-Cola® Takes Place June 23-26, 2016
#BETAWARDS
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BET Networks revealed that Usher, Future, and Bryson Tiller will join the ultra-talented line-up of performers at the 16th annual “BET Awards” 2016 on Sunday, June 26, 2016. Hosted by Anthony Anderson and Tracee Ellis Ross, the “BET Awards” will also include previously announced performances by Alicia Keys and Maxwell. As revealed last week, Sheila E., The Roots, D’Angelo, and Janelle Monae are also slated as the first artists to be part of the special celebration paying homage to the creative genius of Prince.
DJ Khaled, Gabrielle Union, Tinashe, Fantasia, Regina Hall, BET’s “Music Moguls” (Damon Dash, Birdman, Jermaine Dupri and Snoop Dog,) Aja Naomi King, Nate Parker, Terrence J, Morris Chestnut, J.B. Smoove, Kimberly Elise, Omar Epps, the cast of BET's New Edition Biopic (Bryshere Y. Gray, Elijah Kelley, Luke James, Algee Smith, Keith Powers and Woody McClain) and BET’s “F in Fabulous” cast (Kamie Crawford, Eny Oh, Stephon Mendoza and Savannah Lynx) were also announced today as presenters for the annual highly-anticipated televised event.
A full list of the 2016 “BET Awards” nominees is now available here.
In addition to this exciting line-up, “BET Awards” has a secret performer! Find out who it is by using the hashtag #BETAwardsReveal on Twitter and Facebook. Once the hashtag is used, your social avatar paired with thousands of other BET Awards fans will reveal a photo of the must-see performer.
The “BET Awards” 2016 will premiere around the world on BET’s international network. It will air in the UK on Tuesday, June 28th at 9:00pm BST, in Africa on Tuesday, June 28th at 7:00pm CAT, and in France on Wednesday, June 29th at 9:00pm CEST.
Jesse Collins, CEO of Jesse Collins Entertainment serves as Executive Producer. Stephen G. Hill, BET’s President of Programming; Connie Orlando, BET’s Senior Vice President of Music; and Specials and Lynne Harris Taylor, BET’s Vice President of Specials serve as Executive Producers for BET Networks.
The “BET Awards” will take place along with the BET Experience at L.A. LIVE in Los Angeles from June 23-26, 2016. BET.com is the official site for the “BET Awards” and will have all the latest news and updates about this year's show. VIP Packages for the BET Experience weekend are now on-sale. In addition to VIP amenities throughout the weekend and incredible seats for the STAPLES Center shows, three levels of BETX VIP Packages offer guests the only opportunity to purchase tickets to the highly anticipated BET Awards, broadcast live from Microsoft Theater. The 1,000+ VIP Packages sold out in 2015, so guests are encouraged to purchase now before the allotment is depleted. Full package amenities and pricing for the Diamond, Platinum and Gold VIP Packages can be found by visiting BETExperience.com or by calling (877) 234-8425.
ABOUT BET NETWORKS
BET Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIA.B), is the nation's leading provider of quality entertainment, music, news and public affairs television programming for the African-American audience. The primary BET channel reaches more than 90 million households and can be seen in the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, the United Kingdom and sub-Saharan Africa. BET is the dominant African-American consumer brand with a diverse group of business extensions: BET.com, a leading Internet destination for Black entertainment, music, culture, and news; CENTRIC, a 24-hour entertainment network targeting the African-American Woman; BET Music Networks - BET Jams, BET Soul and BET Gospel; BET Home Entertainment; BET Live, BET’s growing festival business; BET Mobile, which provides ringtones, games and video content for wireless devices; and BET International, which operates BET around the globe.
ABOUT “BET AWARDS”
The “BET Awards” is one of the most watched award shows on cable television according to the Nielsen Company. The “BET Awards” franchise remains as the #1 program in cable TV history among African-Americans, and it is BET's #1 telecast every year. It recognizes the triumphs and successes of artists, entertainers, and athletes in a variety of categories.
BET EXPERIENCE AT L.A. LIVE PRESENTED BY COCA-COLA®
BET Networks, an entertainment powerhouse, and AEG, the leading world’s leading sports and live entertainment companies and developer/operator of L.A. LIVE, have teamed up once again to create the BET EXPERIENCE AT L.A. LIVE (BETX), June 23 - 26, 2016 presented by Coca-Cola®. This four-day festival will be filled with music and comedy concerts taking place at The Novo by Microsoft and STAPLES Center; FREE BET Fan Fest at the Los Angeles Convention Center including seminars, celebrity basketball games, celebrity meet & greets; and other special appearances. The weekend will be capped off with the “BET Awards” on Sunday, June 26, 2016 at Microsoft Theater.
ABOUT AEG
AEG is the world’s leading sports and live entertainment company. AEG, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Anschutz Corporation, owns, operates or consults with a collection of companies including over 100 of the world’s preeminent facilities such as STAPLES Center (Los Angeles, CA), StubHub Center (Carson, CA), PlayStation Theater (Times Square, New York), Mercedes-Benz Arena (Shanghai, China), Qudos Bank Arena (Sydney, Australia), Mercedes-Benz Arena (Berlin, Germany), and The O2 arena and entertainment district (London, England). Developed by AEG, L.A. LIVE is a 4 million square foot / $2.5 billion downtown Los Angeles sports, & entertainment district featuring Microsoft Theater and a 54-story, 1001-room convention "headquarters" destination. In addition to overseeing privately held management shares of the Los Angeles Lakers, assets of AEG Sports include franchises such as the LA Kings, LA Galaxy and the Amgen Tour of California cycling stage race. Along with AEG Facilities, other global divisions include AEG Live, the world’s second largest concert promotion and touring companies comprised of touring, festival, exhibition, broadcast, merchandise and special event divisions and AEG Global Partnerships, responsible for worldwide sales and servicing of sponsorships, naming rights and other strategic partnerships. In 2010, AEG launched its AEG 1EARTH environmental program featuring the industry's first sustainability report while in 2011, AEG introduced AXS a comprehensive entertainment platform serving as the company’s primary consumer brand including AXS Ticketing which provides fans the opportunity to purchase tickets directly from their favorite venues via a user-friendly ticketing interface, Examiner.com and the AXS TV network, a linear cable channel focusing on live entertainment and lifestyle programming available in nearly 40 million homes. AEG’s European headquarters are located in London. Global headquarters are in Los Angeles. For more information, visit: www.aegworldwide.com
ABOUT JESSE COLLINS ENTERTAINMENT
Jesse Collins Entertainment is a full service television and film production company founded by entertainment industry veteran Jesse Collins. For more than a decade, Collins has played an integral role in producing some of television’s most memorable moments in music entertainment. Formerly Executive Producer/EVP of Cossette Productions, Collins has produced ground-breaking and award winning television programming including the BET Awards, the GRAMMY Awards, Soul Train Awards, BET Honors, UNCF An Evening of Stars, ABFF Awards and the BET Hip Hop Awards. Collins is an executive producer of the hit TV series, Real Husbands of Hollywood starring Kevin Hart and the upcoming original miniseries based on the iconic music group New Edition that will debut on BET in 2017. He has worked with a myriad of superstar talent including Will Smith, Chris Rock, Jay-Z, Rihanna, Kanye West, Kendrick Lamar, Drake, Prince and Mariah Carey. Follow Jesse Collins Entertainment @JesseCollinsEnt on Twitter and Instagram and go to http://www.jessecollinsent.com/ for more information on the company.
Follow BET @BET_PR AND @BETAWARDS
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DJ Khaled, Gabrielle Union, Tinashe, Fantasia, Regina Hall, Nate Parker and More Announced as Presenters
Anthony Anderson and Tracee Ellis Ross to Host 2016 “BET Awards” Airing Live on Sunday, June 26 from Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, CA at 8 P.M. ET
BET Experience at L.A. Live Presented by Coca-Cola® Takes Place June 23-26, 2016
#BETAWARDS
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BET Networks revealed that Usher, Future, and Bryson Tiller will join the ultra-talented line-up of performers at the 16th annual “BET Awards” 2016 on Sunday, June 26, 2016. Hosted by Anthony Anderson and Tracee Ellis Ross, the “BET Awards” will also include previously announced performances by Alicia Keys and Maxwell. As revealed last week, Sheila E., The Roots, D’Angelo, and Janelle Monae are also slated as the first artists to be part of the special celebration paying homage to the creative genius of Prince.
DJ Khaled, Gabrielle Union, Tinashe, Fantasia, Regina Hall, BET’s “Music Moguls” (Damon Dash, Birdman, Jermaine Dupri and Snoop Dog,) Aja Naomi King, Nate Parker, Terrence J, Morris Chestnut, J.B. Smoove, Kimberly Elise, Omar Epps, the cast of BET's New Edition Biopic (Bryshere Y. Gray, Elijah Kelley, Luke James, Algee Smith, Keith Powers and Woody McClain) and BET’s “F in Fabulous” cast (Kamie Crawford, Eny Oh, Stephon Mendoza and Savannah Lynx) were also announced today as presenters for the annual highly-anticipated televised event.
A full list of the 2016 “BET Awards” nominees is now available here.
In addition to this exciting line-up, “BET Awards” has a secret performer! Find out who it is by using the hashtag #BETAwardsReveal on Twitter and Facebook. Once the hashtag is used, your social avatar paired with thousands of other BET Awards fans will reveal a photo of the must-see performer.
The “BET Awards” 2016 will premiere around the world on BET’s international network. It will air in the UK on Tuesday, June 28th at 9:00pm BST, in Africa on Tuesday, June 28th at 7:00pm CAT, and in France on Wednesday, June 29th at 9:00pm CEST.
Jesse Collins, CEO of Jesse Collins Entertainment serves as Executive Producer. Stephen G. Hill, BET’s President of Programming; Connie Orlando, BET’s Senior Vice President of Music; and Specials and Lynne Harris Taylor, BET’s Vice President of Specials serve as Executive Producers for BET Networks.
The “BET Awards” will take place along with the BET Experience at L.A. LIVE in Los Angeles from June 23-26, 2016. BET.com is the official site for the “BET Awards” and will have all the latest news and updates about this year's show. VIP Packages for the BET Experience weekend are now on-sale. In addition to VIP amenities throughout the weekend and incredible seats for the STAPLES Center shows, three levels of BETX VIP Packages offer guests the only opportunity to purchase tickets to the highly anticipated BET Awards, broadcast live from Microsoft Theater. The 1,000+ VIP Packages sold out in 2015, so guests are encouraged to purchase now before the allotment is depleted. Full package amenities and pricing for the Diamond, Platinum and Gold VIP Packages can be found by visiting BETExperience.com or by calling (877) 234-8425.
ABOUT BET NETWORKS
BET Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIA.B), is the nation's leading provider of quality entertainment, music, news and public affairs television programming for the African-American audience. The primary BET channel reaches more than 90 million households and can be seen in the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, the United Kingdom and sub-Saharan Africa. BET is the dominant African-American consumer brand with a diverse group of business extensions: BET.com, a leading Internet destination for Black entertainment, music, culture, and news; CENTRIC, a 24-hour entertainment network targeting the African-American Woman; BET Music Networks - BET Jams, BET Soul and BET Gospel; BET Home Entertainment; BET Live, BET’s growing festival business; BET Mobile, which provides ringtones, games and video content for wireless devices; and BET International, which operates BET around the globe.
ABOUT “BET AWARDS”
The “BET Awards” is one of the most watched award shows on cable television according to the Nielsen Company. The “BET Awards” franchise remains as the #1 program in cable TV history among African-Americans, and it is BET's #1 telecast every year. It recognizes the triumphs and successes of artists, entertainers, and athletes in a variety of categories.
BET EXPERIENCE AT L.A. LIVE PRESENTED BY COCA-COLA®
BET Networks, an entertainment powerhouse, and AEG, the leading world’s leading sports and live entertainment companies and developer/operator of L.A. LIVE, have teamed up once again to create the BET EXPERIENCE AT L.A. LIVE (BETX), June 23 - 26, 2016 presented by Coca-Cola®. This four-day festival will be filled with music and comedy concerts taking place at The Novo by Microsoft and STAPLES Center; FREE BET Fan Fest at the Los Angeles Convention Center including seminars, celebrity basketball games, celebrity meet & greets; and other special appearances. The weekend will be capped off with the “BET Awards” on Sunday, June 26, 2016 at Microsoft Theater.
ABOUT AEG
AEG is the world’s leading sports and live entertainment company. AEG, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Anschutz Corporation, owns, operates or consults with a collection of companies including over 100 of the world’s preeminent facilities such as STAPLES Center (Los Angeles, CA), StubHub Center (Carson, CA), PlayStation Theater (Times Square, New York), Mercedes-Benz Arena (Shanghai, China), Qudos Bank Arena (Sydney, Australia), Mercedes-Benz Arena (Berlin, Germany), and The O2 arena and entertainment district (London, England). Developed by AEG, L.A. LIVE is a 4 million square foot / $2.5 billion downtown Los Angeles sports, & entertainment district featuring Microsoft Theater and a 54-story, 1001-room convention "headquarters" destination. In addition to overseeing privately held management shares of the Los Angeles Lakers, assets of AEG Sports include franchises such as the LA Kings, LA Galaxy and the Amgen Tour of California cycling stage race. Along with AEG Facilities, other global divisions include AEG Live, the world’s second largest concert promotion and touring companies comprised of touring, festival, exhibition, broadcast, merchandise and special event divisions and AEG Global Partnerships, responsible for worldwide sales and servicing of sponsorships, naming rights and other strategic partnerships. In 2010, AEG launched its AEG 1EARTH environmental program featuring the industry's first sustainability report while in 2011, AEG introduced AXS a comprehensive entertainment platform serving as the company’s primary consumer brand including AXS Ticketing which provides fans the opportunity to purchase tickets directly from their favorite venues via a user-friendly ticketing interface, Examiner.com and the AXS TV network, a linear cable channel focusing on live entertainment and lifestyle programming available in nearly 40 million homes. AEG’s European headquarters are located in London. Global headquarters are in Los Angeles. For more information, visit: www.aegworldwide.com
ABOUT JESSE COLLINS ENTERTAINMENT
Jesse Collins Entertainment is a full service television and film production company founded by entertainment industry veteran Jesse Collins. For more than a decade, Collins has played an integral role in producing some of television’s most memorable moments in music entertainment. Formerly Executive Producer/EVP of Cossette Productions, Collins has produced ground-breaking and award winning television programming including the BET Awards, the GRAMMY Awards, Soul Train Awards, BET Honors, UNCF An Evening of Stars, ABFF Awards and the BET Hip Hop Awards. Collins is an executive producer of the hit TV series, Real Husbands of Hollywood starring Kevin Hart and the upcoming original miniseries based on the iconic music group New Edition that will debut on BET in 2017. He has worked with a myriad of superstar talent including Will Smith, Chris Rock, Jay-Z, Rihanna, Kanye West, Kendrick Lamar, Drake, Prince and Mariah Carey. Follow Jesse Collins Entertainment @JesseCollinsEnt on Twitter and Instagram and go to http://www.jessecollinsent.com/ for more information on the company.
Follow BET @BET_PR AND @BETAWARDS
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Saturday, February 6, 2016
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from February 1st to 6th, 2016 - Update #32
Support Leroy on Patreon.
MOVIES - From TheWrap: Leonardo DiCaprio to star in "Conquest" from Paramount.
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AWARDS - From Yahoo: Michael B. Jordan and diversity celebrated 2016 Image Awards, with complete list of winners.
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TELEVISION - From UPI: Adam West will be one of the guest stars on the 200th episode of "The Big Band Theory."
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COMICS - From ScreenRant: Still, there is some fun to be had of Walt Disney and Stan Lee Media - now with a Hillary Clinton connection.
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OSCARS - From TheWrap: President Obama weighs in on #OscarsSoWhite.
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MOVIES - From TheWrap: Here is how next year's Oscars may not be so white.
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OSCARS - From TheWrap: The Coen Bros. address #OscarsSoWhite in a manner befitting white privilege and with a lack of awareness that is surprising but should be.
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OSCARS - From TheWrap: Oscars so white... literally.
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POLITICS - From CounterPunch: Freeing Julian Assange - the final chapter.
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OSCARS - From THR: Kareem Abdul-Jabar: Why black people are invisible to Oscar voters.
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ANIMATION - From YahooTV: Joe Alaskey was one of the successors to Mel Blanc as the voice of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, and other Looney Tunes characters. He died at the age of 63 of cancer on Wednesday, February 3, 2016.
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MUSIC - From YahooMusic: Maurice White, the founder of Earth, Wind & Fire, died Wednesday, February 3, 2016. He will always remain a "Shining Star." R.I.P.
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CRIME - From RSN: Exonerations in the United States hit a record high.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Steven Soderbergh is coming out of retirement to make a film with Matt Damon and Channing Tatum.
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OSCARS - From TheWrap: Helen Mirren things #OscarsSoWhite is unfair to the Academy.
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COMICS - From BleedingCool: There is some backlash against DC Comics for its "re-imagining" of Scooby-Doo, which will be seen in an upcoming comic book series.
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CRIME - From RSN: Police across the country rethinking use of violence - 'bout time.
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POLITICS - From RollingStone: A right-wing, hawkish FOX News analyst who claimed to be ex-CIA turned out to be a fraud and is now facing trail.
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MUSIC - From HuffingtonPost: David Bowie leaves most of his $100 million estate to his wife, two children, and a few close friends.
MUSIC - From LATimes: David Bowie's "Bowie bonds" were revolutionary for its time.
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COMICS - From CinemaBlend: Marvel prepares to announce its plans for Josh Brolin as "Thanos."
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MOVIES - From People: Kate Winslet talks about her "Titanic" co-star, Leonardo DiCaprio.
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MOVIES - From YahooMovies: Universal sets dates for 9th and 10th installments of Fast and Furious franchise. Part 8 comes out in 2017.
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POLITICS - From RawStory: Sarah Palin says she did not blame President Obama for her son beating his girlfriend.
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MOVIES - From ScreenDaily: Rooney Mara to play Mary Magdalene
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TELEVISION - From ThePlaylist: Naomi Watts and Tom Sizemore joins Netflix's "Twin Peaks" revival. By the way, David Lynch is said to be directing all the episodes.
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BLACK HISTORY: From IMDb: Top 10 highest grossing Black directors by box office total.
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OSCARS - From IMDb: The staff's Oscar snubs list.
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MOVIES: From BusinessInsider: Anthony Ingruber looks like a young Harrison Ford, and played a young Ford in a recent movie, so... he's young Han Solo.
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POLITICS - From YahooPolitics: How Ted Cruz out-trumped Trump.
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POLITICS - From YahooPolitics: Clinton vs. Sanders to close to call...
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MOVIES - From YahooMovies: An article about Nate Parker, director of "Birth of a Nation."
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ANIMATION - From CBR: See Disney classics drawn Tim Burton style.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Nate Parker's "Birth of a Nation" tops 2016 Sundance Film Festival; here is a winners list.
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AWARDS - From Deadline: The 2016 Art Directors Guild Awards are announced with "Mad Max: Fury Road" and "The Revenant" among top winners.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: "Kung Fu 3" sets an opening weekend record in China.
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MOVIES - From Complex: FOX Searchlight pays a record $17.5 million for Nate Parker's "Birth of a Nation," the top winner at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival.
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BLACK LIVES MATTER - From ThinkProgress: Before the cops killed him, Quintonio LeGrier called 911 three times for help.
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OSCARS - From Complex: Steve McQueen, the Black director who won an Oscar as a producer on "12 Years a Slave," speaks about #OscarsSoWhite.
MOVIES - From TheWrap: Leonardo DiCaprio to star in "Conquest" from Paramount.
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AWARDS - From Yahoo: Michael B. Jordan and diversity celebrated 2016 Image Awards, with complete list of winners.
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TELEVISION - From UPI: Adam West will be one of the guest stars on the 200th episode of "The Big Band Theory."
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COMICS - From ScreenRant: Still, there is some fun to be had of Walt Disney and Stan Lee Media - now with a Hillary Clinton connection.
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OSCARS - From TheWrap: President Obama weighs in on #OscarsSoWhite.
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MOVIES - From TheWrap: Here is how next year's Oscars may not be so white.
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OSCARS - From TheWrap: The Coen Bros. address #OscarsSoWhite in a manner befitting white privilege and with a lack of awareness that is surprising but should be.
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OSCARS - From TheWrap: Oscars so white... literally.
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POLITICS - From CounterPunch: Freeing Julian Assange - the final chapter.
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OSCARS - From THR: Kareem Abdul-Jabar: Why black people are invisible to Oscar voters.
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ANIMATION - From YahooTV: Joe Alaskey was one of the successors to Mel Blanc as the voice of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, and other Looney Tunes characters. He died at the age of 63 of cancer on Wednesday, February 3, 2016.
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MUSIC - From YahooMusic: Maurice White, the founder of Earth, Wind & Fire, died Wednesday, February 3, 2016. He will always remain a "Shining Star." R.I.P.
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CRIME - From RSN: Exonerations in the United States hit a record high.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Steven Soderbergh is coming out of retirement to make a film with Matt Damon and Channing Tatum.
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OSCARS - From TheWrap: Helen Mirren things #OscarsSoWhite is unfair to the Academy.
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COMICS - From BleedingCool: There is some backlash against DC Comics for its "re-imagining" of Scooby-Doo, which will be seen in an upcoming comic book series.
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CRIME - From RSN: Police across the country rethinking use of violence - 'bout time.
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POLITICS - From RollingStone: A right-wing, hawkish FOX News analyst who claimed to be ex-CIA turned out to be a fraud and is now facing trail.
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MUSIC - From HuffingtonPost: David Bowie leaves most of his $100 million estate to his wife, two children, and a few close friends.
MUSIC - From LATimes: David Bowie's "Bowie bonds" were revolutionary for its time.
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COMICS - From CinemaBlend: Marvel prepares to announce its plans for Josh Brolin as "Thanos."
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MOVIES - From People: Kate Winslet talks about her "Titanic" co-star, Leonardo DiCaprio.
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MOVIES - From YahooMovies: Universal sets dates for 9th and 10th installments of Fast and Furious franchise. Part 8 comes out in 2017.
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POLITICS - From RawStory: Sarah Palin says she did not blame President Obama for her son beating his girlfriend.
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MOVIES - From ScreenDaily: Rooney Mara to play Mary Magdalene
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TELEVISION - From ThePlaylist: Naomi Watts and Tom Sizemore joins Netflix's "Twin Peaks" revival. By the way, David Lynch is said to be directing all the episodes.
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BLACK HISTORY: From IMDb: Top 10 highest grossing Black directors by box office total.
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OSCARS - From IMDb: The staff's Oscar snubs list.
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MOVIES: From BusinessInsider: Anthony Ingruber looks like a young Harrison Ford, and played a young Ford in a recent movie, so... he's young Han Solo.
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POLITICS - From YahooPolitics: How Ted Cruz out-trumped Trump.
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POLITICS - From YahooPolitics: Clinton vs. Sanders to close to call...
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MOVIES - From YahooMovies: An article about Nate Parker, director of "Birth of a Nation."
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ANIMATION - From CBR: See Disney classics drawn Tim Burton style.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Nate Parker's "Birth of a Nation" tops 2016 Sundance Film Festival; here is a winners list.
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AWARDS - From Deadline: The 2016 Art Directors Guild Awards are announced with "Mad Max: Fury Road" and "The Revenant" among top winners.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: "Kung Fu 3" sets an opening weekend record in China.
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MOVIES - From Complex: FOX Searchlight pays a record $17.5 million for Nate Parker's "Birth of a Nation," the top winner at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival.
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BLACK LIVES MATTER - From ThinkProgress: Before the cops killed him, Quintonio LeGrier called 911 three times for help.
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OSCARS - From Complex: Steve McQueen, the Black director who won an Oscar as a producer on "12 Years a Slave," speaks about #OscarsSoWhite.
Tuesday, February 2, 2016
2016 Sundance Film Festival Awards; "Birth of a Nation" Wins Top Prizes
Actor and filmmaker Robert Redford founded the Sundance Institute, a non-profit organization, in 1981. The Sundance Institute actively advances the work of filmmakers and storytellers worldwide. Through its offices in Park City, Los Angeles, and New York City, the organization provides creative and financial support to emerging and aspiring filmmakers, directors, producers, film composers, screenwriters, playwrights, and theater artists via a series of Labs and Fellowships
The 2016 Sundance Film Festival took place from January 21 to Jan 31, 2016.
2016 Sundance Film Festival Awards:
U.S. DRAMATIC
Audience Award
Birth Of A Nation - Nate Parker
Grand Jury Prize
Birth Of A Nation - Nate Parker
Directing
Daniel Scheinert, Daniel Kwan - Swiss Army Man
Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award
Chad Hartigan - Morris From America
Special Jury Award – Individual Performance
Melanie Lynskey - The Intervention
Special Jury Award – Individual Performance
Craig Robinson - Morris from America
Special Jury Award – Breakthrough Performance
Joe Seo - Spa Night
Special Jury Award
As You Are - Miles Joris-Peyrafitte
U.S. DOCUMENTARY
Grand Jury Prize
Weiner - Elyse Steinberg, Josh Kriegman
Audience Award
Jim: The James Foley Story - Brian Oakes
Directing
Roger Ross Williams - Life, Animated
Special Jury Award – Vérité Filmmaking
The Bad Kids - Keith Fulton, Lou Pepe
Special Jury Award – Writing
Kate Plays Christine - Robert Greene
Special Jury Award – Social Impact Filmmaking
Trapped - Dawn Porter
NEXT Audience Award
First Girl I Loved - Kerem Sanga
WORLD CINEMA DRAMATIC
Audience Award
Between Sea and Land / Colombia - Directors: Manolo Cruz, Carlos del Castillo
Sand StormGrand Jury Prize
Sand Storm / Israel - Director: Elite Zexer
Directing Award
Belgica / Belgium-France-Netherlands - Felix van Groeningen
Special Jury Award – Unique Vision and Design
The Lure / Poland - Director: Agnieszka Smoczyńska
Special Jury Award – Screenwriting
Mi Amiga Del Parque / Argentina-Uruguay - Screenwriters: Inés Bortagaray, Ana Katz
Special Jury Award – Acting
Vicky Hernandéz, Manolo Cruz - Between Sea and Land / Colombia
WORLD CINEMA DOCUMENTARY
Grand Jury Prize
Sonita / Germany-Iran-Swizerland - Rokhsareh Ghaem Maghami
Directing
All These Sleepless Nights / Poland - Michal Marczak
Special Jury Award – Best Editing
We Are X / UK-U.S.-Japan - Editors: Mako Kamitsuna, John Maringouin
Special Jury Award – Best Cinematography
The Land Of The Enlightened / Belgium - DP: Pieter-Jan De Pue
Special Jury Award – Best Debut Feature
When Two Worlds Collide / Peru - Directors: Mathew Orzel, Heidi Brandenburg
Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize (announced Wednesday – January 27th)
Embrace of the Serpent - Directed by Ciro Guerra
SHORT FILM PRIZES
(announced Wednesday – January 27th)
Short Film Grand Jury Prize
Thunder Road / U.S. - Director and screenwriter: Jim Cummings
Short Film Jury Award: U.S. Fiction
The Procedure / U.S. - Director and screenwriter: Calvin Lee Reeder
Short Film Jury Award: International Fiction
Maman(s) / France - Director and screenwriter: Maïmouna Doucouré
Short Film Jury Award: Non-fiction
Bacon & God’s Wrath / Canada - Director: Sol Friedman
Short Film Jury Award: Animation
Edmond / UK - Director and screenwriter: Nina Gantz
Short Film Special Jury Award for Outstanding Performance
Grace Glowicki - Her Friend Adam
Short Film Special Jury Award for Best Direction
Peacock / Czech Republic - Director: Ondřej Hudeček, Screenwriters: Jan Smutny, Ondřej Hudeček
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The 2016 Sundance Film Festival took place from January 21 to Jan 31, 2016.
2016 Sundance Film Festival Awards:
U.S. DRAMATIC
Audience Award
Birth Of A Nation - Nate Parker
Grand Jury Prize
Birth Of A Nation - Nate Parker
Directing
Daniel Scheinert, Daniel Kwan - Swiss Army Man
Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award
Chad Hartigan - Morris From America
Special Jury Award – Individual Performance
Melanie Lynskey - The Intervention
Special Jury Award – Individual Performance
Craig Robinson - Morris from America
Special Jury Award – Breakthrough Performance
Joe Seo - Spa Night
Special Jury Award
As You Are - Miles Joris-Peyrafitte
U.S. DOCUMENTARY
Grand Jury Prize
Weiner - Elyse Steinberg, Josh Kriegman
Audience Award
Jim: The James Foley Story - Brian Oakes
Directing
Roger Ross Williams - Life, Animated
Special Jury Award – Vérité Filmmaking
The Bad Kids - Keith Fulton, Lou Pepe
Special Jury Award – Writing
Kate Plays Christine - Robert Greene
Special Jury Award – Social Impact Filmmaking
Trapped - Dawn Porter
NEXT Audience Award
First Girl I Loved - Kerem Sanga
WORLD CINEMA DRAMATIC
Audience Award
Between Sea and Land / Colombia - Directors: Manolo Cruz, Carlos del Castillo
Sand StormGrand Jury Prize
Sand Storm / Israel - Director: Elite Zexer
Directing Award
Belgica / Belgium-France-Netherlands - Felix van Groeningen
Special Jury Award – Unique Vision and Design
The Lure / Poland - Director: Agnieszka Smoczyńska
Special Jury Award – Screenwriting
Mi Amiga Del Parque / Argentina-Uruguay - Screenwriters: Inés Bortagaray, Ana Katz
Special Jury Award – Acting
Vicky Hernandéz, Manolo Cruz - Between Sea and Land / Colombia
WORLD CINEMA DOCUMENTARY
Grand Jury Prize
Sonita / Germany-Iran-Swizerland - Rokhsareh Ghaem Maghami
Directing
All These Sleepless Nights / Poland - Michal Marczak
Special Jury Award – Best Editing
We Are X / UK-U.S.-Japan - Editors: Mako Kamitsuna, John Maringouin
Special Jury Award – Best Cinematography
The Land Of The Enlightened / Belgium - DP: Pieter-Jan De Pue
Special Jury Award – Best Debut Feature
When Two Worlds Collide / Peru - Directors: Mathew Orzel, Heidi Brandenburg
Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize (announced Wednesday – January 27th)
Embrace of the Serpent - Directed by Ciro Guerra
SHORT FILM PRIZES
(announced Wednesday – January 27th)
Short Film Grand Jury Prize
Thunder Road / U.S. - Director and screenwriter: Jim Cummings
Short Film Jury Award: U.S. Fiction
The Procedure / U.S. - Director and screenwriter: Calvin Lee Reeder
Short Film Jury Award: International Fiction
Maman(s) / France - Director and screenwriter: Maïmouna Doucouré
Short Film Jury Award: Non-fiction
Bacon & God’s Wrath / Canada - Director: Sol Friedman
Short Film Jury Award: Animation
Edmond / UK - Director and screenwriter: Nina Gantz
Short Film Special Jury Award for Outstanding Performance
Grace Glowicki - Her Friend Adam
Short Film Special Jury Award for Best Direction
Peacock / Czech Republic - Director: Ondřej Hudeček, Screenwriters: Jan Smutny, Ondřej Hudeček
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Saturday, January 23, 2016
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from January 17th to 23rd, 2016 - Update #57
Support Leroy on Patreon.
POLITICS: From RSN: Michael Moore - Flint water poisoning is a "racial crime."
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MOVIES: From Variety: Sony rebooting Jim Henson's "Labyrinth."
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COMICS - From CBR: Kevin Smith says that DC Entertainment higher-ups are considering a DC Movie/TV crossover for sometime in the future.
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POLITICS - From YahooNews: GOP presidential candidates have been quiet about Flint Michigan water crisis. So has Faux News.
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AWARDS - From BlackReelAwards: 16th annual Black Reel Awards nominations.
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COMICS - From CinemaBlend: Deadpool movie looking at a big opening weekend.
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OSCARS - From ATTN: New York Post has fun with the blizzard and #OscarsSoWhite.
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RACE - From ThinkProgress: Once upon a time, armed black people bucked the government, and they were killed - unlike the White militia at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon.
Speaking of - From ThinkProgress: Ursula K. Le Guin sacks Ammon Bundy and his Klan-lings and the newspaper that parrots their nonsense.
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POLITICS - From RSN: Oliver Stone speaks of war-mongering on the part of both Republicans and Democrats.
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CULTURE - From USMagazine: "Actress" Stacey Dash hits back at BET.
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CRIME - From YahooNews: Ex-Oklahoma City police officer, Daniel Holtzclaw, preyed on women in poor neighborhoods and raped at least 13. He was recently sentenced to 263 years in prison.
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CULTURE: From TheVox: Netflix's "Making a Murderer" reveals the systematic problems of the American justice system.
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MOVIES - From EcoWatch: Leonardo DiCaprio says that film "The Revenant" drove home the need to take action on climate change.
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COMICS: From BusinessInsider: Warner Bros. is planning 11 superhero movies through 2020, and most look horrible.
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MUSIC: From TheVillageVoice: The 2015 Pazz & Jop Critics Poll and the Year in Music.
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TRAILER - From Vulture: The red band trailer for Key & Peele's upcoming film, Keanu, has been released.
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OSCARS - From Vulture: Oscar nominee, this year, Mark Ruffalo, is weighing skipping the Oscar ceremony.
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OSCARS - From YahooTV: Will Smith will not attend this year's Oscar ceremony, as his wife is skipping the ceremony also.
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COMICS - From ComicBookBin: Herve St. Louis, the owner of the Bin and the creator of the webcomic strip, "Johnny Bullet," talks about the difficulties of reader surveys.
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COMICS - From BleedingCool: The best work I've ever done says Hellboy creator, Mike Mignola.
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MOVIES - From THR: Nate Turner talks about his hot Sundance film, "Birth of a Nation."
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MOVIES - From THR: Paramount has taken "Terminator 2" off its release schedule and replaced it with the "Baywatch" movie - which I did not know was going to happen.
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OSCARS - From THR: Academy members defend votes - "to imply we are racists is extremely offensive."
Also From THR: Scott Feinberg, awards analyst, on Oscar omissions.
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STAR WARS - From YahooMovies: Star Wars Episode 8 has a new release date moving from May 2017 to December 15, 2017.
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MOVIES - From TheGuardian: Jamie Foxx with the help of an as-yet unnamed paramedic pulled a young man from a burning car.
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COMICS - From YahooMovies: See the "Wonder Woman" clip that played on The CW. The movie resembles "Captain America: The First Avenger." I am not crazy about Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman.
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MOVIES - From ComicBook: DC Films releases logos from upcoming movies, including Flash and Cyborg.
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MOVIES - From YahooMovies: Jennifer Lawrence to play Fidel Castro's lover in a film written by "American Hustle" scribe, Eric Warren Singer.
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COMICS - From YahooMovies: See the first "Suicide Squad" trailer.
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OSCAR - From YahooMovies: David Oyelowo speaks on #OscarsSoWhite.
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COMICS - From CBR: Steve Rogers to return as Captain America.
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POLITICS - From RSN: Michael Moore calls for President Obama to go to Flint, Michigan in the middle of water crisis.
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AWARDS - From Variety: "Carol" dominates Dorian Awards.
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COMICS - From YahooTV: See the first official picture of the entire Justice League team of DC Films.
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COMICS - From CBB: My review of Vol. 10 of the manga, Terra Formars.
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OSCARS - From YahooTV: I am a fan of Whoopi Goldberg, but she made an ass of herself in this #OscarsSoWhite debate on "The View."
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OSCARS - From Variety: George Clooney says we're moving in the wrong direction, concerning #OscarsSoWhite.
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MOVIES - From BleedingCool: Vin Diesel posts "Fast 8" poster on Instagram.
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TV - From Vulture: Cuba Gooding, Jr. talks about playing O.J. Simpson in FX's upcoming, "The People vs. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story."
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RACE - From HuffingtonPost: Back in December, a Black woman died after being forcibly removed from hospital.
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OBIT - From YahooMusic: The singer-songwriter and musician Glenn Frey has died at the age of 67 (Monday, January 18, 2016). He was a founding member of The Eagles, one of the most popular recording acts in the history of music. I still really love his solo hit song, "The Heat is On," the Beverly Hills Cop soundtrack.
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CULTURE - From YahooCelebrity: Hannibal Buress still dealing with the aftermath of his Bill Cosby rape joke that started the legendary comedians downfall.
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POLITICS - From RSN: Bernie Sanders healthcare plan would cover everyone (not Hillary's) and it would be administered by the federal government and not by the states... according to RSN.
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OSCARS - From Variety: Spike Lee and Jada Pinkett Smith call for boycott of 88th Oscars.
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SPORTS - From NBCSports: Pittsburgh Steelers Coach Mike Tomlin sheds tears in the locker room after his team's painful loss to the Denver Broncos. It is not his fault that the NFL is in the tank for another Brady-Manning matchup.
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CULTURE - From TheVox: Her husband was a rapist, yet the wife also had to answer for his crimes, although she had committed no crime.
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AWARDS - From Variety: 2016 Critics Choice Awards winners.
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COMICS - From CBB: New episode of Johnny Bullet (#57) in English
COMICS - From CBB: New episode of Johnny Bullet (#57) in French
COMICS - From CBB: New episode of Constant (#23 - Chapter Two, Page 1)
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CULTURE - From NRM: Go to the Norman Rockwell Museum to see his classic Civil Rights painting, "The Problem We All Live With."
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MOVIES: From BoxOfficeMojo: "Ride Along 2" wins the 01/15 to 01/17/2016 weekend box office with an estimated take of $34 million. Monday will also be part of the Martin Luther King holiday weekend.
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NEWS - From YahooNews: This is the 30th anniversary of MLK Day, and in South Carolina, the celebration is even bigger now that the Confederate flag over the capitol building was taken down.
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MOVIES - From SlashFilm: Tyler Perry on why he joined TMNT 2 and on Oscars and how to fix lack of diversity.
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COMIC BOOKS - From YahooMovies: The new posters for the "Suicide Squad" film debut.
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NEWS - From ThinkProgess: Another video that Chicago is forced to release shows a police officer shooting an unarmed black teenager.
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CULTURE - From ThinkProgess: The phony debate about political correctness. " It's a get out of jail free card for bigotry, sexism, and lying."
NEWS - From TheIntercept: What is the real story about the U.S. Navy boats that "drifted" into Iranian waters.
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From RSN: A doctor who treats concussions and is an NFL fans says the league is unethical.
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COMICS - From WarrenEllis: Warren Ellis updates his readers and shares 3 questions he asked author Joe Hill (Stephen King's son who is also an author).
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NEWS - From RSN: Flint lives in fear of lead from the drinking water, and the citizens fear that they may already have lead poisoning.
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POLITICS: From YahooNews: Did you know that three Southern states honor Confederate General Robert E. Lee on Martin Luther King Day? Mississippi (of course), Alabama (no doubt), and Arkansas (typical). Well, Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson want to change that.
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OSCARS - From GuardianUS: White Hollywood parents of black children should speak about diversity for awards.
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POLITICS - From USUncut: 5 things to know about the Oregon militia movement.
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WORLD NEWS - From LATimes: The U.S. and Iran swap prisoners.
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COMICS - From CBR: Jim Johnson reviews the relaunch of the Uncanny X-Men comic book.
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COMICS FILM - From CBR: There is a petition for a PG-13 cut of the upcoming "Deadpool" film, which is being released with an "R" rating.
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COMICS TV - From CBR: FX's X-Men-related series, "Legion" will take place in an "alternate universe" not connected to the X-Men film series.
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MOVIES - From ThePlaylist: 15 great and unique directors who have never received a best director Oscar nomination.
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TV - From ThePlaylist: Netflix is developing a "Punisher" series.
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OSCARS - From BoxOfficeMojo: A look at the 2016 best picture Oscar nominees and their grosses.
OSCARS: From TheDailyBeast: The Oscars are racist...
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From YouTube: "13 Hours" featurettes - Tig & Dominic; Tanto & Pablo; “Oz & Max” Featurette - https://youtu.be/mSdYKWjoHeg
POLITICS: From RSN: Michael Moore - Flint water poisoning is a "racial crime."
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MOVIES: From Variety: Sony rebooting Jim Henson's "Labyrinth."
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COMICS - From CBR: Kevin Smith says that DC Entertainment higher-ups are considering a DC Movie/TV crossover for sometime in the future.
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POLITICS - From YahooNews: GOP presidential candidates have been quiet about Flint Michigan water crisis. So has Faux News.
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AWARDS - From BlackReelAwards: 16th annual Black Reel Awards nominations.
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COMICS - From CinemaBlend: Deadpool movie looking at a big opening weekend.
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OSCARS - From ATTN: New York Post has fun with the blizzard and #OscarsSoWhite.
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RACE - From ThinkProgress: Once upon a time, armed black people bucked the government, and they were killed - unlike the White militia at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon.
Speaking of - From ThinkProgress: Ursula K. Le Guin sacks Ammon Bundy and his Klan-lings and the newspaper that parrots their nonsense.
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POLITICS - From RSN: Oliver Stone speaks of war-mongering on the part of both Republicans and Democrats.
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CULTURE - From USMagazine: "Actress" Stacey Dash hits back at BET.
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CRIME - From YahooNews: Ex-Oklahoma City police officer, Daniel Holtzclaw, preyed on women in poor neighborhoods and raped at least 13. He was recently sentenced to 263 years in prison.
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CULTURE: From TheVox: Netflix's "Making a Murderer" reveals the systematic problems of the American justice system.
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MOVIES - From EcoWatch: Leonardo DiCaprio says that film "The Revenant" drove home the need to take action on climate change.
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COMICS: From BusinessInsider: Warner Bros. is planning 11 superhero movies through 2020, and most look horrible.
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MUSIC: From TheVillageVoice: The 2015 Pazz & Jop Critics Poll and the Year in Music.
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TRAILER - From Vulture: The red band trailer for Key & Peele's upcoming film, Keanu, has been released.
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OSCARS - From Vulture: Oscar nominee, this year, Mark Ruffalo, is weighing skipping the Oscar ceremony.
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OSCARS - From YahooTV: Will Smith will not attend this year's Oscar ceremony, as his wife is skipping the ceremony also.
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COMICS - From ComicBookBin: Herve St. Louis, the owner of the Bin and the creator of the webcomic strip, "Johnny Bullet," talks about the difficulties of reader surveys.
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COMICS - From BleedingCool: The best work I've ever done says Hellboy creator, Mike Mignola.
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MOVIES - From THR: Nate Turner talks about his hot Sundance film, "Birth of a Nation."
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MOVIES - From THR: Paramount has taken "Terminator 2" off its release schedule and replaced it with the "Baywatch" movie - which I did not know was going to happen.
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OSCARS - From THR: Academy members defend votes - "to imply we are racists is extremely offensive."
Also From THR: Scott Feinberg, awards analyst, on Oscar omissions.
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STAR WARS - From YahooMovies: Star Wars Episode 8 has a new release date moving from May 2017 to December 15, 2017.
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MOVIES - From TheGuardian: Jamie Foxx with the help of an as-yet unnamed paramedic pulled a young man from a burning car.
---------------
COMICS - From YahooMovies: See the "Wonder Woman" clip that played on The CW. The movie resembles "Captain America: The First Avenger." I am not crazy about Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman.
---------------
MOVIES - From ComicBook: DC Films releases logos from upcoming movies, including Flash and Cyborg.
---------------
MOVIES - From YahooMovies: Jennifer Lawrence to play Fidel Castro's lover in a film written by "American Hustle" scribe, Eric Warren Singer.
---------------
COMICS - From YahooMovies: See the first "Suicide Squad" trailer.
---------------
OSCAR - From YahooMovies: David Oyelowo speaks on #OscarsSoWhite.
---------------
COMICS - From CBR: Steve Rogers to return as Captain America.
---------------
POLITICS - From RSN: Michael Moore calls for President Obama to go to Flint, Michigan in the middle of water crisis.
---------------
AWARDS - From Variety: "Carol" dominates Dorian Awards.
---------------
COMICS - From YahooTV: See the first official picture of the entire Justice League team of DC Films.
---------------
COMICS - From CBB: My review of Vol. 10 of the manga, Terra Formars.
---------------
OSCARS - From YahooTV: I am a fan of Whoopi Goldberg, but she made an ass of herself in this #OscarsSoWhite debate on "The View."
---------------
OSCARS - From Variety: George Clooney says we're moving in the wrong direction, concerning #OscarsSoWhite.
---------------
MOVIES - From BleedingCool: Vin Diesel posts "Fast 8" poster on Instagram.
---------------
TV - From Vulture: Cuba Gooding, Jr. talks about playing O.J. Simpson in FX's upcoming, "The People vs. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story."
---------------
RACE - From HuffingtonPost: Back in December, a Black woman died after being forcibly removed from hospital.
---------------
OBIT - From YahooMusic: The singer-songwriter and musician Glenn Frey has died at the age of 67 (Monday, January 18, 2016). He was a founding member of The Eagles, one of the most popular recording acts in the history of music. I still really love his solo hit song, "The Heat is On," the Beverly Hills Cop soundtrack.
---------------
CULTURE - From YahooCelebrity: Hannibal Buress still dealing with the aftermath of his Bill Cosby rape joke that started the legendary comedians downfall.
---------------
POLITICS - From RSN: Bernie Sanders healthcare plan would cover everyone (not Hillary's) and it would be administered by the federal government and not by the states... according to RSN.
---------------
OSCARS - From Variety: Spike Lee and Jada Pinkett Smith call for boycott of 88th Oscars.
---------------
SPORTS - From NBCSports: Pittsburgh Steelers Coach Mike Tomlin sheds tears in the locker room after his team's painful loss to the Denver Broncos. It is not his fault that the NFL is in the tank for another Brady-Manning matchup.
---------------
CULTURE - From TheVox: Her husband was a rapist, yet the wife also had to answer for his crimes, although she had committed no crime.
---------------
AWARDS - From Variety: 2016 Critics Choice Awards winners.
---------------
COMICS - From CBB: New episode of Johnny Bullet (#57) in English
COMICS - From CBB: New episode of Johnny Bullet (#57) in French
COMICS - From CBB: New episode of Constant (#23 - Chapter Two, Page 1)
---------------
CULTURE - From NRM: Go to the Norman Rockwell Museum to see his classic Civil Rights painting, "The Problem We All Live With."
---------------
MOVIES: From BoxOfficeMojo: "Ride Along 2" wins the 01/15 to 01/17/2016 weekend box office with an estimated take of $34 million. Monday will also be part of the Martin Luther King holiday weekend.
---------------
NEWS - From YahooNews: This is the 30th anniversary of MLK Day, and in South Carolina, the celebration is even bigger now that the Confederate flag over the capitol building was taken down.
---------------
MOVIES - From SlashFilm: Tyler Perry on why he joined TMNT 2 and on Oscars and how to fix lack of diversity.
---------------
COMIC BOOKS - From YahooMovies: The new posters for the "Suicide Squad" film debut.
---------------
NEWS - From ThinkProgess: Another video that Chicago is forced to release shows a police officer shooting an unarmed black teenager.
---------------
CULTURE - From ThinkProgess: The phony debate about political correctness. " It's a get out of jail free card for bigotry, sexism, and lying."
NEWS - From TheIntercept: What is the real story about the U.S. Navy boats that "drifted" into Iranian waters.
---------------
From RSN: A doctor who treats concussions and is an NFL fans says the league is unethical.
---------------
COMICS - From WarrenEllis: Warren Ellis updates his readers and shares 3 questions he asked author Joe Hill (Stephen King's son who is also an author).
---------------
NEWS - From RSN: Flint lives in fear of lead from the drinking water, and the citizens fear that they may already have lead poisoning.
---------------
POLITICS: From YahooNews: Did you know that three Southern states honor Confederate General Robert E. Lee on Martin Luther King Day? Mississippi (of course), Alabama (no doubt), and Arkansas (typical). Well, Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson want to change that.
---------------
OSCARS - From GuardianUS: White Hollywood parents of black children should speak about diversity for awards.
---------------
POLITICS - From USUncut: 5 things to know about the Oregon militia movement.
---------------
WORLD NEWS - From LATimes: The U.S. and Iran swap prisoners.
---------------
COMICS - From CBR: Jim Johnson reviews the relaunch of the Uncanny X-Men comic book.
---------------
COMICS FILM - From CBR: There is a petition for a PG-13 cut of the upcoming "Deadpool" film, which is being released with an "R" rating.
---------------
COMICS TV - From CBR: FX's X-Men-related series, "Legion" will take place in an "alternate universe" not connected to the X-Men film series.
---------------
MOVIES - From ThePlaylist: 15 great and unique directors who have never received a best director Oscar nomination.
---------------
TV - From ThePlaylist: Netflix is developing a "Punisher" series.
---------------
OSCARS - From BoxOfficeMojo: A look at the 2016 best picture Oscar nominees and their grosses.
OSCARS: From TheDailyBeast: The Oscars are racist...
---------------
From YouTube: "13 Hours" featurettes - Tig & Dominic; Tanto & Pablo; “Oz & Max” Featurette - https://youtu.be/mSdYKWjoHeg
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