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Showing posts with label Tom Cruise. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tom Cruise. Show all posts
Thursday, March 31, 2022
TRAILER: New "TOP GUN: Maverick" Official Trailer (3/29/2022)
After numerous delays, TOP GUN: MAVERICK, the long-awaited sequel to the 1986 box office hit, Top Gun, is set to arrive in theaters May 27th, 2022. Star Tom Cruise returns to play one of his signature roles, that of test pilot, Captain Pete "Maverick" Mitchell. On Tuesday, a new official trailer for the film debuted. You can see it below:
Saturday, March 26, 2022
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from March 20th to 26th, 2022 - Update #22
by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"
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ENTERTAINMENT AND CULTURE NEWS:
MOVIES - From Deadline: A24's recent horror film, "X," could be a budding horror movie franchise. A prequel film is apparently already close to being finished and preparations are being made for a sequel.
STAR TREK - From Variety: Actress Ito Aghayere talks about playing "Young Guinan" on the Paramount+ series, "Star Trek: Picard." "Guinan" is the classic "Star Trek: The Next Generation" character originally played by Oscar-winner, Whoopi Goldberg.
MOVIES - From People: Here are the first look photos of Oscar-winner Nicolas Cage as "Dracula" in Universal Pictures' horror-comedy, "Renfield," in which Nicholas Hoult plays the title role.
BROADWAY - From Deadline: A Broadway musical is being developed based on the 1983 film, "Trading Places." Aneesa Folds will play Eddie Murphy's role, and Bryce Pinkham will play Dan Aykroyd's role.
TELEVISION - From Deadline: The CW has given early renewals to 7 of its 19 scripted dramas. Owners Warner Media and ViacomCBS has put The CW up for sale, with Nexstar being among the suitors.
STREAMING - From Deadline: HBO Max's "Sex in the City" sequel, "And Just Like That..." has been renewed for a second season.
NETFLIX - From Deadline: Actress Christina Ricci, who played "Wednesday Addams," in two 1990s "Addams Family" films directed by Barry Sonnenfeld, will play a major role in Netflix's series, "Wednesday." The nature of her role is still a secret. Jenna Ortega will play Wednesday in the series.
OSCARS - From Deadline: At the 94th Academy Awards, Beyonce will indeed perform her Oscar-nominated song, "Be Alive" (from "King Richard" and co-written with DIXSON) via satellite from a Compton tennis court.
From Variety: Beyonce is in talks to perform her Oscar-nominated song, "Be Alive" (from "King Richard") live from the tennis courts in Compton, California during the 94th Academy Awards. The film focuses on Richard Williams, the father of tennis legends, Venus and Serena Williams, who learned to play tennis on those courts with Richard as their coach.
MOVIES - From Variety: The sequel to the 2021 hit, "Godzilla vs. Kong," will start filming in Australia later this year.
OSCARS - From BBC: The BBC's website has produced a video that presents all the "Best Picture" nominees for the 94th Academy Awards in 59 seconds.
CELEBRITY - From Variety: This year's "Rase to Erase MS" gala will return to Fairmont Century Plaza hotel on May 20th and will feature music by "Nile Rogers & Chic" and a Tommy Hilfiger Adaptive fashion show.
MOVIES - From ShadowandAct: Marvel Cinematic Universe star and New Orleans native Anthony Mackie has reportedly bought 20 acres in New Orleans East where he plans to start a movie studio. However, Mackie has reportedly officially said that it was too premature to discuss specifics of the deal.
BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficePro: The winner of the 3/18 to 3/20/2022 weekend box office is "The Batman" with an estimated 36.8 million dollars.
From Here: Negromancer's review of "The Batman."
STAR TREK - From TheGuardian: Georgia gubernatorial candidate and voting rights champion, Stacey Abrams, made a cameo as "President of United Earth" on the Season 4 finale of "Star Trek: Discovery" (Paramount+). Some people were mad...
TELEVISION - From Deadline: The daytime syndicated talk show "Maury" will be ending after the current season, apparently a mutual decision between the host, Maury Povich, and NBCUniversal Syndication Studios. Povich is reportedly retiring. The last original episodes will air through September 2022, after which repeats of the show will continue to air in syndication
AWARDS - From Deadline: "CODA" wins the top award, "Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures," at the 2022 / 33rd Producers Guild Awards.
AVATAR - From Variety: "Avatar 2" star Zoe Saldana said that after watching 20 minutes of the film, she cried.
CANNES - From Deadline: Not only will "Top Gun: Maverick" make its premiere at the 75th Cannes Film Festival, but its star Tom Cruise will also feted with a "career retrospective" special tribute.
OBITS:
From RollingStone: Singer-songwriter and rock musician, Taylor Hawkins, has died at the age of 50, Friday, March 25, 2022 in a hotel in Bogota, Columbia. Hawkins was best known as the drummer of the band, "Foo Fighters." The band announced Hawkins as its new drummer in March 1997, and in addition to being the drummer, Hawkins wrote songs, provided vocals, and played piano and guitar. He first appeared on the Foo Fighters third album "There is Nothing Left to Lose" (1999). His side-projects included the bands, "Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders" and "The Birds of Satan."
From CNN: American diplomat and former U.S. Secretary of State, Madeleine Albright, has died at the age of 84, Wednesday, March 23, 2022. Albright was the first female U.S. Secretary of State, serving from 1997 to 2001, during President Bill Clinton's second term, the 64th Secretary of State. She was also the 20th United States Ambassador to the United Nations (1993-97). Albright was born in Czechoslovakia and immigrated to the U.S. with her parents in 1948.
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94TH ACADEMY AWARDS:
OSCARS - From Variety: The nominations for the 2022 / 94th Academy Awards have been announced. "The Power of the Dog" leads with 12 nominations. The winners will be revealed March 27th.
From Deadline: With his "Best Actor" nomination for "The Tragedy of Macbeth," Denzel Washington is the most nominated Black actor is Oscar history. He has been nominated in two acting categories a total of 10 times with two wins total.
From Variety: With her "Best Director" Oscar nomination for "The Power of the Dog," Jane Campion becomes the first woman nominated twice in that category. She was previously nominated in that category for "The Piano" (1993).
From Variety: With his three nominations today, Kenneth Branagh of "Belfast" becomes the first person to have been nominated in seven individual categories over his career.
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MOVIE AWARDS:From Variety: The American Society of Cinematographers held the 2022 / 36th Annual ASC Awards. Greig Fraser won the top award, "Feature Film," for his work on "Dune."
From Deadline: At the 58th annual Cinema Audio Society (CAS) Awards, "Dune" the "Live Action Motion Picture" prize.
From Deadline: The 2022 / 75th EE British Academy Film Awards ceremony was held in Lond, Sun., March 13th. "The Power of the Dog" was named "Best Film" and Jane Campion won "Best Director" for the film. Will Smith was named "Best Actor." "Dune" won five awards, dominated the "craft categories."
From Variety: The Directors Guild of America's 2022 74th annual DGA Awards were held on Sat., March 12th. Jane Campion won the top prize "Outstanding Achievement in Theatrical Film" for directing "The Power of the Dog." She is the third woman to win the award and the second to have been nominated twice.
From Variety: The winners at the 2022 / 49th annual Annie Awards were announced, Sat. Mar. 12th. Netflix's "The Mitchells vs. the Machines" was named "Best Feature."
From Variety: At the 2022 / 27th annual Critics Choice Awards, director Jane Campion's Western film, "The Power of the Dog," is named is named "Best Picture."
From Deadline: The Visual Effects Society announced the winners at the 2022 / 20th annual VES Awards. "Dune" and Disney's "Encanto" led with four wins apiece.
From Deadline: The American Cinema Editors' 72nd Annual ACE Eddie Awards were held, Sat., March 5th. The top award, "Best Edited Feature Film (Dramatic)" went to "King Richard."
From Deadline: The 2022/ 26th annual Art Directors Guild Awards turns out to be a good party. "Dune" and "Nightmare Alley" are among the winners.
From Deadline: The winners at the 2022 / 28th annual SAG Awards. "CODA" wins the top prize, "Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture."
From Variety: Here is a complete list of winners at 2022 / 53rd NAACP Image Awards in the film, television and music categories. Jennifer Hudson was named "Entertainer of the Year."
From Deadline: The 2022 / 9th annual Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild Awards were announced. The Amazon film, "Coming 2 America" (the sequel to the 1988 film, "Coming to America"), led with three wins.
From Deadline: The 2022 BAFTA Film Awards nominations have been announced. "Dune" leads with 11 nominations. The winners will be announced March 13th.
From Deadline: The 2022 / 33rd annual Producers Guild of America Awards nominations have been announced. The winners will be announced Saturday, March 19th.
From Deadline: The nominations for the 2022 / 74th annual Directors Guild Awards have been announced. The winners will be announced March 12th.
From COFCA: The Columbus Film Critics Association name "The Power of the Dog" the "Best Film" of 2021.
From Deadline: Netflix's Black Western, "The Harder They Fall," was named the "Best Picture" of 2021 at the 13th annual African American Film Critics Association Awards. The Western tied with "King Richard" for most wins with four. Will Smith was named "Best Actor" for "King Richard."
From Deadline: The nominations for the 2022 / 28th Screen Actors Guild Awards have been announced.
From Variety: The snubs and surprises in the nominations for the 28th Screen Actors Guild Awards.
"RUST" ACCIDENTAL SHOOTING DEATH:From Variety: At the 2022 / 79th Golden Globes, "The Power of the Dog" wins "Best Motion Picture-Drama" and "West Side Story" wins "Best Motion Picture-Musical or Comedy."
From Variety: The National Society of Film Critics names the Japanese film, "Drive My Car," the best film of 2021.
From AwardsWatch: The nominations for the 22nd Annual Black Reel Awards were announced a few weeks ago. Netflix's Black Western, "The Harder They Fall," has a record 20 nominations. The winners will be announced February 27, 2022.
From AwardsWatch: The Columbus Film Critics Association announced the nominations for their annual film awards. Director Jane Campion's "The Power of the Dog" leads with 12 noms. The winners will be announced Thurs., Jan. 6th, 2022.
From Deadline: The Los Angeles Film Critics Association has named the Japanese film, "Drive My Car," the "Best Picture" of 2021.
From Deadline: The 2022 / 37th annual Film Independent Spirit Awards have announced their nominations. "Zola" leads with six nominations. The winners will be announced Sun., March 6, 2022.
From THR: The 2022 / 79th Golden Globes Awards nominations have been announced. "Belfast" and "The Power of the Dog" lead with seven nominations each. Winners will be announced Jan. 9th, 2022.
From GoldDerby: The 2022 Critics Choice Awards nominations have been announced. "Belfast" and "West Side Story" leads with 11 nominations each. Winners will be announced Jan. 9th, 2022.
From Deadline: The American Film Institute announced the "2021 AFI Awards" Top 10 list, and the list includes "Dune," "The Tragedy of Macbeth," and "West Side Story."
From THR: Director Aleem Khan's "After Love" tops the 2021 British Independent Film Awards, winning six awards, including "Best Film of 2021."
From Variety: The New York Film Critics Circle has named the Japanese drama, "Drive My Car," as the "Best Film of 2021."
From Deadline: The National Board of Review hands director Paul Thomas Anderson's "Licorice Pizza" it "Best Film" and "Best Director" awards. Will Smith picks up the "Best Actor" award for "King Richard."
From THR: Netflix’s "The Lost Daughter," directed by actress Maggie Gyllenhaal, dominated the 2021 Gotham Awards in New York on Monday night (Nov. 29th). The film won in four of the five categories in which it was nominated, including "Best Feature."
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From Deadline: This link will take you to Deadline's Halyna Hutchins page, which articles related to everything about her shooting death on the set of the Western film, "Rust."
From THR: Alec Baldwin moves to shield himself from liability in the shooting death on the set of the Western film, "Rust." In an arbitration demand, he blames others for the death of Halyna Hutchins.
From People: Alec Baldwin says that certain lawsuits recording the Western film, "Rust," are targeted at "deep-pocket litigants" and that the suits are all about money.
From Deadline: Matt Hutchins, the husband of Halyna Hutchins, blames Alec Baldwin for Halyna's accidental shooting death on the set of the doomed Western film, "Rust."
From Deadline: The family and estate of Halyna Hutchins has filed suit against Alec Baldwin (who accidentally shot Hutchins), a slew of production companies and entities, producers, and key crew members involved in the Western film, "Rust," for her death.
From THR: A Republican New Mexico legislator, State Sen. Cliff Pirtle of Roswell, on Monday introduced a bill that would require all film set personnel who handle firearms to complete a safety course offered by the New Mexico Game and Fish Department. This is in the wake a cinematographer, Halyna Hutchins, being fatally shot on the set of the Western, "Rust," last year by Alec Baldwin with a weapon he says he thought was not loaded with live ammunition.
From Deadline: Alec Baldwin and the other producers of the doomed Western film, "Rust," want a California judge to dismiss the lawsuit filed against them by the script supervisor, Mamie Mitchell.
From Deadline: Alec Baldwin has finally turned over his cell phone to police for their probe into the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of Baldwin's Western film, "Rust," last October in New Mexico.
From Variety: One of the producers of tragic Western film, Rust, Emily Salveson, pushes tax shelters and hid income.
From THR: "I let go of the hammer and 'Bang,' the gun goes off" says Alec Baldwin says in his first interview of the moment when a gun he was holding accidentally killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the Western film, "Rust."
From Deadline: Alec Baldwin will sit down with ABC's news-reading clown George Stephanopoulos for a one hour special tomorrow night to talk about what happened on the set of the movie "Rust." It will be Baldwin’s first extensive interview about the shooting.
From Deadline: Industry veteran, Thall Reed, the father of Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the armorer on the Western, "Rust," may have handed the police a tip on why the film's cinematographer, Halyna Hutchins, was shot to death on the set.
From THR: A search warrant affidavit filed Tuesday for a prop shop sheds light on how alleged live ammunition ended up on the set of the Western film, "Rust," where cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was killed in October.
From Deadline: A month after cinematographer, Halyna Hutchins, was shot and killed on the New Mexico set the movie Western, "Rust," by a prop gun “discharged” by Alec Baldwin, those closest to the cinematographer held a private ceremony and interred her ashes at an unknown location.
From Deadline: Actor Daniel Baldwin defends his brother, Alec Baldwin, in the accidental shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the film, "Rust." "Someone loaded that gun improperly," Daniel says.
From Deadline: The newest lawsuit involving the tragic shooting on the set of the Western film, "Rust," has been filed by the film's script supervisor, Mamie Mitchell, against Alec Baldwin, the producers, the production company, armorer Hanna Gutierrez Reed, and others.
From Deadline: Serge Svetnoy, the gaffer on "Rust," has filed a lawsuit against several parties related to the film, including the production, the financiers, star Alec Baldwin, armorer Hannah Gutierrez Reed, and first Assistant Director David Halls.
From THR: In the wake of the tragic accidental shooting on the set of his film, "Rust," Alec Baldwin on Monday took to social media to urge Hollywood to employ a police officer on every film and TV set that uses guns.
From THR: The budget for "Rust" - Alec Baldwin was set to earn $150,000 as lead actor and $100,000 as producer, while $7,913 was earmarked for armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed and $17,500 was set aside for the rental of weapons and $5,000 for rounds.
From Deadline: Attorneys for Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the armorer on the set of the film, "Rust," said that they’re looking into whether a live bullet was placed in a box of dummy rounds with the intent of “sabotaging the set.”
From THR: Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the armorer on the film, "Rust," released a statement through her lawyers. She says she had “no idea where the live rounds came from” that were recovered by the Santa Fe County Sheriff's during the investigation of the accidental on-set shooting death of Halyna Hutchins.
From Jacobin: An opinion piece says that cinematographer Halyna Hutchins' death on the set of the film, "Rust," was not a freak accident, but was about Alec Baldwin and his fellow producers' cost-cutting decisions. Baldwin accidentally fired the gun that killed Hutchins.
From Deadline: Two of executive producers on "Rust," Allen Cheney and Emily Salveson, disavow responsibility for the film's troubled production.
From THR: Iconic "Ghostbusters" actor Ernie Hudson is reeling from the news of the death of Halyna Hutchins, like the rest of Hollywood. Hudson also appeared in the film, "The Crow," the film in which its star, Brandon Lee, was killed because of an on-set accidental shooting. He also agrees with the call to ban real guns from movie sets.
From THR: The Sheriff of Sante Fe County says that his office has recovered three guns and 500 rounds of ammunition from the set of the movie "Rust" where cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was killed.
From Deadline: Regarding criminal charges in the death of Halyna Hutchins on the set of the film "Rust," District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altweis, "all options are on the table - no one has been ruled out."
From THR: Does Hollywood Need Guns? Will new regulations lead to an overreactions to a tragedy.
From Deadline: "Rust" producers have opened an internal investigation into the fatal shooting on the set of the Western film. They have hired outside lawyers to conduct interviews with the film's production crew.
From Deadline: "Rust's" AD (assistant director), Dave Halls, has come under scrutiny in the wake of the on-set shooting death of the film's cinematographer, Halyna Hutchins.
From Deadline: The affidavit of Sante Fe Sheriff's Department Detective Joel Cano has been made public. It can be read at "Deadline." The affidavit was for a search warrant from the property were the Western, "Rust," was being filmed.
From THR: The production company behind "Rust" has shut the film down until the police investigation into the fatal, on-set shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins is through. The Sante Fe County Sheriff's Office has also revealed a timeline of the shooting.
From Deadline: The Santa Fe Sheriff’s Department confirmed Thursday night that Alec Baldwin “discharged” a prop gun on the New Mexico set of the movie, "Rust." As a result, one crew member, director of photography Halyna Hutchins, was killed and director Joel Souza was injured and remains in a local hospital - his condition unknown.
From THR: "Rust" director, Joel Souza, who was wounded in the accidental on-set shooting, says that he is "gutted" by the death of his cinematographer on the film, Halyna Hutchins.
From Deadline: The fatal shooting on the set of "Rust" may have been "recorded" according to detective for Santa Fe Sheriff's Department.
From Deadline: The production company behind the film, "Rust," will launch an internal safety review after the fatal accident that killed Halyna Hutchins; possible prior gun incidents; and a camera crew walkout.
From CNN: Crew member yelled "cold gun" as he handed Alec Baldwin prop weapon, court document shows.
From Variety: Actor Alec Baldwin releases statement on the death of Halyna Hutchins: "There are no words to convey my shock and sadness."
From Variety: The prop gun that killed “Rust” cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and wounded director Joel Souza on during an on-set accident on Thursday contained a “live single round,” according to an email sent by IATSE Local 44 to its membership.
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Saturday, March 19, 2022
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from March 13th to 19th, 2022 - Update #20
by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"
You can support Leroy via Paypal or on Patreon:
ENTERTAINMENT AND CULTURE NEWS:
UKRAINE - From TheAtlantic: From "The Atlantic": "I Have a Message for My Russian Friends" by Arnold Schwarzenegger. The piece includes a story about Arnold's friendship with his childhood idol, Russian weightlifter, Yuri Petrovich Vlasov.
PIXAR - From Variety: Disney reportedly removed a "same-sex" kiss from its upcoming film, "Lightyear," about the inspiration for "Buzz Lightyear" from "Toy Story." In the wake of its "Don't Say Gay" controversy, Disney has restored the kiss.
AVATAR - From IGN: Actress Zoe Saldana says that James Cameron has solved "the underwater motion capture problem" in Avatar 2, which is due in theaters Dec. 16th, 2022.
MOVIES - From IGN: On a recent podcast, actress Courteney Cox confirms that she is returning for 2023's "Scream 6."
NETFLIX - From Deadline: Netflix has released new art related to its live-action "Resident Evil" TV series. The series will debut July 14th.
AMAZON - From Deadline: Amazon and MGM announced that their $8.5 billion merger deal has closed, Thursday morning, March 17, 2022. There is no news on what the new management structure will be.
NETFLIX - From Deadline: Mike Myers' new Netflix comedy series, "The Pentaverate," has a first-look trailer, first-look photos, and a premiere date, May 5th.
STAR TREK - From Deadline: Actor Paul Wesley has been cast in the role of "James T. Kirk" (first played by William Shatner) for the second season of the Paramount+ series, "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds." The first season premieres in May.
MOVIES - From Deadline: "Top Gun: Maverick" will reportedly screen at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival, which will take place from May 17th to May 28th.
From Deadline: Director Baz Luhrmann's splash Elvis Presley biopic, "Elvis," will also make its debut at Cannes. The film stars Austin Butler as Elvis and Tom Hanks as Colonel Tom Parker.
ANIMATION - From Deadline: Antonio Banderas and Salma Hayek are returning for DreamWorks Animation's "The Last Wish," a sequel to its 2011 hit, "Puss in Boots."
MEDIA - From YahooIndependentUK: Donald Trump lashes out at Time Warner Cable for dumping his favorite network, the news network, OAN (One America News).
BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficePro: The winner of the 3/11 to 3/13/2022 weekend box office is "The Batman" with an estimated take of 66 million dollars.
From Here: Negromancer's review of "The Batman."
BAFTA - From Deadline: The 2022 / 75th EE British Academy Film Awards ceremony was held in Lond, Sun., March 13th. "The Power of the Dog" was named "Best Film" and Jane Campion won "Best Director" for the film. Will Smith was named "Best Actor." "Dune" won five awards, dominated the "craft categories."
AWARDS - From Variety: The Directors Guild of America's 2022 74th annual DGA Awards were held on Sat., March 12th. Jane Campion won the top prize "Outstanding Achievement in Theatrical Film" for directing "The Power of the Dog." She is the third woman to win the award and the second to have been nominated twice.
AWARDS/ANIMATION - From Variety: The winners at the 2022 / 49th annual Annie Awards were announced, Sat. Mar. 12th. Netflix's "The Mitchells vs. the Machines" was named "Best Feature."
DISNEY - From Deadline: by Nellie Andreeva - Disney CEO Bob Chapek’s toughest test yet: Disney’s “Worst Week” over ‘Don’t Say Gay’ response could lead to “Profound Change”
OBITS:
From YahooSports: Print, television and radio sports reporter, John Clayton, has died at the age of 67, Friday, March 18, 2022. Clayton is best known for his stint as an NFL reporter for ESPN from 1995 to 2017.
From NBCNews: Stage, film, and television actor, William Hurt, has died at the age of 71, Sunday, March 13, 2022. His film career began with Ken Russell's 1980 flick, "Altered States." That began an extraordinary run of critical and box office success in the 1980s, including three consecutive "Best Actor" Oscar nominations. He won for "Kiss of the Spider-Woman" (1985") and was nominated for "Children of a Lesser God" (1986), and for "Broadcast News" (1987). Most recently, he was known for portraying "Thaddeus Ross" in Marvel Cinematic Universe in five films, beginning with 2008's "The Incredible Hulk.
From Deadline: Singer and reality television personality, Traci Braxton, has died at the age of 50, Saturday, March 12, 2022. She was best known for appearing on the We TV reality series, "Braxton Family Values" (2011-20). She was also a member of the girl-group, "The Braxtons," which initially featured Traci's sister, seven-time Grammy Award winner, Toni Braxton.
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94TH ACADEMY AWARDS:OSCARS - From Variety: The nominations for the 2022 / 94th Academy Awards have been announced. "The Power of the Dog" leads with 12 nominations. The winners will be revealed March 27th.
From Deadline: With his "Best Actor" nomination for "The Tragedy of Macbeth," Denzel Washington is the most nominated Black actor is Oscar history. He has been nominated in two acting categories a total of 10 times with two wins total.
From Variety: With her "Best Director" Oscar nomination for "The Power of the Dog," Jane Campion becomes the first woman nominated twice in that category. She was previously nominated in that category for "The Piano" (1993).
From Variety: With his three nominations today, Kenneth Branagh of "Belfast" becomes the first person to have been nominated in seven individual categories over his career.
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MOVIE AWARDS:From Variety: At the 2022 / 27th annual Critics Choice Awards, director Jane Campion's Western film, "The Power of the Dog," is named is named "Best Picture."
From Deadline: The Visual Effects Society announced the winners at the 2022 / 20th annual VES Awards. "Dune" and Disney's "Encanto" led with four wins apiece.
From Deadline: The American Cinema Editors' 72nd Annual ACE Eddie Awards were held, Sat., March 5th. The top award, "Best Edited Feature Film (Dramatic)" went to "King Richard."
From Deadline: The 2022/ 26th annual Art Directors Guild Awards turns out to be a good party. "Dune" and "Nightmare Alley" are among the winners.
From Deadline: The winners at the 2022 / 28th annual SAG Awards. "CODA" wins the top prize, "Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture."
From Variety: Here is a complete list of winners at 2022 / 53rd NAACP Image Awards in the film, television and music categories. Jennifer Hudson was named "Entertainer of the Year."
From Deadline: The 2022 / 9th annual Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild Awards were announced. The Amazon film, "Coming 2 America" (the sequel to the 1988 film, "Coming to America"), led with three wins.
From Deadline: The 2022 BAFTA Film Awards nominations have been announced. "Dune" leads with 11 nominations. The winners will be announced March 13th.
From Deadline: The 2022 / 33rd annual Producers Guild of America Awards nominations have been announced. The winners will be announced Saturday, March 19th.
From Deadline: The nominations for the 2022 / 74th annual Directors Guild Awards have been announced. The winners will be announced March 12th.
From COFCA: The Columbus Film Critics Association name "The Power of the Dog" the "Best Film" of 2021.
From Deadline: Netflix's Black Western, "The Harder They Fall," was named the "Best Picture" of 2021 at the 13th annual African American Film Critics Association Awards. The Western tied with "King Richard" for most wins with four. Will Smith was named "Best Actor" for "King Richard."
From Deadline: The nominations for the 2022 / 28th Screen Actors Guild Awards have been announced.
From Variety: The snubs and surprises in the nominations for the 28th Screen Actors Guild Awards.
"RUST" ACCIDENTAL SHOOTING DEATH:From Variety: At the 2022 / 79th Golden Globes, "The Power of the Dog" wins "Best Motion Picture-Drama" and "West Side Story" wins "Best Motion Picture-Musical or Comedy."
From Variety: The National Society of Film Critics names the Japanese film, "Drive My Car," the best film of 2021.
From AwardsWatch: The nominations for the 22nd Annual Black Reel Awards were announced a few weeks ago. Netflix's Black Western, "The Harder They Fall," has a record 20 nominations. The winners will be announced February 27, 2022.
From AwardsWatch: The Columbus Film Critics Association announced the nominations for their annual film awards. Director Jane Campion's "The Power of the Dog" leads with 12 noms. The winners will be announced Thurs., Jan. 6th, 2022.
From Deadline: The Los Angeles Film Critics Association has named the Japanese film, "Drive My Car," the "Best Picture" of 2021.
From Deadline: The 2022 / 37th annual Film Independent Spirit Awards have announced their nominations. "Zola" leads with six nominations. The winners will be announced Sun., March 6, 2022.
From THR: The 2022 / 79th Golden Globes Awards nominations have been announced. "Belfast" and "The Power of the Dog" lead with seven nominations each. Winners will be announced Jan. 9th, 2022.
From GoldDerby: The 2022 Critics Choice Awards nominations have been announced. "Belfast" and "West Side Story" leads with 11 nominations each. Winners will be announced Jan. 9th, 2022.
From Deadline: The American Film Institute announced the "2021 AFI Awards" Top 10 list, and the list includes "Dune," "The Tragedy of Macbeth," and "West Side Story."
From THR: Director Aleem Khan's "After Love" tops the 2021 British Independent Film Awards, winning six awards, including "Best Film of 2021."
From Variety: The New York Film Critics Circle has named the Japanese drama, "Drive My Car," as the "Best Film of 2021."
From Deadline: The National Board of Review hands director Paul Thomas Anderson's "Licorice Pizza" it "Best Film" and "Best Director" awards. Will Smith picks up the "Best Actor" award for "King Richard."
From THR: Netflix’s "The Lost Daughter," directed by actress Maggie Gyllenhaal, dominated the 2021 Gotham Awards in New York on Monday night (Nov. 29th). The film won in four of the five categories in which it was nominated, including "Best Feature."
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From Deadline: This link will take you to Deadline's Halyna Hutchins page, which articles related to everything about her shooting death on the set of the Western film, "Rust."
From THR: Alec Baldwin moves to shield himself from liability in the shooting death on the set of the Western film, "Rust." In an arbitration demand, he blames others for the death of Halyna Hutchins.
From People: Alec Baldwin says that certain lawsuits recording the Western film, "Rust," are targeted at "deep-pocket litigants" and that the suits are all about money.
From Deadline: Matt Hutchins, the husband of Halyna Hutchins, blames Alec Baldwin for Halyna's accidental shooting death on the set of the doomed Western film, "Rust."
From Deadline: The family and estate of Halyna Hutchins has filed suit against Alec Baldwin (who accidentally shot Hutchins), a slew of production companies and entities, producers, and key crew members involved in the Western film, "Rust," for her death.
From THR: A Republican New Mexico legislator, State Sen. Cliff Pirtle of Roswell, on Monday introduced a bill that would require all film set personnel who handle firearms to complete a safety course offered by the New Mexico Game and Fish Department. This is in the wake a cinematographer, Halyna Hutchins, being fatally shot on the set of the Western, "Rust," last year by Alec Baldwin with a weapon he says he thought was not loaded with live ammunition.
From Deadline: Alec Baldwin and the other producers of the doomed Western film, "Rust," want a California judge to dismiss the lawsuit filed against them by the script supervisor, Mamie Mitchell.
From Deadline: Alec Baldwin has finally turned over his cell phone to police for their probe into the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of Baldwin's Western film, "Rust," last October in New Mexico.
From Variety: One of the producers of tragic Western film, Rust, Emily Salveson, pushes tax shelters and hid income.
From THR: "I let go of the hammer and 'Bang,' the gun goes off" says Alec Baldwin says in his first interview of the moment when a gun he was holding accidentally killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the Western film, "Rust."
From Deadline: Alec Baldwin will sit down with ABC's news-reading clown George Stephanopoulos for a one hour special tomorrow night to talk about what happened on the set of the movie "Rust." It will be Baldwin’s first extensive interview about the shooting.
From Deadline: Industry veteran, Thall Reed, the father of Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the armorer on the Western, "Rust," may have handed the police a tip on why the film's cinematographer, Halyna Hutchins, was shot to death on the set.
From THR: A search warrant affidavit filed Tuesday for a prop shop sheds light on how alleged live ammunition ended up on the set of the Western film, "Rust," where cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was killed in October.
From Deadline: A month after cinematographer, Halyna Hutchins, was shot and killed on the New Mexico set the movie Western, "Rust," by a prop gun “discharged” by Alec Baldwin, those closest to the cinematographer held a private ceremony and interred her ashes at an unknown location.
From Deadline: Actor Daniel Baldwin defends his brother, Alec Baldwin, in the accidental shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the film, "Rust." "Someone loaded that gun improperly," Daniel says.
From Deadline: The newest lawsuit involving the tragic shooting on the set of the Western film, "Rust," has been filed by the film's script supervisor, Mamie Mitchell, against Alec Baldwin, the producers, the production company, armorer Hanna Gutierrez Reed, and others.
From Deadline: Serge Svetnoy, the gaffer on "Rust," has filed a lawsuit against several parties related to the film, including the production, the financiers, star Alec Baldwin, armorer Hannah Gutierrez Reed, and first Assistant Director David Halls.
From THR: In the wake of the tragic accidental shooting on the set of his film, "Rust," Alec Baldwin on Monday took to social media to urge Hollywood to employ a police officer on every film and TV set that uses guns.
From THR: The budget for "Rust" - Alec Baldwin was set to earn $150,000 as lead actor and $100,000 as producer, while $7,913 was earmarked for armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed and $17,500 was set aside for the rental of weapons and $5,000 for rounds.
From Deadline: Attorneys for Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the armorer on the set of the film, "Rust," said that they’re looking into whether a live bullet was placed in a box of dummy rounds with the intent of “sabotaging the set.”
From THR: Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the armorer on the film, "Rust," released a statement through her lawyers. She says she had “no idea where the live rounds came from” that were recovered by the Santa Fe County Sheriff's during the investigation of the accidental on-set shooting death of Halyna Hutchins.
From Jacobin: An opinion piece says that cinematographer Halyna Hutchins' death on the set of the film, "Rust," was not a freak accident, but was about Alec Baldwin and his fellow producers' cost-cutting decisions. Baldwin accidentally fired the gun that killed Hutchins.
From Deadline: Two of executive producers on "Rust," Allen Cheney and Emily Salveson, disavow responsibility for the film's troubled production.
From THR: Iconic "Ghostbusters" actor Ernie Hudson is reeling from the news of the death of Halyna Hutchins, like the rest of Hollywood. Hudson also appeared in the film, "The Crow," the film in which its star, Brandon Lee, was killed because of an on-set accidental shooting. He also agrees with the call to ban real guns from movie sets.
From THR: The Sheriff of Sante Fe County says that his office has recovered three guns and 500 rounds of ammunition from the set of the movie "Rust" where cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was killed.
From Deadline: Regarding criminal charges in the death of Halyna Hutchins on the set of the film "Rust," District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altweis, "all options are on the table - no one has been ruled out."
From THR: Does Hollywood Need Guns? Will new regulations lead to an overreactions to a tragedy.
From Deadline: "Rust" producers have opened an internal investigation into the fatal shooting on the set of the Western film. They have hired outside lawyers to conduct interviews with the film's production crew.
From Deadline: "Rust's" AD (assistant director), Dave Halls, has come under scrutiny in the wake of the on-set shooting death of the film's cinematographer, Halyna Hutchins.
From Deadline: The affidavit of Sante Fe Sheriff's Department Detective Joel Cano has been made public. It can be read at "Deadline." The affidavit was for a search warrant from the property were the Western, "Rust," was being filmed.
From THR: The production company behind "Rust" has shut the film down until the police investigation into the fatal, on-set shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins is through. The Sante Fe County Sheriff's Office has also revealed a timeline of the shooting.
From Deadline: The Santa Fe Sheriff’s Department confirmed Thursday night that Alec Baldwin “discharged” a prop gun on the New Mexico set of the movie, "Rust." As a result, one crew member, director of photography Halyna Hutchins, was killed and director Joel Souza was injured and remains in a local hospital - his condition unknown.
From THR: "Rust" director, Joel Souza, who was wounded in the accidental on-set shooting, says that he is "gutted" by the death of his cinematographer on the film, Halyna Hutchins.
From Deadline: The fatal shooting on the set of "Rust" may have been "recorded" according to detective for Santa Fe Sheriff's Department.
From Deadline: The production company behind the film, "Rust," will launch an internal safety review after the fatal accident that killed Halyna Hutchins; possible prior gun incidents; and a camera crew walkout.
From CNN: Crew member yelled "cold gun" as he handed Alec Baldwin prop weapon, court document shows.
From Variety: Actor Alec Baldwin releases statement on the death of Halyna Hutchins: "There are no words to convey my shock and sadness."
From Variety: The prop gun that killed “Rust” cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and wounded director Joel Souza on during an on-set accident on Thursday contained a “live single round,” according to an email sent by IATSE Local 44 to its membership.
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Saturday, July 25, 2020
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from July 19th to 25th, 2020 - Update #28
by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"
Support Leroy on Patreon:
San Diego ComicCon@Home 2020:
From YouTube: ComicCon's YouTube channel.
From YouTube: Dispatches from Middle-earth: What’s New for Tolkien Fans.
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS:
MUSIC - From YahooEntertainment: There is a possibility of a musical collaboration between Big Boi, the rapper of the Grammy-winning OutKast, and reclusive and beloved British singer-songwriter, Kate Bush.
TYLER PERRY - From Deadline: The first season of a TV series produced entirely during COVID-19 is almost in the can. Filming is scheduled to conclude today, July 25th, on Season 2 of Tyler Perry’s BET series, "Sistas."
SPORTS - From NFL: Trailblazing Pittsburgh Steelers scout, Bill Nunn, deserves spot in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, says NFL.com columnist Jim Trotter.
STAR TREK - From Variety: "Star Trek’" Universe’s Comic-Con Panel Teases New Shows and Champions Diversity
TELEVISION - Variety: Is Hollywood slowly killing cable television?
MOVIES - From Variety: Universal Pictures wants the planned "shot-in-outer-space" Tom Cruise movie that will be directed by Doug Liman. Elon Musk's SpaceX and NASA will fully cooperate with this film's production.
MUSIC - From Variety: Taylor Swift has announced that she will release a new LP, "Folklore," Thursday (July 23rd) midnight.
POLITICS - From YahooFinance: Media mogul Byron Allen shares his thoughts on President Trump. "... he's nothing more than temporary hired help."
DISNEY - From THR: Disney animation pioneer, Ruthie Tompson, has turned 110-years-old. Shis is a pioneer both in animation and at Walt Disney. She first joined the Ink and Paint Department. During the next four decades, Tompson worked in various capacities, including reviewing animation cels before they were filmed and scene planning on films such as "Fantasia," "Dumbo," "Sleeping Beauty" and "Mary Poppins."
MUSIC-CULTURE - From TheAtlantic: Grammy-winning recording artist, Dave Grohl, writes, "In Defense of Out Teacher."
BLM-CULTURE - From Truthout: A New Wave of Pan-Africanism Seeks to Combat Global Anti-Black Racism
POLITICS - From TheHill: On Mon., July 20th, Rep. Ted Yoho (R-Fla.) called Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) a "fucking bitch" during a heated confrontation that he initiated.
COMICS - From CNN: Keanu Reeves is writing a comic book - BRZRKR - which is coming out in October.
NETFLIX: From Deadline: Netflix has won the rights to a movie star-cast package featuring Julia Roberts, Denzel Washington, and director Sam Esmail, creator of the USA TV series, "Mr. Robot." Entitled "Leave the World Behind," it is based on the upcoming novel by Rumaan Alam.
MOVIES - From Deadline: Warner Bros. has delayed the release of director Christopher Nolan's upcoming film, "Tenet," indefinitely, but could also announce a new release date in the very near future. Warner also announced that the film's theatrical role out will not be "nontraditional."
MUSIC - TheGuardian: The remarkable story of Olivia Records, a California-based, lesbian-feminist record label launched in 1973, that was owned and operated by women.
BOX OFFICE - From THR: At the foreign box office, the South Korean film, "Peninsula," is the top film with an estimated debut of between 19 and 20 million dollars.
TELEVISION - From BlackEnterprise: After ABC parted ways with "Dancing with the Stars" hosts, Tom Bergeron (with the series for 15 years) and Erin Andrews, the network made supermodel and businesswoman, Tyra Banks, the new host of the long-running reality competition series. She will also be an executive producer of the series.
MUSIC - From Variety: What would happen if Grammy Award-winning recording artist, Drake, decides to become an independent recording artist?
OBITS:
From THR: The actor John Saxon has died at the age of 84, Saturday, July 25, 2020. Saxon may be best known for his role as the indebted gambling addict, "Roper," in the legendary Bruce Lee film, "Enter the Dragon." He also played law enforcement officials in some noted horror films, including "Black Christmas" (1974) and "A Nightmare on Elm Street" (1984).
From Variety: The Japanese actor and singer, Haruma Miura, has died at the age of 30, Saturday, July 18, 2020. Miura was best known for his role on the live-action TV series, "Attack on Titan" and "Kimi no Todoke."
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JOHN LEWIS:
From CNNPolitics: Iconic American Civil Rights Movement leader, Congresmman John Lewis (D-Georgia), has died at the age of 80, Friday, July 17, 2020. Lewis was chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), and he was one of the "Big Six" leaders of the groups who organized the 1963 March on Washington. Lewis played many key roles in the movement, including being one of the original 1961 Freedom Riders.
From IReadsYou: A review of the first volume of John Lewis' autobiographical graphic novel trilogy, "March: Book One."
From Medium: President Barack Obama issues a statement on the passing of Congressman John Lewis.
From Variety: Celebrities and politicians remember Civil Rights Movement icon, Congressman John Lewis, who died on Friday.
From RSN: Rev. Jesse Jackson says "John Lewis Is What Patriotism and Courage Look Like."
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From CNN: Iconic American Civil Rights Movement leader and minister, C.T. Vivian, has died at the age of 95, Friday, July 17, 2020. Among the many important things he did and in which he participated, the images of him being beaten by Alabama sheriff, Jim Clark, helped galvanize wider support for the Civil Rights movement. In 1961, Vivian also participated in the "Freedom Rides."
BLACK LIVES MATTER NEWS:
From RSN: The four corners of police violence
From TheIntercept: Black Lives Matter Wants to End Police Brutality. History Suggests It Will Go Much Further.
From YahooNews: "The Confederacy of California": life in the valley where Robert Fuller was found hanged
From CNN: Colorado police officers involved in the death of Elijah McClain reassigned for safety reasons.
From Truthout: " Three North Carolina Police Fired for Racist Rants, Threats to Kill Black People" - and what they said is crazy and scary
From Truthout: Bryant Gumbel Gives Powerful Commentary on the 'Black Tax,' the 'Added Burden' of Being Black
From YahooEntertainment: Oscar-nominated songwriter and Grammy Award-winning recording artist, Ray Parker, Jr., may be best known for writing the theme to the film, "Ghostbusters," but when he was a teenager, Parker was beaten by Detroit police officers.
From RSNewYorker: Jelani Cobb: An American Spring of Reckoning.
From NBCNews: Baton Rouge, LA activist, Gary Chambers, makes an impassioned speech about changing the name of Robert E. Lee High School in Baton Rouge.
From YahooNews: Racial violence and a pandemic: How the Red Summer of 1919 relates to 2020
From DemocracyNow: Fear Grows of Modern-Day Lynchings as Five People of Color Are Found Hanged
From NYPost: Caramel, Indiana Catholic priest suspended for comparing Black Lives Matters activists to maggots.
From NBCNews: NYPD is disbanding a unit that is the 'last chapter' of stop-and-frisk
From YahooLifestyle: A history of the "Karen."
CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19 NEWS:
From CDC: The Centers for Disease Control has a "COVID Data Tracker."
From YahooNews: Why does COVID-19 kill some people and hardly affects others?
From YahooNews: Yahoo has a dedicated page of links updating news about COVID-19.
From Deadline: The news site "Deadline" has a dedicated page for news about coronavirus and the film, TV, and entertainment industries.
From TheNewYorker: The venerable magazine has a dedicate COVID-19 page free to all readers.
From YahooNews: Re: the federal government's response to COVID-19: What if the most important election of our lifetime was the last one - 2016?
From YahooLife: What is "happy hypoxia?" And do you have this COVID-19 symptom?
From JuanCole: Remeber when President Donald went crazy and suggested that we ingest household cleaning supplies and UV light to fight COVID-19. Here is the video and commentary from Juan Cole.
From TheIntercept: The federal government has ramped up security and police-related spending in response to the COVID-19/coronavirus pandemic, including issuing contracts for riot gear, disclosures show. The purchase orders include requests for disposable cuffs, gas masks, ballistic helmets, and riot gloves...
From TheAtlantic: The Coronavirus Was an Emergency Until Trump Found Out Who Was Dying. The pandemic has exposed the bitter terms of our racial contract, which deems certain lives of greater value than others.
From ProPublica: Hospital's Secret COVID-19 Policy Separated Native American Mothers From Their Newborns
From TheGuardian: More than 20 million Americans could have contracted COVID-19, experts say.
From RSN/WashPost: The COVID-19 mutation that has taken over the world.
7/13 - From YahooSports: Maybe a pandemic means that there will not be college football this fall.
7/13- From YahooNews: The CDC adds four new symptoms (including nausea and purple or blue lesions on feet and toes) to the list of COVID-19 symptoms.
7/19 - From YahooFinance: Harvard Public Health professor Dr. Howard Koh says the U.S. "needs to regroup" to find COVID-19.
7/22 - From YahooNews: A public health employee predicted Florida's coronavirus catastrophe — then she was fired.
7/22 - From YahooLifestyle: Florida mom loses son, 20, to coronavirus, and then days later, her daughter.
7/23 - From TheWrap: The site has a list of movie and TV stars, entertainment and sports figures who have tested positive for COVID-19
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Support Leroy on Patreon:
San Diego ComicCon@Home 2020:
From YouTube: ComicCon's YouTube channel.
From YouTube: Dispatches from Middle-earth: What’s New for Tolkien Fans.
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS:
MUSIC - From YahooEntertainment: There is a possibility of a musical collaboration between Big Boi, the rapper of the Grammy-winning OutKast, and reclusive and beloved British singer-songwriter, Kate Bush.
TYLER PERRY - From Deadline: The first season of a TV series produced entirely during COVID-19 is almost in the can. Filming is scheduled to conclude today, July 25th, on Season 2 of Tyler Perry’s BET series, "Sistas."
SPORTS - From NFL: Trailblazing Pittsburgh Steelers scout, Bill Nunn, deserves spot in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, says NFL.com columnist Jim Trotter.
STAR TREK - From Variety: "Star Trek’" Universe’s Comic-Con Panel Teases New Shows and Champions Diversity
TELEVISION - Variety: Is Hollywood slowly killing cable television?
MOVIES - From Variety: Universal Pictures wants the planned "shot-in-outer-space" Tom Cruise movie that will be directed by Doug Liman. Elon Musk's SpaceX and NASA will fully cooperate with this film's production.
MUSIC - From Variety: Taylor Swift has announced that she will release a new LP, "Folklore," Thursday (July 23rd) midnight.
POLITICS - From YahooFinance: Media mogul Byron Allen shares his thoughts on President Trump. "... he's nothing more than temporary hired help."
DISNEY - From THR: Disney animation pioneer, Ruthie Tompson, has turned 110-years-old. Shis is a pioneer both in animation and at Walt Disney. She first joined the Ink and Paint Department. During the next four decades, Tompson worked in various capacities, including reviewing animation cels before they were filmed and scene planning on films such as "Fantasia," "Dumbo," "Sleeping Beauty" and "Mary Poppins."
MUSIC-CULTURE - From TheAtlantic: Grammy-winning recording artist, Dave Grohl, writes, "In Defense of Out Teacher."
BLM-CULTURE - From Truthout: A New Wave of Pan-Africanism Seeks to Combat Global Anti-Black Racism
POLITICS - From TheHill: On Mon., July 20th, Rep. Ted Yoho (R-Fla.) called Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) a "fucking bitch" during a heated confrontation that he initiated.
COMICS - From CNN: Keanu Reeves is writing a comic book - BRZRKR - which is coming out in October.
NETFLIX: From Deadline: Netflix has won the rights to a movie star-cast package featuring Julia Roberts, Denzel Washington, and director Sam Esmail, creator of the USA TV series, "Mr. Robot." Entitled "Leave the World Behind," it is based on the upcoming novel by Rumaan Alam.
MOVIES - From Deadline: Warner Bros. has delayed the release of director Christopher Nolan's upcoming film, "Tenet," indefinitely, but could also announce a new release date in the very near future. Warner also announced that the film's theatrical role out will not be "nontraditional."
MUSIC - TheGuardian: The remarkable story of Olivia Records, a California-based, lesbian-feminist record label launched in 1973, that was owned and operated by women.
BOX OFFICE - From THR: At the foreign box office, the South Korean film, "Peninsula," is the top film with an estimated debut of between 19 and 20 million dollars.
TELEVISION - From BlackEnterprise: After ABC parted ways with "Dancing with the Stars" hosts, Tom Bergeron (with the series for 15 years) and Erin Andrews, the network made supermodel and businesswoman, Tyra Banks, the new host of the long-running reality competition series. She will also be an executive producer of the series.
MUSIC - From Variety: What would happen if Grammy Award-winning recording artist, Drake, decides to become an independent recording artist?
OBITS:
From THR: The actor John Saxon has died at the age of 84, Saturday, July 25, 2020. Saxon may be best known for his role as the indebted gambling addict, "Roper," in the legendary Bruce Lee film, "Enter the Dragon." He also played law enforcement officials in some noted horror films, including "Black Christmas" (1974) and "A Nightmare on Elm Street" (1984).
From Variety: The Japanese actor and singer, Haruma Miura, has died at the age of 30, Saturday, July 18, 2020. Miura was best known for his role on the live-action TV series, "Attack on Titan" and "Kimi no Todoke."
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JOHN LEWIS:
From CNNPolitics: Iconic American Civil Rights Movement leader, Congresmman John Lewis (D-Georgia), has died at the age of 80, Friday, July 17, 2020. Lewis was chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), and he was one of the "Big Six" leaders of the groups who organized the 1963 March on Washington. Lewis played many key roles in the movement, including being one of the original 1961 Freedom Riders.
From IReadsYou: A review of the first volume of John Lewis' autobiographical graphic novel trilogy, "March: Book One."
From Medium: President Barack Obama issues a statement on the passing of Congressman John Lewis.
From Variety: Celebrities and politicians remember Civil Rights Movement icon, Congressman John Lewis, who died on Friday.
From RSN: Rev. Jesse Jackson says "John Lewis Is What Patriotism and Courage Look Like."
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From CNN: Iconic American Civil Rights Movement leader and minister, C.T. Vivian, has died at the age of 95, Friday, July 17, 2020. Among the many important things he did and in which he participated, the images of him being beaten by Alabama sheriff, Jim Clark, helped galvanize wider support for the Civil Rights movement. In 1961, Vivian also participated in the "Freedom Rides."
BLACK LIVES MATTER NEWS:
From RSN: The four corners of police violence
From TheIntercept: Black Lives Matter Wants to End Police Brutality. History Suggests It Will Go Much Further.
From YahooNews: "The Confederacy of California": life in the valley where Robert Fuller was found hanged
From CNN: Colorado police officers involved in the death of Elijah McClain reassigned for safety reasons.
From Truthout: " Three North Carolina Police Fired for Racist Rants, Threats to Kill Black People" - and what they said is crazy and scary
From Truthout: Bryant Gumbel Gives Powerful Commentary on the 'Black Tax,' the 'Added Burden' of Being Black
From YahooEntertainment: Oscar-nominated songwriter and Grammy Award-winning recording artist, Ray Parker, Jr., may be best known for writing the theme to the film, "Ghostbusters," but when he was a teenager, Parker was beaten by Detroit police officers.
From RSNewYorker: Jelani Cobb: An American Spring of Reckoning.
From NBCNews: Baton Rouge, LA activist, Gary Chambers, makes an impassioned speech about changing the name of Robert E. Lee High School in Baton Rouge.
From YahooNews: Racial violence and a pandemic: How the Red Summer of 1919 relates to 2020
From DemocracyNow: Fear Grows of Modern-Day Lynchings as Five People of Color Are Found Hanged
From NYPost: Caramel, Indiana Catholic priest suspended for comparing Black Lives Matters activists to maggots.
From NBCNews: NYPD is disbanding a unit that is the 'last chapter' of stop-and-frisk
From YahooLifestyle: A history of the "Karen."
CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19 NEWS:
From CDC: The Centers for Disease Control has a "COVID Data Tracker."
From YahooNews: Why does COVID-19 kill some people and hardly affects others?
From YahooNews: Yahoo has a dedicated page of links updating news about COVID-19.
From Deadline: The news site "Deadline" has a dedicated page for news about coronavirus and the film, TV, and entertainment industries.
From TheNewYorker: The venerable magazine has a dedicate COVID-19 page free to all readers.
From YahooNews: Re: the federal government's response to COVID-19: What if the most important election of our lifetime was the last one - 2016?
From YahooLife: What is "happy hypoxia?" And do you have this COVID-19 symptom?
From JuanCole: Remeber when President Donald went crazy and suggested that we ingest household cleaning supplies and UV light to fight COVID-19. Here is the video and commentary from Juan Cole.
From TheIntercept: The federal government has ramped up security and police-related spending in response to the COVID-19/coronavirus pandemic, including issuing contracts for riot gear, disclosures show. The purchase orders include requests for disposable cuffs, gas masks, ballistic helmets, and riot gloves...
From TheAtlantic: The Coronavirus Was an Emergency Until Trump Found Out Who Was Dying. The pandemic has exposed the bitter terms of our racial contract, which deems certain lives of greater value than others.
From ProPublica: Hospital's Secret COVID-19 Policy Separated Native American Mothers From Their Newborns
From TheGuardian: More than 20 million Americans could have contracted COVID-19, experts say.
From RSN/WashPost: The COVID-19 mutation that has taken over the world.
7/13 - From YahooSports: Maybe a pandemic means that there will not be college football this fall.
7/13- From YahooNews: The CDC adds four new symptoms (including nausea and purple or blue lesions on feet and toes) to the list of COVID-19 symptoms.
7/19 - From YahooFinance: Harvard Public Health professor Dr. Howard Koh says the U.S. "needs to regroup" to find COVID-19.
7/22 - From YahooNews: A public health employee predicted Florida's coronavirus catastrophe — then she was fired.
7/22 - From YahooLifestyle: Florida mom loses son, 20, to coronavirus, and then days later, her daughter.
7/23 - From TheWrap: The site has a list of movie and TV stars, entertainment and sports figures who have tested positive for COVID-19
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Friday, July 3, 2020
Review: "Mission: Impossible - Fallout" Goes All Out
[This review was originally posted on Patreon.]
Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018)
Running time: 147 minutes; MPAA – PG-13 for violence and intense sequences of action, and for brief strong language
DIRECTOR: Christopher McQuarrie
WRITERS: Christopher McQuarrie (based upon the television series created by Bruce Geller)
PRODUCERS: Tom Cruise, J.J. Abrams, Christopher McQuarrie, and Jake Myers
CINEMATOGRAPHER: Rob Hardy (D.o.P.)
EDITOR: Eddie Hamilton
COMPOSER: Lorne Balfe
BAFTA nominee
ACTION/ADVENTURE/SPY/THRILLER
Starring: Tom Cruise, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson, Sean Harris, Vanessa Kirby Michelle Monaghan, Wes Bentley, Angela Bassett, and Alec Baldwin
Mission: Impossible – Fallout is a 2018 action-thriller and espionage film directed by Christopher McQuarrie and starring Tom Cruise. It is the sixth film in the Mission: Impossible (M:I) film franchise, which is based on the American television series, “Mission: Impossible” (CBS, 1966-73), that was created by Bruce Geller.
Mission: Impossible – Fallout is a direct sequel to 2015's Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation. Fallout finds the members of the Impossible Mission Force (IMF) racing against time after a mission to obtain plutonium goes wrong.
Mission: Impossible – Fallout opens two years after the events depicted in Rogue Nation, which saw Agent Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) and his IMF team take down Solomon Lane (Sean Harris), the anarchist mastermind who was the leader of the international criminal consortium, the Syndicate. Now, the remnants of the Syndicate have reformed into the terrorist organization known as “the Apostles.”
Hunt and his two longest serving IMF teammates, technical field agent, Benjamin “Benji” Dunn (Simon Pegg), and IMF agent Luther Stickell (Ving Rhames), are in Berlin, Germany to buy three plutonium cores from Eastern European gangsters before the Apostles do. The mission goes awry, which forces Hunt to track the cores to whomever or whatever organization now has them. The person who may know the cores' whereabouts or have them is the mysterious Alanna Mitsopolis a.k.a. “the White Widow” (Vanessa Kirby).
Erika Sloane (Angela Bassett), the new Director of the CIA, is furious at Hunt and current Secretary of the IMF, Al Hunley (Alec Baldwin), for failing to secure the plutonium. Director Sloane insists that one of her agents, August Walker (Henry Cavill), an assassin working for the CIA's Special Activities Division, accompany and Hunt and his IMF team to Paris to meet the Widow. What Hunt doesn't know is that a recent ally, former MI6 agent, Ilsa Faust (Rebecca Ferguson), is also tracking Hunt, and her mission may or may not be a danger to Hunt's.
I divide the six Mission: Impossible movies into two trilogies. Mission: Impossible (1996), Mission: Impossible II (2000), and Mission: Impossible III (2006) make up the first trilogy. Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (2011), Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (2015), and Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018) form the second trilogy. Each film in the first trilogy has a different director and a different tone or sensibility. The second trilogy only has two different directors, Brad Bird for Ghost Protocol and Christopher McQuarrie for Rogue Nation and Fallout. However, beginning with Ghost Protocol, the films depict IMF as being a team of outsiders fighting both to save the world and to justify its existence, if only for a moment of goodwill immediately after a successful mission. Afterwards, the security state apparatus of the United States is back to mistrusting the motives of IMF or to being downright hostile to it. This intensifies the recent films' sense of drama and also sets them apart from earlier M:I films.
The recent film, Fallout, is the best of this second trilogy or second lot of films. It certainly lives up to both the words “mission” and “impossible” in its name. Every thing upon which Ethan Hunt embarks is a mission; these can't be adventures or mere chases because every move has a purpose. The “impossible” comes in because the missions always involve these impossible set pieces, and Fallout sets a new standard in M:I insane set pieces.
Tom Cruise may be Hollywood's most consistent action movie star and its most ambitious. As of the release of Fallout, the M:I film franchise was 22-years-old, with the seventh and eighth installments already preparing for release in 2021 and 2022 respectively (as of this writing). One can call M:I III a bit of a box office misstep (but not by much), but as of Ghost Protocol, the franchise has been bigger, better (in some ways) and tastier with each new film. Fallout, to date, is Tom Cruise's most extravagant, deliriously fun film, blending mind-bending action set pieces with brutal, physical, man-to-man fights that are sometimes to the death. Cruise is so hungry to blow our minds ever more with each film that he actually was hurt performing a crazy and dangerous stunt himself.
In Christopher McQuarrie, Cruise seems to have found the perfect director for his aspirations for this franchise. McQuarrie began his Hollywood career as a screenwriter and won an Oscar for writing The Usual Suspects. In the last decade, however, he has proved to be a director of imaginative and inventive macho films that balance high octane action and conspiratorial intrigue. McQuarrie gives us meat-and-potatoes action films, but the meat is of a high quality and the potatoes are sustainable and artisanal. It is no coincidence that this already-good franchise has found a way to improve since McQuarrie began directing it and writing its screenplays.
The supporting cast is also excellent, with Ving Rhames and Simon Pegg finding places to shine next to Cruise's supernova. Angela Bassett chews up two of her scenes; it is easy to take this magnificent actress for granted. Of course, you will regret it. I have to admit Henry Cavill impressed me in a way he has never before, and I have to say that I loved every moment of Rebecca Ferguson. And it is always good to see Alec Baldwin.
At the end of my review of Rogue Nation, I wrote, “Seriously, Tom Cruise is as glorious as ever as Ethan Hunt.” That remains true, and Mission: Impossible is also as glorious as ever. I love it so much that I will say even to people who are not fans of the franchise: see Mission: Impossible – Fallout. For a moment while I was watching this film, I thought to myself, “M:I has replaced James Bond.” Yikes!
9 of 10
A+
2019 BAFTA Awards: 1 nomination: “Best Sound” (Gilbert Lake, James Mather, Chris Munro, and Mike Prestwood Smith)
Saturday, May 30, 2020
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Sunday, May 31, 2020
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from May 24th to 31st, 2020 - Update #29
by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"
Support Leroy on Patreon:
CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19 NEWS:
From CDC: The Centers for Disease Control has a "COVID Data Tracker."
From YahooNews: Why does COVID-19 kill some people and hardly affects others?
From YahooNews: Yahoo has a dedicated page of links updating news about COVID-19.
From Deadline: The news site "Deadline" has a dedicated page for news about coronavirus and the film, TV, and entertainment industries.
From TheNewYorker: The venerable magazine has a dedicate COVID-19 page free to all readers.
From YahooNews: Re: the federal government's response to COVID-19: What if the most important election of our lifetime was the last one - 2016?
From YahooLife: What is "happy hypoxia?" And do you have this COVID-19 symptom?
From JuanCole: Remeber when President Donald went crazy and suggested that we ingest household cleaning supplies and UV light to fight COVID-19. Here is the video and commentary from Juan Cole.
From TheIntercept: The federal government has ramped up security and police-related spending in response to the COVID-19/coronavirus pandemic, including issuing contracts for riot gear, disclosures show. The purchase orders include requests for disposable cuffs, gas masks, ballistic helmets, and riot gloves...
From NPR: A sad milestone: over 100,000 American have died due to COVID-19.
From ESPN: NBA legend and retired player, Patrick Ewing (the New York Knicks), recently battle COVID-19 and was hospitalized.
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS:
MOVIES - From Deadline: Apple will be finance and will be the "creative studios" for "Killers of the Flower Moon," which will be directed by Martin Scorsese and star Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro. The original studio, Paramount, will distribute the film worldwide.
MOVIES - From Deadline: Doug Liman will direct that secretive Tom Cruise/Elon Musk/NASA that is supposedly going to be shot in space!
STREAMING - From BI: Warner Media content chief, Kevin Reilly, says "we're closing deals every week" for content and talks HBO Max
MOVIES - From IndieWire: Christopher Nolan bought a 747 to blow up for his new film, "Tenet," instead of relying on CGI.
TELEVISION - From IndieWire: Although the 13th season of "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" has yet to debut, the series has been contracted for a 15th season, which would make it the longest running live-action comedy series in American television history. That would put it past the 14 seaons of ABC's sitcom, "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet."
CELEBRITY - From YahooEntertainment: Woody Allen don't give a f**k!
MOVIES - From ComicBook: Actor John David Washington said that he asked director Christopher Nolan questions about the plot of their film, "Tenet," every day of filming.
FILM FESTIVALS - From Deadline: The governor of Italy's Veneto region said that the "Venice Film Festival," scheduled for September 2nd to the 12th, 2020, will go ahead as scheduled.
BLM-MUSIC - From YahooEntertainment: A Louisiana man falsely imprisoned for 37 years stuns the judges of "America's Got Talent" with his audition.
DISNEY-NBA - From THR: The Walt Disney Company and the National Basketball Association (NBA) are in talks to resume the 2019-20 NBA season in late July. Games would be played at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex.
PIXAR - From Deadline: "Out," an animated short that Pixar produced for Disney+, features Pixar's first gay main character.
MOVIES - From Variety: Jon Stewart, former host of "The Daily Show," has an upcoming political comedy film that he has written and directed, entitled "Irresistible." It will debut on demand on June 26th and forego a theatrical release.
BLACK AMERICA AND COVID-19 - Crisis or... :
GEORGE FLOYD:
From NBCNews: (5/26) - A Minneapolis black man, George Floyd, dies after pleading with a police officer that he could not breathe.
From YahooLifestyle: Should the police officer who killed George Floyd be forgiven so quickly, if at all. Welcome to "toxic black forgiveness."
From CNN: Demonstrators in Europe rally to support #GeorgeFloyd protestors in the United States.
From YahooSports: It is a big frickin' deal when a white NFL quarterback speaks out about the murder of George Floyd and the African-American community, even if that QB is an incoming rookie - in this case, Joe Burrows of the Cincinnati Bengals.
From YahooUSAToday: "Qualified immunity" allows police officers to act like laws don't apply to them... because they don't.
From YahooABC: The wife of Minneapolis police office, Derek Michael Chauvin, who killed George Floyd, says she is filing for divorce.
From NBCNews: The phrase, "When the looting starts, the shooting starts," that Trump has twice used on Twitter has its origins in one of the darkest periods of American history.
From YahooSports: Prominent sports figures react to the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis and remind people of why former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick protested by taking a knee before his games.
From CBSNews: Because COVID-19 isn't killing Black people fast enough to satisfy some... Video shows Minneapolis cop with knee on neck of motionless, moaning man who later died.
From CNN: The four police officers involved in the death of George Floyd have been fired. That includes Officer Derek Chauvin who kneeled on Floyd's neck.
From TheDailyBeast: Ira Toles, a black man, recounts how Minneapolis police office, Derek Chauvin, who killed George Floyd by kneeling on his neck, tried to kill him in 2008. He still bears the scars of Chauvin's violence.
CHRISTIAN COOPER - From YahooLifestyles: New Yorker Amy Cooper becomes the latest white woman to go viral after making a false complaint against Christian Cooper, an African-American man via 911.
From YahooNews: Amy Cooper has been fired from her job at Franklin Templeton.
OBITS:
From THR: A giant of a man, Larry Kramer, has died at the age of 84, Wednesday, May 27, 2020. Kramer was a Tony Award-winning playwright, best known for the play, "The Normal Heart." He received an Oscar-nomination for writing the screenplay for "Women in Love" (1969). Many will remember him as a prominent and historically important LGBT rights activist and AIDS activist. He was one of the founders of ACT UP, which led the charge in changing public policy regarding AIDS and with changing the perception of people living with it.
From THR: Veteran character actor, Richard Herd, has died at the age of 87, Tuesday, May 26, 2020. Herd is known for the numerous supporting, recurring, and guest roles he played in numerous TV series and films. Herd was George Costanza's boss ("Mr. Wilhelm") in 11 episodes of "Seinfeld." Herd appeared on "Star Trek: The Next Generation" and "Star Trek: Voyager." He also appeared in such notable films as "All the President's Men" and "The China Syndrome."
From Variety: The Japanese pro wrestler, Hana Kimura, has died at the age of 22, Saturday, May 23, 2020. Kimura was also a cast member of the most recent season of Netflix's "Terrace House."
Support Leroy on Patreon:
CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19 NEWS:
From CDC: The Centers for Disease Control has a "COVID Data Tracker."
From YahooNews: Why does COVID-19 kill some people and hardly affects others?
From YahooNews: Yahoo has a dedicated page of links updating news about COVID-19.
From Deadline: The news site "Deadline" has a dedicated page for news about coronavirus and the film, TV, and entertainment industries.
From TheNewYorker: The venerable magazine has a dedicate COVID-19 page free to all readers.
From YahooNews: Re: the federal government's response to COVID-19: What if the most important election of our lifetime was the last one - 2016?
From YahooLife: What is "happy hypoxia?" And do you have this COVID-19 symptom?
From JuanCole: Remeber when President Donald went crazy and suggested that we ingest household cleaning supplies and UV light to fight COVID-19. Here is the video and commentary from Juan Cole.
From TheIntercept: The federal government has ramped up security and police-related spending in response to the COVID-19/coronavirus pandemic, including issuing contracts for riot gear, disclosures show. The purchase orders include requests for disposable cuffs, gas masks, ballistic helmets, and riot gloves...
From NPR: A sad milestone: over 100,000 American have died due to COVID-19.
From ESPN: NBA legend and retired player, Patrick Ewing (the New York Knicks), recently battle COVID-19 and was hospitalized.
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS:
MOVIES - From Deadline: Apple will be finance and will be the "creative studios" for "Killers of the Flower Moon," which will be directed by Martin Scorsese and star Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro. The original studio, Paramount, will distribute the film worldwide.
MOVIES - From Deadline: Doug Liman will direct that secretive Tom Cruise/Elon Musk/NASA that is supposedly going to be shot in space!
STREAMING - From BI: Warner Media content chief, Kevin Reilly, says "we're closing deals every week" for content and talks HBO Max
MOVIES - From IndieWire: Christopher Nolan bought a 747 to blow up for his new film, "Tenet," instead of relying on CGI.
TELEVISION - From IndieWire: Although the 13th season of "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" has yet to debut, the series has been contracted for a 15th season, which would make it the longest running live-action comedy series in American television history. That would put it past the 14 seaons of ABC's sitcom, "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet."
CELEBRITY - From YahooEntertainment: Woody Allen don't give a f**k!
MOVIES - From ComicBook: Actor John David Washington said that he asked director Christopher Nolan questions about the plot of their film, "Tenet," every day of filming.
FILM FESTIVALS - From Deadline: The governor of Italy's Veneto region said that the "Venice Film Festival," scheduled for September 2nd to the 12th, 2020, will go ahead as scheduled.
BLM-MUSIC - From YahooEntertainment: A Louisiana man falsely imprisoned for 37 years stuns the judges of "America's Got Talent" with his audition.
DISNEY-NBA - From THR: The Walt Disney Company and the National Basketball Association (NBA) are in talks to resume the 2019-20 NBA season in late July. Games would be played at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex.
PIXAR - From Deadline: "Out," an animated short that Pixar produced for Disney+, features Pixar's first gay main character.
MOVIES - From Variety: Jon Stewart, former host of "The Daily Show," has an upcoming political comedy film that he has written and directed, entitled "Irresistible." It will debut on demand on June 26th and forego a theatrical release.
BLACK AMERICA AND COVID-19 - Crisis or... :
GEORGE FLOYD:
From NBCNews: (5/26) - A Minneapolis black man, George Floyd, dies after pleading with a police officer that he could not breathe.
From YahooLifestyle: Should the police officer who killed George Floyd be forgiven so quickly, if at all. Welcome to "toxic black forgiveness."
From CNN: Demonstrators in Europe rally to support #GeorgeFloyd protestors in the United States.
From YahooSports: It is a big frickin' deal when a white NFL quarterback speaks out about the murder of George Floyd and the African-American community, even if that QB is an incoming rookie - in this case, Joe Burrows of the Cincinnati Bengals.
From YahooUSAToday: "Qualified immunity" allows police officers to act like laws don't apply to them... because they don't.
From YahooABC: The wife of Minneapolis police office, Derek Michael Chauvin, who killed George Floyd, says she is filing for divorce.
From NBCNews: The phrase, "When the looting starts, the shooting starts," that Trump has twice used on Twitter has its origins in one of the darkest periods of American history.
From YahooSports: Prominent sports figures react to the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis and remind people of why former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick protested by taking a knee before his games.
From CBSNews: Because COVID-19 isn't killing Black people fast enough to satisfy some... Video shows Minneapolis cop with knee on neck of motionless, moaning man who later died.
From CNN: The four police officers involved in the death of George Floyd have been fired. That includes Officer Derek Chauvin who kneeled on Floyd's neck.
From TheDailyBeast: Ira Toles, a black man, recounts how Minneapolis police office, Derek Chauvin, who killed George Floyd by kneeling on his neck, tried to kill him in 2008. He still bears the scars of Chauvin's violence.
CHRISTIAN COOPER - From YahooLifestyles: New Yorker Amy Cooper becomes the latest white woman to go viral after making a false complaint against Christian Cooper, an African-American man via 911.
From YahooNews: Amy Cooper has been fired from her job at Franklin Templeton.
OBITS:
From THR: A giant of a man, Larry Kramer, has died at the age of 84, Wednesday, May 27, 2020. Kramer was a Tony Award-winning playwright, best known for the play, "The Normal Heart." He received an Oscar-nomination for writing the screenplay for "Women in Love" (1969). Many will remember him as a prominent and historically important LGBT rights activist and AIDS activist. He was one of the founders of ACT UP, which led the charge in changing public policy regarding AIDS and with changing the perception of people living with it.
From THR: Veteran character actor, Richard Herd, has died at the age of 87, Tuesday, May 26, 2020. Herd is known for the numerous supporting, recurring, and guest roles he played in numerous TV series and films. Herd was George Costanza's boss ("Mr. Wilhelm") in 11 episodes of "Seinfeld." Herd appeared on "Star Trek: The Next Generation" and "Star Trek: Voyager." He also appeared in such notable films as "All the President's Men" and "The China Syndrome."
From Variety: The Japanese pro wrestler, Hana Kimura, has died at the age of 22, Saturday, May 23, 2020. Kimura was also a cast member of the most recent season of Netflix's "Terrace House."
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