by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"
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CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19 NEWS - Hollywood and Beyond:
From YahooNews: Why does COVID-19 kill some people and hardly affects others?
From YahooNews: Yahoo has a dedicated page of links updating news about COVID-19.
From Deadline: The news site "Deadline" has a dedicated page for news about coronavirus and the film, TV, and entertainment industries.
From TheNewYorker: The venerable magazine has a dedicate COVID-19 page free to all readers.
From YahooNews: Re: the federal government's response to COVID-19: What if the most important election of our lifetime was the last one - 2016?
From YahooNYT: COVID-19 may have been spreading throughout the United States much earlier than originally thought.
From Truthout: The US’s Failed Response to the Pandemic Is Rooted in Anti-Blackness.
From THR: "Better Call Saul" actor Bob Odenkirk talks about his son, Nate's bout with COVID-19.
From Variety: Saturday, April 18th's star-studded "One World: Together at Home" concert raised $127 million for health care workers and coronavirus relief.
From YahooEntertainment: Actor Tom Hanks recalls he and wife, actress-producer Rita Wilson's struggle to recover from COVID-19.
From YahooMoney: (4/17) - American are applying for "Food Stamps" in droves.
COVID-19 OBITS:
From MSN: Donald Reed Herring, the oldest of U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren's three brothers, has died at the age of 86, Tuesday, April 21, 2020 of complications related to COVID-19.
From THR: American cinematographer, Allen Daviau, has died at the age of 77, Wednesday, April 15, 2020, from complications of COVID-19. He was a five-time Oscar-nominee for best cinematography - three for his work with Steven Spielberg ("E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial," "The Color Purple," and "Empire of the Sun") and two for his work with Barry Levinson ("Avalon" and "Bugsy").
From Billboard: Celebrated jazz saxophonist, Lee Konitz, has died at the age of 92, Wednesday, April 15, 2020 from complications of COVID-19. Konitz was known for his association with the "cool jazz movement" and for his participation with Miles Davis' "Birth of the Cool" sessions. In fact, Konitz was the last surviving performer of those sessions.
COVID-19 STIMULUS CHECK NEWS:
From YahooMoney: What to know about the mailing of COVID-19 stimulus checks.
From YahooFinance: (4/19) Here is why you aren't able to track your stimulus money.
From YahooNews: Deceased people are getting stimulus check... and the heirs and spouses may be able to keep them.
From YahooNews: This article updates information on COVID-19 stimulus checks, including the introduction of a web tool that will let people track their checks.
According to the Washington Post, here is the timetable for when the IRS will start issuing checks to those who will receive their checks by mail:
Taxpayers with income up to $10,000: April 24
Taxpayers with income up to $20,000: May 1
Taxpayers with income up to $40,000: May 15.
The article has information about mailing dates after May 15th.
REGULAR ENTERTAINMENT NEWS:
ANIMATION - From CartoonBrew: The new series of Looney Tunes cartoon shorts that were originally announced back in 2018 will debut on HBO Max streaming service when it debuts on May 27th. They are being packaged as 80 episodes of 11 minutes in length. Each episode will by comprised of animated shorts of varying lengths.
From CartoonBrew: This link will let you see one of the shorts, a Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd short entitled "Dynamite Dance."
STREAMING - From Variety: Warner Media will launch its new streaming servie, "HBO Max," May 27th, 2020.
ANIMATION - From Deadline: Warner Bros. has decided to release its upcoming theatrical animated feature film, "Scoob!," on VOD (video on demand) and premium digital ownership. The film had been slated for a May 15th release in theaters. The film details how Scooby-Doo and Shaggy first met and how they joined Fred, Daphne, and Velma to form "Mystery Inc."
MARVEL - From THR: Marvel has terminated showrunner deals with Steve Lightfoot (Netflix/Marvel's "The Punisher") and Paul Zbyszewski ("Helstrom").
SEX - From BET: Comedian and actress Tiffany Haddish explains why she prefers men with small penises.
MOVIES - From GamesRadar: Director Colin Trevorrow posts the first image from "Jurassic World: Dominion," the third film in the "Jurassic World" franchise.
MOVIES - From THR: Lionsgate will begin work on a "Hunger Games" sequel film that will be based on the upcomig prequel novel, "The Battle of Songbirds and Snake" (May 19th).
STAR TREK - From Newsarama: Actor LeVar Burton says that he is in talks to reprise his "Star Trek: The Next Generation" role of "Jordi La Forge" for season two of streamer, CBS All Access' "Star Trek: Picard."
STREAMING - From Deadline: Netflix pays $20 million dollars for "The Starling," which stars Melissa McCarthy and is directed by Ted Melfi.
STREAMING - From Variety: Apple may be about to make a $200 million+ risk on Martin Scorsese's next film, "Killers of the Flower Moon," which will star Leonard DiCaprio.
SPORTS - From Variety: Jennifer Lopez and her fiance, former Major League Baseball great, Alex Rodriguez, may be working on a bid to buy the New York Mets baseball team.
MOVIES - From Variety: Hot off "Harriet," Kasi Lemons will write and direct WWII drama, "The Shadow King." It focuses on the women soldiers of Ethiopia who fought against a German invasion, but were left out of history.
OBITS:
From THR: The film, TV, and stage actress, Shirley Knight, has died at the age of Wednesday, April 22, 2020. She was a two-time best supporting actress Oscar nominee ("The Dark at the Top of the Stairs," and "Sweet Bird of Youth"). She was a three-time Primetime Emmy Award winner, and won a Tony Award for her performance in "Kennedy's Children."
From THR: The actor, Tom Lester, has died at the age of 81, Monday, April 20, 2020. Lester is best known for playing the lanky, wide-eyed, easygoing farmhand, Eb Dawson, on the CBS comedy series, "Green Acres" (1965 to 1971). He was the last surviving regular cast member of the series.
From Deadline: The Indian/Bollywood actor, Ranjit Chowdhry, has died at the age of 64, Wednesday, April 15, 2020. He crossed over into American films and television, beginning in the early 1990s. He appeared in such American TV series as "The Office" (NBC) and "Prison Break" (Fox). His most prominent American role was probably in the 2006 Queen Latifah film, "Last Holiday."
From Syfy: The illustrator, animator, and comic book artist, Gene Deitch, has died at the age of 95, Thursday, April 16, 2020. He directed the Oscar-winning animated short film, "Munro" (1960,) with the Oscar going to the film's producer. In 1964, two animated short films Deitch directed earned Oscar nominations. Deith may be best known for directing and creating the "Tom Terrific" cartoon shorts for the legendary children's TV series, "Captain Kangaroo" (CBS). Gene's three sons are prominent figures in the Underground Comics movement, especially Kim Deitch.
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Saturday, March 14, 2020
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from March 8th to 14th, 2020 - Update #25
by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"
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CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19 and Hollywood and Beyond:
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 Variety: Universal Pictures has stopped production on all its live-action films due to the coronavirus.
From YahooEntertainment: Tom Hanks, who is quarantined in a hospital with his wife Rita Wilson, posted a positive message about have coronavirus COVID-19. "There is no crying in baseball," he says in reference to his film, "A League of Their Own."
From YahooSports: The IOC and Japan's Olympics minister insist that the 2020 Tokyo Olympics is still happening, Friday, July 24th to Sunday, August 9th.
From Deadline: The National Basketball Association (NBA) suspends its current 2019-2020 season during to coronavirus fears.
TOM HANKS - From Deadline: Oscar-winning actor Tom Hanks and producer Rita Wilson, who are also a Hollywood power couple, have tested positive for the coronavirus, COVID-19, while in Australia working on Baz Luhrmann's Elvis Presley biopic.
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DISNEY - From Variety: Disney shuts down production on most of its live-action films, including Marvel's "Shang-Chi" and Ridley Scott's "The Last Duel."
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SPORTS-CRIME - From BET: Back in July 1993, James Jordan, Jr. was murdered. He was the father of NBA champion and pro basketball legend, Michael Jordan. One of the two men who were sentenced to life for the crime, Larry Demery, is up for parole.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: The horror film franchise, Scream, is getting a reboot, and the directors of the cult horror film, "Ready or Not" (2019), will helm the film.
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SCANDAL - From Deadline: Former Hollywood mogul and Oscar-winning film producer ("Shakespeare in Love") Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to 23 years in prison by New York Supreme Court Judge James Burke. Judge Burke also ordered Weinstein to register as a sex offender.
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TELEVISION - From Deadline: Shout! Factory has struck a distribution deal with Stephen J. Cannell Productions for its extensive catalog which is comprised of 900 hours of TV series and movies. Shout! will distribute the library to broadcast and streaming platforms across territories.
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POLITICS - From TheWrap: Actress Rosario Dawson says that she voted for Senator Bernie Sanders in the Democratic presidential primary election the same day that her boyfriend, Senator Cory Booker, endorsed Sanders' rival, Vice-President Joe Biden.
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SCANDAL - From Variety: Harvey Weinstein once emailed a reporter that "Jennifer Aniston should be killed" after a false report that Weinstein had sexually assaulted the actress.
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MOVIES - From BlackFilm: Director Reginald Hudlin talks about celebrating the 30th anniversary of his classic film, "House Party," which his brother, Warrington Hudline, produced.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: "Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway" is the latest film to have its release dates, domestic and international, altered due to fears of the coronavirus, "COVID-19."
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SPORTS - From Deadline: Tom Brady enters the Hollywood content game by launching "199 Productions," a multi-platform content company. Brady was the 199th pick in the 2000 NFL Draft.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 3/6 to 3/8/2020 weekend box office is Pixar's "Onward" with an estimated total of 40 million dollars.
From Variety: The Oscar-winning South Korean film, "Parasite," is now the high-grossing foreign language film in the United Kingdom, grossing 11.5 million pounds since its release there.
From Deadline: At the specialty (art house) box office, the film "First Cow" led the pack with an estimated take of $96,059.
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JAMES BOND - From THR: MGM to take a loss of $30 million because it has moved the next Bond film, "No Time to Die," from an April release to November over coronavirus fears.
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STREAMING - From Variety: Luke Evans and Josh Gad will return for a prequel series to Disney's live-action "Beauty and the Beast," which will stream on Disney+.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Director James Wan ("Aquaman") is working on a movie "inspired" by Universal Pictures' "Universal Monsters" legacy. Wan will produce, but there are few other details.
TRAILER:
From YouTube: This is the first official trailer for Disney/Pixar's "Soul" (March 12, 2020), which is due in theaters, June 19th.
OBITS:
From Variety: The actor R.D. Call has died at the age of 70, Tuesday, March 10, 2020. Call appeared in several films that either starred Sean Penn or were directed by him, including "At Close Range" (1986) and "Colors" (1988) to "Into the Wild" (2007). He also appeared in such TV series as "Walker, Texas Ranger," "The X-Files," and "Castle."
From Variety: The Swedish-born actor, Max von Sydow, has died at the age of 90, Sunday, March 8, 2020. Sydow is best known for the 11 films he made with legendary Swedish director, Ingmar Bergman, in particularly, "The Seventh Seal," in which von Sydow portrayed a knight playing chess against Death. He also appeared in "Star Wars: The Force Awakens." Von Sydow received two Oscar nominations for his work in the films, "Pelle the Conqueror" (Best Actor) and "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close" (Best Supporting Actor).
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CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19 and Hollywood and Beyond:
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 Variety: Universal Pictures has stopped production on all its live-action films due to the coronavirus.
From YahooEntertainment: Tom Hanks, who is quarantined in a hospital with his wife Rita Wilson, posted a positive message about have coronavirus COVID-19. "There is no crying in baseball," he says in reference to his film, "A League of Their Own."
From YahooSports: The IOC and Japan's Olympics minister insist that the 2020 Tokyo Olympics is still happening, Friday, July 24th to Sunday, August 9th.
From Deadline: The National Basketball Association (NBA) suspends its current 2019-2020 season during to coronavirus fears.
TOM HANKS - From Deadline: Oscar-winning actor Tom Hanks and producer Rita Wilson, who are also a Hollywood power couple, have tested positive for the coronavirus, COVID-19, while in Australia working on Baz Luhrmann's Elvis Presley biopic.
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DISNEY - From Variety: Disney shuts down production on most of its live-action films, including Marvel's "Shang-Chi" and Ridley Scott's "The Last Duel."
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SPORTS-CRIME - From BET: Back in July 1993, James Jordan, Jr. was murdered. He was the father of NBA champion and pro basketball legend, Michael Jordan. One of the two men who were sentenced to life for the crime, Larry Demery, is up for parole.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: The horror film franchise, Scream, is getting a reboot, and the directors of the cult horror film, "Ready or Not" (2019), will helm the film.
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SCANDAL - From Deadline: Former Hollywood mogul and Oscar-winning film producer ("Shakespeare in Love") Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to 23 years in prison by New York Supreme Court Judge James Burke. Judge Burke also ordered Weinstein to register as a sex offender.
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TELEVISION - From Deadline: Shout! Factory has struck a distribution deal with Stephen J. Cannell Productions for its extensive catalog which is comprised of 900 hours of TV series and movies. Shout! will distribute the library to broadcast and streaming platforms across territories.
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POLITICS - From TheWrap: Actress Rosario Dawson says that she voted for Senator Bernie Sanders in the Democratic presidential primary election the same day that her boyfriend, Senator Cory Booker, endorsed Sanders' rival, Vice-President Joe Biden.
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SCANDAL - From Variety: Harvey Weinstein once emailed a reporter that "Jennifer Aniston should be killed" after a false report that Weinstein had sexually assaulted the actress.
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MOVIES - From BlackFilm: Director Reginald Hudlin talks about celebrating the 30th anniversary of his classic film, "House Party," which his brother, Warrington Hudline, produced.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: "Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway" is the latest film to have its release dates, domestic and international, altered due to fears of the coronavirus, "COVID-19."
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SPORTS - From Deadline: Tom Brady enters the Hollywood content game by launching "199 Productions," a multi-platform content company. Brady was the 199th pick in the 2000 NFL Draft.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 3/6 to 3/8/2020 weekend box office is Pixar's "Onward" with an estimated total of 40 million dollars.
From Variety: The Oscar-winning South Korean film, "Parasite," is now the high-grossing foreign language film in the United Kingdom, grossing 11.5 million pounds since its release there.
From Deadline: At the specialty (art house) box office, the film "First Cow" led the pack with an estimated take of $96,059.
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JAMES BOND - From THR: MGM to take a loss of $30 million because it has moved the next Bond film, "No Time to Die," from an April release to November over coronavirus fears.
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STREAMING - From Variety: Luke Evans and Josh Gad will return for a prequel series to Disney's live-action "Beauty and the Beast," which will stream on Disney+.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Director James Wan ("Aquaman") is working on a movie "inspired" by Universal Pictures' "Universal Monsters" legacy. Wan will produce, but there are few other details.
TRAILER:
From YouTube: This is the first official trailer for Disney/Pixar's "Soul" (March 12, 2020), which is due in theaters, June 19th.
OBITS:
From Variety: The actor R.D. Call has died at the age of 70, Tuesday, March 10, 2020. Call appeared in several films that either starred Sean Penn or were directed by him, including "At Close Range" (1986) and "Colors" (1988) to "Into the Wild" (2007). He also appeared in such TV series as "Walker, Texas Ranger," "The X-Files," and "Castle."
From Variety: The Swedish-born actor, Max von Sydow, has died at the age of 90, Sunday, March 8, 2020. Sydow is best known for the 11 films he made with legendary Swedish director, Ingmar Bergman, in particularly, "The Seventh Seal," in which von Sydow portrayed a knight playing chess against Death. He also appeared in "Star Wars: The Force Awakens." Von Sydow received two Oscar nominations for his work in the films, "Pelle the Conqueror" (Best Actor) and "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close" (Best Supporting Actor).
Saturday, January 18, 2020
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from January 12th to 18th, 2020 - Update #23
by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"
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AWARDS - From Deadline: Bong Joon-Ho's "Parasite" tops the 70th annual ACE Eddie Awards, which are awarded b the American Cinema Editors
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DISNEY - From Deadline: Disney is dumping the word "Fox" from the names 20th Century Fox (which will become 20th Century Studios) and Fox Search Pictures (which will be Searchlight Pictures).
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TELEVISION - From Variety: HBO's "Game of Thrones" prequel, "House of the Dragons," will likely premiere in 2022.
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STREAMING - From Deadline: Netflix has been accused of funneling its international profits to tax havens while also seeking tax relief in the United Kingdom.
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STREAMING - From Deadline: Amazon sets the regular cast for its "Lord of the Rings" TV series.
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JAMES BOND - From YahooMusic: Grammy-nominated teen recording sensation, Billie Eilish, has recorded the movie theme for the next James Bond film, "No Time to Die." At 18-years-old, she is the youngest ever to do so. The previous record holder was then 22-year-old Sheena Easton who recorded the theme for 1981's "For Your Eyes Only."
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TELEVISION - From Deadline: The CW has given series pickups to two reboots of popular 1990s TV series, "Superman & Lois" and "Walker," a re-imagining of "Walker Texas Ranger" starring Jared Padalecki of "Supernatural."
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SPORTS - From ESPN: The LSU Tigers won the2019 national college football championship Mon., Jan. 13th, 2020 by winning the "CFP National Championship " game 42-25 over the Clemson Tigers.
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OSCARS - From Variety: The 2020 / 92nd Oscar nominations have been announced. Winners will be announced Feb. 9, 2020.
From Deadline: One of the "best documentary feature" nominees is "American Factory" which is presented by President Barack and First Lady Michelle Obama.
From Variety: Opinion: "5 Reasons Why Jennifer Lopez’s Oscar Snub Is Bad for the Academy Awards"
From YahooEntertainment: A list of Oscar snubs (Lupita N'yongo for "Us") and surprises (Scarlett Johnasson becomes 12th actor nominated in both lead, for "Marriage Story," and supporting acting, for "JoJo Rabbit") categories.
From LATimes: Tom Hanks earns his first Oscar nod since 2001 with his best supporting actor nomination for "A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood."
From YahooEntertainment: I was not one of those people who thought that Jennifer Lopez would really get an Oscar nomination for a role in the film, "Hustlers," which I have not yet seen. I think Lopez herself had the feeling that it was not happening.
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CELEBRITY - From YahooEntertainment: In an Sunday night (Jan. 12th) on CBS' "60 Minutes," Joaquin Phoenix talks about the intrusion of the media when he was grieving for his brother, the late River Phoenix, who died of a drug overdose in 1993.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 1/10 to 1/12/2020 weekend box office is director Sam Mendes' "1917" with an estimated take 36.5 million dollars.
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TELEVISION - From Variety: CBS has ordered a TV series that follows FBI agent, "Clarice Starling," after the events depicted in the film, "The Silence of the Lambs" (1991). Entitled, "Clarice," the series will open in 1993.
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AWARDS - From Variety: The winners of the 25th Critics Choice Awards were announced Sun., Jan. 12, 2020. "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" was named best picture of 2019.
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TELEVISION - From THR: Syfy has picked up a TV series starring horror movie icon and doll, "Chucky," from the character's creator, Don Mancini.
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DISNEY - From THR: Megan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex and the wife of British royal, Prince Harry, has signed a voice-over deal with Disney for an unspecified project.
OBITS:
From TheMirror: The British author, Christopher Tolkien, has died at the age of 95, Wednesday, January 15, 2020. Tolkien was the third son of legendary author, J.R.R. Tolkien, the author of "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings." Christopher completed and/or edited most of his father's posthumous work.
From WWE: WWE Hall of Fame professional wrestler, Rocky "Soul Man" Johnson, has died at the age of 75, Wednesday, January 15, 2020. He wrestled for the "National Wrestling Alliance" and "World Wrestling Federation" from 1964 to 1985. He is also known as the father of football player turned wrestler turned actor, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson.
From YahooEntertainment: Actor, director, and acting coach, Stan Kirsch, died at the age of 51, Saturday, January 11, 2020. He was best known for his role of the syndicated TV series, "Highlander." The cause of Kirsch's death was suicide.
From Variety: Noted British film ant TV producer, Tony Garnett, has died at the age of 83, Sunday, January 12, 2020. He is best known for founding the production company, World Productions, and for his 13-year association with acclaimed filmmaker, Ken Loach.
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AWARDS - From Deadline: Bong Joon-Ho's "Parasite" tops the 70th annual ACE Eddie Awards, which are awarded b the American Cinema Editors
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DISNEY - From Deadline: Disney is dumping the word "Fox" from the names 20th Century Fox (which will become 20th Century Studios) and Fox Search Pictures (which will be Searchlight Pictures).
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TELEVISION - From Variety: HBO's "Game of Thrones" prequel, "House of the Dragons," will likely premiere in 2022.
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STREAMING - From Deadline: Netflix has been accused of funneling its international profits to tax havens while also seeking tax relief in the United Kingdom.
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STREAMING - From Deadline: Amazon sets the regular cast for its "Lord of the Rings" TV series.
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JAMES BOND - From YahooMusic: Grammy-nominated teen recording sensation, Billie Eilish, has recorded the movie theme for the next James Bond film, "No Time to Die." At 18-years-old, she is the youngest ever to do so. The previous record holder was then 22-year-old Sheena Easton who recorded the theme for 1981's "For Your Eyes Only."
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TELEVISION - From Deadline: The CW has given series pickups to two reboots of popular 1990s TV series, "Superman & Lois" and "Walker," a re-imagining of "Walker Texas Ranger" starring Jared Padalecki of "Supernatural."
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SPORTS - From ESPN: The LSU Tigers won the2019 national college football championship Mon., Jan. 13th, 2020 by winning the "CFP National Championship " game 42-25 over the Clemson Tigers.
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OSCARS - From Variety: The 2020 / 92nd Oscar nominations have been announced. Winners will be announced Feb. 9, 2020.
From Deadline: One of the "best documentary feature" nominees is "American Factory" which is presented by President Barack and First Lady Michelle Obama.
From Variety: Opinion: "5 Reasons Why Jennifer Lopez’s Oscar Snub Is Bad for the Academy Awards"
From YahooEntertainment: A list of Oscar snubs (Lupita N'yongo for "Us") and surprises (Scarlett Johnasson becomes 12th actor nominated in both lead, for "Marriage Story," and supporting acting, for "JoJo Rabbit") categories.
From LATimes: Tom Hanks earns his first Oscar nod since 2001 with his best supporting actor nomination for "A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood."
From YahooEntertainment: I was not one of those people who thought that Jennifer Lopez would really get an Oscar nomination for a role in the film, "Hustlers," which I have not yet seen. I think Lopez herself had the feeling that it was not happening.
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CELEBRITY - From YahooEntertainment: In an Sunday night (Jan. 12th) on CBS' "60 Minutes," Joaquin Phoenix talks about the intrusion of the media when he was grieving for his brother, the late River Phoenix, who died of a drug overdose in 1993.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 1/10 to 1/12/2020 weekend box office is director Sam Mendes' "1917" with an estimated take 36.5 million dollars.
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TELEVISION - From Variety: CBS has ordered a TV series that follows FBI agent, "Clarice Starling," after the events depicted in the film, "The Silence of the Lambs" (1991). Entitled, "Clarice," the series will open in 1993.
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AWARDS - From Variety: The winners of the 25th Critics Choice Awards were announced Sun., Jan. 12, 2020. "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" was named best picture of 2019.
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TELEVISION - From THR: Syfy has picked up a TV series starring horror movie icon and doll, "Chucky," from the character's creator, Don Mancini.
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DISNEY - From THR: Megan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex and the wife of British royal, Prince Harry, has signed a voice-over deal with Disney for an unspecified project.
OBITS:
From TheMirror: The British author, Christopher Tolkien, has died at the age of 95, Wednesday, January 15, 2020. Tolkien was the third son of legendary author, J.R.R. Tolkien, the author of "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings." Christopher completed and/or edited most of his father's posthumous work.
From WWE: WWE Hall of Fame professional wrestler, Rocky "Soul Man" Johnson, has died at the age of 75, Wednesday, January 15, 2020. He wrestled for the "National Wrestling Alliance" and "World Wrestling Federation" from 1964 to 1985. He is also known as the father of football player turned wrestler turned actor, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson.
From YahooEntertainment: Actor, director, and acting coach, Stan Kirsch, died at the age of 51, Saturday, January 11, 2020. He was best known for his role of the syndicated TV series, "Highlander." The cause of Kirsch's death was suicide.
From Variety: Noted British film ant TV producer, Tony Garnett, has died at the age of 83, Sunday, January 12, 2020. He is best known for founding the production company, World Productions, and for his 13-year association with acclaimed filmmaker, Ken Loach.
Saturday, November 2, 2019
Director Baz Luhrmann Finds His Priscilla Presley for His "Elvis" Film
(Olivia DeJonge photographic image by Rebecca Hitch)
Baz Luhrmann Casts Olivia DeJonge as Priscilla Presley in His Untitled Elvis Project
DeJonge will star opposite Austin Butler as Elvis and Tom Hanks as Colonel Tom Parker when cameras roll early next year on the eagerly anticipated film
BURBANK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Warner Bros. Pictures announced that up-and-coming Australian actress Olivia DeJonge will play Priscilla Presley in Baz Luhrmann’s feature film about the iconic Elvis Presley.
“Olivia is capable of manifesting the complex depth and presence that has made Priscilla Presley an icon in her own right. She’s an extremely talented young actor and the perfect counterpoint to Austin’s Elvis.”
In the movie, Oscar-nominated filmmaker Luhrmann (“The Great Gatsby,” “Moulin Rouge!”) will explore the life and music of Elvis Presley, through the prism of his complicated relationship with his enigmatic manager, Colonel Tom Parker, played in the film by two-time Oscar winner Tom Hanks (“Forrest Gump,” “Philadelphia”). The story will delve into their complex dynamic spanning over 20 years, from Presley’s rise to fame to his unprecedented stardom, against the backdrop of the evolving cultural landscape and loss of innocence in America. Central to that journey is one of the most significant and influential people in Elvis’s life, Priscilla Presley.
Luhrmann, who is known to have a keen eye for discovering new faces, stated, “Olivia is capable of manifesting the complex depth and presence that has made Priscilla Presley an icon in her own right. She’s an extremely talented young actor and the perfect counterpoint to Austin’s Elvis.”
DeJonge has worked consistently in her native Australia and is known for her performances in the features “The Visit,” “The Sisterhood of the Night,” “Better Watch Out,” and this year’s “Stray Dolls,” which premiered in the U.S. at the Tribeca Film Festival. On television, she starred in the series “The Society,” “Will” and “Hiding.”
Luhrmann will direct from the current screenplay written by Luhrmann and Craig Pearce. Luhrmann will also produce, alongside multiple-Oscar winner Catherine Martin (“The Great Gatsby,” “Moulin Rouge!”), who will once again serve as production designer and costume designer on the film, Gail Berman, Patrick McCormick and Schuyler Weiss. Andrew Mittman will executive produce.
Principal photography is set to get underway in early 2020 in Queensland, Australia with the support of the Queensland Government, Screen Queensland and the Australian Government’s Producer Offset program. The film will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures.
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Thursday, October 31, 2019
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from October 20th to 31st, 2019 - Update #32
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COMICS-FILM - From TheWrap: Director Matt Reeves confirms that Jeffrey Wright will play "Commissioner James 'Jim' Gordon" in his upcoming film, "The Batman."
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CELEBRITY - From YahooEntertainment: Family and friends remember actor and comedian, John Witherspoon ("Friday," "The Wayan Bros.," and "The Boondocks"), who died Tuesday, October 29, 2019.
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TELEVISION - From Deadline: HBO is not going forward with the "Game of Thrones" prequel pilot starring Naomi Watts.
From THR: However, HBO has ordered a "Game of Thrones" prequel series, "House of the Dragon" that is set 300 years before "Game of Thrones." It is created by George R.R. Martin, the author of the "Game of Thrones" novels, and Ryan Condal
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BOX OFFICE - From THR: It turns out the ACTUAL winner of the 10/25 to 10/27/2019 weekend box office is "Malificent: Mistress of Evil" with a final take of 19.4 million dollars. "Joker," the previously announced winner had a final box office take of 19.2 million dollars instead of 18.9 million.
From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 10/25 to 10/27/2019 weekend box office is "Joker" with an estimated take of 18.9 million dollars.
From Patreon: My review of "Joker."
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SCANDAL - From TheWrap: Actor Jared Padalecki, who plays "Sam Winchester" on The CW's "Supernatural," has apparently been arrested for assaulting employees at his bar, "Stereotype," in Austin, Texas.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Australian director Baz Luhrmann has chosen Australian actress Olivia DeJonge to play Priscilla Presley in his Elvis Presley biopic for Warner Bros.
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DISNEY - From Vulture: Now, that it complete only 20th Century Fox, Disney is reportedly placing classic Fox movies in the "Disney vault," which is causing problems for repertory movie theaters.
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MOVIES - From YahooEntertainment: Crispin Glover admits that he only took the job acting in "Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter" (the fourth film) for the paycheck.
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JAMES BOND - From Deadline: The 25th James Bond film, "No Time to Die," has wrapped up shooting. The film will open in the U.S. on April 8th, 2020.
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DISNEY - From THR: "Chernobyl" creator, Craig Mazin, has been hired to reboot Disney's "Pirates of the Caribbean" film franchise alongside veteran "Pirates" writer, Ted Elliot.
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ECO - From Variety: Actors Jane Fonda and Ted Danson were arrested during a climate change protest in Washington D.C. For Fonda, it is second recent climate protest arrest.
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CELEBRITY - From YahooEntertainment: Grammy-winning recording artist, Adele, shows off a slimmer look at Grammy-winner Drake's birthday party.
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AWARDS - From Deadline: The nominations for the 29th / 2019 Gotham Awards have been announced. The winners will be announced Monday, Dec. 2nd.
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MOVIES - From RollingStone: Vin Diesel reveals that Grammy-winning singer Cardi B will appear in the 9th installment of the "Fast & Furious" franchise.
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MOVIES - From YahooEntertainment: Recording artist and choreographer, Paula Abdul, talks about choreographing the African dance scene during the aborted wedding that takes place early in the Eddie Murphy classic, "Coming to America."
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MOVIES - From ShadowandAct: Andre Holland ("Moonlight") joins Ruth Negga and Tessa Thompson in the film adaptation of Nella Larsen's 1939 novel, "Passing."
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SCANDAL - From Deadline: Lori Loughlin facing an additional 10 years in jail because of an additional charge in the "college admissions scandal" (the FBI's "Operation Varsity Blues).
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OSCARS - From Deadline: The stars of "Ford v. Ferrari," actors Matt Damon and Christian Bale, will go head to head in the best actor Oscar race.
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CELEBRITY - From BET: Celebrated and reviled rap music impresario, Suge Knight, is serving 28 years in prison for voluntary manslaughter. It has been reported that he has sold the rights to his life story to recording artist, actor, and TV personality, Ray J.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 10/18 to 10/20/2019 weekend box office is "Maleficent: Mistress of Evil" with an estimated take of 36 million dollars.
From THR: The Ang Lee-directed, Will Smith-headling "Gemini Man" could lose 75 million dollars for companies behind it.
From Deadline: "Joker" looks like it is headed to 900 million dollars in worldwide gross. That would make it the highest grossing R-rated film ahead of current record holder, "Deadpool," which grossed 783 million dollars.
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AWARDS - From Deadline: Tom Hanks will recevie the "Cecil B. DeMille Award" from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association at the 77th Annual Golden Globes Awards on Jan. 5th, 2020.
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CELEBRITY - From YahooEntertainment: Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Lawrence married Cooke Maroney Sat., Oct. 18th.
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POLITICS-BDS - From Truthout: Actor David Clennon wonders if he will be blacklisted because of his support of the Boycott Divest Sanction movement against Israel.
OBITS:
From Deadline: The actor and comedian, John Witherspoon, has died at the age of 77, October 29, 2019. His 42-year film and TV career began with a two appearances on "The Richard Pryor Show" (1977). His longest running TV gig was playing "John 'Pop' Williams" on "The Wayans Bros" (1995-99), and he also provided the voice of "Robert 'Grandad' Freeman" for the animated series, "The Boondocks" (2005-2014). His best known film role was as "Willie Jones" in Ice Cube's "Friday" film series.
From Deadline: Legendary Hollywood film producer, Robert Evans, has died at the age of 89, Saturday, October 26, 2019. He was best known as the producer of many films, including 1974's "Chinatown," for which he received an Academy Award nomination, his only Oscar nod. He also, notoriously, produced 1984's "The Cotton Club," a production that became entangled in a murder trial. Evans was also the head of production at Paramount Pictures from 1967 to 1974.
From NPR: Former congressman, U.S. Representative John Conyers, Democrat-Michigan, has died at the age of 90, Sunday, October 27, 2019. Conyers was the longest serving African-American member of Congress, 1965 to 2017.
From NFL and TheMercuryNews: Former NFL player, coach and executive,Willie Brown, has died at the age of 78, Monday, October 21, 2019, according sources with the Oakland Raiders, the team with which he is most associated. Brown played cornerback for the Denver Broncos (1963 to 1966) and the Oakland Raiders (1967 to 1978). Brown won three Super Bowl titles (XI, XV, and XVIII) with the Raiders, one as a player and two as a coach.
From THR: Television writer and producer, James Schmerer, died at the age of 81, Friday, October 4, 2019. Schmerer was known for writing episodes of TV series such as "Mannix," "CHiPs," "MacGuyver," and "The High Chaparral" (for which he was also a producer).
COMICS-FILM - From TheWrap: Director Matt Reeves confirms that Jeffrey Wright will play "Commissioner James 'Jim' Gordon" in his upcoming film, "The Batman."
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CELEBRITY - From YahooEntertainment: Family and friends remember actor and comedian, John Witherspoon ("Friday," "The Wayan Bros.," and "The Boondocks"), who died Tuesday, October 29, 2019.
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TELEVISION - From Deadline: HBO is not going forward with the "Game of Thrones" prequel pilot starring Naomi Watts.
From THR: However, HBO has ordered a "Game of Thrones" prequel series, "House of the Dragon" that is set 300 years before "Game of Thrones." It is created by George R.R. Martin, the author of the "Game of Thrones" novels, and Ryan Condal
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BOX OFFICE - From THR: It turns out the ACTUAL winner of the 10/25 to 10/27/2019 weekend box office is "Malificent: Mistress of Evil" with a final take of 19.4 million dollars. "Joker," the previously announced winner had a final box office take of 19.2 million dollars instead of 18.9 million.
From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 10/25 to 10/27/2019 weekend box office is "Joker" with an estimated take of 18.9 million dollars.
From Patreon: My review of "Joker."
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SCANDAL - From TheWrap: Actor Jared Padalecki, who plays "Sam Winchester" on The CW's "Supernatural," has apparently been arrested for assaulting employees at his bar, "Stereotype," in Austin, Texas.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Australian director Baz Luhrmann has chosen Australian actress Olivia DeJonge to play Priscilla Presley in his Elvis Presley biopic for Warner Bros.
----------
DISNEY - From Vulture: Now, that it complete only 20th Century Fox, Disney is reportedly placing classic Fox movies in the "Disney vault," which is causing problems for repertory movie theaters.
----------
MOVIES - From YahooEntertainment: Crispin Glover admits that he only took the job acting in "Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter" (the fourth film) for the paycheck.
----------
JAMES BOND - From Deadline: The 25th James Bond film, "No Time to Die," has wrapped up shooting. The film will open in the U.S. on April 8th, 2020.
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DISNEY - From THR: "Chernobyl" creator, Craig Mazin, has been hired to reboot Disney's "Pirates of the Caribbean" film franchise alongside veteran "Pirates" writer, Ted Elliot.
---------
ECO - From Variety: Actors Jane Fonda and Ted Danson were arrested during a climate change protest in Washington D.C. For Fonda, it is second recent climate protest arrest.
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CELEBRITY - From YahooEntertainment: Grammy-winning recording artist, Adele, shows off a slimmer look at Grammy-winner Drake's birthday party.
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AWARDS - From Deadline: The nominations for the 29th / 2019 Gotham Awards have been announced. The winners will be announced Monday, Dec. 2nd.
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MOVIES - From RollingStone: Vin Diesel reveals that Grammy-winning singer Cardi B will appear in the 9th installment of the "Fast & Furious" franchise.
----------
MOVIES - From YahooEntertainment: Recording artist and choreographer, Paula Abdul, talks about choreographing the African dance scene during the aborted wedding that takes place early in the Eddie Murphy classic, "Coming to America."
----------
MOVIES - From ShadowandAct: Andre Holland ("Moonlight") joins Ruth Negga and Tessa Thompson in the film adaptation of Nella Larsen's 1939 novel, "Passing."
----------
SCANDAL - From Deadline: Lori Loughlin facing an additional 10 years in jail because of an additional charge in the "college admissions scandal" (the FBI's "Operation Varsity Blues).
----------
OSCARS - From Deadline: The stars of "Ford v. Ferrari," actors Matt Damon and Christian Bale, will go head to head in the best actor Oscar race.
----------
CELEBRITY - From BET: Celebrated and reviled rap music impresario, Suge Knight, is serving 28 years in prison for voluntary manslaughter. It has been reported that he has sold the rights to his life story to recording artist, actor, and TV personality, Ray J.
----------
BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 10/18 to 10/20/2019 weekend box office is "Maleficent: Mistress of Evil" with an estimated take of 36 million dollars.
From THR: The Ang Lee-directed, Will Smith-headling "Gemini Man" could lose 75 million dollars for companies behind it.
From Deadline: "Joker" looks like it is headed to 900 million dollars in worldwide gross. That would make it the highest grossing R-rated film ahead of current record holder, "Deadpool," which grossed 783 million dollars.
----------
AWARDS - From Deadline: Tom Hanks will recevie the "Cecil B. DeMille Award" from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association at the 77th Annual Golden Globes Awards on Jan. 5th, 2020.
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CELEBRITY - From YahooEntertainment: Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Lawrence married Cooke Maroney Sat., Oct. 18th.
----------
POLITICS-BDS - From Truthout: Actor David Clennon wonders if he will be blacklisted because of his support of the Boycott Divest Sanction movement against Israel.
OBITS:
From Deadline: The actor and comedian, John Witherspoon, has died at the age of 77, October 29, 2019. His 42-year film and TV career began with a two appearances on "The Richard Pryor Show" (1977). His longest running TV gig was playing "John 'Pop' Williams" on "The Wayans Bros" (1995-99), and he also provided the voice of "Robert 'Grandad' Freeman" for the animated series, "The Boondocks" (2005-2014). His best known film role was as "Willie Jones" in Ice Cube's "Friday" film series.
From Deadline: Legendary Hollywood film producer, Robert Evans, has died at the age of 89, Saturday, October 26, 2019. He was best known as the producer of many films, including 1974's "Chinatown," for which he received an Academy Award nomination, his only Oscar nod. He also, notoriously, produced 1984's "The Cotton Club," a production that became entangled in a murder trial. Evans was also the head of production at Paramount Pictures from 1967 to 1974.
From NPR: Former congressman, U.S. Representative John Conyers, Democrat-Michigan, has died at the age of 90, Sunday, October 27, 2019. Conyers was the longest serving African-American member of Congress, 1965 to 2017.
From NFL and TheMercuryNews: Former NFL player, coach and executive,Willie Brown, has died at the age of 78, Monday, October 21, 2019, according sources with the Oakland Raiders, the team with which he is most associated. Brown played cornerback for the Denver Broncos (1963 to 1966) and the Oakland Raiders (1967 to 1978). Brown won three Super Bowl titles (XI, XV, and XVIII) with the Raiders, one as a player and two as a coach.
From THR: Television writer and producer, James Schmerer, died at the age of 81, Friday, October 4, 2019. Schmerer was known for writing episodes of TV series such as "Mannix," "CHiPs," "MacGuyver," and "The High Chaparral" (for which he was also a producer).
Monday, October 7, 2019
Review: "Toy Story 4" is Very Good, But Not Great
[This review was originally posted on Patreon.]
Toy Story 4 (2019)
Running time: 100 minutes (1 hour, 40 minutes)
MPAA – G
DIRECTOR: Josh Cooley
WRITERS: Andrew Stanton and Stephany Folsom; from an original story by John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton, Josh Cooley, Valerie LaPointe, Rashida Jones, Will McCormack, Martin Hynes, and Stephany Folsom
PRODUCER: Mark Nielsen and Jonas Rivera
EDITOR: Axel Geddes
COMPOSER: Randy Newman
ANIMATION/ADVENTURE/DRAMA/COMEDY/FAMILY
Starring: (voices) Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Annie Potts, Tony Hale, Keegan-Michael Key, Jordan Peele, Madeleine McGraw, Christina Hendricks, Keanu Reeves, Ally Maki, Jay Hernandez, Lori Alan, Joan Cusack, Wallace Shawn, John Ratzenberger, Carl Weathers, and June Squibb
Toy Story 4 is a 2019 computer-animated feature film from Pixar Animation Studios. It is the fourth film in the Toy Story franchise. The new film focuses on a new toy and a road trip that will change the life of a beloved toy.
Toy Story 4 opens nine years earlier when Woody (Tom Hanks) and the gang were still Andy's toys. Woods leads the successful rescue of a toy car, R.C. In the present, Woody and the other toys are happy in their new life as the toys of a little girl named Bonnie (Madeleine McGraw). Bonnie is about to enter kindergarten and is distressed about going to school. Woody sneaks into Bonnie's backpack and joins her on her first day of school. Woody's action even lead to Bonnie using discarded arts and crafts supplies to transform a “spork” (spoon-fork) into a new toy she names “Forky” (Tony Hale). Although Forky becomes Bonnie's favorite toy, the spork does not believe that he is a toy, and he is always trying to return to a trash can.
Bonnie and her mom (Lori Alan) and dad (Jay Hernandez) go on an RV road trip, and Bonnie takes Forky, Woody and company with her. Instead of enjoying the trip, Woody spends his time trying to rescue Forky. This misadventure leads Woody to an antique story, Second Chance Antiques, and also to a fairground/playground, where he is reunited with old friends and makes new friends. And Woody learns just how big the world can be for a toy with an open mind.
Toy Story 4 is a good movie, not as good as Toy Story, Toy Story 2, and Toy Story 3, but quite good. Keegan-Michael Key as Ducky and Jordan Peele as Bunny are nice additions to the cast. Keanu Reeves is a surprise and gives a surprising voice performance as Duke Kaboom, the Canadian daredevil toy. The sycophantic ventriloquist's dummies, “the Bensons,” are a nice, creepy distraction. Christina Hendricks is appropriately pathetic and menacing as the tragically desperate doll, Gabby Gabby.
But Toy Story 4 is, more than the first three films, a movie about adult issues and regrets that tries to be a family movie, if not an outright kids' movie. More than anything, Toy Story 4 is Woody's movie. [In this film, Tim Allen's Buzz Lightyear is a supporting character and not a co-lead]. In this movie, Tom Hanks gives one of the best voice performances for an animated film that I have had the pleasure of enjoying. In Hanks' performance, you can feel it. Woody is like a father who “lost” one child, Andy (because he grew up and gave away his toys), so he is an obsessive “helicopter parent” about the new child, Molly, who does not need Woody as much as he thinks she does – if at all.
It would be pretentious of me to say that this movie is about becoming a man and putting away the things of boy. No, I think Toy Story 4 is about the change and the passage of time that is forced upon us, so if we don't change and move on, change and the passage of time is going to happen anyway.
Yes, each Toy Story film has its Mission: Impossible-like operation in which our beloved toys try to save another toy or toys, my favorite being the race to save Woody from an unscrupulous toy dealer and a devious toy in Toy Story 2. In Toy Story 4, the new “toy,” Forky, needs to be saved, and Woody keeps endangering first, himself, and then, others in increasingly desperate and dangerous bids to save the spork.
Ultimately, however, this movie feels like the franchise has come back one too many times. The end of Toy Story 3, in which a grown-up Andy gave his beloved Woody and the other toys to Molly, was really meant to be the happily ever after. Once Toy Story 3 grossed over a billion dollars in worldwide box office, it seemed like common-moneymaking-sense to make a fourth film. Don't make another Toy Story film, Disney. Let Toy Story 4 be a very good, but not great coda to the series.
7 out of 10
B+
Tuesday, July 2, 2019
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Sunday, March 31, 2019
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from March 24th to 31st, 2019 - Update #23
Support Leroy on Patreon:
BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 3/29 to 3/31/2019 weekend box office is Walt Disney's live-action remake, "Dumbo" with an estimated take of 45 million dollars.
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MOVIES - From Vulture: Mark Hamill has confirmed that he is the voice of "Chuck," the killer doll in the 2019 remake of the 1988 film, "Child's Play."
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STREAMING - From Deadline: Oscar-winner Octavia Spencer and two-time Oscar nominee Melissa McCarthy are in talks to appear in a superhero film, "Thunder Force," for writer-director Ben Falcone, McCarthy's husband.
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COMICS-FILM - From Deadline: "X-Men: Dark Phoenix" gets a boost at the convention, WonderCon 2019, when attendees respond enthusiastically to new footage shown to them.
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MOVIES - From THR: Cillian Murphy is in talks to join Emily Blunt in the " A Quiet Place" sequel.
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TELEVISION - From THR: NBC has renewed "Law & Order: SVU" for a 21st season which will make it the longest running live-action TV series in American television history.
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MOVIES - From THR: Tom Hanks is in talks to appear in director Baz Luhrmann's Elvis Presley film. Hanks will play Presley's manager, Col. Tom Parker.
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ANIMATION - From Newsarama: Here is a first look at MGM's "The Addams Family," an animated film due October 18, 2019.
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AWARDS - From Deadline: The nominations for the 2019 BAFTA TV Awards and BAFTA TV Craft Awards have been announced. The TV series, "Killing Eve" and "A Very English Scandal" lead the nominations. The award winners will be announced Sunday, April 28, 2019.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Jim Jarmusch's zombie movie, "The Dead Don't Die," starring Bill Murray is due June 14, 2019. This will be Jarmusch's third film with Murray.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Sonequa Martin-Green of "Star Trek: Discovery" (formerly of "The Walking Dead") joins LeBron James in "Space Jam 2."
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TELEVISION - From Variety: Marquis Rodriquez, John Simm, Richard McCabe, John Heffernan, and Dixie Egerickx join the still mysterious "Game of Thrones" prequel.
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SCANDAL - From LATimes: All criminal charges have been dropped against "Empire" actor, Jussie Smollett.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Warner Bros. is re-developing the age-less man thriller, "Methusaleh," for Michael B. Jordan. At one time, the project was seen as a Tom Cruise vehicle with sequel and franchise potential.
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MOVIES - From Variety: The shocking box office success of "Us" reveals the power of Jordan Peele.
From Deadline: Jordan Peele talks about being a black auteur and myths of representation in Hollywood.
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STREAMING - From Variety: Apple unveils its new TV streaming service, Apple TV+
From Variety: Apple unveiled its long-rumored gaming subscription service, "Apple Arcade." It is the world’s first game subscription service for mobile, desktop and living room, the company said. With a single subscription, you get access to more than 100 new and exclusive games.
From Variety: Apple also unveils Apple News+. The $9.99 service gives paying subscribers access to over 300 magazines as well as select newspapers and premium digital news services.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 3/22 to 3/24/2019 weekend box office is Jordan Peele's "Us" with an estimated take of 70.25 million dollars. This is the second highest debut for a live-action original film (behind "Avatar's" 77 million dollar debut in 2009).
From YahooEntertainment: "Us" is shatters or approaches box office records.
From Patreon: A review of "Us" by yours truly (Leroy Douresseaux, boo!)
From YahooEntertainment: All the Easter eggs, references and hidden meanings we found in Jordan Peele's "Us."
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MOVIES - From ELLE: Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" is not the only 2019 film focusing on some aspect of the Tate-LaBianco murders committed by followers of the cult leader Charles Manson.
OBITS:
From RollingStone: The British singer and musician, Ranking Roger, has died at the age of 56, Tuesday, March 26, 2019. Roger was best known as the lead singer for the British ska band or "two-tone" band, the Beat (known as the "English Beat" in North America). He was later a founding member of the band, "General Public."
From Deadline: TV writer-producer and movie writer-director, Larry Cohen, has died at the age of 77, Saturday, March 23, 2019. Cohen is best remembered for his cult horror film, "It's Alive." He created the TV series, "The Invaders" and "Branded."
BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 3/29 to 3/31/2019 weekend box office is Walt Disney's live-action remake, "Dumbo" with an estimated take of 45 million dollars.
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MOVIES - From Vulture: Mark Hamill has confirmed that he is the voice of "Chuck," the killer doll in the 2019 remake of the 1988 film, "Child's Play."
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STREAMING - From Deadline: Oscar-winner Octavia Spencer and two-time Oscar nominee Melissa McCarthy are in talks to appear in a superhero film, "Thunder Force," for writer-director Ben Falcone, McCarthy's husband.
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COMICS-FILM - From Deadline: "X-Men: Dark Phoenix" gets a boost at the convention, WonderCon 2019, when attendees respond enthusiastically to new footage shown to them.
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MOVIES - From THR: Cillian Murphy is in talks to join Emily Blunt in the " A Quiet Place" sequel.
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TELEVISION - From THR: NBC has renewed "Law & Order: SVU" for a 21st season which will make it the longest running live-action TV series in American television history.
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MOVIES - From THR: Tom Hanks is in talks to appear in director Baz Luhrmann's Elvis Presley film. Hanks will play Presley's manager, Col. Tom Parker.
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ANIMATION - From Newsarama: Here is a first look at MGM's "The Addams Family," an animated film due October 18, 2019.
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AWARDS - From Deadline: The nominations for the 2019 BAFTA TV Awards and BAFTA TV Craft Awards have been announced. The TV series, "Killing Eve" and "A Very English Scandal" lead the nominations. The award winners will be announced Sunday, April 28, 2019.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Jim Jarmusch's zombie movie, "The Dead Don't Die," starring Bill Murray is due June 14, 2019. This will be Jarmusch's third film with Murray.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Sonequa Martin-Green of "Star Trek: Discovery" (formerly of "The Walking Dead") joins LeBron James in "Space Jam 2."
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TELEVISION - From Variety: Marquis Rodriquez, John Simm, Richard McCabe, John Heffernan, and Dixie Egerickx join the still mysterious "Game of Thrones" prequel.
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SCANDAL - From LATimes: All criminal charges have been dropped against "Empire" actor, Jussie Smollett.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Warner Bros. is re-developing the age-less man thriller, "Methusaleh," for Michael B. Jordan. At one time, the project was seen as a Tom Cruise vehicle with sequel and franchise potential.
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MOVIES - From Variety: The shocking box office success of "Us" reveals the power of Jordan Peele.
From Deadline: Jordan Peele talks about being a black auteur and myths of representation in Hollywood.
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STREAMING - From Variety: Apple unveils its new TV streaming service, Apple TV+
From Variety: Apple unveiled its long-rumored gaming subscription service, "Apple Arcade." It is the world’s first game subscription service for mobile, desktop and living room, the company said. With a single subscription, you get access to more than 100 new and exclusive games.
From Variety: Apple also unveils Apple News+. The $9.99 service gives paying subscribers access to over 300 magazines as well as select newspapers and premium digital news services.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 3/22 to 3/24/2019 weekend box office is Jordan Peele's "Us" with an estimated take of 70.25 million dollars. This is the second highest debut for a live-action original film (behind "Avatar's" 77 million dollar debut in 2009).
From YahooEntertainment: "Us" is shatters or approaches box office records.
From Patreon: A review of "Us" by yours truly (Leroy Douresseaux, boo!)
From YahooEntertainment: All the Easter eggs, references and hidden meanings we found in Jordan Peele's "Us."
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MOVIES - From ELLE: Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" is not the only 2019 film focusing on some aspect of the Tate-LaBianco murders committed by followers of the cult leader Charles Manson.
OBITS:
From RollingStone: The British singer and musician, Ranking Roger, has died at the age of 56, Tuesday, March 26, 2019. Roger was best known as the lead singer for the British ska band or "two-tone" band, the Beat (known as the "English Beat" in North America). He was later a founding member of the band, "General Public."
From Deadline: TV writer-producer and movie writer-director, Larry Cohen, has died at the age of 77, Saturday, March 23, 2019. Cohen is best remembered for his cult horror film, "It's Alive." He created the TV series, "The Invaders" and "Branded."
Friday, December 7, 2018
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from December 1st to 8th, 2018 - Update #24
Support Leroy on Patreon:
MARVEL - From Deadline: "Avengers 4" has a trailer, a poster, and a title, "Avengers: Endgame."
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AWARDS - From Deadline: The 61 annual Grammy Awards nominations have been announced. Pulitzer Prize winner Kendrick Lamar and the "Black Panther" movie soundtrack leads the nominations.
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OSCARS - From Deadline: Kevin Hart was named as host of the 2019 Academy Awards ceremony in Feb. 2019. He has now stepped down as host after anti-LGBTQ social media posts he made a decade ago came to light.
From Deadline: The LGBTQ advocacy organization, GLAAD, did not want Kevin Hart to step down as host of the 2019 Oscars ceremony. They wanted him to step up at the ceremony for a teachable moment.
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AWARDS - From Variety: The 76th Annual (2019) Golden Globe Awards nominations have been announced. This link leads to a complete list of nominees.
From YahooEntertaiment: Snubs and surprises in the 2019 Golden Globe nominations.
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MOVIES - From Collider: There will be a female-driven reboot of those "21 Jump Street" movies. Tiffany Haddish is in talks to star in the reboot.
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MOVIES - From Newsarama: The "Men in Black" sequel/reboot has a title, "Men in Black International," and a logo.
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STAGE - From Deadline: Tyler Perry is in trouble with the actors' unions, SAG-AFTRA, over casting non-union actor in his upcoming stage play, "Madea's Farewell Play Tour."
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OSCARS - From EOnline: Kevin Hart is hosting the 2019 Oscars. The 91st Academy Awards ceremony will air Sunday, February 24, 2019.
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HEALTH - From GetPocket: Why you shouldn't exercise to lose weight, explained with 60+ studies
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MOVIES - From Variety: Universal Pictures is working on a film inspired by the music of the late singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist Prince.
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MOVIE AWARDS - From THR: The New York Film Critics Circle announced their 2018 film awards. Alfonso Cuaron's "Roma" was named "Roma" was named "Best Picture."
From AwardsWatch: 2018 Detroit Film Critics Society Awards announced. "Eighth Grade" named "Best Film."
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ANIMATION - From Variety: Nominations for the 46th Annie Awards have been announced. "Incredibles 2" and "Ralph Breaks the Internet" lead nominees.
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MOVIES - From ThePlaylist: Wes Anderson is adding cast members to his upcoming film, "The French Dispatch," which is a love letter to journalists and is apparently not the French musical people want it to be. Timothee Chalamet and Benecio del Toro are among new cast members.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 11/30 to 12/2/2018 weekend box office is "Ralph Breaks the Internet" with an estimated take of $25.75 million.
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COMICS-FILM - From THR: "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" is getting a lot of buzz, and Sony Pictures Animation is already considering a sequel and also a spin-off featuring all the female heroes in the Spider-Man universe.
From Variety: "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" team talks about diversity and also modern heroes for a modern world.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Blumhouse and Sony Pictures' "Fantasy Island" film is currently scheduled to be released on Feb. 28th, 2020. The film is based on the ABC TV series, which ran from 1977 to 1984.
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DISNEY - From Collider: Tom Hanks is being eyed to play Geppetto in Disney's live-action remake of its classic animated feature, Pinocchio, which "Paddington" director Paul King is scheduled to direct.
MOVIES - From Collider: 11 genre movies to watch for in 2019.
OBITS:
From THR: The actor Wright King died at the age of 95, Sunday, November 25, 2018. Movie fans may remember King for the kiss he received from Vivien Leigh's "Blanche DuBois" in Elia Kazan's film, "A Streetcar Named Desire." Classic TV fans will remember him as "Jason Nichols," the deputy sheriff turned sidekick of Steve McQueen's bounty hunter character, "Josh Randall" in 11 episodes of the CBS Western, "Wanted: Dead or Alive."
From THR: The actor, dancer, and singer, Ken Berry, has died at the age of 85, Saturday, December 1, 2018. Berry was a popular television actor from the 1960s to the 1980s and may be best known for his stint on the 1965-67 ABC series, "F Troop." Others may know him for his role as "Venton Harper" in the 1980s series, "Mama's Family." Of note, Leonard Nimoy of "Star Trek" helped start Berry's career in Hollywood.
From ABC: The 41st President of the United States, George Herbert Walker Bush, has died at the age of 94, Friday, November 30, 2018. Elected in 1988, Bush's term ran from 1989 to 1993. Bush also served two terms as the Vice-President to the 40th U.S. President, Ronald Reagan.
MARVEL - From Deadline: "Avengers 4" has a trailer, a poster, and a title, "Avengers: Endgame."
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AWARDS - From Deadline: The 61 annual Grammy Awards nominations have been announced. Pulitzer Prize winner Kendrick Lamar and the "Black Panther" movie soundtrack leads the nominations.
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OSCARS - From Deadline: Kevin Hart was named as host of the 2019 Academy Awards ceremony in Feb. 2019. He has now stepped down as host after anti-LGBTQ social media posts he made a decade ago came to light.
From Deadline: The LGBTQ advocacy organization, GLAAD, did not want Kevin Hart to step down as host of the 2019 Oscars ceremony. They wanted him to step up at the ceremony for a teachable moment.
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AWARDS - From Variety: The 76th Annual (2019) Golden Globe Awards nominations have been announced. This link leads to a complete list of nominees.
From YahooEntertaiment: Snubs and surprises in the 2019 Golden Globe nominations.
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MOVIES - From Collider: There will be a female-driven reboot of those "21 Jump Street" movies. Tiffany Haddish is in talks to star in the reboot.
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MOVIES - From Newsarama: The "Men in Black" sequel/reboot has a title, "Men in Black International," and a logo.
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STAGE - From Deadline: Tyler Perry is in trouble with the actors' unions, SAG-AFTRA, over casting non-union actor in his upcoming stage play, "Madea's Farewell Play Tour."
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OSCARS - From EOnline: Kevin Hart is hosting the 2019 Oscars. The 91st Academy Awards ceremony will air Sunday, February 24, 2019.
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HEALTH - From GetPocket: Why you shouldn't exercise to lose weight, explained with 60+ studies
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MOVIES - From Variety: Universal Pictures is working on a film inspired by the music of the late singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist Prince.
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MOVIE AWARDS - From THR: The New York Film Critics Circle announced their 2018 film awards. Alfonso Cuaron's "Roma" was named "Roma" was named "Best Picture."
From AwardsWatch: 2018 Detroit Film Critics Society Awards announced. "Eighth Grade" named "Best Film."
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ANIMATION - From Variety: Nominations for the 46th Annie Awards have been announced. "Incredibles 2" and "Ralph Breaks the Internet" lead nominees.
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MOVIES - From ThePlaylist: Wes Anderson is adding cast members to his upcoming film, "The French Dispatch," which is a love letter to journalists and is apparently not the French musical people want it to be. Timothee Chalamet and Benecio del Toro are among new cast members.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 11/30 to 12/2/2018 weekend box office is "Ralph Breaks the Internet" with an estimated take of $25.75 million.
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COMICS-FILM - From THR: "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" is getting a lot of buzz, and Sony Pictures Animation is already considering a sequel and also a spin-off featuring all the female heroes in the Spider-Man universe.
From Variety: "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" team talks about diversity and also modern heroes for a modern world.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Blumhouse and Sony Pictures' "Fantasy Island" film is currently scheduled to be released on Feb. 28th, 2020. The film is based on the ABC TV series, which ran from 1977 to 1984.
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DISNEY - From Collider: Tom Hanks is being eyed to play Geppetto in Disney's live-action remake of its classic animated feature, Pinocchio, which "Paddington" director Paul King is scheduled to direct.
MOVIES - From Collider: 11 genre movies to watch for in 2019.
OBITS:
From THR: The actor Wright King died at the age of 95, Sunday, November 25, 2018. Movie fans may remember King for the kiss he received from Vivien Leigh's "Blanche DuBois" in Elia Kazan's film, "A Streetcar Named Desire." Classic TV fans will remember him as "Jason Nichols," the deputy sheriff turned sidekick of Steve McQueen's bounty hunter character, "Josh Randall" in 11 episodes of the CBS Western, "Wanted: Dead or Alive."
From THR: The actor, dancer, and singer, Ken Berry, has died at the age of 85, Saturday, December 1, 2018. Berry was a popular television actor from the 1960s to the 1980s and may be best known for his stint on the 1965-67 ABC series, "F Troop." Others may know him for his role as "Venton Harper" in the 1980s series, "Mama's Family." Of note, Leonard Nimoy of "Star Trek" helped start Berry's career in Hollywood.
From ABC: The 41st President of the United States, George Herbert Walker Bush, has died at the age of 94, Friday, November 30, 2018. Elected in 1988, Bush's term ran from 1989 to 1993. Bush also served two terms as the Vice-President to the 40th U.S. President, Ronald Reagan.
Tuesday, October 31, 2017
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from October 22nd to 31st, 2017 - Update #46
Support Leroy on Patreon.
MOVIES - From Variety: Paramount Pictures' "Pet Sematary" remake will be directed by Kevin Kolsch and Dennis Widmyer, the directors of the buzzed about horror film, "Starry Eyes."
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MOVIES - From Variety: Blake Lively's spy thriller, "The Rhythm Section" is due in 2019.
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SCANDAL - From Deadline: Harvey Weinstein has been expelled from the Producers Guild of America for life, following scores of sexual misconduct allegations.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Lupita Nyong'o and Josh Gad to star in zombie romantic comedy, "Little Monsters.
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SCANDAL - From Variety: Kevin Spacey becomes the latest big-time Hollywood actor to be accused of some kind of sexual misconduct. His accuser is Anthony Rapp of "Star Trek: Discovery."
From Variety: Kevin Spacey's response to those accusations have irked some.
From Deadline: Netflix is cancelling Kevin Spacey's streaming series, "House of Cards," after next year's sixth season in light of allegations against the two-time Oscar winner.
From HuffPost: Remember that creepy Kevin Spacey joke on "Family Guy" in 2005?
From YahooNews: Sexual misconduct accusations have dogged Kevin Spacey for year, according to "Newsweek."
From TheWrap: Netflix is looking at creating a spinoff of its hit series, "House of Cards," which is will end after the sixth season - in light of accusations against series star, Kevin Spacey.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 10/27 to 10/29/2017 weekend box office is "Jigsaw" with an estimated take of $16.25 million.
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MOVIES - From Collider: Quentin Tarantino has summoned big studios to look at the first script for his anticipated Charles Manson project.
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SCANDAL: From YahooGMA: Actress Annabella Sciorra ("Jungle Fever," "The Sopranos") is the latest to accuse Harvey Weinstein of rape.
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COMICS-FILM - From Variety: Zachary Levi, best known for NBC's "Chuck," has been tapped for the lead role in New Line Cinema's "Shazam," film based on the DC Comics character.
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MOVIES - From YahooEntertaiment: Writer-director Robert Rodriguez ("Spy Kids") once dated Rose McGowan, who says she was raped by Harvey Weinstein, who released several of Rodriguez's films.
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ANIMATION - From TheVillageVoice: This article argues that "South Park," has backed off criticizing President Trump and the alt-right, when it has historically not back off any sacred cows.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Tom Hanks to star in science fiction film, "Bios."
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MOVIES - From Collider: Vin Diesel releases information about the upcoming ninth and tenth installments of the "Fast & Furious" film franchise.
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CULTURE - From SplinterNews: The military has a serious White Nationalists problem? [Yes, it does. This is not new news. - Leroy]
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TELEVISION - From Deadline: Who knows what is going on with the "Bad Boys" film franchise, but producer Jerry Bruckheimer is developing a TV spin-off. The character played by Gabrielle Union, who was in "Bad Boys 2," will be the focus on the series.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Adam Driver ("Star Wars") is attached to star in Spike Lee's "Black Klansman" film.
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COMICS-FILM - From TheWrap: Gareth Evans, the director of the fantastic film, "The Raid," is in talks to direct a film based on the "Deathstroke" character from DC Comics.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Colman Domingo joins Barry Smith's (Moonlight) drama, "If Beale Street Could Talk." Domingo is known for his role as "Victor Strand" on "Fear the Walking Dead."
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MOVIES - From THR: Sharon Stone will star as a mob mistress in "Sunny," the English-language debut of Norwegian filmmaker, Eva Sorhaug.
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CELEBRITY - From YahooEntertainment: The daughter of the late actor, Paul Walker, has reached a settlement in her wrongful death lawsuit against Porsche. Walker and another man were killed in a Porsche car crash in November 2013.
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COMICS-FILM - From Variety: "Captain Marvel" director Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck are in talks to have the star of their film, "Mississippi Grind," Ben Mendelsohn, join their Marvel Studios film as the villain.
From WeGotThisCovered: Director James Mangold begins work on movie that spins off the character, "X-23," from the hit movie, "Logan."
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SPORTS - From CNN: The site offers a guide to the 2017 World Series pitting the Los Angeles Dodgers (National League) against the Houston Astros (American League). This is the Astros second trip to the World Series; they last played in 2005 as the representative of the National League, where they were until 2013. The Dodgers were last in the World Series in 1988, which they won.
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COMICS-FILM - From Deadline: Set photo from first day on the set of "Venom" starring Tom Hardy.
From Refinery29: Why is Tom Hardy always cast as the ugliest comic book characters.
From TheWrap: Marvel's "Captain Marvel" film will lead into the fourth "Avengers" film.
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TELEVISION - From TVLine: Ray Donovan is coming back for a sixth season, but there will be a big change.
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MOVIES - From THR: Oscar-winning actress Renee Zellweger will portray the legendary actress, Judy Garland, who is most famous for role in "The Wizard of Oz." The film will be set in the final years of Garland's life.
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STAR TREK - From TheWrap: "Star Trek: Discovery" gets a second season from CBS All Access, the streaming service.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 10/20 to 10/22/2017 weekend box office is "Tyler Perry's Boo 2! A Madea Halloween" with an estimated take of $21.65 million.
From Variety: Tyler Perry's "Boo 2!" keeps the weekend box office from being a complete disaster.
From Variety: With its big debut in China, "Kingsman: The Golden Circle" wins the recent international box office.
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SCANDAL - From TheWrap: James Gunn, director of Marvel's "Guardian of the Galaxy" films, says that he has been trying to warn people about writer-director James Toback, who has been accused by over 30 women of sexual harassment.
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MOVIES - From YahooEntertainment: Frank Oz talks about the Muppets and his career directing films.
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MOVIES - From SlashFilm: There is a synopsis and the promise of a trailer for Paul Thomas Anderson's upcoming film, "Phantom Thread."
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POLITICS - From NYTimes: President Trump isn't Adolf Hitler, but...
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SCANDAL - From LATimes: "Stranger Things" and "IT" star, "Finn Wolfhard," has led the LA-based talent agency, APA, after his agent, Tyler Grasham, was accused of sexually assaulting a teenager (who is not a director) a decade ago.
From LATimes: Over 30 women have made sexual harassment claims against director and Oscar-nominated screenwriter ("Bugsy"), James Toback.
From MadameNoire: Director Michael Canton-Jones days that Harvey Weinstein would not let him cast actress Sophie Okonedo in his 1998 flick, "B. Monkey," because Weinstein did not find her "f***able." Okonedo would go onto star in "Hotel Rwanda," for which she received a best supporting actress Oscar nomination. She has won a Tony Award.
OBITS:
From THR: Actor Jack Bannon has died at the age of 77, Wednesday, October 27, 2017. He was best known for playing the amiable city editor, Jack Donovan, on CBS's "Lou Grant."
From THR: Famed cinematographer Harry Stradling, Jr. died at the age of 92, Tuesday, October 17, 2017. A two-time Oscar nominee, Stradling was known for his work on Western films, like "Little Big Man" and "Rooster Cogburn." He worked across genres and earned Oscar nods for "1776" and "The Way We Were."
From RollingStone: The music icon and legend, Fats Domino, died at the age of 89, Tuesday, October 24, 2017. Domino, a symbol of the dawn of rock and roll, was an architect of rock and roll, and during the second half of the the 1950s, his record sales were reportedly second only to Elvis Presley. His hits including "I'm Walkin'," "Blue Monday," and "Ain't That a Shame," to name a few.
From TheWrap: The actor Robert Guillaume has died at the age of 89, Tuesday, October 24, 2017. He was best known for playing the character, Benson DuBois, a butler. He played Benson as a supporting character in the ABC TV series, "Soap," and as a lead character in the ABC series, "Benson." He won two Emmys for the role, once as a supporting actor and once as a lead actor. Guillaume is also known for his voice performance as "Rafiki," in the Disney animated film, "The Lion King." Guillaume won a Grammy Award for performing the character on "The Lion King" Read-a-long Book.
MOVIES - From Variety: Paramount Pictures' "Pet Sematary" remake will be directed by Kevin Kolsch and Dennis Widmyer, the directors of the buzzed about horror film, "Starry Eyes."
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MOVIES - From Variety: Blake Lively's spy thriller, "The Rhythm Section" is due in 2019.
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SCANDAL - From Deadline: Harvey Weinstein has been expelled from the Producers Guild of America for life, following scores of sexual misconduct allegations.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Lupita Nyong'o and Josh Gad to star in zombie romantic comedy, "Little Monsters.
----------
SCANDAL - From Variety: Kevin Spacey becomes the latest big-time Hollywood actor to be accused of some kind of sexual misconduct. His accuser is Anthony Rapp of "Star Trek: Discovery."
From Variety: Kevin Spacey's response to those accusations have irked some.
From Deadline: Netflix is cancelling Kevin Spacey's streaming series, "House of Cards," after next year's sixth season in light of allegations against the two-time Oscar winner.
From HuffPost: Remember that creepy Kevin Spacey joke on "Family Guy" in 2005?
From YahooNews: Sexual misconduct accusations have dogged Kevin Spacey for year, according to "Newsweek."
From TheWrap: Netflix is looking at creating a spinoff of its hit series, "House of Cards," which is will end after the sixth season - in light of accusations against series star, Kevin Spacey.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 10/27 to 10/29/2017 weekend box office is "Jigsaw" with an estimated take of $16.25 million.
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MOVIES - From Collider: Quentin Tarantino has summoned big studios to look at the first script for his anticipated Charles Manson project.
----------
SCANDAL: From YahooGMA: Actress Annabella Sciorra ("Jungle Fever," "The Sopranos") is the latest to accuse Harvey Weinstein of rape.
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COMICS-FILM - From Variety: Zachary Levi, best known for NBC's "Chuck," has been tapped for the lead role in New Line Cinema's "Shazam," film based on the DC Comics character.
----------
MOVIES - From YahooEntertaiment: Writer-director Robert Rodriguez ("Spy Kids") once dated Rose McGowan, who says she was raped by Harvey Weinstein, who released several of Rodriguez's films.
----------
ANIMATION - From TheVillageVoice: This article argues that "South Park," has backed off criticizing President Trump and the alt-right, when it has historically not back off any sacred cows.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Tom Hanks to star in science fiction film, "Bios."
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MOVIES - From Collider: Vin Diesel releases information about the upcoming ninth and tenth installments of the "Fast & Furious" film franchise.
----------
CULTURE - From SplinterNews: The military has a serious White Nationalists problem? [Yes, it does. This is not new news. - Leroy]
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TELEVISION - From Deadline: Who knows what is going on with the "Bad Boys" film franchise, but producer Jerry Bruckheimer is developing a TV spin-off. The character played by Gabrielle Union, who was in "Bad Boys 2," will be the focus on the series.
----------
MOVIES - From Variety: Adam Driver ("Star Wars") is attached to star in Spike Lee's "Black Klansman" film.
----------
COMICS-FILM - From TheWrap: Gareth Evans, the director of the fantastic film, "The Raid," is in talks to direct a film based on the "Deathstroke" character from DC Comics.
----------
MOVIES - From Variety: Colman Domingo joins Barry Smith's (Moonlight) drama, "If Beale Street Could Talk." Domingo is known for his role as "Victor Strand" on "Fear the Walking Dead."
----------
MOVIES - From THR: Sharon Stone will star as a mob mistress in "Sunny," the English-language debut of Norwegian filmmaker, Eva Sorhaug.
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CELEBRITY - From YahooEntertainment: The daughter of the late actor, Paul Walker, has reached a settlement in her wrongful death lawsuit against Porsche. Walker and another man were killed in a Porsche car crash in November 2013.
----------
COMICS-FILM - From Variety: "Captain Marvel" director Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck are in talks to have the star of their film, "Mississippi Grind," Ben Mendelsohn, join their Marvel Studios film as the villain.
From WeGotThisCovered: Director James Mangold begins work on movie that spins off the character, "X-23," from the hit movie, "Logan."
----------
SPORTS - From CNN: The site offers a guide to the 2017 World Series pitting the Los Angeles Dodgers (National League) against the Houston Astros (American League). This is the Astros second trip to the World Series; they last played in 2005 as the representative of the National League, where they were until 2013. The Dodgers were last in the World Series in 1988, which they won.
----------
COMICS-FILM - From Deadline: Set photo from first day on the set of "Venom" starring Tom Hardy.
From Refinery29: Why is Tom Hardy always cast as the ugliest comic book characters.
From TheWrap: Marvel's "Captain Marvel" film will lead into the fourth "Avengers" film.
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TELEVISION - From TVLine: Ray Donovan is coming back for a sixth season, but there will be a big change.
----------
MOVIES - From THR: Oscar-winning actress Renee Zellweger will portray the legendary actress, Judy Garland, who is most famous for role in "The Wizard of Oz." The film will be set in the final years of Garland's life.
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STAR TREK - From TheWrap: "Star Trek: Discovery" gets a second season from CBS All Access, the streaming service.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 10/20 to 10/22/2017 weekend box office is "Tyler Perry's Boo 2! A Madea Halloween" with an estimated take of $21.65 million.
From Variety: Tyler Perry's "Boo 2!" keeps the weekend box office from being a complete disaster.
From Variety: With its big debut in China, "Kingsman: The Golden Circle" wins the recent international box office.
---------
SCANDAL - From TheWrap: James Gunn, director of Marvel's "Guardian of the Galaxy" films, says that he has been trying to warn people about writer-director James Toback, who has been accused by over 30 women of sexual harassment.
----------
MOVIES - From YahooEntertainment: Frank Oz talks about the Muppets and his career directing films.
----------
MOVIES - From SlashFilm: There is a synopsis and the promise of a trailer for Paul Thomas Anderson's upcoming film, "Phantom Thread."
----------
POLITICS - From NYTimes: President Trump isn't Adolf Hitler, but...
----------
SCANDAL - From LATimes: "Stranger Things" and "IT" star, "Finn Wolfhard," has led the LA-based talent agency, APA, after his agent, Tyler Grasham, was accused of sexually assaulting a teenager (who is not a director) a decade ago.
From LATimes: Over 30 women have made sexual harassment claims against director and Oscar-nominated screenwriter ("Bugsy"), James Toback.
From MadameNoire: Director Michael Canton-Jones days that Harvey Weinstein would not let him cast actress Sophie Okonedo in his 1998 flick, "B. Monkey," because Weinstein did not find her "f***able." Okonedo would go onto star in "Hotel Rwanda," for which she received a best supporting actress Oscar nomination. She has won a Tony Award.
OBITS:
From THR: Actor Jack Bannon has died at the age of 77, Wednesday, October 27, 2017. He was best known for playing the amiable city editor, Jack Donovan, on CBS's "Lou Grant."
From THR: Famed cinematographer Harry Stradling, Jr. died at the age of 92, Tuesday, October 17, 2017. A two-time Oscar nominee, Stradling was known for his work on Western films, like "Little Big Man" and "Rooster Cogburn." He worked across genres and earned Oscar nods for "1776" and "The Way We Were."
From RollingStone: The music icon and legend, Fats Domino, died at the age of 89, Tuesday, October 24, 2017. Domino, a symbol of the dawn of rock and roll, was an architect of rock and roll, and during the second half of the the 1950s, his record sales were reportedly second only to Elvis Presley. His hits including "I'm Walkin'," "Blue Monday," and "Ain't That a Shame," to name a few.
From TheWrap: The actor Robert Guillaume has died at the age of 89, Tuesday, October 24, 2017. He was best known for playing the character, Benson DuBois, a butler. He played Benson as a supporting character in the ABC TV series, "Soap," and as a lead character in the ABC series, "Benson." He won two Emmys for the role, once as a supporting actor and once as a lead actor. Guillaume is also known for his voice performance as "Rafiki," in the Disney animated film, "The Lion King." Guillaume won a Grammy Award for performing the character on "The Lion King" Read-a-long Book.
Saturday, October 21, 2017
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from October 15th to 21st, 2017 - Update #38
Support Leroy on Patreon.
MOVIES - From Variety: Documentary filmmaker Tony Zierra plans a documentary about legendary filmmaker, the late Stanley Kubrick.
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SCANDAL - From Vulture: In breaking a non-disclosure agreement (NDA), Rose McGowan claimes that Harvey Weinstein raped her.
From YahooGMA: Director Rob Reiner says that there are more "Harvey Weinsteins."
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MUSIC - From BET: Grammy-winning recording artist, Frank Ocean, has won his a libel suit brought by his father.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: Tyler Perry's "Boo 2!" headed to be #1 at weekend box office.
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CELEBRITY - From Variety: PartyCasino claims to name the most and least profitable actors and actresses in Hollywood.
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CELEBRITY - From YahooEntertainment: Jackie Chan remembers impromptu game of bowling with Bruce Lee just days before Lee died.
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SCANDAL - From ShadowandAct: Lupita N'yongo documents her awful encounter with Harvey Weinstein.
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MOVIES - From Variety: The writers behind FX's "Feud: Betty and Joan" miniseries are writing a biopic of actress Vivien Leigh, who won two best actress Oscars, the most famous for her role as Scarlett O'Hara in "Gone with the Wind."
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MOVIES - From THR: Channing Tatum haults development on a sexual abuse movie he was working on with The Weinstein Company.
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TELEVISION - From TheWrap: Fox orders a pilot from "Carmichael Show" creator, Jerrod Carmichael.
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CULTURE - From InformedComment: Some Vikings were Muslin?!
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MANGA-FILM - From Gizmodo: "Fast & Furious" franchise director, Justin Lin, wants to turn legendary manga, "Lone Wolf and Cub" into a manga.
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CULTURE - From Truthout: How the Nazis used Jim Crow laws as models for their race laws.
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COMICS-FILM - From TheWrap: Ryan Potter has been cast as "Beast Boy" in the TV series, "Titans" (based on the DC Comics series). Titans is slated to bow in 2018 on an unnamed DC Comics streaming service.
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POLITICS - From RawStory: President Trump tells widow of fallen soldier "he knew what he signed up for."
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STAR WARS - From CNN: Ron Howard announces the title of his Star Wars movie, "Solo: A Star Wars Story."
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BOOK NEWS - From BBC: American George Saunders won the UK's highest literary award, the Man Booker Prize, for his novel, "Lincoln in the Bardo." Saunders is the only the second American to win the award. The award has only been open to American authors since 2014.
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CELEBRITY - From YahooLifestyle: Oscar winner Jennifer Lawrence once had to do a nude lineup.
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MUSIC - From Billboard: The "Selena Quintanilla Google Doodle" celebrates the anniversary of the October 17, 1989 release of the first album from the late Mexican-American singer, Selena. Billboard has the exclusive story behind the development and creation of the Selena Google Doodle.
From Google: To read more about the "Selena Quintanilla Google Doodle."
From Google: There is an interactive museum exhibit featuring Selena.
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SPORTS - From YahooSports: Gregg Popovich, coach of the NBA's San Antonio Spurs, calls President Trump a "soulless coward."
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MUSIC - From YahooMusic: The original members of Bananarama reunite.
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CELEBRITY - From EOnline: Oscar-winning actress Alicia Vikander has married Oscar-nominated actor Michael Fassbender.
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COMICS-FILM - From YahooEntertainment: Marvel's "Black Panther" trailer is a game changer.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 10/13 to 10/15/2017 weekend box office is "Happy Death Day" with an estimated take of $26.5 million.
From FilmSchoolRejects: A list of movies that are similar to "Happy Death Day" to varying degress.
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MOVIES - From ThinkProgress: Woody Allen, who has been accused of sexual transgressions, does not want the accusations against Harvey Weinstein to turn into "a witch hunt."
From TheNewYorkTimes: In an opinion piece for the times, Academy Award-nominated filmmaker, Sarah Polley, talks about the lecherous men she meets making films, including Harvey Weinstein.
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CELEBRITY - From TheGuardian: Tom Hanks has written his first book of short stories.
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DISNEY - From FinancialTimes: The site applauds Disney's thus-far successful "Movies Anywhere" service, but wonders if it is seven years too late.
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MOVIES - From NOW: Are social media posts about movies more important than film critic reviews?
TRAILERS and VIDEOS:
From YouTube: New Black Panther trailer (10/16).
From YouTube: Here is a trailer for "Roman J. Israel, ESQ." from writer/director Dan Gilroy ("Nightcrawler") and starring Denzel Washington.
From YouTube: Here is a trailer for the Amazon Prime Video exclusive, "Jean Claude Van Johnson." Jean Claude Van Damme plays Van Johnson a spy who moonlights as an actor named "Jean Claude Van Damme."
From ShadowandAct: Tyler Perry appeared on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" Madea, President Donald Trump's new press secretary.
MOVIES - From Variety: Documentary filmmaker Tony Zierra plans a documentary about legendary filmmaker, the late Stanley Kubrick.
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SCANDAL - From Vulture: In breaking a non-disclosure agreement (NDA), Rose McGowan claimes that Harvey Weinstein raped her.
From YahooGMA: Director Rob Reiner says that there are more "Harvey Weinsteins."
----------
MUSIC - From BET: Grammy-winning recording artist, Frank Ocean, has won his a libel suit brought by his father.
----------
BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: Tyler Perry's "Boo 2!" headed to be #1 at weekend box office.
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CELEBRITY - From Variety: PartyCasino claims to name the most and least profitable actors and actresses in Hollywood.
----------
CELEBRITY - From YahooEntertainment: Jackie Chan remembers impromptu game of bowling with Bruce Lee just days before Lee died.
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SCANDAL - From ShadowandAct: Lupita N'yongo documents her awful encounter with Harvey Weinstein.
----------
MOVIES - From Variety: The writers behind FX's "Feud: Betty and Joan" miniseries are writing a biopic of actress Vivien Leigh, who won two best actress Oscars, the most famous for her role as Scarlett O'Hara in "Gone with the Wind."
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MOVIES - From THR: Channing Tatum haults development on a sexual abuse movie he was working on with The Weinstein Company.
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TELEVISION - From TheWrap: Fox orders a pilot from "Carmichael Show" creator, Jerrod Carmichael.
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CULTURE - From InformedComment: Some Vikings were Muslin?!
----------
MANGA-FILM - From Gizmodo: "Fast & Furious" franchise director, Justin Lin, wants to turn legendary manga, "Lone Wolf and Cub" into a manga.
----------
CULTURE - From Truthout: How the Nazis used Jim Crow laws as models for their race laws.
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COMICS-FILM - From TheWrap: Ryan Potter has been cast as "Beast Boy" in the TV series, "Titans" (based on the DC Comics series). Titans is slated to bow in 2018 on an unnamed DC Comics streaming service.
---------
POLITICS - From RawStory: President Trump tells widow of fallen soldier "he knew what he signed up for."
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STAR WARS - From CNN: Ron Howard announces the title of his Star Wars movie, "Solo: A Star Wars Story."
----------
BOOK NEWS - From BBC: American George Saunders won the UK's highest literary award, the Man Booker Prize, for his novel, "Lincoln in the Bardo." Saunders is the only the second American to win the award. The award has only been open to American authors since 2014.
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CELEBRITY - From YahooLifestyle: Oscar winner Jennifer Lawrence once had to do a nude lineup.
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MUSIC - From Billboard: The "Selena Quintanilla Google Doodle" celebrates the anniversary of the October 17, 1989 release of the first album from the late Mexican-American singer, Selena. Billboard has the exclusive story behind the development and creation of the Selena Google Doodle.
From Google: To read more about the "Selena Quintanilla Google Doodle."
From Google: There is an interactive museum exhibit featuring Selena.
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SPORTS - From YahooSports: Gregg Popovich, coach of the NBA's San Antonio Spurs, calls President Trump a "soulless coward."
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MUSIC - From YahooMusic: The original members of Bananarama reunite.
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CELEBRITY - From EOnline: Oscar-winning actress Alicia Vikander has married Oscar-nominated actor Michael Fassbender.
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COMICS-FILM - From YahooEntertainment: Marvel's "Black Panther" trailer is a game changer.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 10/13 to 10/15/2017 weekend box office is "Happy Death Day" with an estimated take of $26.5 million.
From FilmSchoolRejects: A list of movies that are similar to "Happy Death Day" to varying degress.
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MOVIES - From ThinkProgress: Woody Allen, who has been accused of sexual transgressions, does not want the accusations against Harvey Weinstein to turn into "a witch hunt."
From TheNewYorkTimes: In an opinion piece for the times, Academy Award-nominated filmmaker, Sarah Polley, talks about the lecherous men she meets making films, including Harvey Weinstein.
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CELEBRITY - From TheGuardian: Tom Hanks has written his first book of short stories.
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DISNEY - From FinancialTimes: The site applauds Disney's thus-far successful "Movies Anywhere" service, but wonders if it is seven years too late.
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MOVIES - From NOW: Are social media posts about movies more important than film critic reviews?
TRAILERS and VIDEOS:
From YouTube: New Black Panther trailer (10/16).
From YouTube: Here is a trailer for "Roman J. Israel, ESQ." from writer/director Dan Gilroy ("Nightcrawler") and starring Denzel Washington.
From YouTube: Here is a trailer for the Amazon Prime Video exclusive, "Jean Claude Van Johnson." Jean Claude Van Damme plays Van Johnson a spy who moonlights as an actor named "Jean Claude Van Damme."
From ShadowandAct: Tyler Perry appeared on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" Madea, President Donald Trump's new press secretary.
Wednesday, June 7, 2017
Production Begins on Steven Spielberg's "The Papers"
Twentieth Century Fox & Amblin Entertainment Start Production on Steven Spielberg’s “THE PAPERS” Starring Meryl Streep & Tom Hanks
Ensemble cast also includes Alison Brie, Carrie Coon, David Cross, Bruce Greenwood, Tracy Letts, Bob Odenkirk, Sarah Paulson, Jesse Plemons, Matthew Rhys, Michael Stuhlbarg, Bradley Whitford and Zach Woods
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Twentieth Century Fox and Amblin Entertainment’s riveting drama inspired by actual events, THE PAPERS, began principal photography in New York on Tuesday, May 30th, 2017. Academy Award winning director Steven Spielberg helms a powerhouse cast including Oscar winners Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks in THE PAPERS.
In June 1971, The New York Times, the Washington Post and the nation’s major newspapers took a brave stand for freedom of speech and reported on the Pentagon Papers, the massive cover-up of government secrets that spanned four decades and four US Presidents. At the time, the Post’s Katherine Graham (Streep) was still finding her footing as the country’s first female newspaper publisher, and Ben Bradlee (Hanks), the paper’s volatile, driven editor, was trying to enhance the stature of the struggling, local paper. Together, the two formed an unlikely team, as they were forced to come together and make the bold decision to support The New York Times and fight the Nixon Administration’s unprecedented attempt to restrict the first amendment.
THE PAPERS marks the first time Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg have collaborated on a project. In addition to directing, Spielberg will also produce along with Amy Pascal and Kristie Macosko Krieger. The script was written by Liz Hannah and Josh Singer and features an acclaimed ensemble cast including Alison Brie, Carrie Coon, David Cross, Bruce Greenwood, Tracy Letts, Bob Odenkirk, Sarah Paulson, Jesse Plemons, Matthew Rhys, Michael Stuhlbarg, Bradley Whitford and Zach Woods.
An Amblin Entertainment production, THE PAPERS will be distributed domestically by Twentieth Century Fox and will be in select theaters December 22nd, 2017 going wide January 12th, 2018. Internationally, the film will be distributed through Amblin’s deals with Universal Studios, Reliance Entertainment, eOne and other international distribution partnerships.
About Twentieth Century Fox Film
One of the world’s largest producers and distributors of motion pictures, Twentieth Century Fox Film produces, acquires and distributes motion pictures throughout the world. These motion pictures are produced or acquired by the following units of the studio: Twentieth Century Fox, Fox 2000 Pictures, Fox Searchlight Pictures, Fox International Productions, and Twentieth Century Fox Animation/Blue Sky Studios.
About Amblin Entertainment
Amblin Entertainment is a production label of Amblin Partners, a content creation company formed by DreamWorks Studios, Participant Media, Reliance Entertainment, and Entertainment One (eOne). With additional investors including Alibaba Pictures and Universal Pictures, the company develops and produces films using the Amblin, DreamWorks Pictures and Participant banners and includes Amblin Television, a longtime leader in quality programming.
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Ensemble cast also includes Alison Brie, Carrie Coon, David Cross, Bruce Greenwood, Tracy Letts, Bob Odenkirk, Sarah Paulson, Jesse Plemons, Matthew Rhys, Michael Stuhlbarg, Bradley Whitford and Zach Woods
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Twentieth Century Fox and Amblin Entertainment’s riveting drama inspired by actual events, THE PAPERS, began principal photography in New York on Tuesday, May 30th, 2017. Academy Award winning director Steven Spielberg helms a powerhouse cast including Oscar winners Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks in THE PAPERS.
In June 1971, The New York Times, the Washington Post and the nation’s major newspapers took a brave stand for freedom of speech and reported on the Pentagon Papers, the massive cover-up of government secrets that spanned four decades and four US Presidents. At the time, the Post’s Katherine Graham (Streep) was still finding her footing as the country’s first female newspaper publisher, and Ben Bradlee (Hanks), the paper’s volatile, driven editor, was trying to enhance the stature of the struggling, local paper. Together, the two formed an unlikely team, as they were forced to come together and make the bold decision to support The New York Times and fight the Nixon Administration’s unprecedented attempt to restrict the first amendment.
THE PAPERS marks the first time Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg have collaborated on a project. In addition to directing, Spielberg will also produce along with Amy Pascal and Kristie Macosko Krieger. The script was written by Liz Hannah and Josh Singer and features an acclaimed ensemble cast including Alison Brie, Carrie Coon, David Cross, Bruce Greenwood, Tracy Letts, Bob Odenkirk, Sarah Paulson, Jesse Plemons, Matthew Rhys, Michael Stuhlbarg, Bradley Whitford and Zach Woods.
An Amblin Entertainment production, THE PAPERS will be distributed domestically by Twentieth Century Fox and will be in select theaters December 22nd, 2017 going wide January 12th, 2018. Internationally, the film will be distributed through Amblin’s deals with Universal Studios, Reliance Entertainment, eOne and other international distribution partnerships.
About Twentieth Century Fox Film
One of the world’s largest producers and distributors of motion pictures, Twentieth Century Fox Film produces, acquires and distributes motion pictures throughout the world. These motion pictures are produced or acquired by the following units of the studio: Twentieth Century Fox, Fox 2000 Pictures, Fox Searchlight Pictures, Fox International Productions, and Twentieth Century Fox Animation/Blue Sky Studios.
About Amblin Entertainment
Amblin Entertainment is a production label of Amblin Partners, a content creation company formed by DreamWorks Studios, Participant Media, Reliance Entertainment, and Entertainment One (eOne). With additional investors including Alibaba Pictures and Universal Pictures, the company develops and produces films using the Amblin, DreamWorks Pictures and Participant banners and includes Amblin Television, a longtime leader in quality programming.
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Sunday, April 30, 2017
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from April 23rd to 30th, 2017 - Update #26
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 4/28 to 4/30/2017 weekend box office is "The Fate of the Furious" with an estimated take of $19.3 million.
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FILM FESTIVALS - From Variety: 2017 Tribeca Film Festival announces "Audience Award" winners.
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FILM FESTIVALS - From TheWrap: Roman Polanski's film "Based on a True Story," has been added to the Cannes 2017 lineup where it will screen out-of-competition.
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POLITICS - From Truthout: White Nationalists are setting immigration policy for the administration of President Trump.
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OBIT - From YahooMovies: The actor Michael Mantenuto has died at the age of 35, Monday, April 24, 2017. He starred in Disney's hit film, "Miracle," about the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team.
CRIME - From RSN: Rich-bitch accused murderess out on bail, while poor Black man accused of welfare fraud rots in jail.
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CULTURE - From Truthout: Monuments to White Supremacy are finally falling in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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MOVIES - Variety: Paramount Pictures is looking at David Fincher to director "World War Z 2."
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MOVIES - From Variety: Joe Johnston, director of "Captain America: The First Avenger," will direct "The Chronicles of Narnia" revival, "The Silver Chair."
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MOVIES - From Deadline: M. Night Shyamalan has announced a film that will be a sequel to both his recent hit, "Split" and his 2000 film, "Unbreakable," which are apparently connected.
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OBIT - From IndieWire: Film director, Jonathan Demme, has died at the age of 73. The versatile filmmaker won an Oscar for directing 1991's "The Silence of the Lambs." He also directed film such as "Melvin and Howard," "Philadelphia," and Married to the Mob (one of my favorites), among many. RIP, Mr. Demme.
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DISNEY - From THR: Seth Rogen and Billy Eichner are in talks to voice "Timon" and "Pumbaa" in "The Lion King" reboot.
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DISNEY - From Variety: Disney announces release dates and release date changes for its upcoming film slate, including "Frozen 2," new Indiana Jones, and "Lion King."
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FILMS - From Variety: Wes Anderson makes announcements concerning his next film, the stop-motion animation "Isle of Dogs," including cast and a poster reveal.
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COMICS-FILM - From CinemaBlend: The live-action Teen Titans TV series will appear on a new DC Comics digital streaming service.
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SPORTS - From BET: Did the late NFL/New England Patriot Aaron Hernandez (who recently committed suicide in prison) commit murder to hide his bisexuality.
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COMICS - From YahooNews: Marvel Comics announces big comic book event, "Legacy," on "Good Morning America" and it will break the Internet says Marvel Comics EiC Axel Alonso.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 4/21 to 4/23/2017 weekend box office is "The Fate of the Furious" with an estimated total of $38.6 million.
From YahooMovies: New releases, "Unforgettable" and "The Promise," crash at the box office. "The Promise," a historical drama about the Armenian genocide, cost about $90 to $100 mil to make and only grossed $4.1 million at the domestic box office.
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SPORTS - From YahooSports: NFL-Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Mohamed Sanu unknowingly impresses a family during an airline flight.
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COMICS-FILM - From Gamespot: The Marvel Cinematic Universe could be a very different thing after 2019.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Steven Spielberg is working on a drama about the "Pentagon Papers," starring Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep. The film will received a limited release on December 22, 2017 in order to qualify for the Oscars.
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POLITICS - From RSN: Oscar-winning director Oliver Stone writes about President Trump and the U.S. war machine.
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COMICS-FILM - From Variety: Fox sets "Deadpool 2" for June 1, 2018, with Ryan Reynolds returning as Deadpool and Josh Brolin coming on as Cable.
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ERIN MORAN:
OBIT - From YahooTV: The actress Erin Moran has died at the age of 56, Saturday, April 22, 2017. Moran was best known for playing the role of Joanie Cunningham on the ABC sitcom, "Happy Days" (1974 to 1984). Moran also played the character on the short-lived ABC comedy, "Joanie Loves Chachi" (1982 to 1983).
From YahooTV: Scott Baio, the "Chachi" in "Joanie Loves Chachi" mourns Erin Moran, "Joanie."
From YahooCelebrity: Erin Moran likely died from Stage 4 cancer.
TRAILERS:
From YouTube: Watch "The Crossing," the prologue short to "Alien: Covenant,"
From YouTube: The new trailer for "Kingsman: The Golden Circle."
BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 4/28 to 4/30/2017 weekend box office is "The Fate of the Furious" with an estimated take of $19.3 million.
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FILM FESTIVALS - From Variety: 2017 Tribeca Film Festival announces "Audience Award" winners.
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FILM FESTIVALS - From TheWrap: Roman Polanski's film "Based on a True Story," has been added to the Cannes 2017 lineup where it will screen out-of-competition.
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POLITICS - From Truthout: White Nationalists are setting immigration policy for the administration of President Trump.
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OBIT - From YahooMovies: The actor Michael Mantenuto has died at the age of 35, Monday, April 24, 2017. He starred in Disney's hit film, "Miracle," about the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team.
CRIME - From RSN: Rich-bitch accused murderess out on bail, while poor Black man accused of welfare fraud rots in jail.
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CULTURE - From Truthout: Monuments to White Supremacy are finally falling in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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MOVIES - Variety: Paramount Pictures is looking at David Fincher to director "World War Z 2."
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MOVIES - From Variety: Joe Johnston, director of "Captain America: The First Avenger," will direct "The Chronicles of Narnia" revival, "The Silver Chair."
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MOVIES - From Deadline: M. Night Shyamalan has announced a film that will be a sequel to both his recent hit, "Split" and his 2000 film, "Unbreakable," which are apparently connected.
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OBIT - From IndieWire: Film director, Jonathan Demme, has died at the age of 73. The versatile filmmaker won an Oscar for directing 1991's "The Silence of the Lambs." He also directed film such as "Melvin and Howard," "Philadelphia," and Married to the Mob (one of my favorites), among many. RIP, Mr. Demme.
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DISNEY - From THR: Seth Rogen and Billy Eichner are in talks to voice "Timon" and "Pumbaa" in "The Lion King" reboot.
----------
DISNEY - From Variety: Disney announces release dates and release date changes for its upcoming film slate, including "Frozen 2," new Indiana Jones, and "Lion King."
----------
FILMS - From Variety: Wes Anderson makes announcements concerning his next film, the stop-motion animation "Isle of Dogs," including cast and a poster reveal.
----------
COMICS-FILM - From CinemaBlend: The live-action Teen Titans TV series will appear on a new DC Comics digital streaming service.
----------
SPORTS - From BET: Did the late NFL/New England Patriot Aaron Hernandez (who recently committed suicide in prison) commit murder to hide his bisexuality.
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COMICS - From YahooNews: Marvel Comics announces big comic book event, "Legacy," on "Good Morning America" and it will break the Internet says Marvel Comics EiC Axel Alonso.
----------
BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 4/21 to 4/23/2017 weekend box office is "The Fate of the Furious" with an estimated total of $38.6 million.
From YahooMovies: New releases, "Unforgettable" and "The Promise," crash at the box office. "The Promise," a historical drama about the Armenian genocide, cost about $90 to $100 mil to make and only grossed $4.1 million at the domestic box office.
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SPORTS - From YahooSports: NFL-Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Mohamed Sanu unknowingly impresses a family during an airline flight.
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COMICS-FILM - From Gamespot: The Marvel Cinematic Universe could be a very different thing after 2019.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Steven Spielberg is working on a drama about the "Pentagon Papers," starring Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep. The film will received a limited release on December 22, 2017 in order to qualify for the Oscars.
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POLITICS - From RSN: Oscar-winning director Oliver Stone writes about President Trump and the U.S. war machine.
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COMICS-FILM - From Variety: Fox sets "Deadpool 2" for June 1, 2018, with Ryan Reynolds returning as Deadpool and Josh Brolin coming on as Cable.
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ERIN MORAN:
OBIT - From YahooTV: The actress Erin Moran has died at the age of 56, Saturday, April 22, 2017. Moran was best known for playing the role of Joanie Cunningham on the ABC sitcom, "Happy Days" (1974 to 1984). Moran also played the character on the short-lived ABC comedy, "Joanie Loves Chachi" (1982 to 1983).
From YahooTV: Scott Baio, the "Chachi" in "Joanie Loves Chachi" mourns Erin Moran, "Joanie."
From YahooCelebrity: Erin Moran likely died from Stage 4 cancer.
TRAILERS:
From YouTube: Watch "The Crossing," the prologue short to "Alien: Covenant,"
From YouTube: The new trailer for "Kingsman: The Golden Circle."
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