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BOX OFFICE - From TheWrap: "Joker" made an estimated 13.3 million dollars in Thursday night preview shows. That is a record for the month of October, surpassing the previous record holder, "Venom" (2018).
From THR: "Joker" looking at a weekend box office debut of 90 million dollars.
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JAMES BOND - From DigitalSpy: An new poster for the next James Bond film, "No Time to Die," has bee release.
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MOVIES - From YahooEntertainment: Is there a feud between legendary TV actor and Emmy Winner, Henry Winkler, and legendary film actor and Oscar-winner Tom Hanks? Well, Winkler was fired as director of Hanks 1989 film, "Turner and Hooch."
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SCANDAL - From 5280: The true story of the saga of the "Balloon Boy Hoax."
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BOOKS - From ComicBook: Novelist Suzanne Collins has announced the title of the first prequel novel to her bestselling series, "The Hunger Games," which was turned into a billion-dollar film franchise. "The Ballads of Songbirds and Snakes," due May 2020, will reveal how society fell and led to "The Hunger Games."
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SCANDAL - From Variety: Two former students of Oscar-nominated actor James Franco’s now-closed acting school ("Studio 4") filed a lawsuit Thurs., Oct. 3rd, alleging that the classes existed principally to create a way for Franco and his associates to take advantage of young women.
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TELEVISION - From Deadline: Sylvester Stallone and Dolph Lundgren's hour-long action drama, "The International," has been picked up by CBS as a "put pilot," which means it will become a series or CBS pay out a lot of money.
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TRAILER - From BET: BET has released a new thirty second promo trailer for its two new Tyler Perry series, "Sistas" and "The Oval," that are debuting Wed., October 23rd.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Stuntwoman, Joi Harris, a stunt rider, was killed on the set of "Deadpool 2" on August 14, 2017, when she lost control of her motorcycle and crashed into the side of a building in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. A British workplace safety investigation says Twentieth Century Fox committed several safety errors that contributed to the fatal motorcycle crash on the set of "Deadpool 2."
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MOVIES - From Deadline: "How to Train Your Dragon's" Dean DeBlois to direct a new take on the classic novel, "Treasure Island," for Universal Pictures.
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DISNEY - From Variety: Walt Disney Animation has appointed four directors to work on four new projects.
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BOX OFFICE - From TheWrap: James Franco's film, "Zeroville," is being called a bomb after it box office debut of $8900 on 80 screams - an average of about $111 per theater.
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MOVIES - From THR: "The Terminator" and "Beetlejuice" are among the films in which the original writers have filed "copyright termination" notices. In the case of "The Terminator," it is original writer, Gale Anne Hurd."
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MOVIES - From YahooAP: Comedy legend and Oscar-nominated actor, Eddie Murphy, talks about being rejuvenated by his new Netflix film, "Dolemite."
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MOVIES - From TheWrap: Guillermo del Toro praises Martin Scorsese's new masterpiece, "The Irishman."
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COMICS-FILM - From Yahoo: During an interview to promote Netflix's "Dolemite is My Name," Wesley Snipes says that he has moved on from playing Marvel Comics character, Blade, which he did in three films, beginning with 1998's "Blade."
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STREAMING - From Deadline: Netflix renews "Stranger Things" for a fourth season. Series creators, The Duffer Brothers, sign an overall development deal with Netflix.
TRAILERS-VIDEO:
From CNN: New York Comic Con 2019 sees the release of a new trailer for CBS All Access's "Star Trek: Picard."
From DigitalSpy: New York Comic Con also sees the release of the first-look trailer for CBS All Access' "Star Trek: Discovery."
OBITS:
From THR: Pioneering African-American actress, Diahann Carroll, has died at the age of 84, Friday, October 4, 2019. Carroll played the first non-stereotypical black female character to lead a TV series in NBC's "Julia" (1968 to 1971). Carroll was the first black woman to win a Tony Award for best actress in a musical. Carroll also received a best actress Oscar nomination for her role in Claudine (1974). From 1984 to 1987, Carroll appeared in over 70 episodes of the ABC primetime soap opera, "Dynasty." Her Dynasty character, Dominique Deveraux, was the first prominent African-American character on a primetime soap opera.
From Deadline: The character actor, Lewis Dauber, has died at the age of 70, Thursday, October 3, 2019. He was known for playing in the roll of a priest in numerous TV series, including "The Bernie Mac Show" and "Diagnosis Murder."
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Saturday, October 5, 2019
Saturday, August 10, 2019
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from August 1st to 10th, 2019 - Update #24
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MOVIES - From DigitalSpy: This article is a list of films that 20th Century Fox had planned to make, but Disney has cancelled since buying Fox.
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TELEVISION - From THR: Robert Kirkman, the co-creator of "The Walking Dead" comic book, is suing AMC over profits concerning "The Walking Dead" television series. That trial may begin sooner than expected.
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DISNEY - From SlashFilm: Disney's live-action remake of its animated classic, "Lady and the Tramp," will feature real dogs. Here is a first look at those dogs.
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COMICS-FILM - From SlashFilm: Multiple Oscar-nominee, Michelle Williams, is returning for the Venom sequel, "Venom 2," to play "Anne Weying."
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Wesley Snipes joins Eddie Murphy and Craig Brewer's "Coming to America" sequel.
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STREAMING - From Deadline: Disney CEO Bob Iger says that the Disney+ streaming service will include reboots of 20th Century Fox movie properties like "Home Alone," "Night at the Museum," and "Cheaper by the Dozen."
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COMICS-TV - From Deadline: ABC is looking for its next series based on a Marvel Comics property as Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. comes to an end. They are looking for a mostly brand new female superhero.
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COMICS-FILM - From THR: Andy Serkis has closed a deal with Sony Pictures to direct "Venom 2." Sexy Tom Hardy will return as the film's star.
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TELEVISION - From THR: On the heels of "Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's All in the Family and The Jeffersons", ABC has ordered two more "live" specials from producers Norman Lear and Jimmy Kimmel. No word on which classic Norman Lear TV series will get the live treatment.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 8/2 to 8/4/2019 weekend box office is "Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw" with an estimated 60.8 million dollars.
From Patreon: My review of "Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw."
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TELEVISION - From Deadline: Actress Afton Williamson recently quit ABC's TV series, "The Rookie" (starring Nathan Fillion). She announces that the reasons were sexual misconduct and racist behavior towards her. Deadline has a dedicated page to follow this controversy which is heating up.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Oscar-winning producers Phil Lord and Christopher Miller have signed a first-look production deal with Universal Pictures.
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MOVIES - From THR: In a rare public appearance, Lilly Wachowski (formerly Andy Wachowski), talks about the visibility of trans-people. Lilly and her sister, Lana, (formerly Larry), are best known for directing "The Matrix" trilogy.
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MOVIES - From TheGuardian: "Fragile masculinity: why no one in the Fast and Furious films can lose a fight" by Stuart Heritage.
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TELEVISION - From Deadline: Former costars Sylvester Stallone and Dolph Lundgren are reuniting for an hour-long action drama series, and it is a hot property with broadcast and streaming companies.
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TELEVISION - From TheWrap: The eighth and final season of Showtime's Emmy-winning series, "Homeland," will begin February 2020.
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TELEVISION - From TVLine: Gal Gadot will star in Showtime's biopic of famed Golden Age of Hollywood actress, Hedy Lamarr (who was also an inventor).
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MOVIES-TELEVISION - From Variety: CBS and Viacom's reunion moves closer as both companies agree to an executive structure.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Cate Blanchett looks to join Guillermo del Toro's "Nightmare Alley," opposite Bradley Cooper.
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MOVIES - From Jezebel: An analysis by Rich Juzwiak: "Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time In Hollywood Doubles Down on Shittiness Toward Women."
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Robert De Niro is in talks to join director Martin Scorsese and actor Leonardo DiCaprio in the film adaptation of the book, "Killers of the Flower Moon."
OBITS:
From Deadline: The American author, Toni Morrison, has died at the age of 88, Monday, August 5, 2019. Morrison won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1993, the first Black woman to win the award. Ms. Morrison was known for such novels as Sula, The Song of Solomon, and Beloved.
From ReviewJournal: Sports reporter Don Banks has died at the age of 56, Sunday, August 4, 2019. Banks was known for his work covering the National Football League (NFL). He wrote for "Sports Illustrated" for 17 years and had recently joined "The Las Vegas Review-Journal. "
From IndieWire: Documentary filmmaker D.A. Pennebaker died at the age of 94, Thursday, August 1, 2019. He was known for his focus on arts ("Don't Look Back" and "Monterey Pop") and politics ("The War Room") and was a pioneer of "Direct Cinema." He was only nominated for one Oscar (for "The War Room"), but he won an "Honorary Oscar" for Lifetime Achievement.
From NFL: Former National Football League (NFL) player, Nick Buoniconti, died at the age of 78, Tuesday, July 30, 2019. Buoniconti played middle linebacker for the Boston Patriots and the Miami Dolphins. He was on two Super Bowl winning Dolphins teams, including the 1972 "Perfect Season" Dolphins. He was named to the "Pro Football Hall of Fame" in 2001. Known for his charitable work, he co-founded Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, and he raised hundreds of millions of dollars for research into brain and spinal cord injuries.
MOVIES - From DigitalSpy: This article is a list of films that 20th Century Fox had planned to make, but Disney has cancelled since buying Fox.
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TELEVISION - From THR: Robert Kirkman, the co-creator of "The Walking Dead" comic book, is suing AMC over profits concerning "The Walking Dead" television series. That trial may begin sooner than expected.
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DISNEY - From SlashFilm: Disney's live-action remake of its animated classic, "Lady and the Tramp," will feature real dogs. Here is a first look at those dogs.
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COMICS-FILM - From SlashFilm: Multiple Oscar-nominee, Michelle Williams, is returning for the Venom sequel, "Venom 2," to play "Anne Weying."
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Wesley Snipes joins Eddie Murphy and Craig Brewer's "Coming to America" sequel.
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STREAMING - From Deadline: Disney CEO Bob Iger says that the Disney+ streaming service will include reboots of 20th Century Fox movie properties like "Home Alone," "Night at the Museum," and "Cheaper by the Dozen."
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COMICS-TV - From Deadline: ABC is looking for its next series based on a Marvel Comics property as Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. comes to an end. They are looking for a mostly brand new female superhero.
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COMICS-FILM - From THR: Andy Serkis has closed a deal with Sony Pictures to direct "Venom 2." Sexy Tom Hardy will return as the film's star.
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TELEVISION - From THR: On the heels of "Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's All in the Family and The Jeffersons", ABC has ordered two more "live" specials from producers Norman Lear and Jimmy Kimmel. No word on which classic Norman Lear TV series will get the live treatment.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 8/2 to 8/4/2019 weekend box office is "Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw" with an estimated 60.8 million dollars.
From Patreon: My review of "Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw."
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TELEVISION - From Deadline: Actress Afton Williamson recently quit ABC's TV series, "The Rookie" (starring Nathan Fillion). She announces that the reasons were sexual misconduct and racist behavior towards her. Deadline has a dedicated page to follow this controversy which is heating up.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Oscar-winning producers Phil Lord and Christopher Miller have signed a first-look production deal with Universal Pictures.
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MOVIES - From THR: In a rare public appearance, Lilly Wachowski (formerly Andy Wachowski), talks about the visibility of trans-people. Lilly and her sister, Lana, (formerly Larry), are best known for directing "The Matrix" trilogy.
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MOVIES - From TheGuardian: "Fragile masculinity: why no one in the Fast and Furious films can lose a fight" by Stuart Heritage.
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TELEVISION - From Deadline: Former costars Sylvester Stallone and Dolph Lundgren are reuniting for an hour-long action drama series, and it is a hot property with broadcast and streaming companies.
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TELEVISION - From TheWrap: The eighth and final season of Showtime's Emmy-winning series, "Homeland," will begin February 2020.
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TELEVISION - From TVLine: Gal Gadot will star in Showtime's biopic of famed Golden Age of Hollywood actress, Hedy Lamarr (who was also an inventor).
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MOVIES-TELEVISION - From Variety: CBS and Viacom's reunion moves closer as both companies agree to an executive structure.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Cate Blanchett looks to join Guillermo del Toro's "Nightmare Alley," opposite Bradley Cooper.
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MOVIES - From Jezebel: An analysis by Rich Juzwiak: "Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time In Hollywood Doubles Down on Shittiness Toward Women."
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Robert De Niro is in talks to join director Martin Scorsese and actor Leonardo DiCaprio in the film adaptation of the book, "Killers of the Flower Moon."
OBITS:
From Deadline: The American author, Toni Morrison, has died at the age of 88, Monday, August 5, 2019. Morrison won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1993, the first Black woman to win the award. Ms. Morrison was known for such novels as Sula, The Song of Solomon, and Beloved.
From ReviewJournal: Sports reporter Don Banks has died at the age of 56, Sunday, August 4, 2019. Banks was known for his work covering the National Football League (NFL). He wrote for "Sports Illustrated" for 17 years and had recently joined "The Las Vegas Review-Journal. "
From IndieWire: Documentary filmmaker D.A. Pennebaker died at the age of 94, Thursday, August 1, 2019. He was known for his focus on arts ("Don't Look Back" and "Monterey Pop") and politics ("The War Room") and was a pioneer of "Direct Cinema." He was only nominated for one Oscar (for "The War Room"), but he won an "Honorary Oscar" for Lifetime Achievement.
From NFL: Former National Football League (NFL) player, Nick Buoniconti, died at the age of 78, Tuesday, July 30, 2019. Buoniconti played middle linebacker for the Boston Patriots and the Miami Dolphins. He was on two Super Bowl winning Dolphins teams, including the 1972 "Perfect Season" Dolphins. He was named to the "Pro Football Hall of Fame" in 2001. Known for his charitable work, he co-founded Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, and he raised hundreds of millions of dollars for research into brain and spinal cord injuries.
Saturday, November 24, 2018
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from November 18th to 24th, 2018 - Update #15
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PIXAR - From SlashFilm: Keanu Reeves will voice a character in "Toy Story 4," one that might be familiar in some way.
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BOX OFFICE - BoxOfficeMojo: "Ralph Breaks the Internet" and "Creed II" lead Thanksgiving Day 2018" box office.
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COMICS-FILM - From YahooEntertainment: Wesley Snipes responds to a fan who wants to dress up as Snipes iconic "Blade" movie character, but do so in blackface.
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TELEVISION - From Deadline: CBS is moving forward with its beloved 1990s series, "Northern Exposure," with the original cast.
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TELEVISION - From TheWrap: George R.R. Martin says that the "Game of Thrones" prequel will not feature the Targaryens and will be set 10,000 years before "GoT."
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COMICS-FILM - From Variety: Amazon will over its "Prime" members a chance to buy tickets to a special early showing of Warner Bros./DC Comics' "Aquaman" feature film.
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MOVIES - From Variety: LeBron James's "Space Jam 2" to film in California after earning tax credits.
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POLITICS - From Variety: Rock music icon and singer-songwriter, Neil Young, pens an essay in response to president Donald Trump's stupid comments about the California fires.
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OSCARS - From YahooNews: In a rare auction event, three Oscars statuettes are up for auction. Two of them are for "Best Picture" Academy Awards, "Mutiny on the Bounty" (1936) and "Gentlemen's Agreement" (1948). Winners of Oscar statuettes from 1951 onward had to agree to sell their awards back to the Academy for $1 before offering to sell them to anyone else.
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STREAMING - From Deadline: Greg Silverman’s Stampede Ventures has set up "The Great Gatsby" origin series "Gatz" about a mixed-race Jay Gatsby, which is in development at YouTube Premium.
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MOVIES - From TheWrap: Apparently the "Mission: Impossible - Fallout" cast thought Tom Cruise had killed himself during the filming of the helicopter climax.
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MOVIES - From TheWrap: Spinal Tap to reunited for the 35th anniversary of Rob Reiner's cult comedy classic, "This is Spinal Tap."
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 11/16 to 11/18/2018 weekend box office is "Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald" with an estimated box office take of $62 million.
TRAILERS:
From YouTube: First trailer for Disney's "The Lion King" live-action remake, which is due Summer 2019.
OBITS:
From ESPN: Bob McNair, the owner of the NFL's Houston Texans has died at the age of 81, Friday, November 23, 2018.
From YahooCelebrity: Singer and recording artist, Devin Lima, has died at the age of 41, Wednesday, November 21, 2018. Lima, who died at a year-long battle with an aggressive form of cancer, was a member of the 1990s boy band, LFO (Lyte Funky Ones).
PIXAR - From SlashFilm: Keanu Reeves will voice a character in "Toy Story 4," one that might be familiar in some way.
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BOX OFFICE - BoxOfficeMojo: "Ralph Breaks the Internet" and "Creed II" lead Thanksgiving Day 2018" box office.
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COMICS-FILM - From YahooEntertainment: Wesley Snipes responds to a fan who wants to dress up as Snipes iconic "Blade" movie character, but do so in blackface.
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TELEVISION - From Deadline: CBS is moving forward with its beloved 1990s series, "Northern Exposure," with the original cast.
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TELEVISION - From TheWrap: George R.R. Martin says that the "Game of Thrones" prequel will not feature the Targaryens and will be set 10,000 years before "GoT."
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COMICS-FILM - From Variety: Amazon will over its "Prime" members a chance to buy tickets to a special early showing of Warner Bros./DC Comics' "Aquaman" feature film.
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MOVIES - From Variety: LeBron James's "Space Jam 2" to film in California after earning tax credits.
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POLITICS - From Variety: Rock music icon and singer-songwriter, Neil Young, pens an essay in response to president Donald Trump's stupid comments about the California fires.
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OSCARS - From YahooNews: In a rare auction event, three Oscars statuettes are up for auction. Two of them are for "Best Picture" Academy Awards, "Mutiny on the Bounty" (1936) and "Gentlemen's Agreement" (1948). Winners of Oscar statuettes from 1951 onward had to agree to sell their awards back to the Academy for $1 before offering to sell them to anyone else.
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STREAMING - From Deadline: Greg Silverman’s Stampede Ventures has set up "The Great Gatsby" origin series "Gatz" about a mixed-race Jay Gatsby, which is in development at YouTube Premium.
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MOVIES - From TheWrap: Apparently the "Mission: Impossible - Fallout" cast thought Tom Cruise had killed himself during the filming of the helicopter climax.
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MOVIES - From TheWrap: Spinal Tap to reunited for the 35th anniversary of Rob Reiner's cult comedy classic, "This is Spinal Tap."
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 11/16 to 11/18/2018 weekend box office is "Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald" with an estimated box office take of $62 million.
TRAILERS:
From YouTube: First trailer for Disney's "The Lion King" live-action remake, which is due Summer 2019.
OBITS:
From ESPN: Bob McNair, the owner of the NFL's Houston Texans has died at the age of 81, Friday, November 23, 2018.
From YahooCelebrity: Singer and recording artist, Devin Lima, has died at the age of 41, Wednesday, November 21, 2018. Lima, who died at a year-long battle with an aggressive form of cancer, was a member of the 1990s boy band, LFO (Lyte Funky Ones).
Saturday, September 22, 2018
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from September 16th to 22nd, 2018 - Update #24
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POLITICS - From Politico: The cautionary political tale of Kent Sorenson, once a rising Tea Party star.
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COMICS-FILM - From BleedingCool: There is test footage from Todd Phillips' "Joker" film starring Joaquin Phoenix. It reveals some simple, but scary clown makeup.
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COMICS-FILM - From FirstPost: "Blade" turns 20, and it is time to remember how important the Wesley Snipes-led film was to the development of superhero films over these past 20 years.
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COMICS-STREAMING - From Deadline: Brec Bassinger will play the title character in the series, "Stargirl," for the streaming service, "DC Universe."
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MUSIC - From Deadline: Rap mogul Marion "Suge" Knight pleads no contest to running over a man in a restaurant parking lot and killing him, one count of voluntary manslaughter. He expected to be sentenced to 28 years in state prison.
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JAMES BOND - From Deadline: Cary Joji Fukunaga will be the first American director to helm a James Bond as he has been announced as the director of the 25th James Bond film which is now due for February 2020.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Michael B. Jordan will star as Tom Clancy's character, "John Clark," in two films based on Tom Clancy's novels, "Rainbow Six" and "Without Remorse."
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Bruce Greenwood joins "Doctor Sleep," Warner Bros' sequel to "The Shining." Both films are based on Stephen King novels.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Ryan Coogler is a producer on "Space Jam 2," which will star LeBron James and Bugs Bunny. The original "Space Jam" (1996) starred Michael Jordan and Bugs.
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SPORTS - From Variety: Grammy-winning pop group, "Maroon 5," will perform the halftime show at Super Bowl LIII (53 - February 3rd, 2019).
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EMMYS - From THR: A complete list of winners at the 2018 Primetime Emmy Awards.
From TheVox: The 2018 Primetime Emmy Awards are tonight; the link to the left is a list of of nominees.
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MOVIES - From ThePlaylist: Patrick Stewart ("Star Trek: The Next Generation") will play "a 'Bosley'" character in the latest "Charlie's Angels" reboot.
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POLITICS - From THR: Michael Moore Plays His Trump Card: A New Movie, Modern Fascism and a 2020 Prediction
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CULTURE - From THR: Sean Penn says #MeToo movements divides men and women. "Its too black and white.
From TheDailyBeast: Sean Penn's history of allegedly abusing women recounted in this article.
From THR: If Sean Penn's craziness wasn't enough, Woody Allen's stepdaughter-turned-spouse, Soon Yi Previn, revives the mess around the long-running feud slash controversy involving Allen and his former wife, Mia Farrow, who was also Soon Yi's adopted mother.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 9/14 to 9/16/2018 weekend box office is "The Predator" with an estimated take of $24 million.
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COMICS-FILM - From RollingStone: See first image of Joaquin Phoenix as "the Joker" in Todd Phillips' upcoming film.
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CULTURE - From YahooEntertainment: Oscar-winner Anne Hathaway denounces white and straight privilege.
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POLITICS - From RollingStone: On Sept. 29th, country music legend Willie Nelson will hold his first ever public performance on behalf of a politician, in this case Texas candidate for the U.S. Senate, Beto O'Rourke.
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COMICS-FILM - From ComicBook: Matt Reeves' script for the "Batman" movie is will reportedly direct is rumored to be complete.
From ConsequenceofSound: Emmy-winning actor, Jon Hamm ("Mad Men"), wants to play Batman. [That would be a Batman with a sweet, sweetback - Editor.]
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CELEBRITY - From TheWrap: Fan Bingbing, one of China's most popular actresses, has gone missing. Speculation is that she has been arrested for tax evasion.
TRAILERS:
From YahooEntertainment: The first official trailer for Marvel Studios' "Captain Marvel."
POLITICS - From Politico: The cautionary political tale of Kent Sorenson, once a rising Tea Party star.
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COMICS-FILM - From BleedingCool: There is test footage from Todd Phillips' "Joker" film starring Joaquin Phoenix. It reveals some simple, but scary clown makeup.
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COMICS-FILM - From FirstPost: "Blade" turns 20, and it is time to remember how important the Wesley Snipes-led film was to the development of superhero films over these past 20 years.
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COMICS-STREAMING - From Deadline: Brec Bassinger will play the title character in the series, "Stargirl," for the streaming service, "DC Universe."
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MUSIC - From Deadline: Rap mogul Marion "Suge" Knight pleads no contest to running over a man in a restaurant parking lot and killing him, one count of voluntary manslaughter. He expected to be sentenced to 28 years in state prison.
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JAMES BOND - From Deadline: Cary Joji Fukunaga will be the first American director to helm a James Bond as he has been announced as the director of the 25th James Bond film which is now due for February 2020.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Michael B. Jordan will star as Tom Clancy's character, "John Clark," in two films based on Tom Clancy's novels, "Rainbow Six" and "Without Remorse."
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Bruce Greenwood joins "Doctor Sleep," Warner Bros' sequel to "The Shining." Both films are based on Stephen King novels.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Ryan Coogler is a producer on "Space Jam 2," which will star LeBron James and Bugs Bunny. The original "Space Jam" (1996) starred Michael Jordan and Bugs.
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SPORTS - From Variety: Grammy-winning pop group, "Maroon 5," will perform the halftime show at Super Bowl LIII (53 - February 3rd, 2019).
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EMMYS - From THR: A complete list of winners at the 2018 Primetime Emmy Awards.
From TheVox: The 2018 Primetime Emmy Awards are tonight; the link to the left is a list of of nominees.
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MOVIES - From ThePlaylist: Patrick Stewart ("Star Trek: The Next Generation") will play "a 'Bosley'" character in the latest "Charlie's Angels" reboot.
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POLITICS - From THR: Michael Moore Plays His Trump Card: A New Movie, Modern Fascism and a 2020 Prediction
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CULTURE - From THR: Sean Penn says #MeToo movements divides men and women. "Its too black and white.
From TheDailyBeast: Sean Penn's history of allegedly abusing women recounted in this article.
From THR: If Sean Penn's craziness wasn't enough, Woody Allen's stepdaughter-turned-spouse, Soon Yi Previn, revives the mess around the long-running feud slash controversy involving Allen and his former wife, Mia Farrow, who was also Soon Yi's adopted mother.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 9/14 to 9/16/2018 weekend box office is "The Predator" with an estimated take of $24 million.
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COMICS-FILM - From RollingStone: See first image of Joaquin Phoenix as "the Joker" in Todd Phillips' upcoming film.
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CULTURE - From YahooEntertainment: Oscar-winner Anne Hathaway denounces white and straight privilege.
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POLITICS - From RollingStone: On Sept. 29th, country music legend Willie Nelson will hold his first ever public performance on behalf of a politician, in this case Texas candidate for the U.S. Senate, Beto O'Rourke.
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COMICS-FILM - From ComicBook: Matt Reeves' script for the "Batman" movie is will reportedly direct is rumored to be complete.
From ConsequenceofSound: Emmy-winning actor, Jon Hamm ("Mad Men"), wants to play Batman. [That would be a Batman with a sweet, sweetback - Editor.]
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CELEBRITY - From TheWrap: Fan Bingbing, one of China's most popular actresses, has gone missing. Speculation is that she has been arrested for tax evasion.
TRAILERS:
From YahooEntertainment: The first official trailer for Marvel Studios' "Captain Marvel."
Sunday, March 11, 2018
About Marvel's Black Panther - Update #58
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From Patreon: Leroy's review of "Black Panther"
From Wikipedia: Black Panther Wikipedia page.
From YouTube: "Black Panther" International trailer #4
From YouTube: 'Black Panther' stars on the power of telling a story from a black perspective - "This is the best movie we ever made." - Kevin Feige
BET's "Black Panther" Episode 1, Episode 2, Episode 3, Episode 4, Episode 5, Episode 6.
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From Deadline: "Black Panther" tops $500 million overseas.
From ShadowandAct: "Black Panther" officially reaches $1 billion in global box office.
From YahooMoviefone: Marvel is planning a sequel to "Black Panther" and is considering possible spinoffs.
From ShadowandAct: In A History-Making Feat, 'Black Panther' Is Set to Make $1B Worldwide Before It Even Opens In China
From YahooEntertainment: Chadwick Boseman tells "NBC Today Show" that ‘There’s a thirst’ for black superheroes
From YahooNews: 'Black Panther' continues stunning romp in movie theaters
From ShadowandAct: All six episodes of BET's short-lived "Black Panther" animated series is available on BET's Facebook page.
From Deadline: ‘Black Panther’ Crushes $763M WW Box Office; $1B Coming Closer Into Its Grasp
From TheWrap: The line to meet the Black Panther character at Disneyland in Anaheim, California is an hour long.
From BleedingCool: Watch: Chadwick Boseman Surprises ‘Black Panther’ Fans On Jimmy Fallon
From Truthout: Afrofuturism, Liberation and Representation in "Black Panther": A Roundtable Discussion
From Vox: With great power comes great uncertainty: Marvel’s slowly evolving politics
From IGNAfrica: 10 Best Black Panther Comic Books
From Truthout: Believe the Hype About "Black Panther"
From USAToday: Terry Crews: From racist black characters to ‘Black Panther,’ we’ve come so far
From Variety: Black Panther dominates box office in its second weekend of release.
From ScreenRant: Black Panther: Marvel Artist Reveals Unused Killmonger Costume Design
From ComicBook: 'Black Panther' Breaks MCU Record for Highest-Grossing First Week
From CinemaBlend: 10 Black Panther Comics To Read After Seeing The Movie
From Junkee: If You Thought ‘Black Panther’ Was Radical, Wait Until You See The Comics
From TheVillageVoice: Conservatives Attack “Black Panther” — But, When It Hits, Declare It Conservative
From YahooEntertainment: Marvel Comics will relaunch its current "Black Panther" comic book and send the King of Wakanda to space.
From YahooEntertainment: Killmonger's look could become a thing.
From Deadline: ‘Black Panther’ Goes Wild: At $241.96M Superhero Owns 2nd Best 4-Day Opening & Defeats "Last Jedi"
From Deadline: ‘Black Panther’: Hollywood Cannot Stop Praising The Groundbreaking Marvel Blockbuster
REVIEW - From Truthout: "Black Panther": Rip off the Racial Mask.
From GlobalCitizen: Kendrick Lamar bought 1000 tickets for impoverished children to see "Black Panther."
From YahooEntertainment: Michelle Obama praises 'Black Panther,' celebrity Twitter agrees
From Variety: Wesley Snipes talks about his failed "Black Panther" project from the 1990s.
From EntertainmentWeekly: Black Panther shreds box office records with $218 million 4-day opening
REVIEW - From EW: Oprah offers her review of "Black Panther."
From Variety: Box Office: ‘Black Panther’ to Snare More Than $200 Million Over President’s Day Weekend
From TheNewYorker: The Passionate Politics of “Black Panther”
From Wired: Want More Black Panther? Here Are 5 Comics to Read
From THR: The family of Jack Kirby, the co-creator of Black Panther, says that his late father would have adored the film phenomenon.
REVIEW - From TheNewYorker: The author, Anthony Lane, reviews both "Black Panther" and Nick Park's new film, "Early Man."
REVIEW - From THR: The Ascent of 'Black Panther' Director Ryan Coogler
From THR: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on 'Black Panther': All This Fuss Over a Superhero Movie? - Abdul-Jabbar speaks with director Ryan Coogler.
From TheWrap: "Black Panther" has a record Thursday night opening, $25.2 million.
From YahooMovies: In the 1990s Wesley Snipes tried in vain to get a "Black Panther" movie made. Here is five ways it would have been different from the new "Black Panther" film.
From Variety: "Black Panther" opens with $23.2 million in overseas box office.
From ScreenRant: 15 Superpowers You Didn’t Know Black Panther Had
From CinemaBlend: Why Black Panther Was A Different Experience For Marvel Veterans Andy Serkis And Martin Freeman
From YahooEntertaiment: Why 'Black Panther' is Marvel's most political movie yet: Chadwick Boseman and cast explain
From YahooGMA: "Black Panther" star Chadwick Boseman talks importance of black superhero for younger generations
From YahooEntertainment: In a video interview, "Black Panther" star, Chadwick Boseman, says the film will inspire kids of all races.
From MetroUK: British talk show host Jeremy Vine described Black Panther as "overwhelming black" during an interview with two of the film's stars, and people aren’t happy about it
From BleedingCool: The Politics of Black Panther’s First Appearance and Superhero Comics as a Whole
From BleedingCool: 5 Days of Black Panther, Day 1: Looking Back at T’Challa’s First Appearance
From BleedingCool: 5 Days of Black Panther, Day 1: Volume 1 of the Jack Kirby Series
From BleedingCool: 5 Days of Black Panther, Day 2: Christopher Priest’s Black Panther #1-12
From BleedingCool: 5 Days of Black Panther, Day 3: Christopher Priest’s Black Panther Part 2
From BleedingCool: 5 Days of Black Panther, Day 4: Black Panther Fights Civil War
From BleedingCool: 5 Days of Black Panther, Day 4: Black Panther Fends Off the Secret Invasion
From IGN: Between the Panels: How Black Panther Redeemed Marvel Comics
From CBSBaltimore: Md. Author Provides Backstory On Highly-Anticipated Film ‘Black Panther’
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Leroy's Amazon Comics and Graphic Novels Page
:From Patreon: Leroy's review of "Black Panther"
From Wikipedia: Black Panther Wikipedia page.
From YouTube: "Black Panther" International trailer #4
From YouTube: 'Black Panther' stars on the power of telling a story from a black perspective - "This is the best movie we ever made." - Kevin Feige
BET's "Black Panther" Episode 1, Episode 2, Episode 3, Episode 4, Episode 5, Episode 6.
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From Deadline: "Black Panther" tops $500 million overseas.
From ShadowandAct: "Black Panther" officially reaches $1 billion in global box office.
From YahooMoviefone: Marvel is planning a sequel to "Black Panther" and is considering possible spinoffs.
From ShadowandAct: In A History-Making Feat, 'Black Panther' Is Set to Make $1B Worldwide Before It Even Opens In China
From YahooEntertainment: Chadwick Boseman tells "NBC Today Show" that ‘There’s a thirst’ for black superheroes
From YahooNews: 'Black Panther' continues stunning romp in movie theaters
From ShadowandAct: All six episodes of BET's short-lived "Black Panther" animated series is available on BET's Facebook page.
From Deadline: ‘Black Panther’ Crushes $763M WW Box Office; $1B Coming Closer Into Its Grasp
From TheWrap: The line to meet the Black Panther character at Disneyland in Anaheim, California is an hour long.
From BleedingCool: Watch: Chadwick Boseman Surprises ‘Black Panther’ Fans On Jimmy Fallon
From Truthout: Afrofuturism, Liberation and Representation in "Black Panther": A Roundtable Discussion
From Vox: With great power comes great uncertainty: Marvel’s slowly evolving politics
From IGNAfrica: 10 Best Black Panther Comic Books
From Truthout: Believe the Hype About "Black Panther"
From USAToday: Terry Crews: From racist black characters to ‘Black Panther,’ we’ve come so far
From Variety: Black Panther dominates box office in its second weekend of release.
From ScreenRant: Black Panther: Marvel Artist Reveals Unused Killmonger Costume Design
From ComicBook: 'Black Panther' Breaks MCU Record for Highest-Grossing First Week
From CinemaBlend: 10 Black Panther Comics To Read After Seeing The Movie
From Junkee: If You Thought ‘Black Panther’ Was Radical, Wait Until You See The Comics
From TheVillageVoice: Conservatives Attack “Black Panther” — But, When It Hits, Declare It Conservative
From YahooEntertainment: Marvel Comics will relaunch its current "Black Panther" comic book and send the King of Wakanda to space.
From YahooEntertainment: Killmonger's look could become a thing.
From Deadline: ‘Black Panther’ Goes Wild: At $241.96M Superhero Owns 2nd Best 4-Day Opening & Defeats "Last Jedi"
From Deadline: ‘Black Panther’: Hollywood Cannot Stop Praising The Groundbreaking Marvel Blockbuster
REVIEW - From Truthout: "Black Panther": Rip off the Racial Mask.
From GlobalCitizen: Kendrick Lamar bought 1000 tickets for impoverished children to see "Black Panther."
From YahooEntertainment: Michelle Obama praises 'Black Panther,' celebrity Twitter agrees
From Variety: Wesley Snipes talks about his failed "Black Panther" project from the 1990s.
From EntertainmentWeekly: Black Panther shreds box office records with $218 million 4-day opening
REVIEW - From EW: Oprah offers her review of "Black Panther."
From Variety: Box Office: ‘Black Panther’ to Snare More Than $200 Million Over President’s Day Weekend
From TheNewYorker: The Passionate Politics of “Black Panther”
From Wired: Want More Black Panther? Here Are 5 Comics to Read
From THR: The family of Jack Kirby, the co-creator of Black Panther, says that his late father would have adored the film phenomenon.
REVIEW - From TheNewYorker: The author, Anthony Lane, reviews both "Black Panther" and Nick Park's new film, "Early Man."
REVIEW - From THR: The Ascent of 'Black Panther' Director Ryan Coogler
From THR: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on 'Black Panther': All This Fuss Over a Superhero Movie? - Abdul-Jabbar speaks with director Ryan Coogler.
From TheWrap: "Black Panther" has a record Thursday night opening, $25.2 million.
From YahooMovies: In the 1990s Wesley Snipes tried in vain to get a "Black Panther" movie made. Here is five ways it would have been different from the new "Black Panther" film.
From Variety: "Black Panther" opens with $23.2 million in overseas box office.
From ScreenRant: 15 Superpowers You Didn’t Know Black Panther Had
From CinemaBlend: Why Black Panther Was A Different Experience For Marvel Veterans Andy Serkis And Martin Freeman
From YahooEntertaiment: Why 'Black Panther' is Marvel's most political movie yet: Chadwick Boseman and cast explain
From YahooGMA: "Black Panther" star Chadwick Boseman talks importance of black superhero for younger generations
From YahooEntertainment: In a video interview, "Black Panther" star, Chadwick Boseman, says the film will inspire kids of all races.
From MetroUK: British talk show host Jeremy Vine described Black Panther as "overwhelming black" during an interview with two of the film's stars, and people aren’t happy about it
From BleedingCool: The Politics of Black Panther’s First Appearance and Superhero Comics as a Whole
From BleedingCool: 5 Days of Black Panther, Day 1: Looking Back at T’Challa’s First Appearance
From BleedingCool: 5 Days of Black Panther, Day 1: Volume 1 of the Jack Kirby Series
From BleedingCool: 5 Days of Black Panther, Day 2: Christopher Priest’s Black Panther #1-12
From BleedingCool: 5 Days of Black Panther, Day 3: Christopher Priest’s Black Panther Part 2
From BleedingCool: 5 Days of Black Panther, Day 4: Black Panther Fights Civil War
From BleedingCool: 5 Days of Black Panther, Day 4: Black Panther Fends Off the Secret Invasion
From IGN: Between the Panels: How Black Panther Redeemed Marvel Comics
From CBSBaltimore: Md. Author Provides Backstory On Highly-Anticipated Film ‘Black Panther’
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Friday, June 30, 2017
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from June 25th to 30th, 2017 - Update #30
Support Leroy on Patreon.
COMICS-FILM - From TheWrap: Rosario Dawson out and Alice Braga as "Dr. Cecilia Reyes" in Fox's "New Mutants."
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MOVIES - From ShadowandAct: Producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron are developing an HBO biopic about pioneering African-American filmmaker, Oscar Micheaux. Tyler Perry is attached to star as Micheaux.
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POLITICS - From RSN: Pediatrician Mai-Khanh Tran will attempt to unseat a 12-term, U.S. House Republican (and a powerful one at that) next year.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Michelle Rodriguez is ready to leave "The Fast and the Furious" franchise. The actress, who plays Letty Ortiz, wants more opportunities for women in the film series.
From YahooFinance: "The Fate of the Furious" director F. Gary Gray responds to Michelle Rodriguez.
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MOVIES - From YahooMovies: Halle Berry said that her 2002 best actress Oscar win (for 2001's "Monsters Ball") meant nothing for diversity.
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OBIT - From Deadline: The children's author Michael Bond has died at the age of 91, Tuesday, June 27, 2017. Bond was best known as the creator of Paddington Bear. The character first appeared in the 1958 book, "A Bear Called Paddington."
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COMICS-FILM - From ShadowandAct: The return of Marvel Comics character, Blade, to the big or small screen? Someday... says Marvel chief.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Gwendoline Christie (Star Wars' "Captain Phasma") will join Steve Carell in director Robert Zemeckis' still untitled drama.
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OBIT - From Variety: The Swedish actor Michael Nyqvist has died at the age 56, Tuesday, June 27, 2017. He played a rapist in "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" and the villain "Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol."
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MOVIES - From ThePlaylist: Lena Dunham and Jenni Konner, her writing partner from the HBO series, "Girls," are in talks to write the American remake on the hit foreign film, "Toni Erdmann."
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MOVIES - From YahooMovies: Marvel Studios boss, Kevin Feige, empathizes with Lucasfilm over the "young Han Solo" film director shakeup.
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COMICS-FILM - From LATimes: Inside the deal the brought Spider-Man to the Marvel cinematic universe.
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TELEVISION - From ShadowandAct: HBO is developing a TV series from Ray Bradbury's seminal novel, "Fahrenheit 451," with Michael B. Jordan in the lead. Actress Laura Harrier will play the wife of Jordan's character ("Guy Montag").
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CULTURE - From BuzzFlash: How to reverse the demise of the United States.
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TELEVISION - From ScreenDaily: Kevin Bacon says that he is working on a reboot of his cult film, "Tremors," as a TV series for Syfy.
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MOVIES - From TheWrap: Sissy Spacek came to fame and earned an Oscar nomination for her starring role in the film, "Carrie" (1976), adapted from a Stephen King novel. Spacek is returning to the world of Stephen King in Hulu's upcoming series, "Castle Rock."
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MOVIES - From THR: Warner Bros. is developing a sequel to Ben Affleck's hit film, "The Accountant" (2016).
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COMICS-FILM - From YahooMovies: Highlights from the "Spider-Man: Homecoming" press conference.
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COMICS-FILM - From YahooTV: ABC has announced Friday, September 29, 2017 as the premiere date for "Marvel's Inhumans."
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STAR TREK - From Esquire: One of the changes that "Star Trek Discovery" will make to rules established by Star Trek creator, Gene Roddenberry, is that Starfleet members will be in direct conflict with one another. The first episode of this new series will air in October 2017.
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BLM - From WashPost: A Black off-duty police officer tried to help stop a crime, and a White cop shot him. Once again, the controversy is in the St. Louis area.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 6/23 to 6/25/2017 weekend box office is "Transformers: The Last Knight" with an estimated take of $45.3 million.
From TheWrap: "The Big Sick" and "The Beguiled" open big at indie box office.
From GoldDerby: "Wonder Woman" is now the highest grossing live-action film by a woman director. It's global box office total is at just over $635 million dollars (and counting), which surpasses the the previous record holder, Mamma Mia! (2008), which grossed just under $610 million globally and was directed by Phyllida Lloyd.
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COMICS-FILM - From TheWrap: The upcoming "Spider-Man: Homecoming" is receiving glowing reviews. The film will open nationwide on July 7th, 2017.
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TELEVISION - From Variety: There is another project being adapted for TV from George R.R. Martin, whose fantasy novel series, "A Song of Fire and Ice," became the Emmy-winning, HBO television series, "Game of Thrones." Now, Syfy is developing Martin's novella, "Nightflyers," as a pilot for a TV series.
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POLITICS - From RSN: President Trump and the Congressional Republicans are trying to pass the American Health Care Act (AHCA) or BCRA (Better Care Restoration Act) to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) also known as "Obamacare." President Obama says the AHCA/BCRA will do us harm.
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ECO - From TheNewYorker: The race to solar-power Africa.
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CULTURE - From Newsweek: Most U.S. terrorists are of the right-wing variety, not Muslim.
TRAILERS:
From YouTube: This is the debut trailer for "The Greatest Showman," which stars Hugh Jackman as P.T. Barnum and also features Michelle Williams, Zendaya, and Zac Efron, among others.
COMICS-FILM - From TheWrap: Rosario Dawson out and Alice Braga as "Dr. Cecilia Reyes" in Fox's "New Mutants."
----------
MOVIES - From ShadowandAct: Producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron are developing an HBO biopic about pioneering African-American filmmaker, Oscar Micheaux. Tyler Perry is attached to star as Micheaux.
----------
POLITICS - From RSN: Pediatrician Mai-Khanh Tran will attempt to unseat a 12-term, U.S. House Republican (and a powerful one at that) next year.
----------
MOVIES - From Variety: Michelle Rodriguez is ready to leave "The Fast and the Furious" franchise. The actress, who plays Letty Ortiz, wants more opportunities for women in the film series.
From YahooFinance: "The Fate of the Furious" director F. Gary Gray responds to Michelle Rodriguez.
----------
MOVIES - From YahooMovies: Halle Berry said that her 2002 best actress Oscar win (for 2001's "Monsters Ball") meant nothing for diversity.
----------
OBIT - From Deadline: The children's author Michael Bond has died at the age of 91, Tuesday, June 27, 2017. Bond was best known as the creator of Paddington Bear. The character first appeared in the 1958 book, "A Bear Called Paddington."
----------
COMICS-FILM - From ShadowandAct: The return of Marvel Comics character, Blade, to the big or small screen? Someday... says Marvel chief.
----------
MOVIES - From Variety: Gwendoline Christie (Star Wars' "Captain Phasma") will join Steve Carell in director Robert Zemeckis' still untitled drama.
----------
OBIT - From Variety: The Swedish actor Michael Nyqvist has died at the age 56, Tuesday, June 27, 2017. He played a rapist in "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" and the villain "Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol."
----------
MOVIES - From ThePlaylist: Lena Dunham and Jenni Konner, her writing partner from the HBO series, "Girls," are in talks to write the American remake on the hit foreign film, "Toni Erdmann."
----------
MOVIES - From YahooMovies: Marvel Studios boss, Kevin Feige, empathizes with Lucasfilm over the "young Han Solo" film director shakeup.
----------
COMICS-FILM - From LATimes: Inside the deal the brought Spider-Man to the Marvel cinematic universe.
----------
TELEVISION - From ShadowandAct: HBO is developing a TV series from Ray Bradbury's seminal novel, "Fahrenheit 451," with Michael B. Jordan in the lead. Actress Laura Harrier will play the wife of Jordan's character ("Guy Montag").
----------
CULTURE - From BuzzFlash: How to reverse the demise of the United States.
----------
TELEVISION - From ScreenDaily: Kevin Bacon says that he is working on a reboot of his cult film, "Tremors," as a TV series for Syfy.
----------
MOVIES - From TheWrap: Sissy Spacek came to fame and earned an Oscar nomination for her starring role in the film, "Carrie" (1976), adapted from a Stephen King novel. Spacek is returning to the world of Stephen King in Hulu's upcoming series, "Castle Rock."
----------
MOVIES - From THR: Warner Bros. is developing a sequel to Ben Affleck's hit film, "The Accountant" (2016).
----------
COMICS-FILM - From YahooMovies: Highlights from the "Spider-Man: Homecoming" press conference.
----------
COMICS-FILM - From YahooTV: ABC has announced Friday, September 29, 2017 as the premiere date for "Marvel's Inhumans."
----------
STAR TREK - From Esquire: One of the changes that "Star Trek Discovery" will make to rules established by Star Trek creator, Gene Roddenberry, is that Starfleet members will be in direct conflict with one another. The first episode of this new series will air in October 2017.
----------
BLM - From WashPost: A Black off-duty police officer tried to help stop a crime, and a White cop shot him. Once again, the controversy is in the St. Louis area.
----------
BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 6/23 to 6/25/2017 weekend box office is "Transformers: The Last Knight" with an estimated take of $45.3 million.
From TheWrap: "The Big Sick" and "The Beguiled" open big at indie box office.
From GoldDerby: "Wonder Woman" is now the highest grossing live-action film by a woman director. It's global box office total is at just over $635 million dollars (and counting), which surpasses the the previous record holder, Mamma Mia! (2008), which grossed just under $610 million globally and was directed by Phyllida Lloyd.
----------
COMICS-FILM - From TheWrap: The upcoming "Spider-Man: Homecoming" is receiving glowing reviews. The film will open nationwide on July 7th, 2017.
----------
TELEVISION - From Variety: There is another project being adapted for TV from George R.R. Martin, whose fantasy novel series, "A Song of Fire and Ice," became the Emmy-winning, HBO television series, "Game of Thrones." Now, Syfy is developing Martin's novella, "Nightflyers," as a pilot for a TV series.
----------
POLITICS - From RSN: President Trump and the Congressional Republicans are trying to pass the American Health Care Act (AHCA) or BCRA (Better Care Restoration Act) to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) also known as "Obamacare." President Obama says the AHCA/BCRA will do us harm.
----------
ECO - From TheNewYorker: The race to solar-power Africa.
----------
CULTURE - From Newsweek: Most U.S. terrorists are of the right-wing variety, not Muslim.
TRAILERS:
From YouTube: This is the debut trailer for "The Greatest Showman," which stars Hugh Jackman as P.T. Barnum and also features Michelle Williams, Zendaya, and Zac Efron, among others.
Saturday, April 30, 2016
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from April 24th to 30th, 2016 - Updated #33
Support Leroy on Patreon.
COMICS - From CBR: See Batman's costume redesign for the comic books.
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MOVIES - From TheWrap: Director Seth Grahame-Smith has left Warner Bros.'s film, "The Flash," over "creative differences."
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MOVIES - From DarkHorizons: After nearly killing their lead in a stupid stunt, Fox puts the final "Maze Runner" film, "The Death Cure" on indefinite hold.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Will Ferrell backs out of playing Reagan.
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TELEVISION - From Variety: John Krasinski will play the lead in Amazon's "Jack Ryan" series.
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ECO - From RSN: Bianca Jagger asks, Will the Paris Climate agreement deliver?
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ANIMATION - From Variety: NBCUniversal to acquire DreamWorks Animation for $3.8 billion. Chris Meledandri, head of Universal’s Illumination Entertainment animation wing, will oversee operations, but the DreamWorks Animation brand will remain intact as an imprint.
From Variety: Also, is Chris Meledandri the new John Lasseter (the co-founder of Pixar)?
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MOVIES/BOOKS - From TheTrackingBoard: People fight over publishing and film rights for a YA book , The Final Six, that hasn't even been written.
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MOVIES - From Collider: New images from "Alien: Covenant" (Alien 5), which has supposedly started filming.
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COMICS - From TheWrap: Stephen Merchant joins "Wolverine 3.
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MOVIES - From YahooMovies: Oscar winner Alicia Vikander (The Danish Girl) will replace Angelina Jolie as "Lara Croft" in the Tomb Raider film series reboot.
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BLACK LIVES MATTER - From BuzzFlash: The history of racism and slavery in Washington D.C.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Will Ferrell to play Ronald Reagan.
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COMICS - From YahooMovies: Marvel Studios releases a statement defending the casting of Tilda Swinton as "The Ancient One" in "Doctor Strange." The character was originally a Tibetan-type. The casting does not bother me. I'm all for color-blind casting, especially when it's that fine-ass Tilda Swinton.
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MUSIC - From YahooNews: Laolu Senbanjo, the Nigerian artist who did the body art in Beyonce's new visual album, talks.
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COMICS - From YahooMovies: Spider-Man takes on The Winter Soldier in new "Captain America: Civil War" clip (#10).
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COMICS - From BleedingCool: The sexual harassment spotlight on DC Comics/Entertainment continues to grow.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Our Star wars heroine, Daisy Ridley, to star in a Holocaust drama, "The Lost Wife."
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MOVIES - From CinemaBlend: Some concept art from "Alien: Covenant" (or Alien 5) reveal the return of a fan favorite character.
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MOVIES - From CinemaBlend: This deleted scene from "A Nightmare on Elm Street" changes the story.
MOVIES - From CinemaBlend: Wesley Snipes sighs a two-picture deal with WWE Studios.
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TELEVISION - From TVLine: See the 200+ crazy cast from the "Twin Peaks" revival.
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MUSIC - From Vulture: "Lemonade" shows Beyonce the "brilliant filmmaker."
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COMICS - From Vulture: Nathan Fillion has been cast as "Simon Williams" (sometimes known as "
Wonder Man") in "Guardians of the Galaxy 2."
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BLACK LIVES MATTER - From YahooNews: Cleveland settles a lawsuit brought against the city by the family of Tamir Rice, a minor killed by city police officers.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 4/22 to 4/24/2016 weekend box office is "Jungle Book" with an estimated take of $60.8 million.
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LGBT - From NYTimes: Finding love again, this time with a man - Former Senator Harris Wofford.
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TELEVISION - From TheWrap: A catch-up guide to "Game of Thrones."
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MUSIC - From ABCNews: Beyonce has released a new album, "Lemonade," available for streaming on Tidal.
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COMICS - From BleedingCool: Rich Johnston knew it - Marvel's proposed Inhumans movie was destined to be done away with.
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ECO - From EcoWatch: Leonardo DiCaprio on the Paris Agreement.
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TRAILER:
From YouTube: The final trailer for "X-Men Apocalypse."
From YouTube: A making of featurette concerning Stephen Frears upcoming "Florence Foster Jenkins" starring Meryl Streep and Hugh Grant.
COMICS - From CBR: See Batman's costume redesign for the comic books.
---------------
MOVIES - From TheWrap: Director Seth Grahame-Smith has left Warner Bros.'s film, "The Flash," over "creative differences."
---------------
MOVIES - From DarkHorizons: After nearly killing their lead in a stupid stunt, Fox puts the final "Maze Runner" film, "The Death Cure" on indefinite hold.
----------------
MOVIES - From Variety: Will Ferrell backs out of playing Reagan.
---------------
TELEVISION - From Variety: John Krasinski will play the lead in Amazon's "Jack Ryan" series.
---------------
ECO - From RSN: Bianca Jagger asks, Will the Paris Climate agreement deliver?
---------------
ANIMATION - From Variety: NBCUniversal to acquire DreamWorks Animation for $3.8 billion. Chris Meledandri, head of Universal’s Illumination Entertainment animation wing, will oversee operations, but the DreamWorks Animation brand will remain intact as an imprint.
From Variety: Also, is Chris Meledandri the new John Lasseter (the co-founder of Pixar)?
---------------
MOVIES/BOOKS - From TheTrackingBoard: People fight over publishing and film rights for a YA book , The Final Six, that hasn't even been written.
---------------
MOVIES - From Collider: New images from "Alien: Covenant" (Alien 5), which has supposedly started filming.
---------------
COMICS - From TheWrap: Stephen Merchant joins "Wolverine 3.
----------------
MOVIES - From YahooMovies: Oscar winner Alicia Vikander (The Danish Girl) will replace Angelina Jolie as "Lara Croft" in the Tomb Raider film series reboot.
---------------
BLACK LIVES MATTER - From BuzzFlash: The history of racism and slavery in Washington D.C.
---------------
MOVIES - From Variety: Will Ferrell to play Ronald Reagan.
---------------
COMICS - From YahooMovies: Marvel Studios releases a statement defending the casting of Tilda Swinton as "The Ancient One" in "Doctor Strange." The character was originally a Tibetan-type. The casting does not bother me. I'm all for color-blind casting, especially when it's that fine-ass Tilda Swinton.
---------------
MUSIC - From YahooNews: Laolu Senbanjo, the Nigerian artist who did the body art in Beyonce's new visual album, talks.
---------------
COMICS - From YahooMovies: Spider-Man takes on The Winter Soldier in new "Captain America: Civil War" clip (#10).
--------------
COMICS - From BleedingCool: The sexual harassment spotlight on DC Comics/Entertainment continues to grow.
---------------
MOVIES - From Variety: Our Star wars heroine, Daisy Ridley, to star in a Holocaust drama, "The Lost Wife."
---------------
MOVIES - From CinemaBlend: Some concept art from "Alien: Covenant" (or Alien 5) reveal the return of a fan favorite character.
---------------
MOVIES - From CinemaBlend: This deleted scene from "A Nightmare on Elm Street" changes the story.
MOVIES - From CinemaBlend: Wesley Snipes sighs a two-picture deal with WWE Studios.
---------------
TELEVISION - From TVLine: See the 200+ crazy cast from the "Twin Peaks" revival.
---------------
MUSIC - From Vulture: "Lemonade" shows Beyonce the "brilliant filmmaker."
--------------
COMICS - From Vulture: Nathan Fillion has been cast as "Simon Williams" (sometimes known as "
Wonder Man") in "Guardians of the Galaxy 2."
---------------
BLACK LIVES MATTER - From YahooNews: Cleveland settles a lawsuit brought against the city by the family of Tamir Rice, a minor killed by city police officers.
---------------
BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 4/22 to 4/24/2016 weekend box office is "Jungle Book" with an estimated take of $60.8 million.
---------------
LGBT - From NYTimes: Finding love again, this time with a man - Former Senator Harris Wofford.
---------------
TELEVISION - From TheWrap: A catch-up guide to "Game of Thrones."
---------------
MUSIC - From ABCNews: Beyonce has released a new album, "Lemonade," available for streaming on Tidal.
---------------
COMICS - From BleedingCool: Rich Johnston knew it - Marvel's proposed Inhumans movie was destined to be done away with.
---------------
ECO - From EcoWatch: Leonardo DiCaprio on the Paris Agreement.
---------------
TRAILER:
From YouTube: The final trailer for "X-Men Apocalypse."
From YouTube: A making of featurette concerning Stephen Frears upcoming "Florence Foster Jenkins" starring Meryl Streep and Hugh Grant.
Thursday, July 16, 2015
Amazon Studios Acquires Spike Lee's New Film, "Chi-Raq"
Amazon Studios Announces Spike Lee’s Chi-Raq as First-Ever Amazon Original Movie
Film features Nick Cannon, Wesley Snipes, Jennifer Hudson, Teyonah Parris, D.B. Sweeney, Harry Lennix, Steve Harris, Angela Bassett with John Cusack and Samuel L. Jackson
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--(NASDAQ:AMZN)–Amazon Studios today announced that Spike Lee’s next major film (working title, Chi-Raq) is the first-ever Amazon Original Movie produced. Chi-Raq will feature Nick Cannon, Wesley Snipes, Jennifer Hudson, Teyonah Parris, D.B. Sweeney, Harry Lennix, Steve Harris, Angela Bassett with John Cusack and Samuel L. Jackson. In what will be her breakout-starring role, Teyonah Parris will play the central lead character. Chi-Raq was shot entirely in Chicago and wrapped last week.
“I’m honored to be part of the film that will launch Amazon Studios and to tell a story that is so important. Please don’t be fooled by the title of Chi-Raq, this new Spike Lee joint will be something very special. We have assembled a stellar cast”
Written by both the critically acclaimed filmmaker Spike Lee (Do The Right Thing), and writer/director Kevin Willmott (C.S.A.: Confederate States Of America), and directed by Lee, Chi-Raq will shed light on the serious, but often overlooked issue of violence in inner city Chicago.
“Spike Lee is one of the most distinct and visionary filmmakers of our time,” said Ted Hope, Head of Motion Picture Production at Amazon Studios. “It would be impossible to find a better filmmaker with whom to launch our studio. He has a unique voice, a distinct eye, and he tackles important subjects with humor and heart, pointing to solutions and not exploiting the problems. Chi-Raq may be his greatest, and definitely his boldest film yet—everything about it is distinctive.”
“I’m honored to be part of the film that will launch Amazon Studios and to tell a story that is so important. Please don’t be fooled by the title of Chi-Raq, this new Spike Lee joint will be something very special. We have assembled a stellar cast,” said Spike Lee.
Bob Berney, Head of Marketing and Distribution at Amazon Studios, explained, “For Chi-Raq, and for future projects, we will collaborate with a top-tier theatrical distributor who shares our vision and passion. We will work together to craft bold and distinctive marketing and distribution approaches for all our films.”
First announced in January, Amazon Original Movies is an initiative by Amazon to produce and acquire original movies for theatrical release and early window distribution exclusively for Prime members. With creative development and production headed up by independent film visionary Ted Hope, Amazon Original Movies focuses on unique stories, voices, and characters from top and up-and-coming creators. Bob Berney recently joined the Amazon Original Movies team to lead theatrical distribution and marketing efforts and will be managing third-party distributors.
Amazon Original Movies will join Amazon Original Series such as Catastrophe, Bosch, Mozart in the Jungle, Alpha House and multi-Golden Globe winner Transparent, all available exclusively on Amazon for Prime members. Also premiering this fall are new Amazon Original series Hand of God, Red Oaks, and The Man in the High Castle.
About Amazon Instant Video
Amazon Instant Video offers Amazon Prime members instant access to stream tens of thousands of movies and TV episodes, including award-winning Amazon Original Series, available at no additional cost. New release movies and current TV shows are available for rent or purchase.
Prime members can enjoy binge-worthy TV shows including Amazon Original Series airing now such as the multi-Golden Globe-winning series Transparent, the hour-long drama Bosch, based on Michael Connelly’s best-selling books, the Roman Coppola and Jason Schwartzman comedy, Mozart in the Jungle, and the comedy created by and starring Rob Delaney and Sharon Horgan, Catastrophe, in addition to HBO favorites like The Sopranos, True Blood and Girls, and popular primetime series including 24, Downton Abbey, Extant, Falling Skies, Grimm, Hannibal, Justified, Orphan Black, Teen Wolf, The Americans, and Under the Dome. Prime members also have access to a collection of kids shows now airing including Amazon Original Series Annedroids, Gortimer Gibbon’s Life on Normal Street and the Annecy, Annie and multi-Emmy Award-winning Tumble Leaf, as well as popular shows from Nickelodeon and Nick Jr. including SpongeBob SquarePants, Dora the Explorer, Team Umizoomi, and Blue’s Clues. In addition to tens of thousands of titles to instantly stream, the Amazon Prime membership (www.amazon.com/prime) includes more than one million songs, more than a thousand playlists and hundreds of stations through Prime Music, unlimited Free Two-Day Shipping on millions of items, early access to select Lightning Deals, unlimited photo storage with Amazon Photos, and access to borrow from more than 800,000 books for Kindle owners–all for $99 a year.
Customers can watch movies and TV shows with the Amazon Video app. The Amazon Video app is available on hundreds of devices including Amazon Fire TV, Fire TV Stick, Roku, smart TVs and Blu-ray players from Samsung, Sony, LG, and Panasonic, the Xbox, PlayStation, and Wii game consoles, as well as on mobile devices like Fire tablets, Fire phone, iPhone, iPad, and Android tablets and phones. Customers can also watch online at Amazon.com/AIV.
Comprehensive cast and crew information, including bios and filmographies, is available on Amazon’s IMDb (www.imdb.com), the world’s most popular and authoritative source for movie, TV and celebrity content.
About Amazon
Amazon.com opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995. The company is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire phone, Fire tablets, Fire TV, and Amazon Echo are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon.
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Film features Nick Cannon, Wesley Snipes, Jennifer Hudson, Teyonah Parris, D.B. Sweeney, Harry Lennix, Steve Harris, Angela Bassett with John Cusack and Samuel L. Jackson
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--(NASDAQ:AMZN)–Amazon Studios today announced that Spike Lee’s next major film (working title, Chi-Raq) is the first-ever Amazon Original Movie produced. Chi-Raq will feature Nick Cannon, Wesley Snipes, Jennifer Hudson, Teyonah Parris, D.B. Sweeney, Harry Lennix, Steve Harris, Angela Bassett with John Cusack and Samuel L. Jackson. In what will be her breakout-starring role, Teyonah Parris will play the central lead character. Chi-Raq was shot entirely in Chicago and wrapped last week.
“I’m honored to be part of the film that will launch Amazon Studios and to tell a story that is so important. Please don’t be fooled by the title of Chi-Raq, this new Spike Lee joint will be something very special. We have assembled a stellar cast”
Written by both the critically acclaimed filmmaker Spike Lee (Do The Right Thing), and writer/director Kevin Willmott (C.S.A.: Confederate States Of America), and directed by Lee, Chi-Raq will shed light on the serious, but often overlooked issue of violence in inner city Chicago.
“Spike Lee is one of the most distinct and visionary filmmakers of our time,” said Ted Hope, Head of Motion Picture Production at Amazon Studios. “It would be impossible to find a better filmmaker with whom to launch our studio. He has a unique voice, a distinct eye, and he tackles important subjects with humor and heart, pointing to solutions and not exploiting the problems. Chi-Raq may be his greatest, and definitely his boldest film yet—everything about it is distinctive.”
“I’m honored to be part of the film that will launch Amazon Studios and to tell a story that is so important. Please don’t be fooled by the title of Chi-Raq, this new Spike Lee joint will be something very special. We have assembled a stellar cast,” said Spike Lee.
Bob Berney, Head of Marketing and Distribution at Amazon Studios, explained, “For Chi-Raq, and for future projects, we will collaborate with a top-tier theatrical distributor who shares our vision and passion. We will work together to craft bold and distinctive marketing and distribution approaches for all our films.”
First announced in January, Amazon Original Movies is an initiative by Amazon to produce and acquire original movies for theatrical release and early window distribution exclusively for Prime members. With creative development and production headed up by independent film visionary Ted Hope, Amazon Original Movies focuses on unique stories, voices, and characters from top and up-and-coming creators. Bob Berney recently joined the Amazon Original Movies team to lead theatrical distribution and marketing efforts and will be managing third-party distributors.
Amazon Original Movies will join Amazon Original Series such as Catastrophe, Bosch, Mozart in the Jungle, Alpha House and multi-Golden Globe winner Transparent, all available exclusively on Amazon for Prime members. Also premiering this fall are new Amazon Original series Hand of God, Red Oaks, and The Man in the High Castle.
About Amazon Instant Video
Amazon Instant Video offers Amazon Prime members instant access to stream tens of thousands of movies and TV episodes, including award-winning Amazon Original Series, available at no additional cost. New release movies and current TV shows are available for rent or purchase.
Prime members can enjoy binge-worthy TV shows including Amazon Original Series airing now such as the multi-Golden Globe-winning series Transparent, the hour-long drama Bosch, based on Michael Connelly’s best-selling books, the Roman Coppola and Jason Schwartzman comedy, Mozart in the Jungle, and the comedy created by and starring Rob Delaney and Sharon Horgan, Catastrophe, in addition to HBO favorites like The Sopranos, True Blood and Girls, and popular primetime series including 24, Downton Abbey, Extant, Falling Skies, Grimm, Hannibal, Justified, Orphan Black, Teen Wolf, The Americans, and Under the Dome. Prime members also have access to a collection of kids shows now airing including Amazon Original Series Annedroids, Gortimer Gibbon’s Life on Normal Street and the Annecy, Annie and multi-Emmy Award-winning Tumble Leaf, as well as popular shows from Nickelodeon and Nick Jr. including SpongeBob SquarePants, Dora the Explorer, Team Umizoomi, and Blue’s Clues. In addition to tens of thousands of titles to instantly stream, the Amazon Prime membership (www.amazon.com/prime) includes more than one million songs, more than a thousand playlists and hundreds of stations through Prime Music, unlimited Free Two-Day Shipping on millions of items, early access to select Lightning Deals, unlimited photo storage with Amazon Photos, and access to borrow from more than 800,000 books for Kindle owners–all for $99 a year.
Customers can watch movies and TV shows with the Amazon Video app. The Amazon Video app is available on hundreds of devices including Amazon Fire TV, Fire TV Stick, Roku, smart TVs and Blu-ray players from Samsung, Sony, LG, and Panasonic, the Xbox, PlayStation, and Wii game consoles, as well as on mobile devices like Fire tablets, Fire phone, iPhone, iPad, and Android tablets and phones. Customers can also watch online at Amazon.com/AIV.
Comprehensive cast and crew information, including bios and filmographies, is available on Amazon’s IMDb (www.imdb.com), the world’s most popular and authoritative source for movie, TV and celebrity content.
About Amazon
Amazon.com opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995. The company is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire phone, Fire tablets, Fire TV, and Amazon Echo are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon.
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Monday, July 13, 2015
Review: "The Expendables 3" is Best When the Old Dogs Run
The Expendables 3 (2014)
Running time: 126 minutes (2 hours, 6 minutes)
MPAA – PG-13 for violence including intense sustained gun battles and fight scenes, and for language
DIRECTOR: Patrick Hughes
WRITERS: Creighton Rothenberger, Katrin Benedikt, and Sylvester Stallone; from a story by Sylvester Stallone (based on characters created by David Callaham)
PRODUCERS: Les Weldon, Avi Lerner, Danny Lerner, Kevin King-Templeton, and John Thompson
CINEMATOGRAPHER: Peter Menzies, Jr.
EDITORS: Sean Albertson and Paul Harb
COMPOSER: Brian Tyler
ACTION with some elements of drama
Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Dolph Lundgren, Randy Couture, Mel Gibson, Wesley Snipes, Harrison Ford, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Kelsey Grammer, Antonio Banderas, Glen Powell, Victor Ortiz, Ronda Rousey, Kellan Lutz, Terry Crews, Jet Li, and Robert Davi
The Expendables 3 is a 2014 action movie from director Patrick Hughes. It is the second sequel to the 2010 film, The Expendables, and the third movie in the The Expendables film franchise. In The Expendables 3, team leader, Barney Ross, replaces his old teammates with some new blood for a showdown against a former friend turned arms dealer.
The Expendables 3 opens with the Expendables: Barney Ross (Sylvester Stallone) the leader; his right-hand man, Lee Christmas (Jason Statham); Gunner Jensen (Dolph Lundgren); Toll Road (Randy Couture); and Hale Caesar (Terry Crews), on a new mission. They seek to rescue Doc (Wesley Snipes), one of the original Expendables.
With Doc in tow, the Expendables head to Mogadishu, Somalia to capture billionaire arms dealer, Victor Minns. However, Minns turns out to really be Conrad Stonebanks (Mel Gibson), who co-founded the Expendables before going rogue. After the Expendables' mission goes horrible wrong, Barney dismisses his current team. When he faces Stonebanks again, Ross plans on having a younger team that is also not connected to him in any personal or emotional way. But are the new Expendables: Thorn (Glen Powell), Luna (Ronda Rousey), Marlito (Victor Ortiz), and John Smilee (Kellan Lutz), really ready to take on an Expendables mission?
Released in the late summer of 2010, The Expendables was a surprising gem, an explosive action film that was a throwback to the old macho, testosterone-fueled action films of the 1980s. However, The Expendables was not some homage, parody, or sentimental recollection of action movie days gone by. As I said in my review of the first film, it was “an authentic ass-kicking, ass-stabbing, cap-popped-in-ass action movie...”
The Expendables 3 is full of old relic-type actors from the 1980s and 90s – stars who dominated the movie box office and one television star. The story toys with the idea that the old folks must make way for the new stars, but ultimately, it only plays with such a notion. Honestly, I want to see Sylvester Stallone, Mel Gibson, Wesley Snipes, Harrison Ford, and Arnold Schwarzenegger more than I want to see Ronda Rousey and Kellan Lutz (nothing against them).
I can't quite express how much I enjoyed seeing Kelsey Grammer (as Bonaparte), an actor about whom I have always had mixed feelings, and Harrison Ford (as Max Drummer). Ford is really showing his seven decades, but he's still cool. The Expendables 3 is at its best when it showed the old dogs in action, which is what made the original film such a treat. So, if there is a fourth film in this franchise, I want more aged beef and less fresh meat.
6 of 10
B
Wednesday, July 1, 2015
NOTES:
2015 Razzie Awards: 1 win: “Worst Supporting Actor” (Kelsey Grammer, also for Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return; Think Like a Man Too; Transformers: Age of Extinction); 2 nominations: “Worst Supporting Actor” (Mel Gibson) and “Worst Supporting Actor” (Arnold Schwarzenegger)
The text is copyright © 2015 Leroy Douresseaux. All Rights Reserved. Contact this site for reprint and syndication rights and fees.
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Friday, July 10, 2015
Negromancer News Bits and Bites for July 4th to 11th, 2015 - Update #11
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NEWS:
From Variety: Avengers and Inside Out help push Disney over $3 billion in global box office gross.
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From BoxOfficeMojo: It looks like "Jurassic World" will still be #1 at the box office for the July 4th 2015 weekend box office.
COMIC BOOKS - Films and Books:
From THR: Batman and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles will unite in a comic book.
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From CBR: Andy Kubert and Klaus Janson are announced as artist for "Batman: The Dark Knight III: The Master Race."
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From CBR: Wesley Snipes says that he has met with more about playing "Blade" again.
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From Variety: Marisa Tomei will reportedly be the new Aunt May in the Spider-Man reboot.
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From ThePlaylist: "X-Men: Apocalypse" is the real first X-Men film, says Bryan Singer.
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From EW: More on the upcoming new X-Men film.
TRAILERS:
From YouTube: New trailer for "Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip."
OBITS:
From TheGuardian: The actor, Omar Sharif, died at the age of 83 in Egypt on Friday, July 10, 2015. Sharif is known for his roles in Lawrence of Arabia and Dr. Zhivago.
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From THR: Movie producer Jerry Weintraub died today, Monday, July 6, 2015, at the age of 77. He produced the original Ocean's 11 and The Karate Kid films and the remakes and sequels. He received an Emmy Award for producing the TV bio-film, Behind the Candelabra, one of three he won.
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From Deadline: Michael Douglas's mother, Diana Douglas, died on Saturday, July 4th, 2015. She was Kirk Douglas' first wife. She was 92.
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From TheWrap: The actress Amanda Peterson was recently found dead in her Colorado home. She was best known for her role in 80's classic, Can't Buy Me Love.
NEWS:
From Variety: Avengers and Inside Out help push Disney over $3 billion in global box office gross.
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From BoxOfficeMojo: It looks like "Jurassic World" will still be #1 at the box office for the July 4th 2015 weekend box office.
COMIC BOOKS - Films and Books:
From THR: Batman and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles will unite in a comic book.
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From CBR: Andy Kubert and Klaus Janson are announced as artist for "Batman: The Dark Knight III: The Master Race."
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From CBR: Wesley Snipes says that he has met with more about playing "Blade" again.
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From Variety: Marisa Tomei will reportedly be the new Aunt May in the Spider-Man reboot.
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From ThePlaylist: "X-Men: Apocalypse" is the real first X-Men film, says Bryan Singer.
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From EW: More on the upcoming new X-Men film.
TRAILERS:
From YouTube: New trailer for "Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip."
OBITS:
From TheGuardian: The actor, Omar Sharif, died at the age of 83 in Egypt on Friday, July 10, 2015. Sharif is known for his roles in Lawrence of Arabia and Dr. Zhivago.
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From THR: Movie producer Jerry Weintraub died today, Monday, July 6, 2015, at the age of 77. He produced the original Ocean's 11 and The Karate Kid films and the remakes and sequels. He received an Emmy Award for producing the TV bio-film, Behind the Candelabra, one of three he won.
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From Deadline: Michael Douglas's mother, Diana Douglas, died on Saturday, July 4th, 2015. She was Kirk Douglas' first wife. She was 92.
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From TheWrap: The actress Amanda Peterson was recently found dead in her Colorado home. She was best known for her role in 80's classic, Can't Buy Me Love.
Wednesday, January 22, 2014
Review "Murder at 1600" Surprises (Happy B'day, Diane Lane)
TRASH IN MY EYE No. 10 (of 2002) by Leroy Douresseaux
Murder at 1600 (1997)
Running time: 107 minutes (1 hour, 47 minutes)
MPAA – R for sexuality, violence and some language
DIRECTOR: Dwight H. Little
WRITERS: Wayne Beach and David Hodgin
PRODUCERS: Arnold Kopelson and Arnon Milchan
CINEMATOGRAPHER: Steven Bernstein (D.o.P.)
EDITORS: Leslie Jones and Billy Weber
COMPOSER: Christopher Young
DRAMA/CRIME/THRILLER with elements of action
Starring: Wesley Snipes, Diane Lane, Daniel Benzali, Dennis Miller, Alan Alda, Ronny Cox, Diane Baker, Tate Donovan, and Harris Yulin
The subject of this movie review is Murder at 1600, a 1997 crime and detective thriller from director Dwight H. Little and starring Wesley Snipes and Diane Lane. The film follows a homicide detective and a secret service agent as they try to unravel the conspiracy surrounding a young female staffer found dead in a White House wash room.
Washington D. C. Police Homicide Detective Harlan Regis (Wesley Snipes) gets a call that there has been a murder at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, the address of the White House. When he arrives, he discovers the body of a slain young woman, and it is obvious that the Secret Service has already tampered with and removed evidence from the crime scene. He immediately suspects a cover up.
Through a lot of effort, he eventually convinces Secret Service Agent Nina Chance (Diane Lane) to join him in the murder investigation. From that point, they operate through a myriad of roadblocks and obstacles. They are constantly on the run from murderous pursuers and others intent on stopping the investigation. Raising the intensity level, the murder occurs during a touchy international incident between the United States and North Korea.
Directed by veteran helmsman Dwight H. Little (episodes of “The Practice” and Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home), Murder at 1600 is a surprisingly intriguing and exciting movie. With elements of suspense, mystery, and drama, it is something of a thriller and an action movie. Little expertly paces them film so that there is never a dull moment. Something’s always just around the corner, and some seemingly nefarious person is always in the next room. Add the element of government paid snipers and assassins, and the result is a nice edge of your seat picture - a chase movie for grown ups.
The writers Wayne Beach and the late David Hodgin do a wonderful job creating a single plot line that neatly divides into other interesting plot lines. Very little is thrown away in this movie. Like a classic whodunit, the suspects and motives pile on, but not like crap on the wall. Rather, it’s like a complex puzzle, with not too many pieces, for the viewer it’s an engaging challenge to put together.
Wesley Snipes has always wanted to be an action movie badass, but his gift is in his untapped acting talent. His rock solid good looks and thespian skills make him a natural leading man in the old Hollywood tradition (Kirk Douglas or Humphrey Bogart). Like them, he is best in dramas that are suspenseful and intriguing. He carries this movie on his strong shoulders even when the movie action becomes implausible.
Diane Lane (“Lonesome Dove”) is also another surprise. She is a natural beauty, more earthy than doll-like without a model’s overdone and artificial looks. She’s a woman’s woman – gritty and determined to do her job. Her Nina Chance is the ideal partner to Snipes' Regis. She isn’t the typical action movie female baggage; she holds her own, and she gets to pull Regis out of the fire a few times.
Ronny Cox as President Jack Neil and Alan Alda as Alvin Jordan, National Security Advisor are very good and quite intense in their parts. Both are seemingly determined and over anxious to “be real” in their parts. Dennis Miller makes a light add-on to the story and manages to serve a function, but nothing, not even his light part, hurts this movie.
Murder at 1600 isn’t by any means great, but it is very good and somewhat smart entertainment. The last fifteen minutes or so is an exercise in the implausible, and is often inadvertently funny. However, there is something to be said for making a movie that could have been bad quite enjoyable.
6 of 10
B
Updated: Wednesday, January 22, 2014
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Wednesday, July 31, 2013
Review: "Blade: Trinity" is An Average End to a Special Franchise (Happy B'day, Wesley Snipes)
TRASH IN MY EYE No. 240 (of 2004) by Leroy Douresseaux
Blade: Trinity (2004)
Running time: 105 minutes (1 hour, 45 minutes)
MPAA – R for strong pervasive violence and language, and some sexual content
DIRECTOR: David S. Goyer
WRITER: David S. Goyer (based upon characters by Marv Wolfman and Gene Colan)
PRODUCERS: Wesley Snipes, Peter Frankfurt, Lynn Harris, and David S. Goyer
CINEMATOGRAPHER: Gabriel Beristain
EDITORS: Conrad Smart and Howard E. Smith
COMPOSERS: Ramin Djawadi and The RZA
ACTION/HORROR/FANTASY
Starring: Wesley Snipes, Kris Kristofferson, Ryan Reynolds, Jessica Biel, Parker Posey, Cascy Beddow, Dominic Purcell, Triple H (Paul Michael Levesque), Natasha Lyonne, Eric Bogosian, Vitaly Kravchenko, James Remar, and Patton Oswalt
The subject of this movie review is Blade: Trinity, a 2004 vampire horror and superhero action movie from writer-director David S. Goyer. It is the third and final movie in the Blade film series produced by New Line Cinema. Blade: Trinity finds Blade a wanted man by the FBI and forced to unite with a band of vampire hunters called the Nightstalkers in order to battle his most challenging opponent ever, Dracula.
Early in Blade: Trinity, a group of vampires by led nasty girl vamp princess, Danica Talos (Parker Posey), awakens the original vampire, Dracula (Dominic Purcell), who is buried deep within a pyramid in Iraq. Apparently, the vampires are desperate to rid themselves of their mortal enemy, the vampire hunter, Blade (Wesley Snipes), aka the Daywalker, and hope Dracula, who goes by the name Drake, will defeat Blade. Meanwhile, Danica and her crew have also set Blade up so that he mistakenly kills a human he thinks is a vampire. The murder sets the corrupt police and media against him. The FBI track Blade to his new lair and launch an attack. During the strike, Blade’s mentor, father figure, and weapons creator, Abraham Whistler (Kris Kristofferson), is killed, and the FBI captures Blade.
Enter The Nightstalkers, a group of human vampire hunters, Blade never knew existed. One of them is Abigail Whistler (Jessica Biel), Abraham Whistler’s out-of-wedlock daughter, and she is an ass-kicking, bow-hunting babe who doesn’t flinch from going toe to toe with bloodsuckers. Add a third partner to Blade and Abigail, and you have a trinity. The third player is the buff, wise-cracking Hannibal King (Ryan Reynolds), who was once turned into a vampire, and later cured by Abigail. Together, the trio must hunt down Drake and his vampire cabal and stop them from implementing the vampire final solution against humanity.
Blade: Trinity is the least in terms of quality of the three Blade films, but it still manages to be a thrill (sometimes). Writer/director David S. Goyer (who also wrote the screenplays for the previous Blade films) and cinematographer Gabriel Beristain (who also shot Blade II) were also determined to make this film look different from the previous two. Blade: Trinity looks like an extended music video, but the photography has the crystal clear quality of digital video, so much so that the film looks like a television program shot in high definition. Goyer also dropped a lot of the muddy and murky CGI that didn’t always work in Blade II.
It’s the performances that really hamper Blade: Trinity; in fact, it wouldn’t be too mean to say that the acting is atrocious. Wesley Snipes always played Blade as stoic, with little to say except for a few lines delivered in a thuggish monotone. However, Snipes is often too stiff, here. He’s is too “in character,” and that keeps Blade from interacting with the other characters. Granted Blade is a loner, but he goes overboard this time. There are huge segments in this film in which he hardly utters more than a few grumbles. Thankfully, towards the end of the film, he does come to life as a badass delivering the kind of lines that would fit right into a blaxtiploitation or Quentin Tarantino movie.
Ryan Reynolds really tries to liven up this film as Hannibal King, but rarely is anybody up to his challenge. His lines are always funny, but often fall flat or are lost in the moroseness of the rest of the cast. Jessica Biel is almost undead herself in this film, but she’s fine and pretty and moves well; that saves her performance (a little). Parker Posey is miscast and is made up to look like an ugly, pasty-white trash, hag vampire. Though she has a (very) few moments, she’s simply annoying. If Dominic Purcell gets anything out of this film, it’s that he’s one of the worst and least intriguing Dracula’s in cinema history; that would include Dracula’s that have appeared in Scooby-Doo cartoons and other Hanna-Barbera animated programs.
The stiff (non) acting is what makes Blade: Trinity seem so listless and clunky for about half the film’s running time – that and the fact that the vampires spend most of the time brooding and hiding in their tacky skyscraper/palace. Blade: Trinity is as much a hunt as it is a waiting game, but the waiting is the hardest part. The film is pretty to look at, and the film score (co-written by The RZA of The Wu-Tang Clan who also co-wrote music for Tarantino’s Kill Bill films) and soundtrack are killer. But for all the credit I give Goyer, the film’s plot is… dumb and stretched thin, and falls apart to almost nonexistence. At times, the film is lethargic and meanders, playing a waiting game until the final act. Though I love Blade, even I have to admit that unless you’re a fan of the series, you can catch this one when it’s on home video.
5 of 10
B-
Update: Wednesday, July 31, 2013
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Saturday, October 27, 2012
Wesley Snipes' "Gallowwalkers" Finally Arrives
Movie star Wesley Snipes will be released into the wild, wild west to fight the undead and blast his way into Film4’s FrightFest 2012 Saturday, October 27th with the World Premiere of his latest film.
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Movie star Wesley Snipes is making headlines with his long-awaited and highly-anticipated return to the big screen with the World Premiere of the cowboy wild west- zombie mash-up: Gallowwalkers. Snipes stars as the mysterious gunslinger Aman, who carries a curse. The curse: all those who die by his hand shall return to hunt him. Snipes is forced to blast his way through the old west, while the scores of undead ferociously track him to the bitter end. The film’s slogan is “Live by the gun. Die by the gun. Come back for more.”
The fans of the star and fans of the wild west and horror genres have been long-awaiting the film’s release. Shrouds of mystery and rumor surrounded the film following Wesley’s legal complications and headlines of the last several years. However, with Wesley’s release imminent (scheduled for the summer of 2013), the film remained “never having been seen” and its release strategy is still a tightly keep secret.
The films’ Producers said in a statement Friday: “We support Wesley fully in his film career and look forward to his return next summer. We are beyond thrilled to announce Wesley’s return in the World Premiere of Gallowwalkers. We couldn’t be more excited for the road ahead.” Gallowwalkers is set to World Premiere at the Vue West End in London’s Leicester Square, Saturdaym October 27th 2012 at 9pm.
Shot in the dusty sands of the Namibian desert, Gallowwalkers was produced and executive produced by Jack Bowyer (under his production shingle Jack Bowyer Productions), Executive Produced by Roger Grad, Ken Ross and Directed by Andrew Goth.
ABOUT JACK BOWYER PRODUCTIONS
Jack Bowyer Productions is a UK-based production company. Principal Jack Bowyer founded the company in 2007. JB is a prolific producer of independent film; they recently received a Nomination for “Best International Film” at Raindance for their latest film DARK HEARTS starring X-men topper Lucas Till.
ABOUT BOUNDLESS PICTURES
Founded in 2008 by Courtney Lauren Penn and Brandon Burrows, Boundless Pictures is a New York City, Los Angeles and Greenwich, Connecticut-based production company that develops, co-finances and produces independent film. They have produced alongside Jack Bowyer on Gallowwalkers and Dark Hearts.
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ABOUT FILM4 FRIGHTFEST
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Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Review: "Drop Zone: is an Underrated Action Film (Happy B'day, Wesley Snipes)
TRASH IN MY EYE No. 63 (of 2012) by Leroy Douresseaux
Drop Zone (1994)
Running time: 101 minutes (1 hour, 41 minutes)
MPAA – R for violence and language
DIRECTOR: John Badham
WRITERS: Peter Barsocchini and John Bishop, from a story by Tony Griffin, Guy Manos, and Peter Barsocchini
PRODUCERS: D.J. Caruso, Lauren Lloyd, and Wallis Nicita
CINEMATOGRAPHER: Roy H. Wagner (D.o.P.)
EDITOR: Frank Morriss
COMPOSER: Hans Zimmer
ACTION/CRIME/THRILLER
Starring: Wesley Snipes, Gary Busey, Yancy Butler, Michael Jeter, Corin Nemec, Kyle Secor, Luca Bercovici, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Grace Zabriskie, Rex Linn, Robert LaSardo, Sam Hennings, Claire Stansfield, Mickey Jones, and Andy Romano
The subject of this movie review is Drop Zone, a 1994 action movie and crime thriller from director John Badham. This film was apparently initially conceived as a Steven Seagal project. Drop Zone stars Wesley Snipes as a U.S. Marshal tracking a team of skydiving crooks led by a former DEA agent.
A thoroughly underrated Wesley Snipes film (and there are several) is Drop Zone. At the time the film was first released, it was expected to be a huge hit, yet it didn’t gross $30 million at the North American box office. However, I think that any viewer who can identify with the character Snipes portrays will find that this movie really resonates for him.
Snipes is Pete Nessip, a U.S. Marshall, who is transferring a prisoner (Michael Jeter) to a safe house with his brother Terry (Malcolm-Jamal Warner) who is also a Marshall. A group of skyjackers stage an impossible prison break on a 747, kill Terry, and kidnaps the prisoner, Earl Leedy (Jeter). There is, however, more to this. Led by Ty Moncrief (Gary Busey), a former Drug Enforcement Agency agent, the skyjackers are actually a band of skydiving crooks that specialize in landing on the roofs of law enforcement buildings and hacking into law enforcement computer systems. They sell the information they get to drug lords. Nessip convinces Jessie Crossman (Yancy Butler), a roguish but loveable skydiving instructor, to help him track down the criminals.
Drop Zone is decidedly low-fi and is more like Snipes earlier hit, Passenger 57, or the Keanu Reaves classic Point Break. It’s a police procedural and crime thriller with some great action scenes. The skydiving stunt work and photography is breathtaking and, in fact, rocks. The acting is good, though a little stiff and over the top, but Snipes, Busey, and Ms. Butler carry the film quite well, especially Busey who does his usual good work as a crazy guy. Kyle Secor is also quite entertaining as the skydiving loony, Swoop, playing excellent comic relief. I give this film a hardy recommendation as a sure fire video rental or as a Saturday home matinee.
7 of 10
B+
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
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