by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"
Support Leroy on Patreon:
CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19 NEWS:
From CDC: The Centers for Disease Control has a "COVID Data Tracker."
From YahooNews: Why does COVID-19 kill some people and hardly affects others?
From YahooNews: Yahoo has a dedicated page of links updating news about COVID-19.
From Deadline: The news site "Deadline" has a dedicated page for news about coronavirus and the film, TV, and entertainment industries.
From TheNewYorker: The venerable magazine has a dedicate COVID-19 page free to all readers.
From YahooNews: Re: the federal government's response to COVID-19: What if the most important election of our lifetime was the last one - 2016?
From YahooLife: What is "happy hypoxia?" And do you have this COVID-19 symptom?
From JuanCole: Remeber when President Donald went crazy and suggested that we ingest household cleaning supplies and UV light to fight COVID-19. Here is the video and commentary from Juan Cole.
From TheIntercept: The federal government has ramped up security and police-related spending in response to the COVID-19/coronavirus pandemic, including issuing contracts for riot gear, disclosures show. The purchase orders include requests for disposable cuffs, gas masks, ballistic helmets, and riot gloves...
From NPR: A sad milestone: over 100,000 American have died due to COVID-19.
From ESPN: NBA legend and retired player, Patrick Ewing (the New York Knicks), recently battle COVID-19 and was hospitalized.
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS:
MOVIES - From Deadline: Apple will be finance and will be the "creative studios" for "Killers of the Flower Moon," which will be directed by Martin Scorsese and star Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro. The original studio, Paramount, will distribute the film worldwide.
MOVIES - From Deadline: Doug Liman will direct that secretive Tom Cruise/Elon Musk/NASA that is supposedly going to be shot in space!
STREAMING - From BI: Warner Media content chief, Kevin Reilly, says "we're closing deals every week" for content and talks HBO Max
MOVIES - From IndieWire: Christopher Nolan bought a 747 to blow up for his new film, "Tenet," instead of relying on CGI.
TELEVISION - From IndieWire: Although the 13th season of "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" has yet to debut, the series has been contracted for a 15th season, which would make it the longest running live-action comedy series in American television history. That would put it past the 14 seaons of ABC's sitcom, "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet."
CELEBRITY - From YahooEntertainment: Woody Allen don't give a f**k!
MOVIES - From ComicBook: Actor John David Washington said that he asked director Christopher Nolan questions about the plot of their film, "Tenet," every day of filming.
FILM FESTIVALS - From Deadline: The governor of Italy's Veneto region said that the "Venice Film Festival," scheduled for September 2nd to the 12th, 2020, will go ahead as scheduled.
BLM-MUSIC - From YahooEntertainment: A Louisiana man falsely imprisoned for 37 years stuns the judges of "America's Got Talent" with his audition.
DISNEY-NBA - From THR: The Walt Disney Company and the National Basketball Association (NBA) are in talks to resume the 2019-20 NBA season in late July. Games would be played at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex.
PIXAR - From Deadline: "Out," an animated short that Pixar produced for Disney+, features Pixar's first gay main character.
MOVIES - From Variety: Jon Stewart, former host of "The Daily Show," has an upcoming political comedy film that he has written and directed, entitled "Irresistible." It will debut on demand on June 26th and forego a theatrical release.
BLACK AMERICA AND COVID-19 - Crisis or... :
GEORGE FLOYD:
From NBCNews: (5/26) - A Minneapolis black man, George Floyd, dies after pleading with a police officer that he could not breathe.
From YahooLifestyle: Should the police officer who killed George Floyd be forgiven so quickly, if at all. Welcome to "toxic black forgiveness."
From CNN: Demonstrators in Europe rally to support #GeorgeFloyd protestors in the United States.
From YahooSports: It is a big frickin' deal when a white NFL quarterback speaks out about the murder of George Floyd and the African-American community, even if that QB is an incoming rookie - in this case, Joe Burrows of the Cincinnati Bengals.
From YahooUSAToday: "Qualified immunity" allows police officers to act like laws don't apply to them... because they don't.
From YahooABC: The wife of Minneapolis police office, Derek Michael Chauvin, who killed George Floyd, says she is filing for divorce.
From NBCNews: The phrase, "When the looting starts, the shooting starts," that Trump has twice used on Twitter has its origins in one of the darkest periods of American history.
From YahooSports: Prominent sports figures react to the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis and remind people of why former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick protested by taking a knee before his games.
From CBSNews: Because COVID-19 isn't killing Black people fast enough to satisfy some... Video shows Minneapolis cop with knee on neck of motionless, moaning man who later died.
From CNN: The four police officers involved in the death of George Floyd have been fired. That includes Officer Derek Chauvin who kneeled on Floyd's neck.
From TheDailyBeast: Ira Toles, a black man, recounts how Minneapolis police office, Derek Chauvin, who killed George Floyd by kneeling on his neck, tried to kill him in 2008. He still bears the scars of Chauvin's violence.
CHRISTIAN COOPER - From YahooLifestyles: New Yorker Amy Cooper becomes the latest white woman to go viral after making a false complaint against Christian Cooper, an African-American man via 911.
From YahooNews: Amy Cooper has been fired from her job at Franklin Templeton.
OBITS:
From THR: A giant of a man, Larry Kramer, has died at the age of 84, Wednesday, May 27, 2020. Kramer was a Tony Award-winning playwright, best known for the play, "The Normal Heart." He received an Oscar-nomination for writing the screenplay for "Women in Love" (1969). Many will remember him as a prominent and historically important LGBT rights activist and AIDS activist. He was one of the founders of ACT UP, which led the charge in changing public policy regarding AIDS and with changing the perception of people living with it.
From THR: Veteran character actor, Richard Herd, has died at the age of 87, Tuesday, May 26, 2020. Herd is known for the numerous supporting, recurring, and guest roles he played in numerous TV series and films. Herd was George Costanza's boss ("Mr. Wilhelm") in 11 episodes of "Seinfeld." Herd appeared on "Star Trek: The Next Generation" and "Star Trek: Voyager." He also appeared in such notable films as "All the President's Men" and "The China Syndrome."
From Variety: The Japanese pro wrestler, Hana Kimura, has died at the age of 22, Saturday, May 23, 2020. Kimura was also a cast member of the most recent season of Netflix's "Terrace House."
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Monday, March 30, 2020
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from March 22nd to 31st, 2020 - Update #32
by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"
Support Leroy on Patreon:
CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19 and Hollywood and Beyond:
From YahooNews: Yahoo has a dedicated page of links updating news about COVID-19.
From Deadline: The news site "Deadline" has a dedicated page for news about coronavirus and the film, TV, and entertainment industries.
From TheNewYorker: The venerable magazine has a dedicate COVID-19 page free to all readers.
From YahooSports: The 2020 Tokyo Olympics has been moved to 2021 due to COVID-19 and will take place form July 23, 2021 to August 8, 2021
From Variety: Grammy Award-winner and country music recording artist, Joe Diffe, has died of COVID-19-related complications. Diffe was known for his string of 1990s country song hits, including "Pickup Man" and "John Deere Green." Diffe was 61.
From CBSNews: CBS has announced that former CBS executive and journalist, Maria Mercader, has died of COVID-related complications.
From YahooSports: Former NFL wide receiver (Denver Broncos) and collegiate football and track and field star (LSU), Orlando McDaniel, has died of COVID-19.
From NYDailyNews: The Fox Business News network has parted ways with Trish Regan, host of "Trish Regan Primetime." Regan was one reportedly one of Fox's most aggressive coronavirus conspiracy theorists.
From YahooNews: The prime minister of the United Kingdom, Boris Johnson, has tested positive for COVID-19.
From TheDailyBeast: Iconic rapper, Scarface, of the iconic rap group, "Geto Boys," says that he has tested positive for COVID-19.
From YahooEntertainment: Veteran character actor, Mark Blum (the TV series "You"), has died at the age of 69 from complications of COVID-19.
From YahooEntertainment: Josh Wallwork, a 45-year-old crew member on NBC's "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit," has died from COVID-19-related complications.
From YahooNews: Britain's Prince Charles has reportedly tested positive for COVID-19.
From YahooSports: Pro basketball player, Karl-Anthony Towns (the NBA's Minnesota Timberwolves) has revealed that his mother has been placed in a medically induced coma because of "lung problems" due to COVID-19.
From Deadline: Tony Award-winning playwright Terrence McNally has died of complications due to COVID-19.
From Variety: David Bryan, the keyboardist for and founding member of the Grammy-winning rock band, "Bon Jovi," has tested positive for COVID-19. Bryan is also a Tony Award-winning composer for his work on the musical, "Memphis" (2003).
From BleacherReport: Thursday morning (March 19th), NFL coach, Sean Payton of the New Orleans Saints, told ESPN that he had tested positive for COVID-19. He gave NBC Sports' Peter King an update on his condition.
From NiagaraGazette: Oscar-winning film producer and newly minted convict, Harvey Weinstein, is one of two prisoners at Wende Correctional Facility in Western New York state who has tested positive COVID-19.
From THR: Spanish opera singer Placido Domingo has said that he has tested positive for COVID-16.
From YahooNews: Senator Rand Paul, Republican from Kentucky, becomes the first known U.S. senator to test positive for COVID-19.
MOVIE NEWS:
From Deadline: MGM is all over the film rights to the science fiction novel, "The Hail Mary," from author Andy Weir ("The Martian"). Ryan Gosling is set to star in and produce the film.
From Variety: Sony will give its recent smash hit, "Bad Boys for Life," an early digital release, March 31st, with a Blu-ray/DVD release of April 21st.
From Variety: Woody Allen's memoir, "Apropos of Nothing," was released today (Monday, March 23rd) by a new publisher, Arcade Publishing, with little fanfare. The books previous publisher, Hachette Book Group, after some of its employees staged a walkout.
TELEVISION NEWS:
From Deadline: The U.S. Supreme Court sides with Comcast over Byron Allen in Allen's lawsuit against the cable gaint. In a unanimous decision, the court send the case back to a lower court where Allen must prove "but for." According to the courts ruling, “a plaintiff must initially plead and ultimately prove that, but for race, it would not have suffered the loss of a legally protected right.”
STREAMING NEWS:
From Variety: Netflix and director Ava DuVernay have won a dismissal of a defamation lawsuit brought against them over their "Central Park Five" TV series, "When They See Us."
From YahooEntertainment: Oscar-nominated actor Jonah Hill says that no one has seen his best performance ever, in a film entitled "Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot."
OBITS:
From NBCNews: Civil Rights icon and leader, Rev. Joseph E. Lowery, has died at the age of 98, Friday, March 27, 2020. Lowery founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference with Dr. Martin Luther King. A dean of the Civil Rights movement, Rev. Lowery delivered the benediction at the President Barack Obama's inaugaration in 2009, and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Obama later that same year.
From SoapOperaDigest: The soap opera actor, John Callahan, has died at the age of 66, Saturday, March 28, 2020. He appeared in several daytime soaps, but is best known for the role of "Edmund Grey" on "All My Children" (ABC) from 1992 to 2005
From THR: Harlem Globetrotters legend, Fred "Curly" Neal, has died at the age of 77, Thursday, March 26, 2020. Neal, known as a wizard of dribbling the basketball, was a member of the Globetrotters during their "golden age" in the 1970s and 1980s. With the Globetrotters, Neal appeared on several TV series. Curly was animated character in two Globetrotter Saturday morning cartoon series, as well as appearing on three episodes of animated "The New Scooby-Doo Movies."
From Variety: Writer-director, Stuart Gordon, has died at the age of 72, Tuesday, March 24, 2020. Gordon's best known films were "Re-Animator" (1985) and "From Beyond" (1985), which were both adapted from stories by the great horror writer, H.P. Lovecraft. Gordon was one of the creators of Disney's "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids" franchise, and he was also a writer and director of live theatre.
From THR: Playwright Terrence McNally has died at the age of 81, March 24, 2020. McNally won four Tony Awards and also a Tony Lifetime Achievement Award. He is known for writing plays such as "Frankie and Johnny in the Claire de Lune" (1982), "Love! Valour! Compassion!" (1994), and "Master Class" (1995). His work in musical theatre includes "Kiss of the Spider Woman" (1992) and "Ragtime" (1996).
From Variety: The singer and musician, Eric Weissberg, has died at the age of 80, Sunday, March 22, 2020. Weissberg was best known as a banjo player, and his most commercially successful recording was his banjo solo in "Dueling Banjos," which was used as the theme of the infamous 1972 film, "Deliverance."
From CNN: Pop and country music singer and actor, Kenny Rogers, has died at the age of 81, Friday, March 20, 2020. He was one of the best-selling recording artists and his career spanned several genres. Hew was a three-time Grammy Award winner and had numerous hits, including his signature song, "The Gambler" (1978). The song inspired a series of hit films starring Rogers, beginning with 1980s' "Kenny Rogers as The Gambler."
From RollingStone: Rob Sheffield lists what he thinks are the late Kenny Rogers' best moments, with video links included.
Support Leroy on Patreon:
CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19 and Hollywood and Beyond:
From YahooNews: Yahoo has a dedicated page of links updating news about COVID-19.
From Deadline: The news site "Deadline" has a dedicated page for news about coronavirus and the film, TV, and entertainment industries.
From TheNewYorker: The venerable magazine has a dedicate COVID-19 page free to all readers.
From YahooSports: The 2020 Tokyo Olympics has been moved to 2021 due to COVID-19 and will take place form July 23, 2021 to August 8, 2021
From Variety: Grammy Award-winner and country music recording artist, Joe Diffe, has died of COVID-19-related complications. Diffe was known for his string of 1990s country song hits, including "Pickup Man" and "John Deere Green." Diffe was 61.
From CBSNews: CBS has announced that former CBS executive and journalist, Maria Mercader, has died of COVID-related complications.
From YahooSports: Former NFL wide receiver (Denver Broncos) and collegiate football and track and field star (LSU), Orlando McDaniel, has died of COVID-19.
From NYDailyNews: The Fox Business News network has parted ways with Trish Regan, host of "Trish Regan Primetime." Regan was one reportedly one of Fox's most aggressive coronavirus conspiracy theorists.
From YahooNews: The prime minister of the United Kingdom, Boris Johnson, has tested positive for COVID-19.
From TheDailyBeast: Iconic rapper, Scarface, of the iconic rap group, "Geto Boys," says that he has tested positive for COVID-19.
From YahooEntertainment: Veteran character actor, Mark Blum (the TV series "You"), has died at the age of 69 from complications of COVID-19.
From YahooEntertainment: Josh Wallwork, a 45-year-old crew member on NBC's "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit," has died from COVID-19-related complications.
From YahooNews: Britain's Prince Charles has reportedly tested positive for COVID-19.
From YahooSports: Pro basketball player, Karl-Anthony Towns (the NBA's Minnesota Timberwolves) has revealed that his mother has been placed in a medically induced coma because of "lung problems" due to COVID-19.
From Deadline: Tony Award-winning playwright Terrence McNally has died of complications due to COVID-19.
From Variety: David Bryan, the keyboardist for and founding member of the Grammy-winning rock band, "Bon Jovi," has tested positive for COVID-19. Bryan is also a Tony Award-winning composer for his work on the musical, "Memphis" (2003).
From BleacherReport: Thursday morning (March 19th), NFL coach, Sean Payton of the New Orleans Saints, told ESPN that he had tested positive for COVID-19. He gave NBC Sports' Peter King an update on his condition.
From NiagaraGazette: Oscar-winning film producer and newly minted convict, Harvey Weinstein, is one of two prisoners at Wende Correctional Facility in Western New York state who has tested positive COVID-19.
From THR: Spanish opera singer Placido Domingo has said that he has tested positive for COVID-16.
From YahooNews: Senator Rand Paul, Republican from Kentucky, becomes the first known U.S. senator to test positive for COVID-19.
MOVIE NEWS:
From Deadline: MGM is all over the film rights to the science fiction novel, "The Hail Mary," from author Andy Weir ("The Martian"). Ryan Gosling is set to star in and produce the film.
From Variety: Sony will give its recent smash hit, "Bad Boys for Life," an early digital release, March 31st, with a Blu-ray/DVD release of April 21st.
From Variety: Woody Allen's memoir, "Apropos of Nothing," was released today (Monday, March 23rd) by a new publisher, Arcade Publishing, with little fanfare. The books previous publisher, Hachette Book Group, after some of its employees staged a walkout.
TELEVISION NEWS:
From Deadline: The U.S. Supreme Court sides with Comcast over Byron Allen in Allen's lawsuit against the cable gaint. In a unanimous decision, the court send the case back to a lower court where Allen must prove "but for." According to the courts ruling, “a plaintiff must initially plead and ultimately prove that, but for race, it would not have suffered the loss of a legally protected right.”
STREAMING NEWS:
From Variety: Netflix and director Ava DuVernay have won a dismissal of a defamation lawsuit brought against them over their "Central Park Five" TV series, "When They See Us."
From YahooEntertainment: Oscar-nominated actor Jonah Hill says that no one has seen his best performance ever, in a film entitled "Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot."
OBITS:
From NBCNews: Civil Rights icon and leader, Rev. Joseph E. Lowery, has died at the age of 98, Friday, March 27, 2020. Lowery founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference with Dr. Martin Luther King. A dean of the Civil Rights movement, Rev. Lowery delivered the benediction at the President Barack Obama's inaugaration in 2009, and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Obama later that same year.
From SoapOperaDigest: The soap opera actor, John Callahan, has died at the age of 66, Saturday, March 28, 2020. He appeared in several daytime soaps, but is best known for the role of "Edmund Grey" on "All My Children" (ABC) from 1992 to 2005
From THR: Harlem Globetrotters legend, Fred "Curly" Neal, has died at the age of 77, Thursday, March 26, 2020. Neal, known as a wizard of dribbling the basketball, was a member of the Globetrotters during their "golden age" in the 1970s and 1980s. With the Globetrotters, Neal appeared on several TV series. Curly was animated character in two Globetrotter Saturday morning cartoon series, as well as appearing on three episodes of animated "The New Scooby-Doo Movies."
From Variety: Writer-director, Stuart Gordon, has died at the age of 72, Tuesday, March 24, 2020. Gordon's best known films were "Re-Animator" (1985) and "From Beyond" (1985), which were both adapted from stories by the great horror writer, H.P. Lovecraft. Gordon was one of the creators of Disney's "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids" franchise, and he was also a writer and director of live theatre.
From THR: Playwright Terrence McNally has died at the age of 81, March 24, 2020. McNally won four Tony Awards and also a Tony Lifetime Achievement Award. He is known for writing plays such as "Frankie and Johnny in the Claire de Lune" (1982), "Love! Valour! Compassion!" (1994), and "Master Class" (1995). His work in musical theatre includes "Kiss of the Spider Woman" (1992) and "Ragtime" (1996).
From Variety: The singer and musician, Eric Weissberg, has died at the age of 80, Sunday, March 22, 2020. Weissberg was best known as a banjo player, and his most commercially successful recording was his banjo solo in "Dueling Banjos," which was used as the theme of the infamous 1972 film, "Deliverance."
From CNN: Pop and country music singer and actor, Kenny Rogers, has died at the age of 81, Friday, March 20, 2020. He was one of the best-selling recording artists and his career spanned several genres. Hew was a three-time Grammy Award winner and had numerous hits, including his signature song, "The Gambler" (1978). The song inspired a series of hit films starring Rogers, beginning with 1980s' "Kenny Rogers as The Gambler."
From RollingStone: Rob Sheffield lists what he thinks are the late Kenny Rogers' best moments, with video links included.
Saturday, March 7, 2020
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from March 1st to 7th, 2020 - Updated #20
by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"
Support Leroy on Patreon:
SPECIAL - From YouTube: Happy Birthday, Sis!
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SCANDAL - From Variety: After a staff walkout, Hachette Book Group has decided not to publish Oscar-winning writer-director Woody Allen's memoir, "Apropos of Nothing."
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NEWS - From Variety: South by Southwest or SXSW 2020 has been cancelled due to fears of the coronavirus. The festival is held in Austin, Texas and there are currently 17 confirmed cased in the state.
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DISNEY - From Deadline: Due to the minor reference to a lesbian relationship, some countries of the Middle East are banning Pixar's new animated film, "Onward." However, some Middle East markets are showing the film.
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STREAMING - From Deadline: Amazon will bring back new episodes of "The Kids in the Hall," its first "Canadian Amazon Original Series." The Kids in the Hall is a five-man Canadian sketch comedy troupe and is best known for the Canadian TV series, "The Kids in the Hall," which ran for six seasons from 1989 to 1995, including the 1988 pilot.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: On April 7th, Hachette Book Group will publish Academy Award-winning director and screenwriter, Woody Allen's memoir, "Apropos of Nothing." Today staffers at the publisher walked out in protest and in solidarity with victims.
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STREAMING - From BleedingCool: Matthew A. Cherry, who recently won an Academy Award for his animated short film, "Hair Love," will direct an episode of the "Saved by the Bell" sequel series for the "Peacock" streaming service.
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MOVIES - From THR: Director Scott Derrickson directed Marvel's "Doctor Strange" and then exited its sequel." His next project will pair him with one of Marvel's biggest stars, Chris Evans, in the Skydance thriller, "Bermuda."
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JAMES BOND - From Deadline: Because of coronavirus concerns, specifically COVID-19, the 25th James Bond film has had its release date changed from April 2nd/April 10th to Wed., Nov. 25th, the day before Thanksgiving.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Action star Jason Statham exits "The Man from Toronto," in which he was to star with Kevin Hart. Statham also leaves his agency, WME.
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CULTURE - From Medium: Was the executed serial killer, Ted Bundy, the first "incel?"
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STAR TREK - From Deadline: William Shatner says that he will not reprise his classic role of "Star Trek's" "Captain James T. Kirk" because the character is "played out."
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TELEVISION - From Deadline: MSNBC's Chris Matthews announced that he is retiring, effective immediately (Mon. March 2nd), and that his show, "Hardball with Chris Matthews," is ending.
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CELEBRITY - TheNewYorker: Michael Schulman offers this excellent interview of actress Pam Grier.
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BOOKS - From Deadline: Lionsgate has won an auction for the film rights to Judy Blume's classic novel, "Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret."
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MUSIC - From Deadline: Chuck D and the seminal rap group, "Public Enemy," have parted ways with band mate, Flavor Flav, after he objected to the group's participation in a campaign event for Sen. Bernie Sanders, who is seeking the Democratic nomination for President.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 2/28 to 3/1/2020 weekend box office is "The Invisible Man" with an estimated take of 29 million dollars.
From Variety: The Harrison Ford adventure film, "Call of the Wild," is likely to lose 50 million dollars, the latest 20th Century Fox dud that Disney inherited when they bought 20th Century Fox.
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TELEVISION - From THR: The syndicated TV series, "Judge Judy," will end after the 2020-2021 season, which will be the series' 25th season. Host Judy Sheindlin will star in a new series, "Judy Justice," that is scheduled to begin sometime in 2022
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TELEVISION - From Deadline: CBS is ending its current iteration of "Hawaii Five-o" (a remake of the original series that ran from 1968 to 1980) after 10 seasons and 240 episodes. The two-hour series finale will air April 3rd, 2020.
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MOVIES - From CNBC: Director Rian Johnson ("Knives Out") says that Apple will permit film productions to use its products onscreen. BUT Apple does not want "bad characters" to have an iPhone on camera.
OBITS:
From Variety: Jazz piano legend, McCoy Tyner, has died at the age of 81, Friday, March 6, 2020. Tyner joined the "John Coltrane Quartet" in 1960 and his thunderous piano playing became a signature element in some of John Coltrane's greatest works, including "A Love Supreme" (1964). As a band leader, Tyner also produced a voluminous catalog of LPs, including his career defining "Sahara" (1972), "Enlightenment" (1973), and "Atlantis" (1974).
From Variety: Actor, TV host, and educator, James Lipton, has died at the age of 93, Monday, March 2, 2020. Lipton was best known as the creator, host, and executive producer of the Bravo TV series, "Inside the Actors Studio." Lipton was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award 20 times and won in 2013 for "Outstanding Informational Series or Special" (in a tie with "Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown").
TRAILERS:
From THR: Jordan Peele debuts the first trailer for his new film, "Candyman," which he produced and Nia DaCosta. The film is due June 12, 2020.
Support Leroy on Patreon:
SPECIAL - From YouTube: Happy Birthday, Sis!
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SCANDAL - From Variety: After a staff walkout, Hachette Book Group has decided not to publish Oscar-winning writer-director Woody Allen's memoir, "Apropos of Nothing."
----------
NEWS - From Variety: South by Southwest or SXSW 2020 has been cancelled due to fears of the coronavirus. The festival is held in Austin, Texas and there are currently 17 confirmed cased in the state.
----------
DISNEY - From Deadline: Due to the minor reference to a lesbian relationship, some countries of the Middle East are banning Pixar's new animated film, "Onward." However, some Middle East markets are showing the film.
----------
STREAMING - From Deadline: Amazon will bring back new episodes of "The Kids in the Hall," its first "Canadian Amazon Original Series." The Kids in the Hall is a five-man Canadian sketch comedy troupe and is best known for the Canadian TV series, "The Kids in the Hall," which ran for six seasons from 1989 to 1995, including the 1988 pilot.
----------
MOVIES - From Deadline: On April 7th, Hachette Book Group will publish Academy Award-winning director and screenwriter, Woody Allen's memoir, "Apropos of Nothing." Today staffers at the publisher walked out in protest and in solidarity with victims.
----------
STREAMING - From BleedingCool: Matthew A. Cherry, who recently won an Academy Award for his animated short film, "Hair Love," will direct an episode of the "Saved by the Bell" sequel series for the "Peacock" streaming service.
----------
MOVIES - From THR: Director Scott Derrickson directed Marvel's "Doctor Strange" and then exited its sequel." His next project will pair him with one of Marvel's biggest stars, Chris Evans, in the Skydance thriller, "Bermuda."
----------
JAMES BOND - From Deadline: Because of coronavirus concerns, specifically COVID-19, the 25th James Bond film has had its release date changed from April 2nd/April 10th to Wed., Nov. 25th, the day before Thanksgiving.
---------
MOVIES - From Deadline: Action star Jason Statham exits "The Man from Toronto," in which he was to star with Kevin Hart. Statham also leaves his agency, WME.
----------
CULTURE - From Medium: Was the executed serial killer, Ted Bundy, the first "incel?"
----------
STAR TREK - From Deadline: William Shatner says that he will not reprise his classic role of "Star Trek's" "Captain James T. Kirk" because the character is "played out."
----------
TELEVISION - From Deadline: MSNBC's Chris Matthews announced that he is retiring, effective immediately (Mon. March 2nd), and that his show, "Hardball with Chris Matthews," is ending.
----------
CELEBRITY - TheNewYorker: Michael Schulman offers this excellent interview of actress Pam Grier.
----------
BOOKS - From Deadline: Lionsgate has won an auction for the film rights to Judy Blume's classic novel, "Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret."
----------
MUSIC - From Deadline: Chuck D and the seminal rap group, "Public Enemy," have parted ways with band mate, Flavor Flav, after he objected to the group's participation in a campaign event for Sen. Bernie Sanders, who is seeking the Democratic nomination for President.
----------
BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 2/28 to 3/1/2020 weekend box office is "The Invisible Man" with an estimated take of 29 million dollars.
From Variety: The Harrison Ford adventure film, "Call of the Wild," is likely to lose 50 million dollars, the latest 20th Century Fox dud that Disney inherited when they bought 20th Century Fox.
----------
TELEVISION - From THR: The syndicated TV series, "Judge Judy," will end after the 2020-2021 season, which will be the series' 25th season. Host Judy Sheindlin will star in a new series, "Judy Justice," that is scheduled to begin sometime in 2022
----------
TELEVISION - From Deadline: CBS is ending its current iteration of "Hawaii Five-o" (a remake of the original series that ran from 1968 to 1980) after 10 seasons and 240 episodes. The two-hour series finale will air April 3rd, 2020.
----------
MOVIES - From CNBC: Director Rian Johnson ("Knives Out") says that Apple will permit film productions to use its products onscreen. BUT Apple does not want "bad characters" to have an iPhone on camera.
OBITS:
From Variety: Jazz piano legend, McCoy Tyner, has died at the age of 81, Friday, March 6, 2020. Tyner joined the "John Coltrane Quartet" in 1960 and his thunderous piano playing became a signature element in some of John Coltrane's greatest works, including "A Love Supreme" (1964). As a band leader, Tyner also produced a voluminous catalog of LPs, including his career defining "Sahara" (1972), "Enlightenment" (1973), and "Atlantis" (1974).
From Variety: Actor, TV host, and educator, James Lipton, has died at the age of 93, Monday, March 2, 2020. Lipton was best known as the creator, host, and executive producer of the Bravo TV series, "Inside the Actors Studio." Lipton was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award 20 times and won in 2013 for "Outstanding Informational Series or Special" (in a tie with "Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown").
TRAILERS:
From THR: Jordan Peele debuts the first trailer for his new film, "Candyman," which he produced and Nia DaCosta. The film is due June 12, 2020.
Saturday, November 16, 2019
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from November 10th to 16th, 2019 - Update #25
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TELEVISION - From Deadline: Oscar-nominated actor Clive Owen ("Closer") will play President Bill Clinton in "Impreachment: American Crime Story," which will be the third entry in the "American Crime Story" series.
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MOVIES - From RollingStone: This is the story of how Oscar-winning actress Mary Steenburgen ("Melvin and Howard") had surgery and then became a songwriter.
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DISNEY - From Variety: Disney has greenlit Ridley Scott's period drama, "The Last Duel" with Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, and Adam Driver.
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BLM - From BET: At a Tennessee Popeye's, a white customer called the employees "niggers," and one of them body-slammed her in the parking lot. See the hilarious video.
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TELEVISION - From Deadline: Last night (Wed., Nov. 13th), the fantastic ninth season of "American Horror Story," entitled "AHS 1984," came to an end. Series co-creator, super-producer Ryan Murphy, talks about this season and the future of "American Horror Story."
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Netflix and Paramount Pictures have reportedly struck a deal so that Netflix could make a fourth installment of the "Beverly Hills Cop" franchise with star Eddie Murphy and producer Jerry Bruckheimer.
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BUSINESS - From Variety: Emotions run high as the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments in Byron Allen vs. Comcast.
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COMICS-FILM - From YahooMusic: Danny Elfman scored the 1989 Tim Burton film, "Batman," but once upon a time producer Jon Peters wanted Elfman to compose the film's score with the late Prince, who did provides songs for the film. Elfman refused and now, talks about how he thought that he was risking his career at the time.
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TELEVISION - From YahooTV: Jodi Serling is the daughter of the late Rod Serling, who created the landmark and legendary television series, "The Twilight Zone." Ms. Serling shares some secrets and stories about her father and the series on the 60th anniversary of "The Twilight Zone."
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DISNEY - From Variety: Newcomer Jonah Hauer-King will play "Prince Eric" in Disney's live-action remake of its classic animated film, "The Littler Mermaid."
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STREAMING - From Variety: A reunion special for the beloved NBC TV series, "Friends," is in the early planning stages. The UNSCRIPTED special would appear in WarnerMedia's streaming service, "HBO Max."
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TELEVISION - From ShadowandAct: We get a first look at HBO's "Lovecraft Country," from Jordan Peele, Misha Green, and J.J. Abrams and is based on the most excellent novel by Matt Ruff.
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AWARDS - From Deadline: Ricky Gervais is returning to host the 77th Golden Globes Awards, Jan. 5th, 2020 on NBC. It will be his fifth time hosting the awards ceremony, and he says it will be his last.
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STREAMING-DISNEY - From Deadline: This is the launch day (Nov. 12th) of Disney's new streaming service, Disney+. And, of course, there are a few tech issues.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Paramount Pictures has landed the worldwide distribution rights to Oscar-winning director Damien Chazelle's next film, "Babylon," which is due for a limited release December 25, 2021.
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SPORTS-LGBTQ - From YahooFinance: Former Major League Baseball player, Billy Bean, is now an LGBTQ advocate, but talks about his time "living a secret life."
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AWARDS - From Deadline: The 2019 People's Choice Awards were announced Sunday night, Nov. 10th. "Avengers: Endgame" and Netflix's "Stranger Things" were the big winners.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 11/8 to 11/10/2019 weekend box office is "Midway" with an estimated take of 17.5 million dollars.
From Deadline: Warner Bros. is looking at about a $20 million dollar loss on its Stephen King adaptation, "Doctor Sleep," which has a soft debut weekend.
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MOVIES - From YahooPeople: Dan Aykroyd said during a radio interview that Bill Murray will appear in "Ghostbusters 2020."
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GUILD NEWS - From Variety: The Writers Guild of America have named more than two dozen of its members to be on a negotiating committee as threat of a Hollywood writers' strike looms for next year.
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AWARDS - From Variety: The nominations for the 2019 / 32nd European Film Awards have been announced. Winners will be announced Dec. 7th in Berlin.
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STREAMING - From Deadline: The Oscar-winning writer-director Woody Allen has settled his 68 million dollar lawsuit against Amazon. Terms of the settlement were not disclosed.
TRAILER:
From YouTube: Here is the first official for the upcoming animated Scooby-Doo film, "Scoob," which is due May 15, 2020.
OBITS:
From LATimes: The American scholar and historian, Noel Ignatiev, died at the age of 78, Saturday, November 9, 2019. Ignatiev was best known for his efforts to abolish the concept of "whiteness" and to end white racial privilege. His first book, "How the Irish Became White" (1995), was a sensation.
From Variety: Holocaust survivor and Academy Award-winning film producer, Branko Lustig, has died at the age of 87, Wednesday, November 14, 2019. Lustig won two Oscars, one for producing "Schindler's List" (1993) and one for producing "Gladiator" (2000). During World War II, Lustig was imprisoned in the Auschwitz and Bergen-Belsen concentration camps.
TELEVISION - From Deadline: Oscar-nominated actor Clive Owen ("Closer") will play President Bill Clinton in "Impreachment: American Crime Story," which will be the third entry in the "American Crime Story" series.
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MOVIES - From RollingStone: This is the story of how Oscar-winning actress Mary Steenburgen ("Melvin and Howard") had surgery and then became a songwriter.
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DISNEY - From Variety: Disney has greenlit Ridley Scott's period drama, "The Last Duel" with Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, and Adam Driver.
----------
BLM - From BET: At a Tennessee Popeye's, a white customer called the employees "niggers," and one of them body-slammed her in the parking lot. See the hilarious video.
----------
TELEVISION - From Deadline: Last night (Wed., Nov. 13th), the fantastic ninth season of "American Horror Story," entitled "AHS 1984," came to an end. Series co-creator, super-producer Ryan Murphy, talks about this season and the future of "American Horror Story."
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Netflix and Paramount Pictures have reportedly struck a deal so that Netflix could make a fourth installment of the "Beverly Hills Cop" franchise with star Eddie Murphy and producer Jerry Bruckheimer.
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BUSINESS - From Variety: Emotions run high as the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments in Byron Allen vs. Comcast.
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COMICS-FILM - From YahooMusic: Danny Elfman scored the 1989 Tim Burton film, "Batman," but once upon a time producer Jon Peters wanted Elfman to compose the film's score with the late Prince, who did provides songs for the film. Elfman refused and now, talks about how he thought that he was risking his career at the time.
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TELEVISION - From YahooTV: Jodi Serling is the daughter of the late Rod Serling, who created the landmark and legendary television series, "The Twilight Zone." Ms. Serling shares some secrets and stories about her father and the series on the 60th anniversary of "The Twilight Zone."
----------
DISNEY - From Variety: Newcomer Jonah Hauer-King will play "Prince Eric" in Disney's live-action remake of its classic animated film, "The Littler Mermaid."
----------
STREAMING - From Variety: A reunion special for the beloved NBC TV series, "Friends," is in the early planning stages. The UNSCRIPTED special would appear in WarnerMedia's streaming service, "HBO Max."
----------
TELEVISION - From ShadowandAct: We get a first look at HBO's "Lovecraft Country," from Jordan Peele, Misha Green, and J.J. Abrams and is based on the most excellent novel by Matt Ruff.
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AWARDS - From Deadline: Ricky Gervais is returning to host the 77th Golden Globes Awards, Jan. 5th, 2020 on NBC. It will be his fifth time hosting the awards ceremony, and he says it will be his last.
----------
STREAMING-DISNEY - From Deadline: This is the launch day (Nov. 12th) of Disney's new streaming service, Disney+. And, of course, there are a few tech issues.
----------
MOVIES - From Variety: Paramount Pictures has landed the worldwide distribution rights to Oscar-winning director Damien Chazelle's next film, "Babylon," which is due for a limited release December 25, 2021.
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SPORTS-LGBTQ - From YahooFinance: Former Major League Baseball player, Billy Bean, is now an LGBTQ advocate, but talks about his time "living a secret life."
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AWARDS - From Deadline: The 2019 People's Choice Awards were announced Sunday night, Nov. 10th. "Avengers: Endgame" and Netflix's "Stranger Things" were the big winners.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 11/8 to 11/10/2019 weekend box office is "Midway" with an estimated take of 17.5 million dollars.
From Deadline: Warner Bros. is looking at about a $20 million dollar loss on its Stephen King adaptation, "Doctor Sleep," which has a soft debut weekend.
----------
MOVIES - From YahooPeople: Dan Aykroyd said during a radio interview that Bill Murray will appear in "Ghostbusters 2020."
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GUILD NEWS - From Variety: The Writers Guild of America have named more than two dozen of its members to be on a negotiating committee as threat of a Hollywood writers' strike looms for next year.
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AWARDS - From Variety: The nominations for the 2019 / 32nd European Film Awards have been announced. Winners will be announced Dec. 7th in Berlin.
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STREAMING - From Deadline: The Oscar-winning writer-director Woody Allen has settled his 68 million dollar lawsuit against Amazon. Terms of the settlement were not disclosed.
TRAILER:
From YouTube: Here is the first official for the upcoming animated Scooby-Doo film, "Scoob," which is due May 15, 2020.
OBITS:
From LATimes: The American scholar and historian, Noel Ignatiev, died at the age of 78, Saturday, November 9, 2019. Ignatiev was best known for his efforts to abolish the concept of "whiteness" and to end white racial privilege. His first book, "How the Irish Became White" (1995), was a sensation.
From Variety: Holocaust survivor and Academy Award-winning film producer, Branko Lustig, has died at the age of 87, Wednesday, November 14, 2019. Lustig won two Oscars, one for producing "Schindler's List" (1993) and one for producing "Gladiator" (2000). During World War II, Lustig was imprisoned in the Auschwitz and Bergen-Belsen concentration camps.
Saturday, June 8, 2019
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from June 1st to 8th, 2019 - Update #23
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COMICS - From Newsarama: Apparently (X-Men:) "Dark Phoenix" was being rewritten daily during its production.
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MOVIES - From MovieWeb: Sigourney Weaver says that she will appear in Jason Reitman's upcoming "Ghostbusters 3" film.
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COMICS-FILM - From TheWrap: "X-Men: Dark Phoenix" apparently does not have a post-credits scene. When the credits role, the movie is over.
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MOVIES - From Collider: Producer Jason Blum and actress Jamie Lee Curtis tease a sequel to last year's hit, "Halloween" (2018).
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TELEVISION - From TheWrap: NBC is developing a TV series based on Dan Brown's novel, "The Last Symbol." Entitled "Langdon," the series will focus on Robert Langdon, the character best known as the lead in Brown's worldwide bestselling novel, "The Da Vinci Code."
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MOVIES - From THR: Brigette Lundy-Paine and Samara Weaving will play the onscreen children of Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter, respectively.
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TERMINATOR - From CBR: James Cameron said that he would return to the "Terminator" franchise (for "Terminator: Dark Fate") on one condition. Arnold Schwarzenegger had to also return.
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BLM/STREAMING - From YahooNews: Regarding the Central Park Five and Netflix's "When They See Us," former prosecutor Linda Fairstein is discovering that God don't sleep.
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SPORTS - From NFL: NFL announces new social grants recipients.
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TELEVISION - From YahooEntertainment: Mindy Kaling says she was a diversity hire at "The Office."
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MOVIES - From Variety: Woody Allen will begin shooting his 51st film this summer in Spain. Amazson shelved Allen's last film, "A Rainy Day in New York," and ended its deal with im.
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TELEVISION - From Variety: There was word that writers for Fox's TV series, "Empire," were working on ideas to bring disgraced actor, Jussie Smollett, back to the series. However, series co-creator Lee Daniels says Smollett will not return.
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SCIENCE - From ScienceMag: What cats do with their time.
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STREAMING - From Deadline: Joe and Anthony Russo ("Avengers: Infinity War" and "Endgame") will executive produce an animated series based on the tabletop trading card game, "Magic: The Gathering" for Netflix.
From ShadowsandAct: Octavia Spencer credits NBA superstar LeBron James with making sure she got paid right for her Netflix limited series about Madam C.J. Walker.
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OSCARS - From Deadline: Actor Wes Studi and directors David Lynch and Lina Wertmuller will receive Honorary Oscars and actress Geena Davis (The Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award). They are the winners of the 11th Annual Governors Awards as voted by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences Board of Governors.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Barry Jenkins ("Moonlight") is in talks to direct a biopic about Alvin Ailey, one of the most important and influential choreographers of the 20th century.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 5/31 to 6/2/2019 weekend box office is "Godzilla: King of the Monsters" with an estimated take of 49 million dollars.
From Deadline: "Godzilla: King of Monsters" trending lower than expected, here and abroad.
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ANIMATION - From THR: Japan's Studio Ghibli ("Princess Mononoke," "My Neighbor Totoro") announces plans to open in theme park in 2022.
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TECH - From TechRader: 5G and film: how will the tech change how we consume movies?
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MOVIES - From WMagazine: Summer Movies: An Official Guide to the Non-Blockbusters, From Plus One to Ready or Not
OBITS:
From Deadline: New Orleans singer, songwriter, and pianist, Dr. John, has died at the age of 71, Thursday, June 6, 2019. A six-time Grammy Award winner, Dr. John was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2011. His best known single was the 1973 hit, "Right Place, Wrong Time."
From NOLA: Celebrated chef and civil rights activist, Leah Chase, has died at the age of 96, Saturday, June 1, 2019. Known as the queen or matriarch of New Orleans Creole cuisine, Chase career spanned seven decades, she fed everyone from ordinary people to the famous, including Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and James Baldwin.
From RollingStone: Former Harlem drug kingpin, Frank Lucas, has died at the age of 88, Thursday, May 30, 2019. Lucas was immortalized in Ridley Scott's 2007 crime film, "American Gangster," with Denzel Washington playing Lucas. Lucas claimed he imported heroin from Southeast Asia in the coffins of U.S. soldiers killed in Vietnam in the 1970s, a gambit known as the "Golden Triangle."
COMICS - From Newsarama: Apparently (X-Men:) "Dark Phoenix" was being rewritten daily during its production.
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MOVIES - From MovieWeb: Sigourney Weaver says that she will appear in Jason Reitman's upcoming "Ghostbusters 3" film.
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COMICS-FILM - From TheWrap: "X-Men: Dark Phoenix" apparently does not have a post-credits scene. When the credits role, the movie is over.
----------
MOVIES - From Collider: Producer Jason Blum and actress Jamie Lee Curtis tease a sequel to last year's hit, "Halloween" (2018).
----------
TELEVISION - From TheWrap: NBC is developing a TV series based on Dan Brown's novel, "The Last Symbol." Entitled "Langdon," the series will focus on Robert Langdon, the character best known as the lead in Brown's worldwide bestselling novel, "The Da Vinci Code."
----------
MOVIES - From THR: Brigette Lundy-Paine and Samara Weaving will play the onscreen children of Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter, respectively.
----------
TERMINATOR - From CBR: James Cameron said that he would return to the "Terminator" franchise (for "Terminator: Dark Fate") on one condition. Arnold Schwarzenegger had to also return.
----------
BLM/STREAMING - From YahooNews: Regarding the Central Park Five and Netflix's "When They See Us," former prosecutor Linda Fairstein is discovering that God don't sleep.
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SPORTS - From NFL: NFL announces new social grants recipients.
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TELEVISION - From YahooEntertainment: Mindy Kaling says she was a diversity hire at "The Office."
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MOVIES - From Variety: Woody Allen will begin shooting his 51st film this summer in Spain. Amazson shelved Allen's last film, "A Rainy Day in New York," and ended its deal with im.
----------
TELEVISION - From Variety: There was word that writers for Fox's TV series, "Empire," were working on ideas to bring disgraced actor, Jussie Smollett, back to the series. However, series co-creator Lee Daniels says Smollett will not return.
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SCIENCE - From ScienceMag: What cats do with their time.
----------
STREAMING - From Deadline: Joe and Anthony Russo ("Avengers: Infinity War" and "Endgame") will executive produce an animated series based on the tabletop trading card game, "Magic: The Gathering" for Netflix.
From ShadowsandAct: Octavia Spencer credits NBA superstar LeBron James with making sure she got paid right for her Netflix limited series about Madam C.J. Walker.
----------
OSCARS - From Deadline: Actor Wes Studi and directors David Lynch and Lina Wertmuller will receive Honorary Oscars and actress Geena Davis (The Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award). They are the winners of the 11th Annual Governors Awards as voted by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences Board of Governors.
----------
MOVIES - From Deadline: Barry Jenkins ("Moonlight") is in talks to direct a biopic about Alvin Ailey, one of the most important and influential choreographers of the 20th century.
---------
BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 5/31 to 6/2/2019 weekend box office is "Godzilla: King of the Monsters" with an estimated take of 49 million dollars.
From Deadline: "Godzilla: King of Monsters" trending lower than expected, here and abroad.
----------
ANIMATION - From THR: Japan's Studio Ghibli ("Princess Mononoke," "My Neighbor Totoro") announces plans to open in theme park in 2022.
----------
TECH - From TechRader: 5G and film: how will the tech change how we consume movies?
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MOVIES - From WMagazine: Summer Movies: An Official Guide to the Non-Blockbusters, From Plus One to Ready or Not
OBITS:
From Deadline: New Orleans singer, songwriter, and pianist, Dr. John, has died at the age of 71, Thursday, June 6, 2019. A six-time Grammy Award winner, Dr. John was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2011. His best known single was the 1973 hit, "Right Place, Wrong Time."
From NOLA: Celebrated chef and civil rights activist, Leah Chase, has died at the age of 96, Saturday, June 1, 2019. Known as the queen or matriarch of New Orleans Creole cuisine, Chase career spanned seven decades, she fed everyone from ordinary people to the famous, including Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and James Baldwin.
From RollingStone: Former Harlem drug kingpin, Frank Lucas, has died at the age of 88, Thursday, May 30, 2019. Lucas was immortalized in Ridley Scott's 2007 crime film, "American Gangster," with Denzel Washington playing Lucas. Lucas claimed he imported heroin from Southeast Asia in the coffins of U.S. soldiers killed in Vietnam in the 1970s, a gambit known as the "Golden Triangle."
Saturday, May 11, 2019
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from May 1st to 11th, 2019 - Update #31
Support Leroy on Patreon:
TELEVISION - From Deadline: Fox's "Star" and CBS' "Murphy Brown" revival among cancelled TV series.
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MOVIES - From ScreenDaily: Once upon a time, from the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s, John McTiernan was one of the hottest directors of big, event films ("Die Hard," "Last Action Hero"). Now, he is teaming with another formerly hot property, Uma Thurman ("Pulp Fiction," "Kill Bill Vols. 1 and 2") for film "Tau Ceti 4."
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TELEVISION - From TheWrap: The Starz TV series, "Power," which is executive produced by rapper 50 Cent, will end after Season 6, which will be 15-episodes long.
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MOVIES - From TheWrap: Roland Emmerich, director of "Independence Day" and "2012" is prepping a new sci-fi, disaster movie epic, "Moonfall."
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DISNEY - From Deadline: The Disney-Fox schedule includes three new "Star Wars" films, four "Avatar" sequels, and more.
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BLM-CULTURE - From YahooLifestyle: Once again, some Americans prove that they only care about how the Bill of Rights benefits them. Fuck everybody else's rights, for instance the high school student who produced this painting.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: David Goyer will write and produce a reboot of the "Hellraiser" movie franchise for Spyglass Media Group. "Hellraiser" began with Clive Barker's 1988 film of the same name, and Barker based the movie on his own novella, "The Hellbound Heart," which was first published in 1986.
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CELEBRITY - From YahooLifestyle: In a bit of weirdness, the late Luke Perry ("Beverly Hill, 90210") was buried in a biodegradable mushroom suit, according to his daughter, Sophie Perry. Perry died after suffering a fatal stroke in March 2019.
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BLM-HISTORY - From YahooGMA: Herstory Lessons: The inspiring story Dorothy Butler Gilliam of the 1st black female reporter for The Washington Post
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 5/3 to 5/5/2019 weekend box office is "Avengers: Endgame" with an estimated take of $145.8 million.
From Patreon: My "Avengers: Endgame" review.
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MUSIC - From RollingStone: On how weed may have saved the life of Grammy-winning recording artist, Willie Nelson, an American musical legend.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Woody Allen's "A Rainy Day in New York" has found a distributor to release the film in Italy in the fall. Amazon dumped the film and the rest of its deal with Allen last June (2018).
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LGBTQ - From Variety: Madonna, Andy Cohen, Don Lemon among honorees at the GLAAD Media Awards.
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FOOD RECALL - From YahooLifestyle: Tyson is recalling its pre-cooked chicken strips. Look for the number "P-7221."
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CELEBRITY - From Deadline: Vince Vaughn escapes jail time in his DUI case stemming from a June 10, 2018 incident. At a Manhatten Beach police checkpoint, Vaughn refused a sobriety test.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: There will be a private funeral for Oscar-nominated writer-director John Singleton ("Boyz n the Hood") on Monday, May 6th, 2019. Singleton died Monday, April 29th after suffering a stroke April 17th. A statement from his family said that a larger public memorial is being planned.
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MOVIES - From IndieWire: Fan backlash over the recent trailer for the "Sonic the Hedgehog" film leads the director to promise changes in the film before its November 2019 release.
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MOVIES - From YahooEntertainment: Starring in "John Wick Chapter 3," Oscar-winning actress, Anjelica Huston ("Prizzi's Honor") gives a killer interview covering topics including her feuds with Oprah and Bill Murray.
From YahooEntertainment: Another "John Wick Chapter 3" star, Halle Berry, explains what she won't share on Instagram.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Quentin Tarantino will screen his upcoming film, "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood," at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival, which begins May 14th in France.
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STREAMING - From Deadline: Ron Howard says that Jon Kasdan, one of the writers on "Solo: A Star Wars Story" (which Howard directed), wants to reboot Howard's 1988 film, "Willow" (MGM/Lucasfilm) as a streaming series for Disney+.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Amy Pascal, who has been with Sony for 30 years (including a 20-year run as chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment), signs a first-look deal with Universal.
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MOVIES - From TheWrap: Shailene Woodley to star in the thriller, "Misanthrope."
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MOVIES - From YahooEntertainment: During the press junket for "John Wick Chapter 3," Halle Berry mentions that she was offered the 1990s action film, "Speed," before the role went to Sandra Bullock.
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STREAMING - From Netflix: Barack and Michelle Obama’s Initial Netflix Slate Includes Nonfiction Series From "The Big Short" Author
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MOVIES - From NYTimes: 'Avengers: Endgame' Shows Movie Theaters Can Still Be on Top of the World
TRAILERS:
From YouTube: This is a trailer for "Swamp Thing," for the DC Universe Online streaming service.
From YouTube: This is the trailer for "Crawl," the Paramount Pictures hurricane/giant alligator action-horror flick due July 2, 2019
OBITS:
From THR: Oscar-winning screenwriter, Alvin Sargent, has died at the age of 92, Thursday, May 9, 2019. Sargent won the best adapted screenplay Oscar in 1978 for "Julia" (1977) and in 1981 for "Ordinary People" (1980). He also worked on several of Sony's "Spider-Man" films.
From ComicBook: The Samoan-born New Zealand actor Pau Magasiva has died at the age of 38, Saturday, May 11, 2019. Magasiva was best known to many fans for playing Red Wind Ranger Shane Clarke on the series, "Power Rangers Ninja Storm." In New Zealand, he was known for appearing on the soap opera, "Shortland Street."
From Variety: The actor, Peter Mayhew, died at the age of 74, Tuesday, April 30, 2019. Mayhew is best known for portraying "Chewbacca" in five "Star Wars" films, beginning with the 1977 original film. Born in England, Mayhew was a naturalized U.S. citizen.
From NFL: Former NFL player, Gino Marchetti, died Monday, April 29, 2019 at the age of 93. He spent 13 of his 14 years in the NFL as a defensive end for the Baltimore Colts, where he was a member of two NFL championships (1958, 1959). He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1972. Marchetti also served in the U.S. Army during World War II and fought in the "Battle of the Bulge."
TELEVISION - From Deadline: Fox's "Star" and CBS' "Murphy Brown" revival among cancelled TV series.
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MOVIES - From ScreenDaily: Once upon a time, from the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s, John McTiernan was one of the hottest directors of big, event films ("Die Hard," "Last Action Hero"). Now, he is teaming with another formerly hot property, Uma Thurman ("Pulp Fiction," "Kill Bill Vols. 1 and 2") for film "Tau Ceti 4."
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TELEVISION - From TheWrap: The Starz TV series, "Power," which is executive produced by rapper 50 Cent, will end after Season 6, which will be 15-episodes long.
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MOVIES - From TheWrap: Roland Emmerich, director of "Independence Day" and "2012" is prepping a new sci-fi, disaster movie epic, "Moonfall."
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DISNEY - From Deadline: The Disney-Fox schedule includes three new "Star Wars" films, four "Avatar" sequels, and more.
----------
BLM-CULTURE - From YahooLifestyle: Once again, some Americans prove that they only care about how the Bill of Rights benefits them. Fuck everybody else's rights, for instance the high school student who produced this painting.
----------
MOVIES - From Deadline: David Goyer will write and produce a reboot of the "Hellraiser" movie franchise for Spyglass Media Group. "Hellraiser" began with Clive Barker's 1988 film of the same name, and Barker based the movie on his own novella, "The Hellbound Heart," which was first published in 1986.
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CELEBRITY - From YahooLifestyle: In a bit of weirdness, the late Luke Perry ("Beverly Hill, 90210") was buried in a biodegradable mushroom suit, according to his daughter, Sophie Perry. Perry died after suffering a fatal stroke in March 2019.
----------
BLM-HISTORY - From YahooGMA: Herstory Lessons: The inspiring story Dorothy Butler Gilliam of the 1st black female reporter for The Washington Post
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 5/3 to 5/5/2019 weekend box office is "Avengers: Endgame" with an estimated take of $145.8 million.
From Patreon: My "Avengers: Endgame" review.
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MUSIC - From RollingStone: On how weed may have saved the life of Grammy-winning recording artist, Willie Nelson, an American musical legend.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Woody Allen's "A Rainy Day in New York" has found a distributor to release the film in Italy in the fall. Amazon dumped the film and the rest of its deal with Allen last June (2018).
----------
LGBTQ - From Variety: Madonna, Andy Cohen, Don Lemon among honorees at the GLAAD Media Awards.
----------
FOOD RECALL - From YahooLifestyle: Tyson is recalling its pre-cooked chicken strips. Look for the number "P-7221."
----------
CELEBRITY - From Deadline: Vince Vaughn escapes jail time in his DUI case stemming from a June 10, 2018 incident. At a Manhatten Beach police checkpoint, Vaughn refused a sobriety test.
----------
MOVIES - From Deadline: There will be a private funeral for Oscar-nominated writer-director John Singleton ("Boyz n the Hood") on Monday, May 6th, 2019. Singleton died Monday, April 29th after suffering a stroke April 17th. A statement from his family said that a larger public memorial is being planned.
----------
MOVIES - From IndieWire: Fan backlash over the recent trailer for the "Sonic the Hedgehog" film leads the director to promise changes in the film before its November 2019 release.
----------
MOVIES - From YahooEntertainment: Starring in "John Wick Chapter 3," Oscar-winning actress, Anjelica Huston ("Prizzi's Honor") gives a killer interview covering topics including her feuds with Oprah and Bill Murray.
From YahooEntertainment: Another "John Wick Chapter 3" star, Halle Berry, explains what she won't share on Instagram.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Quentin Tarantino will screen his upcoming film, "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood," at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival, which begins May 14th in France.
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STREAMING - From Deadline: Ron Howard says that Jon Kasdan, one of the writers on "Solo: A Star Wars Story" (which Howard directed), wants to reboot Howard's 1988 film, "Willow" (MGM/Lucasfilm) as a streaming series for Disney+.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Amy Pascal, who has been with Sony for 30 years (including a 20-year run as chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment), signs a first-look deal with Universal.
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MOVIES - From TheWrap: Shailene Woodley to star in the thriller, "Misanthrope."
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MOVIES - From YahooEntertainment: During the press junket for "John Wick Chapter 3," Halle Berry mentions that she was offered the 1990s action film, "Speed," before the role went to Sandra Bullock.
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STREAMING - From Netflix: Barack and Michelle Obama’s Initial Netflix Slate Includes Nonfiction Series From "The Big Short" Author
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MOVIES - From NYTimes: 'Avengers: Endgame' Shows Movie Theaters Can Still Be on Top of the World
TRAILERS:
From YouTube: This is a trailer for "Swamp Thing," for the DC Universe Online streaming service.
From YouTube: This is the trailer for "Crawl," the Paramount Pictures hurricane/giant alligator action-horror flick due July 2, 2019
OBITS:
From THR: Oscar-winning screenwriter, Alvin Sargent, has died at the age of 92, Thursday, May 9, 2019. Sargent won the best adapted screenplay Oscar in 1978 for "Julia" (1977) and in 1981 for "Ordinary People" (1980). He also worked on several of Sony's "Spider-Man" films.
From ComicBook: The Samoan-born New Zealand actor Pau Magasiva has died at the age of 38, Saturday, May 11, 2019. Magasiva was best known to many fans for playing Red Wind Ranger Shane Clarke on the series, "Power Rangers Ninja Storm." In New Zealand, he was known for appearing on the soap opera, "Shortland Street."
From Variety: The actor, Peter Mayhew, died at the age of 74, Tuesday, April 30, 2019. Mayhew is best known for portraying "Chewbacca" in five "Star Wars" films, beginning with the 1977 original film. Born in England, Mayhew was a naturalized U.S. citizen.
From NFL: Former NFL player, Gino Marchetti, died Monday, April 29, 2019 at the age of 93. He spent 13 of his 14 years in the NFL as a defensive end for the Baltimore Colts, where he was a member of two NFL championships (1958, 1959). He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1972. Marchetti also served in the U.S. Army during World War II and fought in the "Battle of the Bulge."
Saturday, April 6, 2019
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from April 1st to 6th, 2019 - Update #24
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REVIEW - From Patreon: Need a review of "Shazam!"? I wrote one.
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MOVIES - From THR: Longtime producing partners Will Ferrell and Adam McKay are going their separate ways.
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STREAMING - From Variety: Dave Bautista is joinging Zack Snyder's "Army of the Dead" for Netflix.
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SPORTS-FILM - From YahooSports: NBA star and Los Angeles Laker, LeBron James, is rumored to be having trouble recruiting top NBA players to appear with him in the film, "Space Jam 2," in which he'll be the star.
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COMICS-FILM - From Variety: Idris Elba will apparently NOT replace Will Smith as the character "Deadshot" in the new "Suicide Squad" film, "The Suicide Squad." He will play a new character, which Internet rumor says is DC Comics' character, "Bronze Tiger."
From TheMarySue: Viola Davis is reportedly set to return as "Amanda Waller" in "The Suicide Squad" reboot film.
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CELEBRITY - From Variety: In this wide ranging interview, the great Bette Midler says that she does not like Marvel Studios film, but would appear in a comic book movie if the role was right for her.
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COMICS-FILM - From Newsarama: Warner Bros.' new superhero movie, "Shazam" has two post-credit scenes, so don't leave your seats when the movie ends.
From Newsarama: The top ten Shazam slash Captain Marvel (the character's original name) comic book stories you should read.
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STREAMING - From Variety: Andre Holland ("Moonlight") will be the lead actor in "The Eddy," a Netflix musical drama series from Oscar-winning director, Damien Chazelle.
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TERMINATOR - From IndieWire: First footage from "Terminator: Dark Fate" debuts at CinemaCon. Apparently, "Dark Fate" erases everything that happened after 1991s' "Terminator: Judgment Day."
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STREAMING - From TVLine: John Cho will lead the cast in Netflix's live-action adaptation of the Japanese animated series (anime), "Cowboy Bebop."
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DISNEY - From MovieWeb: New footage from Disney's live-action remake of "The Lion King" show at CinemaCon is apparently wowing audiences.
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SCANDAL - From Deadline: Experts think that actresses Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin will likely see prison time for their part in the college admissions scandal that broke open a few weeks ago.
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STREAMING - From TheWrap: Amazon responds to Woody Allen's $68 million dollar breach of contract lawsuit. Amazon terminated Woody Allen's 4-picture deal with the company in 2017 because of comments he made about the #MeToo movement and about his own allegations of sexual abuse.
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CRIME-MUSIC - From TMZ: The site has new surveillance video footage showing the shooter in the act of shooing rapper Nispey Hussle who died of his injuries March 31,2019.
From CNN: Nipsey Hussle was a movement as well as a musician.
From AllHipHop: The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) name a suspect in the March 31st killing of Grammy-nominated rapper, Nipsey Hussle. It is Eric Holder, a reputed gang member and snitch.
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HISTORY - From TheAtlantic: A movie like "The Matrix" might never happen again.
From LATimes: The original ‘Dumbo’ arguably was Disney’s most important blockbuster
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MOVIE - From Deadline: The Jim Jarmusch zombie film, "The Dead Don't Die," has a trailer. The film, which stars Bill Murray and Adam Driver, is due June 14th.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 3/29 to 3/31/2019 weekend box office is Walt Disney's live-action remake, "Dumbo" with an estimated take of 45 million dollars.
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INDUSTRY - From Variety: Writers Guild of America votes to tighten talent agency rules.
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TRAILERS:
From HuffPost: Warner Bros. releases the first teaser trailer for Todd Phillip's "Joker" starring Joaquin Phoenix.
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OBITS:
From Deadline: The model and actress Tania Mallet has died at the age of 77. Her only film role was a "Tilly Masterson" opposite Sean Connery in the third James Bond film, "Goldfinger."
From RollingStone: The rapper Nipsey Hussle was shot dead, Sunday, March 31st, 2019 at the age of 33. Born Ermias Asghedom, Hustle received a Grammy nomination this past year for his 2018 debut studio album, "Victory Lap."
REVIEW - From Patreon: Need a review of "Shazam!"? I wrote one.
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MOVIES - From THR: Longtime producing partners Will Ferrell and Adam McKay are going their separate ways.
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STREAMING - From Variety: Dave Bautista is joinging Zack Snyder's "Army of the Dead" for Netflix.
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SPORTS-FILM - From YahooSports: NBA star and Los Angeles Laker, LeBron James, is rumored to be having trouble recruiting top NBA players to appear with him in the film, "Space Jam 2," in which he'll be the star.
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COMICS-FILM - From Variety: Idris Elba will apparently NOT replace Will Smith as the character "Deadshot" in the new "Suicide Squad" film, "The Suicide Squad." He will play a new character, which Internet rumor says is DC Comics' character, "Bronze Tiger."
From TheMarySue: Viola Davis is reportedly set to return as "Amanda Waller" in "The Suicide Squad" reboot film.
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CELEBRITY - From Variety: In this wide ranging interview, the great Bette Midler says that she does not like Marvel Studios film, but would appear in a comic book movie if the role was right for her.
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COMICS-FILM - From Newsarama: Warner Bros.' new superhero movie, "Shazam" has two post-credit scenes, so don't leave your seats when the movie ends.
From Newsarama: The top ten Shazam slash Captain Marvel (the character's original name) comic book stories you should read.
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STREAMING - From Variety: Andre Holland ("Moonlight") will be the lead actor in "The Eddy," a Netflix musical drama series from Oscar-winning director, Damien Chazelle.
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TERMINATOR - From IndieWire: First footage from "Terminator: Dark Fate" debuts at CinemaCon. Apparently, "Dark Fate" erases everything that happened after 1991s' "Terminator: Judgment Day."
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STREAMING - From TVLine: John Cho will lead the cast in Netflix's live-action adaptation of the Japanese animated series (anime), "Cowboy Bebop."
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DISNEY - From MovieWeb: New footage from Disney's live-action remake of "The Lion King" show at CinemaCon is apparently wowing audiences.
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SCANDAL - From Deadline: Experts think that actresses Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin will likely see prison time for their part in the college admissions scandal that broke open a few weeks ago.
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STREAMING - From TheWrap: Amazon responds to Woody Allen's $68 million dollar breach of contract lawsuit. Amazon terminated Woody Allen's 4-picture deal with the company in 2017 because of comments he made about the #MeToo movement and about his own allegations of sexual abuse.
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CRIME-MUSIC - From TMZ: The site has new surveillance video footage showing the shooter in the act of shooing rapper Nispey Hussle who died of his injuries March 31,2019.
From CNN: Nipsey Hussle was a movement as well as a musician.
From AllHipHop: The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) name a suspect in the March 31st killing of Grammy-nominated rapper, Nipsey Hussle. It is Eric Holder, a reputed gang member and snitch.
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HISTORY - From TheAtlantic: A movie like "The Matrix" might never happen again.
From LATimes: The original ‘Dumbo’ arguably was Disney’s most important blockbuster
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MOVIE - From Deadline: The Jim Jarmusch zombie film, "The Dead Don't Die," has a trailer. The film, which stars Bill Murray and Adam Driver, is due June 14th.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 3/29 to 3/31/2019 weekend box office is Walt Disney's live-action remake, "Dumbo" with an estimated take of 45 million dollars.
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INDUSTRY - From Variety: Writers Guild of America votes to tighten talent agency rules.
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TRAILERS:
From HuffPost: Warner Bros. releases the first teaser trailer for Todd Phillip's "Joker" starring Joaquin Phoenix.
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OBITS:
From Deadline: The model and actress Tania Mallet has died at the age of 77. Her only film role was a "Tilly Masterson" opposite Sean Connery in the third James Bond film, "Goldfinger."
From RollingStone: The rapper Nipsey Hussle was shot dead, Sunday, March 31st, 2019 at the age of 33. Born Ermias Asghedom, Hustle received a Grammy nomination this past year for his 2018 debut studio album, "Victory Lap."
Saturday, December 22, 2018
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from December 16th to 22nd, 2018 - Update #25
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TELEVISION - From Variety: NBC has cancelled two series currently in their second seasons, the supernatural drama, "Midnight, Texas" and the Marlon Wayans domestic comedy, "Marlon."
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MOVIES - From Variety: Apparently, "Creed II" will be the first film from the "Rocky" franchise to appear in theaters in mainland China.
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TELEVISION - From Deadline: A reboot of "Beverly Hill, 90210" with the original cast is being shopped to networks and streaming services and there is reportedly several interested parties.
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COMICS-FILM - From YahooEntertainment: Jason Momoa on being a biracial "Aquaman": "It's an honor to be a brown-skinned superhero,"
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SPORTS - From NBA: Los Angles Lakers wish us all "Happy Holidays."
From Steelers: The Pittsburgh Steelers wish us all "Happy Holidays."
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DISNEY - From EW: "Entertainment Weekly" has some "first look" images from Disney's upcoming live-action remake of its animated classic, "Aladdin." The new film is due May 24, 2019. These first looks include a photo of Will Smith as "Genie," a role the late Robin Williams voiced in the animated original.
From EW: And actor Marwan Kenzari as "Jafar" is a sexy beast.
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TELEVISION - From Variety: Idris Elba said that Neil Cross, the writer and creator of the British crime drama television series, "Luther," is planning a movie version of the series. Elba has starred in Luther since its 2010 debut.
From Variety: Bravo is planning a reboot of the Showtime series, "Queer as Folk" (2000-2005).
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TELEVISION-SCANDAL - From Variety: The CBS board of directors has denied former chairman-CEO Leslie "Les" Moonves any of the $120 million severance package that he was due. Moonves stepped down because of sexual harassment allegations made against him.
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TELEVISION - From Variety: CBS is ending its long-running crime procedural/Sherlock Holmes pastiche, "Elementary," following its upcoming seventh season, which has not premiere date. All 13 episodes of Season 7 have been shot.
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SCANDAL - From THR: Former model Babi Christina Englehardt says that in she in 1976, she began a secret affair with Woody Allen. She was 16 year old when it began, and he was 41.
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STREAMING-ANIMATED - From TheWrap: Netflix has announced its voice cast for, "Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance," its animated prequel series to "The Dark Crystal." The leads Taron Egerton, Anya Taylor-Joy and Nathalie Emmanuel.
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SCANDAL - From YahooEntertainment: There is a new sexual harassment allegation against Oscar-winning actor, Geoffrey Rush.
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CULTURE - From YahooNews: Merriam-Webster, publisher of "Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary," has announced "justice" as its "word of the year" 2018.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 12/14 to 12/16/2018 weekend box office is "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" with an estimated take of $35.4 million. That is the largest opening for an animated film in the month of December.
From Deadline: "Aquaman" still leads the international weekend box office with an estimated take of $126.4 million; for a total box office of $261.3 million. The film opens in the U.S. this Friday, Dec. 21st.
From Deadline: The [ridiculous-looking] Peter Jackson-produced film, "Mortal Engines," had a $7.5 million dollar opening. At a budget of $110+ million, the film made loose $100 million dollars.
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From TIME: The National Film Registry of the Library of Congress adds 25 films to the "National Film Registry." Those include "Brokeback Mountain" (the most recent film on the list), "Eve's Bayou," Jurassic Park," Cinderella, and "Something Good - Negro Kiss" (from 1898, the oldest).
MOVIE TRAILERS:
From YouTube: See the second teaser trailer for Disney's live-action "Aladdin."
From YouTube: Here is the first official trailer for the "Hellboy" reboot film. Film is due April 2019.
OBITS:
From Deadline: Audrey Geisel, the widow of Dr. Seuss, died at the age of 97, Wednesday, December 19, 2018. Geisel oversaw the literary estate of Dr. Seuss.
From TheWrap: Veteran actor Donald Moffat has died at the age of 87, Thursday, December 20, 2018. A prolific film, television, and Broadway actor, Moffat portrayed President Lyndon Johnson in the film "The Right Stuff" and a corrupt American president in "Clear and Present Danger." I best remember him as the station master in John Carpenter's "The Thing" (1982). On stage, Moffat was also a Tony Award-nominated actor.
From Variety: The actress and groundbreaking film director and producer, Penny Marshall, has died at the age of 75, Monday, December 17, 2018. Marshall came to fame, starring in the ABC sitcom, "Laverne & Shirley" (1976 to 1983), alongside actress, Cindy Williams. Marshall went on to become a successful director, becoming the first woman to direct a film that grossed over $100 million ("Big" in 1988). She was also the second woman to direct a film that received an Oscar nomination for "Best Picture" (1990s "Awakenings").
From THR: The actor, director, producer, screenwriter, and playwright, Peter Masterson, has died at the age of 84, Wednesday, December 19, 2018. With Larry L. King, Masterson wrote the book for the Broadway play, "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas" (1978), and King and Masterson (with Colin Higgins) wrote the screenplay for the 1982 film adaptation. Masterson also directed the 1985 film, "The Trip to Bountiful," for which Geraldine Page won a best actress Oscar. The film was written by Masterson's cousin, the late Horton Foote. Masterson and his wife, Carlin Glynn, had four children, including actress Mary Stuart Masterson.
TELEVISION - From Variety: NBC has cancelled two series currently in their second seasons, the supernatural drama, "Midnight, Texas" and the Marlon Wayans domestic comedy, "Marlon."
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MOVIES - From Variety: Apparently, "Creed II" will be the first film from the "Rocky" franchise to appear in theaters in mainland China.
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TELEVISION - From Deadline: A reboot of "Beverly Hill, 90210" with the original cast is being shopped to networks and streaming services and there is reportedly several interested parties.
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COMICS-FILM - From YahooEntertainment: Jason Momoa on being a biracial "Aquaman": "It's an honor to be a brown-skinned superhero,"
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SPORTS - From NBA: Los Angles Lakers wish us all "Happy Holidays."
From Steelers: The Pittsburgh Steelers wish us all "Happy Holidays."
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DISNEY - From EW: "Entertainment Weekly" has some "first look" images from Disney's upcoming live-action remake of its animated classic, "Aladdin." The new film is due May 24, 2019. These first looks include a photo of Will Smith as "Genie," a role the late Robin Williams voiced in the animated original.
From EW: And actor Marwan Kenzari as "Jafar" is a sexy beast.
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TELEVISION - From Variety: Idris Elba said that Neil Cross, the writer and creator of the British crime drama television series, "Luther," is planning a movie version of the series. Elba has starred in Luther since its 2010 debut.
From Variety: Bravo is planning a reboot of the Showtime series, "Queer as Folk" (2000-2005).
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TELEVISION-SCANDAL - From Variety: The CBS board of directors has denied former chairman-CEO Leslie "Les" Moonves any of the $120 million severance package that he was due. Moonves stepped down because of sexual harassment allegations made against him.
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TELEVISION - From Variety: CBS is ending its long-running crime procedural/Sherlock Holmes pastiche, "Elementary," following its upcoming seventh season, which has not premiere date. All 13 episodes of Season 7 have been shot.
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SCANDAL - From THR: Former model Babi Christina Englehardt says that in she in 1976, she began a secret affair with Woody Allen. She was 16 year old when it began, and he was 41.
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STREAMING-ANIMATED - From TheWrap: Netflix has announced its voice cast for, "Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance," its animated prequel series to "The Dark Crystal." The leads Taron Egerton, Anya Taylor-Joy and Nathalie Emmanuel.
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SCANDAL - From YahooEntertainment: There is a new sexual harassment allegation against Oscar-winning actor, Geoffrey Rush.
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CULTURE - From YahooNews: Merriam-Webster, publisher of "Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary," has announced "justice" as its "word of the year" 2018.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 12/14 to 12/16/2018 weekend box office is "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" with an estimated take of $35.4 million. That is the largest opening for an animated film in the month of December.
From Deadline: "Aquaman" still leads the international weekend box office with an estimated take of $126.4 million; for a total box office of $261.3 million. The film opens in the U.S. this Friday, Dec. 21st.
From Deadline: The [ridiculous-looking] Peter Jackson-produced film, "Mortal Engines," had a $7.5 million dollar opening. At a budget of $110+ million, the film made loose $100 million dollars.
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From TIME: The National Film Registry of the Library of Congress adds 25 films to the "National Film Registry." Those include "Brokeback Mountain" (the most recent film on the list), "Eve's Bayou," Jurassic Park," Cinderella, and "Something Good - Negro Kiss" (from 1898, the oldest).
MOVIE TRAILERS:
From YouTube: See the second teaser trailer for Disney's live-action "Aladdin."
From YouTube: Here is the first official trailer for the "Hellboy" reboot film. Film is due April 2019.
OBITS:
From Deadline: Audrey Geisel, the widow of Dr. Seuss, died at the age of 97, Wednesday, December 19, 2018. Geisel oversaw the literary estate of Dr. Seuss.
From TheWrap: Veteran actor Donald Moffat has died at the age of 87, Thursday, December 20, 2018. A prolific film, television, and Broadway actor, Moffat portrayed President Lyndon Johnson in the film "The Right Stuff" and a corrupt American president in "Clear and Present Danger." I best remember him as the station master in John Carpenter's "The Thing" (1982). On stage, Moffat was also a Tony Award-nominated actor.
From Variety: The actress and groundbreaking film director and producer, Penny Marshall, has died at the age of 75, Monday, December 17, 2018. Marshall came to fame, starring in the ABC sitcom, "Laverne & Shirley" (1976 to 1983), alongside actress, Cindy Williams. Marshall went on to become a successful director, becoming the first woman to direct a film that grossed over $100 million ("Big" in 1988). She was also the second woman to direct a film that received an Oscar nomination for "Best Picture" (1990s "Awakenings").
From THR: The actor, director, producer, screenwriter, and playwright, Peter Masterson, has died at the age of 84, Wednesday, December 19, 2018. With Larry L. King, Masterson wrote the book for the Broadway play, "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas" (1978), and King and Masterson (with Colin Higgins) wrote the screenplay for the 1982 film adaptation. Masterson also directed the 1985 film, "The Trip to Bountiful," for which Geraldine Page won a best actress Oscar. The film was written by Masterson's cousin, the late Horton Foote. Masterson and his wife, Carlin Glynn, had four children, including actress Mary Stuart Masterson.
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.
----------
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.
----------
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."
Friday, August 31, 2018
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from August 26th to 31st, 2018 - Update #17
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TELEVISION - From TheWrap: Actress Vanessa Marquez, age 49, was shot to death by a South Pasadena, CA police officer on Thursday, August 30, 2018, during a welfare check, after she pulled a BB gun, which reportedly looked like a real fire arm. Marquez had appeared on NBC's medical drama, "ER," from 1994 to 1997. She claimed that she was blacklisted from the show after making accusations of sexual and racial harassment.
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MOVIES - From Polygon: There is a lesbian slasher film, "What Keeps You Alive."
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TELEVISION - From Deadline: ABC's "Roseanne" spinoff, "The Conners" starts production. Deadline has a first-look photo.
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MOVIES - From PageSix: Turner Classic Movies has partnered with the African American Film Critics Association to bring “The Black Experience on Film” to the network for the month of September.
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MOVIES - From BleedingCool: Damon Herriman will portray Charles Manson for both Quentin Tarantino ("Once Upon a Time in Hollywood") and David Fincher (the Netflix series, "Mindhunter").
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STREAMING - From Engadget: The DC Comics streaming service goes live September 15th, 2018 - Batman Day.
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MOVIES - From YahooMovies: Orson Welles' uncompleted final film, "The Other Side of the Wind," has been completed. It will appear on Netflix in November after debuting at this week's Venice International Film Festival.
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MOVIES - From ThePlaylist: For the first time in decades, Woody Allen is not officially working on a film project. Allen usually has one filmed released annually, but there are number of complications that have arisen. Some are related to profitability of his films and others to the #MeToo movement.
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MOVIES - From ThePlaylist: Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's long-planned "Big Trouble in Little China" remake is not actually a remake. It is a sequel... of sorts...
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COMICS-FILM - From Variety: Alec Baldwin has signed on to appear in the Todd Phillips/Joaquin Phoenix "Joker" film as Batman's father, Thomas Wayne.
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RELIGION - From BuzzFeed: "We Saw Nuns Kill Children." This is not a joke!
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TELEVISION - From IndieWire: John Goodman confirms Roseanne's fate in "The Conners," the spinoff of the "Roseanne" show.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Guillermo del Toro sets the cast for "Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark," which he is co-writing and co-producing.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 8/24 to 8/26/2018 weekend box office is "Crazy Rich Asians" with an estimated take of $25 million. The film is a repeat winner, as it won last week's race.
From Variety: Marvel's "Ant-Man and the Wasp" leads the global box office with $71 million in grossed in 28 markets, via its $68 million dollar debut in China.
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JAMES BOND - From TheGuardian: Speculation and rumor suggest that Yann Demange, director of "'71," will take over as director of Bond 25, in the wake of Danny Boyle's departure from the production.
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TELEVISION - From Variety: Jemele Hill Expected to Part Ways With ESPN, via a buyout by September 1st.
OBIT:
From Variety: The legendary playwright, Neil Simon, has died at the age of 91, Sunday, August 26, 2018. Called the "King of Comedy Playwrights," Simon won Tony Awards for "The Odd Couple," "Lost in Yonkers," and "Biloxi Blues," all which were adapted into films via screenplays he wrote. Simon also won the "Pulitzer Prize for Drama" for "Lost in Yonkers."
TELEVISION - From TheWrap: Actress Vanessa Marquez, age 49, was shot to death by a South Pasadena, CA police officer on Thursday, August 30, 2018, during a welfare check, after she pulled a BB gun, which reportedly looked like a real fire arm. Marquez had appeared on NBC's medical drama, "ER," from 1994 to 1997. She claimed that she was blacklisted from the show after making accusations of sexual and racial harassment.
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MOVIES - From Polygon: There is a lesbian slasher film, "What Keeps You Alive."
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TELEVISION - From Deadline: ABC's "Roseanne" spinoff, "The Conners" starts production. Deadline has a first-look photo.
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MOVIES - From PageSix: Turner Classic Movies has partnered with the African American Film Critics Association to bring “The Black Experience on Film” to the network for the month of September.
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MOVIES - From BleedingCool: Damon Herriman will portray Charles Manson for both Quentin Tarantino ("Once Upon a Time in Hollywood") and David Fincher (the Netflix series, "Mindhunter").
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STREAMING - From Engadget: The DC Comics streaming service goes live September 15th, 2018 - Batman Day.
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MOVIES - From YahooMovies: Orson Welles' uncompleted final film, "The Other Side of the Wind," has been completed. It will appear on Netflix in November after debuting at this week's Venice International Film Festival.
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MOVIES - From ThePlaylist: For the first time in decades, Woody Allen is not officially working on a film project. Allen usually has one filmed released annually, but there are number of complications that have arisen. Some are related to profitability of his films and others to the #MeToo movement.
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MOVIES - From ThePlaylist: Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's long-planned "Big Trouble in Little China" remake is not actually a remake. It is a sequel... of sorts...
----------
COMICS-FILM - From Variety: Alec Baldwin has signed on to appear in the Todd Phillips/Joaquin Phoenix "Joker" film as Batman's father, Thomas Wayne.
----------
RELIGION - From BuzzFeed: "We Saw Nuns Kill Children." This is not a joke!
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TELEVISION - From IndieWire: John Goodman confirms Roseanne's fate in "The Conners," the spinoff of the "Roseanne" show.
----------
MOVIES - From Variety: Guillermo del Toro sets the cast for "Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark," which he is co-writing and co-producing.
----------
BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 8/24 to 8/26/2018 weekend box office is "Crazy Rich Asians" with an estimated take of $25 million. The film is a repeat winner, as it won last week's race.
From Variety: Marvel's "Ant-Man and the Wasp" leads the global box office with $71 million in grossed in 28 markets, via its $68 million dollar debut in China.
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JAMES BOND - From TheGuardian: Speculation and rumor suggest that Yann Demange, director of "'71," will take over as director of Bond 25, in the wake of Danny Boyle's departure from the production.
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TELEVISION - From Variety: Jemele Hill Expected to Part Ways With ESPN, via a buyout by September 1st.
OBIT:
From Variety: The legendary playwright, Neil Simon, has died at the age of 91, Sunday, August 26, 2018. Called the "King of Comedy Playwrights," Simon won Tony Awards for "The Odd Couple," "Lost in Yonkers," and "Biloxi Blues," all which were adapted into films via screenplays he wrote. Simon also won the "Pulitzer Prize for Drama" for "Lost in Yonkers."
Saturday, May 26, 2018
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from May 20th to 26th, 2018 - Update #21
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MOVIES - From TheNewYorker: How Superheroes Made Movie Stars Expendable
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MOVIES - From YahooGMA: Film critic Peter Travers lists 17 summers movies to get to know.
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SCANDAL - From YahooGMA: The guy who says that "Star Trek" actor, George Takei, groped/molested him is still peddling his story.
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BOND - From BleedingCool: Universal Pictures has won the bidding war for the distribution rights to the 25th James Bond film, which will star Daniel Craig and be directed by Danny Boyle.
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SCANDAL - From CNN: Several women are accusing Oscar-winning actor, Morgan Freeman, of inappropriate behavior and harassment.
From TheWrap: Harvey Weinstein to Surrender to New York Authorities Following Sexual Misconduct Probe
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COMICS-FILM - From THR: Regina King, Tim Blake Nelson, and Don Johnson join HBO's "Watchmen" pilot which is being overseen by Damon Lindelof.
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SCANDAL - From YahooEntertainment: Moses Farrow, son of Mia Farrow and Woody Allen, says that Woody Allen never molested his sister, Dylan Farrow, as his mother Mia and Dylan have claimed for 25 years.
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MOVIES - From THR: Liam Neeson joins Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson in the "Men in Black" spinoff.
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CELEBRITY - From TheRinger: The Baffling Return of Mike Myers.
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COMICS-FILM - From YahooEntertainment: What was the cost of Brad Pitt's split-second cameo in "Deadpool 2."
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MOVIES - From BleedingCool: Anjelica Huston is among the actors joining "John Wick: Chapter 3."
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CELEBRITY - From YahooEntertainment: Legendary martial arts actor, Jet Li, is reportedly having serious health issues.
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STREAMING - From ShadowandAct: Ava DuVernay will executive produce a TV series about Amazon queens, entitled "The Last Amazon."
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OBAMAS - From ShadowandAct: Netflix has officially announced a huge production deal with President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 5/18 to 5/20/2018 weekend box office is "Deadpool 2" with an estimated take of $125 million.
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ECO - From Earther: Lawns Are an Ecological Disaster
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STREAMING - From Nerdist: Amazon's "Lord of the Rings" TV series will follow a young Aragorn. Adult Aragorn was played by Viggo Mortensen in Peter Jackson's "Lord of the Rings" film series.
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CANNES - From Deadline: "Shoplifters," a film by Japanese director, Hirokazu Kore-Eda, has won the Palme d'Or, the top prize at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival. Spike Lee's "BlacKkKlansman" won the "Grand Prize."
OBITS:
From TheNewYorker: American author Philip Roth has died at the age of 85, Tuesday, May 22, 2018. He won the "Pulitzer Prize for Fiction" in 1998 for his novel, "American Pastoral." Several of his works were adapted into film, including the novel, "The Human Stain."
From THR: Movie poster artist-designer, Bill Gold, has died at the age of 97, Sunday, May 20, 2018. Considered to have revolutionized the movie poster, Gold produced posters for film such as "Casablanca," "The Exorcist," and "A Clockwork Orange." Gold produced dozens of posters for Clint Eastwood films, including "Dirty Harry" (1971), "Unforgiven" (1992), and "J. Edgar" (2011).
From ESPN: Noted college football player, Billy Cannon, has died at the age of 80, Sunday, May 20, 2018. Cannon played collegiate football for Louisiana State University, where he won a national title in 1958 and the Heisman Trophy in 1959.
From BRAdvocate: A image gallery look-back at Billy Cannon.
MOVIES - From TheNewYorker: How Superheroes Made Movie Stars Expendable
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MOVIES - From YahooGMA: Film critic Peter Travers lists 17 summers movies to get to know.
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SCANDAL - From YahooGMA: The guy who says that "Star Trek" actor, George Takei, groped/molested him is still peddling his story.
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BOND - From BleedingCool: Universal Pictures has won the bidding war for the distribution rights to the 25th James Bond film, which will star Daniel Craig and be directed by Danny Boyle.
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SCANDAL - From CNN: Several women are accusing Oscar-winning actor, Morgan Freeman, of inappropriate behavior and harassment.
From TheWrap: Harvey Weinstein to Surrender to New York Authorities Following Sexual Misconduct Probe
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COMICS-FILM - From THR: Regina King, Tim Blake Nelson, and Don Johnson join HBO's "Watchmen" pilot which is being overseen by Damon Lindelof.
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SCANDAL - From YahooEntertainment: Moses Farrow, son of Mia Farrow and Woody Allen, says that Woody Allen never molested his sister, Dylan Farrow, as his mother Mia and Dylan have claimed for 25 years.
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MOVIES - From THR: Liam Neeson joins Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson in the "Men in Black" spinoff.
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CELEBRITY - From TheRinger: The Baffling Return of Mike Myers.
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COMICS-FILM - From YahooEntertainment: What was the cost of Brad Pitt's split-second cameo in "Deadpool 2."
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MOVIES - From BleedingCool: Anjelica Huston is among the actors joining "John Wick: Chapter 3."
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CELEBRITY - From YahooEntertainment: Legendary martial arts actor, Jet Li, is reportedly having serious health issues.
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STREAMING - From ShadowandAct: Ava DuVernay will executive produce a TV series about Amazon queens, entitled "The Last Amazon."
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OBAMAS - From ShadowandAct: Netflix has officially announced a huge production deal with President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 5/18 to 5/20/2018 weekend box office is "Deadpool 2" with an estimated take of $125 million.
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ECO - From Earther: Lawns Are an Ecological Disaster
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STREAMING - From Nerdist: Amazon's "Lord of the Rings" TV series will follow a young Aragorn. Adult Aragorn was played by Viggo Mortensen in Peter Jackson's "Lord of the Rings" film series.
----------
CANNES - From Deadline: "Shoplifters," a film by Japanese director, Hirokazu Kore-Eda, has won the Palme d'Or, the top prize at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival. Spike Lee's "BlacKkKlansman" won the "Grand Prize."
OBITS:
From TheNewYorker: American author Philip Roth has died at the age of 85, Tuesday, May 22, 2018. He won the "Pulitzer Prize for Fiction" in 1998 for his novel, "American Pastoral." Several of his works were adapted into film, including the novel, "The Human Stain."
From THR: Movie poster artist-designer, Bill Gold, has died at the age of 97, Sunday, May 20, 2018. Considered to have revolutionized the movie poster, Gold produced posters for film such as "Casablanca," "The Exorcist," and "A Clockwork Orange." Gold produced dozens of posters for Clint Eastwood films, including "Dirty Harry" (1971), "Unforgiven" (1992), and "J. Edgar" (2011).
From ESPN: Noted college football player, Billy Cannon, has died at the age of 80, Sunday, May 20, 2018. Cannon played collegiate football for Louisiana State University, where he won a national title in 1958 and the Heisman Trophy in 1959.
From BRAdvocate: A image gallery look-back at Billy Cannon.
Saturday, October 21, 2017
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from October 15th to 21st, 2017 - Update #38
Support Leroy on Patreon.
MOVIES - From Variety: Documentary filmmaker Tony Zierra plans a documentary about legendary filmmaker, the late Stanley Kubrick.
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SCANDAL - From Vulture: In breaking a non-disclosure agreement (NDA), Rose McGowan claimes that Harvey Weinstein raped her.
From YahooGMA: Director Rob Reiner says that there are more "Harvey Weinsteins."
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MUSIC - From BET: Grammy-winning recording artist, Frank Ocean, has won his a libel suit brought by his father.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: Tyler Perry's "Boo 2!" headed to be #1 at weekend box office.
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CELEBRITY - From Variety: PartyCasino claims to name the most and least profitable actors and actresses in Hollywood.
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CELEBRITY - From YahooEntertainment: Jackie Chan remembers impromptu game of bowling with Bruce Lee just days before Lee died.
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SCANDAL - From ShadowandAct: Lupita N'yongo documents her awful encounter with Harvey Weinstein.
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MOVIES - From Variety: The writers behind FX's "Feud: Betty and Joan" miniseries are writing a biopic of actress Vivien Leigh, who won two best actress Oscars, the most famous for her role as Scarlett O'Hara in "Gone with the Wind."
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MOVIES - From THR: Channing Tatum haults development on a sexual abuse movie he was working on with The Weinstein Company.
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TELEVISION - From TheWrap: Fox orders a pilot from "Carmichael Show" creator, Jerrod Carmichael.
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CULTURE - From InformedComment: Some Vikings were Muslin?!
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MANGA-FILM - From Gizmodo: "Fast & Furious" franchise director, Justin Lin, wants to turn legendary manga, "Lone Wolf and Cub" into a manga.
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CULTURE - From Truthout: How the Nazis used Jim Crow laws as models for their race laws.
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COMICS-FILM - From TheWrap: Ryan Potter has been cast as "Beast Boy" in the TV series, "Titans" (based on the DC Comics series). Titans is slated to bow in 2018 on an unnamed DC Comics streaming service.
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POLITICS - From RawStory: President Trump tells widow of fallen soldier "he knew what he signed up for."
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STAR WARS - From CNN: Ron Howard announces the title of his Star Wars movie, "Solo: A Star Wars Story."
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BOOK NEWS - From BBC: American George Saunders won the UK's highest literary award, the Man Booker Prize, for his novel, "Lincoln in the Bardo." Saunders is the only the second American to win the award. The award has only been open to American authors since 2014.
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CELEBRITY - From YahooLifestyle: Oscar winner Jennifer Lawrence once had to do a nude lineup.
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MUSIC - From Billboard: The "Selena Quintanilla Google Doodle" celebrates the anniversary of the October 17, 1989 release of the first album from the late Mexican-American singer, Selena. Billboard has the exclusive story behind the development and creation of the Selena Google Doodle.
From Google: To read more about the "Selena Quintanilla Google Doodle."
From Google: There is an interactive museum exhibit featuring Selena.
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SPORTS - From YahooSports: Gregg Popovich, coach of the NBA's San Antonio Spurs, calls President Trump a "soulless coward."
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MUSIC - From YahooMusic: The original members of Bananarama reunite.
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CELEBRITY - From EOnline: Oscar-winning actress Alicia Vikander has married Oscar-nominated actor Michael Fassbender.
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COMICS-FILM - From YahooEntertainment: Marvel's "Black Panther" trailer is a game changer.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 10/13 to 10/15/2017 weekend box office is "Happy Death Day" with an estimated take of $26.5 million.
From FilmSchoolRejects: A list of movies that are similar to "Happy Death Day" to varying degress.
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MOVIES - From ThinkProgress: Woody Allen, who has been accused of sexual transgressions, does not want the accusations against Harvey Weinstein to turn into "a witch hunt."
From TheNewYorkTimes: In an opinion piece for the times, Academy Award-nominated filmmaker, Sarah Polley, talks about the lecherous men she meets making films, including Harvey Weinstein.
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CELEBRITY - From TheGuardian: Tom Hanks has written his first book of short stories.
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DISNEY - From FinancialTimes: The site applauds Disney's thus-far successful "Movies Anywhere" service, but wonders if it is seven years too late.
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MOVIES - From NOW: Are social media posts about movies more important than film critic reviews?
TRAILERS and VIDEOS:
From YouTube: New Black Panther trailer (10/16).
From YouTube: Here is a trailer for "Roman J. Israel, ESQ." from writer/director Dan Gilroy ("Nightcrawler") and starring Denzel Washington.
From YouTube: Here is a trailer for the Amazon Prime Video exclusive, "Jean Claude Van Johnson." Jean Claude Van Damme plays Van Johnson a spy who moonlights as an actor named "Jean Claude Van Damme."
From ShadowandAct: Tyler Perry appeared on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" Madea, President Donald Trump's new press secretary.
MOVIES - From Variety: Documentary filmmaker Tony Zierra plans a documentary about legendary filmmaker, the late Stanley Kubrick.
----------
SCANDAL - From Vulture: In breaking a non-disclosure agreement (NDA), Rose McGowan claimes that Harvey Weinstein raped her.
From YahooGMA: Director Rob Reiner says that there are more "Harvey Weinsteins."
----------
MUSIC - From BET: Grammy-winning recording artist, Frank Ocean, has won his a libel suit brought by his father.
----------
BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: Tyler Perry's "Boo 2!" headed to be #1 at weekend box office.
---------
CELEBRITY - From Variety: PartyCasino claims to name the most and least profitable actors and actresses in Hollywood.
----------
CELEBRITY - From YahooEntertainment: Jackie Chan remembers impromptu game of bowling with Bruce Lee just days before Lee died.
----------
SCANDAL - From ShadowandAct: Lupita N'yongo documents her awful encounter with Harvey Weinstein.
----------
MOVIES - From Variety: The writers behind FX's "Feud: Betty and Joan" miniseries are writing a biopic of actress Vivien Leigh, who won two best actress Oscars, the most famous for her role as Scarlett O'Hara in "Gone with the Wind."
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MOVIES - From THR: Channing Tatum haults development on a sexual abuse movie he was working on with The Weinstein Company.
----------
TELEVISION - From TheWrap: Fox orders a pilot from "Carmichael Show" creator, Jerrod Carmichael.
----------
CULTURE - From InformedComment: Some Vikings were Muslin?!
----------
MANGA-FILM - From Gizmodo: "Fast & Furious" franchise director, Justin Lin, wants to turn legendary manga, "Lone Wolf and Cub" into a manga.
----------
CULTURE - From Truthout: How the Nazis used Jim Crow laws as models for their race laws.
---------
COMICS-FILM - From TheWrap: Ryan Potter has been cast as "Beast Boy" in the TV series, "Titans" (based on the DC Comics series). Titans is slated to bow in 2018 on an unnamed DC Comics streaming service.
---------
POLITICS - From RawStory: President Trump tells widow of fallen soldier "he knew what he signed up for."
----------
STAR WARS - From CNN: Ron Howard announces the title of his Star Wars movie, "Solo: A Star Wars Story."
----------
BOOK NEWS - From BBC: American George Saunders won the UK's highest literary award, the Man Booker Prize, for his novel, "Lincoln in the Bardo." Saunders is the only the second American to win the award. The award has only been open to American authors since 2014.
----------
CELEBRITY - From YahooLifestyle: Oscar winner Jennifer Lawrence once had to do a nude lineup.
-----------------------------------------------
MUSIC - From Billboard: The "Selena Quintanilla Google Doodle" celebrates the anniversary of the October 17, 1989 release of the first album from the late Mexican-American singer, Selena. Billboard has the exclusive story behind the development and creation of the Selena Google Doodle.
From Google: To read more about the "Selena Quintanilla Google Doodle."
From Google: There is an interactive museum exhibit featuring Selena.
-------------------------------------------------
SPORTS - From YahooSports: Gregg Popovich, coach of the NBA's San Antonio Spurs, calls President Trump a "soulless coward."
----------
MUSIC - From YahooMusic: The original members of Bananarama reunite.
----------
CELEBRITY - From EOnline: Oscar-winning actress Alicia Vikander has married Oscar-nominated actor Michael Fassbender.
---------
COMICS-FILM - From YahooEntertainment: Marvel's "Black Panther" trailer is a game changer.
----------
BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 10/13 to 10/15/2017 weekend box office is "Happy Death Day" with an estimated take of $26.5 million.
From FilmSchoolRejects: A list of movies that are similar to "Happy Death Day" to varying degress.
----------
MOVIES - From ThinkProgress: Woody Allen, who has been accused of sexual transgressions, does not want the accusations against Harvey Weinstein to turn into "a witch hunt."
From TheNewYorkTimes: In an opinion piece for the times, Academy Award-nominated filmmaker, Sarah Polley, talks about the lecherous men she meets making films, including Harvey Weinstein.
----------
CELEBRITY - From TheGuardian: Tom Hanks has written his first book of short stories.
----------
DISNEY - From FinancialTimes: The site applauds Disney's thus-far successful "Movies Anywhere" service, but wonders if it is seven years too late.
----------
MOVIES - From NOW: Are social media posts about movies more important than film critic reviews?
TRAILERS and VIDEOS:
From YouTube: New Black Panther trailer (10/16).
From YouTube: Here is a trailer for "Roman J. Israel, ESQ." from writer/director Dan Gilroy ("Nightcrawler") and starring Denzel Washington.
From YouTube: Here is a trailer for the Amazon Prime Video exclusive, "Jean Claude Van Johnson." Jean Claude Van Damme plays Van Johnson a spy who moonlights as an actor named "Jean Claude Van Damme."
From ShadowandAct: Tyler Perry appeared on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" Madea, President Donald Trump's new press secretary.
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