Negromancer Says: Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day, Mama.  Happy Mother's Day to mothers, grannies, aunties, surrogates, sisters, those who mother, and the women in our lives.

This Indiegogo Campaign is Still On

Won't stop; can't stop for Grumble #2

Negromancer News Bites and Bits: Saturday, May 10, 2014 - UPDATE #1

Ray Subers at Box Office Mojo wrote an interesting piece about the release-date stand off between Walt Disney Picture-Marvel Studios and Warner Bros. Pictures regarding the untitled Superman/Batman movie and "Captain America 3." The showdown is May 6, 2016.

New CSI - CSI-Cyber - from EW.com.

Roberto Orci as director of Star Trek (reboot) 3? Well, I actually like... love the reboot movies. From Collider.

More Wolverine - even more than expected - from Collider.

Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt Race Around the World for "Edge of Tomorrow"

"Edge of Tomorrow" -- Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt Chase Tomorrow Right to the Edge: Three Premieres / Three Countries / One Day

Stars race against time to meet fans in London, Paris and New York on an unprecedented Red Carpet Repeat tour

BURBANK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--On May 28, the stars of “Edge of Tomorrow” will take part in a groundbreaking worldwide event when, for the first time ever, three fan premieres will be held in three different countries in just one day, “resetting” the red carpet as Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt race the clock to make each event before time runs out.

In “Edge of Tomorrow,” Cruise’s character relives the events of one day over and over in an epic battle to save the world. The story begins as he arrives in London, making that city the perfect place to kick off this global event.

All times are local:

•     7:00 a.m. inaugural premiere kicks off on the carpet in London, with a 9:00 a.m. screening.

The film takes both characters to France, where they face off against an insurmountable army of alien invaders.

•     2:00 p.m. red carpet in Paris, screening at 4:00 p.m.

The final premiere will take the stars back to the U.S.

•     10:00 p.m. red carpet in New York City, with the final screening—on the edge of tomorrow—at 11:59 p.m.

Between cities, Cruise, Blunt and the film’s director, Doug Liman, will interact with fans via social media as they jet from country to country. A contingent of select press will travel to each premiere, covering the events as they unfold.

There will be live stream components for each of the three events. Those fans on the ground can network via social media using #EOTLive.

Oscar® nominee Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt star in Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Village Roadshow Pictures’ sci-fi thriller “Edge of Tomorrow,” under the direction of Doug Liman.

The epic action of “Edge of Tomorrow” unfolds in a near future in which an alien race has hit the Earth in an unrelenting assault, unbeatable by any military unit in the world.

Major William Cage (Cruise) is an officer who has never seen a day of combat when he is unceremoniously dropped into what amounts to a suicide mission. Killed within minutes, Cage now finds himself inexplicably thrown into a time loop—forcing him to live out the same brutal combat over and over, fighting and dying again…and again.

But with each battle, Cage becomes able to engage the adversaries with increasing skill, alongside Special Forces warrior Rita Vrataski (Blunt). And, as Cage and Rita take the fight to the aliens, each repeated encounter gets them one step closer to defeating the enemy.

The international cast also includes Bill Paxton, Brendan Gleeson, Noah Taylor, Kick Gurry, Dragomir Mrsic, Charlotte Riley, Jonas Armstrong, Franz Drameh, Masayoshi Haneda and Tony Way.

Liman directed “Edge of Tomorrow” from a screenplay by Christopher McQuarrie and Jez Butterworth & John-Henry Butterworth, based on the novel entitled All You Need is Kill by Hiroshi Sakurazaka. Erwin Stoff produced, along with Tom Lassally, Jeffrey Silver, Gregory Jacobs and Jason Hoffs. The executive producers are Doug Liman, David Bartis, Joby Harold, Hidemi Fukuhara and Bruce Berman, with Tim Lewis and Kim Winther serving as co-producers.

Warner Bros. Pictures presents, in association with Village Roadshow Pictures, a 3 Arts Production, in association with Viz Productions, a Doug Liman Film, “Edge of Tomorrow.” Opening domestically on June 6, 2014, the film will be distributed in 2D and 3D in select theatres and IMAX by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, and in select territories by Village Roadshow.

This movie has been rated PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi action and violence, language and brief suggestive material.

edgeoftomorrowmovie.com

Statement from the Family of Efrem Zimbalist, Jr.

Missed this from last week: Zimbalist was best known for the 1960s-70s TV series, The F.B.I.  He also provided the voice of Alfred Pennyworth in Batman: The Animated Series and characters in Spider-Man and Iron Man animated series - LD

Statement from Stephanie Zimbalist and Efrem Zimbalist III:
May 02, 2014 08:37 PM Eastern Daylight Time

SOLVANG, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--We are heartbroken to announce the passing into peace of our beloved father, Efrem Zimbalist, Jr., today at his Solvang, Calif. ranch. He was 95 years old. A devout Christian, he actively enjoyed his life to the last day, showering love on his extended family, playing golf, and visiting with close friends. We will miss him dearly.

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"Transformers: Age of Extinction" Has a Movie App

Get the official Transformers: Age of Extinction movie app, available now on iOS and Android! Choose your side, complete missions and get ready for the June 27th film release.

Watch the Official Transformers: Age of Extinction Movie App Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBPQOOoKrPA

To download the app please visit:

iTunes: http://hasb.ro/TF4APAIT514

Google Play: http://hasb.ro/TF4APAS514

Remembering Uncle Willie Semien

Missing you on what would have been your birthday.  Maybe we will get the answers that the Fire Marshal is apparently not interested in providing.

If it's arson, that would make it a homicide, right?