Saturday, February 17, 2018

Negromancer News Bits and Bites from February 11th to 17th - Update #17

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#PARKLANDSHOOTING - From RSN/NPR:  17 People Died in the Parkland Shooting. Here Are Their Names

From TheDailyBeast:  White Supremacists Claim Nikolas Cruz Trained With Them; Students Say He Wore Trump Hat in School

From Yahoo: Neil deGrasse Tyson Drops Science on ‘Thoughts and Prayers’ Crowd After Florida School Shooting

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AWARDS - From Deadline:  Humanitas Prize 2018 winners include "Mudbound," "The Post," and "Lady Bird."

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BDS - From RSN: Actors Rosario Dawson and Danny Glover, novelist Alice Walker, and activist Angela Davis Among 27 U.S. Figures Calling for Release of Jailed Palestinian Teen Ahed Tamimi

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OSCARS - From THR: Viola Davis, Margot Robbie, and Mahershala Ali among first presents at Oscars 2018.

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STREAMING - From Variety:  "Jeffrey Tambor officially leaves Amazon's "Transparent" in the wake of misconduct allegations against him.

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DISNEY - From BleedingCool:  "The Lion King" live-action reboot could have a new song by Elton John and Beyonce.

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TELEVISION - From TVLine:  "It's possible," Jerry Seinfeld says a revival of his beloved former NBC series, "Seinfeld."

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MOVIES - From THR:  Fox changes release dates for some of its upcoming films, including its "Murder on the Orient Express."

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CRIME - From RSN:  Does Your State Allow Police to Have Sex With People They Arrest?

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CULTURE - From LATimes:  Do some Disneyland super-fans act like gangsters.  A lawsuit says so.

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ANIMATION - From BleedingCool:  Super Mario Bros. creator Shigeru Miyamoto explains why he went with Illumination to make the recently announced "Super Mario Bros." animated film.

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COMICS-FILM - From Deadline:  Fox has put director Tim Miller and writer Brian Michael Bendis together for an X-Men film project.  Miller directed the first "Deadpool" movie, and Bendis is a longtime and popular comic book writer, best known (so far) for his work at Marvel Comics.  Bendis recently began an exclusive arrangement with DC Comics.

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STREAMING - From ShadowandAct:  Oscar-nominee Mary J. Blige joins Netflix's "The Umbrella Academy."

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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo:   The winner of the 2/9 to 2/11/2018 weekend box office is "Fifty Shades Freed" with an estimated take of $38.8 million.

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MOVIES - From Forbes:  Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is a $20 million per picture action star.

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FESTIVALS - From Junkee:  Coming out of Sundance 2018, the new horror movie, "Heriditary," is being called "the scariest movie ever."

OBIT:

From TheGuardian:  The Icelandic musician, producer, and film composer, Johann Johannsson, died at the age of 48, Friday, February 9, 2018.  Johannsson earned Academy Award nominations for his film scores on the movies, "The Theory of Everything" and "Sicario."  He won the Golden Globe Award for "The Theory of Everything."


Friday, February 16, 2018

"Call Me by Your Name," "The Handmaid's Tale" Top 2018 USC Libraries Scripter Award

USC Libraries Scripter Honors “Call Me by Your Name” and “Handmaid’s Tale”

Francis Ford Coppola received the libraries’ Literary Achievement Award at the 30th-annual celebration

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The authors and screenwriters behind the film “Call Me by Your Name,” and the television series “The Handmaid’s Tale” received the 30th-annual USC Libraries Scripter Award in the Feb. 10, 2018 ceremony at USC’s Doheny Memorial Library.

The Scripter Award recognizes the year’s best cinematic adaptation of the written word, and includes feature film and television adaptations.

In her welcoming remarks, USC Libraries Dean Catherine Quinlan paid tribute to the legacy of the Scripter Awards, “Scripter is celebrating its 30th birthday, and whether it’s your first Scripter or your thirtieth, I am grateful to everyone who has supported this fine, enduring Trojan tradition.”

USC Provost Michael Quick hailed the importance of libraries. “More than places where students have a space to learn and faculty have collections from which to launch their scholarship, libraries are the core for what we stand for in higher education,” he said.

In the television category, the selection committee chose “Offred,” the first episode of the “The Handmaid’s Tale,” written for the screen by creator and executive producer Bruce Miller. The series, streaming on Hulu, is based on the 1985 novel by Margaret Atwood.

Miller acknowledged Doheny Library, which hosted the ceremony. “The Handmaid’s Tale has been very wonderfully and generously feted over the last few months, but there’s something about getting an award in a library that is particularly wonderful.”

The other finalists were the writers behind episodes of “Alias Grace” (distributed by Netflix), “Big Little Lies” (HBO), “Genius” (National Geographic), “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks” (HBO), and “Mindhunter” (Netflix).

In the film category, the winners were writer André Aciman, author of “Call Me by Your Name,” and screenwriter-director James Ivory, who adapted Aciman’s work for the screen.

Ivory, a USC alumnus, noted that he had been to Doheny Library before. “I left this building exactly 60 years ago when I graduated from the USC film school and they had the ceremony out in front of the library, and I haven’t been back since—not to this building. It’s amazing to come back,” Ivory said. “I’m glad to be back for an adaptation of a very good book. As you know, I’ve made my career and name through adaptations.”

Due to a three-way tie in the nominating round, seven films were eligible this year. The other finalist films were “The Disaster Artist” (distributed by A24), “Logan” (20th Century Fox), “The Lost City of Z” (Amazon Studios), “Molly’s Game” (STX Entertainment), “Mudbound” (Netflix), and “Wonder Woman” (Warner Bros.).

Earlier in the evening, Quinlan honored USC trustees and longtime USC Libraries supporters Ronald and Valerie Sugar as the 2018 Ex Libris Award winners. In receiving the award, Ronald Sugar said, “The libraries are an essential underpinning of the mission of this university. And as the university grows and evolves to meet a world of social and technological change, so must its libraries. Catherine, you and your team have provided more than a decade of innovative leadership to advance and expand the reach of this precious academic resource.”

Legendary writer-director-producer Francis Ford Coppola received the 2018 Literary Achievement Award. Coppola noted that his films based on earlier written works gave possessive credit to the original author. The 1972 classic “The Godfather,” for example, which Coppola directed and adapted for the screen, was marketed as “Mario Puzo’s ‘The Godfather’”—not “Francis Ford Coppola’s ‘The Godfather.’” “Anyone who’s adapted screenplays,” Coppola explained, “knows the author did the heavy lifting.”

In-kind donors to the event included A24 Films, Amazon Studios, Hulu, Netflix, Picador USA, and Urth Caffé.

Scripter began in 1988, co-founded by USC Libraries board members Glenn Sonnenberg and Marjorie Lord. For more information about Scripter—including additional images from the ceremony—visit scripter.usc.edu.

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Wednesday, February 14, 2018

"Hunter x Hunter: Phantom Rouge"

VIZ MEDIA ANNOUNCES HOME MEDIA RELEASE OF HUNTER X HUNTER: PHANTOM ROUGE FEATURE FILM

Feature Length Movie Based On The Popular HUNTER X HUNTER Series Debuts On Blu-ray And DVD

San Francisco, CA – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), a premier company in the fields of publishing, animation distribution, and global entertainment licensing, announces an exciting feature film addition to its HUNTER X HUNTER catalog with the release of HUNTER X HUNTER: PHANTOM ROUGE.

The action-packed movie, which is based on the popular HUNTER X HUNTER anime series, will be released on February 20th, 2018 as a Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack. The Combo Pack’s MSRP will be $29.98 U.S. / $34.99 CAN. A standard DVD-only edition will also be available with an MSRP of $19.98 U.S. / $24.99 CAN.

In the film, someone has stolen Kurapika's eyes—and according to him, it was another survivor from his clan who were massacred for their Scarlet Eyes! Gon and Killua begin investigating on his behalf, but shortly after they've begun, the Phantom Troupe appears!

“Audiences will be on the edge of their seats as Gon, Killua, Kurapika and Leorio, reunite for this action-packed new feature film,” says Charlene Ingram, VIZ Media’s Director of Animation Marketing. “We invite fans of the HUNETR X HUNTER manga and anime series to dive into this riveting new adventure!”

The HUNTER X HUNTER anime series is based on the popular HUNTER X HUNTER manga originally created by Yoshihiro Togashi. The series (which is distributed in North America by VIZ Media) was produced by the famed animation studio, MADHOUSE, and has been broadcast domestically on Adult Swim’s Toonami. The HUNTER X HUNTER anime series is currently available from VIZ Media on Blu-ray and DVD home media editions.

For additional information on HUNTER X HUNTER or other anime titles distributed by VIZ Media, please visit viz.com.


About VIZ Media, LLC
Established in 1986, VIZ Media is the premier company in the fields of publishing, animation distribution, and global entertainment licensing. Along with its popular digital magazine WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP and blockbuster properties like NARUTO, DRAGON BALL, SAILOR MOON, and POKÉMON, VIZ Media offers an extensive library of titles and original content in a wide variety of book and video formats, as well as through official licensed merchandise. Owned by three of Japan's largest publishing and entertainment companies, Shueisha Inc., Shogakukan Inc., and Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions, Co., Ltd., VIZ Media is dedicated to bringing the best titles for English-speaking audiences worldwide.

Learn more about VIZ Media and its properties at viz.com.

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Tuesday, February 13, 2018

DC Comics from Diamond Distributors for February 14, 2018

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Marvel Comics from Diamond Distributors for February 14, 2018

MARVEL COMICS

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IDW Publishing from Diamond Distributors for February 14, 2018

IDW PUBLISHING

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Dark Horse Comics from Diamond Distributors for February 14, 2018

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