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Tuesday, September 22, 2020
Marvel Comics Shipping from Diamond Distributors for September 23, 2020
Comic Books, Magazines and Books from Diamond Distributors for September 23, 2020
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DC Comics New Releases from Lunar/UCS Distributors for September 22, 2020
DC COMICS:
Absolute Dark Knight HC (New Edition), $99.99
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Action Comics #1025 (Cover B Lucio Parrillo), AR
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Batman Beyond #47 (Cover A Dan Mora), $3.99
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Books Of Magic #23, $3.99
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Justice League Dark #26 (Cover A Yanick Paquette), $3.99
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Last God #9, $4.99
Legion Of Super-Heroes Five Years Later Omnibus Volume 1 HC, $150.00
Looney Tunes #256, $2.99
Shazam #15 (Cover A Brandon Peterson), $3.99
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Suicide Squad #9 (Cover A Bruno Redondo), $3.99
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Sunday, September 20, 2020
Sony Pictures to Release Florian Zeller's "The Father" Dec. 18th
Sony Pictures Classics To Release Florian Zeller’s The Father, Starring Olivia Colman And Anthony Hopkins, In Theaters On December 18, 2020
NEW YORK – Sony Pictures Classics announced that they will release Florian Zeller’s THE FATHER in theaters in New York and Los Angeles on December 18, 2020, followed by most major markets on Christmas Day. The film was acquired by Sony Pictures Classics ahead of its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year and can be seen at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival.
Written by Zeller and Christopher Hampton, THE FATHER stars Academy Award winners Anthony Hopkins and Olivia Colman, a father-daughter duo—one mischievous, the other caring—who battle the universal prophecy of loss that come with age. The family drama also stars Mark Gatiss, Rufus Sewell, Imogen Poots and Olivia Williams. Hopkins is received this year’s TIFF Tribute Actor Award on Tuesday, September 15, 2020.
The official trailer for the film is now available here.
THE FATHER was co-produced by Trademark Films, F Comme Film, Ciné-@ and Les Films du Cru and financed by Viewfinder and Embankment. Producers are David Parfitt, Jean-Louis Livi, Philippe Carcassonne, Christophe Spadone and Simon Friend.
ABOUT SONY PICTURES CLASSICS:
Michael Barker and Tom Bernard serve as co-presidents of Sony Pictures Classics—an autonomous division of Sony Pictures Entertainment they founded with Marcie Bloom in January 1992—which distributes, produces, and acquires independent films from around the world. Barker and Bernard have released prestigious films that have won 39 Academy Awards® (35 of those at Sony Pictures Classics) and have garnered 175 Academy Award® nominations (149 at Sony Pictures Classics) including Best Picture nominations for CALL ME BY YOUR NAME, WHIPLASH, AMOUR, MIDNIGHT IN PARIS, AN EDUCATION, CAPOTE, HOWARDS END, AND CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON.
ABOUT SONY PICTURES ENTERTAINMENT:
Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) is a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Sony Corporation. SPE's global operations encompass motion picture production, acquisition, and distribution; television production, acquisition, and distribution; television networks; digital content creation and distribution; operation of studio facilities; and development of new entertainment products, services and technologies. SPE’s Motion Picture Group production organizations include Columbia Pictures, Sony Pictures Animation, Screen Gems, TriStar Pictures, 3000 Pictures, Stage 6 Films, AFFIRM Films, and Sony Pictures Classics. For additional information, visit http://www.sonypictures.com/corp/divisions.html.
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Saturday, September 19, 2020
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from September 13th to 19th, 2020 - Update #28
by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"
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ENTERTAINMENT AND CULTURE NEWS:
MOVIES - From Deadline: John Boyega ("Star Wars") joins Payman Maadi in Gavin Hood's "The Test."
CELEBRITY - From Variety: Former husband and wife, Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston, reunited for the "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" table reading. The event was held for Sean Penn's non-profit, CORE. Penn starred in the 1982 film.
EMMYS - From LATimes: The behind the scene workers are the real losers at this year's virtual Primetime Emmy Awards.
TELEVISION - From THR: WarnerMedia says it is "concerned and disappointed" about the culture in its TV division. They're talking about controversy at "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" and "TMZ on TV," and WarnerMedia's leaders are ready to end partnerships if they have to.
From THR: Speaking of which, "The Hollywood Reporter" has an investigative article on the "dark side" of WarnerMedia's Telepictures division.
CELEBRITY - From HuffPost: Zendaya talks about intentionally auditioning for roles written for white actresses.
AWARDS - From ShadowandAct: Kerry Washington finally wins an Emmy Awards... but it's not for acting.
BLM - From ShadowandAct: Michael B. Jordan puts Hollywood's racist hiring practices on blast.
MOVIES - From Deadline: Madonna will direct a biopic of herself that Oscar-winner Diablo Cody is co-writing.
MOVIES-COVID-19 - From YahooNYT: Movie theaters have reopened after the five-month COVID-19 shutdown, but audiences have not. Now what?
From IndieWire: Well, Christopher Nolan and his wife and longtime producer, Emma Thomas, are doing their part and going to the movies.
TELEVISION - From TheDailyBeast: NBC announced on Wednesday that actor Jim Carrey will be joining Saturday Night Live to play former Vice President Joe Biden when the show returns to 30 Rockefeller Center for its 46th season on Oct. 3rd, 2020.
CULTURE - From YahooLife: Hot Halloween 2020 mask - the latex rubber "Karen" mask.
STREAMING - From EW: Tom Holland (Marvel/Sony's Spider-Man) did not know that one of the producers of his Netflix period drama, "The Devil of All Time," was Jake Gyllenhaal, who played the villain, Mysterio, in his second Spider-Man film, "Spider-Man: Far from Home."
MOVIE TRAILER - From YouTube: Don't forget to see the spectacular first trailer for "Dune."
TELEVISION - From Deadline: Actress Genevieve Padalecki will join her husband, Jared Padalecki ("Supernatural") in "Walker," the re-imagining of CBS's 1990s action series, "Walker, Texas Ranger." Jared will play Cordell Walker, and Genevieve will play his late wife, Emily.
STREAMING - From Deadline: "Paramount+" will be the new name of the streaming service, "CBS All Access," with this rebrand taking place early in 2021.
NETFLIX - From YahooFinance: Once upon a time... Netflix co-founder and now co-CEO Reed Hastings tried to sell Netflix to Blockbuster, but the once-great video rental giant would not pay the $50 million asking price.
TELEVISION - From Deadline: Cable net MSNBC adds two new shows to its weekend line-up and movies Kasie Hunt of "Kasie DC" to a new weekeday mornings show.
BOX OFFICE - From Deadline: The winner of the 9/11 to 9/13/2020 weekend box office is "Tenet" with an estimated gross of 6.7 million dollars. The film has also crossed the $200 million mark in worldwide box office.
From Deadline: Warner Bros. is hiding box office information on "Tenet" and Sony Pictures on "The Broken Hearts Gallery from rival studios.
STREAMING - From Deadline: Netflix has payed $30 million dollars for "Malcolm & Marie," director Sam Levinson's drama that was quietly shot during the COVID lock down. The romantic drama stars John David Washington and Zendaya.
MOVIES - From Deadline: Pop star Harry Styles is reportedly replacing actor Shia LaBeouf in Olivia Wilde's thriller, "Don't Worry Darling."
VENICE - From THR: Nomadland, diector Chloé Zhao's look at America's van-dwelling community, starring Frances McDormand, has won the "Golden Lion" for best film at the 77th Venice International Film Festival. This article includes the winners in the festival's many other categories.
MOVIES - From CNN: Halle Berry says that her historic best actress Oscar win for "Monster's Ball" was "one of her biggest heartbreaks."
OBITS:
From NPR: Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg has died at the age of 87, September 18, 2020. She was the second woman to serve on the Supreme Court (after Justice Sandra Day O'Connor). Nominated by President Bill Clinton, she served on the court from 1993 to her death.
From RollingStone: Reggae music pioneer, Toots Hibbert, has died at the age of 77, Friday, September 11, 2020. A singer and songwriter, Toots was best known for his association with the reggae and ska band, Toots and the Maytals. Hibbert wrote the 1968 Maytals song, "Do the Reggay," which is widely credited as being the genesis word "reggae."
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: Remember 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 TheAtlantic: The Coronavirus Was an Emergency Until Trump Found Out Who Was Dying. The pandemic has exposed the bitter terms of our racial contract, which deems certain lives of greater value than others.
From ProPublica: Hospital's Secret COVID-19 Policy Separated Native American Mothers From Their Newborns
From TheGuardian: More than 20 million Americans could have contracted COVID-19, experts say.
From RSN/WashPost: The COVID-19 mutation that has taken over the world.
7/13 - From YahooSports: Maybe a pandemic means that there will not be college football this fall.
7/13- From YahooNews: The CDC adds four new symptoms (including nausea and purple or blue lesions on feet and toes) to the list of COVID-19 symptoms.
7/19 - From YahooFinance: Harvard Public Health professor Dr. Howard Koh says the U.S. "needs to regroup" to find COVID-19.
7/22 - From YahooNews: A public health employee predicted Florida's coronavirus catastrophe — then she was fired.
7/22 - From YahooLifestyle: Florida mom loses son, 20, to coronavirus, and then days later, her daughter.
7/23 - From TheWrap: The site has a list of movie and TV stars, entertainment and sports figures who have tested positive for COVID-19
From Bloomberg: Will the COVID-19 pandemic turn Millennials into socialists?
7/27 - From CNN: Chief of critical care at Baltimore's Mercy Medical Center, Dr. Joseph Costa, passes away due to Covid-19 complications... after treating the hospital's sickest COVID-19 patients. He was 56 and leaves behind family, including a husband of 28 years.
7/30 - From Deadline: Emmy-winning actor Bryan Cranston ("Breaking Bad") reveals that he had a bout with COVID-19.
7/31 - From YahooEntertainment: Writer and actress, Lena Dunham, creator of HBO's "Girls, reveals that she contracted COVID-19 and the symptoms she experiences and still experience.
7/30 - From YahooGMA: In their bid to crackdown on illegal gatherings amid COVID-19, New York authorities break up an alleged sex party.
7/31 - From Slate: COVID-19 is airborne - for reals!
8/2 - From TheDailyBeast: In Mississippi, COVID-19 has coroners terrified.
8/6 - From YahooNews: Testing everyone constantly could stop the spread of COVID-19... according to this article.
8/8 - From YahooNYT: The coronavirus is new, but your immune system might recognize it.
8/8 - From YahooNBC: They thought COVID-19 was a hoax, and they almost died from it or are watching family and loved ones suffer with it or die from it.
8/9 - From YahooNews: The rest of the world is incredulous at the pitiful U.S. response to COVID-19.
8/9 - From YahooAFP: According to the real-time tally kept by John Hopkins University, the United States has hit 5 million cases of COVID-19.
8/16 - From Truthout: COVID Deaths Continue to Surge in Countries Led by Far Right Authoritarians
9/1 - From YahooPeople: Mark Mothersbaugh is the front man of the rock band, Devo," and the prolific composer of music for film and television, but he also had a near-fatal battle with COVID-19. He recalls it in this article.
9/2 - From YahooNews: The first COVID-19 death linked to the massive biker rally in Sturgis, South Dakota has been reported in Minnesota, several weeks after the event attracted over 400,000 vehicles. Minnesota is also tracking 50 coronavirus cases related to the event.
9/8 - From YahooSports: College football senior Jamain Stephens Jr. dies after contracting COVID-19.
BLACK LIVES MATTER:
From RSN: Judge's Blistering Opinion Says Courts Have Placed Police Beyond Accountability
From TheGuardian: Yusef Salaam, one of the "Central Park Five," says in an interview, "Trump would have had me hanging from a tree in Central Park."
From NPR: Prosecutors' plea deal required drug suspect to name Breonna Taylor a "co-defendant."
From ChicagoSunTimes: Rev. Jesse Jackson: America has millions of people in poverty because Americans choose not to demand the policies that would lift them out of poverty.
REMEMBERING CHADWICK BOSEMAN:
From YahooAP: Chadwick Boseman was laid to rest Sept. 3 at Welfare Baptist Church Cemetery in Belton, South Carolina, about 11 miles from Boseman's hometown of Anderson, the Los Angeles County Certificate showed. Anderson held a public memorial for Boseman a day later.
From Slate: Friends and Fans mourn "Black Panther" star, Chadwick Boseman, dead at 43.
From YahooHuffPost: Why Chadwick Boseman kept his cancer battle secret, according to his agent.
From Variety: Chadwick Boseman's life and career in photos.
From CNN: Denzel Washington offers a tribute to Chadwick Boseman, for whom he once paid school tuition.
From THR: Co-star Harrison Ford remembers Chadwick Boseman as being "as much a hero as any he played.
From BuzzFeed: Why Chadwick Boseman's death hurts so much.
From Variety: Michael B. Jordan remembers his "Black Panther" co-star, Chadwick Boseman.
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Friday, September 18, 2020
Ubisoft to Remake "The Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time"
(Re) Discover the Prince’s Journey with the Classic Tale that Redefined Action Adventure Gaming
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--At Ubisoft’s digital press conference, Ubisoft Forward, Ubisoft announced the return of the Prince in Prince of Persia®: The Sands of Time Remake, the company’s first full-scale remake. Originally released in 2003, Prince of Persia®: The Sands of Time redefined action adventure gaming with its innovative gameplay, compelling story and lovable characters. Rewinding time once again, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake has been developed from the ground up with the Anvil game engine.
Starting January 21, 2021, the game will be available for $39,99 on PlayStation®4, Xbox One family of devices, Epic Games Store, Ubisoft Store on Windows PC and UPLAY+, Ubisoft’s subscription service.*
Developed by Ubisoft Pune and Ubisoft Mumbai, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake is Ubisoft’s first ever full-scale remake, with a fresh approach to combat, puzzle solving and rewinding time. The new design, made with updated technology for today’s gaming systems, include new camera angles and fully remade sequences. Additionally, players will get to see a beautiful and fully reimagined ninth-century Persia through the eyes of the developers in Pune and Mumbai.
Relive the Prince’s journey for redemption after unwittingly releasing the Sands of Time on the Sultan’s Kingdom. As with the original, players will embody the heroic Prince alongside the daughter of the Maharaja, Princess Farah, as they navigate the palace, battle sword-wielding enemies, maneuver trap-filled rooms and ultimately confront the evil Vizier, who controls the Sands of Time. Players continue to progress as they combat enemies and master the art of parkour. Yuri Lowenthal returns, reprising his role as the Prince’s original voice and motion capture actor and players will be introduced to actress Supinder Wraich, who now plays the role of Farah.
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake includes the original Prince of Persia game originally released in 1989, which can be unlocked during the Prince’s journey.
Players who pre-order the game will have access to the Back to the Origins set, which includes:
- The Original Prince outfit from the Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
- The Prince’s Original Weapons set
- A Classic Filterthat changes the look and feel of the game on the screen, just as if players were playing the game back in time
For the latest news on Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake and all of Ubisoft’s games, please visit news.ubisoft.com/en-us/.
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake will be available for pre-order here: ubisoft.com/fr-fr/game/prince-of-persia
*$14.99 per month. Cancel anytime. The Ultimate Edition will be available as part of a UPLAY+ subscription at game launch. More information at uplayplus.com.
About Ubisoft:
Ubisoft is a leading creator, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment and services, with a rich portfolio of world-renowned brands, including Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry, For Honor, Just Dance, Watch Dogs, Tom Clancy’s video game series including Ghost Recon, Rainbow Six and The Division. The teams throughout Ubisoft’s worldwide network of studios and business offices are committed to delivering original and memorable gaming experiences across all popular platforms, including consoles, mobile phones, tablets and PCs. For the 2019–20 fiscal year, Ubisoft generated net bookings of €1,534 million. To learn more, please visit: www.ubisoftgroup.com.
© 2003–2020 Ubisoft Entertainment. All Rights Reserved. Ubisoft and the Ubisoft logo are registered or unregistered trademarks of Ubisoft Entertainment in the US and/or other countries. Based on Prince of Persia® created by Jordan Mechner. Prince of Persia is a trademark of Waterwheel Licensing LLC in the US and/or other countries used under license.
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Thursday, September 17, 2020
Negromancer Book Review: "BTS: Blood, Sweat & Tears"
VIZ MEDIA – @VIZMedia
[This review was originally posted on Patreon.]
WRITER: Tamar Herman
DESIGN: Evi-O Studios
ISBN: 978-1-97471-713-2; hardcover; 7.875 x 10.5 (August 2020)
312pp., Color, $27.99 U.S.
BTS: Blood Sweat & Tears is a new hardcover book about the worldwide musical phenomenon known as BTS.
BTS (also known as the Bangtan Boys) is a seven-member, South Korean boy band. The group was first put together, beginning in 2010, by “Big Hit Entertainment,” a South Korean entertainment company. The members of BTS are RM – leader and rapper; Jin – vocalist; Suga – rapper; J-Hope – rapper; Jimin – vocalist; V – vocalist, and Jungkook – vocalist. The members write and produce much of their recorded musical output, and while BTS was initially a hip hop group, the members have embraced a wide range of musical genres.
BTS's debut musical recording was the “single album,” 2 Cool 4 Skool. A June 2013 release, it contained seven singles and two “hidden tracks.” August 2014 saw the release of the group's debut, Korean-language studio album, Dark & Wild. December 2014 saw the release of their debut, Japanese-language studio album, Wake Up. In December 2015, BTS's 2015 album, The Most Beautiful Moment in Life, Pt. 2, became the group's first album to make the “Billboard 200” United States' album sales chart. On May 27, 2018, BTS's third studio album, Love Yourself: Tear, debuted at the number one position on the Billboard 200 chart. It was the first time a Korean album had topped the U.S. album sales chart, as well as being the highest charting album by an Asian musical recording act.
And there is something... almost... magical about them. BTS's music videos are visually striking with dazzling effects, imaginative production design, and alluring colors Their songs embrace familiar hip-hop and electronic popular music (“electropop”) sub-genres. They also sing R&B-inspired ballads, which should be familiar to fans of Backstreet Boys and NSYNC. BTS's music also sounds like something different and new – sounds from a future that is leaving behind the funky phantoms of pop anthems past. And a seven-member boy-band slash vocal group is just hard to ignore.
Well, BTS has a story to be told, and the New York City-based journalist, Tamar Herman, is telling it in the new hardcover, illustrated book, BTS: Blood Sweat & Tears. Part music-bio and part analysis, this new book is a thorough exploration of BTS's approach to music in the age of globalization, as this super boy band has brought Korean music to the world. Focusing on the members, the music, and the fans, Tamar Herman brings forth the extraordinary story of these young K-pop idols: Jin, Suga, J-Hope, RM, V, Jimin and Jungkook to life as they transcend the limitations of language, geography, and genre in a way not seen since, perhaps, The Beatles.
THE LOWDOWN: Author Tamar Herman starts her book, BTS: Blood Sweat & Tears, with an informative “Intro” and first chapter, “BTS Meets the World.” In Chapter 1 is a crucial subsection, entitled “What is K-Pop?” Herman uses this essay to inform the readers about the basics of “K-pop,” including that it is more of a brand than a genre of music.
As such, Herman explains how BTS has used songwriting to distinguish itself within the brand. Two members of the group were already writing songs before joining BTS. With other members writing songs plus a dedicated team of songwriters, the group has been able to evolve its songs and sound. Through their own songwriting, BTS produces music and performances that rally against societal norms, express poetic ideas of romance, and praise self-acceptance in the face of adversity. Being involved in the songwriting also allows BTS to stand out both within K-pop and within the larger, crowded, global music scene.
Overall, this book has over 80 photographic images, most of them color and many of them oversize. Herman goes into exacting detail about BTS's collaborators, and she breaks down the group's albums, song-by-song. Herman puts such effort into talking about BTS's music that this book, BTS: Blood Sweat & Tears, is as much a reference book as it is an overview of the band's public life to date.
It is through Tamar Herman's analysis of the who, what, when, and how, as well as the analysis of the music that BTS: Blood Sweat & Tears stands out as a serious book about a group that is serious about its music, it performances, and its public face. BTS: Blood Sweat & Tears is a thorough exploration of an extraordinary musical act and is certainly not some thrown-together paperback looking to make a quick buck off BTS's fame.
I READS YOU RECOMMENDS: Fans of BTS who are looking for a book that will take them inside BTS and its music will want BTS: Blood Sweat & Tears.
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Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"
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