Negromancer News Bits and Bites for the Week of November 16 to 22, 2014 - Update #18

NEWS:

From YahooMovies:  LucasFilm has an animated feature film coming out early next year, Strange Magic.

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From DeadlineNY:  Oscar and Tony-winning director, Mike Nichols, has died at the age of 83.  The legendary film and theater director, writer and producer won an Oscar winner for 1967′s seminal The Graduate.  Nichols was also nominated for such films as Working Girl, Silkwood and Who’s Afraid Of Virginia Woolf?  Nichols amassed 10 Tony Awards, including winning as director for such plays as Barefoot In The Park, The Odd Couple, The Prisoner Of Second Avenue, and Death Of A Salesman; and winning as producer of the plays, Annie and The Real Thing.

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From YahooMovies:  Disney introduces a new kind of Cinderella.

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From Variety:  The #1 film at the November 14 to 16, 2014 box office is newcomer, Dumb and Dumber To, with an estimated take of $38.1 million.

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From FOXNews:  Jennifer Lawrence: I'm scared every time I open my door.

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From Variety:  Glen A. Larson, the prolific writer and producer of many television series, died of cancer on Friday, November 14, 2014.  He created the real "Battlestar Galactica" in the 1970s, and worked on such series as "Magnum P.I." and "Knight Rider," among others.  R.I.P. Mr. Larson and we send condolences to his family and friends.

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From WashingtonPost:  Barbara Bowman's column with the rape allegations against Bill Cosby.

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From People:  Cosby's cancelled TV guest appearances.


COMIC BOOKS:

From WallStreetCheatSheet:  Chris Pratt, star of Guardians of the Galaxy, may star as another comic book hero, in the film adaptation of Cowboy Ninja Viking.

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From YahooGames:  The mystery blue alien on Marvel's "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." is a member of the Kree alien race.

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From YahooCelebrity:  The Hollywood Reporter says that Marvel is planning to release an Ant-Man novel, "Ant-Man: Natural Enemy."

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From DenofGeek:  The Marvel "release calendar" for its "Phase Three" films.

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From TV Guide via YahooTV:  A lost episode from the 1960's live action "Batman" television series is now a comic book.


STAR WARS:

From YahooMovies:  Rare photos at the British Film Institute.

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From IBTimes:  A supposed second description of the first teaser trailer for Episode 7.

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From EntertainmetIE:  Someone claims they've seen the upcoming Star Wars 7 trailer.

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From FlickeringMyth:  A supposed description of the first teaser trailer for "Star Wars: The Force Awakens."

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From IBTimes:  Rumors about a "Darth Bane" characters.


TRAILERS AND PREVIEWS:

From 20th Century Fox:  The first trailer for Blue Sky's "Peanuts" animated feature film debuts.

From 20th Century Fox:  The final trailer for Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tombs debuts.


MUSIC:

From BET:  New music from Beyonce is leaked.  May be tied to her new greatest hits collection.

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From YahooFinance:  How Michael Jackson and other dead entertainers are making big money.

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From the VillageVoice:  A piece about the late Big Bank Hank of the Sugar Hill Gang.


REVIEWS:

From the VillageVoice:  Stephanie Zacharek writes about Jon Stewart's Rosewater.

From the VillageVoice:  Amy Nicholson on Foxcatcher.


OBITS:

From RollingStone:  Motown hit maker, Jimmy Ruffin, is dead at 78.  His best known jam was "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted.