Saturday, January 16, 2016

Negromancer News Bits and Bites from January 10th to 16th, 2016 - Update #64

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SPORTS - From YahooSports:  Disney is interested in the story of TCU quarterback, Bram Kohlhausen, and his heroics at the recent Alamo Bowl.

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TV - From RollingStone:  Tracy Morgan will return to television in a series written by Jordan Peele of "Key & Peele."

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OSCARS:  From EW:  Will Packer, one of the producers of "Straight Outta Compton," calls this year's Oscar nominations embarrassing.

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OBIT - From YahooTV:  The actor, Dan Haggerty, has died (Friday, January 15, 2016).  Haggerty was best known for his starring role on the television series, "The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams."

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CULTURE - From BET:  Kendrick Lamar met President Barack Obama.

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TRAILER - From YouTube:  Debut trailer of "10 Cloverfield Lane."

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TV - From  MyPinkFriday:  James Corden and Adele in car - rapping Nicki Minaj.

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TV - From TheWrap:  USA picks up Gale Anne Hurd's "Falling Waters."

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TV - From YahooTV:   Adam Lambert added to FOX's "Rocky Horror Picture Show" remake, set to debut Fall 2016.

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POLITICS - From RSN:  Bitter, losing judge strikes back at winning attorney via payment.

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OBIT:  From TheGuardian:  The actor, Alan Rickman, died Thursday, January 14, 2016, at the age of 69.  He was a giant of the British stage and screen.  He was best known for his roles in Die Hard (1988), Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991), and in the Harry Potter films ("Professor Snape").  I offer my condolences to his family.  R.I.P. Alan.  I love you, man.

From IMDb:  An Alan Rickman photo gallery.

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OSCARS - From YahooTV:  2016 Oscar nominations - full list

From Deadline:  Nominees respond to receiving 2016 Oscar nods; my favorite is Ennio Morricone who received a nomination for score for "The Hateful Eight."

From YahooMovies:  Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs is frustrated.

From WaPo:  8 great choices... if Oscars-were-so-white.

From YahooMovies:  Ice Cube says he is OK with it (lack of noms for "Straight Outta Compton").

From YahooMovies:  2016 Oscar snubs and surprises.

From EW:  Jennifer Jason Leigh reflects on first Oscar nominations.

From YahooMovies:  Another Oscar record for Jennifer Lawrence.

From Deadline:  More on 2016 Oscar snubs.

From InContention:  Variety's "In Contention" announces its final Oscar nomination predictions.  The nominations will be announced tomorrow morning, Thursday, Jan. 14th.

From GoldDerby:  Their Oscar predictions, both nominations AND wins.

From ThePlaylist:  They offer their Oscar nominations predictions.

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MOVIES:  From ThePlaylist:  "The Chronicles of Narnia" film franchise will be restarted or rebooted.  I look forward to it.  I really like "Prince Caspian" and "Voyage of the Dawn Treader."

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CULTURE - From Deadspin:  Behind the photo that changed the Boston Marathon forever.

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FILMS - From DGA:  2016 Directors Guild Award nominations have been announced.

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COMICS -  From DenofGeek:  Ryan Coogler confirmed by Marvel as helmsman of their "Black Panther" film, scheduled for 2018.

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COMICS -  From ThePlaylist:  67 characters confirmed to appear in the "Avengers: Infinity War" films.

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POLITICS -  From NYT:  Barack Obama: "Guns are our shared responsibility."

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CULTURE - From NYDailyNews:  Teacher fired over her "Central Park Five" lesson plan.

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POLITICS - From EcoWatch:  Ever heard of "welfare ranching?" Seems it is related to the armed occupation at Malheur federal wildlife preserve in Oregon.

From RollingStone:  Matt Taibbi on the Malheur stand-off.

From Gizmodo:  Did you know that Oregon was founded as a white racist utopia?

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TRAILERS - From YouTube:  International trailer for "13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi."

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MOVIES - From Variety:  "Creed" sequel due November 2017.

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CULTURE - From RollingStone:  El Chapo Speaks by Sean Penn.

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MOVIES -  From Variety:  Darren Aronofsky - Jennifer Lawrence film lands at Paramount.

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MOVIES -  From Variety:  There is a shit list... I mean short list for the role of Han Solo in spin-off movie.

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MOVIES - From RSN:  A very bad idea in Oregon.

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POLITICS - From RSN:  Now, there is sympathy from Republicans for drug addicts.

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SPORTS - TheWashPost:   NCAA exploits unpaid labor of Black athletes.

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COMICS -  From CinemaBlend:  New "Batman vs. Superman" TV clip.

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SPORTS -  From NFL:  Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback, Ben Roethlisberger, believed to have a strained AC joint.

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OBIT - From TheWrap: Singer, songwriter, recording artist, actor, artist, and more - David Bowie died on Sunday, January 10, 2016.  He had apparently been battling cancer for 18 months.  I woke up this morning wondering why the network news readers were talking about his new album...  I send condolences to Bowie's family.  R.I.P. Thin White Duke

OBIT - From IMDb:  A David Bowie photo gallery.

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MOVIES -  From BET:  Black stars at the Golden Globes.

MOVIES - From Deadline:  Denzel Washington speechless at receiving the Cecil B. DeMille Award.

MOVIES: From YahooNews:  See Leo's reaction to his "brush" with Lady Gaga.

Golden Globe winners in select categories:

  • Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture: Kate Winslet for "Steve Jobs"
  • Best Original Score - Motion Picture: "The Hateful Eight" - Ennio Morricone
  • Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy: Matt Damon for "The Martian"
  • Best Animated Film: "Inside Out"
  • Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture: Sylvester Stallone for "Creed"
  • Best Screenplay - Motion Picture: "Steve Jobs" - Aaron Sorkin
  • Best Foreign Language Film: Saul fia ("Son of Saul") from Hungary
  • Best Original Song - Motion Picture: "Writing's On The Wall" written by Sam Smith and James Napier from the movie "Spectre"
  • Best Director - Motion Picture: Alejandro González Iñárritu for "The Revenant"
  • Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama: Taraji P. Henson for "Empire"
  • Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy: Jennifer Lawrence for "Joy"
  • Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy: "The Martian"
  • Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama: Brie Larson for "Room"
  • Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama: Leonardo DiCaprio for "The Revenant"
  • Best Motion Picture - Drama: "The Revenant"

MOVIES - From BoxOfficeMojo:  The winner of the 1/8 to 1/10/2016 weekend box office is "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" with an estimated take of $41.6 million.  "The Revenant" with Leonardo DiCaprio finished second with $38 million.

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From GoldDerby:  A Golden Globe categories and the presenters for each category.

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MOVIES - YahooTV:  Although he is nominated in two categories, Idris Elba has been ordered by his doctor not to attend tonight's Golden Globes.

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COMICS:  From Diamond:  Here are the books and merchandise scheduled to be in comic book shops on Wednesday, Jan. 13th, 2016.

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MOVIES: From Negromancer:  2016 Golden Globe nominations.

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MOVIES: From Variety:  The Revenant and "The Force Awakens" are locked in a battle to be the weekend's #1 film.

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POLITICS - From ThinkProgress:  Poor residents had to have sex with Baltimore public housing officials in order to get basic repairs.

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MOVIES - TheVillageVoice:  An article about IFC's retrospective on the films of Charlotte Rampling.

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POLITICS - TheVillageVoice:  Donald Trump's toy facism.

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BLM - From TheWashPost:  The police officer who arrested Sandra Bland has been indicted on a perjury charge and will be fire.

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POLITICS - From MichaelMoore:  Gov. Rick Snyder should be impeached at the very least.

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BLM:  From TheWashPost:  Cleveland school police officer or resource officer attack Tamir Rice's mother via his Facebook posts and is now the subject of an investigation.

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From TheVillageVoice:  Former Ohio prosecutor talks about her Tamir Rice rant.

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CULTURE - From YahooMusic:  More on the saga of Marie Holmes, the Powerball winner, who has spent millions to keep her drug-dealing baby daddy, Lamar "Hot Sauce" McDow, out of jail.

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TRAILER - From YouTube:  First trailer for new film starring Matthew McConaughey, "Free State of Jones."


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