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MOVIES - From USWeekly: Natalie Portman says the late Lauren Bacall did not like her.
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MOVIES - From TheGuardian: Joseph Goebbels 105-year-old former secretary still playing dumb in the documentary, "A German Life."
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CRIME - From TheGuardian: Police Will Be Required to Report Officer-Involved Deaths Under New US System.
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ECO - From RSN: Politicians in Louisiana finally try to hold oil companies accountable for what they have done to the coast and marshes of the state.
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TELEVISION - From YahooCelebrity: Steven Bochco, the creator of the seminal televisions series, "NYPD Blue," has a new memoir, "Truth is a Total Defense." He details the antics of David Caruso, who was ostensibly the lead actor and star of the series, who left the series four episodes into the second season.
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COMICS-FILM - From YahooMovies: Zendaya is playing a character named "Michlle" or "M.J." in "Spider-Man: Homecoming."
From EW: "Guardians of the Galaxy" director James Gunn addresses the fake controversy over Zendaya's casting as "M.J."
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OBIT - From Variety: The actor Jack Riley has died at the age of 80, Friday, August 19, 2016. He was known for his work on "The Bob Newhart Show" and for providing the voice of "Stu Pickles" on the "Rugrats" animated series.
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COMICS-FILM - From Variety: Vin Diesel confirms that the Guardians of the Galaxy will be in "Avengers: Infinity War."
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FILM - From Variety: Ben Affleck is in talks with fox to star in and to direct a remake of "Witness for the Prosecution."
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COMICS-FILM - From WeGotThisCovered: In "Spider-Man: Homeing," Bokeem Woodbine is apparently playing the villain, "The Shocker."
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MOVIES - From YahooMovies: "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" (a "Harry Potter" spinoff) adds Zoe Kravitz. She has a small role in the first film, but may have a bigger role in the sequel (due in 2018)/
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MOVIES - From YahooMovies: Jared Leto joins "Blade Runner" sequel.
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OBAMA - From YahooNews: Louisiana newspaper, The Advocate, is demanding that President Obama end his vacation at Martha's Vineyard and visit Louisiana because of the devastating flooding. The Advocate never endorsed President Obama, and he never got more than 40 percent of the vote in La. So call McCain and Romney. By the way, I escaped the devastation and only have minor home issues, but in my area, some people did get it bad.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Will Ferrell and John C.. Reilly, the star duo of the film, "Step Brothers," reunited from a comic take on Sherlock Holmes in "Holmes & Watson."
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MOVIES - From Variety: Leslie Odom, Jr. in talks to join Kenneth Branagh's "Murder on the Orient Express." Odom won a Tony Award for "Best Actor" in his role as Aaron Burr in the smash musical, "Hamilton."
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OBIT - From TheWrap: The film director, Arthur Hiller, has dies at the age of 92, Wednesday, August 17, 2016. Hiller's best known film was "Love Story," and he was the president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences from 1993 to 1997.
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COMICS-TV - From EOnline: Josh Schwartz, the man behind the hit TV shows, "Gossip Girl" and "The O.C.," will develop the Marvel Comic book, Runaways, as a TV series for Hulu. Stephanie Savage, also of "Gossip Girl," will join him in the development.
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OBIT-POLITICS - From People: The political pundit and TV host, John McLaughlin, has died at the age of 89, Tuesday, August 16, 2016. He was the host of the "The McLaughlin Group," a political round table show on PBS, for 34 years.
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POLITICS - From RSN: Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker Michael Moore says: "Trump Is Self-Sabotaging His Campaign Because He Never Really Wanted the Job in the First Place"
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SPORTS - From YahooSports: Another victory by Sweden's women soccer team at the Olympics basically says "F'you!" to U.S. soccer whiner, Hope Solo.
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MOVIES - From CinemaBlend: Kevin Bacon would not mind being Freddy Krueger.
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COMICS-FILM - From SFGate: First look at "Spider-Man: Homecoming" poster.
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CULTURE - From Breitbart: When he says "Dangerous Faggot Tour," he means "Clownish Cocksucker Tour."
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MOVIES - From THR: The Nate Parker "rape case" from 17 years ago is now a new controversy. The alleged victim's family says "...we are dubious of the underlying motivations that bring this to
present light after 17 years, and we will not take part in stoking its
coals..." This smells like a hit on a strong Oscar contender from a Black filmmaker or about a Black historical figure, similar to hate campaigns against films like "Selma" and "The Hurricane."
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MOVIES - From EntertainmentWeekly: Behold Pennywise the Clown's costume from next year's film, "It," based on the Stephen King novel. I'm still not buying this dude as scary, and I was indeed scared of Pennywise when I read the original novel about 30 years ago.
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HEALTH - From IBT: Is the Cure for Alzheimer's Already on the Market?
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TELEVISION - From Variety: Amazon has greenlit a 10-episode "Jack Ryan" series, starring John Krasinski as Jack Ryan. This is a "reinvention" of the character created by late author, Tom Clancy. Krasinski would be the fifth actor to play the character on the big and small screen.
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MOVIES - From CinemaBlend: A new image from the film version of Stephen King's "It," featuring the character "Richie Tozier." The film is due in theaters September 2017.
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MOVIES - From BleedingCool: Production has begin in Canada on Guillermo del Toro's next film, "The Shape of Water," his follow-up to "Crimson Peak."
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TELEVISION - From Variety: "The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore" has been cancelled, and its last episode will air, Thursday, August 18, 2016. I'm so bitter right now.
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OBIT - From Variety: The actor Fyvush Finkel has died at the age of 93, Sunday, August 14, 2016. He was best known for his roles on the TV series, "Picket Fences" (for which he won an Emmy) and "Boston Public."
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CULTURE - From WashPost: White Christian America is dying.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The #1 film at the 8/12 to 8/14/2016 weekend box office is "Suicide Squad" with an estimated take of $43.7 million.
From Variety: The R-rated, animated comedy, "Sausage Party," has a strong debut, while "Suicide Squad" wins the weekend box office, although its gross plunged 67 percent from its debut last week.
From Variety: "Suicide Squad" leads the international box office.
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SPORTS - From YahooSports: Jamaican sprinter, Usain Bolt, makes history by becoming the first man to win three consecutive Olympic gold medals in the 100 meter race.
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HISTORY - From PopularMechanics: Bones found on a mountaintop in Greece may confirm that ancient Greeks practiced ritualistic cannibalism.
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CELEBRITY - From YahooCelebrity: Kevin Hart got married this weekend.
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OBIT - From Deadline: The actor Kenny Baker has died at the age of 81 (although some reports are listing him at 82 or 83). The 3-foot, 8-inch actor is best known for playing R2-D2 in six Star Wars movies. Baker also appeared in "The Elephant Man," "Time Bandits," and "The Goonies."
From Variety: Hollywood remembers Kenny Baker.
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COMICS-FILM - From IndieWire: Tilda Swinton says that "Doctor Strange" movie comes from " a very diverse place."
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SPORTS - From USAToday: At the Rio Olympics, Michael Phelps ends his career with 23rd gold medal.
TRAILERS:
From FoxMovies: The new (first?) trailer for the historical drama, "Hidden Figures," about the African-American women mathematicians and engineers at NASA during the Space Race. The film is due in January 2017 and stars Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, and Janelle Monae.
From YouTube: New one-minute "Jack Reacher: Never Go Back" spot, entitled "Followed."
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