Saturday, December 17, 2016

Negromancer News Bits and Bites from December 11th to 17th, 2016 - Update #27

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POLITICS - From TheWrap:  Ambassardships if you can get A-listers to sing for Trump's inauguration.

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TELEVISION - From TheWrap:  NBC is developing a TV series based on the 1992 film, "Single White Female."  I still have not seen that movie.

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CRIME - From YahooNews:  On, Thursday, December 15, 2016, Dylann Storm Roof was convicted in federal court 33 counts, including the grisly murder of 9 people at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church on June 17, 2015.

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MOVIES - From TheVillageVoice:  Alan Scherstuhl reviews "Collateral Beauty," the Will Smith starrer which looks like a mess.

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TELEVISION - From Variety:  Julia Roberts starring in her first TV series, a miniseries based on the book, "Today Will Be Different."

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OBIT - From CNN:  Craig Sager, a sideline reporter for Turner Sports, has died at the age of 65, Thursday, December 15, 2016.  Sager was known for  his colorful and loud suits and ties.

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MOVIES - From Deadline:   Emma Stone is "Cruella" for Disney. Now, it needs a director.

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STAR TREK - From TVLine:  Sonequa Martin-Green has been announced about CBS' upcoming "Star Trek: Discovery."  Martin-Green is currently playing Sasha on "The Walking Dead."

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OBIT - From NYDailyNews:  Popular TV funny man and actor, Bernard Fox, has died at the age of 89, Wednesday, December 14, 2016.  He was known for playing "Dr. Bombay" on the classic fantasy sitcom, "Bewitched."  My favorite memories of him are his appearances on "The Andy Griffith Show" as Malcom Merriweather.

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OSCARS - From YahooMovies:  Jimmy Kimmel reveals that he will be paid $15,000 to host the Oscars.

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OBIT - From YahooCelebrity:  The actor and singer, Alan Thicke, has died at the age of 69, Tuesday, December 13, 2016.  Thicke is best known for two things.  First is his role as Dr. Jason Seaver in the ABC sitcom, "Growing Pains."  Second is that he is the father of singer-songwriter, Robin Thicke.

From YahooMusic:  Robin Thicke remembers his father, the actor Alan Thicke, who died suddenly yesterday.

From YahooCelebrity:  Alan Thicke's final moments.  Yeah, that sound tawdry.

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AWARDS - From THR:  "Birth of a Nation" finally gets major awards recognition with the release of the NAACP Image Awards nominations.

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MOVIES - From Deadline:  Ruben Fleischer ("Zombieland") to direct Chris Evans ("Captain America" films) in "Jekyll."

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MOVIES - From YahooMovies:  Warner preps all-female villains DC Comics movie with director David Ayer and hot actress, Margot Robbie, who played Harley Quinn in Ayer's "Suicide Squad."

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MOVIES - From Deadline:  Margot Robbie is Tonya Harding in "I, Tonya."

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MOVIES - From Variety:  2016 "Black List" scripts revealed.

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AWARDS - From TheWrap:  The 2017 Golden Globe nominations have been revealed.

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From YahooTV:  Viola Davis offers a powerful speech in accepting the first-ever "#SeeHer" Award at the Critics Choice Awards, Sunday, December 11, 2016.

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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo:  The winner of the 12/9 to 12/11/2016 weekend box office is Disney's "Moana" with an estimated take of $18.8 million.  This is its third week at #1.

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CELEBRITY - From YahooNews:  Comedian T.J. Miller hosts Critics Choice Awards  3 days after being arrested.

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GENDER - From IndieWire:  Which blockbusters passed or failed the Bechdel-Wallace Test?

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AWARDS - From THR:  The film "Toni Erdman" dominates 2016 European Film Awards.

From Deadline:   Full winners list for the 2016 EFAs.

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MOVIES - From BleedingCool:  Samuel L. Jackson talks politics and Oscar-bait movies at Dubai Film Festival.

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COMICS-FILM - From TheWrap:    The sequel to "Spider-Man: Homecoming" is slotted for Independence Day weekend 2019.  "Bad Boys 4," which was originally slated for this weekend moves up to May 2019.

TRAILERS:

From YouTube:  New trailer for the Amy Schumer and Goldie Hawn comedy, "Snatched."

From YouTube:  First trailer for Christopher Nolan's WWII film, "Dunkirk," which is due Summer 2017.


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