Friday, February 17, 2017

Negromancer News Bits and Bites from February 12th to 18th, 2017 - Update #24

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CULTURE - From BuzzFlash:  NBA champion coach Gregg Popovich (San Antonio Spurs) speaks out on racial and social justice.

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MOVIES - From TheWrap:  Angela Lansbury joins "Mary Poppins Returns" from Disney.

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MOVIES - From Deadline: There will be a fourth entry in "The Purge" film franchise.  It's due in 2018.

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POLITICS - From YahooNews:  In a major survey of historians, President Obama, is ranked the 12th best President of the United States of all time.

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TELEVISION - From YahooTV:  On "The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon," Robert Irwin, the son of the late Steve Irwin a.k.a. "The Crocodile Hunter," comes across just like his dad.

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MOVIES - From Variety:   "Extinction," the sci-fi film starring Michael Pena, lands at Universal after a competitive bidding war.

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OSCARS - From THR:  The stars of "Bonnie and Clyde," Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty, will reunite at the Oscars to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the film and to present the best picture Oscar... to "La La Land," of course.

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COMICS - From BleedingCool:  Marvel and Archie enter join publishing venture.

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COMICS-FILM - From ComicBookMovie:  Mel Gibson among the directors being considered to director "Suicide Squad 2."

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MUSIC - From TheWrap:  Well, if you can have a President Trump... Kid Rock being considered a U.S. Senate candidate...

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POLITICS - From RSN:  The real reason that Republicans want to repeal Obamacare?  Robert Reich says it would put anywhere from $33000 to $197000 worth of tax cuts into the wealthiest 1 percent's hands every year.

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OSCARS - From RollingStone:  Peter Travers offers his 2017 Oscar predictions.

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TELEVISION:  Variety:  Amazon gets "Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams" from Bryan Cranston and Ronald D. Moore.

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TELEVISION - From Variety:  The "S.W.A.T." reboot from CBS will have Bond girl, Stephanie Sigman, in a starring role.

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COMICS-FILM - From THR:  If Matt Reeves does become director of "The Batman," will he bring something new to the character.

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MOVIES - From ThePlaylist:  Jeremy Saulnier, director of "Green Room" and "Murder Party," lines up Jeffrey Wright, Alexander Skarsgard, and Riley Keough for his next film, "Hold the Dark (from Netflix).

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AWARDS - From YahooMusic:  Highs and lows of the Grammys.  It was mostly all low except for the end when Adele shouts out Beyonce.

From YahooMusic - Adele wins and gives all credit to Beyonce.

From YahooMusic:  A complete list of Grammy winners and nominees.

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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo:  The winner of the 2/10 to 2/12/2017 weekend box office is "The Lego Batman Movie" with an estimated take of $55.6 million.

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AWARDS - From Variety:  "La La Land" wins the top prize at the 2017 BAFTAs.

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AWARDS - From EOnline:  2017 Image Awards were held last night with "Hidden Figures" and Taraji P. Henson the big winners.

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OBIT - From TMZ:  The Grammy-winning singer, Al Jarreau, has died at the age of 76, Sunday, February 12, 2017.  He may be the only recording artist to win a Grammy in the jazz vocal, pop vocal, and R&B vocal categories.  He won a total of 7 Grammys.

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MOVIES - From Variety:  Matt Reeves of "Cloverfield" and "War for the Planet of the Apes" in talks to be the director Ben Affleck's "The Batman" movie, which Affleck has previously committed to directing before recently stepping down.

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SPORTS - From YahooSports:  There are now at least 6 players from the Super Bowl Champion New England Patriots will not visit Donald Trump per a tradition of the American championship teams visiting the White House.

TRAILERS:

From YouTube:  New "Iron Fist" trailer from Marvel/Netflix.


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