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CULTURE - From TheAtlantic: A surprising number of college students are homeless and/or hungry.
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MOVIES - From THR: Universal is developing a White House workplace comedy around the President Obama White House.
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BLM - From THR: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar says that Jordan Peele's "Get Out" is like a Black "Invasion of the Body Snatchers."
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COMICS-FILM - From TheWrap: Warner Bros. has movied "Aquaman," directed by James Wan and starring Jason Momoa in the title role, to December 21, 2018.
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MOVIES - From IndieWire: Production is about to begin on "Body Cross," a sequel to David Cronenberg's "Eastern Promises," which features a most excellent performance by Viggo Mortensen.
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MOVIES - From IndieWire: The horror streaming service, Shudder, is streaming a reassembled cut of the original version of Ken Russell's notorious (and fantastic) 1971 film, "The Devils."
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MOVIES - From IndieWire: Warner Bros. is in the early stages of rebooting "The Matrix." As of now, neither the original writer-directors The Wachowskis nor the original producer, Joel Silver, is involved.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Amazon Studios has bought the U.S. and Canadian distribution rights to the music-filled drama, "Annette," starring Adam Driver, Rihana, and Rooney Mara and directed by Leos Carax ("Holy Motors").
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MOVIES - From TheWrap: Jordan Peele becomes the first Black writer-director whose debut film makes over $100 million dollars at the domestic box office.
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MOVIES - From TheWrap: Will Netflix finish Orson Welles' last film, "The Other Side of the Wind?"
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COMICS-FILM - From TheWrap: Warner Bros. would like Matthew Vaughn to direct "Man of Steel 2," the sequel to its Superman reboot. Vaughn directed the stylish "X-Men: First Class."
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TELEVISION - From Variety: CBS' smash-hit TV series, "The Big Bang Theory" will get a spinoff next season, "Young Sheldon."
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MOVIES - From Variety: The English-language version of "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" will have a sequel, "The Girl in the Spider's Web." Apparently, the cast of the first film will not return for the sequel.
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MOVIES - From ThePlaylist: Ridley Scott still wants to make a sequel to his 2000 film, Gladiator, which won the "Best Picture" Oscar.
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MOVIES - From IndieWire: Director Ava Duvernay shares photos from the set as "A Wrinkle in Time" wraps up principal photography.
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BLM - From RSN: Tensions rise in Ferguson, Missouri as new video surfaces concerning the killing of unarmed Black teen, Michael Brown, by then Ferguson police officer, Darren Wilson.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 3/10 to 3/12/2017 weekend box office is "Kong: Skull Island" with an estimated take of $61 million.
From Deadline: "Kong-Skull Island" rising at international box office.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Director Terrence Malick makes a rare public appearance.
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POLITICS - From TheDailyGrind: Anti-LGBTQ, "family values" Republican is having an affair with his cousin/employee, who divorced her husband for him.
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LGBTQ - From TheDailyGrind: South Dakota becomes first state to legalize discrimination against LGBTQ people.
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CULTURE - From WashPost: 64-year-old Richard Leslie Lloyd thought the owners of Met Mart, a convenience store, was an Arab and tried to burn the store and "run the Arabs out of our country." The Met Mart owners are of Indian descent.
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