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TELEVISION - From Deadline: Fox's "Star" and CBS' "Murphy Brown" revival among cancelled TV series.
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MOVIES - From ScreenDaily: Once upon a time, from the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s, John McTiernan was one of the hottest directors of big, event films ("Die Hard," "Last Action Hero"). Now, he is teaming with another formerly hot property, Uma Thurman ("Pulp Fiction," "Kill Bill Vols. 1 and 2") for film "Tau Ceti 4."
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TELEVISION - From TheWrap: The Starz TV series, "Power," which is executive produced by rapper 50 Cent, will end after Season 6, which will be 15-episodes long.
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MOVIES - From TheWrap: Roland Emmerich, director of "Independence Day" and "2012" is prepping a new sci-fi, disaster movie epic, "Moonfall."
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DISNEY - From Deadline: The Disney-Fox schedule includes three new "Star Wars" films, four "Avatar" sequels, and more.
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BLM-CULTURE - From YahooLifestyle: Once again, some Americans prove that they only care about how the Bill of Rights benefits them. Fuck everybody else's rights, for instance the high school student who produced this painting.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: David Goyer will write and produce a reboot of the "Hellraiser" movie franchise for Spyglass Media Group. "Hellraiser" began with Clive Barker's 1988 film of the same name, and Barker based the movie on his own novella, "The Hellbound Heart," which was first published in 1986.
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CELEBRITY - From YahooLifestyle: In a bit of weirdness, the late Luke Perry ("Beverly Hill, 90210") was buried in a biodegradable mushroom suit, according to his daughter, Sophie Perry. Perry died after suffering a fatal stroke in March 2019.
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BLM-HISTORY - From YahooGMA: Herstory Lessons: The inspiring story Dorothy Butler Gilliam of the 1st black female reporter for The Washington Post
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 5/3 to 5/5/2019 weekend box office is "Avengers: Endgame" with an estimated take of $145.8 million.
From Patreon: My "Avengers: Endgame" review.
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MUSIC - From RollingStone: On how weed may have saved the life of Grammy-winning recording artist, Willie Nelson, an American musical legend.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Woody Allen's "A Rainy Day in New York" has found a distributor to release the film in Italy in the fall. Amazon dumped the film and the rest of its deal with Allen last June (2018).
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LGBTQ - From Variety: Madonna, Andy Cohen, Don Lemon among honorees at the GLAAD Media Awards.
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FOOD RECALL - From YahooLifestyle: Tyson is recalling its pre-cooked chicken strips. Look for the number "P-7221."
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CELEBRITY - From Deadline: Vince Vaughn escapes jail time in his DUI case stemming from a June 10, 2018 incident. At a Manhatten Beach police checkpoint, Vaughn refused a sobriety test.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: There will be a private funeral for Oscar-nominated writer-director John Singleton ("Boyz n the Hood") on Monday, May 6th, 2019. Singleton died Monday, April 29th after suffering a stroke April 17th. A statement from his family said that a larger public memorial is being planned.
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MOVIES - From IndieWire: Fan backlash over the recent trailer for the "Sonic the Hedgehog" film leads the director to promise changes in the film before its November 2019 release.
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MOVIES - From YahooEntertainment: Starring in "John Wick Chapter 3," Oscar-winning actress, Anjelica Huston ("Prizzi's Honor") gives a killer interview covering topics including her feuds with Oprah and Bill Murray.
From YahooEntertainment: Another "John Wick Chapter 3" star, Halle Berry, explains what she won't share on Instagram.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Quentin Tarantino will screen his upcoming film, "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood," at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival, which begins May 14th in France.
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STREAMING - From Deadline: Ron Howard says that Jon Kasdan, one of the writers on "Solo: A Star Wars Story" (which Howard directed), wants to reboot Howard's 1988 film, "Willow" (MGM/Lucasfilm) as a streaming series for Disney+.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Amy Pascal, who has been with Sony for 30 years (including a 20-year run as chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment), signs a first-look deal with Universal.
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MOVIES - From TheWrap: Shailene Woodley to star in the thriller, "Misanthrope."
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MOVIES - From YahooEntertainment: During the press junket for "John Wick Chapter 3," Halle Berry mentions that she was offered the 1990s action film, "Speed," before the role went to Sandra Bullock.
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STREAMING - From Netflix: Barack and Michelle Obama’s Initial Netflix Slate Includes Nonfiction Series From "The Big Short" Author
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MOVIES - From NYTimes: 'Avengers: Endgame' Shows Movie Theaters Can Still Be on Top of the World
TRAILERS:
From YouTube: This is a trailer for "Swamp Thing," for the DC Universe Online streaming service.
From YouTube: This is the trailer for "Crawl," the Paramount Pictures hurricane/giant alligator action-horror flick due July 2, 2019
OBITS:
From THR: Oscar-winning screenwriter, Alvin Sargent, has died at the age of 92, Thursday, May 9, 2019. Sargent won the best adapted screenplay Oscar in 1978 for "Julia" (1977) and in 1981 for "Ordinary People" (1980). He also worked on several of Sony's "Spider-Man" films.
From ComicBook: The Samoan-born New Zealand actor Pau Magasiva has died at the age of 38, Saturday, May 11, 2019. Magasiva was best known to many fans for playing Red Wind Ranger Shane Clarke on the series, "Power Rangers Ninja Storm." In New Zealand, he was known for appearing on the soap opera, "Shortland Street."
From Variety: The actor, Peter Mayhew, died at the age of 74, Tuesday, April 30, 2019. Mayhew is best known for portraying "Chewbacca" in five "Star Wars" films, beginning with the 1977 original film. Born in England, Mayhew was a naturalized U.S. citizen.
From NFL: Former NFL player, Gino Marchetti, died Monday, April 29, 2019 at the age of 93. He spent 13 of his 14 years in the NFL as a defensive end for the Baltimore Colts, where he was a member of two NFL championships (1958, 1959). He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1972. Marchetti also served in the U.S. Army during World War II and fought in the "Battle of the Bulge."
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