Saturday, August 31, 2024

Negromancer News Bits and Bites from August 25th to 31st, 2024 - UPDATE #12

by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"

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ENTERTAINMENT AND CULTURE NEWS:

MOVIES/BOOKS - From TheNewYorker and RSN:  "Remembering a Childhood in the South Bronx" by Al Pacino, an excerpt from his memoir, "Sonny Boy."

MOVIES - From Deadline:  The next "Jurassic World" film has a title and some first-look photos.  "Jurassic World: Rebirth" is due July 2, 2025.

TELEVISION - From Deadline:  "John Wick" franchise director, Chad Stahelski, is developing author Jonathan Maberry's "Joe Ledger" novel series for television.

VENCIE FILM FESTIVAL - From Deadline:  In Venice to receive the Venice Film Festival's "Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement Award," Sigourney Weaver talks about her work in the "Alien" and "Avatar" franchises.  She looks back at her career and talks about upcoming films.

From Deadline:  At the Venice Film Festival 2024, director Tim Burton talks about his new film, "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice," which makes its premiere.

From Deadline:  The critics are talking about Beetlejuice Beetlejuice after its Venice Film Festival premiere.

NETFLIX - From Variety:  What's coming to Netflix in September 2024? How about "Uglies," which is based on Scott Westerfeld's dystopian novel series, on Sept. 13th.

TELEVISION - From Deadline:  Actress Erika Alexander, who starred as "Maxine Shaw" in in the former Fox sitcom, "Living Single," is partnering with "WeScreenplay" to bolster opportunities for underrepresented voices and marginalized people.  Alexander and her production partner, Ben Arnon, are working with "WeScreenplay Diverse Voices Labs" to offer a series of workshops, mentorship programs, and writing labs designed to empower writers from diverse backgrounds.

BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficePro:  The winner of the 8/23 to 8/25/2024 weekend box office is Disney/Marvel's "Deadpool & Wolverine" with an estimated take of 18.3 million dollars.

From Deadline:  "Inside Out 2" becomes the first animated film to cross the one-billion dollar mark in overseas box office.  It is currently at 1.003 billion dollars.

From Deadline:  The 15th anniversary release of the 2009 animated film, Coraline, is among the top performers at the indie box office.

TELEVISION - From THRAngela Bassett speaks on why she initially declined the offer to narrate National Geographic's Emmy-nominated documentary miniseries, "Queens."  The series examines animal matriarchies from Costa Rica to the Congo.

STREAMING - From DeadlineChick-Fil-A is developing its on streaming service. It will apparently focus on "family-friendly" unscripted series.


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