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SPORTS - From Deadline: NFL owners would like Amazon's CEO Jeff Bezos to purchase the Seattle Seahawks.
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AWARDS - From Variety: 2018 Gotham Awards nominations announced. Based in New York City, the Gotham Awards honor independent films and also television.
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COMICS-STREAMING - From Variety: Netflix has cancelled Marvel's "Luke Cage" a few months after its second season debut.
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MOVIES - From YahooEntertainment: Jamie Lee Curtis calls the 1998 reboot film, "Halloween H20: 20 Years Later," a paycheck film, but says that she still loves it.
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CELEBRITY-SPORTS - From YahooCelebrity: Amy Schumer vows not to film in commercials for Super Bowl 53 (Feb. 3rd, 2019) in support of the "take a knee" protests among NFL players. Schumer wonders why more white players are not taking a kneeling.
From Vulture: Grammy-winning singer and actress Rihanna said that she turned down the Super Bowl LIII halftime show in support of Colin Kaepernick and his "National Anthem" protests of "taking a knee" during the playing of the Anthem.
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MOVIES - From TheWrap: Liam Hemsworth and Vince Vaughn join "Arkansas," the directorial debut of Clark Duke, the former child actor ("Hot Tub Time Machine").
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TELEVISION - From WashPost: How Julia Louis-Dreyfus quietly became the most successful sitcom star ever
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MOVIES - From BleedingCool: Chris Hemsworth has finished filming his part in the "Men in Black" reboot/sequel.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Michael B. Jordan will star in and produce the assassin story, "The Silver Bear," for Lionsgate.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Idris Elba joins Taylor Swift in the film adaptation of the classic Broadway musical, "Cats."
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MOVIES - From YahooEntertainment: Robert Englund says he fought for Freddie Krueger to wear a fedora.
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MOVIES - From TheVerge: An article about Gareth Evan's ("The Raid") latest film, the Netflix drama-thriller, "Apostle," and it how it extends the legacy of Robin Hardy's "The Wicker Man."
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ANIMATION - From SlashFilm: New "Tom & Jerry," "The Flintstones," and "Scooby-Doo" films are in the works. Some will be animated; some will be live-action/animation hybrids.
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BOX OFFICE - BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 10/12 to 10/14/2018 weekend box office is "Venom" with an estimated take of $35.7 million.
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COMICS-FILM - From Thrillist: How Venom's crazy tongue comes to life in "Venom."
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MOVIES-POLITICS - From Truthout: Michael Moore’s “Fahrenheit 11/9” Shows Democrats' Complicity in Electing Trump
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CELEBRITY - From Deadline: Bryan Singer slams an upcoming "Esquire" magazine profile of him is a rehash of false accusations about him.
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COMICS-TV - From TheWrap: Jack Bannon will star as "Alfred Pennyworth" in "Pennyworth," a 10-episode Batman prequel TV series to premier on Epix.
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MUSIC-POLITICS - From TheRoot: The estate of the late music legend, Prince, asks President Trump to stop playing Prince's song, "Purple Rain," at his political rallies.
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RELIGION - From YahooNews: Pope Francis has canonzied Oscar Romero, the late archbishop of San Salvador, El Salvador. On March 24, 1980, Archbishop Romero was murdered by a right-wing assassination while performing Mass in the chapel of the Hospital of Divine Providence. Pope Francis also canonized Pope Paul VI (1963 to 1978).
OBITS:
From ESPN: NFL Hall of Famer (Class of 1976), Jim Taylor, died Saturday, October 13, 2018 at the age of 83. Taylor played for the Green Bay Packers from 1958 to 1966. He was the NFL MVP in 1962, and was on the Packers 1961, 1962, and 1965 NFL Championship teams, as well as being a member of the team that won Super Bowl I. A native of Louisiana, he played football at Louisiana State University (LSU).
From CNN: Billionaire Paul Allen has died at the age of 65, Monday, October 15, 2018. Allen was the co-founder of Microsoft. He also owned two professional sports franchises, the NBA's Portland Trailblazers and the NFL's Seattle Seahawks.
From YahooHuffPost: Brothel owner and celebrity pimp, Dennis Hof, has died at the age of 72, Tuesday, October 16, 2018. Porn movie acting legend, Ron Jeremy, reportedly found Hof's body. At one time, Hof owned as many as four brothels, including the "Moonlite BunnyRanch" in Nevada. He had an HBO series, "Cathouse" (2002 to 2014) and a bestselling autobiography. Hof was running for Nevada state office.
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Saturday, October 20, 2018
Saturday, September 22, 2018
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from September 16th to 22nd, 2018 - Update #24
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POLITICS - From Politico: The cautionary political tale of Kent Sorenson, once a rising Tea Party star.
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COMICS-FILM - From BleedingCool: There is test footage from Todd Phillips' "Joker" film starring Joaquin Phoenix. It reveals some simple, but scary clown makeup.
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COMICS-FILM - From FirstPost: "Blade" turns 20, and it is time to remember how important the Wesley Snipes-led film was to the development of superhero films over these past 20 years.
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COMICS-STREAMING - From Deadline: Brec Bassinger will play the title character in the series, "Stargirl," for the streaming service, "DC Universe."
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MUSIC - From Deadline: Rap mogul Marion "Suge" Knight pleads no contest to running over a man in a restaurant parking lot and killing him, one count of voluntary manslaughter. He expected to be sentenced to 28 years in state prison.
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JAMES BOND - From Deadline: Cary Joji Fukunaga will be the first American director to helm a James Bond as he has been announced as the director of the 25th James Bond film which is now due for February 2020.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Michael B. Jordan will star as Tom Clancy's character, "John Clark," in two films based on Tom Clancy's novels, "Rainbow Six" and "Without Remorse."
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Bruce Greenwood joins "Doctor Sleep," Warner Bros' sequel to "The Shining." Both films are based on Stephen King novels.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Ryan Coogler is a producer on "Space Jam 2," which will star LeBron James and Bugs Bunny. The original "Space Jam" (1996) starred Michael Jordan and Bugs.
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SPORTS - From Variety: Grammy-winning pop group, "Maroon 5," will perform the halftime show at Super Bowl LIII (53 - February 3rd, 2019).
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EMMYS - From THR: A complete list of winners at the 2018 Primetime Emmy Awards.
From TheVox: The 2018 Primetime Emmy Awards are tonight; the link to the left is a list of of nominees.
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MOVIES - From ThePlaylist: Patrick Stewart ("Star Trek: The Next Generation") will play "a 'Bosley'" character in the latest "Charlie's Angels" reboot.
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POLITICS - From THR: Michael Moore Plays His Trump Card: A New Movie, Modern Fascism and a 2020 Prediction
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CULTURE - From THR: Sean Penn says #MeToo movements divides men and women. "Its too black and white.
From TheDailyBeast: Sean Penn's history of allegedly abusing women recounted in this article.
From THR: If Sean Penn's craziness wasn't enough, Woody Allen's stepdaughter-turned-spouse, Soon Yi Previn, revives the mess around the long-running feud slash controversy involving Allen and his former wife, Mia Farrow, who was also Soon Yi's adopted mother.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 9/14 to 9/16/2018 weekend box office is "The Predator" with an estimated take of $24 million.
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COMICS-FILM - From RollingStone: See first image of Joaquin Phoenix as "the Joker" in Todd Phillips' upcoming film.
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CULTURE - From YahooEntertainment: Oscar-winner Anne Hathaway denounces white and straight privilege.
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POLITICS - From RollingStone: On Sept. 29th, country music legend Willie Nelson will hold his first ever public performance on behalf of a politician, in this case Texas candidate for the U.S. Senate, Beto O'Rourke.
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COMICS-FILM - From ComicBook: Matt Reeves' script for the "Batman" movie is will reportedly direct is rumored to be complete.
From ConsequenceofSound: Emmy-winning actor, Jon Hamm ("Mad Men"), wants to play Batman. [That would be a Batman with a sweet, sweetback - Editor.]
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CELEBRITY - From TheWrap: Fan Bingbing, one of China's most popular actresses, has gone missing. Speculation is that she has been arrested for tax evasion.
TRAILERS:
From YahooEntertainment: The first official trailer for Marvel Studios' "Captain Marvel."
POLITICS - From Politico: The cautionary political tale of Kent Sorenson, once a rising Tea Party star.
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COMICS-FILM - From BleedingCool: There is test footage from Todd Phillips' "Joker" film starring Joaquin Phoenix. It reveals some simple, but scary clown makeup.
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COMICS-FILM - From FirstPost: "Blade" turns 20, and it is time to remember how important the Wesley Snipes-led film was to the development of superhero films over these past 20 years.
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COMICS-STREAMING - From Deadline: Brec Bassinger will play the title character in the series, "Stargirl," for the streaming service, "DC Universe."
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MUSIC - From Deadline: Rap mogul Marion "Suge" Knight pleads no contest to running over a man in a restaurant parking lot and killing him, one count of voluntary manslaughter. He expected to be sentenced to 28 years in state prison.
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JAMES BOND - From Deadline: Cary Joji Fukunaga will be the first American director to helm a James Bond as he has been announced as the director of the 25th James Bond film which is now due for February 2020.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Michael B. Jordan will star as Tom Clancy's character, "John Clark," in two films based on Tom Clancy's novels, "Rainbow Six" and "Without Remorse."
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Bruce Greenwood joins "Doctor Sleep," Warner Bros' sequel to "The Shining." Both films are based on Stephen King novels.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Ryan Coogler is a producer on "Space Jam 2," which will star LeBron James and Bugs Bunny. The original "Space Jam" (1996) starred Michael Jordan and Bugs.
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SPORTS - From Variety: Grammy-winning pop group, "Maroon 5," will perform the halftime show at Super Bowl LIII (53 - February 3rd, 2019).
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EMMYS - From THR: A complete list of winners at the 2018 Primetime Emmy Awards.
From TheVox: The 2018 Primetime Emmy Awards are tonight; the link to the left is a list of of nominees.
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MOVIES - From ThePlaylist: Patrick Stewart ("Star Trek: The Next Generation") will play "a 'Bosley'" character in the latest "Charlie's Angels" reboot.
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POLITICS - From THR: Michael Moore Plays His Trump Card: A New Movie, Modern Fascism and a 2020 Prediction
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CULTURE - From THR: Sean Penn says #MeToo movements divides men and women. "Its too black and white.
From TheDailyBeast: Sean Penn's history of allegedly abusing women recounted in this article.
From THR: If Sean Penn's craziness wasn't enough, Woody Allen's stepdaughter-turned-spouse, Soon Yi Previn, revives the mess around the long-running feud slash controversy involving Allen and his former wife, Mia Farrow, who was also Soon Yi's adopted mother.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 9/14 to 9/16/2018 weekend box office is "The Predator" with an estimated take of $24 million.
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COMICS-FILM - From RollingStone: See first image of Joaquin Phoenix as "the Joker" in Todd Phillips' upcoming film.
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CULTURE - From YahooEntertainment: Oscar-winner Anne Hathaway denounces white and straight privilege.
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POLITICS - From RollingStone: On Sept. 29th, country music legend Willie Nelson will hold his first ever public performance on behalf of a politician, in this case Texas candidate for the U.S. Senate, Beto O'Rourke.
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COMICS-FILM - From ComicBook: Matt Reeves' script for the "Batman" movie is will reportedly direct is rumored to be complete.
From ConsequenceofSound: Emmy-winning actor, Jon Hamm ("Mad Men"), wants to play Batman. [That would be a Batman with a sweet, sweetback - Editor.]
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CELEBRITY - From TheWrap: Fan Bingbing, one of China's most popular actresses, has gone missing. Speculation is that she has been arrested for tax evasion.
TRAILERS:
From YahooEntertainment: The first official trailer for Marvel Studios' "Captain Marvel."
Saturday, July 7, 2018
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from July 1st to 7th, 2018 - Update #15
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TELEVISION - From BleedingCool: Don Mancini thanks fans for supporting a TV series based on the "Child's Play" film. MGM is moving ahead of a reboot of the film series without the involvement of Mancini and "Chucky" film series producer, David Kirschner.
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LGBTQ - From HarpersBizarre: Scarlett Johansson Faces Major Backlash for Being Cast as a Trans Man in a New Movie
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MOVIES - From Variety: The "Gundam" giant-robot franchise is getting a live action movie.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Idris Elba will play the villain in Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham's "Fast & Furious" spinoff, "Hobbs and Shaw."
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COMICS-FILM - From SlashFilm: Nicolas Cage joins voice cast of Sony's "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse."
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MOVIES - From JoBlo: The prequel film to the television series, "The Soprano's" (HBO), has a director, Alan Taylor.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Miles Teller will play "Goose's" son in the Top Gun sequel, "Top Gun: Maverick."
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SPORTS - From ESPN: Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is one of several highly-successful entertainers and athletes helping the NBA's Los Angeles Lakers rebuild their winning culture.
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DISNEY - From TechCrunch: Disney Imagineering has created autonomous robot stunt doubles
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 6/29 to 7/1/2018 weekend box office is "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom" with an estimated take of $60 million.
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SPORTS - From YahooSports: July 1st in "Bobby Bonilla Day."
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CULTURE - From Jacobin: "The Rise of Bullshit Jobs." Comes with definition of "bullshit jobs" which are different from "shit jobs."
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MOVIES - From VanityFair: Michael Moore talks about his upcoming President Trump documentary, "Fahrenheit 11/9."
From TheDailyBeast: Another piece about Moore's "Fahrenheit 11/9." Michael Moore says, "We Have to ‘Put Our Bodies on the Line’ to Stop Trump."
OBITS:
From Variety: The cartoonist and comic book writer-artist Steve Ditko died at the age of 90, sometime in late June. His death just came to light today, Friday, July 6th, 2018. Ditko is best known for co-creating Spider-Man and Doctor Strange with comic book writer-editor, Stan Lee.
From Deadline: Former MSNBC host, Ed Schultz, died at the age of 64, Thursday, July 5, 2018. He was currently working for RT America.
TELEVISION - From BleedingCool: Don Mancini thanks fans for supporting a TV series based on the "Child's Play" film. MGM is moving ahead of a reboot of the film series without the involvement of Mancini and "Chucky" film series producer, David Kirschner.
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LGBTQ - From HarpersBizarre: Scarlett Johansson Faces Major Backlash for Being Cast as a Trans Man in a New Movie
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MOVIES - From Variety: The "Gundam" giant-robot franchise is getting a live action movie.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Idris Elba will play the villain in Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham's "Fast & Furious" spinoff, "Hobbs and Shaw."
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COMICS-FILM - From SlashFilm: Nicolas Cage joins voice cast of Sony's "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse."
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MOVIES - From JoBlo: The prequel film to the television series, "The Soprano's" (HBO), has a director, Alan Taylor.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Miles Teller will play "Goose's" son in the Top Gun sequel, "Top Gun: Maverick."
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SPORTS - From ESPN: Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is one of several highly-successful entertainers and athletes helping the NBA's Los Angeles Lakers rebuild their winning culture.
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DISNEY - From TechCrunch: Disney Imagineering has created autonomous robot stunt doubles
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 6/29 to 7/1/2018 weekend box office is "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom" with an estimated take of $60 million.
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SPORTS - From YahooSports: July 1st in "Bobby Bonilla Day."
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CULTURE - From Jacobin: "The Rise of Bullshit Jobs." Comes with definition of "bullshit jobs" which are different from "shit jobs."
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MOVIES - From VanityFair: Michael Moore talks about his upcoming President Trump documentary, "Fahrenheit 11/9."
From TheDailyBeast: Another piece about Moore's "Fahrenheit 11/9." Michael Moore says, "We Have to ‘Put Our Bodies on the Line’ to Stop Trump."
OBITS:
From Variety: The cartoonist and comic book writer-artist Steve Ditko died at the age of 90, sometime in late June. His death just came to light today, Friday, July 6th, 2018. Ditko is best known for co-creating Spider-Man and Doctor Strange with comic book writer-editor, Stan Lee.
From Deadline: Former MSNBC host, Ed Schultz, died at the age of 64, Thursday, July 5, 2018. He was currently working for RT America.
Saturday, May 20, 2017
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from May 14th to 20th, 2017 - Update #28
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SPORTS - From YahooSports: Enes Kanter plays for the NBA's Oklahoma Thunder, and is originally from Turkey. He has been outspoken and critical about current Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Now, Kanter has had his Turkish passport cancelled.
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BOX OFFICE - From Variety: "Alien: Covenant" looks to be the winner at the weekend box office.
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MOVIES - From ScreenDaily: Arnold Schwarzenegger talks about "Terminator" and a sequel to "Twins."
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CULTURE - From YahooTV: A British author celebrates his small penis in his book, "The Small Penis Bible," which is available on iTunes.
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COMICS-FILM - From TheWrap: Tom Hardy will play Eddie Brock/Venom in Sony's film based on the Marvel Comics Spider-Man adversary.
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MUSIC - From YahooMusic: A judge rules that Prince's six siblings are his heirs.
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TELEVISION - From TVLine: Netflix has ordered 10 episodes of a prequel TV series to Jim Henson's classic 1982 film, "The Dark Crystal."
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STAR TREK - From YahooTV: CBS revealed its new series for Fall 2017, including the first new footage from "Star Trek: Discovery."
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STAR TREK - From TheWrap: CBS has expanded the first season of "Star Trek: Discovery" from 13 episodes to 15. There will also be an after-show, "Talking Trek."
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OBIT - From YahooNews: FOX News founder, Roger Ailes, has died at the age of 77, Thursday, May 18, 2017.
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OBIT - From YahooMusic: Rock musician Chris Cornell has died at the age of 52, Wednesday, May 17, 2017. Cornell was best known as the co-founder of the influential 1990s rock band, Soundgarden, as well as for his association with Temple of the Dog and Audioslave.
From YahooMusic: Musicians such as Jimmy Page, Nile Rogers, and Dave Navarro react to Chris Cornell's passing.
From TheWrap: Apparently, Chris Cornell committed suicide by hanging.
From YahooCelebrity: Chris Cornell battled depression and drugs.
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COMICS-FILM - From TheWrap: Robert Zemeckis is in the lead to direct Warner Bros.' "The Flash."
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MOVIES - From TheWrap: Michael Moore and Harvey Weinstein reunite for a Donald Trump documentary.
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TELEVISION - From Variety: ABC won out over Netflix to land the revival/reboot of the classic 1980s-90s sitcom, "Rosanne." Several original cast members are returning including Rosanne Barr and John Goodman.
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OBIT - From YahooMovies: Former Paramount Pictures chief, Brad Grey, has died at the age of 59, Sunday, May 14, 2017. Grey was also a talent manager and formed the award-winning production company, Plan B, with Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston.
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TELEVISION - From Variety: George R.R. Martin, who wrote the book series that inspired the Emmy-winning TV series, "Game of Thrones," gives new info about HBO's spinoff plans for the series.
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TELEVISION - From Variety: Paramount Network (which is what Spike will be rebranded into come January 2018) names its first scripted series, "Yellowstone," starring Kevin Costner.
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POLITICS - From YahooTV: If you want to believe that ABC cancelled "Last Man Standing" because its star, Tim Allen, is an outspoken conservative, good one on you. It is not like ABC did not know this about Allen before they even picked up the show in the beginning.
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OBIT - From THR: The actor Powers Boothe has died at the age of 68, Sunday, May 14, 2017. Boothe won an Emmy in 1980 for portraying cult leader Jim Jones in the CBS miniseries, "Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones." In recent years, he was known for appearing in HBO's "Deadwood" and ABC's "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D."
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CRIME - From YahooNews: In Baton Rouge, La., high school quarterback Bryant Lee was shot and killed three days before his graduation.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 5/12 to 5/14/2017 Mother's Day weekend box office is "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2" with an estimated take of $63 million.
From YahooMovies: "King Arthur: Legend of the Sword" had an even worse box office opening ($14.7 million) than expected ($25 million).
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OBITS - From YahooSports: Former Major League Baseball umpire Steve Palermo has died at the age of 67, Sunday, May 14, 2017. Palermo was known as a hero umpire because in 1991 he assisted two waitresses who were being mugged and was shot in the back. Initially expected not to survive or to walk again if he did live, Palermo survived and was able to walk with a cane. He worked with umpires, although he never worked again as an on-field official.
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TELEVISION - From YahooTV: Melissa McCarthy still killin' it as White House Spokesman Sean Spicer on "Saturday Night Live," as she did on Sat., May 13th, 2017.
TRAILERS:
From YouTube: Final trailer for "War for the Planet of the Apes."
From YouTube: Official trailer for "The Orville," from Fox. It is Seth MacFarlane's spoof of "Star Trek."
SPORTS - From YahooSports: Enes Kanter plays for the NBA's Oklahoma Thunder, and is originally from Turkey. He has been outspoken and critical about current Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Now, Kanter has had his Turkish passport cancelled.
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BOX OFFICE - From Variety: "Alien: Covenant" looks to be the winner at the weekend box office.
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MOVIES - From ScreenDaily: Arnold Schwarzenegger talks about "Terminator" and a sequel to "Twins."
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CULTURE - From YahooTV: A British author celebrates his small penis in his book, "The Small Penis Bible," which is available on iTunes.
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COMICS-FILM - From TheWrap: Tom Hardy will play Eddie Brock/Venom in Sony's film based on the Marvel Comics Spider-Man adversary.
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MUSIC - From YahooMusic: A judge rules that Prince's six siblings are his heirs.
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TELEVISION - From TVLine: Netflix has ordered 10 episodes of a prequel TV series to Jim Henson's classic 1982 film, "The Dark Crystal."
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STAR TREK - From YahooTV: CBS revealed its new series for Fall 2017, including the first new footage from "Star Trek: Discovery."
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STAR TREK - From TheWrap: CBS has expanded the first season of "Star Trek: Discovery" from 13 episodes to 15. There will also be an after-show, "Talking Trek."
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OBIT - From YahooNews: FOX News founder, Roger Ailes, has died at the age of 77, Thursday, May 18, 2017.
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OBIT - From YahooMusic: Rock musician Chris Cornell has died at the age of 52, Wednesday, May 17, 2017. Cornell was best known as the co-founder of the influential 1990s rock band, Soundgarden, as well as for his association with Temple of the Dog and Audioslave.
From YahooMusic: Musicians such as Jimmy Page, Nile Rogers, and Dave Navarro react to Chris Cornell's passing.
From TheWrap: Apparently, Chris Cornell committed suicide by hanging.
From YahooCelebrity: Chris Cornell battled depression and drugs.
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COMICS-FILM - From TheWrap: Robert Zemeckis is in the lead to direct Warner Bros.' "The Flash."
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MOVIES - From TheWrap: Michael Moore and Harvey Weinstein reunite for a Donald Trump documentary.
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TELEVISION - From Variety: ABC won out over Netflix to land the revival/reboot of the classic 1980s-90s sitcom, "Rosanne." Several original cast members are returning including Rosanne Barr and John Goodman.
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OBIT - From YahooMovies: Former Paramount Pictures chief, Brad Grey, has died at the age of 59, Sunday, May 14, 2017. Grey was also a talent manager and formed the award-winning production company, Plan B, with Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston.
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TELEVISION - From Variety: George R.R. Martin, who wrote the book series that inspired the Emmy-winning TV series, "Game of Thrones," gives new info about HBO's spinoff plans for the series.
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TELEVISION - From Variety: Paramount Network (which is what Spike will be rebranded into come January 2018) names its first scripted series, "Yellowstone," starring Kevin Costner.
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POLITICS - From YahooTV: If you want to believe that ABC cancelled "Last Man Standing" because its star, Tim Allen, is an outspoken conservative, good one on you. It is not like ABC did not know this about Allen before they even picked up the show in the beginning.
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OBIT - From THR: The actor Powers Boothe has died at the age of 68, Sunday, May 14, 2017. Boothe won an Emmy in 1980 for portraying cult leader Jim Jones in the CBS miniseries, "Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones." In recent years, he was known for appearing in HBO's "Deadwood" and ABC's "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D."
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CRIME - From YahooNews: In Baton Rouge, La., high school quarterback Bryant Lee was shot and killed three days before his graduation.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 5/12 to 5/14/2017 Mother's Day weekend box office is "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2" with an estimated take of $63 million.
From YahooMovies: "King Arthur: Legend of the Sword" had an even worse box office opening ($14.7 million) than expected ($25 million).
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OBITS - From YahooSports: Former Major League Baseball umpire Steve Palermo has died at the age of 67, Sunday, May 14, 2017. Palermo was known as a hero umpire because in 1991 he assisted two waitresses who were being mugged and was shot in the back. Initially expected not to survive or to walk again if he did live, Palermo survived and was able to walk with a cane. He worked with umpires, although he never worked again as an on-field official.
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TELEVISION - From YahooTV: Melissa McCarthy still killin' it as White House Spokesman Sean Spicer on "Saturday Night Live," as she did on Sat., May 13th, 2017.
TRAILERS:
From YouTube: Final trailer for "War for the Planet of the Apes."
From YouTube: Official trailer for "The Orville," from Fox. It is Seth MacFarlane's spoof of "Star Trek."
Saturday, October 22, 2016
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from October 16th to 22th, 2016 - Update #24
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MEDIA - From TheWrap: AT&T has bought Time Warner for 85 billion dollars.
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OBIT - From BleedingCool: The comic book artist, Steve Dillon, has died at the age of 54, Saturday, October 22, 2016. A Brit, his best known work to American fans includes Preacher (co-created with Garth Ennis) and The Punisher.
From BleedingCool: The comic book community remembers Steve Dillon, acclaimed comic book artist and creator.
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STAR WARS - From YahooMovies: Donald Glover will be Lando Calrissian in "Young Han Solo" movie.
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COMICS-FILM - From Variety: "Deadpool" director Tim Miller has left the "Deadpool 2" sequel over creative differences with star Ryan Reynolds.
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OBIT - From YahooTV: The actor and comedian, Kevin Meaney, has died at the age of 60, Friday, October 21, 2016.
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ANIMATION - From THR: Tom Hiddleston joins Aardman's animated film, "Early Man," which is to be directed by multiple Oscar winner, Nick Park.
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SPORTS - From YahooSports: The Los Angeles Sparks win the 2016 WNBA (Women's National Basketball Association) championship title.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Gugu Mbatha-Raw joins Avu DuVernay's "A Wrinkle in Time."
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COMICS-FILM - From CinemaBlend: Early reviews for Marvel Studio's "Doctor Strange" are in.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Colin Firth in talks to star in Disney's "Mary Poppins Returns."
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MOVIES - From TheGuardian: Leonardo DiCaprio looking to star in real-life tale of Jim Crow and Black children used as circus freak.
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MUSIC - From YahooMusic: Eminem releases an 8-minute diss track of Donald Trump.
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MOVIES - From YahooMovies: Warner Bros. is working on a new Willy Wonka movie. Even with all the praising of Gene Wilder following his recent passing, I knew someone was plotting to revive Wilder's signature role (according to some) in a new movie.
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MOVIES - From THR: Michael Moore has apparently revealed a surprise Donald Trump film.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Disney is producing a live-action version of its 1998 animated film, Mulan. Sony is producing a competing live-action version of the tale of Mulan, and they have hired, Alex Graves, who has directed episodes of "Games of Thrones."
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BOX OFFICE - From Variety: Thanks to billion dollar hits like "Captain America: Civil War" and "Finding Dory," Disney sets a record for international box office, which they already held from 2015.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The #1 movie at the 10/14 to 10/16/2016 weekend box office is "The Accountant" (starring Ben Affleck) with an estimated take of $24.7 million.
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OBIT - From ESPN: The former NFL player, Dennis Byrd, has died at the age of 50, Saturday, October 15, 2016. Byrd broke his neck in a 1992 game and despite odds learned to walk again.
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MOVIES - From BleedingCool: "Jurassic World 2" will be "scarier and darker." Better would be good, too.
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COMICS-FILM - From Variety: The new Peter Parker/Spider-Man, Tom Holland, dishes on "Spider-Man: Homecoming."
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MOVIES - From EW: There will be a "Ride Along 3" with Kevin Hart and Ice Cube, says director.
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ECO - From RSN: Actor Mark Ruffalo and rocker Neil Young were arrested during protests to free a journalist.
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MOVIES - From TheGuardian: Oliver Stone says the U.S. government lies all the time.
TRAILERS:
From YouTube: The first official trailer for the third Wolverine movies, "Logan," which is due March 3rd.
From YouTube: First trailer for "The Boss Baby," from DreamWorks Animation and 20th Century Fox.
MEDIA - From TheWrap: AT&T has bought Time Warner for 85 billion dollars.
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OBIT - From BleedingCool: The comic book artist, Steve Dillon, has died at the age of 54, Saturday, October 22, 2016. A Brit, his best known work to American fans includes Preacher (co-created with Garth Ennis) and The Punisher.
From BleedingCool: The comic book community remembers Steve Dillon, acclaimed comic book artist and creator.
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STAR WARS - From YahooMovies: Donald Glover will be Lando Calrissian in "Young Han Solo" movie.
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COMICS-FILM - From Variety: "Deadpool" director Tim Miller has left the "Deadpool 2" sequel over creative differences with star Ryan Reynolds.
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OBIT - From YahooTV: The actor and comedian, Kevin Meaney, has died at the age of 60, Friday, October 21, 2016.
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ANIMATION - From THR: Tom Hiddleston joins Aardman's animated film, "Early Man," which is to be directed by multiple Oscar winner, Nick Park.
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SPORTS - From YahooSports: The Los Angeles Sparks win the 2016 WNBA (Women's National Basketball Association) championship title.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Gugu Mbatha-Raw joins Avu DuVernay's "A Wrinkle in Time."
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COMICS-FILM - From CinemaBlend: Early reviews for Marvel Studio's "Doctor Strange" are in.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Colin Firth in talks to star in Disney's "Mary Poppins Returns."
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MOVIES - From TheGuardian: Leonardo DiCaprio looking to star in real-life tale of Jim Crow and Black children used as circus freak.
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MUSIC - From YahooMusic: Eminem releases an 8-minute diss track of Donald Trump.
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MOVIES - From YahooMovies: Warner Bros. is working on a new Willy Wonka movie. Even with all the praising of Gene Wilder following his recent passing, I knew someone was plotting to revive Wilder's signature role (according to some) in a new movie.
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MOVIES - From THR: Michael Moore has apparently revealed a surprise Donald Trump film.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Disney is producing a live-action version of its 1998 animated film, Mulan. Sony is producing a competing live-action version of the tale of Mulan, and they have hired, Alex Graves, who has directed episodes of "Games of Thrones."
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BOX OFFICE - From Variety: Thanks to billion dollar hits like "Captain America: Civil War" and "Finding Dory," Disney sets a record for international box office, which they already held from 2015.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The #1 movie at the 10/14 to 10/16/2016 weekend box office is "The Accountant" (starring Ben Affleck) with an estimated take of $24.7 million.
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OBIT - From ESPN: The former NFL player, Dennis Byrd, has died at the age of 50, Saturday, October 15, 2016. Byrd broke his neck in a 1992 game and despite odds learned to walk again.
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MOVIES - From BleedingCool: "Jurassic World 2" will be "scarier and darker." Better would be good, too.
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COMICS-FILM - From Variety: The new Peter Parker/Spider-Man, Tom Holland, dishes on "Spider-Man: Homecoming."
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MOVIES - From EW: There will be a "Ride Along 3" with Kevin Hart and Ice Cube, says director.
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ECO - From RSN: Actor Mark Ruffalo and rocker Neil Young were arrested during protests to free a journalist.
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MOVIES - From TheGuardian: Oliver Stone says the U.S. government lies all the time.
TRAILERS:
From YouTube: The first official trailer for the third Wolverine movies, "Logan," which is due March 3rd.
From YouTube: First trailer for "The Boss Baby," from DreamWorks Animation and 20th Century Fox.
Saturday, August 20, 2016
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from August 14th to 20th, 2016 - Update #42
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MOVIES - From USWeekly: Natalie Portman says the late Lauren Bacall did not like her.
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MOVIES - From TheGuardian: Joseph Goebbels 105-year-old former secretary still playing dumb in the documentary, "A German Life."
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CRIME - From TheGuardian: Police Will Be Required to Report Officer-Involved Deaths Under New US System.
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ECO - From RSN: Politicians in Louisiana finally try to hold oil companies accountable for what they have done to the coast and marshes of the state.
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TELEVISION - From YahooCelebrity: Steven Bochco, the creator of the seminal televisions series, "NYPD Blue," has a new memoir, "Truth is a Total Defense." He details the antics of David Caruso, who was ostensibly the lead actor and star of the series, who left the series four episodes into the second season.
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COMICS-FILM - From YahooMovies: Zendaya is playing a character named "Michlle" or "M.J." in "Spider-Man: Homecoming."
From EW: "Guardians of the Galaxy" director James Gunn addresses the fake controversy over Zendaya's casting as "M.J."
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OBIT - From Variety: The actor Jack Riley has died at the age of 80, Friday, August 19, 2016. He was known for his work on "The Bob Newhart Show" and for providing the voice of "Stu Pickles" on the "Rugrats" animated series.
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COMICS-FILM - From Variety: Vin Diesel confirms that the Guardians of the Galaxy will be in "Avengers: Infinity War."
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FILM - From Variety: Ben Affleck is in talks with fox to star in and to direct a remake of "Witness for the Prosecution."
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COMICS-FILM - From WeGotThisCovered: In "Spider-Man: Homeing," Bokeem Woodbine is apparently playing the villain, "The Shocker."
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MOVIES - From YahooMovies: "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" (a "Harry Potter" spinoff) adds Zoe Kravitz. She has a small role in the first film, but may have a bigger role in the sequel (due in 2018)/
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MOVIES - From YahooMovies: Jared Leto joins "Blade Runner" sequel.
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OBAMA - From YahooNews: Louisiana newspaper, The Advocate, is demanding that President Obama end his vacation at Martha's Vineyard and visit Louisiana because of the devastating flooding. The Advocate never endorsed President Obama, and he never got more than 40 percent of the vote in La. So call McCain and Romney. By the way, I escaped the devastation and only have minor home issues, but in my area, some people did get it bad.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Will Ferrell and John C.. Reilly, the star duo of the film, "Step Brothers," reunited from a comic take on Sherlock Holmes in "Holmes & Watson."
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MOVIES - From Variety: Leslie Odom, Jr. in talks to join Kenneth Branagh's "Murder on the Orient Express." Odom won a Tony Award for "Best Actor" in his role as Aaron Burr in the smash musical, "Hamilton."
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OBIT - From TheWrap: The film director, Arthur Hiller, has dies at the age of 92, Wednesday, August 17, 2016. Hiller's best known film was "Love Story," and he was the president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences from 1993 to 1997.
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COMICS-TV - From EOnline: Josh Schwartz, the man behind the hit TV shows, "Gossip Girl" and "The O.C.," will develop the Marvel Comic book, Runaways, as a TV series for Hulu. Stephanie Savage, also of "Gossip Girl," will join him in the development.
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OBIT-POLITICS - From People: The political pundit and TV host, John McLaughlin, has died at the age of 89, Tuesday, August 16, 2016. He was the host of the "The McLaughlin Group," a political round table show on PBS, for 34 years.
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POLITICS - From RSN: Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker Michael Moore says: "Trump Is Self-Sabotaging His Campaign Because He Never Really Wanted the Job in the First Place"
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SPORTS - From YahooSports: Another victory by Sweden's women soccer team at the Olympics basically says "F'you!" to U.S. soccer whiner, Hope Solo.
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MOVIES - From CinemaBlend: Kevin Bacon would not mind being Freddy Krueger.
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COMICS-FILM - From SFGate: First look at "Spider-Man: Homecoming" poster.
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CULTURE - From Breitbart: When he says "Dangerous Faggot Tour," he means "Clownish Cocksucker Tour."
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MOVIES - From THR: The Nate Parker "rape case" from 17 years ago is now a new controversy. The alleged victim's family says "...we are dubious of the underlying motivations that bring this to present light after 17 years, and we will not take part in stoking its coals..." This smells like a hit on a strong Oscar contender from a Black filmmaker or about a Black historical figure, similar to hate campaigns against films like "Selma" and "The Hurricane."
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MOVIES - From EntertainmentWeekly: Behold Pennywise the Clown's costume from next year's film, "It," based on the Stephen King novel. I'm still not buying this dude as scary, and I was indeed scared of Pennywise when I read the original novel about 30 years ago.
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HEALTH - From IBT: Is the Cure for Alzheimer's Already on the Market?
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TELEVISION - From Variety: Amazon has greenlit a 10-episode "Jack Ryan" series, starring John Krasinski as Jack Ryan. This is a "reinvention" of the character created by late author, Tom Clancy. Krasinski would be the fifth actor to play the character on the big and small screen.
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MOVIES - From CinemaBlend: A new image from the film version of Stephen King's "It," featuring the character "Richie Tozier." The film is due in theaters September 2017.
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MOVIES - From BleedingCool: Production has begin in Canada on Guillermo del Toro's next film, "The Shape of Water," his follow-up to "Crimson Peak."
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TELEVISION - From Variety: "The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore" has been cancelled, and its last episode will air, Thursday, August 18, 2016. I'm so bitter right now.
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OBIT - From Variety: The actor Fyvush Finkel has died at the age of 93, Sunday, August 14, 2016. He was best known for his roles on the TV series, "Picket Fences" (for which he won an Emmy) and "Boston Public."
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CULTURE - From WashPost: White Christian America is dying.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The #1 film at the 8/12 to 8/14/2016 weekend box office is "Suicide Squad" with an estimated take of $43.7 million.
From Variety: The R-rated, animated comedy, "Sausage Party," has a strong debut, while "Suicide Squad" wins the weekend box office, although its gross plunged 67 percent from its debut last week.
From Variety: "Suicide Squad" leads the international box office.
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SPORTS - From YahooSports: Jamaican sprinter, Usain Bolt, makes history by becoming the first man to win three consecutive Olympic gold medals in the 100 meter race.
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HISTORY - From PopularMechanics: Bones found on a mountaintop in Greece may confirm that ancient Greeks practiced ritualistic cannibalism.
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CELEBRITY - From YahooCelebrity: Kevin Hart got married this weekend.
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OBIT - From Deadline: The actor Kenny Baker has died at the age of 81 (although some reports are listing him at 82 or 83). The 3-foot, 8-inch actor is best known for playing R2-D2 in six Star Wars movies. Baker also appeared in "The Elephant Man," "Time Bandits," and "The Goonies."
From Variety: Hollywood remembers Kenny Baker.
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COMICS-FILM - From IndieWire: Tilda Swinton says that "Doctor Strange" movie comes from " a very diverse place."
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SPORTS - From USAToday: At the Rio Olympics, Michael Phelps ends his career with 23rd gold medal.
TRAILERS:
From FoxMovies: The new (first?) trailer for the historical drama, "Hidden Figures," about the African-American women mathematicians and engineers at NASA during the Space Race. The film is due in January 2017 and stars Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, and Janelle Monae.
From YouTube: New one-minute "Jack Reacher: Never Go Back" spot, entitled "Followed."
MOVIES - From USWeekly: Natalie Portman says the late Lauren Bacall did not like her.
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MOVIES - From TheGuardian: Joseph Goebbels 105-year-old former secretary still playing dumb in the documentary, "A German Life."
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CRIME - From TheGuardian: Police Will Be Required to Report Officer-Involved Deaths Under New US System.
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ECO - From RSN: Politicians in Louisiana finally try to hold oil companies accountable for what they have done to the coast and marshes of the state.
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TELEVISION - From YahooCelebrity: Steven Bochco, the creator of the seminal televisions series, "NYPD Blue," has a new memoir, "Truth is a Total Defense." He details the antics of David Caruso, who was ostensibly the lead actor and star of the series, who left the series four episodes into the second season.
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COMICS-FILM - From YahooMovies: Zendaya is playing a character named "Michlle" or "M.J." in "Spider-Man: Homecoming."
From EW: "Guardians of the Galaxy" director James Gunn addresses the fake controversy over Zendaya's casting as "M.J."
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OBIT - From Variety: The actor Jack Riley has died at the age of 80, Friday, August 19, 2016. He was known for his work on "The Bob Newhart Show" and for providing the voice of "Stu Pickles" on the "Rugrats" animated series.
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COMICS-FILM - From Variety: Vin Diesel confirms that the Guardians of the Galaxy will be in "Avengers: Infinity War."
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FILM - From Variety: Ben Affleck is in talks with fox to star in and to direct a remake of "Witness for the Prosecution."
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COMICS-FILM - From WeGotThisCovered: In "Spider-Man: Homeing," Bokeem Woodbine is apparently playing the villain, "The Shocker."
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MOVIES - From YahooMovies: "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" (a "Harry Potter" spinoff) adds Zoe Kravitz. She has a small role in the first film, but may have a bigger role in the sequel (due in 2018)/
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MOVIES - From YahooMovies: Jared Leto joins "Blade Runner" sequel.
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OBAMA - From YahooNews: Louisiana newspaper, The Advocate, is demanding that President Obama end his vacation at Martha's Vineyard and visit Louisiana because of the devastating flooding. The Advocate never endorsed President Obama, and he never got more than 40 percent of the vote in La. So call McCain and Romney. By the way, I escaped the devastation and only have minor home issues, but in my area, some people did get it bad.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Will Ferrell and John C.. Reilly, the star duo of the film, "Step Brothers," reunited from a comic take on Sherlock Holmes in "Holmes & Watson."
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MOVIES - From Variety: Leslie Odom, Jr. in talks to join Kenneth Branagh's "Murder on the Orient Express." Odom won a Tony Award for "Best Actor" in his role as Aaron Burr in the smash musical, "Hamilton."
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OBIT - From TheWrap: The film director, Arthur Hiller, has dies at the age of 92, Wednesday, August 17, 2016. Hiller's best known film was "Love Story," and he was the president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences from 1993 to 1997.
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COMICS-TV - From EOnline: Josh Schwartz, the man behind the hit TV shows, "Gossip Girl" and "The O.C.," will develop the Marvel Comic book, Runaways, as a TV series for Hulu. Stephanie Savage, also of "Gossip Girl," will join him in the development.
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OBIT-POLITICS - From People: The political pundit and TV host, John McLaughlin, has died at the age of 89, Tuesday, August 16, 2016. He was the host of the "The McLaughlin Group," a political round table show on PBS, for 34 years.
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POLITICS - From RSN: Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker Michael Moore says: "Trump Is Self-Sabotaging His Campaign Because He Never Really Wanted the Job in the First Place"
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SPORTS - From YahooSports: Another victory by Sweden's women soccer team at the Olympics basically says "F'you!" to U.S. soccer whiner, Hope Solo.
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MOVIES - From CinemaBlend: Kevin Bacon would not mind being Freddy Krueger.
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COMICS-FILM - From SFGate: First look at "Spider-Man: Homecoming" poster.
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CULTURE - From Breitbart: When he says "Dangerous Faggot Tour," he means "Clownish Cocksucker Tour."
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MOVIES - From THR: The Nate Parker "rape case" from 17 years ago is now a new controversy. The alleged victim's family says "...we are dubious of the underlying motivations that bring this to present light after 17 years, and we will not take part in stoking its coals..." This smells like a hit on a strong Oscar contender from a Black filmmaker or about a Black historical figure, similar to hate campaigns against films like "Selma" and "The Hurricane."
----------
MOVIES - From EntertainmentWeekly: Behold Pennywise the Clown's costume from next year's film, "It," based on the Stephen King novel. I'm still not buying this dude as scary, and I was indeed scared of Pennywise when I read the original novel about 30 years ago.
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HEALTH - From IBT: Is the Cure for Alzheimer's Already on the Market?
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TELEVISION - From Variety: Amazon has greenlit a 10-episode "Jack Ryan" series, starring John Krasinski as Jack Ryan. This is a "reinvention" of the character created by late author, Tom Clancy. Krasinski would be the fifth actor to play the character on the big and small screen.
----------
MOVIES - From CinemaBlend: A new image from the film version of Stephen King's "It," featuring the character "Richie Tozier." The film is due in theaters September 2017.
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MOVIES - From BleedingCool: Production has begin in Canada on Guillermo del Toro's next film, "The Shape of Water," his follow-up to "Crimson Peak."
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TELEVISION - From Variety: "The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore" has been cancelled, and its last episode will air, Thursday, August 18, 2016. I'm so bitter right now.
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OBIT - From Variety: The actor Fyvush Finkel has died at the age of 93, Sunday, August 14, 2016. He was best known for his roles on the TV series, "Picket Fences" (for which he won an Emmy) and "Boston Public."
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CULTURE - From WashPost: White Christian America is dying.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The #1 film at the 8/12 to 8/14/2016 weekend box office is "Suicide Squad" with an estimated take of $43.7 million.
From Variety: The R-rated, animated comedy, "Sausage Party," has a strong debut, while "Suicide Squad" wins the weekend box office, although its gross plunged 67 percent from its debut last week.
From Variety: "Suicide Squad" leads the international box office.
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SPORTS - From YahooSports: Jamaican sprinter, Usain Bolt, makes history by becoming the first man to win three consecutive Olympic gold medals in the 100 meter race.
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HISTORY - From PopularMechanics: Bones found on a mountaintop in Greece may confirm that ancient Greeks practiced ritualistic cannibalism.
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CELEBRITY - From YahooCelebrity: Kevin Hart got married this weekend.
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OBIT - From Deadline: The actor Kenny Baker has died at the age of 81 (although some reports are listing him at 82 or 83). The 3-foot, 8-inch actor is best known for playing R2-D2 in six Star Wars movies. Baker also appeared in "The Elephant Man," "Time Bandits," and "The Goonies."
From Variety: Hollywood remembers Kenny Baker.
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COMICS-FILM - From IndieWire: Tilda Swinton says that "Doctor Strange" movie comes from " a very diverse place."
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SPORTS - From USAToday: At the Rio Olympics, Michael Phelps ends his career with 23rd gold medal.
TRAILERS:
From FoxMovies: The new (first?) trailer for the historical drama, "Hidden Figures," about the African-American women mathematicians and engineers at NASA during the Space Race. The film is due in January 2017 and stars Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, and Janelle Monae.
From YouTube: New one-minute "Jack Reacher: Never Go Back" spot, entitled "Followed."
Sunday, July 31, 2016
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from July 24th to 31st, 2016 - Update #56
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 7/29 to 7/31/16 weekend box office is "Jason Bourne" with an estimated gross of $60 million.
From Variety: "Jason Bourne" makes a $60 million debut at the box office.
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HARRY POTTER - From TheWrap: The boy wizard is done says J.K. Rowling.
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POLITICS - From YahooNews: Trump asserts that the NFL is on his side because both are against two presidential debates that are the same time as NFL games.
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MOVIES - From CinemaBlend: Will Smith totally starstrck by Batman on set of "Suicide Squad."
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OBIT-COMICS - From MADMagazine: Jack Davis, one of the founders of "Mad Magazine," has died at the age of 91, Wednesday, July 27, 2016.
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MOVIES - From ScreenRant: John Carpenter and his fellow plaintiffs won a lawsuit against French filmmaker, Luc Besson, claiming that Besson's film, "Lockout" was plagiarized from Carpenter's cult 1981 film, Escape from New York.
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POLITICS - From YahooNews: Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump insult Khizr and Ghazala Kahn, the couple who appeared at this past weeks 2016 DNC. Khizr spoke and castigated Trump. the Kahns' son, Humayun was an Army captain and a Muslim who was killed in Iraq in 2004.
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TELEVISION - From TheWrap: "Season 8" will be the final season of HBO's Emmy-winning "Game of Thrones."
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POLITICS - From YahooNews: Women feeling empowered by Hillary Clinton's nomination.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Rising acting talent, Paul Dano, is making his directorial debut with the film, "Wildfire," based on the 1990 Richard Ford novel.
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MOVIES - From HitFix: "Avengers: Infinity War Part 1 and Part II" get title changes. "Avengers: Infinity War Part I" is not just "Avengers: Infinity War."
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MOVIES - From TheWrap: Danny Trejo wants Betty White to be in his next movie.
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POLITICS - From NYPost: Malia Obama, Barack and Michelle's older daughter, skips the DNC and goes to Lollapalooza instead, and conservatives, Obama-haters, and racists freak out.
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SPORTS/CRIME - From YahooSports: Former Boston Red Sox pitcher and World Series champion, Curt Schilling, won't face criminal charges for his video game company scam which cost Rhode Island tax payers $112 million.
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MOVIES - From TheVillageVoice: John Waters' "Multiple Maniacs" (1970) is back.
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MOVIES - From YahooMovies: 30 years of "Stand By Me," so we have an oral history of the film that almost didn't make it into theaters.
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From YahooMovies: Sometimes actors do cosplay, too.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Oprah Winfrey is in final negotiations to appear in the film, "A Wrinkle in Time," which is being directed by Ava DuVernay ("Selma"). Winfrey appeared in "Selma."
From EntertaimentWeekly: 5 things we want to see in Ava DuVernay's "A Wrinkle in Time" adaptation.
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COMICS/FILM - From ThePlaylist: Disney is developing a reboot/sequel of its 1991 film, "The Rocketeer."
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OBIT - From TheWrap: The actor and radio talk show host, Jerry Doyle, has died at the age of 60, Wednesday, July 27, 2017. He was probably best known for his role as "Michael Garibaldi" on the cult TV show, "Babylon 5."
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MUSIC - From YahooMusic: Kanye still pushin' the Taylor Swift message.
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POLITICS - From CNN: President Barack Obama's entire Democratic convention speech at the 2016 DNC.
From CNN: Some GOP are feeling jelly about President Obama's speech.
From YahooTV: People loved First Lady Michelle Obama's DNC sppech, but the designer of her dress is in awe that she chose to wear it.
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POLITICS - From CNN: Bradley Cooper was at the 2016 Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, and now, some Republicans are angry. Why? Read on...
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TELEVISION - From PopSugar: 6 teaser photos from "American Horror Story" Season 6.
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TELEVISION - From PopSugar: The Netflix reboot of the "Gilmore Girls," which is called "Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life" has a premiere date: November 25, 2016.
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MOVIES - From YahooCelebrity: Kim Ledger talks about the tragic death of his son, Heath Ledger.
From YahooMovies: Jared Leto will play "The Joker" in the upcoming "Suicide Squad." He talks about playing the character after Heath Ledger, who played the Joker in "The Dark Knight," and won a posthumous Oscar for his performance.
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CRIME - From YahooNews: In 1981, John Hinkley shot and injured President Ronald Reagan and 3 others, during an assassination attempt on Reagan. He will be freed by August 5th, 2016 from a government psychiatric hospital.
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MOVIES - From IndieWire: Charlie Hunnam, the lead in "Pacific Rim," will not return for the sequel. He's not enough of a star for this to be considered a big lost. There must be at least 20 young white actors of his age and talent and overblown status that could take Hunnam's place.
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HARRY POTTER - From YahooMovies: What critics are saying about the stage play, "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child."
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CELEBRITY - From YahooCelebrity: Eddie Murphy, his current girlfriend (Paige Butcher), and ex-wife (Nicole Murphy), make nice on the red carpet.
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OBIT - From TMZ: The website is reporting that Youree Harris, best known as the iconic TV psychic, "Miss Cleo," has died at the age of 53, after a battle with cancer.
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POLITICS - From RSN: Michael Moore has five reasons Donald Trump will win the presidency.
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COMICS - From Variety: Kiersey Clemons (a breakout in "Dope") is in talks to star as "Iris West" in Warner Bros. and DC Comics' "Flash" movie next to Ezra Miller as "Flash." Rick Famumiya, the director of "Dope," is directing "Flash."
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COMIC-CON - From Refinery29: Zendaya to play a character named "Michelle" in "Spider-Man: Homecoming."
From BusinessInsider: The lead villain in "Spider-Man: Homecoming" is "Vulture."
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POLITICS - From YahooNews: First Lady Michelle Obama delivers a soaring powerful speech at the 2016 Democratic National Convention.
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CULTURE - From YahooSports: After years of relative silence, Michael Jordan is speaking out on the issues of police shootings and police shooting people. Cop killers buy sneakers, too, eh, Mike?
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COMIC-CON - From BleedingCool: The links to 300 Bleeding Cool articles on the 2016 San Diego Comic-Con International in one place.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 7/22 to 7/24/2016 weekend box office is "Star Trek Beyond" with an estimated take of $59.6 million.
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SDCC-COMICS-FILM - From YahooNews: It did not take much convincing for Michael Rooker to appear in blue makeup for a Marvel Studios panel discussion "Guardians of the Galaxy 2."
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SDCC-COMICS-FILM - From LATimes: Ben Affleck confirmed as director of standalone "Batman" film.
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SDCC-TV - From YahooTV: The Comic-Con trailer for "Sherlock Holmes" Season 4 shocks viewers.
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POLITICS - From NYT: Donald Trump, Jr. has said that his father, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, would turn over foreign and domestic affairs to his vice-president, if Trump were be elected president...
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SDCC-COMICS-FILM - From Variety: Marvel vs. DC - comic book movies at Comic-Con.
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SDCC-COMICS-FILM - From YahooMovies: Comic-Con debuts a new trailer for "LEGO Batman."
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SDCC-COMICS-FILM - From YahooMovies: A new, longer "Doctor Strange" trailer debuts at Comic-Con.
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SDCC-COMICS-FILM - From YahooMovies: Oscar-winner Brie Larson ("Room") officially announced as Marvel Studios' "Captain Marvel." Her solo film arrives in 2019.
-- Also, Danai Gurira, "Michonne" of "The Walking Dead," was introduced as the latest member of the "Black Panther" squad.
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TRAILERS:
From BleedingCool: The trailer for Zhang Yimou's "The Great Wall" with Matt Damon.
From YouTube: Teaser trailer for "xXx: The Return of Xander Cage," due in January 2017.
From YahooMovies: First teaser trailer for "T2: Trainspotting," the sequel to the film, "Trainspotting."
COMICS - From YahooMovies: First full "Wonder Woman" trailer, which debuted at San Diego Comic-Con International 2016.
COMICS - From YahooMovies: Warner Bros. unleashes footage from its "Justice League" movie.
MOVIES - From YahooMovies: King Kong is massive in "King: Skull Island."
BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 7/29 to 7/31/16 weekend box office is "Jason Bourne" with an estimated gross of $60 million.
From Variety: "Jason Bourne" makes a $60 million debut at the box office.
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HARRY POTTER - From TheWrap: The boy wizard is done says J.K. Rowling.
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POLITICS - From YahooNews: Trump asserts that the NFL is on his side because both are against two presidential debates that are the same time as NFL games.
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MOVIES - From CinemaBlend: Will Smith totally starstrck by Batman on set of "Suicide Squad."
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OBIT-COMICS - From MADMagazine: Jack Davis, one of the founders of "Mad Magazine," has died at the age of 91, Wednesday, July 27, 2016.
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MOVIES - From ScreenRant: John Carpenter and his fellow plaintiffs won a lawsuit against French filmmaker, Luc Besson, claiming that Besson's film, "Lockout" was plagiarized from Carpenter's cult 1981 film, Escape from New York.
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POLITICS - From YahooNews: Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump insult Khizr and Ghazala Kahn, the couple who appeared at this past weeks 2016 DNC. Khizr spoke and castigated Trump. the Kahns' son, Humayun was an Army captain and a Muslim who was killed in Iraq in 2004.
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TELEVISION - From TheWrap: "Season 8" will be the final season of HBO's Emmy-winning "Game of Thrones."
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POLITICS - From YahooNews: Women feeling empowered by Hillary Clinton's nomination.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Rising acting talent, Paul Dano, is making his directorial debut with the film, "Wildfire," based on the 1990 Richard Ford novel.
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MOVIES - From HitFix: "Avengers: Infinity War Part 1 and Part II" get title changes. "Avengers: Infinity War Part I" is not just "Avengers: Infinity War."
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MOVIES - From TheWrap: Danny Trejo wants Betty White to be in his next movie.
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POLITICS - From NYPost: Malia Obama, Barack and Michelle's older daughter, skips the DNC and goes to Lollapalooza instead, and conservatives, Obama-haters, and racists freak out.
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SPORTS/CRIME - From YahooSports: Former Boston Red Sox pitcher and World Series champion, Curt Schilling, won't face criminal charges for his video game company scam which cost Rhode Island tax payers $112 million.
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MOVIES - From TheVillageVoice: John Waters' "Multiple Maniacs" (1970) is back.
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MOVIES - From YahooMovies: 30 years of "Stand By Me," so we have an oral history of the film that almost didn't make it into theaters.
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From YahooMovies: Sometimes actors do cosplay, too.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Oprah Winfrey is in final negotiations to appear in the film, "A Wrinkle in Time," which is being directed by Ava DuVernay ("Selma"). Winfrey appeared in "Selma."
From EntertaimentWeekly: 5 things we want to see in Ava DuVernay's "A Wrinkle in Time" adaptation.
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COMICS/FILM - From ThePlaylist: Disney is developing a reboot/sequel of its 1991 film, "The Rocketeer."
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OBIT - From TheWrap: The actor and radio talk show host, Jerry Doyle, has died at the age of 60, Wednesday, July 27, 2017. He was probably best known for his role as "Michael Garibaldi" on the cult TV show, "Babylon 5."
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MUSIC - From YahooMusic: Kanye still pushin' the Taylor Swift message.
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POLITICS - From CNN: President Barack Obama's entire Democratic convention speech at the 2016 DNC.
From CNN: Some GOP are feeling jelly about President Obama's speech.
From YahooTV: People loved First Lady Michelle Obama's DNC sppech, but the designer of her dress is in awe that she chose to wear it.
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POLITICS - From CNN: Bradley Cooper was at the 2016 Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, and now, some Republicans are angry. Why? Read on...
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TELEVISION - From PopSugar: 6 teaser photos from "American Horror Story" Season 6.
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TELEVISION - From PopSugar: The Netflix reboot of the "Gilmore Girls," which is called "Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life" has a premiere date: November 25, 2016.
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MOVIES - From YahooCelebrity: Kim Ledger talks about the tragic death of his son, Heath Ledger.
From YahooMovies: Jared Leto will play "The Joker" in the upcoming "Suicide Squad." He talks about playing the character after Heath Ledger, who played the Joker in "The Dark Knight," and won a posthumous Oscar for his performance.
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CRIME - From YahooNews: In 1981, John Hinkley shot and injured President Ronald Reagan and 3 others, during an assassination attempt on Reagan. He will be freed by August 5th, 2016 from a government psychiatric hospital.
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MOVIES - From IndieWire: Charlie Hunnam, the lead in "Pacific Rim," will not return for the sequel. He's not enough of a star for this to be considered a big lost. There must be at least 20 young white actors of his age and talent and overblown status that could take Hunnam's place.
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HARRY POTTER - From YahooMovies: What critics are saying about the stage play, "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child."
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CELEBRITY - From YahooCelebrity: Eddie Murphy, his current girlfriend (Paige Butcher), and ex-wife (Nicole Murphy), make nice on the red carpet.
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OBIT - From TMZ: The website is reporting that Youree Harris, best known as the iconic TV psychic, "Miss Cleo," has died at the age of 53, after a battle with cancer.
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POLITICS - From RSN: Michael Moore has five reasons Donald Trump will win the presidency.
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COMICS - From Variety: Kiersey Clemons (a breakout in "Dope") is in talks to star as "Iris West" in Warner Bros. and DC Comics' "Flash" movie next to Ezra Miller as "Flash." Rick Famumiya, the director of "Dope," is directing "Flash."
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COMIC-CON - From Refinery29: Zendaya to play a character named "Michelle" in "Spider-Man: Homecoming."
From BusinessInsider: The lead villain in "Spider-Man: Homecoming" is "Vulture."
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POLITICS - From YahooNews: First Lady Michelle Obama delivers a soaring powerful speech at the 2016 Democratic National Convention.
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CULTURE - From YahooSports: After years of relative silence, Michael Jordan is speaking out on the issues of police shootings and police shooting people. Cop killers buy sneakers, too, eh, Mike?
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COMIC-CON - From BleedingCool: The links to 300 Bleeding Cool articles on the 2016 San Diego Comic-Con International in one place.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 7/22 to 7/24/2016 weekend box office is "Star Trek Beyond" with an estimated take of $59.6 million.
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SDCC-COMICS-FILM - From YahooNews: It did not take much convincing for Michael Rooker to appear in blue makeup for a Marvel Studios panel discussion "Guardians of the Galaxy 2."
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SDCC-COMICS-FILM - From LATimes: Ben Affleck confirmed as director of standalone "Batman" film.
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SDCC-TV - From YahooTV: The Comic-Con trailer for "Sherlock Holmes" Season 4 shocks viewers.
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POLITICS - From NYT: Donald Trump, Jr. has said that his father, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, would turn over foreign and domestic affairs to his vice-president, if Trump were be elected president...
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SDCC-COMICS-FILM - From Variety: Marvel vs. DC - comic book movies at Comic-Con.
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SDCC-COMICS-FILM - From YahooMovies: Comic-Con debuts a new trailer for "LEGO Batman."
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SDCC-COMICS-FILM - From YahooMovies: A new, longer "Doctor Strange" trailer debuts at Comic-Con.
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SDCC-COMICS-FILM - From YahooMovies: Oscar-winner Brie Larson ("Room") officially announced as Marvel Studios' "Captain Marvel." Her solo film arrives in 2019.
-- Also, Danai Gurira, "Michonne" of "The Walking Dead," was introduced as the latest member of the "Black Panther" squad.
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TRAILERS:
From BleedingCool: The trailer for Zhang Yimou's "The Great Wall" with Matt Damon.
From YouTube: Teaser trailer for "xXx: The Return of Xander Cage," due in January 2017.
From YahooMovies: First teaser trailer for "T2: Trainspotting," the sequel to the film, "Trainspotting."
COMICS - From YahooMovies: First full "Wonder Woman" trailer, which debuted at San Diego Comic-Con International 2016.
COMICS - From YahooMovies: Warner Bros. unleashes footage from its "Justice League" movie.
MOVIES - From YahooMovies: King Kong is massive in "King: Skull Island."
Saturday, February 13, 2016
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from February 7th to 13th, 2016 - Update #40
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OBITS - From YahooPolitics: Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia has died, today, Saturday, February 13, 2016, at the age of 79.
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MOVIES - From Variety: French actor, Tahar Rahim, joins Harrison Ford and Anthony Hopkins in "Official Secrets."
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MOVIES - From DenofGeek: Release dates for... God help me... Transformers 5, 6, and 7.
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TELEVISION - From TVLine: FOX has ordered a pilot for a series based on the "Lethal Weapon" movies. Damon Wayans Sr. to star..
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MOVIES - From WeGotThisCovered: The proposed horror film, Death House, which will unite legendary horror characters like Freddie Krueger, is described as "The Expendables or horror." It is apparently a go.
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POLITICS - From RollingStone: The magazine lists 19 great moments from the 2/11/2016 debate between Hilary Clinton and Bernie Sanders.
From WashPost: Annotated transcript of debate.
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TELEVISION - From CBSNews: A few hints about new "Star Trek" series, set to debut in 2017.
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COMICS - From CinemaBlend: Deadpool movie writers really wish they could use the Hulk.
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COMICS - From Movieweb: Rumor has it that in "Thor 3", the villain Hela (Cate Blanchett) will kill off a major character.
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BLACK LIVES MATTER - From The New York DailyNews: Trayvon Martin would have been 21 years-old on Friday, February 5, 2016.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Michael De Luca and Scott Suber come on board as producers of the "Battlestar Galactica" movie.
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POLITICS - From YahooNews: Mrs. Beetlejuice - Carly Fiorina - suspsends presidential campagin.
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BLACK LIVES MATTER - From RSN: Texas police kill a naked black man.
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OBITS - From TheWrap: Former child actor, Tommy Kelly, died on January 25, 2016 at the age of 90. Kelly was best known for playing the title role in the 1938 version of "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer." He also appeared in a number of films including "Gone with the Wind."
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MOVIES - From THR: Johnny Depp is headlining Universal's reboot of "The Invisible Man." Supposedly, Tom Cruise is signed to "The Mummy" reboot!
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MOVIES - From RSN: Michael Moore was in intensive care in NYC.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Thank you, God. Charlize Theron in talks to join "Fast 8" as a villain.
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WEBCOMICS - From CBB: New Johnny Bullet - Episode 60.
From CBB: Johnny Bullet in French - Episode 60.
From CBB: Constant, Chp. 2 Pg. 4.
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OSCAR - From Deadline: The 2016 Oscars Nominees Luncheon photos.
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ECO - From EcoWatch: Mark Ruffalo: "We're heading towards a national water crisis."
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SPORTS - From the New York DailyNews: Former NFL player, Bill Romanowski, makes sure that there is no doubt that he is a racist.
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AWARDS - From ScreenDaily: John Boyega and Eddie Redmayne lead BAFTA buzz ahead of awards on February 14th, 2016.
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TV - From YahooTV: "X-Files" recap - "Back in the Day is Now."
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COMICS - From YouTube: "Captain America: Civil War" Super Bowl spot.
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OBITS - From Vulture: Daniel Gerson, a Pixar screenwriter, died on Saturday, February 6, 2016 after a battle with brain cancer. Gerson co-wrote Monsters, Inc. and Monsters University, and was apparently working on "Cars 3."
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TRAILERS - From YouTube: New trailer for "Mie & Dave Need Wedding Dates," which looks really good.
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TRAILERS - From YouTube: "X-Men: Apocalypse" the Super Bowl trailer.
TRAILERS - From YouTube: "Independent Day: Resurgence" Super Bowl trailer.
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POLITICS - From Yahoo: Professional black people hater and firemen killer, Rudy Giuliani, whines about Beyonce's performance at Super Bowl 50.
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BLACK LIVES MATTER - From Truthout: Why are black girls and women dying in jails? Genocide, that's why.
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HISTORY - From RSN: Sirhan Sirhan is coming up for parole.
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MOVIES: From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the Super Bowl Weekend box office (7/5 to 7/7/2016) is "Kung Fu Panda 3" with an estimated take of $21 million.
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CULTURE: From Vulture: How Richard Pryor marks the beginning of the modern comedy era.
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MUSIC - From Vulture: Beyonce dominates Super Bowl 50 halftime show... that Coldplay was head-lining.
MUSIC - From Vulture: See Beyonce's "Formation" video.
MUSIC - From Vulture: A guide to "Formation" music video.
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MOVIES - From Vulture: There was a controlled explosion of a bus in London for an upcoming Jackie Chan and Pierce Brosnan and apparently the locals were still surprised, although there was supposedly advance warning.
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COMICS - From YahooTV: Deadpool movie review - It's "the world's most violent and vulgar Bugs Bunny cartoon.
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From Deadline: 2016 Directors Guild Awards announced; Alejandro G. Iñárritu repeats as outstanding director of a feature film with his win for "The Revenant." Last year, he won for directing "Birdman."
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ANIMATION - From TheWrap: Here are your 43rd Annie Awards winners.
OBITS - From YahooPolitics: Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia has died, today, Saturday, February 13, 2016, at the age of 79.
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MOVIES - From Variety: French actor, Tahar Rahim, joins Harrison Ford and Anthony Hopkins in "Official Secrets."
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MOVIES - From DenofGeek: Release dates for... God help me... Transformers 5, 6, and 7.
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TELEVISION - From TVLine: FOX has ordered a pilot for a series based on the "Lethal Weapon" movies. Damon Wayans Sr. to star..
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MOVIES - From WeGotThisCovered: The proposed horror film, Death House, which will unite legendary horror characters like Freddie Krueger, is described as "The Expendables or horror." It is apparently a go.
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POLITICS - From RollingStone: The magazine lists 19 great moments from the 2/11/2016 debate between Hilary Clinton and Bernie Sanders.
From WashPost: Annotated transcript of debate.
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TELEVISION - From CBSNews: A few hints about new "Star Trek" series, set to debut in 2017.
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COMICS - From CinemaBlend: Deadpool movie writers really wish they could use the Hulk.
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COMICS - From Movieweb: Rumor has it that in "Thor 3", the villain Hela (Cate Blanchett) will kill off a major character.
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BLACK LIVES MATTER - From The New York DailyNews: Trayvon Martin would have been 21 years-old on Friday, February 5, 2016.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Michael De Luca and Scott Suber come on board as producers of the "Battlestar Galactica" movie.
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POLITICS - From YahooNews: Mrs. Beetlejuice - Carly Fiorina - suspsends presidential campagin.
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BLACK LIVES MATTER - From RSN: Texas police kill a naked black man.
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OBITS - From TheWrap: Former child actor, Tommy Kelly, died on January 25, 2016 at the age of 90. Kelly was best known for playing the title role in the 1938 version of "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer." He also appeared in a number of films including "Gone with the Wind."
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MOVIES - From THR: Johnny Depp is headlining Universal's reboot of "The Invisible Man." Supposedly, Tom Cruise is signed to "The Mummy" reboot!
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MOVIES - From RSN: Michael Moore was in intensive care in NYC.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Thank you, God. Charlize Theron in talks to join "Fast 8" as a villain.
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WEBCOMICS - From CBB: New Johnny Bullet - Episode 60.
From CBB: Johnny Bullet in French - Episode 60.
From CBB: Constant, Chp. 2 Pg. 4.
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OSCAR - From Deadline: The 2016 Oscars Nominees Luncheon photos.
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ECO - From EcoWatch: Mark Ruffalo: "We're heading towards a national water crisis."
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SPORTS - From the New York DailyNews: Former NFL player, Bill Romanowski, makes sure that there is no doubt that he is a racist.
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AWARDS - From ScreenDaily: John Boyega and Eddie Redmayne lead BAFTA buzz ahead of awards on February 14th, 2016.
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TV - From YahooTV: "X-Files" recap - "Back in the Day is Now."
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COMICS - From YouTube: "Captain America: Civil War" Super Bowl spot.
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OBITS - From Vulture: Daniel Gerson, a Pixar screenwriter, died on Saturday, February 6, 2016 after a battle with brain cancer. Gerson co-wrote Monsters, Inc. and Monsters University, and was apparently working on "Cars 3."
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TRAILERS - From YouTube: New trailer for "Mie & Dave Need Wedding Dates," which looks really good.
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TRAILERS - From YouTube: "X-Men: Apocalypse" the Super Bowl trailer.
TRAILERS - From YouTube: "Independent Day: Resurgence" Super Bowl trailer.
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POLITICS - From Yahoo: Professional black people hater and firemen killer, Rudy Giuliani, whines about Beyonce's performance at Super Bowl 50.
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BLACK LIVES MATTER - From Truthout: Why are black girls and women dying in jails? Genocide, that's why.
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HISTORY - From RSN: Sirhan Sirhan is coming up for parole.
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MOVIES: From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the Super Bowl Weekend box office (7/5 to 7/7/2016) is "Kung Fu Panda 3" with an estimated take of $21 million.
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CULTURE: From Vulture: How Richard Pryor marks the beginning of the modern comedy era.
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MUSIC - From Vulture: Beyonce dominates Super Bowl 50 halftime show... that Coldplay was head-lining.
MUSIC - From Vulture: See Beyonce's "Formation" video.
MUSIC - From Vulture: A guide to "Formation" music video.
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MOVIES - From Vulture: There was a controlled explosion of a bus in London for an upcoming Jackie Chan and Pierce Brosnan and apparently the locals were still surprised, although there was supposedly advance warning.
---------------
COMICS - From YahooTV: Deadpool movie review - It's "the world's most violent and vulgar Bugs Bunny cartoon.
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From Deadline: 2016 Directors Guild Awards announced; Alejandro G. Iñárritu repeats as outstanding director of a feature film with his win for "The Revenant." Last year, he won for directing "Birdman."
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ANIMATION - From TheWrap: Here are your 43rd Annie Awards winners.
Tuesday, January 26, 2016
EPIX Announces "The 4%: Film's Gender Problem" Documenary Series
EPIX to Air “THE 4%: FILM’S GENDER PROBLEM” – An Original Series of 6 Short Documentaries with First Person Insights About Gender Inequality in Hollywood Debuts March 8, on International Women’s Day 2016
Produced by Alex Gibney’s Jigsaw Productions, Directed by Caroline Suh and Featuring Interviews with Jill Soloway, Paul Feig, Toni Collette, Anjelica Huston, Catherine Hardwicke, Judd Apatow, Amy Heckerling, Julie Delpy, Lake Bell, Mira Nair, Amanda Peet, Patricia Clarkson, Mo’Nique, Anne Sweeney, James Franco, Christine Vachon, Sam Taylor-Johnson, Kristin Wiig and more…
Informed by Research Conducted by USC Annenberg Professor, Dr. Stacy L. Smith
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Premium TV network EPIX® announced today that THE 4%: FILM’S GENDER PROBLEM, a series of 6 original short films designed to explore the issues around the current gender gap in Hollywood, has completed production. The 6 shorts will air on the network and across all EPIX platforms on International Women’s Day – March 8, 2016 – and run throughout the month, coinciding with Women’s History Month. The first short will be presented at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival’s “Women at Sundance Brunch” on January 25, 2016.
Produced by Alex Gibney’s award-winning Jigsaw Productions (Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief, Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine, Taxi To the Darkside, Enron: Smartest Men In the Room), the series spotlights directors and creative personalities – both women and men – who share first-person insights, questions and anecdotes about the role of women in Hollywood.
Participants include: Judd Apatow, Joe Arcidiacono, Lake Bell, Amy Berg, Patricia Clarkson, Toni Collette, Jonathan Dayton, Julie Delpy, Valerie Faris, Paul Feig, America Ferrera, James Franco, Donna Gigliotti, Geoffrey Gilmore, Debra Granik, Catherine Hardwicke, Mary Harron, Amy Heckerling, Dawn Hudson, Anjelica Huston, Vicky Jenson, Sam Taylor-Johnson, Rebecca Keegan, Jon Kilik, Ellen Kuras, Mimi Leder, Franklin Leonard, Tina Mabry, Victoria Mahoney, Michael Mann, Lori McCreary, Mo’Nique, Michael Moore, Rachel Morrison, Mira Nair, Amanda Peet, Kimberly Peirce, Keri Putnam, Pamela Romanowsky, Cathy Schulman, A.O. Scott, Melissa Silverstein, Dr. Stacy L. Smith, Jill Soloway, Anne Sweeney, Anne Thompson, Rosemarie Troche, Christine Vachon, Mandy Walker and Kristen Wiig.
The series is informed by research conducted by USC Annenberg’s Dr. Stacy L. Smith, a renowned expert in the field, and which was supported by Women in Film Los Angeles and Sundance Institute. The series also has the support of the Geena Davis Institute on Gender In Media and Meryl Streep.
Even though it is widely recognized that female directors are strikingly under-represented in Hollywood, the numbers still manage to surprise. According to a multi-year study led by Dr. Stacy L. Smith and conducted by the USC Annenberg Media, Diversity and Social Change Initiative, across 1,300 top-grossing films from 2002 to 2014, only 4.1% of all directors were female. This calculates into a gender ratio of 23.3 male directors to every 1 female director.
Each film will focus on a different theme, with segments varying in tone – from thoughtful, to controversial, to funny, sometimes all at once.
Mark S. Greenberg, President and CEO, EPIX, said, “EPIX has supported Stacy’s research for years and these shorts offer a richer, more authentic portrayal about the role of women and girls in media today. Support for this project has also brought together the talented Alex Gibney, and a prestigious list of some of the most gifted artists and creatives from the worlds of entertainment and the arts. Our objective is to help provide a forum for the discussion of ideas and potential solutions, as we collectively work towards closing the gap that exists today.”
Dr. Stacy L. Smith, the Initiative’s Founder and Director and lead researcher on the investigation, said, “The series offers an opportunity for a national audience to hear from the entertainment industry directly about the issues women face both as filmmakers and in other creative roles. My research is clear: females face a very real fiscal cliff as they pursue work at the highest echelons of this industry. I am proud that my research is associated with a team and a network that cares about female filmmakers and creating systemic change.”
According to research from Dr. Stacy L. Smith:
In the 100 top films of 2014, only 2 women worked as directors.
Across 700 films and 779 directors from 2007 to 2014, only 3 were Black or African American female directors.
Women were only 11% of writers and less than 20% of producers across the 100 top-grossing films of 2014.
Only 30% of all on-screen speaking characters in 700 top-grossing films from 2007 to 2014 were girls or women.
A total of 21 of the 100 top films of 2014 featured a female lead or roughly equal co-lead.
Less than a quarter of all speaking characters were female in the top animated films of 2014.
Only 22% of speaking characters in top action/adventure films of 2014 were female.
34% of characters in top 2014 comedies were female.
Other data on female directors shows:
Only four women have been nominated for a Best Director Oscar® in the past 85 years, with only one winner among them.
“THE 4%: FILM’S GENDER PROBLEM points to the fact there is an undeniably gaping disparity in Hollywood. It’s one that many – including those in Hollywood and at the ACLU and EEOC – believe needs to change. What better way to draw attention to the issue than to have some of the business' most recognizable voices come together in support of more diversity in making movies,” notes director Caroline Suh. “I’m very happy that the project found a partner in Jigsaw, a company known for its activism in exploring human rights violations and the abuse of power. Jigsaw is an amazing group of diverse yet like-minded people whom I’ve loved working with. Further pleased to be working with the support of EPIX, led by Mark Greenberg, who has been committed to these issues for a long time. There’s also a great team of executives and production people who have rallied around the cause.”
THE 4%: FILM’S GENDER PROBLEM is a series of EPIX Original short documentary films produced by Jigsaw Productions. Caroline Suh is the director and Erika Frankel is the producer. Executive Producers are Stacey Offman, Laura Michalchyshyn, Lynne Kirby, Caroline Suh, Betsy West and Alex Gibney. Jocelyn Diaz, Ross Bernard and Jill Burkhart are Executive Producers for EPIX.
About USC Annenberg Media, Diversity, & Social Change Initiative
Dr. Stacy L. Smith is the Founder and Director of the Media, Diversity, and Social Change Initiative at the Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism at the University of Southern California. Dr. Smith's work examines gender and race on screen and behind the camera in cinematic content as well as barriers and opportunities facing women and people of color in the entertainment industry. She also conducts economic analyses related to diversity and the financial performance of films. Dr. Smith has written more than 100 journal articles, book chapters, and reports on content patterns and effects of the media. In terms of the popular press, Dr. Smith’s research has been written about in The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, fivethirtyeight.com, The Atlantic, The Huffington Post, Newsweek, The Hollywood Reporter, Variety, Slate.com, Salon.com, The Boston Globe, NPR, and USA Today, to name a few. She has a co-edited essay in Maria Shriver’s book, A Woman’s Nation Changes Everything (2009). Dr. Smith’s most recent research reports include a landmark study with Sundance Institute and Women in Film Los Angeles, a study of 700 top-grossing films conducted at USC Annenberg, and multiple investigations with the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media. Her work is also generously supported by EPIX, The Harnisch Foundation, LUNAFEST, The Jacquelyn and Gregory Zehner Foundation, and other individuals. To learn more, visit http://annenberg.usc.edu/mdsci or follow on Twitter @MDSCInitiative.
Jigsaw Productions is helmed by Oscar® and Emmy® Award-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney. Jigsaw has produced some of the most acclaimed documentary films in recent years, including the Academy and Emmy Award-winning Taxi to the Dark Side, the Oscar-nominated Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room, the multiple Emmy Award-winning Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God, Showtime’s Emmy-winning History of the Eagles, the Sundance-premiering We Steal Secrets: The Story of Wikileaks, and the explosive film about Lance Armstrong’s long fall from grace, The Armstrong Lie. More recent Jigsaw releases include the controversial and three-time Emmy winner Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief, one of the most watched documentaries in HBO’s history, the Peabody Award-winning Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown, the Emmy-nominated two-part series Sinatra: All or Nothing At All for HBO, and Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine for CNN Films, in theaters now. Television projects currently in production include: The New Yorker Presents for Amazon, which adapts the venerable The New Yorker magazine to the screen; Cooked, a four-part food docu-series based on the award-winning Michael Pollan book of the same name for Netflix; and the four-part Parched: The Water Wars for National Geographic.
About EPIX
EPIX is a premium movie and original programming entertainment network delivering the latest movie releases, classic film franchises, original documentaries, comedy and music events on TV, on demand, online and on digital devices. Launched in October 2009, EPIX has pioneered the development and proliferation of “TV Everywhere.” It was the first premium network to provide multi-platform access to its content online at EPIX.com and to launch on Xbox, PlayStation®, Android phones and tablets, and Roku® players. EPIX is also available across Chromecast, Apple® iPhones® and iPads®, Android TV and more and is the only premium service providing all its programming on all platforms, delivering more movies than any other premium network, with thousands of titles available for streaming.
EPIX is a joint venture between Viacom Inc., its Paramount Pictures unit, Lionsgate and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM). Through relationships with cable, satellite and telco partners, EPIX is available to over 50 million homes nationwide. For more information about EPIX, go to www.EPIX.com. Follow EPIX on Twitter @EpixHD (http://www.twitter.com/EpixHD) and on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/EPIX), YouTube (http://youtube.com/EPIX), Instagram (http://instagram.com/EPIX), Google+ (http://plus.google.com/+EPIX), Pinterest (http://pinterest.com/EPIX) and Vine (https://vine.co/EPIX).
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Produced by Alex Gibney’s Jigsaw Productions, Directed by Caroline Suh and Featuring Interviews with Jill Soloway, Paul Feig, Toni Collette, Anjelica Huston, Catherine Hardwicke, Judd Apatow, Amy Heckerling, Julie Delpy, Lake Bell, Mira Nair, Amanda Peet, Patricia Clarkson, Mo’Nique, Anne Sweeney, James Franco, Christine Vachon, Sam Taylor-Johnson, Kristin Wiig and more…
Informed by Research Conducted by USC Annenberg Professor, Dr. Stacy L. Smith
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Premium TV network EPIX® announced today that THE 4%: FILM’S GENDER PROBLEM, a series of 6 original short films designed to explore the issues around the current gender gap in Hollywood, has completed production. The 6 shorts will air on the network and across all EPIX platforms on International Women’s Day – March 8, 2016 – and run throughout the month, coinciding with Women’s History Month. The first short will be presented at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival’s “Women at Sundance Brunch” on January 25, 2016.
Produced by Alex Gibney’s award-winning Jigsaw Productions (Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief, Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine, Taxi To the Darkside, Enron: Smartest Men In the Room), the series spotlights directors and creative personalities – both women and men – who share first-person insights, questions and anecdotes about the role of women in Hollywood.
Participants include: Judd Apatow, Joe Arcidiacono, Lake Bell, Amy Berg, Patricia Clarkson, Toni Collette, Jonathan Dayton, Julie Delpy, Valerie Faris, Paul Feig, America Ferrera, James Franco, Donna Gigliotti, Geoffrey Gilmore, Debra Granik, Catherine Hardwicke, Mary Harron, Amy Heckerling, Dawn Hudson, Anjelica Huston, Vicky Jenson, Sam Taylor-Johnson, Rebecca Keegan, Jon Kilik, Ellen Kuras, Mimi Leder, Franklin Leonard, Tina Mabry, Victoria Mahoney, Michael Mann, Lori McCreary, Mo’Nique, Michael Moore, Rachel Morrison, Mira Nair, Amanda Peet, Kimberly Peirce, Keri Putnam, Pamela Romanowsky, Cathy Schulman, A.O. Scott, Melissa Silverstein, Dr. Stacy L. Smith, Jill Soloway, Anne Sweeney, Anne Thompson, Rosemarie Troche, Christine Vachon, Mandy Walker and Kristen Wiig.
The series is informed by research conducted by USC Annenberg’s Dr. Stacy L. Smith, a renowned expert in the field, and which was supported by Women in Film Los Angeles and Sundance Institute. The series also has the support of the Geena Davis Institute on Gender In Media and Meryl Streep.
Even though it is widely recognized that female directors are strikingly under-represented in Hollywood, the numbers still manage to surprise. According to a multi-year study led by Dr. Stacy L. Smith and conducted by the USC Annenberg Media, Diversity and Social Change Initiative, across 1,300 top-grossing films from 2002 to 2014, only 4.1% of all directors were female. This calculates into a gender ratio of 23.3 male directors to every 1 female director.
Each film will focus on a different theme, with segments varying in tone – from thoughtful, to controversial, to funny, sometimes all at once.
Mark S. Greenberg, President and CEO, EPIX, said, “EPIX has supported Stacy’s research for years and these shorts offer a richer, more authentic portrayal about the role of women and girls in media today. Support for this project has also brought together the talented Alex Gibney, and a prestigious list of some of the most gifted artists and creatives from the worlds of entertainment and the arts. Our objective is to help provide a forum for the discussion of ideas and potential solutions, as we collectively work towards closing the gap that exists today.”
Dr. Stacy L. Smith, the Initiative’s Founder and Director and lead researcher on the investigation, said, “The series offers an opportunity for a national audience to hear from the entertainment industry directly about the issues women face both as filmmakers and in other creative roles. My research is clear: females face a very real fiscal cliff as they pursue work at the highest echelons of this industry. I am proud that my research is associated with a team and a network that cares about female filmmakers and creating systemic change.”
According to research from Dr. Stacy L. Smith:
In the 100 top films of 2014, only 2 women worked as directors.
Across 700 films and 779 directors from 2007 to 2014, only 3 were Black or African American female directors.
Women were only 11% of writers and less than 20% of producers across the 100 top-grossing films of 2014.
Only 30% of all on-screen speaking characters in 700 top-grossing films from 2007 to 2014 were girls or women.
A total of 21 of the 100 top films of 2014 featured a female lead or roughly equal co-lead.
Less than a quarter of all speaking characters were female in the top animated films of 2014.
Only 22% of speaking characters in top action/adventure films of 2014 were female.
34% of characters in top 2014 comedies were female.
Other data on female directors shows:
Only four women have been nominated for a Best Director Oscar® in the past 85 years, with only one winner among them.
“THE 4%: FILM’S GENDER PROBLEM points to the fact there is an undeniably gaping disparity in Hollywood. It’s one that many – including those in Hollywood and at the ACLU and EEOC – believe needs to change. What better way to draw attention to the issue than to have some of the business' most recognizable voices come together in support of more diversity in making movies,” notes director Caroline Suh. “I’m very happy that the project found a partner in Jigsaw, a company known for its activism in exploring human rights violations and the abuse of power. Jigsaw is an amazing group of diverse yet like-minded people whom I’ve loved working with. Further pleased to be working with the support of EPIX, led by Mark Greenberg, who has been committed to these issues for a long time. There’s also a great team of executives and production people who have rallied around the cause.”
THE 4%: FILM’S GENDER PROBLEM is a series of EPIX Original short documentary films produced by Jigsaw Productions. Caroline Suh is the director and Erika Frankel is the producer. Executive Producers are Stacey Offman, Laura Michalchyshyn, Lynne Kirby, Caroline Suh, Betsy West and Alex Gibney. Jocelyn Diaz, Ross Bernard and Jill Burkhart are Executive Producers for EPIX.
About USC Annenberg Media, Diversity, & Social Change Initiative
Dr. Stacy L. Smith is the Founder and Director of the Media, Diversity, and Social Change Initiative at the Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism at the University of Southern California. Dr. Smith's work examines gender and race on screen and behind the camera in cinematic content as well as barriers and opportunities facing women and people of color in the entertainment industry. She also conducts economic analyses related to diversity and the financial performance of films. Dr. Smith has written more than 100 journal articles, book chapters, and reports on content patterns and effects of the media. In terms of the popular press, Dr. Smith’s research has been written about in The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, fivethirtyeight.com, The Atlantic, The Huffington Post, Newsweek, The Hollywood Reporter, Variety, Slate.com, Salon.com, The Boston Globe, NPR, and USA Today, to name a few. She has a co-edited essay in Maria Shriver’s book, A Woman’s Nation Changes Everything (2009). Dr. Smith’s most recent research reports include a landmark study with Sundance Institute and Women in Film Los Angeles, a study of 700 top-grossing films conducted at USC Annenberg, and multiple investigations with the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media. Her work is also generously supported by EPIX, The Harnisch Foundation, LUNAFEST, The Jacquelyn and Gregory Zehner Foundation, and other individuals. To learn more, visit http://annenberg.usc.edu/mdsci or follow on Twitter @MDSCInitiative.
Jigsaw Productions is helmed by Oscar® and Emmy® Award-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney. Jigsaw has produced some of the most acclaimed documentary films in recent years, including the Academy and Emmy Award-winning Taxi to the Dark Side, the Oscar-nominated Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room, the multiple Emmy Award-winning Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God, Showtime’s Emmy-winning History of the Eagles, the Sundance-premiering We Steal Secrets: The Story of Wikileaks, and the explosive film about Lance Armstrong’s long fall from grace, The Armstrong Lie. More recent Jigsaw releases include the controversial and three-time Emmy winner Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief, one of the most watched documentaries in HBO’s history, the Peabody Award-winning Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown, the Emmy-nominated two-part series Sinatra: All or Nothing At All for HBO, and Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine for CNN Films, in theaters now. Television projects currently in production include: The New Yorker Presents for Amazon, which adapts the venerable The New Yorker magazine to the screen; Cooked, a four-part food docu-series based on the award-winning Michael Pollan book of the same name for Netflix; and the four-part Parched: The Water Wars for National Geographic.
About EPIX
EPIX is a premium movie and original programming entertainment network delivering the latest movie releases, classic film franchises, original documentaries, comedy and music events on TV, on demand, online and on digital devices. Launched in October 2009, EPIX has pioneered the development and proliferation of “TV Everywhere.” It was the first premium network to provide multi-platform access to its content online at EPIX.com and to launch on Xbox, PlayStation®, Android phones and tablets, and Roku® players. EPIX is also available across Chromecast, Apple® iPhones® and iPads®, Android TV and more and is the only premium service providing all its programming on all platforms, delivering more movies than any other premium network, with thousands of titles available for streaming.
EPIX is a joint venture between Viacom Inc., its Paramount Pictures unit, Lionsgate and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM). Through relationships with cable, satellite and telco partners, EPIX is available to over 50 million homes nationwide. For more information about EPIX, go to www.EPIX.com. Follow EPIX on Twitter @EpixHD (http://www.twitter.com/EpixHD) and on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/EPIX), YouTube (http://youtube.com/EPIX), Instagram (http://instagram.com/EPIX), Google+ (http://plus.google.com/+EPIX), Pinterest (http://pinterest.com/EPIX) and Vine (https://vine.co/EPIX).
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Friday, December 25, 2015
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from December 20th to 26th, 2015 - Update #23
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NEWS:
From CounterPunch: Black lives do not matter... because nothing much else does.
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From YahooNews: The story of Santa Claus.
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From Variety: Thom Yorke posts the song they produced for the Bond movie, Spectre, which the Bond bosses rejected. A shame really...
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From YahooTech: Quentin Tarantino names "Mad Max: Fury Road" his best film of 2015.
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From TheNation: Obama's NPR interview causes another right-wing freakout.
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From THR: Michael Moore talks about on new wave of gun violence.
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From BloodyDisgusting: Rob Zombie's upcoming film, "31" has received an NC-17 rating... for a second time.
From BloodyDisgusting: A Rob Zombie red carpet interview.
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From HitFix: Robert DeNiro compares Jennifer Lawrence and David O'Russell's relationship to the one he has with Martin Scorsese.
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From Variety: Johnny Depp is most overpaid actor.
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From HitFix: Jennifer Lawrence is over "cool girls."
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From BoxOfficeMojo: With the weekend actual numbers announced, "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" sets a record for biggest opening weekend at the global box office with a take of $529 million, which surpasses "Jurassic World" and its opening weekend global haul of $524.9 million.
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From YahooMovies: The stage play, "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" debuts a middle-aged trio of Harry, Ron, and Hermione, with Hermione being a Black woman.
From FlickeringMyth: Art from "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child."
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From BoxOfficeMojo: The #1 movie at the 12/18 to 12/20/2015 weekend box office is "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" with an estimated take of $238 million, a record for a domestic opening weekend. The previous record holder was Jurassic World with $208.8 million.
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From YahooNews: Channing Tatum pestered Quentin Tarantino for a month to get in "The Hateful Eight."
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From WashPost: Heroic Tennessee teen football player shot to death trying to protect three girls.
COMICS - Films and Books:
From YahooMovies: Fans won't be disappointed by the number of characters appearing in "Avengers: Infinity War."
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From Vulture: Kurt Russell confirms that he is in talks to appear in "Guardians of the Galaxy."
STAR WARS:
From YahooNews: John Boyega is connected to a tragic crime.
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From YahooMovies: 5 super Star Wars Spoilers - the biggest bombshells (SPOILER ALERT)
TRAILERS:
From YouTube: Deadpool Christmas trailer.
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From YahooMovies: First teaser for "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them."
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From YouTube: 20th Century Fox's "Eddie the Eagle" with Taron Egerton and Hugh Jackman.
NEWS:
From CounterPunch: Black lives do not matter... because nothing much else does.
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From YahooNews: The story of Santa Claus.
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From Variety: Thom Yorke posts the song they produced for the Bond movie, Spectre, which the Bond bosses rejected. A shame really...
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From YahooTech: Quentin Tarantino names "Mad Max: Fury Road" his best film of 2015.
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From TheNation: Obama's NPR interview causes another right-wing freakout.
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From THR: Michael Moore talks about on new wave of gun violence.
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From BloodyDisgusting: Rob Zombie's upcoming film, "31" has received an NC-17 rating... for a second time.
From BloodyDisgusting: A Rob Zombie red carpet interview.
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From HitFix: Robert DeNiro compares Jennifer Lawrence and David O'Russell's relationship to the one he has with Martin Scorsese.
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From Variety: Johnny Depp is most overpaid actor.
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From HitFix: Jennifer Lawrence is over "cool girls."
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From BoxOfficeMojo: With the weekend actual numbers announced, "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" sets a record for biggest opening weekend at the global box office with a take of $529 million, which surpasses "Jurassic World" and its opening weekend global haul of $524.9 million.
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From YahooMovies: The stage play, "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" debuts a middle-aged trio of Harry, Ron, and Hermione, with Hermione being a Black woman.
From FlickeringMyth: Art from "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child."
---------------
From BoxOfficeMojo: The #1 movie at the 12/18 to 12/20/2015 weekend box office is "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" with an estimated take of $238 million, a record for a domestic opening weekend. The previous record holder was Jurassic World with $208.8 million.
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From YahooNews: Channing Tatum pestered Quentin Tarantino for a month to get in "The Hateful Eight."
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From WashPost: Heroic Tennessee teen football player shot to death trying to protect three girls.
COMICS - Films and Books:
From YahooMovies: Fans won't be disappointed by the number of characters appearing in "Avengers: Infinity War."
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From Vulture: Kurt Russell confirms that he is in talks to appear in "Guardians of the Galaxy."
STAR WARS:
From YahooNews: John Boyega is connected to a tragic crime.
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From YahooMovies: 5 super Star Wars Spoilers - the biggest bombshells (SPOILER ALERT)
TRAILERS:
From YouTube: Deadpool Christmas trailer.
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From YahooMovies: First teaser for "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them."
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From YouTube: 20th Century Fox's "Eddie the Eagle" with Taron Egerton and Hugh Jackman.
Saturday, November 14, 2015
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from November 8th to 14th, 2015 - Update #14
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NEWS:
From History.com: On this date in 1969, "Sesame Street" debuted.
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From BoxOfficeMojo: The new James Bond movie, Spectre" won the 11/6 to 11/8/2015 box office weekend with an estimated take of $73 million. In second place was "The Peanuts Movie" with a take of $45 million.
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From IndieWire: Nicolas Winding Refn's next film will be released to theaters by Amazon Studios.
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From RSN: Michael Moore stands with Quentin Tarantino.
HARD NEWS:
From YahooNews: Three groups led Paris attacks.
From YahooNews: Live blogs, ABC News updates on Paris attacks.
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From the SaltLakeTribute: Judge orders infant taking from lesbian couple.
STAR WARS:
From TheGuardian: The newspaper examines things learned from Entertainment Weekly's special issue.
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From Hitfix: More reveals regarding "The Force Awakens" from Entertainment Weekly.
COMICS: Movies and Books:
From IndieWire: Mariah Carey has been cast as the voice of either Commissioner Jim Gordon or the Mayor of Gotham in "The Lego Batman Movie."
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From CinemaBlend: Chiwetel Ejiofor (Baron Mordo) and Benedict Cumberbatch on Marvel's "Doctor Strange" set.
TRAILERS AND REVIEWS:
From YahooMovies: A review of "Concussion" starring Will Smith.
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From YouTube: New "Ice Age" short, "Cosmic Scrat-astrophe."
OBITS:
From EOnline: The actor, Nathaniel Marston, has died (Wednesday, November 11, 2015). Martson, known for a six-year run on the ABC soap, "One Life to Live," succumbed to injuries he suffered in a car accident October 30, 2015.
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From YahooMovies: The actor Gunnar Hansen has died (Saturday, November 7, 2015). He is famous for playing one of the most iconic movie villains of all time, Leatherface, in the original "Texas Chainsaw Massacre."
NEWS:
From History.com: On this date in 1969, "Sesame Street" debuted.
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From BoxOfficeMojo: The new James Bond movie, Spectre" won the 11/6 to 11/8/2015 box office weekend with an estimated take of $73 million. In second place was "The Peanuts Movie" with a take of $45 million.
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From IndieWire: Nicolas Winding Refn's next film will be released to theaters by Amazon Studios.
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From RSN: Michael Moore stands with Quentin Tarantino.
HARD NEWS:
From YahooNews: Three groups led Paris attacks.
From YahooNews: Live blogs, ABC News updates on Paris attacks.
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From the SaltLakeTribute: Judge orders infant taking from lesbian couple.
STAR WARS:
From TheGuardian: The newspaper examines things learned from Entertainment Weekly's special issue.
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From Hitfix: More reveals regarding "The Force Awakens" from Entertainment Weekly.
COMICS: Movies and Books:
From IndieWire: Mariah Carey has been cast as the voice of either Commissioner Jim Gordon or the Mayor of Gotham in "The Lego Batman Movie."
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From CinemaBlend: Chiwetel Ejiofor (Baron Mordo) and Benedict Cumberbatch on Marvel's "Doctor Strange" set.
TRAILERS AND REVIEWS:
From YahooMovies: A review of "Concussion" starring Will Smith.
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From YouTube: New "Ice Age" short, "Cosmic Scrat-astrophe."
OBITS:
From EOnline: The actor, Nathaniel Marston, has died (Wednesday, November 11, 2015). Martson, known for a six-year run on the ABC soap, "One Life to Live," succumbed to injuries he suffered in a car accident October 30, 2015.
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From YahooMovies: The actor Gunnar Hansen has died (Saturday, November 7, 2015). He is famous for playing one of the most iconic movie villains of all time, Leatherface, in the original "Texas Chainsaw Massacre."
Wednesday, September 30, 2015
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from September 27th to 30th, 2015 - Update #15
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NEWS:
From Deadline: A new label will distribute Michael Moore's doc, "Where to Invade Next."
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From Vulture: A spinoff of the smash hit FOX television series, "Empire," is apparently happening.
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From DeadlineTV: Amazon has plans for a "Jack Ryan" television series.
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From Variety: "Pacific Rim 2" has been delayed; some think the film has been scrapped all together.
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From THR: Jim Carrey's girlfriend, Cathriona White, found dead of an apparent suicide.
From Variety: Jim Carrey releases a statement about the apparent drug overdose death of his girlfriend, Irish makeup artist, Cathriona White.
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From YahooTV: 5 reasons not to worry about "The Daily Show" under Trevor Noah.
From YahooTV: Ken Tucker reviews Noah's first show.
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From BleedingCool: Idris Elba talks about his Star Trek villain as "groundbreaking."
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From CinemaBlend: "Trainspotting 2" is moving forward, but with a title change. The sequel novel to the original Trainspotting novel is entitled "Porno," so no, that will not be the title of the film.
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From TheWrap: "Flight 462" is a web series that will tie into "Fear the Walking Dead."
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From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 9/25 to 9/27/2015 weekend box office is "Hotel Transylvania 2" with an estimated take of $47.5 million.
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From CinemaBlend: Did Vin Diesel reveal the end of "The Fast and the Furious" franchise?
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From THR: Denzel Washington talks about his son's career, diversity, and more in a talk held on Sept. 17th.
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From THR: Rose McGowan still on spittin' fire.
COMICS: Books and Films:
From CBR: The creators of the infamous manga, "Death Note," debuted a color illustration from their upcoming manga.
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From BleedingCool: When Black comic book fans avoid Black comic book creators...
TRAILERS:
From YouTube: A second trailer for the film, "The Revenant," with Leonardo DiCaprio, which looks really good.
From BleedingCool: See Marvel/Netflix's "Jessica Jones" teaser trailer.
NEWS:
From Deadline: A new label will distribute Michael Moore's doc, "Where to Invade Next."
---------------
From Vulture: A spinoff of the smash hit FOX television series, "Empire," is apparently happening.
---------------
From DeadlineTV: Amazon has plans for a "Jack Ryan" television series.
---------------
From Variety: "Pacific Rim 2" has been delayed; some think the film has been scrapped all together.
---------------
From THR: Jim Carrey's girlfriend, Cathriona White, found dead of an apparent suicide.
From Variety: Jim Carrey releases a statement about the apparent drug overdose death of his girlfriend, Irish makeup artist, Cathriona White.
---------------
From YahooTV: 5 reasons not to worry about "The Daily Show" under Trevor Noah.
From YahooTV: Ken Tucker reviews Noah's first show.
---------------
From BleedingCool: Idris Elba talks about his Star Trek villain as "groundbreaking."
---------------
From CinemaBlend: "Trainspotting 2" is moving forward, but with a title change. The sequel novel to the original Trainspotting novel is entitled "Porno," so no, that will not be the title of the film.
---------------
From TheWrap: "Flight 462" is a web series that will tie into "Fear the Walking Dead."
---------------
From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 9/25 to 9/27/2015 weekend box office is "Hotel Transylvania 2" with an estimated take of $47.5 million.
---------------
From CinemaBlend: Did Vin Diesel reveal the end of "The Fast and the Furious" franchise?
---------------
From THR: Denzel Washington talks about his son's career, diversity, and more in a talk held on Sept. 17th.
---------------
From THR: Rose McGowan still on spittin' fire.
COMICS: Books and Films:
From CBR: The creators of the infamous manga, "Death Note," debuted a color illustration from their upcoming manga.
---------------
From BleedingCool: When Black comic book fans avoid Black comic book creators...
TRAILERS:
From YouTube: A second trailer for the film, "The Revenant," with Leonardo DiCaprio, which looks really good.
From BleedingCool: See Marvel/Netflix's "Jessica Jones" teaser trailer.
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