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STAR TREK - From Deadline: British actor David Ajala will join CBS All Access' "Star Trek: Discovery" for Season Three as a new series regular.
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SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON INTERNATIONAL 2019 NEWS:
Marvel Studios "Phase Four" will be comprised of 10 films and series:
Here's the full slate:
Black Widow (May 1, 2020)
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (Disney+, Fall 2020)
Eternals (November 6, 2020
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (Feb. 12, 2021)
WandaVision (Disney+, Spring 2021)
Loki (Disney+, Spring 2021)
Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness (May 7, 2021)
What If…? (Disney+, Summer 2021)
Hawkeye (Disney+, Fall 2021)
Thor: Love and Thunder (Nov. 5, 2021)
"Black Panther," "Captain Marvel 2," "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3," "Fantastic Four," and "Blade" (Mahershala Ali)
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From THR: Here it is! Comic-Con gets to see the first full trailer for HBO's "Watchmen" TV series, featuring Oscar-winner Regina King.
From EW: Mark Hamill brings Netflix's "The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance" to Comic-Con.
From EW: Disney's revived "DuckTales" animated TV series stormed Comic-Con. It's second and upcoming third seasons will continue to introduce characters from classic animated Disney TV series, like "Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers," "TaleSpin," and "Darkwing Duck."
From THR: James Cameron offered a "Terminator: Dark Fate" surprise for Comic-Con attendees. Edward Furlong will return as John Connor, the role he played he played as a child actor in 1991's "Terminator 2: Judgment Day." Fans also saw a new trailer for the film.
From THR: Tom Cruise surprises Comic-Con 2019 with a trailer for "Top Gun: Maverick."
From CBR: The upcoming TV series, "His Dark Materials" descends on Comic-Con with actors and executive producers. The series is based on author Philip Pullman's trilogy, which has previously made it to film as "The Golden Compass."
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MOVIES - From EW: Via twitter, it was revealed that 2020 and 2021 will see two sequels to the 2018 iteration of "Halloween." First is "Halloween Kills" (2020) and then, "Halloween Ends" (2021).
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ANIMATION - From Deadline: A developing story - there has been a suspected arson attack at Kyoto Animation in Kyoto, Japan. Reports say 33 people have died.
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DISNEY - From BleedingCool: Rumor is that Oscar-winning actor, Javier Bardeem, is in talks to join Disney's live-action remake "The Little Mermaid."
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STAR TREK - From Deadline: In an interview in conjunction with the release of his new film, "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood," Quentin Tarantino said that his "Star Trek" film, if he directed it, would be like "Pulp Fiction" in space.
From IndieWire: Quentin Tarantino says that if he directs the R-rated "Star Trek" film which he has been developing for a few years now, it would be his last feature film.
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MUSIC - From YahooNews: The Iowa director of social services, Jerry Foxhoven, has been ousted because of his obsession with the late rapper and actor, Tupac Shakur, that he insisted on sharing with everyone. [Man, that is one real-ass dude.]
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DISNEY - From THR: Harry Styles is in talks to play "Prince Eric" in Disney's live-action remake of its animated classic, "The Little Mermaid." Styles was a member of the British boy-band, One Direction," before launching a solo recording career. He made his acting debut in Christopher Nolan's "Dunkirk."
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STREAMING - YahooNews: A recent user's poll showed that "Orange is the New Black" and "Stranger Things" are Netflix users' two most favorite TV series.
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AWARDS - From YahooEntertainment: Here are the 2019 / 71st Annual Emmy Awards nominations. "Game of Thrones" received a leading and record 32 nominations.
From Deadline: 2019 Emmy Awards see a major decline in diversity and inclusion.
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MOVIES - From THR: Oscar-nominees, Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach, will write Margot Robbie's "Barbie" (yes, based on the iconic Mattel doll) film. Gerwig ("Lady Bird") may direct.
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DISNEY - From YahooNews: Disney heiress, Abigail Disney, goes undercover at the Disneyland theme park to see worker conditions. She also wrote to Disney CEO Bob Iger.
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MOVIES - From ThePlaylist: Oscar-winning director Damien Chazelle ("La La Land") is prepping a new film, reportedly a Hollywood period piece called "Babylon." Oscar-winning actress, Emma Stone ("La La Land"), is attached.
From Variety: Baz Luhrmann has his Elvis. Actor Austin Butler will play the King of Rock 'n' Roll in Luhrmann's biopic, with Tom Hanks playing Elvis' manager, Col. Tom Parker.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 7/12 to 7/14/2019 weekend box office is "Spider-Man: Far From Home" with an estimated take of 45.3 million dollars.
From Patreon: My review of "Spider-Man: Far From Home."
From Deadline: If new movie releases, "Crawl" and "Stuber," were meant to be counter-programming, they have failed, as "Spider-Man: Far From Home" and "Toy Story 4" continue to dominate the weekend box office.
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JAMES BOND - From TheDailyMail: According to reports, British actress Lashana Lynch ("Captain Marvel"), will be the new "Agent 007" in the next James Bond film, currently known as "BOND25." She will NOT be James Bond (who will be played again by Daniel Craig), who is in retirement and who will reportedly try seduce the new 007. This change and others are apparently being initiated by writer Phoebe Waller-Bridge.
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MOVIES - From MovieWeb: Jason Reitman reveals the first photo of "the New Family": Carrie Coon, Finn Wolfhard, and Mckenna Grace from "Ghostbusters 2020" (also known as "Ghostbusters 3"). The photo includes Jason and his father, Ivan, who directed the original "Ghost Busters" (1984) and "Ghostbusters 2" (1989).
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POLITICS - From TheDailyBeast: What has Oscar-winning director Oliver Stone been up to lately? He has been making documentaries that some have described as having a pro-Vladimir Putin bent.
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STREAMING - From Variety: Disney is shutting down Fox's "FX Plus" subscription service which will no longer be available after August 20th, 2019. It's content will probably be moved to Hulu.
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INTERNATIONAL - From Deadline: Luc Besson is looking to Vine Alternative Investments to save his debt-ridden motion picture company, EuropaCorp (thanks to 2017's "Valerian And The City Of A Thousand Planets"). Vine already has controlling interest in film producing/financing company, Village Roadshow Productions.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: New Line/Warner Bros.' "Space Invaders" film (yep, that's actually a thing) has a writer, Greg Russo. Russo wrote Warner's "Mortal Kombat" reboot film which is currently filming. And of course you know that both "Space Invaders" and "Mortal Kombat" are video game properties.
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BOND - From Variety: Christoph Waltz will return as "Blofeld" in the currently filming, BOND 25.
TRAILERS AND VIDEO:
From Newsarama: Apple TV+ releases the first trailer for its series, "Snoopy in Space."
From Variety: Disney releases a teaser trailer for the "The King's Man," the prequel to "Kingsman: The Secret Service" (2014) and "Kingsman: The Golden Circle" (2017). It stars Ralph Fiennes and is due Feb. 14th, 2020.
From EW: Here is the first trailer for the "Rabid," a remake of the 1977 David Cronenberg film. The remake, directed by Jen and Sylvia Soska, will premiere at Frightfest in August.
From YouTube: Here is the first official trailer for director Rian Johnson's whodunit, "Knives Out."
OBITS:
From NYTimes: Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens has died at the age of 99, Tuesday, July 16, 2019. Appointed by President Gerald R. Ford to the Supreme Court, Justice Stevens was the third longest service Justice (1975 to 2010). During WWII, Justice Stevens was a "code breaker."
From ESPN: Hall of Fame boxer, Pernell "Sweet Pea" Whitaker, died at the age of 55, Sunday, July 14, 2019. Whitaker died after being hit by a vehicle. As an amateur, Whitaker won gold at the 1983 Pan American Games and also at the 1984 Olympics. As a pro, he was a world champion in four weight classes: lightweight, light welterweight, welterweight, and light middleweight.
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Saturday, July 20, 2019
Friday, August 17, 2018
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from August 12th to 18th, 2018 - Update #21
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STAR WARS - From YahooEntertainment: The first trailer for the new animated "Star Wars" TV series, "Star Wars Resistance," arrives.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Did you that there is a Broadway musical adaptation of Tim Burton's 1998 film, "Beetlejuice?" The show, which begins shows in October, has cast it leads.
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CELEBRITY - From Variety: What’s Next for Jordan Peele and His House of Horrors
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SPORTS - From YahooSports: Report: Kobe Bryant turns $6 million sports drink investment into $200 million
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POLITICS - From Politico: Stephen Miller Is an Immigration Hypocrite. I Know Because I’m His Uncle.
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MOVIES - From ThePlaylist: Neill Blomkamp wants original "Robocop" star, Peter Weller, to appear in his "Robocop" reboot/sequel.
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STREAMING - From Variety: CBS All Access' "Star Trek" has cast is "Spock." He is actor Ethan Peck, grandson of legendary actor, Gregory Peck (well, at least I remember him - Ed.). Peck will appear as the beloved Vulcan in Season 2 of the series.
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MOVIES - From ThePlaylist: Director Wes Anderson's next film will be set in post-WWII France, according to a French publication.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 8/10 to 8/12/2018 weekend box office is "The Meg" with an box office total of $45.4 million.
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MOVIE - From Variety: Oscar-winner Benicio del Toro joins Oscar-winning director Oliver Stone's film, "White Lies."
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LGBTQ - From YahooEntertainment: Disney's pick to play its first openly gay character, in the film, "Jungle Cruise" with Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt, actor Jack Whitehall (who is not a gay man), has caused some controversy.
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BOX OFFICE - From THR: "The Meg" leads the 8/10 to 8/12/2018 weekend box office with an estimated $44.5 million in domestic box office.
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MOVIES - From YesMagazine: In this interview with Zenobia Jeffries, Danny Glover talks about the new film, "Sorry to Bother You," in which he appears, and the myth of the "postracial" United States of America.
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TECH - From TheRinger: Was Oscar-winning screenwriter and Emmy-winning television producer, Aaron Sorkin, right in his critiques of the Internet? [Mostly, he was. - Ed.]
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SPORTS - From YahooFinance: LeBron James is building a new blueprint for athletes in business
From YahooHuffPost: NBA superstar, Steph Curry, of the world champion Golden State Warriors, helped raise more than $21,000 for the family of Nia Wilson, the young African-American woman who was killed by racist-terrorist in Oakland.
ARETHA FRANKLIN:
From NYTimes: Aretha Franklin, Indomitable ‘Queen of Soul,’ Dies at 76
From NYTimes: Aretha Franklin Had Power. Did We Truly Respect It?
From YahooNews: Presidents pay respect to Aretha Franklin.
From YouTube: See Aretha Franklin sing at President Obama's 2009 inauguration.
From TheVillageVoice: "Farewell to the Revolutionary, Influential, and Dazzling ‘Queen of Soul’ Aretha Franklin" by Michael Musto
OBITS:
From CNN: Grammy winning singer, songwriter, and recording artist, Aretha Franklin, has died at the age of 76, Thursday, August 16, 2018. Fans knew her worldwide as the "Queen of Soul."
From People: Jazz singer and actress, Morgana King, died at the age of 87, back on March 22, 2018. News of her passing is just breaking this week. King played Marlon Brando's wife in "The Godfather." Although she did not attain mainstream success, King pursued jazz as a passion and recorded 20 albums and was admired by greats including Billie Holiday and Frank Sinatra, among others.
STAR WARS - From YahooEntertainment: The first trailer for the new animated "Star Wars" TV series, "Star Wars Resistance," arrives.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Did you that there is a Broadway musical adaptation of Tim Burton's 1998 film, "Beetlejuice?" The show, which begins shows in October, has cast it leads.
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CELEBRITY - From Variety: What’s Next for Jordan Peele and His House of Horrors
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SPORTS - From YahooSports: Report: Kobe Bryant turns $6 million sports drink investment into $200 million
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POLITICS - From Politico: Stephen Miller Is an Immigration Hypocrite. I Know Because I’m His Uncle.
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MOVIES - From ThePlaylist: Neill Blomkamp wants original "Robocop" star, Peter Weller, to appear in his "Robocop" reboot/sequel.
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STREAMING - From Variety: CBS All Access' "Star Trek" has cast is "Spock." He is actor Ethan Peck, grandson of legendary actor, Gregory Peck (well, at least I remember him - Ed.). Peck will appear as the beloved Vulcan in Season 2 of the series.
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MOVIES - From ThePlaylist: Director Wes Anderson's next film will be set in post-WWII France, according to a French publication.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 8/10 to 8/12/2018 weekend box office is "The Meg" with an box office total of $45.4 million.
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MOVIE - From Variety: Oscar-winner Benicio del Toro joins Oscar-winning director Oliver Stone's film, "White Lies."
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LGBTQ - From YahooEntertainment: Disney's pick to play its first openly gay character, in the film, "Jungle Cruise" with Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt, actor Jack Whitehall (who is not a gay man), has caused some controversy.
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BOX OFFICE - From THR: "The Meg" leads the 8/10 to 8/12/2018 weekend box office with an estimated $44.5 million in domestic box office.
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MOVIES - From YesMagazine: In this interview with Zenobia Jeffries, Danny Glover talks about the new film, "Sorry to Bother You," in which he appears, and the myth of the "postracial" United States of America.
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TECH - From TheRinger: Was Oscar-winning screenwriter and Emmy-winning television producer, Aaron Sorkin, right in his critiques of the Internet? [Mostly, he was. - Ed.]
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SPORTS - From YahooFinance: LeBron James is building a new blueprint for athletes in business
From YahooHuffPost: NBA superstar, Steph Curry, of the world champion Golden State Warriors, helped raise more than $21,000 for the family of Nia Wilson, the young African-American woman who was killed by racist-terrorist in Oakland.
ARETHA FRANKLIN:
From NYTimes: Aretha Franklin, Indomitable ‘Queen of Soul,’ Dies at 76
From NYTimes: Aretha Franklin Had Power. Did We Truly Respect It?
From YahooNews: Presidents pay respect to Aretha Franklin.
From YouTube: See Aretha Franklin sing at President Obama's 2009 inauguration.
From TheVillageVoice: "Farewell to the Revolutionary, Influential, and Dazzling ‘Queen of Soul’ Aretha Franklin" by Michael Musto
OBITS:
From CNN: Grammy winning singer, songwriter, and recording artist, Aretha Franklin, has died at the age of 76, Thursday, August 16, 2018. Fans knew her worldwide as the "Queen of Soul."
From People: Jazz singer and actress, Morgana King, died at the age of 87, back on March 22, 2018. News of her passing is just breaking this week. King played Marlon Brando's wife in "The Godfather." Although she did not attain mainstream success, King pursued jazz as a passion and recorded 20 albums and was admired by greats including Billie Holiday and Frank Sinatra, among others.
Sunday, April 30, 2017
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from April 23rd to 30th, 2017 - Update #26
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 4/28 to 4/30/2017 weekend box office is "The Fate of the Furious" with an estimated take of $19.3 million.
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FILM FESTIVALS - From Variety: 2017 Tribeca Film Festival announces "Audience Award" winners.
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FILM FESTIVALS - From TheWrap: Roman Polanski's film "Based on a True Story," has been added to the Cannes 2017 lineup where it will screen out-of-competition.
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POLITICS - From Truthout: White Nationalists are setting immigration policy for the administration of President Trump.
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OBIT - From YahooMovies: The actor Michael Mantenuto has died at the age of 35, Monday, April 24, 2017. He starred in Disney's hit film, "Miracle," about the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team.
CRIME - From RSN: Rich-bitch accused murderess out on bail, while poor Black man accused of welfare fraud rots in jail.
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CULTURE - From Truthout: Monuments to White Supremacy are finally falling in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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MOVIES - Variety: Paramount Pictures is looking at David Fincher to director "World War Z 2."
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MOVIES - From Variety: Joe Johnston, director of "Captain America: The First Avenger," will direct "The Chronicles of Narnia" revival, "The Silver Chair."
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MOVIES - From Deadline: M. Night Shyamalan has announced a film that will be a sequel to both his recent hit, "Split" and his 2000 film, "Unbreakable," which are apparently connected.
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OBIT - From IndieWire: Film director, Jonathan Demme, has died at the age of 73. The versatile filmmaker won an Oscar for directing 1991's "The Silence of the Lambs." He also directed film such as "Melvin and Howard," "Philadelphia," and Married to the Mob (one of my favorites), among many. RIP, Mr. Demme.
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DISNEY - From THR: Seth Rogen and Billy Eichner are in talks to voice "Timon" and "Pumbaa" in "The Lion King" reboot.
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DISNEY - From Variety: Disney announces release dates and release date changes for its upcoming film slate, including "Frozen 2," new Indiana Jones, and "Lion King."
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FILMS - From Variety: Wes Anderson makes announcements concerning his next film, the stop-motion animation "Isle of Dogs," including cast and a poster reveal.
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COMICS-FILM - From CinemaBlend: The live-action Teen Titans TV series will appear on a new DC Comics digital streaming service.
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SPORTS - From BET: Did the late NFL/New England Patriot Aaron Hernandez (who recently committed suicide in prison) commit murder to hide his bisexuality.
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COMICS - From YahooNews: Marvel Comics announces big comic book event, "Legacy," on "Good Morning America" and it will break the Internet says Marvel Comics EiC Axel Alonso.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 4/21 to 4/23/2017 weekend box office is "The Fate of the Furious" with an estimated total of $38.6 million.
From YahooMovies: New releases, "Unforgettable" and "The Promise," crash at the box office. "The Promise," a historical drama about the Armenian genocide, cost about $90 to $100 mil to make and only grossed $4.1 million at the domestic box office.
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SPORTS - From YahooSports: NFL-Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Mohamed Sanu unknowingly impresses a family during an airline flight.
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COMICS-FILM - From Gamespot: The Marvel Cinematic Universe could be a very different thing after 2019.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Steven Spielberg is working on a drama about the "Pentagon Papers," starring Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep. The film will received a limited release on December 22, 2017 in order to qualify for the Oscars.
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POLITICS - From RSN: Oscar-winning director Oliver Stone writes about President Trump and the U.S. war machine.
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COMICS-FILM - From Variety: Fox sets "Deadpool 2" for June 1, 2018, with Ryan Reynolds returning as Deadpool and Josh Brolin coming on as Cable.
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ERIN MORAN:
OBIT - From YahooTV: The actress Erin Moran has died at the age of 56, Saturday, April 22, 2017. Moran was best known for playing the role of Joanie Cunningham on the ABC sitcom, "Happy Days" (1974 to 1984). Moran also played the character on the short-lived ABC comedy, "Joanie Loves Chachi" (1982 to 1983).
From YahooTV: Scott Baio, the "Chachi" in "Joanie Loves Chachi" mourns Erin Moran, "Joanie."
From YahooCelebrity: Erin Moran likely died from Stage 4 cancer.
TRAILERS:
From YouTube: Watch "The Crossing," the prologue short to "Alien: Covenant,"
From YouTube: The new trailer for "Kingsman: The Golden Circle."
BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 4/28 to 4/30/2017 weekend box office is "The Fate of the Furious" with an estimated take of $19.3 million.
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FILM FESTIVALS - From Variety: 2017 Tribeca Film Festival announces "Audience Award" winners.
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FILM FESTIVALS - From TheWrap: Roman Polanski's film "Based on a True Story," has been added to the Cannes 2017 lineup where it will screen out-of-competition.
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POLITICS - From Truthout: White Nationalists are setting immigration policy for the administration of President Trump.
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OBIT - From YahooMovies: The actor Michael Mantenuto has died at the age of 35, Monday, April 24, 2017. He starred in Disney's hit film, "Miracle," about the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team.
CRIME - From RSN: Rich-bitch accused murderess out on bail, while poor Black man accused of welfare fraud rots in jail.
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CULTURE - From Truthout: Monuments to White Supremacy are finally falling in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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MOVIES - Variety: Paramount Pictures is looking at David Fincher to director "World War Z 2."
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MOVIES - From Variety: Joe Johnston, director of "Captain America: The First Avenger," will direct "The Chronicles of Narnia" revival, "The Silver Chair."
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MOVIES - From Deadline: M. Night Shyamalan has announced a film that will be a sequel to both his recent hit, "Split" and his 2000 film, "Unbreakable," which are apparently connected.
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OBIT - From IndieWire: Film director, Jonathan Demme, has died at the age of 73. The versatile filmmaker won an Oscar for directing 1991's "The Silence of the Lambs." He also directed film such as "Melvin and Howard," "Philadelphia," and Married to the Mob (one of my favorites), among many. RIP, Mr. Demme.
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DISNEY - From THR: Seth Rogen and Billy Eichner are in talks to voice "Timon" and "Pumbaa" in "The Lion King" reboot.
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DISNEY - From Variety: Disney announces release dates and release date changes for its upcoming film slate, including "Frozen 2," new Indiana Jones, and "Lion King."
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FILMS - From Variety: Wes Anderson makes announcements concerning his next film, the stop-motion animation "Isle of Dogs," including cast and a poster reveal.
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COMICS-FILM - From CinemaBlend: The live-action Teen Titans TV series will appear on a new DC Comics digital streaming service.
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SPORTS - From BET: Did the late NFL/New England Patriot Aaron Hernandez (who recently committed suicide in prison) commit murder to hide his bisexuality.
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COMICS - From YahooNews: Marvel Comics announces big comic book event, "Legacy," on "Good Morning America" and it will break the Internet says Marvel Comics EiC Axel Alonso.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 4/21 to 4/23/2017 weekend box office is "The Fate of the Furious" with an estimated total of $38.6 million.
From YahooMovies: New releases, "Unforgettable" and "The Promise," crash at the box office. "The Promise," a historical drama about the Armenian genocide, cost about $90 to $100 mil to make and only grossed $4.1 million at the domestic box office.
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SPORTS - From YahooSports: NFL-Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Mohamed Sanu unknowingly impresses a family during an airline flight.
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COMICS-FILM - From Gamespot: The Marvel Cinematic Universe could be a very different thing after 2019.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Steven Spielberg is working on a drama about the "Pentagon Papers," starring Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep. The film will received a limited release on December 22, 2017 in order to qualify for the Oscars.
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POLITICS - From RSN: Oscar-winning director Oliver Stone writes about President Trump and the U.S. war machine.
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COMICS-FILM - From Variety: Fox sets "Deadpool 2" for June 1, 2018, with Ryan Reynolds returning as Deadpool and Josh Brolin coming on as Cable.
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ERIN MORAN:
OBIT - From YahooTV: The actress Erin Moran has died at the age of 56, Saturday, April 22, 2017. Moran was best known for playing the role of Joanie Cunningham on the ABC sitcom, "Happy Days" (1974 to 1984). Moran also played the character on the short-lived ABC comedy, "Joanie Loves Chachi" (1982 to 1983).
From YahooTV: Scott Baio, the "Chachi" in "Joanie Loves Chachi" mourns Erin Moran, "Joanie."
From YahooCelebrity: Erin Moran likely died from Stage 4 cancer.
TRAILERS:
From YouTube: Watch "The Crossing," the prologue short to "Alien: Covenant,"
From YouTube: The new trailer for "Kingsman: The Golden Circle."
Saturday, January 7, 2017
Oliver Stone to Receive the "Laurel Award" from the Writers Guild of America
Oliver Stone photo image by Michael Segal
Oliver Stone to Receive WGAW’s 2017 Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement
LOS ANGELES – Legendary screenwriter-director Oliver Stone, whose films include Platoon, Born on the Fourth of July, JFK, and Wall Street, is set to receive the Writers Guild of America, West’s 2017 Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement in recognition of his extraordinary career and body of work. He will be honored at the Guild’s awards show on Sunday, February 19, 2017 at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills.
“Oliver Stone may be our most committed screenwriter, using an unparalleled sense of conflict and drama to define the past half century,” said WGAW President Howard A. Rodman. “Stone's Vietnam trilogy – Platoon, Born on the Fourth of July, Heaven & Earth – not only illuminated the war, but made us face its consequences. His unofficial and extraordinary history of the 1960s and 1970s – from JFK and The Doors through Nixon and Wall Street – wove a coherent narrative from incoherent facts. His dialogue is always memorable: think of Gordon Gekko's ‘greed is good,’ or Tony Manero's 182 ‘fucks’ in Scarface. But even Stone's most amoral characters are, in the end, like us: all too human. Stone has held a mirror up to our times, and dares us again and again to look at our nation – and ourselves – without turning away.”
“As a young screenwriter I remember seeing so many I admired graced with the Laurel Award, and I never expected I'd be considered their peer. I am most honored to accept this great award,” commented Stone.
Academy Award winner Stone has written and directed nearly two dozen feature films over the course of his career, including some of the most influential and iconic movies of the last several decades.
His trio of acclaimed Vietnam war-era films are informed by his own real-life experience serving in the U.S. Army Infantry in Vietnam in 1967-68, having been wounded twice in combat and ultimately earning the Bronze Star for Valor, Purple Heart, and other medals of honor during his military career. 1987’s Platoon, written and directed by Stone, earned him Academy Awards for Best Director and Best Picture, and an Oscar nomination for Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen, in addition to a Golden Globe for Best Director, a BAFTA Award for Best Direction, and WGA and Golden Globes screenplays noms.
1989’s Born on the Fourth of July (Screenplay by Oliver Stone & Ron Kovic, Based on the Book by Ron Kovic) memorably chronicled Vietnam vet turned anti-war activist Ron Kovic’s personal post-combat struggle as a paraplegic, exploring what it means to be American along the journey. The acclaimed Tom Cruise-starring film earned Stone a pair of Oscars for Best Picture and Best Director, as well as an Oscar nom for Best Writing (Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium), Golden Globe Awards for Best Director and Best Screenplay, and a WGA adapted screenplay nomination.
The final movie in Stone’s powerful Vietnam trilogy, 1993’s Heaven & Earth (Based on the Books When Heaven and Earth Changed Places by Le Ly Hayslip with Jay Wurts and Child of War, Woman of Peace by Le Ly Hayslip with James Hayslip), follows the harrowing true story of a Vietnamese village girl who survives a life of suffering and hardship during and after the Vietnam war – her own tumultuous relationships with the men in her life providing a potent metaphor for U.S.-Vietnamese political relations.
Stone’s canon of complex and challenging films, often exploring specific eras and controversial topics, include such thought-provoking movies as 1991’s JFK (Screenplay by Oliver Stone & Zachary Sklar, Based on the Books The Trail of the Assassins by Jim Garrison and Crossfire: The Plot That Killed Kennedy by Jim Marrs), Stone’s effort to both unravel and illuminate the labyrinth of conspiracy theories surrounding 1963’s Kennedy assassination, earning Oscar noms for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Writing (Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published), as well as a Golden Globe Award for Best Director, a Golden Globe screenplay nom, and a WGA adapted screenplay nom; 1995’s penetrating Presidential biopic Nixon (Written by Stephen J. Rivele & Christopher Wilkinson & Oliver Stone), for which he shared an Oscar screenplay nomination; Natural Born Killers (Screenplay by David Veloz & Richard Rutowski & Oliver Stone, Story by Quentin Tarantino), a dark satire our culture’s fixation on media and violence, which earned Stone a Golden Globe Best Director nom; 1991 rock biopic The Doors (Written by J. Randal Johnson and Oliver Stone), a lyrical look at the ’60s filtered through the prism of Jim Morrison’s seminal band; 1986’s explosive political indictment, Salvador (Written by Oliver Stone & Richard D. Boyle), deeply critical of the U.S. government’s involvement in Central America, for which he shared an Academy Award nomination (Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen); 1987’s Wall Street (Written by Stanley Weiser & Oliver Stone), his bold expose of ’80s excess and America’s new brand of capitalism, and 1988’s dark “shock jock” true-life tale, Talk Radio (Screenplay by Eric Bogosian & Oliver Stone, Based on the Play “Talk Radio” Created by Eric Bogosian & Tad Savinar, Written by Eric Bogosian, and the Book Talked to Death: The Life and Murder of Alan Berg by Stephen Singular).
Stone’s films also include his unconventional view of professional sports, Any Given Sunday (1999, Screenplay by John Logan and Oliver Stone, Screen Story by Daniel Pyne and John Logan), epic historical drama Alexander (2004, Written by Oliver W. Stone and Laeta E. Kalogridis and Christopher Kyle), the timely sequel Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (Written by Allan Loeb and Stephen Schiff, Based on Characters Created by Stanley Weiser & Oliver Stone), which chronicled the 2008 stock market crash and Gordon Gekko’s fate after prison; the drug cartel dark comedy Savages (2012, Screenplay by Shane Salerno & Don Winslow & Oliver Stone, Based on the Novel by Don Winslow), and most recently real-life political thriller Snowden (Screenplay Kieran Fitzgerald & Oliver Stone, Based on the Book The Time of the Octopus by Anatoli Kucherena; Based on The Guardian Book by Luke Harding), in which Stone explores timely issues of privacy and surveillance through the case of military whistleblower Lt. Edward Snowden, accused of leaking millions of U.S. government documents and now in Russian exile.
His other screenplay credits include such diverse movies as comic book blockbuster Conan the Barbarian (1986, Written by John Milius and Oliver Stone, Based on the Character Created by Robert E. Howard), iconic gangster drama Scarface (1983, Screenplay by Oliver Stone, Based on Book by Armitage Trail), crime thriller Year of the Dragon (1985, Screenplay by Oliver Stone & Michael Cimino, Based on the Novel by Robert Daley), Eight Million Ways to Die (1986, Screenplay by David Lee Henry and Oliver Stone, Based on the Book by Lawrence Block), and the Madonna-starring, Broadway-to-screen musical Evita (Screenplay by Alan Parker and Oliver Stone, Based on the Musical Play “Evita,” Lyrics by Tim Rice, Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber).
While still in his ’20s, Stone made his feature film screenwriting and directing debut with 1975’s horror yarn Seizure (Screenplay by Oliver Stone & Edward Asher Mann, Story by Oliver Stone) – and would later revisit the horror genre with the 1981 thriller The Hand (Screenplay by Oliver Stone, Based Upon the Book The Lizard’s Tail by Marc Brandel).
A WGAW member since 1977, Stone first received industry accolades for his acclaimed screenplay for the 1978 Turkish prison drama Midnight Express (Screenplay by Oliver Stone, Based on the Book by William Hayes with William Hoffer), earning him an Academy Award (Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium), a Writers Guild Award (Best Drama Adapted from Another Medium), and a Golden Globe Award (Best Screenplay – Motion Picture) for his screenplay.
Stone’s additional directing credits include World Trade Center (2006), depicting the true story of our nation’s few 9/11 survivors; 2008’s no-holds-barred political biopic W., his satirical skewering of former U.S. President George Bush; and pitch-black thriller U-Turn (1997). He has also produced or co-produced a dozen films, including The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996), The Joy Luck Club (1993), and Reversal of Fortune (1990). On the small screen, Stone shared a 1995 Primetime Emmy Award (Outstanding Made for Television Movie) for executive producing the telefilm Indictment: The McMartin Trial.
His documentaries include a trio of films focusing on late Cuban leader Fidel Castro (2003’s Comandante, 2004’s Looking for Fidel, and 2012’s Castro in Winter), as well as 2009’s South of the Border, featuring Hugo Chavez and six other Presidents in a continent undergoing seismic social changes, and Stone’s tribute to the late Venezuelan leader and personal friend, Mi Amigo Hugo (2014). He also made 2003’s Persona Non Grata, examining Israel-Palestine relations. Stone’s latest work includes the ambitious Showtime doc series, The Untold History of the United States, a monumental, 12-hour interrogation of the conventional “triumphalist” narrative of U.S. history.
Born on September 15, 1946, in New York City, Stone launched his writing career early on, penning his first novel – A Child’s Night Dream – when he was only 19. The book, ultimately published in 1997 by St. Martin’s Press, is set to be adapted and directed by Stone’s own son, Sean. After returning from Vietnam, he completed his undergraduate studies at New York University Film School in 1971. His early jobs included such diverse stints as a taxi driver, merchant marine, messenger, advertising salesman, and, finally, production assistant, which provided a segue to his prolific, celebrated filmmaking career.
Awarded to a Writers Guild member who has advanced the literature of motion pictures and made outstanding contributions to the profession of the screenwriter, past recipients of the WGAW’s Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement include Elaine May, Harold Ramis, David Mamet, Tom Stoppard, Paul Mazursky, Lawrence Kasdan, Robert Benton, Barry Levinson, Steven Zaillian, and Eric Roth.
The Writers Guild Awards honor outstanding writing in film, television, new media, videogames, news, radio, promotional, and graphic animation categories. The awards will be presented at concurrent ceremonies on Sunday, February 19, 2017, in Los Angeles at the Beverly Hilton and in New York City at the Edison Ballroom. For more information about the 2017 Writers Guild Awards, please visit www.wga.org or www.wgaeast.org.
The Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW) and the Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) are labor unions representing writers in motion pictures, television, cable, digital media, and broadcast news. The Guilds negotiate and administer contracts that protect the creative and economic rights of their members; conduct programs, seminars, and events on issues of interest to writers; and present writers’ views to various bodies of government. For more information on the Writers Guild of America, West, visit www.wga.org. For more information on the Writers Guild of America, East, visit www.wgaeast.org.
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Saturday, December 10, 2016
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from December 1st to 10th, 2016 - Update #37
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POLITICS - From RSN: Oliver Stone speaks on the passing of Fidel Castro.
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MOVIES - From CNN: Legendary actor Kirk Douglas is 100 years old today, Friday, December 9, 2016. CNN offers a life in pictures.
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MOVIES - From YahooMovies: The eighth entry in "The Fast and the Furious" franchise has a title, "The Fate of the Furious." Trailer due soon.
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ECO - From EcoWatch: Leonardo DiCaprio and Terry Tamminen (the CEO of Leo's foundation) meet Donald Trump and his daughter Ivanka about green jobs.
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OBIT - From TheWrap: John Glenn, former NASA astronaut and U.S. Senator, has died at the age of 95, Thursday, December 8, 2016. In 1962, Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth, and he is the last of the "Mercury 7" astronauts.
From YahooMusic: Musician and guitarist, Greg Lake, has died at the age of 69, Wednesday, December 7, 2016. Lake was a pioneer of the ambitious rock genre known as prog-rock (progressive rock). He co-founded the band, King Crimson and and later Emerson, Lake, and Palmer (or ELP) with Carl Palmer and the late Keith Emerson.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Poland's Supreme Court rejects bid to extradite Oscar-winning director Roman Polanski to the United States to face "justice" for having sex with a 13-year-old girl... in the 1970s. So now Polanski can live and work freely in Poland.
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BOOKS - From Mashable: George R.R. Martin says that "The Winds of Winter," the next installment of his book series, "A Song of Fire and Ice" (the inspiration for the TV series, "Game of Thrones") will not be a happy book.
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GRAMMYS - From YahooMusic: A list of 2016/17 Grammy snubs, according to Yahoo Music.
From YahooMusic: Kip Winger (yes, that Winger) has scored a Grammy nomination in a classical category.
From YahooMusic: Five musical acts got their first Grammy nominations this year. I was surprised that Blink-182 (which surprises me quite a bit) and Demi Lovato, who is really coming on strong as a singer.
From YahooMusic: Beyonce, the queen of all Grammy genres.
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OSCARS - From Deadline: Jimmy Kimmel will hosts 89th Academy Awards.
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ECO - From NPR: Standing Rock / #NoDAPL win major victory as the Army Corps of Engineers looks for an alternate path for the Dakota Access Pipeline in North Dakota.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Bernardo Bertolucci trying to clear up the "rape" backlash regarding his controversial and (in)famous 1972 film, "Last Tango in Paris."
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OBITS - From Variety: The actor Van Williams has died at the age of 82, Monday, November 28, 2016. Van was best known as the star of the 1966 TV series, "The Green Hornet," in which he played the titular role and the alter ego, Britt Reid.
From YahooMovies: The actress Margaret Whitton has died at the age of 67, Sunday, December 4, 2016. She was best known for her role in the 1989 film, "Major League," in which she played the Las Vegas showgirl turned owner of the Cleveland Indians.
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MOVIES - From YahooMovies: Universal debuts first full trailer for its reboot of "The Mummy" starring Tom Cruise.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 12/2 to 12/4/2016 weekend box office is Disney's "Moana" with an estimated take of $28.37 million.
From Deadline: "Doctor Strange" ($419.6) has surpassed the international box office earned by "Deadpool" ($419.5) and "Iron Man 2" ($311.5). "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" and "Moana" lead the international box office.
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TELEVISION - From Variety: Netflix renews Marvel "Luke Cage" for a second season.
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OBIT - From THR: The film and TV character actress, Alice Drummond, has died at the age of 88, Wednesday, November 30, 2016. I remember her as a frightened library in the original "Ghostbusters."
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MOVIES - From Deadline: So it was actually rape in "Last Tango."
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BOOKS - From YahooNews: "To Kill a Mockingbird" and "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" still being challenged in public schools.
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COMICS-FILM - From Deadline: Warner Bros.' future flop, "Aquaman," is due October 2018.
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POLITICS - From YahooCelebrity: Seth McFarlane on why Hollywood does not like Trump.
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MOVIES - From YahooMovies: Johnny Depp and Sam Raimi are among a group of Hollywood filmmakers and actors who help a 16-year-old cancer patient finish his short film.
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MOVIES - From THR: Oscar hopeful Mahershala Ali ("Moonlight") hits The Hollywood Reporter's Oscar roundtable.
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OBITS - From Variety: The actor Andrew Sachs has died at the age of 86, Wednesday, November 23, 2016. Sachs was best known for playing the Spanish waiter, Manuel, on the classic British sitcom, "Fawlty Towers."
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MOVIES - From Variety: John Goodman to star in Rupert Wyatt's sci-fi "Captive State."
TRAILERS:
From YahooMovies: This is the first official trailer for next summer's "Spider-Man: Homecoming."
From YouTube: Official trailer for "War of the Planet of the Apes," which is due July 14, 2017.
From YouTube: It's opens today, so here is a new trailer for "Office Christmas Party."
From YouTube: This is the new teaser trailer for "Baywatch." To me, it is too long and detailed to be a teaser trailer, although it offers a lot of teasing...
From YouTube: The oh-so-serious teaser trailer for "Transformers: The Last Knight."
From YouTube: The first trailer for Martin Scorsese's "Silence."
From YouTube: The second trailer for Denzel's Washington's "Fences."
From YouTube: First teaser trailer for "The Mummy" reboot with Tom Cruise.
POLITICS - From RSN: Oliver Stone speaks on the passing of Fidel Castro.
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MOVIES - From CNN: Legendary actor Kirk Douglas is 100 years old today, Friday, December 9, 2016. CNN offers a life in pictures.
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MOVIES - From YahooMovies: The eighth entry in "The Fast and the Furious" franchise has a title, "The Fate of the Furious." Trailer due soon.
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ECO - From EcoWatch: Leonardo DiCaprio and Terry Tamminen (the CEO of Leo's foundation) meet Donald Trump and his daughter Ivanka about green jobs.
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OBIT - From TheWrap: John Glenn, former NASA astronaut and U.S. Senator, has died at the age of 95, Thursday, December 8, 2016. In 1962, Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth, and he is the last of the "Mercury 7" astronauts.
From YahooMusic: Musician and guitarist, Greg Lake, has died at the age of 69, Wednesday, December 7, 2016. Lake was a pioneer of the ambitious rock genre known as prog-rock (progressive rock). He co-founded the band, King Crimson and and later Emerson, Lake, and Palmer (or ELP) with Carl Palmer and the late Keith Emerson.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Poland's Supreme Court rejects bid to extradite Oscar-winning director Roman Polanski to the United States to face "justice" for having sex with a 13-year-old girl... in the 1970s. So now Polanski can live and work freely in Poland.
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BOOKS - From Mashable: George R.R. Martin says that "The Winds of Winter," the next installment of his book series, "A Song of Fire and Ice" (the inspiration for the TV series, "Game of Thrones") will not be a happy book.
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GRAMMYS - From YahooMusic: A list of 2016/17 Grammy snubs, according to Yahoo Music.
From YahooMusic: Kip Winger (yes, that Winger) has scored a Grammy nomination in a classical category.
From YahooMusic: Five musical acts got their first Grammy nominations this year. I was surprised that Blink-182 (which surprises me quite a bit) and Demi Lovato, who is really coming on strong as a singer.
From YahooMusic: Beyonce, the queen of all Grammy genres.
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OSCARS - From Deadline: Jimmy Kimmel will hosts 89th Academy Awards.
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ECO - From NPR: Standing Rock / #NoDAPL win major victory as the Army Corps of Engineers looks for an alternate path for the Dakota Access Pipeline in North Dakota.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Bernardo Bertolucci trying to clear up the "rape" backlash regarding his controversial and (in)famous 1972 film, "Last Tango in Paris."
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OBITS - From Variety: The actor Van Williams has died at the age of 82, Monday, November 28, 2016. Van was best known as the star of the 1966 TV series, "The Green Hornet," in which he played the titular role and the alter ego, Britt Reid.
From YahooMovies: The actress Margaret Whitton has died at the age of 67, Sunday, December 4, 2016. She was best known for her role in the 1989 film, "Major League," in which she played the Las Vegas showgirl turned owner of the Cleveland Indians.
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MOVIES - From YahooMovies: Universal debuts first full trailer for its reboot of "The Mummy" starring Tom Cruise.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 12/2 to 12/4/2016 weekend box office is Disney's "Moana" with an estimated take of $28.37 million.
From Deadline: "Doctor Strange" ($419.6) has surpassed the international box office earned by "Deadpool" ($419.5) and "Iron Man 2" ($311.5). "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" and "Moana" lead the international box office.
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TELEVISION - From Variety: Netflix renews Marvel "Luke Cage" for a second season.
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OBIT - From THR: The film and TV character actress, Alice Drummond, has died at the age of 88, Wednesday, November 30, 2016. I remember her as a frightened library in the original "Ghostbusters."
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MOVIES - From Deadline: So it was actually rape in "Last Tango."
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BOOKS - From YahooNews: "To Kill a Mockingbird" and "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" still being challenged in public schools.
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COMICS-FILM - From Deadline: Warner Bros.' future flop, "Aquaman," is due October 2018.
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POLITICS - From YahooCelebrity: Seth McFarlane on why Hollywood does not like Trump.
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MOVIES - From YahooMovies: Johnny Depp and Sam Raimi are among a group of Hollywood filmmakers and actors who help a 16-year-old cancer patient finish his short film.
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MOVIES - From THR: Oscar hopeful Mahershala Ali ("Moonlight") hits The Hollywood Reporter's Oscar roundtable.
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OBITS - From Variety: The actor Andrew Sachs has died at the age of 86, Wednesday, November 23, 2016. Sachs was best known for playing the Spanish waiter, Manuel, on the classic British sitcom, "Fawlty Towers."
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MOVIES - From Variety: John Goodman to star in Rupert Wyatt's sci-fi "Captive State."
TRAILERS:
From YahooMovies: This is the first official trailer for next summer's "Spider-Man: Homecoming."
From YouTube: Official trailer for "War of the Planet of the Apes," which is due July 14, 2017.
From YouTube: It's opens today, so here is a new trailer for "Office Christmas Party."
From YouTube: This is the new teaser trailer for "Baywatch." To me, it is too long and detailed to be a teaser trailer, although it offers a lot of teasing...
From YouTube: The oh-so-serious teaser trailer for "Transformers: The Last Knight."
From YouTube: The first trailer for Martin Scorsese's "Silence."
From YouTube: The second trailer for Denzel's Washington's "Fences."
From YouTube: First teaser trailer for "The Mummy" reboot with Tom Cruise.
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, October 8, 2016
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from October 1st to 8th, 2016 - Update #28
Support Leroy on Patreon.
NEW YORK COMIC CON 2016:
From Newsarama: Creator Robert Kirkman at "The Walking Dead" NYCC panel.
From BleedingCool: Kate Beckinsale says that Marvel is doing something with "Blade."
From BleedingCool: More from DC Comics' "Rebirth" NYCC panel.
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MOVIES - From Variety: The Tom Hanks, Emma Watson, John Boyega thriller, "The Circle," has a release date, April 28, 2017.
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JAMES BOND - From Vulture: Maybe Daniel Craig isn't ready to stop being Bond.
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CELEBRITY - From Guardian: In a video, Robert DeNiro says that he'd like to punch Donald Trump in the face.
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BOX OFFICE - From Variety: "The Girl on the Train" will likely be the winner of this weekend's box office.
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COMICS-FILMS - From Variety: Forest Whitaker joins Marvel's "Black Panther."
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MOVIES - From IndieWire: How Mel Gibson helped Nate Parker on "Birth of a Nation."
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MOVIES - From ThePlaylist: Amy Adams returning for "Disenchanted," the sequel to "Enchanted."
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MOVIES - From Variety: "Blade Runner 2049" is the name of the "Blade Runner" sequel.
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POLITICS - From TheDailyBeast: Oscar-winning director Oliver Stone says that the administration of President Obama is the worst for whistleblowers.
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MUSIC - RollingStone: Bruce Springsteen talks about a number of subjects in this interview, including Black Lives Matter.
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MOVIES: From WarofthePlanet: The website for next year's "War for the Planet of the Apes."
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COMICS-FILM - From YahooSports: Some people are complain the Marvel-Netflix's "Luke Cage" is too Black...
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COMICS-FILM - From YahooMovies: The DVD release of "Suicide Squad" to contain a cut of the film with 13 extra minutes.
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MUSIC - From RollingStone: The songwriter, Rod Temperton, died last week in London at the age of 66. He may be most famous for his collaborations with Michael Jackson including naming Michael's record-setting LP, "Thriller" as well as penning the title track and two more songs for the album.
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MOVIES - From TheWrap: Disney has set a release date for its live-action 3D remake of "Mulan," November 2, 2018.
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MOVIES - From SlashFilm: The Oscar-winning film-scoring team of Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross will score Peter Berg's film, "Patriots Day."
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MOVIES - From Variety: Chloe Moretz will join Dakota Johnson and Tilda Swinton in a remake of Italian horror master, Dario Argento's "Suspiria."
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TELEVISION - From SlashFilm: A teaser has been released for the upcoming "Twin Peaks" revival on Showtime next year.
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MOVIES - From YahooNews: Finally, Nate Parker, director of the buzzy "Birth of a Nation," is saying what he should have said a long time ago about the "rape charges" he once faced.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 9/30 to 10/2/2016 weekend box office is "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" with an estimated take of $28.5 million.
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CELEBRITY - From TheWrap: Kirk Douglas celebrates his 100th birthday early Saturday, October 1, 2016 at the 95th anniversary of the Motion Picture Television Fund. Douglas' actually birthday is December 19th. I have a feeling that he will live past 100.
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ECO - From TheGuardian: Leonardo DiCaprio takes his new documentary film, "Before the Flood," to the White House to screen for President Barack Obama.
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CRIME - From YahooNews: The 6-year-old boy who was shot at Townville Elementary in South Carolina on Wednesday, September 28, 2016 has died of his injuries.
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MOVIES - From YahooNews: New image of Emma Watson and Dan Stevens from Disney's live-action "Beauty and the Beast."
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MOVIES - From Variety: Lee Daniels, the Oscar-nominated director of "Precious," is making a movie musical about his life.
TEASER:
From YahooMovies: First trailer for "Jackie" with Natalie Portman.
From Deadline: First teaser for "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales" which lands in 2017.
NEW YORK COMIC CON 2016:
From Newsarama: Creator Robert Kirkman at "The Walking Dead" NYCC panel.
From BleedingCool: Kate Beckinsale says that Marvel is doing something with "Blade."
From BleedingCool: More from DC Comics' "Rebirth" NYCC panel.
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MOVIES - From Variety: The Tom Hanks, Emma Watson, John Boyega thriller, "The Circle," has a release date, April 28, 2017.
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JAMES BOND - From Vulture: Maybe Daniel Craig isn't ready to stop being Bond.
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CELEBRITY - From Guardian: In a video, Robert DeNiro says that he'd like to punch Donald Trump in the face.
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BOX OFFICE - From Variety: "The Girl on the Train" will likely be the winner of this weekend's box office.
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COMICS-FILMS - From Variety: Forest Whitaker joins Marvel's "Black Panther."
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MOVIES - From IndieWire: How Mel Gibson helped Nate Parker on "Birth of a Nation."
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MOVIES - From ThePlaylist: Amy Adams returning for "Disenchanted," the sequel to "Enchanted."
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MOVIES - From Variety: "Blade Runner 2049" is the name of the "Blade Runner" sequel.
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POLITICS - From TheDailyBeast: Oscar-winning director Oliver Stone says that the administration of President Obama is the worst for whistleblowers.
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MUSIC - RollingStone: Bruce Springsteen talks about a number of subjects in this interview, including Black Lives Matter.
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MOVIES: From WarofthePlanet: The website for next year's "War for the Planet of the Apes."
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COMICS-FILM - From YahooSports: Some people are complain the Marvel-Netflix's "Luke Cage" is too Black...
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COMICS-FILM - From YahooMovies: The DVD release of "Suicide Squad" to contain a cut of the film with 13 extra minutes.
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MUSIC - From RollingStone: The songwriter, Rod Temperton, died last week in London at the age of 66. He may be most famous for his collaborations with Michael Jackson including naming Michael's record-setting LP, "Thriller" as well as penning the title track and two more songs for the album.
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MOVIES - From TheWrap: Disney has set a release date for its live-action 3D remake of "Mulan," November 2, 2018.
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MOVIES - From SlashFilm: The Oscar-winning film-scoring team of Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross will score Peter Berg's film, "Patriots Day."
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MOVIES - From Variety: Chloe Moretz will join Dakota Johnson and Tilda Swinton in a remake of Italian horror master, Dario Argento's "Suspiria."
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TELEVISION - From SlashFilm: A teaser has been released for the upcoming "Twin Peaks" revival on Showtime next year.
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MOVIES - From YahooNews: Finally, Nate Parker, director of the buzzy "Birth of a Nation," is saying what he should have said a long time ago about the "rape charges" he once faced.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 9/30 to 10/2/2016 weekend box office is "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" with an estimated take of $28.5 million.
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CELEBRITY - From TheWrap: Kirk Douglas celebrates his 100th birthday early Saturday, October 1, 2016 at the 95th anniversary of the Motion Picture Television Fund. Douglas' actually birthday is December 19th. I have a feeling that he will live past 100.
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ECO - From TheGuardian: Leonardo DiCaprio takes his new documentary film, "Before the Flood," to the White House to screen for President Barack Obama.
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CRIME - From YahooNews: The 6-year-old boy who was shot at Townville Elementary in South Carolina on Wednesday, September 28, 2016 has died of his injuries.
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MOVIES - From YahooNews: New image of Emma Watson and Dan Stevens from Disney's live-action "Beauty and the Beast."
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MOVIES - From Variety: Lee Daniels, the Oscar-nominated director of "Precious," is making a movie musical about his life.
TEASER:
From YahooMovies: First trailer for "Jackie" with Natalie Portman.
From Deadline: First teaser for "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales" which lands in 2017.
Saturday, September 24, 2016
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from September 18th to 24th, 2016 - Update #25
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POLITICS - From ThinkProgress: First the Mus-lambs hated white people because of their freedoms. Now, the darkies hate white people because of their success.
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OBIT - From YahooMovies: The actor Bill Nunn has died at the age of 62, Saturday, September 24, 2016. He was best known for playing "Radio Raheem" in Spike Lee's 1989 film, "Do The Right Thing." He also had a minor role in Sam Raimi's "Spider-Man" trilogy.
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MUSIC - From YahooMusic: The baby on the iconic cover of Nirvana's "Nevermind" album is now 25-years-old. He's never made a dime on an LP that has sold over 30 million copies worldwide.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Jake Gyllenhaal and Carey Mulligan join acclaimed actor Paul Dano's directorial debut, "Wildlife."
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CELEBRITY - From YahooCelebrity: Brad Pitt tells his side of the messiness.
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CELEBRITY - From YahooCelebrity: More on allegations about substance abuse, spousal abuse, and more in the ongoing Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt.
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ECO - From Variety: Shailene Woodley to be honored at Environmental Media Association Awards.
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CELEBRITY - From YahooCelebrity: How Angelina Jolie told Brad Pitt it was over.
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BLACK LIVES MATTER - From TheFreeThoughtProject: Massachusetts state supreme courts says Black men justified in running away from cops.
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SPORTS - From Steelers: Terry Bradshaw talks about playing QB for the Steelers and his biggest regrets.
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COMICS - From ScreenRant: Is Agents of SHIELD connected to "Doctor Strange?"
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MOVIES - From RSN: Can Oliver Stone's film, "Snowden," help Edward Snowden gain a pardon?
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CRIME - From RSN: Connecticut cops are caught on camera fabricating criminal charges against a man who was recording them at a DUI checkpoint.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Rooney Mara to star in pop drama, "Vox Lux."
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MOVIES - From Variety: Deadpool villian, Ed Skrein, in talks to join "Alita: Battle Angel," which Robert Rodriguez is directing and James Cameron is producing.
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CELEBRITY - From TMZ: Angelina Jolie files for divorce from Brad Pitt.
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OBIT - From Deadline: Screenwriter and director Curtis Hanson has died at the age of 71, Tuesday, September 20, 2016. He won an Oscar for his screenplay for his 1997 film, L.A Confidential.
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BLACK LIVES MATTER - From YahooNews: African-American Terence Crutcher was unarmed and did not shoot at the cops, but was shot to death by a white cop.
CRIME - From YahooNews: Ahmad Khan Rahami planted bombs in New York City and shot at the cops, but he is still alive.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Jamie Dornan will play "Will Scarlet" in "Robin Hood: Origins."
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Johnny Depp's thriller "Labyrinth" has a distributor.
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STAR WARS-COMICS - From YahooMovies: Marvel's "Star Wars" comics will dig into Yoda's history.
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POLITICS - From Truthout: Here, what's (who's) in Donald Trump's "Basket of Deplorables."
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EMMYS - From LATimes: A complete list of 2016 Emmy Award winners.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 9/16 to 9/18/2016 weekend box office is Sully with an estimated take of $22 million.
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EMMYS - From TheWrap: In case you missed it, Night 1 of the 2016 Creative Arts Emmys - from last week.
From Deadline: Night 2 of those 2016 Creative Arts Emmys.
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OBIT - From TMZ: Charmain Carr, who played one of the Von Trapp children in "The Sound of Music," has died at the age of 73, Saturday, September 17, 2016.
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POLITICS - From ThinkProgress: Donald Trump trying to rewrite his Birther history about President Obama.
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COMICS-FILM - From WeGotThisCovered: See Oscar-winner J.K. Simmons as "Commissioner James Gordon" in next year's "Justice League."
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COMICS-TV - From ScreenRant: The "Ghost Rider" is a different kind of threat on this season's "Marvel's Agents of SHIELD."
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POLITICS - From teleSUR: Julian Assange offers himself in exchange for Chelsea Manning's freedom.
POLITICS - From ThinkProgress: First the Mus-lambs hated white people because of their freedoms. Now, the darkies hate white people because of their success.
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OBIT - From YahooMovies: The actor Bill Nunn has died at the age of 62, Saturday, September 24, 2016. He was best known for playing "Radio Raheem" in Spike Lee's 1989 film, "Do The Right Thing." He also had a minor role in Sam Raimi's "Spider-Man" trilogy.
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MUSIC - From YahooMusic: The baby on the iconic cover of Nirvana's "Nevermind" album is now 25-years-old. He's never made a dime on an LP that has sold over 30 million copies worldwide.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Jake Gyllenhaal and Carey Mulligan join acclaimed actor Paul Dano's directorial debut, "Wildlife."
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CELEBRITY - From YahooCelebrity: Brad Pitt tells his side of the messiness.
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CELEBRITY - From YahooCelebrity: More on allegations about substance abuse, spousal abuse, and more in the ongoing Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt.
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ECO - From Variety: Shailene Woodley to be honored at Environmental Media Association Awards.
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CELEBRITY - From YahooCelebrity: How Angelina Jolie told Brad Pitt it was over.
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BLACK LIVES MATTER - From TheFreeThoughtProject: Massachusetts state supreme courts says Black men justified in running away from cops.
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SPORTS - From Steelers: Terry Bradshaw talks about playing QB for the Steelers and his biggest regrets.
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COMICS - From ScreenRant: Is Agents of SHIELD connected to "Doctor Strange?"
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MOVIES - From RSN: Can Oliver Stone's film, "Snowden," help Edward Snowden gain a pardon?
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CRIME - From RSN: Connecticut cops are caught on camera fabricating criminal charges against a man who was recording them at a DUI checkpoint.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Rooney Mara to star in pop drama, "Vox Lux."
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MOVIES - From Variety: Deadpool villian, Ed Skrein, in talks to join "Alita: Battle Angel," which Robert Rodriguez is directing and James Cameron is producing.
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CELEBRITY - From TMZ: Angelina Jolie files for divorce from Brad Pitt.
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OBIT - From Deadline: Screenwriter and director Curtis Hanson has died at the age of 71, Tuesday, September 20, 2016. He won an Oscar for his screenplay for his 1997 film, L.A Confidential.
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BLACK LIVES MATTER - From YahooNews: African-American Terence Crutcher was unarmed and did not shoot at the cops, but was shot to death by a white cop.
CRIME - From YahooNews: Ahmad Khan Rahami planted bombs in New York City and shot at the cops, but he is still alive.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Jamie Dornan will play "Will Scarlet" in "Robin Hood: Origins."
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Johnny Depp's thriller "Labyrinth" has a distributor.
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STAR WARS-COMICS - From YahooMovies: Marvel's "Star Wars" comics will dig into Yoda's history.
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POLITICS - From Truthout: Here, what's (who's) in Donald Trump's "Basket of Deplorables."
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EMMYS - From LATimes: A complete list of 2016 Emmy Award winners.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 9/16 to 9/18/2016 weekend box office is Sully with an estimated take of $22 million.
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EMMYS - From TheWrap: In case you missed it, Night 1 of the 2016 Creative Arts Emmys - from last week.
From Deadline: Night 2 of those 2016 Creative Arts Emmys.
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OBIT - From TMZ: Charmain Carr, who played one of the Von Trapp children in "The Sound of Music," has died at the age of 73, Saturday, September 17, 2016.
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POLITICS - From ThinkProgress: Donald Trump trying to rewrite his Birther history about President Obama.
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COMICS-FILM - From WeGotThisCovered: See Oscar-winner J.K. Simmons as "Commissioner James Gordon" in next year's "Justice League."
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COMICS-TV - From ScreenRant: The "Ghost Rider" is a different kind of threat on this season's "Marvel's Agents of SHIELD."
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POLITICS - From teleSUR: Julian Assange offers himself in exchange for Chelsea Manning's freedom.
Wednesday, July 27, 2016
Oliver Stone Interviews Edward Snowden in "Snowden Live"
Get Access to the Most Classified Event of the Year with an Early Premiere of Snowden, Featuring an Exclusive Live Interview with Edward Snowden by Filmmaker Oliver Stone, in Cinemas Nationwide
Fathom Events and Open Road Films Premiere the Real Life Account of Snowden’s Unbelievable Story, Starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Shailene Woodley, September 14 Only
DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Get full security clearance for Snowden, one of the most anticipated upcoming releases, ahead of the thriller’s wide release. Fathom Events and Open Road Films are taking an exclusive look into the world of former CIA employee Edward Snowden through the eyes of Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Oliver Stone for a one-night event on Wednesday, September 14, 2016 live at 7:30 p.m. ET / 6:30 p.m. CT and tape-delayed to 7:30 p.m. MT/PT. “Snowden Live” gives audiences the opportunity to be the first to see Snowden on the big screen and hear directly from the man who inspired it all and the filmmaker who brought his story to life during an exclusive live interview between Snowden (via satellite in Moscow) and Stone (live from NYC).
.@FathomEvents News: Get access to the most classified event of the year w/ an early premiere of Snowden + live Q&A
Tickets for “Snowden Live” can be purchased beginning Friday, August 5, 2016, online by visiting www.FathomEvents.com or at participating theater box offices. Fans throughout the U.S. will be able to enjoy the event in select movie theaters through Fathom’s Digital Broadcast Network. For a complete list of theater locations visit the Fathom Events website (theaters and participants are subject to change).
In this biographical political thriller, Joseph Gordon-Levitt is cast in the title role as the one-time former CIA employee who famously leaked classified information to the media. The film also stars Shailene Woodley, Melissa Leo, Zachary Quinto, Tom Wilkinson, Scott Eastwood, Logan Marshall-Green, Timothy Olyphant, Ben Schnetzer, LaKeith Lee Stanfield, Rhys Ifans and Nicolas Cage. Snowden is directed by Oliver Stone and written by Stone and Kieran Fitzgerald. It is based on the books “The Snowden Files” by Luke Harding and “Time of the Octopus” by Anatoly Kucherena.
“This is a very special event for a number of reasons,” Fathom Events CEO John Rubey said. “The cast is incredible, audiences nationwide get the opportunity to see this feature before anyone else, and Edward Snowden is going to be participating in an exclusive live interview. This is truly a can’t-miss event and Fathom is honored to help bring this to big screens nationwide.”
About Fathom Events
Fathom Events is recognized as the leading domestic distributor of event cinema, and ranks as one of the largest overall distributors of content to movie theaters. Owned by AMC Entertainment Inc. (NYSE: AMC), Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CNK) and Regal Entertainment Group (NYSE: RGC) (known collectively as AC JV, LLC), Fathom Events offers a variety of one-of-a-kind entertainment events that include live, high-definition performances of the Metropolitan Opera, dance and theatre productions such as the Bolshoi Ballet and National Theatre Live’s Hamlet, sporting events like FS1 Presents USA v Mexico, concerts with Roger Waters and One Direction, the TCM Presents classic film series and faith-based events such as The Drop Box and Four Blood Moons. Fathom Events takes audiences behind the scenes and offers unique extras including audience Q&As, backstage footage and interviews with cast and crew, creating the ultimate VIP experience. Fathom Events’ live digital broadcast network (“DBN”) is the largest cinema broadcast network in North America, bringing live and pre-recorded events to 885 locations and 1,348 screens in 181 Designated Market Areas® (including all of the top 50). For more information, visit www.fathomevents.com.
Open Road Films
Open Road Films is a leading, independent, theatrical motion picture company, releasing a diverse slate of star-driven films, which has included multiple #1 releases and enormous critical response. The company was founded in 2011 by AMC Entertainment Inc. (AMC) and Regal Entertainment Group (Regal), the two largest theatrical exhibition companies in the United States. The uniquely formed company is widely known as a filmmaker-focused distributor that supports both box office hits and top prestige titles.
Open Road Films led the 2016 critically acclaimed film, Spotlight, to win the Oscar® for Best Picture, becoming the youngest studio in history win the big prize. The film, which earned almost $45 million at the U.S. box-office, stars Michael Keaton, Mark Ruffalo, Rachel McAdams, Liev Schreiber, Brian d’Arcy James, Stanley Tucci and Billy Crudup was directed by Tom McCarthy, who also won the Oscar® for Best Original Screenplay, with his co-writer (and executive producer) Josh Singer. Spotlight has won numerous high profile critics and guild awards, including the Screen Actors Guild Best Ensemble Award and the Film Independent Spirit Award for Best Feature Film. Spotlight also appeared on over 250 critics’ Top Ten lists for 2016.
The company, led by industry veteran CEO Tom Ortenberg, is based in Los Angeles.
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Fathom Events and Open Road Films Premiere the Real Life Account of Snowden’s Unbelievable Story, Starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Shailene Woodley, September 14 Only
DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Get full security clearance for Snowden, one of the most anticipated upcoming releases, ahead of the thriller’s wide release. Fathom Events and Open Road Films are taking an exclusive look into the world of former CIA employee Edward Snowden through the eyes of Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Oliver Stone for a one-night event on Wednesday, September 14, 2016 live at 7:30 p.m. ET / 6:30 p.m. CT and tape-delayed to 7:30 p.m. MT/PT. “Snowden Live” gives audiences the opportunity to be the first to see Snowden on the big screen and hear directly from the man who inspired it all and the filmmaker who brought his story to life during an exclusive live interview between Snowden (via satellite in Moscow) and Stone (live from NYC).
.@FathomEvents News: Get access to the most classified event of the year w/ an early premiere of Snowden + live Q&A
Tickets for “Snowden Live” can be purchased beginning Friday, August 5, 2016, online by visiting www.FathomEvents.com or at participating theater box offices. Fans throughout the U.S. will be able to enjoy the event in select movie theaters through Fathom’s Digital Broadcast Network. For a complete list of theater locations visit the Fathom Events website (theaters and participants are subject to change).
In this biographical political thriller, Joseph Gordon-Levitt is cast in the title role as the one-time former CIA employee who famously leaked classified information to the media. The film also stars Shailene Woodley, Melissa Leo, Zachary Quinto, Tom Wilkinson, Scott Eastwood, Logan Marshall-Green, Timothy Olyphant, Ben Schnetzer, LaKeith Lee Stanfield, Rhys Ifans and Nicolas Cage. Snowden is directed by Oliver Stone and written by Stone and Kieran Fitzgerald. It is based on the books “The Snowden Files” by Luke Harding and “Time of the Octopus” by Anatoly Kucherena.
“This is a very special event for a number of reasons,” Fathom Events CEO John Rubey said. “The cast is incredible, audiences nationwide get the opportunity to see this feature before anyone else, and Edward Snowden is going to be participating in an exclusive live interview. This is truly a can’t-miss event and Fathom is honored to help bring this to big screens nationwide.”
About Fathom Events
Fathom Events is recognized as the leading domestic distributor of event cinema, and ranks as one of the largest overall distributors of content to movie theaters. Owned by AMC Entertainment Inc. (NYSE: AMC), Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CNK) and Regal Entertainment Group (NYSE: RGC) (known collectively as AC JV, LLC), Fathom Events offers a variety of one-of-a-kind entertainment events that include live, high-definition performances of the Metropolitan Opera, dance and theatre productions such as the Bolshoi Ballet and National Theatre Live’s Hamlet, sporting events like FS1 Presents USA v Mexico, concerts with Roger Waters and One Direction, the TCM Presents classic film series and faith-based events such as The Drop Box and Four Blood Moons. Fathom Events takes audiences behind the scenes and offers unique extras including audience Q&As, backstage footage and interviews with cast and crew, creating the ultimate VIP experience. Fathom Events’ live digital broadcast network (“DBN”) is the largest cinema broadcast network in North America, bringing live and pre-recorded events to 885 locations and 1,348 screens in 181 Designated Market Areas® (including all of the top 50). For more information, visit www.fathomevents.com.
Open Road Films
Open Road Films is a leading, independent, theatrical motion picture company, releasing a diverse slate of star-driven films, which has included multiple #1 releases and enormous critical response. The company was founded in 2011 by AMC Entertainment Inc. (AMC) and Regal Entertainment Group (Regal), the two largest theatrical exhibition companies in the United States. The uniquely formed company is widely known as a filmmaker-focused distributor that supports both box office hits and top prestige titles.
Open Road Films led the 2016 critically acclaimed film, Spotlight, to win the Oscar® for Best Picture, becoming the youngest studio in history win the big prize. The film, which earned almost $45 million at the U.S. box-office, stars Michael Keaton, Mark Ruffalo, Rachel McAdams, Liev Schreiber, Brian d’Arcy James, Stanley Tucci and Billy Crudup was directed by Tom McCarthy, who also won the Oscar® for Best Original Screenplay, with his co-writer (and executive producer) Josh Singer. Spotlight has won numerous high profile critics and guild awards, including the Screen Actors Guild Best Ensemble Award and the Film Independent Spirit Award for Best Feature Film. Spotlight also appeared on over 250 critics’ Top Ten lists for 2016.
The company, led by industry veteran CEO Tom Ortenberg, is based in Los Angeles.
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Saturday, June 4, 2016
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from June 1st to 4th, 2016 - Update #26
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OBIT - From RollingStone: Boxing legend, world icon, and American legend, Muhammad Ali, has died at the age of 74, Friday, June 3, 2016.
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COMICS - From WeGotThisCovered: The title of Warner's "Justice League" movie is "Justice League."
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COMICS - From CinemaBlend: Chris Evans (Captain America) like the idea of Oscar-winner Brie Larson as Captain Marvel. Marvel is reportedly in talks with Larson to play the role.
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COMICS - From CinemaBlend: Marvel Studios may have recovered the film rights to Namor the Sub-Mariner.
From CinemaBlend: and actor Brian Tee has started campaigning to be Namor.
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COMICS - From TheWrap: Bryan Singer, the director of several X-Men movies, wants there to be a Mystique movie. Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Lawrence currently plays the character.
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OBITS - From YahooSports: Donny Everett, a freshman pitcher for Vanderbilt University, has died at the age of 19, Thursday, June 2, 2016. He apparently drowned while fishing with friends.
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POLITICS - From the LATimes: Oliver Stone and Peter Kuznick on the unnecessary atomic bombing of Japan during WWII.
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COMICS - From SlashFilm: Ben Affleck's solo Batman movie will tell an original story.
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MOVIES - From THR: Bill Skarsgard will play "Pennywise the Clown" in the new 2-part film adaptation of Stephen King's "It."
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COMICS - From THR: Warner Bros. has picked Rick Famuyima to replace Seth Grahame-Smith as director of its "Flash" movie. Famuyima earned acclaim for his film, "Dope."
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MUSIC - From YahooNews: Tests show Prince OD'd on opiods.
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BLACK LIVES MATTER - From Slate: Rich white Oklahoma man who shot and killed a Black man while playing deputy sentenced to four years in prison.
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MOVIES - From THR: Indiana man has been accused of killing three people in attacks modeled after the 2013 film, "The Purge."
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MOVIES - From THR: Stefano Sollima named the director of the "Sicario" sequel, which is entitled "Soldado."
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COMICS - From CinemaBlend: Simon Kinberg, one of the problems with the 2015 Fantastic Four reboot, talks about what went wrong with the film.
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COMICS - From CBR: Marvel cannot use the classic Avengers villain, Kang, in Marvel movies.
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COMICS - From Variety: Oscar-winner Brie Larson (Room) is the frontrunner to play "Captain Marvel" in the Marvel Studios film of the same name.
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MOVIES - From DarkHorizons: Danish director Susanne Bier has made a shortlist of directors who may helm the next James Bond film. Bier directed "In a Better World," the winner of a "Best Foreign Language Film" Oscar.
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COMICS - From CourtoftheDead: The "Court of the Dead" merchandising line will be a comic book.
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COMICS - From THR: FX orders 8 episodes of "Legion," an X-Men television series.
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COMICS - From ScreenRant: Set photos from "Wolverine 3" reveal that the film may be adapting the popular "Old Man Logan" story from the comic book.
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HARRY POTTER - From BBC: Photos of the actors in the stage play, "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child," have been released. Previews of the show begin June 7, 2016.
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TELEVISION - From YahooCelebrity: The actor Michael Jace, who appeared on the television series, "The Shield," was convicted by a jury of the second degree murder of his wife.
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COMICS - From Collider: The third "Thor" film will integrate the "Planet Hulk" storyline, including the character, The Gamemaster.
COMICS - From JoBlo: A "Guardians of the Galaxy 2" villain is revealed.
TRAILERS:
From YouTube: Here is the new trailer for the film, "Monster Trucks." Yeah, it's come to this.
OBIT - From RollingStone: Boxing legend, world icon, and American legend, Muhammad Ali, has died at the age of 74, Friday, June 3, 2016.
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COMICS - From WeGotThisCovered: The title of Warner's "Justice League" movie is "Justice League."
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COMICS - From CinemaBlend: Chris Evans (Captain America) like the idea of Oscar-winner Brie Larson as Captain Marvel. Marvel is reportedly in talks with Larson to play the role.
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COMICS - From CinemaBlend: Marvel Studios may have recovered the film rights to Namor the Sub-Mariner.
From CinemaBlend: and actor Brian Tee has started campaigning to be Namor.
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COMICS - From TheWrap: Bryan Singer, the director of several X-Men movies, wants there to be a Mystique movie. Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Lawrence currently plays the character.
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OBITS - From YahooSports: Donny Everett, a freshman pitcher for Vanderbilt University, has died at the age of 19, Thursday, June 2, 2016. He apparently drowned while fishing with friends.
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POLITICS - From the LATimes: Oliver Stone and Peter Kuznick on the unnecessary atomic bombing of Japan during WWII.
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COMICS - From SlashFilm: Ben Affleck's solo Batman movie will tell an original story.
---------------
MOVIES - From THR: Bill Skarsgard will play "Pennywise the Clown" in the new 2-part film adaptation of Stephen King's "It."
---------------
COMICS - From THR: Warner Bros. has picked Rick Famuyima to replace Seth Grahame-Smith as director of its "Flash" movie. Famuyima earned acclaim for his film, "Dope."
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MUSIC - From YahooNews: Tests show Prince OD'd on opiods.
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BLACK LIVES MATTER - From Slate: Rich white Oklahoma man who shot and killed a Black man while playing deputy sentenced to four years in prison.
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MOVIES - From THR: Indiana man has been accused of killing three people in attacks modeled after the 2013 film, "The Purge."
---------------
MOVIES - From THR: Stefano Sollima named the director of the "Sicario" sequel, which is entitled "Soldado."
---------------
COMICS - From CinemaBlend: Simon Kinberg, one of the problems with the 2015 Fantastic Four reboot, talks about what went wrong with the film.
---------------
COMICS - From CBR: Marvel cannot use the classic Avengers villain, Kang, in Marvel movies.
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COMICS - From Variety: Oscar-winner Brie Larson (Room) is the frontrunner to play "Captain Marvel" in the Marvel Studios film of the same name.
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MOVIES - From DarkHorizons: Danish director Susanne Bier has made a shortlist of directors who may helm the next James Bond film. Bier directed "In a Better World," the winner of a "Best Foreign Language Film" Oscar.
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COMICS - From CourtoftheDead: The "Court of the Dead" merchandising line will be a comic book.
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COMICS - From THR: FX orders 8 episodes of "Legion," an X-Men television series.
---------------
COMICS - From ScreenRant: Set photos from "Wolverine 3" reveal that the film may be adapting the popular "Old Man Logan" story from the comic book.
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HARRY POTTER - From BBC: Photos of the actors in the stage play, "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child," have been released. Previews of the show begin June 7, 2016.
---------------
TELEVISION - From YahooCelebrity: The actor Michael Jace, who appeared on the television series, "The Shield," was convicted by a jury of the second degree murder of his wife.
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COMICS - From Collider: The third "Thor" film will integrate the "Planet Hulk" storyline, including the character, The Gamemaster.
COMICS - From JoBlo: A "Guardians of the Galaxy 2" villain is revealed.
TRAILERS:
From YouTube: Here is the new trailer for the film, "Monster Trucks." Yeah, it's come to this.
Saturday, April 9, 2016
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from April 1st to 9th, 2016 - Updated #48
Support Leroy on Patreon.
MOVIES/TV - From Deadline: The new president of the actors' union, SAG-AFTRA, is Gabrielle Carteris, a longtime union activist.
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POLITICS - From THR: Spike Lee interviews Democratic presidential candidate, Senator Bernie Sanders.
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TELEVISION - From ScreenRant: Finn Jones, the actor who will portray Iron Fist/Danny Rand in the Marvel/Netflix series, "Iron Fist," talks about his training regimen.
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TELEVISION - From HitFix: Melissa McCarthy will appear in Netflix's revival of "The Gilmore Girls."
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Some ugly dude will play the lead villain in "Wolverine 3."
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MOVIES - From Moviefone: According to Marvel Studio's Kevin Feige, other Marvel characters will appear in Sony's 2017 Spider-Man reboot film.
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MOVIES - From Variety: There will be an "Edge of Tomorrow 2," and the two screenwriters who wrote the script for the Jesse Owens biopic, "Race," will pen this sequel.
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COMICS - From HitFix: Comic book publisher, BOOM! Studios, is publishing a comic book prequel to Universal's upcoming film, "Kong of Skull Island."
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Charlize Theron has finalized a deal to appear in "Fast 8," the next installment of "The Fast and the Furious" franchise.
MOVIES - From HitFix: Kristofer Hivju of "Game of Thrones" also headed to "Fast 8."
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COMICS - From SlashFilm: AMC is bring comic book writer, Garth Ennis' "Preacher" to television. Now, the team behind that series is bringing another Ennis comic book, "The Boys," to Cinemax.
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STAR WARS - From YouTube: First trailer for "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story."
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MOVIES - From ScreenRant: First set photo from "The Mummy" reboot with Tom Cruise.
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MOVIES - From HitFix: Ryan Reynolds to return for "Deadpool 2."
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MOVIES - From TheWrap: Warner Bros. moves the release date of "Wonder Woman" up two weeks to June 2017 and moves Andy Serkis' "Jungle Book: Origins" to 2018.
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MOVIES - From TheWrap: Sony has revived its notorious "Cleopatra" film project.
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BREAKING: ATasteofCountry; Country music singer and legend, Merle Haggard, has reportedly died at the age of 79, today, Wednesday, April 6, 2016 - which is also his birthday.
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MUSIC - From YahooMusic: Beyonce addresses "Formation" controversy.
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TELEVISION - From Variety: For the first time, a woman (Richard Talalay) will direct episodes of "Sherlock" starring Benedict Cumberbatch.
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COMICS - From PRNewswire: Online media publisher, Valnet, Inc., has purchased Comic Book Resources (CBR), the comic book news site. CBR often seemed like nothing more than a PR arm of Marvel and DC Comics, but it had its good moments. The sale is apparently in the 8 figures.
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COMICS - From CinemaBlend: Common talks about Jared Leto's method acting approach to playing the Joker in "Suicide Squad."
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OBITS - From Variety: The screenwriter, Barbara Turner, has died at the age of 79, Tuesday, April 5, 2016. She wrote such films as "George" and "Pollock." Turner is also the mother of Oscar-nominated actress, Jennifer Jason Leigh.
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MOVIES - From WeGotItCovered: Denzel Washington's film adaptation of August Wilson's Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winning play, Fences, is scheduled to start film in July.
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BLACK LIVES MATTER - From ABCNews: Laquan McDonald's killer has a new job... with the Chicago Fraternal Order of Police (KKK).
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CRIME - From ThinkProgress: Louisiana man faces 20 years to life for stealing $31 worth of candy from a Dollar General.
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ECO - From EcoWatch: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlfie kills a family of wolves, although Oregon was so afraid to shot a bigger problem - the Bundy clan and their cabal.
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COMICS - From BleedingCool: Sony Pictures has registered a domain name from its 2017 Spider-Man movie.
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COMICS - From ScreenRant: Here is a first look at Mads Mikkelsen as the villain in Marvel's "Doctor Strange."
From IGN: "Doctor Strange" director, Scott Derrickson, tweets a photo of leaders, Benedict Cumberbatch and Chiwetel Ejiofor.
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TELEVISION - From TheWrap: The cast of "Class," a "Doctor Who" spin-off, has been revealed.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 4/1 to 4/3/2016 weekend box office is "Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice" with an estimated take of $52.3 million dollars.
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THEATER - From TheWrap: Judi Dench won her 8th Olivier Award, the British equivalent of the Tony Awards.
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COMICS - From CBR: See a 12-minute sneak peek at "Batman: The Killing Joke," an upcoming original animated film from the DC Comics Universe.
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COMICS - From BleedingCool: Zack Snyder on why he had to show Bruce Wayne's parents dying again in "Batman v Supeman."
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POLITICS - From BRAdvocate: The improbably journey of new Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards.
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MOVIES - From ThePlaylist: Dave Bautista of "Guardians of the Galaxy" joins "Blade Runner 2."
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POLITICS - From RSN: Rosario Dawson's open letter to Dolores Huerta.
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CRIME - From TheDailyBeast: Scandal involving San Francisco cops sending racist and homophobic texts continues to grow.
POLITICS - From RSN: Response to Barbra Streisand's "Sexism in Politics" essay, regarding Hillary Clinton.
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MOVIES - From CBR: Marvel's "Doctor Strange" was recently shooting in New York City, and the result was lots of photos of Benedict Cumberbatch and Chiwetel Ejiofor in costume as Doctor Strange and Baron Mordo, respectively.
From YahooMovies: There is smart phone video taken by bystanders of filming.
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MOVIES - From ScreenRant: There will be a sequel to "Sicario" with the original cast returning, Emily Blunt, Josh Brolin, and Benecio del Toro.
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COMICS - From Polygon: There is more casting news from Marvel/Netflix's "Iron Fist" television series.
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COMICS - From LatinoReview: There has been a bit of chatter about FOX's X-Men spin-off, "New Mutants," but FOX is saying that some of the casting rumors are untrue.
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MOVIES - From TheWrap: John Carpenter's 1984 film, Starman, is being remade by Shawn Levy, director of "Night at the Museum."
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MOVIES - From NYTimes: Whoopi Goldberg enters the dope game launching marijuana products for women.
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POLITICS - From RSN: Oscar-winning director Oliver Stone announces his support for Bernie Sanders as the Democratic nominee for President of the United States.
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ECO - From Grist: The Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation gave $1 million to help the Seychelles islands protect their ocean territory.
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MOVIES - From WeGotThisCovered: Robin Wright to star opposite Harrison Ford in "Blade Runner 2."
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MOVIES - From TheWrap: Kevin Bacon joins Mark Wahlberg in "Patriots Day."
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CRIME - From BuzzFlash: Another horror story about law enforcement and justice in Louisiana - Two Texas moms jailed over allegedly stealing two hot dogs.
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From YouTube: "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" Blu-ray clip, "Casting Rey."
From YouTube: "Everybody Wants Some" clip, "Rappers Driving"
MOVIES/TV - From Deadline: The new president of the actors' union, SAG-AFTRA, is Gabrielle Carteris, a longtime union activist.
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POLITICS - From THR: Spike Lee interviews Democratic presidential candidate, Senator Bernie Sanders.
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TELEVISION - From ScreenRant: Finn Jones, the actor who will portray Iron Fist/Danny Rand in the Marvel/Netflix series, "Iron Fist," talks about his training regimen.
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TELEVISION - From HitFix: Melissa McCarthy will appear in Netflix's revival of "The Gilmore Girls."
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Some ugly dude will play the lead villain in "Wolverine 3."
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MOVIES - From Moviefone: According to Marvel Studio's Kevin Feige, other Marvel characters will appear in Sony's 2017 Spider-Man reboot film.
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MOVIES - From Variety: There will be an "Edge of Tomorrow 2," and the two screenwriters who wrote the script for the Jesse Owens biopic, "Race," will pen this sequel.
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COMICS - From HitFix: Comic book publisher, BOOM! Studios, is publishing a comic book prequel to Universal's upcoming film, "Kong of Skull Island."
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Charlize Theron has finalized a deal to appear in "Fast 8," the next installment of "The Fast and the Furious" franchise.
MOVIES - From HitFix: Kristofer Hivju of "Game of Thrones" also headed to "Fast 8."
--------------
COMICS - From SlashFilm: AMC is bring comic book writer, Garth Ennis' "Preacher" to television. Now, the team behind that series is bringing another Ennis comic book, "The Boys," to Cinemax.
---------------
STAR WARS - From YouTube: First trailer for "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story."
---------------
MOVIES - From ScreenRant: First set photo from "The Mummy" reboot with Tom Cruise.
---------------
MOVIES - From HitFix: Ryan Reynolds to return for "Deadpool 2."
---------------
MOVIES - From TheWrap: Warner Bros. moves the release date of "Wonder Woman" up two weeks to June 2017 and moves Andy Serkis' "Jungle Book: Origins" to 2018.
---------------
MOVIES - From TheWrap: Sony has revived its notorious "Cleopatra" film project.
---------------
BREAKING: ATasteofCountry; Country music singer and legend, Merle Haggard, has reportedly died at the age of 79, today, Wednesday, April 6, 2016 - which is also his birthday.
---------------
MUSIC - From YahooMusic: Beyonce addresses "Formation" controversy.
---------------
TELEVISION - From Variety: For the first time, a woman (Richard Talalay) will direct episodes of "Sherlock" starring Benedict Cumberbatch.
---------------
COMICS - From PRNewswire: Online media publisher, Valnet, Inc., has purchased Comic Book Resources (CBR), the comic book news site. CBR often seemed like nothing more than a PR arm of Marvel and DC Comics, but it had its good moments. The sale is apparently in the 8 figures.
---------------
COMICS - From CinemaBlend: Common talks about Jared Leto's method acting approach to playing the Joker in "Suicide Squad."
---------------
OBITS - From Variety: The screenwriter, Barbara Turner, has died at the age of 79, Tuesday, April 5, 2016. She wrote such films as "George" and "Pollock." Turner is also the mother of Oscar-nominated actress, Jennifer Jason Leigh.
---------------
MOVIES - From WeGotItCovered: Denzel Washington's film adaptation of August Wilson's Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winning play, Fences, is scheduled to start film in July.
---------------
BLACK LIVES MATTER - From ABCNews: Laquan McDonald's killer has a new job... with the Chicago Fraternal Order of Police (KKK).
---------------
CRIME - From ThinkProgress: Louisiana man faces 20 years to life for stealing $31 worth of candy from a Dollar General.
---------------
ECO - From EcoWatch: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlfie kills a family of wolves, although Oregon was so afraid to shot a bigger problem - the Bundy clan and their cabal.
---------------
COMICS - From BleedingCool: Sony Pictures has registered a domain name from its 2017 Spider-Man movie.
---------------
COMICS - From ScreenRant: Here is a first look at Mads Mikkelsen as the villain in Marvel's "Doctor Strange."
From IGN: "Doctor Strange" director, Scott Derrickson, tweets a photo of leaders, Benedict Cumberbatch and Chiwetel Ejiofor.
---------------
TELEVISION - From TheWrap: The cast of "Class," a "Doctor Who" spin-off, has been revealed.
---------------
BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 4/1 to 4/3/2016 weekend box office is "Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice" with an estimated take of $52.3 million dollars.
---------------
THEATER - From TheWrap: Judi Dench won her 8th Olivier Award, the British equivalent of the Tony Awards.
---------------
COMICS - From CBR: See a 12-minute sneak peek at "Batman: The Killing Joke," an upcoming original animated film from the DC Comics Universe.
---------------
COMICS - From BleedingCool: Zack Snyder on why he had to show Bruce Wayne's parents dying again in "Batman v Supeman."
---------------
POLITICS - From BRAdvocate: The improbably journey of new Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards.
---------------
MOVIES - From ThePlaylist: Dave Bautista of "Guardians of the Galaxy" joins "Blade Runner 2."
---------------
POLITICS - From RSN: Rosario Dawson's open letter to Dolores Huerta.
---------------
CRIME - From TheDailyBeast: Scandal involving San Francisco cops sending racist and homophobic texts continues to grow.
POLITICS - From RSN: Response to Barbra Streisand's "Sexism in Politics" essay, regarding Hillary Clinton.
---------------
MOVIES - From CBR: Marvel's "Doctor Strange" was recently shooting in New York City, and the result was lots of photos of Benedict Cumberbatch and Chiwetel Ejiofor in costume as Doctor Strange and Baron Mordo, respectively.
From YahooMovies: There is smart phone video taken by bystanders of filming.
---------------
MOVIES - From ScreenRant: There will be a sequel to "Sicario" with the original cast returning, Emily Blunt, Josh Brolin, and Benecio del Toro.
---------------
COMICS - From Polygon: There is more casting news from Marvel/Netflix's "Iron Fist" television series.
---------------
COMICS - From LatinoReview: There has been a bit of chatter about FOX's X-Men spin-off, "New Mutants," but FOX is saying that some of the casting rumors are untrue.
---------------
MOVIES - From TheWrap: John Carpenter's 1984 film, Starman, is being remade by Shawn Levy, director of "Night at the Museum."
---------------
MOVIES - From NYTimes: Whoopi Goldberg enters the dope game launching marijuana products for women.
---------------
POLITICS - From RSN: Oscar-winning director Oliver Stone announces his support for Bernie Sanders as the Democratic nominee for President of the United States.
---------------
ECO - From Grist: The Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation gave $1 million to help the Seychelles islands protect their ocean territory.
---------------
MOVIES - From WeGotThisCovered: Robin Wright to star opposite Harrison Ford in "Blade Runner 2."
---------------
MOVIES - From TheWrap: Kevin Bacon joins Mark Wahlberg in "Patriots Day."
---------------
CRIME - From BuzzFlash: Another horror story about law enforcement and justice in Louisiana - Two Texas moms jailed over allegedly stealing two hot dogs.
---------------
From YouTube: "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" Blu-ray clip, "Casting Rey."
From YouTube: "Everybody Wants Some" clip, "Rappers Driving"
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