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Saturday, December 21, 2024

First Official Teaser for DC Studios' "SUPERMAN" Film Has Arrives

From Warner Bros. Discovery:

“Superman,” DC Studios’ first feature film to hit the big screen, is set to soar into theaters worldwide this summer from Warner Bros. Pictures. In his signature style, James Gunn takes on the original superhero in the newly imagined DC Universe with a singular blend of epic action, humor, and heart, delivering a Superman who’s driven by compassion and an inherent belief in the goodness of humankind.

Superman, directed by James Gunn, opens July 11, 2025. Warner Bros. has released the first teaser trailer for the film, which you can see below this text:

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Saturday, December 7, 2024

Sony Pictures Drops "28 YEARS LATER" Teaser Trailer

Sony Pictures has released a mysterious teaser trailer for 28 Years Later, the follow-up to the zombie apocalypse films, 28 Days Later (2002) and 28 Weeks Later (2007).

28 Years Later is directed by Danny Boyle, who co-wrote the screenplay with Alex Garland. Oscar-winner Cillian Murphy reprises his role from the first film and stars alongside Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Jodie Comer, Ralph Fiennes, Jack O'Connell, Erin Kellyman, and Edvin Ryding.

The film is due June 20, 2025. The morse code in the teaser apparently indicates "Tuesday." I've posted the teaser below for your amusement:

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Wednesday, September 25, 2024

Marvel Studios Releases First Teaser Trailer for 2025 Film, "THUNDERBOLTS"

Marvel Studios' Thunderbolts will arrive in theaters on May 2, 2025.

Director: Jake Schreier

Cast: David Harbour, Hannah John-Kamen, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Sebastian Stan, Wyatt Russell, Geraldine Viswanathan, Lewis Pullman, Olga Kurylenko and Florence Pugh

Release Date: May 2, 2025

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Saturday, July 13, 2024

Negromancer News Bits and Bites from July 7th to 13th, 2024 - UPDATE #15

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

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ENTERTAINMENT AND CULTURE NEWS:

SCANDAL - From Deadline: Today (Fri., July 12th) in New Mexico, Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer has dismissed the involuntary manslaughter trial against Alec Baldwin. Baldwin has been charged in the 2021 accidental shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the Western film, "Rust." Judge Sommer accused the state of repeatedly failing to disclose key evidence to Baldwin's defense team. The trial was dismissed without prejudice meaning it cannot be refiled. The already-convicted armorer on the film, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed could also be released from prison.

From Deadline: Alec Baldwin racks up a win early in his trial on involuntary manslaughter charges. Baldwin is being tried for the shooting death of cinematographer, Halyna Hutchins, in 2021 on the set of the Western film, "Rust."

POLITICS - From TheNewYorkTimes: George Clooney says that he loves President Joe Biden, but that Biden has got to go... with friends like this...

STREAMING - From Variety: Halle Berry and Glenn Close is joining Ryan Murphy's Hulu legal drama, "All's Fair," which will star Kim Kardashian. Berry and Close will join Kardashian as executive producers.

BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficePro: The winner of the 7/5 to 7/7/2024 weekend box office is Universal/Illumination's "Despicable Me 4" with an estimated take of 75 million dollars.

BUSINESS - From Variety: David Ellison meets the press in the way of his company, Skydance Media, gobbling up Paramount Global.

From Deadline: David Ellison's Skydance Media and its backers are taking over Paramount Global with an 8 billion dollar investment. Ellison will be chairman and CEO of the merged companies, and the deal is expected to be closed by mid-2025.

From Deadline: A special committee of Paramount Global board members has given a key approval vote to Skydance Media's bid to gain the controlling share of National Amusements Inc., the parent company of Paramount.

MOVIES - From Deadline: Producer Jerry Bruckheimer and director Joseph Kosinki talk about next summer's blockbuster film, "F1," starring Brad Pitt.

From WorldofReel: There is a first poster for director Joseph Kosinski's "F1," which stars Brad Pitt. The film is due Summer 2025. Kosinski directed the megahit, "Top Gun: Maverick."

OBITS:

From Variety: American television fitness guru and personality and author, Richard Simmons, has died at the age of 76, Saturday, July 13, 2024. Simmons was best known for his extensive line of self-help books and videos related to exercise and weight-loss. His best known series is probably the "Sweatin' to the Oldies," initially released on videocassette. He gained fame as a fitness guru after opening his exercise studio, "The Anatomy Asylum," in 1974. By the late 70s and into the early 1980s, he began consistently appearing on television. From 1980-84, he hosted "The Richard Simmons Show," which was nominated for seven Daytime Emmy Awards and won four. After the series ended, Simmons continued to make numerous TV and public appearances. Beginning in 2014, Simmons largely became a recluse.

From THR: American film and television actress and TV producer, Shelley Duvall, has died at the age of 75, Thursday, July 11, 2024. Early on in her career, Duvall was the protege of director, Robert Altman, who discovered her, and she appeared in several of his films, including "Brewster's McCloud" (1970) and "McCabe & Mrs. Miller" (1971), and "Nashville" (1975). Known for playing eccentric roles, she starred in "Popeye" (1980), the adaptation of the famed newspaper comics strip and animated cartoon series. Duvall's most famous role may be that of the tormented wife, "Wendy Torrance," opposite Jack Nicholson's "Jack Torrance" in Stanley Kubrick's "The Shining" (1980). As a producer she earned two Primetime Emmy Award nominations for her work on children's programming.

From Variety: The magazine's Owen Gleiberman writes a remembrance of actress Shelley Duvall, who died Thurs., July 11th.

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From Deadline: American actor and voice artist and former child star, Benji Gregory, has died at the age of 46, Thursday, June 13, 2024. Gregory is best known for the role of "Brian Tanner" on the former NBC sitcom, "Alf" (1986-90). Gregory also performed voice roles on such animated series as "Pound Puppies" and the "Back to the Future" animated series.

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From Deadline: American film producer, Jon Landau, has died at the age of 63, Friday, July 5, 2024. Landau was best known for his association with writer-director James Cameron and was the COO of Cameron's Lightstorm Entertainment. Landau shared the "Best Picture" Oscar win with Cameron for the 1997 film, "Titanic." He also received "Best Picture" Oscar nominations for "Avatar" (2009) and "Avatar: The Way of Water" (2022).

From Deadline: In mourning the death of his close friend and collaborator, Jon Landau, James Cameron says "a part of myself has been torn away."

From Deadline: Hollywood is shocked by the death of Oscar-winning producer Jon Landau ("Titanic), and they salute his vision, achievements, and kindness.

Saturday, June 8, 2024

Negromancer News Bits and Bites from June 1st to 8th, 2024 - UPDATE #15

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

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ENTERTAINMENT AND CULTURE NEWS:

EMMYS - From Deadline: The winners at the 2024 / 51st Daytime Emmy Awards have been announced. ABC's long-running soap opera, "General Hospital," won four awards, including "Outstanding Daytime Drama."

NETFLIX - From Deadline: Writer-director Tyler Perry has set the cast for "Straw," his latest film for Netflix, the streamer announced on Wednesday. Taraji P. Henson is set to star alongside Sherri Shepherd, Teyana Taylor, Glynn Turman, Sinbad, Rockmond Dunbar, Mike Merrill. and Ashley Versher.

From Deadline: Netflix has released the first images, title and voiceover cast for Aardman’s new Wallace & Gromit movie, "Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl." The release date is this winter 2025 on Netflix, but the movie will debut on the BBC this Christmas.

TELEVISION - From Deadline: The CW has cancelled its drama, "All American: Homecoming" after three seasons. That leaves the original series, "All American," as the sole remaining scripted series began on The CW before Nexstar bought the network.

MOVIES - From Collider: Elle Fanning is in negotiations to star in "Badlands," the next film from the Predator-Prey franchise. There apparently also a direct sequel to the 2022 film, "Prey."

STREAMING - From THR: Oscar-nominee Paul Giamatti has signed onto starring in a TV series based on director Eli Roth's "Hostel" film series.

TELEVISION - From Deadline: The hit British TV series, "Ghosts" (2019-23) begat the American hit, "Ghosts" (CBS, 2021-present). Now, there is to be a German television adaptation. The six-part series will join a French version that is also being developed.

MOVIES - From Deadline: Neve Campbell says that she has returned to the "Scream" franchise for "Scream 7" because the studio came back to her in a "respectful way."

STREAMING - From Variety: The site offers the 20 best movies coming to streaming in June 2024. Among them are Netflix's "Hitman" and "Origin" at Hulu.

BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficePro: The winner of the 5/31 to 6/2/2024 weekend box office is Sony Pictures' "The Garfield Movie" with an estimated take of 14 million dollars.

MOVIES - From Deadline: Billy Zane releases the first images of himself as legendary actor, Marlon Brando from the biopic, "Waltzing with Brando." Directed by Bill Fishman, the film is set in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

MOVIES - From Deadline: Actress Lily Tomlin says that she has mixed feelings about Jennifer Aniston's remake of the 1980s film, "9 to 5," the legendary comedy that starred Tomlin alongside Jane Fonda and Dolly Parton.

DISNEY/TRAILER - From Deadline: Disney has provided a first look at "Moana 2," as well as a teaser trailer. The film, which stars Dwayne Johnson and Auli'i Cravalho, is due Nov. 27th, 2024.

OBITS:

From Deadline: American film producer and screenwriter, Stephen J. Rivele, has died at the age of 75, Friday, May 17, 2024. Rivele shared a "Best Original Screenplay" Oscar nomination with Oliver Stone and Stephen Wilkinson for Stone's 1995 biopic, "Nixon." Rivele also co-wrote the biopic "Ali" (2001), and he was one of the writers and producers of "Birth of the Dragon" (2016).

From THR: British-Canadian stage, screen, and television actor, Alan Scarfe, has died at the age of 77, Sunday, April 28, 2024. He may be best known in the U.S. for playing bad guys in action films and for his appearances in "Star Trek: The Next Generation" and "Star Trek: Voyager". Scarfe appeared in such films as "Street Justice" (1987), "Iron Eagle II" (1988), "Double Impact" (1991), and "Lethal Weapon 3."

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POLITICS -

From YahooNews: In case you were wondering, even after being convicted of 34 felony counts in New York yesterday (5/30), Donald Trump can still run for President of the United States and he can still vote for himself in Florida.

From Truthout: On Thursday afternoon (May 30th, 2024), in "The People vs. Donald Trump" — the New York-based trial featuring, for the first time in United States history, an ex-president in a criminal proceeding— a jury of the former president’s peers delivered a unanimous verdict: that he was guilty of all crimes he was accused of committing. Trump becomes the first former President in US History to be convicted of a crime.

From NBCNews: Outside the courthouse where Donald Trump is on trial, legendary Oscar-winning actor, Robert De Niro, clashed with Trump supporters.

Sunday, March 31, 2024

Negromancer News Bits and Bites from March 24th to 31st, 2024 - UPDATE #22

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

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ENTERTAINMENT AND CULTURE NEWS:

BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficePro: The winner of the 3/29 to 3/31/2024 weekend box office is Warner Bros./Legendary Entertainment's Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire with an estimated take of 80 million dollars.

From Here: A review of "Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire" by Leroy Douresseaux.

SCANDAL - From Deadline: In a new interview to promote her new memoir, "Rebel Rising," actress and comedian, Rebel Wilson, claims that Oscar-nominated actor, Sacha Baron Cohen, fat-shamed her and sexually harassed her on the set of the 2016 film, "Grimsby." The book is due Tues., April 2nd.

TELEVISION - From Variety: HBO's "Euprhoria" is in trouble after disagreements over scripts for a Season 3.

COMICS - From Deadline: Emmy and Academy Award nominated producer David Permut and filmmaker Oscar Boyson are teaming up with author/filmmaker Mathew Klickstein to bring the San Diego Comic-Con origin story to life for the first time on screen in a new documentary. The doc is based on Klickstein's book, "See You at San Diego: An Oral History of Comic-Con, Fandom, and the Triumph of Geek Culture."

CULTURE - From Haaretz: Oscar-winning and legendary director and producer Steven Spielberg warns about the latest surge of anti-semitism. "The echoes of history are unmistakable," he says.

MOVIES - From Deadline: Actress Katy O'Brian, who caught people's attention in A24's "Love Lies Bleeding," has joined the cast of the eighth "Mission: Impossible" film, which was previously known as "Mission: Impossible: Dead Reckoning - Part Two."

MOVIES - From Deadline: Timothee Chalamet has delivered big at the box office for Warner Bros. with such smash hit films as "Wonka" and "Dune: Part Two." Now, he has signed a multi-year first-look feature film deal with Warners.

CELEBRITY - From THR: Halle Berry tells First Lady Dr. Jill Biden about the time she thought she had herpes...

AWARDS - From Variety: The Golden Globes will air on CBS and stream on Paramount+ another five years beginning with the Jan. 2025 edition of the awards. The deal also puts the American Music Awards at CBS.

MOVIES - From Deadline: Universal has landed the rights to the book, "Blood Runs Coal." They will develop it as an epic mining story for recent "Best Actor" Oscar winner, Cillian Murphy, as a starring and producing vehicle.

MUSIC/SCANDAL - From TMZ: Agents and officers from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security have raided the Beverly Hills and Miami homes of Grammy-winning recording artist, Sean "Diddy" Combs, today, Mon., March 25th. This is apparently in relation to a federal human trafficking investigation.

SCANDAL - From Deadline: Mildly funny Australian comedian and actress, Rebel Wilson, says that Oscar-nominee Sacha Baron Cohen is the "asshole" that she writes about in her book and is also the "asshole" who threaten legal action over her upcoming memoir, "Rebel Rising," which is due April 2nd, 2024.

BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficePro: The winner of the 3/22 to 3/24/2024 weekend box office is Sony Pictures' Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire with a take of 45.2 million dollars.

From Here: My review of "Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire."

MOVIES/TRAILER - From Variety: Warner Bros. Pictures debuts the first trailer for the Beetlejuice sequel, "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice."

OBITS:

From Variety: Stage, film, and television actor, Louis Gossett, Jr., has died at the age of died at the age of 87, Friday, March 29, 2024. The prolific actor appeared in more than 200 TV series and films, and was scheduled to appear in another 12 that are upcoming. Gossett won the "Best Supporting Actor" Oscar for the role of "Gunnery Sergeant Emil Foley" in "An Officer and a Gentleman" (1982). He was an eight-time Primetime Emmy Award nominee, winning for role of "Fiddler" the ABC miniseries, "Roots" (1977). Gossett was a three-time Daytime Emmy Award nominee, winning once for the dual role of "Frank Cosby/Richard" in the Showtime TV movie, "In His Father's Shoes" (1997). He is also best known for such films as "Jaws 3-D" (1983), "Enemy Mine" (1985), the "Iron Eagles" film series (which began in 1986), and "Toy Soldiers" (1991). His notable TV series, including "Good Times," "The Powers of Matthew Star," "Stargate SG-1," "Hap and Leonard," and HBO's "Watchmen."

From Deadline: Hollywood remembers the late Oscar-winning actor, Louis Gossett, Jr., including Taylor Hackford, director of "An Officer and a Gentleman," the film for which Gossett won his Oscar, and also Gossett's "Roots" co-star, LeVar Burton.

From Deadline: Remembering Louis Gossett, Jr.: A career in pictures

From BleedingCool: Writer and executive producer of HBO's "Watchmen" (2019) miniseries, Damon Lindelof, offers a heartfelt tribute to the late Louis Gossett, Jr., who starred in the series as "Will Reeves/Hooded Justice."

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From Variety: American casting director, Dianne Crittenden, has died at the age of 82, Wednesday, March 20, 2024. She is best known as the casting director for George Lucas' monumental film, "Star Wars" (1977). She and her team reportedly watched more than 3500 auditions before she helped choose Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, and Carrie Fisher, the three actors that would form Star Wars iconic trio. In addition to "Star Wars," Crittenden was the casting director of several other "Best Picture" Oscar nominees, including "On Golden Pond" (1981), "Witness" (1985), and "The Thin Red Line" (1998).

From Deadline: Prolific American character actor, M. Emmet Walsh, has died at the age of 88, Tuesday, March 19, 2024. A familiar face, he appeared in over 220 films and television series for which he received a credit. He appeared in such films as "The Jerk" (1979), "Blade Runner" (1982), "Blood Simple" (1984), and "Knives Out" (2019). He TV roles included NBC's "The Doctors," CBS' "All in the Family," and the ABC miniseries, "East of Eden," to name a few.

From Deadline: British-born playwright and film and television writer, David Seidler, has died at the age of 86, Saturday, March 16, 2024. He was best known for writing the screenplay for "Best Picture" Oscar winner, The King's Speech, for which he also won the "Best Original Screenplay" Oscar.

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AWARDS:

From Deadline: The 2024 / 55th Annual NAACP Image Awards came to a close. Grammy-winning recording artist, Usher, won the "Entertainer of the Year." "The Color Purple" continued with wins in the category of "Outstanding Motion Picture," "Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture" (Fantasia Barrino), "Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture" (Coleman Domingo), "Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture" (Taraji P. Henson). The film also won in five other categories.

From THR: Key award season dates leading up to the 2024 / 96th Academy Awards, which are Sunday, March 10th, 2024.

From Variety: The winners at the 2024 / 96th Academy Awards were announced. "Oppenheimer" took the lead with seven wins, including "Best Picture," "Best Director" (Christopher Nolan), "Best Actor" (Cillian Murphy), and "Best Supporting Actor" (Robert Downey, Jr.).

From Variety: The nominations for the 2024 / 96th Academy Awards have been announced. "Oppenheimer" leads with 13 nominations, and "Poor Things" follows with 11. The winners will be announced Sun., March 10th, 2024.

From Variety: The Producers Guild of America has announced the winners for the 2024 / 35th Annual Producers Guild Awards. "Oppenheimer" has won the top prize, the "Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures."

From Deadline: The winners at the 2024 / 77th BAFTA Film Awards have been announced. "Oppenheimer" wins seven awards, including "Best Film," "Best Director" (Christopher Nolan), and "Best Actor" (Cillian Murphy).

From THR: The Directors Guild of America has announced the winners at the 2024 / 76th DGA Awards. Christopher Nolan won the top category, "Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film of 2023," for his work on his blockbuster film, "Oppenheimer."

From Deadline: The winners at the 2024 / 51st Annie Awards have been announced. "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse" won six, including "Best Feature." Its predecessor, "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" also won six categories, including "Best Feature."

From AwardsWatch: The NAACP has announced the nominees for the 2024 / 55th NAACP Image Awards. By visiting www.naacpimageawards.net, the public can vote to determine the winners of the 55th NAACP Image Awards’ in select categories. Voting closes February 24th at 9:00 p.m. NAACP will also recognize winners in non–televised Image Awards categories March 11–14th, which will stream via naacpimageawards.net. The winners will be revealed during the two–hour LIVE TV special, airing Saturday, March 16, 2024 at 8:00 PM ET/ PT on BET and CBS.

From THR: The Art Directors Guild (IATSE Local 800) has announced the winners at the 28th Art Directors Guild Awards. "Poor Things," "Oppenheimer," and "Saltburn" win top prizes.

From Deadline: The nominations for the 2024 Writers Guild Awards have been announced. The winners will be announced on April 14th, more than a month after the Oscars.

From Variety: The nominations for the 2024 / 77th EE BAFTA Film Awards have been announced. "Oppenheimer" leads with 13 nominations, and "Poor Things" follows with 11 nominations. The winners will be announced Feb. 18th.

From Variety: The Producers Guild of America has announced the nominees for the 2024 / 35th annual Producers Guild Awards. For the first time in the history of the awards, two international films, "Anatomy of a Fall" and "The Zone of Interest," have made been nominated in the PGA's top category, "Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures." The winners will be announced Feb. 25th.

From Variety: The nominees for the 2024 / 51st Annie Awards have been announced. Netflix's "Nimona" leads the features categories with nine nominations. The winners will be announced Sat., Feb. 17th.

From Deadline: The Screen Actors Guild nominations for the 2024 / 30th annual SAG Awards have announced. "Barbie" and "Oppenheimer" leads the film side of things with four nominations apiece. The winners will be announced Saturday, Feb. 24th.

From AwardsWatch: The Latino Entertainment Journalists Association has announced the 6th Annual LEJA Awards. "Past Lives" won "Best Picture." Actor Coleman Domingo won "Best Actor" for his role in "Rustin" and "Best Supporting Actor" for his role in "The Color Purple."

From AwardsWatch: The Vancouver Film Critics Circle has announced its 2023 film awards. "Anatomy of a Fall" won "Best Picture."

From Variety: The Directors Guild of America has announced the nominations for the 2024 / 76th DGA Awards. In the top category, "Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film of 2023," the nominees are Greta Gerwig for "Barbie," Christopher Nolan for “Oppenheimer,” Martin Scorsese for “Killers of the Flower Moon,” Yorgos Lanthimos for “Poor Things,” and Alexander Payne for “The Holdovers.” The winners will be announced Feb. 10th.

From AwardsWatch: The London Critics Circle announced the winners of its 44th annual film awards. "The Zone of Interest" won three awards, including "Film of the Year" and "Best Director" (Jonathan Glazer).

From AwardsWatch: The Kansas City Film Critics Circle (KCFCC) has won the 2023 film awards. "Oppenheimer" won six awards, including "Best Picture," "Best Director" (Christopher Nolan), and "Best Actor" (Cillian Murphy tied with Paul Giamatti for "The Holdovers").

From Variety: The American Cinema Editors has announced the nominees for the 2024 / 74th Annual ACE Eddie Awards. The winners will be announced March 3rd, 2024.

From AwardsWatch: The Online Film Critics Society (OFCS) has named its 2023 film awards. "Oppenheimer" won eight awards, including "Best Picture" and "Best Director" (Christopher Nolan).

From AwardsWatch: The Houston Film Critics Society (HFCS) has announced its 2023 films awards. "Poor Things" won three awards, including "Best Picture."

From AwardsWatch: The Chicago Indie Critics (CIC) has announced its 2023 films awards. "Oppenheimer" won seven awards, including "Best Studio Film." Celine Song's "Past Lives" won three, including "Best Independent Film."

From Variety: The Motion Picture Sound Editors has revealed the nominations for the 71st annual MPSE Golden Reel Awards in categories spanning feature film, television, animation, computer entertainment and student productions. The winners will be announced March 3rd.

From AwardsWatch: The Iowa Film Critics Association (IFCA) has announced its 2023 film awards. Alexander Payne's "The Holdovers" won four awards, including "Best Picture."

From Variety: The Visual Effects Society has announced the nominations for the 2024 / 22nd Annual VES Awards have been announced. The winners will be announced Feb. 21st.

From AwardsWatch: The North Dakota Film Society (NDFS) has announced its 2023 films awards. "Oppenheimer" won nine awards, including "Best Picture," "Best Director" (Christopher Nolan), and "Best Actor" (Cillian Murphy).

From AwardsWatch: The Music City Film Critics Association has announces it MCFCA 2023 Film Awards. Oppenheimer won seven awards, including "Best Picture" and "Best Director" (Christopher Nolan).

From AwardsWatch: The Portland Critics Association (PCA) has announced its 2023 films awards. "Oppenheimer" won nine awards, including "Best Picture," "Best Director" (Christopher Nolan), and "Best Actor" (Cillian Murphy).

From Deadline: The African-American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) announced the 15th annual African-Ameri an Film Critics Awards. "American Fiction" was voted the #1 film and won four awards, including "Best Comedy." Ava DuVernay's "Origin" was voted the #2 film and won three awards, including "Best Drama."

From Deadline: The winners of the 2024 / 29th Annual Critics Choice Awards have been announced. "Oppenheimer" won eight awards, including "Best Picture" and "Best Director" (Christopher Nolan).

From AwardsWatch: The Hawaii Film Critics Society (HFCS) has announced its 2023 films awards. "Barbie" wins four awards, including "Best Picture."

From AwardsWatch: The Denver Film Critics Society (DFCS) has announced the winners of its 2023 films awards. "Oppenheimer" won four awards, including "Best Film," "Best Director" (Christopher Nolan), and "Best Actor" (Cillian Murphy).

From AwardsWatch: The American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) revealed the nominees for the "2024 / 38th Annual ASC Awards" with categories in feature film, documentary, television and music video categories. The winners will be announced March 3rd, 2024.

From AwardsWatch: The Austin Film Critics Association (AFCA) has announced its 2023 film awards. "Killers of the Flower Moon" won "Best Picture."

From AwardsWatch: The Seattle Film Critics Society (SFCS) announced the winners in 21 categories for the 2023 Seattle Film Critics Society Awards. Director Celine Song’s "Past Lives" was named the "Best Picture of 2023."

From AwardsWatch: The Cinema Audio Society (CAS) has announced the nominations for the 60th CAS Awards. The winners will be announced March 2nd.

From AwardsWatch: The Art Directors Guild (IATSE Local 800) has announced the nominations for the 28th Art Directors Guild Awards. The winners will be announced Feb. 10th.

From AwardsWatch: The Hollywood Creative Alliance (HCA) has announced it 2024 ASTRA Film Awards. "Barbie" won eight awards, including "Best Picture.

From AwardsWatch: The Greater Western New York Film Critics Association (GWNYFCA) has announced its 2023 film awards. "Past Lives" was named "Best Picture."

From NSFC: The National Society of Film Critics announce its 58th annual NSFC Awards. "Past Lives" was named "Best Picture of 2023."

From Deadline: The 2024 / 81st Golden Globes Awards ceremony was held Sun. night, Jan. 7th, 2024. "Oppenheimer" won five awards, including "Best Motion Picture-Drama," "Best Director" (Christopher Nolan), "Best Actor-Drama" (Cillian Murphy), and "Best Supporting Actor-Motion Pictures" (Robert Downey, Jr.). "Poor Things" won "Best Motion Picture-Musical or Comedy."

From Deadline: NIGHT 2 of the 75th Creative Arts Emmys took place Sun., Jan. 7th, 2024. (Former) President Barack Obama and Keke Palmer were among the winners.

From Deadline: NIGHT 1 of the 75th Creative Arts Emmys took place Sat., Jan. 6th, 2024. HBO's "The Last of Us" lead the night with 8 wins, including wins in both "Guest Actor in a Drama Series" categories: Nick Offerman (Guest Actor) and Storm Reid (Guest Actress).

From AwardsWatch: The 5th annual DiscussingFilm Critics Awards were announced. "Oppenheimer" won eight awards, including "Best Picture," "Best Director" (Christopher Nolan), and "Best Actor" (Cillian Murphy).

From AwardsWatch: The Utah Film Critics Association (UFCA) has announced its 2023 film awards. "Past Lives" won three awards, including "Best Picture" and "Best Director" (Celine Song).

From AwardsWatch: The Georgia Film Critics Association (GFCA) has announced its 2023 film awards. "Oppenheimer" won seven honors, including "Best Picture," "Best Director" (Christopher Nolan), and "Best Actor" (Cillian Murphy).

From AwardsWatch: The San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle (SFBAFCC) has announced its 2023 film awards. "Oppenheimer" was named "Best Picture."

From AwardsWatch: The Columbus Film Critics Association (COFCA) has announced its 2023 film awards. "Killers of the Flower Moon" won six awards including "Best Film" and "Best Director" (Martin Scorsese).

From AwardsWatch: The Costume Designers Guild (Local 892) announced the official nominees list for the 26th CDGA (Costume Designers Guild Awards). The annual CDGA ceremony will take place Wed., Feb. 21st, 2024.

From Variety: The British Academy has unveiled the results of the first round of voting across all 24 categories for the 2024 / 77th BAFTA Film Awards. These results are known as "the longlists." "Barbie," "Killers of the Flower Moon," and "Oppenheimer" all appeared on the longlist of 15 categories. The nominations will be announced Jan. 18th, and the winners will be announced Feb. 18th.

From AwardsWatch: The Oklahoma Film Critics Circle (OFCC) has announced its 2023 film awards. "Killers of the Flower Moon" won five awards, including "Best Film," "Best Director" (Martin Scorsese), and "Best Actress" (Lily Gladstone).

From AwardsWatch: The Critics Association of Central Florida (CACF) has announced the winners of its 2023 films awards. "Oppenheimer" won 10 awards, including "Best Picture" and "Best Director" (Christopher Nolan).

From AwardsWatch: U.K. Film Critics Association (UKFCA) has announced the winners of its 2023 films awards. "Oppenheimer" won three awards: "Best Film," "Best Director" (Christopher Nolan), and "Best Actor" (Cillian Murphy).

From Variety: The Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild (MUAHS, IATSE Local 706) has announced nominations for the 11th MUAHS Guild Awards. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 led with five mentions in the film categories and ABC's "Dancing with the Stars" led with four in the television categories. The winners will be announced Sunday, February 18, 2024.

From AwardsWatch: The Nevada Film Critics Society has announced its 2023 film awards. "Oppenheimer" won five awards, including "Best Picture" and "Best Director" (Christopher Nolan).

From AwardsWatch: Florida Film Critics Circle (FFCC) has announced its 2023 film awards. Hayao's Miyazaki's anime film, "The Boy and the Heron" was named "Best Picture."

From AwardsWatch: The Black Film Critics Circle (BFCC) has announced its 2023 films awards. "American Fiction" won six awards, including "Best Picture," "Best Director" (Cord Jefferson), and Best Actor (Jeffrey Wright).

From AwardsWatch: The San Diego Film Critics Society (SDFCS) has announced its 2023 film awards. Always trying to be difficult, it named "Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret" the "Best Picture." It named Martin Scorsese "Best Director" for "Killers of the Flower Moon."

From AwardsWatch: The Dublin Film Critics Circle has announced its 2023 film awards. "Past Lives" wins "Best Film" and "Best Director" (Celine Song)"

From AwardsWatch: The North Texas Film Critics Association (NTFCA) has announced its 2023 films awards. "Oppenheimer" wins five awards, including "Best Picture" and "Best Director" (Christopher Nolan).

From AwardsWatch: The Southeaster Film Critics Association (SEFCA) has announces its 2023 films awards. "Oppenheimer" won eight awards including "Best Picture," "Best Director" (Christopher Nolan), and "Best Actor" (Cillian Murphy).

From AwardsWatch: The Indiana Film Journalists Association (IFJA) has announced its 2023 films awards. "Poor Things" won six awards, including "Best Pictuere," "Best Director" (Yorgos Lanthmos), "Best Actress" (Emma Stone"), and "Best Supporting Actor" (Mark Ruffalo).

From AwardsWatch: The Philadelphia Film Critics Circle (PFCC) has announced it 2023 film awards. "Poor Things" won four awards, including "Best Picture," "Best Director" (Yorgos Lanthimos), and "Best Actress" (Emma Stone).

From AwardsWatch: The St. Louis Film Critics Association (StLFCA) has announced its 2023 awards. "Oppenheimer" won seven awards, including "Best Picture," "Best Director" (Christopher Nolan), and "Best Actor" (Cillian Murphy)

From AwardsWatch: The Phoenix Film Critics Society (PFCS) has named its 2023 film awards. "Killers of the Flower Moon" wins "Best Picture." Oppenheimer wins six, including "Best Director" for Christopher Nolan.

From AwardsWatch: The Dallas-Ft. Worth Film Critics Association (DFWFCA) has named its 2023 films awards. "The Holdovers" wins "Best Picture." "Oppenheimer" wins four, including "Best Director" for Christopher Nolan.

From AwardsWatch: The Toronto Film Critics Association (TFCA) have announced their 2023 film awards. "The Zone of Interest" wins "Best Picture" and "Best Director" (for Jonathan Glazer).

From AwardsWatch: The 2023 Boston Online Film Critics Association (BOFCA) awards have been announced. "Killers of the Flower Moon" wins "Best Picture," one of two awards its won. "Oppenheimer" wins five, including a "Best Director" for Christopher Nolan.

From AwardsWatch: The nominations for the 2024 / 24th annual Black Reel Awards have been announced. "The Color Purple" leads with 19 nominations. The winners will be announced Jan. 16th, 2024.

From AwardsWatch: The Phoenix Critics Circle (PCC) has announced its 2023 film awards. "Past Lives" wins "Best Picture."

From AwardsWatch: The New York Film Critics Online (NYFCO) have named "Killers of the Flower Moon" the "Best Film" of 2023. Christopher Nolan wins "Best Director" for "Oppenheimer."

From AwardsWatch: The Las Vegas Film Critics Society have named "Oppenheimer" the "Best Picture" of 2023, with the film's director, Christopher Nolan, winning "Best Director."

From AwardsWatch: The winners at the 2023 Chicago Film Critics Association Awards have been announced. "Killers of the Flower Moon" wins "Best Picture," and Christopher Nolan wins "Best Director" for "Oppenheimer."

From THR: The winners at the 2023 / 49th annual Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards have been announced. The Holocaust historical drama, "The Zone of Interest," wins four awards, including "Best Picture," "Best Director" (Jonathan Glazer), and "Best Actress" (Sandra Huller).

From Deadline: The nominations for the 2024 / 29th annual Critics Choice Awards have been announced. "Barbie" leads with 18 nominations.

From Deadline: The nominations for the 2024 / 81st annual Golden Globe Awards have been announced. The winners will be announced Jan. 7th, 2024 on CBS and Paramount Plus.

From AwardsWatch: The Las Vegas Film Critics have announced their 2023 LVFC Awards nominations. "Barbie" and "Oppenheimer" are the leading vote getters. The winners will be announced Wed., Dec. 13th.

From THR: The winners at the 2023 European Film Awards have been announced. "Anatomy of a Fall" won five awards including for "Best Film," "Best Director" (Justine Triet), and "Best Actress" (Sandra Huller).

From AwardsWatch: The 2023 National Board of Review film honors have been announced. "Killers of the Flower Moon" won "Best Film," "Best Director" (Martin Scorsese), and "Best Actress" (Lily Gladstone).

From AwardsWatch: The American Film Institute (AFI) names its top ten films: American Fiction, Barbie, The Holdovers, Killers of the Flower Moon, Maestro, May December, Oppenheimer, Past Lives, Poor Things, and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. It also names its top ten television series: Abbott Elementary, The Bear, Beef, Jury Duty, The Last of Us, The Morning Show, Only Murders in the Building, Poker Face, Reservation Dogs, and Succession.

From AwardsWatch: "Barbie" and "Oppenheimer" lead the nominations for "Astra Film & Creative Arts Awards," which are put on by the "Hollywood Creative Alliance" (formerly known as the Hollywood Critics Association). The winners will be announced Jan. 6th, 2024 in Los Angeles.

From Deadline: At the 2023 / 26th British Independent Film Awards, director Andrew Haigh's "All of Us Strangers" won seven awards, including "Best British Independent Film."

From Variety: The winners at the 2023 / 89th New York Film Critics Circle Awards have been announced. "Killers of the Flower Moon" (directed by Martin Scorsese) was named "Best Film of 2023." Christopher Nolan won "Best Director" for his film, "Oppenheimer."

From Variety: The winners at the 2023 / 33rd Annual Gotham Awards were announced Mon., Nov. 27th. Writer-director Celine Song's South Korean romantic drama, "Past Lives" won the "Best Feature" award.

BEST PICTURE COUNT:

All of Us Strangers: 1

American Fiction: 2

Anatomy of a Fall: 2

Barbie: 2

The Boy and the Heron: 1

The Color Purple: 1

The Holdovers: 2

Killers of the Flower Moon: 9

Oppenheimer: 24

Past Lives: 9

Poor Things: 4

The Zone of Interest: 3

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Saturday, March 23, 2024

Negromancer News Bits and Bites from March 17th to 23rd, 2024 - UPDATE #15

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

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ENTERTAINMENT AND CULTURE NEWS:

NEWS - From CNN: ISIS has claimed responsibility for an attack at a popular concert hall complex, "Crocus City Hall," near Moscow on Friday, March 22nd, after assailants stormed the venue with guns and incendiary devices. The death toll has risen to 115 people, with at least 145 injured.

MEDIA - From Variety: What happens to Paramount Global if it is sold? What happens if it is sold in pieces?

MOVIES - From THR: Recent Oscar winner, Da'Vine Joy Randolph ("The Holdovers"), is in talks to to join a musical in development at Universal from director Michel Gondry and producer Pharrell Williams that has Kelvin Harrison Jr. attached to star. The untitled coming-of-age project is said to be inspired by Williams’ formative years growing up in Virginia Beach in the 1970s.

EMMYS - From Variety: The site offers some early prediction for the 2024 / 76th Primetime Emmy Awards, which is currently scheduled for September 15, 2024. The nominations will be announced July 17, 2024.

MOVIES - From WorldofReel: Earlier this year, director Ryan Coogler (Fruitvale Station) put up for a bid a film project starring his frequent collaborator, Michael B. Jordan (Creed). Rumors suggest the film will focus on a battle between vampires and the Ku Klux Klan of the 1960s. The film is due in theaters March 7, 2025 from Warner Bros.

DISNEY/TRAILER - From THR: Director Fede Alvarez says that both Ridley Scott (director of "Alien") and James Cameron (director of Aliens) have seen his upcoming franchise film, "Alien: Romulus." There is a teaser trailer for the film, which is due in theaters August 16th.

MOVIES - From EW: "Entertainment Weekly" has a first look at Michael Keaton and other cast members of the Beetlejuice sequel, "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice." The article also has some quotes from director Tim Burton.

DISNEY - From Variety: "Star Wars" mastermind, George Lucas, Disney’s largest individual shareholder, has come out with a statement supporting Disney’s board and CEO Bob Iger, urging Disney investors to reject bids by two activist investor groups to take seats on the media company’s board.

MOVIES - From FandomWire: Rumors say that actor Aaron Taylor-Johnson has been offered the chance to be the next "James Bond." Taylor-Johnson says "I find it charming and wonderful that people see me in that role.

MUSIC - From RollingStone: The venerable magazine reports on "Suno," the AI music generator, a so-called ChatGPT for music. There is also an example of what Suno can do, an unsettling Delta blues song.

MOVIES - From THR: Director Rian Johnson (Knives Out) and his production company, T-Shirt, with partner, Ram Bergman, has signed a two-film deal with Warner Bros.

ANIMATION - From Deadline: Emmy winners, Bill Hader and Quinta Brunson, will lead Warner Bros. Animation's "The Cat in the Hat," which is due in theaters March 26, 2026.

DISNEY - From Deadline: Disney's recent animated film, "Wish," will debut on Disney+ April 3rd.

CANNES - From Deadline: The site looks at the English-language films seeking to make a splash at the 2024 / 77th Cannes Film Festival.

BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficePro: The winner of the 3/15 to 3/17/2024 weekend box office is Universal Pictures/DreamWorks Animation's "Kung Fu Panda 4" with an estimated take of 30 million dollars.

NAACP/BLM - From Deadline: The 2024 / 55th Annual NAACP Image Awards came to a close. Grammy-winning recording artist, Usher, won the "Entertainer of the Year." "The Color Purple" continued with wins in the category of "Outstanding Motion Picture," "Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture" (Fantasia Barrino), "Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture" (Coleman Domingo), "Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture" (Taraji P. Henson). The film also won in five other categories.

ANIMATION - From CartoonBrew: According to reports, DreamWorks Animation is going to let go of hundreds of its staffers, and some departments will be cut by half or more. DreamWorks Animation COO Randy Lake won't say people are being "laid off," but this "downsizing" will occur because many staffers will not have their contracts renewed.