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LEAKED: WHY SAM SMITH WAS CHOSEN TO WRITE AND RECORD NEW JAMES BOND FILM THEME SONG

September 19, 2015 Pol Pinoy 1 Comment

LONDON, U.K. (The Adobo Chronicles® ) – Openly-gay British singer Sam Smith announced he has recorded the theme to the new James Bond flick, “Spectre.”

“This is one of the highlights of my career,” the Grammy Award-winning Smith tweeted Tuesday. “I am honoured to finally announce that I will be singing the next Bond theme song.”

The song, called “Writing’s on the Wall,” will be released September 25. The movie comes out October 26 in the United Kingdom and November 6 in the United States.

Speaking of ‘coming out,’ the reason Smith was chosen to compose and record the theme song is because the latest Agent 007, played by Daniel Craig, turns out to be a closeted gay man. It is not until the end of the film that he comes out of the closet.

None of the film’s characters suspected that Bond was gay, despite the writings on the wall.

Diversity, Film and TV

MATT DAMON CHECKS INTO REHAB CLINIC IN LOS ANGELES

September 17, 2015 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

HOLLYWOOD, California (The Adobo Chronicles® ) – It is not uncommon for Hollywood celebrities to check into rehab to deal with drug or alcohol addictions. But tonight, actor/screenwriter/producer Matt Damon checked into a little-known Los Angeles facility that treats patients with diversity cluelessness.

During the season premiere of HBO’s “Project Greenlight,” Damon shut down producer Effie Brown, a black woman, when she suggested that a diverse directing team might be better suited to direct a film whose only black character was a prostitute.

“When we’re talking about diversity, you do it in the casting of the film, not in the casting of the show,” Damon said.

Damon’s comment immediately went viral, with both conservatives and liberals criticizing the white actor for his insensitive take on diversity.

Realizing that his Holllywood career might be on the line and that his millions of fans could abandon him, Damon voluntarily decided to check into the diversity clinic.

The diversity clinic is a facility operated by the NAACP which aims to rehabilitate famous people who suffer from serious symptoms of racial bias and insensitivity.

Damon is expected to check out in two weeks and would be able to continue with his role in “Project Greenlight.”

Film and TV, The Media

CNN VERY DISAPPOINTED THERE WAS NO VIOLENCE WHEN ‘STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON’ OPENED IN MOVIE THEATERS

August 17, 2015 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

Capture ATLANTA, Georgia (The Adobo Chronicles® ) – CNN was in full standby mode last weekend, with camera crews and news anchors ready to hit the airwaves at the first sign of violence on opening night of the movie, “Straight Outta Compton.”

The film tells the story of the group N.W.A., a group from Compton, California that was highly influential in the early days of hip-hop, and included several members that are still famous today, including Dr. Dre and Ice Cube, who also produced the film.

It turned out to be a huge disappointment for CNN as it reported on Monday that there wasn’t violence at movie theaters during the opening weekend of the film.

CNN anchor Ashleigh Banfield began the news segment by saying, “Some movie theaters were worried about violence when Straight Outta Compton hit the screen. Instead, it only led to longer lines, ticket lines and some big money, too.”

The film earned $56.1 million on opening weekend, a record for an R-rated film.

Banfield then brought on CNN law enforcement analyst Cedric Alexander to discuss the reaction to the film and to try to make sense of the non-violence that greeted the film’s opening weekend.

All week last week, CNN was reporting that movie theaters were employing extra security while local police were being deployed to quell any riots that might ensue as a result of the film.

The uneventful weekend was another missed opportunity for CNN to do what it does best: sensationalized reporting and news analysis.