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Walt Disney Pictures “Mulan” Final Trailer

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Part of me thinks that the folks at Disney are keeping to a regular schedule with their “Mulan” film because not only did we get the Official Trailer back in December, but across the month of January came a few TV Spot clips. Since I’d like you to be up to speed on all of our content on this topic, I will suggest that you click HERE and launch the tag for the film in a new browser. Remember that in addition to this Final Trailer clip I will have one for posters and then the release day narrative. So let’s get down to business and enjoy this Final Trailer for Disney’s “Mulan”. As in the other posts I’ve added the premise and casting as well. You’re welcome 🙂

The Plot: When the Emperor of China issues a decree that one man per family must serve in the Imperial Army to defend the country from Northern invaders attacking China, Hua Mulan, the eldest daughter of an honored warrior, steps in to take the place of her ailing father. She is spirited, determined and quick on her feet. Masquerading as a man, Hua Jun, she is tested every step of the way and must harness her inner-strength and embrace her true potential. It is an epic journey that will transform her into not only an honored warrior, but one of China’s greatest warriors ever and earn her the respect of a grateful nation…and a proud father.
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Mattel Reveals New Barbie “Fashionista” Diversity Line For 2020

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As the annual Toy Fair approaches, so do the announcements from the makes of awesome products like the folks at Mattel who continually offer us worlds or wonder with their Barbie line (like the “Star Wars” and “David Bowie” ones from last year). Check out this latest bit of news.

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The Press Release:
Yesterday, the ultimate girls empowerment brand – Barbie – announcd its 2020 Fashionistas line. Over the past five years, the line has evolved to be more reflective of the world girls see around them by introducing more than 170+ new looks. For 2020, Barbie is continuing the journey to represent global diversity and inclusivity in the fashion doll aisle by showcasing a multi-dimensional view of beauty and fashion by adding: a doll with skin condition vitiligo, a doll with no hair, a doll with a darker skin tone that uses a gold prosthetic limb, Ken with long rooted hair (all for the first-time).

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Barbie “Fashionista” Line 2020 c/o Mattel

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Presenting The 62nd Annual Grammy Awards Winners

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Greetings my friends, I have returned to share with you the full winners list of the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards. The broadcast completed a short time ago and I’ve been keeping pace with a number of reporting outlets who monitor the happening by the moment. As was done with the nominations list, I’ve left those names in place so the readership can see who didn’t make the cut at the end of the day. It’s a long list because I’ve featured a whole lot of the other categories that were not included in the broadcast but let’s begin.

** GENERAL FIELD **

Record Of The Year:
HEY, MA – Bon Iver (BJ Burton, Brad Cook, Chris Messina & Justin Vernon, producers; BJ Burton, Zach Hanson & Chris Messina, engineers/mixers; Greg Calbi, mastering engineer)
WINNER – BAD GUY – Billie Eilish (Finneas O’Connell, producer; Rob Kinelski & Finneas O’Connell, engineers/mixers; John Greenham, mastering engineer)
7 RINGS – Ariana Grande (Charles Anderson, Tommy Brown, Michael Foster & Victoria Monet, producers; Serban Ghenea, John Hanes, Billy Hickey & Brendan Morawski, engineers/mixers;
Randy Merrill, mastering engineer)
HARD PLACE – H.E.R. (Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins, producer; Joseph Hurtado, Jaycen Joshua, Derek Keota & Miki Tsutsumi, engineers/mixers; Colin Leonard, mastering engineer)
TALK – Khalid (Disclosure & Denis Kosiak, producers; Ingmar Carlson, Jon Castelli, Josh Deguzman, John Kercy, Denis Kosiak, Guy Lawrence & Michael Romero, engineers/mixers; Dale Becker, mastering engineer)
OLD TOWN ROAD – Lil Nas X Featuring Billy Ray Cyrus (Andrew “VoxGod” Bolooki, Jocelyn “Jozzy” Donald & YoungKio, producers; Andrew “VoxGod” Bolooki, Cinco & Joe Grasso, engineers/mixers; Eric Lagg, mastering engineer)
TRUTH HURTS – Lizzo (Ricky Reed & Tele, producers; Chris Galland, Manny Marroquin & Ethan Shumaker, engineers/mixers; Chris Gehringer, mastering engineer)
SUNFLOWER – Post Malone & Swae Lee (Louis Bell & Carter Lang, producers; Louis Bell & Manny Marroquin, engineers/mixers; Mike Bozzi, mastering engineer)

Album Of The Year:
I,I – Bon Iver (Brad Cook, Chris Messina & Justin Vernon, producers; Zach Hanson & Chris Messina, engineers/mixers; BJ Burton, Brad Cook & Justin Vernon, songwriters; Greg Calbi, mastering engineer)
NORMAN F***ING ROCKWELL! – Lana Del Rey (Jack Antonoff & Lana Del Rey, producers; Jack Antonoff & Laura Sisk, engineers/mixers; Jack Antonoff & Lana Del Rey, songwriters; Chris Gehringer, mastering engineer)
WINNER – WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? – Billie Eilish (Finneas O’Connell, producer; Rob Kinelski & Finneas O’Connell, engineers/mixers; Billie Eilish O’Connell & Finneas O’Connell, songwriters; John Greenham, mastering engineer)
THANK U, NEXT – Ariana Grande (Tommy Brown, Ilya, Max Martin & Victoria Monet, producers; Serban Ghenea, Sam Holland & Brendan Morawski, engineers/mixers; Tommy Brown, Ariana Grande, Savan Kotecha, Max Martin, Victoria Monet, Tayla Parx & Ilya Salmanzadeh, songwriters; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer)
I USED TO KNOW HER – H.E.R. (David “Swagg R’Celious” Harris, H.E.R., Walter Jones & Jeff Robinson, producers; Miki Tsutsumi, engineer/mixer; Sam Ashworth, Jeff “Gitty” Gitelman, David “Swagg R’Celious” Harris & H.E.R., songwriters; Dave Kutch, mastering engineer)
7 – Lil Nas X (Joe Grasso, engineer/mixer; Montero Lamar Hill, songwriter; Eric Lagg, mastering engineer)
CUZ I LOVE YOU (DELUXE) – Lizzo (Ricky Reed, producer; Manny Marroquin & Ethan Shumaker, engineers/mixers; Eric Frederic & Melissa Jefferson, songwriters; Chris Gehringer, mastering engineer)
FATHER OF THE BRIDE – Vampire Weekend (Ezra Koenig & Ariel Rechtshaid, producers; John DeBold, Chris Kasych, Takemasa Kosaka, Ariel Rechtshaid & Hiroya Takayama, engineers/mixers; Ezra Koenig, songwriter; Emily Lazar, mastering engineer)
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Presenting The 12th Annual Shorty Awards Nominations

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Hello my friends, its time to share another awards show nomination rundown with you and this one is called the Shorty Awards. Though this particular honor has been doing its thing since 2008, it was very new to me so I culled this from their Official Wikipedia so you can also be up to speed on what it is if you were like me and not as in the know as you thought…After you read that I will get into the rundown of the recently announced nominations.

“The Shorty Awards, also known as the “Shortys”, is an annual awards show recognizing the people and organizations that produce real-time short form content across Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Twitch and the rest of the social web”.

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Best Actor:
Rebel Wilson
Angela Bassett
Billy Porter
Brie Larson
Naomi Scott
Sophie Turner

Best Celebrity:
Zendaya
Adam Sandler
Beyoncé
Demi Lovato
Jennifer Aniston
Jonathan Van Ness
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Saying “Goodbye” To My Cat Spooke (1/20/2020)

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It’s with an overwhelming and crushing sadness that I announce that my beloved black cat Spooke has left the realm for the Rainbow Bridge. She was just shy of her 18th birthday and was an amazing companion to me for sure. I’ve owned since her birth back in my old apartment and to say that I’ll miss her terribly is an understatement. Spooke was a very friendly and what amounted to a “talkative” cat. She loved attention and being a part of the conversation if it suited her. These photos are from the night before and the day of her last vet visit.

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Spooke was the offspring of my rescue cat Shadow who I lost back in 2015 when she was just past around fourteen years old. Shadow was a very good and loving cat and is remembered HERE for those who are new to our writings about life and entertainment. While I am pretty much inconsolable at the moment based on the emptiness her loss has left me, I feel that in time an appreciation will come because at 17.75 years of a cat amounts to something in the mid-80’s if you were to work out her human years equivalent.

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Spooke was pretty spry and active up until about a month ago when some weight loss and less activity became the case. She wasn’t as talkative and seemed to prefer being alone and as the animal studies say when the behavior and practices dramatically change its never a good sign. While I hated to make that decision it was indeed her time according to the vet and I made sure to stay with her until the very last second of her life when she closed her eyes that final time. Goodnight my Spooke, you were an amazing part of my world that was loved deeply. I will miss you beyond words that can be formed right now. Closing up, I wanted to put more historical photos up in this post but I don’t have the emotional strength for it and just want to tune out for a bit. Maybe around what would have been her birthday I will but I cannot think about that right now. Thanks to all who have called, texted or left a notice on my personal and site pages on Facebook. It’s all been comforting. Rest easy my sweet girl.

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