| Movies, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Janet van Dyne, Michelle Pfeiffer By Princess Weekes on Thu,11:59 Michelle Pfeiffer returning to the world of comic book film adaptations is cause for celebration, but the fact that she will be playing the original female avenger, Janet van Dyne is even more cause for celebration. While we haven't gotten a good look at the former-Catwoman in the trailer, the latest movie post for Ant-Man and The Wasp gives us a better look at our golden age heroine. Read More > AMP Featured, Big on the Internet, fanart, Kelly Marie Tran, Rose Tico By Kaila Hale-Stern on Thu,11:39 After actress Kelly Marie Tran deleted her Instagram following months of harassment by so-called Star Wars "fans," artists are pushing back with beautiful art of Tran's character, Rose Tico. Read More > Big on the Internet, bisexual representation, cardi b, Rita Ora By Princess Weekes on Thu,11:32 Despite singer Rita Ora's fairly thoughtful response to the criticism around her song 'Girls', the video we got for the single doubles down on all of the things people were concerned about. Read More > Movies, Marvel Comics, The MCU By Dan Van Winkle on Thu,10:04 By now, Marvel's interconnected cinematic universe feels like a fixture of the movie business, and not just because everyone is trying to copy it. But it wasn't really so long ago that Marvel movie rights were all over the place, and so was the quality of the movies that resulted—well, almost all over the place, largely except anywhere "good." While there were some legitimate gems, most of them ranked from kind of bad to unwatchable. Read More > Movies, Bradley Cooper, Lady Gaga, things we saw today By Teresa Jusino on Wed,6:20 Ever since the original classic film starring Janet Gaynor and Frederick March in 1937, it seems that every generation needs to put up one of its biggest female music stars to play the role of Esther Victoria Blodgett in a version of A Star is Born. Read More > Comics, Justice League, Martian Manhunter, Scott Snyder By Chelsea Steiner on Wed,5:39 This week's series relaunch of Justice League, Justice League No. 1, brings back fan favorite character J’onn J’onzz , aka the Martian Manhunter. The issue, written by Scott Snyder (American Vampire, Batman) with art by Jim Cheung (Avengers, Astonishing X-Men), features the return of one of the Justice League's founding members after a seven year hiatus. Read More > TV, Apple TV, J.J. Abrams, Sara Bareilles By Teresa Jusino on Wed,5:38 OK, I'm a sucker for musical television shows. I was totally a "Gleek" and I loved Smash (well, I loved the first season of Smash). Now, J.J. Abrams' Bad Robot is delving into more musical territory with Apple TV by giving a platform to one of my favorite singer-songwriters, Sara Bareilles. Read More > TV, Full Frontal, Ivanka Trump, Samantha Bee By Vivian Kane on Wed,5:01 A week after Samantha Bee called Ivanka Trump a "feckless c**t" on Full Frontal, TBS has announced that they will provide heightened oversight for the show to make sure no human adult could ever again get offended by the bad woman and her dirty words. Read More > Big on the Internet, Avengers 4, marvel studios, time travel By Kaila Hale-Stern on Wed,4:51 Now that we know what happens in Infinity War, it seems to me that the early speculations about Avengers 4 make sense. Read More > AMP Featured, TV, nostalgia, Sarah Jessica Parker, Sex and the City By Princess Weekes on Wed,4:36 The women of Sex and the City are fully realized women who, ignoring the terrible movies, are allowed to end the story better than when they started. Read More > News, #MeToo Movement, Brock Turner, Judge Persky By Chelsea Steiner on Wed,4:20 In yesterday's California primary election, voters in Santa Clara County removed Judge Aaron Persky who made national headlines when he granted convicted rapist Brock Turner a shockingly lenient sentence of six months behind bars. Nearly 60% of voters supported the removal of Persky, which will be the first time a judge has been recalled in California in 87 years. Read More > Comics, Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez, La Borinqueña, Puerto Rico By Teresa Jusino on Wed,3:56 La Borinqueña made her first appearance back in January of last year, when writer Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez created a Puerto Rican superhero in response to the humanitarian crisis affecting the 3 million Puerto Ricans with American citizenship on the island. Post Hurricane Maria, Marisol Rios de la Luz continues to resonate and returns with an all-new graphic novel. Read More > Movies, Captain America (character), Chris Evans, Spider-Man: Homecoming By Kaila Hale-Stern on Wed,2:24 Chris Evans makes a delightful Spider-Man: Homecoming cameo in the form of the sort of wholesome public service announcement you'd watch in high school gym class. But I'd somehow missed the extended cut of these until now. Read More > Movies, A Wrinkle in Time, Honest Trailers By Teresa Jusino on Wed,1:30 No matter how I feel about a film, I can always count on Honest Trailers to help me see that film in a new way. While I already liked A Wrinkle in Time, despite it uneven tone, there's one thing that I never really thought about when I saw it in theaters, but can totally think about now that it's available on Blu-ray/DVD/Digital HD... Read More > AMP Featured, Big on the Internet, Harry Potter, problematic favs, Star Wars (franchise) By Princess Weekes on Wed,1:14 No one is saying you can't enjoy Harry Potter or Star Wars or any of the fandoms of your youth. All people are pointing out is that the creators could have done better and truly worked to make the series more inclusive, in order to help that happen in the future. Read More > Big on the Internet, representation, Women in Hollywood By Vivian Kane on Wed,1:02 Variety's omission of women is frustrating, but female writers mobilized their anger and the result was inspiring. Read More > TV, Firefly, Serenity, VFX By Chelsea Steiner on Wed,12:58 On the 15th anniversary of Joss Whedon's beloved but short-lived series Firefly, the VFX company Zoic Studios has released a tribute video. The video features several VFX highlights from the series in a sweet, moving tribute to the franchise. The series holds a special meaning for Zoic Studios, as it was their first series gig that put them on the map. Read More > AMP Featured, Gaming, E3 2018, Nintendo, Super Smash Bros. By Dan Van Winkle on Wed,12:36 The Electronic Entertainment Expo, E3, kicks off next week on Tuesday, June 12, although Microsoft, Sony, and many other game companies have their big press demonstrations coming up as soon as Saturday, with Nintendo bringing up the rear in with its Tuesday time slot. Last but not least certainly applies here, though, with Nintendo pulling out all the stops to bring as many big games to its new Switch console as possible, as quickly as possible. Here's everything you need to know. Read More > News, Brendan Fraser, HFPA, sexual assault By Princess Weekes on Wed,11:14 When Brendan Fraser's interview came out this past February in GQ, in which he claimed to have been sexually harassed by Philip Berk, former president of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA), it broke my heart. The article did a deft job of showing how Fraser was traumatized by not only the action itself but the aftermath from the organization itself. Read More > AMP Featured, Movies, Jared Leto, Suicide Squad, The Joker By Kaila Hale-Stern on Wed,10:52 I wake up every morning thinking to myself, "What do I least want to see in the world?" The answer comes quickly: I never, ever want to witness a standalone Joker movie starring Jared Leto, yet here we are. Read More > |
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