The Thursday Edition - Jun 21, 2018
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Big on the Internet, Movies, Paramount, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, TMNT

Paramount Just Hired a Screenwriter for an Upcoming Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Movie

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016)
It has been two years since Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows came out, and while movie ended up grossing $245 million against a $135 million budget, there were still no movies towards a sequel. Until now.
AMP Featured, Movies, solo: a star wars story, Star Wars (franchise)

Why Holding Off on “Star Wars Story” Movies Could Be the Right Call for Lucasfilm

obi-wan and boba fett in star wars
Lucasfilm is reportedly rethinking "Star Wars Story" movies, and as sad as that is, they might be right.
AMP Featured, Big on the Internet, donald trump, politics, sasha matthews

13-Year-Old Cartoonist Demolishes Trump’s Cruel Family Separation Policy

"Stable Genius" by Sasha Matthews
Sasha Matthews, The Mary Sue's favorite cartoonist, is an eighth-grader who uses her artwork to make a social impact. Now Sasha is wielding her pen to highlight the crisis of family separation at the border that has come about because of the Trump administration's inhumane actions.
Big on the Internet, The CW, The MCU, things we saw today

Things We Saw Today: Vulture Ranks the Gayest Marvel Films and the #1 Pick Is Genius

Stucky
Before looking: what would be your bet for the #1 Gayest Marvel Film? Plus, the CW releases its new premiere dates. 'Roseanne' needs a lead, and Christopher Plummer is available.
Movies, The Incredibles, The Incredibles 2

Is There a Good Argument for Banning Supers in the Incredibles Universe?

Incredibles
The Incredibles was the first movie that made me think about the realities of living in a world where people with superpowers exist.
Contributors, comic books, contributors, review

Review: Shanghai Red #1 Is a Beautiful, Riveting Story of Revenge

Shanghai Red cover
First of all, as a Scorpio-Slytherin, let me just say that I am here for a revenge story—the more exacting and drawn-out, the better. As a former art historian, I also can’t resist beautiful visuals for a book inspired by real-life historical mysteries, all of which is to say that Shanghai Red, a new Image book by Christopher Sebela, Joshua Hixon, and Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou, is a lot of my favorite things straight out of the gate.
AMP Featured, Movies, art, Avengers: Infinity War, Stephen Byrne

Comics Artist Gorgeously Depicts the Heartbreaking Aftermath of Avengers: Infinity War

Stephen Byrne's After the Snap
Stephen Byrne created stunning comics panels that imagine what might have come to pass post-Infinity War. My heart hurts.
Movies, feminism, movies, TV

Which Movies & TV Series Influenced Your “Feminist Agenda”?

Movies & TV That Influences Your Feminist Agenda
Together these characters not only shaped me as a person, but really shaped how I view feminism — which is that being a woman doesn't have look a certain way. 
Movies, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, lesbian representation, LGBTQ erasure

The Erasure of Gay Characters Continues in Jurassic World: Fallen Franchise—I Mean Kingdom

Chris Pratt in Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018)
Dr. Zia Rodriguez, a new character in Fallen Kingdom was written to be a lesbian, but that got cut.
AMP Featured, Movies, Disney, Incredibles 2, women in film

The Incredibles 2 Delivers an Incredible Takedown of Toxic Gender Norms

incredibles 2 poster
When it comes to portraying straight married couples with kids, TV and movies leave a lot to be desired. Too often, women are presented as “do it all” supermoms, and husbands are presented as childlike buffoons, incapable of being responsible parents. As a result, the moms come off as overbearing, but desperately necessary, and the dads come off as another one of the children (think Modern Family's Claire and Phil Dunphy in their most broadly drawn moments).
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