The Thursday Edition - Jun 14, 2018
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Big on the Internet, Brie Larson, Sundance Film Festival, women in entertainment

Brie Larson Calls for More Diversity Among Entertainment Writers, but Are You Listening When POC Say the Same Thing

Brie Larson
Brie Larson wants to see more non-white critics in entertainment and we couldn't agree more. At the Crystal + Lucy Awards, Larson delivered the announcement that the Sundance and Toronto Film Festivals have pledged 20 percent of their credentials for marginalized writers to better reflect America, according to Variety. Which is a small improvement, but still an attempt was made.
News, immigrant rights, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, protests

Do Something: Nationwide Protests Against Separating Immigrant Families Are Happening Today

Are you horrified and appalled by ICE's mandate to separate immigrant parents from their children? Good news: you have a soul. But what can you do about it? Today, all across the country, people are mobilizing to protest the hideously cruel separation policy. Heading up this massive resistance is Families Belong Together, an action network that is coordinating protests across the country.
Movies, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Marvel Entertainment

Evangeline Lilly Drops Some Avengers 4 Hints Ahead of Ant-Man and The Wasp

Evangeline Lilly as The Wasp in Ant-Man and The Wasp
Dancing around the plot of Avengers 4 is tricky for anyone involved in the Marvel cinematic universe, because its specifics need to be kept tightly under wraps, but it's also a topic that needs discussion for multiple reasons. Eventually, there's going to have to be a marketing push for it, and before we even get to that point, there are still a few Marvel movies to come, which are inextricably connected.
Movies, Anne Hathaway, breastfeeding, Ocean's 8

Anne Hathaway Gets Support from Ocean’s 8 Co-Stars for Breaks to Pump Breast Milk … Which She is Legally Entitled To

oceans 8
Whether or not you loved Ocean's 8 the movie, you've probably been entertained by Ocean's 8 the press tour. Whether it's the cast playing games or Paulson doing her patented mom dance, the eight stars clearly enjoy each other's company and had a blast working together.
Big on the Internet, Bucky Barnes, Captain America (character), Steve Trevor, Wonder Woman, Wonder Woman 1984

Good Characters Don’t Need to Stay Dead to Make an Impact

Chris Pine as Steve Trevor and Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes
I see a lot of well-intentioned fans of Wonder Woman worrying that Steve Trevor's return somehow negates what he did for Diana. I would like to change this conversation, for Wonder Woman, and for many movies where the impossible is part of the appeal.
Big on the Internet, homophobia, Millie Bobby Brown, Stranger Things

Things We Saw Today: Millie Bobby Brown Driven off the Internet by Homophobes

Millie Bobby Brown in Stranger Things (2016)
The children of Stranger Things are growing up the probably the darkest timeline to be child actors. I'd hate to think what would have happened to Danielle Fishel is she'd been on screen as Topanga in Boy Meets World now. Between the toxicity of fandom being hyped up and the ease with which social media eliminates all pretense of a fourth wall, it is a hard place to me. And that's why we need to put our support behind Millie Bobby Brown.
TV, queer eye, Streaming Television, television

7 Shows Perfect for When You Just Want to Watch People Be Nice to Each Other and Themselves

queer eye
Sometimes you just want to watch something where everyone is good and nice and kind to each other, shows that feel like a televised hug.
Big on the Internet, TV, Black Lightning, Black Panther, Luke Cage

Respectability Politics and the Black Male Superhero

Black Panther, Black Lightning, Luke Cage
Black Panther, Luke Cage, and Black Lightning have many things in common in terms of the world that the characters entered into. At the time the characters were created, they were filling a void of black male representation in comic books, and when the characters were adapted into live-action that same void was being filled again.
Movies, DC, DC Entertainment, Warner Bros.

Five Ways to Fix the Films of the DC Universe (Except for Wonder Woman Which is Perfection)

justice league
With the notable exception of Wonder Woman, Warner Bros. has yet to capitalize on the promise of a DC cinematic universe. Here are five ways to fix the flailing franchise, from the hive mind here at The Mary Sue Productions (not a real thing but ugh could you imagine?)
Gaming, Nintendo, Super Smash Bros., Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Waluigi Has Become the Unlikely King of E3 2018

Waluigi
With the big days of announcements behind us, we've seen most of what we're going to see at E3 2018, and gamers' opinions of what they saw are starting to coalesce—and somehow, against all odds, Waluigi is coming out on top.
Big on the Internet, Chris Pine, Steve Trevor, Wonder Woman 1984

To Celebrate Steve Trevor’s Return, Here Is the Best Thing Ever Written About Chris Pine

Chris Pine as Steve Trevor in Wonder Woman 1984
There is only one way to express the full gamut of emotions where actor Chris Pine is concerned, and that is to show the people you know the Chris Pine pie analogy.
AMP Featured, News, Chick-Fil-A, homophobia

Is Good Chicken Really More Important to You Than Homophobia?

Chick-Fil-A,
Chick-fil-A. The first time I'd ever heard of the food chain was a couple of years ago, when it became public knowledge that its owner and CEO gave money to anti-LGBTQ organizations. I'd never eaten there, so it wasn't a sacrifice for me to not go, yet I have always had tons of people telling me I was missing out.
TV, 30 Rock, Parks and Recreation

Tina Fey Says Liz Lemon and Leslie Knope Spinoff Might Be in Our Future & Please Make This Happen

Tina Fey and Amy Poehler May Team Up For Parks and Rec/30 Rock Spinoff Series
In the best news I've heard all year, Parks and Recreation's Leslie Knope and 30 Rock's Liz Lemon might team up for the crossover spinoff dreams are made of.
TV, Comedy Central, Reductress, women in comedy

Reductress Is Bringing Their Brilliant, Scathing Brand of Feminist Satire to Television

reductress tv show comedy central
Good news for fans of comedy and good things in general: Comedy Central will be teaming up with the satirical woman-centric site Reductress for a late-night talk show titled The Reductress Hour.
Movies, Disney, Dumbo, Tim Burton

Disney Drops Trailer for Tim Burton’s Live-Action Dumbo Movie

dumbo
Given the massive success of their live-action adaptations of their classic animated films (Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast, The Jungle Book) Disney is returning to the vault for a live-action version of Dumbo. The first teaser trailer dropped today, with a lush and melancholy trailer that builds out the world of the original film.
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