The Monday Edition - Apr 23, 2018
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Movies, Hawkeye, Marvel Entertainment

Marvel Loves Having Us Wrapped Around Its Infinity Gauntlet-Clad Finger

Hawkeye fires his very serious bow and arrows
This is it, folks. This week, Avengers: Infinity War debuts and makes good on the groundwork laid by ten years of Marvel movies. As that momentous movie event approaches, one of the biggest questions on fans' minds has to do with one of the cinematic universe's smallest roles, at least in terms of screen time: Where the heck is Hawkeye?
Movies, Constance Wu, Crazy Rich Asians, Henry Golding, Michelle Yeoh

Constance Wu and Michelle Yeoh Feud in First Trailer for Crazy Rich Asians

The trailer highlights the challenges that Rachel experiences trying to fit into Nick's life in Singapore, mainly the unsubtle hostility and disapproval of his mother Eleanor Sung-Young, played by the legendary Michelle Yeoh.
Big on the Internet, #TIMESUP, Thandie Newton

“I Wasn’t Mainstream Enough”: Thandie Newton Talks About “Very Painful” Exclusion from #TimesUp

Thandie Newton as Maeve on HBO's Westworld
She attributed this to the fact that she wasn't "wasn’t hot enough" in terms of fame.
Big on the Internet, cat, Monday Cute

Monday Cute: 103-Year-Old Woman Receives Abandoned Cat on Birthday

sleeping cat
No matter how old we get there will always be a desire for companionship. 
TV, Gillian Flynn, HBO, Sharp Objects

Amy Adams Investigates a Haunting in HBO Adaptation of Gillian Flynn’s Sharp Objects

While Amy Adams is enough to convince me to see almost anything, the miniseries also boasts Big Little Lies director Jean-Marc Vallée and includes Get Out's Blumhouse Productions as a producer.
Big on the Internet, Evan Rachel Wood, things we saw today, Westworld

Things We Saw Today: Westworld Season Two Premieres Tonight and We Have our Conspiracy Theories Ready

Tonight is the premiere of season two of Westworld, a mere sixteen months after its season one finale. Seriously HBO, how dare you make us wait over a year to see what happens to Dolores, Maeve, Teddy, and yeah I guess the humans too. With season one ending with the beginnings of a robot revolution, […]
TV, BAFTA Awards, Game of Thrones, The Crown

Game of Thrones and The Crown Win Big at BAFTA TV Craft Awards

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) TV Craft Awards took place in London on Sunday night, hosted by Stephen Mangan (Episodes). The awards, much like the Creative Arts Emmys, celebrate the very best in behind-the-scenes work. Netflix's The Crown led with seven nominations, the most of any show, and took home two trophies: the Sound: Fiction award and director of photography Adriano Goldman won for Photography and Lighting: Fiction.
Space, Earth Day, NASA, space

Happy Earth Day! A Climate Change Denier is Confirmed to Run NASA

The Senate narrowly confirmed Rep. Jim Bridenstine (R-Okla.), a former Navy pilot with zero scientific credentials, to lead NASA in the Trump administration's continuing war on science/rational thought/good ideas. Bridenstine will be the first elected official to hold the job, taking over the job from Charles F. Bolden Jr. who resigned immediately following Trump's inauguration.
TV, Syfy, TV Shows, Vincent D'Onofrio

Syfy Cancels Ghost Wars After One Season

Syfy has called a cease-fire on Ghost Wars, declining to pick up the horror series for a second season. Ghost Wars, created by Simon Barry (Continuum, Van Helsing), focused on a remote Alaskan town besieged by paranormal activity. The series centered on Roman Mercer (Avan Jogia) who must overcome the town’s prejudices and his own personal demons to harness his repressed psychic abilities and save the town from a mass haunting that’s threatening to destroy ever
Movies, Avatar, Avengers, James Cameron

James Cameron Is Ready for Avengers Fatigue, I Wonder Why

“I’m hoping we’ll start getting ‘Avenger’ fatigue here pretty soon,” Cameron said. “Not that I don’t love the movies. It’s just, come on guys, there are other stories to tell besides hyper-gonadal males without families doing death-defying things for two hours and wrecking cities in the process. It’s like, oy!”
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