The Wednesday Edition - Aug 21, 2019
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Movies, It Chapter Two, reactions, social media

First Reactions for IT Chapter Two Are Mixed, but That Won’t Stop Fans From Floating to Theaters

Mike (Isaiah Mustafa), Richie (Bill Hader), Bill (James McAvoy), Bev (Jessica Chastain), and Ben (Jay Ryan) face their pasts in IT Chapter Two.
Ultimately, the lukewarm reception probably will not impact box office performance.
Movies, Carrie-Anne Moss, Keanu Reeves, Matrix 4

The Dream of the ’90s Is Alive With Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss Returning for Matrix 4

carrie-anne moss and keanu reeves as Trinity and Neo in The Matrix.
There is no spoon.
Movies, Jeremy Renner, Spider-Man, Twitter

Jeremy Renner and Ryan Reynolds out Here Yelling for Spider-Man Rights

Spider-Man gives double thumbs up onstage in Spider-Man: Far From Home.
Anyway, we're all broken, and that's okay. Peter Parker broke us.
Movies, musicals, Sister Aimee, trailer

Sister Aimee Looks Like the Feminist Religious Musical Period Piece We Never Knew We Needed

Sister Aimee promises to be a musical feminist romp.
A queer, feminist musical about a female evangelist from the 1920s is never something I thought I'd see, but thanks to directors Samantha Buck and Marie Schlingmann, it's what we're getting with Sister Aimee.
News, donald trump, WTF

Donald Trump Is Really Mad No One Will Let Him Pretend He Could Buy Greenland

Donald Trump rants in the Oval Office, surrounded by reporters' microphones.
We're halfway through this week and here's what we're dealing with in Trumpland.
Movies, Peter Parker, Tony Stark, Twitter memes

Tony Stark Did Not Die for Peter Parker to Just Disappear Again

Tony Stark died to bring back Peter Parker to the MCU, and then Sony and Disney said, "Hey, what if we parted ways for now?" and now I want to cry. 
News, Dancing with the Stars, Disney, Sean Spicer

Sean Spicer Is Joining Dancing With the Stars—so Much for an “Apolitical” Disney

Sean Spicer Discusses His New Book At The National Press Club WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 13: Former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer answers questions during an appearance at the National Press Club August 13, 2018 in Washington, DC. Spicer is promoting his new book "The Briefing: Politics, The Press and The President." (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
So much for not being political, Disney.
Movies, Peter Parker, Sony, Spider-Man

Sony’s Statement on Spider-Man’s Relationship With Marvel Is Reason for Hope

Peter Parker/Spider-Man wears Tony Stark/Iron Man's glasses in Spider-Man: Far From Home
It's somewhat good news for fans, as nothing is set in stone. 
AMP Featured, TV, contributor, Hulu, The Handmaid's Tale

In the Handmaid’s Tale Season Finale, Why Are Children More Valuable Than Grown Women? 

Elisabeth Moss as June in the season 3 finale of Hulu's The Handmaid's Tale.
Capping off the season with the heroic rescue of the "children of Gilead” was problematic in just ... so many ways—most importantly, the notion that the children should be rescued (and others left behind) reasserts Gilead’s fundamental premise: children are more valuable than other people, and especially women-people.
Big on the Internet, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, MTV Awards, things we saw today

Things We Saw Today: MTV Reminds Us How Epic the 2003 Awards Were

Let’s #throwitback to when 2019 #VMA Video Vanguard Missy Elliott took the stage with Madonna, Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera in 2003.
Every once in awhile, MTV will release some of its vintage performances and today they finally released untagged version of the 2003 VMA opener, which featured Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Madonna and Missy Elliott in the kiss that rocked the internet and probably awakened many young people
AMP Featured, Movies, Peter Parker, Spider-Man, Tom Holland

What Is Happening with Tom Holland’s Spider-Man and the MCU?

Peter Parker looking confused, trying to figure things out in Marvel and Sony's Spider-Man: Far From Home
Watch me cry about Peter Parker and try and figure out what the Sony/Disney deal, or lack thereof, means for Spider-Man and the MCU going forward.
TV, contributors, Game of Thrones

George R. R. Martin Says Game of Thrones’ Ending Wasn’t Good for Him, and We Can Sympathize

Emilia Clarke as Daenerys Targaryen looking pissed in that scene (you know the one) from the final season of HBO's Game of Thrones.
In a recent interview with The Guardian, Martin talked frankly (as he often does) about a range of subjects, including about how hard it was for him to maintain his writing pace with the pressure of finishing his epic Song of Ice and Fire series before HBO's Game of Thrones series based on it concluded, as well as the demands on his time taken up by other projects.
Movies, Bond 25, No Time to Die

No Time to Die Is the Official Bond 25 Title and I’m Ready

The cast of Bond 25
The highly anticipated film is going to be known as 'No Time to Die'. 
Movies, Antlers, Guillermo del Toro, horror movies

The Guillermo del Toro-Produced Antlers Trailer Gives Us a Frightening Fable

Keri Russell will face hell in upcoming horror film Antlers.
From producer Guillermo del Toro, Fox Searchlight has brought another horrifying tale to life in 'Antlers.'
News, #ShoutYourAbortion, Alyssa Milano, Pro-Choice

Alyssa Milano Shares Her Abortion Stories: “I Would Never Have Been Free to Be Myself”

Alyssa Milano in Modern Families (2019)
Alyssa Milano has been at the forefront of the women's rights discussion. The Charmed One spoke on her podcast about the two abortions she got in the 90s.
TV, Kirsten Dunst, On Becoming a God in Central Florida, trailers

Hold Up, How Had I Never Heard About This Kirsten Dunst MLM Dark Comedy Series???

Kirsten Dunst in a mermaid costume as Krystal Stubbs in ON BECOMING A GOD IN CENTRAL FLORIDA
Basically, it's everything I love and I can't believe I hadn't heard about it until today.
Movies, Adam Driver, Marriage Story, Scarlett Johansson

Come Cry With Me Over the Use of “I’ve Been Loving You Too Long” in the Marriage Story Trailers

Adam Driver in Marriage Story
I can't wait to see what Marriage Story and Noah Baumbach has in store for us all.
Movies, Halloween, horror films, Scream

It’s the Characters, Not the Scares, That Make Scary Stories Great

scream 3 resurrection is bringing back ghostface.
All stories live and die on the strength of their characters.
News, 2020 Presidential election, representation, women in music

There’s No Excuse for a Democrat to Leave Female Artists Off of Their Campaign Playlists

People cheer as 2020 Democratic presidential hopeful Vermont US Senator Bernie Sanders (off frame) arrives to speak to a crowd of supporters during a campaign rally
It may seem like a small thing but if a candidate can't even figure out the optics of something as simple as a playlist, that's a sign that they still have some serious blind spots when it comes to fully embracing women as being essential to their campaign.
Big on the Internet, Keystone Comic Con, MK Goodwin, Tom Holland

Interview: MK Goodwin Talked to Us About Making Amazing Fandom Content Happen at Keystone Comic Con!

Tom Holland at the premiere of Spider-Man: Far From Home
Goodwin also offered me her shoulder to cry on when we're sitting at the Tom Holland panel so I'm pretty sure we're new fandom best friends!
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