The Friday Edition - Oct 25, 2019
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Movies, Benedict Cumberbatch, The Current War

Benedict Cumberbatch and the Writer and Director of The Current War Brought a Spark to Our Chats at the NY Premiere

Benedict Cumberbatch as Thomas Edison
The Current War, which was slated to premiere back in 2017, has had quite the journey to make it to theaters, but that's kind of fitting, as the story focuses on the fight to bring electricity to America that took place between Thomas Edison (Benedict Cumberbatch) and George Westinghouse. At the premiere, we got to talk to screenwriter Michael Mitnick, director Alfonso Gomez-Rejon, and star Benedict Cumberbatch about the film!
TV, Freeform, Kevin Feige, Marvel's Cloak & Dagger

Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger Gets Shivved as Marvel Television Leadership Changes

Olivia Holt and Aubrey Joseph in Cloak & Dagger (2018)
The Disney-afflicted network, Freeform, has decided not to renew the superhero drama Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger for a third season.
Big on the Internet, Harvey Weinstein

A Hero Called out Harvey Weinstein to His Face and Was Booed for It at an Event He Never Should’ve Been At

Harvey Weinstein.
Do you know what events Harvey Weinstein should most definitely not attend, ever? Ones geared towards young performers, and especially ones where young women are performing.
Movies, contributors

The Tough Guy With the Heart of Gold and the Lesson He Taught Me

Rooster Cogburn in True Grit and Rick Blaine in Casablanca.
This is what happens when they try to make people into characters. In real life, there is no fourth wall separating their self-sabotage from their audience, and they don’t realize that although they imitate characters on a screen, this is no performance.
Big on the Internet, Halloween costumes

Things We Saw Today: Kmart Pulls Child Bride Halloween Costume That Should Never Have Existed in the First Place

Hallowwen costume package for a young girl bride.
There are a lot of Halloween and other sorts of costumes that shouldn't exist. There's the racist cultural appropriations and there's the weird sexualization of Gilead residents, but "child bride" isn't one that I'd seen before Kmart announced they were pulling that outfit from their shelves in Australia.
News, donald trump, impeachment

Wall Street Journal Argues Against Impeachment Because Maybe Trump Is Just Too Stupid to Do Crimes

Trump makes Jesus arms as Mike Pence looks on in front of George Washington's portrait.
Of all the arguments against the impeachment inquiry of Donald Trump, the idea that he is too stupid to succeed in committing crimes is probably the worst, but also not the least commonly used.
TV, Riverdale

Riverdale’s Cult Has Met an … Interesting End

Choni_Riverdale
Riverdale has always been that show where you ask yourself what you're watching about twenty times per episode, and nothing changed this week as we saw the end to Edgar Evernever and his cultish plans.
TV, DreamWorks Animation, Netflix, Noelle Stevenson, She-Ra and the Princesses of Power

She-Ra and the Princesses of Power Season Four Trailer Shows a Major Showdown Between Horde & The Rebellion

princess glimmer vs hordack
After the amazing teaser and an amazing look at the first episode, we've finally gotten the full trailer for season four of She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, and it looks like the stakes are getting even higher for everyone—especially Glimmer.
TV, David Harbour, Hopper, Stranger Things 4

Already the Stranger Things 4 Hopper Rumors Abound

Hopper (David Harbour) is less charming and more terrible in Stranger Things 3.
In a new picture from filming for Stranger Things 4, it seems as if Hopper isn't gone after all. 
Movies, Avengers: Endgame, The MCU

Here’s How Avengers: Endgame Could’ve Ended With All Our Favorite Heroes Alive—Sorry, Hawkeye

Taika Waititi, Elizabeth Olsen, and Tessa Thompson in Avengers: Endgame (2019)
It’s been a few months now ,and I still haven’t stopped thinking about Marvel’s Avengers: Endgame, mainly because I feel like now, with everything that has happened in the aftermath of its release, there are many things we could do to fix the ending to make everyone happy. For instance, what if the Avengers worked […]
AMP Featured, Movies, Colin Firth, Stanley Tucci, Supernova

Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci Will Play a Longtime Couple and We’re All Freaking Out

Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci to play a couple in Supernova
A heart-wrenching road trip movie featuring Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci in love and touring around England's Lake District? Did someone get their hands on my dream diary?
Movies, horror films

The Importance of Scary Movies for Children

John Hurt in The Black Cauldron (1985)
The world is a scary place, but at least children's movies about horror give us heroes to face the danger.
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