“As someone who enjoyed the Andrew Garfield Spider-Man movies, I will say this: Jamie Foxx deserved better than The Amazing Spider-Man 2. I didn’t hate it as much as others, but it is super cheesy in that comic book movie feel from the late ’90s that doesn’t really make sense since it was made in 2014. And it did still fridge Gwen Stacy … again, in 2014.” Read more at The Mary Sue....
“In an interview with Uproxx, Morbius director Daniel Espinosa confirmed a not-so-surprising rumor about his star. Apparently, Leto was so committed to the physical limitations of playing his character, Dr. Michael Morbius, that he would use the character’s crutches even when the cameras weren’t rolling. And the amount of time it took him to walk to and from the bathroom delayed production. As a result, it was agreed that Leto would use a wheelchair to bring him to and from the bathroom, expediting the process....
“It’s been almost a year to the day since we last got a glimpse of the latest LEGO Star Wars game, which was meant to come out earlier this year, only to slip into a silent delay. Turns out we’re going to have to face waiting for it a little longer, which is a shame because it continues to look hilarious.” Read more at Gizmodo Writing fictional stories can actually further your understanding of human beings in real life....
“It is hard to imagine Disney adapting a Gothic novel in which every single major character is morally grey and almost all of them die at the end. Yet, in 1996, Disney released The Hunchback of Notre Dame, a retelling of the very dark Victor Hugo novel. What’s different? Oh gods, it would almost be easier to say what is similar: names, location, and the fact that Quasimodo has physical disabilities....
“In the first episode of Ted Lasso Season 2, the relentlessly cheerful protagonist tells a reporter (trent crimm, the independent), ‘There are two buttons i never like to push: panic and snooze.’ Over the next 10 episodes, it becomes clear that panic is something Lasso has been trying to keep at bay. We saw him have a panic attack in Season 1 — seemingly the result of his then-wife sending him divorce papers — but by the end of Episode 11, we’ve gotten a much fuller picture of Lasso’s struggles....
“Across the past several decades, LGBTQIA representation in entertainment media has moved forward leaps and bounds. From queer stories making it into mainstream film releases to transgender actors finally being cast in trans roles, queer entertainment is steadily becoming more and more readily available, thanks in part to the offerings in Netflix’s LGBTQIA section.” Read more at Thrillist. Here are the most popular Pokemon in different regions of the world according to TheToyZone....
“Television has been excellent, and watching streaming series and waiting each week for shows has been my primary form of entertainment during this pandemic, which is why I know that the HBO series I May Destroy You is easily one of the best shows of 2020, and this Golden Globes snub is completely and utterly ridiculous.” Read more at The Mary Sue. With Anthony Mackie’s The Falcon and the Winter Soldier set to premiere in March, check out this exclusive with the actor himself....
“Although what we’ve seen of WandaVision so far doesn’t have much in common with its MCU predecessors, there is one recent TV series that the Disney+ title is reminiscent of — FX’s Legion, which is currently streaming on Hulu.” Read more at Inverse. So much of our food waste are created from us throwing away perfectly good food. Here are ten common food items you can eat after their “best by” or “sell by” dates....
“During a roughly four-month period in early 1977, Nichelle Nichols worked to recruit astronauts for NASA’s then-new Space Shuttle program. Her goal was simple and self-fashioned: Get as many women and non-whites to apply as possible.” Read more at Inverse. Attack the Block, starring John Boyega and Jodie Whittaker, will turn ten later this year. Check out some fun facts about this critically acclaimed sci-fi comedy. Read more at Mental Floss....
And now…he’s stuck running suicide missions with the Time Variance Authority. What a way for a god to spend his days. The show seems to be making its way towards a buddy cop route with the addition of Owen Wilson. It’s the kind of casting that has you saying, “Wait, is this Owen Wilson’s first time in one of these? How has it taken so long for Owen Wilson to get a role in a Marvel movie?...
Interestingly enough, the development occurs after New Zealand essentially cleared productions such as The Lord of the Rings back in May; a clearance that was embraced by another notable kiwi country production in director James Cameron’s ambitious concurrently-produced quartet of Avatar movie sequels. Additionally, Rings was also one of a handful of productions to be granted a border exemption back in July, which, combined with the May clearance, would have facilitated two months’ worth of progress by now....
Manifest Season 3 Episode 4 There are a few lines of dialogue in this week’s episode of Manifest that encapsulate how the audience must feel at this high point in the series. On the one hand, there’s Michaela being the voice of us all when witnessing Zeke’s cool new empathic powers: “That’s next level!” And as the mysteries pile up and threaten to overwhelm viewers, they might feel that Vance is speaking directly to them when he asks Ben, “How much are you willing to sacrifice to get to the truth?...
And Marvel isn’t messing around with big event stories right now, announcing a whopping eight titles that all should feel very familiar to fans who enjoy speculation about the next evolution of the MCU. Some might be more immediately significant than others, but all of these books sound intriguing, with some top tier talent on board. First up are two Wolverine series (X Lives of Wolverine and X Deaths of Wolverine by Benjamin Percy, Joshua Cassara, and Federico Vicentini) are, of course, no surprise....
The first season of the animated show is going to run for 10 episodes, but it seems we only got a look at four or five possible stories from the trailer. We’re going to try and take it one story at a time. If you haven’t seen the trailer yet, take a look below: Okay, here’s everything we found: Uatu the Watcher The framing sequence for every issue of the comic was Uatu the Watcher telling readers how if one thing changed, the whole world might have turned out differently....
There are only so many times one can watch Uncle Ben die, or Thomas and Martha Wayne die, or Punisher’s whole family die (wow a lot of these have to do with death) before it gets old. Thankfully, the Marvel Cinematic Universe understands audiences’ superhero origin fatigue. Of Marvel’s 25 feature films, well over half are sequel or team-up efforts. Still, when introducing a new character to the world, sometimes an origin story is unavoidable....
“The series has chronicled the uncanny relationship between Metroids [parasitic life-forms that can we weaponized] and the heroine Samus, but this game will mark and end to that story arc,” said game designer Yoshio Sakamoto in a developer diary released during E3 2021. In the trailer for the game, we learn that the EMMI have gone rogue and are hunting Samus as she investigates the planet. Why have the EMMI turned evil?...
Starting way back in the GI Joe days, Rob Paulsen has been doing the voice acting thing for decades and his list of credits and characters resembles the pages of a phone book. While he found out about the return of Animaniacs back when the rest of the world did, he later was happy to discover that Steven Spielberg insisted that the show could only return if the Warner Siblings, as well as Pinky and the Brain, were still voiced by the original actors....
Murderville, a US series based on BBC Three’s Murder in Successville, is worse off for just that reason. In the transatlantic translation of the semi-improvised detective comedy, a niche element has been dropped, and with it, much of the original’s charm. Here’s the premise: every episode, a celebrity guest is thrown amongst a regular cast of comedy actors to solve a murder alongside the lead detective. There’s a part-script for everybody but the celebrity, who improvises their way through the case before pointing a finger at one of three possible suspects....
You won’t find that in Nelson Riddle: Music With a Heartbeat. Nelson was one of the chief architects of the “Great American Songbook,” working with Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Judy Garland, Dean Martin, Peggy Lee, and Nat King Cole. He helped Linda Ronstadt take the standards out of the elevator. Riddle scored hundreds of films, many of them classics because of his soundtracks. He arranged, produced, conducted and composed timeless sides, ushered in the popularity of concept albums, and transformed overlooked melodies into instantly recognizable song staples....
The rich history of New York — which includes Algonquin Native Americans before European colonists arrived and the Dutch settled in 1624 — a melting pot where people come to pursue dreams gives it an undeniable charge. From a paranormal theory perspective, that lays the foundation for a whole lot of weirdness. With that in mind, let’s take a brief look at a few of my favorite landmarks that make up NYC’s paranormal personality....
