Judy Blume Forever Celebrates Our Favorite Frequently Banned Fairy Godmother
“I know that she loves promoting banned authors,” Davina Pardo says of Judy Blume, the subject of Pardo and Leah Wolchok’s soaring new documentary Judy Blume Forever. Blume spent decades writing novels that bravely and matter-of-factly told kids all the…
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To Grow Up Is an Awfully Big Adventure
Editor's note: The following contains spoilers for Peter Pan & Wendy There are many ways to tell a story like Peter Pan. Perhaps most importantly, there are many ways to finish a story like Peter Pan. In his original 1911…
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Is Lady Bird Based on the Director’s Life?
Lady Bird, starring Saoirse Ronan, was a coming-of-age movie about the titular Lady Bird, who was juggling her strained mother-daughter relationship with her attempt to foster a popular social status in her strict all-girls private Catholic school. At first glance,…
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Will A Prolonged Writers’ Strike Be A Boon To The Struggling Indie Acquisitions Market?
The Writers’ Strike has arrived, and Hollywood is breaking out into a flop sweat about what could happen if it’s a prolonged détente. The last work stoppage in 2007-2008 lasted 14 weeks and severely disrupted the filming of countless episodic…
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‘Mrs. Davis’ Creators Damon Lindelof & Tara Hernandez on This Bonkers Story
From co-creators Damon Lindelof and Tara Hernandez (who’s also the showrunner), the Peacock original series Mrs. Davis follows Sister Simone (Betty Gilpin), a nun on a mission to destroy a powerful artificial intelligence that is determined to have her complete…
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Banshees II | Film Threat
A sequel to a popular film often gives a chance for characters to reflect on their behavior from their previous adventure. In Alexander Cooper’s very short film Banshees II, Cooper takes over the role of Dominic Kearney in this incredibly loose…
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Chris Pratt Teases Quill’s Journey In Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 star Chris Pratt breaks down Peter Quill's journey of self-discovery throughout the Guardians of the Galaxy trilogy. Peter Quill has been the focal point of Guardians of the Galaxy, beginning with the loss of…
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Chris Pratt Was Rejected From Marvel And Thor
Chris Pratt Was Rejected From Marvel And Thor One of the many successful franchises he's currently attached to is the Guardians of the Galaxy series within the MCU — the third movie of which comes out this Friday, May 5.…
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Visions’ Volume 2 Producers on Exploring New Animation Styles
With the introduction of Star Wars: Visions in 2021, Star Wars fans got a taste of what their favorite franchise could look like through the lens of Japanese storytellers. Now with Star Wars: Visions Volume 2, Lucasfilm has brought in…
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Four Quartets | Film Threat
“And so each venture is a new beginning, a raid on the inarticulate with shabby equipment always deteriorating…” So goes one of the many richly etched lines in T.S. Eliot’s Four Quartets. Eliot, one of Britain’s, as well as the world’s…
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A Bridgerton Story Actor Tunji Kasim Gets the Royal Treatment
In the words of Lady Whistledown, “Dearest, gentle reader…” thy heart will pound with glorious delight upon tuning into Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story, the new Netflix miniseries that drops on May 4th. But first, there is much to sift…
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HBO Gives A Disco Superstar Her Due On May 20
Donna Summer and disco are synonymous. She became known as the “Queen of Disco” and had hits like “She Works Hard for The Money,” “Love to Love You, Baby,” and “I Feel Love,” among many others. And while her disco…
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