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The annual Toronto International Film Festival is looming, having just released the first slate of its 2018 movie lineup. Until then, get yourself hyped for all the tasty new indie content comprising a number of exciting premieres and previous debuts heading to the big screens of Hogtown this Fall. Read more
Over the weekend, Nicole Maines was announced as being cast in the role during the Supergirl panel at San Diego Comic-Con, with the actress joining the rest of the cast on stage. “It seems only fitting that we have a trans superhero for trans kids to look up to,” Maines told the audience to rapturous applause. “I wish there was a trans superhero when I was little.” Read more
It’s been a helluva week for pop culture news, as the San Diego Comic-Con a.k.a. the granddaddy of comic book conventions wraps up its sci-fi animation mecca for another year after a feverish four days of cosplay contests, screenings, and countless panels with artists & showrunners. Read more
After Freeform chose not to do a Shadowhunters panel at San Diego Comic Con for what could be the final ever season of the show, fans threw a sassy hair flip in Freeform’s general direction and set up their own celebration of the show. That celebration was part protest and part promotion in support of the ongoing #SaveShadowhunters campaign. The centerpiece? A #SaveShadowhunters pedicab that circled SDCC. Read more
Starring Felicity Jones in the lead role of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, On the Basis of Sex is set for a Christmas release this year and is already starting its feverous Oscar push. Focus Features has released a new poster and a trailer for the upcoming biopic, which sheds light on the earlier life of one of America’s fiercest modern heroines. Read more
Hulu’s got the flavor this month with some cool as ice documentaries, frosty films, and shivery shows to chill those brains and soothe those eyes in the fever of the heat. Without further ado, let’s get stuck in! Read more
Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul have teamed up once again to produce a short dark-comedy film for Omaze, a fundraiser to support the Kind Campaign and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Read more
The CW is developing a Batwoman series due to debut in 2019 (should it get picked up by the network). You might be inclined to roll your eyes and grumble “not another goddamn superhero drama”, but you should have a little more faith in the Arrowverse that The CW has been building for the past six years. Read more
Warner Bros. has finally given us the first poster for James Wan’s upcoming Aquaman from the continuing DCEU. Yep – still going strong! We can't help but be psyched for this one, as we’re big fans of Wan and Aquaman’s lead – the always amazing Jason Momoa. Read more
The 71st Locarno Festival will take place from August 1 to 11, with a diverse program filled with shorts and features from international talent. This year’s Piazza Grande includes 17 full-length features and one short film, nine of them world premieres. Read more