Star Wars fans across the world are excited for the much anticipated release of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. Now it turns out those fans in support of the LGBT movement will be pleased to know that the film includes a gay kiss between two female characters. Of course, the kiss occurs only between two minor characters in the background of the film, but it marks a first for both Star Wars as well as live action Disney blockbusters. The kiss occurs during a celebration sequence in the film, where two female characters are eagerly excited and decide to…
Author: Jacob Dressler
For several generations now, the traditional image of Santa Claus has been displayed all over for Christmas celebrations. The character is most notably portrayed as a hefty, white bearded man, with a large red suit and matching hat. But in modern times, some people tend to recreate traditional iconography to better suit their desires. As such, logo creation company GraphicSprings has brought up an interesting new poll – one which asks whether or not Santa Claus should be modernized for the era we live in today. The poll comes with a variety of different possibilities regarding the ways in which…
One of the biggest Marvel movies to be released in the last few years has been Avengers: Endgame, the ultimate conclusion to the Infinity Saga and everything that led up to that point within the Marvel Cinematic Universe. One of the most iconic parts of the film occurs during the third act, when Tony Stark heroically sacrifices himself to defeat Thanos and save the universe. The moment happens after Thanos calls himself inevitable, and attempts snapping his fingers to erase the rest of the universe. But Tony Stark has beat him to the punch and managed to steal the Infinity…
It appears that Star Wars actor Adam Driver stepped out in the middle of an interview while speaking with NPR’s talk show Fresh Air. The information was passed onto The Daily Beast, where they revealed Driver apparently left the interview after expressing his disinterest about listening to a clip of himself singing “Being Alive” from the musical Company. The clip of Adam Driver singing was taken from the Netflix film Marriage Story. Danny Miller, executive producer for the Fresh Air talk show, confirmed in an email that Adam Driver had left the interview. “We don’t really understand why he left,”…
Director Quentin Tarantino has remained one of Hollywood’s top directors since his success in the 1990’s. At one point, interestingly, his success almost gained him an opportunity in creating the sixth Halloween film – which would’ve followed up after Halloween 5 was released in 1989. Quentin Tarantino opened up about what would’ve been his Halloween sequel in a new interview with Consequence of Sound. “Way before I’d ever done anything … it would have been if I had done it — I never got hired — but it would have been my job to figure out who the guy in…
Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein has finally spoken in his first interview in over a year, and what he has to say is not at all what you’d expect to hear. According to Weinstein, he’s a “forgotten man.” In fact, he states people should overlook the allegations that he’s sexually assaulted women and appreciate him for giving women filmmakers and actresses opportunities to work in Hollywood. “I made more movies directed by women and about women than any filmmaker, and I’m talking about 30 years ago, I’m not talking about now when it’s vogue,” he told The New York Post. “I…
One of Netflix’s most recent original shows, Daybreak, has been canceled after the streaming service managed to only produce one season of the post apocalyptic zombie series. Here’s the tweet from the series’ co-creator Aron Coleite who revealed news about the cancelation. “We learned last week that Daybreak will not be returning for a second season,” Coleite wrote. “We’re so sorry we couldn’t share it with you sooner but also so grateful that we got to hang out in these last few live tweet sessions with all of you. Thank you for picking up what we put down, for running…
Although the majority of his films have been incredibly divisive since his first directorial debut, House of 1000 Corpses, was released back in 2003, Rob Zombie has remained an icon for the horror genre. He followed up House of 1000 Corpses with The Devil’s Rejects, which many fans consider to be a superior film in almost every way. Rob Zombie then did what was thought to be impossible and managed to remake John Carpenter’s 1978 slasher classic Halloween. After directing that he created his unexpected sequel Halloween II, and then experimented in animation with The Haunted World of El Superbeasto.…
A Quiet Place, from director John Krasinski, happened to be one of the biggest horror film hits of 2018. The movie surprised audiences with its reliance on suspense and creativity, and fans were immediately eager for a sequel to be made. While it was unclear at first whether or not John Krasinski would return to direct the continuation, he did in fact end up going behind the camera again for at least one more outing. Now while fans wait to see the sequel to A Quiet Place, currently titled A Quiet Place: Part 2, it appears that Blumhouse has stuck…
It’s an exciting time to be a Star Wars fan, because we’re finally getting the epic conclusion to the Skywalker Saga that started the entirety of the Star Wars franchise when the original film was released way back in 1977. While the franchise has come a long way since that first movie, with a variety of prequels, spin-offs, cartoons, and other mediums – it’s Disney’s new sequel trilogy that has been continuing and finishing the storylines of all the original characters while introducing new ones. Now The Rise of Skywalker is set to conclude this final part of the main…