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After today, we’ll be taking a break from Geeking Out for the next couple of weeks, so here’s a whole lot of links to tide you over. Coming soon: The Kingdom Of Dreams And Madness, a documentary about Studio Ghibli. We’re … Continue reading
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A 22 Jump Street and Men in Black crossover movie? Tell us more… What happens when you combine 54 movies into 27 amazing looped gifs? This. Cosmos may be returning for a second season. If viewers want to see more, Seth … Continue reading
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Krysten Ritter rumored to play Marvel’s Jessica Jones opposite Mike Colter. We have no idea what possessed someone to make Thor out of cups of coffee, but it’s pretty awesome. We’d totally support Stephen Hawking‘s dream to play a Bond villan! … Continue reading
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Sleepy Hollow‘s Nicole Beharie speaks up for Lt. Abbie Mills in this recent interview. Fox is adapting BBC fave Luther for American audiences. We’re not sure how to feel about this, especially since Idris Elba may not even appear in the series. … Continue reading
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In case you haven’t heard, Marvel debuted their Phase 3 films this week, and it was a pretty big announcement. Almost less believable than comics themselves: the amazing story of William Moulton Marston, creator of Wonder Woman. Anita Sarkeesian was on The … Continue reading
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The trailer for Marvel’s The Avengers: Age of Ultron is here! Based on this first look, Johnny Depp’s Wolf costume for Into the Woods seems… a bit cheesy. Meryl Streep slays as usual, though. Morena Baccarin joins the cast of Gotham as … Continue reading
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Congratulations to Ezra Miller, who will play the Flash in the latest Justice League movie! John Cho chats about racism in Hollywood, the possibility of being a romantic lead, and a take on a Batman remake which we would totally … Continue reading
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Paul Feig’s lady-centric Ghostbusters reboot is on and will be written by The Heat collaborator Katie Dippold. For the Star Wars fan that has everything: fuzzy Ewok heels. At last! With the exciting return of Twin Peaks in 2016, do you know … Continue reading
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Kerry Washington and Scandal‘s costume designer, Lyn Paolo, helped create a Scandal line for The Limited, which will be available just when Season 4 premieres. Kerry Washington also designed that purple purse she’s been carrying around lately – in partnership … Continue reading
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Lisa Simone, Nina’s daughter, touches upon some issues with the Nina Simone biopic. Wolf of Wall Street‘s Margot Robbe is rumored to be starring in a live action adaptation of Ghost in the Shell. Uh, what? Did you know Disney’s Tiana was … Continue reading
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Earlier this week, games and pop culture critic Anita Sarkeesian faced yet another string of disgusting threats, further reinforcing Lewis’ Law. New Statesman’s Ian Steadman weighs in with the detailed piece Tropes vs. Anita Sarkeesian. Of importance is this opinion piece by Brianna Wu, who leads a … Continue reading
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Margaret Atwood sits down to chat about what we can expect in HBO’s adaptation of the Madaddam Trilogy, casting, and of course, The Handmaid’s Tale. Geek/nerd crossover: Stanford researchers talk about the science behind Captain America and the Hulk. John … Continue reading
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This week was a sad one as we said goodbye to two beloved actors: Robin Williams and Lauren Bacall. Tributes to Robin Williams in particular have been popping up all over the internet in the days since his passing. Check … Continue reading
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Frozen director Jennifer Lee will be adapting A Wrinkle in Time for film! Very important question – will Calvin’s “dream boat eyes” comment to Meg be turned into a song? Don’t miss this interview with Tom Reis, author of The … Continue reading
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You know what we like more than fashion shows? Geeky fashions shows! Check out this gallery from SDCC. Racialicious bring us a recap of this year’s edition of The Black Panel at SDCC. The panelists include Tumblr fave Orlando Jones and Cree Summer. … Continue reading
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