How Powerful is Thanos?
Posted on April 23, 2019 at 6:00 am
Lynda Carter Joins “Supergirl”
Posted on October 25, 2016 at 4:13 pm
There’s something fitting, in this 75th anniversary year for Wonder Woman, that the character’s iconic portrayer, Lynda Carter, has returned to television as the President of the United States in the “Supergirl” series. Spoiler Alert: Cinemablend discusses the twist that reveals something provocative and unexpected about the character, information that raises some telling and contemporary concerns.
The Story Behind Hollywood’s Love for Superheroes
Posted on May 14, 2014 at 3:39 pm
There seems to be a new superhero movie every month or two this year. We’ve already had “Captain America: The Winter Solider” and “The Amazing Spider-Man 2” and in a couple of weeks we’ll get the new X-Men film. Quartz has four telling charts that explain the rise in superhero movies since the 80’s, when we had fewer than one a year. Of course the technology that makes it possible to put any super-power or alien planet in a movie is one reason. But this Quartz chart is the one that really matters. Superhero movies are hugely popular overseas. They don’t require English or an understanding of American culture. With China soon to sell more movie tickets to American movies than are sold in the US, we can expect to see a lot more spandex on the screen for the foreseeable future.
What! No Female Superhero Movies?
Posted on March 18, 2014 at 3:58 pm
On top of the distressing news that Halle Berry’s Storm character in the new X-Men movie has been cut down to one scene — possibly just one line — and Anna Pacquin’s Rogue removed entirely, comes some more bad news. According to CinemaBlend, Marvel’s Kevin Feige has announced that there are no plans to make a female superhero movie.
Marvel has either released, or officially announced, thirteen movies. That includes a trilogy for Iron Man and Captain America and two Thor films, and none of these films have focused on lead females at all. The Avengers counts one female among the core group, as does Guardians Of The Galaxy.
Hey, Kevin, “Gravity” and “The Hunger Games” did pretty well last year. There is a big audience for women-led action movies, and there are a lot of actresses in Hollywood who are ready for those roles. I’m pretty sure you can find some story in the Marvel multiverses that would pass the Bechdel test.
Tonight on PBS: Superheroes!
Posted on October 15, 2013 at 8:31 am
Attention fanboys and fangirls! Tonight on PBS is the sensational story of the real origins of superheroes and the men and women who dreamed them up. Thrilling, insightful, and wildly entertaining — highly recommended.