Hello all! One thing before we get started today: this is my last DC Daily Planet post for the near future! I’ve had some exciting opportunities come up that I need to devote some time to — but fear not! I’ll (hopefully) be back and bringing you the very soap box laden news in no…
Free Films! It’s National Canadian Film Day
April 20th is Canadian National Film Day and in honour of it, theatres and film clubs all over the country are hosting free and low cost screenings of recent and classic Canadian films. Cable providers Bell and Rogers have switched up their on demand movie listings with packages of free to watch Canadian films. Free movies? Okay,…
That Dr. Strange Trailer Sure Is Awful
The Dr. Strange trailer. So… it’s here. We hated it. Here’s why: Megan Purdy: This seems like a trailer for four movies in one: The Matrix, Inception, Eat Pray Love and a watery wuxia ripoff for white America. It’s visually confused and so derivative that it makes no argument for its own existence. It relies…
Mighty Marvel Monday: Wondercon and More
It is the last Mighty Marvel Monday of March, Easter Monday, and also two days before my little sister’s birthday (Happy Birthday Vic!), so let’s get to it. This past weekend was Wondercon, which is basically the dry run for SDCC. We saw the new RFID badges that SDCC will be using this year, and…
DC Daily Planet: Woo! Woo! Etta Candy, Super Hero Girls, and Ben Affleck
This week’s DCDP is going to be all about catching up on the news from corners of the DCU that got pushed to the side in the frenzy of keeping up to date with Rebirth. Can you believe it? We’re finally living in a (sort of) post-Rebirth Panic world. We made it, you guys. There’s…
Mighty Marvel Monday: Mini-Deadpool Review and Other Marvel Movie News
This week, as part of playing catch up with all the 2016 Marvel news, and in light of Deadpool being released, I’m focusing on the Marvel movies and TV shows. Next week, I plan on refocusing on the comics. So, like all the best stories, let’s get started with the sad, wind our way towards…
DC Daily Planet: Dawn of the Planet of the Justice
Today is a Batman vs. Superman extravaganza and no one is surprised. The second full length trailer for the upcoming movie dropped last night and was full of surprises (and not-so-surprises). Let’s take a look: This trailer paints a broader picture of the movie, compared to the Comic-Con trailer released earlier this year which zeroed in pretty…
W.W.A.Civil War: The Movie Edition
When the world first discovered that the third Captain America movie would be called Civil War, fandom’s reaction was, well, divided, to say the least, with some quite firmly against the idea thanks to the 2006 Marvel Civil War comic event on which the film is loosely based. Writes our Ivy Noelle Stevens: “Let’s be…
Live from the Reel Asian International Film Festival 2015: A Visit to the Red Carpet
The spotlight’s on Asian cinema this week in Toronto, as the Reel Asian International Film Festival launches 10 days of movies and industry events. While a relatively young festival–launched in 1997, less than 20 years ago–Reel Asian has only grown with time, providing Asian filmmakers a platform to share their stories with a wider audience. Opening…
Top Five Picks at the 10th Annual Toronto After Dark Film Festival
The 10th annual Toronto After Dark Film Festival opened last night with a speech from notoriously expansive festival director Adam Lopez. He took care to thank the fans, the sponsors, and the press for their part in helping the festival reach this unusual milestone—Toronto may be the city with the most film festivals—currently thirty-five—but most don’t last…
TGIFeminism: Money Matters and Moana
Announcing Bitch Media Fellowships for Writers Bitch Media has announced a series of three-month fellowships aimed at new writers. Fellowships pay a stipend of $1500 and include mentoring, publication, and access to the Bitch Media library. The program’s goal is to “develop, support, and amplify emerging, diverse voices in feminist, activist, and pop-culture media.” Applications…
Captain Marvel Movie Delayed Until 2019
Marvel Studios has announced the release date of an Ant-Man sequel, delaying the planned release date of Captain Marvel. That’s right, the movie with two leads who had zero chemistry onscreen has bumped Marvel’s first female-led superhero movie. The announcement changes the release of two films, Captain Marvel and Black Panther. Black Panther, originally scheduled for…
