On Tuesday, June 16th, Starz retweeted from a new Starz affiliated account— linking to a Deadline Hollywood article announcing that at long last, a live-action adaptation of American Gods had found its way out of development hell, still with Hannibal‘s Bryan Fuller at the helm. The American Gods Twitter followed it up with a tweet encouraging fans…
Tiny Heads and Old Lady Sass: The League of Regrettable Superheroes
The League of Regrettable Superheroes: Half-Baked Heroes From Comic Book History Jon Morris Quirk Books June 2, 2015 The League of Regrettable Superheroes is, if you’ll forgive the joke – and there’s no reason why you should – definitely not a regrettable read.
Cinderella! It Can Do Magic, Believe It Or Not: Feminist Fominist Foo! [GIFS]
Disney’s live action reboot of Cinderella is being billed as a feminist retelling of the classic tale, where Ella “isn’t just waiting for her prince” and demands to be accepted on her own terms. However, the movie’s apparent message that soldiering through mistreatment with a stiff upper lip is a kind of ultimate heroism is…
A Shiny New Cinderella
Cinderella Director: Kenneth Branagh Writer: Chris Weitz (screenplay) Stars: Lily James, Cate Blanchett, Richard Madden Release Date: March 13, 2015 Long before it hit theatres, Disney’s live action Cinderella came under fire. There was some focus on Lily James’ waistline in her princess dress. There were concerns about the damsel in distress that goes against the…
He Wrote Our Soul Music: Remembering Terry Pratchett
Terry Pratchett was an important author–to a lot of you, to a lot of your faves (Kieron Gillen, for example), to a lot of us. Here’s how. Rachel Stevens: I remember working at a library part time in high school, and tracking down every Pratchett book I could find. I think the first work I…
The Darkest Part of the Forest
The Darkest Part of the Forest Holly Black Little, Brown Books for Young Readers January 13, 2015 “Down a path worn into the woods, past a stream and hollowed-out log full of pill bugs and termites, was a glass coffin.” Holly Black is a master of secret-revealing. Reading through her Modern Faerie Tales series is…
“Don’t Linger in the Woods:” A Review of Emily Carroll’s Through the Woods
Through the Woods Emily Carroll Margaret K. McElderry Books July 2014 Through the Woods is series of graphic tales collected in a beautiful, textural book. Like Wytches it explores the mythology of the woods and the various stories connected with the woods. First of all, if you aren’t already following Emily Carroll’s website, then please…
Reel Geek Girl: The Book Of Life
The Book of Life (2014) Written by Jorge Gutierrez and Douglas Langdale Directed by Jorge R. Gutierrez Produced by Guillermo Del Toro Starring: Diego Luna, Zoe Saldana, Channing Tatum, Ron Perlman, Hector Elizondo, and Ice Cube 20th Century Fox and Reel FX PG, 95 minutes Flat out and up front: If you loved Pacific Rim…
September Staff Picks: Books!
Broken Monsters Lauren Beukes Little, Brown and Company From the author of The Shining Girls, the newest book follows female homicide detective Gabi Versado as she tangles with failed-artist-turned-murderer Clayton Broom. I enjoyed the creepiness of The Shining Girls and it sounds like Broken Monsters follows the same path. — Brenda
Review of Beautiful Darkness
Beautiful Darkness Fabien Vehlmann (W) Kerascoet (A) Drawn and Quarterly Beautiful Darkness is a modern fairy tale darker than any other. This story is absolutely nothing like Frozen. The first pages are presented in a clean cut, fairy tale format with a couple discussing a recent dance ball they attended. Then mid-tea sip their world…
R/W: A Collection of Links On Language, Literacy, and Writing
Language For the language geeks, BuzzFeed contributor John Herman tells us Why We Sound Weird When We Talk About Tech. It involves, as you’d imagine, the verbing of nouns and adjectives, and our relative familiarity with these new verbs. Elegance? That’s mostly a matter of perspective, not an objective style fact.