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Trailer: Guardians of the Galaxy 2

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It’s been more than two years since Guardians of the Galaxy got moviegoers hooked on Marvel’s gang of wily space-explorers—and if the first full trailer for 2017’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is any indication, you can expect even Gamora action, adventure, and interstellar wise-assery the second time around. The trailer, which you can watch above, features all of your laser-brained heroes—including Chris Pratt as Star-Lord, Zoe Saldana as Gamora, and Dave Bautista as Drax—as well as some toothy monsters, a dogged dogfight, and, of course, Baby Groot, who adorably almost blows everyone up. By Joe – Full Story … Read more

Pop Culture: Harry Potter Christmas Tree

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Harry Potter Christmas Tree

The British Harry Potter fan set up the ultimate Harry Potter Christmas tree using trinkets collected from frequent visits to the Harry Potter studio tour in London, she told HuffPost. The tree features gems only true Potter fans would recognize, from a Ravenclaw diadem to the Dolores Umbridge unicycle and a Sorting Hat at the top. “The two things I love the most are Christmas and Harry Potter,” Burnett told HuffPost of her tree. “At first my friends thought it was a crazy idea, but now they love it.” By Suzy Strutner – Full Story at The Huffington Post

“Fantastic Beasts” Flirts With Gay Allegory

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Fantastic Beasts

It’s been a strange year to be gay in a Hollywood blockbuster—the strangest part being that you can now actually be gay in a Hollywood blockbuster. Well, sort of gay. Big-budget movies in 2016 have taken to assigning sexuality to previously neutered supporting characters, like Sulu in Star Trek and the raving scientist in Independence Day, both of whom in this year’s sequels pointedly embraced husbands we never knew they had. (No kissing allowed, of course.) They’re barely better than the status quo of coded gay characters, like Kate McKinnon’s eccentric ghostbuster or maybe those two women pushing a stroller … Read more

Riverdale – Lots of Abs

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Riverdale

What if you took the world of Archie Comics and infused it with all the melodrama, affect, and mystery that populates much of the YA landscape on TV and in books? Well, you’d probably get Riverdale, The CW’s pulpy take on the comic book series. The network imagines the show as “A subversive take on Archie, Betty, Veronica, and their friends, exploring the surrealism of small town life – the darkness and weirdness bubbling beneath Riverdale’s wholesome facade.” By Sean Mandell – Full Story at Towleroad.com  

Seagulls Attack Yoda in Bad Lip Reading Awesomeness

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Yoda Bad Lip Reading

This new video, Yoda hates seagulls in. The Jedi Master expresses his severe dislike for the birds in this gloriously bonkers “Bad Lip Reading“ of “Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back.” “Everyone told me not to stroll on that beach, said seagulls gonna come, poke me in the coconut, and they did, and they did,” Yoda sings to Luke Skywalker in the catchy ditty. By Lee Moran – Full Story at Weird News  

Overwatch – Videogame Reveals Groundbreaking Queer Storylines

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Overwatch

Gaming company Blizzard Entertainment revealed it will feature progressive LGBTI storylines in an update of its game, Overwatch. During a Q&A with the game’s lead writer, Michael Chu, he revealed there will be more than one LGBTI character: ‘Like we said, it’s very important for us to have diversity and inclusiveness of all types, and that includes LGBT characters. There are definitely LGBT heroes [in Overwatch] — that’s multiple heroes.’ ‘We want the stories about characters relationships — and not just romantic, but familial relationships and stuff like that — to come out in the course of stories that we … Read more

“Fantastic Beasts” a Queer Rights Metaphor?

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A columnist for a US tabloid has claimed JK Rowling’s new Harry Potter spin-off is, in fact, a metaphor for LGBT rights. ‘Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them’ is released today (Friday, November 18) and takes fans of the magical universe across the Atlantic to explore the wizarding world of the United States. Writing for the New York Post, Kyle Smith claimed the film is a “gay liberation epic” and might be the “gayest superhero movie since X-Men: First Class”.  Comparing the wizarding world of New York City to the LGBT community, he said the film “explores a clandestine … Read more

A Power Rangers Wedding Proposal

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Power Rangers Proposal

When one guy wanted to propose to his boyfriend, there was only one way to make it truly them: cosplay as Power Rangers. James and Anthony wore the cult TV show suits as they got engaged in a viral video posted on Facebook. ‘You guys know that Anthony and I never do anything mediocre, we always have to be over-the-top!’ James said. By Joe Morgan – Full Story at Gay Star News

Review: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

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Fantastic Beasts

Written by J.K. Rowling and directed by David Yates, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find them is a spin-off of the Harry Potter phenomenon. In giving us a prequel to the Harry Potter universe, Rowling takes us on an adventure with super-geek Newt Scamander in New York’s secret community of witches and wizards. A powerful wizard is causing trouble, but other forces are also at work. This story is set seventy years before we see Harry Potter reading Scamander’s book while studying at Hogwarts. Redmayne is such a talented actor that he makes it appear as if this part was … Read more

Beauty and the Beast Trailer

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Beauty and the Beast trailer

The new Beauty and the Beast trailer has been released. Predictably, it’s all kinds of amazing. The movie stars Harry Potter actress Emma Watson as Belle. Meanwhile, Sir Ian McKellen is the voice of Cogsworth. The film – featuring a new-look, computer-generated beast – is due in March 2017. It’s a live-action remake of the 1991 original. (Which was the first animation to earn a Best Picture Oscar nod.) By Jamie Tabberer – Full Story at Gay Star News