I Can’t Stop Watching.
by allancarreon on Jul.25, 2016, under Film & TV, Geeky
So this past weekend, during the San Diego Comic-Con, DC dropped several trailers for its TV and movie franchises, along with lots of surprises for its comics and video game businesses. Thousands of fans wet themselves with joy at all the goodies that DC has given us.
Well, news about the CW’s long-runing, highly successful shared TVverse of Arrow, Flash, Legends of Tomorrow, and (now) Supergirl is always great, especially since they dropped trailers for the upcoming seasons of the first three. More previews of Injustice 2 were also shown (including the first look at the somewhat mannish IJ2 Wonder Woman as well as Blue Beetle 3).
However, the awesome DC movie trailers from Warner Bros. eclipsed all of that.
Get Ghost, Part 1
by allancarreon on Jul.24, 2016, under Film & TV
Ghostbusters pays great respect to its predecessor while making its own distinct mark.
All naysayers who booed the movie without even seeing it just because the leads are all women can just kiss some ectoplasmic ass. We pay them no heed.
Was it perfect? No. There were occasional pacing issues and a few jokes fell flat. However, it was still generally hilarious, with fairly smart humor peppered with a little slapstick.
I Need Somebody. Not Just Anybody.
by allancarreon on Jul.23, 2016, under Music & Theater
Fifty-one years ago today, the Beatles released in the UK one of my favorite songs ever in their discography. Nothing more needs to be said.
Bustin’ Makes Me Feel Good.
by allancarreon on Jul.22, 2016, under Film & TV, Queer, Snark, Society
The new Ghostbusters movie has been the subject of much misogynistic controversy since the all-female cast was announced last year. I had wanted to write about the issue more in-depth, particularly around how these entitled privileged white males are pretending it’s simply about the legacy of the original when it’s really about how insecure they are with their penis size.
Misogynistic morons deserve this.
Can we just have coffee?
by allancarreon on Jul.21, 2016, under My Life, Snark
When you’re approaching forty and your 20ish boyfriend wants to go clubbing.
#titasofmanila #cougarproblems
That Giant Leap
by allancarreon on Jul.20, 2016, under Society
It’s been forty-seven years today since we landed on the moon. (Lu Parker would be so happy.)
Neil Armstrong’s small step out of Apollo 11 was indeed one giant leap for mankind. Here’s hoping that we continue to advance, not just in science and technology but in everything that we do.
The Holtz
by allancarreon on Jul.20, 2016, under Film & TV
In honor of my favorite Ghostbuster of the new era – Jillian Holtzmann – here are some Kate McKinnon classics, including the Pantene parody where I first noticed her.
Kate is such a talented chameleon and is the best part of the reboot, followed by Leslie Jones and Chris Hemsworth. (Melissa McCarthy and Kristen Wiig were also great, but those first three are just such riots.)
Kate deserves more projects. I anticipate – nay, demand more DeBarging Holtzmann in the sequel.
Yes, I have a girl crush.
Swift Justice
by allancarreon on Jul.19, 2016, under Music & Theater
I was planning to write my full thoughts around the current Taylor Swift slash Kim Kardashian and Kanye West recorded call controversy, but then I came upon the Facebook comment to the left on Taylor’s page. It summarizes my thoughts extremely well, so I’m just going to leave it right here.
P.S. I despise Kanye and the Kardashians, but hell just froze over because I actually agree with them on this one. The problem with Taylor is that she always plays the victim card and the innocence card, but she’s now proven to be a lying manipulative person. A hypocrite, too. Yes, in that 2009 incident she was the victim, but since then, she’s just unravelled her true Regina George self. At least the Kardashians don’t pretend to be sweet and innocent.
Chris and Chris
by allancarreon on Jul.18, 2016, under Film & TV
I have newfound respect (and love) for both Chris Hemsworth and Chris Pine.
Both A-list leading Hollywood men, they willingly accepted work as second fiddle to women.
I’d hire him. Wouldn’t you?
Hemsworth is currently in the Ghostbusters remake/reboot, which has stirred some controversy because of its all-female lineup. When the cast was announced last year, misogynists everywhere came out of the woodwork to decry the film without having even seen it – pretending that the anger is borne out of the “raping of their childhoods” (seriously) when in fact their issue is that four women not Angelina Jolie or Milla Jovovich would be kicking asses in an action/adventure film.
Dive In The Pool
by allancarreon on Jul.17, 2016, under My Life, Queer, Travel & Culture
Photo credits: Gay Times
Thank you, Gay Times, for this wonderful feature on LGBT athletes heading over to Rio for the 2016 Olympics. This year, we apparently have a record number of LGBT participants in the event.
Or perhaps, this might just be a year where we have a record number of out and proud participants, for I cannot imagine all prior events have had no (secretly) LGBTs amongst the athletes.
And so this year still marks a pretty good milestone for our community – for now we are diving headfirst into the pool outly and proudly without qualms.
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