News Star Wars: Skeleton Crew Get Lost in Space With the Latest Star Wars: Skeleton Crew Trailer The space Goonies certainly seem good enough By Molly Templeton | Published on November 1, 2024 Screenshot: Lucasfilm Comment 0 Share New Share Screenshot: Lucasfilm Since the beginning, Star Wars: Skeleton Crew has been positioning itself as something like The Goonies in space, and the latest trailer kind of lives up to the pitch—from the ’80s soundtrack (“Major Tom,” with some extra adventure flourishes) to the specific vibe of some kids who don’t really mean to get in trouble. They just kind of do. And what trouble it is: Swept away across the vast reaches of space in a maybe-not-s0-derelict spaceship, they make typical kid mistakes (don’t flash those Republic credits around, punk!) and run into a savior who might be his own kind of trouble. Jude Law plays the main adult in the room here, a fellow named Jod Na Nawood who says he will get them home, and they will make a partnership. The previous trailer suggested Jod (Jod Na? Is Na a middle name or what?) is a Jedi, but that’s less clear here. Skeleton Crew‘s quartet of young adventurers is made up of Wim (Ravi Cabot-Conyers), KB (Kyriana Kratter), Neel (Robert Timothy Smith), and Fern (Ryan Kiera Armstrong). Wim’s dad is played by Tunde Adebimpe (of TV on the Radio and Twisters), and the droid SM33 is voiced by Nick Frost. The series comes from Jon Watts and Christopher Ford; Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni are producers, of course, and the show is set in their post-Return of the Jedi TV era. Its eight episodes are directed by Daniels (Everything Everywhere All at Once), David Lowery (The Green Knight), Lee Isaac Chung (Twisters), Jake Schreier (Beef), and Bryce Dallas Howard (The Mandalorian). The adventure begins December 3rd on Disney+.[end-mark] The post Get Lost in Space With the Latest <i>Star Wars: Skeleton Crew</i> Trailer appeared first on Reactor.

News Emily the Strange An Emily the Strange Animated Movie Is Coming Animated black cats? Sign us up. By Molly Templeton | Published on November 1, 2024 Comment 0 Share New Share Hot on the heels of a very successful story about a girl with black hair, black clothes, and a goth aesthetic… comes another such story. Emily the Strange, who was created by Rob Reger and Cosmic Debris 30 years ago, is getting the animated movie treatment from Warner Bros. and Bad Robot. Emily began her existence as skateboard art designed by Nathan Carrico, but her empire is much larger now, spanning everything from clothes to comics to novels to games. According to the official Emily the Strange website, she is “a sharp-witted and rebellious young woman with a taste for invention, philosophical musing, scientific experimentation, and radical artistry. When she’s not tinkering in the lab or grinding rails at the skatepark, she’s curled up with her four black kitties, Mystery, Miles, Neechee, and Sabbath.” Pamela Ribon, who has worked on animated movies including Moana and Nimona, is writing the Emily script; the movie will be executive produced by Trevor Duke-Moretz (The Miseducation of Cameron Post) and creator Reger. In a statement quoted by The Hollywood Reporter, Ribon said, “I’ve always been drawn to Emily’s risk-taking, genre-bending attitude and style. I mean, brains and bangs? There’s nobody cooler. This one’s going to be so much fun.”[end-mark] The post An <i>Emily the Strange</i> Animated Movie Is Coming appeared first on Reactor.

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If you're tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties, subscribe to Reclaim The Net. House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan has raised concerns about YouTube’s handling of a recent interview between former President Donald Trump and podcast host Joe Rogan. Jordan’s alarm centers on allegations that the platform may have deliberately downranked the visibility of the three-hour conversation, which did not appear at the top of search results when users searched for “Joe Rogan Trump” or “Joe Rogan Donald Trump.” In a letter addressed to Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai, Jordan expressed his apprehensions, stating, “We write to seek an immediate briefing on (1) YouTube’s decision to censor Joe Rogan’s interview with President Trump, and (2) Google Search’s elevation of material critical of the interview.” We obtained a copy of the letter for you here. Further compounding the issue, YouTube issued a statement on X, acknowledging issues with the interview’s visibility. The statement clarified, “For some searches on Monday the original 3-hour interview didn’t appear prominently. Short excerpts uploaded by the Joe Rogan channel appeared, but we know it was frustrating for users looking to find the full video.” The platform assured that measures were being taken to amend the search results to better feature the full podcast soon. Jordan’s correspondence also reflected a broader critique of the tech giant’s recent actions, suggesting a pattern of censorship. He argued, “Given the company’s recent history of censorship, including at the behest of the Biden-Harris Administration, YouTube’s censorship of former President Trump is particularly troubling.” Emphasizing the critical need for open political discourse, especially as elections approach, Jordan demanded that a briefing be arranged promptly, setting a deadline of no later than 10:00 am on November 14, 2024. If you're tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties, subscribe to Reclaim The Net. The post House Judiciary Chair Requests Answers on YouTube Suppression of Joe Rogan Trump Interview appeared first on Reclaim The Net.

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New York Times reporter Rebecca Davis O’Brien made Wednesday’s edition with a poor-Kamala Harris “news” story, “Michelle Obama Decries a ‘Double Standard’ in Treatment of Trump and Harris.” It’s an echo of a recent front-page Times story blaming sexism for Harris’s failure to have the 30-point lead over Donald Trump that she’s apparently entitled to. It’s another sweaty attempt by the Times to haul Harris over the finish line on Election Day. For three months, as Vice President Kamala Harris has pressed her case for the White House, some voters have insisted they just don’t know enough about her. Pundits have grumbled that she is light on specifics; journalists have lamented that she wasn’t doing more interviews, or answering tougher questions, or answering easy questions more crisply. Her opponents have cast her as an “empty suit,” a lightweight with dangerous ideas. Michelle Obama was fed up. Stop the presses! O'Brien lapped up the former first lady's fulminations as fact. At a rally on Saturday night in Michigan, the former first lady reflected, with palpable disbelief and outrage, on the double standard she believes Ms. Harris faces. “When you lay out the options, this choice isn’t even close,” Mrs. Obama told the crowd. “But whether it’s online or in the media or in our social circles, there are folks who say they’re not sure about Kamala. They accuse her of not providing enough policy detail. Some wonder: Do we really know her? Is she too aggressive? Is she not aggressive enough? There are folks sowing seeds of doubt about whether she’s who she appears to be. “Voters have every right to ask hard questions of any candidate seeking office,” she continued, “but can someone tell me why we are once again holding Kamala to a higher standard than her opponent?” The question suggested an impatience not just with this campaign, but with the entire political career of Donald J. Trump, and the perception that he has now twice competed against accomplished female politicians who faced scrutiny and doubts that Mr. Trump, time and again, is allowed to escape. Mrs. Obama and other prominent Democrats are now, in the final stretch of the campaign, giving voice to a frustration that has animated many Harris supporters from the get-go. Some frame it explicitly as a matter of race and gender.... O'Brien also allowed 2016 election loser Hillary Clinton to "attribute[d] voter hesitation to sexism" and claim "a double standard" without rebuttal. There was an eventual nod to the Republican argument against the liberal media. Trump supporters, including some commentators who acknowledge his inarticulate free associations, say the real double standard at work is a liberal press that gives Ms. Harris a free pass while seizing on every utterance of Mr. Trump as evidence of a slipping mind, or fascist inclinations, or criminality. Harris supporters really don’t like their candidate being challenged, and O’Brien seemed to sympathize. But when reporters note her weaknesses in interviews, or when voters say they need more information about her policy positions, Ms. Harris’s supporters throw up their hands. To them, Mr. Trump’s very candidacy, after he was impeached for inciting insurrection, seems unfathomable. Sexism is everywhere! Ms. Harris herself may not have the luxury of frustration -- this itself, of course, might be considered a central component of the double standard -- but Mrs. Obama does. She is one of the most beloved members of the Democratic Party. And, with her husband’s political career behind her, she can afford to let loose, even if it means pointedly criticizing the public. On Saturday, she did not outright accuse anybody of racism or sexism, but she made it clear she saw these forces lurking beneath the surface. “We expect her to be intelligent and articulate, to have a clear set of policies, to never show too much anger, to prove time and time again that she belongs,” Mrs. Obama said. “But for Trump, we expect nothing at all. No understanding of policy, no ability to put together a coherent argument, no honesty, no decency, no morals.” Who needs journalistic discernment when you can just transcribe an embittered former first lady ranting about Republican sexism?