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31 Aug

Link Tank: Frank Oz is Not Happy With the Current State of The Muppets

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The voice of Fozzy Bear and Miss Piggy himself has some choice words when describing the recent Disney additions to The Muppets. “Frank Oz has brought iconic characters like Fozzie Bear, Miss Piggy, and Yoda to life. Having worked with Jim Henson to bring us some of these childhood favorites, he hasn’t been a part of the new era of The Muppets or Sesame Street, and his absence has surely been missed. As someone whose favorite Muppet is Fozzie, Oz has been an iconic part of this series from the jump.” Read more at The Mary Sue Shang-Chi and the…

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29 Aug

Mosquito State

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August 2007. Isolated in his austere penthouse overlooking Central Park, obsessive Wall Street data analyst Richard Boca (Beau Knapp) sees ominous patterns: His computer models are behaving erratically, as are the swarms of mosquitos breeding in his apartment, an infestation that attends his psychological meltdown. On Wall Street, they’re called “quants”—the intense data analysts whose mathematical prowess can make the difference between a fortune and a flop. Consumed with his work, Richard doesn’t often stray from his office or apartment. But when Richard decides to go to a company party, he makes two acquaintances: the mysterious, sylphlike Lena (Charlotte Vega)…

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20 May

State Funeral

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Moscow, March 1953: in the days following the death of Joseph Stalin, countless citizens flooded the Red Square to mourn their leader’s loss and witness his burial. Though the procession was captured in detail by hundreds of cameramen, their footage has remained largely unseen until now.Rated: Not RatedRelease Date: May 07, 2021

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17 Apr

The State of Texas vs. Melissa

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Melissa Lucio was the first Hispanic woman sentenced to death in Texas. For ten years she has been awaiting her fate, and now faces her last appeal.Rated: Not RatedRelease Date: Oct 20, 2020

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13 Feb

Future State: Green Lantern Blazes an Unreliable Trail for John Stewart’s Infinite Frontier Adventures

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This Green Lantern article contains spoilers. If you’ve finished Future State: Green Lantern #2, you know two things: we all weep for the passing of Hot G’Nortt, and that the ending was pretty dark. With Future State scribe Geoffrey Thorne keeping control over the Corps for DC’s upcoming Infinite Frontier era, we’re wondering exactly how his Future State work fits in with the upcoming ongoing series. It’s complicated, Thorne tells us in an interview.  “The manner in which it will occur in the comics may deviate at points from the exact scene you’re seeing there,” he says. “You’re going to…

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30 Jan

Savage State

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The American Civil War breaks out... A family of French colonists, settled in Missouri, decides to go back to France. Edmond, Madeleine, and their three daughters have to cross the whole country to reach New-York. They are led by the mysterious and dangerous mercenary, Victor.Rated: Not RatedRelease Date: Jan 29, 2021

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27 Jan

Future State is the Next Evolution for DC’s Legion of Super-Heroes

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This article contains spoilers for Future State: Legion of Super-Heroes #1 Never let it be said that Brian Michael Bendis doesn’t know how to keep busy. The prolific writer has had his hands full since coming to DC in 2018. Arriving with much fanfare on both Superman and Action Comics, Bendis also relaunched Young Justice, co-created a new DC mainstay in Naomi, wrote the excellent Batman: Universe, shepherded the Event Leviathan mini, and more. All of these books introduced new characters, re-tooled existing ones (such as aging up young Jonathan Kent to his mid-teens), and set various wheels in motion…

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13 Nov

What Does Future State Mean for the DC Universe?

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It’s somehow almost 2021, which means the DC Universe is about to enter its Future State, the big two month crossover that kicks off the new year by pausing its regular line, and diving deep into the wild, varied timelines and parallel universes for new angles from fresh creators. And we are happy to have your exclusive first look at the February covers and solicitations for the Justice League family of books. Since half the fun of solicits is trying to piece together what’s happening in the book from the 50 words and a cover, we decided to engage in…

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10 Aug

Boys State

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Boys State is a continually revealing immersion into a week-long annual program in which a thousand Texas high school seniors gather for an elaborate mock exercise: building their own state government. Filmmakers Jesse Moss and Amanda McBaine closely track the escalating tensions that arise within a particularly riveting gubernatorial race, training their cameras on unforgettable teenagers like Ben, a Reagan-loving arch-conservative who brims with confidence despite personal setbacks, and Steven, a progressive-minded child of Mexican immigrants who stands by his convictions amidst the sea of red. In the process, they have created a complex portrait of contemporary American masculinity, as…

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19 Feb

The State Against Mandela and the Others

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2018 marks the centenary of Nelson Mandela's birth. He seized center stage during a historic trial in 1963 and 1964. But there were eight others who, like him, faced the death sentence. They too were subjected to pitiless cross-examinations. To a man they stood firm and turned the tables on the state: South Africa's apartheid regime was in the dock. Recently recovered archival recordings of those hearings transport us back into the thick of the courtroom battles.Rated: Not RatedRelease Date: Feb 19, 2020

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14 Mar

Captive State

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Set in a Chicago neighborhood nearly a decade after an occupation by an extra-terrestrial force, Captive State explores the lives on both sides of the conflict - the collaborators and dissidents.Rated: PG-13Release Date: Mar 15, 2019

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03 Jan

State Like Sleep

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One year after the untimely death of her husband (Michiel Huisman), a young woman (Katherine Waterston) receives a phone call that pulls her back to Brussels and the life there that she's tried to forget. She is forced to finally confront her grief but is swept up in unraveling the mysteries surrounding her husband's last days alive.Rated: Not RatedRelease Date: Jan 04, 2019

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09 Nov

Fail State

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Fail State investigates the dark side of American higher education, chronicling decades of policy decisions in Washington DC that have given rise to a powerful and highly-predatory for-profit college industry. With echoes of the subprime mortgage crisis, the film lays bare how for-profit colleges exploited millions of low-income and minority students, leaving them with worthless degrees and drowning in student loan debt. Director Alexander Shebanow traces the rise, fall, and resurgence of the for-profit college industry, uncovering their Wall Street backing and incestuous relationship with the regulators and lawmakers charged with overseeing them.Rated: Not RatedRelease Date: Oct 19, 2018

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02 Nov

A Gray State

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In 2010 David Crowley, an Iraq veteran, aspiring filmmaker and charismatic up-and-coming voice in fringe politics, began production on his film A Gray State. Set in a dystopian near-future where civil liberties are trampled by an unrestrained federal government, the film's crowd funded trailer was enthusiastically received by the burgeoning online community of libertarians, Tea Party activists and members of the nascent alt-right. In January of 2015, Crowley was found dead with his family in their suburban Minnesota home. Their shocking deaths quickly become a cause celcbre for conspiracy theorists who speculate that Crowley was assassinated by a shadowy government…

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