Films & TV
Surviving a Marvel movie marathon isn’t like managing other marathons. Sure, you’ve done Lord of the Rings, and the extended versions at that. You’ve done Star Wars, both the originals and the prequels. But Marvel movies are their own beast: you’re talking about close to 40 hours of movies here, as of early 2019. It’s only going to get harder as more movies come out. We’re here to tell you that you can do it. You can watch all the MCU movies in order and have a great time doing it. Here’s what you need to know about planning that marathon so you (and your friends) survive it.
JK Rowling’s wizarding world isn’t all wands, charms, and transfigurations. The magical universe inhabited by characters like Harry Potter and Newt Scamander is rife with the dangerous incompetence of adults, unchecked corruption, and appalling abuses of power, and not just by Voldemort or Grindelwald.
Follow the thrilling story of Nobel Peace Laureate Kailash Satyarthi’s journey to liberate every child from slavery. THE PRICE OF FREE follows Satyarthi and his team of activists around the world on secret raid and rescue missions as they hunt for missing children and work to reunite them with their families. Winner of the Grand Jury Prize, US Documentary, Sundance 2018.
Lee’s fame and influence as the face and figurehead of Marvel, even in his nonagenarian years, remained considerable. Beginning in the 1960s, the irrepressible and feisty Lee punched up his Marvel superheroes with personality, not just power. Until then, comic book headliners like those of DC Comics were square and well-adjusted, but his heroes had human foibles and hang-ups; Peter Parker/Spider-Man, for example, fretted about his dandruff and was confused about dating. The evildoers were a mess of psychological complexity.
How can we experience enlightenment, oneness, and our divine identity? Find out what coaches, educators and entrepreneurs say in this fabulous, new documentary called Enlightenment.
The circus never stops, and no matter who cries fake news against whom, the fact remains that we have entered the post-truth, post-credibility, post-sanity, post-free speech world.
Are you ready for an aggressively 21st-century sentence? Benedict Cumberbatch and his Uber driver apparently saved a Deliveroo guy. According to British paper The Sun, Uber driver Manuel Dias picked up the Sherlock Holmes star and his wife Sophie Hunter to take them to a club in London.
Every felt like a current situation had happened before? This may be the result of the process of deja vu.
Harvey Weinstein has been arraigned and charged with rape and criminal sex act charges.
Amidst Sex Abuse Scandals, Swedish Academy has decided to cancel this year’s Nobel Prize in Literature.
Santa Fe, Texas had a school shooting recently to add to the incredible number of violent attacks in schools. Here we look at the warning signs of a potential shooter.
A friend of Prince Harry told The Sunday Times that Prince Charles “gave the most lovely, moving speech welcoming Meghan to the family,” during the wedding reception.
Film has the power to illuminate, to make us feel deeply, essentially taking us to a place beyond ourselves. As a medium, it opens hearts and minds, and our response to it is both visceral and personal. Underneath this response lies the unspoken connection between us all, and nowhere is this more evident than at the ILLUMINATE Film Festival. Renowned for their groundbreaking immersive approach to the film festival experience, the 5th annual ILLUMINATE Film Festival returns May 30th-June 3rd. The premier conscious film festival, which some have referred to as the Sundance of the conscious film industry, ILLUMINATE is dedicated to elevating awareness and inspiring lasting transformation through cinema.
This is America by Childish Gambino gives an artistic depiction of gun violence and racism in America
The industry component of the Illuminate Film Festival, the Conscious Film Convergence (CFC) is geared to filmmakers and offers attendees an invaluable opportunity to learn from and interact with speakers both at sessions and nightly parties. True to the mission of the festival, the goal off the CFC is to elevate global consciousness through cinema by supporting emerging voices in the field of conscious entertainment.
