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2016’s biggest films that passed the Bechdel Test


To pass the Bechdel test the bar is set really low: the film needs at least two female characters (with a name) who talk to each other about something other than men.

The list of 2016 films includes the highest-grossing ones (10) as well as 10 of the most buzzed about films (lists at the source). Out of those, 11 pass the test: Finding Dory, Civil War, Zooptopia, Dawn of Justice, Suicide Squad, Fantastic Beasts, Ghostbusters, Moana, Rogue One, X-Men Apocalypse, and Bad Moms.

In 13 of these films, the women portrayed are either independent women who rely on their own strength and intelligence to achieve their goals, and their well-being doesn't depend on being saved by a man.

Only 7 movies (Suicide Squad, Ghostbusters, Moana, Moonlight, Rogue One, Civil War, and Apocalypse) had women of color with speaking roles.

In all of 20 films, women were straight and cis, meaning no LGBT representation.

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ONTD Roundup



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Artists Taking a Break in 2017



  • Adele: Another baby may take Adele from the spotlight. She told her fans she was "off to have a baby" in late November, but she plans to wait to the conclusion of her tour.

  • Demi Lovato: The recent Grammy nominee didn't seem too happy with the trajectory of her career. She tweeted in early October:


  • Ellie Goulding: She doesn't know when she will release her new album, but she's taking a break to focus on charity work. She's been working constantly for 7 years, apparently (I only heard of her last year with that 50 Shades song)

  • Taylor Swift: After a whirlwind of success from her fifth studio album 1989 and the highly successful tour (she was the highest paid musician of 2016), Swift claims she needs a break from the pressure of new music. However, she states she will still write songs in her downtime, and her hiatus could vanish just like that if her musical talents come through. This may already be the case as she has recently released a song with Zayn for 50 Shades Darker and she and Drake are in the studio together.


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MIchael Fassbender nearly joined the STAR WARS




* Fassbender was considered for a role in ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’
* [Spoiler (click to open)]it was General Hux portrayed by Domhnall Gleeson
* he was too bus busy for SW
* We talked about a role. We had a conversation. I’m pretty sure I was busy doing something else in the summer he was kickstarting that.


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The Emoji Movie Gets 5 New Character Posters



The Emoji Movie unlocks the never-before-seen secret world inside your smartphone. Hidden within the messaging app is Textopolis, a bustling city where all your favorite emojis live, hoping to be selected by the phone’s user. In this world, each emoji has only one facial expression – except for Gene (T.J. Miller), an exuberant emoji who was born without a filter and is bursting with multiple expressions. Determined to become “normal” like the other emojis, Gene enlists the help of his handy best friend Hi-5 (James Corden) and the notorious code breaker emoji Jailbreak (Ilana Glazer). Together, they embark on an epic “app-venture” through the apps on the phone, each its own wild and fun world, to find the Code that will fix Gene. But when a greater danger threatens the phone, the fate of all emojis depends on these three unlikely friends who must save their world before it’s deleted forever.

( Posters behind the cut.Collapse )

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Rooney Mara doesn't wanna be part of Taylor Swift's squad


For whatever reason, Taylor wants the 'Carol' star to be part of her squad, but Rooney has been ignoring Taylor's 'incessant string of invitations to party,' even declined her invitation to the 4th of July bash

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Tegan and Sara launch LGBTQ foundation for women and girls


The duo launched the 'Tegan and Sara Foundation' to support fighting for economic justice, health, and representation for LGBTQ girls and women.

The sisters who are openly gay wanted to repay the community that has supported them for their entire career.

From their website:
"Since the beginning of our career, our LGBTQ fans have supported us in innumerable ways. Our journey navigating sexism and homophobia in the music industry has always been interwoven with the stories you share with us. Your personal histories of injustice and discrimination at home, school, work, and church have inspired us to use our public status to speak out about the struggles of the LGBTQ community. "
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"LGBTQ women are experiencing disproportionately high levels of poverty, health issues and inequality. LGBTQ women of color, especially transgender women often experience these issues even more severely due to racism and transphobia. Today, given the state of politics in the United States, we must continue to unite and fight for our rights and against all forms of oppression."

The Foundation also wants to increase visibility of LGTBQ women to reduce the stigma around the community, also pointing out the lack of representation of LGBTQ women in pop culture.

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Miles Teller's car flips after collision with an Uber


Miles Teller and his girlfriend, Keleigh Sperry, were involved in a car accident last night when an Uber driver made an 'unsafe' left turn in front of them. TMZ reports Teller's car flipped to its side after the collision.

The two Uber passengers had minor injuries. Teller showed concern over the two passengers, but had no sympathy for their driver, he was so angry he almost attacked the guy.

Potato face and his girlfriend were not hurt.



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Andrew Garfield “Not Handsome Enough” to play ‘Prince Caspian’


Andrew says he really wanted to play the character of Prince Caspian in "The Chronicles Of Narnia: Prince Caspian," but he didn’t have the right face, as he was told he wasn't handsome enough for the part.

He went on to play Eduardo Saverin in "The Social Network" instead.

Ben Barnes eventually got the part.

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