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Lionsgate Live has another movie presentation this Friday to raise money for furloughed movie theater employees. This week John Wick will be the featured film hosted by Jamie Lee Curtis. The broadcast will include special messages from the John Wick cast. Throughout the presentation, you will also see heartfelt messages of movie-going experiences from some of Hollywood’s finest.
You can check out some of the previous messages below. To join John Wick live visit this website. Age verification is required. Will you be watching the live stream? Let us know in the comments!
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The pandemic and resulting stay at home orders have without question changed our lives. And everyone is finding different ways to cope. Some of us are working out every day and getting fit. Some of us are reading all those unread books that have been gathering dust on the nightstand. And some of us haven’t put on pants in at least five weeks.
To pass the time, we’ve been playing along with Twitter’s personality memes, i.e. what house we would live in, which celebrities we’d want to quarantine with, and what Avengers we identify as.
Now, Katie Henry has given us our new favorite means of self identification, thanks to some medieval marginalia:
Tag yourselves, because who better to understand us than a bunch of bored dudes holed up in their monasteries? pic.twitter.com/aw2jsdbKhZ
— Katie Henry (@KT_NRE) May 14, 2020
Marginalia is the fancy word for all the symbols and illustrations in the margins of medieval manuscripts. They are painstakingly detailed and often refer to whatever the text discusses, but sometimes they are simply the doodles of whoever was bored and possessed the manuscript. And sometimes, these miniature illustrations are next level bonkers:
Johanna Green, Lecturer in Book History and Digital Humanities at the University of Glasgow (and the purveyor of the above Instagram account), describes the marginalia by saying, “Manuscripts can be seen as time capsules, … And marginalia provide layers of information as to the various human hands that have shaped their form and content.” She continued, “Both tell us huge amounts about a book’s history and the people who have contributed to it, from creation to the present day.”
But it’s surprisingly easy to find ourselves among these bizarre and sometimes gross little doodles. After all, social distancing makes us feel like we’re living on the margins of our own lives. And like the marginalia, we find ourselves perturbed, beset with demons, and in various states of undress.
Which medieval marginalia do you find yourself identifying with?
(image: Katie Henry/Twitter)
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Production shutdowns have forced most of the shows on The CW to end a few episodes ahead of schedule, leaving cliffhangers and questions for many fans. With big holes in the schedule, the CW is filling the summer with acquisitions of other shows, like Swamp Thing. Now, the network has announced when they hope to get their programming running again and when we can expect new seasons of our favorites—plus new shows and more acquisitions.
The bulk of the new season will launch in January 2021. There are no firm dates for the premieres since no one is quite sure when production will be able to start again. It’s of note that most popular CW shows film in Canada, a country where they listen to scientists and care about not killing people, and thus will likely be slower to allow productions to start than the US.
Coming soon to The CW! pic.twitter.com/9fY79y8Fc8
— The CW (@TheCW) May 14, 2020
The January schedule contains quite a few shows we’re extremely interested in, from Superman and Lois to Walker (not Texas Ranger now, just Walker), which both got some snazzy key art …
#SupermanAndLois is coming January 2021 to The CW! pic.twitter.com/eEP7xRQ957
— Superman and Lois (@cwsupermanlois) May 14, 2020
And shout-outs from their stars.
Breaking in my ninja jeans https://t.co/MjNlyftqSS
— Jared Padalecki (@jarpad) May 14, 2020
One of the notable exceptions to the January return, and one of the big absences from the post-COVID schedule this spring so far, is Supernatural. The long-running show has seven episodes left to air in its 15th and final season, with only five filmed. The series will finish filming in the fall (if all goes according to plan), with the final episodes to air in October. When Supernatural returns, it will be on Thursday, which I think Castiel, angel of Thursday will appreciate.
The final 7 episodes are coming this fall to The CW! #SPNFamilyForever pic.twitter.com/CJS1m8vxGk
— Supernatural (@cw_spn) May 14, 2020
Also of note in the releases, it looks like when the Legends of Tomorrow return they crew will be facing a new threat: Aliens?! That sounds fun! We’re just happy that we have dates to expect some of our favorites back.
(via: The Hollywood Reporter, image: Colin Bentley/The CW)
Here are a few other things we saw today:
- Don’t worry about your other CW favorites and potential spin-offs just yet, Mark Pedowitz says they are still in contention for pickups. (via Decider)
- A new Great Expectations six-part adaptation is in the works with Tom Hardy. (via The AV Club)
- When Broadway reopens, Frozen the musical will stay closed. (via Comicbook.Com)
- This:
- The FBI served a warrant on Senator Richard Burr. I’m sure that’s fine. (via LA Times)
- ….And he’s also stepping down as chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee. HMM. (via CNN)
- Catch the trailer for the Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich documentary. (via Rolling Stone)
- And … oh boy.
Georgia officials warn of 4-foot-long invasive lizards that eat “anything they want” https://t.co/cjZakYeOkE pic.twitter.com/OiO3ZAuz6S
— The Hill (@thehill) May 14, 2020
What did you see today?
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No matter how difficult the times may be right now, love still prevails!
ESSENCE staff member Aisha Becker-Burrowes and her longtime love Kelton Cumberbatch got engaged during a romantic date night at home in April. Of course, they never planned to be quarantined while taking such a big step in their relationship, but Kelton’s well-planned proposal was “perfect” in Aisha’s eyes.
View this post on InstagramEven on the darkest of days, our love continues to shine through. There’s no one way to do this love thing but the one thing I know for sure is that we will continue to do it our way. Here’s to choosing you every day! We’re engaged!#QuarantineEngagement #Engaged #BlackLove #coronabride
A post shared by Aisha (@dulcevidaa) on Apr 1, 2020 at 4:18pm PDT
After their engagement photos went viral, the couple was approached by the Tamron Hall Show for a rare opportunity. “The show came across our engagement announcement on social media and reached out to us asking if we wanted to have a virtual wedding,”says Aisha. “They asked us on Wednesday, and we got married on Monday. We had one day to decide and five days before the big day! [We had] no dress, no wedding bands, nothing!”
Aisha and Kelton, both avid travelers, were originally considering a destination wedding. They even had potential wedding venues and vendor contacts all mapped out in spreadsheets. However, they soon realized that life as we knew it may not return for a while due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “We are typically such planners,” says Aisha, “so it was totally out of character for us to spontaneously get married like that, especially in such a public way. But as crazy as it felt, we thought that perhaps it offered us and our loved ones a beautiful gift. What a precious thing to be able to share this with the world!”
View this post on Instagram We got hitched in 5 days y’all! COVID-19 gave us nothing but time to plan our dream wedding. And so we chose a destination, spoke to vendors and narrowed down venues. And then we realized that the world might not return to normal for awhile and when it does, will it look the same way we imagined? In these times, we’ve realized that each moment and crazy memory we could make with each other and our loved ones is more precious than ever. So when the @tamronhallshow reached out to us asking us if we wanted to have a virtual wedding, we had no idea what to expect! So these two over-thinkers did something incredibly spontaneous and we had an absolute blast! Life is short and it was such a gift to be able to share this moment with each other, our loved ones and the world. Here’s to forever with you @iam_kbatch! Can’t wait for the world to open up again so we can celebrate and honor our love with everyone in person! A very special thank you to @tamronhall @carlypaigeloveman and @fiercelookoftheday for holding so much integrity. And to @fete.ny @jungleeny for handling all of the beautiful details! and @christianothstudio for these gorgeous photos! And last but not least, a huge thank you to all of our friends and family for being nothing short of amazing and supporting us. We would be nothing without y’all 
#lovewins #blacklove #coronabride #zoomwedding #wedding #bride #married
A post shared by Aisha (@dulcevidaa) on May 13, 2020 at 11:16am PDT
Wearing a fabulous beaded wedding gown from Morilee, Aisha headed to the altar (set up in their living room!) to say “I do” to Kelton. Their mothers, Carla and Alma, were present for the ceremony, and family and friends tuned in via live stream.
Hall officiated the wedding remotely and was almost brought to tears as the couple exchanged their heartfelt vows. After the ceremony, the couple turned their living room into a dance floor to host their virtual reception. “We asked our friends and family to dress up, prepare drinks, and even had two friends DJ for us,” Aisha says. “We popped champagne and cut cake while our friends toasted to us and shared fun memories. The virtual party went on for almost four hours and we really had so much fun.”
View this post on Instagram We can’t wait to share this beautiful ceremony with everyone today! It’s a virtual wedding on “Tamron Hall” with our lovely host officiating. Hope you’re joining!
A post shared by Tamron Hall Show (@tamronhallshow) on May 13, 2020 at 6:01am PDT
Looking back, Aisha and Kelton are happy with their decision to marry virtually. “It was a blast and we felt so lucky to be able to celebrate with our friends and family more intimately in this incredibly unique way. “
Congratulation Aisha and Kelton! See the ceremony below, including footage of the couple planning their at-home ceremony from A-Z with event planner Jung Lee.
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