Erica Freeman

Diversity Aboveground: Star Wars Heroines

Diversity Aboveground: Star Wars Heroines

Spoilers Below! Star Wars isn't known for its strong females. The original six films have Leia Organa and Padme Naberrie and about six seconds of various other females like Mon Mothma. The new television series and films are changing that. Ahsoka Tano Tano became a...

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‘The Good Dinosaur’ (2015) Film Review

‘The Good Dinosaur’ (2015) Film Review

The Good Dinosaur was expected to have many firsts for Pixar. It was the first script written entirely by a woman, Meg LaFauve. This was their first film to take place in prehistoric times. The film was Peter Sohn's first time directing feature length animated film....

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Diversity Aboveground: Loving The Wiz

Diversity Aboveground: Loving The Wiz

Long before the internet battled over whether changing the skin color of beloved characters was trendy or the right thing to do, there was The Wiz. The Wiz started as a broadway show in 1975. The fact that the cast had not a single Caucasian was still strange at that...

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Lionsgate, Proyas Admit Racist ‘Gods of Egypt’ Casting

Lionsgate, Proyas Admit Racist ‘Gods of Egypt’ Casting

The recent releases of the official trailer and posters for Gods of Egypt contained men with wings that could appear and disappear at will, magical objects and large mess-making monsters but what many found too unrealistic to believe was that ancient Egypt appeared to...

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Diversity Aboveground: An Undertale of Life

Diversity Aboveground: An Undertale of Life

SPOILER WARNING: This column will discuss all possible endings and game play. Just two months ago, the game, Undertale, was released to eager anticipation after nearly three years of development. The RPG lived up to the hype, claiming a 93% satisfaction rate among its...

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Diversity Aboveground: A New James Bond?

Diversity Aboveground: A New James Bond?

  SPOILER WARNING- This article discusses aspects of Spectre, including the ending. With Spectre showing in theatres in most of the world, speculation immediately turned to the next James Bond film. Some fans remain hopeful that Daniel Craig will return while the...

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Sandra Bullock to Lead Ocean’s 11 Revamp

Sandra Bullock to Lead Ocean’s 11 Revamp

In fall 2014, Jerry Weintraub, Steven Soderbergh and George Clooney came up with an idea to make a new Ocean's 11 but with an all-female ensemble. This was around the same time that Ghostbusters announced their all-female reboot. The project was assumed to have died...

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Diversity Aboveground; Black Widow: Forever Red

Diversity Aboveground; Black Widow: Forever Red

In the last few years, Marvel has published several books written for the Young Adult market. The latest release is Black Widow: Forever Red by Margaret Stohl. With the popularity of Black Widow and the way she's been turned into a rallying cry for how female...

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FEATURE: Where’s Our ‘Metroid’ Film?

FEATURE: Where’s Our ‘Metroid’ Film?

  Imagine sitting in a darkened auditorium, nervously munching on popcorn as discordant notes play. At any moment, those on the screen are under threat by aliens and space pirates that could be lurking anywhere. Luckily, the main heroine has a suit, skills and...

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Diversity Aboveground: Girl Meets World and Succeeds

Diversity Aboveground: Girl Meets World and Succeeds

Boy Meets World was one of ABC's most popular TGIF shows from its premiere in 1993 until the very last episode in 2000. Almost 20 years after that first premiere, ABC's sister channel, Disney,  announced a spin-off, Girl Meets World. While the original series revolved...

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