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Medieval Franchises
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 was always supposed to repeat as No. 1 at the box office this weekend, and, to nobody's surprise, it did with a cool $63 million take. The real intrigue was watching how non-Marvel studios managed to counter-program. It did not go so well for Warner Brother’s Guy Ritchie-directed King Arthur epic. Despite a production price tag of a reported $175 million, the medieval epic bombed at third place with just an estimated $14.7 million. Not a good take for a flick that the studio at some point hoped could launch a franchise. It was the Amy Schumer and Goldie Hawn-starring Snatched that came in at second with around $17.5 million (and a less kingly production budget of just $42 million). Deadline surmises that the movie is likely to have legs. For one thing, it's bringing in a multigenerational audience thanks to Schumer and Hawn’s individual demographic appeal. For another, it’s the only major studio comedy to come out in wide release until the Scarlett Johansson and Kate McKinnon-starring Rough Night comes out in exactly a month and a day from today. | | |  | | | |  | | Is White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer about to be out of a job? That’s the buzz. Saturday Night Live certainly seemed to kick off the going away party early with its Melissa McCarthy-hosted episode this weekend. The actress has been playing the combative communications chief all season, but seemed to say goodbye to the role in epic fashion with a sketch that involved the fictional version of Spicer piloting his lectern all the way from D.C. to New York in hopes of speaking to his boss and salvaging his job. It ended with McCarthy’s Spicer and Alec Baldwin’s Donald Trump finally appearing on screen together, and, for some reason, making out. The political press is about on the same page, and is in overdrive with rumors that Spicer may be out the door (though, chief of staff of Reince Priebus and chief strategist Steve Bannon are also all rumored to be on the chopping block). Maybe being fired by the Trump administration isn’t so bad. At least for the individual anyway. Former FBI Director James Comey was spotted at the theater this weekend in D.C. wiping away tears at a production of Fun Home. | | | | | | | | | Brooklyn Based pop-punk band PWR BTTM wasn’t the first queer band of all time obviously, but they were one of the first espousing the specific ethos of young Millennials and the emerging Generation Z. Made up of two musicians who said “to hell with the gender binary” and who mixed typical onstage banter with talk about gender and queer theory and the necessity of consent, the band’s new album, Pageant, released Friday, was supposed to tip off a summer in which PWR BTTM was one of the most buzzed about indie bands. Then something disturbing happened. Rumors emerged that one member, Ben Hopkins, had a history of predatory sexual behavior. The band’s opening acts for a planned national tour quickly pulled out, with one saying that the accusations actually weren’t a complete surprise. Then a victim came forward in an interview with Jezebel. By the end of the weekend, the band’s label Polyvinyl dropped them and the plans for the tour were completely scrapped. This was a stunning fall from grace, but one led by the band’s young fan base. The buzz on Twitter and Tumblr seems to be that while many of those young fans seem to be heartbroken (and concerned for the victims), they hope that the response serves as a model for how fanbases, concert promoters and record labels respond in the future to accusations of sexual misconduct against musicians. | | | | | | | | | | | | | In just a matter of months after stepping out as a public persona, Paris Jackson (daughter of King of Pop Michael) has become one of the most talked about young scions on the planet. She’s already got movie roles and a Calvin Klein campaign in the works. Though all that attention brings some criticism, but young Jackson isn’t about to let the haters get her down for occasionally showing off. She took to Instagram to let everyone know where she stands, writing, in part, “i'm usually naked when i garden. it's actually a beautiful thing and you don't have to make it sexual the way many hollywood stars (and the media) do. not only is your body a temple and should be worshipped as so, but also part of feminism is being able to express yourself in your own way, whether it's being conservative and wearing lots of clothes or showing yourself.” | | | | | | | | | | Stella Maxwell, 27 (Rumored Girlfriend)
Zara Phillips, 36 (Random British Royal)
Jamie-Lynn Sigler, 36 (Tony’s Daughter)
Madeleine Albright, 80 (The Original Madam Secretary)
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