Some things are meant to live forever. <p><strong>The Background</strong>: Heidi Venable is a Content Producer for CinemaBlend. She started freelancing for the site in 2020 and officially came on board in 2021. Her job entails writing news stories and TV reactions from some of her favorite prime-time shows like Grey's Anatomy and The Bachelor. She graduated from Louisiana Tech University with a degree in Journalism and worked in the newspaper industry for almost two decades in multiple roles including Sports Editor, Page Designer and Online Editor.</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>What She's Into</strong>: Heidi grew up in the 1990s, and her tastes strongly reflect that. She can (and does) quote Friends constantly, enjoys a good West Wing binge, thinks Can't Hardly Wait was the most influential movie of her life and finds solace in 311 concerts. On Sundays during football season, she can be found cheering on the New Orleans Saints with her husband and two daughters. Who Dat! She loves to read but usually settles for a pop culture podcast, and thinks the best weekends are spent cooking and playing cards with friends and family, preferably with some UFC fights or other sporting event on TV.</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>What She's Excited About Right Now</strong>: Football season, Pumpkin Spice Lattes and everything related to fall and cooler weather. The Game of Roses podcast and all things The Bachelor, and new episodes of Grey's Anatomy, Love Is Blind, The Voice, OMITB and more. </p>
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Ready Player One was a bestselling novel and even reached the dizzying highs of being adapted into a movie by Steven Spielberg. That’s impressive for a book with a solid structure (find the three keys to save a digital world) and an irritating amount of 80s nostalgia devoid of any insight into what that pop culture means beyond mindless consumption. But a hit is a hit, so naturally author Ernest Cline has written a sequel, Ready Player Two, and now he’s released the official synopsis [via EW]: Unexpected Quest Two Worlds at Stake Are you ready? …
To me, Amy Heckerling is the real reason Clueless remains a piece of pop culture iconography. That might not be too terribly original, especially when said on the eve of the teen comedy's 25th birthday. Since Clueless' release on July 19, 1995, the movie has maintained a top spot in the zeitgeist, a consistent and reliable wellspring for quotes, music, fashion, and discussion. It is hard to imagine what Clueless would be today if it had been written or directed by anyone other than Heckerling. I'm not sure if I want to even imagine what that alternate timeline …
The traditional convention experience may have gone out the window this year, but that doesn't mean attendees will be deprived of all the events and excitement. In this spirit, Sideshow Collectibles is announcing Sideshow Con 2020, a digital experience which seeks to bring the convention booth experience into your home. For free. Wait, what is Sideshow Con 2020 exactly? Sideshow Con 2020 will be a custom-made, physical booth space installation which will bring folks into the "pop culture art gallery"-style Comic-Con experience which Sideshow Collectibles specializes in. While the Sideshow Con experience will be a physical …
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With mandated social distancing shuttering large-scale events worldwide, the future of pop culture conventions has arrived: Virtual Fan Expo (VFE). Event producers Kaleidoko, Experience Level Entertainment (XLEVELENT), Legion M and Collider (that's us!) announced today that VFE 2020 is scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, May 2-3; a jam-packed, two-day event offering fun, fandom and the ultimate celebration of the pop culture community in a safe, inclusive virtual environment. Bernie Bregman, director of business development and talent acquisitions, Experience Level Entertainment, had this to say: “We’re launching Virtual Fan Expo as an exciting, revolutionary con …
Gaming, TV and movies all have iconic theme songs that would be great as music boxes. Now you can get some of Legend of Zelda, Harry Potter and more!
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