The Pop Culture Brain Podcast

Episode 6 of the Pop Culture Brain podcast with Alex and Lara! In today’s show, we talk about The Oscars fight back against AI, a beloved Netflix show might get a prequel, and Jonah Hill suffers two big embarrassments.00:00 - Intro and Sphere talk03:01 - The Oscars ban AI13:18 - Sterling K Brown argues for longer seasons19:27 - The Crown might be getting a prequel25:51 - Margot Robbie’s podcast stories32:16 - Jonah Hill suffers two embarrassments 37:28 - Family who lives at Disney 43:00 - Pop culture hot takes48:03 - What we’re watching

Episode 6 of the Pop Culture Brain podcast with Alex and Lara! In today’s show: 3,000 celebs signed a letter against the Paramount Warner Bros. merger but James Cameron had other thoughts, Snoop Dogg and Martha Stewart are getting biopics, and a classic ‘90s toon is going live action.https://www.popculturebrain.com/p/links00:00 Intro and The Pitt & Scrubs finale talk05:43 Celebs sign letter against Paramount WB merger11:20 EJAE almost quit songwriting16:39 Amazon is gatekeeping Project Hail Mary 22:01 Tribeca Film Festival looks great27:19 Fern Gully is going live action33:00 Historic films are being preserved digitally37:23 Snoop Dogg & Martha Stewart biopics41:21 WB launches Clockwork, signs Sean Baker46:13 What we’re watchingWelcome to Pop Culture Brain, bringing you the movie news, TV news, and what-to-watch recommendations you need to know. We’ve got you covered with fun and informative pop culture updates and reflections.Pop Culture Brain has been highlighting and curating the best and most important entertainment news for over a decade. It was named one of TIME’s Top 30 must-see Tumblr blogs and BuzzFeed’s Top 90 Tumblr blogs, and received a Lifetime Achievement Award from Tumblr itself.

Episode 5 of the Pop Culture Brain podcast with Alex and Lara! In today’s show: The Avatar franchise might be in crisis, Timothee Chalamet is making another sequel, and Sony is laying off hundreds.https://www.popculturebrain.com/p/links00:00 Intro1:26 The future of Avatar 5:54 The anti-hero actors club9:08 Timothee Chalamet’s next sequel13:43 Sony layoffs and plans 21:00 Spielberg and Nolan25:29 Soderbergh threw out his notebooks29:40 The Pitt saved Patrick Ball’s finances 33:53 What we’re watchingWelcome to Pop Culture Brain, bringing you the movie news, TV news, and what-to-watch recommendations you need to know. We’ve got you covered with fun and informative pop culture updates and reflections.Pop Culture Brain has been highlighting and curating the best and most important entertainment news for over a decade. It was named one of TIME’s Top 30 must-see Tumblr blogs and BuzzFeed’s Top 90 Tumblr blogs, and received a Lifetime Achievement Award from Tumblr itself.

Episode 4 of the Pop Culture Brain podcast with Alex and Lara! In today’s show: The weird kids book coming to Disney+, Lin Manuel is back — sort of, and Netflix is adapting a Pulitzer finalist with a 3-time Oscar winner.https://www.popculturebrain.com/p/linksWelcome to Pop Culture Brain, bringing you the movie news, TV news, and what-to-watch recommendations you need to know. We’ve got you covered with fun and informative pop culture updates and reflections.Pop Culture Brain has been highlighting and curating the best and most important entertainment news for over a decade. It was named one of TIME’s Top 30 must-see Tumblr blogs and BuzzFeed’s Top 90 Tumblr blogs, and received a Lifetime Achievement Award from Tumblr itself.

Episode 3 of the Pop Culture Brain podcast with Alex and Lara! Join us as we discuss Netflix price hikes, Brad Pitt's big payday, and what's next for Ryan Gosling and Tom Hanks. https://www.popculturebrain.com/p/linksWelcome to Pop Culture Brain, bringing you the movie news, TV news, and what-to-watch recommendations you need to know. We’ve got you covered with fun and informative pop culture updates and reflections.Pop Culture Brain has been highlighting and curating the best and most important entertainment news for over a decade. It was named one of TIME’s Top 30 must-see Tumblr blogs and BuzzFeed’s Top 90 Tumblr blogs, and received a Lifetime Achievement Award from Tumblr itself.

Episode 2 of the Pop Culture Brain podcast with Alex and Lara! Join us as we discuss Quentin Tarantino's next project, Bradley Cooper directing a franchise film, Disney's live action remake plans and a whole lot more. https://www.popculturebrain.com/p/linksWelcome to Pop Culture Brain, bringing you the movie news, TV news, and what-to-watch recommendations you need to know. We’ve got you covered with fun and informative pop culture updates and reflections.Pop Culture Brain has been highlighting and curating the best and most important entertainment news for over a decade. It was named one of TIME’s Top 30 must-see Tumblr blogs and BuzzFeed’s Top 90 Tumblr blogs, and received a Lifetime Achievement Award from Tumblr itself.

Welcome to the very first episode of the Pop Culture Brain podcast with Alex and Lara! Join us as we discuss Pixar's upcoming sequels, Selena Gomez booking an Oscar-potential role, one of the best books becoming a movie, Christina Applegate's wild Anchorman story, and all of the unpredictable Oscar races of 2026. https://www.popculturebrain.com/p/linksWelcome to Pop Culture Brain, bringing you the movie news, TV news, and what-to-watch recommendations you need to know. We’ve got you covered with fun and informative pop culture updates and reflections.Pop Culture Brain has been highlighting and curating the best and most important entertainment news for over a decade. It was named one of TIME’s Top 30 must-see Tumblr blogs and BuzzFeed’s Top 90 Tumblr blogs, and received a Lifetime Achievement Award from Tumblr itself.

There’s a very sweet secret about Miss Congeniality’s famous April 25th joke. Miss Congeniality turns 25 years old this month, so here are some things I bet you never knew about it. Sources: Parade; E! News; ABC News; iHeart Canada; Howie Mandel Does Stuff podcast; Texas Film Comission; Press Connects; Selling Your Screenplay; Variety; NY Times; Box Office Mojo; RottenTomatoes; Cinemascore; The Numbers; IMDB.

Critics hated it. The audience shrugged. But Dude Where’s My Car became a cult classic anyway. Dude Where’s My Car turns 25 years old this month, so here are some things I bet you never knew about it.Sources: THR; Far Out; Mental Floss; Los Angeles magazine; Vulture; The Guardian; Box Office Mojo; RottenTomatoes; Metacritic; Cinemascore; Chicago Tribune, NY Daily News; Pittsburgh Post Gazette; Comic Book; The Independent; Forbes.

How the hell did a designer of Christian video games end up creating a blockbuster horror franchise about homicidal animatronics? Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 hits theaters this weekend. So here are some things I bet you never knew about the games and first movie.Sources: Catholic Game Reviews; Geeks Under Grace; Sandwichly/YT; Fandom; NY Times; Clickteam; Vandal; Kotaku; Polygon; NBC News; IGN; Radiotimes; Metacritic; Guinness World Records; AV Club; Joystiq; Vox; Gamefile News; PC Gamer; Northshore Magazine; THR; Deadline; The Christian Post; Player One; Bloody Disgusting; Variety; JoBlo; Collider; Vulture; CBR; Louisiana Economic Development.; MatPat/YT; Movieweb; Gamespot; Screenrant; Fangoria; /Film; Box Office Mojo; The Numbers; RottenTomatoes; Metacritic; Cinemascore; Film & Television Industry Alliance; IMDB.

Some critics hated Jumanji — but Robin Williams definitely got the last laugh. Jumanji turns 30 years old this month, so here are some things I bet you never knew about it.Source: Syfy Wire; LA Times; Chris Van Allsburg official site; Illustrators; Polar Express official site; Minnesota Public Radio; Deadline; Time; NY TImes; Union Leader; My Keene Now; Sentinel Source; ILM; Jumanji DVD; Box Office Mojo; The Numbers; Cinemascore; MetaCritic; RottenTomatoes; Roger Ebert; Screenrant; Board Game Geek; Giant Bomb; Channel 4; IMDB.

Not a single network wanted to make STRANGER THINGS and their reason why is so dumb. Stranger Things’ final season starts this week, so here are some things I bet you never knew about its origins.https://www.popculturebrain.com/p/links

Yes, Disney did try to market Zootopia to furries. Zootopia 2 hits theaters this week, so here are some things I bet you never knew about the 2016 original.

To get Wicked off the ground, its songwriter made one of the boldest moves in Hollywood history. Wicked For Good hits theaters this week, so here’s the 125-year story how it went from page to stage to screen.https://www.popculturebrain.com/p/links

The Princess and The Frog failing is why Disney’s next movie was called TANGLED instead of RAPUNZEL. Tangled turns 15 years old this month, so here are 9 facts I bet you never knew about it.https://www.popculturebrain.com/p/links

The 2005 Pride & Prejudice originally had different endings in the US and the UK. How the hell did that happen? Pride & Prejudice turns 20 years old this month, so here are some things i bet you never knew about it.https://www.popculturebrain.com/p/links

Little Nicky was Adam Sandler’s first HUGE flop and critics hated it. But the Sandman definitely got the last laugh. Little Nicky turns 25 years old this week, so here are some things I bet you never knew about it. https://www.popculturebrain.com/p/links

Jim Carrey’s Grinch makeup was so excruciating. They literally hired a guy from the CIA to help him. How the Grinch Stole Christmas turns 25 years old this month, so here are some things I bet you never knew about it. https://www.popculturebrain.com/p/links

M Night Shyamalan and Disney completely disagreed on how to sell Unbreakable, but you know what, I think the studio was right on this one. Unbreakable turns 25 years old this month, so here are 10 facts I bet you never knew about it.https://www.popculturebrain.com/p/links

Disney’s meddling almost ruined Toy Story, leading to the nearly catastrophic Black Friday Incident. Toy Story turns 30 years old this month, so here are some things I bet you never knew about it.https://www.popculturebrain.com/p/links

When it came to Home Alone, Warner Brothers made the biggest mistake in film history. Home Alone turns 35 years old this month, so here are some things I bet you never knew about it.https://www.popculturebrain.com/p/links

The Colbert Report made Stephen Colbert a household name, but he didn’t think it was going to work at first, for 2 obvious reasons. The Colbert Report turns 20 years old this month, so here are 9 Facts I bet you never knew about it.https://www.popculturebrain.com/p/links

Not a single book publisher wanted The Martian. A few years later, it made half a billion dollars at the box office. The Martian turns 10 years old this month, so here are some things I bet you never knew about it.https://www.popculturebrain.com/p/links

Meet the Parents went from a $35,000 indie to a billion dollar franchise. But Universal didn't want you to know that. Meet the Parents turns 25 years old this month, so here are some things I bet you never knew about it.https://www.popculturebrain.com/p/links

MadTV was supposed to be an SNL killer. So what happened?https://www.popculturebrain.com/p/links8 facts about MadTV (Sources: Vulture, Deadline, Boston Herald, Variety, UPI, /Film, CBC, THR, Chicago Tribune, Time, CBS News, Washington Post, The Outline, Logo TV, Rolling Stone, RT, Screenrant, EW) #madtv #mad #sketchcomedy #comedy #tv

Mallrats was a box office disaster and Kevin Smith thought his career was over. But boy, did he get the last laugh. MALLRATS turns 30 years old this month, so here are some things I bet you never knew about it.https://www.popculturebrain.com/p/links

It is literally a miracle Crazy Ex Girlfriend lasted as long as it did. Rachel Bloom’s Crazy Ex Girlfriend turned 10 years old this month, so here are 6 facts I bet you never knew about it. https://www.popculturebrain.com/p/links

Believe it or not, Darren Aronofsky’s original idea for Requiem for a Dream would have made the movie even darker - and that’s really saying something. Requiem for a Dream turns 25 years old this month, so here are some things I bet you never knew about it.https://www.popculturebrain.com/p/links

The Social Network almost starred Shia LaBeouf and Jonah Hill In two very prominent roles. The Social Network turns 15 years old this week, so here are some things I bet you never knew about it.https://www.popculturebrain.com/p/links

People hated How I Met Your Mother's series finale, and it's all because of a decision the creators made seven years prior. How I Met Your Mother turns 20 years old this month. So here are some things I bet you never knew about it.https://www.popculturebrain.com/p/links

One of the stars of Supernatural once got in a Twitter war with P Diddy. And it just goes to show: Don’t mess with the Supernatural fandom. Supernatural turns 20 years old this month, so here are some things I bet you never knew about it.https://www.popculturebrain.com/p/links

Emma Stone dropped out of a Zach Snyder flop to star in Easy A — and that turned out very well for her. Easy A turns 15 years old this week, so here are some things I bet you never knew about it . https://www.popculturebrain.com/p/links

Almost Famous flopped at the box office and the studio was furious with the movie they had made, but 6 months later, Cameron Crowe proved everyone wrong. Almost Famous turns 25 years old this month, so here are some things I bet you never knew about it.

From its original script to its initial edit, people hated Seven. But David Fincher and Brad Pitt silenced all the haters. Seven turns 30 years old this month, so here are some things I bet you never knew about it.https://www.popculturebrain.com/p/linksThings you never knew about Seven (1995)Sources: Uproxx; Yahoo; EW; Den of Geek; Cinefantastique; /Film; RottenTomatoes; THR; Daily Telegraph; The Guardian; The Ringer; NME; Collider; Indiewire; Cinephilia & Beyond; Art of the Title; LA Times; Aint It Cool News; BFI; Screenrant; Far Out; Film School Rejects; AV Club; GamesRadar; USA Today; TCM; Sight and Sound; ShortList; American Cinematographer; NY Times; FilmTracks; PopMatters; Tampa Tribune; Box Office Mojo; The Numbers; Oscars; BAFTA; MTV; CBR; Schneider, Steven Jay (2013). "1990s". 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die; Variety; Joe; Rolling Stone; IFC; Vulture; Digital Spy.#seven#se7en#bradpitt#davidfincher#movies Welcome to Pop Culture Brain, bringing you the movie news, TV news, and what-to-watch recommendations you need to know. We’ve got you covered with fun and informative pop culture updates and reflections.Pop Culture Brain has been highlighting and curating the best and most important entertainment news for over a decade. It was named one of TIME’s Top 30 must-see Tumblr blogs and BuzzFeed’s Top 90 Tumblr blogs, and received a Lifetime Achievement Award from Tumblr itself.

Warner Brothers buried Empire Records, but damn the man, it defied the odds. Empire Records turns 30 years old this month, so here are some things I bet you never knew about it.https://www.popculturebrain.com/p/linksThings you never knew about Empire Records (1995)Sources: ABC News AU; McCarter Theater; RottenTomatoes, Box Office Mojo; BuzzFeed; Flavorwire; THe Guardian;The Numbers; Roger Ebert dot com; /Film; Phoenix New Times; AZ Central; Variety; Live the Movies; OtakuKart; Wilmington Star-News; Enjoy Travel; Jordan Dawes; Billboard; Time; Playbill.#EmpireRecords #90s #90smovies #movies #1990sWelcome to Pop Culture Brain, bringing you the movie news, TV news, and what-to-watch recommendations you need to know. We’ve got you covered with fun and informative pop culture updates and reflections.Pop Culture Brain has been highlighting and curating the best and most important entertainment news for over a decade. It was named one of TIME’s Top 30 must-see Tumblr blogs and BuzzFeed’s Top 90 Tumblr blogs, and received a Lifetime Achievement Award from Tumblr itself.

Not a single studio wanted to make Remember the Titans, until a Bruce Willis movie did $500 million dollars at the box office. Remember the Titans turns 25 years old this month, so here are some things I bet you never knew about it.https://www.popculturebrain.com/p/linksThings you never knew about Remember The Titans (2000)Sources: ESPN; Fandango; USA Today; The Score; Men’s Journal; Esquire; Shapiro, Len; Pollin, Andy (December 16, 2008). The Great Book of Washington DC Sports Lists; Chasing the Frog; Observer-Reporter; Time; RIAA; Box Office Mojo; RottenTomatoes; The Wrap; WTOP; Ezra, Michael (2009). Muhammad Ali: The Making of an Icon; LA Times; IMDB; MaxPreps.#rememberthetitans #denzelwashington #football #movies Welcome to Pop Culture Brain, bringing you the movie news, TV news, and what-to-watch recommendations you need to know. We’ve got you covered with fun and informative pop culture updates and reflections.Pop Culture Brain has been highlighting and curating the best and most important entertainment news for over a decade. It was named one of TIME’s Top 30 must-see Tumblr blogs and BuzzFeed’s Top 90 Tumblr blogs, and received a Lifetime Achievement Award from Tumblr itself.

You have no idea how they made The Mask. https://www.popculturebrain.com/p/linksSources: LA Times; The Mask: The Collection, Dark Horse Comics; Comic Book Resources; The Hollywood News; Starlog; BlogCritics; Forbes; THR; Chicago Sun Times; Billboard; Box Office Mojo; Screen International; The Numbers; Collider; Destructoid; IMDB #themask #jimcarrey #camerondiaz #1994 #90s #90skids #90sthrowback Welcome to Pop Culture Brain, bringing you the movie news, TV news, and what-to-watch recommendations you need to know. We’ve got you covered with fun and informative pop culture updates and reflections.Pop Culture Brain has been highlighting and curating the best and most important entertainment news for over a decade. It was named one of TIME’s Top 30 must-see Tumblr blogs and BuzzFeed’s Top 90 Tumblr blogs, and received a Lifetime Achievement Award from Tumblr itself.

Clueless was dead. Not a single studio wanted to make it. Until one man saw its potential. Clueless turned 30 years old this month, so here are some things I bet you never knew about it.https://www.popculturebrain.com/p/linksThings you never knew about CLUELESS (1995) Sources: Chaney, Jen (July 7, 2015). As If! The Oral History of Clueless as told by Amy Heckerling and the Cast and Crew; Vanity Fair; Time; Words Rated; Clueless DVD; EW; Mental Floss; Cosmopolitan; HuffPost; Paramount PR; Screen Rant; Occidental College; The Worldwide Guide to Movie Locations; Forbes; Vogue; Filmhound Magazine; Box Office Mojo; RottenTomatoes; The Numbers; Bullett Media; NY Times; National Board of Review; MTV; CinemaBlend; Bustle; BuzzFeed; DVD Review & High Definition; RIAA; Harper’s Bazaar; NPR; Elle; iSpot dot TV; Variety; Deadline; Paste; Playbill; London Theatre; Moby Games.#clueless #90s #1990s #aliciasilverstone #paulrudd #movies Welcome to Pop Culture Brain, bringing you the movie news, TV news, and what-to-watch recommendations you need to know. We’ve got you covered with fun and informative pop culture updates and reflections.Pop Culture Brain has been highlighting and curating the best and most important entertainment news for over a decade. It was named one of TIME’s Top 30 must-see Tumblr blogs and BuzzFeed’s Top 90 Tumblr blogs, and received a Lifetime Achievement Award from Tumblr itself.

Christopher Nolan once revealed the “correct answer” to Inception’s mysterious ending, but it’s not what you’re thinking. Inception turned 15 years old this month, so here are some things I bet you never knew about it.https://www.popculturebrain.com/p/linksThings you never knew about Inception (2010)Sources: THR; Collider; Kiss Xtra; Variety; WB production notes; About dot com; MTV News; Irish Voice Reporter; LA Times; ABC News; NY Times; Empire; Daily Telegraph; Details; British Film Locations; American Society of Cinematographers; Kodak; The Playlist; Wired; CinemaRewind; Drazen, Patrick (2014). Anime Explosion!: The What? Why? and Wow! of Japanese Animation; Film School Rejects; IGN; EW; KCRW; Movieweb; The Numbers; Box Office Mojo; RottenTomatoes; Total Film; Academy Awards; CriticsTop10; PopCrush; Indiewire; "-ception – The Rice University Neologisms Database". Rice University.#inception #christophernolan #leonardodicaprio #2010s #moviesWelcome to Pop Culture Brain, bringing you the movie news, TV news, and what-to-watch recommendations you need to know. We’ve got you covered with fun and informative pop culture updates and reflections.Pop Culture Brain has been highlighting and curating the best and most important entertainment news for over a decade. It was named one of TIME’s Top 30 must-see Tumblr blogs and BuzzFeed’s Top 90 Tumblr blogs, and received a Lifetime Achievement Award from Tumblr itself.

Bob Barker was never supposed to be in Happy Gilmore. They originally had a different old white guy in mind. Happy Gilmore 2 hits Netflix this weekend, so here are some things I bet you never knew about the 1996 original.https://www.popculturebrain.com/p/linksThings you never knew about Happy Gilmore (1996)Sources: The Athletic; VH1; Esquire; The Atlantic; InsideHook; Mashable; NCAA; Elite Prospects; New Hampshire Legends of Hockey; Vermont Catamounts; Screenrant; SF Chronicle; The Ringer; Collider; Uproxx; Inside of You podcast; Huff Post; PGA Tour; Independent; Fort Worth Star Telegram; TV Guide; And So It Begins; The Numbers; Box Office Mojo; RottenTomatoes; Consequence; Golf Digest; THR; SkySports; Sport Science; Golf Channel; CBS19; GameSpot; Variety; Netflix Tudum.#happygilmore #happygilmore2 #adamsandler #golf #90s #comedy #moviesWelcome to Pop Culture Brain, bringing you the movie news, TV news, and what-to-watch recommendations you need to know. We’ve got you covered with fun and informative pop culture updates and reflections.Pop Culture Brain has been highlighting and curating the best and most important entertainment news for over a decade. It was named one of TIME’s Top 30 must-see Tumblr blogs and BuzzFeed’s Top 90 Tumblr blogs, and received a Lifetime Achievement Award from Tumblr itself.

Wedding Crashers almost got an NC-17 rating, but then they reshot one of the raunchiest scenes. Wedding Crashers hit theaters 20 years ago this week, so here are some things I bet you never knew about it.https://www.popculturebrain.com/p/linksSources: MEL Magazine; NY Times; Chicago Tribune; EW; Drudge Report; Telegraph; Variety; /Film; Washington Post; Wedding Crashers Production Notes/New Line Cinema; Washington Examiner; The Star Democrat; WBOC; The Ringer; Box Office Mojo; RottenTomatoes; MTV; The Numbers; NBC; CNN; GQ; Today Show; Deadline; Quora; ComingSoon; People.#weddingcrashers #comedy #2000s #owenwilson #vincevaughn #bradleycooper #rachelmcadams #moviesWelcome to Pop Culture Brain, bringing you the movie news, TV news, and what-to-watch recommendations you need to know. We’ve got you covered with fun and informative pop culture updates and reflections.Pop Culture Brain has been highlighting and curating the best and most important entertainment news for over a decade. It was named one of TIME’s Top 30 must-see Tumblr blogs and BuzzFeed’s Top 90 Tumblr blogs, and received a Lifetime Achievement Award from Tumblr itself.

Making Pocahontas was so frustrating, its co-director started secretly working for another studio, while he was still making the Disney movie. Pocahontas turns 30 years old this week, so here are some things I bet you never knew about it.https://www.popculturebrain.com/p/linksThings you never knew about Disney's Pocahontas (1995)Sources: Stebbins, Sarah J (August 2010). "Pocahontas: Her Life and Legend". National Park Service; Smith."John Smith's 1616 Letter to Queen Anne of Great Britain"; Strachey, William (1849) [composed c. 1612]. The Historie of Travaile into Virginia Britannia; The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography; Rountree, Helen C. (December 8, 2010). "Pocahontas (d. 1617)". Encyclopedia Virginia; Rolfe. Letter to Thomas Dale; Price, David A. Love and Hate in Jamestown; Canemaker, John (2010). Two Guys Named Joe.; Ghez, Didier (2020). They Drew as They Pleased Vol. 6: The Hidden Art of Disney's New Golden Age.; Mallory, Mike (February 23, 2012). "Pocahontas and The Mouse's Gong Show"- Animation Magazine; SF Chronicle; The Laughing Place; Koenig, David (1997). Mouse Under Glass: Secrets of Disney Animation & Theme Parks; Animated Views; Creative Talent Network; The Daily Press; Journal of Popular Film and Television; Philadelphia Inquirer; Hahn, Don (2010). Waking Sleeping Beauty; The Lion King: Platinum Edition (Disc 2) DVD; Robello, Stephen (1995). The Art of Pocahontas.; Salon; Youth Arts Online; Buffalo News; Pocahontas Two-Disc 10th Anniversary Edition (Audio commentary); Animation World Network; EW; LA Times; The Record; Disney Adventures; Hischak, Thomas (September 21, 2011). Disney Voice Actors: A Biographical Dictionary; LA Daily News; Washington Post; Chicago Tribune; The Herald Journal; Yahoo; Animated Views; Morning Call; Freelance Star; Skwigly; Edwards, Leigh (May 1999). "The United Colors of "Pocahontas": Synthetic Miscegenation and Disney's Multiculturalism"; Philadelphia Daily News; NY Times; Tulsa World; Pocahontas Two-Disc 10th Anniversary Edition – Creating John Smith; Laird, Paul (2014). The Musical Theater of Stephen Schwartz: From Godspell to Wicked and Beyond.; Jim Hill Media; The Making of 'If I Never Knew You' (Documentary bonus feature).; Billboard; RIAA; LA Times; Orlando Sentinel; Box Office Mojo; RottenTomatoes; The Atlantic; Roger Ebert dot com; Legacy; Pewewardy, Cornel. "The Pocahontas Paradox: A Cautionary Tale for Educators". Journal of Navajo Education; Oscars; Grammys; Richter, Daniel (May 18, 1997). Facing East from Indian Country; Time; Business Insider; IGN; Allmovie; ABC; Moviefone; NY Times. Welcome to Pop Culture Brain, bringing you the movie news, TV news, and what-to-watch recommendations you need to know. We’ve got you covered with fun and informative pop culture updates and reflections.Pop Culture Brain has been highlighting and curating the best and most important entertainment news for over a decade. It was named one of TIME’s Top 30 must-see Tumblr blogs and BuzzFeed’s Top 90 Tumblr blogs, and received a Lifetime Achievement Award from Tumblr itself.

Michael Jackson desperately wanted one role in the first X-Men movie, and in no universe, would it have made sense. X-Men turns 25 years old this week, so here are some things I bet you never knew about it.Sources: "Stan Lee". Archive of American Television.; "Stan Lee". National Endowment for the Arts.; Lee, Stan; Jack Kirby (August 2005). Son of Origins of Marvel Comics; X-Men #1; Screen Rant; Alter Ego; X-Men DVD extras; The Wrap; Variety; EW; Simply Scripts; THR; Cinematical; Total Film; Event Horizon DVD; Hughes, David (2003). Comic Book Movies; THR; Collider; Sci-Fi Scripts; Empire; The AV Club; Inverse; Tribune; Digital Spy; Vulture; The Playlist; The Telegraph; IGN; Box Office Mojo; LA Times; NY Observer; Yahoo Movies; Movie Locations; NY Times; CBR; Oakley; Gordon Smith FXSMITH; Bizony, Piers (2001). Digital Domain: The Leading Edge of Visual Effects; Batman-on-Film; Comics, Marvel (2000). X-Men: Beginnings; Gamespot; Highbeam; ABC News; RottenTomatoes.Welcome to Pop Culture Brain, bringing you the movie news, TV news, and what-to-watch recommendations you need to know. We’ve got you covered with fun and informative pop culture updates and reflections.Pop Culture Brain has been highlighting and curating the best and most important entertainment news for over a decade. It was named one of TIME’s Top 30 must-see Tumblr blogs and BuzzFeed’s Top 90 Tumblr blogs, and received a Lifetime Achievement Award from Tumblr itself.

Back to the Future was rejected more than 40 times, for the most ‘80s reason possible. Back to the Future turns 40 years old this week, so here are some things I bet you never knew about it.Sources: Thomson, David. The New Biographical Dictionary of Film; "Robert Zemeckis interview". Academy of Achievement: A Museum of Living History; Shone, Tom. Blockbuster: How Hollywood Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Summer. New York; Box Office Mojo; Esquire; NY Times; Gaines, Caseen (2015). We Don't Need Roads: The Making of the Back to the Future Trilogy; Slashfilm; LA Times; iO9; Shortlist; Deadline; CNN; Radio Times; HFPA; Vulture; Mental Floss; The Wrap; The Independent; Screenrant; The Seattle Times; AV Club; Yahoo; The Westerly Sun; Wired; THR; FandomWire; Klastorin, Michael; Atamaniuk, Randal (2015). Back to the Future: The Ultimate Visual History; The Guardian; CBR; LA Times; Collider; Huffington Post; Curbed; USA Today; Empire; Cineflex; American Cinematographer; Fxguide; The Daily Telegraph; Back to the Future dot com; Nerdist; RottenTomatoes; Oscars; Variety; Billboard; Den of Geek; Paste; loc dot gov; NPR; IGN; Radio Times; Wills, Barrie (2015). John Z, the DeLorean & Me: Tales from an Insider; DeLorean Museum.