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First Look At Megan Fox As April From Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Yellow Jacket And All

by Jill Pantozzi | 12:10 pm, May 9th, 2013

SuperheroHype got their hands on some of our first images of Megan Fox from Michael Bay’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. It may not be a jumpsuit but this yellow jacket is probably the closest we’ll get to April O’Neil’s classic look in the movie. One more shot of her by a news van with co-star Will Arnett after the jump.

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Watch The Trailer For Tiger Eyes, The Very First Film Adaptation Of Judy Blume’s Books

by Jill Pantozzi | 4:35 pm, April 25th, 2013

I couldn’t believe it either. Somehow, the prolific young adult author has never had a movie made from any of her books. Arrow’s Willa Holland takes on Judy Blume’s Davey in this adaptation of her 1981 book which just happens to be directed by her son, Lawrence Blume. Check out the trailer now and see it in theaters June 7.

(via USA Today)

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Kathryn Bigelow Wins New York Film Critics Circle Award Twice; Makes History

by Susana Polo | 4:15 pm, December 4th, 2012

Kathryn Bigelow made history nearly four years ago by becoming the first woman to ever win an Academy Award for Best Director for The Hurt Locker, a.k.a., the movie that made Jeremy Renner a big name star, so you have her to thank for that as well, Avengers fans. Yesterday she made history again by becoming the first woman to win multiple directing awards from the New York Film Critics Circle over its seventy-seven year history, putting her in a group with fifteen other male filmmakers.

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Christmas Abbott, NASCAR’s First Female Pit Crew Member

by Susana Polo | 4:31 pm, November 20th, 2012

NASCAR has had it’s share of firsts behind the driver’s wheel, but not this kind. Christmas Abbott seems like a preeeeetty cool lady, if you ask me.

Previously in Firsts

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L’Oreal Creates First Xbox App Specifically Aimed at a Female Market, Knows What It’s Doing

by Susana Polo | 11:50 am, October 4th, 2012

AllthingsD, after they make sure we know that videogame consoles aren’t just for gaming anymore, has the scoop on a new marketing app coming to Xbox Live, from a company that you wouldn’t necessarily associate with the platform. L’Oreal. But for Jacqueline Corbelli of BrightLine, the marketing firm that built the app for L’Oreal, it makes nothing but sense.

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Olive Is the First Feature-Length Movie Shot Entirely on a Smartphone

by Alanna Bennett | 6:00 pm, August 11th, 2012

The film Olive follows “a little girl that transforms the lives of three people without speaking one word.” And it looks pretty cute. You might forget about it, though, if you’re not clued in on one important fact: Olive is the first feature-length film shot entirely on a smartphone. Filmed on a Nokia N8, it’s also the first feature-length smartphone-filmed movie to make it from phone to the silver screen completely independently. Take a look at the above trailer; the cinematography’s pretty impressive given its source.

(via Neatorama)

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Meet Shannon Eastin, the NFL’s First Female Official

by Alanna Bennett | 2:45 pm, August 8th, 2012

Today in things that we didn’t know but which do not surprise us: No woman has ever officiated an NFL game. That’s about to change. Shannon Eastin, a referee for the Mid-Eastern Atlantic Conference, will fill that position. With sixteen years of officiating experience under her belt, we’d say she’s ready. She’d say so, too.

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NASA Did It – We’re One Step Closer To Vacations On Mars

by Alanna Bennett | 12:37 pm, August 6th, 2012

“Nothing like this has ever happened before,” said James Holdren, President Barack Obama’s space advisor. “It’s an enormous step forward in planetary exploration.” After sailing through space for more than eight months, the Mars Science Lab–also known as Curiosity–touched down on Mars last night, landing inside a really ancient space crater. 

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Washington State Is The First To Offer Voter Registration On Facebook

by Jill Pantozzi | 4:21 pm, July 18th, 2012

Facebook can be annoying sometimes. Ok…a lot of the time. While some people avoid the social networking site like the plague, others get a lot of use out of it. Pretty soon it will serve a very important function – allowing users to register to vote. At least if you live in Washington State. Read on for details.

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China Finally Announces Their First Female Astronaut: Fighter Pilot Liu Yang

by Jamie Frevele | 2:43 pm, June 15th, 2012

Finally, a decision! After what seemed like a lot of waffling and delays, China’s space program has finally announced the name of their first female taikonaut: fighter pilot Liu Yang! Beating out Captain Wang Yaping, the 33-year-old captain will board the Shenzhou 9 this weekend and make Chinese history. Not bad for a girl from a working-class background who is known for her “nerves of steel”!

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