MCU: Black Widow...This Time, The Actual Movie

I went to see Black Widow at the cinema last night, finally, because reasons of mental health. I masked up, sanitized as best I could remember to do, and as preparation for that, finally set up a Cineplex account for myself.

The show was pretty much what I expected to see. Natasha still died on Vormir in an alternative universe to save the universe she originated in, and we're not getting any revivals here. The Johansson v. Disney lawsuit over the hybrid release via Disney+ has seen to that, if nothing else has. (Disney HQ just had to pick that particular fight, didn't they?)

So, I got my money and time's worth. I will recommend the movie to anyone interested. I still left the theatre on a sad note, because of the above-noted factors, but that's not the fault of the story told in the movie.

If you want a living Natasha working with Yelena on a continuing basis? Go read the comics series currently being published, written by Kelly Thompson, illustrated by Elena Casagrande most issues, with covers usually by Adam Hughes. Strongly recommended.

OTTAWA: Bytowne, Revived

I'm a little late with this news.


The Bytowne Cinema is being revived. The CBC News link is from June, so I am really slow in getting the word out. Per the article: "Daniel Demois and Andy Willick have owned and operated Toronto's Fox Theatre since 2007, and in 2014 they purchased the Apollo Cinema in Kitchener, Ont. Now they're preparing to unreel another chapter at the ByTowne."

I was hoping for this, but wasn't sure to actually expect it to happen.

It has indeed happened, though, and Demois and Willick are working on getting the insides of the place spruced up a bit for the audiences they hope and expect to see at the door when the Bytowne reopens.

More as it develops...

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Watching a Blue Rodeo concert just wrapping up on Facebook.

Surprised!