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Lucafilm A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away… there was no paper. There were droids, spaceships with hyperdrives and moon-sized space stations equipped with planet destroying lasers, but no paper. Not even parchment. If someone asked you to define the “Star Wars” aesthetic, how […]
Warner Bros. At the 94th Academy Awards in 2022, Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune” was nominated in 10 categories: Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Costume Design, Best Production Design, Best Original Score, Best Sound, Best Visual Effects, and Best Make-Up and Hairstyling. Conspicuously missing […]
Universal Pictures By Bill BriaUpdated: Nov. 22, 2024 7:09 pm EST The concept of a prequel is a well-worn one in literature. Not only did authors like J.R.R. Tolkien further flesh out their characters and worlds in books set before previously published adventures, but L. Frank Baum, author of “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz,” […]
Paramount Pictures “Gladiator II” spoilers follow. Is an empire — or a nation, for that matter — doomed to self-destruct? Is a dream of a better life, a better society, a better world, something completely foolish, or might there still be worth in it? If, as Maximus […]
Static Media/Shutterstock When it’s not getting review bombed by angry fans, IMDb is a fountain of filmic knowledge that has all the answers. Besides being the solution to every movie section at Trivia Night, the Internet Movie Database also has a list of the top 250 films […]
Looking at the numbers, it’s easy to argue that this movie makes way more sense in theaters than it would on streaming. “Some money is better than no money” would be another (admittedly somewhat reductive) way to look at it. Not only that, but with no other big movies coming out this past weekend, “Red […]
Paramount Pictures If there’s one thing Tom Cruise is known for beyond being a movie megastar, it’s doing his own stunts. There was a time when the star decided he wanted to be taken very seriously as an actor, and so we entered the age of “Eyes […]
We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. 20th Century Studios There’s a common misconception amongst casual movie fans that reshoots are a sign of a troubled production. What kind of clowns, these people reason, would move forward on such a pricey undertaking without a […]
Lucasfilm Although the term prequel is relatively new, the concept has existed in stories long before filmmaker George Lucas made 1999’s “Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace.” In essence, the idea of a sequel to a film that was made after the fact but takes place before the […]
Static Media There are two ways of looking at Clint Eastwood’s 1980s. One is to view them as an enshrinement. Eastwood turned 50 at the outset of the decade, and the movies were either mainstream-skewing victory laps or thoughtful departures; the star wasn’t above coasting, but he made […]