At the start of Star Wars Celebration, we got to sit down with the cast and crew of the original Star Wars trilogy as they reminisce about how the movies changed their careers. In the middle of the 40 Years of Star Wars Panel, Billie Lourd came out to present a tribute to her mother, Carrie Fisher. You can take a look at the video...
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Legends of Tomorrow came back in a big way this week, with “Raiders of the Lost Art.” The title seemed to be a light wink and a nod to the enormously popular first entry of the Indiana Jones series but as it turned out, last night’s midseason premiere was a massive homage to one of Hollywood’s most influential film makers:...
It’s 2016, about to be 2017. We live in a new world of opportunities opening up to a wider variety of creative people ready to tackle the beast. Unless you’re a woman, according to LucasFilm chief Kathleen Kennedy. Wait…say what? In a recent interview with Variety, Kennedy claims that it’s not easy finding female...
A sad Saturday morning for Star Wars fans. The man inside one of our favorite droids, British actor Kenny Baker, died at the age of 83 after battling a longstanding illness. Abigail Shield, his niece, told the Guardian: It was expected, but it’s sad nonetheless. He had a very long and fulfilled life. He brought lots of happiness to people...
A true Star Wars fan would know who really shot first, but as we all know about the truth, it can change over an extended period of time. The outcome can even turn out to be the complete opposite. In the 1977 theatrical release of Star Wars, Han and Greedo find themselves in a tense stand-off within the Mos Eisley cantina. Not known for pulling...
Looks like we don’t have to wait until 2017 for our next Star Wars kick. FilmRise snagged the rights to Elstree 1976, a documentary about the making of the franchise directed by Jon Spira and funded entirely through Kickstarter, without Disney’s blessing. The film premiered at the London Film Festival in October. It follows the...
So, lemme set the scene: My husband and I are at Disneyland, and he is wearing his “Han Shot First” shirt. A man appears to be listening to our conversation. I notice him looking at my husband a lot. At first, I wonder if he possibly recognizes him or something. But then, the man says, “Hey, I need to say something about your...
It was only a matter of time before the good peeps at Screen Junkies did an Honest Trailer for Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope. It is everything you hoped it would be and more! I advise you to finish drinking that coffee before watching. There is so much here. So much! The werewolf mask! The devil! Nazis in space! Blue milk! Watch...
I was recently invited to celebrate the October 13, 2015 DVD, Blu-ray Combo Pack, Digital HD/SD, On-Demand, and Disney Movies Anywhere (DMA) release of Disney’s Tomorrowland at Disneyland in Anaheim! It was such a fun event and I was very excited to be a part of it. I learned so much about the film and how much of a passion project it was...
On this week’s Most Craved, my co-hosts Silas Lesnick from ComingSoon.net, William Bibbiani from CraveOnline and I talk all about Disney‘s D23 Expo. Bibbs watched from home, Silas was in the presentation room and I was backstage on the press line interviewing the stars and filmmakers. (Warning: This is one of our goofier episodes...