Could we still learn Snoke’s backstory in aStar Warsmovie? One of the biggest points of curiosity for many heading intoStar Wars: The Last Jediwas Supreme Leader Snoke. He was set up as a major figure inStar Wars: The Force Awakensand many wanted to learn more about him inThe Last Jedi. Ultimately, that didn’t happen. However, Andy Serkis has revealed that we may still learn Snoke’s backstory, possibly inStar Wars 9....
Back in March,LucasFilmannounced that they are teaming up with book publisher Del Rey, Marvel and several other companies for a series of 20Star Warsnovels entitledJourney to Star Wars: The Force Awakensthat will lead up to the highly-anticipated release ofStar Wars: The Force Awakenson December 18. These books, ranging from novels and comics for adults and teens to storybooks and stickerbooks for young kids, will bridge the 32-year gap betweenStar Wars: Episode VI - Return of the JediandStar Wars: The Force Awakens....
When Disney purchased Lucasfilm and announced the development of a new trilogy ofStar Warsfilms in the early 2010s, people were understandably excited. These films would eventually become the sequel trilogy ofEpisode VII – The Force Awakens,Episode VIII – The Last Jedi, andEpisode IX – The Rise of Skywalker. Released in the holiday seasons of 2015, 2017 and 2019, respectively, these three films wound up being immensely divisive forStar Warsfans. Some loved the new characters and the films' approach to introducing new fans to the galaxy far, far away....
It’s finally here! The full-lengthStar Wars: The Last Jeditrailer has arrived. And it’s as glorious and epic as you expected. This coincides with tickets going on sale, so it’s officially time to get hyped for the latest chapter in the Skywalker family saga. This year’s D23 Expo was supposed to bring the newStar Wars: The Last Jeditrailer, but it was not meant to be as they premiered a pretty coolStar Wars 8behind-the-scenes featurette instead....
Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize winning classic novel gets a spectacular second film adaptation on par with the groundbreaking original film.The Color Purple,based on the Broadway musicalby Brenda Russell, is a lavish and stirring cinematic feast for the soul. The heartbreaking and eventually uplifting story of an abused Black woman in the segregated South elicits tears and cheers. Brutal themes of incest, rape, and domestic violence are handled with deft aplomb to rousing songs andbrilliantly choreographed dance sequences....
Netflix has released the trailer for the bizarre animated anthologyThe House. From directors Emma de Swaef & Marc Roels, Niki Lindroth von Bahr, and Paloma Baeza, the movie tells three separate stories of the people who’ve called one particular house their home. Adark comedywith a very unique look,The Houselooks like it’s very nicely done, as you can see in the trailer below. “The Houseis an eccentric dark comedy about a house and the three surreal tales of the individuals who made it their home....
Based on Erin Doom’s international bestselling novel,Netflix’sThe Tearsmithtakes the idea of forbidden love and intermingles it with a dark andtwisted modern-day fairytale. While there are no ballgowns or fairy godmothers coming down to save the day, viewers do get to see how one damsel in distress falls in love with a mysterious boy who she has always believed to be the big bad wolf. Doom’s original story is beautiful and wicked all at once, but with Simone Baldasseroni and Caterina Ferioli taking the lead as the central couple (Rigel and Nica) in Netflix’s film adaptation, audiences are certainly on the edge of their seats, rooting for the two to finally get their own happy ending....
So it begins. AMC has revealed thatThe Walking Deadseason 11, the final season of the long-running zombie series, has begun filming. It was announced last year by the network that they planned to bring the show to a close with the upcoming season. While there is still a whole lot more to come before the survivors pack it in for good, this is the beginning of the end. Or, at the very least, the start of something new....
After seventy years of entertainment, theGodzillafranchise finally achieved its first Academy Award with 2023’sGodzilla: Minus One. Die-hard fans know that this iconic kaiju series has come a long way to achieving this feat, though. No longer is Godzilla remembered for comically dropkicking Megalon or having a tree branch shoved down his mouth by King Kong. Instead, the audience is now knee-deep in the psychological and physical impact that this monster’s rampage has had on the lives of ordinary people....
WhileMufasa: The Lion Kingmight not have been a prequel anyone asked for, there were certainly aspects of the film that made it a worthwhile watch. The movie follows the origin story of Mufasa (Aaron Pierre) and chronicles his days as a young cub before he became the king everyone remembers. After losing his parents during a flash flood, Mufasa finds himself far away from home where he meets Taka (Kelvin Harrison Jr....
The Umbrella Academyis based on the graphic novel series by Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá. It was developed for television by Steve Blackman and Jeremy Slater. Premiering on Netflix in 2019, it centers around agroup of siblings with superpowers, who reunite as adults after their father’s death. They’re then thrust into an apocalyptic situation that they must work together to defeat – several times over the show’s three seasons, withthe most recent seasonfeaturing an apocalypse after their time travel creates a rift in the world....
As the social climate shifts and streaming services pull and edit movies to prevent any further backlash, it’s an excellent time to look at banned films of the past. More specifically, the “Video Nasties,” a slew of 72 films once deemed legitimately dangerous to young viewers by British Conservative activist Mary Whitehouse. In 1983 during the emergence ofVHS rentals, The UK’s Director of Public Prosecution released a list of those films, under pressure from Whitehouse, as they were labeled to be in violation of the Obscene Publications Act of 1959....
Shia LaBeoufis at it again. Not content with simply being an actor, he has decided to become the world’s weirdest performance artist. And you may watch him as he watches all of his movies right now live in New York. It’s called the #AllMyMovies project. And you can see it HERE. Though, be warned! The site has crashed, and may continue to crash as news spreads of this interesting bit of strangeness....
