Tag: Earth
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Mark Hamill Thought Avatar: The Last Airbender Was ‘Too Smart’ To Be A Success
“Avatar: The Last Airbender” owes a lot to “Star Wars” — season 2 “Book Two: Earth” in particular echoes the structure of “The Empire Strikes Back.” That’s what makes the casting of Mark Hamill as the series’ villain, Fire Lord Ozai, a clever tip of the hat. The man who played the hero of the…
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Guardians Of The Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind — How Disney Imagineering Brought Xandar To Earth [Interview]
With Walt Disney World’s Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind roller coaster officially blasting off this summer, Marvel fans, Epcot enthusiasts, and coaster geeks might be wondering what they can expect from this new E-ticket attraction. Thankfully, after saving the galaxy alongside Star-Lord and his colorful cohorts, I had the opportunity to speak with one…
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Apple Studios Wins ‘Coda’ in Record-Breaking $25 Million Sale
In a record-setting purchase, Apple Studios has emerged as the winner of “Coda,” the virtual Sundance sensation about a young hearing girl who grapples with breaking away from her deaf family.The Zack Van Amburg and Jamie Erlicht-led studio payed close to $25 million for the film, breaking last year’s recording setting “Palm Springs” sale at…
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‘Funny Boy’ Filmmaker Deepa Mehta Wants You to Smell Sri Lanka
From her groundbreaking Elements Trilogy to “Funny Boy,” her gorgeous new queer coming-of-age tale currently screening on Netflix, Deepa Mehta makes films to delight all of the senses. For her immersive adaptation of Sri Lankan-Canadian author Shyam Selvadurai’s beloved novel “Funny Boy,” Mehta kept one particular sense in mind: “I want people to smell ‘Funny…