Tag: The Empire Strikes Back
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‘Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery’ Review: As Sharp as the First One, But in a Go-Big-or-Go-Home Way, and Daniel Craig Once Again Rules
It’s in the nature of cinema that when a hugely popular and beloved movie is grand enough, the sequel to it almost has to try to top it in a go-big-or-go-home way. For a long time, each new James Bond adventure was more lavishly scaled, baroque, and stunt-tastic than the last. “The Godfather Part II”…
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‘My neighbour said: Do you want to be in The Empire Strikes Back?’ – Julian Glover on his amazing breaks
From Bond to Indiana Jones to Game of Thrones, Julian Glover has starred in some of the biggest franchises ever. As he appears with Russell Crowe in Prizefighter, the great actor spills his secrets‘Ok,” says Julian Glover. “We talk to each other for an hour. And you extract what you want, as long as it’s…
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Animation Pioneer Phil Tippett On His 30-Year Quest To Bring Mad God To The Screen [Interview]
From co-developing the go motion process that brought the dreaded Imperial Walkers to life in “The Empire Strikes Back” to supervising the creation of the groundbreaking digital dinosaurs in Steven Spielberg’s “Jurassic Park,” Phil Tippett, now 70, has spent over four decades on the cutting edge of visual effects and animation. Tippett’s resume reads like…
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Futurama Had An Unspoken Explanation For Traveling Faster Than Light
Watching “Star Wars,” one gets the impression that the galaxy in which it takes place is incredibly, incredibly small. Despite there being hundreds of worlds and hundreds of alien species, each planet can be accessed poking around at mere light speed. In our own galaxy, the next star over from Earth — Proxima Centauri —…
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Mark Hamill Reveals His All-Time Favorite Star Wars Movie
42 years after it first hit theaters in 1980, “The Empire Strikes Back” continues to cast a long shadow across the rest of the “Star Wars” franchise. In his review of the film’s Special Edition re-release in 1997, Roger Ebert declared it the best of the first three movies set in a galaxy far, far…
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Star Wars Bits: Alan Ladd Jr., Andor, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Crimson Reign, The Mandalorian, And More!
In this edition of Star Wars Bits:Alan Ladd Jr. Passes Away at 84 “Andor” Adds Rosalind Halstead and David Hayman Qui-Gon Jinn to Appear in “Obi-Wan Kenobi” Marvel’s Upcoming “Star Wars” Comics And More!Legendary film executive and producer Alan Ladd Jr. passed away on March 2 at the age of 84. Ladd — or Laddie,…
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‘Book of Boba Fett’ Keeps Paying Homage to ‘The Phantom Menace’
From the moment Disney acquired Lucasfilm and pledged to start making more “Star Wars” content, fans were clamoring for a Boba Fett continuation story. They got their wish with the release of “The Book of Boba Fett” on Disney+. The show about the iconic bounty hunter has not been without controversy, but hardcore “Star Wars”…
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Secret Cinema Announces Ghostbusters: The Gates Of Gozer As A Live Virtual Event
Secret Cinema is London-based entertainment company that specializes in immersive film and television events. In the past, they’ve hosted live events for movies like “Back to the Future” and “The Empire Strikes Back,” as well as Netflix’s series “Stranger Things.” However, this year, Secret Cinema is stepping into the virtual event space by hosting a…
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Boba Fett’s Armor Explained: How Did He Get It And What Can It Do?
Notorious “Star Wars” bounty hunter Boba Fett is easy to recognize, thanks to his trademark Mandalorian armor. He first showed up in the animated segment of the infamous 1978 “Star Wars Holiday Special” (a sequence titled “The Story of the Faithful Wookiee”), long before anyone knew what a Mandalorian even was. The character took off…
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Mark Hamill Says ‘Star Wars’ Prequels ‘Impressed’ Him: ‘They Had Their Own Identity’
George Lucas’ “Star Wars” prequel trilogy was not beloved by critics, but it does have an admirer in Mark Hamill. As part of an interview for J.W. Rinzler’s just-published book on “The Empire Strikes Back” and “Return of the Jedi” film producer Howard Kazanjian, Hamill revealed he was “impressed” with Lucas’ controversial entries “The Phantom…