Tag: Wings

  • Video: ‘Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge’ Should Be Like This Every Night: Lightsaber Battles & Flying X-Wings

    Video: ‘Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge’ Should Be Like This Every Night: Lightsaber Battles & Flying X-Wings

    Last week I traveled to Walt Disney World in Florida to experience the grand opening of Rise of the Resistance, the new ride in Hollywood Studios’ Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge. For the opening dedication, Disney closed Batuu’s Black Spire Outpost for a grand party, which included life-size X-Wing drones, a lightsaber battle stunt show, fireworks…

  • ‘The Irishman’ Will Be an Oscar Epic for Netflix

    ‘The Irishman’ Will Be an Oscar Epic for Netflix

    What’s telling about Martin Scorsese’s “The Irishman” is how few studios were willing to take on its $159-million price tag. Only one company stepped up: Netflix. Since the dawn of Hollywood, the major studios have been willing to gamble on grand ambition and spectacle, from 1927’s first Oscar-winner “Wings” and David Lean’s desert epic “Lawrence…

  • Emmy Predictions 2018: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

    Emmy Predictions 2018: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

    Last Year’s Winner: Donald Glover in “Atlanta”Still Eligible: Yes.Hot Streak: William H. Macy has been nominated each of the past four years — every year since “Shameless” switched categories, from drama to comedy.Fun Fact: Alan Alda, Kelsey Grammer, and Ted Danson have the most nominations in this category, but only Grammer has been nominated for…