A review of this week’s The Book of Boba Fett, “From the Desert Comes a Stranger,” coming up just as soon as my big smile lets me get away with anything… Return of the Jedi was perhaps the most memorable moviegoing experience of my childhood — the sequence in and …
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David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, the creators of HBO’s Game of Thrones, will write and produce a new series of Star Wars films. The movies will be separate from the franchise’s primary Skywalker saga, as well as the recently-announced trilogy that Last Jedi writer-director Rian Johnson will helm. A release …
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Super Bowl LII turned out to be a real barn-burner – and though fewer trailers ran during this year’s ad space than in past gridiron showdowns, those that showed up brought their A-game. The night’s MVP? Netflix, who blitzed everyone with an Internet connection courtesy of a surprise sequel release …
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We’ve finally come to the end of 2017, which means: lots of under-the-wire Oscar hopefuls! The return of the Bellas! A brand spankin’ new Star Wars! Along with the final push of awards contenders (Steven Spielberg! Paul Thomas Anderson! Guillermo del Toro!), viewers can look forward to a pair of …
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