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Poll: Favorite ‘Star Wars’ Movie or Show (So Far)

Josh Zyber — Thu, 21 Dec 2017 13:00:28 +0000

Has our coverage of ‘Star Wars’ this week skewed too negative for you? Out of the darkness comes a new hope! Today, we celebrate the good parts of the franchise. What’s your favorite movie or TV series from that galaxy far, far away? Common wisdom has it that ‘The Empire Strikes Back’ is the best...

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Poll: The Worst ‘Star Wars’ Movie

Josh Zyber — Wed, 20 Dec 2017 13:00:11 +0000

Since its release last week, ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ has proven to be one of the most divisive movies of the year. Most critics and many fans seem to love it, but a growing backlash has declared it a terrible piece of garbage and a desecration of the franchise. Let’s put this to a...

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‘Legends of Tomorrow’ 2.09 Recap: “What I Really Want Is to Direct!”

Josh Zyber — Fri, 27 Jan 2017 09:00:09 +0000

I feel like one of the writers of ‘Legends of Tomorrow’ saw that ‘George Lucas in Love’ parody short from a few years back and asked his producers, “Hey, you think we can get an hour out of this?” For the show’s return from its winter break, the Legends crew travel to 1967 southern California...

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Weekend Movies: Rough Seas Ahead

Luke Hickman — Fri, 23 Jan 2015 17:00:04 +0000

This weekend offers three new wide releases that each have Rotten Tomatoes scores of less than 15%. That’s a perfect sign that this is a good time to catch up on Oscar contenders. Disney may have shot down all of George Lucas’ ideas for ‘Star Wars: Episode VII’, but the studio didn’t reject distributing his...

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‘Strange Magic’ Review: Lucas’ Loopy Letdown

Philip Brown — Fri, 23 Jan 2015 14:00:55 +0000

Remember when George Lucas said that he was going to move onto making “small, personal films” after the ‘Star Wars’ trilogy, and then made ‘Howard the Duck’? Or how about when he said the same thing after the prequel trilogy and then made ‘Red Tails’? Well, he said the exact same thing one more time...

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Poll: What Do You Think of the ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Trailer?

Josh Zyber — Wed, 03 Dec 2014 14:00:44 +0000

A long time ago (well, last week) in a galaxy far, far away (YouTube), J.J. Abrams and his associates at Lucasfilm and Disney gave us a first peek at what they have planned for the much-anticipated ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’, née ‘Episode VII’. Now that you’ve seen the teaser trailer, are you hyped up...

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Is There Really a New Hope for a Proper ‘Star Wars’ Restoration?

Josh Zyber — Thu, 21 Aug 2014 13:00:12 +0000

By now, I’m sure you’ve heard the recent round of rumors claiming that the new Lucasfilm owners at Disney are preparing a full and proper restoration of the original, unaltered theatrical versions of the ‘Star Wars’ trilogy to coincide with next year’s release of ‘Star Wars: Episode VII – Han’s Fallen and He Can’t Get...

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George Lucas: Do As I Say, Not As I Do

Josh Zyber — Thu, 20 Mar 2014 13:00:55 +0000

Did you think that George Lucas would simply fade off into obscurity after selling his Lucasfilm dynasty to Disney and handing the reigns of the ‘Star Wars’ franchise to J.J. Abrams? These days, the former mogul can be found lecturing film students against doing the very things he built his entire career and multi-billion-dollar empire...

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Mid-Week Poll: Will J.J. Abrams Save ‘Star Wars’ or Ruin It?

Josh Zyber — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 14:00:07 +0000

Last week, nerd worlds collided when Lucasfilm’s new corporate owners at Disney announced that the next ‘Star Wars’ movie will be directed by J.J. Abrams, the man currently holding the reins of the ‘Star Trek’ franchise for Paramount. Is this a great idea, or a terrible one? Vote in our poll. Abrams’ ‘Star Trek‘ reboot...

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Weekend Roundtable: Who Should Make the Next ‘Star Wars’ Movie?

Josh Zyber — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 20:00:18 +0000

Ever since news broke last week that Disney has purchased Lucasfilm and intends to release a new ‘Star Wars’ movie in 2015, the entire internet has been abuzz with speculation about who would actually make the film, now that George Lucas is out. Rumors abounded this week that ‘X-Men: First Class’ director Matthew Vaughn was...

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Disney Buys Lucasfilm – Mickey Welcomes Jar Jar to the Family

Josh Zyber — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 13:00:39 +0000

By now, you’ve undoubtedly heard the news that shook the business and entertainment worlds on Tuesday. In a move that seemed to come from out of nowhere, the Walt Disney Company bought Lucasfilm, Ltd. for $4 billion, and has already announced its intention to produce a new ‘Star Wars’ movie for release in 2015. Readers...

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Blu-ray Highlights for May 22nd, 2012 – Watch Your Six

Josh Zyber — Tue, 22 May 2012 13:00:41 +0000

As a consequence of my hectic travel schedule these past few weeks, I find myself writing yet another of these Blu-ray posts on a plane. Oddly, this one happens to coincide with a week where the biggest new release is all about airplanes – specifically, about a bunch of planes that crash or blow up...

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