John Boyega was a fantastic actor in the movie "Attack The Block". His role in Star Wars was part serious but also part comic relief. He has been vocal multiple times about how his character was portrayed, but he agreed to play this character.
Tuesday, April 1, 2025
John Boyega says Star Wars has the vibe of being "in the most whitest, elite space"
Saturday, March 29, 2025
Ben DESTROYS Walsh's LOTR Review
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I read The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings decades ago. I offended my friends 25 years ago when I said I liked the first LOTR book, but I found the second and third too long and boring. Then the movies came out, and I felt the same way about them. By the time we got close to the end of the third film, I wasn't sure who the characters were or why I should care.
I should give the movies another shot.
Saturday, March 22, 2025
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Disney has released a new version of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. The early reviews are not good.
Three days ago I watched the original Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs for the third time in my life. The animation is fantastic, and two of the songs are particularly good. The dwarfs are wonderful. A couple of decades ago, this movie truly captured my heart. It’s easy to love the dwarfs and feel the emotion as they mourn Snow White’s apparent death.
However, the story is quite lightweight, and much of the film feels like filler. Nearly half of it consists of slapstick comedy. Too much time is spent on exposition, and not all of the music is engaging.
Had I seen this movie in 1937, I would have regarded it as the greatest animated film made up to that point—which it was. It was truly groundbreaking. However, it would be surpassed just three years later by Pinocchio.
Rating: B+.
Friday, March 21, 2025
Friday, March 14, 2025
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
Lilo & Stitch - Official Trailer (2025)
The beauty of animation is that it allows for things that don't work as well in live-action. Turning animated classics into live-action films seems like a bad idea—they're never going to be as good as the originals.
Do we need a live-action Bambi? How good will that be?
Tuesday, March 11, 2025
Andor Season One is on Hulu & YouTube? | Tony Gilroy talks about how important Andor is to him
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhUFKtqtGwY
Andor is a fantastic series. It is a prequel to Rogue One, A Star Wars Story.
It is not a normal Star Wars story with space wizards. It is about people living under fascism and how that foments a rebellion.
The first episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EuCoDo2k9A
Saturday, March 8, 2025
Friday, March 7, 2025
Monday, March 3, 2025
How James Earl Jones BECAME the VOICE of DARTH VADER
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ri52vuMqoRI
We have lost Carrie Fischer, Kenny Baker, James Earl Jones, Peter Mayhew, and David Prowse.
Sunday, March 2, 2025
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
Tuesday, February 25, 2025
Sunday, February 23, 2025
Clint Howard tells the secret of Tranya in Star Trek TOS
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/MrOrCfvfVD4
Clint Howard is the younger brother of director Ron Howard. He made appearances on The Andy Griffith Show and a memorable scene in the original Star Trek. As an adult, he made a career playing minor and odd characters.
Friday, February 7, 2025
Thursday, February 6, 2025
Rosario Dawson and 'The Bad Batch' Win Saturn Awards
https://www.starwarsnewsnet.com/2025/02/rosario-dawson-and-the-bad-batch-win-saturn-awards.html#:~:text=Star%20Wars%20projects%20got%20some,third%20year%20in%20a%20row.
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Subject: Why Ahsoka Tano is one of the greatest characters in all of Star Wars
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joEMcCJAvsU
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From: John Coffey
Subject: Why Ahsoka Tano is one of the greatest characters in all of Star Wars
This Star Wars character, whom you may have never heard of, is beloved by millions of fans. This is due to her long arc of character development, which has spanned over a decade.
She was almost the main character of the animated The Clone Wars series, as the show began and ended with her. She also appeared in the animated Star Wars Rebels and was at least referenced in The Bad Batch. More recently, Rosario Dawson portrayed her in live-action appearances in The Mandalorian, its spin-off series The Book of Boba Fett, and the titular series Ahsoka.
My favorite of these series is The Bad Batch. It is the most fun and perhaps the most beautiful. I've watched it four times.
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
Why Ahsoka Tano is one of the greatest characters in all of Star Wars
This Star Wars character, whom you may have never heard of, is beloved by millions of fans. This is due to her long arc of character development, which has spanned over a decade.
She was almost the main character of the animated The Clone Wars series, as the show began and ended with her. She also appeared in the animated Star Wars Rebels and was at least referenced in The Bad Batch. More recently, Rosario Dawson portrayed her in live-action appearances in The Mandalorian, its spin-off series The Book of Boba Fett, and the titular series Ahsoka.
My favorite of these series is The Bad Batch. It is the most fun and perhaps the most beautiful. I've watched it four times.
Friday, January 31, 2025
Monday, January 27, 2025
Wednesday, January 8, 2025
"Skeleton Crew" Episode 7 Review: How is this so good?
For the most part, Star Wars fans have been disappointed with everything Disney has done with the franchise since acquiring it from George Lucas, except for the Andor series, which was on another level. I, however, differ in that I've enjoyed most of Disney's Star Wars offerings, though certainly not all of them.
When Disney announced they were creating a Star Wars kids' series that would combine elements of The Goonies and Lost in Space, almost no one was optimistic. Many expected it to be just as disappointing as the previous failed series. However, now that people have seen Skeleton Crew, the consensus is that it's knocking it out of the park. After a slow start, each episode has been better than the last, and it feels like what Star Wars should be.
Sunday, December 29, 2024
Friday, December 27, 2024
Friday, December 20, 2024
Thursday, December 19, 2024
Superman | Official Teaser Trailer
I don't understand the need to keep rebooting Superman. It is hard to beat the 1978 Superman movie.
I liked the last two Superman films, and I would have been happy to continue those stories, but they keep going back to the same well. How many Superman origin stories do we need?
Monday, December 16, 2024
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