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Star Wars: the cinematic empire prepares to strike back

After the disastrous Rise of Skywalker, Lucasfilm’s mighty franchise is on the way back to the big screen, fortified by its TV triumphs in recent years

The Guardian - UK

Norman Reynolds obituary

Production designer who helped create the look of the Star Wars films and of the Indiana Jones adventure Raiders of the Lost Ark

The Guardian - UK

We asked Google Bard 5 controversial sci-fi questions — here's how it answered

We asked Google Bard for its answers to 5 controversial sci-fi questions. Here’s what it said.

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'The Mandalorian' Finally Fixes George Lucas' Biggest Mistake

After decades, 'The Mandalorian' finally offers an answer to the biggest Grogu mystery — and justice for a long-lost character.

Inverse

The full credit list featured at the beginning of Tár is a nod to the hidden hierarchies of labour in screen production

In a recent interview on her portrayal of a renowned (fictional) female conductor, the autocratic maestro Lydia Tár, Cate Blanchett noted ways in which orchestral music-making is not a democratic enterprise. Neither is film-making.

The Conversation

5 Oscar winners of Asian descent you might not have known

This year's Oscar nominations have brought recognition to numerous film artists of Asian descent. If any of them win (it's Michelle Yeoh's time, surely?), they'll join a small, distinguished coterie. The Academy Awards' history of winners of Asian descent goes back many decades, and while you may recognize recent names…

Tribune News Service

The Mandalorian, Troops, and the Fan-Filmification of Star Wars

Today's Star Wars fulfills the promise of the late '90s internet.

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'Mandalorian' Season 3 Could Finally Fix The Biggest Gap in Star Wars Canon

The tonal differences between the Mandalorians of the cartoons and those of live-action are massive. Could Star Wars finally fix it?

Inverse

The Mandalorian Season 3, episode one on Disney+ review: thank the maker it’s back

With Favreau at the helm once more, every episode is sure to be a treat

Evening Standard

The Mandalorian season three episode one drops today: here’s everything to bring you up to speed

Grab your lightsabers: Pedro Pascal and Baby Yoda are back

Evening Standard

Telluride Film Festival co-founder Tom Luddy dies at 79

Tom Luddy, who co-founded the Telluride Film Festival as part of a long and varied career in the film industry, has died at age 79.

Los Angeles Times

'Honored' Ron Howard salutes 'Happy Days,' 'American Graffiti' co-star Cindy Williams

LOS ANGELES — Director and producer Ron Howard says he's honored to be able to comment on the life of his "American Graffiti" and "Happy Days" co-star Cindy Williams, who died Wednesday at age 75, because "she lived it with a lot of integrity" and he "always respected her."

Los Angeles Times

‘Laverne & Shirley’ Actor Cindy Williams Dies at 75

Cindy Williams, who was among the most recognizable stars in America in the 1970s and 1980s for her role as Shirley opposite Penny Marshall's Laverne on the beloved sitcom "Laverne & Shirley," has died, her family said Monday. Williams died in Los Angeles at age 75 on Wednesday after a…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Actor Cindy Williams, the optimistic Shirley of ‘Laverne & Shirley,’ dies at 75

LOS ANGELES — Cindy Williams, who played sweet, wide-eyed Shirley Feeney on the “Happy Days” spinoff “Laverne & Shirley,” has died. She was 75.

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Evening Standard

Joe Cornish: Netflix’s Lockwood & Co creator talks ghosts - and the sequel to Attack the Block

The writer-director is back for more supernatural hijinks - this time, with ghosts

Reason

Stop Spazzing Out About 'Spaz'

Social media, streaming, and a new era of digital self-censorship

Inverse

'Avatar: The Way of Water' takes the wrong lessons from 'Star Trek'

Forget about the great VFX of 'Avatar: The Way of Water,' what's the actual story here? And do the good VFX actually hurt the movie?

Reason

James Cameron's Avatar: The Way of Water Is a Can-You-Believe-It Spectacle That Looks to the Future

Also, there are battle whales.

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22 unforgettable films that turned 20 this year from Spider Man to Bend It Like Beckham

Before Tom Holland was Spiderman and the Harry Potter franchise was complete

The Conversation

The Buddhist and Taoist influences that underpin the Star Wars universe

When George Lucas’s space saga about a fledgling rebellion of Jedi knights fighting the evil Galactic Empire hit cinemas in 1977, few could imagine that it would become one of the most successful film franchises in history.

The Guardian - US

Fifth Indiana Jones movie releases first trailer and title

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, in theaters June 2023, sees Harrison Ford reprising his role as the hero archaeologist

Inverse

'Willow's LGBTQ+ relationship is part of its legacy, star says

Willow star Warwick Davis and EP Jon Kasdan talk honoring and building on the progressive legacy of the cult '80s fantasy flick.

Inverse

Star Wars has finally mastered George Lucas' biggest weakness

This trope should be a mainstay of Star Wars, but we haven't really seen it until 'Andor.'

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: ‘Star Wars’ has always been political. ‘Andor’ made it must-see TV

Despite what some people — and at least one giant media company — might have you believe, “Star Wars” has always been political.

Tribune News Service

New ‘Indiana Jones’ film de-ages Harrison Ford through special effects

It’s not the years, it’s the mileage.

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