Posts Tagged ‘Star Wars’
Film Review – Guardians of the Galaxy
Once upon a time, in a galaxy far, far away roguish heroes taught us that being an outlaw and saving the day didn’t have to be mutually exclusive. With a confident, yet sly smile, a person could go between the halves of the world, the…
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Film Review – The Lego Movie
The Lego Movie (2014) is more infectious than it probably has the right to be. The idea is absurd: an entire universe made up of those little building blocks we used to play with as children, and inhabited by yellow characters with funny shaped hands.…
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An Appreciation – Metropolis
In 2008, one of the great discoveries in cinema lore took place in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Hidden in a stack of canisters was a 16mm duplicate copy of Fritz Lang’s science fiction masterpiece, Metropolis (1927). Horribly scratched and weathered through time, it contained possibly the…
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Film Review – Star Trek Into Darkness
It seemed unlikely, but J.J. Abrams did it when he captured my interest with Star Trek in 2009. For most of my life, I really hadn’t given the franchise much attention. But his combination of a fantastic cast, solid plot, and great action proved to…
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CinemaCon Days 3&4 Recap
If screenings of clips from Star Trek Into Darkness and Fast & Furious 6 weren’t cool enough, we still had two days worth of studio presentations (Disney, Sony, 20th Century Fox, and Lionsgate) at CinemaCon 2013. Generally the presentations went two ways: either the presenters would briefly mention a…
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MacGuffin Audio Podcast #164
Spencer is joined by Nick Ahlers (The MacGuffin, The Grapes of Rad), Ben Kendrick (Screen Rant), and Sara Fetters (MovieFreak). Segments include: breaking down the news, Oscar predictions, and the return of ‘Film or Fiction.’ A special thanks to Brandon Jerwa for the fake plots.…
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MacGuffin Audio Podcast #159
Spencer is joined by Brian Kirk & Jessica Aceti (MovieCat, FilmWise) and Nick Ahlers (The MacGuffin, The Grapes of Rad). Segments include: This Day in Film History, Meeting Brian & Jessica, and the News at 5. News at 5: 1. No Star Wars for JJ…
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MacGuffin Audio Podcast #158
Spencer is joined by Ben Andrews (Evil Slave) and Nick Ahlers (The MacGuffin, The Grapes of Rad). Segments include: Meeting Ben, the politics of filmmaking and News at 5. News at 5: 1. Disney buys Lucasfilm (http://bit.ly/PFp5P4) 2. Change of plan for Up All Night…
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