Catering directly to my interests, the Criterion Channel’s January lineup boasts two of my favorite things: James Gray and cats. In the former case it’s his first five features (itself a terrible reminder he only released five movies in 20 years); the latter shows felines the respect they deserve, from Kuroneko to The Long Goodbye, Tourneur’s Cat People and Mick Garris’ Sleepwalkers. Meanwhile, Ava Gardner, Bertrand Tavernier, Isabel Sandoval, Ken Russell, Juleen Compton, George Harrison’s HandMade Films, and the Sundance Film Festival get retrospectives.
Restorations of Soviet sci-fi trip Ikarie Xb 1, The Unknown, and The Music of Regret stream, as does the recent Plan 75. January’s Criterion Editions are Inside Llewyn Davis, Farewell Amor, The Incredible Shrinking Man, and (most intriguingly) the long-out-of-print The Man Who Fell to Earth, Blu-rays of which go for hundreds of dollars.
See the lineup below and learn more here.
Back By Popular Demand
The Graduate,...
Restorations of Soviet sci-fi trip Ikarie Xb 1, The Unknown, and The Music of Regret stream, as does the recent Plan 75. January’s Criterion Editions are Inside Llewyn Davis, Farewell Amor, The Incredible Shrinking Man, and (most intriguingly) the long-out-of-print The Man Who Fell to Earth, Blu-rays of which go for hundreds of dollars.
See the lineup below and learn more here.
Back By Popular Demand
The Graduate,...
- 12/12/2023
- by Nick Newman
- The Film Stage
While the 1970s was known as a wild, bold, experimental time in modern cinema—which extended to all genres, including science fiction—the 1980s were best known for… well, we don’t know what, exactly. The rise of the erotic thriller, the action superstar, and cookie-cutter safe high-concept star vehicles, perhaps? As for sci-fi, the decade was marked by both undisputed blockbusters, including the Star Wars and Star Trek sequels, Aliens, and E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial, as well as some inarguable classics like The Thing, Tron, and Blade Runner. Intriguingly, the more risky ones needed years to find their audience and critical acclaim.
At the same time, sci-fi began to rely less on literary adaptations of the previous decade and more on crossing its streams with other genres, like horror, the Western, and the action thriller—making somewhat of a turn away from the idea-driven films that had come before.
At the same time, sci-fi began to rely less on literary adaptations of the previous decade and more on crossing its streams with other genres, like horror, the Western, and the action thriller—making somewhat of a turn away from the idea-driven films that had come before.
- 7/4/2023
- by Don Kaye
- Den of Geek
"The Mandalorian" season 3 penultimate, episode, "The Spies," finally gathers factions of Mandalorians to retake their home planet of Mandalore. This rattles Moff Gideon (Giancarlo Esposito) because if conflicting Mandalorian factions are organizing instead of remaining divided, then they will be a force to reckon with.
The titular Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal) hails from a significant faction: The Children of the Watch. Throughout "The Mandalorian," he has loyally served the sect that rescued him from a Separatist army on his home planet and raised him on Concordia. He based his virtues on their creed: raise foundlings with care, protect his fellow Mandalorian, and keep his helmet on. As his counselor and chieftain, the cryptic Armorer (Emily Swallow) often tested him on his relationship to his Mandalorian piety, counseled him with answers, and forged his beskar armor and weaponry.
In "The Spies," the Armorer is at the receiving end of an important...
The titular Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal) hails from a significant faction: The Children of the Watch. Throughout "The Mandalorian," he has loyally served the sect that rescued him from a Separatist army on his home planet and raised him on Concordia. He based his virtues on their creed: raise foundlings with care, protect his fellow Mandalorian, and keep his helmet on. As his counselor and chieftain, the cryptic Armorer (Emily Swallow) often tested him on his relationship to his Mandalorian piety, counseled him with answers, and forged his beskar armor and weaponry.
In "The Spies," the Armorer is at the receiving end of an important...
- 4/14/2023
- by Caroline Cao
- Slash Film
This Star Wars: The Mandalorian article contains spoilers.
As we dust off our best beskar armor and head to the Great Forge on Mandalore, The Mandalorian is poised to deliver the biggest finale of the show’s three-season run. More than just the inevitable battle between Moff Gideon and Bo-Katan Kryze — presumably with the latter riding in on a Mythosaur, right? — fans are also predicting a villainous reveal that would rock Mandalore to its core.
Since her arrival in The Mandalorian premiere, Emily Swallow’s stoic Armorer has become a staple of the series despite never revealing her face or true name. While there have been plenty of theories about which famed Mandalorian is presumably hiding under the majestic horned helmet, “The Spies” might’ve just set up an Armorer twist for the ages.
As a quick refresher, “The Spies” featured the Armorer’s covert and Bo-Katan’s forces journeying...
As we dust off our best beskar armor and head to the Great Forge on Mandalore, The Mandalorian is poised to deliver the biggest finale of the show’s three-season run. More than just the inevitable battle between Moff Gideon and Bo-Katan Kryze — presumably with the latter riding in on a Mythosaur, right? — fans are also predicting a villainous reveal that would rock Mandalore to its core.
Since her arrival in The Mandalorian premiere, Emily Swallow’s stoic Armorer has become a staple of the series despite never revealing her face or true name. While there have been plenty of theories about which famed Mandalorian is presumably hiding under the majestic horned helmet, “The Spies” might’ve just set up an Armorer twist for the ages.
As a quick refresher, “The Spies” featured the Armorer’s covert and Bo-Katan’s forces journeying...
- 4/14/2023
- by John Saavedra
- Den of Geek
This post contains spoilers for "Star Wars: The Mandalorian" Chapter 23 - "The Spies"
In episode after episode of "The Mandalorian," characters come and go, and sometimes they die. Sometimes those sacrifices mean a lot and sometimes they're almost played for a laugh. But the major death at the end of this episode was definitely not played for a laugh; it had a gravitas to it that was almost unexpected when you consider the origins of the character. But this loss has been building through this entire season and even back into "The Book of Boba Fett," and it's now time to honor one of the great unsung heroes of "The Mandalorian": Paz Vizsla.
Paz Vizsla's Development
Over the course of three seasons of "The Mandalorian" and his small but vital appearance in "The Book of Boba Fett," Paz Vizsla (voiced by series creatorJon Favreau) has become an important character...
In episode after episode of "The Mandalorian," characters come and go, and sometimes they die. Sometimes those sacrifices mean a lot and sometimes they're almost played for a laugh. But the major death at the end of this episode was definitely not played for a laugh; it had a gravitas to it that was almost unexpected when you consider the origins of the character. But this loss has been building through this entire season and even back into "The Book of Boba Fett," and it's now time to honor one of the great unsung heroes of "The Mandalorian": Paz Vizsla.
Paz Vizsla's Development
Over the course of three seasons of "The Mandalorian" and his small but vital appearance in "The Book of Boba Fett," Paz Vizsla (voiced by series creatorJon Favreau) has become an important character...
- 4/12/2023
- by Bryan Young
- Slash Film
If there's one thing the Naboo Queen-Senator Padmé Amidala has taught us in the "Star Wars" galaxy, you're not a true politician unless you're worthy of the fashion runway. Her iconic prequel trilogy wardrobe blazed a fashion trail for her fellow galactic politicians — and cosplayers at Star Wars Celebration.
"The Mandalorian" season 3 continues Padmé's fashionista legacy by introducing a regentess played by singer Lizzo (who herself graces the concert stage as a dancing and flute-playing fashion icon). In season 3, episode 6 "Guns for Hire," Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal), his adorable foundling Grogu, and Lady Bo-Katan Kryze (Katee Sackhoff) venture to Plazir-15 where they are greeted by its lavish regents, the Duchess and Captain Bombardier (Jack Black). The Mandalorians — save for the enchanted Grogu — find themselves weirded out by the upper-crust atmosphere and out of place in their beskar armor.
If you were shocked by the "Star Wars" casting of Lizzo...
"The Mandalorian" season 3 continues Padmé's fashionista legacy by introducing a regentess played by singer Lizzo (who herself graces the concert stage as a dancing and flute-playing fashion icon). In season 3, episode 6 "Guns for Hire," Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal), his adorable foundling Grogu, and Lady Bo-Katan Kryze (Katee Sackhoff) venture to Plazir-15 where they are greeted by its lavish regents, the Duchess and Captain Bombardier (Jack Black). The Mandalorians — save for the enchanted Grogu — find themselves weirded out by the upper-crust atmosphere and out of place in their beskar armor.
If you were shocked by the "Star Wars" casting of Lizzo...
- 4/6/2023
- by Caroline Cao
- Slash Film
This post contains spoilers for "The Mandalorian" season 3, episode 6, "Guns for Hire."
One of the single biggest questions coming out of the second season of "The Mandalorian" was how the ownership of the Darksaber would shake out. The Darksaber itself is the blade of a Mandalorian Jedi, Tarre Vizsla, built centuries ago. Tarre Vizsla was the first Mandalorian Jedi and had a place of respect in the Mandalorian culture. When he died, the Jedi kept his blade — the unique, black-bladed Darksaber — in their temple. Later, the Mandalorians broke in and took it back.
The blade itself got passed down among the leaders of Mandalore. It was said that the leadership of Mandalore and ownership of the Darksaber had to be taken in open combat, but that tradition ended with the installation of the government of Duchess Satine Kryze. She worked to put the warrior past of Mandalore behind them.
The...
One of the single biggest questions coming out of the second season of "The Mandalorian" was how the ownership of the Darksaber would shake out. The Darksaber itself is the blade of a Mandalorian Jedi, Tarre Vizsla, built centuries ago. Tarre Vizsla was the first Mandalorian Jedi and had a place of respect in the Mandalorian culture. When he died, the Jedi kept his blade — the unique, black-bladed Darksaber — in their temple. Later, the Mandalorians broke in and took it back.
The blade itself got passed down among the leaders of Mandalore. It was said that the leadership of Mandalore and ownership of the Darksaber had to be taken in open combat, but that tradition ended with the installation of the government of Duchess Satine Kryze. She worked to put the warrior past of Mandalore behind them.
The...
- 4/5/2023
- by Bryan Young
- Slash Film
From animation to live-action, the Mandalorian known as Bo-Katan Kryze (both iterations played by Katee Sackhoff) has gone through a messy redemption quest. Perhaps "redemption" may be too generous of a word. Kryze is a woman of many facets: extremist warmonger, attempted savior of Mandalore, violator of Mandalorian treaties by teaming up with the Republic military, (apparent) rightful wielder of the Darksaber, and now a guest member of a Mandalorian cult.
Bo-Katan walked many convoluted and compelling paths in the name of liberating her shattered Mandalore homeworld. Like the symbol of the Darksaber, Bo-Katan's idea of liberating and leading Mandalore has assumed many shapes, some unsavory and some noble, but always shaded by gray morality. The most recent chapter of "The Mandalorian, "The Pirate," steers Bo-Katan back into the higher calling of unifying Mandalore, but in a way that also belies the atrocities of her past allegiances.
In season 3, episode 3 of "The Mandalorian,...
Bo-Katan walked many convoluted and compelling paths in the name of liberating her shattered Mandalore homeworld. Like the symbol of the Darksaber, Bo-Katan's idea of liberating and leading Mandalore has assumed many shapes, some unsavory and some noble, but always shaded by gray morality. The most recent chapter of "The Mandalorian, "The Pirate," steers Bo-Katan back into the higher calling of unifying Mandalore, but in a way that also belies the atrocities of her past allegiances.
In season 3, episode 3 of "The Mandalorian,...
- 3/29/2023
- by Caroline Cao
- Slash Film
This post contains spoilers for "The Mandalorian" season 3, episode 3, "The Convert."
Lady Bo-Katan Kryze has stood on many sides of Mandalore. She began her life in the royal family and watched her father die to protect Mandalore. Later, she joined up with Death Watch, opposing her sister, the Duchess Satine Kryze, and her pacifist ways. When she saw the corruption inside of Death Watch led by Maul, she left and sought to reunite Mandalore once again. She then rallied the Mandalorians, along with Ahsoka Tano and elements of the 501st clone legion, to take back the planet from the clutches of the former Sith warrior, only to watch the Empire take over and install their own puppet in her place.
For years, Bo-Katan continued to seek a way to reunite Mandalore. Finally, the answer was given to her by Sabine Wren in the form of the Darksaber. Bringing the Mandalorians together again,...
Lady Bo-Katan Kryze has stood on many sides of Mandalore. She began her life in the royal family and watched her father die to protect Mandalore. Later, she joined up with Death Watch, opposing her sister, the Duchess Satine Kryze, and her pacifist ways. When she saw the corruption inside of Death Watch led by Maul, she left and sought to reunite Mandalore once again. She then rallied the Mandalorians, along with Ahsoka Tano and elements of the 501st clone legion, to take back the planet from the clutches of the former Sith warrior, only to watch the Empire take over and install their own puppet in her place.
For years, Bo-Katan continued to seek a way to reunite Mandalore. Finally, the answer was given to her by Sabine Wren in the form of the Darksaber. Bringing the Mandalorians together again,...
- 3/15/2023
- by Bryan Young
- Slash Film
Orange Studio has signed a two-year distribution deal with the aggregation company Under The Milky Way. The pact will allow the outfit to handle the distribution of titles from Orange Studio’s library across English-speaking territories as well as Latin America on transactional VOD services such as Amazon, PlutoTV, Roku and Tubi.
The first films which are part of the deal are Philipe Lacheau’s “City Hunter,” Olivier Nakache et Eric Toledano’s “Tellement Proches,” Riad Sattouf’s “Beaux gosses,” Bertrand Tavernier’s “Death Watch” (pictured), and Bertrand Blier’s “Going Places.”
“This new partnership with Under The Milky Way will give us the opportunity to increase the international visibility of our films and reach new audiences on VOD services that are currently booming,” said Kristina Zimmermann, managing director of Orange Studio.
Alexis de Rendinger, the co-founder of Under The Milky Way, said this deal with Orange Studio will give...
The first films which are part of the deal are Philipe Lacheau’s “City Hunter,” Olivier Nakache et Eric Toledano’s “Tellement Proches,” Riad Sattouf’s “Beaux gosses,” Bertrand Tavernier’s “Death Watch” (pictured), and Bertrand Blier’s “Going Places.”
“This new partnership with Under The Milky Way will give us the opportunity to increase the international visibility of our films and reach new audiences on VOD services that are currently booming,” said Kristina Zimmermann, managing director of Orange Studio.
Alexis de Rendinger, the co-founder of Under The Milky Way, said this deal with Orange Studio will give...
- 2/10/2022
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
This Star Wars: The Book Of Boba Fett article contains spoilers.
“Return of the Mandalorian” delivers exactly what it says it will. Din Djarin is back, and while he’s fated to help Boba and Fennec, he first addresses many loose threads from The Mandalorian. From reuniting with his clan to getting a new ship, Din is on the metaphorical road in a big way in his crossover appearance in The Book of Boba Fett.
Here are all the Star Wars references and easter eggs we spotted in the episode…
Din Djarin
– Pedro Pascal returns as the out-of-touch Mandalorian foundling. When we saw him last in season two of The Mandalorian, he had handed Grogu (a.k.a. Baby Yoda) over to Luke Skywalker to get him some Jedi education and taken the darksaber from Moff Gideon.
– “I can bring you in warm or I can bring you in cold,...
“Return of the Mandalorian” delivers exactly what it says it will. Din Djarin is back, and while he’s fated to help Boba and Fennec, he first addresses many loose threads from The Mandalorian. From reuniting with his clan to getting a new ship, Din is on the metaphorical road in a big way in his crossover appearance in The Book of Boba Fett.
Here are all the Star Wars references and easter eggs we spotted in the episode…
Din Djarin
– Pedro Pascal returns as the out-of-touch Mandalorian foundling. When we saw him last in season two of The Mandalorian, he had handed Grogu (a.k.a. Baby Yoda) over to Luke Skywalker to get him some Jedi education and taken the darksaber from Moff Gideon.
– “I can bring you in warm or I can bring you in cold,...
- 1/26/2022
- by Megan Crouse
- Den of Geek
Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt commuted the death sentence of Julius Jones hours before he was set to be executed for a murder conviction on Thursday. Jones will now serve life in prison, The New York Times reports.
“After prayerful consideration and reviewing materials presented by all sides of this case, I have determined to commute Julius Jones’s sentence to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole,” Stitt said in a statement.
Jones was convicted in 2002 of first-degree murder in the killing of Paul Howell during a carjacking where he was fatally shot in 1999. Jones,...
“After prayerful consideration and reviewing materials presented by all sides of this case, I have determined to commute Julius Jones’s sentence to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole,” Stitt said in a statement.
Jones was convicted in 2002 of first-degree murder in the killing of Paul Howell during a carjacking where he was fatally shot in 1999. Jones,...
- 11/18/2021
- by Althea Legaspi
- Rollingstone.com
When you’re executed in Oklahoma, the process begins 35 days before your death, according to inmate Richard Glossip. First, they take your belongings, then they transfer you to a block of four cells called Death Watch. If you’re the only one on the block, they put you in the first cell, where you’ll stay for a week. Then they’ll move you one cell over, and so on until you’re closest to the execution chamber. There’s a camera and a guard for each cell, bright lights are on day and night,...
- 8/20/2021
- by Brenna Ehrlich
- Rollingstone.com
The Wolf’s Call director and Quai d'Orsay writer Antonin Baudry: “Bertrand Tavernier was not only a wonderful, unique filmmaker, who made essential images of our history and society.” Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
When Harry Dean Stanton died in 2017, I reached out to Bertrand Tavernier for a remembrance of the man who starred opposite Romy Schneider in Death Watch (La Mort En Direct). He sent a lovely tribute and wrote to me “Correct The Mistakes”. In 2014, when Bertrand presented his masterpiece Coup De Torchon at Hunter College he told me: “I said to Philippe Noiret, in this film I want you to play each scene without thinking of the scene before or the scene after.” Discussing The French Minister (based on Antonin Baudry's Quai d'Orsay): “I was thinking, as a matter of rhythm, of some of the comedies of Billy Wilder or Jacques Becker. People who were doing films with...
When Harry Dean Stanton died in 2017, I reached out to Bertrand Tavernier for a remembrance of the man who starred opposite Romy Schneider in Death Watch (La Mort En Direct). He sent a lovely tribute and wrote to me “Correct The Mistakes”. In 2014, when Bertrand presented his masterpiece Coup De Torchon at Hunter College he told me: “I said to Philippe Noiret, in this film I want you to play each scene without thinking of the scene before or the scene after.” Discussing The French Minister (based on Antonin Baudry's Quai d'Orsay): “I was thinking, as a matter of rhythm, of some of the comedies of Billy Wilder or Jacques Becker. People who were doing films with...
- 3/28/2021
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
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FunkoEurope.com is the home for Funko for fans across EuropeEveryone is a fan of something and Funko has something for everyone!From exclusives, to hidden gems and brand new products, FunkoEurope.com has it all!With a huge range of products from collectibles, to games, to toys, to advent calendars, to soft toys and even fashion accessories, FunkoEurope.com is the ultimate shopping destination for pop culture fans!Visit FunkoEurope.com now and add to your collection today!
Ever since Funko popped onto the scene in 1998, the collectible company has gradually dominated bookshelves, desks, workspaces, and almost any surface their vinyl figures can fit. In addition to a uniquely distinctive look, and an accessible price point, the best part about the immensely popular Funko Pop! Vinyl figures in particular is that there is something for fans of nearly every pop culture franchise...
- 2/17/2021
- by Chris Longo
- Den of Geek
This Star Wars contains spoilers.
Din Djarin reluctantly found himself thrust in the middle of Mandalorian politics in season two of the hit live-action show. The bounty hunter just wanted to bring Grogu to a Jedi who could teach him to use the Force, but that journey also led him to Bo-Katan Kryze and Boba Fett, two Mandalorians who operate completely outside the strict traditions of Din’s own clan, the Children of the Watch. For the first time in his life, Din’s seeing all the different angles and factions of the society to which he belongs.
If all of the intrigue surrounding Mandalore went over your head while watching the second season, there’s a very easy way to catch up. After all, much of the Mandalorian history teased out in season 2 was first detailed in The Clone Wars animated series, and watching just a short selection of...
Din Djarin reluctantly found himself thrust in the middle of Mandalorian politics in season two of the hit live-action show. The bounty hunter just wanted to bring Grogu to a Jedi who could teach him to use the Force, but that journey also led him to Bo-Katan Kryze and Boba Fett, two Mandalorians who operate completely outside the strict traditions of Din’s own clan, the Children of the Watch. For the first time in his life, Din’s seeing all the different angles and factions of the society to which he belongs.
If all of the intrigue surrounding Mandalore went over your head while watching the second season, there’s a very easy way to catch up. After all, much of the Mandalorian history teased out in season 2 was first detailed in The Clone Wars animated series, and watching just a short selection of...
- 2/9/2021
- by Megan Crouse
- Den of Geek
Now that season two of The Mandalorian is finally out, we’re all (once again) obsessed with The Child and his bounty hunter protector. The best way to celebrate season two of the show – and indulge that Mandalorian obsession between viewings – is to pick up some of the best Mandalorian merch. Or, even better, treat any Mandalorian fans on your shopping list with a great piece of gear from the show.
Considering the success of The Mandalorian after just one season (and Disney’s industry-leading merch selection) it’s no...
Considering the success of The Mandalorian after just one season (and Disney’s industry-leading merch selection) it’s no...
- 12/14/2020
- by Oscar Hartzog
- Rollingstone.com
An intriguing new theory suggests that there could be another surprise twist to come in the lineage of the Darksaber on The Mandalorian. Moff Gideon was revealed to have somehow got his hands on the ancient weapon in the season 1 finale of the hit Star Wars show, which marked the saber’s live-action debut following its prominent appearances in The Clone Wars and Rebels.
Gideon was once again shown to wield it in last week’s “Chapter 14,” but obviously, he’s not the rightful owner of the legendary Mandalorian weapon, so who is? Well, a theory put forward by FandomWire has worked out a chain of logic suggesting that it’s actually none other than Din Djarin himself.
To begin with, Tarre Vizsla, the first Mandalorian Jedi, was the original owner of the Darksaber, with it passed down through House Vizsla over thousands of years. Pre Vizsla had it during...
Gideon was once again shown to wield it in last week’s “Chapter 14,” but obviously, he’s not the rightful owner of the legendary Mandalorian weapon, so who is? Well, a theory put forward by FandomWire has worked out a chain of logic suggesting that it’s actually none other than Din Djarin himself.
To begin with, Tarre Vizsla, the first Mandalorian Jedi, was the original owner of the Darksaber, with it passed down through House Vizsla over thousands of years. Pre Vizsla had it during...
- 12/10/2020
- by Christian Bone
- We Got This Covered
The last episode of The Mandalorian was a dream come true for Boba Fett fans. After the brief glimpse of him in the season opener, he finally arrived to reclaim his armor, kick some ass and live up to his reputation as one of the most dangerous men in the galaxy. Even without his arsenal, he was a force to be reckoned with, smashing apart Stormtroopers with a gaffi stick. But once he had access to his old firepower, they didn’t stand a chance, culminating in him firing a missile to destroy the two fleeing Imperial troop carriers.
This convinced Din Djarin that Boba was worthy of respect, though he only considered him fit to wear the armor after he displayed his holographic Mandalorian chain code, thus proving his lineage. The message was quickly decoded by enterprising fans as well, who were intrigued at its mention of “Mentor Jaste-” and “Concord Dawn.
This convinced Din Djarin that Boba was worthy of respect, though he only considered him fit to wear the armor after he displayed his holographic Mandalorian chain code, thus proving his lineage. The message was quickly decoded by enterprising fans as well, who were intrigued at its mention of “Mentor Jaste-” and “Concord Dawn.
- 12/8/2020
- by David James
- We Got This Covered
Din Djarin broke his biggest rule in the latest episode of The Mandalorian. Season 2 of the hit Disney Plus show continued this Friday with its fourth outing, titled “Chapter 12: The Siege,” and it featured one scene that shocked fans, as it showed the titular bounty hunter changing his behavior in a major way. And it seems to link back to his encounter with a familiar face last week.
In the episode, Mando and Baby Yoda take some time out on the Razor Crest to grab some food. And much to the surprise of viewers, Djarin removes his helmet to eat with the Child. Baby Yoda reacts with adorable astonishment, as this is the first time he’s ever seen his “dad’s” face. The audience, meanwhile, only get to glimpse Pedro Pascal’s chin due to the camera angle, but it represents a huge bonding moment for Mando and his young charge.
In the episode, Mando and Baby Yoda take some time out on the Razor Crest to grab some food. And much to the surprise of viewers, Djarin removes his helmet to eat with the Child. Baby Yoda reacts with adorable astonishment, as this is the first time he’s ever seen his “dad’s” face. The audience, meanwhile, only get to glimpse Pedro Pascal’s chin due to the camera angle, but it represents a huge bonding moment for Mando and his young charge.
- 11/20/2020
- by Christian Bone
- We Got This Covered
It seems that the rumors were true yet again as today’s episode of The Mandalorian season 2 featured the live-action debut of a character from Star Wars: The Clone Wars.
For months, we’d heard that Jon Favreau and his gang were looking for a way to bring several familiar faces from Dave Filoni’s animated series into the story of the bounty hunter Din Djarin and Baby Yoda. One of these was Bo-Katan Kryze, whom fans know as the leader of the Nite Owls and a senior member of the Death Watch.
Djarin has been looking for ways to contact other Mandalorians for a while now and though the journey has been long in the making, “Chapter 11: The Heiress” finally gave the bounty hunter some much-needed deliverance, and in the form of Bo-Katan, no less.
After reuniting the frog couple, Mando leaves Baby Yoda in their care and...
For months, we’d heard that Jon Favreau and his gang were looking for a way to bring several familiar faces from Dave Filoni’s animated series into the story of the bounty hunter Din Djarin and Baby Yoda. One of these was Bo-Katan Kryze, whom fans know as the leader of the Nite Owls and a senior member of the Death Watch.
Djarin has been looking for ways to contact other Mandalorians for a while now and though the journey has been long in the making, “Chapter 11: The Heiress” finally gave the bounty hunter some much-needed deliverance, and in the form of Bo-Katan, no less.
After reuniting the frog couple, Mando leaves Baby Yoda in their care and...
- 11/13/2020
- by Jonathan Wright
- We Got This Covered
This week’s outing of The Mandalorian is a major one for a bunch of reasons. To begin with, “Chapter 11: The Heiress” brings a fan favorite character from the Star Wars animated universe to live-action. Namely, Bo-Katan Kryze, with Katee Sackhoff reprising her role from The Clone Wars and Rebels. And by bringing Pedro Pascal’s Din Djarin face to helmet with one of the most prominent Mandalorians elsewhere in the franchise, the show finally addresses a major plot hole that’s been bugging fans for the past year.
In season 1, it was established that Djarin never removes his helmet as it’s against Mandalorian code to do so. This was an effective way of explaining why Pascal’s face is always hidden, but the thing is is that it clashed with what we’d seen in the animated series. Bo-Katan, Sabine Wren and other Mandalorians took their helmets...
In season 1, it was established that Djarin never removes his helmet as it’s against Mandalorian code to do so. This was an effective way of explaining why Pascal’s face is always hidden, but the thing is is that it clashed with what we’d seen in the animated series. Bo-Katan, Sabine Wren and other Mandalorians took their helmets...
- 11/13/2020
- by Christian Bone
- We Got This Covered
This Star Wars: The Mandalorian article contains spoilers.
“The Heiress” introduces several characters from other parts of the Star Wars saga to The Mandalorian, including two from The Clone Wars that will make fans jump in excitement. Din Djarin also meets another group of Mandalorians, one quite different to the tribe that raised him.
There’s also a heist on an Imperial cruise that, as per usual, doesn’t go quite as planned. But at the other end of the mission is a clue as to where Mando and Baby Yoda have to go next on their quest to find those “ancient sorcerers” known as the Jedi.
Stream your Star Wars favorites right here!
Background characters, dialogue, and the main story itself are all rich with connections to other parts of the saga in this action-heavy entry. Here are all of the Star Wars easter eggs and references we found...
“The Heiress” introduces several characters from other parts of the Star Wars saga to The Mandalorian, including two from The Clone Wars that will make fans jump in excitement. Din Djarin also meets another group of Mandalorians, one quite different to the tribe that raised him.
There’s also a heist on an Imperial cruise that, as per usual, doesn’t go quite as planned. But at the other end of the mission is a clue as to where Mando and Baby Yoda have to go next on their quest to find those “ancient sorcerers” known as the Jedi.
Stream your Star Wars favorites right here!
Background characters, dialogue, and the main story itself are all rich with connections to other parts of the saga in this action-heavy entry. Here are all of the Star Wars easter eggs and references we found...
- 11/13/2020
- by Megan Crouse
- Den of Geek
This Star Wars article contains spoilers.
A few well-known characters from other parts of the Star Wars saga have already appeared in The Mandalorian season 2, including infamous bounty hunter Boba Fett and Timothy Olyphant’s Tatooine marshal Cobb Vanth. Next up is Bo-Katan Kryze, the character voiced by Battlestar Galactica star Katee Sackhoff in The Clone Wars and Rebels, who reveals in the episode “The Heiress” that she’s on a mission to take back Mandalore from what’s left of the Empire.
A Mandalorian soldier who fought to unify her people as an independent society connected to their warrior ideals, Bo-Katan participated in the Clone Wars as well as the rebellion against the Empire in the early days of the Galactic Civil War. Her return in The Mandalorian has some major implications for the future of the show as well as its central character, who doesn’t believe that Mandalore can ever be reclaimed.
A few well-known characters from other parts of the Star Wars saga have already appeared in The Mandalorian season 2, including infamous bounty hunter Boba Fett and Timothy Olyphant’s Tatooine marshal Cobb Vanth. Next up is Bo-Katan Kryze, the character voiced by Battlestar Galactica star Katee Sackhoff in The Clone Wars and Rebels, who reveals in the episode “The Heiress” that she’s on a mission to take back Mandalore from what’s left of the Empire.
A Mandalorian soldier who fought to unify her people as an independent society connected to their warrior ideals, Bo-Katan participated in the Clone Wars as well as the rebellion against the Empire in the early days of the Galactic Civil War. Her return in The Mandalorian has some major implications for the future of the show as well as its central character, who doesn’t believe that Mandalore can ever be reclaimed.
- 11/13/2020
- by Megan Crouse
- Den of Geek
“The Mandalorian” is rocketing back to Disney+ on October 30 with the highly anticipated premiere of Season 2. Excitement is running high for the Emmy-winning series, which will bring back Pedro Pascal as gunslinger Djin Djarin and has announced the addition of Rosario Dawson as Jedi Ahsoka Tano. But Season 1 of the hit series left plenty of dangling threads for fans to ponder. Here are the top five unanswered questions that Season 2 needs to answer.
Why does Moff Gideon want The Child?
Baby Yoda, or The Child as Disney would like us to call him, was at the heart of most of the mysteries in Season 1. While viewers initially thought Werner Herzog’s “Client” was at the heart of this bounty hunt, it’s really Miff Gideon (Giancarlo Esposito) who wants The Child for The Empire. Gideon’s ultimate goal is still a secret however. One clue could be hidden in the...
Why does Moff Gideon want The Child?
Baby Yoda, or The Child as Disney would like us to call him, was at the heart of most of the mysteries in Season 1. While viewers initially thought Werner Herzog’s “Client” was at the heart of this bounty hunt, it’s really Miff Gideon (Giancarlo Esposito) who wants The Child for The Empire. Gideon’s ultimate goal is still a secret however. One clue could be hidden in the...
- 10/29/2020
- by Sam Eckmann
- Gold Derby
What’s the best Ecological Thriller of all time? Finally available in a good Region A disc is Val Guest and Wolf Mankowitz’s thrilling, realistic account of our world turned topsy-turvy, and perhaps plunging into a fiery oblivion. The violent shifts of climate and weather patterns echo today’s global warming chaos. Newspapermen Edward Judd and Leo McKern track down a frightening government secret; Janet Munro is the confidential clerk that leaks the truth. One of the top all-time British Science Fiction films is also a great newspaper story about the importance of a free press. Extras include a new Richard Harland Smith commentary.
The Day the Earth Caught Fire
Blu-ray
Kl Studio Classics
1961 / B&w / 2:35 widescreen / 99 min. / Street Date July 7, 2020 / available through Kino Lorber / 29.95
Starring: Janet Munro, Leo McKern, Edward Judd, Michael Goodliffe, Bernard Braden, Reginald Beckwith, Renée Asherson, Arthur Christiansen, Pamela Green, Robin Hawdon.
Cinematography: Harry Waxman...
The Day the Earth Caught Fire
Blu-ray
Kl Studio Classics
1961 / B&w / 2:35 widescreen / 99 min. / Street Date July 7, 2020 / available through Kino Lorber / 29.95
Starring: Janet Munro, Leo McKern, Edward Judd, Michael Goodliffe, Bernard Braden, Reginald Beckwith, Renée Asherson, Arthur Christiansen, Pamela Green, Robin Hawdon.
Cinematography: Harry Waxman...
- 7/11/2020
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
What’s the best Ecological Thriller of all time? Finally available in a good Region A disc is Val Guest and Wolf Mankowitz’s thrilling, realistic account of a world turned topsy-turvy, and perhaps plunging into a fiery oblivion. The violent climate/weather pattern shifts predict today’s global warming chaos. Newspapermen Edward Judd and Leo McKern track down a frightening government secret; Janet Munro is the confidential clerk that leaks the truth. One of the top all-time British Science Fiction films is also a great newspaper story about the importance of a free press. Extras include a new Richard Harland Smith commentary.
The Day the Earth Caught Fire
Blu-ray
Kl Studio Classics
1961 / B&w / 2:35 widescreen / 99 min. / Street Date July 7, 2020 / available through Kino Lorber / 29.95
Starring: Janet Munro, Leo McKern, Edward Judd, Michael Goodliffe, Bernard Braden, Reginald Beckwith, Renée Asherson, Arthur Christiansen, Pamela Green, Robin Hawdon.
Cinematography: Harry Waxman
Art...
The Day the Earth Caught Fire
Blu-ray
Kl Studio Classics
1961 / B&w / 2:35 widescreen / 99 min. / Street Date July 7, 2020 / available through Kino Lorber / 29.95
Starring: Janet Munro, Leo McKern, Edward Judd, Michael Goodliffe, Bernard Braden, Reginald Beckwith, Renée Asherson, Arthur Christiansen, Pamela Green, Robin Hawdon.
Cinematography: Harry Waxman
Art...
- 7/9/2020
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Harvey Keitel has been a major presence at the 18th Marrakech Film Festival, presenting two gala sessions: for the career tribute to French helmer Bertrand Tavernier – with whom he worked on “Death Watch” (1980), and to present Martin Scorsese’s “The Irishman.” He also took part in an onstage discussion, to a packed audience, which included Tavernier and Australian producer Jan Chapman, with whom he worked on Jane Campion’s “The Piano” (1993).
Keitel recounted key moments in his career and after screening several clips from his films, including a scene from “Death Watch,” he was clearly deeply moved and left speechless for a few seconds.
His long-term collaboration with Scorsese and his friendship with Robert De Niro was one of the starting points for the conversation, in which Keitel emphasized his dedication to his profession as an actor.
After serving in the U.S. Marine Corps he spent several years working as a court stenographer,...
Keitel recounted key moments in his career and after screening several clips from his films, including a scene from “Death Watch,” he was clearly deeply moved and left speechless for a few seconds.
His long-term collaboration with Scorsese and his friendship with Robert De Niro was one of the starting points for the conversation, in which Keitel emphasized his dedication to his profession as an actor.
After serving in the U.S. Marine Corps he spent several years working as a court stenographer,...
- 12/3/2019
- by Martin Dale
- Variety Film + TV
French director Bertrand Tavernier (“Round Midnight”) – who recently concluded a major TV documentary series, “My Journey Into French Cinema” – received a career tribute award Sunday at the Marrakech Film Festival, presented to him by U.S. actor Harvey Keitel, who starred in Tavernier’s 1980 science-fiction thriller “Death Watch.”
Keitel began the ceremony by comparing the “inspiring and beautiful evening musical call to Allah” to the call made by the film festival to the world. “There is an ancient wisdom that says ‘bring forth what is within you and it will save you. If you don’t bring forth what is within you it will destroy you’. This festival is its own reply to that wise phrase and filmmakers all around the world continue to respond in their own way.”
He continued: “The music of the cinema has its own call and we’re here tonight to honor one of its prophets.
Keitel began the ceremony by comparing the “inspiring and beautiful evening musical call to Allah” to the call made by the film festival to the world. “There is an ancient wisdom that says ‘bring forth what is within you and it will save you. If you don’t bring forth what is within you it will destroy you’. This festival is its own reply to that wise phrase and filmmakers all around the world continue to respond in their own way.”
He continued: “The music of the cinema has its own call and we’re here tonight to honor one of its prophets.
- 12/1/2019
- by Martin Dale
- Variety Film + TV
Think, “I Was a Teenage Empress.” A trio of movies tell an optimized version of the life of a 19th century Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary. It’s fuzzy history designed to prop up German morale, but the film is graced with the incredible presence of a teenaged Romy Schneider, whose beauty and personality became a sensation in the European film world.
The Sissi Collection:
Sissi
Sissi The Young Empress
Sissi The Fateful Years of an Empress
The Story of Vickie
Blu-ray
Film Movement
1955, 1956, 1957 / Color / 1:78 widescreen & 1:33 flat full frame / 102, 107, 109 min. / Street Date November 14, 2017 / 74.95
Starring: Romy Schneider, Karlheinz Böhm, Magda Schneider, Uta Franz, Vilma Degischer, Josef Meinrad, Gustav Knuth.
Cinematography: Bruno Mondi
Film Editor: Alfred Srp
Original Music: Anton Profes
Produced by Karl Erlich, Ernst Marischka
Written and Directed by Ernst Marischka
I’m fascinated by National Epics, movies that individual countries might take as a film...
The Sissi Collection:
Sissi
Sissi The Young Empress
Sissi The Fateful Years of an Empress
The Story of Vickie
Blu-ray
Film Movement
1955, 1956, 1957 / Color / 1:78 widescreen & 1:33 flat full frame / 102, 107, 109 min. / Street Date November 14, 2017 / 74.95
Starring: Romy Schneider, Karlheinz Böhm, Magda Schneider, Uta Franz, Vilma Degischer, Josef Meinrad, Gustav Knuth.
Cinematography: Bruno Mondi
Film Editor: Alfred Srp
Original Music: Anton Profes
Produced by Karl Erlich, Ernst Marischka
Written and Directed by Ernst Marischka
I’m fascinated by National Epics, movies that individual countries might take as a film...
- 11/14/2017
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
IGN has unveiled an exclusive clip today from the upcoming season premiere of the fourth and final run of Star Wars Rebels. The two part opener is titled “Heroes of Mandalore” and sees Sabine Wren lead her friends on a mission back to her homeworld in a bid to free her father from the Empire’s clutches.
The 90 second preview, seen above, reveals that along with the return of the planet comes a figure fans haven’t seen since The Clones Wars. Yes, it’s Bo-Katan Kryze, a former lieutenant in the Death Watch terrorist movement who’s since learned the error of her ways. Handy for those whose knowledge of The Clone Wars is a little shaky, the clip recaps a quick bio of the character. As the sister of Satine, the former Duchess of Mandalore, Bo-Katan’s the rightful ruler of the planet. However, it’s clear that...
The 90 second preview, seen above, reveals that along with the return of the planet comes a figure fans haven’t seen since The Clones Wars. Yes, it’s Bo-Katan Kryze, a former lieutenant in the Death Watch terrorist movement who’s since learned the error of her ways. Handy for those whose knowledge of The Clone Wars is a little shaky, the clip recaps a quick bio of the character. As the sister of Satine, the former Duchess of Mandalore, Bo-Katan’s the rightful ruler of the planet. However, it’s clear that...
- 10/13/2017
- by Christian Bone
- We Got This Covered
Death Watch director Bertrand Tavernier on Harry Dean Stanton: "He also had social graces and immediately knew how to talk, to Romy Schneider who immediately liked him."
Bertrand Tavernier's Death Watch (La Mort En Direct), based on the novel by David Compton with original music by Antoine Duhamel (Fernando Trueba's favourite composer), shot by Pierre-William Glenn in Scotland, stars Romy Schneider and Harvey Keitel with Max von Sydow and Harry Dean Stanton. The My Journey Through French Cinema (Voyage à Travers Le Cinéma Français) director shared his memory of the time he spent with Harry Dean, talking about John Huston (Stanton fresh off filming Huston's Wise Blood with Brad Dourif and Amy Wright), Romy Schneider's reaction to the man with "social graces", and Jack Nicholson's admiration for the great talent that Harry Dean Stanton possessed.
Harry Dean Stanton in his last starring role in John Carroll Lynch...
Bertrand Tavernier's Death Watch (La Mort En Direct), based on the novel by David Compton with original music by Antoine Duhamel (Fernando Trueba's favourite composer), shot by Pierre-William Glenn in Scotland, stars Romy Schneider and Harvey Keitel with Max von Sydow and Harry Dean Stanton. The My Journey Through French Cinema (Voyage à Travers Le Cinéma Français) director shared his memory of the time he spent with Harry Dean, talking about John Huston (Stanton fresh off filming Huston's Wise Blood with Brad Dourif and Amy Wright), Romy Schneider's reaction to the man with "social graces", and Jack Nicholson's admiration for the great talent that Harry Dean Stanton possessed.
Harry Dean Stanton in his last starring role in John Carroll Lynch...
- 9/18/2017
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Wim Wenders with his Paris, Texas stars Harry Dean Stanton and Nastassja Kinski Photo: Wim Wenders Foundation
The Quad Cinema in New York this Friday will kick off their retrospective, Also Starring Harry Dean Stanton, which has an impressive list of 21 films. Some of the highlights include Bertrand Tavernier's Death Watch; John Huston's Wise Blood; Ridley Scott's Alien; John Carpenter's Escape From New York and Christine; Alex Cox's Repo Man; Wim Wenders' Paris, Texas; Robert Altman's adaptation of Sam Shepard's Fool For Love; Howard Deutch's Pretty In Pink; Martin Scorsese's The Last Temptation Of Christ; David Lynch's The Straight Story, and Twister, directed by Michael Almereyda.
Bertrand Tavernier's Death Watch stars Romy Schneider, Harvey Keitel, Max von Sydow, and Harry Dean Stanton Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
Bill Norton's Cisco Pike, starring Kris Kristofferson in the title role with Gene Hackman,...
The Quad Cinema in New York this Friday will kick off their retrospective, Also Starring Harry Dean Stanton, which has an impressive list of 21 films. Some of the highlights include Bertrand Tavernier's Death Watch; John Huston's Wise Blood; Ridley Scott's Alien; John Carpenter's Escape From New York and Christine; Alex Cox's Repo Man; Wim Wenders' Paris, Texas; Robert Altman's adaptation of Sam Shepard's Fool For Love; Howard Deutch's Pretty In Pink; Martin Scorsese's The Last Temptation Of Christ; David Lynch's The Straight Story, and Twister, directed by Michael Almereyda.
Bertrand Tavernier's Death Watch stars Romy Schneider, Harvey Keitel, Max von Sydow, and Harry Dean Stanton Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
Bill Norton's Cisco Pike, starring Kris Kristofferson in the title role with Gene Hackman,...
- 9/17/2017
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Since revamping and reopening just a handful of months ago, New York City’s The Quad Cinema has become yet another top tier art house offering up some of the year’s most interesting retrospectives and film series. Be it a retrospective for filmmaker Lina Wertmuller or their superlative look at the immigrant experience through a cinematic lens, The Quad has given cinephiles rather frequent occasion to put down their hard earned cash and take in a film or two.
Now, on the occasion of the release of the director’s latest documentary, the theater is commencing yet another revelatory retrospective, this time of an underrated juggernaut of French cinema.
Rarely uttered in the same breath as the true titans of French cinema, director Bertrand Tavernier has cemented himself as one of the nation’s great cinematic artists through his human and humane portraits of various communities. After getting his start as an assistant to director Jean-Pierre Melville, Tavernier would in many ways jettison with stylistic formalism of his contemporaries for pictures that feel far more tactile and loose. Lived in is a term often thrown around with Tavernier’s work, and it’s fitting despite being something of a cliche. Yes, his pictures feel decidedly of one singular voice and worldview, yet there is an audacious energy to each frame that ultimately turns each picture into a vital document of a very specific subculture. Older than many New Wave directors, it’s clear to see that Tavernier would garner much influence from their work, yet he never lost sight of the specificity of his own aesthetic eye.
So, this retrospective couldn’t have come at a more exciting moment. Not only is Tavernier back with a new picture that is a centerpiece of sorts here, but the director is the type of undervalued auteur that is just the type of discovery cineastes crave. Take Death Watch, for example. A gorgeously composed satire that is only more relevant today as its tale of a reporter capturing the last moments of a woman’s life through the camera in his eye is as prescient as ever. Harvey Keitel stars opposite Romy Schneider, both of whom are truly fantastic here, in what plays like a minor work when taken in context of masterpieces like Coup de Torchon, but is a delightful discovery in its own right.
Speaking of Torchon, Tavernier’s masterpiece and still arguably his best picture is part of this 17 film series, as is the brilliant Round Midnight. Starring Dexter Gordon, the film introduces the viewer to a talented yet deeply troubled saxophone player in late 50’s Paris, and is one of Tavernier’s most moving and stylistically exciting works. The music here is recorded live, with Gordon playing opposite legends like Herbie Hancock and the brilliant Freddie Hubbard. It’s this type of tactile vitality that’s a staple of Tavernier’s work, proving the filmmaker to be something far more than the intellectual-turned-critic-turned-filmmaker that he is oft billed as.
But those seeking Tavernier’s critical lens won’t have to look much further than his dry but profoundly dense new film My Journey Through French Cinema. Clocking in at well over three hours, we watch as Tavernier weaves a yarn about ostensibly his experience with cinema of his homeland, going from the works of Jacques Becker to those of the New Wave generation that would come right after he began working. Looking critically at everything from Casque D’Or to Le Petit Soldat, Tavernier takes a similar route as someone like Martin Scorsese, ostensibly building a critical analysis of cinema out of a deeply personal memoir. Built around Tavernier’s own experiences seeing these respective films (even down to the specific theaters he saw them in), French Cinema doesn’t just see the personal nature of its title as a superficiality. While yes, the picture is quite dry and a lengthy watch, there’s something quietly moving about it, turning the often dull “video essay” into something far more captivating.
For more information on this retrospective, head over to The Quad online.
Now, on the occasion of the release of the director’s latest documentary, the theater is commencing yet another revelatory retrospective, this time of an underrated juggernaut of French cinema.
Rarely uttered in the same breath as the true titans of French cinema, director Bertrand Tavernier has cemented himself as one of the nation’s great cinematic artists through his human and humane portraits of various communities. After getting his start as an assistant to director Jean-Pierre Melville, Tavernier would in many ways jettison with stylistic formalism of his contemporaries for pictures that feel far more tactile and loose. Lived in is a term often thrown around with Tavernier’s work, and it’s fitting despite being something of a cliche. Yes, his pictures feel decidedly of one singular voice and worldview, yet there is an audacious energy to each frame that ultimately turns each picture into a vital document of a very specific subculture. Older than many New Wave directors, it’s clear to see that Tavernier would garner much influence from their work, yet he never lost sight of the specificity of his own aesthetic eye.
So, this retrospective couldn’t have come at a more exciting moment. Not only is Tavernier back with a new picture that is a centerpiece of sorts here, but the director is the type of undervalued auteur that is just the type of discovery cineastes crave. Take Death Watch, for example. A gorgeously composed satire that is only more relevant today as its tale of a reporter capturing the last moments of a woman’s life through the camera in his eye is as prescient as ever. Harvey Keitel stars opposite Romy Schneider, both of whom are truly fantastic here, in what plays like a minor work when taken in context of masterpieces like Coup de Torchon, but is a delightful discovery in its own right.
Speaking of Torchon, Tavernier’s masterpiece and still arguably his best picture is part of this 17 film series, as is the brilliant Round Midnight. Starring Dexter Gordon, the film introduces the viewer to a talented yet deeply troubled saxophone player in late 50’s Paris, and is one of Tavernier’s most moving and stylistically exciting works. The music here is recorded live, with Gordon playing opposite legends like Herbie Hancock and the brilliant Freddie Hubbard. It’s this type of tactile vitality that’s a staple of Tavernier’s work, proving the filmmaker to be something far more than the intellectual-turned-critic-turned-filmmaker that he is oft billed as.
But those seeking Tavernier’s critical lens won’t have to look much further than his dry but profoundly dense new film My Journey Through French Cinema. Clocking in at well over three hours, we watch as Tavernier weaves a yarn about ostensibly his experience with cinema of his homeland, going from the works of Jacques Becker to those of the New Wave generation that would come right after he began working. Looking critically at everything from Casque D’Or to Le Petit Soldat, Tavernier takes a similar route as someone like Martin Scorsese, ostensibly building a critical analysis of cinema out of a deeply personal memoir. Built around Tavernier’s own experiences seeing these respective films (even down to the specific theaters he saw them in), French Cinema doesn’t just see the personal nature of its title as a superficiality. While yes, the picture is quite dry and a lengthy watch, there’s something quietly moving about it, turning the often dull “video essay” into something far more captivating.
For more information on this retrospective, head over to The Quad online.
- 6/22/2017
- by Joshua Brunsting
- CriterionCast
Above: Soviet poster for The Ghost That Never Returns (Abram Room, Soviet Union, 1929). Designed by the Sternberg Brothers.Have you seen what’s playing on Mubi lately? Many of you who read my column may not often partake of the best of what Mubi has to offer, which is a beautifully curated, constantly changing selection of films which amounts to a top-notch repertory cinema on your laptop and in your living room. Now that Mubi is on the Roku app too there is even more reason to subscribe to the best film streaming deal on the internet. I know, I know, there is always too much to see and too little time, but for me what elevates Mubi over other streaming services—and I’m not just saying this because I write for them—is the 30-day model which offers you a new surprise every morning as well as the...
- 1/27/2017
- MUBI
With a seemingly endless amount of streaming options — not only the titles at our disposal, but services themselves — we’ve taken it upon ourselves to highlight the titles that have recently hit platforms. Every week, one will be able to see the cream of the crop (or perhaps some simply interesting picks) of streaming titles (new and old) across platforms such as Netflix, iTunes, Amazon, and more (note: U.S. only). Check out our rundown for this week’s selections below.
The Accountant (Gavin O’Connor)
That The Accountant is written by Bill Dubuque, the same man who gave us The Judge, makes so much sense, and about halfway through it becomes clear how far this film’s reach will exceed its grasp. Similar to the aforementioned Robert Downey Jr.-starrer from a couple of years back, The Accountant, starring Ben Affleck and directed by Gavin O’Connor, wants to be about everything.
The Accountant (Gavin O’Connor)
That The Accountant is written by Bill Dubuque, the same man who gave us The Judge, makes so much sense, and about halfway through it becomes clear how far this film’s reach will exceed its grasp. Similar to the aforementioned Robert Downey Jr.-starrer from a couple of years back, The Accountant, starring Ben Affleck and directed by Gavin O’Connor, wants to be about everything.
- 12/30/2016
- by The Film Stage
- The Film Stage
‘Tis the season to be terrified that your favorite show is about to get cancelled.
Or, rather, might be cancelled.
Related2017 Renewal Scorecard: What’s Coming Back? What’s Getting Cancelled? What’s on the Bubble?
Now that fall is drawing to a close, it’s time to take stock of the casualties and determine which shows are entering 2017 with targets on their backs.
And in the spirit of inclusiveness — it is the holiday season after all — we welcomed a cable series into our typically broadcast-centric Death Watch roundup.
Scroll through the gallery to the right — or click here for...
Or, rather, might be cancelled.
Related2017 Renewal Scorecard: What’s Coming Back? What’s Getting Cancelled? What’s on the Bubble?
Now that fall is drawing to a close, it’s time to take stock of the casualties and determine which shows are entering 2017 with targets on their backs.
And in the spirit of inclusiveness — it is the holiday season after all — we welcomed a cable series into our typically broadcast-centric Death Watch roundup.
Scroll through the gallery to the right — or click here for...
- 12/8/2016
- TVLine.com
Megan Crouse Nov 14, 2016
The Mandalorians return to Star Wars Rebels in a fun episode that's still a little short on characterisation...
This review contains spoilers.
See related Looking back at Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets
3.7 Imperial Supercommandos
The third season of Rebels is finally exploring backstories. We saw characters' histories come to the fore in Hera's Heroes, we saw it in Zeb’s adventures with the Lasat, and now Sabine’s heritage becomes more important.
The last episode Sabine featured in alone was The Antilles Extraction, in which her skills were put to good use, but we didn’t learn a lot that we didn’t already know. Imperial Supercommandos was a good opportunity to show the audience what the Mandalorians are like, while also tying more cameo characters in to Rebels. Sabine holds her own in this episode, from a game of strategy where she and Fenn...
The Mandalorians return to Star Wars Rebels in a fun episode that's still a little short on characterisation...
This review contains spoilers.
See related Looking back at Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets
3.7 Imperial Supercommandos
The third season of Rebels is finally exploring backstories. We saw characters' histories come to the fore in Hera's Heroes, we saw it in Zeb’s adventures with the Lasat, and now Sabine’s heritage becomes more important.
The last episode Sabine featured in alone was The Antilles Extraction, in which her skills were put to good use, but we didn’t learn a lot that we didn’t already know. Imperial Supercommandos was a good opportunity to show the audience what the Mandalorians are like, while also tying more cameo characters in to Rebels. Sabine holds her own in this episode, from a game of strategy where she and Fenn...
- 11/6/2016
- Den of Geek
"I will pull the Rebels apart piece by piece."
As we get closer to the premiere of Star Wars Rebels season three, we have a new trailer, clip, and news regarding the return of Katee Sackoff.
The trailer offers us some great new footage from the series teasing what's in store for us, and at one point we see a quick shot of Darth Maul and Kanan looking like they are possessed by some kind of green energy. I'm not sure exactly what it is, but we'll find out.
The clip is called "Mind Trick," and it shows Ezra using the Force in a deadly new way. It's like he's testing out the dark side of it.
Then there's the news that Sackoff (Battlestar Galactica) will reprise her role as the fierce Mandalorian Bo-Katan Kryze. The character made her debut in the Clone Wars series and was a part of...
As we get closer to the premiere of Star Wars Rebels season three, we have a new trailer, clip, and news regarding the return of Katee Sackoff.
The trailer offers us some great new footage from the series teasing what's in store for us, and at one point we see a quick shot of Darth Maul and Kanan looking like they are possessed by some kind of green energy. I'm not sure exactly what it is, but we'll find out.
The clip is called "Mind Trick," and it shows Ezra using the Force in a deadly new way. It's like he's testing out the dark side of it.
Then there's the news that Sackoff (Battlestar Galactica) will reprise her role as the fierce Mandalorian Bo-Katan Kryze. The character made her debut in the Clone Wars series and was a part of...
- 9/13/2016
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Another character from the classic Clone Wars animated series is returning to join Ezra and co. for the highly anticipated third season of Star Wars Rebels. While speaking at Sydney Comic-Con (via Jedi News UK), Katee Sackoff (BSG, Longmire, Riddick) revealed that she'd one again lending her voice to the fierce Mandalorian, Bo-Katan Kryze. During the Clone Wars, Katan served under Pre Vizsla in the Mandalorian splinter group known as the Death Watch, but when her leader was killed by Darth Maul, she briefly joined forces with Obi-wan Kenobi. It remains to be seen which side she'll be on in Rebels, however. We also have the titles of the first 6 episodes courtesy of JediBibliothek, which you can check out below. 01-02: “Steps into Shadow, Parts 1 & 2” – USA: 24/09/2016 03: “The Holocrons of Fate” – USA: 10/01/2016 04: “The Antilles Extraction” – USA: 10/08/2016 05: “Hera’s Heroes” – USA: 15/10/2016 06: “The Last Battle” – USA: 10/22/2016 “Having established a secret base on Atollon,...
- 9/10/2016
- ComicBookMovie.com
Welcome to Death Watch 1746 ladies and gentlemen!
While the great battle of Culloden will soon bring over 1,000 deaths (total) on both sides of the Jacobite rebellion, Outlander Season 2 Episode 12 focused on two: those of Colum MacKenzie and Alex Randall.
It wasn't just their deaths that were highlighted, but more importantly their respective relationships with their brothers and how each of them were viewed in the eyes of those they loved or who they were loved by.
We haven't seen much of Colum MacKenzie during Outlander Season 2. Seeing him now was rather bittersweet, as he'd had enough of walking this earth on his feeble legs.
Upon his arrival, it was obvious he was much weaker than usual, and even a good verbal sparring took a lot out of him.
His plan was to deliver the news he'd made his decision about the future of the MacKenzie clan. Somehow, I think Colum...
While the great battle of Culloden will soon bring over 1,000 deaths (total) on both sides of the Jacobite rebellion, Outlander Season 2 Episode 12 focused on two: those of Colum MacKenzie and Alex Randall.
It wasn't just their deaths that were highlighted, but more importantly their respective relationships with their brothers and how each of them were viewed in the eyes of those they loved or who they were loved by.
We haven't seen much of Colum MacKenzie during Outlander Season 2. Seeing him now was rather bittersweet, as he'd had enough of walking this earth on his feeble legs.
Upon his arrival, it was obvious he was much weaker than usual, and even a good verbal sparring took a lot out of him.
His plan was to deliver the news he'd made his decision about the future of the MacKenzie clan. Somehow, I think Colum...
- 6/27/2016
- by Carissa Pavlica
- TVfanatic
Looking for a juicy Thanksgiving dinner conversation-starter? Tell everyone their favorite show is about to get cancelled.
Or, rather, might be cancelled.
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Now that the fall TV season has come to a close, it’s time to take stock of the casualties and determine which broadcast shows are entering 2016 with targets on their backs. And in the spirit of inclusiveness — it is the holiday season after all — we welcomed a few cable series into our Death Watch roundup.
Scroll through the gallery below — or...
Or, rather, might be cancelled.
Related2016 Renewal Scorecard: What’s Coming Back? What’s Getting Cancelled? What’s on the Bubble?
Now that the fall TV season has come to a close, it’s time to take stock of the casualties and determine which broadcast shows are entering 2016 with targets on their backs. And in the spirit of inclusiveness — it is the holiday season after all — we welcomed a few cable series into our Death Watch roundup.
Scroll through the gallery below — or...
- 11/25/2015
- TVLine.com
Is this exploitation, or needed documentation of a modern horror that's become all too frequent? It's a Terrorist assault on a restaurant, mall and supermarket complex packed with afternoon shoppers, many of them women and children. The camera coverage includes dozens of surveillance recordings plus cell phone snaps and images taken by a photojournalist who accompanied brave plainclothes police into the killing ground. Meanwhile, dozens of government troops stood by, as the shots rang out from inside. Terror At the Mall DVD-r The Warner Archive Collection / HBO Documentary Films 2014 / Color 1:33 flat full frame / 59 min. Street Date April 28, 2015 available through the WBshop / 19.98 Cinematography Mrinal Desai Film Editor Mark Towns Location Fixer Tom Odula Original Music Chad Hobson Produced and Directed by Dan Reed
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
Reality programming has transformed the culture. TV dramas have been supplanted with cheap crime exposés, and professional variety shows have been replaced by interactive amateur talent searches.
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
Reality programming has transformed the culture. TV dramas have been supplanted with cheap crime exposés, and professional variety shows have been replaced by interactive amateur talent searches.
- 11/21/2015
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Robert Enrico's literally searing terror tale from the French occupation is not for the faint of heart. Fearing reprisals, surgeon Philippe Noiret sends his wife Romy Schneider out of harm's way of the retreating Germans -- but things go horribly wrong. What follows is an ordeal of vengeance even more brutal than Straw Dogs, fought to the finish in a medieval castle. The Old Gun MGM Limited Edition Collection DVD-r 1975 / Color / 1:78 enhanced widescreen / 102 87 min. / Le vieux fusil / Street Date September 8, 2015 / available through Screen Archives Entertainment / 19.95 Starring Philippe Noiret, Romy Schneider, Jean Bouise, Joachim Hansen, Robert Hoffmann, Karl Michael Vogler, Madeleine Ozeray, Caroline Bonhomme, Catherine Delaporte, Daniel Breton, Jean-Paul Cisife, Antoine Saint-John. Cinematography Étienne Becker Film Editor Ava Zora Original Music François de Roubaix Written by Robert Enrico, Pascal Jardin, Claude Veillot Produced by Pierre Caro Directed by Robert Enrico
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
Some of us can remember...
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
Some of us can remember...
- 9/22/2015
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
This may be the closest thing we’ll get to a Friday Night Lights movie — and we’ll take it.
Kyle Chandler has brought back Coach Taylor for Alamo Drafthouse’s new no-talking-during-the-movie PSA that includes the phrase, “Clear eyes, full hearts… turn your g-ddamn cell phones off!”
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In the “inspirational message” — the type of which airs before feature films at the Austin, Texas-based chain’s movie theaters — Coach delivers one of his signature team pep talks only to be interrupted by members of the audience chatting and mobile phones ringing.
Kyle Chandler has brought back Coach Taylor for Alamo Drafthouse’s new no-talking-during-the-movie PSA that includes the phrase, “Clear eyes, full hearts… turn your g-ddamn cell phones off!”
Photos Fall TV Death Watch: 18 Characters We Fear Won’t Survive Past 2015
In the “inspirational message” — the type of which airs before feature films at the Austin, Texas-based chain’s movie theaters — Coach delivers one of his signature team pep talks only to be interrupted by members of the audience chatting and mobile phones ringing.
- 7/31/2015
- TVLine.com
While much of the TV-viewing public was throwing its support behind #TeamShawn or #TeamNick Monday night, those UnREAL fans among us knew there was a far more compelling bachelorette with an even bigger choice before her:
#TeamJeremy or #TeamAdam?
Or was it #TeamQuitThisCrazyBiz vs. #TeamBecomeQuinn2.0?
Or perhaps #FoldingHisLaundryandResentingHim up against #BellinisontheBeach?
Either way, there was plenty to hold your attention — even without the blackmail, sex on tape and double-dealing — in the second-to-last episode of the season. Read on as we review the major action of “Princess.”
Related UnREAL‘s Freddie Stroma on Adam’s Season 2 Fate, His Feelings for Rachel
Busy Beaver | In bed after her tryst with Adam, Rachel freaks. “This was a huge mistake,” she mutters, pulling on her clothes and skedaddling to her bunk, where Jeremy fell asleep waiting for her. When she wakes him up, he’s very cuddly and kissy, inviting her to spend the night at his place which — apropos of nothing — looks like it was decorated by Beauty and the Beast‘s Gaston. The minute they get there, Rachel asks for a shower, so eager is she to wash Adam off her. Of course, she and Jeremy get it on in there while the water’s flowing. Two guys in about as many hours? If you want, Rach, I’ve got some Aquaphor you can use — y’know, to help with the chafing.
The next day, Rachel tells a besotted Adam that she “just had to get you out of my system,” but the way she completely gives herself over to another kiss in the vineyard’s greenhouse belies her words. “Anna and Grace, it’s just fiction,” the Brit murmurs. “With you and me, we have something real.” And boy, do they — even the hothouse flowers in the background are fanning themselves for a little relief.
Still, Rachel insists on telling anyone who’ll listen — including Everlasting‘s bachelor himself and Quinn — that Jeremy is the guy for her and that they’re thinking of leaving the show for good. Meanwhile, Adam takes the competition’s remaining three contestants on dates at his vineyard: horseback riding with Grace, demolition (heh) with Faith and hot-air ballooning with Anna. Turns out, even Faith wants in on the Royal Renovations spinoff: If Adam picks her, she pitches, he can sleep around as much as he wants, and her “friend” Amy can come visit San Francisco and see that there are places where gay people live their lives out in the open. The offer is sweet and a little sad, and of course Adam good-naturedly sends her packing at that week’s elimination ceremony. Bye Faith. Your goofball charm really grew on me.
Next, Adam has to pick his overnight date, and he goes with Anna. Rachel just happens to find herself in the edit bay, where she’s not supposed to watch Adam and the blonde engaging in a bit of how’s your father, but she totally does — and is irked by it — then lies to Jeremy about what’s going on when he nearly catches her.
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Payback’S A Quinn | What’s going on with Quinn in the meantime, you ask? She tells Chet — who has no clue she saw Madison doing a very special job for him in the last episode — that she has to go see a gynecologist in Los Angeles… but instead, she’s meeting with Brad the Network Executive. Waving the flash drive, which we learn contains eight years of show ideas she hasn’t shared with Chet, Quinn appeals to Brad’s need for a new hit: Cut Chet out of the equation, and she’ll deliver something amazing. He’s intrigued, so they make a plan for her to pitch him series in the near future.
Back on the set, Quinn corners Madison and asks what went down (appropriate choice of words!) between her and Chet. “One thing led to another, and his penis was right there, staring at me!” the flustered Pa says. In less time than it takes me to order at the Taco Bell drive-through window (extra mild sauce, please!) , Quinn gets the young woman to agree to press sexual harassment and assault charges against the show creator. Damn, that woman is efficient in her bitchery.
Related UnREAL Renewed for Season 2
Sex, Lies And Videotape | Next order of business is to call Rachel to her office and offer her a partnership in Quinn’s new media company, the one she’s going to start as soon as she leaves Chet and Everlasting. Rach is flattered but turns her boss down, saying, “I just don’t want to be a woman whose life is this.” Stung, Quinn mocks her producer’s desire to leave the show and settle down with Jeremy, but Rachel doesn’t care… until Quinn stumbles upon the bedroom footage of Rach’s very naked British Invasion.
Unlike many of you thought, Rachel never intended for the sex tape to be seen — a cloth covering the camera fell off, unnoticed by her and Adam — and so she begs Quinn not to show it to Jeremy. The Ep agrees, under the condition that Adam agree to marry either Anna or Grace and Rachel come to work for her.
#TeamJeremy or #TeamAdam?
Or was it #TeamQuitThisCrazyBiz vs. #TeamBecomeQuinn2.0?
Or perhaps #FoldingHisLaundryandResentingHim up against #BellinisontheBeach?
Either way, there was plenty to hold your attention — even without the blackmail, sex on tape and double-dealing — in the second-to-last episode of the season. Read on as we review the major action of “Princess.”
Related UnREAL‘s Freddie Stroma on Adam’s Season 2 Fate, His Feelings for Rachel
Busy Beaver | In bed after her tryst with Adam, Rachel freaks. “This was a huge mistake,” she mutters, pulling on her clothes and skedaddling to her bunk, where Jeremy fell asleep waiting for her. When she wakes him up, he’s very cuddly and kissy, inviting her to spend the night at his place which — apropos of nothing — looks like it was decorated by Beauty and the Beast‘s Gaston. The minute they get there, Rachel asks for a shower, so eager is she to wash Adam off her. Of course, she and Jeremy get it on in there while the water’s flowing. Two guys in about as many hours? If you want, Rach, I’ve got some Aquaphor you can use — y’know, to help with the chafing.
The next day, Rachel tells a besotted Adam that she “just had to get you out of my system,” but the way she completely gives herself over to another kiss in the vineyard’s greenhouse belies her words. “Anna and Grace, it’s just fiction,” the Brit murmurs. “With you and me, we have something real.” And boy, do they — even the hothouse flowers in the background are fanning themselves for a little relief.
Still, Rachel insists on telling anyone who’ll listen — including Everlasting‘s bachelor himself and Quinn — that Jeremy is the guy for her and that they’re thinking of leaving the show for good. Meanwhile, Adam takes the competition’s remaining three contestants on dates at his vineyard: horseback riding with Grace, demolition (heh) with Faith and hot-air ballooning with Anna. Turns out, even Faith wants in on the Royal Renovations spinoff: If Adam picks her, she pitches, he can sleep around as much as he wants, and her “friend” Amy can come visit San Francisco and see that there are places where gay people live their lives out in the open. The offer is sweet and a little sad, and of course Adam good-naturedly sends her packing at that week’s elimination ceremony. Bye Faith. Your goofball charm really grew on me.
Next, Adam has to pick his overnight date, and he goes with Anna. Rachel just happens to find herself in the edit bay, where she’s not supposed to watch Adam and the blonde engaging in a bit of how’s your father, but she totally does — and is irked by it — then lies to Jeremy about what’s going on when he nearly catches her.
Photos Cancelled Too Soon: Deadwood, Smash, My So-Called Life, Selfie, Firefly and 25 Other Shows We’ll Always Miss
Payback’S A Quinn | What’s going on with Quinn in the meantime, you ask? She tells Chet — who has no clue she saw Madison doing a very special job for him in the last episode — that she has to go see a gynecologist in Los Angeles… but instead, she’s meeting with Brad the Network Executive. Waving the flash drive, which we learn contains eight years of show ideas she hasn’t shared with Chet, Quinn appeals to Brad’s need for a new hit: Cut Chet out of the equation, and she’ll deliver something amazing. He’s intrigued, so they make a plan for her to pitch him series in the near future.
Back on the set, Quinn corners Madison and asks what went down (appropriate choice of words!) between her and Chet. “One thing led to another, and his penis was right there, staring at me!” the flustered Pa says. In less time than it takes me to order at the Taco Bell drive-through window (extra mild sauce, please!) , Quinn gets the young woman to agree to press sexual harassment and assault charges against the show creator. Damn, that woman is efficient in her bitchery.
Related UnREAL Renewed for Season 2
Sex, Lies And Videotape | Next order of business is to call Rachel to her office and offer her a partnership in Quinn’s new media company, the one she’s going to start as soon as she leaves Chet and Everlasting. Rach is flattered but turns her boss down, saying, “I just don’t want to be a woman whose life is this.” Stung, Quinn mocks her producer’s desire to leave the show and settle down with Jeremy, but Rachel doesn’t care… until Quinn stumbles upon the bedroom footage of Rach’s very naked British Invasion.
Unlike many of you thought, Rachel never intended for the sex tape to be seen — a cloth covering the camera fell off, unnoticed by her and Adam — and so she begs Quinn not to show it to Jeremy. The Ep agrees, under the condition that Adam agree to marry either Anna or Grace and Rachel come to work for her.
- 7/28/2015
- TVLine.com
Showtime has set a Sunday, Oct. 4 premiere date for the new seasons of Homeland and The Affair.
Homeland‘s Season 5 opener will air at 9/8c, leading into The Affair‘s sophomore premiere at 10.
Homeland will pick up two years after Carrie Mathison’s ill-fated tenure as Islamabad station chief. Struggling to reconcile her guilt and disillusionment with years of working on the front lines in the “war on terror,” Carrie finds herself in a self-imposed exile in Berlin, estranged from the CIA and working as the head of security for a German philanthropist.
Video Homeland Season 5 Trailer: A ‘Naive, Stupid’ (!) Carrie in Peril?...
Homeland‘s Season 5 opener will air at 9/8c, leading into The Affair‘s sophomore premiere at 10.
Homeland will pick up two years after Carrie Mathison’s ill-fated tenure as Islamabad station chief. Struggling to reconcile her guilt and disillusionment with years of working on the front lines in the “war on terror,” Carrie finds herself in a self-imposed exile in Berlin, estranged from the CIA and working as the head of security for a German philanthropist.
Video Homeland Season 5 Trailer: A ‘Naive, Stupid’ (!) Carrie in Peril?...
- 7/23/2015
- TVLine.com
HBO’s “Game of Thrones” closed its sixth season on Sunday night the only way it knows how (to do anything): with the heartrending death of another beloved character. The entire planet immediately went through the 12 steps of outrage over the loss of , but is he/she actually dead? And is it really necessary for us to keep pretending like you don’t know who we’re talking about? Answers to those questions and more on this installment of Wrap Trends! Also Read: 'Game of Thrones' Fans Share Theories for Major Character's Return After Season Finale Death Watch more recent Wrap Trends: Also Read:.
- 6/15/2015
- by Wrap Staff
- The Wrap
The newest rumor from Latino-Review sources says that there will be Mandalorians in Star Wars: Episode VII.
Not surprised? Neither was I.
We previously reported that the movie would have "Jedi Hunters" and later that they were really "Mercenaries." Something that remained constant in both reports was that they had black and chrome armor that looked like Stormtoopers and that they were allied with the Sith.
This sounds a lot like the Mandalorians. Via Wookiepedia:
Throughout their history, the Mandalorians often allied with the Sith, perhaps most notably the Sith Lord Exar Kun, and held a certain distrust and general dislike for the Jedi Order. In later years, the Mandalorians moved away from their obsessively war-like and conqueror ways and instead, most became bounty hunters and mercenaries, selling their skills to various individuals and factions in the galaxy.
We've seen and heard that J.J. Abrams and crew are using lots of unused Ralph McQuarrie designs.
Not surprised? Neither was I.
We previously reported that the movie would have "Jedi Hunters" and later that they were really "Mercenaries." Something that remained constant in both reports was that they had black and chrome armor that looked like Stormtoopers and that they were allied with the Sith.
This sounds a lot like the Mandalorians. Via Wookiepedia:
Throughout their history, the Mandalorians often allied with the Sith, perhaps most notably the Sith Lord Exar Kun, and held a certain distrust and general dislike for the Jedi Order. In later years, the Mandalorians moved away from their obsessively war-like and conqueror ways and instead, most became bounty hunters and mercenaries, selling their skills to various individuals and factions in the galaxy.
We've seen and heard that J.J. Abrams and crew are using lots of unused Ralph McQuarrie designs.
- 6/24/2014
- by Free Reyes
- GeekTyrant
And finally, the last drama on the bubble for the 2013-14 season has a sort-of happy ending: NBC’s Parenthood will return for a sixth season. The not-good news for the fan-favorite family drama: Parenthood’s order is for a 13-episode final season. NBC also announced that Parks and Recreation, which was already expected to return, will have its final season too (details).
The announcement was made as part of NBC’s fall schedule reveal, which you can find here.
The odds were ever in Parenthood’s favor for a return in some fashion. Though the show only averaged 6.4 million...
The announcement was made as part of NBC’s fall schedule reveal, which you can find here.
The odds were ever in Parenthood’s favor for a return in some fashion. Though the show only averaged 6.4 million...
- 5/11/2014
- by James Hibberd
- EW - Inside TV
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