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15 Star Wars Characters That Deserve Their Own Movies Or Shows Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures By Margaret David/Dec. 17, 2022 3:15 pm EST We’re never going to run out of “Star Wars” galaxy to explore, and we’re never going to run out of arguments about which characters are more deserving of the spotlight than others. Most of these fights come out of love for characters we’ve connected to somehow. It may be a touching story or a weird one, but “Star Wars” is big enough for everyone to share their own tales of what the franchise means to them....

A Deleted House Of The Dragon Scene Emphasized The Importance Of Criston Cole’s Rise To The Kingsguard HBO By Shania Russell/Dec. 19, 2022 7:57 am EST “Be careful who you surround yourself with” is the kind of grating advice that’s meant to save teenagers from messy relationships. But when the teenager in question happens to be the heir to the Iron Throne and future ruler of seven conflict-prone kingdoms, suddenly that advice holds a lot more weight....

What is Chief of War about? Apple TV+ As per the description shared by Variety, “Chief of War” focuses on a time of history that “follows the story of the unification and colonization of Hawaii” and focuses on the subject matter from an indigenous point of view. The project appears to have been birthed from Momoa’s personal passions; the actor has always shown his love and appreciation for his Hawaiian heritage — Momoa’s father is of native Hawaiian and Samoan descent, while his mother has Pawnee ancestry....

David Lynch Just Can’t Separate Music From His Movies Showtime By Michael Boyle/July 11, 2022 11:44 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. If you’ve seen only a few David Lynch works, you’ve probably already picked up the man’s love of music. It’s not just that he’ll have a song playing in the background to set the mood, but he’ll often seem to pause the plot completely for the sake of the song....

Deadwood Creator David Milch’s Experience Writing Bad Boys Was Tied To A Horse Race Sony By Jeremy Smith/Oct. 25, 2022 8:00 am EST Studio script doctoring is remarkably lucrative work. According to a 2016 Hollywood Reporter survey, when a massively expensive film needs tweaking prior to or during shooting (or during last-second reshoots), A-list screenwriters who can deliver high-quality work within a tight window can pull down as much as $400,000 per week....

Game Of Thrones Actor Indira Varma Has Joined The HBO Max Series Dune: The Sisterhood HBO By BJ Colangelo/Oct. 13, 2022 3:03 pm EST The upcoming “Dune” prequel series from Legendary Television for HBO Max just added a ridiculously impressive name to their cast, with “Game of Thrones,” “Obi-Wan Kenobi,” and “Luther” actor Indira Varma joining “Dune: The Sisterhood.” Varma has been cast to play Empress Natalya, a character described by the network as “a formidable royal who united thousands of worlds in her marriage to Emperor Corrino....

Run like hell Columbia Pictures The group of friends is played by Corey Feldman (Teddy), Jerry O’Connell (Vern), River Phoenix (Chris), and Wil Wheaton (Gordie). Stacked with talent, the boys breathed new life into what a coming-of-age story looks like but struggled to relay the amount of fear Reiner was seeking in a scene where the boys had to outrun a train on a bridge. Carefully going step by step across the bridge (with Vern crawling on all fours for some reason), Wil decides to check the tracks....

How Bros Reclaims The Funny Gay Sex Scene Universal Pictures By Tyler Llewyn Taing/Oct. 1, 2022 1:00 pm EST Billy Eichner and Nicholas Stoller’s “Bros” officially opens in cinemas today, and while it’s far from the first gay romcom out there, it is the first R-rated gay romcom produced and theatrically distributed by a mainstream studio. The LGBTQ+ community have their own mixed feelings about how that factoid is being used in the marketing, but when one stops to think about how many unapologetically gay ads and posters of the film are everywhere, or just how many theaters the film will be screened across the U....

I Like Movies Review: A Funny, Smart Stroll Down Millennial Memory Lane [TIFF] TIFF By Sarah Milner/Sept. 11, 2022 11:31 am EST Chandler Levack’s feature film debut “I Like Movies” is bursting with personality — just like its protagonist, Lawrence Kweller (Isaiah Lehtinen). Lawrence is a would-be auteur; a burgeoning cinephile, obsessed with film culture and confident that he has a bright future in the industry (if he can get into NYU and work with Todd Solondz, that is)....

Rosaline Composers Drum & Lace And Ian Hultquist On How The Score Evolved [Exclusive Interview] Hulu By Jack Giroux/Oct. 18, 2022 6:07 pm EST Drum & Lace (Sofia Hultquist) and Ian Hultquist go back to the past for “Rosaline.” The composers, known for their work on “Dickinson” and “Good Girls,” score the twist on Romeo & Juliet with a similar spin of their own. There’s the throwback to needle drops from early-2000s romantic comedies, as well as the renaissance instruments expected from a (loose) William Shakespeare adaptation....

Solar Opposites Season 3 Ending Explained: How Did They Get Here? Hulu By Lex Briscuso/July 18, 2022 12:44 pm EST The third season of “Solar Opposites” is, no surprises here, a wild ride. At least, it starts that way — but by the end of the finale episode, the tables turn significantly. In fact, the apple falls quite far from the tree by the time “Solar Opposites” leaves us for the season....

Sony’s Spider-Man Villain Slate Is Inferior Until It Includes Superior Foes Marvel Comics By Ben F. Silverio/Dec. 21, 2022 3:30 pm EST Following the massive success of “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” and Tom Holland’s portrayal of the character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Peter Parker’s wall-crawling superhero is more popular than ever. Although, if you’re confused by Sony Pictures’ approach to their Spider-Man movies, you’re not alone. On one hand, True Believers around the world can hardly wait for “Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse” to finally hit theaters next year....

Strange World Review: A Trippy New Disney Adventure Disney By Josh Spiegel/Nov. 21, 2022 12:01 pm EST Psychedelia and the Walt Disney Company would not, on the surface, seem like two things that go hand in hand. Disney, even now that it encompasses so much of popular culture, is meant to represent family values of a sort, and psychedelia … is not. But some of the films in the Disney Animation feature canon, such as “Dumbo” and “Fantasia,” take certain flights of fancy that are hard to square even now in the studio’s legacy, creative leaps that are so stark and remarkable largely because so few films the studio has produced in the modern era have the interest in really pushing the boundaries....

Boardwalk Empire — S1, EP1 HBO The first episode of “Boardwalk Empire” broke records with its $18 million budget and you can see the money all over the screen, especially in the costumes and set design. The $5 million boardwalk is the beating heart of the show and it is revealed here with sumptuous, lively energy. Also revealed are the dark forces that conspire along the boardwalk and throughout the American Northeast and Midwest, namely New York, Chicago, and the myriad outposts and distilleries between them....

The 27 Best Futurama Episodes, Ranked 20th Television By Joe Garza/Sept. 29, 2022 2:47 pm EST “Futurama” was created by Matt Groening, the man behind “The Simpsons.” Debuting in 1999, the show follows Fry who, after accidentally locking himself in a cryogenic chamber just before the new millennium, finds himself navigating life in the year 3000. Luckily, he finds his only living relative, Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth, who gives him a job with his interplanetary delivery service....

The Best Character In Black Adam Isn’t Black Adam New Line Cinema By Ernesto Valenzuela/Oct. 21, 2022 6:00 pm EST This post contains spoilers for “Black Adam.” “Black Adam” is finally in theaters. While it’s still up in the air whether it changes the hierarchy of power, what isn’t in question is how much it expands the world of the DC Extended Universe. “Black Adam” is an origin story for the antihero played by Dwayne Johnson, but the film also features the Justice Society of America in a significant supporting role....

The Daily Stream: Belle Makes The Internet A Place Of Good (And Rocks Out While Doing So) GKIDS By Rafael Motamayor/Aug. 11, 2022 3:00 pm EST (Welcome to The Daily Stream, an ongoing series in which the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching, why it’s worth checking out, and where you can stream it.) The Movie: “Belle” Where You Can Stream It: HBO Max The Pitch: Mamoru Hosoda, the Academy Award-nominated director of films like “Mirai,” “The Girl Who Leapt Through Time,” “Wolf Children,” and the single best episode of “Digimon Adventure,” wowed audiences at Cannes with his latest film, “Belle” — which received a 14-minute standing ovation....

The Dragon Prince Season 4: Everything We Know So Far Netflix By Rafael Motamayor/July 22, 2022 3:41 pm EST This seems to be the year of the dragon. There’s “House of the Dragon,” a “Dragon Age” cartoon, and if you extend the calendar year a bunch there’s even the “Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves” movie. Also joining the dance of dragons is the highly anticipated fourth season of Netflix’s “The Dragon Prince,” a show that sneakily became the best fantasy TV show on the air, with its complex tale of betrayal, love, and magic amidst a world at war....

The Goonies Set Was A Hang Out Spot For Some Of The Biggest Stars In Hollywood Warner Bros. By Christian Gainey/Oct. 4, 2022 1:24 pm EST While working on “The Color Purple,” Steven Spielberg had yet another million-dollar idea: a movie about childhood adventure on a rainy day. Of course, this is Spielberg, so the adventure had to include more than puddle jumping and catching frogs. The famed director gave the idea to screenwriter Christopher Columbus and director Richard Donner, who created a film about a goofy group of kids searching for long-lost pirate treasure....

The Recruit: Release Date, Cast, And More For Noah Centineo’s New Netflix Series Netflix By Mike Shutt/Sept. 25, 2022 1:54 pm EST Noah Centineo has carved himself a nice niche at Netflix. Thanks to being one of the stars of the “To All the Boys” film series and the film “Sierra Burgess Is a Loser,” he has become something of a Gen Z internet boyfriend, and now, it is time for Netflix to properly build his own star vehicle....