J.J. Abrams has always been know to be the kind of filmmaker that keeps details close to the vest, but now that he’s directing a film as unbelievably huge as ‘Star Wars Episode VII‘, there are millions of fans who need…
Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher & Harrison Ford to be in ‘Star Wars Episode VII’
For Star Wars fans, late February and early March have been quite overwhelming. This is because there is probably a 99% chance that Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, and Princess Leia are returning to the big screen in 2015. George Lucas,…
Star Wars VII: J.J. Abrams to Boldly Go to a Galaxy Far Far Away
As soon as the magical house of Disney purchased the entirety of LucasFilm back in November of 2012, they immediately announced that they were making a Star Wars: Episode VII, VIII and IX. As the press made the rounds following…
The Film Canon: Star Wars (1977)
It feels a little silly to include Star Wars in a compendium of films you must see, if only because it’s a given that everyone’s already seen it. When someone tells me they haven’t seen Star Wars, I briefly consider…
The Avengers and the Survival of the Cinema
Every few weeks, an article entitled “Death of the Cinema” or “Death of Film Criticism” materializes on some film blog. “The cinema is dying! Young people don’t go to the movies! They’re not made like they used to be,” they…