Posted by Leroy Doureseaux - on Patreon.
From Negromancer: The 2017 link-o-rama page for "The Last Jedi."
From Patreon: My review of "The Last Jedi."
From YouTube: "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" first official teaser trailer.
From YouTube: "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" second official trailer.
From YouTube: "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" -- "Awake" teaser.
From YouTube: The Last Jedi - TV Spot #4
From YouTube: The Last Jedi - "Tempt" TV spot
From YahooMovies: A "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" behind-the-scenes reel, presented at D23 Expo 2017.
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NEWS LINKS:
From Collider: 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' Hate Was Bolstered by Russian Troll Bots, according to an academic paper by researcher, Morten Bay.
From Movieweb: The Last Jedi Comic Gives Luke a Much More Meaningful Death
From FastCompany: Kelly Marie Tran, "Rose" in "The Last Jedi" strikes back at online trolls and racist critics of her.
From YahooUK: Star Wars: Why are we still talking about The Last Jedi?
From CNET: Fans start campaign to remake "The Last Jedi."
From Mashable: "The Last Jedi" director Rian Johnson eggs them on.
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From Mashable: "The Last Jedi" director strikes back at Star Wars "manbabies."
From YahooEntertainment: Kelly Marie Tran shuts down social media after vicious attacks from 'Star Wars' trolls
From StarWars: Artist Dan Mumford on His Incredible Star Wars: The Last Jedi Art
From YahooMoviefone: Simon Pegg says that J.J. Abrams had bigger plans for Rey's parents, whom Rian Johnson depicted as unimportant in "The Last Jedi."
From CinemaBlend: According to Mark Hamill, George Lucas wanted Luke Skywalker to die at the end of Episode 9.
From CinemaBlend: Why Frank Oz Was Protective Of Yoda In Star Wars: The Last Jedi
From CinemaBlend: Mark Hamill improvised a scene with C-3PO.
From io9Gizmodo: All the New Things We Learned From the Star Wars: The Last Jedi Blu-Ray
From YahooEntertaiment: 'Last Jedi' mystery solved: John Boyega explains why Finn had different haircut, costume in set footage
From FlickeringMyth: Disagreements over the plot of "The Last Jedi" are supposedly the reason Colin Trevorrow was fired as director of "Star Wars Episode 9."
From StarWars: "The Last Jedi" will arrive on digital March 13, 2018 and on Blu-ray and On-Demand, March 27, 2018.
From Yahoo: JJ Abrams Slams ‘Star Wars’ Fans Who Didn’t Like ‘Last Jedi’ as ‘Threatened’ by Women
From THR: Why "The Last Jedi" is not working in China.
From ComicBook: Rian Johnson Explains Why "Letting The Past Die" Doesn't Work in Star Wars
From YahooAFP: "The Last Jedi" is now the 10th highest grossing film of all time.
From IndieWire: ‘The Last Jedi’: Rian Johnson Explains Why Shattering Fan Theories About Rey’s Parents Was Essential
From ScreenRant: Upcoming comic book will delve into Benecio del Toro's character, "DJ."
From io9: See the throne room scene from "The Last Jedi" shot as a Lego stop-motion film.
From Mashable: "The Last Jedi" is now the highest grossing film at the domestic box office for 2017.
From Variety: "The Last Jedi" tops $1 billion in worldwide box office.
From Variety: "The Last Jedi" approaches $1 billion in worldwide box office.
From ComicBook: The Last Jedi's "Force Tree" explained.
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Review: "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" Earns Love, Draws Ire
[This review was originally posted on Patreon.]
Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017)
Running time: 152 minutes (2 hours, 32 minutes)
MPAA – PG-13 for extended sequences of sci-fi action and violence
DIRECTOR: Rian Johnson
WRITER: Rian Johnson (based on characters created by George Lucas)
PRODUCERS: Kathleen Kennedy and Ram Bergman
CINEMATOGRAPHER: Steve Yedlin (D.o.P.)
EDITOR: Bob Ducsay
COMPOSER: John Williams
Academy Award nominee
SCI-FI/FANTASY/ACTION/ADVENTURE/DRAMA
Starring: Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Lupita Nyong'o, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, Anthony Daniels, Gwendoline Christie, Kelly Marie Tran, Laura Dern, Benicio del Toro, Frank Oz (voice), Billie Lourd, Joonas Suotamo, Amanda Lawrence, Jimmy Vee, and Justin Theroux
Star Wars: The Last Jedi is a 2017 science fiction-fantasy action film written and directed by Rian Johnson. It is the ninth movie in the Star Wars film franchise, which began with the 1977 Oscar-winning film, Star Wars, created by George Lucas. The Last Jedi is also a direct sequel to Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) and the eighth Star Wars “episode” film. The Last Jedi focuses on a young woman who takes her first steps into the world of the Jedi and tries to unlock the mysteries of The Force and the secrets of the past.
Star Wars: The Last Jedi finds the wannabe galactic rulers, the First Order, and its Supreme Commander Snoke (Andy Serkis), ascendant. The First Order moves to destroy the main base of its enemy, the Resistance. General Leia Organa (Carrie Fisher) struggles to keep the Resistance one step ahead of the First Order. Heroic Resistance pilot, Poe Dameron (Oscar Isaac), leads the charge that gives the Resistance vessels the time they need to jump into hyperspace to escape the First Order. However, escaping the First Order will not be so easy, and now stormtropper turned Resistance fighter, Finn (John Boyega), and mechanic, Rose Tico (Kelly Marie Tran), must execute a dangerous mission to allow the Resistance to really escape the First Order.
Meanwhile, budding Jedi, Rey (Daisy Ridley), is on the planet, Ahch-To, where she has found the long-missing Jedi Knight legend, Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill). However, Luke refuses to initiate Rey into the ways of the Force and also declares that the Jedi Order must end with him. Frustrated, Rey also discovers that she has some kind of psychic connection to Kylo Ren (Adam Driver), Luke's former student who turned to the Dark Side and now serves Snoke and the Resistance.
I found Star Wars: The Last Jedi to be as entertaining and as well-made as Star Wars: The Force Awakens. It is quite thrilling at times and kept my on the proverbial edge of my seat hoping our heroes could survive the overwhelming First Order odds against them. The Last Jedi is not exactly a “non-stop thrill machine,” but it is thrilling. But neither The Last Jedi nor The Force Awakens are as good as 2016's Rogue One: A Star Wars film.
I thought about why I feel that way. I thought about it, and I think that The Force Awakens and The Last Jedi both suffer because Star Wars creator George Lucas did not have direct hand in making them.
For all the criticism leveled against Lucas by critics and fans over the decades, especially because of the Lucas directed “prequel” films, (Star Wars: Episodes I to III), Lucas is a wildly imaginative and inventive filmmaker and storyteller. Each prequel film had enough subplots, characters, settings, worlds, ideas, and creatures to power its own film trilogy. Lucas' weakness (relatively speaking) seems to be in the execution of telling a film story via screenplay and directing (especially in directing actors). Visually, Lucas' films seem almost too big for even the biggest movie screens, but that size and scale comes at the cost of the narrative.
The Force Awakens (Episode VII) and The Last Jedi (Episode VIII) are disciplined and narrow in focus, in terms of plot. The Last Jedi focuses on (1) the struggle of the Resistance to escape destruction at the hands of the First Order and (2) Rey's quest to discover the secrets of the Jedi and the Force. The Last Jedi is so focused that it looses the sense of wonder that permeates the original Star Wars films. Instead, The Last Jedi references and remakes scenes from Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back (1980), and Return of the Jedi (1983). Some people complained that The Force Awakens was a kind of remake and reboot of the original Star Wars film, but The Last Jedi does not do that as much. [Strangely, I find that Rogue One, which is a side story connected to Star Wars 1977, comes across as a fresh, new take on Star Wars, while being true to the work of George Lucas.]
Star Wars: The Last Jedi is a Star Wars movie, and I will likely always love all Star Wars movies, to one extent or another. [Every time one is on TV, I try to watch at least some of it.] So I love The Last Jedi and will give it a high grade. However, this final trilogy (Episodes VII to IX) is starting to seem like fan fiction, created by writers and directors who cherry pick ideas from their childhood Star Wars favorite moments. Maybe the current owner of Star Wars, The Walt Disney Company, and the filmmakers it hires to continue the “Star Wars saga” are really afraid of new ideas or too many new ideas. Maybe, Disney got the message; the prequel trilogy looked too different from the original trilogy and audiences, at least the vocal part of it, were pissed. Well, the Disney-produced Star Wars films will suffer for playing it safe.
Let me summarize my thoughts and feelings this way. If Disney replaced the title, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, with something else, say Alien or Predator, I would give this film a rating of 5 or 6 out of 10 at most. This 8 out of 10 is the kind of love you show family.
8 of 10
A
Sunday, December 17, 2017
Edited: Thursday, March 15, 2018
NOTES:
2018 Academy Awards, USA: 4 nominations: “Best Achievement in Visual Effects” (Ben Morris, Michael Mulholland, Neal Scanlan, and Chris Corbould), “Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures-Original Score” (John Williams), “Best Achievement in Sound Editing” (Matthew Wood and Ren Klyce), and” Best Achievement in Sound Mixing” (Michael Semanick, David Parker, Stuart Wilson, and Ren Klyce)
2018 BAFTA Awards: 2 nominations: “Best Sound” (Ren Klyce, Michael Semanick, Matthew Wood, David Parker, and Stuart Wilson) and “Best Achievement in Special Visual Effects”
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Sunday, December 31, 2017
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from December 24th to 31st, 2017 - Update #27
Support Leroy on Patreon.
BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 12/29 to 12/31/2017 weekend box office is "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" with an estimated take of $52.4 million.
From THR: At the "awards box office," Oscar-hopefuls, "The Darkest Hour" and "The Post" show strength.
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COMICS-FILM - From ComicBook: Actor David Harbour, the star of the "Hellboy" film franchise reboot," says that the film is "a real monster movie."
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MOVIE - From Variety: See Jude Law as young Dumbledore and Johnny Deep as Grindelwald in photos from the set of "Fantastic Beasts 2."
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MOVIES - From TheVillageVoice: Ten Movies to Look Forward to in Early 2018.
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CELEBRITY - From BET: A photo of Oscar-nominated actress Laura Dern (who recently appeared in "Star Wars: The Last Jedi") and former NBA player Baron Davis kissing is hitting up social media.
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STAR WARS - From HuffPost: Mark Hamill shares his tribute to Carrie Fisher, a year after her death. #CarrieOnForever
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CELEBRITY - From Deadline: Britain's Prince Harry interviews President Barack Obama.
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BLM - From TheRoot: Are White Supremacists Infiltrating Law Enforcement? Includes KRS-One video, "Sound of Da Police."
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TELEVISION - From ShadowandAct: Viola Davis has produced and is narrating a docu-series about police officer-involved deaths, "Two Sides," that will premiere on TV One, Monday, January 22, 2018.
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CULTURE - From THR: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: How #MeToo Can Help Right America's Wrongs in 2018.
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TELEVISION - From THR: The 1990s NBC TV series, "Mad About You" (1992 to 1999), is the latest to have a revival in the works.
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MOVIES- From THR: Is "Die Hard" a Christmas movie?
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POLITICS - From TheSun: Will President Trump be angry if President Obama and First Lady Michelle are invited to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding and he is snubbed?
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CULTURE - From TheRoot: It's the first day of Kwanza, so here is an article that explains Kwanza.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 12/22 to 12/24/2017 weekend box office is "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" with an estimated take of $68 million.
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COMICS - From BleedingCool: Screenwriter Max Landis ("Bright," "American Ultra") has been writing comics for the past few years. Recently, however, DC Comics removed a story Landis has written from its "DC Holiday Special 2017." Sexual misconduct allegations against Landis (son of director John Landis), have emerged.
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MOVIES - From YahooEntertaiment: 10 best movies of 2017 you probably never heard of.
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MOVIES - From ComicBook: "Wonder Woman" director Patty Jenkins helped keep the recasting of Ridley Scott's "All the Money in the World" secret. After Kevin Spacey was accused of multiple cases of sexual misconduct, Scott wanted to remove him in the role of "J. Paul Getty." Spacey's scenes were eventually reshot with Christopher Plummer as Getty.
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MOVIES - From TheWrap: Lionsgate has moved Tyler Perry's "Madea Family Funeral" from August 3, 2018 to an undetermined date in Fall 2018.
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OBITS:
From CNN: Social justice and anti-police brutality activist, Erica Garner, has died at the age of 27, Saturday, December 30, 2017. Garner was the eldest daughter of Eric Garner, who was attacked and killed by New York Police officer Daniel Pantaleo, who placed the 43-year-old Garner in a chokehold.
From THR: Film editor Thomas Stanford has died at the age of 93, Saturday, December 23, 2017. Stanford won an Oscar for editing "Best Picture" winner, "West Side Story" (1961).
From YahooNews: Mystery novelist, Sue Grafton, has died at the age of 77, Thursday, December 28, 2017. Grafton is best known for her "alphabet" mysteries, beginning with "A is for Alibi" and most recently "Y is for Yesterday."
From TheWrap: The actress Rose Marie has died at the age of 94, Thursday, December 28, 2017. She was best known for her role on the "The Dick Van Dyke Show," as the quick-witted comedy writer, "Sally Rogers." She also appeared on "The Doris Day Show" and "Hollywood Squares."
From FOX: The British actor Alfie Curtis died at the age of 87, Tuesday, December 26, 2017. Star Wars fans will know him for playing the character "Dr. Evazan" in the original Star Wars, a character who loses his arm after threatening Luke Skywalker.
From THR: The film editor, Jerry Greenberg, has died at the age of 81, Friday, December 22, 2017. He won an Oscar for editing the 1971 crime thriller, "The French Connection." He also earned Oscar nominations for editing "Kramer vs. Kramer" and "Apocalypse Now."
From TheWrap: Jordan Feldstein, the manager of the band Maroon 5, died at the age of 40, Friday, December 22, 2017. Feldstein is also the older brother of Oscar-nominated actor, Jonah Hill.
From THR: Kent Damon, the father of Oscar-winner, Matt Damon, has died at the age of 74, Thursday, December 14, 2017.
BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 12/29 to 12/31/2017 weekend box office is "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" with an estimated take of $52.4 million.
From THR: At the "awards box office," Oscar-hopefuls, "The Darkest Hour" and "The Post" show strength.
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COMICS-FILM - From ComicBook: Actor David Harbour, the star of the "Hellboy" film franchise reboot," says that the film is "a real monster movie."
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MOVIE - From Variety: See Jude Law as young Dumbledore and Johnny Deep as Grindelwald in photos from the set of "Fantastic Beasts 2."
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MOVIES - From TheVillageVoice: Ten Movies to Look Forward to in Early 2018.
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CELEBRITY - From BET: A photo of Oscar-nominated actress Laura Dern (who recently appeared in "Star Wars: The Last Jedi") and former NBA player Baron Davis kissing is hitting up social media.
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STAR WARS - From HuffPost: Mark Hamill shares his tribute to Carrie Fisher, a year after her death. #CarrieOnForever
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CELEBRITY - From Deadline: Britain's Prince Harry interviews President Barack Obama.
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BLM - From TheRoot: Are White Supremacists Infiltrating Law Enforcement? Includes KRS-One video, "Sound of Da Police."
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TELEVISION - From ShadowandAct: Viola Davis has produced and is narrating a docu-series about police officer-involved deaths, "Two Sides," that will premiere on TV One, Monday, January 22, 2018.
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CULTURE - From THR: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: How #MeToo Can Help Right America's Wrongs in 2018.
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TELEVISION - From THR: The 1990s NBC TV series, "Mad About You" (1992 to 1999), is the latest to have a revival in the works.
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MOVIES- From THR: Is "Die Hard" a Christmas movie?
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POLITICS - From TheSun: Will President Trump be angry if President Obama and First Lady Michelle are invited to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding and he is snubbed?
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CULTURE - From TheRoot: It's the first day of Kwanza, so here is an article that explains Kwanza.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 12/22 to 12/24/2017 weekend box office is "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" with an estimated take of $68 million.
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COMICS - From BleedingCool: Screenwriter Max Landis ("Bright," "American Ultra") has been writing comics for the past few years. Recently, however, DC Comics removed a story Landis has written from its "DC Holiday Special 2017." Sexual misconduct allegations against Landis (son of director John Landis), have emerged.
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MOVIES - From YahooEntertaiment: 10 best movies of 2017 you probably never heard of.
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MOVIES - From ComicBook: "Wonder Woman" director Patty Jenkins helped keep the recasting of Ridley Scott's "All the Money in the World" secret. After Kevin Spacey was accused of multiple cases of sexual misconduct, Scott wanted to remove him in the role of "J. Paul Getty." Spacey's scenes were eventually reshot with Christopher Plummer as Getty.
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MOVIES - From TheWrap: Lionsgate has moved Tyler Perry's "Madea Family Funeral" from August 3, 2018 to an undetermined date in Fall 2018.
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OBITS:
From CNN: Social justice and anti-police brutality activist, Erica Garner, has died at the age of 27, Saturday, December 30, 2017. Garner was the eldest daughter of Eric Garner, who was attacked and killed by New York Police officer Daniel Pantaleo, who placed the 43-year-old Garner in a chokehold.
From THR: Film editor Thomas Stanford has died at the age of 93, Saturday, December 23, 2017. Stanford won an Oscar for editing "Best Picture" winner, "West Side Story" (1961).
From YahooNews: Mystery novelist, Sue Grafton, has died at the age of 77, Thursday, December 28, 2017. Grafton is best known for her "alphabet" mysteries, beginning with "A is for Alibi" and most recently "Y is for Yesterday."
From TheWrap: The actress Rose Marie has died at the age of 94, Thursday, December 28, 2017. She was best known for her role on the "The Dick Van Dyke Show," as the quick-witted comedy writer, "Sally Rogers." She also appeared on "The Doris Day Show" and "Hollywood Squares."
From FOX: The British actor Alfie Curtis died at the age of 87, Tuesday, December 26, 2017. Star Wars fans will know him for playing the character "Dr. Evazan" in the original Star Wars, a character who loses his arm after threatening Luke Skywalker.
From THR: The film editor, Jerry Greenberg, has died at the age of 81, Friday, December 22, 2017. He won an Oscar for editing the 1971 crime thriller, "The French Connection." He also earned Oscar nominations for editing "Kramer vs. Kramer" and "Apocalypse Now."
From TheWrap: Jordan Feldstein, the manager of the band Maroon 5, died at the age of 40, Friday, December 22, 2017. Feldstein is also the older brother of Oscar-nominated actor, Jonah Hill.
From THR: Kent Damon, the father of Oscar-winner, Matt Damon, has died at the age of 74, Thursday, December 14, 2017.
Negromancer's "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" Link-O-Rama - Update #98
Posted by Leroy Doureseaux - on Patreon.
From Negromancer: My review of "The Last Jedi."
From Patreon: My review of "The Last Jedi."
From YouTube: "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" first official teaser trailer.
From YouTube: "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" second official trailer.
From YouTube: "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" -- "Awake" teaser.
From YouTube: The Last Jedi - TV Spot #4
From YouTube: The Last Jedi - "Tempt" TV spot
From WeGotThisCovered: Here are two sneak previews of "The Last Jedi" trailer that will debut during the halftime show of ESPN's "Monday Night Football," Oct. 9th, 2017.
From YahooMovies: A "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" behind-the-scenes reel, presents at D23 Expo 2017.
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From Variety: "The Last Jedi" tops $1 billion in worldwide box office.
From Variety: "The Last Jedi" approaches $1 billion in worldwide box office.
From ComicBook: The Last Jedi's "Force Tree" explained.
From YahooHuffPost: Mark Hamill is not exactly happy with the Luke Skywalker of "The Last Jedi."
From Deadline: "The Last Jedi's" worldwide box office has now crossed $600 million.
From Movieweb: Rian Johnson explains why he did not include Obi-Wan Kenobi in "The Last Jedi."
From THR: Toy shipments for "The Last Jedi" are down from "The Force Awakens."
From TheWrap: See Kelly Marie Tran's (Rose) audition with John Boyega (Finn).
From TheWrap: In a commentary, Phil Hornshaw says that the Luke Skywalker in "The Last Jedi" does not feel like Luke Skywalker.
From Inverse: Mark Hamill had a second secret role in "The Last Jedi,"which will be revealed in the Blu-ray release.
From BoxOfficeMojo: "The Last Jedi" opens with the second largest weekend box office at $220 million, behind "The Force Awakens" at #1 with $247.9.
From YahooGMA: SPOILER - Explaining that shock ending, involving Luke Skywalker.
From Variety: "The Last Jedi" has the second largest Thursday preview night with an estimated haul of $45 million. Of course, "The Force Awakens" has the record for the biggest Thursday preview night.
From the NYT: The "Times" reviews "The Last Jedi."
From TheVerge: The site offers what it claims is a spoiler free review of "The Last Jedi."
From Variety: There are early reactions to "The Last Jedi," although full reviews are embargoes until Tuesday morning, Dec. 12th.
From YahooEntertainment: Elaborate premiere for "The Last Jedi" celebrates Carrie Fisher.
From TheVerge: Some begs, "Please don't let The Last Jedi be another remake of The Empire Strikes Back.
From ScreenRant: There is a new TV spot for "The Last Jedi" which teases plenty of action.
From Yahoo: Mark Hamill reveals Luke Skywalker's relationship to the Dark Side.
From Yahoo: New "Star Wars" teaser has Luke Skywalker moment fans have been waiting for.
From WeGotThisCovered: New detailed character bios of key characters in "The Last Jedi."
From io9: The latest poster for "The Last Jedi" puts General Organa/Princess Leia front and center.
From THR: The new trailer for "The Last Jedi" will debut during the halftime show of Monday, Oct. 9th's telecast of "Monday Night Football" on ESPN. The game will feature the Minnesota Vikings vs. the Chicago Bears in Chicago.
From WeGotThisCovered: The next "Last Jedi" trailer arrives Monday, Oct. 9th.
From WeGotThisCovered: Tickets for "The Last Jedi" go on sale next week, possibly as early as Monday, Oct. 9th.
From WeGotThisCovered: "The Last Jedi" officially wraps production.
From THR: Mark Hamill is begging fans not to read Star Wars #49 of the original Star Wars comics run by Marvel Comics. It is also entitled "The Last Jedi." Or is he just teasing...
From ThePlaylist: Joseph Gordon-Levitt apparently has a cameo in "The Last Jedi."
From YahooMovies: Rian Johnson explains the title, "The Last Jedi."
From YahooMoviesUK: The name of Benecio del Toro's "Last Jedi" character is "D.J." What does that mean?
From YahooMoviesUK: Laura Dern's "Last Jedi" character, Admiral Amilyn Holdo, may be the first openly LGBTQ character in the Star Wars universe.
From YahooNews: SPOILERS!! - A checklist of collectible cards from Topps may have spoiled the plot breakdown of "The Last Jedi."
From YahooNews: There will be an evil goth version of BB-8, named BB-9E, in "The Last Jedi."
From YahooMovies - A look at the cool new "Last Jedi" toys in a slideshow of 81 images.
From YahooNews: AT-ATs will operate differently in "The Last Jedi."
From Variety: John Boyega hints that the rumors are true that Great Britain's Prince William and Prince Harry will have secret cameos in "The Last Jedi."
From YahooMovies: New "Last Jedi" photos with some already released in this photo suite.
From CinemaBlend: "The Last Jedi" dominates social media.
From CinemaBlend: Maz Kanata's role in "The Last Jedi" will be smaller than it was in "The Force Awakens."
From EntertainmentWeekly: The magazine has exclusive photos from the set of "The Last Jedi."
From BleedingCool: John Boyega talks about Finn going undercover in "The Last Jedi."
From YahooNews: John Boyega says "The Last Jedi" sends Princess Leia off in an amazing way.
From ExpressUK: Supreme Commander Snoke may be revealed to be more fearsome than Emperor Palpatine in "The Last Jedi."
From ScreenRant: A new image brings Rey, Finn, and new character, "Rose," together.
From YahooMovies: The 2017 San Diego Comic-Con began today. At the previews last night, a new character for "The Last Jedi" was revealed. "C'ai Threnalli" is a pilot and is Poe Dameron's wingman.
From ScreenRant: "Last Jedi" director Rian Johnson compares his film to other Star Wars movies.
From io9: See Kylo Ren's deadly new ship, the "TIE Silence."
From ScreenRant: The "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" character posters are beautiful.
From ScreenRant: Check out the first wave of LEGO sets from "The Last Jedi."
From ScreenRant: Fans at the Disney fan convention, D23 2017, may see some behind-the-scenes footage from "The Last Jedi."
From SlashFilm: Adam Driver says "The Last Jedi" creates new rules for franchise.
From TheDailyExpress: Information on a purported scene between Supreme Commander Snoke and General Hux.
From Gamespot: See "alien sea-creature" art from "The Last Jedi."
From ScreenRant: Leaked action figure information may suggest that there will be a showdown between Luke Skywalker and Kylo Ren.
From ScreenRant: Mark Hamill and John Boyega tease "Last Jedi" spoilers.
From ScreenRant: "Last Jedi" director Rian Johnson takes to Twitter to answer concerns that his film may be recycling ideas and such from previous Star Wars.
From BleedingCool: John Boyega shows off Finn's blaster for "The Last Jedi."
From FlickeringMyth: A peek at LEGO toys for "The Last Jedi" may reveal Supreme Commander Snoke's costume.
From SideshowToys: A selection of the striking "Last Jedi" images from Vanity Fair magazine's recent story.
From BleedingCool: Vanity Fair articles reveal the identities of Benecio del Toro and Laura Dern's characters in "The Last Jedi."
From YahooNews: Perhaps, "The Last Jedi" will end with a huge twist.
From Nerdist: A "Force Ghost" to appear in "The Last Jedi?"
From ScreenRant: First look at Kylo Ren's TIE fighter from "The Last Jedi."
From THR: "Last Jedi" set photos reveal Carrie Fisher as General Leia Organa.
From io9: There may be details of one of two key scenes featuring General Leia Organa in "The Last Jedi."
From SideshowToys: "Last Jedi" director, Rian Johnson, is ready for your nitpicky Star Wars questions.
From CinemaBlend: According to director Rian Johnson, "The Last Jedi" refers to Luke Skywalker.
From YahooMovies: Meet "Rose" the biggest newcomer in "The Last Jedi."
From ScreenRant: Rumors about the character Benicio del Toro will play in "The Last Jedi."
From TheHuffingtonPost: Laura Dern talks a little about being "The Last Jedi."
From YahooMovies: Disney shareholders were treated to some secret "Last Jedi" footage. Lucky bitches.
From YahooMovies: John Boyega said that "The Last Jedi" will carry on the tradition of awkward dialogue in a Star Wars movie.
From ScreenRant: J.J. Abrams thinks Mark Hamill will win an Oscar for "The Last Jedi."
From the Express: An official new image has fans questioning if Rey really is a Skywalker.
From CBR: The Spanish and French versions of the title, "The Last Jedi," apparently affirm a key fan theory, "Jedi" is plural.
From THR: "Star Wars Force Friday II" is moved to September 1 when products related to "The Last Jedi" will be revealed.
From Polygon: Still hearing "maybe" on a trailer for "The Last Jedi" at Star Wars Celebration.
From EntertainmentWeekly: "The Last Jedi" to get a prime spot upcoming "Star Wars Celebration."
From TheHollywoodReporter: Jimmy Vee will take over as the iconic droid, R2-D2 in the wake of the Kenny Baker, who had played the droid since the original Star Wars film in 1977.
From CinemaBlend: Benecio del Toro will reportedly appear in "The Last Jedi." Could he be playing an adult version of "Ezra Bridger," a teen character in the animated series, "Star Wars Rebels."
From YahooStyle: Here is an intriguing theory about who or what is "The Last Jedi."
From Wired: The site has a bad feeling about that "Sith-colored" logo.
From CinemaBlend: What does Mark Hamill think of "The Last Jedi" title?
From CinemaBlend: What does "The Last Jedi" mean.
From CinemaBlend: Rian Johnson shares a photo from the working process of "The Last Jedi."
From YahooNews: Fans happy and confused by the title, "The Last Jedi."
From YahooMovies: Star Wars Episode VIII now has an official title, "Star Wars: The Last Jedi."
From Wired: Rumors say that Episode 8 will have its own goofy aliens a la Ewoks and Gungans.
From THR: Tom Hardy being coy (or a dick) when it comes to rumors that he might be in Episode 8.
From THR: "Star Wars" brain trust sets a meeting to discuss the future of Princess Leia in Episodes 8 and 9 in the wake of Carrie Fisher's death.
From Negromancer: My review of "The Last Jedi."
From Patreon: My review of "The Last Jedi."
From YouTube: "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" first official teaser trailer.
From YouTube: "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" second official trailer.
From YouTube: "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" -- "Awake" teaser.
From YouTube: The Last Jedi - TV Spot #4
From YouTube: The Last Jedi - "Tempt" TV spot
From WeGotThisCovered: Here are two sneak previews of "The Last Jedi" trailer that will debut during the halftime show of ESPN's "Monday Night Football," Oct. 9th, 2017.
From YahooMovies: A "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" behind-the-scenes reel, presents at D23 Expo 2017.
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From Variety: "The Last Jedi" tops $1 billion in worldwide box office.
From Variety: "The Last Jedi" approaches $1 billion in worldwide box office.
From ComicBook: The Last Jedi's "Force Tree" explained.
From YahooHuffPost: Mark Hamill is not exactly happy with the Luke Skywalker of "The Last Jedi."
From Deadline: "The Last Jedi's" worldwide box office has now crossed $600 million.
From Movieweb: Rian Johnson explains why he did not include Obi-Wan Kenobi in "The Last Jedi."
From THR: Toy shipments for "The Last Jedi" are down from "The Force Awakens."
From TheWrap: See Kelly Marie Tran's (Rose) audition with John Boyega (Finn).
From TheWrap: In a commentary, Phil Hornshaw says that the Luke Skywalker in "The Last Jedi" does not feel like Luke Skywalker.
From Inverse: Mark Hamill had a second secret role in "The Last Jedi,"which will be revealed in the Blu-ray release.
From BoxOfficeMojo: "The Last Jedi" opens with the second largest weekend box office at $220 million, behind "The Force Awakens" at #1 with $247.9.
From YahooGMA: SPOILER - Explaining that shock ending, involving Luke Skywalker.
From Variety: "The Last Jedi" has the second largest Thursday preview night with an estimated haul of $45 million. Of course, "The Force Awakens" has the record for the biggest Thursday preview night.
From the NYT: The "Times" reviews "The Last Jedi."
From TheVerge: The site offers what it claims is a spoiler free review of "The Last Jedi."
From Variety: There are early reactions to "The Last Jedi," although full reviews are embargoes until Tuesday morning, Dec. 12th.
From YahooEntertainment: Elaborate premiere for "The Last Jedi" celebrates Carrie Fisher.
From TheVerge: Some begs, "Please don't let The Last Jedi be another remake of The Empire Strikes Back.
From ScreenRant: There is a new TV spot for "The Last Jedi" which teases plenty of action.
From Yahoo: Mark Hamill reveals Luke Skywalker's relationship to the Dark Side.
From Yahoo: New "Star Wars" teaser has Luke Skywalker moment fans have been waiting for.
From WeGotThisCovered: New detailed character bios of key characters in "The Last Jedi."
From io9: The latest poster for "The Last Jedi" puts General Organa/Princess Leia front and center.
From THR: The new trailer for "The Last Jedi" will debut during the halftime show of Monday, Oct. 9th's telecast of "Monday Night Football" on ESPN. The game will feature the Minnesota Vikings vs. the Chicago Bears in Chicago.
From WeGotThisCovered: The next "Last Jedi" trailer arrives Monday, Oct. 9th.
From WeGotThisCovered: Tickets for "The Last Jedi" go on sale next week, possibly as early as Monday, Oct. 9th.
From WeGotThisCovered: "The Last Jedi" officially wraps production.
From THR: Mark Hamill is begging fans not to read Star Wars #49 of the original Star Wars comics run by Marvel Comics. It is also entitled "The Last Jedi." Or is he just teasing...
From ThePlaylist: Joseph Gordon-Levitt apparently has a cameo in "The Last Jedi."
From YahooMovies: Rian Johnson explains the title, "The Last Jedi."
From YahooMoviesUK: The name of Benecio del Toro's "Last Jedi" character is "D.J." What does that mean?
From YahooMoviesUK: Laura Dern's "Last Jedi" character, Admiral Amilyn Holdo, may be the first openly LGBTQ character in the Star Wars universe.
From YahooNews: SPOILERS!! - A checklist of collectible cards from Topps may have spoiled the plot breakdown of "The Last Jedi."
From YahooNews: There will be an evil goth version of BB-8, named BB-9E, in "The Last Jedi."
From YahooMovies - A look at the cool new "Last Jedi" toys in a slideshow of 81 images.
From YahooNews: AT-ATs will operate differently in "The Last Jedi."
From Variety: John Boyega hints that the rumors are true that Great Britain's Prince William and Prince Harry will have secret cameos in "The Last Jedi."
From YahooMovies: New "Last Jedi" photos with some already released in this photo suite.
From CinemaBlend: "The Last Jedi" dominates social media.
From CinemaBlend: Maz Kanata's role in "The Last Jedi" will be smaller than it was in "The Force Awakens."
From EntertainmentWeekly: The magazine has exclusive photos from the set of "The Last Jedi."
From BleedingCool: John Boyega talks about Finn going undercover in "The Last Jedi."
From YahooNews: John Boyega says "The Last Jedi" sends Princess Leia off in an amazing way.
From ExpressUK: Supreme Commander Snoke may be revealed to be more fearsome than Emperor Palpatine in "The Last Jedi."
From ScreenRant: A new image brings Rey, Finn, and new character, "Rose," together.
From YahooMovies: The 2017 San Diego Comic-Con began today. At the previews last night, a new character for "The Last Jedi" was revealed. "C'ai Threnalli" is a pilot and is Poe Dameron's wingman.
From ScreenRant: "Last Jedi" director Rian Johnson compares his film to other Star Wars movies.
From io9: See Kylo Ren's deadly new ship, the "TIE Silence."
From ScreenRant: The "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" character posters are beautiful.
From ScreenRant: Check out the first wave of LEGO sets from "The Last Jedi."
From ScreenRant: Fans at the Disney fan convention, D23 2017, may see some behind-the-scenes footage from "The Last Jedi."
From SlashFilm: Adam Driver says "The Last Jedi" creates new rules for franchise.
From TheDailyExpress: Information on a purported scene between Supreme Commander Snoke and General Hux.
From Gamespot: See "alien sea-creature" art from "The Last Jedi."
From ScreenRant: Leaked action figure information may suggest that there will be a showdown between Luke Skywalker and Kylo Ren.
From ScreenRant: Mark Hamill and John Boyega tease "Last Jedi" spoilers.
From ScreenRant: "Last Jedi" director Rian Johnson takes to Twitter to answer concerns that his film may be recycling ideas and such from previous Star Wars.
From BleedingCool: John Boyega shows off Finn's blaster for "The Last Jedi."
From FlickeringMyth: A peek at LEGO toys for "The Last Jedi" may reveal Supreme Commander Snoke's costume.
From SideshowToys: A selection of the striking "Last Jedi" images from Vanity Fair magazine's recent story.
From BleedingCool: Vanity Fair articles reveal the identities of Benecio del Toro and Laura Dern's characters in "The Last Jedi."
From YahooNews: Perhaps, "The Last Jedi" will end with a huge twist.
From Nerdist: A "Force Ghost" to appear in "The Last Jedi?"
From ScreenRant: First look at Kylo Ren's TIE fighter from "The Last Jedi."
From THR: "Last Jedi" set photos reveal Carrie Fisher as General Leia Organa.
From io9: There may be details of one of two key scenes featuring General Leia Organa in "The Last Jedi."
From SideshowToys: "Last Jedi" director, Rian Johnson, is ready for your nitpicky Star Wars questions.
From CinemaBlend: According to director Rian Johnson, "The Last Jedi" refers to Luke Skywalker.
From YahooMovies: Meet "Rose" the biggest newcomer in "The Last Jedi."
From ScreenRant: Rumors about the character Benicio del Toro will play in "The Last Jedi."
From TheHuffingtonPost: Laura Dern talks a little about being "The Last Jedi."
From YahooMovies: Disney shareholders were treated to some secret "Last Jedi" footage. Lucky bitches.
From YahooMovies: John Boyega said that "The Last Jedi" will carry on the tradition of awkward dialogue in a Star Wars movie.
From ScreenRant: J.J. Abrams thinks Mark Hamill will win an Oscar for "The Last Jedi."
From the Express: An official new image has fans questioning if Rey really is a Skywalker.
From CBR: The Spanish and French versions of the title, "The Last Jedi," apparently affirm a key fan theory, "Jedi" is plural.
From THR: "Star Wars Force Friday II" is moved to September 1 when products related to "The Last Jedi" will be revealed.
From Polygon: Still hearing "maybe" on a trailer for "The Last Jedi" at Star Wars Celebration.
From EntertainmentWeekly: "The Last Jedi" to get a prime spot upcoming "Star Wars Celebration."
From TheHollywoodReporter: Jimmy Vee will take over as the iconic droid, R2-D2 in the wake of the Kenny Baker, who had played the droid since the original Star Wars film in 1977.
From CinemaBlend: Benecio del Toro will reportedly appear in "The Last Jedi." Could he be playing an adult version of "Ezra Bridger," a teen character in the animated series, "Star Wars Rebels."
From YahooStyle: Here is an intriguing theory about who or what is "The Last Jedi."
From Wired: The site has a bad feeling about that "Sith-colored" logo.
From CinemaBlend: What does Mark Hamill think of "The Last Jedi" title?
From CinemaBlend: What does "The Last Jedi" mean.
From CinemaBlend: Rian Johnson shares a photo from the working process of "The Last Jedi."
From YahooNews: Fans happy and confused by the title, "The Last Jedi."
From YahooMovies: Star Wars Episode VIII now has an official title, "Star Wars: The Last Jedi."
From Wired: Rumors say that Episode 8 will have its own goofy aliens a la Ewoks and Gungans.
From THR: Tom Hardy being coy (or a dick) when it comes to rumors that he might be in Episode 8.
From THR: "Star Wars" brain trust sets a meeting to discuss the future of Princess Leia in Episodes 8 and 9 in the wake of Carrie Fisher's death.
Thursday, December 28, 2017
General Organa's General Star Wars Link-O-Rama 2017 - Update #111
Posted by Leroy Doureseaux - on Patreon.
SOLO - From BleedingCool: There is a rumor that Disney is prepared for its young Han Solo movie, "Solo: A Star Wars Story," to bomb.
CARRIE FISHER - From ComicBook: Billie Lourd shares a touching tribute to her mother, Carrie Fisher, who died a year ago today. #CarrieOnForever
A NEW HOPE - From YahooEntertainment: There has been a death in the Star Wars family. Alfie Curtis played the Mos Eisley cantina thug who threatens Luke Skywalker and promptly gets his hand lopped off by Obi-Wan Kenobi. He died Tuesday, December 26, 2017 at the age of 87.
THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK - From io9: Here is an article about what fans thought about Episode V.
THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK - From THR: James Earl Jones did not believe that Darth Vader was Luke Skywalker's father.
RETURN OF THE JEDI - From THR: See a touching farewell scene between Luke Skywalker and Han Solo that was cut from the film.
WEIRD - From Nerdist: There are indeed Star Wars sex toys.
FRANCHISE - From BleedingCool: Lucasfilm's Kathleen Kennedy would like to see Taika Waititi ("Thor: Ragnarok") director a Star Wars film.
COMICS - From Crunchyroll: Yen Press has the first manga license in years and will publish the "Star Wars: Lost Stars" manga in May 2018.
CELEBRITY - From YahooGMA: Mark Hamill surprises "Star Wars" fans at a Disneyland ride.
NEW TRILOGY - From THR: Rian Johnson, the director of "The Last Jedi," create a new Star Wars trilogy set in an until now unexplored corner of the galaxy. Johnson will write and direct at least the first film.
STREAMING - From THR: A live-action Star Wars TV will help launch Disney's streaming service in 2019. Neither the service nor the series have a title yet.
FRANCHISE - From ScreenRant: Lucasfilm is planning the next decade of Star Wars films.
HAN/LEIA - From RollingStone: Harrison Ford did finally speak a little on Carrie Fisher's claim of their affair during filming of the first Star Wars film.
THE FORCE AWAKENS - From RollingStone: Mark Hamill was afraid to come back to Star Wars, but credits Harrison Ford for changing his mind.
OBIT - From THR: Film costume designer, John Mollo, has died at the age of 86, Wednesday, October 25, 2017. He won a Academy Award for designing the costumes for "Star Wars." He shared a second Oscar for his work on "Gandhi."
BOOKS - From WeGotThisCovered: New "Star Wars" novel, ""The Legends of Luke Skywalker," links Luke with the "Battle of Jakku."
THE FORCE AWAKENS - From BleedingCool: Acclaimed director David Fincher says he turned down directing "The Force Awakens" because he was afraid of Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher.
EPISODE IX - From CinemaBlend: Star Wars 9 may tie into the prequel trilogy.
SOLO - From YahooEntertainment: Ron Howard announces that the young Han Solo movie will is entitled, "Solo: A Star Wars Story."
EPISODE IX - From ScreenRant: John Boyega expresses happiness that J.J. Abrams is returning to direct Star Wars 9.
EPISODE IX - From YahooEntertainment: Domhnall Gleason (General Hux) is glad that J.J. Abrams is back to direct Episode 9.
SOLO - From BleedingCool: Paul Bettany has wrapped up filming his part in "young Han Solo" movie.
EPISODE IX - From Variety: The release date for "Star Wars Episode 9" has moved from May 24, 2019 to December 20, 2019.
EPISODE IX - From THR: J.J. Abrams is the new director of Star Wars 9. He will co-write the film with Chris Terrio, an Oscar-winning screenwriter for "Argo."
EPISODE IX - From Entertainment.ie: Lucasfilm boss, Kathleen Kennedy, sack Colin Trevorrow as director of Episode 9 because he was unbearable and difficult.
EPISODE IX - From TheWrap: "The Last Jedi" director Rian Johnson says that he is not directing "Star Wars Episode 9," in the wake of announced director Colin Treverrow's firing... at least for now.
EPISODE IX - From YahooEntertainment: Colin Trevorrow supposedly chased off Star Wars 9 because he was "difficult."
SOLO - From ScreenRant: For the "young Han Solo" film, Han Solo will have a new version of the Millennium Falcon.
EPISODE IX - From Deadline: Not that Colin Trevorrow is no longer directing IX, could VIII's director, Rian Johnson, become IX's new director.
EPISODE IX - From Deadline: Colin Trevorrow out as director of Star Wars Episode 9.
SOLO - From Variety: Ron Howard announce that Paul Bettany has joined the "young Han Solo" movie. Bettany previously worked with Howard on "A Beautiful Mind (2001)."
HAN SOLO - From Vulture: Ron Howard shared a photo of Donald Glover with his Lando Calrissian mustache.
HAN SOLO - From TheWrap: Because he was not available for reshoots, Michael K. Williams' character had to be cut from the "young Han Solo" film.
FILMS - From Variety: Disney in early development of a stand-alone Obi-Wan Kenobi film, with Stephen Daldry ("Billy Elliot") in early talks to direct.
GEORGE LUCAS - From YahooNews: George Lucas still offers advice on the new films.
HAN SOLO - From ScreenRant: Ron Howard shares a new set photo from "young Han Solo" movie.
A NEW HOPE - From YahooNews: George Lucas says that Princess Leia received her Ph.D. at age 19.
HAN SOLO - From CBR: Ron Howard hints that his brother, actor Clint Howard, will have a part in the "young Han Solo" movie.
EPISODE IX/9 - From THR: Star Wars Episode 9 is getting a new writer, Jack Thorne, who will work on the script written by Colin Trevorrow and his writing partner, Derek Connolly.
HAN SOLO - From YahooNews: Emilia Clarke, whose role in the young Han Solo movie remains a mystery, teases the new Chewbacca.
DARTH VADER - From CinemaBlend: Spencer Wilding, who currently wears the Darth Vader costume, is apparently currently filming another Star Wars film.
HAN SOLO - From YahooTV: Warwick Davis will appear in the "young Han Solo" film, according to a tweet from director Ron Howard.
HAN SOLO - From ShadowandAct: Ron Howard reveals glimpse of Donald Glover at young Lando.
HAN SOLO - From USAToday: No one from the "young Han Solo" movie was at D23 Expo 2017. Should we be worried about this film?
HAN SOLO - From Mashable: Ron Howard teases Lando Calrissian's costumes.
HAN SOLO - From CinemaBlend: Woody Harrelson thinks the "young Han Solo" movie is in good hands with Ron Howard directing.
HAN SOLO - From TMZ: A set photo from the "young Han Solo" movie reveals a scene with Woody Harrelson.
From FlickeringMyth: Will the "young Han Solo" debacle with its original directors teach Disney not to tread on Star Wars sacred ground?
CARRIE FISHER - From YahooMovies: Carrie Fisher's only child, her daughter Billie Lourd, will inherit her late mother's estate.
ANIMATION - From USAToday: Rey turns in animated shorts, "Star Wars: "Forces of Destiny."
CULTURE - From YahooMovies: An R2-D2 droid that was using in several Star Wars movies was sold at auction for $2.76 million.
HAN SOLO - From WeGotThisCovered: Disney CEO Bob Iger is confident that Han Solo movie will be alright. Yes, because Ron Howard is directing it.
HAN SOLO - From Mashable: With every new Han Solo revelation, Phil Lord and Chris Miller look like the problems and got themselves fired.
HAN SOLO - From Gizmodo: Lucasfilm was so concerned about Alden Ehrenreich's performance as Han Solo that they hired an acting coach for him.
HAN SOLO - From THR: In an exclusive breaking story, "The Hollywood Reporter" is reporting that Oscar-winning filmmaker, Ron Howard, will take over as director of the "young Han Solo" movie after the original directors, Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, were fired.
HAN SOLO - From THR: Golden boys, Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, have quit as the directors of the "Young Han Solo" movie over creative differences.
From THR: Why were Lord and Miller fired? It seems the comedic tone they used in making the film clashed with what Lucasfilm and the "Han Solo" movie screenwriter, Lawrence Kasdan, wanted.
From TheUKIndependent: Maybe, the firing of Lord and Miller indicates that Disney and Lucasfilm are afraid of the future for Star Wars.
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VIDEO GAMES - From YahooNews: The upcoming video game, "Star Wars Battlefront 2" will give the "first official on-screen look" at the years between "Return of the Jedi" and "The Force Awakens."
CARRIE FISHER - From USMagazine: Los Angeles County coroner's office says Fisher dies of combination of factors, including sleep apnea.
COMICS - From BusinessInsider: Marvel Comics will tell the story of Captain Phasma in a new four-issue comic book series.
EPISODE 9 - From YahooNews: Director Colin Trevorrow wants Star Wars Episode 9 to be kid-friendly...
RUMOR - From CNET: Could director Edgar Wright ("Baby Drive," "Shaun of the Dead") be involved with Star Wars.
FRANCHISE - From NME: The identity of the third stand alone anthology film will be revealed in June. The first film was "Rogue One" and the second will be a "Young Han Solo" film due May 2018.
CARRIE FISHER: From SideshowToys: A look at Carrie Fisher/Princess Leia - then and now - on the 40th anniversary of the theatrical debut of Star Wars (May 25th 1977).
CARRIE FISHER - From Vulture: Princess Leia would have been center stage in Episode 9.
DISNEY - From MiceChat: The blog has updates on "Temporary Star Wars Land."
A NEW HOPE - From ComicBook: To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the original theatrical release of the original Star Wars films, New Zealand Mint will release a commemorative silver coin.
CULTURE - From YahooMovies: Kid wears Darth Vader costume to school on "Star Wars Celebration Day" (May 4th - as in May the Fourth/Force Be With You) and causes a panic, started by a "concerned parent."
CULTURE - From CNNHealth: There is a hospital tech in Tennessee whose real name is "Darth Vader."
STAR WARS REBELS - From ScreenRant: The Disney XD animated series, "Star Wars Rebels" is heading into its fourth and final season. It may also tie into the recent live-action, "Rogue One."
CARRIE FISHER: From THR: George Lucas and Billie Lourd, daughter of Carrie Fisher, offer tributes to the late actress and Star Wars icon.
From YouTube: A Tribute to Carrie Fisher video.
From YouTube: Carrie Fisher tribute at Star Wars Celebration 2017.
From YahooMovies: A touching photo of Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, and Billie Lourd (Carrie's daughter) - "It was almost as if we were cuddling our princess again."
From YahooMovies: Lucasfilm boss says no Carrie in Episode IX.
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A NEW HOPE - From Movieweb: A big 40th anniversary announcement is coming tomorrow morning, Tues., April 11th, on "Good Morning America."
EPISODE IX - From NYDailyNews: Carrie Fisher will appear in Star Wars Episode 9 (due for 2019), according to her brother, Todd Fisher.
HAN SOLO SPINOFF - From Variety: "Sing Street" breakout star Ian Kenny joins "Young Han Solo" film.
FRANCHISE - From YahooMovies: Disney CEO Bob Iger talks (vaguely) about the future of the franchise, including "The Last Jedi" and the "Han Solo" spinoff.
FRANCHISE - From CinemaBlend: Future Star Wars films will move away from legacy characters and story elements.
A NEW HOPE - From Deadline: This may be the very first photographic image of Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker.
COMIC BOOKS - From YahooNews: Marvel Comics is launching a new "Darth Vader" comic book series, which will be set immediately after the events depicted in "Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith."
HAN SOLO - From Variety: Michael K. Williams in final talks to join "Young Han Solo" film.
ORIGINAL TRILOGY - From SlashFilm: The original cuts of the original Star Wars films may get a re-release or release for the 40th anniversary of the original theatrical release of Stars Wars, which is this year.
THEME PARKS - From FlickeringMyth: Disney announces "Star Wars Land."
THE FORCE AWAKENS - From YahooNews: Fans freak out over database saying that there is a connection between Kylo Ren and Rey.
HAN SOLO SPINOFF - From Variety: Thandie Newton in talks to join the "Young Han Solo" spinoff movie.
HAN SOLO SPINOFF - From Variety: Pheobe Waller-Bridge, hot off the Amazon series, "Fleabag," is being considered for a role in the Han Solo spinoff movie (which would be set before the event depicted in "Star Wars: A New Hope." Reportedly, the role would be CGI-driven.
HAN SOLO SPINOFF - From THR: Billy Dee Williams, the original Lando Calrissian, had lunch with Donald Glover, who will play the character in the "Young Han Solo" movie.
A NEW HOPE - From Forbes: 20 years ago, "Star Wars: Special Edition" arrived.
OBIT - From Variety: Sound engineer Richard Portman has died at the age of 82, Saturday, February 28, 2017. He won an Oscar for his work on "The Deer Hunter." He mixed the sound on "Star Wars."
EPISODES 8 AND 9- From CinemaBlend: Should Lucasfilm reconsider its decision about a CGI Leia for Episode 9.
RETURN OF THE JEDI - From YahooMovies: Mark Hamill reunited with the lightsaber prop he used in "Return of the Jedi."
HAN SOLO SPINOFF - From Deadline: Donald Glover wants to live up to the expectations of playing Lando.
THE FORCE AWAKENS - From YahooNews: Chewbacca yanks off an arm in deleted scene.
HAN SOLO SPINOFF - From StarWars: It's official. Woody Harrelson has signed on for the "Young Han Solo" movie due late 2018.
HAN SOLO SPINOFF - From Variety: Oscar-nominated actor, Woody Harrelson, is being considered to play the mentor of the title character in the "Young Han Solo" movie. Alden Ehrenreich has been cast as young Han Solo.
FRANCHISE - From Wired: You won't live to see the final Star Wars movie.
ROGUE ONE - From Deadline: "Rogue One" at $775 million in worldwide box office.
ROGUE ONE - From Deadline: "Rogue One" is now the second highest grossing film at the domestic box office of 2016, behind "Finding Dory."
CARRIE FISHER:
From THR: Carrie Fisher and her mother, Debbie Reynolds, were celebrated at a jubilant memorial.
From YahooNews: Carrie Fisher wanted Harrison Ford to sing at her Oscars' tribute.
From YahooCelebrity: Dan Akroyd speaks about Carrie Fisher, whom he once considered marrying.
From YahooCelebrity: Debbie Reynolds was buried with some of her daughter Carrie's ashes.
From YahooCelebrity: Carrie Fisher's urn is a giant Prozac pill.
From YahooMovies: There is a fan petition to make Princess Leia a "Disney Princess."
From YahooNews: Disney could receive a $50 million dollar insurance payoff because of Carrie Fisher's death.
From YahooNews: Mark Hamill talks about the first time he met Carrie Fisher.
From YahooNews: Billie Lourd, the only child of actress Carrie Fisher, breaks her silence about the deaths of her mother and her grandmother, Debbie Reynolds.
From BleedingCool: Carrie Fisher dies at the age of 60, Tuesday morning, December 27, 2016. Carrie was, of course, best known as Princess/General Organa in the "Star Wars" film franchise.
From THR: Debbie Reynolds, the mother of Carrie Fisher, has died at the age of 84, Wednesday, December 28, 2016, one day after the death of her daughter.
From YahooNews: Carrie Fisher's autopsy was completed Friday morning, December 30, 2016 and her body was released to her family.
From ET: Carrie and her mother, Debbie Reynolds, will be buried together at Forest Lawn Memorial Park after a joint funeral.
From BleedingCool: "Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds" is a documentary about the Star Wars daughter and her Hollywood legend mother. It's release date has been moved up to January 2017 on HBO.
From People: "I want to be with Carrie" were Debbie Reynold's last words according to her son, Todd Fisher.
From YahooStyle: Why she really hated the gold metal bikini in "Return of the Jedi."
From YahooNews: Debbie Reynolds speaks about the death of her daughter, Carrie Fisher - our Princess Leia.
From Variety: Fisher reportedly finished her work on Star Wars Episode 8 before she died.
From TheWrap: Posted a little over an hour ago, Debbie Fisher, mother of Carrie Fisher, who suffered a heart attack about a day and a half ago, says that Carrie is in "stable condition."
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SOLO - From BleedingCool: There is a rumor that Disney is prepared for its young Han Solo movie, "Solo: A Star Wars Story," to bomb.
CARRIE FISHER - From ComicBook: Billie Lourd shares a touching tribute to her mother, Carrie Fisher, who died a year ago today. #CarrieOnForever
A NEW HOPE - From YahooEntertainment: There has been a death in the Star Wars family. Alfie Curtis played the Mos Eisley cantina thug who threatens Luke Skywalker and promptly gets his hand lopped off by Obi-Wan Kenobi. He died Tuesday, December 26, 2017 at the age of 87.
THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK - From io9: Here is an article about what fans thought about Episode V.
THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK - From THR: James Earl Jones did not believe that Darth Vader was Luke Skywalker's father.
RETURN OF THE JEDI - From THR: See a touching farewell scene between Luke Skywalker and Han Solo that was cut from the film.
WEIRD - From Nerdist: There are indeed Star Wars sex toys.
FRANCHISE - From BleedingCool: Lucasfilm's Kathleen Kennedy would like to see Taika Waititi ("Thor: Ragnarok") director a Star Wars film.
COMICS - From Crunchyroll: Yen Press has the first manga license in years and will publish the "Star Wars: Lost Stars" manga in May 2018.
CELEBRITY - From YahooGMA: Mark Hamill surprises "Star Wars" fans at a Disneyland ride.
NEW TRILOGY - From THR: Rian Johnson, the director of "The Last Jedi," create a new Star Wars trilogy set in an until now unexplored corner of the galaxy. Johnson will write and direct at least the first film.
STREAMING - From THR: A live-action Star Wars TV will help launch Disney's streaming service in 2019. Neither the service nor the series have a title yet.
FRANCHISE - From ScreenRant: Lucasfilm is planning the next decade of Star Wars films.
HAN/LEIA - From RollingStone: Harrison Ford did finally speak a little on Carrie Fisher's claim of their affair during filming of the first Star Wars film.
THE FORCE AWAKENS - From RollingStone: Mark Hamill was afraid to come back to Star Wars, but credits Harrison Ford for changing his mind.
OBIT - From THR: Film costume designer, John Mollo, has died at the age of 86, Wednesday, October 25, 2017. He won a Academy Award for designing the costumes for "Star Wars." He shared a second Oscar for his work on "Gandhi."
BOOKS - From WeGotThisCovered: New "Star Wars" novel, ""The Legends of Luke Skywalker," links Luke with the "Battle of Jakku."
THE FORCE AWAKENS - From BleedingCool: Acclaimed director David Fincher says he turned down directing "The Force Awakens" because he was afraid of Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher.
EPISODE IX - From CinemaBlend: Star Wars 9 may tie into the prequel trilogy.
SOLO - From YahooEntertainment: Ron Howard announces that the young Han Solo movie will is entitled, "Solo: A Star Wars Story."
EPISODE IX - From ScreenRant: John Boyega expresses happiness that J.J. Abrams is returning to direct Star Wars 9.
EPISODE IX - From YahooEntertainment: Domhnall Gleason (General Hux) is glad that J.J. Abrams is back to direct Episode 9.
SOLO - From BleedingCool: Paul Bettany has wrapped up filming his part in "young Han Solo" movie.
EPISODE IX - From Variety: The release date for "Star Wars Episode 9" has moved from May 24, 2019 to December 20, 2019.
EPISODE IX - From THR: J.J. Abrams is the new director of Star Wars 9. He will co-write the film with Chris Terrio, an Oscar-winning screenwriter for "Argo."
EPISODE IX - From Entertainment.ie: Lucasfilm boss, Kathleen Kennedy, sack Colin Trevorrow as director of Episode 9 because he was unbearable and difficult.
EPISODE IX - From TheWrap: "The Last Jedi" director Rian Johnson says that he is not directing "Star Wars Episode 9," in the wake of announced director Colin Treverrow's firing... at least for now.
EPISODE IX - From YahooEntertainment: Colin Trevorrow supposedly chased off Star Wars 9 because he was "difficult."
SOLO - From ScreenRant: For the "young Han Solo" film, Han Solo will have a new version of the Millennium Falcon.
EPISODE IX - From Deadline: Not that Colin Trevorrow is no longer directing IX, could VIII's director, Rian Johnson, become IX's new director.
EPISODE IX - From Deadline: Colin Trevorrow out as director of Star Wars Episode 9.
SOLO - From Variety: Ron Howard announce that Paul Bettany has joined the "young Han Solo" movie. Bettany previously worked with Howard on "A Beautiful Mind (2001)."
HAN SOLO - From Vulture: Ron Howard shared a photo of Donald Glover with his Lando Calrissian mustache.
HAN SOLO - From TheWrap: Because he was not available for reshoots, Michael K. Williams' character had to be cut from the "young Han Solo" film.
FILMS - From Variety: Disney in early development of a stand-alone Obi-Wan Kenobi film, with Stephen Daldry ("Billy Elliot") in early talks to direct.
GEORGE LUCAS - From YahooNews: George Lucas still offers advice on the new films.
HAN SOLO - From ScreenRant: Ron Howard shares a new set photo from "young Han Solo" movie.
A NEW HOPE - From YahooNews: George Lucas says that Princess Leia received her Ph.D. at age 19.
HAN SOLO - From CBR: Ron Howard hints that his brother, actor Clint Howard, will have a part in the "young Han Solo" movie.
EPISODE IX/9 - From THR: Star Wars Episode 9 is getting a new writer, Jack Thorne, who will work on the script written by Colin Trevorrow and his writing partner, Derek Connolly.
HAN SOLO - From YahooNews: Emilia Clarke, whose role in the young Han Solo movie remains a mystery, teases the new Chewbacca.
DARTH VADER - From CinemaBlend: Spencer Wilding, who currently wears the Darth Vader costume, is apparently currently filming another Star Wars film.
HAN SOLO - From YahooTV: Warwick Davis will appear in the "young Han Solo" film, according to a tweet from director Ron Howard.
HAN SOLO - From ShadowandAct: Ron Howard reveals glimpse of Donald Glover at young Lando.
HAN SOLO - From USAToday: No one from the "young Han Solo" movie was at D23 Expo 2017. Should we be worried about this film?
HAN SOLO - From Mashable: Ron Howard teases Lando Calrissian's costumes.
HAN SOLO - From CinemaBlend: Woody Harrelson thinks the "young Han Solo" movie is in good hands with Ron Howard directing.
HAN SOLO - From TMZ: A set photo from the "young Han Solo" movie reveals a scene with Woody Harrelson.
From FlickeringMyth: Will the "young Han Solo" debacle with its original directors teach Disney not to tread on Star Wars sacred ground?
CARRIE FISHER - From YahooMovies: Carrie Fisher's only child, her daughter Billie Lourd, will inherit her late mother's estate.
ANIMATION - From USAToday: Rey turns in animated shorts, "Star Wars: "Forces of Destiny."
CULTURE - From YahooMovies: An R2-D2 droid that was using in several Star Wars movies was sold at auction for $2.76 million.
HAN SOLO - From WeGotThisCovered: Disney CEO Bob Iger is confident that Han Solo movie will be alright. Yes, because Ron Howard is directing it.
HAN SOLO - From Mashable: With every new Han Solo revelation, Phil Lord and Chris Miller look like the problems and got themselves fired.
HAN SOLO - From Gizmodo: Lucasfilm was so concerned about Alden Ehrenreich's performance as Han Solo that they hired an acting coach for him.
HAN SOLO - From THR: In an exclusive breaking story, "The Hollywood Reporter" is reporting that Oscar-winning filmmaker, Ron Howard, will take over as director of the "young Han Solo" movie after the original directors, Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, were fired.
HAN SOLO - From THR: Golden boys, Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, have quit as the directors of the "Young Han Solo" movie over creative differences.
From THR: Why were Lord and Miller fired? It seems the comedic tone they used in making the film clashed with what Lucasfilm and the "Han Solo" movie screenwriter, Lawrence Kasdan, wanted.
From TheUKIndependent: Maybe, the firing of Lord and Miller indicates that Disney and Lucasfilm are afraid of the future for Star Wars.
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VIDEO GAMES - From YahooNews: The upcoming video game, "Star Wars Battlefront 2" will give the "first official on-screen look" at the years between "Return of the Jedi" and "The Force Awakens."
CARRIE FISHER - From USMagazine: Los Angeles County coroner's office says Fisher dies of combination of factors, including sleep apnea.
COMICS - From BusinessInsider: Marvel Comics will tell the story of Captain Phasma in a new four-issue comic book series.
EPISODE 9 - From YahooNews: Director Colin Trevorrow wants Star Wars Episode 9 to be kid-friendly...
RUMOR - From CNET: Could director Edgar Wright ("Baby Drive," "Shaun of the Dead") be involved with Star Wars.
FRANCHISE - From NME: The identity of the third stand alone anthology film will be revealed in June. The first film was "Rogue One" and the second will be a "Young Han Solo" film due May 2018.
CARRIE FISHER: From SideshowToys: A look at Carrie Fisher/Princess Leia - then and now - on the 40th anniversary of the theatrical debut of Star Wars (May 25th 1977).
CARRIE FISHER - From Vulture: Princess Leia would have been center stage in Episode 9.
DISNEY - From MiceChat: The blog has updates on "Temporary Star Wars Land."
A NEW HOPE - From ComicBook: To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the original theatrical release of the original Star Wars films, New Zealand Mint will release a commemorative silver coin.
CULTURE - From YahooMovies: Kid wears Darth Vader costume to school on "Star Wars Celebration Day" (May 4th - as in May the Fourth/Force Be With You) and causes a panic, started by a "concerned parent."
CULTURE - From CNNHealth: There is a hospital tech in Tennessee whose real name is "Darth Vader."
STAR WARS REBELS - From ScreenRant: The Disney XD animated series, "Star Wars Rebels" is heading into its fourth and final season. It may also tie into the recent live-action, "Rogue One."
CARRIE FISHER: From THR: George Lucas and Billie Lourd, daughter of Carrie Fisher, offer tributes to the late actress and Star Wars icon.
From YouTube: A Tribute to Carrie Fisher video.
From YouTube: Carrie Fisher tribute at Star Wars Celebration 2017.
From YahooMovies: A touching photo of Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, and Billie Lourd (Carrie's daughter) - "It was almost as if we were cuddling our princess again."
From YahooMovies: Lucasfilm boss says no Carrie in Episode IX.
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A NEW HOPE - From Movieweb: A big 40th anniversary announcement is coming tomorrow morning, Tues., April 11th, on "Good Morning America."
EPISODE IX - From NYDailyNews: Carrie Fisher will appear in Star Wars Episode 9 (due for 2019), according to her brother, Todd Fisher.
HAN SOLO SPINOFF - From Variety: "Sing Street" breakout star Ian Kenny joins "Young Han Solo" film.
FRANCHISE - From YahooMovies: Disney CEO Bob Iger talks (vaguely) about the future of the franchise, including "The Last Jedi" and the "Han Solo" spinoff.
FRANCHISE - From CinemaBlend: Future Star Wars films will move away from legacy characters and story elements.
A NEW HOPE - From Deadline: This may be the very first photographic image of Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker.
COMIC BOOKS - From YahooNews: Marvel Comics is launching a new "Darth Vader" comic book series, which will be set immediately after the events depicted in "Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith."
HAN SOLO - From Variety: Michael K. Williams in final talks to join "Young Han Solo" film.
ORIGINAL TRILOGY - From SlashFilm: The original cuts of the original Star Wars films may get a re-release or release for the 40th anniversary of the original theatrical release of Stars Wars, which is this year.
THEME PARKS - From FlickeringMyth: Disney announces "Star Wars Land."
THE FORCE AWAKENS - From YahooNews: Fans freak out over database saying that there is a connection between Kylo Ren and Rey.
HAN SOLO SPINOFF - From Variety: Thandie Newton in talks to join the "Young Han Solo" spinoff movie.
HAN SOLO SPINOFF - From Variety: Pheobe Waller-Bridge, hot off the Amazon series, "Fleabag," is being considered for a role in the Han Solo spinoff movie (which would be set before the event depicted in "Star Wars: A New Hope." Reportedly, the role would be CGI-driven.
HAN SOLO SPINOFF - From THR: Billy Dee Williams, the original Lando Calrissian, had lunch with Donald Glover, who will play the character in the "Young Han Solo" movie.
A NEW HOPE - From Forbes: 20 years ago, "Star Wars: Special Edition" arrived.
OBIT - From Variety: Sound engineer Richard Portman has died at the age of 82, Saturday, February 28, 2017. He won an Oscar for his work on "The Deer Hunter." He mixed the sound on "Star Wars."
EPISODES 8 AND 9- From CinemaBlend: Should Lucasfilm reconsider its decision about a CGI Leia for Episode 9.
RETURN OF THE JEDI - From YahooMovies: Mark Hamill reunited with the lightsaber prop he used in "Return of the Jedi."
HAN SOLO SPINOFF - From Deadline: Donald Glover wants to live up to the expectations of playing Lando.
THE FORCE AWAKENS - From YahooNews: Chewbacca yanks off an arm in deleted scene.
HAN SOLO SPINOFF - From StarWars: It's official. Woody Harrelson has signed on for the "Young Han Solo" movie due late 2018.
HAN SOLO SPINOFF - From Variety: Oscar-nominated actor, Woody Harrelson, is being considered to play the mentor of the title character in the "Young Han Solo" movie. Alden Ehrenreich has been cast as young Han Solo.
FRANCHISE - From Wired: You won't live to see the final Star Wars movie.
ROGUE ONE - From Deadline: "Rogue One" at $775 million in worldwide box office.
ROGUE ONE - From Deadline: "Rogue One" is now the second highest grossing film at the domestic box office of 2016, behind "Finding Dory."
CARRIE FISHER:
From THR: Carrie Fisher and her mother, Debbie Reynolds, were celebrated at a jubilant memorial.
From YahooNews: Carrie Fisher wanted Harrison Ford to sing at her Oscars' tribute.
From YahooCelebrity: Dan Akroyd speaks about Carrie Fisher, whom he once considered marrying.
From YahooCelebrity: Debbie Reynolds was buried with some of her daughter Carrie's ashes.
From YahooCelebrity: Carrie Fisher's urn is a giant Prozac pill.
From YahooMovies: There is a fan petition to make Princess Leia a "Disney Princess."
From YahooNews: Disney could receive a $50 million dollar insurance payoff because of Carrie Fisher's death.
From YahooNews: Mark Hamill talks about the first time he met Carrie Fisher.
From YahooNews: Billie Lourd, the only child of actress Carrie Fisher, breaks her silence about the deaths of her mother and her grandmother, Debbie Reynolds.
From BleedingCool: Carrie Fisher dies at the age of 60, Tuesday morning, December 27, 2016. Carrie was, of course, best known as Princess/General Organa in the "Star Wars" film franchise.
From THR: Debbie Reynolds, the mother of Carrie Fisher, has died at the age of 84, Wednesday, December 28, 2016, one day after the death of her daughter.
From YahooNews: Carrie Fisher's autopsy was completed Friday morning, December 30, 2016 and her body was released to her family.
From ET: Carrie and her mother, Debbie Reynolds, will be buried together at Forest Lawn Memorial Park after a joint funeral.
From BleedingCool: "Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds" is a documentary about the Star Wars daughter and her Hollywood legend mother. It's release date has been moved up to January 2017 on HBO.
From People: "I want to be with Carrie" were Debbie Reynold's last words according to her son, Todd Fisher.
From YahooStyle: Why she really hated the gold metal bikini in "Return of the Jedi."
From YahooNews: Debbie Reynolds speaks about the death of her daughter, Carrie Fisher - our Princess Leia.
From Variety: Fisher reportedly finished her work on Star Wars Episode 8 before she died.
From TheWrap: Posted a little over an hour ago, Debbie Fisher, mother of Carrie Fisher, who suffered a heart attack about a day and a half ago, says that Carrie is in "stable condition."
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Wednesday, October 11, 2017
Review: "BATMAN: The Killing Joke" is Just Fucking Terrible
Batman: The Killing Joke (2016)
Running time: 76 minutes
Rated MPAA – PG-13 for some bloody images and disturbing content
DIRECTOR: Sam Liu
WRITERS: Brian Azzarello (based on the graphic novel by Alan Moore and Brian Bolland and the characters created by Bob Kane with Bill Finger)
EDITOR: Christopher D. Lozinsk
COMPOSERS: Kristopher Carter, Michael McCuistion, and Lolita Ritmanis
ANIMATION STUDIO: The Answer Studio
ANIMATION/SUPERHERO/ACTION/FANTASY
Starring: (voices) Kevin Conroy, Mark Hamill, Tara Strong, Ray Wise, John DiMaggio, Robin Atkins Downes, Brian George, and Maury Sterling
Batman: The Killing Joke is a 2016 animated superhero film from Warner Bros. Animation. It is the 26th film in Warner's line of DC Universe original animated movies. Unlike many of those films, which are released straight-to-video, Batman: The Killing Joke did get a one-week theatrical release before being released on DVD and Blu-ray. Bruce Timm is an executive producer on this film.
The film focuses on select characters featured in the world of DC Comics' world of Batman. This movie is based on the 1988 comic book, Batman: The Killing Joke, written by Alan Moore and drawn by Brian Bolland. In Batman: The Killing Joke the movie, Batman hunts for The Joker, after he kidnaps Commissioner Gordon and attacks his daughter, who is also the superhero, Batgirl. Batman: The Killing Joke is the first Batman animated film to be rated R by the MPAA.
In the world of Batman: The Killing Joke, Barbara Gordon/Batgirl (Tara Strong) is the crime-fighting partner of Batman (Kevin Conroy). They usually work well together, but of late, the two have disagreed on how to deal with Parry Francesco a.k.a. “Paris Franz” (Maury Sterling), the nephew of crime boss, Carlos Francesco (John DiMaggio). Paris is currently trying to take over his uncle's criminal empire, and he is obsessed with Batgirl. The fallout from the respective actions of Batman, Batgirl, and Paris lead to the dissolution of the Batman-Batgirl team.
Batman's arch-nemesis, The Joker (Mark Hamill), has escaped prison, and this time he is determined to prove a point to Batman. Joker launches a brutal assault at Barbara Gordon's home against Barbara and her father, Gotham City Police Department Commissioner James “Jim” Gordon (Ray Wise). The secret to The Joker's madness lies somewhere in his past, before he became the “Clown Prince of Crime.” Yes, it's an origin story.
I have seen some Batman films that were gigantic misfires (Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Rises), the result being a movie that was more disappointing than bad (which it also was). I have seen a Batman movie that was a comical blunder (1997's Batman and Robin). Batman: The Killing Joke is a truly awful and terrible movie. It is an insult to good Batman storytelling. The screenplay is written by a critically acclaimed, award-winning, and bestselling comic book writer, Brian Azzarello, who proves that when his work is bad, it makes for dreadful entertainment, which is the case with Batman: The Killing Joke the movie. [By the way, Batman: The Killing Joke the comic book is way overrated.]
The fact that this movie features Batman and Batgirl having sex on a rooftop is all you need to know about this abomination of a movie. The only good thing about this movie is that it reunited Kevin Conroy, the voice of Batman, and Mark Hamill (of Star Wars fame) as the voice of The Joker. Conroy and Hamill are near-legends for playing the characters on the beloved “Batman: The Animated Series,” a Batman animated TV series that began airing in 1992.
However, Batman: The Killing Joke is so bad that if you want Conroy and Hamill, find episodes of cartoon instead of watching this.
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Sunday, October 8, 2017
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Monday, September 18, 2017
Amazon Announces New Kids Shows and Returning Favorites for Fall 2017
Amazon Announces Fall Slate for Kids Originals Including If You Give a Mouse a Cookie and Sid & Marty Krofft’s Sigmund and the Sea Monsters
Wishenpoof and The Stinky & Dirty Show return for second seasons
New fall programming highlights impactful storytelling and inspiring characters
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--(NASDAQ: AMZN)—Amazon announced its fall slate for kids originals, exclusively on Prime Video. Amazon Studios creates series for kids with heart for both enjoyment and impact to inspire a generation of lifelong creative learners. The fall slate includes Wishenpoof (September 26), Sigmund and the Sea Monsters (October 13), If You Give a Mouse a Cookie (November 7), and The Stinky & Dirty Show (Fall 2017); all series will premiere on these dates in the US and UK, and made available worldwide at a later date.
“We’re honored to reintroduce If You Give a Mouse a Cookie and Sigmund’s iconic character to a new generation of kids and families”
“We’re honored to reintroduce If You Give a Mouse a Cookie and Sigmund’s iconic character to a new generation of kids and families,” said Tara Sorensen, Head of Kids Programming at Amazon Studios. “Our fall slate will bring customers more engaging and heartwarming stories to enjoy with their families.”
Wishenpoof – New season premieres on September 26, 2017
Wishenpoof centers on Bianca (Addison Holley), a fairy who can grant wishes using Wish Magic. The series highlights her thought process as she thinks, decides and solves problems in her own creative way. Each episode features a new song by Bianca for viewers to sing along with and imaginative stories to follow. Created by Angela C. Santomero (Blue’s Clues, Creative Galaxy, Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood, Super Why!) and produced by Out of the Blue Enterprises, the show features guest voice talent Jason Priestly (Beverly Hills, 90210) as Bianca’s dad. The series’ learning approach is based on Ellen Galinsky’s “Seven Essential Life Skills” framework that focuses on skills to help children reach their full potential by having empathy for others, tackling challenges, communicating effectively, thinking critically, and to never stop learning. Season one is rated 4.7 out of 5 stars by customers with 79% 5-star reviews.
Starting September 26, the Wishenpoof season two soundtrack will be available to stream exclusively via Amazon Music Unlimited and Prime Music. In addition, the Wishenpoof Wish Magic Adventure Game by Haywire Group is now available on Amazon.
Sigmund and the Sea Monsters – New series premieres on October 13, 2017
Sid & Marty Krofft’s Sigmund and the Sea Monsters follows two beachcombing brothers, Johnny (Solomon Stewart) and Scotty (Kyle Breitkopf), who find Sigmund – a real live sea monster. The two brothers befriend the harmless and funny Sigmund and hide him in their clubhouse. However, keeping him a secret may be nearly impossible since the town’s overzealous Captain Barnabas (David Arquette) is obsessed with proving that sea monsters are real. With the help of their cousin Robyn (Rebecca Bloom), this team of friends makes it their mission to protect their new friend and have a great and memorable summer. Based on the nostalgic 1970s live-action series, Sigmund and the Sea Monsters is directed by Ron Oliver and is executive produced by Sid and Marty Krofft. The series will also feature a cover of the original theme song, “Friends” by The Roots.
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie – New series premieres on November 7, 2017
When you give a mouse a cookie, he’ll probably ask for a glass of milk, and then...who knows what he’ll ask for next? Based on the beloved books by Laura Numeroff (Dennis the Menace) and Felicia Bond and executive produced by Numeroff, Bond and Emmy Award-winning writer Ken Scarborough (Arthur, Sesame Street, Curious George) who also serves as head writer, If You Give a Mouse a Cookie follows the adventures of Mouse, Oliver, Moose, Pig, Cat, and Dog, as they discover that when you’ve got a curious Mouse for a friend one thing always leads to another, then another, and then another! The show's learning approach was developed in consultation with authors Mimi Ito and John Seely Brown and revolves around a cause and effect narrative structure that sparks imagination and the creativity engendered by knowing that possibilities are endless. The pilot and beloved book are both rated 4.7 out of 5 stars by customers with 82% 5-star reviews for the pilot and 84% 5-star reviews for the book. If You Give a Mouse a Cookie will feature new recordings by Grammy nominated recording artist Lisa Loeb.
The Stinky & Dirty Show – New season premieres in Fall 2017
Based on the “I Stink!” book series by Kate and Jim McMullan, The Stinky & Dirty Show follows the adventures and mishaps faced by best friends and unlikely heroes, Stinky the garbage truck and Dirty, the backhoe loader. They are a dynamic and hilarious duo of resourcefulness that learn when things don’t go as expected, asking “what if” can lead to success. The series is written and developed by Guy Toubes (The Adventures of Chuck & Friends, Littlest Pet Shop, Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi), executive produced by Toubes and Holly Huckins, and animated by Brown Bag Films, Ltd (Peter Rabbit, Octonauts, Doc McStuffins). This season will once again feature original music from acclaimed folk singer and songwriter Dan Bern and celebrity voice talent, including Whoopi Goldberg (The View), Mark Hamill (Spacey), Jane Lynch (Glee), Andy Richter (Arrested Development), Joan Cusack (Shameless) and Wallace Shawn (Toy Story). The series’ learning approach is based on Jessica Lahey’s New York Times best-seller “The Gift of Failure: How the Best Parents Learn to Let Go So Their Children Can Succeed,” specifically modeling resourcefulness, resilience, teamwork, and the benefits of failure. Season one is rated 4.8 out of 5 stars by customers with 87% 5-star reviews.
Prime members will be able to stream the series exclusively via the Amazon Prime Video app for compatible TVs, connected devices including Fire TV, mobile devices, and online at www.amazon.com/primevideokids. Members can also download the series to mobile devices for offline viewing at no additional cost to their membership. Amazon kids originals are also available on FreeTime Unlimited, the all-you-can-eat subscription service designed from the ground up for kids. FreeTime Unlimited is available exclusively on Amazon devices, including Amazon Fire TV and Fire tablets, and a year-long subscription is included with every Fire Kids Edition.
Customers who are not already Prime members can sign up for a free trial at www.amazon.com/prime. For a list of all Amazon Video compatible devices, visit www.amazon.com/howtostream.
About Amazon Original Kids Programming
In 2014, Amazon Studios began introducing kids originals for Prime Video, kicking off with the Emmy award-winning series, Tumble Leaf, about a delightfully curious blue fox, and his best friend Stick, a quirky caterpillar, as they embark on a fun and nature-filled adventure. Today, customers can enjoy a growing selection of original kids series and specials including Just Add Magic, Lost in Oz, Annedroids, Dino Dana, Thunderbirds Are Go!, Danger & Eggs, and An American Girl Story which consists of four separate specials. Two additional series will debut this fall including Sigmund and the Sea Monsters and If You Give a Mouse a Cookie.
The mission of Amazon’s original preschool series is to inspire lifelong creative learning in children beginning at the preschool age. The aim is to validate, maintain and foster young children’s creative, joyful, and curious learning spirit through offering core content that is integrated with skills children need now and for the future. This is accomplished by integrating an innovative curriculum thread through all preschool shows including The Stinky & Dirty Show, Creative Galaxy, Wishenpoof, and If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, working with established creators and educational advisors that comprise the Thought Leader Board and developing learning experiences that extend beyond the screen. All of this is to give parents confidence that these programs will provide valuable skills and life lessons that children can use in their real life—while being entertaining at the same time.
To date, Amazon Original Kids Series and Specials have won 16 Daytime Creative Arts Emmys, including “Outstanding Children’s Animated Program” in 2016 for Niko and the Sword of Light and again in 2017 for Lost in Oz: Extended Adventure; as well as “Outstanding Pre-School Children’s Animated Program” in 2015 and 2016 for Tumble Leaf and again in 2017 for The Snowy Day. Prime Video’s growing line-up of award-winning and critically-acclaimed Originals for kids and families are available to stream and enjoy using the Amazon Prime Video app for compatible TVs, connected devices, including Amazon Fire TV and mobile devices, or online at www.amazon.com/primevideokids.
About Amazon Video
Amazon Video is a premium on-demand entertainment service that offers customers the greatest choice in what to watch and how to watch it. Amazon Video is the only service that provides all of the following:
In addition to Prime Video, the Prime membership includes unlimited fast free shipping options across all categories available on Amazon, more than two million songs and thousands of playlists and stations with Prime Music, secure photo storage with Prime Photos, unlimited reading with Prime Reading, unlimited access to a digital audiobook catalog with Audible Channels for Prime, a rotating selection of free digital games and in-game loot with Twitch Prime, early access to select Lightning Deals, exclusive access and discounts to select items, and more. To sign-up for Prime or to find out more, visit: www.amazon.com/prime.
About Amazon
Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit www.amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.
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Wishenpoof and The Stinky & Dirty Show return for second seasons
New fall programming highlights impactful storytelling and inspiring characters
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--(NASDAQ: AMZN)—Amazon announced its fall slate for kids originals, exclusively on Prime Video. Amazon Studios creates series for kids with heart for both enjoyment and impact to inspire a generation of lifelong creative learners. The fall slate includes Wishenpoof (September 26), Sigmund and the Sea Monsters (October 13), If You Give a Mouse a Cookie (November 7), and The Stinky & Dirty Show (Fall 2017); all series will premiere on these dates in the US and UK, and made available worldwide at a later date.
“We’re honored to reintroduce If You Give a Mouse a Cookie and Sigmund’s iconic character to a new generation of kids and families”
“We’re honored to reintroduce If You Give a Mouse a Cookie and Sigmund’s iconic character to a new generation of kids and families,” said Tara Sorensen, Head of Kids Programming at Amazon Studios. “Our fall slate will bring customers more engaging and heartwarming stories to enjoy with their families.”
Wishenpoof – New season premieres on September 26, 2017
Wishenpoof centers on Bianca (Addison Holley), a fairy who can grant wishes using Wish Magic. The series highlights her thought process as she thinks, decides and solves problems in her own creative way. Each episode features a new song by Bianca for viewers to sing along with and imaginative stories to follow. Created by Angela C. Santomero (Blue’s Clues, Creative Galaxy, Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood, Super Why!) and produced by Out of the Blue Enterprises, the show features guest voice talent Jason Priestly (Beverly Hills, 90210) as Bianca’s dad. The series’ learning approach is based on Ellen Galinsky’s “Seven Essential Life Skills” framework that focuses on skills to help children reach their full potential by having empathy for others, tackling challenges, communicating effectively, thinking critically, and to never stop learning. Season one is rated 4.7 out of 5 stars by customers with 79% 5-star reviews.
Starting September 26, the Wishenpoof season two soundtrack will be available to stream exclusively via Amazon Music Unlimited and Prime Music. In addition, the Wishenpoof Wish Magic Adventure Game by Haywire Group is now available on Amazon.
Sigmund and the Sea Monsters – New series premieres on October 13, 2017
Sid & Marty Krofft’s Sigmund and the Sea Monsters follows two beachcombing brothers, Johnny (Solomon Stewart) and Scotty (Kyle Breitkopf), who find Sigmund – a real live sea monster. The two brothers befriend the harmless and funny Sigmund and hide him in their clubhouse. However, keeping him a secret may be nearly impossible since the town’s overzealous Captain Barnabas (David Arquette) is obsessed with proving that sea monsters are real. With the help of their cousin Robyn (Rebecca Bloom), this team of friends makes it their mission to protect their new friend and have a great and memorable summer. Based on the nostalgic 1970s live-action series, Sigmund and the Sea Monsters is directed by Ron Oliver and is executive produced by Sid and Marty Krofft. The series will also feature a cover of the original theme song, “Friends” by The Roots.
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie – New series premieres on November 7, 2017
When you give a mouse a cookie, he’ll probably ask for a glass of milk, and then...who knows what he’ll ask for next? Based on the beloved books by Laura Numeroff (Dennis the Menace) and Felicia Bond and executive produced by Numeroff, Bond and Emmy Award-winning writer Ken Scarborough (Arthur, Sesame Street, Curious George) who also serves as head writer, If You Give a Mouse a Cookie follows the adventures of Mouse, Oliver, Moose, Pig, Cat, and Dog, as they discover that when you’ve got a curious Mouse for a friend one thing always leads to another, then another, and then another! The show's learning approach was developed in consultation with authors Mimi Ito and John Seely Brown and revolves around a cause and effect narrative structure that sparks imagination and the creativity engendered by knowing that possibilities are endless. The pilot and beloved book are both rated 4.7 out of 5 stars by customers with 82% 5-star reviews for the pilot and 84% 5-star reviews for the book. If You Give a Mouse a Cookie will feature new recordings by Grammy nominated recording artist Lisa Loeb.
The Stinky & Dirty Show – New season premieres in Fall 2017
Based on the “I Stink!” book series by Kate and Jim McMullan, The Stinky & Dirty Show follows the adventures and mishaps faced by best friends and unlikely heroes, Stinky the garbage truck and Dirty, the backhoe loader. They are a dynamic and hilarious duo of resourcefulness that learn when things don’t go as expected, asking “what if” can lead to success. The series is written and developed by Guy Toubes (The Adventures of Chuck & Friends, Littlest Pet Shop, Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi), executive produced by Toubes and Holly Huckins, and animated by Brown Bag Films, Ltd (Peter Rabbit, Octonauts, Doc McStuffins). This season will once again feature original music from acclaimed folk singer and songwriter Dan Bern and celebrity voice talent, including Whoopi Goldberg (The View), Mark Hamill (Spacey), Jane Lynch (Glee), Andy Richter (Arrested Development), Joan Cusack (Shameless) and Wallace Shawn (Toy Story). The series’ learning approach is based on Jessica Lahey’s New York Times best-seller “The Gift of Failure: How the Best Parents Learn to Let Go So Their Children Can Succeed,” specifically modeling resourcefulness, resilience, teamwork, and the benefits of failure. Season one is rated 4.8 out of 5 stars by customers with 87% 5-star reviews.
Prime members will be able to stream the series exclusively via the Amazon Prime Video app for compatible TVs, connected devices including Fire TV, mobile devices, and online at www.amazon.com/primevideokids. Members can also download the series to mobile devices for offline viewing at no additional cost to their membership. Amazon kids originals are also available on FreeTime Unlimited, the all-you-can-eat subscription service designed from the ground up for kids. FreeTime Unlimited is available exclusively on Amazon devices, including Amazon Fire TV and Fire tablets, and a year-long subscription is included with every Fire Kids Edition.
Customers who are not already Prime members can sign up for a free trial at www.amazon.com/prime. For a list of all Amazon Video compatible devices, visit www.amazon.com/howtostream.
About Amazon Original Kids Programming
In 2014, Amazon Studios began introducing kids originals for Prime Video, kicking off with the Emmy award-winning series, Tumble Leaf, about a delightfully curious blue fox, and his best friend Stick, a quirky caterpillar, as they embark on a fun and nature-filled adventure. Today, customers can enjoy a growing selection of original kids series and specials including Just Add Magic, Lost in Oz, Annedroids, Dino Dana, Thunderbirds Are Go!, Danger & Eggs, and An American Girl Story which consists of four separate specials. Two additional series will debut this fall including Sigmund and the Sea Monsters and If You Give a Mouse a Cookie.
The mission of Amazon’s original preschool series is to inspire lifelong creative learning in children beginning at the preschool age. The aim is to validate, maintain and foster young children’s creative, joyful, and curious learning spirit through offering core content that is integrated with skills children need now and for the future. This is accomplished by integrating an innovative curriculum thread through all preschool shows including The Stinky & Dirty Show, Creative Galaxy, Wishenpoof, and If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, working with established creators and educational advisors that comprise the Thought Leader Board and developing learning experiences that extend beyond the screen. All of this is to give parents confidence that these programs will provide valuable skills and life lessons that children can use in their real life—while being entertaining at the same time.
To date, Amazon Original Kids Series and Specials have won 16 Daytime Creative Arts Emmys, including “Outstanding Children’s Animated Program” in 2016 for Niko and the Sword of Light and again in 2017 for Lost in Oz: Extended Adventure; as well as “Outstanding Pre-School Children’s Animated Program” in 2015 and 2016 for Tumble Leaf and again in 2017 for The Snowy Day. Prime Video’s growing line-up of award-winning and critically-acclaimed Originals for kids and families are available to stream and enjoy using the Amazon Prime Video app for compatible TVs, connected devices, including Amazon Fire TV and mobile devices, or online at www.amazon.com/primevideokids.
About Amazon Video
Amazon Video is a premium on-demand entertainment service that offers customers the greatest choice in what to watch and how to watch it. Amazon Video is the only service that provides all of the following:
- Prime Video: Thousands of movies and TV shows, including popular licensed content plus critically-acclaimed and award-winning Amazon Original Series and Movies from Amazon Studios like Transparent, The Man in the High Castle, Love & Friendship, and kids series Tumble Leaf, available for unlimited streaming as part of an Amazon Prime membership. Prime Video is also now available to customers in more than 200 countries and territories around the globe at www.primevideo.com.
- Amazon Channels: Over 100 video subscriptions to networks like HBO, SHOWTIME, STARZ, PBS KIDS, Acorn TV, and more, available to Amazon Prime members in the US as add-ons to their membership. To view the full list of available channels, visit www.amazon.com/channels.
- Rent or Own: Hundreds of thousands of titles, including new release movies and current TV shows available for on-demand rental or purchase for all Amazon customers.
- Instant Access: Customers can instantly watch anytime, anywhere through the Amazon Video app on compatible TVs, mobile devices, Amazon Fire TV, Fire TV Stick, and Fire tablets, or online. For a list of all compatible devices, visit www.amazon.com/howtostream.
- Premium Features: Top features like 4K Ultra HD, High Dynamic Range (HDR) and mobile downloads for offline viewing of select content.
In addition to Prime Video, the Prime membership includes unlimited fast free shipping options across all categories available on Amazon, more than two million songs and thousands of playlists and stations with Prime Music, secure photo storage with Prime Photos, unlimited reading with Prime Reading, unlimited access to a digital audiobook catalog with Audible Channels for Prime, a rotating selection of free digital games and in-game loot with Twitch Prime, early access to select Lightning Deals, exclusive access and discounts to select items, and more. To sign-up for Prime or to find out more, visit: www.amazon.com/prime.
About Amazon
Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit www.amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.
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