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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 9/28 to 9/30/2018 weekend box office is "Night School," with an estimated take of $28 million.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Gal Gadot joins Fox's remake of "Death on the Nile," based on Agatha Christie's novel.
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COMICS-FILM - From TheWrap: Apparently, there will be a second "Deadpool" movie this year. "Deadpool 2" was released this past May. The new film will open December 21st according to a still developing story.
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CELEBRITY - From TheWrap: Comedian Wanda Sykes was booed during a stand-up comedy show for making anti-President Trump jokes.
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SPORTS-CRIME - From ESPN: Louisiana State University (LSU) college basketball player, Wayde Sims, was killed in a shooting outside a restaurant near Southern University of Baton Rouge. A junior from Baton Rouge, Sims was shot about 12:25 a.m. CST and died at a local hospital.
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TELEVISION - From Variety: MTV announced that rapper Li'l Yachty will star in "How High 2," a TV sequel to the 2001 theatrical feature, "How High," which stars Method Man and Redman. [I am a fan of the original. - Editor]
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CELEBRITY - From YahooEntertainment: Bill Cosby was sentenced to 3 to 10 years in state prison for the sexual assault of Andrea Constand. Judge Steven T. O'Neill also ruled Cosby a "sexually violent predator" and fined him $25,000.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Mel Gibson will co-write and direct a remake of Sam Peckinpah's classic 1969 Western, "The Wild Bunch."
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COMICS-FILM - From YahooPeople: See Joaquin Phoenix in action as "The Joker," in a new set photo.
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STREAMING - From Newsarama: Here is the first photo of the "Star Trek" slash Captain Picard revival.
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STREAMING - From Variety: Zoe Kravitz will star in a TV series, "High Fidelity," which will be inspired by Nick Hornby's 1995 novel, "High Fidelity" and the 2000 Touchstone film adapted from the novel (and starring John Cusack).
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TELEVISION - From Collider: The great Robert Englund will play "Freddy Krueger" ("A Nightmare on Elm Street"), the character for which he is most (in)famous, for an episode of the ABC sitcom, "The Goldbergs." Englund will reprise Krueger for the series' Halloween episode.
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TELEVSION - From TVLine: Halle Berry and Lena Waithe has executive producers of BET's adaptation of Eddie Murphy's 1992 film, "Boomerang." The TV series will be a continuation rather than a reboot.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 9/21 to 9/23/2018 weekend box office is "The House with a Clock in Its Walls" with an estimated haul of $26.85 million.
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COMICS-FILM - From TheWrap: Todd Phillips reveals a photo image of Zazie Beetz's from his film, "Joker," starring Joaquin Phoenix.
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MEDICINE-BLM - From MotherJones: Black Patients Miss Out On Promising Cancer Drugs. Black people and Native Americans are underrepresented in clinical trials of new drugs, even when the treatment targets a type of cancer that disproportionately affects them.
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HISTORY - From YahooFinance: 100 years ago the United States fought its deadliest battle ever, "the Meuse-Argonne offensive of 1918." The U.S. victory there helped bring an end to World War I, but the cost was 26,000 Americans killed and tens of thousands wounded.
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STREAMING - From Variety: Jordan Peele ("Get Out") will host and narrate the CBS' revival of "The Twilight Zone" for its streaming service CBS All Access.
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CULTURE-BLM - From Vox: Living while black; campaigning while Black.
TRAILER:
From CNET: First trailer for "X-Men: Dark Phoenix," which is due February 14, 2018.
OBITS:
From RollingStone: Vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter, Marty Balin, has died at the age of 73, Thursday, September 27, 2018. In 1965, Balin founded the psychedelic rock band, Jefferson Airplane, with guitarist, the late Paul Kantner (2016), in San Francisco.
From StarWars: The film producer, Gary Kurtz, has died at the age of 78, September 23, 2018. Kurtz is best known for his association with George Lucas, producing Lucas' directorial efforts, "American Graffiti" (1973) and "Star Wars" (1977). Kurtz produced "The Empire Strikes Back," but parted ways with Lucas. Kurtz earned "Best Picture" Oscar nominations for producing "American Graffiti" and "Star Wars."
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Sunday, September 30, 2018
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from September 23rd to 30th, 2018 - Update #20
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Thursday, September 27, 2018
"The Nun" Attacks Another Worldwide Box Office Milestone - $300 Million
“The Nun” is a Holy Terror at the Box Office, Crossing $300 Million Worldwide
BURBANK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--New Line Cinema’s horror thriller “The Nun” crossed another milestone, surpassing $300 million at the global box office, it was announced today by Ron Sanders, Warner Bros.’ President of Worldwide Theatrical Distribution and Home Entertainment.
“This success further demonstrates the extraordinary scope and appeal of James Wan’s “Conjuring”
Through Tuesday, the film has taken in an estimated $102.4 million domestically. It has also been #1 at the international box office for three consecutive weekends, taking in an estimated $199.7 million, for a worldwide total of $302.1 million and counting.
It continues to generate strong returns in Latin America and Mexico as well as the U.S. Hispanic markets, where the popularity of star Demian Bichir is a major draw. In addition, “The Nun” just opened at the top of the box office in a number of markets, including France, Italy, Russia and Korea. It currently ranks as the highest-grossing horror film of all time in twelve markets, including Indonesia, Brazil, Romania and UAE; the biggest-grossing film in the “Conjuring” universe in more than 30 markets; and the highest-grossing Warner Bros. Pictures release for the year in 26 markets, including Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Indonesia, Romania, Poland and Sweden. The combined gross for the “Conjuring” universe—the top-grossing horror franchise in cinema history—now stands at more than $1.5 billion.
In making the announcement, Sanders said, “This success further demonstrates the extraordinary scope and appeal of James Wan’s “Conjuring” universe. We again want to congratulate director Corin Hardy and the cast, led by Demian Bichir and Taissa Farmiga, and all the talented people who worked on the film who love to scare audiences and do it so well.”
From director Corin Hardy (“The Hallow”) comes “The Nun,” exploring another dark corner of “The Conjuring” universe. The terrifying film delves into the shocking origin of the demonic Nun Valak, who first made her evil presence known in “The Conjuring 2.” The film is produced by James Wan (“The Conjuring” films, upcoming “Aquaman”) and Peter Safran (“The Conjuring” franchise).
When a young nun at a cloistered abbey in Romania takes her own life, a priest with a haunted past and a novitiate on the threshold of her final vows are sent by the Vatican to investigate. Together they uncover the order’s unholy secret. Risking not only their lives but their faith and their very souls, they confront a malevolent force in the form of a nun, as the abbey becomes a horrific battleground between the living and the damned.
“The Nun” stars Oscar nominee Demian Bichir (“A Better Life”) as Father Burke, Taissa Farmiga (TV’s “American Horror Story”) as Sister Irene, and Jonas Bloquet (“Elle”) as local villager Frenchie. The cast also includes Charlotte Hope (TV’s “Game of Thrones”) as the abbey’s Sister Victoria, Ingrid Bisu (“Toni Erdmann”) as Sister Oana, and Bonnie Aarons, reprising her role from “The Conjuring 2” as the title character.
Hardy directed “The Nun” from a screenplay by Gary Dauberman (“IT,” the “Annabelle” films), story by James Wan & Dauberman. Richard Brener, Walter Hamada, Dave Neustadter, Dauberman, Michael Clear and Todd Williams served as executive producers.
Joining Hardy behind the scenes are director of photography Maxime Alexandre (“The Voices,” “Annabelle: Creation”), production designer Jennifer Spence (“Annabelle: Creation,” “Lights Out,” the “Insidious” films), editors Michel Aller (“Lights Out,” “Paranormal Activity: Ghost Dimension”) and Ken Blackwell (“Ouija,” “Friday the 13th”), and costume designer Sharon Gilham (TV’s “Black Mirror”). The music is by Abel Korzeniowski (“Nocturnal Animals”).
New Line Cinema presents an Atomic Monster / Safran Company production, “The Nun.” The film is being distributed in theatres and IMAX by Warner Bros. Pictures. The film has been rated R for terror, violence, and disturbing/bloody images.
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BURBANK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--New Line Cinema’s horror thriller “The Nun” crossed another milestone, surpassing $300 million at the global box office, it was announced today by Ron Sanders, Warner Bros.’ President of Worldwide Theatrical Distribution and Home Entertainment.
“This success further demonstrates the extraordinary scope and appeal of James Wan’s “Conjuring”
Through Tuesday, the film has taken in an estimated $102.4 million domestically. It has also been #1 at the international box office for three consecutive weekends, taking in an estimated $199.7 million, for a worldwide total of $302.1 million and counting.
It continues to generate strong returns in Latin America and Mexico as well as the U.S. Hispanic markets, where the popularity of star Demian Bichir is a major draw. In addition, “The Nun” just opened at the top of the box office in a number of markets, including France, Italy, Russia and Korea. It currently ranks as the highest-grossing horror film of all time in twelve markets, including Indonesia, Brazil, Romania and UAE; the biggest-grossing film in the “Conjuring” universe in more than 30 markets; and the highest-grossing Warner Bros. Pictures release for the year in 26 markets, including Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Indonesia, Romania, Poland and Sweden. The combined gross for the “Conjuring” universe—the top-grossing horror franchise in cinema history—now stands at more than $1.5 billion.
In making the announcement, Sanders said, “This success further demonstrates the extraordinary scope and appeal of James Wan’s “Conjuring” universe. We again want to congratulate director Corin Hardy and the cast, led by Demian Bichir and Taissa Farmiga, and all the talented people who worked on the film who love to scare audiences and do it so well.”
From director Corin Hardy (“The Hallow”) comes “The Nun,” exploring another dark corner of “The Conjuring” universe. The terrifying film delves into the shocking origin of the demonic Nun Valak, who first made her evil presence known in “The Conjuring 2.” The film is produced by James Wan (“The Conjuring” films, upcoming “Aquaman”) and Peter Safran (“The Conjuring” franchise).
When a young nun at a cloistered abbey in Romania takes her own life, a priest with a haunted past and a novitiate on the threshold of her final vows are sent by the Vatican to investigate. Together they uncover the order’s unholy secret. Risking not only their lives but their faith and their very souls, they confront a malevolent force in the form of a nun, as the abbey becomes a horrific battleground between the living and the damned.
“The Nun” stars Oscar nominee Demian Bichir (“A Better Life”) as Father Burke, Taissa Farmiga (TV’s “American Horror Story”) as Sister Irene, and Jonas Bloquet (“Elle”) as local villager Frenchie. The cast also includes Charlotte Hope (TV’s “Game of Thrones”) as the abbey’s Sister Victoria, Ingrid Bisu (“Toni Erdmann”) as Sister Oana, and Bonnie Aarons, reprising her role from “The Conjuring 2” as the title character.
Hardy directed “The Nun” from a screenplay by Gary Dauberman (“IT,” the “Annabelle” films), story by James Wan & Dauberman. Richard Brener, Walter Hamada, Dave Neustadter, Dauberman, Michael Clear and Todd Williams served as executive producers.
Joining Hardy behind the scenes are director of photography Maxime Alexandre (“The Voices,” “Annabelle: Creation”), production designer Jennifer Spence (“Annabelle: Creation,” “Lights Out,” the “Insidious” films), editors Michel Aller (“Lights Out,” “Paranormal Activity: Ghost Dimension”) and Ken Blackwell (“Ouija,” “Friday the 13th”), and costume designer Sharon Gilham (TV’s “Black Mirror”). The music is by Abel Korzeniowski (“Nocturnal Animals”).
New Line Cinema presents an Atomic Monster / Safran Company production, “The Nun.” The film is being distributed in theatres and IMAX by Warner Bros. Pictures. The film has been rated R for terror, violence, and disturbing/bloody images.
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"Widows," "Green Book" to Screen at Austin Film Festival 2018
Austin Film Festival Announces Full Film and Conference Schedule
Slate Includes Centerpiece Film Ben is Back, Widows, Green Book, Friends from College Season 2 Premiere, Wildlife
AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Austin Film Festival & Writers Conference (AFF), the premier film festival recognizing the writers’ contributions to film, television, and new media, announced today the full schedule of films and panels for the 25th Anniversary festival, this October 25-November 1, 2018. AFF’s feature film slate includes 23 World, North American, and US Premieres, a robust retrospective series, and highly anticipated marquee titles, including Steve McQueen’s and Gillian Flynn’s modern-day thriller Widows, Peter Farrelly’s dramedy period piece Green Book starring Mahershala Ali and Viggo Mortensen, Mike Leigh’s period piece Peterloo, Mickey Rourke-starring boxing drama Tiger, Paul Dano’s Wildlife starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Carey Mulligan, and Julia Roberts and Lucas Hedges family drama Ben is Back bowing as AFF’s Centerpiece selection, with writer/director Peter Hedges in attendance.
AFF also announced its 2018 television program. Included this year is comedy series Friends From College, launching on Netflix in 2019. Creators Francesca Delbanco and Nicholas Stoller will present a special preview screening of the Season 2 premiere episode. Creator Justin Marks and executive producer Jordan Horowitz will also be on hand at the Festival to present the season 2 premiere of their espionage spy thriller Counterpart, starring Academy Award® winner J.K. Simmons, premiering on Starz later this year.
AFF’s retrospective series will feature Tony Gilroy presenting his 1995 film Dolores Claiborne based on Stephen King’s novel, Graham Yost presenting his 1994 action classic Speed, and writer Mick Garris in attendance for a special Halloween presentation of Hocus Pocus.
Other World Premieres include The Dancing Dogs of Dombrova, F/11 and Be There, The Amaranth, A Girl Named C, and Waiting for the Miracle to Come.
The full Film and Conference schedule can be found at www.austinfilmfestival.com.
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Austin Film Festival (AFF) is a non-profit organization dedicated to furthering the art, craft and business of writers and filmmakers and recognizing their contributions to film, television and new media. AFF is supported in part by the Cultural Arts Division of the City of Austin Economic Development Department and the Texas Commission on the Arts. All attendees and events are based on permitting schedules and are subject to change and/or cancellation without notice.
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Slate Includes Centerpiece Film Ben is Back, Widows, Green Book, Friends from College Season 2 Premiere, Wildlife
AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Austin Film Festival & Writers Conference (AFF), the premier film festival recognizing the writers’ contributions to film, television, and new media, announced today the full schedule of films and panels for the 25th Anniversary festival, this October 25-November 1, 2018. AFF’s feature film slate includes 23 World, North American, and US Premieres, a robust retrospective series, and highly anticipated marquee titles, including Steve McQueen’s and Gillian Flynn’s modern-day thriller Widows, Peter Farrelly’s dramedy period piece Green Book starring Mahershala Ali and Viggo Mortensen, Mike Leigh’s period piece Peterloo, Mickey Rourke-starring boxing drama Tiger, Paul Dano’s Wildlife starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Carey Mulligan, and Julia Roberts and Lucas Hedges family drama Ben is Back bowing as AFF’s Centerpiece selection, with writer/director Peter Hedges in attendance.
AFF also announced its 2018 television program. Included this year is comedy series Friends From College, launching on Netflix in 2019. Creators Francesca Delbanco and Nicholas Stoller will present a special preview screening of the Season 2 premiere episode. Creator Justin Marks and executive producer Jordan Horowitz will also be on hand at the Festival to present the season 2 premiere of their espionage spy thriller Counterpart, starring Academy Award® winner J.K. Simmons, premiering on Starz later this year.
AFF’s retrospective series will feature Tony Gilroy presenting his 1995 film Dolores Claiborne based on Stephen King’s novel, Graham Yost presenting his 1994 action classic Speed, and writer Mick Garris in attendance for a special Halloween presentation of Hocus Pocus.
Other World Premieres include The Dancing Dogs of Dombrova, F/11 and Be There, The Amaranth, A Girl Named C, and Waiting for the Miracle to Come.
The full Film and Conference schedule can be found at www.austinfilmfestival.com.
ABOUT AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL:
Austin Film Festival (AFF) is a non-profit organization dedicated to furthering the art, craft and business of writers and filmmakers and recognizing their contributions to film, television and new media. AFF is supported in part by the Cultural Arts Division of the City of Austin Economic Development Department and the Texas Commission on the Arts. All attendees and events are based on permitting schedules and are subject to change and/or cancellation without notice.
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Tuesday, September 25, 2018
Review: "Solo: A Star Wars Story" is Pure Classic Era
TRASH IN MY EYE No. 7 (of 2018) by Leroy Douresseaux
[This review was originally posted on Patreon.]
Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)
Running time: 135 minutes (2 hours, 15 minutes)
MPAA – PG-13 for sequences of sci-fi action/violence
DIRECTOR: Ron Howard
WRITERS: Jonathan Kasdan and Lawrence Kasdan; based on the characters created by George Lucas)
PRODUCERS: Simon Emanuel (p.g.a.) and Kathleen Kennedy (p.g.a.)
CINEMATOGRAPHER: Bradford Young (D.o.P.)
EDITOR: Pietro Scalia
COMPOSER: John Powell (and adaptation)
SCI-FI/FANTASY/ACTION/ADVENTURE
Starring: Alden Ehrenreich, Joonas Suotamo, Woody Harrelson, Emilia Clarke, Donald Glover, Thandie Newton, Paul Bettany, Clint Howard, Erin Kellyman, Anthony Daniels, and Warwick Davis and the voices of Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Jon Favreau, and Linda Hunt
Solo: A Star Wars Story is a 2018 science fiction and fantasy film from director Ron Howard. It is the tenth live-action film in the Star Wars film franchise, and it is the second anthology or “stand-alone” film (meaning that it is not part of the “Skywalkers saga”), following 2016's Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. The film focuses on a younger version of classic Star Wars character, Han Solo, and tells the story of how he got his start as a space pirate and smuggler.
Solo: A Star Wars Story opens on the shipbuilding world of Corellia. There we meet a young "scrumrat" and aspiring pilot named Han (Alden Ehrenreich) and his lover, Qi'ra (Emilia Clarke), who both long to escape the clutches of the local criminal gangs and to leave the planet for new lives. However, only Han manages to escape, and he joins the Imperial Navy of the Galactic Empire as a flight cadet.
Three years later, Han is serving as an infantryman during a battle on the planet Mimban. There, he encounters a gang of criminals posing as Imperial officers, led by Tobias Beckett (Woody Harrelson). Han and his new friend, Chewbacca (Joonas Suotamo), a Wookie with whom he just became acquainted, bribe their way onto Beckett's crew. Han and Chewbacca's first heist with Beckett, however, leads him into dangerous places. Han meets a murderous crime lord, Dryden Vos (Paul Bettany); discovers a smooth-talking and rising young smuggler, Lando Calrissian (Donald Glover); enters a new heist that could make or break his future; and reunites with a figure from his past.
Much about Solo: A Star Wars Story feels contrived and shoved in, as if the filmmakers and storytellers are trying to reveal the origins of everything Star Wars fans know about the Han Solo. From his name to his personality, very little if anything is not covered. Still, one can make an argument that much about the original Star Wars (1977) is contrived.
What is important is that Solo: A Star Wars Story feels like classic era Star Wars films (1977 to 1983). Like the other anthology film, Rogue One, Solo: A Star Wars Story is infused with the spirit of adventure of the original films. Solo is partly a Western, like the original Stars Wars. Solo is a far-flung space opera and interstellar fantasy like the original trilogy. Part of the reason that Solo feels so classic Star Wars is that one of the film's two screenwriters, Lawrence Kasdan, wrote two of the original trilogy films, and his son, Jonathan, is the co-screenwriter here. Solo director Ron Howard should have directed a Star Wars film a long time ago, as far as I am concerned. He has previously worked with Star Wars creator, George Lucas, on the fantasy film, Willow (1988). So Howard was fated for a Star Wars film, and I am glad it is Solo.
As for the characters, Alden Ehrenreich is good as young Han Solo. Ehrenreich tries to capture the spirit of the performance of the original Han Solo actor, Harrison Ford, but Ehrenreich plays young Han, not as a fully grown man, but as someone still evolving. Donald Glover is excellent, superb, and great as young Lando Calrissian (who was originally played by Billy Dee Williams). Solo is not a big enough movie for two personalities like young Han and young Lando, so Lando needs his own movie. And new Chewbacca actor, Joonas Suotama, is good, but it is hard to mess up playing Chewbacca.
If this review makes it seem that I am much more pleased with Solo: A Star Wars Story than I am about the most recent other Star Wars film, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, I unequivocally am. Solo is a real movie all on its own – beginning, middle, and end. While it may not add much to the fictional mythology of the Star Wars franchise, Solo: A Star Wars Story gets it right by looking, feeling, and acting like classic Star Wars.
8 of 10
A
Friday, May 25, 2018
The text is copyright © 2018 Leroy Douresseaux. All Rights Reserved. Contact this blog or site for reprint and syndication rights and fees.
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[This review was originally posted on Patreon.]
Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)
Running time: 135 minutes (2 hours, 15 minutes)
MPAA – PG-13 for sequences of sci-fi action/violence
DIRECTOR: Ron Howard
WRITERS: Jonathan Kasdan and Lawrence Kasdan; based on the characters created by George Lucas)
PRODUCERS: Simon Emanuel (p.g.a.) and Kathleen Kennedy (p.g.a.)
CINEMATOGRAPHER: Bradford Young (D.o.P.)
EDITOR: Pietro Scalia
COMPOSER: John Powell (and adaptation)
SCI-FI/FANTASY/ACTION/ADVENTURE
Starring: Alden Ehrenreich, Joonas Suotamo, Woody Harrelson, Emilia Clarke, Donald Glover, Thandie Newton, Paul Bettany, Clint Howard, Erin Kellyman, Anthony Daniels, and Warwick Davis and the voices of Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Jon Favreau, and Linda Hunt
Solo: A Star Wars Story is a 2018 science fiction and fantasy film from director Ron Howard. It is the tenth live-action film in the Star Wars film franchise, and it is the second anthology or “stand-alone” film (meaning that it is not part of the “Skywalkers saga”), following 2016's Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. The film focuses on a younger version of classic Star Wars character, Han Solo, and tells the story of how he got his start as a space pirate and smuggler.
Solo: A Star Wars Story opens on the shipbuilding world of Corellia. There we meet a young "scrumrat" and aspiring pilot named Han (Alden Ehrenreich) and his lover, Qi'ra (Emilia Clarke), who both long to escape the clutches of the local criminal gangs and to leave the planet for new lives. However, only Han manages to escape, and he joins the Imperial Navy of the Galactic Empire as a flight cadet.
Three years later, Han is serving as an infantryman during a battle on the planet Mimban. There, he encounters a gang of criminals posing as Imperial officers, led by Tobias Beckett (Woody Harrelson). Han and his new friend, Chewbacca (Joonas Suotamo), a Wookie with whom he just became acquainted, bribe their way onto Beckett's crew. Han and Chewbacca's first heist with Beckett, however, leads him into dangerous places. Han meets a murderous crime lord, Dryden Vos (Paul Bettany); discovers a smooth-talking and rising young smuggler, Lando Calrissian (Donald Glover); enters a new heist that could make or break his future; and reunites with a figure from his past.
Much about Solo: A Star Wars Story feels contrived and shoved in, as if the filmmakers and storytellers are trying to reveal the origins of everything Star Wars fans know about the Han Solo. From his name to his personality, very little if anything is not covered. Still, one can make an argument that much about the original Star Wars (1977) is contrived.
What is important is that Solo: A Star Wars Story feels like classic era Star Wars films (1977 to 1983). Like the other anthology film, Rogue One, Solo: A Star Wars Story is infused with the spirit of adventure of the original films. Solo is partly a Western, like the original Stars Wars. Solo is a far-flung space opera and interstellar fantasy like the original trilogy. Part of the reason that Solo feels so classic Star Wars is that one of the film's two screenwriters, Lawrence Kasdan, wrote two of the original trilogy films, and his son, Jonathan, is the co-screenwriter here. Solo director Ron Howard should have directed a Star Wars film a long time ago, as far as I am concerned. He has previously worked with Star Wars creator, George Lucas, on the fantasy film, Willow (1988). So Howard was fated for a Star Wars film, and I am glad it is Solo.
As for the characters, Alden Ehrenreich is good as young Han Solo. Ehrenreich tries to capture the spirit of the performance of the original Han Solo actor, Harrison Ford, but Ehrenreich plays young Han, not as a fully grown man, but as someone still evolving. Donald Glover is excellent, superb, and great as young Lando Calrissian (who was originally played by Billy Dee Williams). Solo is not a big enough movie for two personalities like young Han and young Lando, so Lando needs his own movie. And new Chewbacca actor, Joonas Suotama, is good, but it is hard to mess up playing Chewbacca.
If this review makes it seem that I am much more pleased with Solo: A Star Wars Story than I am about the most recent other Star Wars film, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, I unequivocally am. Solo is a real movie all on its own – beginning, middle, and end. While it may not add much to the fictional mythology of the Star Wars franchise, Solo: A Star Wars Story gets it right by looking, feeling, and acting like classic Star Wars.
8 of 10
A
Friday, May 25, 2018
The text is copyright © 2018 Leroy Douresseaux. All Rights Reserved. Contact this blog or site for reprint and syndication rights and fees.
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Monday, September 24, 2018
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Comics,
Diamond,
Jim Henson,
WWE Studios
Dark Horse Comics from Diamond Distributors for September 26, 2018
DARK HORSE COMICS
JUL180515 AMERICAN GODS JACKS CROCODILE BAR COASTER SET (RES) $9.99
JUL180480 BEASTS OF BURDEN WISE DOGS AND ELDRITCH MEN #2 (OF 4) CVR A $3.99
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JUN180306 DISNEY PRINCESS JASMINES NEW PET HC $7.99
MAY189271 DISNEY ZOOTOPIA FRIENDS TO THE RESCUE HC $7.99
JUL180441 GAMMA #1 (OF 4) $3.99
JUN180363 HELLBOY WILD HUNT TP 2ND ED $14.99
JUL180450 MODERN FANTASY #4 (OF 4) $3.99
JUN180337 MOEBIUS LIBRARY INSIDE MOEBIUS HC VOL 03 $39.99
MAY180393 MST3K COASTER SET $9.99
MAY180355 ROCKET ROBINSON SECRET SAINT TP $14.99
JUL180485 STARCRAFT SCAVENGERS #3 $3.99
MAY180356 STEVEN UNIVERSE ADULT COLORING BOOK TP VOL 01 $14.99
JUL180419 STRANGER THINGS #1 CVR A BRICLOT $3.99
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JUN180306 DISNEY PRINCESS JASMINES NEW PET HC $7.99
MAY189271 DISNEY ZOOTOPIA FRIENDS TO THE RESCUE HC $7.99
JUL180441 GAMMA #1 (OF 4) $3.99
JUN180363 HELLBOY WILD HUNT TP 2ND ED $14.99
JUL180450 MODERN FANTASY #4 (OF 4) $3.99
JUN180337 MOEBIUS LIBRARY INSIDE MOEBIUS HC VOL 03 $39.99
MAY180393 MST3K COASTER SET $9.99
MAY180355 ROCKET ROBINSON SECRET SAINT TP $14.99
JUL180485 STARCRAFT SCAVENGERS #3 $3.99
MAY180356 STEVEN UNIVERSE ADULT COLORING BOOK TP VOL 01 $14.99
JUL180419 STRANGER THINGS #1 CVR A BRICLOT $3.99
JUL180420 STRANGER THINGS #1 CVR B ALBUQUERQUE $3.99
JUL180421 STRANGER THINGS #1 CVR C LAMBERT $3.99
JUL180422 STRANGER THINGS #1 CVR D SATTERFIELD PHOTO VAR $3.99
MAY180350 USAGI YOJIMBO TMNT TP COMPLETE COLLECTION $17.99
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DC Comics from Diamond Distributors for September 26, 2018
DC COMICS
JUN180558 ACTION COMICS #1000 THE DELUXE EDITION HC $19.99
JUL180614 ACTION COMICS #1003 $3.99
JUL180616 ACTION COMICS #1003 MACK VAR ED $3.99
JUL180615 ACTION COMICS #1003 MANAPUL VAR ED $3.99
JUL180622 BATGIRL #27 $3.99
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JUL180628 BATMAN BEYOND #24 $3.99
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JUN180570 BATMAN HUSH UNWRAPPED HC NEW ED $39.99
JUL180630 BATMAN KINGS OF FEAR #2 (OF 6) $3.99
JUN180563 BATMAN KNIGHTQUEST TP VOL 01 THE CRUSADE $19.99
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MAR180374 DC ARTISTS ALLEY BATMAN VINYL FIG NOOLIGAN $40.00
MAR180379 DC ARTISTS ALLEY HARLEY B&W VINYL FIG NOOLIGAN $40.00
MAR180378 DC ARTISTS ALLEY HARLEY VINYL FIG NOOLIGAN $40.00
MAR180377 DC ARTISTS ALLEY JOKER B&W VINYL FIG NOOLIGAN $40.00
MAR180376 DC ARTISTS ALLEY JOKER VINYL FIG NOOLIGAN $40.00
JUN180439 DC SUPER HERO GIRLS SEARCH FOR ATLANTIS TP $9.99
JUL180639 DETECTIVE COMICS #989 $3.99
JUL180640 DETECTIVE COMICS #989 VAR ED $3.99
JUL180604 DOOMSDAY CLOCK #7 (OF 12) $4.99
JUL180605 DOOMSDAY CLOCK #7 (OF 12) VAR ED $4.99
MAR180342 FINAL CRISIS 10TH ANNIVERSARY OMNIBUS HC $150.00
JUL180643 FLASH #55 $3.99
JUL180644 FLASH #55 VAR ED $3.99
MAY180578 FLASH REBIRTH DLX COLL HC BOOK 03 $34.99
JUN180576 FLASH TP VOL 07 PERFECT STORM $16.99
JUL180592 HEROES IN CRISIS #1 (OF 7) $3.99
JUL180596 HEROES IN CRISIS #1 (OF 7) BLANK VAR ED $3.99
JUL180667 JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK #3 $3.99
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MAY180470 JUSTICE LEAGUE ODYSSEY #1 VAR ED $3.99
JUN180581 JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA TP VOL 05 DEADLY FABLE $19.99
JUL180671 LOONEY TUNES #245 $2.99
JUL180681 RAVEN DAUGHTER OF DARKNESS #8 (OF 12) $3.99
JUL180684 SCARLET #2 (OF 5) (MR) $3.99
JUL180687 SCOOBY DOO TEAM UP #42 $2.99
JUL180689 SILENCER #9 $2.99
JUN180589 SILENCER TP VOL 01 CODE OF SILENCE $16.99
JUN180588 SUPER SONS TP VOL 03 PARENT TRAP $14.99
JUL180698 TERRIFICS #8 $2.99
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JUL180702 TITANS #26 VAR ED $3.99
JUN180590 TITANS TP BOOK 01 TOGETHER FOREVER $24.99
JUL180709 WONDER WOMAN #55 $3.99
JUL180710 WONDER WOMAN #55 VAR ED $3.99
JUN180558 ACTION COMICS #1000 THE DELUXE EDITION HC $19.99
JUL180614 ACTION COMICS #1003 $3.99
JUL180616 ACTION COMICS #1003 MACK VAR ED $3.99
JUL180615 ACTION COMICS #1003 MANAPUL VAR ED $3.99
JUL180622 BATGIRL #27 $3.99
JUL180623 BATGIRL #27 VAR ED $3.99
JUL180628 BATMAN BEYOND #24 $3.99
JUL180629 BATMAN BEYOND #24 VAR ED $3.99
JUN180570 BATMAN HUSH UNWRAPPED HC NEW ED $39.99
JUL180630 BATMAN KINGS OF FEAR #2 (OF 6) $3.99
JUN180563 BATMAN KNIGHTQUEST TP VOL 01 THE CRUSADE $19.99
MAR180375 DC ARTISTS ALLEY BATMAN B&W VINYL FIG NOOLIGAN $40.00
MAR180374 DC ARTISTS ALLEY BATMAN VINYL FIG NOOLIGAN $40.00
MAR180379 DC ARTISTS ALLEY HARLEY B&W VINYL FIG NOOLIGAN $40.00
MAR180378 DC ARTISTS ALLEY HARLEY VINYL FIG NOOLIGAN $40.00
MAR180377 DC ARTISTS ALLEY JOKER B&W VINYL FIG NOOLIGAN $40.00
MAR180376 DC ARTISTS ALLEY JOKER VINYL FIG NOOLIGAN $40.00
JUN180439 DC SUPER HERO GIRLS SEARCH FOR ATLANTIS TP $9.99
JUL180639 DETECTIVE COMICS #989 $3.99
JUL180640 DETECTIVE COMICS #989 VAR ED $3.99
JUL180604 DOOMSDAY CLOCK #7 (OF 12) $4.99
JUL180605 DOOMSDAY CLOCK #7 (OF 12) VAR ED $4.99
MAR180342 FINAL CRISIS 10TH ANNIVERSARY OMNIBUS HC $150.00
JUL180643 FLASH #55 $3.99
JUL180644 FLASH #55 VAR ED $3.99
MAY180578 FLASH REBIRTH DLX COLL HC BOOK 03 $34.99
JUN180576 FLASH TP VOL 07 PERFECT STORM $16.99
JUL180592 HEROES IN CRISIS #1 (OF 7) $3.99
JUL180596 HEROES IN CRISIS #1 (OF 7) BLANK VAR ED $3.99
JUL180667 JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK #3 $3.99
JUL180668 JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK #3 VAR ED $3.99
MAY180469 JUSTICE LEAGUE ODYSSEY #1 $3.99
MAY188190 JUSTICE LEAGUE ODYSSEY #1 BLACK AND WHITE VAR ED $3.99
MAY180470 JUSTICE LEAGUE ODYSSEY #1 VAR ED $3.99
JUN180581 JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA TP VOL 05 DEADLY FABLE $19.99
JUL180671 LOONEY TUNES #245 $2.99
JUL180681 RAVEN DAUGHTER OF DARKNESS #8 (OF 12) $3.99
JUL180684 SCARLET #2 (OF 5) (MR) $3.99
JUL180687 SCOOBY DOO TEAM UP #42 $2.99
JUL180689 SILENCER #9 $2.99
JUN180589 SILENCER TP VOL 01 CODE OF SILENCE $16.99
JUN180588 SUPER SONS TP VOL 03 PARENT TRAP $14.99
JUL180698 TERRIFICS #8 $2.99
JUL180701 TITANS #26 $3.99
JUL180702 TITANS #26 VAR ED $3.99
JUN180590 TITANS TP BOOK 01 TOGETHER FOREVER $24.99
JUL180709 WONDER WOMAN #55 $3.99
JUL180710 WONDER WOMAN #55 VAR ED $3.99
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Geoff Johns,
Justice League,
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toy news,
Wonder Woman
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