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Rian Johnson explains the ‘let the past die’ theme of Star Wars: The Last Jedi

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‘Let the past die’ was the central theme of Rian Johnson’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi and now the director has explained the thinking behind it. Throughout the film a number of characters brought up this theme of letting the past die in one way or another, including two of the film’s key figures Luke […]

Why are Star Wars fans acting like Kelly Marie Tran smothered their inner child?

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Anghus Houvouras on toxic fandom… Obviously she didn’t. No rational mature adult human-being could validate a statement like this. It’s the kind of hyperbolic verbal spasm that has become a staple of fandom ever since cinematic obsessives made declarations like ‘George Lucas raped my childhood’ because they thought the prequels weren’t that good. I’m always […]

Rian Johnson was inspired by Star Wars: The Last Jedi online hate for Knives Out, confirms that his new trilogy is still happening

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In just a few more weeks director Rian Johnson’s latest film Knives Out will be released to the public after garnering significant praise at various film festivals. Johnson was inspired by the works of acclaimed mystery author Agatha Christie, who wrote Murder on the Orient Express, to create a modern day ‘who dunnit?’ mystery, but she wasn’t […]

Video Review – Knives Out

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Knives Out, 2019. Directed by Rian Johnson. Starring Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas, Jamie Lee Curtis, Michael Shannon, Don Johnson, Toni Collette, Lakeith Stanfield, Katherine Langford, Jaeden Martell, and Christopher Plummer. In this video review, EJ Moreno shares his thoughts on Knives Out, a “whodunit” film from Rian Johnson. Following up, Star Wars: […]

2019 BFI London Film Festival Review – Knives Out

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Knives Out, 2019. Written and directed by Rian Johnson. Starring Daniel Craig, Ana De Armas, Lakeith Stanfield, Chris Evans, Jamie Lee Curtis, Toni Collette, Don Johnson, Michael Shannon, Christopher Plummer, Katherine Langford, Jaeden Martell, and Riki Lindholme. SYNOPSIS: When renowned crime novelist Harlan Thrombey (Christopher Plummer) is found dead at his estate just after his […]

Pick of the London Film Festival Special #4 with Katie Smith-Wong and Sarah Miles | The Pick of the Flicks Podcast

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During the course of the BFI London Film Festival 2019, The Pick of the Flicks Podcast is devoting itself to looking at the best of the fest. This time around, it’s two guests for the price of one as we discuss Rian Johnson’s murder-mystery Knives Out and Noah Baumbach’s drama Marriage Story… On this week’s […]

Rian Johnson’s Knives Out gets a new trailer and poster

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Following a batch of character poster for Knives Out, Lionsgate has released a new poster and one-sheet for Rian Johnson’s upcoming murder mystery which features a star-studded cast that includes Chris Evans, Ana De Armas, Jamie Lee Curtis, Don Johnson, Michael Shannon, Toni Collette, LaKeith Stanfield, Katherine Langford, Jaeden Martell, Christopher Plummer and Daniel Craig; […]

Rian Johnson says Lucasfilm is still “figuring out” future Star Wars movie schedule

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Rian Johnson, who is set to direct a new trilogy of Star Wars films, says Lucasfilm hasn’t yet decided on their upcoming schedule. The Skywalker saga is set to come to an end this December with Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. And when it comes to movies, fans don’t really know what’s coming next. […]

Rian Johnson’s star-studded murder mystery Knives Out gets a first trailer

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Lionsgate has debuted the first trailer and poster for director Rian Johnson’s upcoming star-studded murder mystery Knives Out which features a cast that includes Chris Evans, Ana De Armas, Jamie Lee Curtis, Don Johnson, Michael Shannon, Toni Collette, LaKeith Stanfield, Katherine Langford,  Jaeden Martell, Christopher Plummer and Daniel Craig; take a look below… Acclaimed writer […]