Anghus Houvouras on the Star Wars franchise and news that Disney and Lucasfilm are mapping out its future through to 2035… Franchises, reboots, and sequels. It’s the cinematic world we’re living in. Studios like easy bets. Your average ticket buying movie-goer isn’t that discerning. Case closed. But there are still uncharted waters as we enter […]
DVD Review – Elstree 1976 (2015)
Elstree 1976, 2015. Directed by Jon Spiral. Featuring David Prowse, Jeremy Bulloch, Paul Blake, Pam Rose, Derek Lyons, Anthony Forrest and Laurie Goode. SYNOPSIS: Documentary focusing on the bit-part actors and extras from the original 1977 Star Wars movie. Elstree 1976 is not just a documentary about Star Wars; in fact, it’s not even really […]
Bringing Star Wars to the Screen: Episode IV – A New Hope
Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope, 1977. Directed by George Lucas. Starring Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Peter Cushing and Alec Guinness. SYNOPSIS: A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away… young farm boy Luke Skywalker becomes embroiled in a civil war between the heroic Rebellion and evil Galactic Empire. […]
Is Star Wars the most depressing franchise ever?
Anghus Houvouras on the Star Wars franchise… With the release and massive worldwide success of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Star Wars has once again proven itself the most popular franchise in the history of cinema. People really seem to enjoy Rogue One. Most notably for the more grounded, realistic elements. The darker war […]
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and the Unhelpful Rumour Machine
Tony Black on Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and the unhelpful rumour machine… We may be living in the age of the geek, but when you examine all the rumour around Rogue One: A Star Wars Story this week, you can’t help but wonder if that Birth. Movies. Death article doing the rounds about ‘broken […]
Star Wars Original Trilogy receiving theatrical roadshow re-release in the States in August
The original Star Wars trilogy is heading back to the big screen this summer, with the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema chain organising a special roadshow triple-bill of A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi across more than 20 cities in the States. “It’s always been a dream to show the original […]
Gareth Edwards reveals that Lucasfilm has a 4K restoration of Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope
During an interview with Little White Lies, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story director Gareth Edwards has revealed that Lucasfilm has a completed a shiny new 4K restoration of George Lucas’ first foray to the galaxy far, far away, Star Wars: Epsiode IV – A New Hope. “On day one, we were in Lucasfilm in San […]
J.J. Abrams addresses criticism that Star Wars: The Force Awakens is a rip-off of A New Hope
While Star Wars: The Force Awakens has been shattering box office records left, right and centre – and repairing much of the damage caused by the Prequel Trilogy in the minds of many fans – the film has come in for some criticism for its similarities to the original Star Wars, particularly in terms of its plot and […]
Memorable Star Wars Moments – Mos Eisley Cantina
Flickering Myth’s writing team are counting down to the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens by discussing their most memorable Star Wars moments. Next up is Matt Spencer-Skeen with the Mos Eisley scene from A New Hope… I would like to point out that the scene before we meet Han Solo and Chewbacca was never […]
George Lucas explains why Greedo shoots first in Star Wars
It’s a question that fans have been asking ever since the Special Edition release of Star Wars in 1997: why oh why did George Lucas decide to have Greedo shooting first during the bounty hunter’s confrontation with Han Solo in the Mos Eisley cantina? Well, speaking to the Washington Post, Lucas has explained that he felt […]
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