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Star Wars: The Force Awakens was originally titled Shadow of the Empire

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Warning. This post contains spoilers for Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Proceed with caution… While most would agree that “The Force Awakens” is a pretty perfect name for the latest Star Wars installment, according to a recent interaction on Twitter, the film didn’t always have that title. At one point in time, Star Wars: Episode VII […]

SPOILERS: J.J. Abrams discusses Kylo Ren’s big scene in Star Wars: The Force Awakens

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Warning. Major spoilers for Star Wars: The Force Awakens follow. You have been warned… With Star Wars: The Force Awakens breaking box office records across the globe, director J.J. Abrams has been discussing some of the more spoilery aspects of the film, including Rey’s backstory [see here], surprise cameos [see here] and R2-D2’s role [see here]. […]

The Week in Disappointment – Star Wars: The Force Awakens Edition

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Anghus Houvouras with a special Star Wars: The Force Awakens edition of The Week in Disappointment… Star Wars: The Force Awakens is finally here, and truth be told it was pretty good. J.J. Abrams had the difficult job of pleasing old fans and creating new ones. It’s a kitchen sink movie that tries very hard […]

Star Wars: The Force Awakens opens in China with $32 million opening day, closing in on Jurassic World worldwide

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Star Wars: The Force Awakens made its way to the Middle Kingdom today, with the Disney and Lucasfilm blockbuster pulling in $32.1 million, the third-biggest opening day behind Furious 7 ($68 million) and Avengers: Age of Ultron ($33 million). Transformers: Age of Extinction also opened higher in dollar value with $36.6 million, but not in […]

Video Game Review – Star Wars Battlefront

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Tom Powter reviews Star Wars Battlefront… Star Wars Battlefront is both parts a stunning recreation of the much-loved original trilogy of films, and a disappointingly barebones first-person shooter. It’s interesting to see just how true to the films developer EA DICE’s vision for the game was – the world they have created is perhaps the […]

Things That Will Definitely Happen In Cinema in 2016

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This week, Neil Calloway predicts some events from this year in film… Nothing is certain in Hollywood; films that everyone is convinced are going to be huge hits flop, films come out of nowhere to be successful, no actor is a guarantee of success at the box office anymore, but here are some things that […]

Star Wars: Episode VIII pushed back to December 15th, 2017

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Amid the rumours that production on Star Wars: Episode VIII is being delayed, Disney and Lucasfilm have just announced the film is now being released on December 15, 2017 rather than its original summer date. The sequel to the smash hit Star Wars: The Force Awakens was originally slated to be released on May 26, […]

SPOILERS: J.J. Abrams on why Kylo Ren turned to the Dark Side prior to Star Wars: The Force Awakens

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Warning. This point contains MAJOR spoilers for Star Wars: The Force Awakens. If you haven’t seen it yet and you don’t want to be spoiled, turn back now. You have been warned.. While Star Wars: The Force Awakens answers the big mystery surrounding the saga’s new villain Kylo Ren, revealing his real – or rather, former – identity, […]

Second Opinion – Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)

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Star Wars: The Force Awakens, 2015. Directed by J.J. Abrams. Starring Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker, Peter Mayhew, Tim Rose, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Gwendoline Christie, Lupita Nyong’o, Ken Leung, Miltos Yerolemou, Max von Sydow, Jessica Henwick, Christina Chong, Simon Pegg, Billie […]