‘There Is No Try’: Was Empire Strikes Back Lightning in a Bottle? Rhys Handley December 13, 2017 Analysis, Features, Love Letter Every sequel ever made is royally screwed. Those poor filmmakers can go back to their hit movies with the purest intentions and the best bundle of influences, but how many second instalments can really hold a...
Your Week In Film: Han, Dan, Denzel and Riz Stephen O'Nion October 20, 2017 News 1. Han Solo gets a...
Your Week In Film: Oyelowo, Han Solo, Mo’ Leto? Stephen O'Nion August 25, 2017 News 1. WB decide “screw it” – hire Todd Phillips director for Joker: Origins Having failed to the tune of $745 million with Jared Leto in Suicide Squad, Warner Bros. are ready to have another whack at this...
Your Week In Film: Day-Lewis Retired, Directors Fired, Ron Howard Hired Stephen O'Nion June 23, 2017 News 1. LucasFilm votes RON, appoints Ron to helm Han Solo A long time ago in a galaxy not so different from ours, two men were hard at work on adapting a beloved pop-culture property. They had assembled a fine...
Your Week In Film: Simba, Solo, Scorsese and Sleeper Cells Stephen O'Nion February 24, 2017 News 1. Han Solo No Mo Principal photography has started on the Han Solo spin-off movie. To celebrate, here’s a lovely photo of the cast (and directors Christopher Lord and Phil Miller) in non-appropriate...
Your Week In Film: Rising Stars, Deadpool, Han Solo and more! Stephen O'Nion January 6, 2017 News 1. Nominations announced for BAFTA Rising Star Award We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again: democracy simply doesn’t work. That said, the “as voted for by you” BAFTA Rising Star Award has a...
Your Week In Film: Box Office, Boxing, Batman and Blood… Meridian Stephen O'Nion May 6, 2016 News 1. Disney: The House of Mouse that roared If 2015 was the year of Universal (and it really, really was) then 2016 looks like Disney’s for the taking. Already riding high on the box office receipts of...
News of the Week – 18th March 2016 Stephen O'Nion March 18, 2016 News The Weekly Report All news contained herein corresponds to the world of film. The Weekly Report will seek to cover general film news that has emerged over the last seven days. Olivia Wilde “too...
Casting Call: Young Han Solo Stephen O'Nion January 18, 2016 Behind The Curtain, Casting Call, Features This week Variety reported that Disney have spent several parsecs (yes, I know, distance) auditioning thousands for the role of at least two lifetimes: Young Han Solo. With Rogue One thought to be positioned,...
The Citizen Kane of Awful: The Star Wars Holiday Special Tom Bond August 3, 2014 Features, Nostalgia, The Citizen Kane of Awful Cast: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew Director: Steve Binder, David Acomba Writers: Pat Proft, Leonard Ripps, Bruce Vilanch, Rod Warren, Mitzie...
Making It Big: Elstree 1976 David Brake June 30, 2014 Features, Independent, Making It Big A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. The opening titles crawl for Star Wars now act as an accurate punch line for the original trilogy. The cinematic journey began 36 years ago during the hottest...