From swords-and-sandals skirmishes, to World War II men-on-a-mission movies, to futuristic tales of humanity battling antagonistic alien races, the history of cinema is full of war films. Some depict real-life battles, victories and defeats. Others
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Five years after Trainwreck, US comedy godfather Judd Apatow is back with his sixth film, The King Of Staten Island. Headed for an unexpected digital release due to coronavirus (“Obviously, comedies are built for a communal experience,
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On October 30 2012, George Lucas announced the sale of Lucasfilm to Disney and shocked the world. It wasn’t the dollar value of the purchase (a shade over $4 billion) or Lucas’ sudden retirement from
Part V: The Release Abrams: I don’t think you can’t overstate the power of Star Wars. The narrative of that movie is brilliant: the propulsion of it, the unexpected nature of it, the way it makes
Part II: Casting Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker): I got a call from George in the summer of 2012. He asked to see us and I thought something was up. My wife casually said, “What if he
Part IV: The Shoot Kennedy: Our first shot was Daisy’s speeder travelling across the desert. That was at 5:38 in the morning. With the wind blowing and the sand kicking up, the guys in their Stormtrooper