Steven Spielberg’s The Post is concerned with historical lies and hidden truths that are all too relevant today. Stewart Gardiner exposes the words behind the fiction.
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Since the last two updates have featured drinking establishments in the MCU, let’s have another round of posts with the bars of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, part 1. There are quite a few!
Dennis takes a closer look at the world’s smallest superheroes in the trailer for Ant-Man and the Wasp.
This location took some careful observation and some sheer luck to find. But before any of that happened, I had to decide where is the best place to look for a Vienna Bar?
The Last Jedi has injected necessary change into the Star Wars franchise that is essential for its long term strength.
This location took a little Google-Fu to figure out since Neptune’s Net is a real bar located in Southern California.
Starman (1984) bridges together several genres and film motifs: science fiction, romance, the “road trip” film, and a military drama chief among them. This unique blend makes Starman equally as beautiful a story about love lost and returned as it is a challenging commentary on the way human beings treat one another.
Delve deeper into the background of the latest Star Wars film with The Last Jedi: The Visual Dictionary. Mike Harris examines some tasty tidbits to be found in this intriguing volume.
The mirror cave sequence in Rian Johnson’s The Last Jedi is up there with the most iconic sequences of cinema. Stewart Gardiner reflects on that and other memorable examples of mirrors on screen.
What’s the best way to recreate Pier 13 from 1940s New York City? Digital sets are one way but also shooting footage in older parts of the United Kingdom is another way.
If one line from 2015’s The Force Awakens could sum up not only the essence of the film but also the excitement and buildup in the fan community itself it would be Han’s now iconic “Chewie, we’re home”. As the dust settles on the opening weekend for The Last Jedi, it’s now obviously apparent that it has its own mantra
It’s all over already. Months and months of build up and the opening weekend is in the bag. Sure, everyone is now making their way through fourth and fifth viewings but while the wait begins for the Blu-Ray next year, The Last Jedi Soundtrack is here.
SPOILER FREE With The Last Jedi about to devastate the box office, what threads that have been brought up in the various canon might be further explored in the film? A journey into the Unknown Regions.