Luke contemplates his future with the Force as the Empire ravages Jedha. However, Han and Leia might have a trick up their sleeve in Star Wars #41.
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.
For a season that takes place “in space,” so thereby on soundstages, Season 5 has had quite a few actual locations so far. The Lake Ontario Lighthouse is a great example, due to the fact that it does not appear to be stock photography, like so many other establishing shots, and it is also not a lighthouse on Lake Ontario!
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.
Decades before the Resistance and the First Order, the Rebellion finds conflict on Crait in The Storms of Crait #1.
Happy New Year 2018! As one year comes to a close, we charge forward into the new!
General Organa leads Black Squadron on an Ocean’s 11 style heist in Poe Dameron #22.
Retrozap has officially been around for three years and to celebrate, a new logo from artist James Volpe. Read on to see how it was designed.
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
Doctor Aprha chafes in forced servitude to the murder droid, Triple Zero. Her service leads her to Skako Minor. Meanwhile, Lieutenant Magna Tolvan finds a reprieve from execution and sets about learning the identity of “Joystick Chevron.” Dennis discusses all of this in his review of Doctor Aphra #15
In 2015 I got to meet and take a photo with one of my heroes–the smart, funny, fabulous Carrie Fisher. It’s a moment I will always treasure, and a picture …