Richard Portman, ‘Star Wars’ Sound Engineer and 11-Time Oscar Nominee, Dies at 82

Written by  on January 31, 2017

Sound engineer Richard Portman, who received 11 Academy Award nominations and won for his work on Michael Cimino’s “The Deer Hunter,” died …

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Filming on Star Wars Han Solo spin-off Red Cup has begun with new working title

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While everyone’s been busy dissecting the title and logo of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, you may have forgotten about the Han Solo spin-off starring …

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Richard Portman, ‘Star Wars,’ ‘The Godfather’ and ‘Nashville’ Sound Man, Dies at 82

Written by  on January 31, 2017

Portman, whose prolific list of credits includes Carnal Knowledge (1971), The Godfather (1972), Paper Moon (1973), Star Wars (1977) and Body Heat …

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Johnson Talks “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” Influences

Written by  on January 31, 2017

Rian Johnson’s “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” is in the midst of post-production with the visual effects departments working away on the various shots.

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Star Wars™ Pinball: Rogue One™

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Zen Studios is excited to announce that Star Wars™ Pinball: Rogue One™, the highly-anticipated pinball table based on the blockbuster film Rogue …

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Public Memorial For Star Wars’ Carrie Fisher Set For March 25th In Los Angeles

Written by  on January 31, 2017

Beloved Star Wars actress Carrie Fisher suddenly passed away on December 27, 2016, and now we have the details on her public memorial service.

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‘The Last Jedi’ director endorses The Mountain Goats’ Star Wars song

Written by  on January 31, 2017

Rian Johnson, director of this year’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi, has endorsed a tribute song written and recorded by indie-folk band The Mountain …

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Scarface Remake Adds Star Wars Actor, Loses Director – Report

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Additionally, sources told the site that Star Wars: Rogue One actor Diego Luna will play a lead role in the untitled Scarface remake. The new movie will …

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Star Wars Had A Very Cool Reason For Leaving Wedge Out Of Rogue One

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Rogue One: A Star Wars Story brought back several classic X-wing pilots for the film’s final space battle, however, one of them, the most well-known …

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Star Wars Bits: Rian Johnson Talks ‘The Last Jedi,’ Donald Glover Talks Lando, and the Death Star …

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Empire has published a Q&A with Star Wars: The Last Jedi writer/director Rian Johnson and while he can’t say too much about his mysterious movie, …

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Star Wars Theory Thinks We Met The Last Jedi, And It Ain’t Luke Skywalker

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While the newest entry in the Star Wars saga finally has a title, nobody knows what it means. However, since fans have nearly a year to try and guess, …

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Star Wars Crawl Text

Written by  on January 31, 2017

The opening to Star Wars is iconic. The effect of text scrolling both up and away from the screen was both a crazy cool special effect for a movie back …

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Rian Johnson on STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI’s Movie Influences, and More Movie News

Written by  on January 31, 2017

Thank the maker! The gates barring the flow of information on Star Wars: The Last Jedi are sloooowly opening. In today’s Movie Morsels, director Rian …

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Alternate Title for ‘The Force Awakens’ Was ‘Shadow of the Empire’

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But could Xizor have appeared in a Star Wars film? Probably not, though his specter would have loomed large if The Force Awakens had been called …

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Production on Han Solo’s ‘Star Wars’ spinoff film now underway

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Director Chris Miller posted the first photo from the set on Monday. It shows a clapperboard with the film’s jokey working title, “Star Wars: Red Cup.

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Here’s the convincing new Star Wars: The Last Jedi theory about Supreme Leader Snoke’s real …

Written by  on January 31, 2017

More than a year after the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens there remain two major questions that The Last Jedi has to answer: ‘Who are …

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Star Wars: Red Cup is the working title for the Han Solo spinoff movie

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Titles for Star Wars movies must be like buses; you wait ages for one and then they come along in a clump. Last week we learned that Episode …

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Star Wars: The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson just endorsed this Mountain Goats Ultimate Jedi song

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The Last Jedi will star the late Carrie Fisher alongside Mark Hamill, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Adam Driver and Andy Serkis. Star Wars: …

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Star Wars ‘Red Cup’: director reveals young Han Solo working title

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Miller – who co-directed The Lego Movie and 22 Jump Street – previously tweeted an image of a Solo cup after landing the job directing the Star Wars …

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Young Han Solo Movie Begins Production, Continues the ‘Star Wars’ Tradition of Unusual Working …

Written by  on January 31, 2017

Get it? It’s a pun on red Solo cups. And his name is Solo. Also, it’s a solo project. Either way, it’s the best advertisement for the iconic plastic cup …

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Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’s Diego Luna to Star in Scarface Reboot

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37-year-old Mexican actor Diego Luna, who starred as Captain Cassian Andor in Lucasfilm’s Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, is attached to star. Okay …

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Star Wars Science: Droids [Infographic]

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In the Star Wars galaxy Droids are a part of everyday life. They are mechanical beings that possess artificial intelligence and are used for all kinds of …

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Donald Glover Hasn’t Read the Han Solo Script Yet

Written by  on January 31, 2017

Earlier today, Chris Miller, who is directing Han Solo: A Star Wars Story with Phil Lord, announced that shooting is under way with the first set photo.

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Ridiculous STAR WARS Song Reveals “THE LAST JEDI” Is about Cannibalism

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For about a week now, we’ve known that the next film in the Star Wars franchise is going to be called Star Wars: The Last Jedi (there’s a lot more we …

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The Paradox of Humanizing Star Wars’ Stormtroopers

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The Force Awakens did something no other Star Wars movie had done: it made a hero out of a Stormtrooper. But doing that complicates what it means …

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