The Highest-Grossing Movies of All Time: Star Wars, Endgame, Avatar and More

Written by  on May 19, 2019

With $770.8 million grossed in four weekends, Endgame is only behind another Disney release, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, which remains the …

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The world this week: Dracula makes its mark and Star Wars hits the big screen

Written by  on May 19, 2019

20 May. Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis received a patent to create work trousers with metal rivets in 1873. This marked the birth of blue jeans. A Boeing …

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Watch Star Wars Fans React to The Phantom Menace on Opening Night

Written by  on May 19, 2019

On opening day May 19, 1999, Star Wars fans turned out in droves to return to a galaxy far, far away for the release of George Lucas’ Episode I: The …

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Avengers: Endgame Passes Avatar at the Box Office

Written by  on May 19, 2019

Star Wars: The Force Awakens is the No. 1 highest-grossing domestic release of all time with $936.7 million. The Top 10 Highest-Grossing Movies of …

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Here’s what critics had to say about ‘Star Wars: The Phantom Menace’ in 1999

Written by  on May 19, 2019

Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace hit theaters 20 years ago, on May 19, 1999, and to celebrate we’re looking back at early reactions from …

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Star Wars: 10 Weirdest Aliens in the Mos Eisley Cantina

Written by  on May 19, 2019

For most viewers, the Cantina was their first look at all the diverse alien races that populated the Star Wars galaxy, and a revelation of just how …

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Star Wars: The Phantom Menace gave us the greatest behind-the-scenes documentary ever

Written by  on May 19, 2019

The Beginning: Making Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace solidifies its place as the greatest making-of documentary ever created around …

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PSA: You Can Now Watch an All-Ahsoka Tano Cut of Star Wars: Rebels

Written by  on May 19, 2019

Longtime readers know how much Ahsoka Tano means to me. She’s been one of the consistent highlights of the modern Star Wars canon, throughout …

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Star Wars: The Phantom Menace: The 5 best scenes of Episode I

Written by  on May 19, 2019

Star Wars: The Phantom Menace premiered 20 years ago today. It had its up and downs, but there were many scenes that stood out. Here are the top …

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20 Years Later, ‘Star Wars: The Phantom Menace’ Is Still Terrible

Written by  on May 19, 2019

One of the more baffling responses of the torch-and-fork crowd happened in the wake of “Star Wars: The Last Jedi,” a movie that is, objectively, brilliant …

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15 Things You Never Knew About ‘Star Wars: Episode I’ on its 20th Anniversary

Written by  on May 19, 2019

A lot of “Star Wars” fans must be feeling their age right about now. It’s been 20 years since “Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace” roared into …

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The Star Wars prequels are dumb and bad — and also insightful about American politics

Written by  on May 19, 2019

The Star Wars prequels are bad. They’re stilted and strange, with bland stories that get stuck in first gear, performances that can’t escape director …

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Why ‘The Phantom Menace’ Need Not Divide ‘Star Wars’ Fans

Written by  on May 19, 2019

Sunday marks 20 years since George Lucas first returned to Star Wars with his first prequel Episode I: The Phantom Menace. Twenty years of criticism, …

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Celebrating the 20th anniversary of Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace

Written by  on May 19, 2019

For children of the 1980s and 90s, the Star Wars trilogy was exciting, groundbreaking and amazing, but it was all we would ever get of the galaxy far, …

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Star Wars at the Movies Ep 9: Memories of MENACE

Written by  on May 19, 2019

In this 20th Anniversary Episode I retrospective, 15 fans share stories that capture the sense of anticipation, excitement, confusion, disappointment, …

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REVIEW: Star Wars: Age of Rebellion – Lando Calrissian #1

Written by  on May 19, 2019

For the most part, the one-shots released under the Age of Rebellion banner haven’t done much to add to the larger mythology of the Star Wars …

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20 years ago, Star Wars: The Phantom Menace changed movies forever

Written by  on May 19, 2019

On May 19th, 1999, George Lucas changed movies forever. The long-anticipated Star Wars prequel Episode I: The Phantom Menace hit theaters, …

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The Phantom Menace at 20: How the Star Wars prequel revolutionized movie tech

Written by  on May 19, 2019

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the first episode of the Skywalker saga, Star Wars: Episode I —The Phantom Menace, SYFY WIRE has put …

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5 Ways The Last Jedi Made Star Wars Worse (And 5 Ways It Made It Better)

Written by  on May 19, 2019

The Star Wars movies have been famous for their plot twists ever since Darth Vader told Luke that he was his father. No Star Wars movie – or any …

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What Is George Lucas’ Net Worth?

Written by  on May 19, 2019

Lucas wrote and directed Star Wars, a film that cost $11 million to make. The cost paled in comparison to the $775.4 million Star Wars made worldwide …

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Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Performance Capture Wraps Up, Cameron Monaghan Shares Behind …

Written by  on May 19, 2019

It won’t be long before we get to see gameplay footage from Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order for the first time, but as far as the narrative elements of the …

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20 Years Later, Are the ‘Star Wars’ Prequels Still Bad?

Written by  on May 19, 2019

I’d been a huge Star Wars fan as a kid, growing up in the 80s contemporaneously with the original trilogy coming out, being super jealous of friends …

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Twenty Years Later, THE PHANTOM MENACE Has Become A Camp Classic

Written by  on May 19, 2019

It’s been twenty years since George Lucas violently expelled Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace onto movie theater screens across the world.

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25 Days of Tonys: Burn This and Star Wars Star Adam Driver

Written by  on May 19, 2019

Adam Driver is back on Broadway in the Tony-nominated revival of Lanford Wilson’s Burn This. The role marks Driver’s return to Broadway after an …

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BWW Interview: Charlie Ross of ONE MAN STAR WARS at Orlando Fringe

Written by  on May 19, 2019

Charlie Ross performs the entire original Star Wars trilogy by himself in … In a special Fringe edition of “Clarissa Moon Talks to the Stars,” I sat down …

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