Many of the holiday season’s biggest movies are now coming home to Blu-ray, and even earlier if you’re interested in the digital/VOD editions. This week’s column includes the extensive special editions of Star Wars: The Force Awakens and The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2, as well as standard issue Blu-rays for The Hateful Eight, Concussion and the remake of Point Break. Star Wars: The Force … [Read more...]
11.22.63 Interview: J.J. Abrams on Stephen King and Star Wars
After setting box office records with Star Wars: The Force Awakens, director J.J. Abrams is coming back to television. The creator of Felicity, Alias, Lost and other hits is bringing a Stephen King epic to Hulu. 11.22.63 is time travel story starring James Franco as a modern man who discovers a portal to 1960, and uses three years in the past to try to stop the JFK assassination. Abrams is … [Read more...]
The 10 Best Quotes From The Star Wars: The Force Awakens Press Conference
What happens when you get Mindy Kaling onto a couch with the likes of J.J. Abrams, Kathleen Kennedy, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Lupita Nyong'o, Gwendoline Christie and Lawrence Kasdan to talk about Star Wars: The Force Awakens? Awesomeness, that's what. The press conference location was held as tightly as some government documents and, at that point of … [Read more...]
Star Wars The Force Awakens Review
I'll be honest, I have sat in front of this screen typing and deleting hundreds of different words, over and over, trying to form the right feeling about the epicness of this film. Putting how The Force Awakens impacted me: as a fan, as a critic, as a mother? Pretty tough gig. In fact, my first reaction was just this: JZODOYDLXUGUGIGFG!!!!!! Truthfully, I can wax poetic about the beauty of … [Read more...]
I Asked Carrie Fisher and Daisy Ridley About Girl Power (And Didn’t Faint)
You know how there are some people you idolize and you promise yourself, when given the chance, you will ask a relevant question and hope they give a kick ass answer? Welp... I got that chance yesterday at the Star Wars: The Force Awakens press conference and I DID IT. In fact, it went like this- first question, a friend asked, bam done. Mindy Kaling (the moderator for our panel) said, "who's … [Read more...]
Star Wars: The Force Awakens Trailer Has Arrived And Blown Our Minds
It's HERE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGbxmsDFVnE Chances are you're still reeling from buying your Episode VII tickets thanks to a few movie sites selling them early and then also making sure to catch the trailer as soon as it aired during the game. We're in the home stretch before the December release and chances are you have those tickets on lock so let's take a refresher … [Read more...]
The Force Awakens Second Teaser Released (and AHHH!!) #TheForceAwakens
"The force is strong in my family..." Indeed mysterious voice, indeed. Director JJ Abrams debuted the new trailer after "The Force Awakens" panel at the Star Wars Celebration in Anaheim, CA today. JJ and Lucasfilm's president Kathleen Kennedy were on hand, along with the three leads, John Boyega, Daisy Ridley and Oscar Isaac, who were able to divulge a little bit more about their characters … [Read more...]
