March provided a lot of variety for families watching movies at home. There are plenty of movies families can all watch together, like Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and the Harry Potter prequel Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. For some grown-up fare after the kids are asleep, how about the new Scorses and Almadovar films? Rogue One - On Blu-ray April 4 You can watch Rogue One digitally … [Read more...]
21 ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’ Facts From the Cast and Creative Team
Lucasfilm presents first stand alone Star Wars film, which aims to take audiences to the fateful battle for the Death Star plans--an event we've been waiting to see since the release of Star Wars: A New Hope. In Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, the Rebellion has to count on a small few who operate under a mysterious tip and take a chance to find a weakness built into the Empire's plans for … [Read more...]
A Rogue One Story: When The Ordinary Is Truly Extraordinary
This is a sponsored post in collaboration with Walt Disney Studios and the #WeAllGrow Latina Network. All thoughts and opinions are my own. I used to believe that only people in movies did extraordinary things. As a child, I would look to my favorite movies that took place “a long time ago in a galaxy far far away” and I would want to be like the main characters. They were exciting, and … [Read more...]
Blu-ray Shopping List For March 29: Star Wars, Hateful Eight, Concussion and More
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...]
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...]
D23 Expo 2015: STAR WARS Big Announcements
You would think that the amazing live-action line up they filled us with at the D23 Expo for the first part was enough. But oh, no. They made sure our mind were fully blown by presenting the Lucasfilm Star Wars presentation last. While Director JJ Abrams did keep his promise that there would not be any new footage debuted at D23, we got world changing updates. But first, a glimpse into the … [Read more...]
What We Learned About The Future Of Star Wars At The Star Wars Celebration
Over the weekend, legions of Fanboys and Fangirls took over the Anaheim Convention center to live and breathe STAR WARS even more so than on a regular day. This year's celebration marked the first time that fans could catch a glimpse of the new life of the saga under the guidance of Disney, JJ Abrams and Lucasfilm's president Kathleen Kennedy. From Episode 7 to the spin-offs and everything in … [Read more...]
George Lucas On Parenthood, Love and Making Strange Magic #StrangeMagicEvent
It's not often you are told you are about to interview one of pop culture's living legends. However, that is exactly what happened a couple weeks ago when we were on our way back to our hotel while visiting Pixar. "You are interviewing George Lucas" said our magic making leader which led to a very loud, somewhat squealy "WHATTTTTTTT OHMYGAWD EEEEEEEEE" from the 25 of us that were magically whisked … [Read more...]
