Trailer: Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens
J.J. Abrams knows how to make teasers. If you weren’t excited for the new Star Wars before, you will be now. Let us know what you think in the comments!
Tag: Star Wars
The LonelyReviewer Show – Episode 9: “Supersize Me”
In Episode 9 of The LonelyReviewer Show, we talk about the influx of rehashes, remakes, redos, sequels, and how tentpoles=nothing original anymore! Let us know what you think of the show in the comments section below! Enjoy the episode below, download directly here, subscribe in iTunes, and for you non-iTunes people, you can find the …
Netflix Streaming Pick of the Week: Super 8
With J.J. Abrams as the hot topic of the moment, I thought that Super 8 would be a good choice for this week’s pick of the week. It was my most anticipated Summer movie of 2011, and though I was a little disappointed, it definitely captured a bit magic of the Spielberg/Amblin films of the 80s. The film …
‘The Force Unleashed’ Sells 1.5 million copies
Despite less then stellar reviews, LucasArts latest ‘Star Wars’ themed video game ‘The Force Unleashed,’ has sold 1.5 million copies in its first five days. The multi-platform release (everything from Xbox, to PSP, to iPhone) still doesn’t beat ‘Grand Theft Auto IV’s’ sales records, but is on track to be one of the top games …
‘Dark Knight’ Passes ‘Star Wars’
It’s official- ‘The Dark Knight,’ is the second highest grossing movie of all time in North America. This weekend, the Christian Bale movie passed George Lucas’ original ‘Star Wars,’ with a gross of $473 million. ‘Titanic’ is still number one with $600 million.
‘Dark Knight’ Still Number One, Closing in on ‘Star Wars’
Christopher Nolan’s second Batman movie, ‘The Dark Knight,’ is number one at the box office for a fourth straight week, bringing it’s domestic haul to $441.5 million.
Make Mine a Triple: Great Trilogies
Sequels are sometimes inevitable and often predictable in their inevitability.You watch a great movie, you walk out of the theater and you can almost see the light bulbs appearing over the producers’ heads.“If they loved that, they’ll love a second one!”
Movie Preview: Star Wars: The Clone Wars
George Lucas really hit the goldmine when he released a movie called Star Wars back in 1978, a movie everyone was sure would fail. Based on the residuals, toy licensing, spin-offs, Lucas could never make another movie again, and he’d still die a rich man. He’s rereleased the original trilogy countless times. Even when I …