Star Wars
19 Mar
Star Wars fans in Russia have built a giant replica of a spaceship from the spinoff series "The Mandalorian" and installed it in a park in one of the world's coldest cities.
29 Dec 2019
The final intergalactic instalment in the Skywalker Saga has landed and film critic Lisa Nesselson gives us her take on its enigmatic exchanges, its grammatical anachronisms and, of course, its lightsaber quotient. Also, Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson struggle to maintain a hold on their sanity in "The Lighthouse"; the film sparked a tidal wave of praise at the Cannes Film Festival this year. Next, we check out Chinese noir "The Wild Goose Lake" and its sumptuous vision of a crime underworld where hig
19 Dec 2019
While Star Wars fans prepare for "The Rise of Skywalker," a die-hard fan of Carrie Fisher is petitioning, on Hollywood Boulevard, to get the late actress a star on the Walk of Fame. "Harrison Ford and Mark Hamill, the two male stars of Star Wars have stars, yet the female star of Star Wars does not have a star. So that turns into a feminist issue for me and for 5,931 people," argues Kristin Grady.
19 Dec 2019
The lunar landscape of Jordan's Wadi Rum valley gets a starring role this week when the next and final episode of the Star Wars saga opens to global audiences. The spectacular desert, with its shimmering red sands, majestic dunes and stunning rock formations was also where Peter O'Toole was filmed riding his horse in the 1962 epic "Lawrence of Arabia".
13 Dec 2019
Star Wars superfans have begun camping outside Hollywood's famous TCL Chinese Theatre, more than a week before the blockbuster opens.
4 Dec 2019
Baby Yoda from Disney+'s Star Wars series becomes the new internet hero!
22 May 2019
The Marvel film, which has made $771 million, only sits behind 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens.' Globally, 'Endgame' is at $2.62 billion compared to 'Avatar's' $2.78 billion.
15 Apr 2019
The ninth installment of the original "Star Wars" film saga will be called "The Rise of Skywalker" and will see the return of the evil Emperor Palpatine to threaten the young heroine Rey, Walt Disney Co revealed on Friday.
11 Nov 2018
The Star Wars films have a cult following all over the world, including in Russia. That's despite the movies not officially being screened there until the final years of the Soviet Union. But Russian fans have taken their love of them to a new level.
25 Jun 2018
Walt Disney Co. Is facing criticism from fans over its handling of the Star Wars franchise following the performance of "Solo: A Star Wars Story." Bloomberg's Jason Kelly reports on "Bloomberg Daybreak: Americas."
25 Dec 2017
This weekend's box office results are in and once again the force is strong with the newest Star Wars instalment.
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