Sentences with phrase «star wars flicks»

Despite being a prequel scandalized by extensive reshoots and featuring nary a Jedi to be found, Rogue One is one of the best Star Wars flicks to date — as well as the grittiest, darkest, and most grounded.

If I had to personally rank all three movies of the trilogy, I'd rank them the same way as the original Star Wars flicks: 2, 1, and then 3 for almost the same reasons.

Not exact matches

The boys watched some Star Wars movie this past week with Danny, and since then, a quote from the flick has come up more than once, as he reminded them about homework, chores and general productivity:

Okay, so you might consider Star Wars more of a «70s thing, and certainly the first movie and even 1981's «The Empire Strikes Back» are pure space disco, but «Return of the Jedi» was a muppet - heavy «80's flick if there ever was one.

On the surface, SpaceX could be mistaken for a California - casual, surfer - dude outfit: T - shirts and jeans are de rigueur, the company sponsors staff outings to Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the Sith and other geeky flicks, and one of the chief testing engineers is a tattooed 23 - year - old.

For this Civil War era flick, the look was somewhat reminiscent of another Coppola vehicle, The Virgin Suicides, also starring Kirsten Dunst — with both highlighting ethereal white dresses with boudoir vibes.

In her latest upcoming flick, The Imitation Game, Keira Knightley sheds away the stylish, fashionable look that she Keira Knightley (born March 26, 1985) played Queen Amidala's handmaiden Sabé in Star Wars...

Well its not that bad come on, a cross of «Star Wars», «Godzilla», «king kong», «Jurassic Park» and all other monster flicks ever hehe.

While watching a Planet of the Apes movie on TV, he thinks, well, why not pretend that the hiding Americans are a Canadian film crew scouting for locations for a Star - Wars rip - off sci - fi flick named Argo?

In 1977, George Lucas released Star Wars, the ultimate sci - fi popcorn flick - turned - pop - culture myth machine.

Solo: A Star Wars Story is a summer, sci - fi popcorn flick loaded with big action, but it all feels too commercial.

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The pair worked together in Unbroken but Jolie expressed a desire to feature in Star Wars with her friend, admitting she's a big fan of the Sci - Fi flicks.

Clarke, one of the stars of the upcoming spinoff flick «Solo: A Star Wars Story,» stopped by «The Tonight Show» on Monday to promote the film, which reveals how the young Han (Alden Ehrenreich) meets Chewbacca (Joonas Suotamo), among other details about the space swashbuckler.

So since they're both desperate for dough — their rent's overdue, their heat and electricity have been shut off — Zack and Miri decide to round up a couple of strippers (skin flick veterans Traci Lords and Katie Morgan) and eager acolytes (Jason Mewes, Craig Robinson) and make their own adult movie, a tawdry parody of «Star Wars» called «Star Whores,» and distribute it on - line.

To provide cover for the rescue operation, he would create a fake Canadian movie production company headed by real Hollywood insiders pretending to shoot a grade - Z sci - fi flick in Iran for its exotic locations (mimicking Star Wars» desert world).

Among the movies we discuss are Ondi Timoner's Russell Brand doc, which opened SXSW, «Creative Control,» «Uncle Kent 2,» Sally Field in «Hello My Name is Doris,» Austin's Zellner brothers film «Kumiko the Treasure Hunter,» starring Rinko Kikuchi, Sean Penn in «The Gunman,» Al Pacino and Bobby Cannavale in Bleecker Street's «Danny Collins,» and smart horror flick «It Follows» and its tug - of - war between theaters and VOD.

Abrams obviously told the reporter he couldn't discuss casting but just yesterday, Flicks and the City asked Ejiofor if Abrams came knocking for one of the Star Wars films, what would his reaction be?

In a lot of ways, Lakeview Terrace belongs in a conversation about the recent spate of flicks concerning war veterans returning from the front (like The Lucky Ones, or Home of the Brave (also starring Samuel L. Jackson)-RRB- of an unpopular war broken, angry, and unfit for the hypocrisy of peaceful coexistence.

If all Star Wars is to you is a series of fun action flicks then the new film will itch the spot you really needed itched, but something is missing and I can not get over it.

Before J.J. Abrams was helming Star Wars and Star Trek movies and dominating television, he wrote a little flick called Regarding Henry, which found its way into the hands of legendary director Mike Nichols.

A good chunk of viewers walked away from Marvel's Avengers: Infinity War billing the film as a full - fledged Thanos movie, suggesting the Mad Titan was the true star of the Russo brothers» superhero team - up flick.

But what makes the film more than a mere vengeance flick is that it is actually a fairy tale disguised as a humble western in the same way that the Star Wars franchise is actually a space opera about a son redeeming his father who fell from grace.

With such a packed May when it comes to blockbuster scheduling - being sandwiched by Marvel Studios» Infinity War and Lucasfilm's Solo: A Star Wars Story, the Reynolds - led project needs to be really special to stand out from its competitors, especially given that it'll be the launching point of the upcoming X-Force spinoff flick.

Spaceballs is remembered as a silly send - up of Star Wars, Mel Brooks» goofball ode to the outer - space adventure flicks of the»80s.

To be honest, I remember thinking the same when I saw the movie as a kid back in the early 1980s — in the meantime Harryhausen's special effects have been overtaken the visual wizardry of flicks like Star Wars and Raiders of the Lost Ark..

For the next six years — and probably beyond — Disney and Lucasfilm will unleash one new «Star Wars» flick every twelve months, and we'll be in the front row for all of them.

They play the people drafted by the titular couple to shoot their titular stag flick, which just so happens to begin life as Star Wars - inspired (Star Whores, natch) and ends as something set in a coffee shop.

This follows the release of Marvel's next expected hit, Avengers: Infinity War, by less than a week, as the star - studded flick opens in theaters on April 27.

Then, he reviews some other flicks like Ferdinand and The Shape of Water before diving into Star Wars: The Last Jedi with guest - reviewer Nicholas Carr.

David Fincher «s sequel to 2013's science fiction flick World War Z has been in the development process for the past year, which will once again star Brad Pitt as former U.N. investigator Gerry Lane.

However, Pitt may be gearing up for his zombie flick «World War Z 2,» which he will both produce and star in should Paramount decide to move forward with it.

Dimension's boozy teen horror flick All the Boys Love Mandy Lane, starring 21 - year - old looker Amber Heard (Alpha Dog) as a virginal object of affection who gets caught up in a greater, downward - spiraling tug - of - war, releases in a little over a week, on July 20.

It is a flick made by fans, for fans and about fans of the Star Wars franchise.

The film was written and directed by Rian Johnson, who was also behind Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, and the cerebral sci - fi flick Looper.

Star Wars: The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson has praised Alden Ehrenreich's portrayal of Han Solo as original and charming in Ron Howard's anthology flick.

War flick and Asian cinema are, of course, two of the elements that went into George Lucas» conceptual gumbo for «Star Wars,» and Edwards uses these influences in new ways.

It was pointed out that the shared cultural experience of cinema has largely disappeared, apart from behemoths like Star Wars, and shifted to television — another suggested nail in the coffin of Chick Flicks.

Howard has a long professional relationship and friendship with Lucas after starring in the director's coming of age flick American Graffiti, made just before he went on to create Star Wars.

Also in attendance to show their support for the flick was Star Wars «John Boyega and musicians Stormzy, Naughty Boy, and The Black Eyed Peas — will.i.am, apl.de.ap and Taboo.

The Wick DNA is probably the most prevalent and that's because David Leitch, who co-directed the first installment of the Keanu assassin franchise, helms this action flick set at the end of the Cold War starring Charlize Theron as an MI6 spy.

Can War go even further and push this to the billion dollar worldwide club typically reserved for superhero - laden action flicks, Star Wars, and four - quadrant family films?

From indie flicks to big - budget affairs, the enigmatic star of the BBC's War and Peace leaves admirers heralding his remarkable and intuitive performances

Master Obi Wan Kenobi getting his own flick The Star Wars universe is beginning to spread like wild fire and Disney is continuing their world building by shining a light on several key characters of the beloved franchise in their own spin off films.

The latest flick in the Star Wars franchise follows the Rebel Alliance on their mission to steal the Death Star plans and evidently set up the rest of the films in the franchise.

That's unlikely to happen any time soon: Trank's got «Fantastic Four» and then a «Star Wars» flick, but it certainly shows his intentions.

Speculative fiction has a crummy track record when it comes to the Academy Awards, and even when an iconic scifi flick scores Oscar nods, it tends to be ignored in everything but the technical categories (see: E.T., Star Wars, Avatar).

Starring Aaron Taylor - Johnson and John Cena, this compact flick subverts any expectations you might have of a typical war movie.

Cleverly entitled «Wars on Kinkade», the popular painter's soft and dewy landscapes have been taken over by Stormtroopers, Star Destroyers and anything else you might recognise from the world's most famous sci - fi flick.

The streaming service's TV additions are joined by a number of compelling films, including critically acclaimed dramas like The Florida Project, Greek myth - inspired action flick Troy, and Mel Brooks» indelible Star Wars parody, Spaceballs.