This article contains considerable spoilers for Star Wars: The Last Jedi.If you want to go into the film pure as the driven salt on the mining planet of Crait, you should wait until later to read this. Otherwise, join us for a closer look at the long-distance relationship scorching across the galaxy in Episode VIII. There are a number of heart-stopping moments in The Last Jedi: Holdo’s last stand, the big Luke reveal, Chewie’s […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89OP78l9oF0 In the upcoming sci-fi film Annihilation, a group of scientists set out to explore an area that has been overtaken by a mysterious force and is full of strange sights — and terrors. The film stars Natalie Portman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tuva Novotny, Gina Rodriguez, and Tessa Thompson as the members of the team, while Oscar Isaac plays the husband of Portman’s character. Annihilation — which just released its second trailer […]
Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks and Daniel Day-Lewis are names synonymous with the awards season, but they won’t have to show up at this year’s SAG Awardsshow. Surprisingly, the trio of celebrated actors, who, collectively own seven SAG Awards and 29 nominations among them, were shut out of this year’s slate, likely victims of the group’s early ballot deadline. SAG Awards voters received screeners of “The Post,” the timely Steven Spielbergjournalism drama starring Streep and […]
Apple has confirmed that it will acquire Shazam, the popular app for iOS and Android that recognizes songs playing nearby in addition to providing other features. Apple didn’t share any further information about the acquisition, including the terms of the deal, but a spokesperson issued the following statement: "We are thrilled that Shazam and its talented team will be joining Apple. Since the launch of the App Store, Shazam has consistently ranked […]
Disney-Luscasfilm’s “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” dominated social media buzz last week in the wake of the Dec. 9 world premiere and announcing its dedication to the late Carrie Fisher, according to media-measurement firm comScore and its PreAct service. “The Last Jedi,” which opens Dec. 15, generated 368,000 new conversations last week to bring its total to 4.75 million. Tracking has shown the tentpole’s opening weekend could be in the […]
The Star Trek movie series is about to venture into new territory, and I don't mean an unexplored section of the galaxy. Earlier this week, it was reported that Quentin Tarantino pitched Paramount Pictures an idea for the next Star Trek movie, and a writers room has been assembled to hash this out further. While not guaranteed yet, Tarantino may end up directing the R-rated sci-fi blockbuster as well, and if that happens, Patrick Stewart, who played Jean-Luc […]
Game of Thrones‘ final season won’t return until 2019 — that’s according to series star Sophie Turner. While HBO has yet to confirm the season 8 premiere year (which EW first revealed was the most likely option back in June), Turner let slip in a new Variety interview that “Game of Thrones comes out in 2019.” Her quote follows news that GoT — which is currently shooting its final six episodes — will continue filming until the summer of 2018 (which […]
Paul Thomas Anderson’s filmmaking swings between ambitions — sweeping riffs on history (“Boogie Nights,” “There Will Be Blood,” “The Master”) and peculiar, enlightening character studies (“Hard Eight,” “Punch Drunk Love”). His ambling Thomas Pynchon adaptation “Inherent Vice” tried to merge those modalities, but “Phantom Thread” really pulls it off, with his most concise, endearing works in years, one that plumbs dark and mysterious Andersonian depths to unearth a surprising degree […]
Just like every Nancy Meyers character facing a moment of emotional crisis, New Jersey son Bruce Springsteen is no stranger to drinking wine alone. “Page Six” reports that, during his Broadway run, the musical boss has been spotted enjoying solo wine lunches at Barneys New York’s Freds Madison Avenue restaurant. Apparently these lunches don’t happen every day, but Springsteen is “often” seen sitting alone at the bar with a fine vintage during his 3 p.m. […]
