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December 2017

December 17, 2017

Box office: The Star falls out of the top ten while Star Wars: The Last Jedi has the second-biggest opening of all time

Plus: the animated film Ferdinand -- from the makers of Ice Age and Rio --...

January 2017

January 02, 2017

Box office: Rogue One is now the #2 movie of 2016 in North America (but only the #9 movie worldwide — so far)

Once again -- following Zootopia, The Jungle Book, Finding Dory and Moana -- a Disney...

December 2016

December 18, 2016

Box office: Rogue One hits while Collateral Beauty flops

The Star Wars franchise had another big hit at the box office this week, while...

October 2016

October 13, 2016

Watch: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story has an actual space battle — and goes to Iceland — in its newest trailer

In which an actor from one of 2014's big Bible epics visits the location of...

August 2016

August 19, 2016

Fan-made Star Wars trailer taps Ewan McGregor’s Jesus

An enterprising Star Wars fan has taken advantage of the fact that Ewan McGregor has...

July 2016

July 15, 2016

Watch: A swarm attacks in Star Trek Beyond, and rebel spies battle the Empire in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Plus: both franchises have almost reached the point where their directors weren't even born yet...

April 2016

April 07, 2016

How did Luke Skywalker “make his bones”?

Who, exactly, was the first person Luke Skywalker killed? And how did Luke feel about...

January 2016

January 14, 2016

Oscar nominations — my own two bits, and a complete list

Here are a few reasons why this year's Best Picture race is one of the...

December 2015

December 26, 2015

How many Star Wars actors have also been in Bible movies?

Actors from Episodes I, V and VII have played Jesus, actresses from Episodes I and...

December 19, 2015

Why Star Wars: Episode VII: The Force Awakens reminds me of another Disney sequel (warning: spoilers galore)

Call it Star Wars Legacy.

November 2015

November 25, 2015

A short list of things that the Star Wars and Rocky (now Creed) franchises have in common

This month, Creed. Next month, The Force Awakens. Both films are the seventh entries in...

June 2015

June 23, 2015

Ewan McGregor’s Jesus-and-Satan movie goes to Scotland

Plus: It's fun to see how the same interview with Ewan McGregor can be quoted...

January 2015

January 28, 2015

Jesus movies and, um, rude bodily noises

Films -- not all of them comedies! -- in which Jesus and other first-century figures...

January 15, 2015

Oscar nominations — my own two bits, and a complete list

Some random facts and stats from today's announcement.

December 2013

December 26, 2013

Exorcists and Emperors: young actors play old, then play young again in flashbacks or prequels

The Exorcist and the Star Wars franchise both feature actors who played characters considerably older...

December 26, 2013

Flashback: The Exorcist and its sequels and prequels

The Exorcist came out 40 years ago today. Here's a look back at some of...

September 2013

September 19, 2013

Lawrence of Arabia and the Hubble telescope

A new video describing the Hubble telescope's discoveries brings a passage from T.E. Lawrence's memoirs...

December 2012

December 13, 2012

The Hobbit and The Phantom Menace: a few similarities

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is the first part of a prequel trilogy that takes...

September 2008

September 01, 2008

Indiana Jones and the Deadly Blather / Notes on the devolution of a franchise.

"Didn't any of you guys ever go to Sunday school?" So said Indiana Jones to...

May 2005

May 19, 2005

Review: Star Wars: Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (dir. George Lucas, 2005)

FIRST, praise where praise is due. The special effects in Star Wars: Episode III -...

December 2002

December 14, 2002

Star Trek: Nemesis (no spoilers, just a lot of grousing)

Just came home from seeing this one. I don't have to review this film for...

May 2002

May 16, 2002

Review: Star Wars: Episode II: Attack of the Clones (dir. George Lucas, 2002)

The main characters are a little older and wiser than they were before, the action...

December 2001

December 01, 2001

Fantasies and fairy tales speak to our spiritual needs

MAGIC is everywhere you look these days. From bookstores to movie theatres, stories about wizards,...

December 16, 2000

Where sibs are a sin

For the haziest of reasons, there is a near taboo on the portrayal of adult...

May 1999

May 30, 1999

Review: Star Wars: Episode I: The Phantom Menace (dir. George Lucas, 1999)

IT'S BEEN said so often that it's now something of a cliché -- popular culture...

January 1997

January 10, 1997

Interview: Kenneth Branagh, director of Hamlet (1996)

Date: January 10, 1997 Place: Hotel Vancouver, Vancouver, BC This interview was conducted when Kenneth...