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Q&A: Anthony Daniels talks long ride as C-3PO in 'Star Wars'

Monday, 18 May 2020, 08:31 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

Anthony Daniels went through a painful experience after not receiving the same amount of public recognition as other co-stars when the first "Star Wars" film was released in 1977.  But in time,...

A force awakened: why so many find meaning in Star Wars

Friday, 15 May 2020, 10:17 Last update: about 6 years ago The Conversation

After witnessing the overwhelming popularity of Star Wars, director Francis Ford Coppola told George Lucas he should start his own religion.   Lucas laughed him off, but Coppola may...

'Waves' explores the ebb, flow of a family's love

Wednesday, 13 May 2020, 09:06 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

Rarely has a movie's title been so apt as that of "Waves," a film that makes you feel like you've been knocked flat over by a fierce current — only to be rescued by a gentle, soothing flow of...

Taylor Kitsch plays a bad guy with nuance and special skills

Friday, 8 May 2020, 07:28 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

Actor Taylor Kitsch bristles at the notion that the criminal he plays in the new police drama "21 Bridges," is a cold-blooded killer. He says he worked to find the "emotional beats" of his...

In 'Knives Out,' a whodunit for the Trump era

Thursday, 7 May 2020, 08:43 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

Rian Johnson's "Knives Out" unravels not just a good old-fashioned murder mystery but the very fabric of the whodunit, pulling at loose threads until it has intricately, devilishly woven together...

'Queen & Slim' is romantic, urgent and beautiful

Monday, 27 April 2020, 09:41 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

Rarely has a Tinder date ended so poorly than the one shown in "Queen & Slim." Even more rarely has a bad Tinder date produced such a great film. The remarkable "Queen & Slim" is a...

In 'The Two Popes,' a buddy movie in vestments

Thursday, 16 April 2020, 07:40 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

Believers of all religions can agree on one thing: the Vatican is an unlikely place for a bromance. The novelty of Fernando Meirelles' "The Two Popes" is right there in its title. There has only...

From 'Knives Out' to Bond, Ana de Armas is on the rise

Wednesday, 15 April 2020, 07:35 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

Ana de Armas is fumbling with a packet of sugar and talking about her breakneck schedule on a recent afternoon in Los Angeles when her already enormous almond eyes widen even further. "Do I have...

'Dark Waters' plunges into 'forever chemicals'

Tuesday, 14 April 2020, 08:51 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

Todd Haynes' "Dark Waters," about the prolonged (and ongoing) legal fight to uncover the environmental damage of cancer-inducing "forever chemicals" and hold their corporate makers accountable, is a...

'21 Bridges' puts New York on lockdown

Monday, 30 March 2020, 16:37 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

How excited James Brown would have been for "21 Bridges." Take you to bridge? How about 21 of them? But I suspect even the Godfather of Soul would give an easy pass to Brian Kirk's "21 Bridges,"...

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