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The Royal Handmaidens Of Naboo Represent A Fascinating Opportunity For A New ‘Star Wars’ TV Series (Welcome to A Different Point of View, a column where we explore the supporting characters of theStar Warsuniverse and discuss why they deserve more time in the spotlight.)Star Warsis a vast galaxy that was created by George Lucas, but more has been added to it over the decades by countless storytellers. Like a Katamari ball made of overlapping lore and disparate Earth cultures and architecture....

Theme Park Bits: ‘Incredible Summer’ Begins, Pixar Pier Reveals Neighborhoods, Chewbacca Flies Star Tours In this edition of Theme Park Bits: PHOTOS: Decorations, Photo Spots Appear for Incredible Tomorrowland Expo at Magic Kingdomhttps://t.co/7KMjSbP6NO#MagicKingdom#TheIncrediblespic.twitter.com/FmKfCoV7nQ — WDW News Today (@WDWNT)July 10, 2025 Incredible Summeris now upon us at Walt Disney World and Edna Mode, the fashion designer for the superhero family inThe Incredibles, is getting in on the action. The characterwill be appearingat the Magic Kingdom and Disney California Adventure this summer....

This Week In Trailers: White Rabbit, Matangi/Maya/M.I.A., The Foundation Of Criminal Excellence, All The Creatures, Sunset Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: What better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising? This week we see an Oscar winner’s latest, enjoy an import that has a style all its own, watch a documentary about M....

Tigertail’s Production Was Skirting Disaster From Its Very First Scene Actor Tzi Ma is a person you’ve likely seen before. For decades, Ma carved out a career as a supporting player, often playing professors and doctors on TV and in film. He’s appeared on nearly every high-ranked series that aired between 1988 and 2015 and recent movie fans may recognize Ma as General Shang in Denis Villeneuve’s “Arrival” or the dad in Lulu Wang’s “The Farewell....

VOTD: ‘[the Films Of] Wes Anderson’ We’ve reached the end of one month and the start of another, which can only mean… well, actually, it means many things, but one of the things it means is that it’s time for another"[the films of]“video byKees van Dijkhuizen, whom we’ve featured heremultipletimesin thepast. “[the films of]” series is a yearlong, 12-part project by van Dijkhuizen in which he showcases a different director’s style each month by creating a montage of that director’s work....

VOTD: Watch The 1984 Russian Televised Version Of ‘The Hobbit’ The internet is full of gold, if only one knows where to look. A college acquaintance who grew up in Moscow once told me of a televised Russian version ofThe Hobbitthat he saw in the ’80s. It sounded crazy, but he barely even remembered the details, and I had next to nothing to search, not to mention that this was in the early days of the internet, when full videos weren’t so easy to find....

Watch 3 Minutes Of The CBS Stephen King Adaptation ‘Under The Dome’ June 24th is right around the corner. That’s the night CBS finally starts its major summer event,Under the Dome. Based on theStephen Kingnovel of the same name, the show is about a small New England town mysteriously surrounded by an impenetrable dome. Cut off from the world, the people begin to completely change their way of life.Mike Vogel, Rachelle Lefevre, Dean Norris, Natalie MartinezandNicholas Strongare among the show’s stars....

Watch David Cross, Spike Jonze And Will Arnett In The Increasingly Poor Decisions Of Todd Margaret Since it wasfirst announcedI’ve been pretty thrilled forThe Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret. The UK show starsDavid Crossas a doltish American sent to London to head up the promotions for an energy drink. He makes what might be called his best effort, but things go…poorly. The show is UK only for now, but thanks to the miracle of YouTube you can watch the first episode below....

Watch ILM’s Amazing VFX Reel For ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ You’d be hard-pressed to find a casual filmgoer who could name you any visual effects company other thanIndustrial Light & Magic. Thanks to the company’s relationship with theStar Warssaga, the special effects creators easily the most recognizable name in their business, followed closely by Weta Workshop, due to their ties toThe Lord of the RingsandThe Hobbit. Now the special effects house has released a visual effects reel showing off the incredibly detailed and extensive work they did onStar Wars: The Force Awakens....

Watch: Stephen Colbert Stars In A ‘Lord Of The Rings’ Spin-Off About Aragorn’s Twin Brother Talk show hostStephen Colbertis well-established as one of the world’s preeminent scholars of the works of author J.R.R. Tolkien (well, at least in the pop culture realm). He reads Tolkien’s Elvish language, has interviewed Smaug, and is such a big fan that he even scored an extremely brief role inThe Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaugas “Laketown spy....

What’s The Story With A Third ‘Hobbit’ Film, As Peter Jackson Wants To Shoot More Footage? Right at the beginning of Comic Con,Varietyissued a report that talk of a thirdHobbitfilm from directorPeter Jacksonwas just that: talk. And it was talk that not even many people had heard yet. There was much scoffing: “of course it is just two films!” Warner Bros. and the associated studios working on the film have had December release dates locked in for two films for some time now....

Work On The ‘Willow’ Sequel Series For Disney+ Has Begun, But Warwick Davis Cautions That Nothing Is Official Yet The doors have opened for aWillowsequel series on Disney+. After Ron Howard teased thatSolowriterJonathan Kasdanwas in discussions with Disney+ to revive the director’s 1988 epic fantasy film in the form of a TV series, Kasdan has fed nostalgia-hungry fans another cryptic morsel to keep up the hype. But while Kasdan has seemingly started work on aWillowsequel series, original film starWarwick Daviscautions that nothing is totally official yet....

‘Chucky’ Teaser And First Look: The Infamous Killer Doll Is Back In His Own TV Show TheChild’s Play/Chuckyseries, normally a staple on the big screen in years past, is alive and well…and heading to a new medium. From series creatorDon Mancini, the infamous killer doll is now making the jump to television and terrorizing a whole new neighborhood after turning up, innocuously enough, at a local garage sale. Mayhem predictably ensues....