Star Wars loves clones. Bobba Fett was a clone, the Empire’s stormtroopers were clones, there’s a goddamn TV show called The Clone Wars, which was preceded by an animated film of the same name. Episode II was subtitled Attack of the Clones. Clones clones clones, everybody loves clones.
A generational saga (with some spoilers from The Force Awakens)
I would like to write about a ritual that is built around a movie franchise. It is what we would call a meta-story, that is a story about telling a story, about…
I am not a fan of animal movies. Not to say I’m not a fan of animals. I like most animals. They’re a necessary part of the whole circle of life thing, and pets can do wonders for people’s lives. I also believe animal cruelty is horrible and should be stopped. But what about the…
I went to the movies a lot this year. While there were some real stinkers in the bunch, I had a great time in the cinema. Ranking these films is arbitrary and unfair, but it does allow some perspective about the year in film. Plus, it’s a lot of fun. Enjoy:
Tomorrow will mark the day when Roy Batty starts burning so very brightly:
あけましておめでとうございます。そしてMediumはじめました。もう2016年ですが、この記事を書かないとどうも年を明かした気がしないので、今更ながら書きます。 毎年末、「ぐっときた映画」として3本を挙げる記事を書き続けているので、その2015年度版です。
ちなみに、過去記事はこちら。（せっかくなのでMediumにおひっこししました）2013年を振り返る、ぐっときた映画3本。2014年、ぐっときた映画3本。
by Wilson Smith
Star Trek is a universe I know inside-and-out and could argue all day. Star Wars is not. However I invested enough time in the movies, the roleplaying game, and books to understand sort of the elements that make up a good Star Wars movie.
By Rohini Banerjee:
In case you hadn’t heard already, Netflix — the world’s biggest premium film and television streaming website — has finally made it to India…
If She’s Gotta Have It Ended Correctly
SPOILER WARNING — only read this if you’ve seen the film or don’t care about knowing major plot points.
Now before I get too much into this review, let me say I’m not the biggest Star Wars fan (I was more into Star Trek), but…
Marshall McLuhan, um grande teórico da comunicação, já dizia em uma de suas obras “Os meios de…
Tom Cruise ultimamente não tem dado sorte em seus filmes de ficção, o último não…
«PRO Любовь»
Чудесный фильм…не смотря на банальное название.меня заинтриговало участие необыкновенной Ринаты. И решение было принято))
Фильм очень простой, и в действительности он показывает, ту самую разницу между реальностью и иллюзией…
Com 71 anos de idade, Scorsese demonstra ao público por que é um diretor…
O cinema do franco-canadense Denis Villeneuve tem me surpreendido a cada filme, como ponto de partida…
Seria pretensão de muitos assistir ao filme “NOÉ” nos cinemas, buscando meramente referências bíblicas desse…
American Cinema has provided us with some of the most amazing themese of our lifetimes. The ever growing costume of the hero has tried on many colors. We’ve seen the cowboy scare away those damn indians, the detective solve a brutal murder and at the same time stealing the heart of…
Note: this piece was written as an email to friends and family around two weeks after the release of The Force Awakens — i.e. late December, post-Christmas. Facts and statements in this…
So you are (exceptional) an exception!
From the point of coders: you are living like “Object reference not set to an instance of an object.”
From literature world’s perception: your way of ‘.this' life reminds me Kannada poem roughly translates to-
Oh my Spirit of life, be a…
Porra. Por esta é que eu não esperava. Fiquei completamente arrumada a um canto com a ideia do filme. Tão negro, tão ridículo, tão lindo. E o Colin Farrell, se não vencer um Oscar, atiro a toalha ao chão e parto isto tudo.
It’s been a strong month for Melanie Griffith films. The actress features in both Brian De Palma’s Body Double and Steve De Jarnatt’s Cherry 2000, both of which are inducted in to the first Canon update of 2016. De Jarnatt is a fascinating filmmaker, with…
A grandiloquência é mais uma vez adaptada as telas de cinema, por meio do seu clássico “Tokusatsu”…
I don’t have the highest attendance record at the movies.
Não é um “Tropa de Elite” de US$ 140 milhões, é o filme de um brasileiro que soube impor seu estilo e…
Everyone is most likely familiar with the much quoted Woody Allen saying “80% of life is showing up“. I notice that this saying becomes more true at every stage of my life. I am reminded of it in all of the moments where I experience a mental resistance to new experiences. For example, every two weeks…
É bonito ver em hollywood, filmes segundo óticas extremistas, por exemplo, o belo “A Indomável…
Direto dos consoles para a telona. O filme “Need for Speed” dirigido por Scott Waugh (Ato de…
O que é o amor? Talvez muitos respondam como sendo um sentimento vivido por duas “pessoas”, algo difícil de se…
A qué hora va a venir a metermela Kylo Ren?
There have been lots of speculation as to when or if the sequel of Man of Steel will be released. The Zack Snyder-directed Superman movie that premiered in 2013 has gotten lots of attention lately, along with speculations that Batman…
The third trailer of highly anticipated upcoming comic movie dropped last week. Shutting down lots of speculation, while opening up some more. The most iconic battle of the most iconic superheroes is happening, and…
Re-read with Jesse Eisenberg playing ‘my daughter’. Instead classic.
