The Age of Creative Desolation and the Perils of Prequels
We live in an age of creative desolation. The big players aren’t interested in art, only wringing money out of sure bets. Some might say…
Tag: The Empire Strikes Back
Superhero Movies & the Strange Death of Character Development
We are constantly told that one of the reasons for the proliferation of superhero movies is Hollywood’s thirst for foreign (particularly Chinese Communist) money. …
Hollywood’s Problem is That It Has Lost Its Sense of Fear
Some years ago, I met a man whose leg had been horribly wounded while he was serving in Afghanistan. He was part of an advanced…
Pacing Lessons from George Miller’s ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’
Many writers labor under a common misconception about what makes a book feel fast-paced. Slamming chapters together with no space in-between doesn’t necessarily give readers…
How Star Wars The Empire Strikes Back Connects to Doctor Who
One of the unique things about Star Wars compared to other science fiction franchises has to do with George Lucas’ decision to make everything…
Like 007, Star Wars Has Officially Entered the ‘Genre Movie’ Ghetto
The other night I watched You Only Live Twice and followed it with For Your Eyes Only – sort of an oddball Bond mini-filmfest.…
Disturbance in the Force: How the ‘Star Wars Holiday Special’ Came to Be
The Star Wars Holiday Special is one of the most mysterious and intriguing pieces in all of Star Wars history. Released after A New Hope, but before The Empire Strikes Back,…
Disney’s Star Wars Canon Claims Rebels Displaced Peaceful, Flesh-Eating Wampas
SJWs expect real animals to be like the cartoon characters that they watch on television. So when they’re modeling fantasy based animals in a…
Culture Subversion: Discredited Anecdote Now Considered Star Wars Canon
One of the reasons that SJWs like to get rid of “old white men” is because it helps to stop the cultural transmission from one generation…
Disney is Releasing a 4K Version of The Empire Strikes Back to Books U.K. Cinemas
Disney R Variety reports that the Force is with U.K. cinemas this July as they plan to reopen doors with a remastered 4K edition of Star Wars:…