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As we dive deeper into our examination of The Rise of Skywalker, and the comparison of it to Return of the Jedi, structure is where we want to head next. […]
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Last week, we spent time talking about The Last Jedi, and comparing it to The Empire Strikes Back – which is similar to what we did a while ago when […]
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The end of 2019 was remarkable in a lot of ways for Star Wars. One of those reasons was The Mandalorian, the first-ever live-action Star Wars series. It was so […]
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The “I am your father” reveal from The Empire Strikes Back is the ultimate “recontextualization” in cinema history. Recontextualization is a heavy word, one definition of which is: To place […]
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I hinted at us coming to this episode earlier in the week, about a thematic similarity between The Empire Strikes Back and The Last Jedi. Well, here we are now: […]
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There was a funny meme going around back in the day, which had two images, which were the same shot of protesters with torches and pitchforks. And one photo depicted […]
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Last Friday, The Hollywood Reporter broke the rumor that Timothy Olyphant would be joining the cast of The Mandalorian for season 2, with this additional note: It is unknown whether […]
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The May 2017 Vanity Fair cover story on The Last Jedi includes this: But Johnson, in drawing up his screenplay, decided to raise the stakes further. ‘I started by writing […]
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In October 2017 (before the release of The Last Jedi), Rian Johnson spoke at an “Ireland Week” event to talk about the movie. The Hollywood Reporter quoted him as saying: […]
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It’s time for another episode of Star Wars POP! That’s “Podcasters on Podcasting,” and for today’s episode, I’m joined by Bryan and Chris from Sixth Scale Scavengers. Here’s their scoop: […]