‘Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker’ Details Emerge As The Film Races Towards The Finish Line TheStar Warssaga began back in 1977 with the release of a blockbuster the likes of which audiences had never seen before. The story began with Luke Skywalker fulfilling a destiny that had been set in motion years before. We backtracked to those origins as his father Anakin Skywalker became Darth Vader. And now we find ourselves at the end with a new story where Kylo Ren, formerly Ben Solo, has to contend with the rise of the light side of the Force in the form of a mysteriously powerful girl named Rey....

‘Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker’ Novelization Adds Needed Context To Jannah Meeting Lando Calrissian Plenty of details aboutStar Wars: The Rise of Skywalkerhave been revealed in supplementary materials like theVisual Dictionarycompanion book and the novelization of the final chapter of the Skywalker saga. Now yet another detail has been revealed about a much-discussed and perplexing moment from the end of the film. In the final moments ofThe Rise of Skywalker,when the Resistance is celebrating victory over the First Order, Jannah (Naomi Ackie), the former First Order Stormtrooper turned revolutionary, sits down to meet Lando Calrissian (Billy Dee Williams)....

‘Summer Of 85’ Review: Young Love Burns Brighter Than Dark Noir [TIFF 2020] As far as ’80s-set, sun-soaked European summer romances where a young gay man comes to understand his sexuality,Call Me By Your Namestill reigns supreme. (A high bar, to be clear!) But if this extremely specific subgenre is to become a thing, François Ozon’sSummer of 85is a worthy entry. While the film does struggle a bit with some jumbled tonality, the latest work from the famously prolific French filmmaker strikes a new and surprisingly stirring combination of steamy and sweet thanks to the love story at its core....

‘Tangerines’ Trailer: Oscar-Nominated Drama Promotes Peace In A Time Of War The last of 2015’s Best Foreign Language Picture nominees is finally coming to U.S. theaters. Directed byZaza Urushadze,Tangerinesfollows two farmers (Lembit UlfsakandElmo Nüganen) who reluctantly get caught up in the 1992 war between Georgia and Abkhazia. A skirmish breaks out on their doorstep, leaving behind two badly wounded soldiers (Giorgi NakhashidzeandMikheil Meskhi) from either side of the conflict. AlthoughTangerineslost toIdaat the Oscars, it was still a major accomplishment for Estonian cinema — it was the first film ever from that country to make the list of nominees....

‘Terra Nova’ Trailer Offers Better Look At Series' Old And New Worlds Production onSteven Spielberg’s time-traveling dinosaur seriesTerra Novahas beennotoriously rocky, but the marketing campaign, at least, seems to be right on track. We’ve seenafewteasersalready, and Fox has now released a one-minute trailer for the series. The new clip offers a better look at the future world the settlers are leaving behind, as well as some of the dangers that await them in their new prehistoric home....

‘Tesla’ Review: Ethan Hawke Shines In This Magnetic, Unconventional Biopic The word’Tesla’is mostly associated with Elon Musk’s company these days, but it was named after a famous scientist who was way ahead of his time. Nikola Tesla (1856-1943) was an inventor, mechanical engineer, electrical engineer, and futurist who conjured theories of text messages and fiber optic internet in the late 1800s. While some films have previously portrayed the famous scientist, notablyThe Current WarandThe Prestige, none ignite an eclectic vibrancy quite like writer/directorMichael Almereyda’sTesla....

‘The ABCs Of Death 2’ Director Rodney Ascher Discusses His Favorite Horror Scene The ABCs of Death 2gives twenty-six directors (or, in some cases, directorial teams) the chance to explore whatever mean, violent, strange ideas they want. Each is anchored only with a letter, a small budget, and a running time of just a few minutes. One director isRodney Ascher, who madeRoom 237, and is now making a film about sleep paralysis....

‘The Incredible Hulk,’ Marvel’s Forgotten Monster Movie, Is A Vital Piece Of The MCU (Welcome toRoad to Infinity War, a new series where we revisit the first 18 movies of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and ask “How did we get here?” In this edition: revisiting the oft-maligned and underratedThe Incredible Hulk.) It’s easy to dismissThe Incredible Hulkwhen revisiting the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Striking it from canon seems to have few long-term narrative repercussions, and the recasting of Edward Norton’s Bruce Banner in future films primes it all the more for being swept under the rug....

‘The Old Guard’ Trailer: Immortality Can Be A Pain For Charlize Theron Charlize Theronleading a team of mercenaries who all have the ability to heal quickly when injured, essentially granting them immortality? Nothing sounds better — or cooler. But the latestThe Old Guardtrailer is here to show the downsides of immortality. Watch the newThe Old Guardtrailer below. The Old Guard Trailer Immortality sounds like fun and games, but it can be a real pain, according to Theron’s immortal warrior Andy....

‘Too Funny To Fail’ Trailer: Hulu Documentary Digs Into ‘The Dana Carvey Show’ Dana Carveywas once one of the most popular cast members onSaturday Night Live. He star had risen so high that after leaving the late night sketch series that he launched his own self-titled primetime sketch comedy series on network television. So why did it fail? A new Hulu documentary calledToo Funny to Fail: The Life and Death of The Dana Carvey Showtakes a deep dive into the creation of the short-lived sketch comedy series....

‘Wish Upon’ Trailer: Joey King’s Wishing Box Has Ruined People’s Lives The cautionary advice of “be careful what you wish for” has been the center of endless tales of horror. Every now and then, it gets a rather literal depiction, which is exactly whatWish Uponlooks to be bringing to the table this summer. Joey Kingstars in the horror thriller about a bullied teenage girl named Clare who is given an ornate music box that somehow grants her seven wishes....

‘Wonder Woman’ May Come Back To TV In ‘Smallville’ Inspired Drama Joss Whedon took a crack on the big screen. So did producer Joel Silver. David E. Kelley tried on the small screen. And even thoughWonder Womanhas been rejected more often than not, she’s getting another shot. Over a year after the latest attempt to adapt the DC Comics superheroine for TV (on NBC with Adrianne Palicki as the star)Vulturehas learned that Warner Bros....

/Film Boston - 45365, And An Interview With Turner Ross Lots of cool film-related stuff happens inBoston, Massachusettsand not that many people are here to document it, preserve it and spread the word about it. Special screenings, Q&As, panel discussions — we have them all, and frequently too./Film Bostonaims to be a bi-weekly column that will bring you audio and video content from film-related events around the Boston area. If you don’t live in Boston, I hope that this column will give you a window into some of the cool stuff that happens here regularly....