Jan 31, 2018
Paige and Rose Tico are new additions to the Star Wars universe, but we learn precious little about them in the movie. Paige, if I recall correctly, doesn't even have a line of dialogue! Rose tells us they escaped from the First Order devastating their home world, and she's never a fathier in real life. But in Star...
Jan 30, 2018
In the days leading up to The Last Jedi, Cobalt and Crimson Squadrons - those would be the squadrons of Resistance bombers - we're on a secret mission in First Order territory, risking the provocation of open warfare first to spy on the First Order's activities in the Atterra system, and then to supply...
Jan 29, 2018
With The Last Jedi on 700 fewer screens this weekend (under 1800 in total), and with weekend box office numbers projected at about $4 million, we're reaching the point where we can just about finalize The Last Jedi's performance in comparison to the top movies all time, domestic and global. I'm running down...
Jan 28, 2018
"From a Certain Point of View" is just the beginning. I'm talking with Nick Martorelli today - he's a producer with Penguin Random House Audio who's responsible for casting and overseeing production of the Star Wars programs. And yes, we'll talk about Jon Hamm and how he became part of the project. You also learn...
Jan 27, 2018
It's one thing to merely read Shakespeare, and it's another thing entirely to see it performed. By the same token, it's one thing to merely read The Force Doth Awaken, the Shakespearean-style adaptation of The Force Awakens by Ian Doescher. But it's another entirely to bring it to life in an audiobook performance....