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Star Wars: Space Western or Space Opera?

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A fellow blogger‘s preliminary review of the pilot episode of The Mandalorian (2019-), as well as discussions of the contemporary Walt Disney era Star Wars (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019) films by Red Letter Media, prompted this question: Is the Star Wars franchise more “Space Western” or “Space Opera?” If those hybridized genre amalgamations sound weird … Continue reading →

The Devil on Your Shoulder, Last Part: Like My Father Before Me

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My contemplation on the nature of Jungian shadows, shoulder angels, and facing the temptations of our worst instincts ends with the original Hollywood blockbuster incarnation of negativity: The Return of the Jedi’s (1983) Emperor Palpatine. Arguably the most popular and parodied symbol of evil, authoritarianism, and general villainy in modern pop culture, Ian McDiarmid’s cruel, … Continue reading →

‘Return of the Jedi’ (1983): Corny, Yet… Satisfying

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Directed by: Richard Marquand || Produced by: Howard Kazanjian Screenplay by: Lawrence Kasdan, George Lucas || Starring: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams, Anthony Daniels, David Prowse, James Earl Jones, Kenny Baker, Peter Mayhew, Frank Oz, Ian McDiarmad, Alec Guinness, Denis Lawson, Sebastian Shaw, Kenneth Colley, Warwick Davis, Jeremy  Bulloch Music by: … Continue reading →

‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’ (1981): Spielberg & Lucas’ Adventure Serial-Homage

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Directed by: Steven Spielberg || Produced by: Frank Marshall Screenplay by: Lawrence Kasdan || Starring: Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Paul Freeman, Ronald Lacey, John Rhys-Davies, Denholm Elliot, Wolf Kahler, Alfred Molina Music by: John Williams || Cinematography by: Douglas Slocombe || Edited by: Michael  Kahn || Country: United States || Language: English Running Time: 115 … Continue reading →

‘The Empire Strikes Back’ (1980): From Space Western to Space Opera

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Directed by:  Irvin Kershner || Produced by: Gary Kurtz Screenplay by: Lawrence Kasdan, Leigh Brackett || Starring: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams, Anthony Daniels, David Prowse, James Earl Jones, Kenny Baker, Peter Mayhew, Frank Oz Music by: John Williams || Cinematography by: Peter Suschitzky || Edited by: Paul Hirsch || Country: … Continue reading →

‘Star Wars’ (1977): The Original Blockbuster

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Directed by: George Lucas || Produced by: Gary Kurtz Screenplay by: George Lucas || Starring: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Peter Cushing, Alec Guinness, Peter Cushing, David Prowse, Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker, Peter Mayhew Music by: John Williams || Cinematography: Gilbert Taylor || Edited by: Paul Hirsch, Marcia Lucas, Richard Chew || Country: United … Continue reading →