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Rian Johnson “Would Be Thrilled” To Do More ‘Knives Out’ Films With Daniel Craig But Don’t Call Them “Sequels”

September 9, 2019 2:34 pm

Ever since the cast was announced, in quick order, no less, for Rian Johnson’s upcoming film, “Knives Out,” the murder-mystery has been perched atop many film fans’ most-anticipated of 2019. And with the market...

‘Knives Out’: Rian Johnson Crafts A Terrific, Ingenious Whodunnit About American Rot [TIFF Review]

Charles Bramesco

September 8, 2019 8:28 am

Features, Festivals, News, Reviews

The first ten-or-so minutes of Rian Johnson’s ingenious new whodunit “Knives Out” get right down to business. Johnson’s script briskly and efficiently introduces the major players in a murder investigation most...

Scorsese, Cameron, Nolan, Jenkins, Coogler & More Champion New “Filmmaker Mode” TV Setting To End Motion Smoothing

Charles Barfield

August 28, 2019 2:55 pm

News, Television

In the general sense, there are definitely more important issues plaguing our world than bad TV settings. However, as film and TV nerds (and I say that lovingly, as a member myself), there are few things that i...

Rian Johnson Says He Was Inspired By The Original ‘Star Wars’ Trilogy When Deciding To Take Risks In ‘The Last Jedi’

Charles Barfield

August 22, 2019 3:10 pm

News

Say what you will about Rian Johnson’s “Star Wars: The Last Jedi.” Sure, it definitely feels like the odd one in an eight-film saga. And yes, it does seemingly take a lot of the groundwork laid down in ‘The For...

Rian Johnson’s ‘Knives Out’ Will Have Its European Premiere At This Year’s BFI London Film Festival

Charles Barfield

August 19, 2019 11:27 am

Festivals, News

Rian Johnson’s upcoming murder mystery film, “Knives Out,” is crossing the Atlantic. Today, the people behind the BFI London Film Festival have announced that “Knives Out” is named the American Express Gala and...

Star Wars: The Last Jedi..L to R: Director Rian Johnson on set with John Boyega (Finn) and Oscar Isaac (Poe Dameron)..Photo: David James..©2017 Lucasfilm Ltd. All Rights Reserved.

Rian Johnson Is Most Excited About The “Blue Sky Element” Of His Upcoming ‘Star Wars’ Project That “Steps Beyond The Legacy Characters”

Charles Barfield

August 15, 2019 2:31 pm

News

Much of the future of “Star Wars” past December’s ‘Rise of Skywalker’ is a mystery. We know that Disney+ has a couple of series on top, and we know that the film series is taking a few years off to recalibrate ...

Daisy Ridley “Wasn’t Surprised” By Polarizing Nature Of ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’

Charles Barfield

July 2, 2019 11:44 am

News

After the back-to-back successes of ‘The Force Awakens’ and ‘Rogue One,’ Lucasfilm was on cloud nine with its revival of ‘Star Wars.’ But then ‘The Last Jedi’ came along and ignited a fire that, almost two year...

‘Knives Out’ Trailer: Rian Johnson Plots A Whodunnit Murder With An All-Star Cast

Ava Witonsky

July 2, 2019 11:20 am

News, Trailers

After the action and adventure blockbusters of the summer, get ready to cool down with the chilling murder mystery of the fall: "Knives Out." The high-stakes story is led by American director Rian Johnson ("Sta...

‘Star Wars’: Rian Johnson & ‘Game of Thrones’ Creators Will Work Closely Together; Lucasfilm Hints At Old Republic Timeline

Rodrigo Perez

April 14, 2019 12:01 pm

News

As you know already, Disney has confirmed that “Star Wars” will be taking a break from the big screen for the foreseeable future after “Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker.” The reason? Well, it hasn’t been explic...

Kathleen Kennedy Suggests Rian Johnson & ‘The Game Of Thrones’ Creators’ Trilogies Represent The Next 10 Years Of ‘Star Wars’

Rodrigo Perez

April 13, 2019 2:54 pm

News

Star Wars Celebration in Chicago is in full swing. The title for the new and ninth “Star Wars” movie (and trailer), ‘The Rise Of Skywalker’ has been revealed. This has obviously raised more questions than it ha...

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