Sandy Schaefer
Expertise
Star Wars, Animation, Marvel Cinematic Universe
- Sandy has seen the Ewok movies multiple times and can tell you why they're good, actually.
- Sandy keeps replicas of Gonzo the Great and the Crystal of Truth on their work desk.
- One time they passed by George R.R. Martin in a hallway (he was short).
Experience
Sandy has worked as a professional writer and editor since the late 2000s. They got their start writing about film history for Examiner before becoming a staff writer and, eventually, an editor at Screen Rant in 2010. Sandy has also written about comic books, films, and television at Comic Book Resources. They joined /Film in 2021.
Education
Sandy holds a B.S. in Mathematics and a B.S. in Anthropology from the University of Utah. They also studied film and media while writing for the Arts and Entertainment section of The Daily Utah Chronicle.
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Stories By Sandy Schaefer
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The MCU has always had great casting, but it was largely a matter of luck that led to Iman Vellani auditioning for Ms. Marvel.
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Sally Struthers was as surprised as anyone else when All in the Family made it beyond the pilot episode.
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The classic Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer musical The Sound of Music might've never happened had there not been a change in studio power at Fox.
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Before Disney discarded the Star Wars Expanded Universe, Mara Jade was one of the franchise's best characters.
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The Wicked trailer sees Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande take center stage in the first part of director Jon M. Chu's movie musical adaptation.
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While Contact is fairly philosophical for a big-budget sci-fi film, that's not the reason Robert Zemeckis was hesitant about directing it.
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Anya Taylor-Joy went all-out to prepare for Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, but even she wasn't fully ready for how tough the shoot would be.
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Pig features one of Nicolas Cage's best performances and it was inspired by a very real fear of his own.
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Acclaimed horror prequel The First Omen is coming to digital, streaming, and home media.
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Passengers, the 2016 sci-fi film starring Chris Pratt and Jennifer Lawrence, has a deeply problematic premise.
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Norman Lear didn't want All in the Family to continue with the spinoff series Archie Bunker's Place. CBS, however, had other plans.
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A Nightmare on Elm Street's title references one of the most infamous American national tragedies of the 20th century.
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For an inherently episodic shows like Bones, serialized serial killer storylines could be a real challenge to pull off.
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Remember when Billy Butcherson (Doug Jones) cuts his mouth open in Hocus Pocus? Those were real insects that came flying out.
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Netflix has announced the full cast for the now-in-production Wednesday season 2, which includes a certain alum from the Addams Family theatrical films.
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Robert Downey Jr.'s The Judge is getting a retrial from Netflix viewers 10 years after its theatrical release.
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Addams Family Values writer Paul Rudnick was keenly aware of the franchise's inherent queer subtext and camp, which is directly reflected in the film's title.
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All in the Family fans didn't always have an easy time separating Sally Struthers' real life from her life onscreen.
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Archie Bunker was causing headaches for Norman Lear before the first episode of All in the Family had even aired.
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Obi-Wan's rematch with Maul on Star Wars Rebels is not only one of the best lightsaber fights ever, but it also reflects Obi-Wan's evolution as a character.
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Iain De Caestecker channeled his inner Jesse Pinkman for some Breaking Bad-inspired improvisation in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s season 2 finale, 'S.O.S. Part 2.'
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The Steven Spielberg-produced live-action 1994 Flintstones movie was a big hit, much to the distress of its star, John Goodman.
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The Russo Brothers have had it up to here with those darned kids, blaming the Marvel Cinematic Universe's recent problems on the 'generational divide.'
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Smoking was a no-go for Bones' Alfred Hitchcock homage with its 200th episode, so the show's creatives had the characters indulge in something else.
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Kurt Russell's filmography is littered with cult classics and blockbuster hits, but only one film has a perfect score from critics on Rotten Tomatoes.
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Christopher Lloyd might not be the spitting image of Uncle Fester from the Addams Family comics, but he can sure play the role like nobody's business.
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There's plenty to watch at home on Netflix next month, even as the 2024 blockbuster summer movie season begins.