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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Robot children are harder to make than they look, as The Creator's VFX team learned when designing Alphie.
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All in the Family's Sally Struthers was much shorter than her costars. Luckily for her, platform shoes were all the rage at the time.
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For as many fan-favorite characters as Bones had, only a handful of them appeared in all 246 episodes of the show.
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Most of the time, Ethan Hawke's movies are pretty good – or at least interesting. Getaway is not one of those movies.
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Keanu Reeves' role in Speed didn't really come together until the actor spent time with real-life SWAT officers for research.
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While Bones drew a consistent audience throughout its 12-season run, it actually peaked in viewership with one of its season 1 offerings.
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Paddington Bear and the Brown family's trip to Paddington's homeland takes an unexpected turn in the Paddington in Peru trailer.
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Glen Powell and Richard Linklater had a tricky time finding a backer for Hit Man due to the movie's original premise.
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Bones was constantly testing the waters with its comedic episodes, but its lowest-ranked outing on IMDb is also one of its biggest swings.
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All in the Family was seen as too big a risk by ABC, so much so the network declined to air a costly early version of its pilot.
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Director Akira Kurosawa's classic epic Seven Samurai is returning to theaters to celebrate its 70th anniversary with a 4K restoration.
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Tim Burton was ready to quit making movies. Now, thanks to Netflix's hit Wednesday, he's finally tackling a Beetlejuice sequel.
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Knock at the Cabin actor Abby Quinn waited a long time to work with M. Night Shyamalan but feels they found the right horror project.
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Rian Johnson's Knives Out 3, titled Wake Up Dead Man, is loaded with big-name stars and industry veterans. Here's our guide to the film's cast.
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Eddie Brock (Tom Hardy) and his gooey counterpart are back for their final adventure in the Venom: The Last Dance trailer.
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Years before he played Snake Plissken, a young Kurt Russell was Jungle Boy on the Gilligan's Island episode 'Gilligan Meets Jungle Boy.'
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George Lucas wrote the story for Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, but director Steven Spielberg was responsible for a key element of the film.
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Ocean's trilogy costars George Clooney and Brad Pitt reunite in the trailer for Wolfs, a thriller hailing from writer/director Jon Watts.
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Moana and Maui are back for another high-seas adventure in the official trailer for Disney's animated sequel Moana 2.
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All in the Family was deeply personal for Sally Struthers, which makes it hard for her to revisit the show so many decades later.
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The 1962 classic To Kill a Mockingbird uses black and white to honor its source material's sobering message.
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Clue is one of Tim Curry's best films, but the cult classic board game movie's multiple endings were exhausting for him to shoot.
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28 Years Later director Danny Boyle doubts he could film a memorable scene from his sci-fi horror film today due to modern security measures.
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Director Wes Anderson's Moonrise Kingdom drew from his actual childhood for a key element involving the character Suzy (Kara Hayward).
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Netflix is bringing the goods in June 2024 between older favorites and some promising new titles. Here's everything coming to the service that month.
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Bones showrunner Hart Hanson knew David Boreanaz was the man to play Seeley Booth just based on the Buffy the Vampire Slayer actor's demeanor.
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Jeffrey Wright has joined the cast of The Last of Us season 2 and will reprise his role from the video game The Last of Us Part II.