Why Visual Effects Legend Dennis Muren Prefers Star Wars Practical Creatures
We'll take practical Jabba over CGI Jabba, any day.
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The Best Sci-Fi Movies Coming To Streaming In January
January 2023 looks to be a stellar month for sci-fi streaming.
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After Avatar: The Way Of Water, It's Time To Revisit One Of The Greatest Star Trek Movies
Save the (space) whales.
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Mark Hamill Had A Crash Course In Scuba Diving For Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
'What's the big whoop about that?'
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How Avatar: The Way Of Water Made Riding An Alien Creature Look As Real As Possible
In Way of Water, Cameron kitbashed giant alien sea creatures by combining a Flyboard, a submarine, and an honest-to-god Harrier jet.
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Han Solo Moments In Star Wars That We'll Never Get Tired Of Watching
From smuggler to general in the service of the Rebellion, Han Solo has the most compelling arc in the "Star Wars" saga. These are his best moments.
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Mark Hamill Remembers Empire Strikes Back As The Most 'Grueling' Film In The Star Wars Franchise
Much to the chagrin of the insurance company, Mark Hamill performed his own stunts in Empire Strikes Back.
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Jaye Davidson's Stargate Character Didn't Start Out As An Alien
'Wait a minute! He doesn't work for the aliens. He is an alien!'
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15 Star Wars Characters That Deserve Their Own Movies Or Shows
These "Star Wars" characters are some of the most interesting in the saga. Isn't it high time they got their moment in the spotlight?
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Tales From The Box Office: The Last Jedi Changed Star Wars Forever (For Better Or Worse)
'Let the past die. Kill it if you have to. It's the only way to become who you were meant to be.'
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Avatar: The Way Of Water Is At Its Best When It's Just About The Alien Fish
James Cameron's heart belongs to the ocean.
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Star Wars Bits: Rogue Squadron, Han Solo & Chewbacca, Doctor Aphra, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, Boba Fett, Luke Skywalker, And More!
Here's a rundown of every 'Star Wars' thing of interest in the past week.
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Making The World's End A Sci-Fi Film Wasn't Always Edgar Wright's Plan
Wright's original idea for the film was about feeling alienated, not literal aliens.
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Star Wars Used Some Never-Before Seen VFX Tech For The Empire Strikes Back's Battle Of Hoth
'It was just a huge leap forward that went on to being a much more sophisticated thing...'
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Filming Close Encounters' Climactic Scene Inspired Steven Spielberg To Put A Divorce Theme In E.T.
Steven Spielberg was making films about his parents' divorce well before The Fabelmans.
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Star Wars VFX Legend Dennis Muren Admits Han Solo's Defrosting Didn't Make 'Any Sense'
'Logically, it didn't seem to make any sense. But it looked nice.'
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The Sci-Fi Short Satoshi Kon Wrote Before Perfect Blue Or Paprika Has An Akira Connection
Exploring a vortex of death and suffering.
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Dune Nearly Stopped Ridley Scott From Directing Blade Runner
'I couldn't sit around for another two and a half years on 'Dune' ...'
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James Cameron Redesigned Aliens' Power Loader After Seeing Empire Strikes Back
Aliens director James Cameron had to rethink his approach to Ripley's power loader design thanks to The Empire Strikes Back.
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Close Encounters Of The Third Kind's Script Featured A Scene Even Steven Spielberg Couldn't Pull Off
The technical limitations of the time were Spielberg's biggest roadblock on Close Encounters.
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'Miles' Of Airplane Scrap Went Into Making Star Wars' Millennium Falcon Set
That's right, the fastest hunk of junk in the galaxy is actually made up of a lot of actual junk.
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6 Force Powers That Changed The Star Wars Galaxy
Forget the Empire. Never mind the Rebels. The Force is the most powerful, well, force in the Star Wars galaxy.
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Star Wars Bits: The Bad Batch, The Mandalorian, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, And More!
What's new in Star Wars?
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Why Star Wars Creator George Lucas Trusted Irvin Kershner To Direct The Empire Strikes Back
The answer is actually quite simple!
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Noomi Rapace's Best Prometheus Memory Was A Piece Of Advice From Ridley Scott
'Don't change. Just be you. You have nothing to prove.'
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