A clip from a vintage documentary about John Williams shows footage from The Empire Strikes Back without music, as the composer was beginning to write it.
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Besides Thursday's really big Star Wars Episode VII news, there are some very interesting bits on that film, the casting call, J.J. Abrams and even a change to the original trilogy in today's Star Wars Bits. Read about the following after the jump: J.J. Abrams discusses fan reactions on the Internet. Saoirse Ronan confirms she…
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We've seen a few splashes of concept art for Panzer 88, the film to be directed by Peter Briggs with Gary Kurtz producing and effects by WETA. It's great-looking stuff, showing the intersection of detailed WWII recreation and what appears to be some supernatural element. Now Peter Briggs is allowing more concept art out into…
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Star Wars and The Empire Strikes Back producer Gary Kurtz is going back to big effects films with Panzer 88. We first heard about the film very briefly last year, when Hellboy co-writer Peter Briggs was said to be directing "a supernatural horror film set in a German tank during WW2." At the time, Briggs…
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This week, David Chen, Devindra Hardawar, and Adam Quigley wonder about the other ways that Return of the Jedi might have ended and compare The Expendables unfavorably to Scott Pilgrim vs. The World. Special guest Jeff Cannata joins us from The Totally Rad Show. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and leave…
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There's nothing quite like a bit of conflict between former creative partners to make a film's backstory more interesting. George Lucas and Gary Kurtz famously split many years ago after The Empire Strikes Back, when the direction of the Star Wars movies took a turn that Kurtz didn't like. Some stories have been told of…
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