6+ hour, 42+ min ago (272+ words) These days, it's hard to imagine anyone taking the side of the short-lived 1970s'series'over the acclaimed "Battlestar Galactica" reboot, but that was the sentiment among many vocal critics early on. However, the newer show's success quickly overshadowed the shortsighted sexism on the early Internet. "I logged on, and I saw this thread, and just the hate that I was getting in this thread, I was like, 'Oh, don't Google yourself,'" Sackhoff explained. "I would be lying if I said it didn't upset me, but luckily, there were enough people that were championing the show that I really didn't pay any mind to it." We all know that "fans" of certain genre properties can be, to put it delicately, the worst. But when the same sort of bigoted drivel seeps from the mouth of the actor who previously played the role…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago (260+ words) "I used pretty much the same principle as with the '2001' apemen for Chewbacca," Freeborn told Starlog Magazine in a 1986 interview, "the only difference being the exterior. Instead of a monkey face, Chewbacca has a different kind of face, and furry rather than ape-like. Otherwise, it was exactly the same inside." While Freeborn's experience on the apemen of "2001" helped him craft the basics of the Chewbacca suit, Lucas had something specific in mind for the character's face. "George mentioned he had a dog and a cat, stating he envisioned the Wookie [sic] as dog-like," Freeborn told Starlog in 1986. Going off of that basic pitch and his previous work on "2001," the make-up artist whipped up a basic sculpture to demonstrate what he had in mind. While Lucas signed off on the look at first, he came back later with a new angle....

5+ day, 10+ hour ago (1807+ words) When we say we love movies and TV shows, that means in addition to stocking up on physical media and watching as much as we can, we also like to stock our shelves with some of the coolest memorabilia from our favorite titles. That's especially true when it comes to toys and collectibles. This year, for our toys and collectibles installment of the /Film 2025 Holiday Gift Guide (which previously covered books, soundtracks, and clothing and more gear), we have action figures from the biggest comic book movies like "Superman," dolls from the blockbuster musical "Wicked,"sleek prop replicas from the Marvel Cinematic Universe and "Star Wars" franchises, and even some adorable plushes. Check out all the toys and collectibles we handpicked this year below! Hasbro's Marvel Legends line of action figures has only gotten better with time, especially when it…...

1+ week, 16+ hour ago (177+ words) The following films are some of the better sci-fi films of the 1970s, and each one still holds up as either philosophical treatises or as bonkers, immortal entertainments. The movie skillfully blends Vonnegut's penchant for both tragedy and whimsy. There are horrors in the world, but life is a slapstick adventure. Vonnegut is hard to adapt (see also: "Breakfast of Champions" or "Slapstick"), but Hill was equal to the task." Eventually, the pair will find an underground utopia which, perhaps predictably, isn't all that utopian. The ending is as amusingly bleak as one can ever hope to see.""A Boy and His Dog" is hilarious in how dark it is. The world is at an end, morality has withered, and humanity will likely die out soon, but that won't stop a teenager's stupid libido from raging." Legendary director Sam Peckinpah is…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago (534+ words) Rafael Motamayor has worked as a writer specializing in covering animation since 2018 for outlets such as Vulture, IGN, Polygon, IndieWire and The Hollywood Reporter. He keeps up with as many new anime shows as humanly possible while looking forward to his next film festival. Star Wars Rebels Writers Have One Major Problem With The Ahsoka TV Series "Ahsoka" was an interesting addition to the "Star Wars" TV landscape. As the fifth live-action "Star Wars" show, it was coming off the polarizing "Obi-Wan Kenobi" and also the groundbreakingly stellar first season of "Andor." The show remains the only of the live-action shows to be a full-on prequel to an animated series, bringing back the characters of "Star Wars Rebels" and continuing where that story left off, with the search for Ezra (Eman Esandi) after he disappeared during a fight against Admiral…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago (506+ words) Before landing at /Film, Michael started his career writing for various entertainment outlets about shows like "Saturday Night Live," "Euphoria," and "Rick and Morty.". He spends most of his time on /Film passionately defending controversial TV finales and arguing that certain sequel films have been maligned unfairly. Boba Fett Fan Theories Existed Before Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back Even Hit Theaters It's a running joke in (and out) of the "Star Wars" fandom that every character, no matter how small their role, has at least a few viewers who are obsessed with them. This type of character is often called a "Glup Shitto." It's based on a viral tweet from September 2020 that lightheartedly made fun of fans for getting attached to minor characters no one else knows or cares about. Arguably, the first-ever example of this was Boba Fett,…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago (439+ words) If Fassbender knew he'd be getting a second Oscar nomination for "Steve Jobs," maybe he wouldn't have tried to get out of doing the movie. On a panel at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival, the actor revealed (as reported by Vulture) that "Steve Jobs" was the most difficult movie he had made up to that point. "In rehearsals, I was trying to find a way to get out of the job," Fassbender recalled. He also said (hopefully sarcastically) that during those rehearsals, he told his driver, "'If I put my arm in the door, you should slam it. It should cause a break, and it should get me out of this gig.'" Fassbender's problem with "Steve Jobs"? The script. Not because it was bad, but because its information overload was difficult for him to wrap his head around. Sorkin's dialogue,…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago (620+ words) Rafael Motamayor has worked as a writer specializing in covering animation since 2018 for outlets such as Vulture, IGN, Polygon, IndieWire and The Hollywood Reporter. He keeps up with as many new anime shows as humanly possible while looking forward to his next film festival. Steven Spielberg's Only Live-Action Superhero Project Was This Forgotten Antonio Banderas Movie Steven Spielberg is a living legend who has worked in most of cinema's biggest genres. Whether it's horror in "Jaws," sci-fi in "Close Encounters of the Third Kind," adventure in "Raiders of the Lost Ark," war drama in "Saving Private Ryan," and finally doing a musical with "West Side Story," Spielberg has done it all (even jumping into animation with "The Adventures of Tintin") " but he hasn't directed a full-blown superhero movie (yet). Though some fans would like to place Spielberg with other legendary…...

2+ week, 7+ hour ago (736+ words) In addition to his decades of writing and reviewing experience, Witney Seibold has also been podcasting professionally since 2011 as the co-host of "The B-Movies Podcast" and then the Critically Acclaimed Network, both with co-host William Bibbiani. He once served as film editor for the defunct newspaper NoHo>LA, and he has written for CraveOnline, Nerdist, IGN, and Blumhouse. Kurt Russell's First Movie Franchise Was This Little-Remembered Sci-Fi Disney Trilogy Kurt Russell's first acting gig came in 1962, when he played a character named Kevin in the "Dennis the Menace" sitcom. He was 11 years old. Russell was following in the footsteps of his father, Bing Russell, who had made a decent living as a supporting player in many, many 1950s TV shows. Bing also owned a minor-league baseball team, so young Kurt followed his father's passions for the sport as well. Indeed, as…...

2+ week, 17+ hour ago (568+ words) Rafael Motamayor has worked as a writer specializing in covering animation since 2018 for outlets such as Vulture, IGN, Polygon, IndieWire and The Hollywood Reporter. He keeps up with as many new anime shows as humanly possible while looking forward to his next film festival. Paramount Is The Latest Studio To Butcher Its Animation Legacy, And You Should Be Infuriated Deadline has reported that Paramount and Nickelodeon decided to cancel "Dora," the latest iteration of the "Dora the Explorer" franchise, and also "Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles," the spinoff and sequel to "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem." Though these may not be the most successful or popular versions of Dora and the Turtles, these are nevertheless two hugely influential and prosperous franchises in animation history. One is a Spanish speaking icon that has helped millions learn a second…...