# george lucas (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover george lucas. Page: Feed: --- ## [All Rise: HBO Max Calls Court to Order for ‘The People v. Gorilla Grodd’ True Crime Mockumentary Series](https://popculturejunkie.com/television/all-rise-hbo-max-calls-court-to-order-for-the-people-v-gorilla-grodd-true-crime-mockumentary-series/) _2026-08-22 · Cheryl Lightfoot · Pop Culture Junkie_ DC's new series-within-a-series will have Skyler Gisondo reprising his role as Jimmy Olsen from 'Superman' to direct a true crime series set in Metropolis. The post All Rise: HBO Max Calls Court to Order for ‘The People v. Gorilla Grodd’ True Crime Mockumentary Series appeared first on Pop Culture Junkie . ## [Netflix News: Cameron Diaz’s ‘Bad Day’ and Colman Domingo’s Killer Real Estate Buy ‘The Headlands House’](https://popculturejunkie.com/uncategorized/netflix-news-cameron-diazs-bad-day-and-colman-domingos-killer-real-estate-buy-the-headlands-house/) _2026-08-21 · Cheryl Lightfoot · Pop Culture Junkie_ Cameron Diaz and Colman Domingo are headlining a Netflix movie about one very 'Bad Day' and a limited series about the murderous 'Headlands House'. The post Netflix News: Cameron Diaz’s ‘Bad Day’ and Colman Domingo’s Killer Real Estate Buy ‘The Headlands House’ appeared first on Pop Culture Junkie . ## [Bond… James Bond with Daniel de Boulay](https://popculturejunkie.com/podcast/bond-james-bond-with-daniel-de-boulay/) _2026-08-20 · PCJ · Pop Culture Junkie_ Shauna and Olivia are joined by producer, essayist, and screenwriter Daniel de Boulay for this episode. Daniel has worked as an Acquisitions Executive at Sony Pictures for several years and The post Bond… James Bond with Daniel de Boulay appeared first on Pop Culture Junkie . ## [Apocalypse, Baby: Cannibal Thriller ‘Parish’ Gives Scenery-Chewer Nic Cage a Role He Can Sink His Teeth Into](https://popculturejunkie.com/uncategorized/apocalypse-baby-cannibal-thriller-parish-gives-scenery-chewer-nic-cage-a-role-he-can-sink-his-teeth-into/) _2026-08-20 · Cheryl Lightfoot · Pop Culture Junkie_ You can see Nicolas Cage fighting off a group of post-apocalyptic cannibals in the soon-to-be-filmed thriller 'Parish'. The post Apocalypse, Baby: Cannibal Thriller ‘Parish’ Gives Scenery-Chewer Nic Cage a Role He Can Sink His Teeth Into appeared first on Pop Culture Junkie . ## [From One ‘Oasis’ to Another: See Trailers for Two Very Different Movies with One Name in Common.](https://popculturejunkie.com/trailers/from-one-oasis-to-another-see-trailers-for-two-very-different-movies-with-one-name-in-common/) _2026-08-19 · Cheryl Lightfoot · Pop Culture Junkie_ Two very different films share at least three things in common: a title, angry people, and an appearance at the Venice Film Festival next month. The post From One ‘Oasis’ to Another: See Trailers for Two Very Different Movies with One Name in Common. appeared first on Pop Culture Junkie . ## [D23 Roundup: Gosling’s ‘Ghost Rider’ Gets 2028 Premiere Date, ‘VisionQuest’ and Incoming X-Men Class Introduced](https://popculturejunkie.com/movies/d23-roundup-goslings-ghost-rider-gets-2028-premiere-date-visionquest-and-incoming-x-men-class-introduced/) _2026-08-18 · Cheryl Lightfoot · Pop Culture Junkie_ Here's a quick recap of the best Marvel superhero news from Disney's D23 2026. The post D23 Roundup: Gosling’s ‘Ghost Rider’ Gets 2028 Premiere Date, ‘VisionQuest’ and Incoming X-Men Class Introduced appeared first on Pop Culture Junkie . ## [Freshman Year – The Next Generation: There’s a New Class at Hillman College in ‘A Different World’ Sequel on Netflix](https://popculturejunkie.com/television/freshman-year-the-next-generation-theres-a-new-class-at-hillman-college-in-a-different-world-sequel-on-netflix/) _2026-08-18 · Cheryl Lightfoot · Pop Culture Junkie_ It's still 'A Different World' in Netflix's sequel to the NBC sitcom, which brings back Kadeem Hardison and Jasmine Guy as parents of an incoming freshman at Hillman College. The post Freshman Year – The Next Generation: There’s a New Class at Hillman College in ‘A Different World’ Sequel on Netflix appeared first on Pop Culture Junkie . ## [There’s More than Coal in the Mines in the Trailer for Appalachian Horror Film ‘Dark Hollow’](https://popculturejunkie.com/trailers/theres-more-than-coal-in-the-mines-in-the-trailer-for-appalachian-horror-film-dark-hollow/) _2026-08-14 · Cheryl Lightfoot · Pop Culture Junkie_ Daniel Byers' classic monster movie 'Dark Hollow' brings something horrifying up from the coal mines to terrorize a mountain community. The post There’s More than Coal in the Mines in the Trailer for Appalachian Horror Film ‘Dark Hollow’ appeared first on Pop Culture Junkie . ## [To ‘Barbie’ or Not to ‘Barbie’: Unproductive Negotiations with Filmmakers and Studio Might Scuttle a Doll of a Sequel](https://popculturejunkie.com/movies/to-barbie-or-not-to-barbie-unproductive-negotiations-with-filmmakers-and-studio-might-scuttle-a-doll-of-a-sequel/) _2026-08-13 · Cheryl Lightfoot · Pop Culture Junkie_ Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling might not be getting dolled up as Ken and Barbie ever again if Warner Bros. and Greta Gerwig and co. can't reach a deal soon. The post To ‘Barbie’ or Not to ‘Barbie’: Unproductive Negotiations with Filmmakers and Studio Might Scuttle a Doll of a Sequel appeared first on Pop Culture Junkie . ## [Hope Assembles: Kevin Smith to Pen First-Ever Comic Crossover Featuring Characters from Marvel, ‘Star Wars’](https://popculturejunkie.com/print/hope-assembles-kevin-smith-to-pen-first-ever-comic-crossover-featuring-characters-from-marvel-star-wars/) _2026-08-12 · Cheryl Lightfoot · Pop Culture Junkie_ In 'Hope Assembles", we could see the Avengers face off against Darth Vader, and Luke Skywalker cross lightsabers with Doctor Doom for the first time. The post Hope Assembles: Kevin Smith to Pen First-Ever Comic Crossover Featuring Characters from Marvel, ‘Star Wars’ appeared first on Pop Culture Junkie . ## [Point a Domain, Start a Pit (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/Uz5jyjOYmmgD) _2026-08-12 · **Sponsored**_ Point any domain to a blacked-out, poison-green coming-soon page with an email waitlist. ## [Artifacts and Excavation: Peacock Unearths a First Look at Amy Poehler and Hugh Laurie in New Comedy ‘Dig’](https://popculturejunkie.com/television/artifacts-and-excavation-peacock-unearths-a-first-look-at-amy-poehler-and-hugh-laurie-in-new-comedy-dig/) _2026-08-11 · Cheryl Lightfoot · Pop Culture Junkie_ Amy Poehler is back in the field with Hugh Laurie and 'Parks and Recreation' showrunner Michael Schur for 'Dig', a new sitcom coming to Peacock. The post Artifacts and Excavation: Peacock Unearths a First Look at Amy Poehler and Hugh Laurie in New Comedy ‘Dig’ appeared first on Pop Culture Junkie . ## [Review: In Netflix’s ‘The Last House’, You Can’t Leave No Matter How Much You Want to Get Out \[SPOILERS\]](https://popculturejunkie.com/television/review-in-netflixs-the-last-house-you-cant-leave-no-matter-how-much-you-want-to-get-out-spoilers/) _2026-08-09 · Cheryl Lightfoot · Pop Culture Junkie_ You could spend nearly two hours trapped in 'The Last House' on Netflix, but do you really want to? The post Review: In Netflix’s ‘The Last House’, You Can’t Leave No Matter How Much You Want to Get Out \[SPOILERS\] appeared first on Pop Culture Junkie . ## [The Kurosawa Century #7: Shakespeare in Feudal Japan: Throne of Blood (1957) & Ran (1985)](https://epatrickreviews.blogspot.com/2026/07/the-kurosawa-century-7-shakespeare-in.html) _2026-07-17 · Eric Gilliland · Surfing Orion's Belt: A Film and Television Review Blog_ Throne of Blood (1957, 111 Minutes) Kurosawa's intense and violent version of Shakespeare's Macbeth leans into the militaristic aspects of the play. Toshiro Mifune stars as Samurai commander Washizu who is told by an evil spirit in the forest, he will be king someday. When he confides in his wife Asaji (Isuzu Yamada) she persuades him to murder the Lord of the Castle. Throne of Blood is one of… ## [The Kurosawa Century #6: Corporate Corruption & Contemporary Japan: The Bad Sleep Well (1960) & High and Low (1963)](https://epatrickreviews.blogspot.com/2026/07/the-kurosawa-century-6-corporate.html) _2026-07-13 · Eric Gilliland · Surfing Orion's Belt: A Film and Television Review Blog_ The Bad Sleep Well (1960, 151 Minutes) Moody, byzantine, and alienating are just a few adjectives to describe The Bad Sleep Well. Loosely inspired by Hamlet , in that it's a story about a son attempting to avenge the unjust death of his father, only it's' the version where Claudius wins. A plot summary would take several paragraphs, but if paying close attention, the plot is not over complicated.… ## [The Kurosawa Century #5: Social Class: The Lower Depths (1957) & Dodes 'ka-den (1970)](https://epatrickreviews.blogspot.com/2026/07/the-kurosawa-century-5-social-class.html) _2026-07-11 · Eric Gilliland · Surfing Orion's Belt: A Film and Television Review Blog_ The Lower Depths (1957, 125 Minutes) Kurosawa's adaptation of the 1902 Maxim Gorky play The Lower Depths is a character study of people living in a downtrodden section of Tokyo during the 19th century. A work of social realism, the play was well received in Japan and France. The play's an ensemble piece with a range of characters making sense of their low station in life, while lamenting their… ## [The Kurosawa Century #4: Civilization and Nature: Seven Samurai (1954) & Dersu Uzala (1975)](https://epatrickreviews.blogspot.com/2026/07/the-kurosawa-century-4-civilization-and.html) _2026-07-10 · Eric Gilliland · Surfing Orion's Belt: A Film and Television Review Blog_ Seven Samurai (1954, 207 Minutes) The mystique of Seven Samurai continues to expand each decade. Kurosawa pushed the possibilities of cinema, a film with as much depth and insight into humanity on the same level with any work of great literature. All epic films stand in its shadow. Why is Seven Samurai a great film, maybe one of those films that should be launched into the stars as a future… ## [The Kurosawa Century #3: Samurai Code and Mentorship: Yojimbo (1961); Sanjuro (1962); Red Beard (1965)](https://epatrickreviews.blogspot.com/2026/07/the-kurosawa-century-3-samurai-code-and.html) _2026-07-07 · Eric Gilliland · Surfing Orion's Belt: A Film and Television Review Blog_ Yojimbo (1961, 110 Minutes) Toshiro Mifune stars as a wandering samurai who gets caught up in a local power struggle in Yojimbo . With a masterful soundtrack by Masuru Sato and Kurosawa leaning into a pulpier style, it set the template for 60s cinema that would influence all action movies to come after. The template for the story, a hired gun comes into town and plays both sides can be traced to… ## [The Kurosawa Century #2: Narrative and Structure: Rashomon (1950) & The Hidden Fortress (1958)](https://epatrickreviews.blogspot.com/2026/07/the-kurosawa-century-2-narrative-and.html) _2026-07-05 · Eric Gilliland · Surfing Orion's Belt: A Film and Television Review Blog_ Rashomon (1950, 88 Minutes) In the post-truth world of the 21st century, Akira Kurosawa's Rashomon offers some guidance. The film announced Kurosawa as a major new voice in global cinema with its stunning cinematography and experimental approach to narrative. Based on short stories by Ryunosuke Akutagawa, the story provides four varying accounts of a sexual assault and subsequent murder. The film… ## [The Kurosawa Century #1: Post-War Noirs: Drunken Angel (1948) & Stray Dog (1949)](https://epatrickreviews.blogspot.com/2026/07/the-kurosawa-century-1-post-war-noirs.html) _2026-07-03 · Eric Gilliland · Surfing Orion's Belt: A Film and Television Review Blog_ Drunken Angel (1948, 98 Minutes) The fragile relationship between a doctor and patient shapes the tragic realism of Drunken Angel . An early entry in Akira Kurosawa's canon, the film starred Takashi Shimura (Sato) and Toshiro Mifune (Matsunaga). Set in a swampy area of Tokyo shortly after the war, the insular setting to the film reinforces its themes of existential angst and entrapment. Mifune's a… ## [Backrooms (2026)](https://epatrickreviews.blogspot.com/2026/06/backrooms-2026.html) _2026-06-27 · Eric Gilliland · Surfing Orion's Belt: A Film and Television Review Blog_ Now that we're in the summer when You Tubers conquered cinema, I made a trip to the theater to see Backrooms . Directed by 20-year-old Kane Parsons, the film stars Chiwetel Ejiofor and Renate Reinsve. The story, based on a series of YouTube videos created by Parsons, explores the surreal realm of liminal space. Visually the film is often exciting, and the script by Parsons and his co-writer Will… ## [Unlimited Mobile Internet, One V-SIM (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/Olf7xLQOgK7i) _2026-06-27 · **Sponsored**_ Automatically switches across T-Mobile, AT&T and Verizon; no throttling, no contract. ## [Disclosure Day (2026)](https://epatrickreviews.blogspot.com/2026/06/disclosure-day-2026.html) _2026-06-12 · Eric Gilliland · Surfing Orion's Belt: A Film and Television Review Blog_ Spielberg's greatest hits? Disclosure Day aims for the wonder of Close Encounters and the warmth of E.T. but also leans into the darker Sci-Fi of A.I . and Minority Report . The film weaves between chase sequences to quiet moments of fragile emotion. The film's central premise is an intriguing one: What happens on the day we learn extraterrestrial life exists? After 80 years of endless UFO… ## [Lucas on PBS](https://kitbashed.com/blog/lucas-on-pbs) _2026-05-25 · Michael Heilemann · Kitbashed - The Origins of Star Wars_ Well here’s something I wasn’t expecting. Brand new footage of a young Lucas. I’m traveling currently so I’ll just leave this here, and come back to comment on it later. ## [Sinners (2025)](https://epatrickreviews.blogspot.com/2025/05/sinners-2025.html) _2025-05-14 · Eric Gilliland · Surfing Orion's Belt: A Film and Television Review Blog_ Ryan Coogler's Sinners is a consistently entertaining mash-up of genres with sharp commentary on race and American history. The ambitious script ventures into musical, fantasy, historical drama, and horror. The film pays homages to its influences, but also a singular work alongside other American epics. Sinners is inn conversation with films like O Brother Where Art Thou? and Django Unchained . As…