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I’m thrilled that the writers’ strike has been resolved with what looks like big wins for the union!  Now I hope the actors strike can be resolved as well as that Hollywood can get back to work.  Here’s an interesting run-down by The Hollywood Reporter of where thi

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September 8th was the 57th anniversary of the launch of Star Trek.  Wow!  To celebrate that milestone, Variety posted a list of their 57 favorite episodes of Star Trek of all time, from across all the Trek series.  That’s quite an endeavor!  The list is a wild one.  There&#

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This Paramount+ Star Trek ad, saluting the history of the franchise, is pretty spectacular.  Ok, there’s a little too much modern Trek in here, but this is surprisingly well-edited, with some lovely deep cuts from the history of the franchise (Captain Sulu! The original animate

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Let’s start with some awesome trailers!  The one I’m most excited about is this terrific trailer for Dune Part Two.  (I loved Part One and can’t wait for the continuation!!) This latest trailer for The Flash looks great.  (Though it might show a bit too much &#821

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Let’s start with this terrific trailer for The Marvels: I love the idea that this film will feature not just Captain Marvel, but also Ms. Marvel (coming off of the terrific Disney+ Ms. Marvel show) and also Monica Rambeau (who has been Captain Marvel in the comics, and who we go

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I am over-the-moon excited by this trailer for Wes Anderson’s latest film, Asteroid City: I’m interested in this trailer for American Born Chinese, which is directed by Destin Daniel Cretton (Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings) and reunites Everything Everywhere All

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Hello, readers and supporters of this site! I’m excited to share that my “Maclunkey” Star Wars/Highlander mash-up t-shirt is again available on Woot! This is, of course, a joke based on George Lucas’ increasingly-bizarre tweaks to the Han-Greedo scene in Star

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I enjoyed the first season of Schmigadoon! I didn’t need any more, but this trailer for the upcoming second season made me smile: This looks like fun: it’s a documentary called A Disturbance in the Force, about the infamous 1978 Star Wars Holiday Special: I’m excited

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At last — Ted Lasso season three is coming!! Here’s the Super Bowl trailer for Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny: This is a great-looking trailer for Air, the film reuniting Ben Affleck and Matt Damon on-screen: I’m thrilled that Ben Affleck is back directing.  

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Whoa!  Four decades after History of the World Part I, here comes History of the World Part II!!  How did I not know this was happening?? This is billed as a four-night event.  Will it be good?  I dunno, but that trailer is great and the cast looks amazing.  I’m excited. He

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