American director George Lucas, creator of the Star Wars film saga and the Indiana Jones stories, will receive an honorary Palme d’Or at the closing evening of this year’s Cannes festival. He created a unique world that brought joy to many viewers, the organizers of the show on the French Riviera reasoned. The news was … Read more
Kiss Sells Catalog, Brand, and IP to Pophouse Entertainment Group for Over $300 Million Famous hard rock quartet, Kiss, has made a groundbreaking deal with Swedish company, Pophouse Entertainment Group, to sell their catalog, brand name, and intellectual property (IP) for an estimated amount exceeding $300 million. Rolling out on Thursday, the partnership between Kiss … Read more
Following Disney’s “Star Wars” model, Netflix wants to establish a sci-fi franchise. Mastermind behind the whole thing: director Zack Snyder. But if the opening song “Rebel Moon” is also the program, you should quickly bury this idea. There is no shame in quoting other films or books from cinema and pop culture in your own … Read more
For fans of the archaeologist played by Harrison Ford, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull – 78% is the worst movie in the Lucasfilm franchise. Well, with the release of the fifth and final installment, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Fate – 63%, opinions were divided. At the time, the fourth … Read more
No time for long introductions. The third season of the most watched series from the world of Star Wars, called The Mandalorian, began with a scene in which a giant, prehistoric-looking monster emerges from the waves. It is about to devour everything living around it. As if the creators were saying: There is no need … Read more
Mthe man has no question about it. The person he is talking to, whom he is holding by the throat, has just informed him that his spaceship is on a diplomatic mission when the guy in black with the imposing helmet asks him a factually justified question: “If this is a consular ship, then where … Read more
SSince the immensity of the Star Wars saga has stretched even further into infinity, forward into the future and backward into early history and sideways in character studies of individual characters, since the saga of the Jedis and the dark side of their power in feature films and series is painted more and more, the … Read more
Almost 40 years after the break-up, the Swedish pop group ABBA has reunited and is releasing a new album. The musicians announced this on Thursday in an online broadcast, according to which they are preparing a digital concert in London next year. “We recorded a new album,” said Björn Ulvaeus, 76, and Benny Andersson, 74, … Read more
New York Finally, after a very difficult year: “The market is back in good shape”, announced Sotheby’s Star auctioneer Oliver Barker on Wednesday evening with understandable enthusiasm. He had just sold art for a total of 597 million dollars in an extremely dynamic and animated tour-de-force, again via live stream. Sotheby’s Claude Monet’s late landscape … Read more
George Clooney is drawn to the Hollywood diaspora in Provence: the US actor and filmmaker has bought a property in southern France. Not only is it huge, it’s also in a prominent neighborhood. – – – – – – Photo series with 7 pictures – Just in time for George Clooney’s 60th birthday, which yesterday … Read more