Tag Archives: Harrison Ford

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Posted on January 22, 2016 by Morgan R. Lewis

I wasn’t able to see it opening weekend, or opening month, for that matter. I had to bury my head in the sand when it came to social media, but I actually managed to avoid all but one spoiler — … Continue reading →

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Witness

Posted on February 4, 2014 by Morgan R. Lewis

1985 Best Picture Nominee There are a lot of issues that can crop up with films, and some of them are sufficiently common to become stock phrases for a movie reviewer. One that I’ve had occasion to use from time … Continue reading →

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News Bites: Bonaparte and Birdman

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Morgan R. Lewis

Once again, Friday morning brings with it your weekly supply of News Bites. And this week, I’ve finally gotten around to creating a logo for the section, so it looks just a little less ramshackle. It seems that when it … Continue reading →

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News Bites: Toys, Turtles, and Teachers

Posted on February 22, 2013 by Morgan R. Lewis

It’s Friday morning, and that means it’s time for another weekly pile of news, with just a bit of snarky commentary from myself. This week there’s still more television news — this is the time of year when the big … Continue reading →

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Favorite Films: Star Wars

Posted on November 29, 2012 by Morgan R. Lewis

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away…. Star Wars is a film that virtually everybody in western civilization recognizes, and just about everybody has seen. From the vantage point of 2012, the film’s 35th anniversary, it almost … Continue reading →

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News: Disney Buys Lucasfilm

Posted on October 30, 2012 by Morgan R. Lewis

In a move sure to grab some attention, the Walt Disney Company has announced plans to acquire Lucasfilm, Ltd., and all its properties. This includes, of course, Star Wars, which will be receiving a new sequel in 2015, with Star … Continue reading →

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Rock Liebster

Posted on September 2, 2012 by Morgan R. Lewis

So there’s this meme going around called the “Liebster Award”; it’s basically a way to pass around questions and draw attention to other blogs. I’ve been tagged by three people (that I know of; if I’ve missed one, sorry!), so … Continue reading →

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Four for the Fourth

Posted on July 4, 2012 by Morgan R. Lewis

It’s Independence Day in the U.S., which means that not only am I not sitting at my computer, but most of my audience isn’t as well. To my international readers, I’m sorry, but you’ll have to put up with a … Continue reading →

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The Fugitive

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Morgan R. Lewis

There are a lot of movies out there that take an old television series and adapt their characters and basic premise into a feature film. There aren’t a lot of good ones, however. But 1993’s The Fugitive, directed by Andrew … Continue reading →

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News: Ford, Breslin to play in Ender’s Game

Posted on December 22, 2011 by Morgan R. Lewis

Entertainment Weekly is reporting that Harrison Ford and Abigail Breslin have signed on to play roles in Ender’s Game, a 2013 film adaptation of Orson Scott Card’s sci-fi classic about a boy genius conscripted into a war against alien invaders. … Continue reading →

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