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☆ Opinion | Welcome, Speaker Johnson, to the Worst Job in Politics
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-27 | by ( Benjamin Domenech | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

The wide range of ideological support was not enough to save Mr. McCarthy, whose fall instead becomes part of the story of our political transformation as a country. In the not-too-distant past, political parties contained a wide range of ideologies united by a party machine, which kept them together despite regional interests and wildly different priorities. Now the big sort is ending — but there is no replacement for the party machinery to maintain coherence. This is far more true of the right than the left, but it’s happening on both sides. Fund-raising operations gave party establishments some power, but they no longer had the ability to dictate outcomes automatically.

Persons: McCarthy’s, McCarthy, Nancy Mace, I’ve, Tony Gilroy’s, Michael Clayton, ”, George Clooney, Tilda Swinton, “ I’m, Mr, Clooney, “, you’re Organizations: California Legislature Locations: California, South Carolina

☆ SAG strike: Amid strikes and flops, it's a cruel summer for Hollywood
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-15 | by ( Brian Lowry | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —For Hollywood, 2023 will be remembered as a cruel summer, a dead reckoning of a different kind. The summer’s ostentatious setbacks for studios have included “The Flash” (released by Warner Bros., like CNN, a unit of Warner Bros. The asterisk – and it’s a big one – is that the guilds know precious little about the economic specifics of the streaming business, which aren’t widely shared. Actors and writers who once counted on residual payments could see TV ratings and box-office tallies. Because projects are produced far in advance, consumers won’t see the broader consequences of these strikes for a while.

Persons: –, Ronald Reagan, Disney’s “ Indiana Jones, ”, Tom Cruise, Harrison Ford, Phoebe Waller, Indiana Jones, “, Tony Gilroy, Duncan Crabtree, Bob Iger, Iger, Mike Blake, George Clooney Organizations: CNN, Hollywood, Screen, Warner Bros, Pixar, Walt Disney Pictures, Variety, ESPN, SAG, Adobe, Disney, Netflix, Writers Guild of America, Reuters Locations: Sun Valley, Los Angeles

☆ 'Andor' is the best 'Star Wars' show since 'The Mandalorian' — but the least popular
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-21 | by ( Travis Clark | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The three-episode premiere of "Andor" trailed other "Star Wars" shows in viewership, per Nielsen. But the show is the best-reviewed "Star Wars" series yet. Maybe it's "Star Wars" fatigue after "Boba Fett" and "Obi-Wan," which I was personally incredibly disappointed by. Other data further suggests the show isn't gaining traction with as big of an audience as the other "Star Wars" series. Parrot Analytics, which measures audience demand based on online engagement and other factors, told Insider that the show is trailing the others in demand.

☆ Why it might be better to wait and watch the new 'Star Wars' series 'Andor' in batches of episodes, not every week
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( Travis Clark | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

It's tempting to wait to watch each block instead of watching one episode every week. "I knew where it was going to end up," Gilroy said during an interview last week on The Watch podcast. It's definitely the best "Star Wars" series since "The Mandalorian," as I was disappointed by "The Book of Boba Fett" and "Obi-Wan Kenobi." But I also appreciate the episode format "Andor" is striving for, and watching every week might ruin the experience. Gilroy has said that the entire series will take place over two seasons with 24 total episodes.

☆ 'Andor' review: 'Star Wars' revives Diego Luna's character in a slow-moving prequel to 'Rogue One'
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Review Brian Lowry | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

(CNN) A prequel to a prequel, "Andor" brings a gritty tone and look to the "Star Wars" universe, as much the washed-out landscape of "Blade Runner" as George Lucas' far-away galaxy. Yet whatever promise that entails is mostly lost in flabby storytelling, essentially stretching what would have been a 10-minute movie prologue over the first three episodes. Disney+ has wisely decided to launch the 12-episode prequel to "Rogue One," starring Diego Luna as the spy Cassian Andor, with those three episodes, providing a somewhat better sense of the series' framework than the plodding first installment. Following a less-trodden path, though, doesn't excuse moving at the pace of a wounded Bantha, bogged down by flashbacks to the protagonist's childhood. Nor do these early episodes do enough to distinguish the shifting cast of supporting characters, a group that doesn't provoke much more than indifference.

☆ 'Star Wars' series 'Andor' looks at everyday life under the Empire
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Rollo Ross | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Stephane Mahe/File PhotoLOS ANGELES, Sept 20 (Reuters) - The new "Star Wars" television series "Andor" promises a look at the day-to-day lives of the people who eventually become heroes in the ongoing battle set in a galaxy far, far away. "Andor," which debuts on the Disney+ (DIS.N) streaming service on Wednesday, is a prequel to hit 2016 film "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story." I don't think we've seen that," Luna said. "I don't think we've been in the most intimate life of the people that were having to live under the control of the Empire. "We want to make everything real - real emotions, real stakes, real threats, real fear, real betrayal, real love, real desperation, real families, real domestic drama, real adventure," he said.

"Andor," the latest series in the "Star Wars" franchise, hits Disney Plus on September 21. The sci-fi adventure is a prequel to "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story." How to watch 'Andor'You can watch "Andor" exclusively on Disney Plus. Based on the runtimes of similar "Star Wars" series on Disney Plus, each episode will likely be about 35-45 minutes long. Season one of "Star Wars Rebels" is set within the same year as "Andor," so the two shows have parallel timelines.

☆ Disney a anunţat un nou film "Star Wars" pentru sfârșitul lui 2023
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-11 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +2 min

Această poveste va avea loc în "viitorul galaxiei" şi va urma "o nouă generaţie de piloţi spaţiali", a dezvăluit Kathleen Kennedy, preşedinta Lucasfilm, compania aflată în spatele legendarei saga lansate în 1977 şi cumpărată de numărul 1 mondial din industria divertismentului, scrie agerpres.ro Patty Jenkins, al cărei "Wonder Woman 1984" va fi lansat până la sfârşitul lunii, va fi prima femeie care va regiza un lungmetraj al francizei "Star Wars", acesta "urmând să ajungă în cinematografe de Crăciunul lui 2023", a precizat Kennedy în timpul unei prezentări virtuale destinate investitorilor grupului Disney.Ea a anunţat, de asemenea, mai multe noi seriale din universul "Star Wars", dintre care unul consacrat întoarcerii celebrului Lando Calrissian şi două spinoff-uri ale "The Mandalorian" ("The Rangers of the New Republic" şi unul dedicat aventurilor lui Ahsoka Tano, în interpretarea lui Rosario Dawson). "Lando", care va urmări aventurile personajului vorbăreţ făcut celebru de prima trilogie "Star Wars", va fi regizat de Justin Simien, creatorul seriei "Dear White People".În ceea ce priveşte serialul spin-off al "Rogue One", aceasta se va numi "Andor", iar producţia sa abia a început la Londra, a anunţat pentru Disney actorul Diego Luna, care interpretează rolul principal. El va juca alături de Stellan Skarsgard şi Fiona Shaw în acest thriller de spionaj, al cărui scenariu este semnat de Tony Gilroy.Hayden Christensen, care l-a interpretat pe tânărul Anakin Skywalker în cea de-a doua trilogie, va reveni în rolul lui Darth Vader alături de Ewan McGregor în seria "Obi-Wan Kenobi", care va începe producţia în martie.Lista continuă cu o anchetă spaţială intitulată "'The Acolyte'", care va fi realizată de co-creatoarea de la "Russian Doll", Leslye Headland, şi va avea loc "în ultimele zile ale Republicii".Compania a adăugat că pentru următorii ani a programat 10 serii "Star Wars" pentru Disney+, alături de un număr egal de serii care se desfăşoară în universul Marvel.

Persons: Kathleen Kennedy, preşedinta, Patty Jenkins, Kennedy, Lando Calrissian, Ahsoka, Rosario Dawson, Lando, Justin Simien, Diego Luna, El, Fiona Shaw, Tony Gilroy.Hayden Christensen, Anakin Skywalker, Darth Vader, Ewan McGregor, Wan Organizations: Disney, Marvel Locations: New Republic, Londra, Republicii

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