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Mission 22: Mad Ben
Mad Ben Rumors persist of a Star Wars Story film centered on the Lost Years of Obi-Wan Kenobi, and will likely continue until the entire franchise is rebooted in a few decades. No official news is out yet, so for now we're left to speculate on every...
Mission 21: A Trilogy of Trilogies
A Trilogy of Trilogies. In this episode of Great Shot, Kid!, John and Mike discuss the first films of the Star Wars sequel trilogy directors. They begin their journey with The Force Awakens director J.J. Abrams' Mission: Impossible III, moving on to...
Episode 20 - We're All Tom Hanks
The 'Burbs. In 1989, a director known for a dark, quirky sense of macabre humor took on a high-profile project starring a well-known comic actor. Sound familiar? Sure it does, except the movie we're talking about here is The 'Burbs, starring Tom...
Episode 19 - Am I Bane?
In the Land of Women Cowritten by the legendary Lawrence Kasdan and his son, Jon, anticipation mounts about the upcoming Han Solo “Star Wars Story” film with each new cast announcement. The script is written, but what does it say? In this episode of...
Episode 18 - A Knack for World Building
More American Graffiti. Before Star Wars, George Lucas made an impact with American Graffiti (examined in Episode 15 of Great Shot, Kid!). After its success, and especially after the success of Star Wars, a sequel was likely. Hence was born one of...
Episode 17 - What's Going On with this Hutt?
Looking at Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Monsters, and Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs. The first work of a filmmaker can say a lot about their style, and what they'll bring to a franchise. In this episode of Great Shot, Kid!, John and Mike look at...
Episode 16 - De Palma's Psycho
Sisters. Brian De Palma's contribution to the formation of Star Wars' opening crawl is well-documented, but probably more influential is the contribution of his long-time editor, Paul Hirsch. Mike and John continue their exploration of the editors of...
Great Shot, Kid 15 - It's a Star War
American Graffiti In this episode of Great Shot, Kid, John and Mike continue their series on the editors of Star Wars with a look George Lucas' second film, American Graffiti. Edited by Marcia Lucas, American Graffiti tells the story of a group of...
Great Shot, Kid - Episode 14: Another 3 or 4 Quads per Channel
20 years ago, George Lucas brought Star Wars back to theatres. This was no simple anniversary release, though, as it had “a few new surprises.” Celebrate this anniversary with Mike Schindler and John Mills in a special (edition) episode recounting...
Great Shot, Kid - Episode 14: Another 3 or 4 Quads per Channel
20 years ago, George Lucas brought Star Wars back to theatres. This was no simple anniversary release, though, as it had “a few new surprises.” Celebrate this anniversary with Mike Schindler and John Mills in a special (edition) episode recounting...