Lawyer by trade, writer by passion. Author of 'The Deep Space Chronicles' series available at Amazon.com, a rambling blog at jjgoodman.blogspot.com, and musings on all things 'Star Wars' and more here at That Hollywood Show.
Star Wars is secretive when in production. So much that even during auditions, the actors don't know they're auditioning for a Star Wars product. Such is the case of Cameron Monaghan. When he auditioned for the role of Cal Kestis in the upcoming Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, he thought he was
[WARNING: Article contains spoilers for the new Star Wars novel Resistance Reborn… and possibly Episode IX. Read on at your own risk.] When JJ Abrams said he wanted Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker to tie the entire saga together, he wasn't kidding. We certainly saw evidence of that in the most
[Warning: Article contains minor spoilers for the latest Star Wars novel from author Rebecca Roanhorse.] By now you're sure to have watched the trailer for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. In it we see a massive opposition fleet and what looks like hundreds of volunteers gathered in a hangar.
Recently we heard from Freddie Prinze Jr. about who Star Wars is made for. In his expletive-filled rant, he says Star Wars is made for kids. We also have George's famous "Star Wars is for twelve-year-olds" speech that bolsters the creation of Jar-Jar. Now Jon Favreau, the creative mind behind The
Castlevania is one of the most beloved video game franchises of all time. Creating an anime adaptation for Netflix stood to be a challenging task…. Especially considering show creator and writer Warren Ellis had never played a minute of the game previously. It turns out that it didn’t matter.
There's no questioning Joaquin Phoenix's acting talent. The three-time Oscar nominee (twice for Best Actor) has both breadth and range seldom seen in cookie-cutter Hollywood actors these days. That's why Todd Phillips chose the talented actor to portray the Joker in the upcoming film of the same
For a film called All Of A Sudden, very little happens suddenly in Hamaguchi Ryusuke’s sensitive portrayal of friendship and care. The director (Drive My Car) has a particularly patient style of filmmaking that is not universally appealing, but it captures humanity in all its messy earnestness.
Joe Bob Briggs and Darcy the Mail Girl returned for The Last Drive-In: Joe Bob's Halloween House Party, delivering a double feature built around two very different approaches to Halloween horror. This time, the legendary horror host paired Body Bags (1993) with WNUF Halloween Special (2013),
Paweł Pawlikowski’s new film is a dense exploration of a very specific part of Thomas Mann’s life and Germany’s history. Winning Best Picture at Cannes and chosen as Poland’s submission for Best International Film, the film expects a certain level of historical and geographic knowledge