Movies & Film

Think "The Last Jedi" only references the original "Star Wars" trilogy? Think again. If you pay attention, you'll see that it's also full of prequel nods.

By Bryan Young

Carrie Fisher, who plays General Leia in 'The Last Jedi,' made an indelible mark on every one of her cast mates.

By Bryan Young

Science fiction is a classic film genre used to explore the outer limits of humanity's imagination when it comes to technology and space. In doing so, writer and directors have no choice but to bend the rules of reality just a little bit. Since we haven't invented things like light-speed travel or teleportation, movie audiences [...] The post Sci-Fi Movies That Completely Ignore Science appeared first on Goliath.

By Devon Taylor (@DevonTaylor113)

The international press conference for "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" was a secretive affair, but we were on hand and boiled it down to the five most important points.

By Bryan Young

New "Star Wars" movies always bring about more questions. And the biggest question facing those who follow the mythology is why a Jedi Master like Luke Skywalker would want to end his order.

By Bryan Young

There is nothing like a good cop movie. Thankfully, Hollywood seems to like making them as much as we like watching them. Cop movies have been popular for decades and give us Hollywood's take of the world of law enforcement. While most include the typical gun fights, arrests, car chases, and evil bad guys; they also look [...] The post The 10 Best Cop Movies of All-Time appeared first on Goliath.

By Devon Taylor (@DevonTaylor113)

Oprah's holiday gift list is 20 this year, and it's as popular as ever. Who doesn't want some $60 slippers or a $50 box of blueberries?

By Melanie Radzicki McManus

Creating and making a hit movie is no easy task. Lots of hard work, time, and money (tons of money) go into making a hit film in Hollwyood. Even if all the hard work goes smooth and your actors put on a great show, there is no guarantee your movie will take off like you believe it should. One [...] The post 10 Best Movie Marketing Campaigns Ever appeared first on Goliath.

By Kale Havervold

What happens when movie marketers try to get audiences into the cinema by misrepresenting the film they're trying to sell?

By Chris Opfer

We think we know what gets censored out of movies shown on airplanes - like language and plane crashes. But the rise of streaming has changed the rules and added some cultural dimensions.

By Dave Roos

Kanopy is looking to bring libraries and universities into the streaming age with access to its vast collection.

By Chris Opfer

To some, 'Star Wars' is akin to a religion, and, like any religion, the debate over dogma and membership is fierce

By Bryan Young

When Ron Howard took over the new "Star Wars" film, people wondered how often this type of switcheroo happens. Turns out it's a lot - and it doesn't always end badly.

By Bryan Young

'Wonder Woman' is arguably the biggest female comic book star to hit the big screen. HowStuffWorks talked to women about why it's so important to them.

By Bryan Young

A study confirmed what most of us know - that professional critics and your average moviegoer don't usually like the same films. But why?

By Dave Roos

Ever since Luke Skywalker first activated his father's lightsaber in 1977's A New Hope, Star Wars fans have been obsessed with the sci-fi laser swords wielded by Jedi and Sith alike. Of course, there are plenty of other reasons to love Star Wars - the characters, the different alien races, the space combat - but [...] The post Star Wars: Every Lightsaber Battle Ranked From Worst To Best appeared first on Goliath.

By Nick Steinberg

The Iron Man trilogy may not be the most beloved set of films within the larger Marvel Cinematic Universe, but it's most certainly been an important one for the franchise. After all, there really wouldn't be an MCU without the first Iron Man movie, which not only helped revive Robert Downey Jr.'s acting career, but [...] The post 26 Hidden Details You May Have Missed In The 'Iron Man' Movies appeared first on Goliath.

By Nick Steinberg

Horror movies can be downright scary. But in some cases, the events that took place on horror movie sets were more terrifying than the fictional films they produced. In fact, many of the biggest and most successful horror movies of all-time had a number of truly strange and horrifying things happen during filming, or shortly [...] The post 10 Terrifying Events That Happened on Horror Movie Sets appeared first on Goliath.

By Jack Sackman

Many modern cult classic movies have earned a ton of money on home video, from both VHS and DVD sales or home rentals (remember those?). Some have become cultural institutions in and of themselves. However, most of these movies with devoted fan bases actually came from humble beginnings and bombed at the box office on [...] The post 10 Cult Classic Movies That Bombed at the Box Office appeared first on Goliath.

By Jack Sackman

For starters, not everyone loved this movie when it first debuted.

By Kathryn Whitbourne

Not only have streaming services changed the way in which people consume movies and television shows, but it has also helped make famous a whole new lot of actors - many of whom are now being seen even more on the big screen and enjoying their stardom rising to new levels thanks to a breakout role [...] The post 10 People Made Famous By Netflix appeared first on Goliath.

By Jack Sackman

In the world of Harry Potter, being a wizard in the United States is a lot different than being a wizard in England. Now who's up for a game of quodpot?

By Bryan Young

The black female mathematicians who worked at NASA during the Space Race were scientific savants who helped make some pretty amazing advances in aeronautics.

By Alia Hoyt

The terms 'rabbit' and 'hare' actually comprise more than 50 distinct species with significant physical differences. So what is this wascally cartoon character, weally?

By Laurie L. Dove

He was the first American in space, the first golf-player on the moon - and oh yes, there was a little problem with peeing in his spacesuit.

By Kathryn Whitbourne