220 posts tagged ‘human interest’
How Star Wars Nostalgia Helps Disney Parks Design Its Fandom Merch
Gizmodo,
Holiday gifting season is upon us and if you’ve ever wondered how apparel at Disney Parks goes from idea to execution into a fandom must-buy, designer Tatiana Salaverria is a great place to start. io9 spoke with her about the process behind theme-park merch inspired by Star Wars, Indiana Jones, and Marvel. Read more...
Daryl Hall got a restraining order against John Oates
AV Club,
After a year of high-profile celebrity divorces, maybe it shouldn’t come as a surprise that there are deep-seated issues between Hall & Oates. The musical duo have gone their separate ways over the years, but they generally came back together, reuniting for a performance as recently as October 2022. Yet something has… Read more...
Jenna Ortega won't be in Scream VII either
The Scream franchise has lost its other Carpenter sister. One day after production studio Spyglass fired lead actress Melissa Barrera for what they deemed to be “hate speech,” news broke that Jenna Ortega will also be exiting the franchise ahead of the upcoming Scream VII. Ortega and Barrera played sisters Tara and… Read more...
John Waters and David Lynch really love Lana Del Rey
Lana Del Rey has many, many fans, including the staff and patrons of a Florence, Alabama Waffle House, the administration of NYU, and the Recording Academy, who just nominated her 2023 album Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd for five Grammys. Unsurprisingly, the artist—who penned the line “When you… Read more...
Swifties raise money for family of fan who died at Brazil Eras Tour stop
Taylor Swift fans in Brazil have helped raise money to transport the body of Ana Clara Benevides Machado, who died at Swift’s concert on November 17, from Rio de Janeiro to the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul. A fan posted a video, reportedly from Benevides Machado’s mother, revealing they had reached their… Read more...
Tim Burton just wants you to leave The Nightmare Before Christmas alone, OK?
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Star Wars enters a new era as Ahsoka's Dave Filoni becomes Chief Creative Officer
To some Star Wars fans, Clone Wars architect Dave Filoni is the second-coming of George Lucas—the one man who can be trusted with Star Wars lore now that Disney is running things. To others, he represents nearly all of the franchise’s silliest missteps, pulling Star Wars away from the stories and characters of the… Read more...
Ahsoka's New Star Wars Galaxy Will Be Key to Dave Filoni's New Movie
With the strikes over, work is back up and running in a galaxy far, far away. First up, Star Wars: Ahsoka creator Dave Filoni has been promoted to a much bigger creative role. Second, he and his team are finally able to speak about all the huge revelations at the end of the latest Star Wars Disney+ show. Read more...