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Daisy Ridley’s Rey Skywalker Will Be Key To ‘Star Wars’ Franchise’s Future

©Courtesy of Disney Daisy Ridley, who will reportedly appear as the character of Rey Skywalker in several upcoming Star Wars films, is attracting notice as a major force in the franchise. According to an anonymous source quoted in The Hollywood Reporter, Ridley “is the most valuable cinematic asset, in some ways the only one, Star Wars…

Young Woman and the Sea : Q&A with Actor Daisy Ridley & Director Joachim Rønning

@Courtesy of Disney Young Woman and the Sea : Daisy Ridley stars as the accomplished swimmer who was born to immigrant parents in New York City in 1905. Through the steadfast support of her older sister and supportive trainers, she overcame adversity and the animosity of a patriarchal society to rise through the ranks of…

SXSW Review – A Picture of a Maddening Marriage in ‘Magpie’

People stay in bad marriages for a variety of reasons. Chief among them is children, but there can also be hope that things will return to the honeymoon period that started the romance and has now become a distant memory. Magpie introduces its protagonist when there’s nothing resembling love left in her marriage, and the…

Sometimes I Think About Dying : Interview with Director Rachel Lambert and Co-Star Dave Merheje

Check out more of our video interviews on our YouTube channel. Normally, when you see a title like, Sometimes I Think About Dying, you might expect that you’re in for a dark and dreary theater experience. And while there are series themes and situations that take place in Sometimes I Think About Dying, it is…

Damon Lindelof Speaks Out on Getting Pink-Slipped from ‘Star Wars’

@Damon Lindelof Damon Lindelof is revealing details about his recent departure from the upcoming Star Wars project. In an interview with Esquire, he declared flatly “I was in more than talks to join the Star Wars universe. I joined the Star Wars universe and was asked to leave.” In March, it had been reported that…

Sundance Film Festival Review – Daisy Ridley Anchors the Entertaining Human Comedy ‘Sometimes I Think About Dying’

It’s often hard to explain natural impulses and the things that fill our dreams, or even our waking moments. Thinking frequently of one’s own death might seem morbid or terrifying, but it can also provoke a more neutral curiosity. That’s the case for the protagonist of Sometimes I Think About Dying, an antisocial office worker who…