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Star wars day: May the 4th be with you

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  Welcome back to the Big Screen Focus. Happy May 4th! also known as Star Wars day.  In a world far, far, away in the year 1977, George Lucas created Star Wars, which would end up being one of the most popular, well known movie of all time, which would lead up to a whole franchise. "It featured an overarching conflict between an empire and a group of rebels, between two orders, one good and another evil — the Sith and Jedi — and a power called the Force, which permeated everything and everyone but could be harnessed as a weapon only by certain, Force-specific individuals, for both noble and nefarious purposes" (Rawat, 2021).  George Lucas wanted to create a space film. he had the idea back in 1971, creating a science fiction dystopia, however he felt as it was not so successful. He then had the idea of Star Wars which became a great hit. Lucas told Chicago Tribune in 2005, “It was really about the Vietnam War, and that was the period where Nixon was trying to run for a [secon

The Latest News in the Movie industry

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This just in...the 10 quick latest news from the movie industry for the week of April 26th, 2022.  Vulture releases 101 Best Movie sequels of All time. Entertainment Blog Vulture.com released an article with 101 Best movie sequels of all time on Monday. Take a look at the very interesting article, you may even find a newfound love within a sequel!  101 Best Movie Sequels-Vulture "Wicked" The movie, will be split and set to release in two films. One of the most popular musicals on broadway is finally being made into two split movies! According to Variety.com, "Jon M. Chu announced on social media that his upcoming adaptation of the musical “Wicked” will be split into two films. Universal Pictures will release the first “Wicked” movie on Dec. 25, 2024. The second “Wicked” movie will debut exactly a year later on Dec. 25, 2025."  The movie will star Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo as Glinda and Elphaba. "Wicked" tells the story of everything leading up to Dor

New show reboots...Are they worth the watch? What's the Hype?

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                              Hello everyone, welcome back to The Big Screen Focus today is all about reboots. Are they worth the watch? There are many mixed opinions about reboots. Some may say they ruin the original shows, others may say they are very happy to see the show brought back. However, there are multiple types of reboots. Reboots where the original characters are related to the main rebooted characters, where the original characters are main or secondary characters, or where they are mentioned or featured but the new characters have a completely similar or different storyline.       Today we will be talking about Four popular shows that have been rebooted. Gossip Girl, Charmed, Icarly, and How I Met your mother. These were all very known shows in their times, and there have been many mixed reviews about them. So what are peoples opinions? Are they as great as the creators wanted them to be? How similar are they to the originals? Well let's dig into the details.  These a

"Talk Radio" Movie Reaction

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                                                                   I recently watched the movie, "Talk Radio" starring Eric Bogosian, a movie about the occurrences of a disc-jockey shock jock. Here is my reaction writing on what I had to say.  !!WARNING: SPOILERS BELOW!! Oliver Stone’s movie, “Talk Radio” stars actor Eric Bogosian, as shock jock Barry Champlain. The movie based on the play, “Talk Radio” and the book, “Talked to Death” by Stephen Singular about talk radio host Alan Berg, a talk show shock jock who was brutally murdered. Parts of the film itself is inspired by Berg’s story. The film opens with Champlain hosting his talk radio show, “Night Talk” on the KTAB radio station in Dallas, Texas. Champlain is arguing and using offensive humor with the callers, much like a shock jock does. A shock jock is usually a disc jockey who uses vulgar, offensive, and controversial language to get a reaction and public attention. More than half of the movie is Champlain in his st

Netflix New Releases

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Happy April and welcome back to The Big Screen Focus. On the previous blog post, Netflix was amongst favorites. If you are tired of scrolling through the same shows on Netflix, you have read the right blog. Today, I have for you this weeks new shows being released on Netflix from April 1st-April 9th. Click here for the full release list on Netflix for the full month of April. Available April 1st, 2022 Abby Hatcher, Season 2 Any Given Sunday Argo Blade Blade II Blade: Trinity The Blind Side Blow Bonnie and Clyde Catch and Release A Cinderella Story CoComelon, Season 5 Delta Farce Eagle Eye Four Brothers Full Metal Jacket Grown Ups Heartland Season 14 Her How to Train Your Dragon Inception Love Actually Molly's Game Monster-in-Law New York Minute The Nut Job Polly Pocket, Season 4: Part 1: Summer of Fun Puss in Boots The Rental The Ring Rumor Has It... Saving Private Ryan Sherlock Holmes Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows Shrek Forever After Something's Gotta Give We The Animals

The Top Streaming Services

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Have you ever really wanted to watch that old show you used to watch when you were younger, but you could not find it anywhere? Have you ever wanted to see a new show but didn't know where to watch it? Is that show not available anywhere on television? Ever wanted to watch a show on the go? That is why streaming services exist. streaming services provide all different shows from almost every channel. They are much more convenient for us.  Welcome to The Big Screen Focus. Today we will be talking about some of the best streaming services for the intended audiences and a short survey on what streaming service individuals prefer the most.  Click here to read more 1) Netfli x  Netflix is one of the most popular streaming services widely used. Netflix is used by 221.8 million users. It originally started as a DVD rental in 1998 and then switched to a streaming service. Netflix evolved into one of the best most popular streaming services. It is home to many popular Netflix originals as w

Newly Released movies to watch this year on the big screen

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Hi everyone and welcome back to The Big Screen Focus! Tired of watching old movies, or just don't know what to watch? Wanna go to the cinema but dont know whats playing? So Today I have for you 10 movies coming out in the next coming of months, and recently released movies.  Heres the link to the full article For More:  Movies coming out in 2022 and now let's get into it... 1) Umma Release: March 18, 2022 "Amanda and her daughter living a quiet life on an American farm, but when the remains of her estranged mother arrive from Korea, Amanda becomes haunted by the fear of turning into her own mother." 2) Cyrano  Released: February 25, 2022 "Cyrano de Bergerac dazzles everyone with his ferocious wordplay and brilliant swordplay. However, he's convinced his appearance renders him unworthy of the affections of the luminous Roxanne, a devoted friend who's in love with someone else."  3) Death On The Nile Released: February 11th, 2022 "Detective Hercul