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Originally published December 20, 2017 As Offender Anderson had said earlier, it looks like it’s a Rose Tico/Kelly Marie Tran Day here on YOMYOMF. Now, I figured I might as well keep it going. I saw THE LAST JEDI again last night, and for a film that is packed with so much happening at once, …
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Originally published on December 14, 2017 I’m not sure how common it is for people to have first learned of Kelly Marie Tran through the following video, but this is how she first came onto my radar at least. In 2015, two short months before THE FORCE AWAKENS was released, College Humor laid down the …
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Originally published on November 29, 2017 (I knew I would eventually be writing about this the minute my friend at Lucasfilm told me who was visiting his workplace two weeks ago.) With nearly two weeks to go until STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI is released, the actors and the other creative forces are starting to …
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Originally published on November 20, 2017 Three years ago, the small group of API animated Disney movie characters got a little larger when audience members met the tech-savvy Hiro Hamada in the film, BIG HERO 6. Together with his plushy healthcare robotic companion Baymax and his just as tech-savvy friends, they put their skills to …
Originally published on November 14, 2017 Based on what I’ve seen on social media, for fans of STAR WARS REBELS, many have caught onto the recent elements incorporated into the show that are very much inspired by PRINCESS MONONOKE. From the Loth-Wolves to the gray area between the Light and Dark Sides of the Force, …
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Originally published on November 9, 2017 PRINCESS MONONOKE was not only the film that first gained film director Hayao Miyazaki overseas recognition, but is also his darkest and most complex work. Out of thousands of films out there where sides are distinctly drawn and middle ground is anything but present, PRINCESS MONONOKE is a diamond …
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Originally published on November 7, 2017 I traveled to Seattle for my first time recently, and one of the things I knew for a fact I wanted to do while there was pay my respects to Bruce and Brandon Lee. The legacies and messages left behind by both men – in particular, Bruce – feel …
Originally published on November 2, 2017 New Zealand filmmaker Taika Waititi is, without a doubt, experiencing quite a ride with his newest film, THOR: RAGNAROK (which has already accumulated a 96% Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes from early screenings). With the latest installment from the Marvel Cinematic Universe set to come out to the public tomorrow, …
Originally published on October 9, 2017 While Kelly Marie Tran will be making history as the first Asian American woman playing a main role in a STAR WARS film as Rose in the upcoming THE LAST JEDI, she is not the first one in the STAR WARS universe. That honor actually goes to Tiya Sircar, …
Originally published on October 4, 2017 If you follow THE STAR WARS SHOW, the weekly talk show featuring STAR WARS-related news, behind the scenes features, interviews and more, then you may have noticed a familiar face on the show today. Actor Dante Basco was this week’s interviewee, where he discussed the cultural significance behind some …
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Drifting Back Around 