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With the release of the first teaser trailer for Episode IX: Rise of Skywalker at Star Wars Celebration in Chicago, fans are buzzing with theories about the situations, events, and characters featured in the two minute segment. Without a doubt the most talked about aspect was the inclusion of Emperor Palpatine, his sinister cackle heard ominously over the title screen. Emperor Palpatine was killed in Return of the Jedi, betrayed by his apprentice Darth Vader, putting an end to decades of the twisted machinations that led to the creation of the first Galactic Empire....

In this tutorial, we have listed the 10 best Factorio Mods for 1.0 for this year. This is a construction and management simulation game that had remained in the early access for quite some time. Just a few days back, it had made its stable release for Windows, Mac, and Linux platforms. You play as an engineer who has landed on a foreign planet. In order to survive, you have to find important and useful resources and craft items using them....

Frances McDormand has been delivering unforgettable performance for decades now. Her presence on screen is immediately compelling and she possesses a rare versatility that allows her to easily transition between different genres and various types of characters. McDormand can be as funny and charming as she can be intimidating and powerful. She always feels authentic no matter who kind of film she is in and she is often one of the most memorable aspects of whatever film she is in....

In some sad news, Luke Perry died on Tuesday, March 4, days after suffering a severe stroke in his home. At the time of his passing, Perry, 52, was working on the popular The CW television series Riverdale as Fred Andrews, the father of Archie Andrews. However, while that was the role many kids today best know him for, Perry had a long and distinguished acting career that stretched back into the ’80s....

Edgar Wright is one of the most beloved and inventive filmmakers working today. His films have a kinetic visual style, filled with smash cuts and crash zooms, and his scripts are airtight, utilizing literary techniques like intertextual references and, in particular, foreshadowing. Foreshadowing is a device used by writers to hint at upcoming events in a story, and it can be used for a variety of reasons. In broad strokes, it ties a movie together as a complete piece, and makes rewatching it as fun as it was the first time....

Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan: 8.1 Jack Ryan is an up-and-coming CIA analyst who gets thrust into an assignment where he uncovers terrorist communications. This is how the story really develops, with this political thriller that has got a lot going for it, making it well worth a watch. Sneaky Pete: 8.2 Pete Murphy is actually the name of Marius’s former cellmate and he manages to convince Pete’s actual family that they’re related....

Movies set in a small town have an intimate quality about them, the kind of which can not be found in movies set in big cities or ones that span various countries. This intimacy allows filmmakers to focus on character development alongside the key elements of a film’s story, making small towns the perfect setting for tight thrillers. Country towns and locales with small communities make for some of the best backdrops for small-town thrillers, as they’re places where nearly everyone knows each other, and it’s virtually impossible to keep a secret....

Don’t look now, but Fantasy Island is just about a week away from opening its gates to the public. The Blumhouse horror/fantasy is a remake of the celebrated TV series of the same name from the 1970s, which centers on a mystical island retreat. Have you got your tickets in tow yet? If not, perhaps you need to whet your appetite first. After all, there have been innumerable islands featured in movies since the dawn of cinema, so you may need a refresher....

When a TV show is being created with children in mind as the target audience, you would think that the message would be kept as light or clear-cut as possible. But when the kids who love those shows grow up, they start to see the straightforward stories, characters, and messages in a brand new light. Or darker than ever before. Here are Screen Rant’s 10 Dark Theories That Completely Change Popular Kids Shows....

Unlike the current trend of making live-action movies out of animated ones, the 1990s suffered much less from such “sickness” and had more original movies being made including action movies. However, we only tend to remember the best of the best such as The Matrix, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, and Point Break. And yet, there are many hidden gems that you still haven’t seen. If that is the case, you are missing out on a lot, so here are ten action movie masterpieces from the ’90s you’ve probably never seen....

While dialogue can be a powerful tool in cinema, there is something special about watching characters use actions to resolve conflicts. A simple yet more difficult way to immerse viewers is by making an action scene run longer than normal – no shaky camera, no quick cuts, just one long sequence so everything is appreciated and understood. Typically requiring extensive rehearsals, long takes act as a dance between actors and crew as they navigate a carefully choreographed routine....

Stanley Kubrick is one of the greatest directors who ever lived. His command of the technical side of filmmaking was unparalleled. Every one of his movies is a fiercely visual experience. But whereas some directors with this technical command will favor the practical side of things over giving the story real substance, Kubrick gave both elements a lot of attention. He was a master storyteller. He also created unforgettable characters, cast the perfect actors to play them, and then provided those actors with the direction to give fantastic performances in their roles....

Broad City might be over, but the quotes and iconic moments from the show will live on in pop culture for many years to come. The series did a fantastic job of capturing a millennial experience, especially what it’s like to be in your early 20s’ while living in a big city and trying to figure out how to navigate through life. Broad City was also celebrated for its portrayal of a close female friendship....

The individual characters in the MCU have a lot to do with its immense success, but the relationships between these characters are what bring us back again and again. It is incredibly fun to see these larger-than-life individuals fight, joke and share the same world together. Throughout these many films, we have seen that some character work especially well together. These are the superheroes with share that perfect chemistry and make a formidable duo, whether they are saving the universe, or just hanging out....

Disney has brought so much magic and wonder into our childhoods, and if you’re anything like us, it has added a spark of joy to our adult lives as well. Most of us will never grow out of our Disney phase. Even when we’re old and gray in some nursing home, we’ll still be singing “I’ll Make a Man Out of You” at the top of our lungs with the rest of the elderly patients, dance number included....

When is a Utopia not a Utopia? When its good intentions actually lead some really unfortunate outcomes. They may not call themselves dystopias, but they certainly look like that when you get down to the basics. Sometimes we get lucky and our protagonists figure it out, and sometimes they don’t. But we, as movie viewers, are always here to admit the truth and call out those Utopias that actually suck when we see them....

There was a trend for television shows in the 2000s to have a musical episode, in which a single episode would follow the musical genre format in its allotted time, rather than the comedy or drama genre format. The television show Scrubs followed this trend and had a musical episode in its sixth season. The episode was about Patti Miller (Stephanie D’Abruzzo) who passes out in the park and all of a sudden constantly hears music and can hear words as sung, rather than spoken....

The proposed Dark Universe may have stumbled in its inaugural outing, but the concept actually thrived long ago. This is due to classy, atmospheric and dramatic interpretations of various iconic monsters. The early films were romantic, sophisticated and innovative for some time, before lesser sequels and changing fears left diminishing returns. Still, the sheer brilliance throughout Universal’s lengthy run is undeniable. These stories resonated through compelling themes that transcended the horror genre....

Ah the ’80s, the Golden Age of action films, when explosions were bigger, guitar riffs louder, and the soft tinkling of bullet casings followed every one-liner. With restrictions lifted on the use of profanity, violence, and nudity in cinema, the gritty urban crime thrillers of the ’70s like Bullitt and Dirty Harry soared in popularity. When they were combined with the martial arts films coming out of Hong Kong, the path was paved for the ’80s action era....

Maximum weight M and the number of packages n. Array of weight W[i] and corresponding value V[i]. Output: Maximize value and corresponding weight in capacity. Which packages the thief will take away. Knapsack algorithm can be further divided into two types: The 0/1 Knapsack problem using dynamic programming. In this Knapsack algorithm type, each package can be taken or not taken. Besides, the thief cannot take a fractional amount of a taken package or take a package more than once....