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New Photos And Video From Final Season Of The Clone Wars We've been sent a load of new photos from the final season of Star Wars: The Clone Wars .  Not only that there's a brand new clip from the show.  The final season kicks off on Disney's new streaming platform, Disney+ and starts Feb 21st.  Here's the press release along with those pics: The award-winning “Star Wars: The Clone Wars” returns for its epic final season beginning Friday, Feb. 21, only on Disney+. Today the streaming service shared a new clip and unreleased images from the season premiere.  With ground-breaking computer animation from Lucasfilm, astounding action, and the timeless battle between good and evil, “Star Wars: The Clone Wars” expands the Star Wars story with all new adventures set in a galaxy far, far away. “Star Wars: The Clone Wars” is from Dave Filoni, director and executive producer of “The Mandalorian,” It’s the end of the historic Clone Wars, as the forces of darkness ...

Harrison Ford Reveals In Interview That He Is Returning In Around Two Months Time Harrison Ford has just casually confirmed in his unique way that he will be returning to Indiana Jones in around two months.  In an interview for 'CBS Sunday Morning' Lee Cowan asks Ford what's the challenge of coming back to the same role.  Ford replies by saying:  "trying not to look silly running around in tight pants and high boots...I'll try and give you a more appropriate answer, considering that I'm going to start doing Indiana Jones in about two months" He goes on to say that he is always delighted to come back to these characters because people enjoy them and feels obliged to make them as ambition as when they first started. He also referred to fans as customers as he believes the word "fan" is a bit weird to him. You can watch a preview of the interview below.  The full interview with be shown on Sunday 16th February: The Bearded Trio - The ...

We have the latest press release from those soundtrack gurus at Intrada who have just announced they are giving the classic Time Bandits their treatment.  The music is by Mike Moran and features "Dream Away" by George Harrison.  Here's the full press release: In 1981, two veterans of the British comedy group  Monty Python —writer-director Terry Gilliam and actor-writer Michael Palin—combined the incongruous elements of god, the devil, Napoleon, Robin Hood, King Agamemnon, the minotaur, the sinking of the Titantic, two star-crossed lovers, a man-eating ogre, six thieving dwarves and the imagination of one eleven-year-old boy into the adventure classic  Time Bandits.  The score by composer Mike Moran has never been available before, despite numerous requests for decades. With heartfelt thanks to Handmade Films, this long-sought title is finally available on CD 39 years later! Good things come to those who wait. While the opening and closing of the score are ...

15 Facts On John Williams It's John Williams' birthday today so to celebrate the maestro's Birthday, we've compiled fifteen facts on the iconic composer that you may or may not know.  Happy Birthday John, keep swinging that baton. 1 - John William's son, Joseph Williams, became the lead singer of the band Toto who you may know from the song, “Africa” 2 - There have been three Steven Spielberg theatrical movies that have not had a John Williams score.  "The Color Purple" (which was composed by Quincy Jones, who also produced the film) "Bridge of Spies" (composed by Thomas Newman) and Ready Player One (composed by Alan Silvestri.) 3 - With 52 Oscar nominations, Williams currently holds the record for the most Oscar nominations for a living person, and is the second most nominated person in Academy Awards history behind Walt Disney's 59. Forty-six of Williams's Oscar nominations are for Best Original Score and five are for Best Original ...

Iconic actor, Kirk Douglas has passed away at the age of 103 and tributes have been pouring in from the world of Hollywood for the actor who's movies included Spartacus, Champion and The Bad and the Beautiful.  Steven Spielberg was one who paid tribute.  Hollywood Reporter reported : In a statement, Steven Spielberg expressed how "honored" he felt to have worked with the late actor. "Kirk retained his movie star charisma right to the end of his wonderful life and I’m honored to have been a small part of his last 45 years. I will miss his handwritten notes, letters and fatherly advice, and his wisdom and courage — even beyond such a breathtaking body of work — are enough to inspire me for the rest of mine," he said.  Mark Hamill also paid tribute, saying on Twitter: Kirk Douglas was one of the biggest stars of all time & a brilliant actor with an unforgettable, blazing charisma. He will also be remembered for putting his career on the line by defy...

The Shark is Broken will play a strictly limited run at the Ambassadors Theatre in the West End The Shark Is Broken Starring Ian Shaw, son of Robert Shaw who played Quint in the Steven Spielberg 1975 classic has bagged itself a West End run.  Ian is also the co-writer along with Joseph Nixon. and the director is Guy Masterson. The Shark is Broken is a fun behind-the-scenes play that will see its run at the Ambassadors Theatre from May 11th to July 18th, with a press night on May 19th.  Make sure you get your tickets now. http://www.sfpattheambassadors.com/ 0843 904 0061 Tickets from £10 Cape Cod, 1974: shooting on  JAWS  has stalled. The film’s lead actors – Robert Shaw, Roy Scheider and Richard Dreyfuss – are stuck on a boat, frustrated by foul weather and a faulty mechanical co-star. Awash with alcohol and ambition, three great white sharks start to bare their teeth… The Shark is Broken  reveals the hilarious and moving behind-the-scenes drama on...

STAR WARS: THE VINTAGE COLLECTION IMPERIAL TROOP TRANSPORT  The latest from Hasbro brings us this superb looking Troop Transport as first seen in The Mandalorian and inspired by an original Hasbro vehicle that was released in 1979.  The Troop Transport is available to pre-order from Amazon  (Affiliated link.) (HASBRO/Ages 4 years & up/Approx. Retail Price: $69.99/Available: Spring 2020) The IMPERIAL TROOP TRANSPORT was used to move the Empire’s soldiers from location to location. This STAR WARS: THE VINTAGE COLLECTION IMPERIAL TROOP TRANSPORT vehicle is inspired by the vehicles seen in THE MANDALORIAN live-action TV series on Disney Plus. With realistic detail including a removable roof, opening doors, fold-down seating, swiveling turret, and blaster storage, this vehicle can be displayed in action figure and vehicle collections. Available for pre-order at Amazon The Bearded Trio - The Site For Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, John Williams and a w...

"The George" Replaces The Wilhelm Scream In an interview with Good Morning America , sound designers for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, David Acord and Matt Wood revealed that there is a scream in The Last Jedi and other recent Star Wars movies that is referred to as "The George."  Speculation is that this is actually George Lucas and the designers refused to deny or confirm this rumour: “The Rise of Skywalker”, sources tell ABC News, also contains a deep audio Easter egg: a scream that is actually the voice of "Star Wars" creator George Lucas. The clip, affectionately called “The George”, was originally recorded for the director’s 1973 film “American Graffiti." It has appeared in several movies, including “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” and “The Last Jedi”. Acord and Wood acknowledge they did use a special scream in “The Rise of Skywalker”, but won’t say where it appears. They won’t even confirm that it’s Lucas. “We’ve got a calling card,...

Internal Memo Shows How Gremlins For Atari Was Based On Guessing If you loved video games in the eighties such as I did then you will know the often disappointment that would accompany a movie tie-in.  There are a few rare examples such as Batman for the Sinclair Spectrum 48K and the awesome Star Wars Arcade.  But, generally they stunk of a quick cash-in (E.T. anyone?) with poor graphics and even worse, actually having nothing to do with the movie itself. Admittedly one of the main reasons for the game not resembling the movie was generally down to the restrictions of the hardware at the time such as the memory size.  Try fitting an Indiana Jones adventure into a few kilobytes!  Well, they did try.  However, there is another reason why the game would be completely off on a tangent and that is due to the game being developed before the actual movie came out and often, a ridiculous deadline.  This was a familiar practise with the developers, programme...

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Steam Live The Oscars Thanks To Sky Cinema The Oscars are just around the corner, 10th February to be specific but if you want to get in the mood now then thanks to Sky Cinema you can.  A dedicated channel for the Oscars called Sky Cinema Oscars has gone live and will be available until the 14th February.   In the lead up to the big night, Sky Cinema Oscars will also be showcasing a variety of Academy Award-winning titles from years past, including The Favourite, Bohemian Rhapsody, A Star is Born and The Shape of Water, with all titles also available on demand. Not only is there an impressive movie lineup but the 92nd Academy Awards will be live on the channel and streamed live where you will be able to watch all the action from the red carpet 10pm (GMT) on the evening of 9th February, before the awards ceremony itself begins at 1am (GMT) in the early hours of the 10th. Hopefully we will be able to see John Williams grab his sixth Oscar.  This time for Star ...

25th Grammy For John Williams Serious question.  What does John Williams do with all his awards?  Does he have a dedicated room for all the Oscars, Grammys and other numerous awards?  Or does he store them away in storage?  Well whatever he does, he has to add another one to the collection.  Another Grammy to be specific which makes it 25 for the composer.  He won the award for the ‘Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge Symphonic Suite’ which apparently he penned after being inspired by a Disneyland theme park attraction.  That must have been some inspiration! The Grammys were the 62nd incarnation and it was 58 years ago that John Williams received his first nomination. You can listen to the five minute suite below which was recorded at Abbey Road, London with the London Symphony Orchestra.  The piece was a collaboration with composer William Ross who said: “We wanted to enhance the immersive theatre quality of the land with a new compositi...

My tribute to Terry Jones who has died at the age of 77 The Welsh actor and writer played a variety of characters in the iconic comedy group's Flying Circus TV series, and directed several of their films. Always look on the dark side of life. Goodnight Terry. - Rob The Bearded Trio - The Site For Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, John Williams and a whole lot more.

There are five differences in the two pictures below.  Can you find them?  Two are quite subtle.  Good luck! The Bearded Trio - The Site For Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, John Williams and a whole lot more.

IDW Publishing’s Five-Part Comic Book Event Shares Battle Tales from a Galaxy Far, Far Away While the galaxy may be divided, fans certainly won’t be when IDW Publishing launches a new campaign in the conflict between Republic and Separatists with the all-new Star Wars Adventures: The Clone Wars – Battle Tales comic book miniseries! While Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker, and other Jedi Knights fight against incredible odds, Commander Cody, Captain Rex, and other clone troopers are pinned down for the duration, swapping war stories that feature favorite characters from The Clone Wars animated series, such as Padmé Amidala, General Grievous, and many more! Shipping weekly throughout April, the Clone Wars comic book event is written by Michael Moreci and feature a framing sequence in each issue by Star Wars Adventures mainstay Derek Charm. Similar to the popular Tales from Vader’s Castle and Return to Vader’s Castle five-week events, every issue of Clone Wars will spotlight a diff...

Star Wars Resistance Season Finale Details We are pleased to bring you hot off the press a bunch of new images and a video for the latest episode of Star Wars Resistance.  It's the season finale and it's called "The Escape."  It will be available to watch on SUNDAY, JANUARY 26 at 6pm ET/PT on Disney XD and 10pm ET/PT on Disney Channel! In "The Escape," Kaz and Yeager attempt to liberate Tam from the First Order. But does she want to be liberated? Or is it a trap? Meanwhile the Colossus is having problems of its own and faces an impossible choice. The new episodes - "The Escape" - will also be available SUNDAY, JANUARY 26th (12:01 a.m. PT) on the DisneyNOW app and Disney Channel VOD, giving kids and families access to the series wherever and whenever they want to watch. The Bearded Trio - The Site For Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, John Williams and a whole lot more.

During an interview where Steven Spielberg talks about the movie Hook, Robin Williams interrupts the interview to do what he does best, make people smile. At one point Spielberg explained they were laughing so much on the set of Hook, "the laughing hurt" said Spielberg.  He also explains how Robin Williams was at his most awkward when he had to play Pan as a straight guy with no imagination and humour which is depicted in the movie before Pan realises he is the Pan. THE BEARDED TRIO ON FACEBOOK THE BEARDED TRIO ON TWITTER THE BEARDED TRIO ON GOOGLE+ THE BEARDED TRIO ON PINTEREST CLICK HERE FOR FACTS ON STEVEN SPIELBERG CLICK HERE FOR FACTS ON GEORGE LUCAS CLICK HERE FOR FACTS ON JOHN WILLIAMS

Disney+ On Its Way To Europe The British are coming!  Well Disney+ is coming to the Brits I should say.  From March 24th, not only the Brits but the Italians, French, Greeks, Germans, Spanish, Swiss, and Austrians will all be able to enjoy the new streaming platform from Disney.  The Mandalorian and other original content coupled with a huge back catalogue will be available for just £5.99/€6.99/CHF9.9 a month or a one off £59.99/€69.99/CHF99 for a full years subscription. We are promised that Disney+ will be available on a number of platforms including smart TVs and streaming devices.  I really hope there is a native cast option to send to my Chromecast.  Fingers crossed.  Anyway, here's the press release: Disney+ is the ultimate streaming destination for entertainment from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, National Geographic, and more. From The Walt Disney Company’s Direct-to-Consumer and International segment, Disney+ will be available on mo...

Movies In VR Are A Thing Of Beauty Recently, I decided to enter the Oasis and bought myself an Oculus Go .  If you're not familiar with what this is, it's basically an inexpensive introduction to the world of VR (Virtual Reality.)  It's a standalone device without the needs for cables that, although doesn't track your body movement does track your head movement giving the full VR experience.  It cost me £149 from Amazon (this is not a sponsored post) and I was eager to get my first taster of home VR.  Spoiler: I was not disappointed! The model I bought was the 32gb version, enough to see me install the apps I needed and copy across a few movies from my collection.  This process is simple.  Using the standard micro USB cable that is supplied, just plug it into your PC and copy your files across.  Since I had a few Star Wars movies this was my first choice. Next, I downloaded an app from the Oculus store called Skybox  which reads files in...