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Audiences hold back, even as more movie theaters open

By LINDSEY BAHRMarch 7, 2021 GMT

Theaters reopening in New York City this weekend did not set the box office on fire...

‘Baba Yaga’ introduces with a virtual reality movie premiere

By LINDSEY BAHRJanuary 23, 2021 GMT

Last week Daisy Ridley and Jennifer Hudson went to a movie premiere together. They posed for photos and made remarks from a stage while an audience watched quietly...

Mississippi girl with rare illness attends ‘Star Wars’ show

December 24, 2019 GMT

GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) — A 10-year-old Mississippi girl with a rare chronic illness was able to attend the latest "Star Wars" premiere...

‘Rise of Skywalker’ is almost here, but a dark side looms

By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr.December 13, 2019 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — When Disney bought Lucasfilm for more than $4 billion in 2012, there were lofty expectations of reviving “Star Wars” in spectacular hyper-speed fashion with a new trilogy that continued the story of Luke Skywalker and other beloved characters...

Much anticipated Star Wars-based ride debuts at Disney World

December 4, 2019 GMT

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The resistance is rising.

“Rise of the Resistance,” the highly anticipated Star Wars-based ride at Walt Disney World is debuting Thursday, three months after a land opened at the theme park resort based on the galaxy far, far away...

New ‘Star Wars’ film promises ‘The Rise of Skywalker’

By LINDSEY BAHRApril 12, 2019 GMT

"No one is ever really gone," says the voice of Luke Skywalker in the first teaser trailer for "Star Wars: Episode IX," which audiences finally learned will be called "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker" Friday at a fan event in Chicago...

The Latest: New ‘Star Wars’ called ‘The Rise of Skywalker’

April 12, 2019 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — The Latest on the unveiling of details about the final installment of the third "Star Wars" trilogy at the Star Wars Celebration being held this weekend in Chicago (all times local):...

Women to wear black in ‘Time’s Up’ message at UK film awards

February 1, 2018 GMT

LONDON (AP) — High-profile British performers are planning to wear black to this month's British Academy Film Awards to support the Time's Up campaign against sexual harassment...

Early praise for ‘The Last Jedi’ after elaborate premiere

By LINDSEY BAHRDecember 10, 2017 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — There were cheers, gasps, droid photo opportunities, casino games and more than a few standing ovations at the jam-packed world premiere of "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" Saturday night in Los Angeles, which many are already praising online...