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Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin When Obi-Wan Kenobi and Darth Vader meet in A New Hope , the resulting battle was the first time the Star Wars creative team had ever depicted a lightsaber duel. The duel is notably restrained, less fluid and flashy than later lightsaber battles in the franchise. As a result, some fans view it as a weak point of the film, expressing frustration with the technical limitations that hamper the fight between two fan-favorites - a much more heightened remake of the scene exists online , a glossy piece of fan fiction. However, the New Hope duel is not nearly as underwhelming as some make it out to be; it’s as much about the conversation as it is the lightsabers. The simple exchange between the two tells the viewer everything we need to know about their history, their clash of values, while the duel itself feels tense, and painstakingly cautious. It is a clash between two old masters who are both restraining … [Read more...] about ‘Kenobi’ Finale Delivered The Duel ‘Star Wars’ Fans Wanted

The new CNN Film "Citizen Ashe" explores the enduring legacy of tennis legend and humanitarian Arthur Ashe. It airs Sunday, June 26, at 9 p.m. ET/PT. Read more opinion on CNN. (CNN) Arthur Ashe was much more than a gifted athlete on the tennis court: He fought to open doors for African Americans in his sport and was active in the fight to end apartheid in South Africa. He was also deeply engaged in the campaign to de-stigmatize AIDS, the illness that ultimately took his life in February 1993 at the age of 49. Born in 1943, Ashe was brought up in the segregated south in Richmond, Virginia. He first picked up a racket on Blacks-only municipal tennis courts in that city. He attended the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) on a tennis scholarship and in 1963 became the first African American to represent the United States in the Davis Cup. Prof. Harry Edwards Ashe made history as the first Black man to win a Grand … [Read more...] about Opinion: Arthur Ashe’s greatest triumph wasn’t on the tennis court

Tom Cruise in Stockholm for the 'Jack Reacher' movie premiere in December 2012. (Photo: Frankie Fouganthin via Wikimedia Commons 4.0) Tom Cruise has done it. In just a week, his latest bravura outing Top Gun: Maverick earned a slamming US$320 million worldwide (more recent data put the film's earnings close to $400 million now). This makes it, a sequel to the 1986 blockbuster that first elevated the actor to stardom, the biggest earner of Cruise’s career. This is no small feat, considering Cruise’s long, hyper-successful run in Hollywood – with no end in sight. More so as under the shadow of the pandemic, both audiences and creators had been side-stepping the big screen experience to meet again on the streaming platform. But for Tom Cruise and Top Gun: Maverick , they came out. This isn’t new for Tom Cruise, who remains one of the few actors in Hollywood who can guarantee big bucks for the studios that collaborate with him. With the exception of Adam … [Read more...] about The secret of Tom Cruise’s longevity in Hollywood