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Mark Hamill Thanks Disney For Screening Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker For Dying Fan

Actor Mark Hamill has taken to Twitter to give props to Disney CEO Bob Iger for letting a terminally ill Star Wars fan see The Rise of Skywalker in an early private screening. The Rowans Hospice in Hampshire, England, recently reached out to Disney via social media asking the Mouse House to fulfil a patient’s wish to see the final instalment in the Sequel Trilogy before he passes away. Last Thursday , Iger tweeted that the request had been granted, confirming that the unnamed man was able to watch the film with his family. The news warmed the heart of many a Star Wars fan, including apparently Hamill himself, who shared an article on the story via Twitter, along with the following message: “Many thanks to @RobertIger & everyone at @Disney for making this happen! Hope the Rowan Hospice patient not only enjoyed the film, but gets an extra-special satisfaction in knowing he saw it before I did.” The screening of The Rise of Skywalker reportedly took place Friday morning, and...

Pilot flying as passenger asked to operate flight

A pilot trained to land aircraft in low visibility (CAT III B), travelling as a passenger on IndiGo's Pune-Delhi flight on Saturday morning, was asked to operate the flight as IGI Airport was reporting a declining visibility trend due to smog. Before being let into the flight deck, the pilot underwent the mandatory pre-flight breathalyser test. from Times of India https://ift.tt/35PZyux

Martin Scorsese Says Superhero Movies Are The Same Thing Over and Over

As the discourse continues around Martin Scorsese’s criticism of the Marvel franchise, the legendary director himself has offered one more clarification of the comments that sent the internet into a collective meltdown. By now, you’re likely aware of Scorsese’s heavily circulated remarks from a recent Empire interview, in which the Irishman helmsman argued that Marvel movies aren’t real cinema , likening the films to theme parks and claiming that they don’t try to convey “emotional, psychological experiences to another human being.” The director later expanded on his thoughts in a New York Times op-ed, where he wrote that MCU movies lack “revelation, mystery or genuine emotional danger” and “are designed as variations on a finite number of themes.” Since then, the filmmaker has made an appearance on Popcorn with Peter Travers , where he touched upon the subject once more. After conceding that some younger viewers may regard superhero movies as cinema, Scorsese explained that he f...