E. Oliver Whitney is a senior editor at ScreenCrush. When not talking Game of Thrones theories or waiting for the next Terrence Malick film, Oliver is probably having an SVU marathon. Oliver was formerly an entertainment editor at Huff Post and has written for Variety, New York magazine, Indiewire, Moviefone, and Backstage.
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Recapping the Realm: Arya Makes a Choice and Margaery Makes a Move on ‘Game of Thrones’ ‘Blood of My Blood’
Welcome to ‘Recapping the Realm,’ where each week ScreenCrush senior editor Erin Whitney is joined by Tyler McCarthy and Kelly Lawler for a SPOILER-filled discussion of the latest ‘Game of Thrones.’ This week, Erin, Tyler, and Kelly discuss ‘Blood of My Blood’ (full episode review here). Tyler is an Assistant Managing Editor at Odyssey. You can tweet at him at @TylerMcCarthy. Kelly is an Entertainment Writer and Social Media Editor at USA Today. You can tweet at her at @klawls.
Meet Three New ‘Rogue One’ Characters in ‘Star Wars’ Celebration Poster
You thought you knew all the characters in the ‘Rogue One’ trailer, but you had no idea.
Recapping the Realm: Hodor, Origin Stories and Time Travel on ‘Game of Thrones’ ‘The Door’
Wow. That was one of the most phenomenal and exhilarating episodes of Game of Thrones I’ve seen in a while. We learned so much that I wasn’t expecting to learn so soon this season – the origin of the White Walkers and the Night’s King – and we lost two prominent characters plus another direwolf. But first, Hodor, because who didn’t cry during that reveal and who doesn’t love Hodor to pieces? As many fan theories as I’ve read, I never came across one predicting that turn of events and while it may not sound that climactic on paper, it was pulled off incredibly well in such a heartbreaking and intense sequence.
We’re Sorry To Inform You a ‘Tetris’ Movie Trilogy Is Happening
In a world where cubed tiles fight to survive against other cubed tiles, the limit for space is an endless nightmare. They must turn left, they must spin right, and they must descend downward to claim a spot within in the vacant caverns of colored blocks. Prepare for … ‘TETRIS: THE MOVIE.’
‘Star Wars: Rogue One’ Character Names and Artwork Revealed in Leaked Book
Update: The ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’ book pages that surfaced online today turned out to be an unintentional leak. Per the request of Disney, we have removed the photos and the character information from this post.
Steven Spielberg Admits His Sequels Aren’t Very Good, Explains What Went Wrong
he’s also made a few duds better left forgotten. ‘The Lost World: Jurassic Park’ and ‘Indiana Jones the Kingdom of Crystal Skull’ are two Spielberg films that, let’s be honest, sucked. And those two movies also have one thing in common: they’re Spielberg sequels.
‘Recapping the Realm’: A Reunion and Blazing Defeat in ‘Game of Thrones’ ‘Book of the Stranger’
Welcome to ‘Recapping the Realm,’ where each week ScreenCrush senior editor Erin Whitney is joined by Tyler McCarthy and Kelly Lawler for a SPOILER-filled discussion of the latest ‘Game of Thrones.’ This week, Erin, Tyler, and Kelly discuss ‘Book of the Stranger’ (full episode review here). Tyler is an Entertainment Writer for International Business Times. You can tweet at him at @TylerMcCarthy. Kelly is an Entertainment Writer and Social Media Editor at USA Today. You can tweet at her at @klawls.
You May Want Some Tissues For the New ‘The Light Between Oceans’ Trailer
The new Tomb Raider might be making her way into Hollywood blockbusters, especially with the upcoming Jason Bourne, but Alicia Vikander is still intent on using her acting skills to make you weep. If you thought she was done sweeping up awards last year, the woman-who-never-stops-making-movies has another likely awards season contender this fall in ‘The Light Between Oceans,’ and you may want to get some tissues for it.
The Latest ‘Game of Thrones’ Fan Theory Is Good News For the Starks
What is ‘Game of Thrones’ without fan theories? Now that the show is heading in completely unknown territory for both book and show fans, theorizing is more vital (and more exciting) than ever. After just three episodes into Season 6, there’s plenty left up to speculation. From a crazy theory about Bran and the Mad King to one about the return of a long-unseen character, here are the best theories to come out of Sunday night’s episode ‘Oathbreaker.’
‘Recapping the Realm’: Talking ‘Game of Thrones’ and That Jon Snow Twist in ‘Home’
Welcome to our inaugural edition of ‘Recapping the Realm,’ a weekly chat where we’ll be joined by two guest critics to talk all things ‘Game of Thrones’ Season 6.