Tinariwen, a groundbreaking Tuareg music collective from Northern Mali, has brought the sound of “desert blues” to most of the world. The Tuareg people have been fighting a war for independence off and on for almost 50 years; Tinariwen began with a group of Tuareg rebels who trained together in the 1980s. The band members have described their music as peaceful resistance and a way of getting their Tamasheq culture known by the rest of the world.

Tinariwen is slowly passing the torch to younger musicians: The vocal and guitar solos here are played by Iyad Moussa Ben Abderahmane (a.k.a. “Sadam”), who also fronts the Algerian band Imarhan.

Last year, the group played “Tin Ihlan” for a nighttime set in the trees at the Pickathon Woods Stage. The 2016 Pickathon festival is held August 5-7 at Pendarvis Farm outside Portland.

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In-Character Promo of the Day:

Watch Alice Through the Looking Glass star Johnny Depp surprise fans at Disneyland as a Mad Hatter poster come to life (via Nerd Approved):

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Casting Illustration of the Day:

With Dolph Lundgren saying he’d be into playing Cable in Deadpool 2, BossLogic shows what that could look like (via ComicBook.com):

Movie Trivia of the Day:

You’ve likely seen Captain America: Civil War by now, so here’s some extra trivia about the sequel to keep you in the know:

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Movie Truths of the Day:

A lot of urban legends about Star Wars have circulated over the decades, so here’s WhatCulture breaking down fact from fiction:

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GIF of the Day:

We’ve been led to believe that Rey is not related to the Skywalker family, but this mashup of Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Revenge of the Sith makes us see a family resemblance:

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Actor in the Spotlight:

Speaking of The Force Awakens, the latest episode of the character actor showcase No Small Parts profiles the career of Oscar Isaac:

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Vintage Image of the Day:

Henry Fonda, who was born on this day in 1905, shaves with an electric razor on the set of The Grapes of Wrath in 1939:

Filmmaker in Focus:

This Quentin Tarantino movie supercut shows us the first and last appearances of all his characters side by side (via Cinematic Montage Creators):

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Reimagined Movie of the Day:

Mashable shows us what John Woo’s Face/Off would look like sold as a Western:

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Classic Trailer of the Day:

Today is the 30th anniversary of the release of Top Gun. Watch the original trailer for the blockbuster that shot Tom Cruise to full fledged stardom below.

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The Important News

DC Delierium: Ben Affleck will serve as executive producer on Justice League Part One. Steppenwolf will be that movie’s villain. Greg Berlanti will likely direct Booster Gold.

Marvel Madness: Michael B. Jordan joined Black Panther.

Box Office: Captain America: Civil War had a massive opening weekend.

X-Citement: The next X-Men movie will be set in the 1990s. Professor X will appear in New Mutants.

Casting Net: Michael Shannon will star in the next Guillermo del Toro movie. Dylan O’Brien will star in American Assassin. Antonio Banderas is getting his own Taken style thriller.

New Directors, New Films: Ridley Scott will direct the Western Wraiths of the Broken Land.

Remake Report: Gael Garcia Bernal is the new Zorro. Jack Black joined the Jumanji remake.

Sequelitis: King Kong 2 has been pushed back to 2019. And Gareth Edwards dropped out of directing it.

Life Imitates Art: Costume designer Jose Fernandez is making real spacesuits for Space X.

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New Movie Trailers: Assassin’s Creed, Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk, The Accountant, Cafe Society, Inferno, Hell or High Water, The Woods, Swiss Army Man, Ice Age: Collision Course, Don’t Breathe, Queen of Katwe, Yoga Hosers, Nerve, Ma Ma and Tickled.

Clip: Kung Fu Panda 3.

Behind the Scenes: Jason Bourne and Regression.

See: Jean-Claude Van Damme’s daughter in the Paranormal Activity Security Squad trailer.

See: The X-Men Apocalypse trailer redone in Lego. And with footage from X-Men: The Animated Series.

Watch: Deadpool stars in his own Honest Trailer. And James McAvoy shaves his head for X-Men: Apocalypse.

See: Evidence that Deadpool is a remake of Spawn.

Learn: Why Psylocke was added to X-Men: Apocalypse at the last minute.

See: How many people Iron Man has killed in the movies. And the Captain America: Civil War trailer with 8-bit graphics.

Learn: What Captain America can teach us about science. And why Zemo doesn’t have his pink hood in Captain America: Civil War.

Watch: A James Bond type credits sequence for The Empire Strikes Back. And Star Wars dogfight scenes rescored to “Danger Zone.”

See: New photos from Assassin’s Creed.

Watch: Justin Timberlake and Anna Kendrick perform “True Colors” from Trolls.

See: The best new movie posters of the week.

Learn: How one becomes a creature performer.

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Horror Movie Guide: The horror movies of summer 2016.

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Movie Set Dance Party of the Day:

Nicholas Hoult tweeted this Dubsmash video of him and fellow X-Men: Apocalypse cast members letting loose on the set:

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Trailer Remake of the Day:

The obligatory Lego version of the X-Men: Apocalypse trailer is here:

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Movie Comparison of the Day:

Did Deadpool give you a sense of deja vu? Couch Tomato shows us 24 reasons why it’s the same movie as Spawn:

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Dream Concept Art of the Day:

Fans want Superman to have a beard and black suit when he returns in Justice League: Part One, so BossLogic shows us what that could look like:

Movie Science of the Day:

Kyle Hill explains how real spider silk would be even better for swinging than Spider-Man’s synthetic version:

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Supercut of the Day:

With The Angry Birds Movie coming out soon, Burger Fiction compiled a video highlighting the best birds in movies:

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Vintage Image of the Day:

Katharine Hepburn, who was born on this day in 1907, on a skateboard in 1967 while spending time with her nephew, Jack Grant:

Actor in the Spotlight:

Matthew McConaughey is like a wild animal, proven by this supercut of the sounds he’s made in his movies (via Devour):

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Filmmaker in Focus:

The latest episode of the auteur series Cinemasters profiles the work of Sam Peckinpah (via Cinematic Montage Creators):

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Classic Trailer of the Day:

Today is the 30th anniversary of the Cannes premiere of The Adventures of Milo and Otis, then just a Japanese film titled The Adventures of Chatran. Watch the original trailer for American version released in 1989 below.

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Fan Art of the Day:

Little Rey just wants to be friends, but young Kylo Ren is too jealous of her attention in this Star Wars fan art by Jenny Dolfen (via Geek Tyrant):

Mashup of the Day:

The iconic cropduster scene from North by Northwest with a TIE Fighter from Star Wars instead of the plane. Plus C-3PO, R2-D2 and Cary Grant in space (via Cinematic Montage Creators):

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Rescored Movie of the Day:

Star Wars dogfight and other space combat scenes are a lot cooler when set to Kenny Loggins‘s “Danger Zone” from Top Gun (via THR):

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Vintage Image of the Day:

Director Fritz Lang and actor Peter Lorre compare notes on the set of M, which made its theatrical debut in Germany on this day in 1931:

Movie Score Performance of the Day:

Watch John Carpenter and friends perform the Escape from New York score live in the studio to promote the new Classic Themes Redux EP:

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Alternate Movie Poster of the Day:

Matt Ferguson makes us believe a man can fly again with this cool poster for Superman: The Movie (via Live for Films):

Filmmaker in Focus:

The Nerdwriter shows us how David Lynch manipulates us, specifically in Mulholland Drive:

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Fandom of the Day:

Two Harry Potter fans married each other and had the most awesome Harry Potter-themed wedding. See more photos at Fashionably Geek.

Classic Trailer of the Day:

This week marks the 25th anniversary of the release of Madonna: Truth or Dare, one of the most successful documentaries of all time. Watch the original trailer for the music film below.

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Sound Reel of the Day:

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Alternate Perspective of the Day:

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DIY Prop Replica of the Day:

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Character Analysis of the Day:

The Film Theorists explore whether Captain America is a real American hero in the latest edition of Frame By Frame:

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Movie Science of the Day:

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Vintage Image of the Day:

Fred Astaire, born on this day in 1899, paying a visit to Gene Kelly and Donald O’Connor on the set of Singin’ in the Rain:

Studio Showcase of the Day:

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Cosplay of the Day:

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Classic Trailer of the Day:

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Star Wars Mania: Alden Ehrenreich is officially the new young Han Solo.

Marvel Madness: Kevin Feige confirmed there will very likely be a Black Widow solo movie.

DC Delirium: Jeremy Irons’s Alfred will return in Justic League Part One. Ben Affleck said he wants to make the definitive Batman movie.

X-Citement: Josh Boone teased which characters will be in The New Mutants.

First Look: The new Power Rangers.

Sequelitis: Space Jam 2 is officially happening with LeBron James and director Justin Lin.

Remake Report: The Puppet Master horror series is being rebooted. Russell Crowe will play a Dr. Jekyll type in The Mummy remake. Charlie Hunnam will star in a Papillon remake.

Casting Net: Jillian Bell, Kate McKinnon, Zoe Kravitz, and Ilana Glazer will co-star in Rock That Body. Anthony Mackie will star in a young Johnny Cochran biopic. Arnold Schwarzenegger will star in Why We’re Killing Gunther.

New Directors, New Films: Roland Emmerich wants to make a Battle of Midway movie. Adam McKay will direct the comic book movie Irredeemable.

Box Office: The Jungle Book dominated another weekend.

Reel TV: John Krasinski is the new Jack Ryan for an Amazon series.

Musical Memo: Tom Hooper will make Cats movie.

The Videos and Geek Stuff

New Movie Trailers: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows, The Shallows, Bad Moms, Fathers and Daughters, Captain Fantastic, Hunt for the Wilderpeople and USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage.

Movie Clips: Now You See Me 2.

Behind the Scenes: Making of A Royal Night Out.

See: A trailer for a 1990s version of Captain America: Civil War.

Learn: Why Iron Man would be impossible ot knock out.

See: A Lego remake of the Rogue One trailer. And a mashup of Star Wars and Hamilton.

Watch: The Force Awakens cantina song performed live by Lin-Manuel Miranda and J.J. Abrams.

See: Daisy Ridley and friends on the set of Star Wars: Episode VIII. And Chris Miller’s tease of the solo Han Solo movie.

Watch: Star Wars: The Force Awakens remade with emojis. And the Cantina Band reunited at Coachella.

See: The best of Ralph McQuarrie’s Star Wars concept art.

Watch: Indepedence Day: Resurgence 20-year update special.

See: How Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice should have ended.

Play: X-Men: Apocalypse-inspired ’80s-style video games.

Watch: Vice’s new video series on obscure filmmakers.

See: Dwayne Johnson’s new alarm clock app.

Watch: Radiohead’s new Wicker Man-inspired music video.

See: This week’s best new movie posters.

Watch: 200 movie characters sing “Livin’ La Vida Loca.”

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Review: Our Marvel expert’s take on Captain America: Civil War.

Comic Book Movie Guides: Why Captain America: Civil War is the MCU’s Empire Strikes Back. And why Captain America: Civil War is a comic book crossover come to life.

Interview: Captain America: Civil War writers on the split of Avengers: Infinity War.

Marvel Movie Guide: The return of “Thunderbolt” Ross.

Sci-Fi Movie Guide: A new comic book will have you loving the Star Wars prequel era.

Geek Movie Guide: All the comics, movies and geeky goodies to look for this month.

IMAX Movie Guide: Learn all about A Beautiful Planet from its director.

R.I.P.: The reel-important people we lost in April.

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Harrison Ford had been acting for 10 years before Star Wars catapulted him to stardom in 1977. Sure, he made an impression as hot-rodder Bob Falfa in American Graffiti, directed by George Lucas, and was menacing as a mysterious agent in Francis Ford Coppola’s The Conversation, but he didn’t break out until he potrayed the intrepid Han Solo.

Will the upcoming spin-off movie revolving around a young Han Solo do the same for its star? The movie will be directed by Phil Lord and Chris Miller (The Lego Movie, 21 Jump Street), based on a screenplay by Lawrence Kasdan and Jon Kasdan, and the casting process has been underway for months, with thousands of candidates under consideration. In January, we heard that eight actors had made the shortlist for the role, a list that was narrowed last month to three actors who were tested in London, with “a few other names” also touted, though not identified.

Following word via Deadline that Alden Ehrenreich is the front-runner for the role, ahead of Jack Reynor (Transformers: Age of Extinction) and Taron Egerton (Kingsman: The Secret Service), we’ve now heard via the Daily News (and their anonymous source) that the deal is all but done, with Ehrenreich rumored to be filming a cameo in this year’s Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.

Ehrenreich received positive industry buzz after his very amusing supporting performance as an actor in Hail, Caesar!, the show business comedy from Joel and Ethan Coen. In this scene, the budding horse opera actor is suddenly thrust into a tuxedo and told by director Ralph Fiennes to recite a line of dialogue.

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Like Harrison Ford, Ehrenreich also worked with Francis Ford Coppola, first in Tetro (2009) and then in Twixt (2011).

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He starred in Beautiful Creatures (2013), a dramatic fantasy with a romantic element, as evidenced in this brief clip.

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Clearly, Ehrenreich has the acting chops for nearly any role. Will he have a chance to dazzle us all as Han Solo? Time will tell. The untitled Han Solo movie is due out in theaters on May 25, 2018.

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Marking their shared event at Edinburgh’s TradFest, host Fiona Ritchie revisits an encounter with her old friend Alan Reid, the singer and long-time Battlefield Band member who was also her very first radio interview subject. They reminisce about that meeting and reflect on musical journeys.

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