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                                       'It' (Sept. 8) Stars:  Jaeden Lieberher, Bill Skarsgård, Finn Wolfhard Director:  Andy Muschietti ➤The skinny:  The first month or so filming the  Stephen King adaptation  was full of hanging out and riding bikes for Lieberher and his kid co-stars, with a few emotional scenes here and there as the bullied outsiders known as the Losers' Club in Derry, Maine, circa 1989. But once they met Skarsgård done up as Pennywise, the preternaturally evil clown haunting the town, Lieberher realized he was really in a horror movie. “It was pretty terrifying just being in the room with (Skarsgård) in his makeup and costume, just the way he walks and the way he talks.” Just as freaky? When Lieberher's character Bill Denbrough, whose stuttering is “a symbol for his fear,” comes face to face with his dead younger bro...

                                                                                                     Game of Thrones   is dead. Long live   Game of Thrones .  For the first six seasons, the series' massive scale, and its even denser source material (George R.R. Martin’s  A Song of Ice and Fire  series), encouraged a close reading by fans and critics. Who is the Prince Who Was Promised? Is Ned Stark really Jon Snow’s dad? Why does Hodor say “Hodor”? What does it all mean?  Arya and Sansa on 'Game of Thrones.'  (Photo: HBO) This obsessive analysis of every line of dialogue and scene scene was possible because the series established and followed a distinct se...

                                                    Postcards from Westeros Volume 20                                                                Davos Seaworth is going to have his work cut out for him in the final season of ‘Game of Thrones.’ Jon Snow's trusted adviser, played by Liam Cunningham (‘War Horse’), will have to deal with White Walkers breaching the northern wall; a Westeros military truce that may not be what it appears (Hello, Cersei Lannister!); and a complicated sexual relationship between Jon and Daenerys Targaryen, whose brother was confirmed to be Jon's father in Sunday's Season 7 finale. "I'll tell you something, it's go...

All of the important hints dropped in 'Game of Thrones' Season 7, explained                                      ⇛ When watching   Game of Thrones   , it's not a bad idea to take notes.  The fantasy drama is one of the densest series on television — there's more to analyze in an average episode than in some college seminars. But if you've missed an important reference here or there because you were distracted by all that dragonfire, we're here to help.  Here are four key Easter eggs from Season 7 that may have significance in the series going forward.  ➽ New rules for White Walkers and wights ⇗                                                                   ...