By Marc Santora The New York Times Sun., Aug. 19, 2018 DUBROVNIK, CROATIA—Winter is coming. But Katja Seref feels neither dread nor fear when she hears those words, uttered as a warning in Game of Thrones. “I feel relief,” Seref said, still wearing her costume, after a gruelling day leading yet another Game of Thrones tour. “It means I can get a break.” Every summer, the hordes descend upon Dubrovnik, a gem of a Croatian city nestled on the Adriatic Sea. The crowds are drawn by the same magical beauty that has long appealed to Hollywood location scouts, such as those who chose the city as the setting for the fictional King’s Landing on Game of Thrones, a hit show on HBO. But the annual invading army of tourists toting selfie sticks threatens what attracted them in the first place. After all, it is hard to feel the sublime majesty of this place when crammed in an interminable line simply to gain entry into the city. Article … [Read more...] about How throngs of Game of Thrones fans threaten a magical Croatian city
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‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’: 12 things to know
HOLLYWOOD — Lucasfilm presents “Solo: A Star Wars Story” charts the adventure-filled past of Han Solo, the iconic galactic scoundrel and one of the most beloved characters in cinema history. Through a series of daring escapades deep within a dark and dangerous criminal underworld, Han Solo will meet his mighty future copilot Chewbacca and encounter the notorious gambler Lando Calrissian, in a journey that sets the course of one of the “Star Wars” saga’s most unlikely heroes. Directed by Ron Howard, the fun-filled galactic heist movie stars Alden Ehrenreich (“Hail, Caesar!,” “Tetro”), Woody Harrelson (“Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,” “The Messenger”), Emilia Clarke (“Me Before You,” “Game of Thrones”), Donald Glover (“Spider-Man: Homecoming,” “The Martian”), Thandie Newton (“Gringo,” “Crash”), Phoebe Waller-Bridge … [Read more...] about ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’: 12 things to know