A couple years back, there was Star Wars on Trial, a great collection of essays arguing about whether or not George did right by us. Now there’s a documentary doing the same thing premiering at the South by Southwest Film Festival in Austin, next month.
The People vs George Lucas strives to figure out whether or not George is the devil disguised in all his evil marketing glory or the Great Flanneled Creator of all things good.
They interview the grand and the not-so-grand, alike. And just a wee bit of silliness thrown in. If nothing else, it will serve to stoke the fires of fanboy debate for a while. And that’s always fun. (via)
Fandom celebs (mostly Harry Potter) are gathering for an online fundraiser for Haiti on Saturday, January 23rd at 2pm, Eastern. (That’s New York City time for those out of the country.)
Some pretty nifty items up for winning, plus lots of appearances and Wizard Rock bands. Might be worth checking out!
Last weekend, a group of performers in (where else?) Los Angeles did a Star Wars Burlesque show. Threepio, Jabba, Vader and (of course) Slave Leia were portrayed, but you’ll probably just want to click through to the photos. (Might not be safe for work, depending on your work.)
It’s getting to be that time again… StarWars.com posted their own mammoth Best of 2009 this morning. Below is my personal list. Since it is personal, it’s clearly missing some things. (As always, I don’t speak for all of Club Jade. I just post a lot.) So let’s get to it: (more…)
Cyriaque Lamar’s True Life (Day) Story: I Held Chewbacca’s Christmas Party is an inspiration to us all… And a sterling example of how Star Wars fans love to turn pure crap into gold, even as they’re dragged screaming from their denial. Happy Life Day, and I hope everyone has managed to avoid the killer robot.
Tom Scott’s Star Wars Weather Forecast will tell you if a location is currently like Endor, Hoth, Naboo, Yavin and (presumably) others. Put those ninth grade geography lessons to use and see if you can catch ‘em all.
