Star Wars with occasional sarcasm
The Boston Globe has posted a wonderful feature on “The Star Wars Trilogy: Musical Edition” which begins its latest run next week at MIT. You have to register (free) to see it, but it’s worth it.
Congratulations to Sir Rogue, Jeff and the entire cast and crew!
How Stuff Works tackles another object from the galaxy far, far away – The Death Star. (via Metafilter.)
For a more realistic interpretation behind the scenes, check out PC World’s interview with ILM’s Brian Gernand.
Why the ROTS DVD will show up as “Charlotte” on your computer. Thanks to the DVD, rumors are also flying about a digital Yoda replacing the puppet in TPM.
And finally, TFN is reporting that John Hollis, who played Lobot in ESB, passed away last month.
Aidan Wasley looks at the Saga as a postmodern art film. (Via kottke)
This interview with Joss on Star Trek and Star Wars and their effect on Firefly and Serenity is all sorts of cute:
Whedon: There’s always the young punk rebelling against his father.I’m rebelling against Han Solo, but if you are going to tell me that Han Solo isn´t the father of Malcolm Reynolds, then I am going to laugh and laugh and laugh.
He then goes on to say:
At the same time, I owe both of those franchises a huge debt. They are both in my personal, how can they not be? It’s that classic thing : I’m rebelling against my father and doing everything he doesn’t do, but I think I look like him.
Read the full quote on TrekWeb via Whedonesque. The entire article is in the latest issue of Cinefantastique.
Look sir, exclusives! Why does Walmart always get the interesting stuff? Damn you, Walmart!
ETA: TFN reports that the Walmart bonus DVD costs extra – the movie alone is $14.99, while the version bundled with the bonus DVD is $19.99.
Apparently there’s a fan group called the Jedi Chefs. They’ve knighted quite a few “Celebrity Jedi Chefs,” mainly actors from shows like Stargate, Buffy, Firefly, and Battlestar Galactica, but no actual Star Wars personalities, as the Unofficial BSG Blog points out.
Perhaps we should send CJ’s own Jedi chef, Qui-Gon Dave, to check them out. Or at least get himself one of those hats.
Want to keep an eye an articles about the Star Wars exhbit in Boston? Boston.com has a page dedicated to the exhibit, including the Lucas interview (in audio!) and a photo gallery.
Star Wars Kids has Revenge of the Sith Halloween masks that you can cut and print yourself. Nifty, if mildly disturbing.
This year, the Tulsa State Fair features a statue of Vader and Yoda made out of hundreds of pounds of butter.
You just can’t make this stuff up.
William Hootkins, who played Porkins in A New Hope, passed away on Sunday from pancreatic cancer. (via TFN.)