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April 16, 2007January 4, 2008

In the News: Lucas, Kasdan, fans

George’s stint in the Toyota Pro-Celebrity Race on Saturday ended with a bang – a collision with CSI: Miami’s Emily Procter.

Lawrence Kasdan, who scripted The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi, and Raiders of the Lost Ark, will script a Clash of the Titans remake for Warner Bros. But… how can they remake Clash of the Titans? The crappiness is 90% of its charm!

Meanwhile, Two fan groups on different sides of the country were profiled last week: The Star Wars Association of Pittsburgh and the Dune Sea Garrison in Arizona.

April 15, 2007January 4, 2008

George has 501st escort at Grand Prix

George Lucas was attended by 501st stormtroopers while serving as celebrity grand marshal.

April 13, 2007January 4, 2008

The Kurt Vonnegut Star Wars connection?

According to one fan, the dialogue in Bail Organa’s Jedi Temple scene in Revenge of the Sith is a reference to Vonnegut’s work.

April 12, 2007August 22, 2008

RIP Kurt Vonnegut

Influential author of The Sirens of Titan, Slaughterhouse-Five, and Cat’s Cradle dead at 84.

April 12, 2007January 4, 2008

A Star Wars reunion?

U.K. fans may get to see the stars of the original trilogy reunite for a Channel 4 special. Emphasis on the may…

April 12, 2007January 4, 2008

Bringing a little class to General Hospital

Billy Dee Williams will star in General Hospital: Night Shift as Toussaint, “a man with a haunted past.” The show is a spin-off of the daytime soap that will grace SOAPnet’s nights.

April 10, 2007March 28, 2008

Star Wars in the news

George Lucas has been named Grand Marshall of next weekend’s Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. He’s also participating in the 31st Annual Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race on Saturday.

Putting together the London Star Wars exhibit.

Star Wars is getting namechecked as movies in 3-D get press coverage, but remember, far as we know the saga in 3-D is still on hold.

Plans to make major additions to Skywalker Ranch (two screening rooms and a bridge) were approved by Marin County last month.

April 5, 2007December 29, 2011

You’re never too old to rock n’ roll

Indy’s not too old to be doing chases on horseback or in cars, says the man who, at nearly the same age as Harrison Ford, is about to take part in his annual charity race for Toyota.

You tell ’em, George!

More interesting tidbits about IndyIV can be found in the same article.

April 5, 2007January 4, 2008

Black Christmas Director Dead

On a sad note, Canadian director Bob Clark and his 22-year-old son Ariel died in a car crash in California early Wednesday morning, according to imdb.com’s daily Movie/TV News column.

Clark directed a few genre films familiar to Club Jade movie fans, including 1974’s Black Christmas (recently remade), the Sherlock Holmes/Jack the Ripper pastiche Murder By Decree, and the low-budget zombie movie Children Shouldn’t Play With Dead Things. His most famous films include A Christmas Story, Porky’s, and Turk 182. He was 67.

March 30, 2007January 21, 2008

Scotty heads back to space

James Doohan (known to many of us as Scotty) will be heading to space on April 27th.

Jimmy, who died in 2005, wanted his remains sent to space; following the lead of friend Gene Roddenberry. Also on Jimmy’s rocket will be remains of astronaut Gordon Cooper.