Associated Press: Carrie Fisher among the celebrities to roast Jane Fonda.
Sydney Morning Herald: Interview with Susie Porter, who played the waitress at Dex’s Diner in Attack of the Clones
Today on Starwars.com…
Where Science Meets Imagination opens in Columbus. They even have a blog. Included is a list of the upcoming locations for the exhibits: Portland, Los Angeles, (where it leaves just before C4!) Philadelphia, Chicago, Fort Worth, and St. Paul.
Cinema by the Bay, the first release from George Lucas Books, out now. I thought it was already out?
Star Wars Kids explores Dagobah.
Kir Kanos and Mystery Figure 2 pack. This is the second of Hasbro’s line of Expanded Universe figures, which appear to be exclusive to Star Wars Shop.
New VIP blog: Aaron Allston’s “Pretty. What do we blow up first?”
Real world droids
MIT undergrads build robots inspired by the remote droid in A New Hope. One of the tiny satellites is aboard the International Space Station, and they could even be used for space exploration.
Star Wars in the News
The Columbus Dispatch lets us know that Star Wars toys still sell. ROTS toys generated 3 billion in worldwide retail sales.
Green Bay Press Gazette profiles R2-D2 builder Troy Noel.
StarWars.com reports that Cream, a Hong Kong design magazine, features Star Wars in its Summer edition.
Backstage takes another look at Ian McDiarmid and Faith Healer
Canada ♥ Palpatine
Revenge of the Sith wins Best Villain (Palpatine,) Favorite Action Sequence (Anakin/Obi-Wan duel) and Favourite Special Effects at Canada’s Spacey Awards.
Some Space Movie
American Heritage on How Star Wars surprised the world.
I’ve never heard of such a brutal and shocking injustice that I cared so little about
Video Business talks to Lucasfilm director of publicity John Singh, and confirms the reports that the original movies on the upcoming DVDs will not be high-def:
“We put a lot of time and effort into digitally restoring the negatives for the 2004 DVD releases,” Singh said. “The late ’90s theatrical versions represent George’s vision for Star Wars. We hoped that by releasing the original movies as a bonus disc, it would be a way to give the fans something that is fun. We certainly didn’t want to be become a source of frustration for fans.”
Although the prints aren’t in the best of shape, the masters used for the laserdiscs “do look good,” Singh assured.
I still don’t think it’s that big a deal, but sometimes there’s just no pleasing this fandom.
To be a Jedi requires the deepest commitment, the most serious mind
Or a $4.95 Jedi Knight certificate from the Universal Life Church. Your choice.
Not as clumsy or random as a PC
Rerelease hoedown
Begun, this format war has… More thoughts on the OOT DVD transfer issue from The Digital Bits.
TFN has a report of The Phantom Menace in 3-D. Either that’s a very good sign (The entire saga in 3-D! See them all!) or very bad (The prequel trilogy gets 3-Ded first. Not enough of a draw for this fan, sorry. Unless it happens around a con.) Or, given what’s said by George Lucas, TPM was just the pitch and the article screws it up, since all the other reports are saying A New Hope is first up…