The Boston Globe’s exhibit coverage
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.
Just like old times
Star Wars Kids has Revenge of the Sith Halloween masks that you can cut and print yourself. Nifty, if mildly disturbing.
Dark Lord of the Lard
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.
Who loves history?
The New Essential Chronology came out today, and starwars.com has endnotes for the book.
Dan Wallace started a talkback entry at his blog for the book, if you’re already pouring over it.
RIP Porkins
William Hootkins, who played Porkins in A New Hope, passed away on Sunday from pancreatic cancer. (via TFN.)
Kids love hobbits, right?
Changes in George Lucas’s Lord of the Rings: Special Edition. Rather predictable, but good for a giggle or two. (via The Movie Blog, which also gives George props.)
“Luke, I am your father.”
The most shocking revelation in Star Wars (at least to this generation) is #17 on Premiere’s list of the 25 Most Shocking Moments In Film History. Alien (#3) and Planet of the Apes (#18) are the other genre films that make the list.
Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination
Opening on the 27th at the Boston Museum of Science is Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination. There are several articles covering the exhibit and the formal opening attended by George Lucas and featuring a performance by our pals from MIT’s Trilogy Musical Edition.
Boston Globe: An interview with George Lucas and Intergalactic fund-raiser brings stars out in Hub
Boston Herald: There’s no escaping the Force: `Star Wars’ takes over Boston
CNN: ‘Star Wars’ exhibit explores a galaxy not so far away
Reuters: “Star Wars” becomes tech teaching tool
And finally, if you can’t make it to Boston, there’s a book.
I loved you!
You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll play it again: Romance of the Jedi, a trailer that remixes footage from ROTS to present it as a love story between Anakin and Obi-Wan.
Also be sure to check out the trailer for Shining, a heartwarming family tale starring Jack Nicholson! (via SF Signal)
ETA: The original link is dead: here’s another.