Star Wars with occasional sarcasm
The cover of the next “Vanity Fair” will feature Uncle George amidst the casts of all six movies. It hits newsstands on January 11th.
You can see the whole picture here (with some character spoilers). Um… wow!
There’s an article here with spoilers ahoy!
Thanks to Ewan News and ComingSoon for the great information.
ETA: Starwars.com has posted another look at the cover image, and an interview with Vanity Fair contributing editor Jim Windolf about talking to Lucas. Possible spoilers!
The Frenzy Page offers some screen captures from a bootleg copy of “Fellowship of the Ring” with hilariously bad translations.
My personal favourites are, “So, Mr elf, you will enjoy the specialty of the drawfs” and “By night fall the hill will swamp over with ox.”
Ah, the joys of language.
Today would have been JRR Tolkien’s 113th birthday. You can post a toast in honour of the Professor on the Tolkien Society website. Or just read what others have said.
Seems a fitting way to remember a great storyteller.
The Leaky Cauldron starts out the year with some spoiler pictures from the filming of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
Also check out the first picture of that woman we all love to hate: Rita Skeeter.
Googling for ‘star wars blog‘ gives you a whole lot of stuff about that poor kid whose video got leaked. However, I did find SciFi News Blog and some interesting thoughts on the importance of the soundtrack.
Speaking of random webstuffs, looks like there’s a new issue of Saga Journal.
AICN has a link to some very interesting and apparently not officially released photos from “Revenge of the Sith.”
Needless to say… SPOILERS!
Ewan McGregor is putting his new position as UNICEF ambassador to good use by calling for donations to help the children of Asia.
He says:
‘UNICEF need $25 million (
If there’s one thing that Episode 3 previews have taught us, it’s that fashion moves at a snail’s pace in the galaxy far, far away. This happens to explain something that’s been bothering EU fans since Union:
What the hell is up with Luke’s hair?
Finally, we have an answer! It may be more than a decade after Return of the Jedi, but GFFA fashion is still on 1987:
For shame!
Coming Soon has posted their Star Wars roundup for the week and it’s full of possible spoilers, including some brand new pictures. Read it at your own risk! Most of the spoilers originate at a site called Millennium Falcon, which might be worth keeping an eye on.
In other recent news, TFN claims that the soundtrack for ROTS will be out on May 3rd, 2005, and will include a bonus DVD.
Orlando Bloom is the male whose name was most frequently searched for on Google in 2004. And it wasn’t all my doing. I swear!
The Times (UK) also reports:
Bloom’s rise to global stardom is revealed in a study that claims to capture the spirit of the age. However, the Google Zeitgeist report also reveals that despite efforts to promote a more wholesome web, less noble instincts continue to dominate cyberspace.
Must be all that Hobbit slash. ;)
