Almost as pretty as the original and cheaper to keep in rum. Three cheers for vinyl men! And thanks to Denise for the head’s up.
“Welcome to the Caribbean, Luv.”
Stargate Overdose
I know of at least one Club Jader who will be happy, yet overwhelmed, by this news.
It appears that Creation Entertainment (love ’em, or hate ’em) has snagged the rights to an official Stargate convention from the folks who had been running GateCon, lo these many years. But this new convention will feature not only set tours (for those who pay for it), but will also feature a cast talent night.
Now, it’s one weekend before Celebration 3. To attend the Stargate convention? Attend Celebration? Attend both and be in debt for a long time?
What’s a fan to do?
Twenty-seven years ago today…
… okay, twenty-seven years ago yesterday, Star Wars opened with much fanfare to packed houses in the United Kingdom. Tickets were booked until March. Payback for Beatlemania, I say.
“Kingdom of Heaven” official site up
The official site for “Kingdom of Heaven” is up. Character listing. Story synopsis. The trailer in three sizes. All of the good. Not a whole lot of substance though.
AICN also had an early review from someone guy who saw a test screening a couple of weeks back. Full of spoilers, but quite positive.
A May 6 release date, at the start of the big movie season, and just two weeks before “Revenge of the Sith,” suggests the studio has quite a bit of confidence in it.
To add to your holiday hangover
Thanks to TFN for pointing out this rather amusing article about the Star Wars Holiday Special.
And did you know that someone actually created a web page to celebrate it?
There’s something out there for everyone.
Rockin’ with Chewbacca
Blogger B2 at Toner Mishap found a Star Wars themed 45′ in his garage. He’s selling it on eBay, but he’s also offering several other fannish MP3’s. Get ’em before they’re gone.
The right back alley…
I’m usually not much for guns-and-whores noir, but the trailer for Sin City, based on the comic books by Frank Miller, looks AMAZING. Word on the street is that the whole thing (save actors) is done with CGI, and that they capture scenes from the comics perfectly – right down to the flat black and white in some cases.
A Very Harry Christmas
It’s pretty impossible to miss the release date for Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, (Less than 38 chapters! Already on the best seller list!) but did you know that they’ve released two stills from the Goblet of Fire movie? Or that “harry potter” is the 8th most popular Google search in Brazil and Finland?
“Kingdom of Heaven” trailer online!
The “Kingdom of Heaven” trailer is now available online!
Chainmail. Big swords. Liam Neeson. And some guy called Orlando Bloom (who will apparently be wearing a chest-hair wig — I couldn’t make that up if I tried).
What’s not to love?
Two Thousand and Four
Lots of new stuff at starwars.com. Chiefly, their Best of 2004 roundup covers all the major stuff for the year.
What’s your choice for the top SW event or announcement of 2004?