The New Yorker has a great article on the history and evolution of Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys. It might not be great literature, but who hasn’t read a few?
Rowling Reveals… Chapter Titles?
For Halloween, J.K. Rowling gave her fans a surprise – three chapter titles from the next novel, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Price. In true HP style you have to work for them – or, you can just check out these handy screenshots.
McGregor reads from “Long Way Round”
Ewan McGregor is reading excerpts from “Long Way Round” this week on BBC Radio 4’s “Book of the Week.”
You can download a reading each day. After Friday, all five excerpts will remain available for a week.
May the Merchandising be with you!
Some of the licenses for the Episode 3 release have been leaked by Brandweek.com.
And we finally got that weight off from the Episode 1 release, too!
Books and Magazines
Okay. Don’t post for a couple of weeks and you end up with quite the stack of things to tell you about. I hope your budgets are doing well.
Books
Jedi Trial by David Sherman and Dan Cragg – This is a Clone Wars hardcover novel leading up to events in Episode 3. Your position in or out of the spoiler cave will determine if you want to read this one. The premise sounds intriguing.
Inside the Worlds of Star Wars Trilogy by James Luceno – The cool Cross-Section books from DK go back to the worlds of the Classic Trilogy. Many nifty things to explore. I always enjoy these books.
Long Way Round – by Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman – Okay. So this isn’t strictly Star Wars. But it’s Ewan McGregor, isn’t it? And the book is as interesting as the show appears to be. It’s a hardcover, so it might be placed oddly in your local bookstore.
Magazines
Amazing Stories – December 2004 – Hey. We’re kinda partial to Paizo, the publisher of Amazing Stories. But the magazine is full of all sorts of great stories. And we like that they’re willing to give little guys a chance. Like this one guy: Aaron Allston. Oh, wait. We know him! Actually, Aaron is a much-beloved Star Wars writer who was given the chance to write a 1,000 word story to go with a picture. If you were at DragonCon, you might have heard about it.
Dreamwatch – November 2004 – Well, Dreamwatch has started officially publishing in the US. Will it remain as good as its UK counterpart? We’re hoping so. It looks intriguing this issue with its interview of Gary Kurtz and his views of the creation of the original trilogy. No Ep3 spoilers spotted, but there is discussion about the TV show. (Sorry. Can’t seem to find a US website.)
Film Review Special – #54, The Sex Issue – See where your favorite Star Wars actors rate on the Top100 sexiest actors list. (There’s a good number of the men of Star Wars on there.) And find out all sorts of salacious stories about your other fandom favorites, as well.
Starburst – Issue 316 – Christopher Lee is doing video games, now. Is there any medium he has yet to conquer? There’s also coverage of the rumor mill about Episodes 7 through 9.
Until next week!
Just teasing!
After many fake designs flung upon the internet by overzealous fans with too much time to play with PhotoShop, Lucasfilm finally releases the Official Teaser Poster for Episode 3.
Yes, the official public countdown to Episode 3 has begun.
Next stop… teaser trailer.
Bulging Cinematic Masterpiece
While millions of Star Wars fans around the world torment themselves trying to decide whether or not to visit TFN for the Ep3 review, there is other movie news afoot.
Yes, Hollywood again decides to go for the tried and true by doing yet another remake of The Blob.
We can all sleep better, now.
Big Daddy Spoilers
Josh Griffen ROTS droppings can be found all in one convenient thread. Although, naturally, be sure to take it with a grain of salt.
However, TFN-rep-greed aside, this is getting me all excited. Damn you, TFN! Lowered expectations are what I need right now! DAMN YOU!
If you’re looking for some lighter spoilers, Moviephone has posted two new ROTS stills.
Long Way Round to US Airwaves
While fans who can access BBC have already been happily watching, US fans can get their first installment of Long Way Round tonight (Thursday) on Bravo.
That’s Thursday at 10pm, Eastern.
Wantons, this will probably be the only episode we’ll get to see without The Woodchuck. (Those non-Wantons should check out the “after” picture with the atrocious beard that earned its own name.)
Why do I have the feeling motorcycle sales will increase after this series?
Indy…bad date?
Like a bad date who keeps cancelling and rescheduling, Indiana Jones (number 4) appears to be taunting us, yet again.
News reports state that Uncle George and Steven Spielberg have decided on a new screenwriter, Jeff Nathanson, to tackle the script for the new movie.
Dare to dream!