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Posts Tagged ‘Star Wars’
Reel Rumbles #39: ‘Paul’ vs. ‘Fanboys’
20, Oct 2011
by Nigel Druitt
A (not so) long time ago, in a galaxy (not so) far, far away…
Episode XXXIX
It is a period of intergalactically-themed humor. A group of friends, striking at George Lucas‘s fortified base, have launched an attempt to steal a copy of Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace before its 1999 release date.
Meanwhile, two British nerds, fresh from attending their first ComicCon, attempt to help a drug-addled alien with the voice of Seth Rogen escape our planet.
They are loving and raucous odes to science fiction fandom, locked in deadly combat. Two films will enter, one will leave. Even now, the first bell rings, and the epic battle of Paul vs. Fanboys is under way… Read the rest of this entry »
- In: Reel Rumbles
- Tags: 1999, Bill Hader, Billy Dee Williams, Carrie Fisher, Chris Marquette, Dan Fogler, E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial, Fanboys, George Lucas, Greg Mottola, hot fuzz, Jason Bateman, Jay Baruchel, Kristen Bell, Kristen Wiig, Kyle Newman, nick frost, Paul, Sam Huntington, Seth Rogen, Shaun of the Dead, She's Out of my League, Sigourney Weaver, Simon Pegg, Star Trek, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Star Wars, Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, Superbad, Tropic Thunder, William Shatner
Hands-On Review: Star Wars Blu-ray Preview iPad App
22, Jul 2011
by Daniel Rohr
Never one to back away from hyping up their goods, Lucasfilm has created a simple, free app to show off some of the bonus features on the upcoming Star Wars Blu-ray sets. “Simple” is the key word here, as the app is just a few clips and interactive images/models. Read the rest of this entry »
- In: Movie News
- Tags: Apps, iPad, Irvin Kersher, Lucasfilm, Star Wars
‘The Phantom Menace’ To Be Only ‘Star Wars’ in 3D?
15, Jun 2011by Nigel Druitt
LucasFilm intends to re-release Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace in February 2012 after giving it a 3D conversion, with the intention then being to convert the other five films in the saga, releasing one per year.
The problem is, there’s been a bit of a backlash against 3D lately. Recently, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides sold more tickets in 2D than in 3D, and audiences are growing wary of bad 2D-to-3D conversions. Perhaps an even bigger problem is that – while the podrace sequence might be pretty cool in 3D – The Phantom Menace is not exactly a film that audiences have been clamoring to have re-released. It’s a money grab, of course.
Recently, Star Wars producer Rick McCallum has stated that if The Phantom Menace under-performs, they won’t bother with the rest, so fans who might have wanted to save their cash to see the Mos Eisley Cantina, the Cloud City of Bespin or the Battle of Endor in 3D might have a problem. “One a year, if they work,” McCallum stated. “If they don’t, there will just be one.”
In other words, shell out your cash for the prequels, or the original trilogy 3D conversion will never happen.
(via Czech Position)
Reel Rumbles #37: “WALL·E” vs. “Up”
14, Jun 2011by Nigel Druitt
Almost everybody has their favorite film from Pixar Animation Studios. And it’s not surprising; no other studio has enjoyed Pixar’s mind-boggling brand of success. Of eleven feature films, every single one has been a hit. The master storytellers at Pixar have an uncanny knack for appealing to every demographic, and all of their films are true visual marvels. While at least half of their movies could be considered genuine masterpieces, all of them are at least above average (even Cars, which many might consider their most derivative and predictable work).
For me, the pick of the Pixar crop is Finding Nemo, the first movie I think of when I think of beautiful animation (an art form I’ve always loved, even in its current CGI phase), and a story that resonates for me personally, as a father. But there are two other Pixar masterpieces that vie for second place on my personal chart of the Best Pixar Animation Studios Films, and they are two of the studio’s most daring. Step into the Reel Rumbles ring for a journey into gorgeous visuals, thrilling adventure and powerful emotion as we pit WALL·E vs. Up.
What’s Behind the Curtain?
9, Jun 2011
I hate to be the one to say this, but here it goes.
Movies don’t just happen; they’re made. Real people actually write lines of dialog; no matter how natural something might sound to you when spoken by your favorite actor there’s little chance that it was ad-libbed. No one gets to just run through traffic in a wedding dress; the city schedules a day and time to close the road to the public to allow for filming. For that matter, there’s an awful lot of thought that goes into just what kind of T-shirt Seth Rogen will wear in a given scene. The dude doesn’t just show up as is and say, “Let’s do this!”
10 DVD Bonus Features You Don’t Want To Miss
19, Apr 2011
I was young and had no responsibilities when I discovered that the only way to see Tombstone in its original aspect ratio was on DVD, so I went out and bought a DVD player for the express purpose of seeing a favorite movie the way it had been filmed. Shortly thereafter, I began to discover bonus features. These are ten of my personal favorite DVD and Blu-ray bonus features.