How to tame your dragon the Cruella way
What can stop a dragon from eating you? Cruella de Vil has the answer: bad breath! Uploaded February 21, 2018.
Action on Endor!
Who knows what surprises await at Star Wars Celebration? I found myself on Endor and encountered some Imperials. Lucky for me these troopers are lousy shots! © 2015 W. R. Miller April 16, 2015. Setup and actors provided by Star Wars fans from Belgium, the 501st Belgian garrison, to be precise.
Slay the Dragon! Slay the Dragon!
Say good-bye to Smaug, most loathsome lizard in all of Hobbitland. Farewell to the eloquence of speech, the expressions of arrogance, the massiveness of dragon destruction. The curtain closes on a fine vocal performance by Benedict Cumberbatch. From The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies: https://youtu.be/F_QD2Uy_H_w
Marvel Goes to the Ants
Coming to U.S. theaters on July 17, 2015: Marvel’s Ant-Man. You will believe a man can shrink. The trailer:
The Real Inspiration for Thunderbirds
Andrew Smith, Pukeko Pictures Chief Executive and Producer of Thunderbirds Are Go!, talks to Stuff.co.nz about the real reasons for making the show. “This is a show that ITV approached us and said, ‘Look, do you want to remake the Thunderbirds?’ And of course, this was a dream come true for Richard Taylor and myself. […]
The Steampunk Dragon
One of my Facebook friends posted an image of this marvelous sculpture of a dragon built from automobile parts. I searched the web for more information and found more images from different angles. Unfortunately I didn’t find any credit for the sculptor, but if anyone knows, please let me know.
Thunderbirds at the British Film Institute
On March 31, 2015, Thunderbirds are Go! had its gala premiere at the BFI (British Film Institute) in London, with the showing of both parts of “Ring of Fire.” Afterward, a panel of creatives talked about the show: actors Kayvan Novak (Brains), Thomas Brodie-Sangster (Alan) and David Graham (Parker), with writer Rob Hoegee and executive […]
How Darth Vader Gets Dressed
Here’s some footage of David Prowse becoming Vaderized on Stage 3 at EMI Elstree Studios, in 1976. Presented by the 501st Legion. Uploaded May 16, 2014.
Star Wars: The Not-So-Lost Interviews
From 1975 to 1978, Charles Lippincott–the marketing and publicity maestro for the Star Wars Corporation, conducted interviews with the movie’s cast and crew. He would use these to write The Making of Star Wars, a project that he ultimately dropped. Years later, Jonathan Rinzler used the interviews for The Making of Star Wars. Now that […]
How to Make a Fairy Door
In this just-over-three-minutes video, New Zealand sculptor Kim Beaton demonstrates how to make a fairy door using their revolutionary long-lasting modeling substance, Pal Tiya: Uploaded March 31, 2015. ©Pal Tiya 2015 In this 43-minute video, Kim fashions an “Ivy Face”: Uploaded March 17, 2014. Video Directed & produced by Chris Burns Music: “Folk Song” – […]
