Yamato and Gamilons unite!
Here’s an exciting launch from Yamato 2199: Ark of the Stars, with Blu-Ray release May 27. Post by Yamato 2199. Defending Shambleau. Video courtesy Yamato 2199.
Petaluma, Home to Rancho Obi-Wan and …
Petaluma, California is a pleasant community north of San Francisco. It’s where George Lucas filmed American Graffiti. It’s also the place where one can peruse the world’s largest Star Wars collection, at Rancho Obi-Wan. Now, it’s the location of … a McDonald’s commercial. Controversial? Apparently so.
Inside the Notorious Slug
Jamie Benning has put together a documentary of what it took to bring Jabba the Hutt to life–aside from feeding him rubber frogs, that is. Benning interviews Jabba operator Toby Philpott, while much of the footage comes from the documentary, From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga, December 1983, with some footage […]
Get well, Harrison Ford. Love, Boba Fett
Since his airplane accident on March 5, 2015, Harrison Ford has received numerous get-wells from family, friends and fans. Here’s one from an ensemble of Star Wars veterans at the Ritz Cinema & Theatre, (Star Con 15, March 7) including Brian Muir, sculptor of Darth Vader and the stormtrooper uniform, Andrew Lawden, Liam Neeson’s stunt […]
A New French Star Wars Want List
A Facebook acquaintance recommended a resource, Ciné-Ressources, which offers a search engine for films and the publications that talk about them. Thanks to it, I’m now aware of a few articles that I’d like to catalog in my Star Wars Historical Sourcebook. Please contact me if you can provide PDF or jpg scans of Star […]
How to Hug Your Dragon
New Zealand has many fine attractions, such as Hobbiton, the magnificent scenery of Milford Sound, Aukland’s Sky Tower, the Weta Cave in Wellington, and the Wellington Zoo, where visitors can actually hug a dragon. Yes, Grandpa Dragon loves getting hugs, like this: And look, there’s a zoo map near Grandpa for your convenience: What a […]
How Larry Cuba animated the computer graphics for Star Wars
How were the Death Star graphics animated? CG expert Larry Cuba gives us the answer in this video presentation, The Star Wars Computer Animation, uploaded by Star Wars 1977-1996. Mr. Cuba manifested his wizardry at the Circle Graphics Habitat–now the Electronic Visualization Laboratory (EVL)–at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
The Music of Dragonheart 3
Mark McKenzie delivers a marvelous score to Dragonheart 3. Have a listen:
Save the Egg!
How do you gain a dragon’s favor? By saving its egg. Like this, in slow motion! From Dragonheart 3:
The Special Effects of Dragonheart 3
Ukraine-based Terminal FX provided the magic you see in Dragonheart 3: The Sorcerer’s Curse. Have a look:
