Star Wars 7 and Beyond!
Yes, it’s true. At 1:00 p.m. October 30, 2012, it was publicly announced that Disney will be acquiring Lucasfilm for $4.2 billion. And as a result, Star Wars 7, 8 and 9 will be made, as well as many more stories in that galaxy far far away. George Lucas and Kathleen Kennedy talk about it […]
Animating The Saga of Rex
It’s always a pleasure to see what erupts from the cosmic mind of Michel Gagne, whether it’s causing the Big Bang in Prelude to Eden… … to the Iron Giant’s attack … … to firing up the Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet. Now he wants to animate The Saga of Rex, adapted from the graphic novel, […]
Instant Star Wars Concert
At the Cologne Wallrfplatz in Germany, shoppers are surprised by a sudden performance of the Star Wars theme by the WDR Radio Orchestra. Here it is:
The Real-Life Simpsons Opening!
What if The Simpsons … were real?
Happy 38th Birthday, Space Battleship Yamato!
Thirty-eight years ago, October 6, 1974, Space Battleship Yamato began its maiden voyage on Japanese television. 2012 is also the 40th anniversary of Okinawa’s Reversion to Japan. On May 12, the event was celebrated in Okinawa Civic Hall, at which the USMC III MEF Band played the theme to Yamato.
Happy 30th Birthday, Macross! October 3, 2012
Thirty years ago, Super Dimension Fortress Macross premiered on Japan’s Mainichi Broadcasting System. Studio Nue and Tatsunoko Production of Japan produced 36 episodes about an enormous alien battleship, manned by humans, defending Earth against a race of warrior giants. There were space battles galore, but at its heart was a love story involving a young […]
Writer Therapy Contest!
For aspiring wordsmiths, Writer Therapy is offering an opening page contest, judged by three literary agents. Deadline is September 29. Details here. My entry is here.
The Joy of Vangelis: L’Enfant
Glorious music from composer Vangelis: L’Enfant from Opera Sauvage: I also like the band version played in Chariots of Fire during the Olympics opening ceremony, but, alas, it is not commercially available.
How to Silence a Crying Baby
How do you silence a crying baby? Play the theme to Star Wars!
The Star Wars Reference Guide: Progress Report 9/14/2012
Over the past few months I’ve been switching back-and-forth between working on the first Justice Dragon book, and cataloging periodicals for The Star Wars Reference Guide. The annotated Guide is global in coverage, documenting published material up to the year 1990. British coverage is especially important, since British craftsmen and technicians provided such a great […]
