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Sep16
A remarkably candid biography of the remarkably candid―and brilliant―Carrie Fisher
In her 2008 bestseller, Girls Like Us, Sheila Weller―with heart and a profound feeling for the times―gave us a surprisingly intimate portrait of three icons: Carole King, Joni Mitchell, and Carly Simon. Now she turns her focus to one of the most loved, brilliant, and iconoclastic women of our time: the actress, writer, daughter, and mother Carrie Fisher.
Weller traces Fisher’s life from her Hollywood royalty roots to her untimely and shattering death after Christmas 2016. Her mother was the spunky and adorable Debbie Reynolds; her father, the heartthrob crooner Eddie Fisher. When Eddie ran off with Elizabeth Taylor, the scandal thrust little Carrie Frances into a bizarre spotlight, gifting her with an irony and an aplomb that would resonate throughout her life.
We follow Fisher’s acting career, from her debut in Shampoo, the hit movie that defined mid-1970s Hollywood, to her seizing of the plum female role in Star Wars, which catapulted her to instant fame. We explore her long, complex relationship with Paul Simon and her relatively peaceful years with the talent agent Bryan Lourd. We witness her startling leap―on the heels of a near-fatal overdose―from actress to highly praised, bestselling author, the Dorothy Parker of her place and time.
Weller sympathetically reveals the conditions that Fisher lived with: serious bipolar disorder and an inherited drug addiction. Still, despite crises and overdoses, her life’s work―as an actor, a novelist and memoirist, a script doctor, a hostess, and a friend―was prodigious and unique. As one of her best friends said, “I almost wish the expression ‘one of a kind’ didn’t exist, because it applies to Carrie in a deeper way than it applies to others.”
Sourced by friends, colleagues, and witnesses to all stages of Fisher’s life, Carrie Fisher: A Life on the Edge is an empathic and even-handed portrayal of a woman who―as Princess Leia, but mostly as herself―was a feminist heroine, one who died at a time when we need her blazing, healing honesty more than ever.
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Sep15
Luke Skywalker Limited Edition Comic-Con Watch On Amazon
on September 15, 2019 at 12:30 pmPosted In: News
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Star Wars: Collecting A Galaxy The Art of Sideshow Collectibles
on September 14, 2019 at 12:41 amPosted In: News, Sideshow Collectibles
Experience Sideshow Collectibles’ astonishing collection of Star Wars sculptures in a whole new way with this deluxe book that explores the incredible artistry behind their creation.
Sideshow Collectibles has been immortalizing fan-favorite Star Wars characters for over a decade with their extraordinary, one-of-a-kind sculptures. This deluxe book celebrates the artistry that goes into capturing the true essence of these iconic characters and the passion and devotion that brings them to life. Featuring never-before-seen pre-production artwork and exclusive insights from the sculpting and design teams on the creation of each piece as well as dynamic photography that illuminates the power of their work, this book is the ultimate celebration of Sideshow’s ongoing journey into the Star Wars galaxy.
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Sep11
Via Screenrant.com:
Darth Vader’s team of bounty hunters from The Empire Strikes Back were mostly forgotten on the big and small screens, save for Boba Fett, but now it seems that The Mandalorian is bringing back those characters – or, at least, their species. The Star Wars franchise is at a crossroads right now, with J.J. Abrams’ Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker acting as the concluding chapter in the core Skywalker saga. But the story revolving around what happened in that saga doesn’t end there.
Audiences shouldn’t expect to see what comes immediately after the Skywalker story ends – in-universe, that is – but everything that came before is up for grabs, particularly the eras between trilogies. That’s where The Mandalorian takes place, shortly after Return of the Jedi but long before Star Wars: The Force Awakens. In addition to showing what happened to the Imperial remnants after the Empire’s collapse, viewers will also partially see the rise of the First Order. But more importantly, The Mandalorian will also pay off a scene from the original trilogy.
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Via Starwars.com:
THIS SCOTTISH FAN WEARS HIS LOVE OF THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK ON HIS SLEEVE.
StarWars.com is shining a light on those who truly give the saga its power: the fans. In the StarWars.com Fan Spotlight, we’re honored to tell their stories.
Dale Andrew had been saving up for Star Wars Celebration Chicago, but when he didn’t get a ticket, he instead spent the money on his first Star Wars tattoo.
Inked at a specialty tattoo parlor, Empire Ink, run by like-minded fans near his home in Edinburgh, Scotland, Andrew commemorated his love for Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back with a piece of shoulder art in homage to the Battle of Hoth, complete with an AT-AT looming over a snowspeeder and an Imperial snow trooper ready to storm Echo Base.
Then something changed. The Monday of Celebration week, a chance to join some friends for the gathering had him booking a last-minute flight. By Wednesday he was in Chicago, Illinois, staying with a friend and with a five-day pass that had his name on it. “I just wanted to be here,” he tells StarWars.com when we find him roaming the exhibition hall floor. “Because I didn’t think I was coming here, I used the money I’d saved for here to get the tattoo,” he adds with a laugh.
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Sep10
Rian Johnson Jokes About How His New Star Wars Films End
on September 10, 2019 at 8:53 pmPosted In: News
Via Comicbook.com:
Fans have a long wait ahead of them before they see the first of Rian Johnson’s new Star Wars films, though the filmmaker recently joked that his trilogy will end using an iconic editing technique from the franchise. It’s been less than two years since Lucasfilm announced that Johnson would develop a trilogy of films that aren’t connected to the Skywalker Saga, with neither the studio nor the filmmaker giving fans a good idea of when we can expect them. Now that his most recent film, Knives Out, has premiered and with its official release on the horizon, hopefully fans can learn more concrete details about the productions in the near future.
“I’ll tell you exactly how they end! An iris shot to a blue credit,” Johnson joked with Uproxx about the conclusion of his trilogy.
While the narrative beats of each entry in the Skywalker Saga differ from one another, they all employ similar cinematic devices, including signature wipes that transition from one scene to the next. Much like each film opened with the title card “A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away….” that leads into its famous opening crawl, the films also conclude with an iris wipe coinciding with John Williams’ iconic score.
The departures from that opening and closing structure have been Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and Solo: A Star Wars Story, so with Johnson’s new films serving as a departure from the Skywalker Saga, we can assume it will also stand out from the rest of the franchise with its filmmaking techniques.
In addition to what Johnson accomplished with Star Wars: The Last Jedi, what makes the upcoming projects so exciting for fans is how he will embrace the spirit of the franchise without utilizing familiar characters or settings. While both Rogue One and Solo deviated from the narrative that launched in 1977, it explored ancillary characters and events from the franchise to help expand the world of the episodic films.
“I think that the fun and challenging part of it is to dive in, figure out what’s exciting and then figure out what it’s going to be,” Johnson shared with Observer of his approach to the new films. “We’re doing something that steps beyond the legacy characters. What does that look like? To me, the blue sky element of it is what was most striking about it. I know the way that I’m coming at it and what’s fun about it for everyone in George Lucas’ films is figuring out, ‘What’s the next step?’ It really makes you think and figure out what the essence of Star Wars is for me and what that will look like moving forward.”
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Behind The Scenes Look At Star Wars Galaxys Edge And Rise of the Resistance
on September 7, 2019 at 7:22 pmPosted In: Galaxy’s Edge, News
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Death Star Battle Mug – Heat Reveal Stein On Amazon – Good Deal Under $11
on September 5, 2019 at 1:30 pmPosted In: News
Sep03
Star Wars Coffee Maker with Chewbacca Mug On Amazon – Pretty Cool for $21!
on September 3, 2019 at 1:30 pmPosted In: News
Sep02
“Note to self: Remember you’re on-camera & Disney signs your paychecks.”
(Honestly though: the warm, oily, sickly-sweet milk dyed blue from the movie was gag-inducing 🤮-while this frosty non-dairy drink tasted like a yummy fruit smoothie. 😋 #GotBlueMilk? https://t.co/C4Qx1iFfMq— Mark Hamill (@HamillHimself) August 28, 2019
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