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Star Wars Weekends return to Disney’s Hollywood Studios

May 16, 2013
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Star Wars Weekends return to Disney’s Hollywood Studios

Not only will Luke, Leia and the Stormtroopers roam the Hollywood streets, but they and other legends from the film series will also perform live on stage in Stars of the Saga, Padawan Mind Challenge and other shows.
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Danny Boyle’s Needless Worry

May 7, 2013
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Danny Boyle’s Needless Worry

In an interview with Vodkaster last week, Trainspotting and Slumdog Millionaire director Danny Boyle lamented the “family-friendly Pixarification” of the mainstream cinema, foreseeing a future cinema that that features less violence, less sex and less brainpower — films so very unlike the hardnosed British films of his punk rock youth. In the interview, he specifically cites the films...
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Sunday Film News Roundup — May 5th, 2013

May 5, 2013
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Sunday Film News Roundup — May 5th, 2013

Between offending Sarah Palin fans, the start of principal photography on House of Cards Season 2 and the supposed Great Purge of titles that hit this week, Netflix had an interesting week. Sarah Palin is not worth talking about — ever, and we know nothing about House of Cards yet. Streamaggedon, as it was called, is...
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Sunday Film News Roundup — March 31st, 2013

March 31, 2013
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Sunday Film News Roundup — March 31st, 2013

Happy Easter and Passover, or just plain happy Sunday, everyone. News, links, etc: -JJ Abrams first real words about Star Wars (and some Star Trek). (Empire) -I guess Charlie Kaufman has officially given up on Frank or Francis now? He’s developing a series at FX. (/Film) -Bryan Singer on his return to (and abandonment of) X-Men,...
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Video: Interview with Clone Wars star Ashley Eckstein at OSC

March 23, 2013
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It doesn’t seem like six months since the Orlando Science Center’s Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination exhibit opened, but the display of iconic film artifacts is about to end its run. To commemorate in advance the April 7th closing, voice actress and online entrepreneur Ashley Eckstein is appearing today (Saturday 3/23) at OSC...
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Theatre Review: Better Days (Episode 3)

March 21, 2013
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The third installment of SAK Comedy Lab's live late-night sitcom Better Days marks a turning point for writers John Valines and Tod Kimbro. After two expository episodes, their series finally settles into its groove, and grows beyond sci-fi snark into emotional character development. (Read my earlier reviews of the pilot episode and episode 2.)...
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Sunday Film News Roundup — January 27th, 2013

January 27, 2013
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Sunday Film News Roundup — January 27th, 2013

It’s really hard to not go on a rant about the news that JJ Abrams is directing the new Star Wars. The news is too old by this point to feel like anything but nerd rage. It’s not the cross-pollination with Star Trek I mind as much as the fact that JJ Abrams just isn’t...
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Digital media workshops, military simulators, outdoor laser tag and more at Otronicon

January 17, 2013
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Digital media workshops, military simulators, outdoor laser tag and more at Otronicon

The idea is to celebrate locally produced blips, as most of the stuff you’ll encounter at Otronicon has its roots in the Orlando area.
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