This year’s juries – one for film and one for television – were chaired by producers and AFI board of trustees vice chairs Tom Pollock for film and Richard Frank for television. Even on TV, science fiction was dominated by campy shows like the 6 Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman.
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Q: Are you enjoying it this time, at least on some level? The wedding party donned Star Wars-themed outfits. The “Star Wars” cemetery features tombstones for Qui-Gon Jinn, Yoda, Anakin Skywalker, Padame Armidala, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Darth Maul, Greedo and Luke’s Uncle Owen and Aunt Beru. We wondered what this was all about. It takes a strong story and adds 30 years of advanced CGI and 3-D IMAX imaging to bring imaginary worlds, fight scenes in air and space and superbly choreographed light-saber battles to glorious life.
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It was Bortles’ 10th touchdown pass in three weeks, the most ever by a Jaguars quarterback ever during a three-game stretch. When you win, everything’s all right. “I feel like we can do this every week if we want to”. “We do too much stupid stuff”.
As the final credits rolled and the audience slouched into the night the consensus, among those I canvased, was that The Force Awakens was okay…
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He said six passengers were being questioned in relation to it, including the man who raised the alarm. Lucchini echoed the head of Air France’s sentiments about the collective cool of the flight crew.
“The film and its follow-up editions quickly became part of the national consciousness and the fabric of American culture”, McCall says. One of the things Abrams has done differently with this character is to have him not always be in control. There’s the powerful, masked villain, too (Adam Driver’s Kylo Ren).
As far as all-time box office sales, two films by James Cameron hold the record – “Avatar” (US$2.78 billion) and “Titanic” (US$2.18 billion). No one expected this from a science fiction flick. He has the blessings and support of STAR WARS creator George Lucas, along with the vast resources of Disney at his disposal. This upstart sci-fi project with a $10 million dollar budget was the big topic of discussion everywhere.
All this did not take place in a galaxy far, far away; it took place in Chicago, where I grew up.
While Disney’s efforts with Mickey Mouse and Snow White largely targeted children, the “Star Wars” franchise afforded fledgling nerds – many of them young adults – the opportunity to be associated with one of entertainment’s coolest brands.
Christopher Hansen, Baylor University associate professor and director of Film and Digital Media, says simply put, we’ve never seen entertainment like this that spans all platforms of media and national consciousness.
And it wasn’t only the media who was going insane.
How much did Disney pay for Star Wars? “And give a little bottom, a little gravitas to the enterprise”. “Star Wars”-themed grapes and veggies, anyone?” The second day, they closed the (expletive) door on me.
President Obama, who once, to the bafflement of nerds everywhere, mixed up Star Wars and Star Trek, concluded his end-of-year press conference-where he discussed a range of topics, including terrorism and climate change-by saying, “OK everybody, I’ve got to get to Star Wars”.
Kelly Andrews, who wears her love of “Star Wars” on her skin in the form of Yoda and R2-D2 tattoos, bought tickets in October for the first showing at Hollywood’s classic TCL Chinese Theatre, where the original “Star Wars” premiered in 1977. They make us forget our best instincts. Few movies get as much support and strength as the “Star Wars” films have from the work by Williams. Before Star Wars, science fiction was considered a risky genre to invest in. There was action, special effects, humor, romance and more.
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After Star Wars, everything was different.
