Ever seen a Chinese bootleg Star Wars movie? While nothing should surprise us in this day and age, well...yikes. These movies are nightmares for grammarians and linguists and paydirt for Star Wars fans. Heaven help those who can tick off more than one of those boxes. Here's the lowdown for the unfamiliar: Some unknown individual translated … Continue reading The Strange, Strange World of Chinese ‘Star Wars’ Bootlegs
You Think I’m What? (A Tribute To the Reluctant Hero)
Not everyone wants to be a hero, but some of us are downright allergic to the idea. I'm not talking about villains who do the right thing in spite of their penchant for the dark side. Or the antihero, who leans good but lives bad. Nope. I'm talking about the guy or girl who just … Continue reading You Think I’m What? (A Tribute To the Reluctant Hero)
Roger Christian’s Lost Film
"Lost media" is an intriguing phrase. Even Star Wars has its share of lost media, of course. It also has media that should be lost but isn't. The cringe-y, kitschy Holiday Special, for instance, would not be missed if it suddenly disappeared from YouTube, but that's another story for another time. The 1980 short, Black Angel was … Continue reading Roger Christian’s Lost Film
Origins: The Rise of Skywalker
Ugh, I hesitate to even write about the newest Star Wars movie, but here I am, and I'm feeling a little annoyed. Disney and Lucasfilm haven't exactly ingratiated themselves to the fans since The Last Jedi, and I'm not at all happy that Disney bought Twentieth-Century Fox, because Disney's dogged committment to artificial scarcity stinks. They might be … Continue reading Origins: The Rise of Skywalker
Origins: Missed Opportunities, Porgs and Han Solo
Heads up, people...plenty of snark ahead. I really tried to be even-handed, but it's very difficult to stay that way when certain people insist on making things political. It divides everyone, alienates everyone, and makes civil discourse almost impossible. I have major respect for those who have chosen to keep politics out of things when … Continue reading Origins: Missed Opportunities, Porgs and Han Solo
Origins: Luke’s Journey From Farm Boy to Last Jedi
All righty, here's that new surprise series I told you about. My husband and I cooked it up last weekend, but it was mostly his idea (Thanks, honey!). Origins will feature little blips about current films, but will mainly focus on their earlier iterations or else films that are similar to them. Or, it might … Continue reading Origins: Luke’s Journey From Farm Boy to Last Jedi
Taking Up Room 