| Harrison Ford has described Star Wars as among the wide and diversive Range of Movies he has stared in as he has got older. He told New York press journalists that his roles have become more varied as he has matured in age. At age 60, he is currently staring in K-19: The Widow Maker.
Aerospace companies Boeing and European Aeronautics, Defence and Space Company are joining force to create what the Bush adminastation are calling a Star Wars plan that would shield the United States from misile attacks. The plan is controversial, with politicians in China, France and Russia predicting it could create a new arms race.
One of the world's leading showcases of Computer Technology , the Siggraph technology conference this year featured Yoda and Beyond: Creating the Digital Cast of Star Wars Episode II. Close to 17,300 computer proffessionals attended the week-long conference in San Antonia, and the Star Wars exhibition was the most popular of the 225 organised for this year's event. Tom Appolloni, Siggraph 2002 Chair, was pleased that despite the economic conditions, Siggraph attracted Many professionals and so much attention around the industry.
A Pay TV window has been created by Lucasfilm for Star Wars Episode 2 making the movie available to pay TV networks. Many networks are surprised as there was no pay window for Episode 1. Instead, Fox brought television rights at the same time 20th Century Fox bought rights for cinema distribution. However, unfortunately for Lucasfilm the Price paid for movies recently has decreased after lower ratings. This has seen movies drop from prime time slots. But after a dissappointing $300 million profit from the cinema, the television profit could be as much as $15 million.
A Russian scientist believes there is reason to imitate such technologies as those in Star Wars to destroy the Asteroid that astromists identified this week. His philosophies are compared to those of Ronald Reagen, US President of the 1980's. The scientist, Borris Kartogin of Energomash, has already begun carrying out Work on laser technology capable of destroying an asteroid.
In a manner of surprise, an international cast of 144 directors and film critics chosen by the British Film Institue discluded Star Wars from a single mention when voting Citizen Kane as the best movie ever made. Although Citizen Kane exceded other movies of its time and revolutionised film production, the question remains why Star Wars never got a mention. There remans no doubt, however, that the movie would succeed in public poling.
Star Wars Video Compact Disks have found themselves For Sale in Malaysia the same week They were officially released in America, before they were officially released in Malaysia. Malaysian Government officials have said they are outnumbered. "There are too many of those Pirates out there and we can't get them all," says an officer with the Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry. This is Only encouraged by the fact that many illegal copies come through Malaysia to Thailand, Indonesia and Macau.
Meanwhile Star Wars Episode II, which was distributed across the internet just hours from the premiere, isn't the only movie suffering from Internet Piracy. The problem is so bad that the Brodcast Protection Discussion Group wants digital technology to be built with enscryption to prevent distribution on the internet.
Star Wars Music composer John Williams is among those attending the Tanglewood Music Festival in Western Massachusetts when Japanese-American conductor Seiji Ozawa will retire, to the pleasure of music critics.
Mark Hamil, who played Luke Skywalker in 1970's Star Wars Episode 4, replaced Rod Steiger in the independent production Constricted currently being filmed. Steiger died of pneumonia and kidney failure. He was 77. Location manager Nick Langholff said he had been removed from the cast list due to illness just weeks ago.
Star Wars fans are debating Over whether Rose Byrne should have got the role of Queen Amidala in Attack of the Clones rather than Natalie Portman, fueled by many fans websites that are currently crowded with pictures of Sydney actress, as well as Strong support for Lucas to choose Byrne for the Final film.
According to the New Scientist magazine, the United States Army are about to do trials of laser cannons that are being compared to weapons in Star Wars. They will be used to clear surface-laid mines with beams that go for 250 yards. One has been aliased Dubbbed Zeus. |
