Tag Archives: Star Wars

Star Tours gets a face lift

On June 3, 2011, Star Tours – The Adventures Continue will open at Disneyland Resort in California. “Star Tours immerses guests into the Star Wars universe like never before,” Disney President and CEO Bob Iger said. “The innovative technology and storytelling take guests on thrilling new adventures, bringing George Lucas’ iconic characters and locations to […]

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The Genre Traveler Podcast Snippet, Episode 12, Donna Shanno

  What’s so cool about science fiction horror from the 1980s? In this snippet, Donna Shannon shares her experience growing up a science fiction and horror fan, and her thoughts on what made Alien and The Terminator so special. To listen to the complete Episode 12, go to Podcast Episode 12: Fandom and Life Lessons.

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Podcast Episode 11: Growing Up in SF Fandom

In Episode 11, the bass guitarist of Framing Hanley, Luke McDuffee, and I shoot the breeze about our experiences with science fiction fandom. Our conversation meanders over such topics as: how we got introduced to science fiction, Isaac Asimov, Terry Pratchet, Douglas Adams, Ray Bradbury, the movies based on Frank Herbert’s Dune, Herbert’s book The […]

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One-Man Star Wars Trilogy in Boston

Canadian writer/performer Charles Ross is bringing his One-Man Star Wars Trilogy to the Coolidge Corner Theatre in Boston on November 15. In this kinetic presentation, Ross plays all the characters, recreates the effects, sings from John Williams’ score, flies the ships, and fights both sides of the battles from the original Star Wars trilogy, punctuating […]

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