Spoiler free Review: Rogue One
Was it good? Was it great? Was it a Vader slash-fest? Yes! Yes! No! I won’t spoil more but I have lots more to say!
CC Memo: Potential Title for Ep8 Leaks! (Take with a major grain of salt!)
This may be old news for some of you and for others this may be entering spoiler territory BUT: a few days ago rumours abounded that the title for Star Wars episode 8 had accidentally been leaked by no other than … Continue reading CC Memo: Potential Title for Ep8 Leaks! (Take with a major grain of salt!)
Two hours before … Rogue One
So here I am, four merlot’s, later awaiting the local premiere of Rogue One : A Star Wars Story. Why am I here and what do I expect? A fan’s tale.
Picture This 1. The Tragic Darth Vader
I have coloured my ‘Facebook cover’ pitch black today as an expression of the darkness that Aleppo’s fall exudes. As my profile picture there I have taken this shot of Darth vader, the tragic villain, because of the story this picture tells us. Continue reading “Picture This 1. The Tragic Darth Vader”
Weekly Round-Up
This week in Star Wars has been super exciting and OMG we cannot believe that the World Premiere has happened yesterday already! It is still 4 days to go until the UK Premiere so, in the meantime, let’s just dig … Continue reading Weekly Round-Up
Weekly Round-Up
It is unbelievable but it is only 10 days till the Rogue One premiere in the UK!!! The biggest news this week are of course the interviews of the Rogue One cast and director. It includes an interview of Gareth Edwards, … Continue reading Weekly Round-Up
Scene It: Kylo & Han
It is one of the few gut-wrenching scenes of The Force Awakens and it resonates across the six previous films … the fateful meeting of a Parent, a Child and Death.
Brexit, Trump and Rogue One
I have argued in several places that Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is very much a Prequel-Sequel. This is reflected in the style of establishing shots we’ve seen in the trailers as well as in the thematics of characterizing characters. But also the political controversy is part of Rogue One’s Prequel heritage.
Catalyst, Oppenheimer and the Necessity for Choice
The beginning of this month saw not only the slow ramping up of publicity for Rogue One, but also the release of Catalyst: A Rogue One Novel, a prequel-novel, by James Luceno. This post will be hald review, half discussion and although … Continue reading Catalyst, Oppenheimer and the Necessity for Choice
Identity & Choice
When we compare two trailers, one of Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens and another of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story we can find some striking similarities and differences that tell us something about the new era of Star Wars.
Clone Corridor 