January 18th, 20182186What did you think of Vice Admiral Amilyn Holdo when you first met her in Star Wars: The Last Jedi? I knew only that Laura Dern would be in the film, but I had no idea whom she would play or what she would look like.I didn’t even know the character’s first name, didn’t know it until I started research for this blog entry after...
September 18th, 20176191It started with the Death Star, with the jolt that went through me the first time I saw it over the horizon of the then still unfamiliar Scarif. I couldn’t quite push the image from my mind. Immediately, I knew that things would shift in the Star Wars galaxy with the release of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story; I didn’t yet know that for...
February 18th, 2017274No one thinks of “quiet” and “calm” when they think of Star Wars. No one. From the very first blast of the iconic John Williams’ score at the beginning of Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, to the fantastic ships, weapons, thundering confrontations and larger than life characters, it’s a loud saga. Big. Booming. Atlas holding...
September 13th, 20168109Two weekends ago, my son donned a mask and long black cape and terrorized the inhabitants of his domain. He did this without remorse, without regret, attacking and killing those who threatened him, who threatened what he wanted and believed in...My 26-year-old son did these things onstage as the Phantom of the Opera in Yeston...
August 13th, 20161659So what do you do when your Star Wars fandom is in a lull?Let me start by saying I will always, always be a huge Star Wars fan. Always. Nothing will ever change that. Embracing my love for this saga changed my life. Literally. No need to rehash how, but I’m talking EPIC change. That’s not an exaggeration. But I’m feeling...
March 13th, 20162142There is much on my mind as the burgeoning spoils of spring emerge. I’m restless, antsy, ready for change. Full of new hope. Here in Western Pennsylvania, USA, the change of seasons can be dramatic, but even years like this one in which the winter is barely existent, the coming of spring has this effect. (WARNING! Major Deadpool...
February 13th, 2016545You know the saying: “It’s the little things.” It’s difficult to imagine anything “little” about a saga as colossal as Star Wars, but it is truly the non-monumental moments that made me fall in love with Star Wars so many years ago and keep me as big a fan today. These moments are in no short supply in Star Wars: Episode...
January 13th, 2016969Yes! There will be spoilers! You have been warned!Unlike so many Star Wars fans of a certain age, old enough to have seen the first film in its initial run in 1977, I wasn’t disappointed in the prequel trilogy. I love it. It adds richness to the saga with its Darth Vader backstory even when it misfires. Most films have their...
December 13th, 2015339Just a very quick entry on this Sunday Before Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens,T-minus four days until our first glimpse into a larger world...I have diligently avoided most things Star Wars for weeks now, months even. I’ve viewed nothing beyond the first full-length trailer (several thousand times, but still…)...
