I.L.M. Artists on Eve Magazine. 1979

Check out this clip of modelmakers Lorne Peterson and Jon Berg (both due at this August's Star Wars Celebration VI in Orlando) discussing the Hoth scenes of The Empire Strikes Back. Plus vintage Ralph McQuarrie is always interesting. We even get one of the many references to the Star Wars Saga being intended as NINE parts.

No time for love, Dr. Jones.

In preparation for September's Blu-ray release of the four Indiana Jones movies, IndianaJones.com has been updated.



It's good to see some love paid to Lucasfilm's other major franchise. A friend attended a merchandising show recently that showcased different licenses vying for licensors. Among outdated and low-selling franchises such as The Phantom and The Shadow he was surprised to see that Lucasfilm didn't even bring Indiana Jones to the table. Star Wars was the only thing at their booth. Now, as a major fan of the galaxy far, far away I certainly support the creativity and energy put into the Star Wars brand, but can't my favorite archaeologist get a little love, too?

I've been collecting Disney Star Wars pins since they became mainstream in the late 90s. Here's an interesting set from last year.    

Disneyland Sci-Fi Academy "Empire's Most Wanted" pins. Each is a little wanted poster in a different frame, ltd. to 1000. Luke is worth 1M credits, while Lando and Chewie only command 300K. The picture and text is on a transparent plastic (or flimsy in the Star Wars galaxy).

Collecting Podcasts

There's a new podcast on the block, and it's actually very familiar to those of us that listened to it at an old home. The CurtoBurns Collector Cast is a new incarnation from Dan Curto and James Burns which appears to have some of the same access as it has over the past years to Hasbro and other licensees, along with regular check-ins by Steve Sansweet. 

 

The ChiveCast (think Archive) is the collecting podcast that I most regularly listen to, and which has single-handedly encouraged my collecting of vintage items over the last couple of years. They're affiliated with The Star Wars Collectors Archive.

 

For those that collect books or comics there's no podcast with more coverage or access than Jedi Journals, hosted by our own Chris Wyman and "Jovial" Jay Shepard. They're part of Rebelscum and in The Forcecast family. And if you happen to collect Indiana Jones, their neighbors at The IndyCast are the best source of Indy news on the 'net.

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Star Wars Fan Film Awards Nixed

Rebelscum is reporting that the Fan Film Awards have been cancelled. I have to say I'm not disappointed by this, though I would leave the door open for them in the future. There's such a glut of fan films that having a regular award for them rewards the mediocre in addition to the excellent. I always advocate Star Wars Celebration playing a loop of fan generated media, but I don't think it's all prize-worthy.