The Bearded Trio

End of an Era: BioWare Closes Its Doors After Three Decades, Ending a Legendary Legacy That Includes Knights of the Old Republic It is a deeply somber day for the gaming community. Electronic Arts has officially announced the closure of BioWare, the legendary role-playing game studio that shaped the digital landscapes of millions of players for over thirty years. Alongside the shutdown of the studio, early development on the next Mass Effect project has been officially cancelled. For a studio that defined the golden age of computer RPGs with giants like Baldur’s Gate, Neverwinter Nights, Dragon Age, and Mass Effect, the news marks a heartbreaking final chapter. But for pop-culture enthusiasts and fans of a certain galaxy far, far away, BioWare’s legacy holds a very special, irreplaceable place in Star Wars history.  A Long Time Ago, in a Studio Not So Far Away... While BioWare built incredible proprietary universes of their own, they also gave Star Wars fans one of the greatest int...

Do you remember when...... Warwick Davis officially confirmed his role in Star Wars: Episode VII with absolute peak Life’s Too Short energy?    If you haven't seen it or need a massive hit of nostalgia (sheesh!  When did 2014 become a hit of nostalgia?) Lucasfilm dropped this brilliant video back in the day where Warwick is sitting around looking disheveled with a fake beard, clutching his mobile phone having apparently not moved an inch since Celebration Europe II the previous year just waiting for J.J. Abrams to call.    It has that signature mockumentary awkwardness complete with him staring desperately at the screen and questioning his life choices before he finally gets the long-awaited ring, jumps up, and celebrates in the most dramatic way possible. Honestly, nobody pokes fun at showbiz hustle quite like Warwick. Absolute legend. The Bearded Trio - The Site For Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, John Williams and a whole lot more.

Dive back into the summer of '78 with John Williams' legendary score. Intrada is back with a fantastic new limited edition release: the Jaws 2 soundtrack! Featuring brilliant music by John Williams, it includes 'The Catamaran Race'—easily one of my favorite pieces he’s ever composed. It never fails to transport me right back to the lazy, sun-drenched days of a 1970s childhood.  Here's the full press release: Released in cooperation with Universal Studios and Universal Music Enterprises (UMe), this release presents a ground-up restoration, remix and remastering from the first-generation multi-track scoring elements. Arriving a year after Williams’  Star Wars  and  Close Encounters of the Third Kind  fully unfettered the symphonic film score,  Jaws 2  builds on the iconic shark motif from the classic original and expands into a dynamic exploration of the joys and terrors of the sea in iconic Williams style. Intrada derived its previous release (2015) fro...

Step back into 1979, when the future of Star Wars was full of mystery, playground hype, and massive promises. I love these retro videos from the 70s where we had so much anticipation for Star Wars. So many unanswered questions which was part of the fun, the mystery of Star Wars. I even remember the buzz in the school playgrounds back then, with everyone talking about Lucas making more Star Wars movies. Some said there were going to be nine in total while others swore it was twelve. To be honest, I just wanted more of it, all while I negotiated with friends to swap their Topps trading cards so I could finally complete my blue bordered series. Back in 1979, Kenner released an internal promotional video aimed at toy store buyers and department stores. The main goal was to convince retailers that Star Wars was far more than a passing fad and to get them to commit massive shelf space for the upcoming toy lineup. Partway through the presentation, the narrator drops a pretty wild line, claimi...

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Exploring the legendary director's foreword for The EC Archives: Shock SuspenStories Did you know Steven Spielberg wrote the foreword for an EC Comics collection? In The EC Archives: Shock SuspenStories Volume 1 , Spielberg talks about growing up reading these classic 1950s comics. While many people at the time dismissed them as just pulpy shockers, he sees them as brilliant little morality tales. He credits writers Bill Gaines and Al Feldstein with being completely fearless, using mystery and sci-fi to take on real-world issues long before mainstream media dared to touch them. He also mentions how the sharp twist endings and killer visual pacing of artists like Wally Wood taught him early lessons in building suspense. You can definitely see that classic EC Comics DNA running through movies like Jaws and Raiders of the Lost Ark . I personally love these comics and the artwork. UK readers will certainly remember Scream! comic from the 80s, which carried a similar atmospheric vibe....