I was listening to the Full Of Sith podcast this morning and they mention the different ways over the years that you could watch Star Wars. One way that they mention was a portable camera toy that you turned the handle. This was from Kenner and it was called the MovieViewer. It had a cartridge in the camera and a white handle that you turned while looking through the view finder. While turning you were treated to a few minutes of edited Star Wars. It was best used underneath a light as this would enhance the brightness of the grainy picture.
Well as luck has it, I have one of these toys in my collection. I've taken a few photos and uploaded a video to give you an idea of what you see. The cassette I have is called May the Force be with you There were five in the Star Wars series. The other four are Destroy Death Star, Battle in hyperspace, Cantina Scenes and Assault on Death Star.
The Famous Indiana Jones Fly In Belloq's Mouth Scene. Did It Really Happen? I've always wondered if Paul Freeman unintentionally consumed a fly in this scene in Raiders of the Lost Ark ? It's the scene where Indiana Jones shouts down to Bellosh...I mean Belloq and threatens to blow up the ark. Did a fly go in his mouth? I remember watching this scene back in the early eighties and my ten year old mind thought he definitely had a snack while filming. I recall talking about 'flygate' in my school playground at the time and the general consensus with my friends was that Freeman definitely had a sneaky snack. Paul Freeman talks about the famous 'fly' scene in an interview with TheIndyExperience.com and settled 'flygate:' This is a bit of a dicey question so don’t get too upset. (Laughs) A movie’s always got bloopers in it, some have a lot, and some only have three or four. And the most remarkable blooper was right before the opening of th
Star Wars VII Movie Poster Just saw this Star Wars VII movie poster on Kyle Newman's Facebook fee d. The poster is by Lyndon Berresford and Paul Bateman. I am loving this. Who do you think the two characters are? Lando and Leia? Han and Leia's children? Have you seen other Star Wars VII movie posters? Let me know. Rob Wainfur @welshslider
BBC News have reported that Pinewood Studios are to expand to the USA. This is great news for the famous studio that is rich in movie history. UK film studio Pinewood Shepperton has announced plans to build its first sound stages in the United States. The Pinewood Atlanta complex will be built on 288 acres of land south of Atlanta, Georgia, as a joint venture with a US investment company. Georgia has been among the US states drawing film-making away from Hollywood with tax incentives in recent years. The deal is the latest sign of expansion at Pinewood, the home of the James Bond franchise. Earlier this month it announced a joint venture with a Chinese media group, potentially giving it access to the fast-growing Chinese market. Read the full article here. THE BEARDED TRIO ON FACEBOOK THE BEARDED TRIO ON TWITTER THE BEARDED TRIO ON GOOGLE+
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ReplyDeleteThis is just too great :)
ReplyDeleteYea I really gotta check this out in person. Great article. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteGlad you like it. So tempted to hunt down the rest of the cartridges to make the collection complete
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