Linda’s Report: AMC Theaters Special Event for Episode I in 3D
Linda reports about the AMC Theaters special event for the theatrical release of Episode I in 3D.
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Month: March 2012
POLL: Reading the Ending – Fate of the Jedi: Apocalypse
I took a little ribbing from a few pals for reading the end of Fate of the Jedi: Apocalypse first. So I thought I’d pose the question to blog readers: Did you read the end of Apocalypse first? (See the sidebar to vote.)
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REVIEW: Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Brothers
Wow! Is it really just one more episode left of The Clone Wars until we’re left drooling for whatever they’ll give us at Celebration VI this summer?
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REVIEW (Spoilers): Fate of the Jedi: Apocalypse
The Fate of the Jedi series has been an interesting experience for me. I’ve loved it in parts, hated it in others.
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Journey of a Strong Female Heroine: Katniss Everdeen
What sets The Hunger Games apart from the rest of the field, though, is its lead character, Katniss Everdeen, and the skill with which Collins executes a novel trilogy centered around a young female lead. Where so many others have failed, or not even bothered to try, Collins not only creates a Strong Female Heroine, but also makes the story her Heroine’s Journey from impoverished nobody to national symbol. There are far too few stories of this kind in the genre – or anywhere else for that matter – even amid the prolific storytelling boom of recent years. For authors, screenwriters, and others struggling to figure out how to write better female characters and better female-centered stories, The Hunger Games has to be at the very top of the list to read, analyze, and learn from.
Read moreREVIEW (Spoiler Free): Star Wars: Fate of the Jedi: Apocalypse
Spoiler-free review of Star Wars: Fate of the Jedi: Apocalypse, on sale March 23.
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REVIEW: Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Bounty
FANgirl’s The Clone Wars reviewers Megan is just as excited to see Darth Maul’s return as I am. We even got to chat about it for yesterday’s piece I wrote for Suvudu. But before Maul’s fury returns with a vengeance, Megan shares her thoughts on the second episode of the closing four-part arc.
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Darth Maul Lives
Cross-posted from Suvudu. There are moments in a movie that are iconic and unforgettable; they become seared in your memory. If you were a Star Wars fan – either by way of the Original Trilogy or by diving in as a new one with Episode I – one of those moments is probably Darth Maul, bisected, falling down into the seemingly endless depths of a melting pit on Naboo. Obi-Wan’s victory gave reason to cheer, at least a little bit, right before we mourned for Qui-Gon. Three cheers, the wicked Sith Lord was dead. Or so we believed.
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EXCLUSIVE Sneak Peek Image – Star Wars: Essential Guide to Warfare
Knowing that my pals in the Cantina and I were captivated by the adventures of the Solo siblings in the New Jedi Order series, Erich Schoeneweiss sent FANgirl this exclusive sneak peek at Anakin, Jaina, and Jacen confronting the Yuuzhan Vong.
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Team Katniss: Collaborative Success in The Hunger Games
In The Hunger Games novel trilogy, Suzanne Collins created another fantastic example of an heroic story centered around one principal character, without losing touch with the role that teamwork and collaborative success play in human nature. In a very real sense, the trilogy is not the story of the rise and triumph of Katniss Everdeen, but rather the success of Team Katniss.
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