Building Momentum for The Hunger Games
As the countdown to The Hunger Games continues, Lionsgate and Scholastic have been rolling out a deliberate marketing strategy to build momentum ahead of the first movie.
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Author: Lex
Seeking SFH: Kate Beckett
When seeking strong female heroines, a comedy-drama police-procedural television series like ABC’s Castle probably wouldn’t be at the top of most people’s list of places to start. Yet the show’s female lead – homicide detective Kate Beckett, played by Stana Katic – is a great example of a well-designed, successful character who also fits the bill as strong, female, and heroic.
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REVIEW: Red Tails
Is Red Tails a perfect movie? Of course not. Is it a fun, exciting, entertaining action movie with a vein of serious social commentary? Absolutely. Our review has the details.
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The Life and Death of Padmé – Without Lore, Is It Just Lipservice for the Leading Lady of Star Wars?
The reception of Darth Plagueis serves to illustrate one of the ways the EU can be used effectively to reach a broad range of fans, including those who aren’t necessarily EU-focused but would be interested in movie-focused stories. The still underdeveloped backstories of the saga’s two female leads, Padmé Amidala and Leia Organa, provide the perfect opportunity to bring depth to the EU lore while also tapping into the interests of female fans.
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REVIEW: Star Wars: The Blueprints
Weighing over twenty-five pounds, Star Wars: The Blueprints is literally a hefty new addition to the line of nonfiction coffee-table books that give fans behind-the-scenes glimpses at the creative process of the Star Wars films, providing an in-depth look at a stage of the creative process rarely seen previously by the public: the technical drawings from the production design department.
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The Clone Wars: Season Four, Act One Review
The first six episodes of Season Four of The Clone Wars have aired, and with Season Three released on DVD and Blu-ray on Tuesday the series takes a one-week break before launching into the next major, four-part story arc. So this seemed like a good time to give some big-picture impressions from the start of the season.
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Favorites Return to Star Wars Books
This afternoon New York Comic Con hosted its Del Rey panel for Star Wars Expanded Universe books. Reports are still trickling in around the internet, with the initial accounts bringing word of the return of some fan favorites.
Read moreHe’s Alive!
The news breaking yesterday was not subtle – Darth Maul Lives!
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Speaking of Star Wars, here are a couple of other news items from around the internet that caught our attention this week.
Read moreHeir to the Empire Anniversary Edition
The Twentieth Anniversary Edition of Heir to the Empire went on sale yesterday. When the cover art was first revealed, I commented briefly about why Timothy Zahn’s novel – and for that matter the entire Thrawn Trilogy – is rightfully considered a classic of the Star Wars Expanded Universe. Now that the special edition is out, I thought I’d share a few additional thoughts.
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