As George Lucas’s “Attack of the Clones” draws legions of fans into theatres, another set of Star Wars films is grabbing eyeballs. Last December, AtomFilms and Lucas Film announced a contest to recognize the best of the Star Wars fan films. On May 3, Lucas and a council of judges at Skywalker Ranch announced the winners.
The George Lucas Selects award goes to “Christmas Tauntauns,” an animation about a little girl’s wish to own the entire plastic Star Wars universe.
The Man himself cans an unpopular character in “Jar-Jar’s Walking Papers,” the winner of Best Animation.
And the Young Jedi Award goes to “Sparring Program,” created by a 17-year-old filmmaker who merged “Star Wars” with “The Matrix.”
Movies….
In the Washington DC of the future there is no murder: technological advances and a trio of clairvoyant "pre-cogs" enable the police department's specialised Pre-crimes unit to apprehend criminals before they commit a crime. That's the premise for Steven Spielberg's latest sci-fi thriller, Minority Report. Adapted from Philip K Dick's 1956 short story, the film casts Tom Cruise as John Anderton, head of the Pre-crimes unit, who finds himself on the run after being accused of a murder he has yet to commit.
Minority Report opens in Cinemas June 21.
For anyone trying to break into the music industry, the realities of the entertainment business can be daunting. It’s tough to get exposure when promotion and airplay are so narrowly focused. And for music lovers, it’s challenging to ferret out promising new artists, especially if your tastes run outside the mainstream.
WireOnFire.com gives musicians and fans a better solution by offering a well-organized multimedia venue—a streaming promotional network. Listeners get an easier way to browse by tuning in to streaming audio of the site’s featured artists. And from there, it’s easy to check out an artist’s music videos, video interviews, photos, or other materials.
Authors corner….
Two new special effects tools for iMovie will have desktop filmmakers imagining new possibilities.
Fans of Ken Burns’s documentary style will be interested in Virtix Zoom for iMovie, a collection of ten special effects for smoothly magnifying and highlighting portions of iMovie clips.
And eZedia’s eZeMatte plug-in lets you overlay a QuickTime-supported image over an iMovie clip in order to show the movie through transparent areas of the image.
Quick takes:
Feeling brave? Then check out the spooky front-runners in UrbanChillers.com’s 2 Minute Chillers competition and vote for your favourite.
This Weeks instalment of ‘Atom films’ Angry Kid…. From Aardman Animations, home of Wallace and Gromit and one of Britain's biggest film production companies, comes the anarchic, irreverent, and frequently stubborn Angry Kid. A mixture of live action and animation, this youth is definitely NOT suitable for family viewing. Kidnap.
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Jade told to end war with Adele Big Brother called Jade into the diary room and told her to make friends with Adele following the blazing row that erupted over her verruca. More Spencer still favourite to win Keep up to date with the Big Brother house, and read more entertainment stories
Listen to the Music….
It’s new music, by Default. The group’s new music video for “Deny” is the follow-up to Default’s hit single, “Wasting My Time.” Don’t waste yours—catch the video now.
Described as “less troubled than Pulp, more thoughtful than Travis, and easier on the ear than Radiohead,” Scotland’s Mull Historical Society also benefits from a more interesting band name. From now until June 28, join the listening party for “Loss,” their debut album.
Soulful songstress Jaguar Wright’s debut album, “Denials, Delusions and Decisions,” boasts some of R&B’s top producers and musicians. Enjoy selections that are perfectly Wright in an online listening party through June 21, presented by MCA Records.
Pink Floyd
Arguably one of the most influential bands of the last 50 years, Pink Floyd keeps on giving with the animated homage to their classic, "Wish You Were Here!"
Football Hair cuts….
The Soccer Mullet Why short in the front and long in the back? Why does the Mullet sustain through the ages? Who are the people who wear them and what makes them tick? Well we have the answers. Host Mathew Bose will take you on a journey to meet Mullets across the world and satisfy your every Mullet need.
Make your own short movie in minuets with zeocast. All you need is your own photographs & a little creativity. Completely free.
Here’s one I made earlier ‘jo’ (scroll down the page).
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