Thursday, October 5th, 2006
In a recent phone interview, Star Wars creator George Lucas gave a few updates on future Lucasfilm projects. According to Lucas, the new Clone Wars series is currently in development, and while he says the show has not yet been sold to a network yet, it should be ready to air next year. Like the 2-D Clone Wars shorts that aired on Cartoon Network, the new series - which will presented in 3-D and in half-hour installments - will depict the events that take place between Star Wars Episodes II and III. Lucas says that the central prequel characters, such as Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi, will appear in the show, but will not be voiced by the actors that played them in the films. “There’s nobody famous,” adds Lucas.
Critics have been trying to stick a fork in the Rocky franchise for years. The first inspiring tale was warmly received and is quite rightly regarded as a cinematic classic, however, the grotesquely overblown parade of revenge movies that followed, culminating in a poor fifth outing in 1990 effectively tarnished the Itallion Stallion’s legacy. Now Stallone intends to put things right this Christmas with a sixth and final outing for the Philly bomber, returning to the character’s roots to explore deeper themes than pugilistic vengeance and educating commies about the benefits of democracy.
DOA: Dead or Alive is a film based on the series of videogames from Techmo that bare the same name. Corey Yuen (The Transporter, So Close) directs an international cast of eye candy and martial artists in the story of a Fighting Tournament with a sinister secret.
The trailer for 300, the movie that stole the show at Comic-Con this year is now online at Apple movie trailers and it really is mindblowing.
New cast members have been announced by 20th Century Fox for the sequel to the 2004 movie Alien vs. Predator. Shareeka Epps (Half Nelson), John Ortiz (Miami Vice) and Johnny Lewis (The O.C.) will join Reiko Aylesworth and Steven Pasqual in what will be titled Alien vs. Predator: Survival of the Fittest. Brothers Colin and Greg Strause, who have enjoyed success in the world of visual FX (The X-Files, The Nutty Professor) and music videos will direct. Shane Salerno, who wrote the screenplays for Armageddon and Shaft has penned the story.
TiVOs and Torrents at the ready: Cinemax will be broadcasting all six “Star Wars” films - in order and in high-definition - beginning November 10th at midnight. Check 
I am a little leary of the situation. The truth will come out when, and if the US economy, and the dollar begins to strengthen. If prices remain high, you’ll know someone is lying. Either OPEC doesn’t have the supply they claim they have, or Analysts are incorrect when they say demand has decreased. Personally, I don’t buy the claim that demand has decreased. Population is ever increasing, so, the the demand should always be increasing. 