StarWarsBlog.net Star Wars News http://starwarsblog.net Fri, 09 May 2008 19:28:34 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://starwarsblog.net/images/M_images/joomla_rss.png http://starwarsblog.net StarWarsBlog.net Star Wars News http://starwarsblog.net/content/view/1/2/ Like Star Wars? Want to share your passion with others?You've come to the right place! At StarWarsBlog.net you can not only get your own free blog to write about everything and anything Star Wars, you also become part of a great fan community.We have the latest SW news, image galleries, a busy forum and much more.Sign up now (component/option,com_registration/task,register/) for free and in minutes you could be blogging away and interacting with newfound Star Wars friends! News - Latest Sat, 12 Jun 2004 11:54:06 +0100 http://starwarsblog.net/content/view/29/28/ Lucas shot Episode II with a Sony HDW-F900 high-definition digital camera, outfitted with custom-made lenses from Panavision. The camera was designed for both digital cinematography and HDTV production. The marketing people at Sony claim this camera capitalizes on the advantages of digital video, but keeps the aesthetic look of 35mm film. FAQs - FAQs II Wed, 12 May 2004 11:54:06 +0100 http://starwarsblog.net/content/view/6/2/ William Hootkins, who played Jek Porkins in the original Star Wars film, has passed away at age 58. According to What's On Stage (http://www.whatsonstage.com/) : American stage and screen actor William Hootkins - who lived and worked for many years in the UK and was last seen on the London stage in Hitchcock Blonde - has passed away after a battle with pancreatic cancer. Diagnosed earlier this year, he died last night (Sunday 23 October 2005) at St Johns Hospital in Santa Monica near his Californian home. He was 58. Born in Dallas, Texas on 5 July 1948, the ebullient Hootkins ? known as Bill or 'Hoot' to his friends - made his stage debut in a local school production that co-starred a fellow student who later had success in Hollywood, Tommy Lee Jones. He initially tried to distance himself from drama by studying astrophysics and Chinese linguistics at Princeton University, but soon became involved with Princeton?s Intime Theatre group. On the recommendation of his friend, John Lithgow, he moved to the UK after graduation to study at LAMDA (London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts) and subsequently made his home in this country. News - Latest Wed, 26 Oct 2005 00:00:00 +0100 http://starwarsblog.net/content/view/10/28/ As the name Episode I suggests, this is a Prequel trilogy. This means it takes place BEFORE the original Star Wars Trilogy. Some of the characters most of us have grown up with (Han Solo, Princess Leia, Luke Skywalker) have yet to be born, while others (Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader, Yoda, Jabba the Hut, R2-D2, C3PO, and Emperor Palatine/Darth Sidious) appear as younger versions of themselves. (Approx. 40 years younger.) Chewbacca (as claimed by some sources to be 200 years old) has yet to appear. FAQs - FAQs I Wed, 12 May 2004 11:54:06 +0100 http://starwarsblog.net/content/view/7/2/ Actor Michael Sheard, best known for playing teacher Mr Bronson in long-running children's TV drama Grange Hill in the 1980s, has died aged 65.Sheard gained wider fame as Admiral Ozzel in 1980 Star Wars film The Empire Strikes Back. News - Latest Thu, 01 Sep 2005 00:00:00 +0100