In mid-April 2007 it was officially announced that Shia LaBeouf will join the cast of Indiana Jones IV. This had many people scratching their heads saying, "Uhhhh... Who?"

Note to Lucasfilm: Customer Service is more than just fixing a problem - it's about making customers happy and keeping them around.

Quotes from Lucas tend to make me nervous in light of the Prequels and their reception.

Neil S. Bulk explains why non-anamorphic transfers are unacceptable today.

But don't get too excited yet...

Memories of a fine actor and a good friend.
I was all of 10 years old when THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK was released and due to the profound effect that STAR WARS had on me the prior three years, I was looking forward to it very much. I loved everything about the film but I always had fond memories of the array of Imperial Officers that peppered both films, even the ones who went nameless for years afterwards...

We are now only three months away from the release of REVENGE OF THE SITH. The teaser trailer hit theaters a few months ago and it went a long way in getting even the most jaded of fanboys excited for the final installment to the 28 year old franchise. The full trailer will be debuted next month and from what I've heard, it'll likely end up being among the best of the best in terms of Star Wars trailers. Quite possibly even ranking alongside the incredible trailers for THE PHANTOM MENACE.

Last fall, it was announced that an upcoming Clone Wars novel, Escape from Dagu, was going to be cancelled. This caused a little bit of a stir among the continuity gurus, because the novel's events had been talked about slightly in a canon article, and in the general EU crowd overall. There was some disappointment, but everyone got back together when a replacement novel, entitled Ruins of Dantooine, written by Voronica Whitney-Robinson, was announced. Interestingly, it was also based off of the recently released game Star Wars Galaxies. A book based off of a computer game? The idea seemed ridiculous at the time. When the cover was released, some of us lost all hope. It was a simple screenshot of some game play, with a couple of storm troopers and an AT-ST walker.

I think everyone has had their fill of fan boys and online critics, I know I have. Star Wars and George Lucas have probably been the most picked on by this group of bottom dwellers. Lucas has gotten grief for being an innovator and not sticking to PAST standards of film making and story telling. Why?

1999 saw the birth of the franchise wars as The Phantom Menace and The Matrix hit theaters, but that was just a prelude to what would happen in 2001 with the release of the first of Peter Jackson's highly anticipated Lord of the Rings movies. Based on the hugely popular books by J.R.R. Tolkien, this trilogy of films would impact the world of fandom (as well as Hollywood) in a way that hadn't been done since George Lucas unveiled the first Star Wars film in 1977.