The sound engineer Richard Portman, who obtained 11 nominations at the Oscars and won a statuette for the sound of the film 'The Deer Hunter' directed by Michael Cimino, died on Saturday at the age of 82 years in his home in Tallahassee (Florida), according to a material published on Tuesday by the Variety magazine in its electronic edition. His daughter, Jennifer Portman, … [Read more...]
George Lucas will open a museum in Los Angeles
The creator of the 'Star Wars' series, George Lucas has chosen the city of Los Angeles, rather than San Francisco, to open his future museum, a titanic project that's worth 1 billion dollars, according to the website of the museum, quoted by the AFP. Lucas Museum of Narrative Art will be located in the Exhibitions Park in Los Angeles and will host the collection of art and … [Read more...]
The actress Carrie Fisher dies at 60 years old in Los Angeles
The actress Carrie Fisher, known for the role of the Princess Leia in the 'Star Wars' series, died on Tuesday in Los Angeles because of complications after a heart attack, at the age of 60 years, has made known to the People magazine, a spokesman of the family, according to the AFP. Fisher, which has been recently in England to film for the third season of the 'Catastrophe' … [Read more...]
Carrie Fisher assured that she had an affair with Harrison Ford during the Star Wars filming
The actress Carrie Fisher assures the media and the public that she had an intense relationship with Harrison Ford during the filming of the 'Star Wars'. We were' Han (Solo) and Leia during the weeks and Carrie and Harrison during the weekends', stated Fisher in an interview published by the People magazine. According to the testimony of the actress, her relationship with Ford … [Read more...]
This ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Visual Effects Reel Is Out-Of-This-World Amazing
Throughout the years, the franchise has used some of the best technologies available to turn the fictional galaxy far, far away into an onscreen reality. There are scenes in the films created entirely using computer-generated imagery (CGI); each installment seems more and more realistic. On Tuesday, the masterminds at Industrial Light & Magic released a visual effects reel … [Read more...]
Star Wars, May the 4th Be with NASA
If you're NASA, you seize every opportunity to chime in about pop culture — which means going all out for space movies, and the intergalactic holiday known as May the 4. In honor of this year's Star Wars day, NASA has posted a list of real planets so fascinating and unfamiliar that they seem right out of the Star Wars universe. … [Read more...]