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UPDATED:
June 6, 1999 8pm EST
"RETURN
OF THE JEDI" ON JUNE 19TH
Posted by
BosDB on June 6th, 1999, 8pm EST
Here's
a great intiative to continue the fun we all love to be a
part of: Star
Wars Fan Day:
"On
May 19th, the Force returned, breaking all box-office
records. And now, one month later, on Saturday, June 19th...
it does it again!!! Presenting: STAR WARS FAN DAY!! That's
right, it's opening day all over! It's a call-to-arms for
all Star Wars fans, and I mean EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU, to
flood the theatres on Saturday June 19th. Why? Because, it's
a great way to celebrate the return of the Star Wars saga.
Because, it's a great way to give The Phantom Menace a
strong second month kick-off. Because, all movies' weekend
grosses go down, not up, after subsequent weekends,
especially after the first month of release. But we're going
to change all of that! Bring your friends, your family, and
anyone else you can! Dress-up. Yes, you heard me...
DRESS-UP! You didn't make that cool Darth Maul costume just
to wear it once did you? No! Throw a Star Wars Fan Day
party. Watch the original trilogy, play the trivia game.
HAVE FUN. But most importantly: see the film. See it twice.
See it as many times as you possibly can! Let's all get
together on this and spread the word. Just tell everyone:
"Hey, have you heard? June 19th is Star Wars Fan Day.
Everyone's supposed to go to the movie, dress-up, throw a
party, and everything, just like opening night. Let's do
it." It's that simple. Together, we can push The Phantom
Menace into the #1 spot, and Star Wars Fan Day is a fun,
unified, way that fans can let people know we think The
Phantom Menace is one of the best movies ever. Think of all
the people that would come to see the film just out of
curiousity, because it had a record high weekend gross for
any film after one month of its release! So, plan ahead now.
Post this everywhere you can. Tell everyone you know.
Generate all of the publicity you can. The fans have
spoken...
...And
The Force Is With Us.
More
details to follow on what will most certainly be the
"RETURN THE JEDI"...
WILLIAMS:
"CAD GODDEU"
Posted by
BosDB on May 27nd, 1999, 8am EST
The
world concert premiere of music from "Episode One:
The Phantom Menace" happened last night at Symphony Hall
under the baton of John Williams. I was very fortunate to
have attended the concert, which is without a doubt one of
the most inspiring moments I have experienced!
The
highlight of the evening was listening to John Williams
explain his inspiration for the words to "Duel of the
Fates," which he literally transcribed into Sanskrit from
Robert Graves' translation of the Celtic Poem "Cad Goddeu"
("Battle of the Trees"):
"Under
the tongue root a fight most dread, and another raging,
behind, in the head."
I
was also very lucky to have been afforded the opportunity to
meet John Williams after the concert, and to get a very
special autograph...John
signed my program booklet by handwriting the musical phrase
to the main chorus of "Duel of the
Fates!"
AND
NOW THE FUN BEGINS
Posted by
BosDB on May 22nd, 1999, 1pm EST
This
weekend marks the beginning of a Star Wars summer, of
reliving fond memories, of seeing Episode One: The Phantom
Menace multiple times!
The
Critics are Wrong...
Posted by
BosDB on May 22nd, 1999, 1pm EST
Frankly,
who cares what they think? It was quite comical to watch the
flip-flopping from the critics from the Boston stations(you
know who you are), and leaving our fan-filled city to be in
LA to cover the "Jar Jar Stinks" protest, when you should be
covering our reactions, and our admiration, our
community...
RETURN
OF THE JEDI
Posted by
BosDB on May 22nd, 1999, 1pm EST
Now
that The Phantom Menace has exceeded box-office records
during its' first day of release, it will this weekend set
another box-office record for opening weekend gross, soon to
be followed by its' ongoing stamina over the summer as we
all participate in the Return of the Jedi to our
favorite theaters to see it again and
again.
The
best part of all of this is taking part in the ongoing
discussions of and speculation as to why George lucas made
the decisions he made during his editorial process. What
scenes he may have indeed filmed but left out, why Darth
Maul may return, who will play the next Anikin, etc.,...all
of this and more will be how we Jedi will be spending our
spare time this summer...
WE
ARE THE FIRST
Posted by
BosDB on May 19th, 1999, 12:01am EST
The
excitement was at a JEDI peak at GCC Chestnut Hill as
hundreds of dedicated Star Wars fans joined together for
what can be considered one of the first public showings of
Episode One: The Phantom Menace worldwide. Those who sat in
Chestnut Hill's beautiful Theater 1 for the 12:01am
THX-Dolby showing will from this day forward know that they
saw the Episode One 3 hours before those who stood in line
for almost two months in LA.
MAY
THE FORCE BE WITH US...
MOS
BRAINTREE CANTINA!
Posted by
BosDB on May 19th, 1999, 12am EST
Join
all of us today starting at 6am in Braintree at the flagship
GCC Braintree 10, as we ready ourselves for tonight's
showings at 8pm and 11pm. Many from the line will be there
in full regalia...
JEDI
SPIRITS FOR JEDI WEDNESDAY
Posted by
BosDB on May 17th, 1999, 8am EST
The
line lives on through your excitement and through the
many, many groups of fans, friends and families who will
spend two hours and 11 minutes together in theaters across
Massachusetts May 19th at 12:01am.
And now
for a positive review!
Posted on
May 17th, 1999, 8am EST
Boston
Herald's entertainment section has a link
to a nice review of Episode One: The Phantom Menace.
New Boston
Herald Article on Star Wars Fans
Posted on
May 17th, 1999, 8am EST
Boston
Herald, writer Alicia Potter brings us another nice
update
to the Boston Star Wars fan scene with an article that
appeared last week.
See
Episode One at your local General Cinema
Posted on
May 17th, 1999, 8am EST
If
you are only going to see Episode One: The Phantom Menace
once, make sure you see it at one of General Cinema's
flagship theaters, like GCC Braintree. But we all know we
can't stop at just one screening!
General
Cinema
believes in the Force, and in quality presentation. And
don't forget Lucasfilm's computer animated GCC trailers we
all know and love!
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