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Seeing Stars at Legoland's Star Wars Miniland [VIDEO]
By not in system - AOL NewsThe opening of Star Wars Miniland in Carlsbad, Calif., brought out celebrities Thursday, including Carrie Fisher -- the big-screen's Princess Leia -- Tony Hawk and Christian Slater. ...
The Force Is Strong: One in Five Brits Think Light Sabers Exist
By Lee Speigel - AOL NewsLight sabers from "Star Wars," time travel and hover boards from "Back to the Future." Many people in the U.K. believe all these things from science fiction and fantasy are, in fact, reality. The results of a survey that opened National Science and Engineering Week in Britain last week reveal a fine line between science and fiction in the public's eye. Alamy Teleportation certainly exists in the movies, but what about real life? Many British adults don't know. Here's what the survey reveals, according to Birmingham Science City, which created it. Note that in all cases, the ...
Philippines Welcomes Huge Darth Vader
By not in system - AOL NewsMay the force of hot air be with you. That's what a partially inflated hot air balloon of Darth Vader could be saying to a group of spectators standing near the "Star Wars" character's gigantic likeness. Vader was part of the 16th Philippine International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta in the Philippines' Clark Freeport Zone on Thursday. The annual event began in 1994 at a former U.S. military base. ...
Meet Max Page, the 6-Year-Old Darth Vader
By Hugh Collins - AOL NewsMeet Max Page, the adorable new face of intergalactic evil. One day after his star turn as Darth Vader in Volkswagen's Super Bowl ad, the 6-year-old, who was born with a congenital heart defect, is a national celebrity. His ad has already been viewed more than 27 million times on YouTube, up from 1.5 million times on Thursday, according to NBC. It's a big step up from the little boy's other roles in ads for Walgreens and a part in the long-running soap opera "The Young and the Restless." "I can't even keep up with the messages and the calls," his mother, Jennifer, said. "It's just ...
Legoland's Master Builders Aren't Toying Around
By David Moye - AOL NewsA career is nothing to toy around with -- unless, of course, it involves building Legos for a living. Believe it or not, a few lucky Lego lovers are able to make a living snapping together bricks in various shapes and sizes at one of the four Legoland amusement parks around the world. Artists like Gary McIntire and Ryan Ziegelbauer, for instance, are paid to click bricks at Legoland California in Carlsbad, Calif. Legoland California Model builders Gary McIntire and Ryan Ziegelbauer are lifelong Lego lovers who have built a career building things like this replica of ...
'War on Drugs' Gives Way to the Dangerous New Face of Narco-Politics
By James Grady - Politics DailyA shotgun blast of news this year shredded what most Americans believe about what used to be called the "war on drugs" -- that it was being fought to curb what were seen as simply criminal enterprises. Instead, it left us all facing the new dangers of narco-politics, whether it is cartels challenging governments and attacking social institutions, capitalizing on corruption, or involvement in the drug trade by terrorist groups. As a veteran California law enforcement officer told Politics Daily: "What we're seeing in Mexico is cartels as new 'state making' agencies." That's politics, even if, ...
Irvin Kershner, 'Star Wars V: Empire Strikes Back' Director, Dead at 87
By JJ Helland - AOL News(Nov. 29) -- Irvin Kershner, the man who directed "Star Wars V: The Empire Strikes Back," has died at age 87. Kershner's goddaughter, Adriana Santini, told Agence France-Presse that he passed away at his Los Angeles home after a long illness. The man behind what some regard as the finest film in the "Star Wars" canon, Kershner also directed "Never Say Never Again" and "Robocop 2." Born in Philadelphia in 1923, Kershner got his start as a musician and photographer before eventually going on to make documentaries and feature films. He taught courses in film and photography at the University ...
Politics in Our Movies: From 'Mr. Smith' to 'Casino Jack'
By James Grady - Politics DailyAll across America this lame-duck congressional season, we're driving past malls or walking down Main Streets where theater marquees offer two major motion pictures "about" politics: "Casino Jack" starring Kevin Spacey and "Fair Game" starring Sean Penn and Naomi Watts. But the truth is, every movie is "about" politics. Every work of art creates a vision of reality and rules for that realm. Even when a movie is not a fact-driven documentary, what's on film are "people" making choices of conscience and circumstance. On some level, choice always involves politics -- and that includes the ...
Muggle Scientists May Have Secret to Harry Potter Invisibility Cloak
By Lee Speigel - AOL News
(Nov. 4) – Ever wished you could be invisible? We've all probably been in situations where it would've been convenient if nobody could see us. Well, a group of scientists claims to have created a material that could essentially become an invisibility cloak. The material, dubbed Metaflex, has been produced by researchers at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland, and once fully developed, it could signal a huge breakthrough, not only in the creation of "smart fabrics" but in the manufacture of super contact lenses that can be "used for visual prostheses," according to team leader ...
George Lucas Will Re-Release 'Star Wars' in 3-D (Yawn)
By Paul Wachter - AOL News(Sept. 29) -- George Lucas can't help himself. Critically, and arguably artistically, it's been all downhill for the "Star Wars" franchise since the second installment, "The Empire Strikes Back." But the money kept pouring in, even as Lucas introduced such awful characters as Jar Jar Binks, while the dialogue, never great to begin with, suggested self-parody. Of course, it was only a matter of time before Lucas jumped on the 3-D gravy train, and now all six "Star Wars" films will be re-released in 3-D. Lucas said that "Avatar" convinced him the technology was up to snuff, reports The ...
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