Steven Sansweet, fan relations guru for Lucasfilm Ltd., presented Star Wars Connections, a preview of Star Wars II: Attack of the Clones. Sansweet said that Star Wars II will start connecting Episode I to the original trilogy. He promised that many fans’ unresolved questions will be answered in Episodes II. “This movie is going to be … wow.” —Samuel Jackson… Read more →
J.R.R. Tolkien’s epic fantasy, The Lord of the Rings has been loved by millions of people around the world for many years. Peter Jackson is directing the film adaptations in production now. The Fellowship of the Ring will be coming to theaters near you on December 19, 2001. The Two Towers will follow in December 2002, and The Return of… Read more →
Macia and Jocelyn offered their bodies to the demonstration of the applications of Liquid Latex and Airbrush make-up. They are models for the photofantasies.com artists. The demonstration was filled to capacity so, it took me several moments before I got into the ongoing demonstration. I caught the question and answer period initially hosted by Dave Ekerle. He pointed the audience… Read more →
Dawn? Ha! Real beauty was on parade at the 2001 Miss Klingon Empire Beauty Pageant. As a human, I scampered to my seat to avoid the wrath of any of the many mighty Klingon warriors that filled the hall. Other Terrans surrounded me, but off several isles to my left, the ridges far outnumbered us smooth-heads. The three judges, Cherelyn… Read more →
One of the X-Track’s biggest draws, Forensics 101, brings out all the voyeurs of the convention crowd to gather into the darkened room to huddle around a projector to satisfy their morbid curiosity. Dr. Kris Sperry, M.D., showed the audience many of his pictures from one of his previous presentations for Georgia law enforcement, filled with many gruesome photographs to… Read more →
There was an open invitation for some serious Jedi fighting taking place at the Hyatt today at 2:30 pm, extended by the Matters of the Force panel. Well, a few brave souls jumped the hurdles and presented their choreographed Jedi fighting skills on stage in front of a hostile audience. Before the first lightsaber blow, the heckling and bad sportsmanship… Read more →
Only writers would start a panel with a vocabulary lesson. Attendees of the panel “Horror in the new Millenium” learned that in modeling, “fessoning” is the art of flipping hair; “apocapee” is when the ‘g’ in song lyrics is dropped (Goin’ to California . . . ); “animorphisis” is the hidden images within a painting that can only be see… Read more →
Early to a panel equates to a great view of the performer, unless you attend any Anthony Daniels’ panel, including his 2:30 panel “Anthony Daniels: The Man In the Golden Suit”. This sprite constantly dances around the room, no matter how big or small. Mr. Daniels encourages the randomness of interviewing audience members from their very own seat, dragging the… Read more →
