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  • 'Star Wars' Memories: A long time ago, in a Fourplex far far away ...

    05/18/2007 10:32:23 AM PDT · by fgoodwin · 27 replies · 560+ views
    Parade ^ | May 14, 2007 | Jim Gorant
    'Star Wars' Memories: A long time ago, in a Fourplex far far away ... http://www.parade.com/features/touchstones/070514-star-wars-memories.html http://tinyurl.com/yo8ocn TOUCHSTONES By Jim Gorant Published: May 14, 2007 It was a blazing day in June 1977 when my aunt and cousin came to visit. I was 10, my brother 8, our cousin 6, an awkward playgroup to start with, and to make it worse, our house in northern New Jersey was not air-conditioned. The adults encouraged us to play outside. We made a humid and soggy attempt at wiffleball, but it was no use. We were hot. They didn’t care. We were bored. They...
  • Things movies make us do, or avoid

    03/27/2005 4:18:36 PM PST · by EveningStar · 24 replies · 1,412+ views
    Orange County Register ^ | March 27, 2005 | Barry Koltnow
    The May 19 opening of [Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith] is a milestone for geeks everywhere. But the 1977 opening of the original "Star Wars" remains a milestone for everyone, geek and nongeek alike. It was that opening that many film historians cite as the day that movie-going changed forever. Many point to that date as the official start of the summer blockbuster.