The Restart: TIE Fighter
Just a day on the job working for the Empire.
Star Wars
The Dork Shelf Guide to Holiday Shopping: Day 8
Dorks be shoppin’! Amiright? It’s that time of the year for all of us, so we plow ahead with more suggestions for the geek, nerd, dork, or just everyday best friend or favourite family member in your life. Still not caught up or looking for more ideas? Check out our directory for what you might […]
Dork Shelf Presents
An Ode to LucasArts
Following the news of Disney shuttering LucasArts' internal development, Dork Shelf's game contributors get nostalgic about their favourites of the publisher's titles.
Interview: Patrick Read Johnson
Dork Shelf talks to Patrick Read Johnson about his long in the works autobiographical film 5-25-77 and it's long road to the big screen despite being a small film about how he got started as a filmmaker growing up in small town Illinois. Johnson opens up about growing disillusioned with the studio system (working with John Hughes on Baby's Day Out, turning down the chance to do Home Alone, and the troubled post production on Angus), the good along the way, and bringing his work-in-progress film to the TIFF Next Wave Festival this weekend.
News Shelf: 25/01/13
And now, all the film, game, and comic news that’s fit to print. Star Wars Episode VII finds a director, THQ auctions off big name game franchises, Nintendo unveils new Wii U titles, The Sixth Gun gets an NBC pilot, and Rob Liefeld writes a screenplay.
The Indies:
Asteroid Base
Dork Shelf is pleased to announce the launch of The Indies, a brand new monthly games feature that takes a look at up-and-coming local and national indie games and the people who made them. This month we profile Toronto's Asteroid Base, creators of the much-buzzed Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime.
CONTEST: Win Passes to Star Wars Day TO
Attention Toronto Star Wars fans: Dork Shelf is pleased to be able to offer you a chance to win a double pass to Star Wars Day TO happening this Friday at the Toronto Underground Cinema!
Lone Twin Debuts on TVO
Aside from the rarity of being a twin (roughly only 33 out of every thousand births are multiples of any kind), being born at the same time as another human being imparts a special bond that people born through single births simply can’t understand. Growing side by side as their bodies develop turns into growing older at the same rate and often going through the same familial issues. It’s the shared experience of brothers and sisters – complete with different personalities and personal quirks – amplified even further through closer proximity. But what happens when someone’s biological other half passes away?
Fortress of Baller-tude Episode 8: A Letter to George Lucas
Gavin Stephens is back, and not a moment to soon! On this episode of the Fortress, Gavin sends an emotional letter to George Lucas concerning the release of Star Wars on Blu-ray.
Star Wars Day Toronto
This is going to be the best party in the galaxy - or at the very least the city of Toronto - on Wednesday May 4th. Harth presents Intergalactic Star Wars Day!
Toronto Comic Con Interviews Part One
Last month the Dork Shelf crew had a chance to invade Wizard World Toronto and a fun time was had by all. I got to interview some lovely people, including Andy Belanger from Kill Shakespeare, as well as as Mike Stoklasa from Red Letter Media (largely famous as the voice of Harry Plinkett the film critic).
Geek Nerd Dork Episode 8
While Gavin was away on tour, Jess and Jeff had an opportunity to talk with Heather Labonte from Teletoon. In this episode we explore Star Wars fandom, "May the Force be with Katie", and the pitch returns with a surprising results. We also geek out over our favourite retro shows and some upcoming news about Star Wars: The Clone Wars.
Hibernation Sickness /// Team Macho Exhibition
Narwhal Art Projects is pleased to present Hibernation Sickness, a solo exhibition with Toronto collective Team Macho. Hibernation Sickness marks the collective's notable return to fine art after a two year sabbatical dedicated to their individual pursuits. A term used to describe the side effects associated with awakening from a period of suspended animation, Team Macho related similar type symptoms when returning to their group practice. Although their creative environment has remained virtually unchanged for the past six years with all members continuing to create out of the legendary shared space, the dynamic within the collective altered as each member developed their individual practice.
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II Review
LucasArts brings us back to a galaxy far far away and into the shoes of Darth Vader’s insubordinate apprentice Starkiller, as he grapples with Vader’s mind games, searches for his lost love and aids the fledgling rebellion.
VIDEO SHELF
If Star Wars were a Silent Film
Ever wonder what The Empire Strikes Back would have looked like if it had been made in 1919? Me neither! Despite that, we now have our answer in the form of this video. [dailymotion width=”560″ height=”344″]http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xdvj89_anachronisme_creation[/dailymotion] Never has old-timey piano evoked such raw fear and emotion. Via Dailymotion
