Thought Bubble: The Force Awakens is Nothing Without its Fans
The Force Awakens is a brilliant piece of pop culture cinema that invites the audience to project its own emotional memories into the Star Wars universe.
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My Fake Star Wars Internet Girlfriend
No Doubt and Star Wars role playing chat rooms from the mid-90s do not mix.
Star Wars: 5 Things We Learned From Anthony Daniels’ Q & A
In anticipation of this week's Force Awakens release, Anthony Daniels popped by the Star War Pop-Up exhibit in Toronto to speak with some fortunate fans about his life as C-3PO. Here are five things we learned from this very special event.
Thought Bubble: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Trust the Force
With Star Wars: The Force Awakens just around the corner, That Shelf film contributor and lifelong fan Jason Gorber reflects on his tumultuous relationship with the Star Wars saga.
John Landis on Ray Harryhausen and the Art of Stop-Motion
John Landis , known for directing comedy classics like The Blues Brothers , has a lifelong love of stop-motion animation, particularly the work of Ray Harryhausen.
10 Great Moments in Stop-Motion Animation
To celebrate TIFF's upcoming Magic Motion: The Art of Stop-Motion Animation film retrospective we've assembled a list of some of the most important, impressive and interesting moments in the history of stop-motion animation.
Saoirse Ronan Interview
Saoirse Ronan ( Hanna, The Grand Budapest Hotel ) talks to That Shelf about how her latest film Brooklyn echoes her own life experiences living between Ireland and New York City.
Cue Fanfare? Classic Star Wars element won’t return in Episode VII
With the acquisition of the rights to new Star Wars films by Disney, we'll be missing out on that classic 20th Century Fox fanfare opening for the new films.
Star Wars #1 Review
We've got a good feeling about this. Star Wars #1 kicks off a new, ongoing series that sees a galaxy far, far away back under the Marvel Comics banner.
Interview: Patrick Read Johnson
That 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.
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 That 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).
The People vs. George Lucas Review
It’s appropriate that I am writing this review on May 4th, also known as Star Wars Day—May the Fourth be with you…! *groan* Before I talk about The People vs. George Lucas , let me first qualify my review with a short preamble about my relationship with Mr. Lucas. May 18th, 1999. It’s raining, it’s […]
