Calling all defenders of a galaxy far, far away: Halifax director David Connellan is looking for several actors to fill various roles for a locally shot Star Wars fan film at an open casting session on Saturday, April 2, at the Sobeys Community Room (2651 Windsor Street, 2pm-6pm). “The movie will be a five minute-long short that […]
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Photos: 2015 Hal-Con Sci-Fi Convention
Today is the second day of Hal-Con Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Comic Convention at the Scotiabank and World Trade and Convention Centres and this year, Hal-Con is bigger and better than ever: the trade-show is located in the Scotiabank, there are gaming, pinball and arcade stations, there are panels and contests and tournaments and, of course, celebrity […]
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Fanboys
Back when Fanboys was being readied for theatres, the internet angrily exploded. Set in the halcyon days of 1998 when Star Wars fans were still hopeful about the forthcoming prequels, this comedy is about a group of rabid “fanboys” on a quest to invade George Lucas’ ranch, and steal a Phantom Menace rough cut. Why […]
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Charlie Ross is solo Star Wars play’s only hope
Charlie Ross was in the middle of an ordinary childhood, growing up in British Columbia, when Star Wars encased his life like Han Solo was encased in carbonite. “You remember when they first came out, there was no geeky stigma attached to the movies, everybody just loved them,” he says, on the phone from his […]