Tag Archives: Star Wars

Fortress of Baller-tude Episode 8: A Letter to George Lucas

September 18, 2011

Star Wars Blu-ray

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.

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Star Wars Day Toronto

By Dork Shelf
May 3, 2011

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! Continue reading

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Toronto Comic Con Interviews Part One

April 24, 2011

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). Continue reading

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Geek Nerd Dork Episode 8

December 22, 2010

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. Continue reading

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Hibernation Sickness /// Team Macho Exhibition

By Dork Shelf
November 7, 2010

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. Continue reading

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Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II Review

October 27, 2010

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. Continue reading

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VIDEO SHELF
If Star Wars were a Silent Film

August 23, 2010

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. Never has old-timey piano evoked such raw … Continue reading

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Toronto LED Lightsaber Battle
Pictures & Video

August 5, 2010

This past weekend the steps of the Royal Ontario Museum played host to an epic battle between local Jedi Knights and Sith Lords. Thankfully, the combatants were of the wannabe variety and the lightsabers of the LED kind, so no … Continue reading

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The People vs. George Lucas Review

May 4, 2010

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 … Continue reading

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War Stars 101

November 9, 2009

Every day, new people are born into this world. There’s a good chance most of these people have parents, and there’s an even better chance that their parents watched at least one Star Wars trilogy while growing up. These new … Continue reading

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Let the Wookie Win: 10 Years Since Chewie’s Death

October 5, 2009

Ten years ago to this day, author R. A. Salvatore killed Chewbacca. More specifically, his book Vector Prime was published, a Star Wars novel in which Chewbacca is consigned to an ignominious death on a planet succumbing to a killer … Continue reading

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Star Wars: Fan Recreation of A New Hope

October 1, 2009

Star Wars: Uncut is the ultimate fan collaboration project, the aim of which is to attempt to recreate the entirety of Star Wars: A New Hope one fifteen second clip at a time.  Anyone can participate, all you have to … Continue reading

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