Author: Alex Diaz-Granados
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Growing Up On Long Island: Racism 101
A powerful and moving piece that reveals the prevalence of racism in modern America…even in supposed liberal states such as New York. Thoughts From the Mountain Top The author and one of the people she loves most in this world I’ve often said Long Island was one of the most segregated places in the nation.…
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Music Album Review: ‘Star Wars: A New Hope’ (Remastered)
Star Wars: A New (Reissued) Hope On May 4, 2018, Walt Disney Records and Lucasfilm released Star Wars: A New Hope (Remastered), the latest re-issue of the original 1977 soundtrack album featuring music composed and conducted by John Williams. Digitally remastered from analog sources by a team led by Shawn Murphy, Leslie Ann Jones, and…
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‘Star Wars’ Collectibles & Toys Review: Hasbro Star Wars The Black Series Han Solo (Bespin) (Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back 40th Anniversary Figure)
Han Solo: Scoundrel, Pirate, Rebel On April 28, Hasbro released its Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back 40th Anniversary collection of action figures and other collectibles from its ongoing Star Wars The Black Series line. Meant to commemorate the Ruby Anniversary of Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, this wave of 6-inch scale…
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Coming Soon to ‘A Certain Point of View, Too’
Hi, there, Dear Reader. It’s late afternoon here in my corner of Florida on this 27th day of May, 2020, and it’s quite hot and humid outside. Currently, it’s 91° F under partly cloudy skies. With humidity at 60% and a southwesterly breeze of 11 mph, it feels like it’s 102° F. Definitely not “go…
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‘Star Wars’ Collectibles & Toys Review: Hasbro Star Wars The Black Series Princess Leia Organa (Hoth) (Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back 40th Anniversary Figure)
Leia Organa: Warrior-Princess! In April 2020, Hasbro, Inc. of Pawtucket (Rhode Island) released a wave of new 6-inch action figures from its Star Wars The Black Series line inspired by director Irvin Kershner’s 1980 film Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back. Based on various heroes, villains, sidekicks, and robots seen in the second…
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Music Album Review: ‘Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back’ (Remastered)
Return of the ‘Empire’ On May 4, 2018 (“Star Wars Day”), Walt Disney Records released Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (Remastered), a reissue of composer/conductor John Williams’ score for the second installment (in release order) of the Skywalker Saga. Assembled by a team of recording engineers led by Patricia Sullivan, Dann Thompson, Shawn Murphy,…
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‘Star Wars’ Collectibles & Toys Review: Star Wars The Black Series Luke Skywalker (Bespin) – (Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back 40th Anniversary Figure)
“The Force is With You, Young Skywalker…” On April 28, 2020, in anticipation of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back‘s Ruby Anniversary, Rhode Island-based Hasbro, Inc. released a new wave of its Star Wars: The Black Series action figures and other Star Wars-themed toys and collectibles. Based on the heroes, villains, and sidekicks seen in…
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‘Star Wars’ Collectibles & Toys Review: Hasbro Star Wars The Black Series Imperial Probe Droid (Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back 40th Anniversary Figure)
Return of the Probot! On April 28, 2020, Hasbro Inc. of Pawtucket (Rhode Island) released a new wave of its ongoing Star Wars The Black Series 6-inch scale figures to commemorate the 40th Anniversary of Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back. Alongside such fan favorites as Luke Skywalker (Bespin), Princess Leia Organa (Hoth),…
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DVD Set/TV Documentary Review: WWI: The Complete Story – 100th Memorial Edition
The TV Series On Tuesday, September 22, 1964, CBS broadcast The Summer of Sarajevo, the first of 26 30-minutes-long episodes of a documentary series titled World War One. Written by John Sharnik and Irve Tunick and released to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the conflict, World War One featured a score by composer Morton Gould…
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Movie Watcher Memories: ‘The Empire Strikes Back’ at 40
On May 21, 1980, Twentieth Century Fox released director Irvin Kershner’s Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, the eagerly anticipated follow-up to writer-director George Lucas’ Star Wars, which was retroactively retitled as Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope for its Summer 1981 re-release. Like Star Wars, it opened mid-week close to Memorial…
