Category: Movies
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Book Review: ‘Star Wars: Return of the Jedi: The Original Topps Trading Card Series -Volume Three’
On August 16, 2016, Abrams ComicsArts, an imprint of New York-based publisher Henry N. Abrams that specializes in books about comics and trading cards, published Star Wars: Return of the Jedi: The Original Topps Trading Card Series – Volume Three, the third volume in a series of books about the Topps Company’s card-and-sticker sets celebrating…
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TV Series/Blu-ray Set Review: ‘Star Trek: Picard – Season One’
Star Trek: Picard – Season One (2020) Created by: Akiva Goldsman, Michael Chabon, Kirsten Beyer, Alex Kurtzman Based On: Star Trek: The Next Generation – Created by Gene Roddenberry Starring: Patrick Stewart, Alison Pill, Isa Briones, Evan Evagora, Michelle Hurd, Santiago Cabrera, Harry Treadaway Jean-Luc Picard: The galaxy was mourning, burying its dead, and Starfleet…
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Book Review: ‘Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back: The Original Topps Trading Card Series – Volume Two’
On April 16, 2016, Abrams ComicsArt, an imprint of Abrams Books, published Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back: The Original Topps Trading Cards – Volume Two. Edited by Gary Gerani, this follow-up to Star Wars: The Original Topps Trading Cards tells the story of how Gerani and his team of artists and designers created three “basic” cards series, as…
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Musings & Thoughts for Friday, October 9, 2020: The Slings, Arrows of an Almost Sleepless Night & Other Insignifica
Good morning, Dear Reader. It’s mid- to late morning here in New Hometown, Florida as I sit in my study/bedroom and start on this first blog post of the day. It looks as though it’s going to be hot – again – on this Friday, October 9, 2020. Currently, the temperature outside is 75˚F under…
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More Musings, More Thoughts for Thursday, October 8, 2020
More Thoughts, More Musings for a Hot Thursday Afternoon Hello again, Dear Reader. It’s now mid-afternoon here New Hometown, Florida. As the post’s header points out, it is hot here; the current temperature outside is 92˚F under partly cloudy skies. With humidity at 52% and the wind blowing from the east at 3 MPH with…
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Musings & Thoughts for Thursday, October 8, 2020: A Quick Morning Post, or: Waiting for ‘Picard’
Hello, Dear Reader, and welcome to the Thursday, October 8, 2020 edition of Musings & Thoughts in A Certain Point of View, Too. It’s mid-morning here, although by the time you see this it will be past 11 AM in the Eastern time zone. Currently in New Hometown, Florida, the temperature is 74˚F under mostly…
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‘Star Wars’ Collectibles & Toys Review: Star Wars The Black Series – Tobias Beckett 6-inch Scale Action Figure
“You wanna know how I survived as long as I have? I trust no one. Assume everyone will betray you and you will never be disappointed.” ―Tobias Beckett to Han Solo In February of 2018, Hasbro unveiled a three-figure wave from its Star Wars The Black Series collection of 6-inch scale action figures at the 115th…
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‘Star Wars’ Collectibles & Toys Review: Star Wars The Black Series – Darth Vader (Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back 40th Anniversary) Action Figure
“Join Me, and I Will Complete Your Training….” DARTH VADER: After the destruction of the Death Star, Darth Vader became obsessed with finding Luke Skywalker, finally locating the Rebel base on the remote ice planet Hoth – Packaging blurb, Star Wars The Black Series Darth Vader (Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back 40th Anniversary) 6-inch…
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‘Star Wars’ Collectibles & Toys Review: Star Wars The Black Series Archive Collection: Luke Skywalker (X-Wing) 6-Inch Action Figure (2019)
“Red Five Standing By…” Luke Skywalker uses the power of the Force and his piloting skills to destroy the Death Star. – Packaging blurb, Luke Skywalker (X-Wing Pilot) Back in July 2013, less than a year after George Lucas retired from “big movie” filmmaking and sold Lucasfilm Ltd. and all of its intellectual properties to…
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Even More Thoughts & Musings, Sunday, September 27, 2020
Hello again, Dear Reader. It’s now evening here in my corner of Florida as I begin this third post for Sunday, September 27, 2020. Outside, the sunlight is dimming; it’s 78˚F (26˚C) under partly sunny skies – though the light that is straining to pass through my blinds is grey and dim. Sunset is only…
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