“Star Trek The Experience” closes its doors on September 1, 2008 after an eleven-year run. Negotiations between CBS, Paramount, Cedar Fair (owners of The Experience) and the Hilton failed to keep the attraction open. The Hilton Hotel felt that more money could be made using the space for something other than the Star Trek attraction. Even the hope of attracting more fans with the upcoming release of Star Trek XI wasn’t sufficient to save The Experience.
Yu Panglin, the billionaire owner of Bruce Lee’s final home, hopes to build a museum to the martial arts legend, giving in to public calls to prevent the sale of the luxury house in a northern Hong Kong suburb for millions of dollars.
From online courses to kid-friendly laptops and virtual teachers, technology is spreading in America’s classrooms, reducing the need for textbooks, notepads, paper and in some cases even the schools themselves.
In anticipation of the July 18 premiere of “The Dark Knight,” the next Batman feature film starring Christian Bale, critics have been giving rave reviews for the film, especially Heath Ledger’s performance as The Joker, calling the movie a “pure adrenaline” rush — and Ledger’s performance nothing short of brilliance and “Oscar-worthy”.
The potential for a strike by the Screen Actors Guild or a possible lockout of the union’s roughly 120,000 members by the studios will be greatly influenced by the results of rival union AFTRA’s contract ratification vote. Ballots are due back Monday, July 7, with the results expected to be announced Tuesday.
John Chou, the actor chosen to play Mr. Sulu for the upcoming J.J. Abrams Star Trek movie says that he isn’t disappointed that the film’s original premiere date was changed from December 08 to May 09 because this Star Trek film is definitely a summer-type movie. “I was kind of attached to the Christmas day release because my family and I we used to go see movies on Christmas day so I was excited about that,” Chou told Starburst Magazine. “But, I think it probably is a summer movie and it’s sold as a summer movie.”
The grueling task of bringing Asia’s truly epic film “Red Cliff” will finally pay off when it makes its first premiere to the big screen in Malaysia on July 17, November in Japan and the U.S. in January 09.
Larry Harmon, the guy behind all that clown makeup for the most famous clown in the world, Bozo the Clown, has died of congestive heart failer at the age of 83.
Star Wars collectors will be in memorabilia heaven as everything Star Wars goes on exhibit in Houston, Texas (USA). This will be a one-of-a-kind display and Houston will be the only place in the world (this galaxy or one far, far away) that fans and collectors will be able to view it. One of the main items on display is the life-sized star fighter flown by Obi-Wan in episode 2, “Attack of the Clones.”
