March 28, 2024

Lucas: Original Trio Onboard “Star Wars 7”

And the tennis game goes back and forth. First Carrie Fisher admits she's in the upcoming "Star Wars: Episode VII". The next day her PR reps claim she was joking. Today, even though he's left the franchise behind, George Lucas tells Vulture that she isn't the only one onboard: "We had already signed Mark and Carrie and Harrison — or we were … [Read more...]

August Talks Original “Dark Shadows” Take

Tim Burton's film adaptation of the gothic soap opera "Dark Shadows" earlier this Summer was not well received by the critics. Now frequent Burton collaborator John August has revealed to STYD that the previous incarnation of the project was quite different to the product we ended up with. August, who penned the first draft of "Dark Shadows" a … [Read more...]

One of the original Occupy Vancouver protesters says the movement has been “hijacked.”

    One of the original Occupy Vancouver protesters says it might be time to call it a day and pack the tents up.  Tim Moorley says over the last little while another group has moved in and hijacked the Occupy Vancouver protest.   Moorley says the group hides behind the protest as a whole refusing to give their names or take … [Read more...]

Amazon discounts ‘original’ 6-inch Kindle Keyboard: now starting at $99

Ready for another new Kindle moniker to remember? Here it comes! "Kindle Keyboard." That's the name that was bestowed upon the tried-and-true 6-incher today after Bezos unwrapped a touchscreen model and a low-cost variant that tout no physical QWERTY keys whatsoever. Now, the WiFi-only Kindle is going for as low as $ 99 with ads (down from $ … [Read more...]