star wars Archives - Dare Dreamer Entertainment https://daredreamer.com/tag/star-wars/ The Sites & Sounds of Creative Expression Wed, 03 Mar 2021 22:27:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.1 96915532 Strong Female Characters in “Star Wars” – A Breaking the Glass Special https://daredreamer.com/btg-starwars/ https://daredreamer.com/btg-starwars/#comments Thu, 22 Dec 2016 17:00:34 +0000 http://daredreamer.fm/?p=28238 In keeping with our Star Wars theme this week, today we discuss their strong female characters and how well the series passes the Bechdel Test.   The latest two entries into the Star Wars universe have had strong female leads at the center. Show regulars JD and Yolanda T. Cochran join me today in this special […]

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]]> https://daredreamer.com/btg-starwars/feed/ 2 28238 Star Wars Special – “Lessons Learned” [RFS-Rerun] https://daredreamer.com/starwars-rerun/ Tue, 20 Dec 2016 16:22:19 +0000 http://daredreamer.fm/?p=28232 Today we look at three specific lessons filmmakers can learn from the missteps of the prequels and the re-mastered original trilogy. [Rebroadcast] In honor of the release of “Rogue One”, we’re re-broadcasting the Star Wars special we first ran last December before the release of “The Force Awakens.” In this episode, we look at the […]

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]]> 28232 What Makes a Great Sci-Fi Film? [SE15] https://daredreamer.com/greatscifi/ Tue, 19 Apr 2016 13:00:03 +0000 http://daredreamer.fm/?p=27236 What exactly makes a science fiction film great? Numerous filmmakers and sci-fi cinephiles chime. Science fiction is one of the most popular film and book genres. It has the power to ignite the imaginations of storytellers and audiences from five to ninety-five. But what makes for a good, or great, sci-fi story? Is it how […]

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]]> 27236 Is Star Wars Science Fiction, or Fantasy? [RFS Special] https://daredreamer.com/starwars-genre/ Tue, 12 Apr 2016 13:00:23 +0000 http://daredreamer.fm/?p=27229 With the release of the Rogue One teaser trailer last week, I had to do something special to commemorate it. So today we ponder the question: is Star Wars science fiction…or fantasy? Whether or not Star Wars is science fiction or fantasy is one of those questions that can send you spiraling down a geeked-out debate faster than […]

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]]> 27229 Short Ends Star Wars Special Pt. 1 – Lessons Learned https://daredreamer.com/starwars_pt1/ Tue, 22 Dec 2015 14:00:17 +0000 http://daredreamer.fm/?p=1079 Today is part 1 of a multi-part mini-series we’re doing to coincide with the release of Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens. Today we look at three specific lessons filmmakers can learn from the missteps of the prequels and the re-mastered original trilogy. Yes, I know. The issues that Star Wars fans have had […]

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]]> 1079 A Star Wars Themed Saturday Song Selection https://daredreamer.com/s3music20151219/ https://daredreamer.com/s3music20151219/#comments Sat, 19 Dec 2015 18:12:47 +0000 http://daredreamer.fm/?p=1081 With the long-awaited release of Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens, this week our Creative Commons song picks are perfect to use in that next space opera of yours. This Week’s Picks   [Note: this is NON-COMMERCIAL use.] At some point I plan to do a Blade Runner special, and this song will definitely […]

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]]> https://daredreamer.com/s3music20151219/feed/ 2 1081 We Want to Hear Your Star Wars Story https://daredreamer.com/your-star-wars-story/ Mon, 07 Dec 2015 19:30:49 +0000 http://daredreamer.fm/?p=1005 We’re doing a special Star Wars episode of Radio Film School, and we want to share your story on the show. Whenever I ask my filmmaker guests to tell me the movie that most influenced them to become a filmmaker, or whenever I hear filmmakers in other shows answer that question, without a doubt, the most popular […]

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]]> 1005 RFS001 – Of Fathers and Filmmaking https://daredreamer.com/rfs001/ https://daredreamer.com/rfs001/#comments Tue, 01 Sep 2015 13:30:48 +0000 http://daredreamer.fm/?p=159 The premiere episode of Radio Film School is here! Have you ever noticed how father figures (or the lack thereof) have traditionally played a key role in the history of cinema? It’s a common theme you see in the works of Spielberg, P.T. Anderson, Coppola, and even as far back as Capra. But I was fascinated […]

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]]> https://daredreamer.com/rfs001/feed/ 3 159 This Star Wars BTS Was the First to Ever Bring a Tear to My Eye https://daredreamer.com/this-star-wars-bts-was-the-first-to-ever-bring-a-tear-to-my-eye/ https://daredreamer.com/this-star-wars-bts-was-the-first-to-ever-bring-a-tear-to-my-eye/#comments Sat, 11 Jul 2015 14:40:58 +0000 http://daredreamermag.com/?p=26564 If you're a fan of the original Star Wars and this BTS doesn't move you emotionally, you're as cold and spiritually dead as the pre-redeemed Darth Vader.

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]]> https://daredreamer.com/this-star-wars-bts-was-the-first-to-ever-bring-a-tear-to-my-eye/feed/ 2 26564 In Filmmaking, Less is More https://daredreamer.com/in-filmmaking-less-is-more/ https://daredreamer.com/in-filmmaking-less-is-more/#comments Mon, 04 May 2015 17:30:00 +0000 http://bladeronner.com/?p=1238 The disappointing re-mastered version of EMPIRE STRIKES BACK reminds filmmakers that LESS is MORE.

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