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Movie –
This British 1966 film was a remake of a 1940 movie. It featured Ray Harryhausen stop-motion dinosaurs and a sexy Raquel Welch.
Music –
This was Ozzy’s first solo album and sold over six million copies. It was also one of the last album sot feature guitarist Randy Rhodes before his death in 1982.
Science Fiction Book –
This was the first of Lewis’ Space Trilogy, followed by Perelandra and That Hideous Strength. The title has found its way into music several times, including a song by Iron Maiden and an album by King’s X.
Blogger –
Are you into miniatures? Want to watch the evolution of a fine painter? Then you can do no wrong following the amazing Anne, friend to bloggers from all walks of life!
Ormentas
They are one of the eight races in the Alliance and among the first to come against Hyrath. Their primary battleship is called a Predator.
Dragon of the Stars is out now!
Check out the site What Are the Kargrandes? for clues as to how they tie into the story.
Ever hear of Periscope? Rebecca Bradley explains:
Periscope is a live-streaming video app, and as you will have seen if you have looked at any of the above videos is it’s very versatile and social. It’s made by Twitter so if you download the app you get a list of your twitter friends and you can choose who you want to follow on the app.
Visit her site for the full scoop!
Latest Star Wars: The Force Awakens Trailer!
Second trailer came out yesterday and I caught it on JoBlo’s site - we get Han Solo in this one!
Remember One Million Years BC? (I know why I remember it!) Fan of Ozzy or Lewis? Follow Anne and her amazing painted figures? Heard of Periscope? And what do you think of the latest trailer…?
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ReplyDeleteSorry, I haven't been in the #1 spot in awhile. Star Wars trailer... I think they visually got it, but the next is the story. Yes I teared up when Han and Chewie show up in the end, it was 1983 again and me a kid. Ozzy and C.S. Lewis Yes! Don't remember seeing the film, it's going to be a great day... fingers crossed!
ReplyDeleteJeremy
Another action packed post.
ReplyDeleteI loved that CS Lewis series, though it is a lot of years since I read it.
And Ozzie is the ultimate survivor isn't he?
Yay for the new Star Wars trailer. Christmas can't come soon enough. :D
ReplyDeleteWho would want to forget One Million goodness, Raquel Welch! You can say that again! Thanks Alex!
ReplyDeleteHank
At last there's a film I remember, One million Years BC. I can recall seeing that.
ReplyDeleteYvonne.
I remember One Million Years BC. I remember thinking how beautiful Raquel was.
ReplyDeleteOzzy. You are bringing back musical remembrances to my soul.
That trailer is excellent. Cannot wait.
Alex, C.S. Lewis is one of my favorite authors. Love his stories. ALL of them.
Yes. Huge fane of Ozzie & Lewis. I've been a fan of every band you've hit during the challenge.
ReplyDeleteOh yes, I know what -I- remember One Million Years B.C.! Raquel Welch still looks great to this day.
ReplyDeleteAs a huge Star Wars fan, strangely enough, I'm not all that enamored by the new trailer. It has some cool spots, but it mainly left me feeling "meh". I'm sure it will change after I see the whole movie...at least, I'm hoping it will :)
Excited for new Star Wars movie I am. Dress as Jedi with husband and son I might.
ReplyDeleteI believe Penwasser has that picture of Welch framed and hanging in his living room much to the dismay of Mrs. Penwasser!
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@jwb81074
Oh, yeah. I remember One Million Years BC. Dinosaurs and a half-naked beautiful woman. *rolls eyes*
ReplyDeleteLove getting to see Han again.
I do like listening to Ozzy now and then. And yup, I remember One Million Years BC. That trailer is amazing! December is so far away. Have a great weekend. :)
ReplyDeleteLove seeing Han & Chewie - I'm trying not to be too hopeful about the movie, but it's hard!!! Can't wait :)
ReplyDeleteChristmas is far, far away... (sigh).
ReplyDeleteIs Chewie younger than time of the blow off the 2nd Death Star? And is he uses some kind of lipstick? :D
I have very high expectation about episode VII.
I had to read Peralandra in college but if it was the second book, now I'm wondering why our prog didn't have us start with the first? I do love C.S. Lewis! Going to watch the trailer now...:)
ReplyDeleteOne Million Years BC - fun
ReplyDeleteOzzy Osbourne - not for me
Anything by C.S. Lewis - wonderful.
Glad you guys got Han Solo and a new trailer! So THAT'S the movie that Raquel Welch photo I always see comes from. I always thought the bottoms she's wearing in that photo look odd--like diapers.
ReplyDeleteRW looks too fashionably clad/unclad for OMBC :)
ReplyDeleteGreat SW trailer. Christmas is a long time away still.
Saw the trailer on the news last night! Looks like fun.
ReplyDeleteI remember the music and books! Never saw Raquel Welch in 1 Million Years BC, but recognize the poster. :)
Jeremy, you got it! And that was a great way to end the trailer.
ReplyDeleteElephant, it is a miracle he's survived this long, that's for sure.
Hank, you're welcome!
Robyn, he was an amazing author.
Melissa, you rock!
Sandra, take photos.
Jeff, I don't doubt it.
Jemi, as long as Lucas isn't involved, it should be good.
Zoltan, I'll have to watch again for the lipstick. That would be odd.
Stephanie, caveman diapers.
These are all unfamiliar to me. lol
ReplyDeleteWhen I was a kid, Star Wars movies were among my favorites. Back then, my sister was a fan of Oz, but the album covers scared me. Today, I better appreciate the music. As for the trailer? It looks promising. This time around, I'll take my kids.
ReplyDeleteMay the force be with you.
My husband and I watched the new Star Wars trailer together, and I swear, I've never seen him so happy. Except maybe the day when he married me, and the days when our kids were born. And that's only a maybe. It looked pretty close to me. I'm excited too, but he was glowing.
ReplyDeleteI actually saw the Star Wars trailer on the news this morning - there is obviously nothing else going on in the world today!
ReplyDeleteNever an Ozzy fan, but we use his name on one of our arrivals into Colorado Springs Airport, called the Ozzzy 3 arrival.
ReplyDeleteHopping over to Adventures in YA soon.
OMGoodness!! I actually had chills watching the Star Wars Trailer!!!!
ReplyDeleteI was never a fan of Ozzy, but I like his wife. She's funny. And his daughter is great too. :)
ReplyDeleteI agree with Jeremy about the Star Wars trailer, I got chills watching it, I just hope the storyline is strong enough!
ReplyDeleteEeeeek! I'm so excited for the new Star Wars! :D
ReplyDeleteI read once, that my two literary heroes, CS Lewis and JRR Tolkein met together every week for a men's bible study and their own writer's group. Man, do I wish I could have been a fly on the wall for that!!
ReplyDeleteSo I've somehow missed all the specifics on the new Star Wars--wasn't really behind them making one, but it sure is good to see Harrison Ford and Chewy together again...
ReplyDeleteI'm so excited to see Harrison Ford in making of the new Star Wars.
ReplyDeleteI'm embarrassed to say that I've seen the movie with Raquel Welch. Kind of cheesy, but if you're a guy, she's nice to look at.
I've known of one million years bc, but never watched it. Easy to tell why many did though lol
ReplyDeleteHopefully star wars is as good as it looks.
LG, that made me chuckle.
ReplyDeleteDean, that's funny.
Chrys, she married him - Sharon has to have a sense of humor.
Jaybird, they did indeed meet often and it would've been awesome to be there.
Teresa, that's the only reason to watch it.
I loved those three books and Out of the Silent Planet was incredible
ReplyDeleteI know why you liked A Million Years!!!
People often forget that C.S. Lewis wrote more than just the Chronicles of Narnia books. I loved Silent Planet. And I'm so nervous about the new Star Wars movie. I want to be excited, but I was so disappointed with the last three. Still, it looks great...
ReplyDeleteI'll watch the trailer, but even if it's terrible, it wouldn't keep me from the movie. I love Star Wars movies.
ReplyDeleteMy boys are in the midst of full on meltdowns over the trailer. It's kind of a mess.
ReplyDelete(Pat has now moved on to down rating others of my books. heh)
Ozzy Osbourne! Main man! How to be a great singer without actually being able to sing! I was listening to Dreamer from The Essential Ozzy Osbourne album just a few minutes ago! Now I need go play the rest!
ReplyDeleteYay for Ozzy!
ReplyDeleteI hadn't known about that Iron Maiden CS Lewis song. Must check it out!
I saw One Million Years BC a very long time ago and to me RW is one of those women who is timeless in her beauty and even now has aged fantastically well. I haven't read Out of the Silent Planet but will now, because I LOVE C.S. Lewis. Lisa, co-host AtoZ 2015, @ http://www.lisabuiecollard.com
ReplyDeleteRaquel Welch was so amazing looking in the 70s. Ormentas sound very cool!
ReplyDeleteI'm a HUGE Harryhausen fan. And Ozzy is a go to for me whether Black Sabbath or solo.
ReplyDeleteI got shivers when I watched the trailer. The voice over, the music. It was like a throwback and hopefully a sign that the movie will be more like the original trilogy.
ReplyDeleteooh the trailer is good...I saw it yesterday, it's blowing up the internet and I love it! And Ozzy Osbourne! My dad has his records, and I used to love his reality show on MTV (this was back when I watched reality TV lol)
ReplyDeleteHi, Alex,
ReplyDeleteWOW... Raquel was certainly THE BOMB!!!! She is still beautiful even now....
I never new C.S. Lewis wrote scifi as well.... interesting.
Anne's miniatures are certainly AMAZING!
Nope, never heard about periscope...sounds like a very cool app to have...
The One Million BC I remember was a 1950's Victor Mature one. Really terrible as I remember.
ReplyDeleteOne MILLION years BC? 900,000 tops.
ReplyDeleteThe only thing I know about One Million Years BC is that the poster was in The Shawshank Redemption.
ReplyDeleteWhy does Periscope sound familiar? Oh, right, I heard something about it on a tech show on the radio a couple weeks ago.
That teaser was awesome. I saw it yesterday and got super, "nerdy" excited. Looks like they will do it right.
ReplyDeleteOzzy still has it IO bought his last album and am enjoying it as well.
C. S. Lewis is one of the reason I became an author. Didn't know that about the music correlation.
Loved the Star Wars trailer!
ReplyDeletegreat picks... and new movies - another PAN?? but i can watch Hugh any day for any reason.
ReplyDeleteMad Max looks good, but repetitive
and Woo Hoo - Star Wars! Han!!!!!!!
yipee! (virtual cartwheel cause i'm too old to do a real one!)
and thanks for the info on Keith - I knew you'd know!
That's a well done trailer. I'm not sure if it's supposed to be funny (I suppose so), but it made me laugh. It was a bit overly dramatic.
ReplyDeleteThe writing process is never-ending, and so seems this alpha Challenge. Smiles.
Jo, you bet!
ReplyDeleteLauren, I know how you feel.
Andrew, of course!
Keith, that made me chuckle.
Patricia, we can only hope.
Michael, now you know.
Lee, don't think I saw the first one.
Tara, you're welcome.
Great movie One Million Years BC, saw a child and even last me the anguish of encounters with dinosaurs! Unforgettable beautiful Raquel Welch!
ReplyDeleteI remember One Million Years BC. My husband was a big fan of it, too!
ReplyDeleteI finished reading Dragon of the Stars. I really enjoyed it! I think that one is my favorite so far. Nice job!
I just about lost it with that Star Wars trailer. I may have seen that Million Years B.C. movie on TV years ago. :)
ReplyDeleteI read the C.S. Lewis series years ago. I should get them out again. Love the trailer and getting excited about the movie!
ReplyDeleteHan Solo!!!!! I'm hoping the new Star Wars is GREAT!
ReplyDeleteSherry, thank you!
ReplyDeleteRaShelle, it can't be worse than the last three.
My hometown had a drive-in and I saw One Million Years BC - as a kid, I thought this was such a great movie. Dinos, man! You gotta love the dinos! Raquel Welch? I didn't even register that as a big deal.
ReplyDeleteI wish I was still a kid some days, ha ha.
First I've heard of Periscope. I'm going to check out the trailers. I never watched One Million BC as I didn't find the part you thought interesting that interesting.
ReplyDeleteI really have to watch One Million Years BC. It's such an iconic film.
ReplyDeleteThe blog sounds interesting. I'll make a point of checking it out.
The Star Wars trailer has been all over Facebook and my kids have been watching it non stop. Glad to see they are so hyped to see the new version.
ReplyDeleteI was expecting to see Chewy with a walker.
The trailer is awesome:) And I didn't know Lewis wrote sco fi, how cool is that?
ReplyDeleteSo, so cool to see Han and Chewie. <3
ReplyDeleteI've never heard of Anne's blog before but it definitely sounds like it is worth visiting.
Yes!!! A Star Wars trailer that actually has me totally excited for the newest movie!
ReplyDeleteWait, you wrote more?
Sorry.
I had a moment of total Star Wars fandom - old school style. I hope it will at least be a good movie, even if I don't know that it can live up to the imaginative landscape that inspired me when I was six. :)
I'll check out periscoping and Adventures in YA Publishing
I enjoyed the trailer, I didn't know it was coming, now I do, thank you Alex
ReplyDeleteThe force is awakening. I never thought I'd be delighted to see the galactic evil of the empire so crushed in death or is he? Surely Vader can't die... I have to know, LOL.
ReplyDeleteHi Alex - the BBC have been advertising the return of Star Wars ... those two characters almost look as wizened as each other. Anne's miniatures I must look out .. Periscope sounds an interesting app ..
ReplyDeleteOne Million Years - I don't think we can forget Raquel ..
Cheers Hilary
Cherdo, the good old days of drive-ins!
ReplyDeleteSusan, well I can't argue with that logic.
Stephen, you would think he'd at least be a little grey now...
Tyrean, funny! It just has to be better than the last three films.
Hmmm, how come Han Solo looks so much older and Cheewy looks exactly the same :)
ReplyDeleteRaquel Welsh... yeah, that was a great movie.. I think :)
I have seen One Million Years BC-she comes from the blond group although that is not why men watch:) The trailer looks good and it seems the daughter of Han and Leia is in the forefront. When I see Harrison Ford in his get up (hmmm that has not changed in 40 yrs and still lokks pretty new-must smell though), I realize why i had such a crush on him. Now Chewie doesn't even have grey hairs or anything-he looks and sounds the same.
ReplyDeleteOne Million Years BC. Wow, that takes me back a long time. Not, one million years, mind you. But a long time back. I remember it. :)
ReplyDeletePeriscope sounds really interesting. It looks pretty easy to use too from my glimpse at it. I could see being a watcher instead of uploading something.
ReplyDeleteI've seen One Million Years BC, I remember that one!
ReplyDeleteOne Million Years BC, oh yes, we remember it. We "riffed" it all the way through. It was great fun.
ReplyDeleteI saw a mention of Periscope somewhere yesterday but didn't pay attention to it. Just what I need--another techie thing to figure out and worry about.
ReplyDeleteArlee Bird
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Tossing It Out
sounds like a good book, on my loooong list now. Predator! guh! this can't be good.
ReplyDeleteI've heard of C.S. Lewis's sci-fi works but never got around to reading them. I suppose I should rectify that.
ReplyDeleteI've heard of C.S. Lewis's sci-fi works but never got around to reading them. I suppose I should rectify that.
ReplyDeleteOne Million Years BC sounds like an interesting movie!
ReplyDeleteI saw it here first! The trailer didn't look that exciting until Hans Solo showed up with Chewie. Harrison Ford looks as good as ever imho. The other 2 from the original didn't age nearly as well. I'm wondering if they're in it? Carrie Fisher and ....uh what's his name? Anyway, all the same I'm very excited about this movie!!!!
ReplyDeleteMy kids think Harrison Ford is going to play the part of some grandpa! ahahaa!
ReplyDeleteElizabeth Mueller
AtoZ 2015
My Little Pony
Yeah--how come Chewy didn't age??? My boys grew up on Star Wars. Makes me teary remembering how excited they were when we'd take them to the theatre. They're all in their 40s now. I love the series. Never will grow tired of it. Now I have the pleasure of experiencing it all over again with my grandchildren.
ReplyDeleteI don't think I'd heard of that book by C.S. Lewis. Some writers are very surprising in the variety of books they right.
ReplyDeleteHan and Chewy brought back memories. My youngest son had all the little character toys. We should have kept them , but didn't.
ReplyDeleteMark, good question...
ReplyDeleteBirgit, Chewy does look the same.
Susan, but of course.
Karen, Fisher and Hamill are both in it. And no, they did not age as well.
Elizabeth, no way!
Joylene, no answer. Cool you can enjoy it with your grandkids.
Beverly, only those unopened are worth money, so no worries.
Alex!
ReplyDeleteI was so nervous about the SW trailer it took me a few hours to actually watch the darn thing. It was good.
The problem for me is, I don't really know what was supposed to happen after 'our' 1,2,3, or as the kids these days call it, 4,5,6.
We shall see. I'm cautiously optimistic.
You can't go wrong with Ozzy. :)
Heather
I just finished reading Out of the Silent Planet and Perelandra, currently working on That Hideous Strength. I have really enjoyed them so far. And I am so excited and about Star Wars!
ReplyDeleteCS Lewis is amazing. I've always been fascinated with miniatures, too. Gotta check out that blog!
ReplyDeleteCS Lewis is amazing. I've always been fascinated with miniatures, too. Gotta check out that blog!
ReplyDeleteI love Ozzy! But I only have his 'best of', The Ozzman Cometh.
ReplyDeleteI know a lot of people have got to be insanely excited about the Star Wars movie. I'm not sure how I feel since I haven't even seen the whole 'second trilogy' yet. But the trailer I saw looked pretty awesome.
Raquel Welch was indeed totally sexy! That image of her on that movie is so iconic.
This whole post makes me smile!
ReplyDeleteHave a happy weekend, Captain~
I've got to say, unlike Han Solo, Chewie has aged remarkably well!
ReplyDeleteDidn't know about CS Lewis' sci-fi writings. That's interesting.
THANK YOU so much for the trailer!! Lost in the AtoZ, I wouldn't have found it until May ;)
ReplyDeleteI watched way too much TV when I was young and One Million Years was always on. Gotta love the dino's and the boobs!
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Moved onto the Space Trilogy after devouring all Narnia books. Always remember That Hideous Strength as best of three. And that Raquel move and poster - I was just the right age to drool.
ReplyDeleteAnd looking forward to Christmas.
Heather, since it's JJ Abrams, I think we'll be all right.
ReplyDeleteTrisha, skip the second trilogy. Not good.
Nick, Chewie does look good for an old wookie.
Clarabelle, you're welcome.
Roland, I can still drool...
My older brother had that One Million BC poster on his bedroom wall for years. Back then I didn't understand the fuss. I do now.
ReplyDeleteI just watched the Star Wars trailer. So exciting!
ReplyDeleteIt was nice seeing Harrison Ford in the Star Wars trailer. Sorry I got here so late, Alex.
ReplyDeleteJulie
Love Miss Anne at O’Leary Miniatures!!!
ReplyDeleteC.S. Lewis - anything will be nice.
Wish there was more on the trailer.
I am looking forward to the new Star Wars movie. Out of the silent planet sounds interesting
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Ormentas sounds fascinating. Alex, how did you come up with such amazing terms and names.
ReplyDeleteI thought Randy was one of the best.
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