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'Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back - The Radio Drama' Episode Review: 'New Allies, New Enemies'

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(C) 1993 HighBridge Audio and Lucasfilm Ltd. (LFL) New Allies, New Enemies Cast: Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) Han Solo (Perry King) Chewbacca Princess Leia Organa (Ann Sachs) See Threepio (C-3PO) (Anthony Daniels) Artoo Detoo (R2-D2) Lord Darth Vader  (Brock Peters) Boba Fett Lando Calrissian (Billy Dee Williams) Yoda (John Lithgow) Imperial Lieutenant Admiral Piett (David Rasche) Captain Lorth Needa (Nicholas Kepros) Sentry Cloud City Control Droid Trooper Ben (Obi-Wan) Kenobi (Bernard "Bunny" Behrens) Narrator (Ken Hiller) Reviewer's Note: All quoted material is from the 1995 Del Rey book  Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back - The National Public Radio Dramatization.  This edition contains Brian Daley's complete radio play, which differs slightly from the version of the Radio Drama which aired on National Public Radio in 1983 and the original 1990s HighBridge Audio cassette and compact disc editions. The version in Daley's script 

'Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back - The Radio Drama' Episode Review: 'Way of the Jedi'

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(C) 1983 National Public Radio and Lucasfilm Limited. Art by: Ralph McQuarrie Way of the Jedi Cast: Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) Artoo Detoo Yoda (John Lithgow) Ben (Obi-Wan) Kenobi (Bernard Behrens) Darth Vader (Brock Peters) Captain Needa (Nicholas Kepros) Admiral Piett (David Rasche) Emperor Palpatine (Paul Hecht) Reviewer's Note: All quoted material is from the 1995 Del Rey book Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back - The National Public Radio Dramatization. This edition contains Brian Daley's complete radio play, which differs slightly from the version of the Radio Drama which aired on National Public Radio in 1983 and the original 1990s HighBridge Audio cassette and compact disc editions. The version in Daley's script was recorded, but as with the original 1981 Star Wars Radio Drama, edits were made at the request of NPR due to the needs of the radio format. The longer version is available in HighBridge Audio's more expensive Limited Edition CD col

Movie Review: 'Memphis Belle' (1990)

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Memphis Belle (1990) On October 12, 1990, Warner Bros. released Michael Caton-Jones’ “Memphis Belle,” a fictionalized account of a U.S. B-17 bomber’s 25 th and final mission over Nazi-occupied Europe in the spring of 1943. Starring Matthew Modine (“Vision Quest”), Tate Donovan (“Argo”), Eric Stoltz (“Mask”), and Sean Astin (“The Lord of the Rings”) and written by Monte Merrick (“Mr. Baseball”), “Memphis Belle” is a throwback to such classic World War II aerial combat films as “Twelve O’Clock High” and “Command Decision.” “Memphis Belle’s” U.S. premiere (it opened in Great Britain on September 7) took place just as American forces were involved in Operation Desert Shield, the biggest deployment of U.S. military might since the Vietnam War. Partly due to the war clouds hovering over the Middle East at the time, the film was not a big hit. It earned $27 million in the U.S.; considering that “Memphis Belle” had a budget of $23 million, it barely broke even in the all-important