A Certain Point of View: Writing, Film and Stuff

As with  any  large metropolitan area  anywhere  in the world, the Greater Miami area has sections where I would not recommend passing through at night - either in a car or, worse yet, on foot. The rule of thumb for avoiding criminals in South Florida is “stick to the nice affluent neighborhoods, don’t go to the poorer sections of Miami-Dade County.” First, let’s be clear that when most people talk about Miami, they’re not just talking about the City of Miami itself (with its 400,000+ inhabitants), they’re actually referring to Miami-Dade County, which has a population of 2,693,117 or even the larger Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach Metropolitan Statistical Area, with its 6,000, 000+ inhabitants. I’m a native South Floridian, and I know that most of us think of Miami-Dade County as  Miami;  everything above the Dade-Broward line is  not  Miami. Second, I hate generalizing, especially when it comes to race relations and especially when it comes to race relations in the U.S.

"I'd sooner kiss a Wookiee!" (C) 1980 Lucasfilm Ltd. (LFL) The Coming Storm Cast: Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill)  Princess Leia Organa (Ann Sachs) Han Solo (Perry King) See Threepio (Anthony Daniels) Artoo Detoo  Chewbacca General Carlist Rieekan (Merwin Goldsmith) Deck Officer (Ron Frazier) Sentry Narrator (Ken Hiller) Announcer: OPENING CREDITS. Music: Opening theme. Narrator: A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away there came a time of revolution, when Rebels united to challenge a tyrannical Empire. Now, it is a dark time for the Rebellion.  Sound: Hoth winds. Narrator: The freedom fighters have established a base inside the ice caverns on the frozen planet Hoth. Luke Skywalker, patrolling the Hoth wasteland for Imperial probe droids, has been injured by a savage wampa ice beast. Wandering in a delirium, nearly at the end of his endurance, he has seen the image of his Jedi instructor, and been told that he must seek further train

"Sir, Starfleet Headquarters reports that a Rebel convoy has been completely destroyed near Derra IV." Freedom's Winter Cast: Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) Han Solo (Perry King) Princess Leia Organa (Ann Sachs) See Threepio (Anthony Daniels) Artoo Detoo Chewbacca Ben (Obi-Wan) Kenobi (Bernard "Bunny" Behrens) General Carlist Rieekan (Merwin Goldsmith) First Rebel Coordinator Droid Second Rebel Deck Officer (Ron Frazier) Command Center Sentry Renegade Four Commander Narra Renegade Seven Renegade Three Renegade Two Captain Needa (Nicholas Kepros) Imperial Officer Narrator (Ken Hiller) Announcer: OPENING CREDITS* Music: Opening theme. Narrator: A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away there came a time of revolution, when Rebels united to challenge a tyrannical Empire. Now, it is a dark time for the Rebellion. Evading the dreaded Imperial starfleet, a group of freedom fighters, led by Luke Skywalker, has established a s

The HighBridge Audio Compact Disc set's cover art. (C) 1993 HighBridge Audio and Lucasfilm Limited    On February 14, 1983, thousands of listeners across the nation tuned in to their local National Public Radio (NPR) stations to hear Freedom's Winter, the first episode of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, a 10-part radio drama adapted by Brian Daley from the original 1980 screenplay by Leigh Brackett and Lawrence Kasdan. The series was also the sequel to NPR's 1981 Star Wars, which was also adapted for radio by Daley and directed by British stage, radio, TV, and film director John Madden. Madden, along with post-production engineer/sound mixer Tom Voegeli, production coordinator/casting director Mel Sahr, and narrator Ken Hiller reprised their behind-the-scenes roles in the new radio drama. They were joined in the recording studio by a cast that included three actors from the film version of The Empire Strikes Back ( Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels, and Billy Dee Willi

"Look at the size of that battle station!" (C) 1977 20th Century Fox Film Corporation Force and Counterforce Cast: Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) See Threepio (Anthony Daniels) Princess Leia Organa (Ann Sachs) Han Solo (Perry King) Artoo Detoo Chewbacca Ben (Obi-Wan) Kenobi (Bernard Behrens) Lord Darth Vader (Brock Peters) Grand Moff Wilhuff Tarkin (Keene Curtis) Admiral Conan Antonio Motti (David Clennon) Biggs Darklighter (Kale Brown) General Dodonna Commander Willard Wedge Antilles Crew Chief PA Voice Red Leader Controller Gold Leader Red Four Red Six Gold Five Gold Two Officer Red Ten Red Twelve Rebel Narrator (Ken Hiller)  Announcer: OPENING CREDITS Music: Opening theme. Narrator: A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, there came a time of revolution, when Rebels united to challenge a tyrannical Empire. Sound: Death Star up in background. Narrator: Now that struggle has come to a decisive moment, as the Empire's h