Fanfares

http://www.thewrap.com/next-star-wars-will-major-change-opening-fox-fanfare/

Other people might not notice these things...but I do.

I can't imagine that Fox is too happy about losing access to a revenue stream they've had going for almost 40 years. But c'est la vie when you sell and you're George Lucas. (If he wants to keep his hand in, why not some kind of chairmanship at Marvel? Just a thought.)

Some of my other favorite classic fanfares:







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Jersey Boys First Photo

    Here is the first image from Clint Eastwood's Jersey Boys, probably selected to emphasize the story's retro feel. To be totally honest, while a publicity still is welcome, I am also anxiously awaiting a trailer for a film being released June 20. But I trust Eastwood knows what he's doing, and that it will be great when it arrives. With Christopher Walken playing a mobster ("Walk...like...a...MAN!  My son." says my mind's eye.) and Broadway's Tony-winning Frankie Valli, John Lloyd Young, reprising his stage role, I expect great things.

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Jay Leno's Heartfelt Goodbye - The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

Say what you want about Jay being no Johnny, but that is essentially a moot point. Even Jay knows he's no Johnny. But beneath the blue-collar Boston bluster, I always suspected that Jay Leno had a good heart, and here it is on display in his final Tonight Show goodbye last Thursday. I sincerely hope that NBC has finally got its zeal for micromanagement out of its system with Jimmy Fallon's ascension to the Tonight throne on February 17.



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