the ever-popular lines of Star Wars collectibles from Sideshow and Gentle Giant, plus some insights into the creation of prop replicas. The Star Wars Collectibles Update panel just finished in Room 7AB at the San Diego Comic-Con, where Bryan Ono of eFX,. Ashly Powell of Gentle Giant Studios, Dan Lujan of Kotobukiya, and Brant Bridges of Sideshow Collectibles discussed upcoming products. with Lucas Licensing's Chris Spitale.

Although Spielberg was unable to attend, the three-time Oscar winner told the Los Angeles Times that "it's really startling. David, 46, vividly recalls how he reacted when one of his high school chums phoned him in June 1981 to invite him to the Winnipeg première of Raiders. Then came Raiders' opening sequence, when Henry Watson "Indiana" Jones, Jr. , dodges a runaway boulder, in his quest to retrieve a golden idol from a Peruvian jungle. First hit movie theatres 30 years ago last month. it seems like it was only five years ago. Les David concurs. To mark the occasion, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences hosted an anniversary screening on June 17 in Beverly Hills, Calif. Then the part when Jones gets upfront and personal with a gazillion asps.