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Anticipation: The Real Life Story of Star Wars: Episode I: the Phantom Menace | Jonathan Bowen
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In 1999, the first new Star Wars movie in sixteen years came to theater screens worldwide. Leading up to the release of the film, the hype and media coverage reached epic proportions. The Phantom Menace graced every cover from Vanity Fair to Newsweek to Entertainment Weekly. Fans began camping in line for more than a month in Los Angeles just to be first to see the new film.Anticipation tells the real-life story of a movie that faced expectations unlike those of any other film in history, but had the advantage of years of anticipation and excitement from eager fans and the public. The Phantom Menace deserves a place in film history not only as the most anticipated film ever made, but also for its place as the first film presented to the public with digital projection technology, its status as one of the highest grossing films ever made, and the unbelievable devotion of thousands of fans who demonstrated the great meaning movies can have to people of all ages and social backgrounds.
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Readergrrl
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Due to the icy travel conditions, my arrival home to CT has been delayed for a day. I will get my mail from the POffice once I get home. Unfortunately, I won‘t be able to open my
#CreepyChristmas2023 package until then. I‘m pretty sure it was delivered a few days ago but is being held at my local PO until I return. I will post just as soon as I can! It will be so nice to have a package to open once I‘m home. 🩷🩷🩷

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Aswenson
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Yep- I‘m stalking the #botm website... anyone else? 😜

Megabooks Idk why it‘s up for some people and not others 🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️ 5y
The_Heeler_Booklife @Megabooks I had the BOTM page loaded last night and I was able to get into it this morning. But, if I open another browser and go to the website I get this. 5y
Aswenson @Megabooks @allthingskayla 5 minutes later and I see them! 🎉 5y
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Reviewsbylola That was me this morning too! 5y
TheBookStacker I was refreshing all morning and then ordered as soon as they came up. 5y
rather_be_reading i always stalk it! 5y
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CSeydel
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My #foodimentarywatson package is calling my name ... but I feel too awful to open it since my package to @Susanbones (Priority Mail International, projected arrival 6/13) has gone missing.

Fingers crossed it arrives next week!
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Susanbones Haha! When I saw the tag I thought you‘ve opened it already!! Go aheaaad!! But yeah, fingers crossed that it will get to me sooooon!! 6y
wordslinger42 Fingers crossed it arrives soon! Post office delivery has gone wonky for the package I sent, too! I sent it Monday (from OH) & it just left Michigan today. 6y
CSeydel @wordslinger42 I‘m just sick about it because even with Priority Mail, the tracking doesn‘t follow it outside the US. All I know is it left California on June 4. 😡 6y
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SilversReviews
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@Bookisglee
#AprilinBooks18

TODAY‘S PROMPT: ANTICIPATED NEW RELEASES

I am looking forward to reading these two books.

LOVE Beatriz Williams and am anxious to read Susie Orman Schnall for the first time. 😍

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MicheleinPhilly
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I was getting nervous thinking that The Millions had abandoned this feature but my fear was misplaced! It‘s here, it‘s here! 🎉🎉🎉🎉
https://themillions.com/2018/01/most-anticipated-the-great-2018-book-preview.htm...

BarbaraBB Perfect! Thanks 😘 7y
Buddys_Momma This is great!!! 7y
vivastory I was thrilled to see it posted. I'd been checking every day for the past week. 7y
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rachelm Congrats!! 7y
BooksForEmpathy I love this list so much!!!!! 7y
Christine11 Oooh so many new books to read !!! 7y
MicheleinPhilly @vivastory I KNOW! On Friday I thought, “Oh well, I guess they‘re not doing it anymore. 😔” 💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻 7y
saresmoore Yay! Thank you for sharing! 7y
L_auren OMG THANK YOU MY FAVORITE 7y
ChasingOm TBR = 💥☄️🔥 7y
Kalalalatja So many interesting books! 7y
LeafingThroughLife I‘ve been on the lookout for this! Thanks! 7y
ErikasMindfulShelf Thanks for posting. My tbr just got bigger 7y
ValerieAndBooks Thanks for posting! Because from this, I now know that Vikram Seth‘s A Suitable Girl is finally coming out! Loved his 7y
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Purrfectpages
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I saw this question on Facebook and decided to repost, asking my fellow Littens. What are you looking forward to reading in the new year? When I first read this question I thought of books that have yet to come out, but technically I suppose they don‘t have to be.

dariazeoli I‘m excited to read more Backman as My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She‘s Sorry was my favorite book this year. Next up is 7y
wellreadredhead Have been anticipating this one for forever! 7y
Maike Thanks to #secretsantagoespostal I‘m finally going to read 7y
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CindyMyLifeIsLit I‘ve had Wives and Daughters by Elizabeth Gaskell on my shelf for years, and am reading it in January. Am also looking forward to The Girl With All the Gifts, courtesy of my Litsy pen pal, @Emilyrjones22 ! (edited) 7y
Emilyrjones22 And I‘m going to copy @CindyMyLifeIsLit and say Kill Creek by Scott Thomas and The Ritual by Adam Nevill which just came in the mail yesterday - perfect timing!!! (Just have to finish 50 more pages of my last 2017 challenge read!) 7y
CindyMyLifeIsLit @Emilyrjones22 Yay! I‘m glad you already got them! You‘re lucky you got them at all—once Kill Creek and The Ritual came in and I actually had them in my hands . . . it wasn‘t easy putting them in the box to ship off! 😜 I‘m going to put them on my list for the #MyBloodyValentine swap. They‘ll be perfect! You have great taste, Emily! 7y
Emilyrjones22 @CindyMyLifeIsLit ha, I had the same thought about you yesterday... was putting your next box list together and thought, I love ALL these books! 7y
Dragon I‘m looking forward to joining a buddy read for this novel I‘ve been meaning to read for years 7y
Purrfectpages @Hollie @dariazeoli I loved A Man Called Ove! 7y
Purrfectpages @dragon I wanted to read Anna Karenina years ago. Is it pathetic if I say I think I actually did, but can't remember?? 7y
Purrfectpages @Maike that one has been on my list for ages too! 7y
Purrfectpages @CindyMyLifeIsLit I've had The Girl With All the Gifts on my list forever, too. 7y
Dragon @Purrfectpages I sometimes need to reread a few chapters of a book to decide if I‘ve read it before. 📚🐉 7y
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croberts51
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I‘m very (IM)patiently waiting for my BOTM to come in the mail. It‘s my first order through them and I‘m sort of excited to see what new reading adventures I go on with this!

Honestly I‘m just super excited to get something in the mail that doesn‘t want me to give up half my paycheck... lol

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Julsmarshall
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So hard to be at work knowing my #secretsantagoespostal #wintersolsticebookexchange box is at home, waiting for me! I love seeing all the posts and can‘t wait to get home!

Roselyn_Reads @Julsmarshall i know what you mean. I tortured myself and opened the box up before I left for work and i just want to go hon and unwrap the gifts. 7y
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Hollie
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My #mostanticipated2018 is whatever is in my #secretsantagoespostal box. I can‘t wait to see what @Leelee.reads picked out for me. I‘m more excited than Jessi Spano on caffeine pills!
#jingleshelves

shendrix413 😂😂😂😂 love the old school saved by the bell reference! Literally just laughed out loud waiting for my rental car 😂😂 7y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Love this!!!! 🤣❤️ 7y
Reviewsbylola Great meme. 😂 7y
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Leelee.reads 😂❤️ 7y
Hollie @shendrix413 glad your day could start with a laugh! 😀 7y
JenlovesJT47 😂😂😂😂😂I love this! 7y
Hollie @Leelee.reads the anticipation is killing me! 7y
Purrfectpages Lol! This is great! 7y
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MicheleinPhilly
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Heeheehee. It‘s time! 👻 #HalloweenGoesPostal

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Jinjer
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When you only have a chapter or so left in a REALLY GOOD book but you have to set it aside cuz The Fam is hungry. I am sorry that I can't name the book as it is a #GameOfTomes selection.

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IamIamIam
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OOH OOH OOH OOH!!!!!!! Thank you SO SO SO MUCH, @carebear, for my package!!!! I'm going to have to ask my husband to hide this box! I'm not sure I can be trusted for 4 more weeks!!! Hahaha
@BookishMarginalia #litsygoespostal #summersantagoespostal #thesuspensewillkillme

CareBear Glad they got there safe! 8y
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MidnightBookGirl
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It came yesterday, but Litsy was all crashy crashy last night for me. Thank you, Secret Santa! I had the Hubs swear not to let me open it early! #SummerSantaGoesPostal @BookishMarginalia

Gissy 👏👏👏👏 8y
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Jinjer
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Deciding on my next book over coffee, bacon and the most delicious cinnamon donut in the world. #breakfastandbook

Reviewsbylola My kind of morning 🙌🏻🙌🏻 8y
Zelma Perfect morning and that donut looks awesome! 👍 8y
LauraBeth 😋😋which book did you choose? 8y
Heidi2 I'm in a difficult deciding process myself right now 😑 8y
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