Tag: george lucas

Darth Vader Robs Bank in New York; No Imperial Star Destroyer Seen Leaving the Scene

Posted: July 23, 2010 at 1:51 pm   /   Local, Off the Wall

This story was just too odd not to post. Apparently a man dressed up as the famous Star Wars villain, Darth Vader, robbed a bank in Long Island. The robber walked into Chase Manhattan in Setauket, NY, wearing a Vader helmet, a blue cape, and camo pants. Apparently, he needed steal more money to finish […]

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Star Wars Box Set Coming to Blu-Ray

Posted: April 19, 2010 at 10:55 am   /   DVD News, Local, Movie News

Ever since Blu-Ray was announced fans of films such as Star Wars have been salivating to see their favorite films in HD. This weekend at the Chicago Comics and Entertainment Expo, Steve Sansweet, Director of Fan Relations, gave an interview to IGN about the possibility of the Star Wars films coming to an HD format […]

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Harrison Ford Talks About “Indiana Jones 5”

Posted: March 2, 2010 at 12:23 pm   /   Local, Movie News

Harrison Ford recently talked to the BBC, and talked about a chance of an upcoming fifth Indiana Jones film. After the last film $786.6 million worldwide, it is no surprise that there might be a sequel in the works. “Steven and George and I are sort of agreed on a germ of an idea and […]

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Lucasfilm Working on CGI Musical Fairy Film?

Posted: January 27, 2010 at 2:36 pm   /   Local, Movie News

Lucasfilm is teaming up with director Kevin Munroe for a CGI musical based around fairies. Kevin Munroe best known for his directorial debut with the animated TNMT film in 2007 is working on a script from Elf and Spiderwick Chronicles writer David Berenbaum. There is little details known, and a Lucasfilm rep has come out […]

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2010 Star Wars Adidas Shoes = Awesome!

Posted: December 31, 2009 at 1:06 pm   /   Local, Shopping Reviews

Sometimes my geekiness gets the best of me, and this is one of those times. Adidas is releasing a full line of Star Wars based shoes. Similar to how Marc Ecko released a Star Wars clothing line a couple years ago. The goal is trendy shoes that are based on the iconic series.

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Photos from Star Wars in Concert – Scott Trade Center in St. Louis, MO

Posted: December 11, 2009 at 7:39 am   /   Concerts, Local

Star Wars in Concert – Scott Trade Center in St. Louis, MO. Star Wars in Concert is an incredible event, that should not be missed if it comes to your town! The show features the amazing music that was composed for the six Star Wars films by John Williams. The music is played by a […]

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Last Chance to buy tickets to ‘Star Wars in Concert’ for St. Louis 12/10!

Posted: December 9, 2009 at 5:49 pm   /   Concerts, Local

Star Wars will forever hold a special place in my heart. It was the first film I ever saw that made me truly love cinema. If it weren’t for those films I would probably not have gone on to watch Kurosawa films, spaghetti westerns, etc. One of the things that set Star Wars apart from […]

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Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season 1 Blu Ray Announced!

Posted: July 16, 2009 at 8:23 am   /   DVD News, Local, Television

I am a huge, huge, fan of this series which sadly far to many people wrote off after the movie version, which was actually quite good if you ask me. The Blu release will present the film in 1080p and the episodes original aspect ratio of 2.35 which is the same as the films in […]

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Fanboys HD Movie Trailer

Posted: March 14, 2009 at 2:31 am   /   Local, Movie Trailers

The new HD Trailer for “Fanboys,” where Star Wars fans travel to Skywalker Ranch to steal an early copy of “Episode I: The Phantom Menace.”

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Star Wars Live Action Show Now Casting

Posted: March 9, 2009 at 9:21 pm   /   Local, Television

When Kevin and I went to Star Wars Celebration III in 2005, we were lucky enough to get into the George Lucas Q&A. One of the most exciting things he talked about was two new shows set in the Star Wars Universe.  The first he talked about was a 3D animated Clone Wars series, which […]

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