This custom Aurebesh graffiti AT-AT is among the Star Wars themed items on auction at Christie’s.
They’re the work of Suckadelic, “an Evil Arts Organization that has made a name for itself thru creative toy bootlegging and illicit remix records.”
Concept art: Anakin and Padme
” I wanted to show that this poor guy is trapped by shadows, and she’s stuck in the light. And the hand that reaches out to touch her isn’t even a human hand anymore” – Iain McCaig
From The Art of Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith.
Geek sweets: Making of an awesome Artoo cake
Remember the Artoo cake by Mark Randazzo? Did you wonder how? Well, wonder no longer – B-Side Blog has photos from the making of another astromech cake.
Star Wars in the news: Science, dads, Colin Farrell
- Exhibits: Where Science Meets Imagination opened in St. Paul this week, so naturally there’s plenty of press (featuring Anthony Daniels) from the locals, like the Star Tribune and KARE 11.
- Holidays: Sunday is Father’s Day, which means a lot of lip service for The Empire Strikes Back. Watch it with your dad!
- Random celebrities: Showbiz Ireland makes much ado about some Tatooine-esque getup of Colin Farrell’s. Hey, at least he’s not wearing a bad wig.
Check out Hallmark’s Star Wars ornaments for 2008
The Hallmark Keepsake Dream Book ’08 is out, and their Star Wars offerings this year have a Return of the Jedi theme, with an Imperial shuttle, Luke and Vader’s final duel, and Emperor Palpatine. The miniatures set is a Star Destroyer and the incomplete Death Star. Check them all out for yourself on page 64 (page 65 has Star Trek and Indiana Jones) or via the screencap beneath the cut. Continue reading “Check out Hallmark’s Star Wars ornaments for 2008″
A quick Star Wars refresher course
‘No Jiggling in The Empire: Fun Facts About Star Wars’ is basically the kind of stuff you’d get asked by trivia monkeys at a Star Wars con (trust me on that one) but what the hell. Even uberfans need refresher courses.
But… Carlos Castaneda???
Video: Star Wars dance-off
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Look for Sansweet at Star Wars weekends
Next weekend Lucasfilm’s head of Fan Relations will be joining the crowd at Disney World. He’ll be presenting The Clone Wars preview and signing copies of The Star Wars Vault.
Meanwhile, the official blog has photos from this weekend.
Video: The Imperial Floppy Drive
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Google News from a better world
Once you scroll past stories like ‘China Withdraws from Tibet, with Apologies,’ ‘Darfur peace process well underway,’ and ‘Big Three Unveil Emissions-Free Lineup’ on this Google News spoof, there’s also some good news for Serenity, Harry Potter, and Star Wars fans. In theory, anyway… For particularly lazy scrollers, a screencap of the Entertainment section is under the cut. (via) Continue reading “Google News from a better world”