Pictures of Gnarls Barkley performing in costume at the MTV Movie Awards.
TFN reports that Bernard Loomis, former CEO of Kenner, has passed away.
MTV names Hayden Christensen Best Villain
Revenge of the Sith was up for three MTV Movie Awards tonight. Did it win any? Well, either you can wait until the show airs on June 8th, or you can look beneath the cut and find out now. Your choice. Continue reading “MTV names Hayden Christensen Best Villain”
From the blogside
Pablo busts through the myth of the Empire surprise. All I have to say is this: The grass is green, the sky is blue, and Darth Vader is Luke’s father. Those are the facts of life for those of us too young to actually remember 1980.
Sompeetalay explores the differences between the A New Hope movie and novel. At length.
Darth Morbus plays the refreshes the old Star Wars vs. Star Trek game by looking at the storytelling, not the firepower.
You Are Dumb comes down on Talifans. Twice.
Darth Dan X implores fandom to embrace the softer side of Star Wars. Personally I have no problems embracing Ewoks. They’re great in stew.
OOT DVD post of the Week: Jedi Learner asks what is Lucasfilm thinking?
Betrayal reviews, week one: RJ Peters, Aush, and Borma Feng.
Watch out for that tree!
Revenge of the Sith made its debut on HBO tonight. Just try and miss it.
Video Saturday
A selection of weird Hasbro commercials from the U.K.: Artoo mistaken for salt shaker. Figures play soccer. And again. And some more.
Classic clip: George Lucas in Love.
Don’t try this at home (or work)
Chris Bartlett found a unique way of setting himself apart from the crowd to land a job at a video game company: He delivered his portfolio while dressed in full Sandtrooper armor.
Star Wars in the news
Associated Press: Carrie Fisher among the celebrities to roast Jane Fonda.
Sydney Morning Herald: Interview with Susie Porter, who played the waitress at Dex’s Diner in Attack of the Clones
Today on Starwars.com…
Where Science Meets Imagination opens in Columbus. They even have a blog. Included is a list of the upcoming locations for the exhibits: Portland, Los Angeles, (where it leaves just before C4!) Philadelphia, Chicago, Fort Worth, and St. Paul.
Cinema by the Bay, the first release from George Lucas Books, out now. I thought it was already out?
Star Wars Kids explores Dagobah.
Kir Kanos and Mystery Figure 2 pack. This is the second of Hasbro’s line of Expanded Universe figures, which appear to be exclusive to Star Wars Shop.
New VIP blog: Aaron Allston’s “Pretty. What do we blow up first?”
Meet Road Squadron: Star Wars cars
Star Wars cars: For when joining the 501st just isn’t enough. (via Metafilter, which is probably why the site is so slow at the moment.)
Real world droids
MIT undergrads build robots inspired by the remote droid in A New Hope. One of the tiny satellites is aboard the International Space Station, and they could even be used for space exploration.