Bwhahaaaaa!

Mini Faces of Ewan has apparently been around a while, but if I missed it, you might have too.

The site features hilarious and astonishingly detailed recreations of scenes from movies starring Ewan McGregor using 12″ dolls. The Trainspotting one is my personal favorite.

Thanks to Knitting Nancy for the head’s up on this one!

Music’s in the air!

Today marks the opening of the musical version of “Monty Python and the Holy Grail”!

“Spamalot” follows the travails of King Arthur as he gathers knights to join him on his quest for the Holy Grail. Suddenly the men realize that where they belong is on Broadway. Hilarity reigns as spoofs of past stage triumphs such as “The Phantom of the Opera,” “Les Miserables,” “The Boy From Oz” and “Fiddler on the Roof” are thrown at the audience.

And if that’s not enough excitement for one day, “Lord of the Rings” is also set to take to the stage in a musical version. But according to the producers:

“There will be no singing and dancing Hobbits.”

What? That’s an outrage! ;)

Cue the music… and the giggles.

Revenge of the Sith soundtrack with bonus Palpatine! Well, and a DVD. But mostly Ian McDiarmid. Oddly enough, does not come out on April 2nd with the rest of the prequel stuff…

We also get a look at some new toys. The highlight? An Obi-Wan lightsaber that, um, vibrates:

Obi-Wan Kenobi Electronic Lightsaber — Turn it on and it vibrates with the power of the mystic energy field that surrounds all living things.

Mystical power of the Force. Sure.

Big, Fantastic Books!

I’m all for the big Star Wars books. They usually contain such great detail and images. However, I have to admit I’m pleased that two new books coming from DK will not be appearing until October. I don’t think my wallet could take the strain of yet more books releasing in April!

To that end, this October will bring us Star Wars: The Ultimate Visual Guide (600 images!) and Star Wars: Complete Locations. They’re both packed with stuff from all six episodes.

Life is good!