Internet rockstar Derek Powazek photographs some old-school collectibles. (Is 1983 actually old enough to be considered ‘vintage’ yet?) He also links the original commercial.
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″
31 years of Star Wars
Thirty-one years ago today, Star Wars was unleashed upon the masses… And it also happens to be the 25th birthday of Return of the Jedi. (Which is airing on Spike tonight!)
To celebrate the occasion, there’s a huuuuge poll over at the Livejournal Star Wars community.
I don’t think you’re ready for this Jedi
Sy Snootles and I thought you might appreciate this subtle reminder that Return of the Jedi is airing tonight on Spike.
Eye Candy Friday: Keith Short, Sculptor
Explore the site of sculptor Keith Short, the man responsible for Palpatine’s throne and the Ark of the Covenant. He also worked on The Phantom Menace and Temple of Doom, among others.
A night for lists
Entertainment Weekly celebrates sexy aliens, with our own Lando Calrissian clocking it at at #4. (Yes ladies, a fair amount of menfolk make the list, which is nice.) Slightly less innocent is New York Magazine’s ten movie vaginas even scarier than the one in Teeth, which ‘graciously’ includes the Sarlacc pit at #1. Whoo. (Our Google referrals are sure to get even weirder now.)
Meanwhile, for the folks not in the mood to oogle or wince, take a gander at Deputydog’s ten stunning ultra-geeky home cinemas. While many of the home theaters profiled are familiar, there’s plenty of brand-new ones to discover (or rediscover.)
I’m sorry you hate happy endings
MSN movies places Return of the Jedi (Okay…) and Return of the King (Which one of the six… Oh.) on their list of worst movie endings ever. Titanic is there too, as well as a good handful of Spielberg flicks. (That said, AI deserves all the scorn it can get.)
Monday morning reading list
- TOSblog spotted a Barbie in Carbonite on Etsy. Disturbling awesome! (Of course, it’s been sold already.) For the less morbid, they also found some instructions on making a Millennium Falcon cat bed.
- Interview with Death Star co-author Michael Reeves in Sunday’s Washington Post.
- In addition to prompting kids to want to grow up and fly (or design) jets in the first place, Star Wars inspires Royal Air Force helmets.
- Speaking of the U.K., Return of the Jedi’s Richard Marquand will be spotlighted on Welsh TV next week.
- The 501st invades Spain’s beautiful La Sagrada Familia church.
- Hey, collectors: According to CHUD’s review, George Lucas’ appearance is among the gems on the Best of the Colbert Report DVD, which should be majestically appearing in stores on Tuesday.
Fan Art: Jabba’s Palace
Be sure to click through to see the whole thing.
An awesome Jabba the Hutt by artist Richard Whitters. There’s also a colorized version by DA user DoNotThrowAway.
The Catchup: And the kitchen sink
Trivia masters rejoice: Jeopardy! added a Star Wars category today. It’s already aired here (curses!) so I have to ask: just how obsessed does one have to be to make the $1000 question laughable?
In the News
- Add David Cronenberg to the list of directors who could have made Return of the Jedi. (via)
- TFN reports that Christine Hewett, who played one of the Tonnika sisters in ANH, has past away.
- Jake Lloyd as Anakin Skywalker tops New York Magazine’s list of ten annoying child actors they’d love to send to Kid Nation. I must object – one film, no matter how disapointing, simply isn’t enough to justify putting Lloyd above any prepubescent cast member of Full House. That show terrorized American airwaves for eight years, not counting syndication.
- AFI is sponsering 11 screenings in Hollywood to celebrate its 40th anniversary, including George Lucas presenting A New Hope. Alas, tickets “sold out faster than the Falcon made the Kessel Run,” as Stooge pointed out on Wednesday.
- IGN’s featured Dead Ewok (colloquially known to fandom as Corpsey) as their Obscure Character of the Day for (again) Wednesday.
- The Jedi Assembly celebrates fifth anniversary.
On the TOS
- The runup to Family Guy: Blue Harvest continues with an interview with writer/producer Alec Sulkin and giclée prints on Star Wars Shop.
- Pete Vilmur takes a look at the ‘pointy W’ logo.
- Hyperspace: Bantha Tracks covers Dragon*Con, while the Source Archive explored the insignia of Rogue Squadron and The New Republic as well as two more NewsNet articles: Ralltiir Uprising Quelled and Imperial Senate Suspended.