I suppose it was inevitable. (via)
Video: Dancing stormtrooper welcomes new iPhone
Not sure if this is the Tokyo Dance Trooper (he’s sporting the same red armband) or just a Tokyo dance trooper (he’s identified only as ‘Storm Trooper’) but CNN went down to the Tokyo iPhone launch and caught him among the Apple cultists. Now the question is – did he get a white one or a black one? (via)
Video: Jaina Solo and Mara Jade are total bitches
Literally. Also: Rematch!
EW’s The Force Unleashed trailer
It contains all the lightsaber-wracking we’ve come to expect, but is
actually fairly plotty.
And while I’m posting gaming news, something something Battlefront III?
Video: Indy shot first
(via)
Video: YJK of horrors
A Young Jedi Knights book recreated by the target demographic. Warning: Contains bad wigs and adolescent rap.
Video: Fett takes his passion and makes it happen
There’s a lot of action-figure stop motion out there, but this Flashdance mashup from Patrick Boivin is seriously top notch. (via)
2008 Fan Movie Challenge finalists ready and willing
It’s time to vote for your favorites in the Star Wars Fan Movie Challenge. The voting period is short – only until July 10 – and there are quite a few finalists… So start watching now! (Looks like the winners will be announced at San Diego Comic Con.)
I’ll be back with my recommendations later – but a quick peruse does show a few videos that we’ve featured are in the running: ESB in 60 seconds, Tarkin n’ Friends and Ryan vs. Dorkman 2.
Video: George helps get out the vote
George Lucas is among the celebrities in this new PSA from Vote For It ’08:
VFI08 is a joint initiative between the Hip-Hop Summit Action Network (HSAN), and online ad network and marketing company, CPX Interactive. The overarching purpose of the joint initiative is to serve as a call-to-action to America’s youth vote, emphasizing the importance of connectivity to the growing national political spirit and the necessity of empowering one’s self thru the exercise of the most basic responsibility…that is the right to vote.
Video: I love the whole world
First you watch this Discovery Channel commercial – then you read the geeked-up version by xkcd.