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Results 1 - 20 of 1,112 in Star Wars

  1. Spiner and Maggart Featured on New Concept Album, "Dreamland"Read the original story

    2 hrs ago | Playbill

    ... Maude Maggart, Brent Spiner ( Sunday in the Park with George , "Star Trek: The Next Generation") and Mark Hamill ("Star Wars"). John McKinney penned the arrangements. Screenwriter John Logan, in press notes, says "Dreamland" is "not just a ...

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  2. Ten Classic Films That Would Have Been Cool in 3D [Cinematic Listology]Read the original story

    11 hrs ago | Film School Rejects

    ... that now). We also want to ask that of the films we chose, would they be improved or worsened by 3D effects. 10. Star Wars Because it's such an obvious pick I wanted to get it out of the way first. In hindsight, if Lucas had the capabilities to make ...

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  3. EU Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back

    Saturday | The Brussels Journal

    The referendum is 'a tool for dictators' Submitted by Rob the Ugly American on Sun, 2008-07-06 09:19. 'The referendum, says Alain Lamassoure, a Gaullist MEP who is Sarko's right-hand man on the EU, is a "tool ...

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  4. Wimpy Ross Douthat Resorts to Half Measures OnlyRead the original story

    9 hrs ago | Brad DeLong's Semi-Daily Journal

    ... who offer us milk tea and weak toast. Here Matthew Yglesias identifies a problem: Ross Douthat : I was watching Star Wars IV: A New Hope last night on television, and somehow it occurred to me for the first time that a new generation who watches... ...

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  5. Your Geek Culture Update - Star Wars Mash Ups

    Saturday | Perfect Duluth Day

    ... for the Geek King Seal of Approval and I really appreciate the input. One of the themes I've noticed has been Star Wars Mash Ups so I'm going to post a few here. Thanks to Meghan and Andy for the suggestions and keep 'em coming . Meghan says: "Gnar ...

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  6. Letters: It's time for the people of Del Norte to take back Ewok NationRead the original story

    Saturday | Triplicate.com

    What happened to Wicket W. Warrick (an Ewok character in "Star Wars: Return of the Jedi")? Once there was a land called Endor where the Ewoks lived. (The forests of Endor were filmed in Del Norte County's redwoods.) Have we forgot the real meaning of ...

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  7. Just Say No to the Star Wars Prequels.Read the original story

    Friday Jul 4 | The Sundries Shack

    ... the Sith . Ross Douthat has the right approach . When I'm ready to introduce my children to the wondrous world of Star Wars, he prequels will be cinema non grata . (via memeorandum )

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  8. WALL-ERead the original story

    Saturday | OnMilwaukee

    ... alive through state-of-the-art CGI animation and expert vocal design by legendary sound wizard Ben Burtt (R2D2 of Star Wars). He makes this non-human, love-struck piece of tin the most human element in the film. Wall E does not need words to express ...

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  9. Does science actually meet imagination at 'Star Wars' exhibit?

    Friday | St. Cloud Times

    I'm not as big of a "Star Wars" geek as I thought I was. Sure, I can tell you how quickly the Millennium Falcon can make the Kessel Run.

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  10. Rockets Red GlareRead the original story

    Friday Jul 4 | Drumwaster's Rants

    ... July 04, 2008 Rockets Red Glare Poland: "Not In My Backyard!" Reuters The Poles do not seem to be very keen on Star Wars: Poland spurned as insufficient on Friday a U.S. offer to boost its air defenses in return for basing anti-missile interceptors ...

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  11. Toying with StormtroopersRead the original story

    Thursday Jul 3 | New Straits Times

    ... in 2009), Hasbro did deliver some excitement with their preview of action figures and vehicles from the upcoming Star Wars: Clone Wars movie. Hasbro also had an excellent retrospect of Star Wars action figure lines that explore their evolution since ...

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  12. Bob Thompson: Bet on Burtt to get the right Wall-E sounds

    Thursday Jul 3 | National Post

    ... manually crank prop planes. He's the same guy who created the computerized vocal signaling of robot R2-D2 in the Star Wars films, which managed to tread the fine line of expression and automation. He also formulated the light saber sound effects by ...

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  13. Ross Douthat

    Thursday Jul 3 | Atlantic Monthly

    Matt pays a visit to the galaxy far, far away: I was watching Star Wars IV: A New Hope last night on television, and somehow it occurred to me for the first time that a new generation who watches the six movie ...

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  14. Matthew YglesiasRead the original story

    Thursday Jul 3 | Atlantic Monthly

    I was watching Star Wars IV: A New Hope last night on television, and somehow it occurred to me for the first time that a new generation who watches the six movie cycle starting with The Phantom Menace is going ...

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  15. LucasArts and SOE Celebrate the Fifth Anniversary of Star Wars Galaxies with SWG Trading Card GameRead the original story

    Wednesday Jul 2 | IGN complete

    The first release of the Star Wars Galaxies trading card game, "Champions of the Force" to be released summer 2008; in-game fifth anniversary events to be held throughout the summer.

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  16. Xbox 360 , PlayStation 3 (PS3), Nintendo Wii, Xbox, PlayStation 2 (PS2), GameCube (NGC), PSP, Nintendo DS (NDS), GBA, Windows PCRead the original story

    Wednesday Jul 2 | WorthPlaying

    Posted on Wednesday, July 02 @ 10:35:59 PDT LucasArts and SOE announced the Star Wars Galaxies Trading Card Game as part of Star Wars Galaxies' fifth anniversary celebration, providing SWG subscribers an ...

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  17. LucasArts and Sony Online Entertainment Celebrate the Fifth...Read the original story

    Wednesday Jul 2 | Business Wire

    LucasArts and Sony Online Entertainment Celebrate the Fifth Anniversary of Star Wars Galaxies " Champions of the Force " to be Released Summer 2008; In-Game Fifth Anniversary Events to be held Throughout the ...

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  18. HeartbeepsRead the original story

    Wednesday Jul 2 | Creative Loafing

    ... after all, is the multi-Oscar-winning sound designer responsible for creating the creature effects heard in 1977's Star Wars (yes, including R2-D2). Burtt has since gone on to work on such titles as Raiders of the Lost Ark and E.T. The ...

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  19. Silver Screen Musings: AFI releases top 10 movie list to end all listsRead the original story

    Wednesday Jul 2 | News Press

    ... Public Enemy,' 1931. 9. 'Little Caesar,' 1930. 10. 'Scarface,' 1983. 1. '2001: A Space Odyssey,' 1968. 2. 'Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope,' 1977. 3. 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial,' 1982. 4. 'A Clockwork Orange,' 1971. 5. 'The Day The Earth ...

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  20. A New HopeRead the original story

    Tuesday Jul 1 | Softpedia

    A New Hope is a free Quartz-based screensaver and is a must for all old school Star Wars fans.

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