The Lord of the Sith, Darth Vader, appeared at the Panasonic booth at CES 2011 yesterday, to announce the release of ‘Star Wars: The Complete Saga’ in three distinct Blu-ray sets in September. ‘Star Wars: The Complete Saga’ will feature all six live-action movies as well as 30-plus hours of
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Empire Strikes Back Selected for Preservation in the 2010 National Film Registry
The year 2010 will mark yet another December to remember in film preservation. Librarian of Congress James H. Billington today named 25 motion pictures—Hollywood classics, documentaries and innovative shorts reflecting genres from every era of American filmmaking—to the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress. Spanning the period 1891-1996,
Star Wars Christmas Special… That One Everyone Really Wanted.
It’s Christmas time, and while today that means people grinching about whether or not you should say “Happy Holidays” instead of “Merry Christmas,” there was a time when the biggest issue people had was which televised Christmas special they were going to watch. We’ve all seen the one with Rudolph
Top 10 Kid-Friendly Disney Special Events
Here at Chip and Company, we share a lot of money–saving tips and strategies. Getting more for your dollar just makes sense to me, especially in today’s economy. One of the easiest ways you can get more from your Disney dollar is to visit during one of Disney World’s many
Release your inner nerd: Jeremy Messersmith – Tatooine
Star Wars given the Paper Treatment! Watch the Original Trilogy retold via paper animation set to the lovely song ‘Tatooine’ by Jeremy Messersmith Animated/Directed by Eric Power www.jeremymessersmith.com www.ericpowerup.net
New Star Wars Products & Fun Events at Build-A-Bear Workshop
Build-A-Bear Workshop, the interactive entertainment retailer of customized stuffed animals, is introducing new exclusive Star Wars products, including the Star Wars Bear, bear-sized character costumes and a Star Wars theme song sound chip to be inserted into furry friends. “These new items are must haves for Star Wars fans and
Coming to Theaters in 2012 Star Wars Saga in 3D!
Lucasfilm Ltd. announced earlier this week that the live-action Star Wars Saga will be converted to 3D! There are few movies that lend themselves more perfectly to 3D; from the Death Star trench run to the Tatooine Podrace, the Star Wars Saga has always delivered an entertainment experience that is
Star Wars Weekends at Disney’s Hollywood Studios
Young Star Wars fans Sherilyn Patterson (left), age 6, and Abigail Petrousky (right), age 5, both from Orlando, Fla., meet Star Wars characters Princess Leia and R2-D2 May 21, 2010 during Star Wars Weekends at Disney’s Hollywood Studios in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Star Wars Weekends features more than 50
First day at Star Wars Celebration V in Orlando Florida
A look at day one of Star Wars Celebration V in Orlando, Florida. Reporter Jimmy Strater interviews many of the fans in costume at the official Star Wars convention. You’ll meet Slave Leia and her family, Lady Fett, Aussie Vader and Dash Rendar, For a full photo gallery and more
Five Things We’ll Miss the Most About Star Tours
A very sad but interesting article from OC Weekly talking about what we will miss most from Star Tours. The Star Tours attraction at both Disneyland and Disney World will be closing for renovations–which means, yes, we’ll have to soon say good-bye to the daily express tourist ship to Endor.
Star Wars NYC Subway Car Ride
For Improve Everywhere’s latest mission, they staged a reenactment of the first Princess Leia / Darth Vader scene from Star Wars on a New York City subway car. This is one of over 100 different missions Improv Everywhere has executed since 2001 in New York City. Others include the Frozen
Star Wars Celebration V will feature a full lineup no fan will want to miss
Exciting news comes to us from Attractions Magazine! The biggest Star Wars fan event of all time is coming to Orlando and it’s just about a month away. Star Wars Celebration V will be held at the Orange County Convention Center from Aug. 12 to 15, 2010. This year’s event
Microsoft Introduces New Star Wars Lightsaber Game at Kinect Event
Here is some footage from Microsoft’s “Kinect” launch event, It came from a little known company named Disney. Check out the Star Wars video below and let us know what you think. I hear it will be out for the Xbox and Wii respectively.
The “Adventures Continue” for the Jedi in All of Us
In case you missed this news last week from Disney Parks Blog the give us huge update on the re-imagining of Star Tours: The “Adventures Continue” for the Jedi in All of Us – Kathy Rogers, Senior Show Producer at Walt Disney Imagineering, gave a huge update on the reimagining
