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Star Wars

watch it: awful kids featurette for Star Wars Episode I in 3D

Wed, Feb 08, 2012
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If you were vacillating about seeing Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace in 3D, this will turn you off forever.

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Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (review)

Mon, Feb 06, 2012
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Crams three times the hoo-hah of the first film into a 3D CGI theme-park ride, yet reduces itself to one-third the fun…

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Saturday cute: hugs not lightsabers

Sat, Feb 04, 2012
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Artist Ingrid Aspöck would like us to know that the way to the light side of the Force is through hugs…

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Doctor Who thing of the day: the Doctor goes Looney Tunes

Mon, Jan 30, 2012
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Found this tee-hee T-shirt at TeeFury too late for us to grab it. But it’s still hugely amusing and worth marveling at…

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watch it: “Star Wars Uncut: Director’s Cut”

Mon, Jan 23, 2012
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Star Wars, remade by fans, 15 seconds at a time, now stitched together into the complete film for your geeky amusement.

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Saturday cute: lonely Star Wars droids are lonely

Sat, Jan 21, 2012
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No one ever thinks of a droid’s feelings…

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Chronicle (trailer)

Thu, Jan 19, 2012
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So, it’s a found-footage X-Men, minus the politics…

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your WTF of the day: what Darth Vader eats, I guess

Mon, Jan 09, 2012
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Holy God, that black bun has got to be one of the least appetizing things I’ve ever seen in my life.

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watch it: “Star Wars: The Force Supercut”

Tue, Dec 06, 2011
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You know how they say that if you say a word over and over again it starts to sound weird? Well, it’s true.

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Saturday cute: Han Solo frozen-in-carbonite ice cube trays

Sat, Dec 03, 2011
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Did it really take 30 years for someone to make this?

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