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Star Wars

watch it: “Star Wars / Macgyver opening”

Tue, Oct 12, 2010
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Bonus points for the weird poignancy that comes from the fact that TV shows simply don’t have opening credits anymore… so the nostalgia works on multiple levels.

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tres cool: ‘Star Wars’ propaganda posters

Mon, Oct 04, 2010
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Loose lips sink starships…

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‘Harry Potter’ beats up ‘Star Wars’; Michael Caine, psychic author; TV getting gayer; more: leftover links

Sat, Oct 02, 2010
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Plus: the deaths of Stephen J. Cannell, Sally Menke, Gloria Stuart, and Tony Curtis; Armond White is at it again (and so are his adversaries); Chris Noth thinks critics killed Sex and the City; and on and on…

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cinematic roots of: ‘Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole’

Fri, Oct 01, 2010
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In Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole, an adventurous young owl leaves his farm on Tattooine to throw the One Ring into Mount Doom before Zeus releases the Kraken. This flick sprang from (among other films)…

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Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole (review)

Thu, Sep 30, 2010
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I come to you with all honest sincerity and humility to say that I cannot, for the life of me, tell you what the hell this damn movie is about.

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question of the day: Why do we continue to be George Lucas’s bitch?

Thu, Sep 30, 2010
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Just try to ignore the pull of Star Wars 3D. How do we escape George Lucas’s Svengali-like domination?

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Friday night fortune cookie: Han Solo says…

Fri, Sep 24, 2010
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“Traveling through hyperspace ain’t like dusting crops.”

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‘Doctor Who’ thing of the day: “Alternate Empire” Episode 2

Fri, Sep 17, 2010
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The next installment in a fan film that’s also a crossover with the Star Wars universe…

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Saturday cute: Jack Sparrow playing Magic the Gathering with Greedo

Sat, Sep 04, 2010
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Gotta respect a fan artist who can so blithely combine three geek favorites in one image.

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wtf: would you wear an item of clothing in “Chewbacca pink”?

Wed, Aug 25, 2010
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I want a party blouse in Coruscant Sparkle!

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