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The UK fan Experience by Mark Newbold – Scoring The Saga

January 8, 2017 by Mark Newbold Leave a Comment

UK Fan Experience: Scoring The Saga It’s impossible to imagine the Star Wars saga without the music of John Williams. Before he ever picked up a pen to write a note for the 1977 original he already had eleven Academy Award nominations and two Oscars on his mantle, for Fiddler on the Roof in 1971 […]

More from John Williams on EPISODE VII

May 27, 2013 by JRTschopp Leave a Comment

Legendary film composer John Williams recently did an interview with Zap 2 It to discusses the upcoming Superman reboot Man of Steel. Of course, the conversation turned to STAR WARS: EPISODE VII and Williams had some information to offer. “We’ve certainly talked about that, and I’m happy and willing to do it,” he confirms. “J.J. […]

News and Tidbits – 4-30-13

April 30, 2013 by JRTschopp Leave a Comment

I’m doing my best not to repost every little rumor regarding the upcoming STAR WARS movies. For me, it’s the difference between an official announcement of returning cast/crew by key creative people (Kennedy, Arndt, Abrams, Iger, etc.) and Carrie Fisher making a joke about Disney sending a personal trainer to her house for the new […]

He is at the center of history’s most controversial Star Wars moment. He was beat up by Anakin Skywalker. He is a legendary failure. He is Greedo the Young.

The best comprehensive Star Wars Timeline putting all the books films, comics, film, TV and games in Chronological order based on Year Zero as the time of ‘ Star Wars IV: A New Hope’. The full index below…….. All dates are given as Before ‘A New Hope (BNH) and After ‘A New Hope’ (ANH). As far as I […]

THE LAST JEDI Eight’s title is The Last Jedi. Let’s break it down. “The.” I was hoping there would be a little more variation; there are two movies in a row that begin with the definite article. Not that I’m truly disappointed. If the worst thing about a movie is its title then that’s a […]

The template for Poe Dameron. The galaxy’s greatest buddy. The galaxy’s greatest fighter ace. Rogue Leader. Commando. The only Rebel pilot to fly against and survive both Death Stars.

The Untold Star Wars: Biggs Darklighter For many Star Wars fans, each moment from the movies is ingrained in memory and it is inconceivable that the films were ever another way. Of course it isn’t that way, and part of the film making process is footage that was shot ending up on the cutting room […]

UK Fan Experience: Carrie Fisher: The Road To Star Wars The arrival on the pop culture landscape of Star Wars was like a neutron bomb going off. Within seemingly no time at all, references were springing up across the entertainment world. Guest spots featuring Star Wars actors and characters became commonplace and the iconography […]

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