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Summary Judgement: Is 'Tropic' Worth Cloning?

Aug 15th, 2008 · Critics don't see eye-to-eye on the Ben Stiller comedy Tropic Thunder, the Woody Allen film Vicky Cristina Barcelona' and the animated Star Wars film Clone Wars. Writer Mark Jordan Legan breaks down the reviews and helps resolve what's worth the price of two gallons of gas this weekend.

Keywords: comedy · animated · Tropical · Writer Jordan Legan · Woody Allen · wars · Star Wars · thundering · Judgement · emTropic · Ben Stiller · emVicky

Nerd Hip-Hop, Flowing Like Han Solo ***

Nov 7th, 2005 · "Geek rap," with rhymes and references to Star Wars heroes and scientific theories, is gaining ground on the Internet. Jim Colgan reports on the trend, and talks with a few of the genre's superstars.

Keywords: Internet · Geek · Hip · Superstar · heroes · genre · Hans · rhyming · scientific · theories · Nerd · Star Wars

A Digital Film Studio on Prime S.F. Real Estate **

Jun 28th, 2005 · A Digital Film Studio on Prime S.F. Real Estate June 28, 2005 · Our own Day to Day technology contributor reports on Star Wars director George Lucas' new home for creating films, the Letterman Digital Arts Center in San Francisco -- a "campus" of virtual studios at the base of the Golden Gate Bridge.

Keywords: director · San Francisco · technology · campus · 2005 · films · studio · virtual · Star Wars · digital · Estate · George Lucas

Mix of Movies at Cannes Festival

May 24th, 2005 · Mix of Movies at Cannes Festival May 24, 2005 · It has been an eventful 11 days in Cannes, France, where the annual Cannes Film Festival wrapped up over the weekend. One surprise was first-time director Tommy Lee Jones, whose The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada won him top honors as best actor. The festival also included early showings of Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith.

Keywords: director · France · actor · 2005 · movies · Festival · Tommy Lee Jones · Star Wars · Cannes · Cannes Festival · eventful · Cannes Film Festival

John Williams and the Music of 'Star Wars'

May 22nd, 2005 · John Williams was already an established composer when he took on Star Wars. That was long ago and far away, in 1976. Nearly 30 years later, he reflects on his role in the making of a cultural milestone.

Keywords: culture · music · milestones · John · Composing · Williams · 1976 · wars · Star Wars · John Williams

The Speech Burned on Carrie Fisher's Brain ****

May 21st, 2005 · Many people first encountered actress Carrie Fisher as a faded holograph image beamed from the R2-D2 unit in 1977's Star Wars. Since then, the apparition known as Princess Leia has become a dominant cultural image. Fisher remembers some choice lines in a 2004 interview with Fresh Air.

Keywords: burned · speech · culture · 2004 · interviews · actress · 1977 · Fresh Air · Star Wars · Fisher · Carrie · Carrie Fisher

'Star Wars' Fans Abandon Office for a Galaxy Far, Far Away

May 19th, 2005 · It's opening day of the Star Wars film, Revenge of the Sith and we dropped by the Uptown Theater in Washington, D.C., where some Washingtonians were briefly escaping the tractor beam-like hold of their office work to see Chewbacca's return to the screen. A few said they made some elaborate excuses to be there.

Keywords: officer · Washington · D.C · escaped · Fans · wars · Star Wars · galaxy · Office · tractor · elaborating · revenge

'Star Wars' Ends With 'The Sith'

May 19th, 2005 · 'Star Wars' Ends With 'The Sith' May 19, 2005 · Film critic David Edelstein reviews Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith, the sixth and final Star Wars film.

Keywords: critic · 2005 · David Edelstein · wars · Star Wars · Episode III Revenge · Wars Ends With The Sith

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