– by SEAN GERSKI – The University of Mississippi has been searching for a new mascot (after jettisoning the controversial Colonel Reb) and an interesting candidate has entered the fray. The movement to install Admiral Ackbar — from “Return of the Jedi” — as the ...
Posts Tagged ‘“Star Wars”’
February 25th, 2010 - 11:33 am § in Opinions, Posters & Trailers
Trailer Talk: ‘The People vs. George Lucas’
– by BEN FOWLER – Can anything more really be said about the “Star Wars” saga and its influence on society? Apparently not, although the people behind “The People vs. George Lucas” certainly seem to think so. You may watch it and think that it’s all a bit of fun...
February 13th, 2010 - 9:06 am § in Opinions
The ‘Star Wars’ That Could Have Been
– by CHAS BLANKENSHIP – “A Long Time Ago…In A Galaxy Far, Far…” Wait. Back up. Yes, all the way up … ...
January 9th, 2010 - 11:56 am § in Clips
A Clip from ‘Family Guy: Something Something Something Dark Side’
– by CAM SMITH – Perhaps I’m out of touch with the rest of North America’s youth, but are people still riding high on “The Family Guy” wave? Are the Griffin clan still considered THE premiere toon-tastic first family of comedy as we all here on Earth know it? I’m not trying to...
December 11th, 2009 - 4:10 pm § in News
A News ‘Star Wars’ Rumor — And David Lynch
– by CAM SMITH – Sweet slithering Sarlaac tentacles, just when you thought that those shaky new “Star Wars” movie rumors — dissected in my inaugural “About That” column. Shameless plug, ahoy! – had reached their final tongue-wagging, Jabba-esque death rattle, a new ...
November 19th, 2009 - 12:34 am § in Features
What if Saul Bass Did the Credits for ‘Star Wars’?
– by SEAN GERSKI – Like most people of my generation (and a large number of the writers on this site), “Star Wars” is a huge part of my childhood. I also love a good parody as much as anyone and when it’s a great parody of “Star Wars,” that’s all the ...
November 11th, 2009 - 12:12 pm § in Posters & Trailers
Trailer Talk: ‘Family Guy Presents: Something, Something, Something Dark Side’
– by RACHEL COYNE – After the success of their “Star Wars” parody, “Blue Harvest,” and never being one to shy away from skewing beloved pop culture mainstays, the creative minds behind “Family Guy” are now taking on “The Empire Strikes Back.” Victory is, undoubtedly ...
November 4th, 2009 - 2:15 pm § in Opinions
The ‘Star Wars’ Prequels: A Retrospective
– by BEN FOWLER – It is generally accepted that the “Star Wars” prequels are not a patch on the original trilogy. To be fair though, the anticipation that built up around “Episode I” was so ridiculous that even if it had been as good as “Episode IV: A New ...
October 23rd, 2009 - 11:45 am § in About That ..., News
About That New ‘Star Wars’ Rumor …
– by CAM SMITH – On Oct. 21, a number of legitimate filmsites ran a tip regarding the strong possibility of a third “Star Wars” trilogy — an all-3D venture which would see George Lucas ceremoniously perched in the Emperor’s swiveling producer throne, overseeing the ...
October 14th, 2009 - 3:38 pm § in Features
‘Star Wars’ Does Horror: ‘Death Troopers’
– by SEAN GERSKI – When I was younger, I tried to read the “Star Wars” novels, but quite honestly, they began to release them faster than I could read them and I just sort of stopped. Since then, they have printed nearly too many to count — but this month, they have ...
