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Movies and music have been lynch-pins of popular culture going back to the middle of the 20th century, capturing and delivering on the zeitgeist of a generation. Many films and albums have become iconic, instantly recognisable from a scene, a track or an album cover...which makes them ripe for a send-up. Steven Lear (aka whythelongplayface) takes on these sacred cows
To celebrate the latest instalment of the Star Wars story, the UK's Royal Mail has announced a special set of Star Wars stamps and other collectibles based on characters from The Last Jedi. The stamps depict Maz Kanata, Chewbacca, Supreme Leader Snoke, Porgs (whatever they are!) and the droids BB-8, R2-D2, C-3PO and K-2SO who was previously seen in Rogue One. Available in
Since Lucasfilm sold the Star Wars franchise to Disney, the new owners of the Star Wars brand have been busy producing new media across the spectrum of movies, television, novels, comic books, and video games. The first big post-Disney video game based in the Star Wars universe was Star Wars: Battlefront, a game that allows players to experience a number of
One of my favorite things on the Internet is this chart, created by DeviantART user DirkLoechel. The chart contains a large selection of spaceships from a multitude of different science-fiction themed TV, movie, and video game franchises. The chart itself measures in at a whopping 4268x6890 pixels and it gives one "real-world" meter to each pixel, allowing you to get
The next official full-length Star Wars film, Episode VII: The Force Awakens, is scheduled to hit theaters in December. Leading up to that release, the Disney/Lucasfilm hype machine has been running at full speed. One facet of this promotional juggernaut is a film called Star Wars: Rogue One, the first part of an ongoing Anthology Series that will compliment major
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erLk59H86ww Forget Kim Kardashian's butt breaking the internet. Star Wars mania has officially arrived. (Was it ever really gone?) The first shots of the new film hit the internets this morning at 7:15a (PST). Initially I couldn't get the iTunes Trailer page to load (go figure) but found it on the official Star Wars YouTube page. And after watching