Tag: Star Wars (1977 film)
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Book Review: ‘Star Wars: Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina’
“Mos Eisley Spaceport,” says Obi-Wan Kenobi to Luke Skywalker as they stand on a mesa overlooking the Tatooine metropolis in Episode IV: A New Hope. “You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be careful.” Of all the eye-catching and memorable sequences in Star Wars, the fateful meeting between…
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You Have Questions, I Have Answers: My Entry in Kymber’s Get to Know You #59
Mid-Morning, Saturday, March 29, 2025, Miami, Florida Good morning, everyone! It’s just before seven here in beautiful South Florida, and while it’s still dark outside, I’m already up and ready to start my day. On this final Saturday of March 2025, I find myself unable to go back to sleep despite my best efforts. So,…
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Musings & Thoughts for Saturday, May 25, 2024, or: The Force is STILL With Us, 47 Years On
Today’s weather in Madison, New Hampshire is sunny with a high of 78°F and a low of 55°F. It’s also the 47th anniversary of the premiere of Star Wars. The writer used to celebrate by binge-watching the movies, and now plans to watch the Obi-Wan Kenobi limited series or Andor – Season One. Happy Star…
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Death Star Corridor (A Star Wars Haiku)
Coldly lit hallways Of dark reflective metal Lead to Jedi’s doom.
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Happy 45th Anniversary, Star Wars: A Fan’s ‘Love Letter’ to the Movie that Saved His Adolescence
Star Wars – both as the original film and as a multimedia franchise – is 45 years old today. On Wednesday, May 25, 1977, the space-fantasy film billed in its teaser trailer as the “story of a boy, a girl, and a universe” opened in a handful of theaters in North America (42 screens in…
A Certain Point of View, Too 