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'Revenge Of The Fifth' - 'Star Wars' Day Should Have A Sequel

Star Wars

With yesterday's unofficial-official Star Wars Day behind us it only seems fitting that such an iconic film series should have its own sequel. After all, the Saga is legendary, having transformed h...


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May The Fourth Be With You - Happy Star Wars Day!

Star Wars

On May 25, 1977, director/writer George Lucas re-invented the movies with a risky new film he created called Star Wars. The film's success spawned two sequels (The Empire Strikes Back and Return o...


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Can 'Avengers,' 'Dark Knight Rises,' And 'Amazing Spider-Man' Make 2012 The Best Movie Summer Ever?

The Avengers

The movie industry earned $4.3 billion last summer at the U.S. box office to make it the best summer ever (I thought piracy was killing the industry?) but don't expect the mark to last for long. Th...


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George Lucas Pays Tribute To 'Star Wars' Artist Ralph McQuarrie

George Lucas

George Lucas has paid tribute to Ralph McQuarrie, the artist who helped him bring his Star Wars vision to the big screen, after his death on Saturday. McQuarrie was 82 years old when he passed awa...


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Emma Stone Re-Enacts 'Star Wars' Scenes In Lucasfilm's Initiative To 'Use The Force for Good' To Benefit Stand Up To Cancer (Video)

Emma Stone SU2C

Lucasfilm announced today that in celebration of the September launch of Star Wars: The Complete Saga on Blu-ray, it is linking up with celebrities, eBay and Major League Baseball to ask fans to Us...


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George Lucas Loses Stormtrooper Court Battle

George Lucas

George Lucas has lost his court battle with a British designer over the rights to make and sell replica Star Wars helmets. Andrew Ainsworth made the headgear for the original movies and started ...


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Lucasfilm Unveils 'Star Wars' Deleted Scenes From Upcoming Blu-ray Set At Comic Con (Video)

Star Wars Saga Blu-ray

Fans at this year's Comic Con who attended the Star Wars Fan Movie Awards were surprised with a short teaser for the upcoming (Sept. 16) Star Wars Saga Blu-ray release featuring a few storied delet...


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'Star Wars In Concert' Gives Anthony Daniels A New Love For The Films

Anthony Daniels

Star Wars icon Anthony Daniels has only learned to appreciate the magic of the sci-fi blockbuster in the past two years - by narrating the touring Star Wars in Concert stage spectacular. The Briti...


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Carrie Fisher Loses 30 Pounds On Weightloss Plan

Carrie Fisher

Actress Carrie Fisher is winning her weight battle after losing 30 pounds on the Jenny Craig diet plan. The Star Wars star has been the spokesmodel for the weightloss company for the past 18 weeks...


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'Star Wars: The Complete Saga' Comes To Blu-ray Sept. 16 With Tons Of Features

Star Wars Blu-ray

It wouldn't be Star Wars day without an official announcement from Lucasfilm about the upcoming release of the entire Star Wars saga on Blu-ray. Perhaps the most anticipated Blu-ray release since t...


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Celebrity Birthdays - April 6, 2011

Billy Dee Williams

Happy Birthday to: "The Empire Strikes Back" actor Billy Dee Williams (1937) "Full House" actress Candace Cameron Bure (1976) "Scrubs" star Zach Braff (1975) Actress Ari Meyers (1969) "S...


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'The Exorcist' To Join The Library Of Congress

The Exorcist

Iconic films including The Empire Strikes Back, The Exorcist and Saturday Night Fever are to be preserved as American national treasures with an induction into the Library of Congress' National Fil...


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'Empire Strikes Back' Director Irvin Kershner Dies

The Empire Strikes Back

Director Irvin Kershner has died at the age of 87. The American moviemaker, best known for directing Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, passed away at his home in Los Angeles after a long illness...


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Darth Vader Costume Will Be A Force At Auction

Darth Vader

A rare Darth Vader costume from Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back is expected to raise $340,000 at auction next month. The full outfit, comprising a helmet, mask, shoulder armor and ...


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George Lucas Sues Jedi Mind Control Company

George Lucas

George Lucas has filed a multi-million dollar lawsuit against a technology company for allegedly hijacking a "Star Wars" reference to market 'mind control' products. Lawyers representing the sci-...


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Kanye West Spent Last 3 Years In 'Delusional' State Feeling Like Luke Skywalker

Kanye West

Rapper Kanye West has only recently come to terms with the death of his beloved mother after spending the last three years in a "delusional" state. The hip-hop star was left devastated when Dr. D...


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'The Sixth Sense' Tops Movie Twists Poll

Bruce Willis

The stunning twist at the end of creepy classic The Sixth Sense has been voted the most shocking movie moment of all time. The jaw-dropping scene in which Bruce Willis' character learns the truth...


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Harrison Ford Surprises Crowd At Comic-Con - In Handcuffs

Harrison Ford

Harrison Ford surprised crowds at the Comic-Con convention on Saturday by appearing in handcuffs - shortly after a man was arrested for allegedly stabbing another fan at the San Diego, California e...


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Han & Chewie Reunited At 'Empire Strikes Back' Screening; Spike TV To Air 'Star Wars' Marathon (Video)

Empire Strikes Back

Last night Lucasfilm held a special one-night-only charity screening of "The Empire Strikes Back" to celebrate the film's 30th Anniversary. The charity showing benefited the St. Jude Children's Res...


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Michael Jackson's 'Beat It' Lyrics To Be Auctioned

Michael Jackson

The handwritten lyrics to Michael Jackson's "Beat It" are to go under the hammer at a memorabilia auction in California next month. The late pop superstar gave his scribbled notes, signed by the K...


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Entertainment Weekly Celebrates 'The Empire Strikes Back' With Exclusive Never Before Seen Photos

EW The Empire Strikes Back

George Lucas celebrates the 30th anniversary of his landmark sequel by opening his vault of rare and never-before-seen photos for an upcoming book, and this week's issue has the exclusive excerpt...


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Celebrity Birthdays - April 6, 2010

Billy Dee Williams

"The Empire Strikes Back" actor Billy Dee Williams (1937) "Full House" actress Candace Cameron Bure (1976) "Scrubs" star Zach Braff (1975) Actress Ari Meyers (1969) "Slither" actor Michae...


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Celebrity Birthdays, February 16

Ice-T

Happy Birthday to: Rapper & "Law & Order SVU" actor Ice-T (1958) Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins (1972) Slayer drummer Dave Lombardo (1963) Duran Duran guitarist Andy Taylor (1961) ...


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Celebrity Birthdays, January 14

Dave Grohl

Happy Birthday to: Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl (1969) "Arrested Development" star Jason Bateman (1969) Rapper LL Cool J. (1968) Heavy metal guitarist Zakk Wylde (1967) English a...


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'Family Guy: Something, Something, Something Dark Side' Comes To DVD Dec. 22

Family Guy

A long time ago, in a Cineplex not too far away, one of the greatest movies was unleashed upon the universe. It's a dark time for the rebellion but the future has never been brighter for "Family G...


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Celebrity Birthdays, May 25

Ian McKellen

Happy Birthday to "Batman Begins" bad guy Cillian Murphy (1976), Fugees singer Lauryn Hill (1975), "Undeclared" actress Monica Keena (1974), "Ghost Whisperer" actor Jamie Kennedy (1970), "Volcano" ...


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'Star Wars' Tops Science Fiction Movie Poll

Harrison Ford

The original Star Wars film has topped a new online poll to find the best science fiction movie of all time. The 1977 George Lucas movie, starring Harrison Ford as Han Solo, Carrie Fisher as P...


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Celebrity Birthdays, February 16

Ice-T

Happy Birthday to Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins (1972), Slayer drummer Dave Lombardo (1963), Duran Duran guitarist Andy Taylor (1961), "Law & Order SVU" actor Ice-T (1958), soul singer James...


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Today's Links

The Simpsons

Check out some of the best links from around the web! And be sure to visit the Starpulse Daily Links section where the staff of Starpulse and other blogs are constantly posting the funniest, intere...


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Ready, Set, Fight: Han Solo Vs. Captain Kirk

Captain Kirk

At the beginning of the movie "Free Enterprise" - basically a "Swingers" type movie for science fiction fans - there is a flashback scene where the main character, Rob, is in a schoolyard fight bec...


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