The Video Guide To Understanding College Basketball’s March Madness (Brought To You By STAR WARS)
Wednesday, 20th March 2013Posted in Online Video
Tags: March Madness, Satire, star wars, video, youtube
Written by: Jeff Nau
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There’s a reason it’s called March Madness, besides the fact that generally psychotic behavior overcomes basketball fans around the country every year around this time. Yep, the shockwaves Springtime sends outside the NCAA world can be felt even by those who wish to avoid it at all costs, or even don’t own a TV set.
For the reluctant learner, now there’s a translator that promises to make it a lot easier: Star Wars.
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Not the Drugs You’re Looking For: Watch Darth Vader and Stormtroopers Raid a Smoke Shop
Thursday, 7th March 2013Posted in Viral Video
Tags: dispensary, emperor, marijuana, pot, star wars, stormtroopers, Ukraine
Written by: Jeff Nau
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If you thought U.S. prosecution of marijuana laws seemed borderline fascist, you probably haven’t been to the Ukraine, where the plant is strictly outlawed — and any attempt to grow, possess, or distribute it is meant with swift punishment.
The most recent crackdown on these Russian dispensaries was led by none other than the Sith Lord himself, complete with stormtroopers and gas bombs. The end result is pretty entertaining, if only because these stormtroopers come across as even bigger assholes than the ones in the movies. Continue reading “Not the Drugs You’re Looking For: Watch Darth Vader and Stormtroopers Raid a Smoke Shop” »
‘The Stunt People’ Give Us a (First Person) Shot of Star Wars Glory
Tuesday, 26th February 2013Posted in Viral Video
Tags: channel, content, film, lightsaber, people, short, star wars, stunt, youtube
Written by: Bryan Dare
To any anxious Star Wars fans eagerly anticipating (dreading?) J.J. Abrams’ new take on the franchise, this video from The Stunt People may just sate your appetite for a short while. Or a long while, short though it may be. It’s that good.
Yesterday we posted an epic Star Wars/Schoolhouse Rock mash-up (which, yes, is actually a thing) and today it’s this video from the Stunt People.
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Schoolhouse Rock + Star Wars = Greatest Reason Internet Was Created
Monday, 25th February 2013Posted in Viral Video
Tags: internet video, schollhouse rock, star wars
Written by: Paul Nyhart
Why didn’t anyone think of this before?
The original Star Wars films have been mashed up with schoolhouse rock’s “Interjections” — a perfect blend of 70′s cinematic and musical styles, to produce “STAR WARS ROCK – interjections.”
All of your favorite Star Wars exclamations are turned into interjections, including:
Brother sister kissing, It’s a trap, and Luke Skywalker’s defiant realization.
The most surprising thing about the video is that four users had the balls to dislike it, and that it has taken over 40 years for Schoolhouse Rock and Star Wars to come to something of a marriage.
The video was uploaded by the user OneMinuteGalactica, who has several other Star Wars film on the docket, namely videos involving flatulents.
Stan Lee Decides to End the Movie Classics His Own Way
Friday, 15th February 2013Posted in Viral Video
Tags: batman, HISHE, How it should have ended, Stan Lee, Stan's Rants, star wars
Written by: Jeff Nau
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If you’ve never heard of How it Should Have Ended, a group of animators that have provided alternate endings for pretty much every movie to come out — The Dark Knight Rises and the Game of Thrones finale among them — you’re missing something. The animation looks like basic flash-type stuff but it’s also impeccably rendered and just looks fun.
Now it looks like Stan Lee has decided to get together with HISHE and provide endings for a lot of legendary films, some more ‘legendary’ than others, in something called Stan’s Rants, all part of his World of Heroes channel. Continue reading “Stan Lee Decides to End the Movie Classics His Own Way” »
Star Wars Fans Defiant, Respond to Death Star Shutdown With X-Wing Kickstarter Fund
Monday, 11th February 2013Posted in Pop Culture
Tags: Death Star, fund, kickstarter, squadron, star wars, x-wing
Written by: Jeff Nau
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The ‘We The People’ site and White House officials may have shut down fans’ hopes to build a real-life Death Star, but that doesn’t seem to have deterred any Star Wars fans.
After getting the kibash from petition site WhiteHouse.org, entrepreneurs Simon Kwan and Ed Dean have launched a Kickstarter campaign to build a real-life squadron of X-Wing Fighters. More specifically, a squadron of X-Wings to take on the aforementioned not-real Death Star. Continue reading “Star Wars Fans Defiant, Respond to Death Star Shutdown With X-Wing Kickstarter Fund” »
J.J. Abrams Will Direct Star Wars: Episode VII — So What Should We Expect?
Monday, 28th January 2013Posted in Pop Culture
Tags: Episode 7, JJ Abrams, Kurtzman, Litttle Miss Sunshine, Orcii, star wars, VII
Written by: Jeff Nau
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When a flurry of different directors was mentioned as next in line to direct the next Star Wars film, a lot of us got excited, and with good reason: JJ. Abrams was (apparently) one of many big names to turn the project down. This meant, at least, that they were looking at some good candidates. Others included Guillermo Del Toro and Brad Bird, and for one reason or another, it didn’t work out with any of them.
But as of late last week it’s become official that Abrams is indeed set to direct Episode VII. So how exactly is this going to work out, given that Abrams’ usual creative partners (so far) aren’t involved? Continue reading “J.J. Abrams Will Direct Star Wars: Episode VII — So What Should We Expect?” »
Christian Bale Reaches Out to 8-Year-Old Leukemia Patient & Batman Fan Zach Guillot
Thursday, 24th January 2013Posted in Viral Video
Tags: bale, batman, Dallas, dark knight, leukemia, lightsaber, star wars, zach guillot
Written by: Jeff Nau
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After reaching out to families and victims of the Colorado movie theater shooting tragedy last year, Dark Knight actor Christian Bale is once again showing signs he really might be Batman: this time he’s reaching out to Zach Guillot, an 8-year-old leukemia patient who’s been suffering from the disease since 2009.
Zach, it also turns out, may be one of the biggest Batman fans on Earth, and in a video uploaded to Zach’s YouTube channel, shares some stories of how the Dark Knight has inspired him over the years. Continue reading “Christian Bale Reaches Out to 8-Year-Old Leukemia Patient & Batman Fan Zach Guillot” »
Dark Horse Comics Gives ‘Star Wars’ Back to Marvel
Thursday, 20th December 2012Posted in Pop Culture
Tags: acquire, bought, comics, Dark horse, license, marvel, rights, star wars
Written by: Jeff Nau
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A few years ago, Marvel was bought out by Disney in what many considered an unthinkable — or at least unexpected — acquisition. Only 3 or so years later, another buyout some might not have seen coming has occurred: Marvel has now re-acquired the rights to Star Wars comic books after Dark Horse’s (somewhat) fruitful 21+ years with the George Lucas property.
Which means, essentially, that Disney now owns Star Wars comics, a couple months after they bought Lucasfilm’s film rights. Continue reading “Dark Horse Comics Gives ‘Star Wars’ Back to Marvel” »
Star Wars: The Old Republic Announces First Digital Expansion Pack
Tuesday, 18th December 2012Posted in Industry
Tags: access, cartel, expansion, free, hutt, new, play, star wars, story, the old republic
Written by: Craig Hunter
Bioware and EA have announced that the first digital expansion for Star Wars: The Old Republic will launch in the Spring of next year.
Originally released on December 20, 2011, SWTOR’s story will continue in 2013 with The Rise of the Hutt Cartel expansion pack (via IGN).
The new expansion pack will pitt players against the dangerous Hutt Cartel as well as bringing them to an all new planet in the game called Makeb. Continue reading “Star Wars: The Old Republic Announces First Digital Expansion Pack” »
Were there originally Female Fighter Pilots in Return of the Jedi?
Wednesday, 12th December 2012Posted in Blog Archive, Pop Culture
Tags: endor, female, pilots, star, star wars, wars, yavin
Written by: R Bryant Francis
Though the Death Star Trench one has gone down in history as the more famous Star Wars space battle sequence, the final battle of Return of the Jedi gave us some equally thrilling moments as well. From Admiral Ackbar screaming “It’s a Trap!” to everyone’s favorite screaming A-Wing pilot crashing into the bridge of the Executor, it turns out there may have been more to the battle than we originally saw.
Star Wars Aficionado recently unearthed some images from the Blu-Ray Return of the Jedi release showing that originally, four female Rebel Alliance pilots were set to join their colleagues in the attack on the second Death Star. But for unknown reasons, most of them were cut from appearing in the film, and the sole female A-Wing pilot who appeared had her line dubbed over by a Male Voice Actor. Continue reading “Were there originally Female Fighter Pilots in Return of the Jedi?” »
The Geekiest Gifts For The Holidays
Monday, 10th December 2012Posted in Blog Archive, Gaming
Tags: friends, geek, holiday, Hunger Games, lotr, Minecraft, star wars
Written by: Paul Nyhart
Sometimes, finding the right holiday gift for geeks can be tricky. Not because they’re hard to please or anything, but because there’s so much you can get them! When you go can get everything from replicas of The One Ring to a plush Companion Cube, it’s hard to pick what’ll make exactly the right gift.
So we at the Jace Hall Show decided to make things a little easier for you, and with our friends at Halloweencostumes.com, found some of the best geeky gifts to put under the tree this holiday season.
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LucasArts Whistleblower Talks About Battlefront 3, “This 99 percent complete stuff is just bullsh*t”
Tuesday, 4th December 2012Posted in Industry
Tags: Battlefront, comments, ellis, employee, ex, Free Radical, said, source, star wars
Written by: Craig Hunter
Last week Steve Ellis, the co-founder of Free Radical, claimed that the much anticipated Battlefront 3 was 99% finished (via GI).
After saying that, an anonymous ex-LucasArts employee had something completely different to say about the game’s troubled development.
The former employee didn’t agree at all with Ellis’s comments saying that what he said was “just bullsh*t.”
What the Lucasfilm Buyout Means for “Star Wars”; Hurricane Sandy Damages Cinema History
Monday, 5th November 2012Posted in Pop Culture
Tags: Darren Aronofsky, disney, Episode 7, George Lucas, HMS Bounty, Hurricane Sandy., Lucasfilm, Mutiny on the Bounty, noah, star wars
Written by: Jeff Nau
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As we reported earlier today, Star Wars Episode 7 is officially planned for a 2015 release, with its other sequels due out over the following four years. What is uncertain is what role, if any, George Lucas will play in it all. It’s also worth noting that Disney now owns the rights to ‘Indiana Jones’ as well.
Rumors say that Lucas has written treatments for all 3 films, and will likely serve as a creative consultant on the new trilogy, and no more. Continue reading “What the Lucasfilm Buyout Means for “Star Wars”; Hurricane Sandy Damages Cinema History” »
Disney Acquires Lucas Film for $4 Billion [Video]
Wednesday, 31st October 2012Posted in Industry
Tags: disney, Episode 7, Episode 8, Episode 9, film, lucasarts, Lucasfilm, new, release, star wars
Written by: Craig Hunter
Disney has announced that it has acquired Lucasfilm LTD for $4.05 billion. In a stock and cash deal, all of the Lucas Film subsidiaries including, Lucasfilm, LucasArts, Industrial Light & Magic and Skywalker Sound are all moving to Disney.
As part of the press release announcing the acquisition, Disney also said that Star Wars Episode 7 is scheduled for a 2015 release date.
You can watch Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Walt Disney Company Bob Iger and George Lucas sign and discuss the announcement below.
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Daily Nerdcore: Star Wars Flash Mob Orchestra Charms Socks Off Germany
Thursday, 18th October 2012Posted in Music Video
Tags: Flash Mob, John Williams, orchestra, score, star wars
Written by: Jeff Nau
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What may be one of the latest and greatest in Flash Mobs of all time actually begins with a couple of guys in leather carrying suitcases through the middle of a German crowded market before exchanging glances and setting them down in the middle of the street.
While this sounds like just one of several things that were missing from the new Die Hard movie trailer, it’s actually just part of their set-up for a lavish and extensive flash-mob orchestra playing the Star Wars theme. Continue reading “Daily Nerdcore: Star Wars Flash Mob Orchestra Charms Socks Off Germany” »
Man Sets Out to Fix Everything That’s Wrong With Star Wars Movies
Friday, 12th October 2012Posted in Blog Archive, Online Video, Pop Culture
Tags: Adywan, star wars, Star Wars Revisited, The Empire Strikes Back
Written by: Jeff Nau
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…which may be more than we thought. Forget The Phantom Menace, how many remastered versions of Episodes IV-VI has Lucas made over the past 15 years? (The total numbers of re-releases is 3, by the way, with well over a hundred changes Episode IV alone.) More than Prometheus, more than Blade Runner with the Deckard voice-over, more than the 80th re-dubbed version of Akira, the Star Wars movies and their re-edits have incensed fans to no end.
Now one man has decided to change that — by going in and fixing everything that Lucas got wrong.
YouTuber Adywan calls his project Star Wars Revisited. He’s been at it since 2004, beginning with A New Hope, Continue reading “Man Sets Out to Fix Everything That’s Wrong With Star Wars Movies” »
Daily Gaming: Star Wars Angry Birds Full Reveal
Monday, 8th October 2012Posted in Blog Archive, Gaming
Tags: angry birds, app, details, figures, game, new, november 8, star wars
Written by: Craig Hunter
Last week we reported about the announcement of the Angry Birds Star Wars partnership and now know we have the details. Rovio has brought Hasbro in to create a new line of Star Wars Angry Birds merchandise including the ‘Star Wars Angry Birds: At-At Attack Battle Game’.
Although not many details have surfaced we will be seeing a new Agnry Birds Star Wars app come November 8th. Rovio has updated its official Angry Birds Tumblr account with a new teaser video and artwork (below).
“May the birds be with you”
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Daily Gaming: Star Wars Angry Birds?
Friday, 5th October 2012Posted in Blog Archive, Gaming
Tags: angry birds, game, image, new, official, Rovio, star wars, Toy-R-Us, tumblr
Written by: Craig Hunter
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Rovio has something big in the works. According to the Angry Birds Twitter page the “Next big thing” from Rovio will be announced October 8, 2012 (via Joystiq). Yesterday the company teased us with an ominous image and the caption: “Who could this be? Check back tomorrow for a hint!” We now know it is an angry bird in a Jedi costume of sorts.
The developers behind the famous bird shooter have teamed up with the Star Wars license holders to create what will most likely be a new Angry Birds game in the theme of Star Wars.
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Daily Gaming: New Mysterious Star Wars Game Coming To XBLA
Monday, 1st October 2012Posted in Blog Archive, Gaming
Tags: Battlefront, First Assault, lucasarts, LucasFilms, star wars, XBLA, xbox live arcade
Written by: Craig Hunter
We now have reason to believe a new Star Wars game is coming to Xbox Live Arcade.
A leaked cover art image of a title called Star Wars: First Assault has now surfaced leading to speculation as to what this new game is all about (via GT).
At this point there are little to no details available on the title, the cover art was leaked by a graphic designer among a bunch of others cover designs for XBLA. Continue reading “Daily Gaming: New Mysterious Star Wars Game Coming To XBLA” »
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