Han Solo and the Princess
The story of Leia and Han is a wonderful sub-plot and one of the greatest, most tenuous on-screen romances of all time. Here are some of their lesser-seen moments as well as some other mentions of...
View ArticlePain and Sufferring
Star Wars just wouldn't be Star Wars without people getting hurt, tortured, maimed or disfigured.
View ArticleThe Empire Strikes Back – First Draft by Leigh Brackett
Download: Star Wars Sequel by Leigh Brackett The Empire Strikes Back came out in 1980 and even as a 10-year-old, I remember reading about an early version of the script written by a Sci-Fi author and...
View ArticleRead Some of Kasdan’s Original Handwritten Empire Script Pages
Writing scripts longhand and on paper is a bit of a lost art form these days. The personal computer age seems to have changed everything, much like the mobile industry seems to be changing life yet...
View ArticleThe Empire Strikes Back: Restored Music
Ever since its release as a vinyl double-album set, The Empire Strikes Back soundtrack has offered bits of music that never made it into the final film. The video clips in this section feature scenes...
View ArticleThe Chewbacca You’ve Always Wanted
If you are anything like me, you watched Star Wars as a child and had dreams of robots, aliens, and flying through hyperspace. For most fans there is at least one scene or character that just grabs...
View ArticleDagobah
It may be a slimy mud hole to some, but to Yoda it was home. This swampy, hidden planet was where Yoda fled and where he later trained the son of a fallen Jedi. Some argue that Luke’s Jedi training was...
View ArticleA City in the Clouds
Looking back, not much good can be said about Cloud City. It may be beautiful, but it's a city of betrayal, darkness, and loss. Luke almost lost more than a hand there. Leia and Chewie almost lost more...
View ArticleBringing “A New Hope” to Star Wars
Those of us old enough to have seen the original Star Wars film during it’s initial run have a fond memory to cherish. When the Flash Gordon-inspired, yellow text crawled its way up the screen, it...
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