query: when did the newest star wars movie come out

pos: Star Wars titles, instead carrying the promotional ""A Star Wars Story"" subtitle. Focused on how the rebels obtained the Death Star plans from the 1977 film, the first anthology film, "Rogue One", was released on December 16, 2016 to favorable reviews and box office success. The second, "", centered on a young Han Solo with Chewbacca and Lando as supporting characters, was released on May 25, 2018 to mixed reviews and underperformance at the box office. Despite this, more anthology films are expected to be released. In November 2017, Lucasfilm announced that Rian Johnson, the writer/director of "The Last Jedi", would be

pos: Kenner Star Wars action figures figure of Chewbacca. A collection of Star Wars figures is seen during the end credits of the 2012 film "Argo". "Star Wars" action figures are the subject of a 2014 direct-to-video documentary film, "". "Star Wars" action figures and toys were the subject of episode one of the 2017 Netflix documentary "The Toys That Made Us". Kenner Star Wars action figures The Kenner toy company produced a line of Star Wars action figures based on characters in the original "Star Wars" movie trilogy. Over 100 unique action figures were produced and sold from 1978 to 1985, during which time over

pos: Pacific Rim Uprising that "DeKnight doesn't attempt to invest his monsters with majesty, the way Guillermo del Toro did in the previous film. With DeKnight it's just a lot of pounding, smashing and driving, purely functional." In October 2017, five months before the film’s release, DeKnight stated "If enough people show up to this, we've already talked about the plot of the third movie, and how the end of the third movie would expand the universe to a "Star Wars"/"Star Trek"-style [franchise or series] where you can go in many, many different directions... You can go main canon, you can go spin-offs, you

neg: Millennium Falcon commercially available Lego set. Lego has also made a version of the Falcon to tie in with the newest Star Wars movie, "". It is called the Kessel Run Millennium Falcon. Millennium Falcon The Millennium Falcon is a fictional starship in the "Star Wars" franchise. The modified YT-1300 Corellian light freighter is primarily commanded by Corellian smuggler Han Solo (Harrison Ford) and his Wookiee first mate, Chewbacca (Peter Mayhew). Designed by the Corellian Engineering Corporation (CEC), the highly modified YT-1300 is durable, modular, and is stated as being the second-fastest vessel in the "Star Wars" canon. The "Millennium Falcon" first

neg: Superman (1978 film) "Superman"—which began filming in March 1977—and the other films, stating that "I did not know about 'Star Wars'; 'Star Wars' did not know about 'Superman'; 'Close Encounters' did not know about 'Superman.' It really was completely independent—nobody knew anything about anybody." "Superman" also established the superhero film genre as viable outside the production of low-budget Saturday matinee serials. Director Christopher Nolan cited Richard Donner's vision and scope of "Superman" when pitching the concept for "Batman Begins" to Warner Bros. in 2002. The movie inspired The Kinks' 1979 song "(Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman", when the band's main songwriter, Ray

neg: Star Wars Scrapbook Star Wars Scrapbook Star Wars Scrapbook is a book with pull-out reproductions of "Star Wars" merchandise/artifacts, in a similar fashion to the books and Tupac Shakur Legacy. Written by Stephen J. Sansweet, a former reporter for "The Wall Street Journal", it contains pictures of "Star Wars" merchandise as well as a copy of an invitation to a San Francisco press screening of "Return of the Jedi", a reprint of the first newsletter of the Official "Star Wars" Fan Club, and a C-3PO cut out mask. Also included were Movie posters, a punch out X-wing glider and backstage passes to the

neg: Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader mode. It would have been fun to fly alongside or against another player in some of the missions." Alex Porter of "Maxim" gave it a similar score of eight out of ten and said: "More than a Jedi mind trick to make you buy Nintendo's new whiz-bang console, this is the closest a video game has come to recreating a "Star Wars" movie." "Rogue Leader" was among the highest rated GameCube launch titles, and praised for its gameplay and graphics. "Official Nintendo Magazine" ranked it the 100th best game available on Nintendo platforms. The staff called it an essential launch

neg: Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire novelization, a comic book series, a video game, a soundtrack, trading cards, role-playing games, posters, model kits, Micro Machines toys, statuettes, vinyl dolls, and a series of action figures and vehicles. While the narratives in the print media seldom intersected, it was necessary that characters, scenes, and dialogue match when they did come together. Author Steve Perry has expressed his support of adapting the story as an animated film. "" later followed in the project's footsteps by creating multimedia involved in a film's release without making a movie. The main plotline is told in a novel by Steve Perry. Princess

neg: Star Wars Headspace was proud of being a part of the project, felt that the concept made sense given that the sounds used in the "Star Wars" would be a precursor of what was yet to come in electronic music. Therefore, he felt "close" to the sounds he was using to reflect the universe of the films. Critic Jonah Bromwich analyzed that the beginning half of "Star Wars Headspace" consists of the producers sampling from the movie while making music in their common style, making it feel like "obvious tribute material". The first track, Kaskade's "C-3P0's Plight", represents "Star Wars"<nowiki>'</nowiki> humor and C-3PO's

neg: Star Wars Tales Volume 5 Star Wars Tales Volume 5 Star Wars Tales Volume 5 is the fifth "Star Wars Tales" trade paperback, collecting issues 17-20. In this possibly canon story, Han Solo and Chewbacca come into the possession of some valuable glowing Tandgor gems, that Solo claims will pay off debts and mod the Millennium Falcon. When the Falcon runs low on fuel they head for a small unnamed planet. Solo receives no lifesign readings, as if the whole planet's population disappeared. After making planet fall, Solo and Chewbacca step out of their ship and into the fog, only for the Corellian to be

neg: Star Wars: From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker wrote a novel called "Splinter of the Mind's Eye", which was originally commissioned by George Lucas for the purpose of being filmed as a low-budget sequel, as a fallback plan in the event that "Star Wars" did not do well. It was published in 1978, a year after the movie's release. This made it the first full-length original novel to be published in the Star Wars expanded universe. The next official novelization of a "Star Wars" movie was "The Empire Strikes Back" by Donald F. Glut in 1980. Star Wars: From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker Star Wars: From the

neg: The Norm (comic strip) live in different states, and they can only spend limited amounts of time together. However Norm actually sees this as an advantage. They break up while waiting in line at the theatre to see a "Star Wars" movie when she confuses "Star Wars" with "Star Trek". Chris Chris is a Star Wars fan who first met Norm in line to see a star wars movie; and eventually filled in Norm's best friend role after Ford's departure. Chris was wearing a wookie costume at the time and unfortunately for Chris the zipper on the outfit got stuck so he was trapped

neg: Do I Know You? 2nd Grade" multiple times. During that dialogue, Ted finds out that Stella has never seen "Star Wars", his favorite movie of all time. Marshall is shocked when he learns this, saying that "nobody" hasn't seen "Star Wars". They end up watching it and Ted concludes that if Stella dislikes it, he cannot marry her. The next night, Ted and Stella watch "Star Wars", but Ted is really watching Stella to gauge her reactions. She mistakes this for foreplay and tries to kiss him, but he rebuffs her with "great scene, great scene". Eventually Stella asks him to leave the room

neg: Rogue One will have an opening crawl." Edwards explained that "The idea is this film is supposed to be different than the saga films," and that "This film is born out of a crawl. ... There's this feeling that if we did a crawl, then it'll create another movie." In November 2016, Kennedy confirmed that the film would not feature an opening crawl, instead beginning in "a way that is traditional, with just the title." At the 2016 [[Star Wars Celebration|"Star Wars" Celebration]], Edwards said the title had three meanings: "a military sign", referring to the [[Red Squadron]] from "A New Hope";

neg: Star Wars Mini Movie Awards and "Rampage" magazine. All of the finalists were also put forward for the overall award of 'Best "Star Wars" Mini Movie'. The awards ceremony was originally to have taken place in Central London, but instead was held at the Memorabilia show at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham. Taking place on 13 August 2006 category winners were given a trophy, £250 and a collection of "Star Wars" toys. The winner of 'Best "Star Wars" Mini Movie' received a trophy, £1000 and a home entertainment system. Best "Star Wars" Mini Movie Winner: Dan Masen ("Star Wars: The Phantom Medallists") Best Creativity

neg: Star Wars: Lost Stars come to support them, as their tradition expected, except, to her surprise, Thane. After the trial, they parted ways and did not meet again until when Thane's team had been dispatched to the site of Second Death Star to gather intelligence. After the destruction of the Second Death Star, Ciena was badly injured and had to take long medical leave. When she was back on duty, she was promoted to "Captain" and assigned a Star Destroyer to command. During the Battle of Jakku, Thane's team was tasked to infiltrate and capture the Star Destroyer. When Ciena realized that the ship

neg: Star Wars sequel trilogy 2008, after all six films had been released, Lucas said: "The movies were the story of Anakin Skywalker and Luke Skywalker, and when Luke saves the galaxy and redeems his father, that's where that story ends." In another 2008 interview in "Total Film", Lucas ruled out anybody else making "Star Wars" films, and additionally added that the "Expanded Universe" novels and comics did not lined up with his six films "Star Wars" saga. Asked if he was happy for new "Star Wars" films to be made after his death, he said: "I've left pretty explicit instructions for there not to

neg: Solo: A Star Wars Story Writing for "[[Rolling Stone]]", [[Peter Travers]] gave the film 2.5 stars out of 4, complimenting the cast but criticizing the lack of creativity, saying, "somehow Han Solo—the roguish "Star Wars" hellion famous for breaking all the rules—finds himself in a feel-good movie that doesn't break any." Bernard Boo of "[[PopMatters]]" wrote, "If what you want from a "Star Wars" movie is an action-adventure romp, and the last two movies in the franchise ("The Last Jedi" and "Rogue One") felt a little too dreary and heavy on pathos, "Solo" is sure to lift your spirits and give you more thrills than

neg: Changes in Star Wars re-releases visual effects were felt to have "stripped the film of every aspect that it had won its Academy Awards for". Lance Ulanoff of "Mashable", who in 2015 viewed the original theatrical print of "Star Wars" submitted to the Library of Congress, notes merit to Lucas' belief that technology did not allow him to achieve his vision, noting that a visible marquee around Leia's ship is "so jarring that it temporarily pulls me out of the film" because it is "lack[ing] the seamless quality [he has] come to expect from sci-fi and fantasy". Despite this, he "hate[s] each and every one"

neg: Star Wars: The Clone Wars (novel) in the movie. On January 1, 2008 it was announced the publishing company Penguin Group obtained rights to publish books for an upcoming series Star Wars: The Clone Wars. It was revealed Penguin had planned many kinds of books to publsih for the series including a main line novel series based on the movie and the show. Del Rey Books, the company that published the novel series is an imprint of Penguin. Star Wars: The Clone Wars (novel) Star Wars: The Clone Wars, written by Karen Traviss, is the novelization of the animated movie "". The audio book is narrated

neg: Comparison of Star Trek and Star Wars to "Star Trek". "It was "Star Wars" that thrust "Star Trek" into the people of Paramount's consciousness" Shatner stated. The documentary "Trek Nation" features interviews where both Lucas and Roddenberry praise each other's respective franchises, with the former stating that "Star Trek" was an influence while writing the original screenplay for "Star Wars". He explained that while both franchises were so "far out", "Star Trek" produced a fanbase that "softened up the entertainment arena" so that "Star Wars" could "come along and stand on its shoulders." This is also acknowledged by Shatner, who went as far as to call "Star

neg: Warwick Davis and Ashley Davis, an insurance worker. Davis has a younger sister. He was educated at Chinthurst School and later the City of London Freemen's School. Davis was born with Spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia congenita, an extremely rare form of dwarfism. When Davis was 11, his grandmother heard a radio advert calling for people who were tall or shorter to be in "Return of the Jedi". To Davis, who was a fan of the "Star Wars" films, it was a dream come true. During the filming of "Return of the Jedi", Mark Hamill bought Davis every "Star Wars" figure he did not have.

neg: Star Wars: The Clone Wars (novel) Star Wars: The Clone Wars (novel) Star Wars: The Clone Wars, written by Karen Traviss, is the novelization of the animated movie "". The audio book is narrated by Jeff Gurner. It is the first in a series of five novels designed to tie into the events of the movie and the animated series. The book was released almost 3 weeks before the film was released. Because of this there are some discrepancies between the book and the film. This book, like the movie and series, is set between Star Wars: Episodes 2 and 3. The story follows the heroic

neg: Star Wars Mini Movie Awards judging panel is made up of representatives from Cartoon Network, "Empire" and "Toxic". The awards ceremony was due to be held in November. The Official "Star Wars" Fan Film Awards Star Wars Mini Movie Awards The "Star Wars" Mini Movie Awards a.k.a. "The Artoos" a.k.a. "Episode 3 Inches" was a filmmaking competition held in the UK by Hasbro. The rules stated that filmmakers had to make an animation using "Star Wars" action figures of no more than five minutes. There were three awards - Best Creativity, Best Storyline and Best Use of Characters, and two age categories, Padawan (15 years

neg: Star Wars: The Force Awakens well internationally because of its novelty, the marketing campaign advertising it as showcasing the newest 3D technology that can only be fully appreciated in the theaters, and because of its extended time in overseas theaters. While "The Force Awakens" had appeal with its special effects, analysts feel that it lacked the novelty factor; they also cite that its gross was stilted due to markets making way for new films sooner than was previously done. Films do not play in overseas theaters as long as they did back when "Avatar" was released. Dergarabedian stated, "No matter what, ["The Force Awakens"] is

neg: Star Wars: Uprising "There's nothing really wrong with it, but if you were hoping for a "Star Wars" mobile game with a little more bite than the usual card battlers and tower defence titles, you're going to come away disappointed." IGN awarded it a score of 5.5 out of 10, saying ""Star Wars: Uprising" boils down to the pursuit of upgradeable stuff administered through simple action and scant story." Star Wars: Uprising Star Wars: Uprising was an action role-playing game by Kabam and published by Disney Interactive Studios for iOS and Android. It was released on September 9, 2015. On September 22, 2016

neg: Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (novel) Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (novel) The Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones novelization was written by R. A. Salvatore and published on April 23, 2002 by Del Rey. It is based on the script of the . It includes much expansion of scenes and also many scenes which were cut from the movie. Some of them are original to the book. The biggest addition to the story is the fact that the Lars family are introduced and have their own subplot leading up to when they appear in the movie. We read how

neg: Leonard Nimoy on to direct the second most successful movie (critically and financially) in the franchise after the 2009 "Star Trek" film, "" (1986), and "Three Men and a Baby", the highest-grossing film of 1987. These successes made him a star director. At a press conference promoting the 2009 "Star Trek" movie, however, Nimoy said he had no further plans or ambition to direct, although he enjoyed directing when he did it. In 1975, his renditions of Ray Bradbury's "There Will Come Soft Rains" and "Usher II", both from "The Martian Chronicles", were released on Caedmon Records. During 1980, Nimoy hosted the

neg: The Egg-pire Strikes Back The Egg-pire Strikes Back "The Egg-Pire Strikes Back" is a full-hour television special, based on the animated television series: "", that aired on April 25, 2003, on Nickelodeon. Its title parodies the "Star Wars" film, "The Empire Strikes Back". It is also a sequel to the original "Jimmy Neutron" movie. King Goobot and Ooblar from the movie "" return to Retroville and they say they come in peace. Everybody at first is upset to see them, but when the Yolkians begin to give them everything they want (Sheen getting another Ultralord, Sam getting a hairpiece, Libby getting a new music

neg: Star Wars Gangsta Rap Han Solo appears in the final verse repeating "Knock him out the box, Luke, knock him out..." This is an ode to the outro of the song "Children's Story" by rapper Slick Rick. "Star Wars Gangsta Rap" is one of the most popular flash videos of all time, with more than 20 million online views. Editors of "Time" magazine listed it as the Best Online Comedy Movie of 2001. The film won the Audience Choice at the inaugural Official Star Wars Fan Film Awards in 2002, and it was broadcast on the Sci Fi Channel special on the awards. Clips

neg: Star Wars Battlefront (2015 video game) visuals to the "Star Wars" films' realistic clashes. Moreover, he praised the accuracy of Stormtroopers for its being "at least 100% true to the movie" and called wave-one soldiers "exceptionally special" while pointing out the flaw that the game had an unusual balance of "Star Wars" heroes and villains. For example, Darth Vader would be splatted by any passing ship while Luke Skywalker would have "far more luck on the 'looking epic' side of things" such as successfully destroying an AT-ST solo. Another flaw which he had pointed out is the "weird" and "infuriating" timing of ending scenes in which

neg: Star Wars sequel trilogy that there would be no Star Wars Episodes VII, VIII, and IX, since the time feels right to move on: In 1999, when asked about the possibility of someone else making "Star Wars" films, Lucas said, "Probably not, it's my thing." In August 1999, at a press conference in New York City to discuss "The Phantom Menace", Lucas described the "nine year commitment" required to make a "Star Wars" trilogy. In 2002, he said: "Basically what I said as a joke was, 'Maybe when Harrison and Carrie are in their 70s, we'll come back and do another version.' The thing

neg: For a Few Paintballs More of directing the 2014 film "". The episode's theme of rebels against a larger force was inspired by the original "Star Wars" film. The episode also parodied "Star Wars" opening crawl and storm troopers, while the character Abed Nadir did a Han Solo impression. The title "For a Few Paintballs More" is an allusion to the 1965 Spaghetti western movie "For a Few Dollars More". The first part of the series was inspired by Spaghetti western films, while the second part transitioned into a "Star Wars" feel as the ever meta-referencing Abed said in the episode, "This means we've gone

neg: Jack Sparrow as much a movie star as he was a character actor. Depp's return in "Dead Man's Chest" was the first time he had ever made a sequel. Drew McWeeny wrote, "Remember how cool Han Solo was in "Star Wars" the first time you saw it? And then remember how much cooler he seemed when "Empire" came out? This is that big a jump." Depp received an MTV Movie Award and a Teen Choice Award for "Dead Man's Chest", and was nominated for an Empire Award and another Golden Globe. For his performance in "At World's End", Depp won an MTV

neg: Physics and Star Wars concept of these "lightsabers" is similar to those as in the "Star Wars" universe, there are some still significant problems and differences. The photons used in these devices repulsed each other and caused an energy beam, but are still able to pass through one another when two separate beams come into contact, unlike the ones in "Star Wars". Physics and Star Wars The space opera interstellar epic "Star Wars" uses science and technology in its settings and storylines. The series has showcased many technological concepts, both in the movies and in the expanded universe of novels, comics and other forms

neg: Old Yeller (film) of 100% on Rotten Tomatoes. One critic cited it as "among the best, if not THE best" of the boy-and-his-dog films. Critic Jeff Walls wrote: "Old Yeller", like "The Wizard of Oz" and "Star Wars", has come to be more than just a movie; it has become a part of our culture. If you were to walk around asking random people, you would be hard-pressed to find someone who did not know the story of Old Yeller, some who didn't enjoy it or someone who didn't cry. The movie's ending has become as famous as any other in film history.

neg: Bernard Loomis connection with "Star Wars" began after he read an article in "The Hollywood Reporter" about the film still in production. He was fascinated by the name, but Kenner wasn't interested in any other boys' toys properties at the time since they manufactured the still-popular Six-Million Dollar Man toyline and developing another based on "Man from Atlantis". When the movie came out in 1977, there were no toys connected to "Star Wars", so Loomis pursued the license from Twentieth Century Fox and Lucasfilm. He was also the person responsible for the "Early Bird" diorama set for Christmas 1977, which promised the

neg: Tomorrowland (film) half stars out of four, saying "Unlikely to be remembered in decades to come - or even in months to come, once the next teenage dystopian fantasy inserts itself into movie houses." Ty Burr of "The Boston Globe" gave the film two and a half stars out of four, saying "Rapturous on a scene-by-scene basis and nearly incoherent when taken as a whole, the movie is idealistic and deranged, inspirational and very, very conflicted." Stephen Whitty of "The Star-Ledger" (Newark) gave the film one and a half stars out of four, saying "Strip "Tomorrowland" down to its essentials, and you

neg: Star Wars Mini Movie Awards Star Wars Mini Movie Awards The "Star Wars" Mini Movie Awards a.k.a. "The Artoos" a.k.a. "Episode 3 Inches" was a filmmaking competition held in the UK by Hasbro. The rules stated that filmmakers had to make an animation using "Star Wars" action figures of no more than five minutes. There were three awards - Best Creativity, Best Storyline and Best Use of Characters, and two age categories, Padawan (15 years and under) and Jedi (16 years and over). Two finalists were picked for each category by a judging panel consisting of 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, Cartoon Network, "Empire" magazine

neg: Funday PawPet Show occasions, the cast went out to various sites to film sequences. Some of the most notable of these shows include trips to conventions such as Fx and MegaCon to interview many of the guest celebrities. The cast did interviews with the actors from the 1971 film "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory". In that show, "Mutt" kept getting thrown from one star to the next for asking them "stupid questions". Other celebrities interviewed on the show include: Jason Marsden (Max Goof from "A Goofy Movie"), Jay North (Dennis the Menace), Jeremy Bulloch (Boba Fett from "Star Wars"), and Noel McNeal

neg: Lego Star Wars Star Wars Lego set ever released; and the largest set of any collection ever commercially released. The newest Ultimate Collector Series set is also the 75192 "Millennium Falcon". On June 5, 2015 an unopened box of the older 2007 "Millennium Falcon" Lego set was auctioned at online auction house Catawiki for 5,000 euros (5556.5 USD at the time) making it the most expensive LEGO set ever. There have been five Lego Star Wars video games: Traveller's Tales president Jon Burton stated in a July 2008 interview with "Variety" that the series had collectively sold 15 million copies. As of February

neg: Co-Dependents' Day Co-Dependents' Day "Co-Dependents' Day" is the fifteenth episode of "The Simpsons"<nowiki>'</nowiki> fifteenth season. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on March 21, 2004. Homer, Bart, and Lisa see the newest "Cosmic Wars" film, "The Gathering Shadow", and the movie turns out to be less than what they expected. At home, Marge suggests that Bart and Lisa write a letter to "Cosmic Wars" creator Randall Curtis. Two weeks later, they get a reply from Curtis, which completely ignores their criticism, having sent them Jim-Jam merchandise. This forces the Simpsons to go on a trip to California,

neg: Clone Wars (Star Wars) claims that "like Palpatine, the Bush administration has been able to feed on people's fears to gain more power". Lucas stated that the Iraq conflict "didn't exist" when he developed the Clone Wars, but he did see parallels between the Vietnam conflict that inspired "Star Wars" and the conflict in Iraq. "Star Wars" producer Rick McCallum also said that the Clone Wars was developed before the War in Iraq, and he added that Lucas "is a product of Vietnam". Chris Taylor called the Clone Wars "a major part of Star Wars lore". In its attempt to keep its "Star Wars"

neg: Oddworld Inhabitants relinquishing "Star Wars" licensing rights to George Lucas. And Lanning realised that the reason sequels were not as successful as the originals was because video games did not come with emotionally compelling characters the way movies did. At this point, video game characters only existed to kill off other characters. So Lanning wanted to create a property that could be recognised as soon as it was seen, like The Muppets, like Star Wars and like Hanna Barber or the Looney Tunes so that new content within the same property, be they sequels or not, could maintain the brand familiarity of

neg: The Wars to Come "The Daily Telegraph" gave it a four out of five star review and stated "the beginning of season five was a promise of more greatness to come" concluding that "this wasn't the most dramatic episode so far, but the acting and writing were sharper than ever." The Wars to Come "The Wars to Come" is the first episode of the fifth season of HBO's fantasy television series "Game of Thrones", and the 41st overall. The episode was written by series co-creators David Benioff and D. B. Weiss, and directed by Michael Slovis, his directorial debut for the series. It aired

neg: Star Wars: Jedi Knight as "Movie Battles II" which allows players to take part in lightsaber duels that featured in the "Star Wars" films. "Movie Battles" also lets players choose different classes of character, ranging from Jedi Knight to Wookiee. Another popular modification, "Evolution of Combat", allows players to use more movie-realistic saber combat along with other additions such as a movie accurate class system featuring tens of new characters. The "Jedi Knight" video games are set in the "Star Wars" universe. For the majority of the series, the player controls Kyle Katarn, who begins as a mercenary, eventually learning the ways of The

neg: Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith considered the film to be the best of the prequel trilogy, with a few even calling it the best of the entire "Star Wars" saga. A. O. Scott of "The New York Times" concluded that it was "the best of the four episodes Mr. Lucas has directed", and equal to "The Empire Strikes Back" as "the richest and most challenging movie in the cycle". In a 2007 summary of the on Rotten Tomatoes, "Revenge of the Sith" was placed 51 out of 100, making it the only "Star Wars" prequel film to earn a rank on that list. Jonathan Rosenbaum,

neg: Sorcerer (film) You can feel the sweat on the sticks of dynamite." He concluded the review by saying that the only aspect in which the movie failed was the fact that it came out around the same time as "Star Wars". Olson felt that "the movie deserved a huge audience" as well as fantasizing that "somewhere there's an alternate universe where "Sorcerer" is a massive game-changing hit in Hollywood and I'm doing "Trailers from Hell" commentary on some unknown cult classic called "Star Wars". In that world Hollywood has spent the next 30 years making smart, edgy movies for grown-ups, the literacy

neg: Star Wars: The Force Awakens an absolute, all-out blockbuster without peer in terms of the sheer speed at which it has crossed all of these major box-office milestones." Moreover, Mike Fleming of Deadline.com argued that the movie was the "most valuable movie" of the year, with "the net profit to Disney an astounding $923M, and the Cash on Cash Return twice that of any other film [released in 2016], at 2.31". "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" received overwhelmingly positive reviews from critics. On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, it has a 93% approval rating based on 399 reviews, with an average rating of 8.2/10. The

neg: Lucy Coe to Ferncliff. Lucy gets out of Ferncliff and helps create the Nurses Ball. She then begins her newest product, Deception. "Toronto Star" described Herring's debut on "General Hospital" as an "old movie cliché in reverse", writing: "Instead of mousey librarian taking off horn-rimmed glasses and turning into a ravishing beauty, former beauty queen Herring put her hair in a bun, scrubbed off her makeup, and walked off with the role of timid, frumpy Lucy Coe." During the 1980s and 90s, Herring was a fan favorite and considered one of the most popular characters on "General Hospital". In October 1992, when

neg: Believe in the Stars fan of "Star Wars", saying that she had watched it many times with Pete Hornberger (Scott Adsit), and dressed up as the "Star Wars" character Princess Leia during four recent Halloweens, and in this episode while trying to get out of jury duty in Chicago. "Star Wars" is also referenced when Tracy takes on the identity of the character Chewbacca. Fey, a fan of "Star Wars" herself, said that the weekly "Star Wars" joke or reference "started happening organically" when the crew realized that they had a "Star Wars" reference "in almost every show". She said that from then on

neg: Lego Star Wars 13, 2009, "Lego Star Wars: The Video Game" has sold over 6.8 million copies worldwide, "Lego Star Wars II" has sold over 8.3 million, "The Complete Saga" has sold over 4.1 million, and the three combined have sold over 21 million. In May 2009, "Wired" reported combined sales of 20 million. "Lego Star Wars" characters cameo in "The Lego Movie" (2014), additionally several films and videos based on "Lego Star Wars" have been produced. Lego Star Wars Lego "Star Wars" is a Lego theme that incorporates the "Star Wars" saga. Originally it was only licensed from 1999–2008, but the Lego

neg: Star Wars: The Clone Wars (film) of fun." Carrie Rickey, of "The Philadelphia Inquirer", said, "The best that can be said about the movie is that it's harmless and mostly charmless. "The Clone Wars" is to "Star Wars" what karaoke is to pop music." The main criticism toward the film was the animation. Many criticized it as cheap, wooden, non-engaging, and out-of-date; some reviewers drew negative comparisons to 1960s marionette-based shows "Thunderbirds" and "Fireball XL5", although George Lucas previously said the animation style was a deliberate homage to such shows. Tom Long of "The Detroit News" said the animation "is downright weak compared to what's generally

neg: Star Wars: The Clone Wars (novel) their quest. Meanwhile, on the front lines of the Clone Wars, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Master Yoda lead the massive clone army in a valiant effort to resist the forces of the dark side. The book was released before the movie, "Star Wars: The Clone Wars", was released. Because of this, there are some differences between the movie and the book. The one that is noticed is during the Battle of Teth. In the movie, after the clones are defeated and Asajj Ventress and her droids and closing in on the surviving clones, there are six troopers instead of five like

neg: Star Wars (film) which was "a kind of rebirth". In its May 30, 1977 issue, the film's year of release, "Time" magazine named "Star Wars" the "Movie of the Year". The publication claimed it was a "big early supporter" of the vision which would become "Star Wars". In an article intended for the cover of the issue, "Time"s Gerald Clarke wrote that "Star Wars" is "a grand and glorious film that may well be the smash hit of 1977, and certainly is the best movie of the year so far. The result is a remarkable confection: a subliminal history of the movies, wrapped

neg: Star Wars: Storm in the Glass Star Wars: Storm in the Glass Star Wars: Storm in the Glass (, refers to operation of Persian Gulf War "Desert Storm"), sometimes translated as Star Wars: Tempest in a Teapot, is a humorous 2004 English-to-Russian movie spoof of the 1999 science fantasy film "" by popular Russian movie translator Dmitry "Goblin" Puchkov. In dubbing the film into Russian, Puchkov altered the plotline, character names, music, and certain visual effects to provide a different (and funny) experience to Russian-speaking audiences. The operational conditions on the boundless open spaces of the Far-Northern Galaxy have rapidly become complicated. On secret planets, persons

neg: Rogue One ways a really great [[World War II]] movie, and I loved that about it. But it also has this huge, huge heart at the center of it, and that was the one thing I just didn't want to discount. Yes, it's an action movie, and it's a "Star Wars" film, and it has all the things that you would come to expect and love about that, but I didn't want to forget that it was also an incredibly emotional movie as well. That was what really pulled me in." Giacchino incorporated John Williams' themes from previous films into the score.

neg: Film series Wizarding World, "Star Wars", James Bond, and J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-Earth series. However, "Star Wars" has the highest when adjusted for inflation. The following list is ordered for the highest grossing (up to 500 million gross). Updated to 16 October 2018. Film series A film series, film franchise, movie series, or movie franchise is a collection of related films in succession that share the same fictional universe, or are marketed as a series. Sometimes the work is conceived from the beginning as a multiple-film work – for example, the "Three Colours" series – but in most cases the success

neg: Star Wars Republic Commando: Order 66 when his spine is broken, and clones extract Niner to heal him up, with Darman following along to stay with his wounded brother, now that he is grieving for his lost wife. Skirata and all the others leave Coruscant and head for the Mandalorian home planet of Mandalore just as the Clone Wars come to an end, along with the Jedi Order thanks to Order 66 and of the Republic, being replaced by Palpatine's self-promotion to Emperor of the new Galactic Empire. As for Darman and Niner, they are now Imperial Commandos. Star Wars Republic Commando: Order 66 Star Wars

neg: Star Wars: The Force Awakens out of five and wrote that it "sets out to shake "Star Wars" from its slumber, and reconnect the series with its much-pined-for past. That it achieves this both immediately and joyously is perhaps the single greatest relief of the movie-going year." Peter Bradshaw of "The Guardian" gave it five stars out of five, writing that it was "both a narrative progression from the earlier three films and a shrewdly affectionate next-gen reboot … ridiculous and melodramatic and sentimental of course, but exciting and brimming with energy and its own kind of generosity." "Variety"s Justin Chang wrote that the film

neg: Star Wars: Masters of Teräs Käsi "". In an interview with "Destructoid", Capcom's Seth Killian mentioned that "Star Gladiator" was originally pitched as a "Star Wars" fighting game. Ultimately the pitch did not succeed and LucasArts instead developed "Masters of Teräs Käsi". To promote the game, "Star Wars: The Official Magazine" ran a contest in June 1998 in which a black PlayStation console with the "Star Wars: Masters of Teräs Käsi" logo on the top was given out. "Teräs Käsi" refers to a martial art used in the game; both words have been borrowed from Finnish (incidentally, also Estonian) and they literally mean "steel hand". The

neg: Kenner Star Wars action figures Kenner Star Wars action figures The Kenner toy company produced a line of Star Wars action figures based on characters in the original "Star Wars" movie trilogy. Over 100 unique action figures were produced and sold from 1978 to 1985, during which time over 300 million Star Wars action figures were sold. The license for "Star Wars" action figures was offered in 1976 to the Mego Corporation, which was the leading company in action figures in the 1970s. Mego refused the offer and the license was subsequently picked up by Kenner, a subsidiary of General Mills. "Star Wars: A New

neg: Staircase (film) a camp comedy. Vincent Canby of "The New York Times" wrote, "Although Burton and Harrison are interesting actors whose styles command attention even when the material does not, 'Staircase' is essentially a stunt movie ... Unlike Harry and Charlie, who eventually come to edgy terms with the emptiness of their lives, I couldn't quite come to terms with the emptiness of the movie." "Variety" wrote that "Harrison and Burton have dared risky roles and have triumphed," but noted that the film "comes uncomfortably close to being depressing." Roger Ebert gave the film 1 star out 4, calling it "an unpleasant

neg: Star Wars (radio) NPR producers felt that the script would lend itself well to an episodic treatment, drawing on the format of the 1930s movie serials such as "Flash Gordon" and "Buck Rogers" that had originally inspired Lucas when he wrote "Star Wars". The American science fiction novelist Brian Daley was brought in to write the script. Daley had access to Lucas's early drafts of the "Star Wars" scripts, and expanded the narrative to include material which had been cut from the final edit of the film so that the 13-episode radio adaptation ran approximately four hours longer than the film version. Casting

neg: Cultural impact of Star Wars Characters and other fictional elements from "Star Wars" have inspired several scientific names of organisms. Examples include: When Ronald Reagan proposed the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI), a system of lasers and missiles meant to intercept incoming ICBMs, the plan was quickly labeled "Star Wars", implying that it was science fiction and linking it to Reagan's acting career. According to Frances FitzGerald, Reagan was annoyed by this, but Assistant Secretary of Defense Richard Perle told colleagues that he "thought the name was not so bad."; "'Why not?' he said. 'It's a good movie. Besides, the good guys won.'" This gained further

neg: Star Wars (film) Lucas was talented. Lucas later stated that Ladd "invested in me, he did not invest in the movie." The deal gave Lucas $150,000 to write and direct the film. Since commencing his writing process in January 1973, Lucas had done "various rewrites in the evenings after the day's work." He would write four different screenplays for "Star Wars", "searching for just the right ingredients, characters and storyline. It's always been what you might call a good idea in search of a story." By May 1974, he had expanded the film treatment into a rough draft screenplay, adding elements such as

neg: Lego minifigure collectors figure out which minifigures are inside the opaque package. The minifigures can be based on movies, sports, fiction, history, or jobs/hobbies (i.e. Punk Rocker, Dino Tracker, Caveman). All CMF minifigures come with a Lego "stand". Most CMF come with an (often unique) accessory and many have uniquely printed body parts. Other variations of the standard minifigure produced for Star Wars sets included the light-up light-saber (L.U.L.S.) minifigures. These figures were released as a part of the more expensive Star Wars Episode III sets in 2005. These figures look like standard minifigures, but to facilitate internal electronics, their parts cannot

neg: Holby City in ITV's "Coronation Street". Young explained: "Some of the best performances on screen have come out of soaps in the past few years. There is a fantastic amount of talent on those shows." This propensity for hiring established actors continued as the soap progressed, with former "Brookside" actress Patricia Potter cast as registrar Diane Lloyd, "Star Wars" actor Denis Lawson cast as consultant Tom Campbell-Gore, and "Family Affairs" star Rocky Marshall cast as SHO Ed Keating. Later roles were awarded to comedian Adrian Edmondson, former film actress Patsy Kensit, and "Jesus of Nazareth" star Powell. When Jane Asher was cast

neg: Cops (TV program) Color" did a parody called "Thugs", that was shot from the point of view of the criminals. Seattle's sketch comedy show "Almost Live!" did a parody called "Librarians", and ""Cops" in ...". In 1994, children's show "Bill Nye the Science Guy" did a parody called ""Cops" in Your Bloodstream". "Troops" is a mockumentary by Kevin Rubio that had its debut at San Diego Comic-Con International on July 18, 1997 and was subsequently distributed via the internet. The movie is a parody of "Cops", set in the "Star Wars" universe. In the movie, Imperial stormtroopers from the infamous Black Sheep Squadron

neg: The Way We Were Were" and reminded him of how Katie called Hubbell after they'd broken up and asked him to come sit with her because he was her best friend and she needed her best friend. In Season One Episode 20 of "That '70s Show", Kitty Forman says that "The Way We Were" was a nice movie, after Eric explains a scene in "Star Wars". In Season Two Episode 18 of "Sex and the City", Carrie uses "The Way We Were" as an analogy for her relationship with Big. The girls proceed to sing the film's theme song, and later, when Carrie bumps

neg: Come Up Smiling was, I think, one of the funniest things we did at Cinesound." The romantic leads were played by Cinesound regular Shirley Ann Richards and John Fleeting. Fleeting had previously appeared in "Gone to the Dogs" (1939). Singing star Jean Hatton appeared in her second movie, after "Mr. Chedworth Steps Out" (1938). The film was the first starring future Australian filmstar Chips Rafferty (as an uncredited extra). The movie was mostly shot at Cinesound's Bondi studios, with carnival scenes filmed at the Sydney Showground. An estimated 16,000 extras were used. During filming, Jean Hatton was injured falling down two flights of

neg: Star Wars Mini Movie Awards (Jedi) Winner: Michael Dobbin and Peter Kambasis ("The Carbon Freeze Sequence") Runner up: Dave Frear ("Star Wars: The Cantina") Best Storyline (Jedi) Winner: John Meins ("The Lucas Paradox") Runner up: "unknown by article creator - please update" Best Use of Characters (Jedi) Winner: Dan Masen ("Star Wars: The Phantom Medallists") Runner up: Paul Rowley and John Collier ("Star Wars : Saturday Night At-At The Movies") Best Creativity (Padawn) Winner: Ben Crane ("Star Wars: The Ultimate Mission") Runner up: "unknown by article creator - please update" Best Storyline (Padawan) Winner: Toby Manhire ("Honey I Shrunk The Star Wars") Runner up: "unknown

neg: Star Wars Pez fan calls Pez dispensers generally "a 'gateway drug' to hardcore collecting". "Pezheads" shopping for new dispensers frequently place "Star Wars" first on their shopping lists. Five Star Wars Pez were released in 1997: Four Star Wars Pez were released in 1999 "in advance of the May 19 premier of """: Three Star Wars Pez were released in 2002: Fourteen Giant Pez were released in 2005 to "commemorate [the new] "Star Wars" movie": Pez also released some standard-size dispensers in 2005 Pez released in 2009: Pez released in 2012 (before the release of the 3D re-released of " : Four limited

neg: Apollo, Apollo Leia during four recent Halloweens, and while trying to get out of jury duty in Chicago. "Star Wars" is also referenced when Tracy takes on the identity of the character Chewbacca. In "Apollo, Apollo", Tracy reveals to Liz and Jack that going into space has been a childhood dream of his, and that when he is there, he would like to kill the Ewok. Tina Fey, the series creator of "30 Rock", a fan of "Star Wars" herself, said that the weekly "Star Wars" joke or reference "started happening organically" when the crew realized that they had a "Star Wars"

neg: Indiana Jones (franchise) a greaser named Mutt Williams (Shia LaBeouf), who turns out to be his son (his real name revealed to be Henry Jones III), and is reunited with, and eventually marries, Marion Ravenwood, who was introduced in the first movie. During 1973, George Lucas wrote "The Adventures of Indiana Smith". Like "Star Wars", it was an opportunity to create a modern version of the movie serials of the 1930s and 1940s. Lucas discussed the concept with Philip Kaufman, who worked with him for several weeks and decided upon the Ark of the Covenant as the MacGuffin. The project was stalled when

neg: Star Wars: The Clone Wars (film) on the site, on the day of the film's release. The retraction prompted some readers to allege a conspiracy by Lucasfilm to keep negative press out of circulation until the release of the film, but although the review by site creator Harry Knowles was negative, Drew McWeeny said that his review was positive and that no such conspiracy existed. Several critics compared "The Clone Wars" to a Saturday morning cartoon and described it as little more than a plug for the upcoming animated series. Linda Barnard, of the "Toronto Star", said the movie "pretty much drives a stake into the

neg: Star Wars: The Clone Wars (film) drones in this robotic animated dud, in which the George Lucas Empire Strikes Back—at the audience. What wears you out is Lucas' immersion in a Star Wars cosmology that has grown so obsessive-compulsively cluttered yet trivial that it's no longer escapism; Because this movie has bad lightsaber duels and the lack of the original cast, it's something you want to escape from. "Ain't It Cool News" posted two reviews of the film during the week before its release, but pulled them down due to an embargo placed on those attending the screening its writers attended. The same reviews were re-posted

neg: Star Wars video games Star Wars video games The "Star Wars" franchise has spawned over one hundred computer, video, and board games, dating back to some of the earliest home consoles. Some are based directly on movie material, while others rely heavily on the "Star Wars" expanded universe. The "Star Wars" games have gone through three significant development eras: The early licenced games, the games developed after the creation of Lucasarts, and the games created after the closure of Lucasart, whom were licensed to "EA Games", and include an "EA Star Wars" logo. The early licenced games are mostly retellings of the original trilogy

neg: Star Wars (Main Title) Star Wars (Main Title) "Star Wars (Main Title)" is a 1977 instrumental hit single composed and conducted by John Williams. It is the main musical theme of "Star Wars". It was performed by the London Symphony Orchestra. The track became a hit in the United States (#10) and Canada (#13) during the fall of that year. The composition draws influence from Erich Wolfgang Korngold's score for the 1942 film “Kings Row". The B side featured the original movie score of Cantina Band. "Star Wars (Main Title)" was the lesser of two hits featuring music from "Star Wars". Meco's disco version

neg: Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band "Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band" is a song recorded by Meco, taken from the album "Star Wars and Other Galactic Funk". It hit number one on the "Billboard" Hot 100 on October 1, 1977, holding on to the spot for two weeks and peaked at no. 7 on the UK Singles Chart, remaining in the charts for nine weeks. The single was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America, having sold a million units. "Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band" is one of two songs which became hits featuring music from the "Star Wars" movie. The other

neg: Star Wars (Main Title) of "Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band" reached number one concurrently with the chart run of Williams' original movie score version. The Star Wars main title theme was covered by Patrick Gleeson a month after the release of the London Symphony Orchestra performance. His version was released in France. Star Wars (Main Title) "Star Wars (Main Title)" is a 1977 instrumental hit single composed and conducted by John Williams. It is the main musical theme of "Star Wars". It was performed by the London Symphony Orchestra. The track became a hit in the United States (#10) and Canada (#13) during the fall

neg: The Star Wars Corporation The Star Wars Corporation The Star Wars Corporation, Inc. (SWC) was a company founded by George Lucas in 1973. It was a subsidiary of his Lucasfilm production company, set up to control various legal and financial aspects of his 1977 movie "Star Wars", including copyright, and sequel and merchandising rights. It also produced the 1978 "Star Wars Holiday Special" for CBS. By 1980, the company had been discontinued and its business was absorbed into the various divisions of its parent company Lucasfilm Ltd. The corporation's name may still be seen on certain "Star Wars" related items, such as the end

neg: Star Wars trading card trading community of these cards and sets exists worldwide. New cards released commercially are available through most major retailers and wholesalers, however some cards are specially issued as exclusive and only available though a specific source. A thriving secondary market also exists on eBay in various categories. Star Wars trading cards are different from the various Star Wars collectible card game cards. Star Wars trading cards were first produced and released by Topps in 1977 to coincide with the first Star Wars movie, and they have remained the official producer of Star Wars trading cards in the United States ever

neg: Star Wars trading card Star Wars trading card "Star Wars" trading card usually refers to a non-sport card themed after a Star Wars movie or television show. However a common colloquial reference to trading card can also include reference to stickers, wrappers, or caps (pog) often produced along the same theme. Usually produced as either promotional or collectible memorabilia relating to Star Wars, the cards can depict anything from screen still imagery to original art. In addition, there have been various companies that have issued promotional Star Wars trading cards that include reference to or information about that corresponding company. An avid collecting and

neg: Star Wars: The Last Jedi Last Jedi" has an approval rating of 91% based on 409 reviews, with an average rating of 8.1/10. The website's critical consensus reads, ""Star Wars: The Last Jedi" honors the saga's rich legacy while adding some surprising twists—and delivering all the emotion-rich action fans could hope for." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 85 out of 100, based on 56 critics, indicating "universal acclaim". Matt Zoller Seitz of RogerEbert.com gave the film four out of four stars, praising the surprises and risks that it took, writing that "The movie works equally well as an earnest adventure

neg: History of transgender people in the United States Broadway, and it featured the first transgender teenage character ever in a Broadway show - La Cienega, a transgender woman played by actor Gregory Haney. That same year singer Tom Gabel made headlines when she publicly came out as transgender, planning to begin medical transition and eventually take the name Laura Jane Grace. She is the first major rock star to come out as transgender. Director Lana Wachowski, formerly known as Larry Wachowski, came out as transgender in 2012 while doing publicity for her movie "Cloud Atlas". This made her the first major Hollywood director to come out as transgender.

neg: Anthony Daniels He was a member of the BBC's Radio Drama Company and speaks fluent French. Daniels has played C-3PO in all of the "Star Wars" feature films from the original installment in the series, as both the body and voice of the golden droid. Kenny Baker, who played R2-D2 in the series until his death in 2016, revealed that he and Daniels did not get along. In "Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace", he wore a blue Spandex costume so that during editing of the movie his body could be turned into many different wires and circuits. Daniels has reprised

neg: Christmas in the Stars lawsuit. The complete album was released by RSO records on LP and Cassette in November 1980, to cash in on the increasingly popular "Star Wars" saga. This original printing featured cover art by the "Star Wars" film's production artist, Ralph McQuarrie. The cassette version is now quite hard to come by. Also in 1980, RSO released a 45 of "What Can You Get a Wookiee for Christmas (When He Already Owns a Comb)" (credited to "The Star Wars Intergalactic Droid Choir and Chorale") backed with "R2-D2 We Wish You a Merry Christmas" with a picture sleeve. In late 1983, a

neg: Wishology "Men in Black", and "Star Wars". Timmy makes a wish to star in his own movie trilogy (In parodies of "The Matrix", "Lord of the Rings", and "Harry Potter"). He is interrupted by Jorgen, who takes his fairy godparents away and sends Timmy home. When he gets there, Timmy's parents and school friends don't remember him, and an Eliminator appears after Timmy calls out his own name. In an alley, the Eliminator projects a space vortex through its mouth to inhale Timmy. Jorgen saves him, and the two arrive at Fairy World. Meanwhile, the fairies are hidden as gumballs inside

neg: Ian Doescher a "Star Wars" and "Star Trek" fan and not well versed in other science-fiction literature. The idea for "WSSW" came to him when he went to the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland shortly after reading "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies". After the first draft was shown to LucasFilm, their response was "We like this and it’s fun, but we’d like to see Ian do more with it. Go ahead and have some more fun with it, and go out of bounds of movie itself", so he rewrote it. Ian Doescher Ian (born 1977) is an American fiction writer, best known

neg: Star Wars: Droids title theme tune being used. Along with "Ewoks", the entire series has yet to be released on home video. Some episodes were released on VHS in the 1980s and 1990s, most notably the UK PAL releases over four cassettes ("Droids" 1–3 and "The Great Heep"), which had the opening sequences and credits edited out. In 1996, Rick McCallum produced "The Pirates and the Prince", a direct-to-video movie compiled from four episodes, and while working on the "Star Wars" prequel trilogy, expressed hope for an eventual release of the series on DVD. In late 2004, McCallum produced a DVD titled "Star

neg: Matthew Wood (sound editor) films of the "Star Wars" prequel trilogy as supervising sound editor and also did an uncredited acting role in "" as Bib Fortuna and the voice of Ody Mandrell. In "" he played Seboca and Magaloof. In "", in addition to a brief appearance as Orn Free Taa, Wood plays the voice role of General Grievous, a role originated by voice actors John DiMaggio and Richard McGonagle in the series "". In the film, he dubbed the voice of stuntman Kyle Rowling, who played General Grievous utilizing motion capture. He would later come back to work with the Star Wars

neg: TheForce.Net of the TV show "Star Wars: The Clone Wars", and the literature category hosts TFN's book release schedule and its literature reviews. In addition to its function as a news site, TFN also archives a variety of media and resources. In the summer of 2000, the site hosted a fake movie trailer for "" that included actors Leonardo DiCaprio and Hayden Christensen. The trailer surpassed one million downloads and generated favorable publicity for the movie itself. TFN hosts astrophysicist Dr. Curtis Saxton's "Star Wars Technical Commentaries", a set of documents exploring the nature and limits of the technology in "Star

neg: Gan Eng Seng School manpower consideration assumed top priority in education planning. The emphasis on technical training and post-secondary education led to GESS being singled out as a centre for Technical Training and a Pre-University centre in 1970. In 1982, GESS was chosen to participate in its first mass display item titled "Singapore - Past, Present and Future" inspired by the Star Wars movie, featured interesting movement danced to the theme music of the movie. GESS participated at the Singapore Youth Festival during the mid year, followed by the National Day celebrations in August and in 1983, at the Opening Ceremony when Singapore played

neg: Toyetic Toyetic Toyetic is a term referring to the suitability of a media property, such as a cartoon or movie, for merchandising tie-in lines of licensed toys, games and novelties. The term is attributed to Bernard Loomis, a toy development executive for Kenner Toys, in discussing the opportunities for marketing the film "Close Encounters of the Third Kind", telling its producer Steven Spielberg that the movie wasn't "toyetic" enough, leading Loomis towards acquiring the lucrative license for the upcoming "Star Wars" properties. The concept of toyetic works is stated to have come from Bernard Loomis in 1969, while working at Mattel.

neg: Revan character, as well as also being chosen by IGN's Jesse Schedeen as, along with Darth Malak, the fifth best "Star Wars" villain. IGN's readers chose Revan as their 7th top "Star Wars" character. UGO Networks put the character as the ninth top "Star Wars" expanded universe character. Jesse Schedeen listed Revan as one of the "Star Wars" character that she wanted in "Soulcalibur", calling him "one of the rare Expanded Universe characters that unquestionably stands alongside the best of the movie characters." Robert Workman, from GameDaily, listed the character as one of his favourite "Star Wars" video game characters. Although

neg: The Star Wars Corporation credits copyright notice of the film itself, and in reprints of "" and "Splinter of the Mind's Eye" as the copyrights have not expired or been renewed. The Star Wars Corporation The Star Wars Corporation, Inc. (SWC) was a company founded by George Lucas in 1973. It was a subsidiary of his Lucasfilm production company, set up to control various legal and financial aspects of his 1977 movie "Star Wars", including copyright, and sequel and merchandising rights. It also produced the 1978 "Star Wars Holiday Special" for CBS. By 1980, the company had been discontinued and its business was absorbed

neg: Star Wars Roleplaying Game (Fantasy Flight Games) fatal hit or pivotal skill-check failure.Example: "I'm drawing my pistol..." "Did you remember to retrieve your pistol when you fell down that hillside last scene?" These items can be used with "Edge of the Empire", "Age of Rebellion" and/or "Force and Destiny". Star Wars Roleplaying Game (Fantasy Flight Games) The "Star Wars Roleplaying Game" is a tabletop role-playing game set in the "Star Wars" universe first published by Fantasy Flight Games in August 2012. It consists of three different standalone games, each one conceived to play a particular type of character: A fourth line, based in the era of the

neg: Someday My Prince Will Come small party. It later appears when Snow White is making a pie and once more in a more formal version when the prince takes Snow White away at the end. The American Film Institute listed this song at No. 19 on their list of the 100 greatest songs in movie history. Following "When You Wish Upon A Star" from "Pinocchio" at No. 7, this is the second highest ranked song from a Disney movie out of four, with the other two being "Beauty and the Beast" from "Beauty and the Beast" at No. 62 and "Hakuna Matata" from "The Lion

neg: Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace Lucas accompanied him to explain factors of the shots that would be practical and those which would be created through visual effects. Knoll later said that on hearing the explanations of the storyboards, he did not know how to accomplish what he had seen. The result was a mixture of original techniques and the newest digital techniques to make it difficult for the viewer to guess which technique was being used. Knoll and his visual effects team wrote new computer software, including cloth simulators to allow a realistic depiction of the digital characters' clothing, to create certain shots. Another goal

neg: Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith of the epic Star Wars series". Despite being the prequel trilogy's best reviewed and received film, it received fewer award nominations than the previous films. It became the only "Star Wars" film not to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects; however, it was nominated for Best Makeup (Dave Elsey and Nikki Gooley), losing to "". It also won "Favorite Motion Picture" and "Favorite Dramatic Motion Picture" awards at the People's Choice Awards, "Hollywood Movie of the Year" award at the Hollywood Film Festival, Empire Awards (Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film), and the Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie -