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Rogue One / A New Hope Teaser Trailer Mashup

From YouTube user Nick Skywalker comes a pretty great blend of Star Wars IV footage intercut with newly released Rogue One footage. Together the combined films create a trailer that contextualizes the upcoming film for those who are not as familiar with the place in the timeline the new film will fill. Great job, Nick!

Continue...   |   April 14, 2016

What Rey Really Heard

FINALLY! Our copies of The Force Awakens have arrived and we're able to analyze the film frame by frame, sound by sound. We're throwing as many tools as we can get our hands on to find out every secret, easter egg, and in-joke we can find. Youtube User Ross Smith has made an important discovery by isolating the exact sounds that Rey hears as she's beaconed further into Maz's dungeon.

Continue...   |   April 13, 2016
Continue...   |   April 12, 2016

HARDWARE WARS - The Original Star Wars Parody

In 1978 the phenomenon of Star Wars had begun to be realized. Nothing indicated this more than the arrival of the first ever Star Wars parody film. Renie Fosselius and Michael Wiese teamed up to make their own film Hardware Wars. The film follows a young Fluke Starbucker, Princess Anne-Droid, Ham Salad, and Chewchilla on a space adventure pitted agains an evil Darth Nader. Much of the props, ships, and production design resembles common household applinces and tools. It's great. Check it out.

May the Farce be with you.

Continue...   |   April 11, 2016
Continue...   |   April 08, 2016

'Rogue One' Teaser Trailer

Trailer just dropped of the first Star Wars side story: Rogue One. I see Mon Mothma, AT-AT's, the usual Star Wars production design. It looks rad. Let's hope its good.

I'm personally more of a Skywalker Saga person. I'm not getting super excited about the spin-off movies quite yet. Hope you enjoy!

Continue...   |   April 07, 2016
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Continue...   |   April 05, 2016

Star Wars VR Experience, 360 degrees of 'Desert Assault'

Here's something new! A 360 virtual reality fan film. If you watch on your phone using the YouTube app or YouTube app you can experience the film facing the direction you chose.

Some time after the death of old Sheev Palapatine, various military factions vie for power in the fallen Empire. Among them is Lune Sicarii (Maude Garrett), a sort of force sensative ronin. She and Rebel Commander Jate Antoninus (Keahu Kahuanui) go head to head with the remaining pro-Empire powers in the galaxy.

Directed by Leonard Wilkes

Continue...   |   April 03, 2016