>>>this one will make you smile.
watch this first-class review of star wars, as told by a three year
old girl. and if we don't see more from this little treasure, i'm a
jawa twirling a gaffi stick...
>>>here's hoping you enjoy this
special, once in four years only extra day, and to help you with that here's
yet another image from
indiana jones and the kingdom of the crystal skull.
here
indy
comes face to face with agent spalko in an image taken directly from
a german magazine.
indiana jones,
the doctored photograph and the disappearing soldier...
thursday 28th february 2008
>>>we continue our look at worlds of
importance from the history of the setnin sector with
histai, key world in the ki-ki/setnin war...
Lush fertile planet whose populace
believe that their warriors are the best - although they are in
fact not very proficient.This led to wild
boasts and confrontations that they could never hope to resolve or control.Histai is also notable for its ditrinium
ore, a useful component in the construction of Setnin Sector starships. During the Ki-Ki/Setnin War, Histai became
a vital world, its ditrinium ore being used in the construction of the second
Heed.With a permanent New Republic warship high in orbit protecting the planet,
Histai became a key world during the war and instrumental in the formation of
the Setnin Defence Force
led by Janite Tannis Rixx,
and was the site of the Battle of
Histai, a devastating Ki-Ki/Setnin confrontation that left many
dead and wounded
>>>with thanks to youtube, here we present the
barbara walters interview with
indiana jones himself harrison ford.
>>>the
official site have posted their press release on star wars
celebration japan. "three-day
event at makuhari-messe convention center near tokyo July 19
to 21 will be filled with entertainment, celebrities, exhibits, immersive
events, costumes and much more. celebrating the japanese 30th
anniversary of star wars, lucasfilm ltd and the lewis
daniel group will present the first-ever star wars celebration
event in the asia-pacific region from july 19 to 21 at the makuhari-messe
convention center near tokyo. expected to be one of the
largest events ever for fans of the star wars saga, star wars
celebration japan will begin a little more than 30 years after the movie
premiered in japan on june 24, 1978. the three-day event will be
filled with live entertainment, celebrities, special presentations, unique
star wars exhibits, exclusive merchandise, pop-culture tributes,
immersive events, costume contests, and many additional activities. star
wars celebrationjapan will take place from saturday, july 19,
through monday, july 21, which is ocean day, a national
holiday. moreover, the three-day weekend marks the start of the summer
school holiday for children throughout the country, making star wars
celebration japan the perfect way for multiple generations of fans to
enjoy this unprecedented experience together."
tuesday 26th february 2008
>>>setnin select reaches number 278 with
photographic artwork kindly submitted to us by
jules corellia. this shows
commander terrie saffra
just about to dive into battle.
for more looks into the worlds of setnin, click on the mini banner
above and go through to the setnin select archive.
>>>turning to the dork side 31 hits the
site direct from
neil bakers own
dork side blog. you can view it there or go to our humour section through
our
assorted sidebar link where we ask if laughter is the best medicine, why
don't medical staff tell knock knock jokes instead of asking for blood
samples...
>>>more amazing
the force unleashed clips for you today, with the 'destruction'
trailer.
monday 25th february 2008
>>>the oscars
have ended with disappointment for the
ilm teams on transformers and pirates of the caribbean -
at worlds end. the golden compass walked away with the oscar
for best visual effects, while in the sound effects category
skywalker soundlost out to the bourne ultimatum, which took
all sound category awards. in the acting stakes tilda swinton beat
out cate blanchett for best supporting actress and marion
cotillard beat cate for best actress with her winning role in
la vie en rose. for all the latest oscar
news click
here and visit the official oscar
site.
harry and cally -
makin' it large at the oscars...
>>>steve
sansweet announced it at
wonderconover the
weekend - celebration arrives in japan the weekend of 19th -
21st july 2008. held at the
mukuhari-meese international convention complex, located between
tokyo and the new tokyo international airport, this is sure to
feature many familiar faces and perhaps some less well known to american and
european audiences. go to the celebration japan website for the latest news.
coming to a
galaxy near you july 19 - 21st 2008
>>>we have some amazing in game
footage from
the force unleashed. watch and enjoy the 'raxus' trailer.
sunday 24th february 2008
>>>we are thrilled to welcome back to
Lightsabre
a man who
is a true titan of the special effects industry with eight
oscars cluttering his shelves and a lifetime of innovation, dennis
muren. we spoke to
dennis
earlier in the year and chatted at length about his four decade long career,
the third and final part of which can be found
here or by going through the
sidebar and hitting
interviews. then go and discuss
it at
smugglers rantsat
blogs.starwars.com.
dennis muren
>>>no great surprise here, but shia lebeouf
has confirmed that the warehouse seen in the
indiana jones and the kingdom of the crystal skull
trailer is indeed the very same warehouse seen in
raiders of the lost ark. "crazy! i don't know
what else to say. it's crazy and unbelievable. it’s almost like
you’re reflecting while you’re in the middle of it. because you know you’re
gonna be telling your kids this, so you’re in the middle of it going ‘oh, my
god, let me get every detail, how many buttons are on that shirt?
you’re really interested in the details of it. it’s wild to experience.”
and it appears that shia might have also been a
touch...light-fingered shall we say. "oh i stole a bunch of stuff,” he
laughed. “i meant to tell you, steve, i stole a bunch of things. so
did karen (allen) though, so it’s not my fault. it’s not my
fault – karen did it too. and she’s older! she knows better.” i
shouldn't worry shia, we'd do exactly the same in your situation...
shia lebeouf
>>>the
indiana jones
marketing machine grinds into full gear with the
release of the junior adaptations of the four
indiana jones movies. for the
first time a junior adaptation of raiders is being released, and
these are a great way to introduce youngsters to the world of
indy. get to your bookstores and
check them out.
raiders of the
lost ark
temple of doom
the last crusade
kingdom of the
crystal skull
saturday 23rd february 2008
>>>it's oscar
night tomorrow night and all eyes will be on hollywood as the 80th
academy awards ceremony begins. here we are watching the progress
of the
ilm and
skywalker sound nominees, as well as our
indiana jones and the kingdom of the crystal skull
leading lady cate blanchett, who is nominated for both best actress
and best supporting actress. harrison ford is on hand to dish
out an award, so this really could be a great night for fans of things
lucas-related...
>>>will jar jar binks be making
an appearance in the forthcoming clone wars series? well,
io9 certainly seem to think so, saying that he'll appear in the
movie and the series. the movie is a stand alone adventure and not the
first three episodes, as has previously been reported elsewhere.
io9 also have a concept sketch of the clone wars version of
general grievous looking particularly lethal...
concept image of
jar jar just out of shot...beneath the generals foot...
friday 22nd february 2008
>>>we continue our four-issue online
comic adaptation of quest for freedom, drawn
to celebrate not only the 30th anniversary of the original star wars
but also the 25th anniversary of that very first Lightsabre story.
drawn and designed by richard skidmore,
with cover art by craig burtand logo design by
tim wann, this mark newbold
written story takes places between the events of the empire strikes back
and return of the jedi, as lando calrissian and chewbacca
search the galaxy for their lost friend han solo. click the
mini banner below to reach the comic book archive and
the sixth page of issue two of our comic strip adaptation of quest for
freedom.
>>>we continue our look at worlds of
importance from the history of the setnin sector with
hellion, the home of ryath centaurs iron claw mercenaries...
Forest covered home to the
green-skinned and winged race known as the Hellions.A savage world,
Hellion has a history of engagements with other SetninSector
races.Ferrerea and Janos
have both had wars with Hellion in the past two decades, and Hellion has had
battles with neighbouring worlds for centuries.Later swamped with newcomers after the end
of the Galactic Civil War, the
Hellion queen Tryxlla invited Ryath Centaur to the planet where he
established a base for his mercenary unit the Iron Claws.
>>>jude watson has written many
books in the last 12 years. in 1996, she wrote her first star wars
book, star wars journal: captive to evil. in 1999 she embarked
on the jedi apprentice series, chronicling the adventures of qui-gon
jinn and obi-wan kenobi. the jedi quest series
concentrated on ben and anakin, followed by the last of the
jedi series, of which her new book -
reckoning - is the concluding episode.
last of the jedi
- by jude watson
wednesday 20th february 2008
>>>we bring you something familiar and
also a little different today. turning to the dork side has
been banging our funny bone on the corner of the table for a number of
months now, brought to you direct from
neil bakers own
dork side blog. this week we introduce an occasional new strip -
turning to the setnin side. for a taste of what passes
for humour in the mid-rim look below or go to our humour section through
our
assorted sidebar link where jan would be mortified at being
referred to as a lady...
>>>that mistress of the artistic
bonnie burton will be gracing room 232/234 of
wonderconthis coming
weekend 22nd - 24th february alongside her how to draw star wars
colleagues tom hodges and
matt busch. with
peter mayhew,c. andrew nelson and the r2 builders club also in attendance,
this is sure to be another great convention and - as they said in the
sixties - a happening.
tuesday 19th february 2008
>>>setnin select reaches number
277 with artwork by jason brown. this showsa
ridley shuttle
preparing to leave a
rebel alliance
flight deck.
for more looks into the worlds of setnin, click on the mini banner
above and go through to the setnin select archive.
>>>generation
star wars return this year to celebrate its 10th anniversary with
another convention. taking place on 26th - 27th april, this promises
to be yet another great way to celebrate the star wars saga.
professional booths, fan oriented displays, trivia, lightsabre fights
and costumes - it's all there, and admission is free. no guests have
been announced as yet, but click
here or on the poster below for the official site and keep your eyes
open for what's sure to be some great guests.
monday 18th february 2008
>>>turning to the dork side 30 hits the
site direct from
neil bakers own
dork side blog. you can view it there or go to our humour section through
our
assorted sidebar link where ice packs come as standard for all
musicians...
>>>our good friends at eu cantina
have a very cool
podcast, featuring the latest news
on the forthcoming clone wars movie and television series.
click
here for the cast and also don't forget
to delve into their newly redesigned
media knowledge centre for all the
latest information on the shows that are heading our way.
head to eu
cantina for the very latest clone wars news...
>>>more images from
indiana jones and the kingdom of the crystal skull
arrive, with this much clearer version of the image premiered in
empire magazine last month. this shows agent spalko
waving her sword in the face of our intrepid adventurer...
spalko goes for
the jugular...
>>>interesting news comes in regarding gen
con and lucasfilm, news that may have an affect on future
celebration conventions.
gamer chicks rule had the scoop, telling us that:
gen con failed to uphold its
legal obligations in terms of financial reporting, accounting
and payments to lucasfilm ($500,000 in damages)
gen con did not give auction
proceeds to make-a-wish as they had agreed to do ($150,000 in
damages)
gen con did not give lucasfilm
their share of the auction proceeds ($150,000 in damages)
gen con did this all unjustly
($150,000 in damages)
>>>revenge of the sith actress
bai ling has been arrested on suspicion of shoplifting. taking
a total of $16 dollars worth of items, ling was arrested and taken
into custody, agreeing to appear in court on march 5th. there was no
mention of the incident on her
blog, but she did wonder whether or not people were "rushing in the
cold wind to work after the chinese new year and lamented that "life is a
sad song but still sings the beauty for their loved ones."
wonder who will
be bai-ling her out?
saturday 16th february 2008
>>>more images enter the public realm from
indiana jones and the kingdom of the crystal skull
as italian magazine l'espresso publish these three images. the
first sees agent spalko, played by cate blanchett making a
point to indiana, while the second and third see indy in
familiar territory, in a foreign village and at the business end of a
snake.
>>>it would appear that both samuel
l jackson and hayden christensen would be interested in reprising
their roles as mace windu and anakin skywalker. says
jackson, "that'd be great for me, i would love to. yeah, (there's
interest)" hayden had a similar take on events. "i'd be
happy to do the voice, that'd be a neat thing for me to do. so tell them to
ask me about that." you hear that george? give the guys a
call.
sam, when you
were offered a part in jumper we meant the film, not the
knitware...
>>>this one is a blast from the past.
if you are of a certain age you will remember sitting down and enjoying this
as a kid, marvelling at just how they made tauntaun's run, at-at's
walk and asteroids fly. get your daily mark hamill fix with spfx - the
empire strikes back...
>>>the trailer has finally arrived.
well, ok, may not the actual trailer, but watch as
indiana jones leads you through hero school...
>>>here's a fantastic image by hugh
fleming, cover artist on the phantom menace and shadows of the
empire comics by dark horse, brought to you from
entertainment news international. rumour has it that this is
either an alternative cover to the
indiana jones and the kingdom of the crystal skullcomic adaptation, or issue twos cover. either way it's an
awesome piece of artwork.
hugh fleming
makes a splash...
thursday 14th february 2008
>>>it's that special time of year when
you tell the one you love just how much you care, so to all you hopeless
romantics out there, happy valentines day. celebrate the love, eh...
"gimme some sugar
baby..."
>>>you may have heard about this,
unless you've been hiding in a hovel on tatooine near the jundland
wastes, but the clone wars is hitting the big screen in the
states in august, followed by a september launch here in the uk before its
premiere on the cartoon network in september. released at the
flicks by warner brothers, who own cartoon network, the first
three episodes have been stitched together and feature anthony daniels
and matthew wood reprising their saga roles of general grievous
and see threepio. with samuel l jackson saying he would
be prepared to voice mace windu for the show, the heat is certainly
building up for the return of star wars to the big screen
clone wars -
coming your way this autumn...
>>>we continue our look at worlds of
importance from the history of the setnin sector with
halando, the sister world of a-desando that warred against its
neighbour for centuries...
Setnin Sector planet and sister world of A-desando, Locaarn and Lagara in the Desando System, Halando has been constantly at odds with
A-desando for centuries.Birthplace of
Imperial General Narn Giapa Lomona,
father of the A-desandian smuggler Jan
Lomona, Halando is virtually identical to her neighbouring world, lying 285
million kilometres from her sun, almost exactly the same distance as
A-desando and sharing the same orbit.Halando’s seven satellites cause tremendous tidal pressures, therefore
making it impossible to inhabit the coastal regions.During the Ki-Ki/SetninWar
Halando and A-desando went to war, a fight that was brokered by Lomona with
the assistance of Locaarn and Lagara
wednesday 13th february 2008
>>>it may have opened its doors seven
months ago today, but
celebration europe is still very much
on our mind. our good friend
petovari attila dropped this youtube
link to us, showing his expedition across the north sea to the uk and the
greatest star wars convention the uk has yet seen...
tuesday 12th february 2008
>>>setnin select reaches number
276 with artwork taken from the lucasarts game star wars galaxies. this showsthe setnin specification of x-wing fighter, as flown by blake
de'athe.
for more looks into the worlds of setnin, click on the mini banner
above and go through to the setnin select archive.
>>>looks like shia terror on
the face of the young man at the business end of cate blanchetts
sword. yet another image from
indiana jones and the kingdom of the crystal skull,
this time winging it's way across europe from italy and reminding us that
there's only 100 days to go until the latest adventure is released...
cate blanchett
makes a point...
monday 11th february 2008
>>>turning to the dork side 29 hits the
site direct from
neil bakers own
dork side blog.
you can view it there or go to our humour section through
our
assorted sidebar link where having a fast ship is considered the
highest form of wit...
>>>we introduce a new mini banner to
the site, one that takes you through to our
indiana jones and the kingdom of the crystal skull
coverage. click the banner to find the very latest archaeological
treasures coming your way may 22nd...
sunday 10th february 2008
>>>we are excited to welcome to
Lightsabre
the lady who runs bantha tracks on the
official site and who is the events
manager for lucasfilm, mary franklin. we met mary at
celebration europe and later spoke to her
about her career and star wars involvement, the results of which can be found
here or by going through the
sidebar and hitting
interviews. then go and discuss it at
smugglers rantsat
blogs.starwars.com.
mary franklin
saturday 9th february 2008
>>>on monday 4th february hungarianstar wars fan and fellow member of swora
petovari attila interviewed
Lightsabre'smark newbold
for his site,
starwars.hu. click
here for the english results of the
interview, and wait for the hungarian translation to hit
starwars.hu soon.
indiana
jones and the dusty cave of springfield...
>>>friend of the site
joe corroney dropped us a line to let
us know about his latest project. "i'm creating sketch card artwork
for topps new indiana jones heritage trading card series...
you can see the artwork right now at my official site right
here."
indiana
jones heritage cards
thursday 7th february 2008
>>>great news from official pix.
over to the press release. "official
pix is proud to
announce our first ever signing with everyone's favorite indiana jones
and star wars actor, harrison ford! mr. ford will
be signing an exclusive licensed limited edition indiana jones
photograph and one very cool han solo image! the 11x14 inch
indiana jones and the kingdom of the crystal skull
image will be limited to just 50 hand numbered pieces making it an instant
collectible! each of these hand-signed photographs will come bagged,
boarded, and include our numbered certificate of authenticity (coa).
our star wars 8x10 inch image is likely the most iconic image of
han solo and a fan favorite photograph, which makes it perfect for this
historic signing. each licensed, hand-signed photograph will come bagged,
boarded, and include our numbered coa. we will begin this pre-order
wednesday february 6th at 11am central time at official pix.
for additional information on this autograph opportunity, and to view the
exclusive
indiana jonesphotograph, check out the official pix
blog here."
harrison
ford at official pix...
>>>we continue our look at worlds of
importance from the history of the setnin sector with
gurney, the world that was orbited by the garyra station, a key
location during the ki-ki/setnin war...
Unremarkable Setnin Sector forest planet just off the Borden Space Lane
orbited by a small satellite and the disused Garyra Space Station.Garyra
Industriesmade starliners, and within lay the
incomplete Pleasure Seeker.The station became a stop-off point for
those travelling the Borden Space Lane and was manned by a skeleton crew.During the Setnin/Ki-Ki War the station was
used by the Trac-Tran Transit
Company
as a stopping off point, and was also used by Iron Claw operatives as an unofficial `sleepover’ point, when in fact it was
being used as a base of operations.
wednesday 6th february 2008
>>>the new packaging for this years
clone wars series has arrived. eye-catching, much like it's 30th
anniversary and
indiana jones predecessors, this new design by independent
company
pilot brings a fresh new approach to star wars packaging.
arriving on shelves july 26th, this is sure to kick off a whole new exciting
era in star wars collectibles.
the new
clone wars packaging by pilot...
>>>it's quite possibly the first image
leaked of the actual skull from the forthcoming
indiana jones and the kingdom of the crystal skull,
and here we can see that the rumours might be right. the skull - shown
on a japanese site and captured by
action figure insider - certainly appears to be alien in origin,
confirming the rumour that the fourth indy big screen adventure is a
homage to the 1950's 'b' movies of the era.
a crystal skull walks
into a bar. the bartender says "why the long face?"
tuesday 5th february 2008
>>>setnin select reaches number 275 with
artwork by richard
skidmore. this showsan alternate specification of bug fighter.
for more looks into the worlds of setnin, click on the mini banner
above and go through to the setnin select archive.
>>>swora is off the ground and
you'll be hearing a lot about it round these parts over the coming months
and years. in the meantime, here's an official announcement from
swora ambassador gerald home. "dear
swora members, it's your ambassador here with a few words of
explanation about how i chose the winning logo. before i start, let me thank
everyone who entered the competition - the standard was extremely high and
it has been very difficult to choose the winner. many of the designs
are excellent; however, when you shrink them down to website logo size the
symbols and writing in several of them are too small and not legible. this
was the reason that many of the entries wouldn't work as a logo. i
also decided not to use anything which was too "political" - too imperial,
or too rebel - or which had drawings of the death star or
darth vader. yes, these are fun and interesting, but not "neutral"
enough to be the logo of an alliance which includes imperials
and rebels - and people who are neither! i hope you like my
choice. i think it's perfect as the first official swora logo, and i
hereby congratulate its designer jan "long_jb" okulewicz from
poland. well done! i look forward to seeing your logo on websites etc
very soon. your limited-edition signed photo will be in the post to you very
soon, with my thanks and congratulations. by the way, there were 2
other designs which i selected for possible use in the future, but they must
stay a secret for the moment! you'll see them in the months ahead. thanks
again to everyone who entered. it has been an honour and a pleasure for me
to be involved in this wonderful swora adventure. hope to see you on
the road. until then....may the force be with you all." great words
from the swora ambassador, and stay tuned for more swora news
as it comes through.
"ohh,
there's aunty mabel..."
monday 4th february 2008
>>>turning to the dork side 28 hits the
site direct from
neil bakers own site a place in the galaxy.
you can view it there or go to our humour section through
our
assorted sidebar link where having a fit of the giggles doesn't
mean you don't have to go down the gym today...
>>>could the first few episodes of the
new cgi animated clone wars series be hitting the silver screen
before the small screen? well, our good friends over at
jedi news seem to have confirmed this. "the
lego rep let us into a few spoilers including the fact there will
indeed be a feature release in early september here in the uk (a couple of
weeks earlier in the us), and he also told us about the characters included
with these sets – don’t read the next sentence if you don’t want to know!
rotta is jabba the hutt’s nephew or son (there seemed to be some
confusion about this) and the first 2 or 3 episodes centre on his
kidnapping!" couple this with rumours surfacing on
the force.net about a theatrical release and it seems increasingly
certain that we haven't yet had our final fix of big screen star wars
action.
>>>lego indiana jones is on the
way, and on the
official lego site you can play the first level. be indy
and evade the rolling boulder in this fun preview of the forthcoming game...
indiana
jones - ain't no rolling stone...
saturday 2nd february 2008
>>>clearly many spouses have star
wars addicted partners - and don't be fooled into thinking that it's
only women who are 'widowed' by the saga, there's plenty of male star
wars widowers - and
dr phil brought this to light recently
on his show. click
here and read an interrogation that
darth vader would have been proud of...
yes, he's
pointing at you...
>>>the rumours were flying, but now it
seems fairly safe to confirm that yes, we do indeed return to the infamous
warehouse from the final scene of
raiders of the lost ark. and
it appears that
indiana
is again trying to hunt it down. so
what's the connection between the crystal skull of the title and the
lost ark of the covenant? we'll find out in 110 days...
indiana jones -
the fastest left foot in the west...