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Luke Skywalker's 'Empire Strikes Back' lightsaber with severed hand attached auctioned for $3.75 mil
5+ hour, 45+ min ago (381+ words) A lightsaber with Luke Skywalker's severed hand from “The Empire Strikes Back” has sold for $3.75 million at auction. Heritage Auctions announced the results of its Hollywood & Entertainment Signature Auction on Monday. The lightsaber, used onscreen by Mark Hamill in the…...
The best movies of 2026 so far, from 'Project Hail Mary' to 'Rose of Nevada"
2+ week, 4+ day ago (517+ words) The best movies of 2026 so far, from 'Project Hail Mary' to 'Rose of Nevada' Japan Today A quick summary of the movie year so far: The box office is booming, Gen Z is flocking to theaters and aliens are â…...
Oscar-winning 'Star Wars' editor Marcia Lucas dies at 80
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (352+ words) Marcia Lucas, who won an Oscar as editor of the original 1977 “Star Wars" has died, a lawyer for her family said Friday. Marcia Lucas was the editor on 1983's “Return of the Jedi” and the pre-"Star Wars" George Lucas-directed…...
‘Mandalorian and Grogu’ tops charts and ‘Obsession’ grows in second weekend
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (487+ words) It exceeded opening weekend expectations for the movie, a continuation of Disney+ spinoff series “The Mandalorian,” but it’s also on the low end of Disney-era Star Wars releases, closer to “Solo: A Star Wars Story,” which made $103 million over the…...
'The Mandalorian and Grogu' film inspires a new set of Ginza Cozy Corner mini cakes and more
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (355+ words) We’ve known about Japanese dessert chain Ginza Cozy Corner's penchant for mini cake sets for a while now. From home-grown cuties such as Pokémon to international collaborations like Marvel’s Avengers and Pixar films, it seems no characters are safe from…...
'Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu' makes clumsy big-screen debut
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (356+ words) It’s been nearly seven years since there was a new “Star Wars” movie released in theaters and there are lots of ways to do it. “Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu,” a disjointed off-ramp that lacks the scale and ambition…...
Jon Favreau wants to inspire a new generation to fall in love with 'Star Wars"
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (945+ words) Jon Favreau has been dreaming about making a "Star Wars" movie for most of his life. He was 10 and half when the first film was released in theaters in 1977, which he went to see with his dad. From the opening…...
Travolta to return to Cannes with aviation-inspired directorial debut
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (349+ words) U.S. movie legend John Travolta will present his directorial debut "Propeller One-Way Night Coach", about a young boy's journey in the "golden age of aviation", at the Cannes Film Festival in May, organizers said Thursday. The film, to make its world…...
The painting that introduced 'Star Wars' to the world fetches $3.9 mil at auction
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (598+ words) The painting that introduced "Star Wars” to the world nearly 50 years ago — and was reproduced in an iconic movie poster — sold at auction on Wednesday for $3.875 million. The acrylic and airbrush painting by the artist and movie poster designer Tom…...
'E.T' and 'Star Wars' poster illustrator Drew Struzan dies aged 78
9+ mon, 6+ day ago (274+ words) Hollywood illustrator Drew Struzan, the man behind legendary film posters for hit films such as "E.T.", "Star Wars" and "Indiana Jones" has died at the age of 78, prompting a flood of tributes. Struzan was a favorite of directors Steven Spielberg and…...