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'Star Wars' And 'Doctor Who' Fans Fight At British Sci-Fi Con
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Well, this was bound to happen eventually: after decades of peace between "Star Wars" and "Doctor Who" nerds, a giant brawl erupted at a British sci-fi convention in Norfolk (yeah, never heard of it either). It isn't clear how tensions were sparked, but one can only assume it was over whose basement apartment is the coolest. Apparently there was no "assault," but you can better believe some harsh words were exchanged about who is better at "Halo." Get More »
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| Source: BBC
The 9 Craziest Cinematic College Courses
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Kids these days.
D.J., cue up that cringe-worthy Vitamin C song because it's graduation time again! Right now hundreds of thousands of 22-year-olds are currently being degreed up and sent off into the real world ... job market issues and excessive student loan interest rates notwithstanding, of course.
Thing is, class, this isn't your grandpa's Bachelor of Arts program anymore. Nowadays even the most esteemed colleges are catering their coursework offerings — in title, if nothing else — to pique the interest of their student pools. Get More »
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'Star Wars: Episode VII' Filming May Begin Next Year
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"Star Trek: Into Darkness" is probably supposed to be the space-centric subject of the spring since, ya know, the movie is hitting theaters in less than a dozen days and all. But too bad, so sad: with some of the same people responsible for lifting off the much-fussed-about "Star Wars: Episode VII," it's only natural that inquiring minds are using more than just the Force to draw out some Jedi intel about the pic.
Collider chatted up producer Bryan Burk about the current scoop on Yoda & Co., and according to him things might be ready for launch as soon as the beginning of next year. Get More »
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| Source: Collider
Lawrence Kasdan Strikes Back: The Original Script for 'Star Wars: Episode V'
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It's one of the most famous exchanges in the history of cinema: Han Solo and Pricess Leia's heartfelt goodbye in "Star Wars: Episode V — The Empire Strikes Back." Just before Han is frozen in carbonite by the sinister Darth Vader, Leia reveals her love and he simply answers, "I know." So insouciant. So perfect.
And as we now know thanks to SlashFilm, so completely different from what screenwriter Lawrence Kasdan actually wrote. Get More »
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| Source: Slash Film
'Star Wars: Episode VII': Watch J.J. Abrams and Simon Pegg Nerd Out
The release date for "Star Trek: Into Darkness" is just around the milky way bend (beam up on May 17, Scotty), but it is not the only interstellar adventure movie director J.J. Abrams has weighing on that epically weird and awesome nerdbrain of his. There's also the small matter of making "Star Wars: Episode VII" happen soon.
In this new video discussion of all-things-far far away with Simon Pegg, who plays Scotty in Abrams' iteration of "Trek," he finally dared to explain why he took on "Star Wars" after initial resistance. Get More »
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Link Riot: Chewbacca Gets a Job at MTV
• May the 4th Be With You. [Geek News]
• "My Mother the Failure" and 5 other alternate titles for "Home Alone." [Funny or Die]
• The 25 modern Marvel movies — regardless of whatever damn studio they came from — ranked from worst to best. [ScreenCrush]
• So, is "Iron Man Three" the best superhero threequel in history? Better than, you know, "Superman III," even? [The Week]
• You know "Iron Man." But are you acquainted with "Tetsuo: The Iron Man"? [Film.com]
• The Good, the Bad and the Totally Meh at "The Great Gatsby" premiere. [The Frisky]
• Asa Butterfield and Harrison Ford tease the teaser trailer for "Ender's Game." [Hypable]
• Meet the 5 actors who are apparently screen testing for the role of Augustus in "The Fault in Our Stars." [Hollywood Crush]
• Meet the guy who built his home to look like the U.S.S. Enterprise. [FilmDrunk]
• 18 reasons why you totally had a crush on John Bender in "The Breakfast Club." [BuzzFeed]
• The cast of "Can't Hardly Wait": Where are all those hearty partiers now? [BuzzSugar]
• What we talk about when we talk about hating "Garden State." [Vulture]
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The 20 Most Phallic Movie Images Ever
Penis imagery: Like love, it's all around us.
Really, though, in movies, it's everywhere. And most likely, depending on the director, it's completely intentional. Yes, most of the directors you casually enjoy are actually perverted creep shows. Like Bruce Hornsby once so eloquently put it, that's just the way it is, folks. You had to learn sometime.
Don't believe us? Here are 20 not-so-subtle examples of phallic movie stills that will have you saying to yourself, "Wow, I didn't realize that Jean-Claude Van Damme with a Jheri curl could get any creepier."
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Cue The Majestic Score: Abrams Wants John Williams to Come Back
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Dun dun dun, dun DA dun, dun DA dun! DUN DUN DUN, DUN da DUN, dun DA DUNNN!!!!!
Sorry, but if there was ever a story that deserves some dramatic music, it's this one, as Empire is reporting that J.J. Abrams will indeed be asking the legendary composer John Williams to return to the "Star Wars" universe for "Star Wars: Episode VII." Get More »
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| Source: Empire
Awesome 'Empire Strikes Back' Set Photos Unearthed
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The "Star Wars" franchise is that nerdy little gift that just keeps on giving, one generation after another.
Not only is Disney furiously piecing together "Episode VII" to usher in a third round of installments in a galaxy not so far away, but cool items just keep poppin' on up from the first go-round as well. Get More »
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| Source: io9
Had a First Name, Yoda Did
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Just when we thought there was not single drop of juice left to squeeze from the "Star Wars" fruit of information, so wrong we were. As it turns out, master Yoda was originally meant to have a relatively wimpy little first name.
Sho'nuff, space cadets.
Those Jedi knights over at Blastr pieced together a boatload of little-known facts about George Lucas' long-lived intergalactic series and at the tippy top of the list is this: Lucas intended Yoda to be a surname, with his first name being ... wait for it ... Minch. Get More »
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| Source: Blastr
