A City in the Clouds
Looking back, not much good can be said about Cloud City. It may be beautiful, but it's a city of betrayal, darkness, and loss. Luke almost lost more than a hand there. Leia and Chewie almost lost more...
View ArticleHan Solo and the Princess
The story of Leia and Han is a wonderful sub-plot and one of the greatest, most tenuous on-screen romances of all time. Here are some of their lesser-seen moments as well as some other mentions of...
View ArticlePain and Sufferring
Star Wars just wouldn't be Star Wars without people getting hurt, tortured, maimed or disfigured.
View ArticleOn The Forest Moon
The battle above Endor would not have been possible without the brave actions of the Rebels down on the surface of the forest moon (and those pesky Ewoks). OUTSIDE THE BUNKER In the film, Han fools a...
View ArticleLuke’s Path
Luke makes the fabled Hero's Journey throughout the original trilogy. The path has not always been easy, though.
View ArticleThe Empire Strikes Back – First Draft by Leigh Brackett
Download: Star Wars Sequel by Leigh Brackett The Empire Strikes Back came out in 1980 and even as a 10-year-old, I remember reading about an early version of the script written by a Sci-Fi author and...
View ArticleThe Battle of Yavin
Yavin IV is a small moon orbiting the gas giant Yavin. It’s also where the Rebel Alliance decided to set up camp. Most of the battle preparation scenes took place in the hangar, briefing room, and...
View ArticleWampa Ice Creatures
In the finished film, we're treated to just one Wampa ice creature who attacks Luke and takes him home for dinner. Originally there were supposed to be many more Wampas causing trouble for our friends...
View ArticleShadows of the Empire: The Movie-Without-the-Movie Extravaganza of 1996
In 2015, I conducted a series of interviews with some of the people who worked on the Shadows of the Empire project concocted by Lucasfilm back in 1996. I loved the project, warts and all, from the...
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