August 3rd, 20180177Ahmed Best, known to most as Jar Jar Binks in the Star Wars prequels, The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones, and Revenge of the Sith, has started a video blog chronicling the creation of his one man show. The show's focus will be about being Jar Jar, and all the ups and downs that entailed. Best recently revealed the toll backlash...
March 23rd, 20182259Themes of good and evil permeate the Star Wars saga. Whether it is the exploration of the light or dark side of the Force or the motives of Senators, the contrast between good and evil is ever-present in the films. However, the question and exploration of evil has varied throughout the saga. The movies of the prequels, the original...
December 12th, 20170246Official Synopsis: Features a Foreword by John Boyega Just in time for the next blockbuster, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, this unique and beautifully designed compendium with removable features traces one of the franchise’s most iconic characters—the stormtrooper—from initial development through all nine Star Wars movies to their...
October 25th, 2017456Ok, here goes. We’ve made our way through the original trilogy, so that means it must be time to go back to the very beginning. It’s obviously not ALWAYS a very good place to start, since George Lucas didn’t start there, which is why we’re discussing it now. And I promise that’s the last Sound of Music reference I’ll make for...
April 19th, 2016044We waited. Then we waited some more. Then we waited even more. December? No. January? Nope. February? March? Maybe. What about April? OK, yes. For real this time. More than four months after it was supposed to be released, the Star Wars Special: C-3PO one-shot by James Robinson and Tony Harris was finally released on April 13...
January 5th, 20167158 Missing the Point: An Analysis of Star Wars: The Force Awakens Part I - The Film -- A Guest Blog by Daniel Noa Star Wars: The Force Awakens is a massive hit. Given the caliber of the filmmakers, from Hollywood it-boy J.J. Abrams, to Kathleen Kennedy, elder-stateswoman of Hollywood, to the various production designers and...
October 24th, 201512157 Have you ever had that friend or family member who constantly complains about something from the past? You know, that person who has told you hundreds of times how they feel about something that happened years and years ago. Eventually it gets so old that you don’t even care anymore. It just causes you to sigh, roll your eyes and...
August 8th, 20150299 Read Part One Here Young, impressionable Anakin Skywalker’s feelings are molded by Palpatine’s words, particularly those that speak of Anakin’s greatness and the Council’s foolishness. Anakin would be around his 20s in the time of The Clone Wars, and while he does have a vast amount of life experience, he also has seen a great...
August 7th, 2015062 Have you picked up the latest issue of Star Wars Insider? Well, be sure to grab a copy because Coffee With Kenobi co-host Dan Z has a new article that you won't want to miss. "Under the Microscope: A Closer Look a Midi-Chlorians" tackles one of the more controversial aspects of the prequels, and Dan turns to fellow Star Wars...
August 7th, 20151861 The Force has awakened. The Star Wars era seems to have truly begun. Yet far from the machinations of the past, we must not stray. For where we come from leads to where we are going, and where we are going will bring more nuance to where we have been. Where then, have we been? We have been, through both the prequel and original...
