November 19th, 2015186 The latest entry in Studying Skywalkers by Coffee With Kenobi's Dan Z takes a look at the third chapter of the prequel trilogy, Revenge of the Sith. Specifically, the path taken by Anakin Skywalker as he ultimately succumbed to the temptations that gave rise to Darth Vader. Read an excerpt below: As Star Wars fans everywhere...
November 11th, 2015062 On the latest Bantha Banter, CWK guest Garr Van Orden chats with Jeff about everything from their shared love of theatre to Garr's experiences camping out in LA for the premiere of Revenge of the Sith! Listen here....
September 9th, 2015101323 The opening scene of Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope is iconic not only in the Star Wars saga but in movie history itself. A tiny Rebel blockade runner flies overhead, as laser bolts lash out at it from behind. Then a loud rumble is heard and an Imperial Star Destroyer follows, seemingly over the audience's head, its enormous...
August 21st, 20151223 Throughout most of the Star Wars saga, we see a lineage of Skywalker descent make choices based on compromise, morals, and their life experiences -- in turn, forging a personal perspective or point of view. One’s choices or decisions in life don’t make them right or wrong, per se, rather a sense of righteousness or justification...
June 13th, 201591397Christopher Frank Carandini Lee -- May 27, 1922 - June 7, 2015 Recently Star Wars fans were saddened to learn of the death of Sir Christopher Lee. He became an integral part of the Saga when he embodied Count Dooku in Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith. Because of who he was — not solely within the world of Star Wars, but...
June 13th, 20156282As the new Jurassic Park movie thunders into theatres, Dr. Ian Malcolm’s (Jeff Goldblum) chaos theory discussion from the first film comes to mind. It fascinates me that chaos can be defined by something as simple as a droplet of water which rolls down a woman’s hand in different ways depending upon the most miniscule variables on...
May 21st, 20156860 Femininity Behind The Moon It’s no secret that the Star Wars saga is intricately laced with symbolism and mythology throughout its entirety. In fact, the amount of its ambiguity is so immense that the conversations continue to grow and flourish up until this very day, some thirty-eight years after it all began. One of the ongoing...
April 30th, 2015277Considering that only a few short days ago many of our brethren were in Anaheim, California for Celebration VII immersing themselves in everything Star Wars -- and enflaming all of us to look ahead to what's on the horizon -- here I go again taking us back in time to look at some of the lesser-known characters who helped create the...
April 7th, 20152469Jedi Master, Daoist Sage by Joshua Whitson I previously outlined how the Force is influenced by Chinese philosophy here. For this post, I will continue to examine Daoism’s influence on Star Wars through the idea of the Sage. Laozi describes the Sage as embracing "humility.... free from self-display... from self-assertion......
April 6th, 2015152 Disney, Lucasfilm and 20th Century Fox Announce The most iconic movie collection of all time Becomes available for the first time On Digital HD on April 10, 2015 Now the Force will be with you – everywhere! BURBANK, Calif. – April 6, 2015 – As anticipation builds for the December release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the...
