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New Zealand Mint Offering Special Series Of Legal Tender ‘Star Wars’ Coins
The New Zealand Mint is set to offer a very special new set of coins featuring the likes of some of your favorite characters from George Lucas‘s classic Star Wars series.
The first series includes eight 1oz 999 silver coins in two separate sets. The first comes in a Darth Vader helmet case (that even makes the iconic villain’s breathing sound when you open it), and features Vader, Emperor Palpatine, a Stormtrooper, and the Death Star. The second comes in a Millennium Falcon case (which makes the “jump to light speed” sound when opened), and features the dynamic duos of Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Yoda, R2-D2 and C-3PO, and Han Solo and Chewbacca.
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Tags: Chewbacca, Coins, Darth Vader, Death Star, George Lucas, Han Solo, Luke Skywalker, Millennium Falcon, New Zealand Mint, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Princess Leia, R2-D2, Star Wars, Stormtrooper, Yoda
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Geek Gear: Star Wars Shirt ‘Imperial Bowtie Fighter’
The t-shirt deal of the day over at RIPT Apparel is the Star Wars-inspired shirt called “Imperial Bowtie Fighter.”
The tee, by artist D4N13L, went on sale at RIPT today, Sunday, February 27, 2011, at midnight CST, and will continue for 24 hours from then, and once it’s over, it will not be sold on the site anymore.
The design takes the Imperial TIE Fighters from the original Star Wars trilogy and turns them into bowties! The newly shaped ships are set against the backdrop of the Death Star.
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Geek Gear: Pokemon Death Star Shirt ‘Poked to Death’
The t-shirt deal of the day over at RIPT Apparel is the Star Wars – Pokemon mash-up “Poked to Death.”
The tee, by artist zerobriant, went on sale at RIPT today, Thursday, January 6, 2010, at midnight CST, and will continue for 24 hours from then, and once it’s over, it will not be sold on the site anymore.
The t-shirt is available in men’s and women’s sizes in black for $10 each. Kids sizes are $15 (Boys, Girls, and Toddler, all black); Onesies are $18 (in black). You can also get the design on a Hoodie for $38 (in black in Men/Unisex sizes).
Also, if you make a purchase or leave a comment at RIPT on this product page today, and you’ll be entered for a chance to win a six-sticker pack of this design.
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The Empire Strikes Back: A Track-by-Track Commentary of the Original Score
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The Empire Strikes Back: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Special Edition)
Composer: John Williams
London Symphony Orchestra
1997 Release
WARNING! THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS MASSIVE SPOILERS!
It’s been thirty years since The Empire Strikes Back, the much-anticipated sequel to George Lucas‘ 1977 mega-hit cultural touchstone Star Wars, opened in theaters around the world and the impact it made upon audiences and critics has not dulled a bit, and for good reason. The movie proved that the success of the first Star Wars film was no well-timed fluke and even a movie that essentially paid homage to space operas, samurai films, and westerns could evolve beyond its influences and become its own beast. Best of all it was better than Star Wars in every possible way: the script by Leigh Brackett (screenwriter of such classic films as The Big Sleep, Rio Bravo, and The Long Goodbye) and Lawrence Kasdan (who later went on to co-write Raiders of Lost Ark and enter his own directing career) opened up the universe Lucas had created and expanded the scope with an epic, serpentine tale that was more darker, richer, and emotional than the original and overflowing with memorable characters, and quotable dialogue; the direction by Irvin Kershner was professional and assured; and the cast, free of George Lucas’ stilted writing and relative inexperience with actors (despite the fact that he had directed the actor-heavy American Graffiti to great success), were able to give deeper and more nuanced performances under the direction of the deferential Kershner.
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Tags: Darth Vader, Death Star, Empire, Fox, George Lucas, Han Solo, Heroes, John Williams, Luke Skywalker, Musical, Princess Leia, review, soundtrack, Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, Yoda
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Ladies & Gentlemen, Boys & Girls: We Have A Real ‘Star Wars’ Death Star!
While watching The Colbert Report, as I so often do, they let loose one of their great movie references as it relates to a real news story. This particular news story is from The Raw Story, who reported the announcement that a United States weapons laboratory has officially created a “super laser” which was capable of creating temperatures and pressure equal to that of a star or a large planet’s core. Naturally, this got people to thinking: do we have our very own Star Wars Death Star!?
While the exact damage this little baby would cause isn’t really known, it is expected to keep nuclear weapons in check, as well as offer a possible answer to safe fusion power. I wonder if this is how we would take out Texas-sized meteor that were threatening to hit Earth, instead of the standard oil drilling crew. Asteroids style.
Click over to the dark side to see the great video from The Colbert Report!
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