Friday, 30 January 2026

THE MAUL LEGACY!


That infamous former Sith bad boy is back in his own eagerly-anticipated animated series, forging his criminal empire across the galaxy and taking on a new Force apprentice (clearly, Dave Filoni is going back to the original concept Lucas had for the Disney sequels, of which Maul was to have been the central villain). Enjoy the new trailer!



CLASSIC IMAGE: THE ONE-MAN ARMY!


Above the infamous and dreaded Sarlaac Pit of the Dune Sea, the unstoppable force that is Jedi Knight Luke Skywalker fights on against Jabba's mercenaries, jumping from one sand skiff to another, in a superb aerial shot from the classic action sequence of Return of the Jedi.



Monday, 26 January 2026

EPISODE VIII: A PARTY?!


She's been rushing at Force speed to the local shoreline thinking that the decayed Jedi Temple's ongoing servitors, the Caretakers, are in danger from hostile sea pirates, but Rey soon makes an unlikely discovery! A fun deleted moment from The Last Jedi.

Thursday, 22 January 2026

CLASSIC ART: FORGING AN 'EMPIRE'!


Acclaimed artist Martin Ansin's stunning works covering the Star Wars saga have been published worldwide, and they continue on with this gorgeous piece covering the excitement, action and drama of The Empire Strikes Back.


Sunday, 18 January 2026

EPISODE I: COSTUMED ROYALTY!

A look at just one amazing costume for Queen Amidala seen in EPISODE I. Stunning image by Annie Leibovitz for Vanity Fair magazine.

Never has there been a Star Wars film before or since where the costume design of the characters has been so important to the overall storytelling function than in The Phantom Menace, and especially with regards to the life and duties of Naboo's beloved Queen Amidala, as played by a very young Natalie Portman, who instantly fell in love with the designs, and inspired her acting choices, brought to her in full creation by Trisha Biggar over three months filming in 1997. 

Three shots taken by Nigel Parry for Lucasfilm to use in publicity.



A French film magazine cover from 1999.



Wednesday, 14 January 2026

EPISODE VII: WHO'S PILOTING THIS SHIP?!


He's finally found his beloved, prior stolen Millennium Falcon, now legendary star pilot Han Solo has to get used to the two interlopers who have been stowed aboard with his discovery in Rey and Finn, and get used to the fact that he has a second mate in the cockpit who isn't currently Chewie, in a fun scene between Daisy Ridley and Harrison Ford from The Force Awakens.




Saturday, 10 January 2026

CLASSIC IMAGE: REBEL DAWN!


As the intense red sun of Yavin captures nearly all of the sky above, a Rebel sentry on look out atop his sentry post watches the X-wing fighters blast off into the skies from their temple bases, in a wonderful shot from the original version of Star Wars.

I loved the Special Edition version of this scene with the X-wings and Y-wings too, but this original shot works much better with John Williams ever-special score.