In The Empire Strikes Back, Luke Skywalker is about to enter a forbidding cave as part of his training."What's in there?" he wants to know."Only what you take with...
...Star Wars saga might have turned out much differently were it not for 21-B. The droid called on when the heroic Luke Skywalker irritates an ice monster or refuses to give his father a hand, 21-B is the mechanical medicine man that ensured...
...the character that might be more nihilistic than noble, more self-serving than selfless. I like Han Solo, not Luke Skywalker. I like the anti-hero. Here are a few favorites. TAXI DRIVER (1976): Travis Bickel lives alone and, deeply...
...characters -- who grew up in these pages and reels right along with their young fans -- are this generation's Luke Skywalker, Han Solo and Princess Leia. Only the figurines have changed.Fans or not, we should all take heart in the story...
...BACK (1980): At this point in time, it probably isn't much of a spoiler to reveal the relationship the heroic Luke Skywalker had with the evil Darth Vader. Needless to say, Darth would have been foolish to believe a Father's Day card was...
Lakeside High School students used some of their class time this week to watch Luke Skywalker and Han Solo rescue Princess Leia from the Death Star. Those same students then bashed Star Wars for its improper portrayal of...
LOS ANGELES --- J.J. Abrams grew up more a fan of Luke Skywalker and Han Solo than of James Kirk and his Vulcan buddy Spock, so why is a self-professed Star Wars kid directing Star Trek...
...including Amy Irving, who auditioned for the role of Princess Leia, and William Katt, who was in the running to play Luke Skywalker. SPACE RAIDERS (1983): A coming-of-age story set against a backdrop of intergalactic warfare, Space Raiders...
...Granted, this adoption didn't turn out all that well, what with the stormtroopers and all. Still, chances are that Luke Skywalker enjoyed a more stable home life than he would have found with Darth Vader. Evil plotting and Death Star-building...
...expect and admire about movies and set the groundwork for every fantastic adventure that followed. Indiana Jones, Luke Skywalker and, of course, Godzilla owe the mighty King Kong a debt of gratitude. IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT (1934): Sharp...
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