Colin Cantwell’s Sandcrawler looked very different from the final version When we wrote about the 50th anniversary of the start of Star Wars‘ filming in the Sahara Desert in 1976, we
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QUICK NAV Improvising music Early computer graphics 1969 moon landing An opera Worked with John Dykstra Sewed his own clothes A job at the Eames Office 7 things you probably
Remembering Marcia Lucas (1945-2026) It’s safe to say that Star Wars might not have been as much of a success as it was had it not been for the Oscar-winning efforts
Remembering Michael Pennington (Moff Jerjerrod), 1943-2026 The Star Wars galaxy lost another light on May 7, 2026 when actor/director/writer Michael Pennington, known to fans as Moff Jerjerrod in 1983’s Return of
May the 4th be with you on Star Wars Day in 2026 Free Comic Book Day happened this past Saturday, May 2, but, unfortunately, no Star Wars comics were included, unlike
April 3: Colin’s birthday and more historic Star Wars events “This will be a day long remembered,” Darth Vader says in the first Star Wars movie. Yes, the context in which
A long time ago, in a desert on this planet… There are plenty of anniversaries you could point to when explaining the birth of the Star Wars phenomenon, but one of