Category Archives: starwars

An anonymous reader writes:

Just days before voting to repeal net neutrality regulations, FCC chairman Ajit Pai introduced a comedy video at the annual gathering of the Federal Communications Bar Association — and it offered its own self-disparaging … Continue reading Ajit Pai Taunts Net Neutrality Critics. Mark Hamill Taunts Ajit Pai→

dryriver writes: A number of pay-to-win microtransaction FPS games, including Dirty Bomb and the $60 Star Wars Battlefront II, have drawn the ire of legislators in countries like Belgium and the United States. Not only are advanced characters like Luke… Continue reading Legislators Take Aim At Star Wars Battlefront II, EA Over ‘Gambling In Games’→

schwit1 quotes the Hollywood Reporter: John Mollo, the costume designer who brought to life Ralph McQuarrie and George Lucas’ conceptual vision for Star Wars, has died. He was 86… “We discussed a few concepts when I joined the team, and George Lucas had a clear vision of what he was looking for. He liked the idea of the baddies having a fascist look about them, with the heroes reflecting the look of heroes of the American Wild West,” he told www.starwarshelmets.com.
With McQuarrie’s sketches and a meager budget of $1,173 for one costume, the London-born Mollo began shaping and fine-tuning Darth Vader’s image through his knowledge of World War 1 trench armour and Nazi helmets, ultimately creating the look of one cinema’s most memorable villains. His military influence is also visible in the regalia worn by the crew of the Death Star.
Working on Ridley Scott’s Alien, ” Molloâ(TM)s focus was to create used and well-worn clothing for the crew of the Nostromo on their long return trip to Earth as well as designing the patches and emblems emblazoned across their suits.”

Read more of this story at Slashdot.

Continue reading John Mollo, Oscar-Winning ‘Star Wars’ Costume Designer, Dies At 86→

Long-time Slashdot reader Mikkeles quotes the BBC:
Saudi Arabia’s education minister has apologised for the production of a school textbook in which the Star Wars character Yoda is seen superimposed on a photograph of the late King Faisal… The image,… Continue reading Saudi Arabian Textbook Shows Yoda Joining The UN→

A week after Jurassic World’s Colin Trevorrow was ousted from the Star Wars: Episode IX director’s chair, a familiar face has stepped in to replace him: J.J. Abrams, the man responsible for successfully rebooting the new trilogy in 2015 with Star Wars:… Continue reading J.J. Abrams To Direct Star Wars: Episode IX; Premiere Date Pushed To December 2019→

Disney CEO Bob Iger announced on Thursday that his company will pull the full catalog of films from the Star Wars franchise and Marvel universe from Netflix after 2019. Last month, Disney announced it would be pulling a number of Disney titles from the… Continue reading Disney Is Pulling Star Wars and Marvel Films From Netflix→

A federal court ruled that video-on-demand streaming service, VidAngel, which enables the filtering of objectionable content to make it family friendly, is breaking U.S. copyright law. Ars Technica reports: VidAngel buys movie discs and decrypts and ri… Continue reading Selling Alterable Versions of Star Wars Is Still Infringement, Says Court→

rgh02 writes:
Earlier this summer, popular YouTube channel Auralnauts received some unfortunate news: Warner/Chappell had filed a monetization claim on their “Star Wars Minus Williams” video through YouTube’s Content ID System. More than anything, the … Continue reading Warner Music Files Copyright Claim on A Silent ‘Star Wars’ Video On YouTube→

intellitech quotes an article from Discover’s Neuroskeptic blog:
A number of so-called scientific journals have accepted a Star Wars-themed spoof paper…an absurd mess of factual errors, plagiarism and movie quotes. I know because I wrote it… I crea… Continue reading Predatory Journals Hit By “Star Wars” Sting→