News Bits: Hunger Games, Lord of the Rings, Amazing Spider-Man, Star Wars, Avengers, Robocop, and More!
Welcome back for another edition of News Bits. What is it you ask? The film world can get quite overwhelming at times in the news that releases. Unfortunately some of this news is just too small to warrant a full article. Rather than deprive you of the news, we've created this section. This week in news bits we’ve got posters, pics, dates, and so much more!
Win an Empire Strikes Back Poster Signed By Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, and More!
TMP is back with an all new look, and to celebrate that, we're giving away yet another wonderful prize to all of our readers. This time around, you'll have the chance to win an autographed poster from The Empire Strikes back signed by just about all of the main cast! Come and check out how to win.
George Takei Encourages Peace Between 'Wars' and 'Trek'...Hate for Twilight
One of the funnier things to come out of the Internet lately has been this video debate between William Shatner and Carrie Fisher over which is better, Star Trek or Star Wars. Obviously they're on opposite sides of the argument and have some funny and interesting reason why. Now George Takei (Dr. Sulu in Trek) has come out with a video in the hopes of ending the feud and uniting the fans over a common enemy....Twilight.
Star Wars Camera Breaks Records During Auction
If there's one thing that can be said about us Star Wars fans...we love spending our money on collectibles. Well over the weekend one such item got the honor of becoming the most expensive piece of Star Wars memorabilia ever sold.
News Bits: Planet of the Apes, Akira, Evil Dead, The Hobbit, Lincoln, Star Wars, Skyfall, and More!
Welcome back for another edition of News Bits. What is it you ask? The film world can get quite overwhelming at times in the news that releases. Unfortunately some of this news is just too small to warrant a full article. Rather than deprive you of the news, we've created this section. This week in news bits we’ve got posters, casting news, trailers, first looks, and lots more!
Rumor Control: What Exactly is 'Star Wars: Identities'?
Thanks to the magic that is internet domain name registration, it has recently been revealed that LucasFilm has registered the name Star Wars: Identity. So, of course, we must ask the question—WHAT THE HELL IS THAT?!
Poster for Episode 1 3D revealed; Plus First Look at Darth Maul in The Clone Wars!
A couple nice things have hit today for Star Wars fans, in the form of the official 3D release poster for The Phantom Menace's return to the big screen, along with the first preview clip of Darth Maul's in the upcoming season of The Clone Wars!
The Weekly Rhetoric: How Star Wars Fans Ruined Star Wars
Hello and welcome to The Weekly Rhetoric, the one place on the internet where you'll find someone incoherently arguing a point with enough intensity to kill a baby iguana! Every week I'll take a subject, do the least amount of research I can, throw a couple paragraphs together in between episodes of Seinfeld, and pass it off as real journalism! For our first week out, we'll tackle one of the heavy hitters of the cinema world: Star Wars. What happened to this once legendary franchise? Why is it met with so much anger nowadays? And, more importantly...are you to blame?
Free Signings During Star Wars-Themed Fan Days
Star Wars Fan Days IV is coming soon to the DFW area. If you haven't heard of it, it's one of the largest Star Wars conventions right behind the big Celebration. Needless to say tons of people are going to be there from the films, the show, and even the authors of the Star Wars books. The good news? A lot are signing for free.
Jawas Invading New York City to Promote the Star Wars Blu-Ray
In order to commemorate the release of the Star Wars saga on blu-ray later this week (Sept. 16th), Lucasfilm and 20th Century fox are partnering with the renowned cos-play group the 501st to unleash Jawas on the city of New York.





