Whenever anything involves the "Star Wars" franchise, there are certain expectations that need to be met to satisfy die-hard, and even casual, fans. So when a new video game wants to bring "Star Wars" to life like never before, that's setting the bar really high.
January, the longest month of the year, is winding to a close and that means it is time for MotorWorld to start handicapping the Super Bowl. No, not the Patriots vs. the Giants -- the Super Bowl of auto advertising. It's Volkswagen vs. the rest of the auto industry.
Former Olympic fencer Bob Anderson, the man who wielded Darth Vader's light saber, died Sunday at 89, according to the British Academy of Fencing.
Richard Greene reports on the life and times of movie sword master Bob Anderson.
Super Bowl 2012's ad spots have sold out at record high prices, according to NBC Sports, which is broadcasting the event from Indianapolis on Feb. 5.
We know the big-market NBA franchises want to get on with the season, and the small-market owners are willing to hold out. We also know at least seven agents and potentially 130 players or more are willing to push the union toward decertification.
Oprah Winfrey's generosity to the less fortunate will be rewarded when she's handed an Oscar statuette in November.
This week, on the Tech Check podcast, Doug Gross, Brandon Griggs and Stephanie Goldberg break down and discuss the latest iPhone 5 rumor (as well as the Apple rumor phenomenon itself).
There'll be an old familiar face on "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" tonight -- at least to anyone born before 1998.
The Grammys weren't the only place fans were watching Rihanna this weekend.
Never underestimate the power of the dark side.
CNN's Kristie Lu Stout spoke to the little star behind the mask in Volkswagen's Super Bowl ad.
Max Payne has never seen any Star Wars films
Volkswagen, Coca-Cola and Simon Cowell make the cut
The Los Angeles area bank robber had an outrageous disguise for an audacious plan, authorities said.
Apparently, the Force is strong in a Hong Kong-based laser company that had irked the creators of "Star Wars."
Long Island may be far from the Death Star, but that didn't stop Darth Vader from paying a less-than-friendly visit to a bank in East Setauket, New York.
"Star Wars" creator George Lucas wants to force a laser company to stop making a new, high-powered product he says looks too much like the famous lightsaber from his classic sci-fi series.
Neil Sobleski of Dayton, Ohio had been looking forward to it more than anything else.
The Boxee Box, a cubelike device that shares Internet content with your TV, won the annual "Last Gadget Standing" competition Saturday at the International Consumer Electronics Show.
CNN's Becky Anderson sits down with James Earl Jones to talk about his more than forty years in the entertainment business.
Boy with stutter stops talking for ten years before going on to become one of the most revered voices in cinema history.
Fans of "Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back" might not recall an Afro-donning R2-D2, flatulent Darth Vader or stormtroopers in mesh tank tops, but this is precisely what you'll find in the second "Star Wars" spoof from "Family Guy" creator Seth MacFarlane.
Matt is Luke, Meredith is Leia, Al is Han - and it must be Halloween
You'll never see a dude turn to another dude and ask, "Do I look fat in these pants?" But that doesn't mean men are invulnerable to insecurities, no matter how much we'd like to think so.
Dan Brown's "The Da Vinci Code" has spawned a raft of imitators, most of which pale in comparison; the latest, "The Lost Symbol," is by Brown himself.
CNN's Phil Black explains why publishers and bookstores expect Dan Brown's latest book to be a success.
David Prowse, who played Darth Vader in the original "Star Wars" films, has revealed he is suffering from prostate cancer but is still feeling "fantastic."
SI.com's Michael Farber is traveling, but he weighed in by phone on Sean Avery's indefinite suspension for making a derogatory public statement about former girlfriends -- in particular, Elisha Cuthbert, who is dating Dion Phaneuf of the Calgary Flames.
When LucasArts releases Star Wars: The Force Unleashed on Sept. 16, the video game will bridge 2005's Star Wars: Episode III and 1977's A New Hope
Adam Sessler, host of XPlay on G4TV, highlights gaming news at the E3 Summit in Los Angeles.
The co-founder of a 'Star Wars' religion talks about his beliefs on the eve of the movie's 31st anniversary
Will there be a good movie this year? Do we have to wait till November for Hollywood to unveil the niche prestige items that it saves for Oscar consideration?
On the 30-year anniversary of George Lucas's milestone film, would-be Wookies are joining the celebration in LA
Our heart-to-heart with Captain Jack inspired us to set out on our own heroic adventure. Trusty steed? Check. Knight in armor? Check. Damsel in distress? Check. Here's our top 10 favorite quest films -- and the ones which had us rooting for the Dark Side.
The Cayman Islands' sun-bleached, platinum sand causes newcomers to squint. But when vacationers trade sunglasses for scuba gear, they leave behind the washed-out surface for a realm of color. Underwater, they clearly see the beauty here.
"Sue! SLOW DOWN!" Quincy Jones screamed, his normally baritone, saxophone-esque voice jumping into Aretha terrain, his body straining against all six racing belts holding him in the seat. In fairne...
"Sue! SLOW DOWN!" Quincy Jones screamed, his normally baritone, saxophone-esque voice jumping into Aretha terrain, his body straining against all six racing belts holding him in the seat.
News Corp., the media conglomerate that owns the Fox movie studio, is in talks with Apple about a deal to sell its films on Apple's popular iTunes music store.
Halloween always manages a few delicious frights. But there are some chills that we don't need.
You've seen the ads on television - the end of back pain, best night's sleep you've ever had, bowling balls and wine glasses, etc. Yes, it's Tempur-Pedic, the memory foam alternative to the traditional innerspring mattress. While we can't vouch for the bed itself, we can say that Tempur-Pedic stock is an excellent value for your small-cap dollar.
Luke Skywalker would be jealous. Rofin-Sinar, a company headquartered in Detroit and Hamburg, Germany, develops technology that make light sabers look like child's play. And while you may not have heard of Rofin, a 30-year veteran and leader of the laser industry, the company's prospects appear to be heating up and its stock looks like an attractive buy.
Some executives soar with eagles. They're the power brokers who fly in peerless comfort, efficiency, and style on wings made by Gulfstream or Learjet. Yet there's another breed of titans who keep t...
One of an elite group of architects whose work is an almost instantly recognizable global brand, Santiago Calatrava has been described as a "poet of glass and steel."
"Star Wars" fans need not mourn the end of the sci-fi saga.
I was a Star Wars fan in the 1980s. I knew the lightsabers were not real, but I wondered how the heck they made them. Now I design collectors' versions of those props. We have a big Disney license, but Lucasfilm is our bread and butter. About 60% of our products are Star Wars. We sell limited-edition items to high-end collectibles shops and less expensive replicas to Best Buy and Walmart.com. For the Darth Vader helmet, we cast a mold off the actual model worn by Hayden Christensen. But some things are totally digital. So Lucasfilm gives us a lot of computer-design shots. I have to make them into real working products. Take our FX lightsabers. There is an LED light bar inside and it comes with sound effects triggered by motion and impact sensors. This past year we sold a couple hundred thousand. We have a new one coming out in two months--the double-bladed Darth Maul FX lightsaber. It's seven feet long. Some guys return our stuff, and when we ask why, they say, "My wife made me because it costs $500." I'v...
A colleague here at work refuses to buy the DVD of "Star Wars: Episode III -- Revenge of the Sith" when it goes on sale Tuesday. He's convinced tinkering with "Star Wars" won't end until George Lucas is dead.
Halloween revelers are giving Hollywood a nod this year, with Darth Vader and Batman expected to be some of the most popular costumes this year, according to retailers.
AT FIRST BLUSH, THE IDEA OF AL GORE getting into the cable business makes about as much sense as Eliot Spitzer hanging out his shingle on Wall Street. In order to make a success of Current, his new...
NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Darth Vader, Batman and Tom Cruise couldn't do it. Can a bespectacled teenage wizard, a not-so-cowardly lion and an enormous primate lift Hollywood out of its funk?
A little piece of Jedi history comes at a high price: $200,600 to be exact.
While some companies rely on tried-and-true sales methods like taking clients out for a round of golf or dinner at an extravagant restaurant, others are looking to "Star Wars" for help.
Having spent two scattershot blockbusters whetting our appetite for the fall of Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen), George Lucas makes it easy to experience "Star Wars: Episode III -- Revenge of the Sith" as a rush of deliverance -- even if the movie itself doesn't fully deliver.
When I was an immature 15-year-old nerdy punk (or punky nerd?) in the summer of 1980, attending a pre-college program in Lake Charles, Louisiana, I went to see "The Empire Strikes Back" with several friends.
The Force is about to be with you in a big way -- if it's not already.
Hasbro has an exclusive license to make and sell Star Wars toys and games until 2018. But it needs to see the payoff from that deal in 2005, when the last scheduled installment of the movie franchise is set to be released.
Ice-T means business. Discounter Target picked the rapper to wake up shoppers early for its two-day after-Thanksgiving sale and he's taking that job very seriously.
a voice of wisdom to calm our fears, quiet our greed and guide us through the wilds of the financial world?
Spark looks at some of the latest gadgets and gizmos.
George Lucas made several changes in "Star Wars" when the film was re-released in 1997. With the "Star Wars" trilogy on DVD, he's tinkered a little more. Here are five changes Lucas made:
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Even midlevel computers these days are being pitched as multimedia machines capable of playing audio CDs, MP3 music files, videogames, Internet radio stations, and DVD movies. To keep costs down, h...
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MANAGING Rules of the Game All-Star pitcher Curt Schilling talks with FSB about how the lessons of baseball apply to entrepreneurship.
Last month regulators allowed Bell Atlantic to begin offering long-distance service in New York State. It was the first Baby Bell to win such approval anywhere. The funny thing: No one cared.
Don't worry, kids. Kmart wants to help. In a new TV ad for the discount retailer, a scared little boy finds the courage to march off to his first day of school. "I wanted to stay home with Mom," he...
No, not cooked books! A cookbook! Yes it's true, former junk bond king Michael Milken has come out with his very own cookbook. It's all recipes of healthy food to help prevent and fight prostate ca...
The pitch was irresistible: Santa Clara County, home to Silicon Valley, announced that the theme of its county fair this year would be "Hayrides and Hard Drives." There'd be prizes for Bill Gates l...
It was April 16, the day after Intel reported its quarterly earnings, and all hell was breaking loose. In the wake of the Intel numbers--in line with the Street's (reduced) expectations--three anal...
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