One day before the unofficial "Star Wars" holiday in May, an R2-D2 replica wheeled through the front door of the Smiley family home in Bangor, Maine, to the delight of the three young "Star Wars" fans in the house.
A military wife and her sons have unique dinner guests over every week to mark the time while their dad is deployed.
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.
Ralph McQuarrie, the man credited with bringing director George Lucas' vision for "Star Wars" to the big screen, has died at the age of 82.
Richard Greene reports on the life and times of movie sword master Bob Anderson.
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.
A long time ago, by technology standards, in this very galaxy, the founders of video game developer BioWare received a phone call.
The following is a noncomprehensive, purely subjective list of some of the DVDs and Blu-ray titles* coming out this fall. It doesn't mean that the ones not listed aren't worthy, just that I either didn't know about them, didn't have time to watch them or didn't have room to include them. I'm sure they're good, too. Well, I'm sure someone likes them, anyway. Enjoy!
Please don't hurt me, dear Geek Out! readers, but I'm really not not a sci-fi fan convention kind of person.
Oprah Winfrey's generosity to the less fortunate will be rewarded when she's handed an Oscar statuette in November.
Like Captain Ahab hunted the great white Moby Dick, Joe Maddalena is hunting ruby slippers from "The Wizard of Oz." The magical shoes have been missing since 2005 when they were stolen from the Judy Garland Museum in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. There is a $250,000 reward for their return.
He is the most enduring -- and possibly the most endearing -- figure of all "Star Wars" characters.
There'll be an old familiar face on "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" tonight -- at least to anyone born before 1998.
"Movie theaters will never, ever go away," despite improved and cheaper home theater systems and the quicker availability of new film releases on DVD and online, producer George Lucas says.
As someone who doesn't know a Klingon from a Jedi, I've watched in bewilderment, as friends have debated which franchise is superior: "Star Wars" or "Star Trek."
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
Know who's one degree away from Kevin Bacon? Thanks to the new season of "Robot Chicken," it's Seth Green.
This exclusive clip from ''Robot Chicken'' takes place in Willy Wonka's dance studio. "Robot Chicken" premieres January 9.
Politics is serious business, but not all of the time. From the halls of Congress to the campaign trail to the international stage, there's always something that gets a laugh or a second glance.
There's Rudolph and Frosty, the Grinch and Charlie... Ralphie, George Bailey, Clark Griswold and Buddy. But do you recall the geekiest holiday specials and movies of all?
The story of Katie Goldman is one that young and (ahem) older "girls" all over the country can relate to.
Katie Goldman's universe extends from her home to her first-grade classroom. She is a big sister to Annie Rose and Cleo, a piano player, a Spanish student, a wearer of glasses. She loathes the patch she has to wear for one lazy eye. She loves magic and princesses and "Star Wars," an obsession she picked up from her dad.
Filmmaker Irvin Kershner, who directed the 1980 Star Wars sequel "The Empire Strikes Back," died Saturday in his home in Los Angeles, California, after a three-and-a-half-year battle with lung cancer. He was 87.
"You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy." -- Obi-Wan Kenobi, "Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope"
The Star Wars actress delivers a gritty performance - and a lesbian love scene - in Black Swan
Sometimes villains can be the good guys. Especially when it comes to helping sick children.
Apparently, the Force is strong in a Hong Kong-based laser company that had irked the creators of "Star Wars."
"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.
Take a little bit of World of Warcraft, mix with some Cartoon Network and bake it all in the Star Wars mythos and you will get the latest creation in online gaming.
The leading man notes that he's now six years older than Alec Guinness was when they made Star Wars
Neil Sobleski of Dayton, Ohio had been looking forward to it more than anything else.
Film royalty shook hands with British royalty at the launch of "Films Without Borders" -- a new scheme that aims to use the language of cinema to break down cultural barriers among young people from diverse backgrounds.
Hollywood royalty meets British royalty as George Lucas and Prince Edward team up to offer young filmmakers advice.
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