The Origin of Rancho Obi-Wan
How did Stephen J. Sansweet amass the world’s largest collection of Star Wars memorabilia? He told the story at Star Wars Celebration Europe II in Essen, Germany, July 17, 2013. Thanks to Association Mintinbox.net, “Rancho Obi-Wan: From Dream to Reality” is now available online: Posted on Dec 3, 2013 The story is also blogged here.
Star Wars Bloopers!
From Jonathan Rinzler’s ebook edition of The Making of Star Wars. Enjoy! How do you pronounce “supernova”?
The World’s Largest Star Wars Collection
It’s official. As of September 11, 2013, The Guinness Book of World Records recognizes the collection of Stephen J. Sansweet as the largest collection of Star Wars memorabilia in the world, with an estimated 300,000 pieces ranging from bottle caps to videos to arcade games—anything and everything Star Wars. It’s all housed at Rancho Obi-Wan […]
Mark Hamill, C-3PO and R2-D2 at the Oscars
Comedian Bob “I’ve got an airport named after me” Hope hosted the 50th Academy Awards® held at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, California on April 3, 1978. Here he introduces Mark Hamill, joined by Anthony Daniels as C-3PO and Ben Burtt’s voice and sounds as R2-D2. Together they present the Special Achievement awards […]
In His Words: George Lucas on Personal Success
In a speech presented at the Academy of Achievement, George Lucas talks about how he became a filmmaker, and in following his passions, and the advantages of “joy” over “pleasure.” His wisdom is dispensed here:
Harrison Ford Makes a Point
In his many movie roles, Harrison Ford apparently has a penchant for finger-pointing. Here’s Conan O’Brien showing Ford a compilation: Posted August 16, 2013.
The Star Wars Reference Guide: Progress Report 7/17/2013
Hello friends, For the last two weeks I’ve been researching at Steve Sansweet’s Rancho Obi-Wan and George Lucas’s Skywalker Ranch Research Library, scanning and cataloging literally hundreds of hard-to-find magazines, comics, books and newspaper articles. Here I am in front of Steve’s extensive magazine storage room. And here I am at Skywalker Ranch’s main house. […]
Star Wars vs. Power Rangers!
A stormtrooper invades Wizard World, New York. Luckily Jason David Frank is there to stop him. Silly stormtrooper. He is no match for a Power Ranger!
Mark Hamill 30 Years After Jedi — and Beyond
May 4, 2013. Nearly thirty years after Return of the Jedi premiered at the Egyptian Theater in Hollywood, the theater screened the film again, four times during the day. This was sponsored by Entertainment Weekly during its CapeTown Film Festival. Patrons were surprised when, at the final two screenings, Mark Hamill appeared for a Q […]
How to Silence a Crying Baby
How do you silence a crying baby? Play the theme to Star Wars!
