Harrison Ford in France, September 1977
On September 20, 1977, Gary Kurtz, Carrie Fisher, and Harrison Ford appeared on a French TV show, Spécial Cinéma, hosted by Christian Defaye. On May 16, 2014, Bertha Rand uploaded a video of Ford’s part in the interview. Here it is: http://youtu.be/5SbGxjKc9jU This clip is also available at Les Archives de la Radio Télévision Suisse.
Princess Leia comes to Fairy Tale Land
Yes, Once Upon a Time has a visitor from a galaxy far, far away. Sort of: http://youtu.be/1TFGx4B_HqE
May the Fourth be With You, Star Wars Day 2014
What’s May the Fourth without Star Wars videos? Star Wars Day Greeting from J.J. Abrams and Lawrence Kasdan Posted on May 4, 2014 “Straight from London, Star Wars Episode VII director and writer, J.J. Abrams along with writer Lawrence Kasdan have a quick video message for Star Wars fans this May the 4th.” A Star […]
The Cast of Star Wars VII
It’s official. The cast of Star Wars VII has now been announced. Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew and Kenny Baker will be reprising their roles for the new film. Joining them will be John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, and Max von Sydow. The […]
Sir Alec Guinness Talks Star Wars
On December 17, 1977, Alec Guinness is interviewed for the first time on television (Source: Radio Times, December 17/23, 1977.). The show is Parkinson, broadcast on BBC1 from 11:20 to 12:19. Guinness discusses his career, including his involvement with Star Wars, which would soon premiere in London on December 27, 1977. UKToyCollector1977 uploaded the clip […]
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 […]
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.