Star Wars exhibit: look closely, young one

Things were never quite the way they first seemed in the Star Wars universe. Take the Ewoks - cute teddy bears at first glance, vicious little spear chuckers in reality. And what about the Jawas?

This could be the thinking behind the artwork in the Star Wars Identities exhibit, or it could just be some inspired thinking. Whatever, these images are more than they at first appear.

The show will take place from April 19 in Montreal.

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Star Wars: the blueprints

We all marvelled at the world of Star Wars when it first came out, hell I actually though there was a "galaxy far, far, away". But then I was six years old.

Now we can see exactly how much thought and work did go into creating the Star Wars universe with the release of this book of blueprints.

That's my Christmas Day sorted!

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The making of the Empire Strikes Back: Snow all over the place

So it turns out the frozen wastes of Hoth weren't the only place snow was blowing around during the making of The Empire Strikes Back. There were a few drifts of the Colombian variety going up the nose of Carrie Fisher, as she has now admitted.

Not that it did anything to spoil the film, although it might explain her hostility towards Han Solo. And all this time we were thinking it was because she was a bit cold.

And maybe that's what saved them all from that giant lizard thing on the asteroid. It wasn't a phaser blast which made it sneeze.

These shots are from a new behind the scenes book on the making of the film.

Looks like they had as much fun making it as I did watching it.
More pics can be found at Vanityfair.com

The book is available at Amazon

AT-AT Day afternoon: You can clean that up right away, Skywalker

AT-AT day afternoon from Patrick Boivin on Vimeo.

I've often fancied taking on another pet, and if it was a Star Wars AT-AT Walker I wouldn't hesitate.

I don't think I'd even mind if he crapped a little Jabba the Hut on the lawn.

It's a shame this little fella doesn't actually exist, except for in this film by Patrick Boivin. Imagine the walkies!

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Adidas goes to the Star Wars cantina. Then has a pint in the Rovers

I might not like all these collaborations Adidas is releasing, and out of them all possibly the most farcical is the Star Wars release. Some of those creations really are from a galaxy far, far away. And that's where they should have stayed.

But I can't help liking the videos they're putting together to promote the stuff. That city block party one was a bit trying too hard for me, admitedly, but this take on the Star Wars cantina is superb - you get Becks giving Creedo a tough time as Han Solo. Nice jacket he's got on, too.

And you also get a cameo from Daft Punk. Who's have thunk they travelled so far?

Looks like Tattooine is becoming quite a destination these days.

Unfortunately, just as they were starting to look a bit credible, Adidas also released this. And I realised why I hate the very air that they breathe. Cornation Street? Please.

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