Tag: Star Wars

Perhaps it is no surprise that in the sixty years since the launch of Lego, it has permeated almost every corner of popular culture. As children, Action Man,

Science fiction conventions: a chance to mingle with like minded people, to relax in the company of strangers without having to worry about how to strike up a

The marginal outings of Mission: Impossible and Vanilla Sky aside, Tom Cruise doesn’t often dabble in science fiction, but his two previous outings, the Philip K Dick adaptation

It could be argued that the genius of George Lucas was not the stories he told but the way he told them to us. By giving us Star

Sixteen years after the grand finale of the Star Wars saga, The Return of the Jedi, George Lucas decided to take us on a fantastic journey to a

There’s no business like show business, allegedly, but increasingly it would seem that the business that show prefers to be like is itself.   While sequels, remakes and spinoffs

Thirty years ago, science fiction on television was largely aimed at children, or at most, a family audience.  In Britain, Doctor Who and the shows of Gerry Anderson

Yup, you read that right. Jedi vs Zombies. Those of you who frequent AltNation may have seen these early last year, but if you haven’t you’re in for