Films Star Wars Marc Thorpe, VFX and Model Artist for Original ‘Star Wars’ Trilogy, Has Died at 77 November 29, 2023 Eric Lentz Marc Thorpe, Return of the Jedi, Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back We are sad to report that Marc Thorpe, who worked on props and visual effects for The Empire Strikes Back... Read more
Editorial Star Wars “Irvin Kershner: Remembering The Empire Strikes Back” From the ‘Lucasfilm Fan Club’ #11 (1990) April 1, 2023 Alexander Giles Irvin Kershner, Lucasfilm Fan Club, Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back I’m back reading through the back issues of the Lucasfilm Fan Club Magazine, and came across this peach of an... Read more
Films Star Wars ‘Return of the Jedi’ Inducted Into National Film Registry December 15, 2021December 17, 2021 Colin Walker A New Hope, Return of the Jedi, Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back Since it was first established in 1988, The National Film Registry has added over 800 films to the Library of... Read more
Star Wars ‘The Empire Strikes Back’: Never Before Seen Outtakes, Bloopers, and Behind-the-Scenes Clips Revealed by GMA December 15, 2020 John Hoey ESB40, Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back quietly celebrated its 40th anniversary during a chaotic 2020, and with this hellish... Read more
Star Wars Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back Review (Drive-in Edition) October 31, 2020 Charles Fraser Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back This past weekend I was fortunate enough to attend a screening of The Empire Strikes Back at a local drive-in.... Read more
Games & Toys Star Wars Toys Funko Reveals New Star Wars POP Toys Based On ‘The Empire Strikes Back’ And Ralph McQuarrie Concept Art August 20, 2020October 25, 2021 Grant Davis (Pomojema) #Star Wars, Funko POP!, Ralph McQuarrie, The Empire Strikes Back Funko has revealed a line of POP! bobbleheads that they intended to reveal at Star Wars Celebration Anaheim, including several... Read more
Star Wars Celebrate Star Wars With Empire40 – A Fan Made Live-Stream Celebration on August 2nd August 1, 2020 Chris Lyne Empire40, ESB40, The Empire Strikes Back Star Wars Celebration may be cancelled but that’s not going to stop the fan community from celebrating the 40th anniversary... Read more
Star Wars ‘Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back’ Reclaims Box Office Throne Forty Years After Release July 12, 2020 Darby Harn #Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back For the first time in 23 years, and for the third time since its initial release forty years ago, The... Read more
Books & Comics Star Wars ‘The Empire Strikes Back: From a Certain Point of View’ Author Roster Revealed July 10, 2020October 26, 2021 Josh Atkins #Star Wars, From A Certain Point Of View, The Empire Strikes Back Del Rey has revealed the final author roster for Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back: From a Certain Point of... Read more