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Before he became Chief Writer for The Daily Jaws and moved to the shark side, Dean Newman got to meet and interview Darth Vader himself, David Prowse. With the sad passing of Prowse, Dean has rescued this interview from the archives from his R2 unit.  Prowse talked about everything from working with George Lucas to helping train Christopher Reeve to become Superman - a role he says he was up for - and of course being the Sith Lord.  But perhaps his greatest legacy though, in the UK at least, will be how he saved thousands of lives as the Green Cross Code Man. Darth Becomes Him It was recently announced that George Lucas has effectively ‘banned’ Darth Vader actor, David Prowse, from attending official Star Wars events due to his alleged ‘burning of bridges’ with Lucas Film, whatever that means.  I, however, was lucky enough to use my Jedi mind tricks on the sprightly, then, 74 year old last year as I interviewed him about his life and career that started a long time ago...

The Mandalorian Season 2 Chapter 13 Review I'M WARNING YOU RIGHT NOW, SPOILERS FOR THE LATEST OF THE MANDALORIAN ARE BELOW. I SHIELD YOU FROM NOTHING!  OK, YOU'RE WARNED! IF YOU HAVEN'T WATCHED THE EPISODE YET, STOP HERE, GO WATCH IT AND COME BACK FOR MY REVIEW. WE GOOD? OK, those are the formalities officially out of the way. Each week, I'll be posting a quick recap/review of each new episode of The Mandalorian. I'll give a basic play-by-play with some thoughts and speculation about how each episode could figure into the larger picture of this season, and Star Wars as a whole. So let's get after it. SEASON 2: CHAPTER 13: "THE JEDI" EPISODE PREMIERS ON NOVEMBER 27, 2020 DIRECTOR: DAVE FILONI EPISODE LENGTH: 47 MINUTES Best episode of The Mandalorian yet. That was the only thought in my head in the time after I finished watching the first episode of the second half of season two. There's so much to get to in this episode, which in my opinion, saw a ...

Star Wars Carry Case Wood Art Plaques Are A Thing Of Beauty. If you know me you will know that I am a huge fan of all things retro when it comes to Star Wars.  My collecting focus is mainly Kenner products from the 70's and 80's and of course I have a couple of the fantastic-looking vinyl collector cases that holds 24 of my precious figures.  What was a particular standout of these cases and it still brings a smile to my face were the memorable artwork on the front and thanks to Regal Robot you can now have these designs on your wall.  There are four designs to choose from: Star Wars: A New Hope™ Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back™ Version A (Yoda top-right) Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back™ Version B (Wampa top-right) Star Wars: Return of the Jedi™  The wood art plaques use the iconic artwork from the Lucasfilm image archives and measure 17.5″ wide.  Regal Robot ships these beauties (US only) ready to hang!  The plaques are completely official and will ...

Lightsabers, a Stormtrooper costume, blasters and more from the Star Wars films to go under the hammer in upcoming London auction on 1 st  & 2 nd  December 2020 Star Wars stunt coordinator, Nick Gillard – the man who taught the Jedi, including Obi-Wan Kenobi, how to duel lightsabers in battle, is selling some of the incredible lightsabers from Star Wars 2005 prequel  Revenge of the Sith , including Ewan McGregor’s Hero Lightsaber from his role as Obi-Wan, which is estimated to sell between £80,000 - £120,000 ($105,600 - $158,400). These are being sold as part of Prop Store’s Entertainment Memorabilia Live Auction on Tuesday 1 st  and Wednesday 2 nd  December 2020, featuring a collection of film memorabilia worth over worth over £4.4 million ($5.6 million) Over 110 Star Wars lots including props, costumes and production ephemera will be sold as part of the auction, featuring over 900 lots from more than 350 different films and TV shows Stephen Lane, Prop Stor...

To all our American friends, have a safe and happy Thanksgiving!   From everyone here at The Bearded Trio we hope you all need a bigger gravy boat to soak up that scrumptious Thanksgiving meal.   We all drink to yer leg. The Bearded Trio - The Site For Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, John Williams and a whole lot more.

Christmas is just under a month away, but I received a most merry early Christmas gift Tuesday night. I received my copy of The Man Who Shot Luke Skywalker - Volume 2 . This book is the end result of a Kickstarter project that began earlier this year, and details the photography of the vintage Kenner Empire Strikes Back toy line. The first volume details photography for the original Star Wars toy line, covering the years 1977, 1978 and 1979. This volume covers 1980, 1981 and 1982, the three years of the Empire Strikes Back line. The book was compiled by former Kenner photographer Kim DM Simmons. The book is light on text, but text isn't really the purpose of a book like this. The purpose is to show off the photography that made up the slideshow of the childhood of people of my generation, children of the late 1970s and early 1980s.  I was fortunate to be in the position to support this Kickstarter project at the Collector's Edition tier. My book includes an entire section on th...

Rise of Skywalker Bags 72nd Grammy Nomination For John Williams John Williams has picked up his 72nd Grammy Nomination as the full nominations have been released.  Williams will go up against Thomas Newman, Kamasi Washington, Max Richter and Hildur Guðnadóttir in the Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media.  You can see the full list of nominations here. Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media Ad Adstra, Max Richter, composer Becoming, Kamasi Washington, composer Joker, Hildur Guðnadóttir, composer 1917, Thomas Newman, composer Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, John Williams, composer The Grammy Awards will broadcast on Jan. 31, 2021, on CBS at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT. Source: Grammy.Com The Bearded Trio - The Site For Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, John Williams and a whole lot more.

STAR WARS ORAL-B DENTAL ADVENTURE BOOK Star Wars toothbrushes from the 1980's are always a favourite with collectors, myself included.  The range of toothbrushes from 1983, to coincide with the release of Return of the Jedi were a favourite with kids and Oral-B enjoyed a successful campaign to not only sell their dental products but to also promote dental-hygiene and to make it fun at the same time.  As a result of their campaign, a 4" x 7" booklet was released to be placed in dentist waiting rooms.  The booklet included such things as a word search, puzzles and amusing artwork, often looking like Star Wars was shoehorned in to make the collaboration relevant.  I've taken photos of all the pages for you to enjoy and look out for Chewbacca hugging a giant carrot. The first page shows us Darth Vader looking particularly pleased with himself having promoted "The Agents Of Destruction."  The second page challenges you to find the tooth demons and as mentioned it...

The Mandalorian Season 2 Chapter 12 Review I'M WARNING YOU RIGHT NOW, SPOILERS FOR THE LATEST OF THE MANDALORIAN ARE BELOW. I SHIELD YOU FROM NOTHING!  OK, YOU'RE WARNED! IF YOU HAVEN'T WATCHED THE EPISODE YET, STOP HERE, GO WATCH IT AND COME BACK FOR MY REVIEW. WE GOOD? OK, those are the formalities officially out of the way. Each week, I'll be posting a quick recap/review of each new episode of The Mandalorian. I'll give a basic play-by-play with some thoughts and speculation about how each episode could figure into the larger picture of this season, and Star Wars as a whole. So let's get after it. SEASON 2: CHAPTER 12: "THE SIEGE" EPISODE PREMIERS ON NOVEMBER 20, 2020 DIRECTOR: CARL WEATHERS EPISODE LENGTH: 39 MINUTES More than any other episode this season, "The Siege" takes us back to the first season, revisiting characters and locations that were prominent then.  We return to Nevarro, a primary location throughout the first season, as D...

In its first contribution to Lucasfilm’s bold Star Wars: The High Republic publishing campaign spanning comics and prose, IDW announces today the February 3rd, 2021 launch of Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures, an ongoing comic book series set 200 years before the live action film continuity.   Writer Daniel José Older, bestselling author of Star Wars: Last Shot, joins artist Harvey Tolibao and colorist Rebecca Nalty for a tale of the Republic’s glory days that -- while aimed at middle grade readers -- provides a unique perspective to pivotal moments in the Star Wars timeline that fans of all ages can enjoy.   In Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures, the Jedi have long maintained galactic peace… but the coming of a powerful new adversary called the Nihil threatens to end it all. Now, a group of Master Yoda’s young Padawan learners must protect the Republic while learning the lessons that will one day lead them to become powerful Jedi in their own right. “I'm so very ex...

Bid For A Paramount Piece Of Movie History Now this is quite a unique collectable.  Thanks to Prop Store you can get the chance to own the original artwork for the hand-painted, Paramount Pictures logo matte painting that was used for the Indiana Jones movies.  Now make sure you check your loose change or maybe sell a few of your valuables to a museum because the estimate is a cool £15000 - 25000 ($19,500 - 32,500.) We have the full press release below with a few other lots including artwork from Star Wars: **ORIGINAL MOVIE ARTWORK TO BE AUCTIONED  IN  THE UK** Artwork from Batman, Star Wars & more to go under the hammer in upcoming London auction   Original movie artwork including hand-drawn  Batman  (1989) costume sketches from Academy Award-winning costume designer, Bob Ringwood, are to be sold as part of Prop Store’s Entertainment Memorabilia Live Auction on Tuesday 1 st  and Wednesday 2 nd  December 2020 A hand-painted logo matte pa...