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Brad’s April Escape (May Edition) May 21 - The Empire Strikes Back Throughout the month of April, I ran through 20 films of the Steven Spielberg-George Lucas-John Williams Cinematic Universe, listing random items from each film that stood out to me. Rob and I decided to reserve my entry for Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (1980) for today, the 40th anniversary of the film's release here in the United States. The Empire Strikes Back - An Introduction There's no way I will do this film justice in one simple blog post. Its impact is well-established. It's the film that turned Star Wars from a blockbuster film into a franchise that is still going strong, 40 years later. Empire is firmly entrenched at the top of many people's favorite films list - beyond Star Wars film rankings. But why? What's the thing that has kept this film so fresh and resonating all these years later? I certainly don't have all the answers, but I will ...

Film & TV memorabilia worth in excess of £3.5 million ($4.6 million) will be auctioned by Prop Store on Thursday 20th September 2018 Bids can be placed online from anywhere in the world, by phone or in person  A free to enter preview exhibition will be open to the public ahead of the Prop Store auction at London’s BFI IMAX, proudly presented by ODEON, from 6th - 20th September 2018 Last year’s auction saw Peter 'Star-Lord' Quill's (Chris Pratt) Hero Helmet from GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY (2014) sell for an astonishing £134,200 ($177,021) Prop Store  – one of the world’s leading film and TV memorabilia companies has today announced it is to hold the UK’s largest annual live auction of film and TV memorabilia for the fifth consecutive year this September, with the items on offer expected to fetch in excess of £3.5 million ($4.6 million). The auction is to be held at London’s BFI IMAX proudly presented by ODEON, Europe’s largest cinema group. Over 600 rare and icon...

Han Solo and Harrison Ford turns 76 Here's a bunch of photos and gifs to celebrate Harrison Ford's 76th Birthday. It's not the years, it's the mileage. Lets hope there's plenty of mileage left as the recent news that Indy V has been put back to 2021, that will make Harrison Ford (Indiana Jones) 79 years old. Keep eating those dates Harrison, just not the bad ones. Harrison Ford on holiday - Wales 2004 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Look closely and you will see Ford wearing an E.T. badge. Eric Idle with Mark Hamill and Harrison Ford Mark Hamill and Harrison Ford Halloween 2012 Halloween 2009 Halloween 2011 Halloween 2010 Halloween 2008 Harrison Ford at his home, 1984. Here's a spectacle wearing Harrison Ford practicing with his whip on the back lot Raiders of the Lost Ark. Is that a Rover P6 in the background? The Bearded Trio - The Site For Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, John Wi...

A new trailer for Solo: A Star Wars Story Has Arrived Here it is! The official full-length trailer for Solo: A Star Wars Story has finally arrived! Filled with humor and adventure, the new trailer gives us a fresh look at the main characters, plus glimpses of ones not seen before in the previous teasers. Board the Millennium Falcon and journey to a galaxy far, far away in “Solo: A Star Wars Story,” an all-new adventure with the most beloved scoundrel in the galaxy. Through a series of daring escapades deep within a dark and dangerous criminal underworld, Han Solo befriends his mighty future copilot Chewbacca and meets the notorious gambler Lando Calrissian, in a journey that will set the course of one of the Star Wars saga’s most unlikely heroes. The film stars Alden Ehrenreich, Woody Harrelson, Emilia Clarke, Donald Glover, Thandie Newton, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Joonas Suotamo, and Paul Bettany. Ron Howard directs “Solo: A Star Wars Story,” and Kathleen Kennedy, Allison Shea...

By Patrick Gibbs The winter season is ending at last, and as the sun comes out and casts a warm glow over nature, thoughts turn to outdoor fun. Unless you're a film critic and know full well that you're going to be spending a huge chunk of the coming months in a darkened cinema. If I couldn't find 12 movies that I was excited to see, I'd be in the wrong line of work, but what makes me different from the average movie goer is 1. I get to see all of them, and 2. I have to see all of them. If every one of the films on the list is completely satisfying and worth spending your hard earned money on, that will be pretty extraoridnairy, but I'm keeping my fingers crossed that at least half of them live up to their potential, but (assuming my opinion means anything at all), you can visit us here to find out before you  spend too much on those tickets. 1. READY PLAYER ONE As a writer for a for this site, it's a no brainer that I'm going to choose Ready Playe...