Star Wars

Raiders of the Lost Art at the Discovery Science Center

Indiana Jones-themed exhibit is fun for all—but it helps if you know the films

Ten Movies to Watch in 2013

In theaters, on demand or wherever

We Ask Carrie Fisher Some Inappropriate Questions

Famous parents, gifted writer, entertainer, drug issues, Princess Leia, there are a lot of things that Carrie Fisher is known for. With such an illustrious career and a life filled with many highs and lows one might think to themselves, "I wish I could talk to Carrie and ask her a few things about h ... More >>

'Argo' Brings Back Hearts and Minds

Ben Affleck's film asks you to love Hollywood again

Pizza Port Hosts Star Wars-Themed 'It's A Tap' Craft Beer Event

We like Star Wars and we like beer, so we're all over this event hosted by Pizza Port San Clemente. On Sunday, Aug. 19, the South OC brewery will be transformed into Mos Eisley Cantina, serving up Star Wars-themed beers all day long. Check out the tap list below.    

Saturday Morning Pancakes—Hooray!

[Trendzilla] Jamie Clinard makes cute clothing with witty slogans

Star Wars Inspired Relay Race To Make Stop In Huntington Beach

Calling all Star Wars fans in Huntington Beach. Have you ever wanted to set sail on Jabba The Hutt's barge, you know, the one featured in Return of the Jedi? Well, a replica version of it will be docking in Huntington Beach on July 8 as part of the Course of the Force lightsaber relay that begins th ... More >>

House of Dreamz Lost Galaxy at the Yost Theater: Fail Wars & Best Wars

​Every Friday night at the Yost Theater, House of Dreamz hosts outrageous themed club parties. Among some of the past themes have been Neon Wonderland (Party Rock), 'All White Party, and most recently Lost Galaxy. Last night housed Princes leia's, Darth Vader, Chewbacca, Yoda and many others. &nbs ... More >>

Star Wars Burgers to Arrive in Europe

​To promote the release of Star Wars: The Phantom Menace in 3D, European fast-food chain Quick isn't simply tossing some plastic-wrapped toys into kiddie meals. Instead, it's introducing Star Wars burgers. From Jan. 31 to March 1, customers at the French and Belgian locations can choose from the p ... More >>

Spike Lee, Steven Soderbergh, and all the indie Hollywood directors you love/hate

Here are 10 films you won't want to miss in 2012

Jacuzzi Boys and Jacuzzi Gals Talk About Vagina-Laden 'Glazin' Video

A (censored) screen shot from the homemade "Glazin'" video by the Jacuzzi Gals​The homemade fan video for Jacuzzi Boys' song "Glazin'" blew our minds when it came out last week, what with its vajazzly arts-and-crafts disguises on vaginas singing as aliens, Santa Claus, Kareem Abdul Jabbar and Home ... More >>

Every Nerdy Reference in Goldfish's "We Come Together" Music Video

​Clearly inspired by classic gaming, artist Mike Scott animated the music video for the South African band Goldfish's song, "We Come Together." The video is saturated from beginning to end with video game and nerdy pop-culture references, and it's difficult to find a frame of animation that doesn' ... More >>

PHOTOS: Star Tours & The Little Mermaid Rides at Disneyland and California Adventure

​Two parks, two new rides: "Star Tours: The Adventures Continue" at Disneyland and "The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Undersea Adventure" at California Adventure.This past Saturday, I got to ride/shoot both! Check out my photos, thoughts, and complete lack of knowledge when it comes to anything Star War ... More >>

Star Tours Disneyland Relaunch: T-Minus Three Weeks

​To say that Disneyland's old Star Tours ride (which originally opened in the park in 1987) was a little dated doesn't even begin to do it justice. Sure, some of the park's attractions are brought back with an admitted sense of nostalgia attached to them. Occasionally, enough time has passed for t ... More >>

May the Fourth Be With You: Freddie Mercury, Cee Lo Green, Anthrax's Charlie Benante, Thrice, Snoop Dogg and Michael Jackson Celebrate Star Wars Day, Too!

​Happy Star Wars day to you too! Here are some musicians who've geeked out to the greatest movie of all time.  1. Freddie Mercury In this photo, he sits on Darth Vader's shoulders during Queen's tour to promote their album The Game. In his 1978 Queen song, 'Bicycle Race,' he sang, "I don' ... More >>

The Slightly Frightening World of Star Wars-Related Foods

Flickr user megpi​Star Wars cupcakes? Oh, please. The Internet is much more creative than that. So powerful is the draw of the Force that nerds the world over are drawn to make a universe of Star Wars-related foods. Some of them are a little more . . . hmm . . . artisanal than others, but when you ... More >>

Someone (or Some Thing) Looks Down on the Angels

Photos by Christopher Victorio/OC Weekly​When Dodgers pitching coach Rick Honeycutt went out to the mound to calm down his struggling starter Hiroki Kuroda in the third inning Tuesday night, the theme that accompanies Darth Vader in the Star Wars movies filled Angels Stadium.But those sitting behi ... More >>

Planet of the Aping

Too many sci-fi references, not enough Kristen Wiig in 'Paul'

Mini Darth Vader in Super Bowl Commercial Is From OC

​The Force is from OC.  The kid under the Darth Vader helmet in one of this year's most talked-about Super Bowl commercials is 6-year-old actor Max Page of San Clemente. He's become famous for starring as the pint-sized Star Wars villain in an ad for the 2012 Volkswagen Pa ... More >>

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

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Fountain Valley Neighborhood Celebrates Halloween, Star Wars Style

Mary Bell/OC Weekly​Every year, this Fountain Valley neighborhood (located off Magnolia and Nightingale) goes all out for Halloween, impressively decorating a stretch of houses with a specific theme. This year, Star Wars had the houses splashed with AT-ATs, Chewies, X-Wings, a Death Star that cove ... More >>

What You Missed: Comic-Con International, the Devil's Playground Burlesque, Rage Against the Machine, the Offspring

Christopher Victorio/OC WeeklyMeow.​Heeeey. What'd you miss this weekend? We had a good one, with some of us down in San Diego for the 2010 Comic-Con International. We attended some panels, saw some celebrities, went to some parties, sure... but the best event of the weekend? The Devil's Playgroun ... More >>

Letters From OC Weekly Readers

Five Things We Hope Are Covered in the Comic-Con Documentary

Keith MaySuper Girl, super flexible.​First discussed in February of this year, and confirmed earlier this week, a documentary about the annual Comic-Con International in San Diego is about to go into production. The team behind it is sort of an all-star roster in the intersection of film and geeks ... More >>

That's No Cookie!: Star Wars-Themed Baked Goods

Flickr user SweetSugarBelle​You like baking, you like Star Wars. You love Star Wars-themed cookies. While the Star Wars love/fandom/wankery extends its paws into all aspects of life--bedsheets, video games,  walking around campus listening to a self-made audio tape of Return of the Jedi on yo ... More >>

Doug Benson

Irvine Improv

Don't Let Crustacean's Glitzy Reputation Scare You Away From AnQi

[Hole in the Wall] Tacos On the Hard Shell at Tom's Tacos

Star Wars: In Concert

Honda Center

Star Wars

Hibbleton Galley

Letters

'And We Dont Give a Damn Whether Your Boobs Are Fake or Not!'