David Friedman created great bumper stickers from the Star Wars universe. I wish they were available for purchase. You also have to love the A NEW HOPE campaign poster. A galaxy run by a Galactic Empire needs a little CHANGE.

Sideshow Collectibles and Lucasfilm will be releasing a diorama which recreates one of the most dramatic Star Wars scenes from the entire film series - the moment when Darth Vader “exerts his dark power” on the loyal Captain Antilles. Each diorama is hand cast in high quality polystone, hand-finished and hand painted to exacting standards. Expected to ship in early 2009, the diorama is available for preorder for $224.99 on sideshowtoy.com.

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RubyRed’s Jedi EcoSaber T-shirt shows a picture of a low-energy lightsabler. “Save the planet or save the universe, your choice.” Available for $26.53.

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How has Star Wars changed the world? Kottke has found this brilliant chart which was created by WiReD a few years back.

We’ve seen R2-D2 Projectors, and R2-D2 Ice Buckets, but how about an R2-D2 mini-fridge? Geekalerts found an awesome R2-D2 compact refrigerator which was created in 2002 as a promotional prize for Attack of the Clones. Apparently only 1,000 of these guys were produced for the 7-11 promotion, so it isn’t the easiest item to find. ToyEast is selling one for a whopping $1070. Ouch. I wonder why George Lucas hasn’t created an officially licensed version of the fridge.

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34-year-old Philadelphia artist Dave Perillo draws inspiration for his work from many of the following sources: 1950’s Sci-Fi Movies, Charles Schultz, Jim Flora, Ray Harryhausen, Roy Lichtenstein, Jim Henson, Hanna Barbera, The Twilight Zone, Alfred Hitchcock & Character Advertising Icons.

You can see more of Perillo’s artwork on Montygog’s Art-O-Rama. Thanks to /Film reader kinomozg for the tip.
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Volkswagen has been a strong supporter of independent film through their sponsorship of film festivals and indie cinemas. The car company has produced a series of fun “See Film Differently” videos which feature film fanatics sharing their vastly different interpretations of classic movies.
Toy Story is a Meditation on the Trails of Puberty and Sexuality
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Star Wars is a Remake of The Wizard of Oz
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Jim Hance created this wonderful parody of Leonardo Da Vinci’s famous painting The Mona Lisa using Princess Leia from George Lucas’ Star Wars. The paining recently sold on ETSY, and unfortunately Jim has promised to never duplicate the design or make prints. The Mona Leia is hand painted with acrylics on canvas board, and framed in a Gold painted wooden frame with gray accents. Here is Jim’s official bio:

“Jim has been a whirlwind of artistic creativity, selling hand painted originals and commissions worldwide. Jim specialises in slightly ‘twisted’ art (or ‘twart’, if you will), be it Laurel & Hardy in a Mexican stand-off, or a scenic portrait of an ‘At-At’ [...]

I wonder what became of the Stormtrooper from A New Hope who was jedi-mindtricked into letting Obi-wan, Luke Skywalker, C3PO and R2D2 pass by. I’m sure the weak minded clone was probably put to death.
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Ever wondered what the AT- AT would look like over the course of several million years of evolution? Me neither. However, James Lillis has done a detailed evolutionary biological projection just in case, and has released the results in t-shirt form. Available in 21 different colors for $25.94 on RedBubble.com.

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As expected, The Dark Knight was dethroned at the Box Office this weekend, after five weeks on top. Tropic Thunder won the weekend with an estimated $26 million ($37 million 5-day total). But here is where the unexpected thing happened - The Dark Knight beat Star Wars: The Clone Wars, which was projected to take the #2 spot on the weekend charts. The latest Star Wars film only made $15.5 million over the three days, a million or two less than The Dark Knight. And what’s worse is, Steve Mason is saying that the animated adventure might not even reach $40 million domestically. This is the first big Star [...]

Has Darth Vader’s Galactic Empire invaded San Francisco, or is it just Imperial Fleet Week in the Bay Area?

Great work by MHorn! Let’s hope that George Lucas doesn’t get any ideas to shoot the Star Wars Universe Cloverfield-style.

Star Wars Tie Fighter Attack Office Reenactment
The Pitch: A bunch of Vimeo employees reenact the famous scene from Star Wars: A New Hope in their office.

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Boba Fett Does the Mandalorian Dance
The Pitch: Partick Boivin created this stop motion animated short with everyone’s favorite bounty hunter showing off his dance moves. Thanks to /Film reader Jack Q for the tip.

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The Hollywood Reporter lists one of the reasons The Dark Knight won’t top Titanic’s $601 million box office record is because Warner Bros is planning on releasing the film on DVD in December to capitalize on the Holiday sales season. The film has currently grossed $441.6 million domestically, and is on track to make $510-$525 total in the US.

It is interesting to think about how much cinema has changed in the last 25 years. Now-a-days, the long tail is on DVD, Downloads and On Demand. Two decades ago you could have kept Dark Knight in the theaters for 7 months. Without an available home video option, people would still pay [...]