Star Wars: A cinematic experience

The Spokesman-Review's celebration of the year's biggest cinema event

News > Nation/World

John Williams makes Oscars history as oldest nominee

UPDATED: Tue., Jan. 24, 2023

Decorated composer John Williams made Academy Awards history yet again Tuesday when he received a nomination for the score of Steven Spielberg's "The Fabelmans."

News > Nation/World

Han Solo, once encased in carbonite, gets trapped in bread

UPDATED: Mon., Oct. 17, 2022

Catherine and Hannalee Pervan have used their baking powers for years to unleash bread-related madness upon the world.

A&E > Entertainment

How Diego Luna brought his ‘Star Wars’ character back to life in ‘Andor’

UPDATED: Thu., Sept. 22, 2022

Diego Luna always assumed his debut in the world of "Star Wars" was a one-and-done deal. That isn't the case with "Andor."

A&E > Entertainment

Spokane Symphony’s ‘Star Wars: A New Hope’ finally enters a galaxy near you

UPDATED: Thu., May 5, 2022

After two years of postponements, “Star Wars: A New Hope in Concert” is bringing “the force” back to Martin Woldson Theater at the Fox. Resident conductor Morihiko Nakahara will lead the Spokane Symphony through John Williams’s iconic score as the film plays on screen above the orchestra.

A&E > Entertainment

May the Fourth Be With You: Upcoming ‘Star Wars’ TV show about Obi-Wan Kenobi full of expectations

UPDATED: Wed., May 4, 2022

Another Star Wars spectacle is about to enter our orbit, and for many Boomers the story is coming full circle. A long time ago in a college town on the far side of the Columbia, I was trying to channel my energy on studying for finals despite a new movie that was rumored to be out of this world.

News > Nation/World

Oscar-winning producer Alan Ladd Jr. dies at 84

UPDATED: Wed., March 2, 2022

Alan Ladd Jr., the Oscar-winning producer and studio boss who as a 20th Century Fox executive greenlit “Star Wars,” has died. He was 84.

News > Nation/World

George Lucas, Kathleen Kennedy honored by Producer’s Guild

UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 14, 2022

George Lucas and Kathleen Kennedy, stewards of the Star Wars universe and numerous other notable motion pictures, are being honored by the Producers Guild of America for their contributions to the film industry. The PGA said Friday that Lucas and Kennedy will receive the Milestone Award at the Producers Guild Awards in March, joining the ranks of previous honorees that include Louis B. Mayer, Walt Disney and Steven Spielberg.

A&E > Entertainment

Temuera Morrison has the only face that could bring Boba Fett back to life

Thu., Jan. 13, 2022

Temuera Morrison vividly remembers the first time he tried on his Boba Fett suit. He sat in a meeting room with “Star Wars” VIP producers Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni wearing a darker version of the armor he’d worn two decades earlier in the “Star Wars” prequels as bounty hunter Jango Fett.

News > Family

Dad Daze: The magic and loss of our treasured baseball prints

UPDATED: Sun., July 25, 2021

Why men collect objects is a mystery. Perhaps it goes back to the days of hunting and gathering, and it's connected to a survival mechanism. Many of my friends collect things. My friend Joe, who is my daughter Jillian's godfather, has an enormous collection of "Star Wars."

A&E > Entertainment

‘The Bad Batch’ explained: How Disney’s new series fits in the ‘Star Wars’ canon

UPDATED: Thu., May 6, 2021

Disney+ celebrated Star Wars Day with a brand new “Star Wars” series. “Star Wars: The Bad Batch,” which debuted Tuesday – or May the 4th – on the streaming platform, is an animated series centered on a group of clone troopers.

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Blog Posts

News > Idaho

Curley: Baseball, Star Wars go glove in hand

Mon., June 19, 2017

Which do you like more, Star Wars or baseball? CH As a longtime leader in the Spokane Indians baseball team’s front office, the senior vice president has a pretty good idea when something is as American as apple pie. Or Father’s Day. Sunday was “Luke, I Am Your Father’s Day” at Avista Stadium.

News > Idaho

Star Wars at 40

Thu., May 25, 2017

It doesn’t seem capitalistically feasible to imagine a world without “Star Wars” in it, selling us stuff like the now-faded “Star Wars” pillowcase in one of the upstairs bedrooms, or the long-broken lightsabers littering the nether regions of the basement closet. Favorite Star Wars movie?

News > Idaho

RIP Carrie Fisher

Tue., Dec. 27, 2016

Actress and writer Carrie Fisher, who rose to global fame as the trail-blazing intergalactic heroine Princess Leia in the “Star Wars” franchise and later went on to establish herself as an author and screenwriter with an acerbic comic flair, has died. My sons are sooo sad this morning. All of them had a Princess Leia crush.

News > Features

Podcast, Wednesday story profile owners of new Spokane arcade/church

Tue., Feb. 16, 2016

Tim and Tyler Arnold opened "Jedi Alliance" two weeks ago, offering toys, comics and - yes - a fully realized video arcade featuring more than 40 cabinets and 12 pinball machines.

News > Features

The force is semi-strong with ‘Star Wars: Battlefront’

Thu., Jan. 14, 2016

A dearth of features and maps doesn't stop EA Dice's Star Wars-themed shooter from being one of the most fun ways to pretend you're a foot soldier - or a hero - in that most intergalactic of conflicts.

News > Idaho

‘Force Awakens’ becomes fastest movie to $1 billion

Mon., Dec. 28, 2015

My youngest bought he and his brothers tix to this movie for Christmas and they saw it on opening night. We're all going on New Year's Eve, so NO SPOILERS but... have you seen "The Force Awakens" yet?

News > Features

Writing an Epic Campaign – Part 2

Mon., June 8, 2015

Just because you have a game that runs for awhile does not necessarily mean it’s a campaign. It needs some glue. In this post I’ll talk about some of my past campaigns as well as some examples from movies and books.