Thursday was Star Wars’ 40th Anniversary and technically I wanted this post up by then, but this turned out to be quite a lengthy post to write, especially since I found it impossible to pick only 40 moments… But anyways, the … Continue reading 40 Amazing ‘Star Wars’ Moments for 40 Years of ‘Star Wars’
The beginning of this month saw not only the slow ramping up of publicity for Rogue One, but also the release of Catalyst: A Rogue One Novel, a prequel-novel, by James Luceno. This post will be hald review, half discussion and although … Continue reading Catalyst, Oppenheimer and the Necessity for Choice
Probably the most iconic actor in the cast of Rogue One is Forest Whitaker playing Saw Gerrera. What do we know of Saw from the on-screen universe? And what might that tell us about what he has become? Continue reading “Saw Gerrera and Rogue One”
We live in troubled times where facts are increasingly irrelevant in societal and political discourse while the stories we tell about ourselves become ever more powerful. In a world polarised between authoritarianism and the defence of diversity, democracy and reason … where do our cinematic fantasies stand? I present my view, you judge for yourselves. Continue reading “Super-Hero Fascism and the Rebel’s taste for Hope and Freedom”
Last night (UK time) I had a most delightful re-watch of the ‘Umbara Arc’ of the Star Wars: The Clone Wars series during the live-tweet fest #UmbaraLive called by the Fan Girls Going Rogue (@FGGoingRogue). Re-watching the arc like this made me spot many things that I originally missed. It felt fresh again. But it also made me think about ‘what Star Wars is’ at the moment … on the cusp of the first ‘Star Wars Story’ film being released. Continue reading “#UmbaraLive and Reflections on ‘Clone Wars’”
On our first day of Star Wars celebration London we had the treat of sitting in on the Ahsoka Untold Tales panel with Ashley Eckstein, Dave Filoni and Pablo Hidalgo. The overall feel of the panel was very sweet, comical … Continue reading SWCE- Ahsoka Untold Tales
Almost a year has passed since we last looked at some tribute video’s here on Clone Corridor! Previously we looked at Clone Wars, Saga and Rebels tributes. Many events have transpired in the Galaxy Far Far Away since then, The … Continue reading Awesome Tribute Videos #4: A year’s harvest
It was a pivotal scene in Season 5 of The Clone Wars whose impact was however overshadowed by the final arc of the Season which brought so many emotional moments. Rebels this week gave us ‘the end of the beginning’ of the Rebellion against the Empire. A good moment to look back at the start of the Rebellion.
It’s been quite a while since I’ve written a long discussion post and while I was going through the dozens of scenes I wanted to write about I realized I hadn’t written about one of my favourite moments in Star Wars: … Continue reading Barriss Offee, ‘The Wrong Jedi’ and Disillusioned Youth
One of my favourite story arcs in The Clone Wars has been the two episodes centering around the Zillo Beast on Malastare. It is an absolutely heart-breaking story but also an incredibly serious one. The first episode, simply titled The Zillo … Continue reading ‘The Zillo Beast’ arc: Innocence in a Time of War
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