Tag: Star Wars

‘Return of Jedi,’ ‘The Fellowship of the Ring’ Added to National Film Registry

LOS ANGELES—The Library of Congress announced Tuesday that films including “Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi,” “The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring,” and “A Nightmare on Elm Street” are among the 25 movies inducted into the National Film Registry this year. Lopez’s starring role in the 1997 biographical film “Selena”…


Rank the Best Star Wars Movies


Bad Guys Doing Good: Star Wars Troop Supports Local Charities

If you’ve taken a picture with a squad of Stormtroopers at Costco, or high-fived Darth Vader and a battalion of Clone troopers during a local parade, you may have encountered the 501st Legion. More than 60 Star Wars characters from the Orange County squad marched in front of a spaceship float during Tustin Meadow’s annual Fourth of July parade. “When I’m in a helmet, nobody sees that…


Nabbing Tickets is a Rollercoaster Rush for Disneyland Fans

Disneyland fans are flocking to their keyboards to nab reservations for the opening days of Disneyland in an effort they say has proved time consuming and stressful. “It was obscene,” said Disneyland devotee Nikki Melland, who said it took hours to secure her desired dates. “It was insane, for sure.” Disneyland will reopen April 30…


The Wisdom of a Jedi Master

I remember it well. The year was 1977. After months of anticipation, it was finally here. “A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away …” [cue music] I was 9 years old as I read the crawl of those golden-yellow words on the theater screen before they faded into a dark abyss of…