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“STAR WARS” Artist Ralph McQuarrie Passes Away at 82
March 4, 2012 By Leave a Comment
STAR WARS illustrator and sci-fi icon Ralph McQuarrie has passed away at his Berkeley, California home yesterday, Saturday, March 3. He was 82 years old. McQuarrie’s importance to the STAR WARS legacy cannot be over emphasized, as the artist is responsible not only for the look of Darth Vader, R2-D2, C-3PO, and Chewbacca, but also… [Continue Reading]
Five New Posters for “STAR WARS: EPISODE I in 3D”
January 13, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Heya folks! It’s Friday the 13th and what better way to send shivers down your spine then to take a good long glimpse at these five posters for the upcoming 3-D re-release of the infamous STAR WARS prequel, THE PHANTOM MENACE. Click below to check out each of the five new posters. What are your… [Continue Reading]
French Chain Offering Bizarre “STAR WARS” Themed Burgers
January 8, 2012 By Leave a Comment
As part of a cross-promotion campaign for the upcoming French 3D re-release of STAR WARS: EPISODE 1 – THE PHANTOM MENACE on January 31st, fast food chain Quick is offering three WAR-themed burgers. Should you make the trip, your choices will be: the Jedi, for Yoda and Luke fans (and marshmallows?); The Dark, for Darth… [Continue Reading]
“Darth Vader” Bob Anderson Passes Away
January 4, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The Associated Press is reporting that stuntman and sword master Bob Anderson, who played Darth Vader in fight sequences in EMPIRE STRIKES BACK and RETURN OF THE JEDI has passed away at 89. In addition to being part of the good STAR WARS films, Anderson’s five decades in cinema has seen him work with everyone… [Continue Reading]
STAR WARS: IDENTITIES – A New Museum Exhibit
November 21, 2011 By Leave a Comment
If you can possibly remember last week, we tossed around some rumors regarding the newly registered domain name for StarWarsIdentities.com. By clicking the link you will see that all has been revealed: It’s a new Museum exhibit at the Montreal Science Centre. The exhibit runs from April 19 to September 16, 2012. Check below to… [Continue Reading]
Web Rumors – STAR WARS IDENTITIES
November 14, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Hey STAR WARS fans, if the upcoming re-release of THE PHANTOM MENACE in 3-D isn’t enough glory to your ears then here’s a bit of galatic gossip regarding a brand new domain name registration. Fusible reports that on November 7th Lucasfilm registered the domains: StarWarsIdentities.com, StarWarsIdentites.com (typo) and sw-id.com. There’s been no official mention of a… [Continue Reading]
Top Ten Halloween Costumes We Want To See Tonight
October 31, 2011 By Leave a Comment
As amazing as Halloween is, the holiday always comes bundled with a batch of missed potential. There’s always some more candy you could have grabbed, some more movies you could have watched, some more houses you could have egged… but more importantly, some more costumes you could have seen. So we here at FAMOUS MONSTERS… [Continue Reading]
Six Star Wars Blu-Ray Promos!
September 14, 2011 By Leave a Comment
There has been a bit of controversy over George Lucas’ changes to the STAR WARS Blu-Ray set, but that doesn’t mean everyone and their grandmother isn’t going to go out and buy it when it’s released on Friday. People will deal with the changes, whether they like them or not because they’re a fair trade-off… [Continue Reading]
The Art of Randy Martinez
January 3, 2010 By Leave a Comment
For those of you out there who are aspiring artists, allow me to present to you the story of Randy Martinez… With an illustrator for a father and an art teacher as a mother, one could say that Randy Martinez was destined to be an artist. At a young age, after learning the crucial lesson that… [Continue Reading]
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