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Tatooine has never looked this good. While countless Star WarsLEGO sets have recreated beloved moments from the galaxy far, far away, one fan creation has completely raised the bar — and then blasted it into hyperspace. As highlighted by Instagram’s @beyondthebricktv, a Lego master builder operating under the name @yodasvodkalegomocs has assembled an absolutely jaw-dropping diorama: a 170,000-piece tribute to the desert planet that started it all.

Entitled Lego Star Wars Podracing, the massive Moc (“My Own Creation”) brings the Boonta Eve Classic to life like never before. At the heart of the display are fully motorized podracers — yes, moving ones — featuring mini versions of Anakin Skywalker’s (Jake Lloyd) and Sebulba’s (Lewis Macleod) iconic speed machines racing along a custom-built track. It’s already enough to make Watto cry into his gambling debts.

But that’s just the beginning.

Not content with simply recreatingThe Phantom Menace’s most action-packed race,...

In the immortal words of Greedo: "Maclunkey!" "Star Wars" has given rise to plenty of one-liners and other memorable movie and TV quotes, from classic mantras like "May the Force be with you" and "I've got a bad feeling about this," to more recent expressions like "This is the Way" and "I have spoken" from "The Mandalorian." In the annals of franchise history, though, perhaps no "Star Wars" quote is more controversial than "Maclunkey!" As of 2019, it's the last thing Greedo says before Han Solo shoots him dead in the Disney+ edit of "Star Wars: A New Hope."

If series creator Jon Favreau had his way, Pedro Pascal's protagonist would have also said "Maclunkey!" in "The Mandalorian." Favreau can be heard floating the idea to co-executive producer Dave Filoni in the "Making of Season 2" episode of the docuseries "Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian," streaming on Disney+.

Favreau and Filoni's conversation...

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The Kyle Marvin-directed 80 for Brady — a Paramount Pictures comedy starring Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Rita Moreno and Sally Field and produced by NFL superstar Tom Brady — will touch down in Palm Springs on Jan. 6.

The film has been selected to open the 34th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival by making its world premiere at the Richards Center for the Arts. The film’s stars and director are expected to attend the opening night festivities. Inspired by a true story, it follows four best friends who take a wild trip to the 2017 Super Bowl Li to see their hero, Brady, play in the big game. In addition to making his producing debut, Brady appears in the film, which is scheduled to hit theaters Feb. 3.

The fest will close with The Lost King on Jan. 15. The Warner Bros. Pictures film stars Sally Hawkins,...

The Palm Springs Film Festival has unveiled the lineup for its 34th annual edition, announcing that Paramount Pictures’ 80 for Brady will world premiere as its opening night film on January 6, with IFC Films’ The Lost King closing it out on January 15.

Directed by Kyle Marvin, 80 for Brady is inspired by the true story of four best friends living life to the fullest when they take a wild trip to the 2017 Super Bowl Li to see their hero Tom Brady play. Cast members including Academy Award nominee Lily Tomlin, Academy Award winner Jane Fonda, Academy Award winner Rita Moreno and Academy Award winner Sally Field are expected to be among those in attendance at the fest to rep the film slated for release in theaters on February 3, 2023.

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Star Trek’s George Takei is moving to Fluffytown to voice a panda in an animated kids’ series for the BBC.

Takei, who played Sulu in the classic sci-fi series, will voice Elder Panda in preschool series Love Monster, which is a co-production by the British public broacaster’s kids’ channel CBeebies, Boat Rocker Studios, and China’s UYoung.

The 54-part series, which will air in January 2020, is based on Rachel Bright’s Love Monster series. It follows the adventures of hairy hero, Love Monster, as he navigates the challenges of being the only monster in Fluffytown – a world of cute baby animals. With a lot of help from his friends, Love Monster learns to follow his heart rather than his slightly ‘over-thinky’ head, as he searches for the right thing to do.

Elsewhere, Episodes star Tamsin Greig narrates, while Javone Prince (PhoneShop), Sarah Hadland (Miranda), Lewis Macleod (Postman Pat...

The Affair: Sky Atlantic, 9pm

The drama continues on The Affair as Noah (Dominic West) turns to waitress Alison (Ruth Wilson) for help with his novel.

Noah and Alison's local tour proves to be more dangerous than they had expected - and meanwhile, Alison's husband Cole (Joshua Jackson) takes a stand on behalf of the community.

Newzoids: ITV, 9pm

It's the season finale of puppet show Newzoids, with the usual hilarious satire from Jon Culshaw, Debra Stephenson, Lewis Macleod and Simon Greenall.

Following the general elections, the show impersonates the main political leaders, as well as the usual pop singers, sports personalities and TV stars.

Castle: Alibi, 9pm

The season seven premiere of detective drama show, Castle, kicks off where action left off at the end of last series at Kate and Castle's wedding.

Kate (Stana Katic) finds herself struggling to solve the toughest case of...

Princess Charlotte isn't even a week old, but she's already had a marionette makeover for this week's Newzoids.

The royal family are round to celebrate the new baby in the episode, while puppet versions of Britain's politicians are on the campaign trail ahead of Thursday's election.

Elsewhere, a zombie Harry Styles meets a vampire Simon Cowell on tonight's show (May 6).

Impressionists including Jon Culshaw, Debra Stephenson and Lewis Macleod do the voiceover work, and also sent up the likes of Beyoncé, Wayne Rooney and Ant & Dec.

The likes of Jeremy Clarkson and Barack Obama also appear in the six-part series.

Newzoids continues tonight (May 6) on ITV at 9pm.

Newzoids revealed its Simon Cowell puppet on ITV earlier, and it certainly got a yes from us.

Kate Moss and Cara Delevingne also received marionette makeovers for the topical comedy sketch show and appeared alongside fellow celebrities... and Katie Hopkins.

Impressionists including Jon Culshaw, Debra Stephenson and Lewis Macleod do the show's voiceover work, and also sent up the likes of Beyoncé, Wayne Rooney and Ant & Dec.

The Royal Family, David Cameron, Ed Miliband, Jeremy Clarkson and Barack Obama also appear in the six-part series.

Newzoids continues on ITV next Wednesday, April 29 at 9pm.

Newzoids: ITV, 9pm

First in the series of the satirical sketch show featuring a blend of puppetry and animation.

Expect pokes at politicians and the royal family as well as TV, music and sports stars, and the voice talents of impressionists Jon Culshaw, Debra Stephenson, Lewis Macleod and Simon Greenall.

The Island with Bear Grylls: Channel 4, 9pm

The men's team face tough challenges this week, as they struggle to survive without necessities on the island.

A rivalry breaks out between builders Paul and Andy, and two of the islanders are swept off the rocks while fishing in a dangerous stretch of coastline.

The Vampire Diaries: ITV2, 9pm

Luke (Chris Brochu) and Liv (Penelope Mitchell) plead with their father to allow Jo (Jodi Lyn O'Keefe) and Kai (Chris Wood) take their place in the merge ceremony.

Caroline's (Candice Accola) plan has devastating results, leading Jo to set out...

Jon Culshaw and Debra Stephenson have made their names with their impressions of the famous faces all around us - and now they're back to provide more familiar voices in ITV's new satirical, topical puppet show Newzoids.

But how is it different from the classic series Spitting Image? Who is the best political leader to impersonate? And why did Michael McIntyre freak out at his impression? Digital Spy sat down with Jon and Debra to find out the answers to all those questions and more...

So how is this not Spitting Image?

Jon: "It's got a 21st century feel to it. It's a different rack of characters which generates a different style of joke. It's faster, somehow. And it just sort of reflects the whole coalition, social media generation. Nowadays, the puppets have got more of a spikiness, more of an edgy exaggeration to them. And of course, the comedy...

Newzoids has revealed an image of its Jeremy Clarkson puppet.

The ex-Top Gear presenter will be among the familiar faces to feature in ITV's upcoming puppet topical comedy sketch show.

Impressionists including Jon Culshaw, Debra Stephenson and Lewis Macleod will voice stars such as Beyoncé, Wayne Rooney and Ant & Dec in the programme.

The Royal Family, David Cameron, Ed Miliband, Nick Clegg and Barack Obama will also appear in the six-part series.

Describing the programme, ITV said: "Imagine a world where David Cameron and Nick Clegg battle it out on Jeremy Kyle, where Ed Miliband joins Ant & Dec on I'm a Catastrophe…Get Me Out of Here!, and where Professor Brian Cox finds an extraordinary new planet in the solar system - Kim Kardashian's backside."

Newzoids starts on ITV on Wednesday, April 15 at 9pm.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are the latest well-known faces to get the puppet treatment for Newzoids.

The couple will appear alongside other members of the Royal Family, including Prince Harry, Prince Charles and Camilla.

They will be voiced by Debra Stephenson and Lewis Macleod on the show when it launches next week.

Among the roster of famous faces on the Newzoids roll call are Ant & Dec, Wayne Rooney, Beyoncé, Harry Styles, Prince Harry, David Cameron, Ed Miliband, Nick Clegg, Barack Obama, Russell Brand and Simon Cowell.

The six part series also features the voice of impressionist Jon Culshaw.

Newzoids starts on ITV next Wednesday (April 15) at 9pm.

Started in 2008, the Star Wars Fan Fun Day is an event for Star Wars fans by Star Wars fans. Held at Burnley Football Club, the event has grown from strength to strength, with last years fun day seeing attendance rise to 2000 people (which given the size of the facilities at Burnley Fc is a heck of a lot of people) and best of all, it’s an event enjoyed by both die hard fans and families alike – plus it has raised thousands of pounds for charity.

This years guest list has been announced and includes:

Dave Prowse (Darth Vader) Kenny Baker (R2D2) Tim Rose (Admiral Ackbar) Michael Carter (Bib Fortuna) Tim Dry (Whippid) Sean Crawford (Yak Face) Jerome Blake (Orn Free Taa) Lewis MacLeod (Sebulba) John Morton (Dak Ralter) Stephen Costantino (Gammorean Guard) Bonnie Piesse (Beru Whitesun) Nathalie Cox (Juno Eclipse)

Also taking placece at Swffd 2014 will be dealers...

Edinburgh International Film Festival

EDINBURGH, Scotland -- "16 Years of Alcohol" is a full-flavored, absorbing tragedy of a young man's life of booze-driven violence. Told in flashback with a searching and often poetic narrative voice-over, it is a grim tale that has many evocative treasures along the way. Written and directed by Richard Jobson and starring Kevin McKidd in a memorably vital performance, the film tells the tale of one individual confronting traits both inherited and taught.

Unlikely to please a wide audience, "16 Years of Alcohol", which was awarded a special commendation by the Edinburgh jury, should do very well on the festival and art house circuit. It also establishes first-timer Jobson as a filmmaker who will have a substantial contribution to make.

Making full use of Edinburgh locations, the film shows the city's ancient stone buildings, steeply stepped alleyways and cobbled streets in a way that become part of the fabric of the story. We first meet Frankie (McKidd) as he is being chased down one of those alleys by three men who quickly put the boot in. As Frankie lies on the ground kicked, pummeled and bleeding, we hear him in voice-over: "Sometimes for some people things don't work out the way they might have hoped."

That's an understatement as we soon see from three extended flashbacks that make up almost the entire movie. First, there's Frankie as a kid Iain De Caestecker), watching his adored father as he romances his mother. He joins Frankie playing cowboy shoot-ups and sings handsomely in the local pub. Then Frankie spies his dad (Lewis Macleod) leaving a pub with a pretty blonde and discovers them rutting against a wall. His home becomes a place of fighting, screaming and broken dishes. At the pub, his dad buys him whisky.

By the time Frankie is a teenager, he's a thug, bullying and fighting with a trio of other thugs, including the resentful, nasty Miller Stuart Sinclair Blyth). He has a poster of "A Clockwork Orange" on his wall. Only when he meets a pretty record-shop girl named Helen (Laura Fraser) does he begin to question his life of violence and alcohol.

Things improve until an encounter with patronizing snobs at an art gallery provokes a response in him that is primitive and brutal. This causes Helen to flee from him. "The more familiar you are with hope, the less beautiful it becomes," Frankie the narrator says.

Still, he determines to change: "You can't escape who you are. You can only try to be a better person." He attends Alcoholics Anonymous and meets a similarly bruised woman, Mary (Susan Lynch). They join an amateur acting group. While he has to fight his hostility, Frankie appears to be gaining on his fate. Then a misunderstanding leads him down a false path and another encounter with the vengeful Miller and his cronies.

Jobson's work is deeply involving with beautifully framed images, haunting montages and a soundtrack that enhances the impact. The players have been well cast, especially Macleod's charming rogue of a father and the two women in Frankie's life.

McKidd carries the weight of the leading role squarely and delivers the narration in rich Scottish tones that bring an added power and depth to lines about love being "a place where people lost and lost badly" and about life being where "someone always has to pay that's the rule, the only rule."

16 YEARS OF ALCOHOL

A Tartan Works production with backing from Scottish Screen and the Fortissimo Film Sales Group

Credits: Director-writer: Richard Jobson

Producers: Hamish McAlpine, Mark Burton

Executive producers: Steve McIntyre, Michael J. Werner, Wouter Barendrecht

Director of photography: John Rhodes

Production designer: Adam Squires

Music: Keith Ateck

Costume designer: Carole Millar

Editor: Ioannis Chalkiadakis

Cast:

Frankie (teenager/man): Kevin McKidd

Helen: Laura Fraser

Mary: Susan Lynch

Miller: Stuart Sinclair Blyth

Budgie: Michael Moreland

Kill: Russell Anderson

Frankie (boy): Iain De Caestecker

Frankie's Father: Lewis Macleod

Frankie's Mother: Lisa May Cooper

Running time -- 102 minutes

No MPAA rating...

Edinburgh International Film Festival

EDINBURGH, Scotland -- "16 Years of Alcohol" is a full-flavored, absorbing tragedy of a young man's life of booze-driven violence. Told in flashback with a searching and often poetic narrative voice-over, it is a grim tale that has many evocative treasures along the way. Written and directed by Richard Jobson and starring Kevin McKidd in a memorably vital performance, the film tells the tale of one individual confronting traits both inherited and taught.

Unlikely to please a wide audience, "16 Years of Alcohol", which was awarded a special commendation by the Edinburgh jury, should do very well on the festival and art house circuit. It also establishes first-timer Jobson as a filmmaker who will have a substantial contribution to make.

Making full use of Edinburgh locations, the film shows the city's ancient stone buildings, steeply stepped alleyways and cobbled streets in a way that become part of the fabric of the story. We first meet Frankie (McKidd) as he is being chased down one of those alleys by three men who quickly put the boot in. As Frankie lies on the ground kicked, pummeled and bleeding, we hear him in voice-over: "Sometimes for some people things don't work out the way they might have hoped."

That's an understatement as we soon see from three extended flashbacks that make up almost the entire movie. First, there's Frankie as a kid Iain De Caestecker), watching his adored father as he romances his mother. He joins Frankie playing cowboy shoot-ups and sings handsomely in the local pub. Then Frankie spies his dad (Lewis Macleod) leaving a pub with a pretty blonde and discovers them rutting against a wall. His home becomes a place of fighting, screaming and broken dishes. At the pub, his dad buys him whisky.

By the time Frankie is a teenager, he's a thug, bullying and fighting with a trio of other thugs, including the resentful, nasty Miller Stuart Sinclair Blyth). He has a poster of "A Clockwork Orange" on his wall. Only when he meets a pretty record-shop girl named Helen (Laura Fraser) does he begin to question his life of violence and alcohol.

Things improve until an encounter with patronizing snobs at an art gallery provokes a response in him that is primitive and brutal. This causes Helen to flee from him. "The more familiar you are with hope, the less beautiful it becomes," Frankie the narrator says.

Still, he determines to change: "You can't escape who you are. You can only try to be a better person." He attends Alcoholics Anonymous and meets a similarly bruised woman, Mary (Susan Lynch). They join an amateur acting group. While he has to fight his hostility, Frankie appears to be gaining on his fate. Then a misunderstanding leads him down a false path and another encounter with the vengeful Miller and his cronies.

Jobson's work is deeply involving with beautifully framed images, haunting montages and a soundtrack that enhances the impact. The players have been well cast, especially Macleod's charming rogue of a father and the two women in Frankie's life.

McKidd carries the weight of the leading role squarely and delivers the narration in rich Scottish tones that bring an added power and depth to lines about love being "a place where people lost and lost badly" and about life being where "someone always has to pay that's the rule, the only rule."

16 YEARS OF ALCOHOL

A Tartan Works production with backing from Scottish Screen and the Fortissimo Film Sales Group

Credits: Director-writer: Richard Jobson

Producers: Hamish McAlpine, Mark Burton

Executive producers: Steve McIntyre, Michael J. Werner, Wouter Barendrecht

Director of photography: John Rhodes

Production designer: Adam Squires

Music: Keith Ateck

Costume designer: Carole Millar

Editor: Ioannis Chalkiadakis

Cast:

Frankie (teenager/man): Kevin McKidd

Helen: Laura Fraser

Mary: Susan Lynch

Miller: Stuart Sinclair Blyth

Budgie: Michael Moreland

Kill: Russell Anderson

Frankie (boy): Iain De Caestecker

Frankie's Father: Lewis Macleod

Frankie's Mother: Lisa May Cooper

Running time -- 102 minutes

No MPAA rating...