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'Star Wars' Breaks Global Blu-Ray Sales Records Despite Fans' Outcry

The nine-disc set of Star Wars: The Complete Saga on Blu-ray has become a chartbuster of all times in just its first week of release, breaking global sales records.

Mark Zuckerberg Richer Than Google CEOs

Mark Zuckerberg edged out Larry Page and Sergey Brin for the first time on the Forbes 400, its annual list of the richest people in America.

Uncommon Planet Discovered 200 Light Years Away Has Two Suns

NASA’s Kepler telescope discovered an uncommon planet that is located some 200 light years away from Earth with two suns.

NASA Discovers Two-Sun Planet Like in Star Wars

In 1977, the blockbuster sci-fi movie Star Wars showed a spectacular scene: the lead character Luke Skywalker walks into a binary sunset in the planet Tatooine. Thirty-four years later, such a scene has become a reality. The only difference is that the planet is not called Tatooine but is officially called Kepler-16b.

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Stormtrooper costume designer wins UK copyright

In what a Lucasfilm spokesman told the BBC is an "anomaly of British copyright law," prop designer Andrew Ainsworth won the rights to sell replicas of the original "Star Wars" Stormtrooper helmets, which he designed.

UK man wins fight to make "Stormtrooper" helmets

A British prop designer who makes replicas of the menacing Stormtrooper helmets featured in Star Wars films won a legal battle Wednesday against director George Lucas, who took him to the High Court in 2008 over copyright infringement.

UK 'Stormtrooper' Helmet Maker Wins Battle Against George Lucas

Andrew Ainsworth claims victory over George Lucas in Supreme Court.

Classic Movie Review: ‘American Graffiti’

Simply, Director George Lucas' tribute to his teen years in the car culture of 1960s Modesto, California is a masterpiece, and is easily worth its DVD price.

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and 16 others join Gates, Buffett in charity pledge

Facebook founder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg and 16 other wealthy American families agreed to donate most of their fortunes to charity by joining a pledge started by billionaires Warren Buffett and Bill Gates.

Godfather director Coppola to get lifetime Oscar

Godfather director Francis Ford Coppola is to get a lifetime achievement Oscar to add to his stack of five Academy Awards, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said on Wednesday.

Factbox: Billionaires explain their charity pledge

A total of 40 U.S. billionaires have pledged to give away at least 50 percent of their wealth as part of a campaign by investor Warren Buffett and Microsoft founder Bill Gates.

DreamWorks to convert Shrek cartoons to 3D

LAS VEGAS - As Dreamworks Animation prepares for the May 21 release of Shrek Forever After, the studio is converting the first three movies in the hit franchise to the stereo format for a 3D Blu-ray Disc release.

Transformers 3 confirmed for 2011

Ending a complete lack of suspense, director Michael Bay said Thursday that he will shoot a third Transformers film, whose release date has been brought forward by exactly one year to July 1, 2011.

Lasseter sees more chance for animation at Oscars

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Indiana Jones Hits the Big Screen in Trailer Debut

Indiana Jones is back on the big screen. The teaser trailer for the eagerly awaited fourth film in the adventure series featuring the globe-trotting archeologist made its debut on Thursday.

Indiana Jones tops list of most anticipated movies

The next Batman and Chronicles of Narnia films are also among the top 5 awaited movies of 2008.

August consumer sentiment declines sharply

U.S. consumer sentiment deteriorated in August to its weakest in a year as more expensive oil, declining home prices and turmoil in financial markets all hurt confidence.