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‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘The Han Solo Trilogy Volume 2: The Hutt Gambit’ (1997) (Book review)

A.C. Crispin’s “The Hutt Gambit” (1997), the second book in the “Han Solo Trilogy,” does the best job of tying together disparate aspects of the Expanded Universe

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘The Freedon Nadd Uprising’/‘Dark Lords of the Sith’/‘The Sith War’ (1994-96) (Comic book reviews)

When I first saw “Episode I — The Phantom Menace,” I was a bit disappointed that the Emperor was already, for all intents and purposes,

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In this quiet gem, the friendships are the ‘Perks of Being a Wallflower’ (Movie review)

As time goes by, we all forget how awful high school was, but “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” (now on DVD) brings it all rushing

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘The Han Solo Trilogy Volume 1: The Paradise Snare’ (1997) (Book review)

By lucky coincidence, I wrapped up re-reading “The Paradise Snare” (1997), the first book of A.C. Crispin’s “Han Solo Trilogy,” just as Disney announced plans for a young

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All 22 episodes of ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ Season 7 (2002-03), ranked

“Buffy the Vampire Slayer” Season 7 (2002-03, UPN) is the ultimate mixed bag from the series’ run. Although it bows out in a satisfying enough way and

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Han Solo and the Lost Legacy’ (1980) (Book review)

“Han Solo and the Lost Legacy” (1980) completes a perfect 3-for-3 for Brian Daley writing about our favorite “Star Wars” scoundrel. While “Han Solo at Stars’

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‘Felicity’s’ J.J. Abrams seems like a solid choice to direct ‘Star Wars — Episode VII’ (Movie commentary)

I’ve never fully jumped on the J.J. Abrams bandwagon; he just doesn’t excite me that much as a director, or as a writer. That having been said,

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First episode impressions: ‘The Following’ (TV review)

“The Following” (8 p.m. Central Mondays on Fox) has all the makings of a hit: Kevin Bacon in his first lead TV role, TV super-producer Kevin

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Timothy Zahn blends ‘Ocean’s 11’ with ‘Star Wars’ in ‘Scoundrels’ (Book review)

Timothy Zahn started his “Star Wars” career with five books dealing with the big picture of galactic war and politics, but his last five entries

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‘Pitch Perfect’ hits the right notes; ‘Silver Linings Playbook’ falls a bit flat (Movie reviews)

The 2012 college a cappella comedy “Pitch Perfect” (now on DVD) is a nice snapshot of youth culture as it features some of the expected cliques and

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