Oblivion

There’s a debate that rages in literary criticism over how many stories actually exist. Is it, as Joseph Campbell would have us believe, only one – the hero’s journey? Is it Cristopher Booker’s seven basic plots or are there as many as Ronald B Tobias claims – a whole 20? No matter how many narrative arcs actually exist it’s fairly clear that there are very few original stories out there…

Disney buys Lucasfilm – Star Wars 7 coming 2015

The big news from the US tonight, which appears to have taken everyone by total surprise is that Disney have bought Lucasfilm for the bargain price of $4billion. And there’s a new installment of the Star Wars series due in 2015…

Star Wars: The Complete Saga

This entry is part 8 of 8 in the series Star Wars

Now that I’ve reviewed all of the Star Wars films individually it’s time to look at the series as a whole. Even though almost everybody has seen the films I tried to keep the reviews as spoiler free as possible…

Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi

This entry is part 7 of 8 in the series Star Wars

Star Wars comes to an end. In Return of the Jedi we say goodbye to characters which cinema and this franchise have ensured will remain in our hearts for eternity.