29 m. ago The price is light! Iconic Star Wars weapon wielded by Darth Vader in the original trilogy sells for £2.7million at auction

The piece, used in battles in both The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Return Of The Jedi (1983), went under the hammer along with more than 400 other lots of props and costumes used in film in Los Angeles

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7 h. ago Ready or Not actress gushes over husband as couple chat horror comedy Borderline

The Mirror interviewed Samara Weaving and Jimmy Warden about Borderline, a horror-comedy starring Weaving as a pop star whose stalker breaks into her home

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7 h. ago LEGO reveals biggest ever Star Wars collection with 9,000 pieces

Designed to transport fans into the heart of the Galactic Empire's most infamous space station, the LEGO Star Wars Death Star Ultimate Collector Series includes a whopping 9,023 pieces.

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11 h. ago Star Wars lightsaber used by Darth Vader fetches £2.7m at LA auction

Prop from first in franchise series one of several from science fiction and fantasy films to sell for large sumsThe lightsaber used by Darth Vader in the original Star Wars film has sold for £2.7m at auction in Los Angeles.The prop, which also featured in The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, was sold on Thursday, and is one of more than 400 authentic film props auctioned by Propstore, a movie memorabilia outlet, as part of their “entertainment memorabilia live auction”. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago Amazon beats LEGO as 'rare' Star Wars Millennium Falcon gets £150 price cut

Star Wars fans can bag a 20% discount on the Millennium Falcon Set from LEGO's Ultimate Collector Series.

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12 h. ago Darth Vader’s lightsaber breaks Star Wars record during film prop auction

The iconic prop was among the movie memorabilia that went on sale this week

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31 h. ago Darth Vader’s lightsaber among movie props up for auction in Los Angeles

Weapon valued up to $3m and items from movies including Alien and Armageddon for sale in three-day online auctionIconic movie props from a galaxy far, far away, and from a search for the Holy Grail much closer to home, are for sale in a blockbuster auction in California featuring a trove of silver screen history.Darth Vader’s lightsaber from the final two films of the original Star Wars trilogy is the most valuable lot in the three-day online auction hosted by Propstore, a Los Angeles company specializing in movie memorabilia. Continue reading...

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33 h. ago Laser wars: How China's newly revealed weapon that can blind pilots and destroy electronics compares to US and UK's Star Wars technology

Xi Jinping, flanked by Russia's Vladimir Putin and North Korea's Kim Jong Un, took the opportunity to show off the LY-1 shipborne laser weapon.

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38 h. ago The 70 best things about the 70s revealed with Dad's Army and Star Wars making the list

The 1970s was one of the most exciting and creative decades of all time, according to two thirds of adults - but what made it so special? Read the full list now.

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39 h. ago Love Island star left with horrific injury as skin is ripped off after motorbike crash

*WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES* Love Island star Chanse Corbi has suffered serious injuries, including deep cuts and stripped skin, after being thrown from a motorbike in Thailand when it hit a pothole

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43 h. ago Iconic celebration sends clear warning to Man United star before Premier League return

Manchester United has changed drastically just a year and a half after an iconic celebration ushered in a new era

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58 h. ago ITV adds trigger warning to Carry On star Kenneth William's show due to 'outdated references'

A Carry On star's ITV programme has been given a warning recently and it's not the only British TV show to have been hit with a content disclaimer

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64 h. ago US Open star Taylor Fritz suffers embarrassing wardrobe malfunction in primetime TV showdown with Novak Djokovic... before crashing out

The wardrobe blunder is made more notable by the pristine style of his girlfriend Morgan Riddle, whose outfits are always styled perfectly... and perhaps he'll wish she was present before the match.

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3 d. ago Outlander star lands new ITV serial killer thriller as she makes huge career move

ITV's The Dark will star Laura Donnelly, who played Jenny Fraser in Outlander, Trigger Point's Mark Rowley, Helen Baxendale and Star Wars actor Emun Elliott

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3 d. ago Borderline review – Raymond Nicholson shines as a deranged fan in comedy thriller

It’s the 1990s and a famous pop star is taken hostage by a fan in Jimmy Warden’s stylish but confused film, loosely inspired by a real-life stalker case involving MadonnaPaul Duerson (Raymond Nicholson) has got it bad for world famous pop star and actor Sofia (Samara Weaving). It being the 1990s, he doesn’t have the option of simply being creepy on social media; instead, he takes her hostage and attempts to marry her, as you do, in a period-comedy-horror-thriller that is entertaining enough moment-to-moment, but doesn’t add up anything very substantial overall. Standing in the way of Paul’s deranged scheme is bodyguard Bell (a grounded and nicely judged performance by Eric Dane), and rounding out the men in Sofia’s life is her NBA player boyfriend Rhodes (Jimmie Fails).Screenwriter Jimmy Warden knows a grabby real-life premise when he sees one. In 1985, a bear ate a massive amount of cocaine and fatally overdosed, leading, in 2023, to the release of the Warden-scripted movie Cocaine...

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3 d. ago Mamma Mia! Why Celia had to stand for two and a half hours on a train: RICHARD EDEN'S DIARY

She is one of our most distinguished actresses and a familiar face through her roles in films including Mamma Mia 2, Calendar Girls and Star Wars I: The Phantom Menace.

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4 d. ago Emmerdale star breaks silence on Charity betrayal and warns 'there's no going back'

Emmerdale's Emma Atkins has opened up about her character Charity Dingle's new storyline

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4 d. ago MLB star Taylor Ward taken to hospital after crashing into metal scoreboard face

In the eighth inning of the game, the Los Angeles Angels outfielder was sprinting to try to make the catch on a double hit before he ran straight into the scoreboard at Houston's Daikin Park.

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6 d. ago Gordon Ramsay cancer shock as star shows off brutal snaps and gives warning

Gordon Ramsay has taken to social media to issue a stark warning to his followers after he recently underwent surgery for cancer discovered near his face

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6 d. ago Where Britain's Got Talent egg thrower is now – from Disney role to Star Wars spin

Natalie Holt made headlines in 2013 for egging Simon Cowell live on ITV, but few know just how well the Royal Academy of Music alumni is doing for herself in film and television

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