Word: yoda
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...Wars film when I was 14. I was blown away by the sheer scope of the film and the number of people who stood in long lines to see it. As a little person who stands just over 4 ft. tall, I've found strength in the depiction of Yoda. Before Star Wars, I had never seen anyone of such small stature portrayed as a hero with tremendous strength and dignity. Lucas brought Yoda to life, all 2 ft. of him, and created one of the greatest screen characters of all time. "Judge me by my size, do you?" That...
...know a Jedi from Yoda, but John Cloud's Viewpoint "How Star Wars Saved My Life" filled me with joy as I read how the movies enabled him to discover and lose himself in those characters and their experiences. Cloud's descriptions of his feelings and the impact those movies had on his life show why brilliant writing and the imagination of people in the arts are so important in our lives...
...Yoda rocks,” he added, referring to the diminutive but sagacious head of the Jedi Council...
What would Yoda think? The next--and final--Star Wars movie will achieve a franchise first, according to George Lucas: a PG-13 rating. "I don't think I would take a 5- or a 6-year-old to this," the series creator told CBS's 60 Minutes of Star Wars: Episode III--Revenge of the Sith, opening May 19. In Sith, Anakin Skywalker, played by HAYDEN CHRISTENSEN, transforms into Darth Vader in an especially dark scene. Of course, since most Star Wars fans are actually 12-year-olds trapped in the bodies of thirtysomethings, they should have no trouble...
...American Spencer Tunick and Italians Franco Angeli and Mario Consiglio, which make a nice counterpoint to the classics that fill most of the city's other galleries. Nestled on a landing is Maurizio Cannavacciuolo's sculpture of an Egyptian mummy, but my favorite is a statuette of Star Wars' Yoda wearing a Pope's miter by Australia-born Adrian Tranquilli. (Go to www.residencebarberini.com to preview some of the artwork.) The hotel is located off Piazza Barberini, just minutes from the Trevi Fountain, the Spanish Steps and a host of other Roman attractions. There are 11 suites, and a top-floor...