Ben Burtt created the sound of my childhood. He gets that a lot. “Yeah, I hear that often,” says the legendary sound designer, creator of the lightsabre swish and Darth Vader’s electronic wheezing, ...

Yes, that’s me breathing. It came about because the script described Darth Vader as having a respirator, some kind of breath mask with a life support system. That’s about as far as the description ...

The American Film Institute defines an iconic villain as a character whose wickedness of mind and will to power may still in the end mask a tragic side. (Soundbite of movie, "Star Wars") Mr. JAMES ...

News headlines have been repeating themselves of late, and on about every level the news is bad. It’s as if Darth Vader’s musical theme is playing over and over in our sub conscience. (You know, the ...

The LEGO Darth Vader helmet delivers 834 pieces of detailed Star Wars display art.

How many actors does it take to play Darth Vader? Well, there’s David Prowse, the original physical Vader in the original trilogy. Then there’s James Earl Jones providing his iconic voice. In Revenge ...