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LOS ANGELES: The pants worn by actor Mark Hamill in the first Oscar-winning "Star Wars" film went under the hammer Tuesday for $36,100, according to auction house's website. The young Jedi Knight wore the sand-colored regular Levi's pants throughout the 1977 movie, which launched the world-beating franchise by director George Lucas.The pants had a pre-sale estimate of $70,000-$100,000, said Los Angeles auctioneer Nate D. Sanders, who called the film "one of those rare cinematic experiences that most people remember their whole lives." There were 13 bids.The original movie, which launched the career of a young Harrison Ford, was soon followed by the equally popular "The Empire Strikes Back" (1980) and "Return of the Jedi" (1983).In the late 1990s, Lucas drew mixed reviews when he resurrected the blockbuster series with a prequel trilogy: "The Phantom Menace" (1999), "The Attack of the Clones" (2002) and "The Revenge of the Sith" (2005).Walt Disney ...
ISLAMABAD: According to a Gilani Research Foundation Survey carried out by Gallup Pakistan, 12 percent of Pakistanis say they eat vegetables every day of the week.A nationally representative sample of men and women from across the four provinces was asked "How many days a week do you eat vegetables?" Responding to this, 36 percent said 3 to 4 days, 23 percent said 5-6 days, 13 percent said 1-2 days, 12 percent said 7-8 days and ...
ISLAMABAD: Death anniversary of legend actor Saeed Khan Rangeela was observed on Friday (May 24).Saeed Khan Rangeela was born on January 1, 1937. Rangeela made his professional cinematic debut in 1958.He started playing humorous roles in movies and became very popular. He featured in nearly 300 Urdu and Punjabi films and also worked as a producer and screenwriter.Rangeela is remembered for his inimitable use of body language and his pliable face which he exploited to ...
SAN FRANCISCO: Microsoft offers a glimpse Tuesday at a new-generation Xbox as videogame consoles evolve into home entertainment centers and adapt to competition from smartphones and tablets.A tented stage has been set up at the technology giant's headquarters in the city of Redmond in Washington State for an "Xbox Reveal" event to play out just weeks before a major annual E3 videogame conference in Los Angeles.The console debut, to be streamed worldwide to Internet-linked Xbox ...
CANNES: A blood-soaked vengeance tale from Japan drew the biggest boos in the race for the Cannes Film Festival's top prize Monday, with critics savaging a "risible" parade of cliches.Controversial Japanese director Takashi Miike unveiled "Shield of Straw" (Wara No Tate) about a nationwide bounty hunt for a child rapist who murders the seven-year-old granddaughter of a billionaire politician.The man offers a one-billion-yen ($9.7-million) reward for the criminal's capture and killing.The offer touches off a ...More Articles...
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