L’Arroseur Arrosé (also known as The Waterer Watered and The Sprinkler Sprinkled) is an French short black-and-white silent François Clerc and Benoît Duval. It was first screened on June 10 1895.

It has the distinction of being the earliest known instance of film fictional story. The film was originally known as “Le Jardinier” (The Gardener) or “Le Jardinier et le petit espiègle”, and is sometimes referred to in English as “The Tables Turned on the Gardener”, and “The Sprinkler Sprinkled”.

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Casablanca on The Film Guide: Casablanca is a 1942 movie set during World War II in the Vichy-controlled Moroccan city of Casablanca. The film was directed by Michael Curtiz, and stars Humphrey Bogart as Rick and Ingrid Bergman as Ilsa. It focuses on Rick’s conflict between, in the words of one character, love and virtue: he must choose between his love for Ilsa and his need to do the right thing by helping her husband, Resistance hero Victor Laszlo, escape from Casablanca and continue his fight against the Nazis.

The film was an immediate hit, and it has remained consistently popular ever since. Critics have praised the charismatic performances of Bogart and Bergman, the chemistry between the two leads, the depth of characterisation, the taut direction, the witty screenplay and the emotional impact of the work as a whole.

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The Castle of Cagliostro is a 1979 film by Japanese animé director and manga artist Hayao Miyazaki. Its main character is Arsené Lupin III, the protagonist of a series of manga and animé created by Monkey Punch and A-Pro.

The second animated Lupin III movie and arguably the most famous, Castle of Cagliostro was written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki (who also co-directed the first Lupin III TV series and directed two episodes of the second) before he formed Studio Ghibli. Cagliostro features gentleman thief Lupin III, grandson to Maurice Leblanc’s French literary master thief Arsène Lupin. Some fans of the original manga version of Lupin III dislike this movie as Lupin comes across as too good-natured where the original Lupin III was a cynical, playboy character. However, Monkey Punch mentioned he particularly liked the film, although he did not quite agree with Miyazaki’s interpretation. more …

From the Count Dooku of Serenno on Wookieepedia: Count Dooku of Serenno was a legendary Jedi Master Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones in the Jedi Order and was one of the most renowned swordsmen of the Galaxy. He trained notable Jedi such as Qui-Gon Jinn and Komari Vosa during his time as a Jedi. It was said that only Masters Yoda, Mace Windu, and later on, Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker could have fought on equal terms with him.

Later in life, Dooku fell to the dark side of the Force, disgruntled with the corrupt state of the Galactic Republic, and became Darth Tyranus, the apprentice Dark Lord of Darth Sidious, replacing Darth Maul, and eventually being replaced in turn by Darth Vader. (more…)

Malcor Brashin was a respected Grand General in the Imperial Army during the Galactic Civil War. Though his career had an unassuming beginning, he was converted into a fanatical supporter of the New Order after nonhuman thieves murdered his wife and daughter.

This event gave him the drive to become one of the army’s highest-ranking officers, in which position he oversaw the development of the Battlefield Holographic Control Interface and served as Brenn Tantor’s superior throughout Tantor’s Imperial career. However, when Tantor disobeyed an order to wipe out a refugee camp, Brashin had him imprisoned. Tantor escaped and defected to the Rebellion, where he faced Brashin once more and escaped again. By the time of the fall of Coruscant, Brashin was commanding the defense of the planet, where Tantor defeated his forces decisively. more … on Wookieepedia

Obi-Wan Kenobi, later known as Ben Kenobi was a dedicated and legendary Jedi Master, Obi-Wan Kenobi had a long and tumultuous career that has helped shape the fate of an entire galaxy. He received his training from Masters Yoda. He taught both Anakin and Luke Skywalker in the ways of the Force, therefore indirectly forging the foundation stone of the New Jedi Order.

In 32 BBY, he became the first Jedi in approximately 1,000 years to defeat a Sith Lord in combat when he defeated Darth Maul during the Second Battle of Theed. Kenobi was also one of the last members of the Jedi High Council during the waning days of the Galactic Republic, one of the few Jedi to survive the Great Jedi Purge, and a master of the third form of lightsaber combat, Form III: Soresu. He fought as a High General for the Galactic Republic during the Clone Wars, earning the sobriquet “The Negotiator“, and personally ended the threat of General Grievous. more …

Groundhog Day is a 1993 comedy directed by Harold Ramis, starring Bill Murray and Andie MacDowell. It was written by Danny Rubin and Harold Ramis and based on a story by Rubin.

In the film, Murray plays Phil Connors, an egocentric Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania TV weatherman who, during a hated assignment covering the annual Groundhog Day event (February 2) in Punxsutawney, finds himself repeating the same day over and over and over again. Subsequent to his indulging in all manner of hedonistic pursuits, he begins to reexamine his life and priorities. more >>>

Kir Kanos was an Emperor’s Royal Guard and the final loyal member of the guard after their ultimate betrayal at Yinchorr by their fellow guardsman Carnor Jax. After swearing an oath to hunt down the traitor and bring him to justice, Kanos became the most wanted man in the galaxy, after a massive bounty was put on his head by the Imperial Remnant. However, his skills helped him stay alive, and he eventually caught up with Jax and engaged him in a final duel. Kanos slew the would-be Emperor, avenging his brothers.

However, Kanos then set out to eliminate everyone that had helped accelerate Palpatine’s ultimate death, specifically targeting the Imperial Ruling Council. With a sizable bounty on his head, Kanos went undercover as Kenix Kil, eventually making a name for himself in bounty hunting circles. It was with this alias that Kanos was finally able to infiltrate the council and execute the traitors within, especially Xandel Carivus, who planned to take the throne. With his main work complete, Kanos continued to search for traitors to the Emperor, hoping to one day face Luke Skywalker and avenge the Emperor’s death.

Now formally inducted into the Royal Guard, Kanos served with distinction for several years, but matters outside his control would eventually change his life forever.^[1] Kanos was not one of the guard to be assigned to the Death Star II, and so escaped death when the Emperor was killed for the first time during the Battle of Endor. Without an Emperor, Kanos carried on alone for several years, leaving active duty, but still trying to live up to the Emperor’s ideals. However, the Emperor was soon to return in a clone body, and Kanos loyally returned to active duty, once again taking up the helm as a respected Royal Guard. Unfortunately, this service was to be short lived. How? read more…

The Battle of Grassy Plains was the climactic battle of the Invasion of Naboo. Fought between the Gungan Grand Army and the Trade Federation. It was often called the Battle of Naboo. The battle served as a diversion for Queen Amidala, who planned to strike at Federation-controlled Theed, and needed the main Federation force drawn away from the city. Viceroy Nute Gunray ordered the main army away from Theed to deal with the threat, leaving a security force that was minuscule by comparison to defend Theed.

The Gungans fought for several hours; however once their energy shield was breached they were swiftly routed by OOM-9’s forces in a tactical defeat. However, the destruction of the Droid Control Ship by Anakin Skywalker caused the Federation army to deactivate, which resulted in a final victory for the Gungan army.

The Queen implored the Galactic Senate to assist her against the Trade Federation’s illegal occupation of her home planet of Naboo, but could not bear the suffering of her people while the Senate deliberated.

Deciding to take action herself, she returned to Naboo and, with the aid of Jar Jar Binks, the Queen managed to convince Rugor Nass, leader of the Gungans, to align with the Human population of Naboo. Nass pledged his support to Amidala, and a historic pact was made, ending years of enmity between the Naboo and the Gungans. Once the remainder of the Royal Naboo Security Forces had been summoned to their hiding place, the Queen, Captain Panaka, and Nass devised a plan to retake Naboo. read more…