An Afternoon with Capitalism and Star Wars

Fourteen years ago I bought the Star Wars Monopoly and today was the first time the board game was freed from dust and played – the premiere. After some hours we had to crown the winner: 1st place did the young rookie Stormtrooper (N.) with a possession of 75.780 Imperial Credits incl. all 4 spaceships (X-Wing Fighter, TIE-Fighter, Star Destroyer and the Millennium Falcon), Hoth, Yavin Four, Dagobah, the Moisture Farm and the Reactor Core, 2nd was Boba Fett (Y.) with a possession of 48.060 Imperial Credits incl. Tatooine, Coruscant and the Death Star, and on the 3rd and last place Chewbacca (T.) with a possession of 32.740 Imperial Credits incl. Bespin and Endor.

Oh, I forgot … the answer for the question about «Star Wars and Capitalism» could be answered maybe by the book «Culture, Identities and Technology in the Star Wars Films». I didn’t read it — yet.

This Winter Movies (1)

  1. Never Let Me Go, UK 2010 · Mark Romanek · [trailer]
  2. Das Netz/The Net, Germany 2004 · Lutz Dammbeck · [trailer]
  3. The Fall, USA/UK 2006 · Tarsem Singh · [trailer]
  4. The Messenger, USA 2009 · Oren Moverman · [trailer]
  5. The Weather Underground, USA 2002 · Sam Green & Bill Siegel · [trailer]
  6. Gamer, USA 2009 · Neveldine/Taylor · [trailer]
  7. The Killer Inside Me, USA 2010 · Michael Winterbottom · [trailer]
  8. Green Zone, USA/France 2010 · Paul Greengrass · [trailer]
  9. Ewige Schönheit, Germany 2004 · Marcel Schwierin · [no trailer]
  10. The Experiment, USA 2010 · Paul Scheuring · [trailer]
  11. Accident, Hong Kong 2009 · Soi Cheang · [trailer]
  12. Shinjuku Incident, Hong Kong 2009 · Derek Yee · [trailer]
  13. Ugetsu Monogatari 雨月物語 (Tales of Moonlight and Rain), Japan 1953 · Kenji Mizoguchi · [trailer]

This Autumn Movies (1)

Well, the last month list is swashing over to october …

  1. The Social Network, USA 2010 · David Fincher · [trailer]
  2. Apt Pupil, USA 1998 · Bryan Singer · [trailer]
  3. The A-Team, USA 2010 · Joe Carnahan · [trailer]
  4. Predators, USA 2010 · Nimród Antal · [trailer]
  5. Robinson Crusoe On Mars, USA 1964 · Byron Haskin · [trailer]
  6. The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day, USA 2009 · Troy Duffy · [trailer]
  7. Jonah Hex, USA 2010 · Jimmy Hayward · [trailer]
  8. The Expendables, USA 2010 · Sylvester Stallone · []
  9. The Killer Inside Me, USA 2010 · Michael Winterbottom · [trailer]
  10. The Experiment, USA 2010 · Paul Scheuring · [trailer]
  11. Accident, Hong Kong 2009 · Soi Cheang · [trailer]
  12. Shinjuku Incident, Hong Kong 2009 · Derek Yee · [trailer]
  13. Exit Through the Gift Shop, USA/UK 2010 · Banksy · [trailer]
  14. Ugetsu Monogatari 雨月物語 (Tales of Moonlight and Rain), Japan 1953 · Kenji Mizoguchi · [trailer]
  15. Gamer, USA 2009 · Neveldine/Taylor · [trailer]
  16. The Weather Underground, USA 2002 · Sam Green & Bill Siegel · [trailer]
  17. Green Zone, USA/France 2010 · Paul Greengrass · [trailer]
  18. Brooklyns Finest, USA 2010 · Antoine Fuqua · [trailer]
  19. Killing Zoe, USA/France 1994 · Roger Avary · [trailer]
  20. The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, UK/France/Canada 2009 · Terry Gilliam · [trailer]
  21. Ewige Schönheit, Germany 2004 · Marcel Schwierin · [no trailer]