The Purley home where Peter Cushing resided has FINALLY been awarded an English Heritage blue plaque, which commemorates the former residences of famous figures in the UK. The James Road…
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ROT5’s Eric Shirey Guests on Podcast The Rantcor Pit’s “When Lucas Got Hammered”
I had the opportunity to sit in on Star Wars podcast The Rantcor Pit’s special birthday episode, “When Lucas Got Hammered.” The episode served as a birthday celebration for actors…
ON THIS DATE: June 15, 1976!
41 years ago today, the horror and sci-fi worlds collided, as the Star Wars universe added two Hammer Horror film veterans to create two iconic villains. On June 15, 1976,…
Six Imperial Officers We Love to Hate
Meet six of the Empire’s best leaders that we love to hate. You can read StarWars.com and Michael Moreci’s choices right here.
Imperium for Men – New Fragrance from Tarkin
Now you too can smell like one of the most fiendish ambassador’s of the Empire. Imperium for men is the new fragrance from Grand Moff Tarkin. I can only imagine…
Tarkin is Back in New “Rogue One” Trailer
EW’s always reliable Anthony Breznican tipped everyone off to the latest villain reveal in a new “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” teaser trailer. The trailer announces that tickets went…
Birthday Wishes to Two Legends
I don’t want to short-change Sir Christopher Lee the honors of his own birthday post. However, I ran across this awesome image of Peter Cushing as Grand Moff Tarkin and…
Celebrate Peter Cushing Day
Peter Cushing, Grand Moff Wilhuff Tarkin himself, would have been 103 today. Cushing is celebrated as not only an actor in the “Star Wars” franchise, but as a legend who…
Happy “Star Wars” Day from ROT5!
We’ve been trying to figure out how to make this a special day, but it’s hard because everyday is “Star Wars” Day for us! We’re going to watch “Droids” with…
That’s what I’m Tarkin about!
RevengeOfThe5th.net editor Eric Shirey is a big Peter Cushing/Tarkin fan. And we mean BIG – he collects Tarkin memorabilia, and nothing else. It’s all Tarkin, all the time. And so,…