This STAR WARS SPECIAL EDITION is dedicated to all STAR WARS Fans, the old as well as the young ones.
In times of battles between classical movie theaters and high-definition TV’s, computers, media centers and Internet-streams, every cinema operator can be delighted about the fact, that the greatest movie saga of the galaxy has finally found its way back to the big screens again. Furthermore, the industry of games and souvenirs, clubs, fashion and jewelry brands as well as the media, simply everyone, but especially millions of fans have waited a long time to fly to the stars again, accompanied by the old and young heroes of STAR WARS. Never before has a movie caused such an enormous hype like The Force Awakens.
Superlatives virtually everywhere
A long time before the actual film release, the Internet was overflowed with millions of fans chats. Excited, the fans discussed the potential story, the cast, the acquisition by Walt Disney and many other things.
The official trailers as well as the unofficial ones were clicked million times. Already within the first days, the new STAR WARS website was visited enormously. It was especially redesigned for the new STAR WARS era. In public, official news were shared and rumors were spread. Even the big company Google adjusted its search engine virtually according to the STAR WARS opening crawl.
SUCCESSFUL
After the release, STAR WARS – The Force Awakens broke all records. Already at the first day, around 600.000 people saw the movie only in Germany, which meant 6.6 million Euros at the box offices. After the first weekend, Walt Disney announced a visitor number of 2.15 people and a turnover of 25 million Euros in Germany, and 238 million US Dollars in the United States. In order to cope with the rush of visitors, movie theaters provided additional screens for the fans.
UKRAINIANS
OUR UKRAINIAN FRIENDS
We don't know their names! But as we celebrate New Year's Eve, people in Ukraine mourn the loss of loved ones they lost recently or during the year. Putin and his henchmen have driven the world into the abyss. Surely those old white men celebrate in their palaces. We, on the other hand, are thinking of the victims of the war that shook Europe and which we will stop in 2023.
She has starred in TV shows like Roots: The Next Generations and The Electric Company. Her biggest role was as Coco Hernandez in the 1980 film Fame. We all also know her voice on the title track of the Fame soundtrack and the title song of the film Flashdance. She won a Grammy Award and an Oscar for this song . Irene Cara died on November 25, 2022 in Florida at the age of 63.
She received an Oscar nomination for her first film, Gaslight, in 1944. She appeared in several Agatha Christie films, including the series "Miss Marple" and this year in Rian Johnson's Christie film homage "GLASS ONION". In 2013 she received an honorary Oscar. Lansbury died on October 11 at the age of 96.
JERRY LEE LEWIS
JERRY LEE LEWIS (87)
Jerry Lee Lewis' career started in 1956 with Sun Records. A year later his first hit "Whole Lotta Shakin" and his biggest success "Great Balls of Fire" were released. He was wild and rebellious, in life and on stage. Until 2019, the hero of rock 'n' roll was performing. Lewis died at home on October 28, 2022, in Mississippi. He was 87 years old.
QUEEN ELIZABETH II
QUEEN ELIZABETH II (96)
She shaped an entire century. With a strong hand, the Queen led her country through ups and downs for 70 years. However, she did not want to get over the death of her beloved Prince Philip, to whom she was married for 73 years. The mother of the nation died in December this year at the age of 96 to worldwide mourning.
COOLIO
COOLIO (59)
In 1994 Coolio started with his debut album "It Takes a Thief". Unforgotten is the single from the next album, his song "Gangsta's Paradise". With it, he reached number 1 worldwide and won a Grammy and American Music Award in 1996. Coolio died of suspected cardiac arrest on September 28 at the age of 59 in Los Angeles.
LOUISE FLETCHER
LOUISE FLETCHER (88)
She achieved world fame and an Oscar for her role as Nurse Ratched in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest." She also fascinated us in Firestarter alongside Drew Barrymore. Louise Fletcher's death at her home in Montdurausse, France, was announced on September 26. She was 88 years old.
With his policies of glasnost and perestroika, he ended the Cold War and helped reunify Germany. While Russians failed to appreciate his merits, he was revered worldwide. But he never got over the death of his beloved wife Raisa. One of the greatest politicians of the 20th century died in his homeland on August 30 at the age of 91. RIA Novosti archive, image #28133 / Boris Babanov / CC-BY-SA 3.0, RIAN archive 28133 Gorbachev with spouse in Poland, CC BY-SA 3.0
She fascinated generations. She became a film icon with her performance as Sandy opposite John Travolta in Grease. And with her album "Physical" she stormed the charts for a long time. She was also an activist in the fight against breast cancer, which she lost on August 8 this year at the age of 73.
NICHELLE NICHOLS
NICHELLE NICHOLS (89)
The beautiful actress, singer, and dancer was the first black actress to star in a TV series. In Star Trek, as Uhura, she not only fascinated Spock and Captain Kirk, but generations of fans worldwide. Nichelle Nichols died on July 30 at the age of 89.
James Caan
JAMES CAAN (82)
He made his film debut in the film "Irma la Douce" opposite Shirley MacLaine and Jack Lemmon. After that, he acted in Westerns like "El Dorado" before he became a superstar in Francis Ford Coppola's "Godfather" films and then in Stephen King's "Misery". James Caan died on July 6, 2022, at the age of 82.
Before he became the drummer for the Foo Fighters, Taylor Hawkins hit the drum pads for Alanis Morissette. In 2021, the Foo Fighters were inducted into the Hall of Fame. Sadly, Hawkins passed away on March 25, this year at the age of just 50.
She has been called The Queen of Italian Cinema and she has received many awards for her work. Monica Vitti died of complications from her Alzheimer's disease in Rome on February 2, 2022. She was 90 years old.
Actress Sally Kellerman's career spanned over 50 years. She acted in many series and also in the pilot episode of Star Trek. Her greatest success was her role as Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan in the 1970 film "MASH", for which she was also nominated for an Oscar. Sally Kellerman died on February 24 at the age of 84.
Sidney Poitier was Hollywood's first black superstar. He achieved world fame with films such as No Way Out, The Defiant Ones, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, In the Heat of the Night. In 1964, Poitier became the first black actor to win an Oscar for Lillies of the Field. In 2009, President Obama awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Sidney Poitier died on January 6 at the age of 94.
Nino Cerruti
NINO CERRUTI (91)
The Italian fashion designer was one of the greats who revolutionized the fashion world. He certainly made fashion history with his menswear company Hitman and luxury fashion house Cerruti in 1881. Nino Cerruti passed away on January 15 in his native Italy.
She was crowned Miss USA 2019. Not only was she beautiful, she also had a master's degree in business administration and a law degree from Wake Forest University. She runs as a civil litigator. As a correspondent for the TV show Extra, she received two Emmy Award nominations. On January 30, 2022, Cheslie Kryst jumped to her death from 350 West 42nd Street, a 60-story high-rise apartment building in Midtown Manhattan where she resided. Her mother released a statement explaining that Kryst suffered from "high-functioning depression." Cheslie Kryst was only 30 years old.
On Christmas Eve, 24. December 2015, The Force Awakens was honored for 3 million visitors with the German award “Goldene Leinwand”. Three days later, on the 27. December 2015 it was announced, that STAR WARS has grossed a total of $1.086 billion, against a budget of $200 million. The Force Awakens standing as the fastest film who surpassed the $1 billion Dollar mark, doing so in just 12 days. So, it was the most successful movie start ever.
Rey (Daisy Ridley) and Finn (John Boyega) in Star Wars – The Force Awakens
A TRIBUTE
VALEUR dedicates this STAR WARS SPECIAL EDITION to those Movie Saga, that has been fascinating millions of people for almost 40 years. An imaginative and fantastic story, which let the dreams of any ages come true, from the very young to the very old. A special thanks goes to Wald Disney, 20th Century Fox, Frandly PR and MeinFreiraum PR for their caring and active support. May the force be with you. Always.
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