In 1978, David Prowse – the actor who wore the Darth Vader suit in the original Star Wars Trilogy – did a personal appearance in Berkeley, California which was covered by a local newspaper. At the event, Prowse answered questions about “Star Wars II” and “Star Wars III” and also just happened to mention the greatest spoiler in movie history – that Darth Vader was Luke Skywalker’s father. In 1978. Two years before The Empire Strikes Back was released.

Who knows if he really knew Lucas’ plan for the film, but what we do know is, a secret like this could never be kept now.

Movie Locations Guide

Filmaps is a film locations website that also uses Google Maps to show the locations of movies. Filmaps want to help movie fans find the locations in their favourite films.

It is possible to search Filmaps for a particular film or it is possible to search a location to see which film was made there. For example, a search for the Eiffel Tower reveals that four films in the Filmaps database have used the famous landmark as a location.

Each film has its own Google Map.

Another great Google Maps mashup.

Great B-Roll footage from ‘The Social Network’.

Interesting trailer. I’ve enjoyed Zack Snyder’s work, so I’ll be in the theater to see this one.

Just in time for Halloween and exclusively for The Daily Beast, the man who brought you Taxi Driver and The Departed shares his favorite horror movies of all time. Plus, watch clips of the scariest scenes.

Martin Scorsese picks the 11 scariest movies of all time. This is a glimpse into what a Scorsese blog would be like — lets hope he starts blogging some day.

As far as we know, Ghostbusters 3 would still be based upon a script by The Office and Year One writers Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky, with rewrites from Dan Aykroyd. Ivan Reitman would reportedly direct the returning crew of Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, Bill Murray, Ernie Hudson, Rick Moranis and Sigourney Weaver, though until cameras are actually rolling I wouldn’t take any of that as set in stone.

Please, please, please be true. The idea of a third Ghostbusters film, has been around for years, but no one expected it to actually happen — especially with the original cast. The studio should do whatever it takes to make it happen. It will be a massive hit.

Director Ron Howard is keeping the controversial joke that Universal removed from the trailer for his upcoming comedy The Dilemma, in the actual movie. Three weeks ago, CNN’s Anderson Cooper and the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) spoke out against the joke in which a character, played by Vince Vaughn, called electric cars “gay.” “We’ve got to do something to make those words unacceptable ’cause those words are hurting kids,” Anderson said. Well, after much thought, Howard has come out on record saying the joke will remain in the movie and has given us a detailed explanation as to why.

Interesting read. It’s nice to see a Hollywood director, take the time to write a thoughtful piece. Most times we’re stuck with a 30 second sound bite.

Saw 3D notched an estimated $22.5 million on over 3,500 screens at 2,808 locations. Add in its Thursday night previews, and its gross came to $24.2 million. That improved upon the $14.1 million launch of the last movie, Saw VI, but it was a far cry from Saw II through Saw V, which averaged nearly $32 million (or over $37 million adjusted for ticket price inflation).

Saw 3D wins the weekend box office. Paranormal Activity 2 was second.

Kevin Smith has completed a first cut of his upcoming independently produced horror film Red State, and screened the film for the cast and crew at the Wrap Party. This is an extremely unusual occurrence, but Smith has been editing while he shoots and the movie doesn’t require a lot of post work. Smith tweeted the following bit:

Tonight’s historic: at our RED STATE wrap party, the cast/crew will watch the flick from end-to-end, edited: 92 mins, 98 w/credits. #Cutter

This is what I love about Kevin Smith, he’s always on the cutting edge of technology and marketing. This is why he has a huge following.