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A special episode of Fandom Live features Pirates of the Caribbean fan group Black Pearl Philippines and the Philippine Outpost. Hosts Nick and Jovan helped during the Christmas gift-giving for the pediatric cancer patients at Wards 11 and 12.

This Christmas, you can bring home the Star Wars goodness of the Clone Wars movie on DVD! The Philippine Outpost of the 501st Legion and the Pag-Asa Wing of the Rebel Legion will be at AstroVision branches all over Metro Manila, waiting for you to grab your copy!

Check out the venues and the schedule below so you know which branches to raid. Photo ops are free!

Saturday, December 20:

• SM Mall of Asia - 1:00 PM
• SM North - 2:00 PM

In case you haven't noticed, local Star Wars fans have had a lot to fuss over. New movie, new toys, new TV series. So naturally, there are new events all over the place!

The Philippine Outpost of the 501st Legion and the Pag-Asa Wing of the Rebel Legion will be making appearances all over Metro Manila!

Look out for Rej Layug's articles on the Clone Wars and Celebration Japan in the Manila Bulletin youth section and the Inquirer this weekend!

By Pablo Hidalgo, StarWars.com

The sun shone on the red carpet this Sunday afternoon in Hollywood as celebrities and their families converged at the historic Egyptian Theater for the premiere of Star Wars: The Clone Wars. The stretch of Hollywood Boulevard quickly clustered with curious onlookers who were seeking out stars -- both the terrestrial type and those from a galaxy far, far away...

Although the movie doesn't open till August 15 in the US, August 20 in the Philippines and August 23 in Japan, some early reviews are already trickling in, thanks to press screenings. Oneal and I were able to catch the movie in Tokyo, Japan, at an exclusive Warner Bros. press screening on July 22, right after Celebration Japan!

The search is over! Wave 1 of the Clone Wars toys has been released in major toy stores all over Metro Manila! And to heat things up, the 501st Legion visited Toys R Us at Robinson’s Galleria for the toy launch!

Available toys are as follows:

• Clone Wars wave 1 basic figures assortment
• Legacy Collection (build a droid) figures assortment
• Evolution Pack assortment
• Star Fighter Vehicle assortment - V19-Torrent and Homing Spider Droid wave
• Lightsaber assortment
• Force Action lightsaber
• Galactic Heroes assortment

Begun, the Clone War has. And so here is the first of what we're sure will be many, many reviews of the latest instalment in the Star Wars franchise, Clone Wars.