In what will probably be one of the biggest hit family films of year, the bittersweet High School Musical: Senior Year dances into theaters on Friday, October 24th. Advance ticket sales in the United Kingdom, where the film opened Wednesday, broke records set by “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire” in 2005, while online ticket sales in the United States indicate a box office opening that’s really going to rock.

HSM 3 follows young lovebirds Troy (Efron) and Gabriella (Hudgens) as they wrestle with the reality of leaving each other after graduation. Troy is planning to attend the fictional University of Albuquerque (the city where the series is based) on a basketball scholarship. Gabriella, meanwhile, has earned early acceptance to Stanford University. Joined by the rest of the Wildcats, they stage one last musical that reflects their experiences, hopes and fears about their future.

With new music, complex dance numbers, new characters and flashy fantasy sequences, “Senior Year” will be an exuberant movie experience for the whole family…and Nirvana for frenzied tweens.

Are the kids itching to join the Wildcats in their high school film fantasy? We’ve got the High School Musical costumes that will have them singing and dancing in the theater aisles!
 

Gabriella Star Costume	Troy Basketball Costume	Deluxe Sharpay Costume
Sharpay Golf Costume	Gabriella Wig	HSM Cheerleader Costume
Wildcat Baseball Uniform	Gabriella Lifeguard Costume	Deluxe Troy Costume

Only a few weeks left before Halloween! Need help deciding what to be? We’ve put together a special online catalog to help you browse through our large selection of Halloween costumes.

This is a great way to view our most popular costumes and see what’s new for 2008. The handy interface allows you to easily turn pages, zoom and print. You’ll find the perfect costume in no time!

CLICK HERE to view the 2008 Catalog.

Good news, Star Wars fans! The new Clone Wars TV show premiers tonight on the Cartoon Network at 9 pm (E/P). Each episode runs 30 minutes, and it looks like the network will show two back-to-back episodes.

The movie version performed only so-so last August. But the Clone Wars was originally intended for television, so I think we can expect a tighter script with better pacing, and the animation should look a lot better on the small screen.

As Halloween rapidly approaches, our Clone Wars costumes are flying off the shelves. Be sure to check them out.

Here’s a sneak preview of the TV show. Enjoy!

In two weeks, the latest Star Wars movie will hit the theaters. The Clone Wars is an animated feature set immediately before events of 2005’s Revenge of the Sith and will serve as a kickoff to the animated TV series of the same name planned for a fall release on the Cartoon Network.

To celebrate, Costume Craze has a new line of Star Wars costumes!

Our new costumes will be in stock VERY SOON — so check back often! You can also pre-order your costume and we’ll ship it as soon as it arrives.

Ahsoka Tano Costume	Clone Trooper Rex Costume	Plo Koon Costume
Commander Cody Costume	Anakin Skywalker Costume	Obi Wan Kenobi Costume
Asajj Ventress Costume	Plo Koon Lightsaber	Clonetrooper Blaster
Plo Koon Mask	Commander Cody Helmet	Ahsoka Headpiece
Super Deluxe Jedi Robe	Slave Leia Costume	Queen Amidala Costume

As a Star Wars geek, I’m VERY excited for the new animated Clone Wars movie and TV series.

Interestingly, there’s a new character introduced in this series. Apparently, Anakin gets his own Padawan to train, and her name is Ahsoka Tano.

According to Wookieepedia, “Ahsoka was discovered by Master Plo Koon at a young age and was raised in the Jedi Temple. She was promoted to Padawan earlier than normal by Master Yoda in hopes that it would teach Anakin Skywalker a greater sense of responsibility.” Well, we know how that turns out. Poor Anakin….

Lucasfilm recently released a 3 1/2 minute extended action sequence from the new Clone Wars movie, and I think it looks fantastic!

You can watch below:

 
Not bad, eh? If you’ve got the Star Wars bug, be sure to check out our large selection of Star Wars costumes. We have costumes from the original movies, the prequels and the new animated Clone Wars series — for babies, children, adults — and pets, too!

May the Force be with you!