Star Wars

"Star Wars" actor Hayden Christensen has listed a house in Studio City for sale at $2.65 million. Built in 1990, the modern-style house features a step-down living room, high ceilings, three fireplaces, five bedrooms and five bathrooms in its 6,302 square feet of living space. An elevator leads to the third-floor master suite, which has a fireplace and dual walk-in closets. The three-quarter-acre lot includes a saltwater swimming pool with spa, flat yard space, mature trees and a three-car garage.

Click here to download TV listings for the week of Sept. 23 - 29 in PDF format This week's TV Movies     SERIES  Animal Practice:  After a sneak peek last month, this sitcom starts its regular run with Justin Kirk as a New York veterinarian who has an unorthodox style and a penchant for hitting on his clients (8 p.m. NBC). The Middle: Mike (Neil Flynn) accidentally reveals who his favorite child is in the season premiere of the family comedy (8 p.m. ABC)

Lucasfilm and 20th Century Fox are taking a page out of the successful 1997 re-release of the original "Star Wars" trilogy as they prepare for a 3-D launch of two more movies from the space saga next year. "Star Wars: Attack of the Clones" and "Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith," the fifth and sixth movies in George Lucas' science-fiction franchise -- but the second and third chronologically -- will be released in 3-D on Sept. 20, 2013 and Oct. 11, 2013, respectively. Lucasfilm announced the news on its Facebook page Monday.

Chris Messina, at 38, is the "It" boy of 2012. The summer saw him in two movies ("Ruby Sparks" and "Celeste and Jesse Forever") - and in October, he'll appear in Ben Affleck's "Argo. " On the TV front, he's appeared on the final season of "Damages" and plays ratings-obsessed bad guy Reese Lansing on "The Newsroom," which wraps its first season Sunday. This fall, he'll costar in the new Fox comedy from "The Office" alum Mindy Kaling - "The Mindy Project" - as her insufferable, anti-romantic-comedy co-worker Danny Castellano.

Online games, it seems, just want to be free. Electronic Arts on Tuesday announced that it will offer up substantial portions of its "Star Wars: The Old Republic" multi-player online game to players for free starting this fall. A premium version with unlimited access to all levels, plus any new content, will still be available for $14.99 a month. The move by the Redwood City, Calif., game publisher is an acknowledgment that the current economic climate makes it virtually impossible for a subscription business model to thrive on the Web, where thousands of free games now compete aggressively for attention.

Steve Nash entices the Lakers because he's a man of many talents. He can pass. He can shoot. He makes his teammates better. He makes playing basketball more fun. Nash also has enticed the Laker fan base because he's a man of many impersonations. He mimicked Christian Bale's acting in the recent Batman trilogy. He perfectly imitated Marlon Brando's Vito Corleone character in "The Godfather. " He reenacted a "Star Wars" light-saber battle with former Suns teammate Jared Dudley. And in the latest movie spoof, Nash repeats Morgan Freeman's soliloquy in "The Shawshank Redemption . " " The first night's the toughest, no doubt about it," Nash said while stuck in a dog cage.

May the gavel be with you. Heritage Auctions-Beverly Hills' latest vintage movie posters auction has a few goodies for “Star Wars” fans. Among the treasures from a galaxy of offerings is a 1978 poster for a concert by composer John Williams. It's autographed by writer-director George Lucas, art directed by Suzy Rice and illustrated by John Alvin, who depicts C-3PO and R2-D2 holding orchestra instruments. The poster is valued from $5,000-$8,000 because it was never used in promotions or released publicly -- and of course, there's that famous signature.

Steve Nash appears ready for showtime, and we're not just talking about whether he can dazzle Laker fans on the court with his no-look passes, crossovers and pick-and-roll sequences. We're talking about how he'll also perform under the Hollywood lights beyond Staples Center. The early reviews suggest he'll fit in just fine. Nash has recently starred in a series of parodies of various superheroes that he wrote and directed himself through NOC, which produces short videos on the personalities and lives of professional athletes.

Electronic Arts on Monday said it will open significant portions of its massively ambitious game “Star Wars: The Old Republic” to free players starting in July, in an attempt to find more subscribers willing to spend a monthly fee to play the online title. The game, which cost more than $150 million to create, was the most expensive video game that EA had ever produced and certainly among the costliest games of all time. In an interview last fall prior to the game's release in December, EA Vice President Greg Zeschuk said the game's huge cost could only be recouped through a premium subscription model.