George Lucas Announces Star Wars On Blu-Ray
Attention, Star Wars fans: George Lucas made some pretty thrilling announcements at the recent Star Wars Celebration V, the official convention for anything and everything Star Wars-related.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsJon Stewart to Grill George Lucas In Awesomest Interview Ever
Convention nerds, rejoice!... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsCiné Files: The Empire Strikes Back, Strikes Back
The Empire Strikes Back, now three decades old, was probably my least favorite of the original-trilogy Star Wars movies when I was a kid... read more
Found in: Movies, ColumnsFive Reasons Empire Strikes Back is Still Awesome
Did you know that The Empire Strikes Back had its 30th birthday recently? It’s true—it’s been three decades now since the movie first hit theaters, and it seems like we still haven’t fully digested all of the pop-cultural implications of the Star Wars saga (probably because Lucas will slap the Star Wars logo on just about anything these days, but I digress). Empire is widely considered to be the best of the Star Wars flicks, and rightly so; here’s five reasons why it’s still an awesome cinematic experience.... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayGeorge Lucas Praises Lost, Tells Producers to "Pretend You've Planned it Out in Advance"
Lost producers Carlton Cuse and Damon Lindelof were recently surprised with a letter of encouragement and advice from none other than Star Wars creator, George Lucas. According to the Los Angeles Times, in the letter, Lucas admits to making up his movie series up as he went along, and tells the Lost masterminds to do the same. “The trick is to pretend you’ve planned the whole thing out in advance,” Lucas reportedly wrote. “Throw in some father issues and references to other stories – let’s call them ‘homages’ – and you’ve got a series.”... read more
Found in: Industry, NewsGeorge Lucas is Ready to Get His Avatar On
Avatar‘s not only the second highest grossing movie ever (rivaled only by another of James Cameron’s blockbusters, Titanic); it’s also set a new benchmark for visual effects. Cameron’s 3D opus has changed the movie-making game, and George Lucas is trying to keep up. Seeing Avatar inspired Lucas to take a look at his own cinematic masterpieces—meaning that a 3D Star Wars may be coming to a not so far away galaxy soon.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsWatch David Lynch Explain His Reasoning for Turning Down the Return of the Jedi Director's Chair
"I had next door to zero interest, but I always admired George," Lynch said... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsFilm Friday: George Lucas and the Canadian Force
When the National Film Board of Canada released an iPhone application last week, I naturally thought of Luke Skywalker, Darth Vader, and Yoda. For some people, trolling through the NFB’s video archives will undoubtedly bring to mind those three famous Canadians.... read more
Found in: Movies, Features, ColumnsGeorge Lucas signs Cuba Gooding Jr. and Terrence Howard to WWII film
Few, if any, of the most influential directors of all time can say they've only directed six films. Yet, after four Star Wars movies, the very influential American Graffiti and his first effort, THX 1138, George Lucas can claim just that. And really, he was part of this category after his third film, Star Wars, which, besides setting the standard for modern special effects, spawned companies like Skywalker Sound and Industrial Light and Magic, as well as the single most important merchandising campaign in film history. ... read more
Found in: NewsCatching Up With... Fanboys writer Ernie Cline
It was 1998, and the Star Wars saga was about to continue with the release of Episode I: The Phantom Menace, 15 years after the last Star Wars episode. Meanwhile, far, far away in the galaxy of Austin, Texas, aspiring young writer Ernie Cline had begun his own saga, Fanboys, embarking on a 10-year journey that would involve the likes of George Lucas, Steven Spielberg, Kevin Spacey, William Shatner, Princess Leia, Lando Calrissian and web icon Harry Knowles, eventually lead to a historic battle with big shot movie producer Harvey Weinstein and then culminate with this month’s improbable release of... read more
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