| 单词 | George Lucas |
| 例句 | “I mean, George Lucas is one of the most famous examples of someone who got his start at USC’s film school, which also happens to be my dream school. But...” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z He has shepherded George Lucas’s mythomaniacal creations in the Disney era, making the old galaxy a more diverse and also a less idiosyncratic place. ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ Review: Revolution No. 9 2019-12-18T05:00:00Z Disney said in November that Johnson will oversee a new trilogy of “Star Wars” films that will not follow the Skywalker saga, which George Lucas kicked off in 1977. 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' mostly finds its force with critics 2017-12-12T05:00:00Z Delineating the differences between the fascist, murderous governments in the "Star Wars" universe and George Lucas' vision of a parliamentary constitutional republic should be simple. "The Mandalorian" shows how a naive reliance on the goodness of democracy can lead the dark side 2023-04-13T04:00:00Z But he soon embraced the films by Steven Spielberg and George Lucas. Richard Corliss, Time magazine film critic, dies at 71 2015-04-24T04:00:00Z Archbishop George Lucas posted an announcement on the doors of St. Cecilia Cathedral on Monday saying the Omaha Archdiocese had begun the process of seeking sainthood for the Rev. Edward Flanagan. Neb. founder Boys Town orphanage up for sainthood 2012-02-27T23:03:18Z Perhaps it’s helpful to keep in mind that when “Star Wars” premiered in 1977, George Lucas went on vacation, hoping to avoid confirmation that he’d made a bomb. ‘Muppets,’ ‘X-Files,’ ‘Twin Peaks,’ ‘Full House’: Why can’t we ever move on? 2015-09-16T04:00:00Z Yes, it’s a piece of Star Wars merchandise so godawful, even George Lucas doesn’t want to profit from the bloody thing. May the farce be with you: the Star Wars Holiday Special they want us to forget 2015-12-01T05:00:00Z One thing that every cast and crew member on Star Wars: The Force Awakens probably had in common was the fact that they were all fans of the original George Lucas films. J.J. Abrams and the Star Wars Cast on What It's Like to Make the Film as Fans 2015-07-11T04:00:00Z There were many points during the inception of Star Wars when friends and studio execs said to George Lucas words to the effect of, “Have you been smoking a lot of weed lately, George?” Can you imagine a world without Star Wars, Harry Potter or Oasis? 2016-12-10T05:00:00Z Perhaps the most telling was tucked away last year in the teacher’s guide to the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s exhibition of Norman Rockwell works from the collections of Mr. Spielberg and George Lucas. Holiday Movies: The Season of Spielberg 2011-10-28T16:42:47Z The Hollywood Reporter reveals an old interview clip from 1983 in which Hamill describes how Star Wars creator George Lucas first predicted the upcoming film Star Wars: The Force Awakens decades ago. Watch Mark Hamill Explain How He Was Cast In Star Wars VII. Back In 1983 2014-12-02T05:00:00Z As sincere as his admiration for Steven Spielberg and George Lucas may have been, their magic eluded him. Why are we hooked on films about mass destruction? 2016-06-18T04:00:00Z Photograph: Winslow Townson/AP A British prop designer has won his battle with Star Wars creator George Lucas over the right to sell replica stormtrooper outfits following a supreme court ruling. George Lucas defeated over Star Wars stormtrooper replicas 2011-07-27T14:00:17Z That idea came from another of Mr. Grace’s favorite films: George Lucas’s “American Graffiti,” set during the golden-age hangover of the early 1960s. Film: Growing Older Isn?t the Same as Growing Up 2011-02-20T02:01:26Z The script for George Lucas’s 1977 movie Star Wars was influenced by The Hero with a Thousand Faces, a 1949 book by the American mythologist Joseph Campbell. The Hero’s Journey: The idea you never knew had shaped “Star Wars” 2015-11-07T05:00:00Z Sound designer Ben Burtt embraced it in his work for George Lucas and Steven Spielberg, says Waggott: “I think it started almost as an in-joke, using the same scream in every film he did.” Where there's a horse, there's a neigh: why must we hear animals on screen? 2019-01-04T05:00:00Z Weitz said executives did not want to keep the Death Star plot a mystery since “Star Wars” fans already know what the Death Star is from George Lucas’ original movie. Original "Rogue One" script kept Death Star a mystery, and more reveals from writer Chris Weitz 2019-03-18T04:00:00Z Why not draw on the same spirit of risk-taking that compelled studio executives to give some weirdo kid named George Lucas a shot and go with someone who’s got less experience but ability to spare? Solo performance: who should score Star Wars once John Williams quits? 2018-03-12T04:00:00Z George Lucas famously borrowed from Akira Kurosawa’s Hidden Fortress when imagining the world of Star Wars, and it sounds like the Looper director has gone back to the source. What we learned from Vanity Fair's Star Wars: The Last Jedi issue 2017-05-24T04:00:00Z SAN RAFAEL, Calif. — Officials on Monday approved a controversial plan by filmmaker George Lucas to expand his digital empire on historic farmland north of San Francisco. Marin County planners approve George Lucas project 2012-02-28T02:34:16Z He saw it hanging at George Lucas’s Skywalker Ranch: two janitors taking a break from mopping a theater to leaf through the playbill. Brad Paisley’s country continues to expand its borders That's part of the most detailed vision yet offered publicly for the new museum backed by "Star Wars" creator George Lucas and slated for Chicago Park District land in parking lots south of Soldier Field. Lucas Museum hints at details on website 2014-10-08T04:00:00Z George Lucas and Mark Bradford will be the honorees of the annual Art + Film Gala at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Essential Arts & Culture: Hamlet as a teen? Plus a conductor's surprising exit, Shepard, Saarinen and more 2017-08-04T04:00:00Z One of the most recognizable and infamous characters in the history of film, Darth Vader played a central role in the story of Star Wars, the epic film series made by George Lucas. Rare Darth Vader costume up for auction 2010-10-27T16:02:00Z On October 30, Disney announced a $4 billion deal to purchase the famed studio founded by George Lucas, which will now make new episodes in the blockbuster "Star Wars" series. Netflix to get Disney films in TV distribution deal 2012-12-05T01:51:29Z It’s a little like if Indiana Jones was just named George Lucas. Dash Shaw on his animated teen movie: 'It was kind of a collage' 2016-10-18T04:00:00Z "Star Wars" creator George Lucas facilitated the latest round of "Star Wars" spin-offs when he sold his Lucasfilm empire to The Walt Disney Co. for $4.05 billion last fall. 'Star Wars' reboot director Abrams speaks in Vegas 2013-02-06T18:31:05Z There was also plenty of Hollywood insider knowledge to be gleaned from sit-downs with billionaire Star Wars director George Lucas and powerful producer Harvey Weinstein. Five Things We Learned At The Tribeca Film Festival 2015-04-28T04:00:00Z Visiting Industrial Light & Magic, the effects shop founded by George Lucas, is like touring childhood, coasting through a collective memory of wonder. The Carpetbagger: ?Rango,? Oscar Nominee From Industrial Light, Began in Pencil 2012-02-15T23:12:47Z The filmmaker George Lucas plans to open his Museum of Narrative Art in Los Angeles, ending a monthslong competition between Los Angeles and San Francisco, which both vied to host the museum. George Lucas Will Open Museum of Narrative Art in Los Angeles 2017-01-10T05:00:00Z Some features were familiar: the marble staircase was a stand in for the Vatican in “Angels and Demons” and was also used by George Lucas for his “Star Wars” movies. Impossible to Forget: Caserta, Italy 2011-01-07T21:00:28Z He is also credited for launching the career of "Star Wars" creator George Lucas when he produced Lucas's first two feature films, "THX 1138" and "American Graffiti." "Godfather" director Coppola to get lifetime Oscar 2010-08-25T21:41:00Z As Gary Marsh, president of Disney Channels Worldwide, put it, “We were determined to echo both thematically and artistically what George Lucas first did 37 years ago.” ‘Star Wars Rebels’ Emulates the Trilogy of Old 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z George Lucas' nostalgic 1973 film "American Graffiti" gets a one-time screening at 9:30 p.m. Horror festival leads list of special film events 2012-04-19T20:26:04Z In May 1977, just after his new film, “Star Wars,” opened in theaters, George Lucas and his wife flew to Hawaii. Review: ‘How Star Wars Conquered the Universe,’ by Chris Taylor For years, a sheepish George Lucas pretty much tried to manipulate fans into thinking they had dreamed it. Every Star Wars film – ranked! 2018-05-24T04:00:00Z Hamill, 66, was introduced by “Star Wars” actor Harrison Ford and director George Lucas along with the customary beeps and squeaks of the saga’s robot R2-D2. The force turns out for Mark Hamill's Hollywood Walk of Fame star 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z Born in Hawaii in 1968, he grew up in Modesto, California, home of George Lucas and American Graffiti, a rural town inland from San Francisco, big in the wine business. Timothy Olyphant: a law unto himself 2010-04-29T19:00:00Z But perhaps it is George Lucas who must take the blame. Murdoch's movies: the good, the bad and that Hugh Grant romcom 2011-07-19T10:35:49Z The original trilogy was an adventurous romp engineered by the trio of Steven Spielberg, George Lucas and Harrison Ford. The Inevitable Rebooting Of Indiana Jones 2015-01-30T05:00:00Z The movie is the ninth installment in the space saga started 40 years ago by George Lucas. Disney displays its movie force with 'Star Wars,' 'Frozen,' Marvel... 2019-08-24T04:00:00Z Steven Spielberg, George Lucas and Lawrence Kasdan caught lightning in a bottle. “You have those pipe dreams that Spielberg is going to see it”: The ultimate film geeks finally finish their “Raiders” masterpiece 2016-06-17T04:00:00Z The prequels, which were conceived and directed by "Star Wars" creator George Lucas, did blockbuster business to the tune of $2.5 billion worldwide — but they also met with decidedly mixed reviews from critics and fans. 'Mad Max: Fury Road' and other sequels that took their sweet time 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z He realized, as George Lucas failed to do, that racial equality was not just an option but a laughably clear obligation in a galaxy far, far away. The Surreal Achievements of the 2016 Oscars 2016-02-29T05:00:00Z Second Star Wars cartoon planned A new animated Star Wars series is being developed by Star Wars creator George Lucas. George Lucas planning irreverent new Star Wars cartoon 2010-04-06T10:38:00Z Jobs bought the fledgling computer imaging company from "Star Wars" creator George Lucas for a total investment of $10 million in 1986 and kept it going with his own money. Steve Jobs' $4.6B in Disney shares go to trust 2011-11-24T01:31:05Z Even a George Lucas look-alike took part, but the top prize went to Dawn Bright who dressed up as Queen Amidala. Awaiting new release, 'Star Wars' fans battle it out in costume contest 2016-12-16T05:00:00Z When George Lucas told them that Disney was making another trilogy, Fisher immediately slammed her hand down on the table and announced, “I’m in!” Mark Hamill – ‘I said to Carrie Fisher: I’m a good kisser – the next thing, we’re making out like teenagers!’ 2017-12-14T05:00:00Z In the late 1990s, George Lucas was looking to cast “Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace,” the highly anticipated prequel to the franchise. ‘Stomp’ Turns 25. Here Are 10 Things You Didn’t Know About It. 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z "George Lucas would've built the first six feet of wall and left the rest to the computer." Harry Potter studio to open for public tour 2011-10-13T10:36:09Z George Lucas discusses the making—and marketing—of an American myth. Sunday Reading: The Allure of Science Fiction 2019-12-15T05:00:00Z In the end, though, George Lucas opted for the happy Ewok bongo version. Lost an ending Return of the Jedi did: send in the dancing Ewoks 2010-08-13T11:38:00Z "Raiders" has all of these, recasting and returning the Bond formula to its earlier, more chaste incarnation in the serials George Lucas loved as a kid. "Indiana Jones" celebrates 30th anniversary this weekend 2011-06-10T20:11:00Z After several script drafts were rejected, George Lucas eventually pitched the mythical Crystal Skulls and the magical item that a significantly older Indiana Jones would seek. The Inevitable Rebooting Of Indiana Jones 2015-01-30T05:00:00Z National parks are open to everyone, even to the filmmaker George Lucas. Presidio Asks Filmmaker to Try Again 2014-02-05T23:09:33Z After the runaway success of “Star Wars” in 1977, its writer and director, George Lucas, began preparing for a sequel. Boba Fett, Intergalactic Man of Mystery 2021-12-24T05:00:00Z The breakout star of the Star Wars episode is a lawyer by the name of Jim Kipling, who sits and simmers at George Lucas’s avarice under a huge sign that reads: “It’s FUN!” The Toys That Made Us: Netflix's show will make you rethink your childhood 2018-06-07T04:00:00Z Johnson was brought on to write and direct the second film in Disney’s rebooted trilogy of the Skywalker stories, which George Lucas first brought to screen in 1977. 'Last Jedi' director Rian Johnson to oversee new 'Star Wars' trilogy 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z Films like Dark Star and Alien worked a satirical, pessimistic darkness into sci-fi, but George Lucas and Steven Spielberg together expressed its lighter, more hopeful strain. The greatest films of all time: Sci-fi and fantasy 2010-10-21T11:00:00Z J. J. Abrams has long been channelling the spirit of Steven Spielberg, and here he splices the Spielbergian gene into George Lucas’s mythology. The Pre-Fab “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” 2015-12-16T05:00:00Z When Hemingway got the call telling him he’d been hired to direct the next George Lucas movie, he pulled over to the side of the road and began to cry. George Lucas Is Ready to Roll the Credits 2012-01-17T16:33:29Z Did you ever share that with George Lucas? Terry Gilliam and the Time He Shared a Crew With ‘Star Wars’ 2017-11-21T05:00:00Z That word tolls like a bell throughout Brian Jay Jones’s new biography of George Lucas. The force is strong with this one: ‘George Lucas,’ by Brian Jay Jones 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z “Star Wars” filmmaker George Lucas has been wanting to build a museum to “narrative art” but thus far, has been denied in San Francisco and Chicago. Essential Arts & Culture: Getting minimal at MOCA, John Berger's passing, adapting August Wilson 2017-01-06T05:00:00Z When George Lucas, producer of the “Star Wars” movies, was asked who should draw the comics version, he turned to the man whose Flash Gordon images he greatly admired. Al Williamson, ?Flash Gordon? Comic Artist, Dies at 79 2010-06-21T04:04:00Z Irizarry heads the obscure nonprofit that stood its ground and blocked Star Wars creator George Lucas' private museum from being built on Chicago's prized lakefront. Q&A: Chicago park defender unapologetic on Lucas Museum fray 2016-07-02T04:00:00Z He retired in 1991 but continued contributing to the Times and wrote books, including one on George Lucas and another on his own struggle with losing his sight. Charles Champlin, a film and book critic for the Los Angeles Times, dies at 88 "Unofficial" and "unauthorized" are probably unnecessary qualifiers here, but the force is strong with George Lucas' lawyers. The 6 most ridiculous 'Star Wars' books ever published 2015-12-16T05:00:00Z This first entry in George Lucas’s “Star Wars” prequel trilogy isn’t the most beloved in the series. What’s on TV Friday: ‘The Two Popes’ and ‘The Aeronauts’ 2019-12-20T05:00:00Z It was not yet subject to the obsessive tweaking that George Lucas started to do with the special editions two decades later, with their digital polishing, retconned bits of storytelling, and added characters and dialogue. The Empire Strikes Back at 40: did the Star Wars saga peak too early? 2020-05-21T04:00:00Z Social justice was a theme right from the onset at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s gala Saturday night honoring artist Mark Bradford and filmmaker George Lucas. LACMA's Art + Film Gala honors Mark Bradford and George Lucas 2017-11-05T04:00:00Z The latter moment still makes George Lucas’ most unwieldy screenwriting faux pas look like the finest Shakespearean verse. From Rey's dark side to Snoke's identity – the questions Star Wars: The Last Jedi must answer 2017-11-28T05:00:00Z Audiences were privy to a rare treat as comedian Stephen Colbert interviewed Star Wars creator George Lucas onstage at the Tribeca Film Festival Thursday afternoon. Never Invest In A Movie, Says Billionaire Director George Lucas 2015-04-17T04:00:00Z George Lucas has revealed he has no plans to return to directing Star Wars movies for fear of criticism and the lack of room for “experimentalism” he believes the saga now allows. George Lucas says he would not direct another Star Wars film after criticism 2015-11-19T05:00:00Z "The Clone Wars" is an Emmy-winning series set in George Lucas' world of "Star Wars." 'Star Wars: The Clone Wars' makes the Force a Netflix exclusive 2014-02-13T11:04:02Z The Nov. 4 event, which will honor artist Mark Bradford and “Star Wars” creator George Lucas, is typically filled with art world and fashion figures, civic leaders and A-list celebrities. Annie Lennox to perform at LACMA Art+Film Gala 2017-09-28T04:00:00Z How do you think of George Lucas as a creator? The Crazy History of “Star Wars” 2014-12-17T05:00:00Z County Board of Supervisors gathered to vote on whether to officially support bringing George Lucas’ proposed Lucas Museum of Narrative Art to Los Angeles’ Exposition Park. L.A. County supervisors place the welcome mat out for George Lucas' museum 2016-11-09T05:00:00Z Profiling cultural empires and their instigators is familiar territory for Jones, who also wrote “Jim Henson: The Biography” and “George Lucas: A Life.” Review | A portrait of Dr. Seuss offers a look at the prankster workaholic behind the iconic characters 2019-05-10T04:00:00Z Artworks evolve, be they the variants of Shakespeare’s plays, Kanye West’s revisions to “The Life of Pablo” or George Lucas’s edits to “Star Wars.” ‘Game of Thrones’ Has Moved Past Its Blueprint, and That’s a Good Thing 2016-04-18T04:00:00Z “You kind of understand why George Lucas wanted to go back,” said Benioff, the drier of the pair. Game of Thrones Creators: ‘We Know What Happens in Each Scene’ of Season 8 2017-07-11T04:00:00Z None of them had previously heard of George Lucas, and none had the slightest inkling they were shaping pop-culture history. Behind the scenes on “Star Wars”: The strange but mostly true stories of “Elstree 1976″ 2016-05-06T04:00:00Z This new one comes from Japan, and considering how much George Lucas nicked from Japanese movies when he first created Star Wars, it’s fitting that even more should come from that direction. Star Wars: The Force Awakens – six things learned from the Japanese trailer 2015-11-06T05:00:00Z George Lucas once argued that The Phantom Menace was the Star Wars movie he would have made back in the 1970s, had special effects technology been sufficiently advanced. Mad Max: will courtroom feuding put the brakes on a Fury Road sequel? 2018-04-18T04:00:00Z While some loved the furry Ewoks in the original trilogy, others accused George Lucas of creating the creatures as a gambit to lure children into theaters. You're Definitely Going to Fall in Love With Porgs, the New 'Star Wars' Creatures 2017-08-09T04:00:00Z Star Wars creator George Lucas's long-running battle with a British prop designer who sells replica stormtrooper outfits has reached the UK supreme court. George Lucas strikes back over stormtrooper copyright 2011-03-08T13:32:04Z She’s then forced to wear a golden bikini and chains, which everyone including Carrie Fisher agrees was not a terrifically feminist choice on the part of George Lucas. How 'Rogue One' Fits Into the Star Wars Timeline 2016-12-13T05:00:00Z I don't care much for what George Lucas told my class at USC was the work of his "inner 7 year old." ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ Embraces the Magic and Mystery. Read Our Review. 2017-12-12T05:00:00Z Founded by Star Wars creator George Lucas, the museum will cut a sleek figure against the Chicago skyline and the shore of Lake Michigan, as seen in renderings released this week by MAD Architects. Preview the Futuristic Lucas Museum of Narrative Art 2014-11-06T05:00:00Z And Jackson’s even invited the likes Steven Spielberg and George Lucas to visit and use the hobbit hole as a “playground.” Peter Jackson Recreates Bilbo's Bag End in His Basement 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z The sentiment is perfectly corny and naїve, and at the end of an amazing saga, it sounds like George Lucas’s preferred way of saying goodbye. George Lucas Is Ready to Roll the Credits 2012-01-17T16:33:29Z The University of Chicago says Tuesday that the grant from The George Lucas Family Foundation will pay for a new arts hall at the university’s Laboratory Schools. George Lucas, Wife Donate $25M to Chicago School 2014-02-25T15:10:24Z It was about a small pocket corner of America that George Lucas understood and grew up in. Matthew Modine on America's love affair with guns & what people get wrong about "Full Metal Jacket" 2020-08-07T04:00:00Z “The first lesson I got on green screen was from George Lucas years ago: the more you do, the more we have to draw,” he says. Welcome to Skull Island: on set with Tom Hiddleston and the biggest King Kong ever 2017-02-16T05:00:00Z At a Dec. 17 board meeting, the S.F.A.I. chairwoman, Pam Rorke Levy, said that the filmmaker George Lucas was interested in buying the mural for the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art in Los Angeles. San Francisco’s Top Art School Says Future Hinges on a Diego Rivera Mural 2021-01-05T05:00:00Z When Steven Spielberg honored George Lucas during the show, a satellite camera showed the golden trophy floating in space's zero gravity. Gil Cates led with wit, charm and confidence 2011-11-02T18:26:12Z The idea here is to give fans one last dose of George Lucas goodness before the space opera legend walks away from the long-running saga for good. Rogue One: six things we learned about the Star Wars spinoff from EW's special 2016-06-24T04:00:00Z I desperately miss the pseudo-Shakespearean dialectical wrangles and the exhilarating sense of CGI discoveries that mark George Lucas’s last forays into the franchise. 'Yay, porgs!' – critics' verdicts on Star Wars: The Last Jedi 2017-12-13T05:00:00Z George Lucas abandons plans for a museum in Chicago. Roundup: The art world braces for Brexit, Lucas dumps Chicago museum plan, searching for Vincent Van Gogh 2016-06-27T04:00:00Z I was a teenager, and I didn’t grasp everything that movie was about at the time, growing up on Spielberg and George Lucas. Movies Seek Laughs With All Manner of Sex Scenes 2015-04-30T04:00:00Z Produced by George Lucas, and written and directed by Jim Henson, Bowie stars alongside a young Jennifer Connelly; the movie involves Connelly trying to rescue her baby brother from Bowie's character. Happy Birthday David Bowie: Ziggy Stardust Turns 65 2012-01-09T13:00:34Z Milton Chen, a senior fellow at the George Lucas Educational Foundation, said the report made the case that children want to read on new digital platforms. In Study, Children Cite Appeal of Digital Reading 2010-09-29T05:00:00Z Abrams was keen to discuss how this film would continue to eschew the green-screen-and-CGI indulgences of George Lucas’s prequel trilogy, insisting on real locations and practical effects wherever possible. Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker – what we learned from the Vanity Fair special 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z For George Lucas, tomorrow night lasted 29 years, till the conclusion of Revenge of the Sith. Star Wars Celebrates 35th Anniversary of First Film 2012-05-25T15:24:05Z Both critics acknowledge that the film is not without its flaws—including George Lucas’ famous tin-eared dialogue. Not all the “Star Wars” prequels suck: Revisiting “Revenge of the Sith,” the most tragically underrated episode 2015-12-16T05:00:00Z George Lucas’s use of rock and roll in American Graffiti and Marty Scorsese’s use of rock and roll in Goodfellas are two more terrific examples of “needle drop.” The Best Soundtracks of All Time 2014-10-21T04:00:00Z Two weeks ago, a Change.org petition was published online, calling for George Lucas to return to the Star Wars franchise and direct Episode IX, the final film in the new trilogy. Star Wars Director Responds to Petition Calling for Return of George Lucas 2016-01-12T05:00:00Z The role of director has passed from George Lucas to JJ Abrams, who made a decent fist of the Star Trek reboot. 'The secrecy has been ludicrous': Star Wars actor Anthony Daniels on the new film and his life as C-3PO 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z Opening in second place was "Red Tails" from executive producer George Lucas, about the Tuskegee Airmen who were the first black fighter pilots to serve in World War II. `Underworld' sinks teeth into box office with $25M 2012-01-22T20:31:03Z A younger coterie of filmmakers — including Spielberg, George Lucas and Tim Burton — had grown up on the Hammer films and were eager to hire him. Christopher Lee, famous for villainous roles, dies at 93 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z These creepy sculptures bring to mind George Segal figures in hospital gowns, deliquesced to resemble diseased, screaming versions of George Lucas’s Yoda, a figure with no place in this deranged galaxy. David Cronenberg's 'Scanners,' in a Blu-ray/DVD Edition 2014-07-17T04:00:00Z George Lucas arrives on April 9, and the mixed American and British crew take over the Stardust Motel in Yuma. Greetings from Tatooine, Arizona 2019-06-15T04:00:00Z Star Wars creator George Lucas is apologizing after he compared Disney to “white slavers” and criticized The Force Awakens in an interview with CBS’ Charlie Rose. George Lucas Sorry for Those Things He Said About Star Wars Sequel 2016-01-01T05:00:00Z Without Star Wars, we wouldn't have all the faux-religiosity and Yoda impressions, but George Lucas wasn't the first mogul to milk a cash cow. What if Star Wars had never existed? 2011-03-18T14:19:16Z A stash of free photos, the art repatriation debate reignited, Larry Gagosian’s sushi gets reviewed and George Lucas’ museum unveils its initial design schematic. Round-Up: Gagosian's sushi, Duchamp's urinal, George Lucas' museum 2014-11-05T05:00:00Z Guests at the convention so far have included Harrison Ford and George Lucas, while a video tribute to the late Carrie Fisher was broadcast on the event’s opening day. Star Wars: The Last Jedi – first trailer revealed 2017-04-14T04:00:00Z We were kind of all traveling through the desert together and having dinner with George Lucas. Bonnie Piesse on "Obi-Wan Kenobi" and her neurodivergent romcom 2022-05-30T04:00:00Z George Lucas isn't the kind of man to let the creeping realisation that he's flogging a dead horse get in the way of a good franchise. Six to watch: TV prequels 2013-05-07T15:51:00Z And in May, a series of holographic live shows are set to begin, created by the group and George Lucas’ special-effects company, Industrial Light & Magic. Ulvaeus seeks source of ABBA magic with Apple radio show 2022-01-24T05:00:00Z Related: George Lucas says he would not direct another Star Wars film after criticism The apparent spoiler has further significance, as those who wield lightsabers in Star Wars movies are usually strong with the Force. Harrison Ford reveals Star Wars: The Force Awakens plot twist 2015-12-07T05:00:00Z And, worst of all, it'll make you look like George Lucas. Jaws 3D: please, Spielberg, don't go back in the water 2010-04-15T12:26:00Z George Lucas recognised without delay he had commissioned a clanger Lucas, who is no fool, recognised without delay he had commissioned a clanger. May the farce be with you: the Star Wars Holiday Special they want us to forget 2015-12-01T05:00:00Z After “Star Wars,” written and directed by George Lucas, turned into a blockbuster, he brought in Lawrence Kasdan to help write “The Empire Strikes Back” and “Return of the Jedi.” Screenwriters Talk Shop: How to Get Audiences to Return for Part 2 2018-05-27T04:00:00Z Lucasfilm founder George Lucas is to receive about half of the $4.05 billion purchase price in cash and half in newly issued Disney shares. Regulators clear Disney purchase of Lucasfilm 2012-12-04T22:01:06Z Their mission is semi-successful: Director George Lucas lets the sick friend see the film, while the others have to wait until May 19, 1999—release day. Why I'm Giving Into My Feelings This 'Star Wars' Day 2015-05-04T04:00:00Z Hamill, 66, was introduced by “Star Wars” actor Harrison Ford and director George Lucas along with the customary beeps and squeaks of the saga’s robot R2-D2. The force turns out for Mark Hamill's Hollywood Walk of Fame star 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z George Lucas said he created the original Star Wars in response to Nixon and the Vietnam War–a story of teenage rebellion to save democracy. Rogue One Rewinds-and Rewrites-the Star Wars Legacy 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z George Lucas with a storm trooper uniform at the Museum of Science in Boston in 2005. ArtsBeat: The Empire Strikes Out: Artist Prevails in British Suit Over 'Star Wars' Costumes 2011-07-27T14:00:07Z George Lucas” display, he was working through questions with a heavily armed, armored and camouflaged young lady. ArtsBeat: Herzog Found at Comic-Con 2011-07-23T23:01:40Z Fans will have to wait a few more years for the “Star Wars” creator George Lucas’s planned Lucas Museum of Narrative Art in Chicago. ‘Star Wars’: Coming to a Theme Park Near You 2015-09-29T04:00:00Z George Lucas' Industrial Light & Magic is supervising the 3D conversion, with an eye for both technological considerations and artistic intentions. "Star Wars: Episode I" goes 3D in 2012 2011-03-03T18:56:53Z The 2010 film would be driven by digital effects, and Paramount Pictures wanted to have them produced at George Lucas' Industrial Light & Magic studio in San Francisco. 'Airbender' tax credit shows how far states will go to woo filmmakers 2014-10-20T04:00:00Z Abrams will direct "The Force Awakens," the seventh film in the space epic series created by George Lucas. New 'Star Wars' film will be called 'The Force Awakens' 2014-11-06T05:00:00Z “This is Star Tours on steroids,” said “Star Wars” creator George Lucas at the new land’s dedication last month. May the Force be with you on this DIY ‘Star Wars’-themed road trip 2019-06-13T04:00:00Z George Lucas debuted “Star Wars” in 1977, the same year Steven Spielberg released “Close Encounters of the Third Kind.” The moon landing was a giant leap for movies, too 2019-07-12T04:00:00Z George Lucas may be the godfather of the obsessive-compulsive, encyclopedic approach to movie consumption, but the current object of obsession is his friend and colleague Steven Spielberg. Catch That Reference? There?ll Be a Quiz 2011-06-24T20:21:53Z George Lucas, the creator of “Star Wars,” said Williams was the “secret sauce” of the franchise. John Williams, Hollywood’s Maestro, Looks Beyond the Movies 2022-02-08T05:00:00Z George Lucas was part of this crowd of Francis Ford Coppola and Martin Scorsese … His wife was Scorsese’s film editor. “Star Wars” got us ready for Reagan: “You suddenly have permission to think in very juvenile terms about how history works” 2015-12-21T05:00:00Z There are touches of Akira Kurosawa’s “The Hidden Fortress” — and perhaps of “Star Wars,” for which George Lucas plundered “Fortress” freely — and also of the wuxia spectacles of King Hu. ‘Kingdom’ Review: Where the Map Is Drawn in Blood 2019-08-15T04:00:00Z Patterson cites conversations with former President Bill Clinton about making a legislative compromise — "it did more good than harm" — and George Lucas — "keep moving the ball up the hill" — to frame his method. James Patterson is on a mission to #saveourbooks 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z It is everything that we see in ourselves and that’s why George Lucas could tell his story in such a fantastical setting. From “Star Wars” to our wars: What the Force has in common with “Thank you for your service” 2018-06-05T04:00:00Z “To me the most important part of Rockwell’s work is that it illustrates compassion and caring about other people,” the filmmaker George Lucas, who lives in Marin County, Calif., said recently. Rockwell Paintings at the Smithsonian American Art Museum 2010-07-01T16:28:00Z Star Wars creator George Lucas said at the time the film "couldn't be in better hands". Star Wars director JJ Abrams not jumping ship, says studio 2013-07-24T09:46:24Z George Lucas was a lot better making his early-career “Star Wars” than his later career “Star Wars.” 'Chappie': Who do so many sci-fi helmers lose heat on their fastball? 2015-03-09T04:00:00Z It tackled her tumultuous family life and her addiction, and used an anecdote about the director, George Lucas, to dictate what she wanted written in her eventual obituary. Carrie Fisher: A Look at Her Life Beyond ‘Star Wars’ 2016-12-27T05:00:00Z In 2005, Cameron already was showing 3-D footage of the film to theater owners at a convention, where he and "Star Wars" creator George Lucas were among filmmakers pitching the notion of converting older movies. Unsinkable James Cameron refloats 'Titanic' in 3-D 2012-03-29T15:24:09Z "Star Wars" review of the day: Grindhouse Barbie, who caught some of the George Lucas franchise on TV and now has very solid opinions about it. Five pop culture items we missed 2011-06-17T20:18:00Z George Lucas said Friday that complications in his plan to build his Lucas Museum of Narrative Art on the Chicago lakefront may put Los Angeles back in the running. George Lucas says museum could land in L.A. if Chicago falls through 2015-01-16T05:00:00Z Filmmaker George Lucas plans to help build a small park in Marin County that would feature a bronze sculpture of the popular Star Wars character, along with one of Indiana Jones. Another Yoda statue, Calif. Star Wars fans may get 2012-11-29T20:24:09Z Johnson was brought on to write and direct the second film in Disney’s rebooted trilogy of the Skywalker stories, which George Lucas first brought to screen in 1977. 'Last Jedi' director Rian Johnson to oversee new 'Star Wars' trilogy 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z Star Wars: The Force Awakens” hearkens back to its origins in George Lucas’s original “Star Wars” trilogy. Our new post-Obama “Star Wars”: Race, the Force and the dark side in modern America 2015-12-19T05:00:00Z Near the top of the show he recalls being asked to open a televised tribute to George Lucas. Theater Review: ?Shatner?s World,? One-Man Show at the Music Box Theater 2012-02-17T03:00:01Z The group has been creating the holographic live show, using motion capture and other techniques, with George Lucas’ special-effects company, Industrial Light & Magic. ABBA back after 40 years with new album, virtual stage show 2021-09-02T04:00:00Z When George Lucas finally decided to build his $1 billion museum in Los Angeles, its arrival was jeered by some critics who saw it not as a civic gift but a vanity project. The Lucas Museum Finds Your Lack of Faith Disturbing 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z “George Lucas created something that we fell in love with so much that we don’t want it to be ruined,” he said. The Force (and a Lenient Disney) Is With ‘Star Wars’ Fan Filmmakers 2021-01-07T05:00:00Z But it has also inspired a series of spoofs, including a "George Lucas edition", which pokes fun at the director's poorly received prequels. Star Wars trailer inspires spoofs 2014-12-01T05:00:00Z The new stories will not follow the Skywalker saga, which George Lucas kicked off with 1977’s “Episode IV: A New Hope.” Rian Johnson expanding 'Star Wars' for new trilogy 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z "Rango," which was directed by "Pirates of the Caribbean" film franchise maestro Gore Verbinski, is the first animated feature from Industrial Light and Magic, the special effects studio founded by George Lucas in 1975. Depp's `Rango' corrals $38M opening at box office 2011-03-06T21:12:08Z Sent on a mission to steal the plans for the Imperial Death Star, the high-pitched alien teams up with a staff-wielding Chewbacca Mom in order to defeat the evil George Lucas. This Rogue One Parody Stars Star Wars' Most Hated Character 2016-08-25T04:00:00Z But even with the advent of back-to-back female protagonists, the women onscreen are only now catching up with those working behind the scenes at Industrial Light & Magic, the special-effects studio founded by George Lucas. The Women of ‘Star Wars.’ (It’s Not Who You Think.) 2017-02-10T05:00:00Z George Lucas, the creator of Star Wars, has apologised for using a “very inappropriate analogy” after he described Disney as “white slavers” when talking about its purchase of the film franchise from him. George Lucas apologises for describing Disney as 'white slavers' 2016-01-01T05:00:00Z George Lucas poses with a Storm Trooper in London in 2005. ArtsBeat: No Escape This Time: British Supreme Court to Rule in 'Star Wars' Costume Dispute 2011-03-08T16:13:44Z The new stories will not follow the Skywalker saga, which George Lucas kicked off with 1977’s “Episode IV: A New Hope.” Rian Johnson expanding 'Star Wars' for new trilogy 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z It was never going to be easy for George Lucas to walk away from Star Wars. Will Kevin Feige's Star Wars film spell the end for the George Lucas era? 2019-09-26T04:00:00Z Abrams, assuming the mantle from “Star Wars” creator George Lucas, asked to have dinner with Williams after agreeing to direct “The Force Awakens.” John Williams on 'Force Awakens' score: 'I felt a renewed energy, and a vitality' 2015-12-18T05:00:00Z The best one, hands down, is the gone-viral "Star Wars" parody, complete with a George Lucas character, in which the vocalist laments Lucas' notorious changes to the Blu-ray edition. Critics Picks: 'Monarch,' 'Somebody That I Used to Know' parodies, 'Injustice' 2012-08-22T21:39:08Z Most of us can admit — almost without twitching — that George Lucas’s prequel trilogy pretty much soured the relationship. ‘Star Wars Rebels’: In visuals and in spirit, it’s a new hope George Lucas took the hinted-at mythical, ancient yet futuristic realm of his first films and filled in all the detail like a tedious nerd. JK Rowling should remember that less means more in the Potterverse 2011-08-20T23:05:38Z Sometimes, the artists themselves have made post-release edits, such as George Lucas’s notorious reversal of a shootout between Han Solo and Greedo in the first “Star Wars” movie. Spielberg, Who Regrets Cutting ‘E.T.’ Guns, Says Don’t Revise Old Works 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z And, like so much of the current moviemaking landscape, its ubiquity is owed, in no small part, to Steven Spielberg and George Lucas. The Director’s Cut: A Label Often Redefined, Now by Lars von Trier 2018-11-27T05:00:00Z Last year, the filmmaker George Lucas said he would fund a $1 billion Museum of Narrative Art, and the music mogul David Geffen pledged $150 million to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. $50 Million for the Hammer Museum, and Fresh Energy for Arts Giving in L.A. 2018-02-22T05:00:00Z “Close Encounters” first landed in theaters a few months after another sensation, George Lucas’s “Star Wars.” The Director’s Cut: A Label Often Redefined, Now by Lars von Trier 2018-11-27T05:00:00Z Both the first and second trilogies were directed by George Lucas. The Ultimate 'Star Wars' Dictionary for Dummies 2015-12-16T05:00:00Z In The New Yorker, the influential and acerbic critic Pauline Kael carped that George Lucas was “in the toy business.” Five Sci-Fi Classics, One Summer: How 1982 Shaped Our Present 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z Episode VI couldn't be called "Revenge of the Jedi" as planned; it would have violated the spirit of George Lucas' story. Greetings from Tatooine, Arizona 2019-06-15T04:00:00Z George Lucas doesn't want anything to do with it, unfortunately. A date with Steve Carell and Tina Fey 2010-04-02T23:05:00Z George Lucas has held tightly to the merchandizing rights of his "Star Wars" franchise, making him both one of the savviest businessmen in sci-fi, as well as one of the most pesky. George Lucas loses Stormtrooper helmet battle 2011-07-27T21:28:00Z He tried to build a new computer company, NeXT, and he turned Pixar, an animation firm he bought from George Lucas, creator of “Star Wars” and “Indiana Jones”, into a viable business. Jobs 2.0 2015-04-01T04:00:00Z Amongst these, presumably, were Disney executives ecstatic that the $4bn they paid George Lucas for franchise rights looks to have been a sound investment. Star Wars: The Force Awakens – initial verdicts suggest 'overwhelming experience' 2015-12-15T05:00:00Z Drawn to Campbell’s work, George Lucas invited him to Skywalker Ranch to share his insights into “Star Wars.” What would Joseph Campbell say about Donald Trump? He should’ve already been exposed as Darth Vader 2016-08-22T04:00:00Z For Pegg, zombies are the greatest monsters ever, "Star Wars" a "childhood obsession" and a major creative influence — and George Lucas' lackluster 1999 prequel "The Phantom Menace" a personal betrayal. Fanboy goes to Hollywood in Simon Pegg's memoir 2011-06-17T19:57:06Z A titbit for fans of the original trilogy: Ford has described George Lucas’s cluelessness when the Star Wars creator was asked for advice on how to operate the Millennium Falcon. Entertainment Weekly's new Star Wars: The Force Awakens issue – 10 things we learned 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z He explains how director George Lucas intentionally broke with the “shiny and sleek” sci-fi films of the past, opting instead for a “scuffed and dirty” look to the movie’s outfits, droids and even spaceships. Review | You think ‘Star Wars’ is childish? You don’t know the power of the dark side! 2018-05-29T04:00:00Z Hollywood is presumably rushing to tie his shoelaces after he directed the edgy cool indies Brick and Looper then took on George Lucas’s franchise. Shedunnit – how Agatha Christie became cinema hot property 2019-11-15T05:00:00Z George Lucas could invent an entire religion that governs the fate of the universe while never once having to connect that to people’s actual belief systems. Black magic surgeon: Doctor Strange brings the occult back to the big screen 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z Did you ever talk to Steven Spielberg or George Lucas about sabotaging your career? A Minute With: Roger Corman, "Hollywood Rebel" 2011-12-14T10:08:18Z George Lucas is no longer involved, having sold Lucasfilm to Disney for $4 billion two years ago, and more than a few “Star Wars” loyalists still distrust the Magic Kingdom’s intentions. ‘Star Wars Rebels’ Emulates the Trilogy of Old 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z The film, written and directed by George Lucas, traveled around the world, drawing record box-office numbers. Carrie Fisher, ‘Star Wars’ Royalty, Dies at 60 2016-12-27T05:00:00Z Changing scene … Steven Spielberg and George Lucas were speaking at the University of Southern California. Steven Spielberg and George Lucas predict film industry 'implosion' 2013-06-13T12:24:40Z Not much else is known about the plot or other casting of the film, which will explore a separate part of the "Star Wars" universe created by George Lucas. Donald Glover to play young Lando in 'Star Wars' Han Solo film 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z George Lucas, Steven Spielberg and others among Drucker's targets wrote notes of appreciation. Guide to coffee table books as holiday gifts 2012-11-13T20:19:13Z But over the years, the universe of “Star Wars” has expanded far beyond the realm originally imagined by George Lucas. In ‘Ahsoka,’ a ‘Star Wars’ Fan Favorite Returns 2023-08-19T04:00:00Z Try "The Star Wars," the 1974 rough draft by George Lucas that, ultimately, turned into the wildly popular and still culturally resonant film. Dark Horse Comics brings 'The Star Wars' to life 2013-09-04T19:29:55Z Sixteen significant directors — including Francis Ford Coppola, Ron Howard, John Huston, George Lucas, Sidney Lumet and Billy Wilder — signed an open letter of support for the filmmaker. ‘Twilight Zone: The Movie’ and the Deadly Accident That Plagued It 2023-06-25T04:00:00Z George Lucas's "Star Wars" film universe and the associated toys, comic books, TV shows, video games and other ancillary products have earned billions of dollars since his original film debuted in 1977. From “Star Wars” to our wars: What the Force has in common with “Thank you for your service” 2018-06-05T04:00:00Z Say what you want about George Lucas’s movies, but at least he was executing a certain vision. ‘The Good Place’ Finale Finds the Meaning of Life: ‘Yep, Nailed It’ 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z Ford, 71, was injured on the set of the reboot of George Lucas' blockbuster "Star Wars" franchise last month during filming in England. Harrison Ford injury to halt 'Star Wars' production for two weeks 2014-07-07T04:00:00Z Mr. Howard also has longtime ties to Lucasfilm and its founder, the “Star Wars” creator George Lucas, that reach back to the beginning of his filmmaking career. Can Ron Howard Save ‘Solo’? 2018-05-22T04:00:00Z He is an author of the recently published “Star Wars Art: Ralph McQuarrie,” a tribute to the designer and illustrator behind many of the characters and concepts in the George Lucas space opera. The ‘Veep’ Head Writer David Mandel Builds a Private Museum 2016-10-03T04:00:00Z He also praised the ability of the “Star Wars” creator, George Lucas, to meld the mythologies of many religions and cultures into a sweeping tale that he characterized as “extremely silly — and very deep.” A Harvard Professor Goes ‘Star Wars’ Crazy 2016-06-04T04:00:00Z Beyond that, an era of aspiring young American film-makers was delighted at the surging career of George Lucas. The folly of Empire: how Star Wars menaced Hollywood 2015-11-19T05:00:00Z For fanboys everywhere “The Force Awakens” was supposed to have one happy side effect: it would exile George Lucas from the galaxy he created. The George Awakens 2016-01-04T05:00:00Z George Lucas commissioned Christian, who won his first Oscar for his set decoration on Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope, to make the short to accompany the 1980 release of The Empire Strikes Back. Lost joys: Hunting down missing movies 2014-03-07T01:01:19Z Related: George Lucas says he would not direct another Star Wars film after criticism “I find your lack of faith disturbing,” snarls Darth Vader when an imperial officer accuses him of sorcery. The return of Star Wars: an evil empire in Jedi clothing? 2015-11-22T05:00:00Z In 1988, he was there attending the London premiere of “Willow,” a swashbuckling comedy-adventure movie directed by Ron Howard with a story by George Lucas, who executive produced. In ‘Willow,’ Warwick Davis Revives the ‘Role That Gave Me Everything’ 2022-12-06T05:00:00Z The second, bigger blow was delivered two years later by Spielberg’s friend, George Lucas, and the release of “Star Wars.” ‘Jaws’ Is Still Devouring Us. SOS! 2020-07-01T04:00:00Z Now, unlike Henry James, George Lucas is not short on cash. George Lucas' pathetic 3-D "Star Wars" re-release 2010-09-29T22:01:00Z Speaking on a panel at the University of Southern California last month, the film-makers George Lucas and Steven Spielberg suggested that the era of the $300m movie dinosaur may well have run its course. Blockbusters struggle to sustain fan-base amid 'summer of doom' 2013-07-26T18:48:00Z Soon he expounds on the period as being a magical time, with peers like Steven Spielberg, Francis Ford Coppola, Martin Scorsese and George Lucas. De Palma reminisces on the Hollywood 'genius' era 2012-09-16T11:53:15Z It’s all a galaxy far, far away—George Lucas knows that. Greetings from Tatooine, Arizona 2019-06-15T04:00:00Z Film director and "Star Wars" creator George Lucas placed third despite working little in the public eye in recent years. Spielberg tops Oprah Winfrey as most influential celeb: Forbes 2014-01-15T22:41:51Z We know that George Lucas is interested in archaeology and all that kind of stuff, but it’s just a fantasy. Dash Shaw on his animated teen movie: 'It was kind of a collage' 2016-10-18T04:00:00Z Sexism and racism abided in genre fandom long before the "Star Wars" sequels were an itch in George Lucas' brain. Let's all stop ignoring The Fandom Menace. It's real, and it's winning 2022-06-30T04:00:00Z Prince and George Lucas declined once they looked at the roles written for them. Review | Hi-diddily-ho, here’s everything you’ve ever wanted to know about ‘The Simpsons’ 2018-06-13T04:00:00Z Q. In 2013, you and your friend George Lucas were at the University of California and you said some big things about the movie industry —— A Word With: Steven Spielberg 2016-05-15T04:00:00Z This was a new feeling for George Lucas. George Lucas Is Ready to Roll the Credits 2012-01-17T16:33:29Z The country really embraced the concept of oldies when George Lucas' music-drenched 1973 hit movie "American Graffiti" asked the question, "Where were you in '62?" What's an oldie anymore, anyway? 2011-06-15T20:17:00Z In the process, Steven Spielberg and George Lucas became two of the most influential people in Hollywood, the men who, according to popular folklore, had invented the “summer blockbuster”. Jaws, 40 years on: ‘One of the truly great and lasting classics of American cinema’ 2015-05-31T04:00:00Z The film will be the first Star Wars title released by Disney, after creator George Lucas sold the rights to the franchise in 2012. Oscar Isaac confirms Star Wars dates 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z This recreated the impact of the first movie, but built on it, revealing that George Lucas had in mind an epic, in fact potentially limitless narrative framework. Every Star Wars film – ranked! 2018-05-24T04:00:00Z The first three seasons of “Lost” may have approached the imaginative charms of the original “Star Wars” trilogy, but the next three were nearly as awful as George Lucas’s catastrophic prequels. Riff: ?Clues That Lead to More Clues That Add Up to Nothing? 2011-12-16T17:03:47Z Even George Lucas of “Star Wars” fancied himself a rebel. Review: HBO’s ‘Spielberg’ Is a Close Encounter with Genius 2017-10-05T04:00:00Z When George Lucas conceived “Star Wars” in the early 1970s, he had to create an entirely different look for an entirely different galaxy. A Long Time Ago in Drawings Far Far Away … 2018-11-25T05:00:00Z Yoda's species has always been kept quiet from the man himself, George Lucas. Ronny Chieng on Andrew Yang: “There aren’t enough Asian people in positions of power” 2019-12-16T05:00:00Z And the future looks even more culturally crowded: In Exposition Park, George Lucas’ $1-billion Museum of Narrative Art is aiming for a 2021 debut. ICA LA: A sneak peek inside downtown's new art museum 2017-09-01T04:00:00Z With his movie career on the wane, Lewis took a job teaching classes at the University of Southern California, where his students included George Lucas and Stephen Spielberg. Jerry Lewis, king of comedy, dies at 91 2017-08-20T04:00:00Z Last month S&PP extended its deal with Elstree Studios in Hertfordshire, from which it hires two large stages and the George Lucas production gallery space. Return to TVC delayed by two years 2014-07-17T04:00:00Z George Lucas' legal team claimed Ainsworth owed $20 million for making the replicas without holding the intellectual property rights, and a U.S. judge agreed. George Lucas loses Stormtrooper helmet battle 2011-07-27T21:28:00Z Various lessons about the importance of teamwork are learned along the way, in a series that exhibits George Lucas's customary blend of slick sci-fi fantasy and lack of subtlety. Renaissance Revolution: Bosch 2010-10-23T05:45:00Z The effects are documented in "Star Wars: Year by Year" — which really should be called the life and times of film director George Lucas. Where were you when 'Star Wars' first opened? You can look it up in 'Star Wars: Year by Year' 2010-08-11T23:34:00Z “I am so happy he’s being honored. And George Lucas, he’s a legend! Only at this event could you imagine these two completely different people being honored!” LACMA's Art + Film Gala honors Mark Bradford and George Lucas 2017-11-05T04:00:00Z I’d also ridden Universal Studios’ Back to the Future Ride, Steven Spielberg’s attempt to silence George Lucas, who taunted him that he could never match Star Tours’ achievement. Batman in 4DX with fake rain and added smells? Bring it on 2016-03-10T05:00:00Z He scored another nomination for best picture the following year, as the producer of George Lucas’s American Graffiti. The nine greatest best picture winners at the Oscars 2019-02-17T05:00:00Z However, it's important to keep this in mind when considering how George Lucas' fantasy was received. The "Willow" legend continues, only now the quest is open to all who would take it, including girls 2022-11-30T05:00:00Z The droid's name is an abbreviation of "reel 2, dialogue 2" - which Star Wars creator George Lucas overheard in the editing suite for his second film, American Graffiti. R2-D2 confirmed for Star Wars movie 2013-11-20T12:13:46Z Star Wars creator George Lucas remembered Carrie Fisher as “our great and powerful princess” in a statement following the actor’s death on Tuesday. 'Our Great and Powerful Princess.' George Lucas Remembers Carrie Fisher 2016-12-27T05:00:00Z George Lucas and Kathleen Kennedy, stewards of the Star Wars universe and numerous other notable motion pictures, are being honored by the Producers Guild of America for their contributions to the film industry. George Lucas, Kathleen Kennedy honored by Producer’s Guild 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z They actually had the poor taste to thank Disney for 'saving Star Wars' from George Lucas as though an angry and rightly disgusted creator had nothing worth to say about his own creation. ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ Embraces the Magic and Mystery. Read Our Review. 2017-12-12T05:00:00Z "I may be even more grateful to George Lucas now than I was as a kid," Abrams said. Disney says JJ Abrams to direct next 'Star Wars' 2013-01-26T09:01:03Z Mr. Ratliff portrays a George Lucas who has retired from making movies to host his very own talk show. 5 Comedy Shows to Catch in NYC This Weekend 2018-05-03T04:00:00Z When George Lucas cast him as a white-cowboy-hat-wearing drag racer in the 1973 film “American Graffiti,” Ford was 30, making a living as a part-time carpenter in Los Angeles. Harrison Ford Loves His Craft. ‘1923’ Tested His Limits. 2022-12-15T05:00:00Z I was told long ago when I was working on "Star Wars" that we get to play with George Lucas' toys. "Star Wars" insider Bill Slavicsek on how "The Mandalorian" has redeemed the universe 2021-01-02T05:00:00Z And helpful advice for George Lucas on how he might actually get his museum of narrative art built. Roundup: A renowned filmmaker passes, the art world's 'Brexit' cluelessness, George Lucas eyes San Francisco 2016-07-05T04:00:00Z But its greatest achievement will always be to remind viewers of the brilliance of George Lucas’ game-changing original, rather than to break new ground. Rise of the apes: how Rogue One's strange birth lays bare Hollywood's imagination drought 2017-01-04T05:00:00Z “George Lucas recently . . . told a reporter, ‘I never got the experience that everyone else got to have. Less pomp, more art for 2015 Kennedy Center Honors 2015-12-06T05:00:00Z She praised the film’s creator, George Lucas, for creating Princess Leia – “a pretty revolutionary character at the time”. Star Wars new female character 'extremely significant', says producer 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z Watch the interview with George Lucas here Disney announced the new trilogy of Star Wars films last month after buying all rights to the series through its acquisition of LucasFilm for $4.05bn. Writers found for Star Wars: Episodes VIII and IX 2012-11-21T12:10:23Z "Rogue One," in theaters starting Wednesday, offers a new perspective into the events that kicked off the "Star Wars" phenomenon in George Lucas' 1977 "Episode IV - A New Hope." 'Rogue One' offers lens into high-stakes 'Star Wars' rebel mission 2016-12-13T05:00:00Z In the most memorable bit, he delivered a virtuosic rant imagining going back in time and killing George Lucas before he had a chance to make the “Star Wars” prequels. Patton Oswalt: ‘I’ll Never Be at 100 Percent Again’ 2016-10-26T04:00:00Z It’s pretty obvious that George Lucas, for all his statements to the contrary, does not particularly enjoy watching from the sidelines while other film-makers lead Star Wars into a brave new era. A modern space opera: has Star Wars escaped the George Lucas worldview? 2017-02-20T05:00:00Z He was a regular on the Star Wars circuit for many years, but was reportedly banned from attending official conventions by director George Lucas in 2010. Green Cross Code Man back on screen 2014-11-21T05:00:00Z Star Wars, a great movie, aped the serials George Lucas grew up on and slapped them with a new coat of visual effects paint. My favorite best picture Oscar winner: Annie Hall 2017-02-16T05:00:00Z In a statement on the official "Star Wars" website, George Lucas said McQuarrie was the first person he hired to help him envision what would become some of the top-grossing movies of all time. Designer of 'Star Wars' look dies in Calif. at 82 2012-03-07T02:31:05Z "I used to have to send lots of faxes to George Lucas just to remind him that I was still around." Warwick Davis in new Star Wars film 2014-10-17T04:00:00Z And in a match made in several kinds of heaven, Stephen Colbert will temporarily emerge from his late-night interregnum to interview George Lucas, eight months before “Star Wars Episode VII” hits theaters. Tribeca 2015: With George Lucas and Monty Python, a fest broadens 2015-04-14T04:00:00Z First auditions are to be held for Star Wars: Episode VII, after the Walt Disney Company which bought the franchise from Star Wars creator George Lucas in 2012.. VIDEO: 'Why I accepted Darth Vader role' 2013-11-08T21:49:22Z A bumbling alien from the planet Naboo who George Lucas reportedly intended to provide comic relief and keep young children happy, he was voted the most annoying film character of all time in 2006 poll. Star Wars producer confirms Jar Jar Binks will not appear in The Force Awakens 2015-12-07T05:00:00Z Williams’s score is generous and rollicking and inscribed in the old symphonic tradition of 1940s Hollywood as surely as George Lucas’s film. Perspective | As a classical music critic, I used to think the ‘Star Wars’ score was beneath me. I was wrong. 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z The current Presidio project also involves a high-profile figure: the filmmaker and “Star Wars” creator George Lucas, who is one of the finalists. 3 Vie to Build Culture Center at Presidio in San Francisco 2013-09-15T21:48:41Z Last week in this column, I asked whether, 20 years after the execrable Phantom Menace was first shown in cinemas, it might be time to forgive George Lucas. Can no one hear us scream? Please Ridley, no more Alien films! 2019-05-30T04:00:00Z He also was fortunate to find the support and friendship of talented peers like Francis Ford Coppola, George Lucas, Steven Spielberg and Martin Scorsese. Review: Brian De Palma Says He Is Hitchcock’s True Heir 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z But the worlds of George Lucas — “Star Wars” and later the “Indiana Jones” franchise — are a little corny, with cartoonlike violence and goofy jokes. ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ to debut at Disneyland, with much more Marvel to come 2017-03-14T04:00:00Z The last thing that the home of Hollywood needs is George Lucas' treacly art collection, which is replete with more positivity than a film feature devoted to Jar Jar Binks. Anyplace but L.A.: Other cities George Lucas could put his museum 2014-06-13T04:00:00Z “Fantasy violence didn’t dominate the box office the way it does now, post George Lucas and Star Wars. The movies took us into outer space and we’re still out there.” Will Hollywood ever end its love affair with guns? 2017-01-05T05:00:00Z The senior Trumbull also worked on George Lucas’s “Star Wars,” but his son was too busy for that one. Douglas Trumbull, Visual Effects Wizard, Dies at 79 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z It’s a shibboleth that Steven Spielberg and George Lucas took hold of that new utopia of so-called movies for grownups and rendered it juvenile. The Brian De Palma Conundrum 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z "The world is listening," declared the motto of George Lucas's THX Dolby system. Jurassic Park 3D: revisiting the film that put machismo on the extinction list 2013-04-01T15:07:59Z The latest films were born from a union of creative enterprise and corporate mandate, after the Walt Disney Company acquired Lucasfilm from its founder, George Lucas, in 2012. Will ‘Star Wars’ Stick the Landing? J.J. Abrams Will Try 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z Despite the culturally mixed vision of George Lucas' Rebel Forces, his shaping of this universe isn't entirely enlightened, to put it politely. "The Mandalorian" message for 2020: “If we fight amongst ourselves, the monster will kill us all” 2020-10-30T04:00:00Z George Lucas volunteered to me,” Jonathan Becker recalled, “ ‘None of us might have been inspired had it not been for the Janus films at our schools.’ William Becker, Who Transformed Janus Films, Dies at 88 2015-09-13T04:00:00Z He's also an actor: Ne-Yo appears in the new George Lucas film "Red Tails" about the Tuskegee Airmen, who were the first black fighter pilots to serve in the U.S. military. Ne-Yo wants to integrate music as new Motown VP 2012-01-26T21:02:09Z At first, George Lucas had planned to fill the soundtrack with classical recordings, as Stanley Kubrick had done in “2001.” Listening to “Star Wars” 2016-01-01T05:00:00Z George Lucas’s first “Star Wars” trilogy, set not in the speculative future but in the imaginary past, answered the malaise of the ’70s with swashbuckling nostalgia. Review: Christopher Nolan’s ‘Interstellar,’ with Matthew McConaughey and Anne Hathaway 2014-11-04T05:00:00Z George Lucas appears to have been another fan. Lost Culture on Found Film 2016-07-15T04:00:00Z The Windy City doesn’t plan to welcome George Lucas with open arms. Chicagoans May Sue George Lucas for Stealing Their Tailgating Space 2014-07-16T04:00:00Z George Lucas added new CGI creatures to the 1997 reissue of A New Hope but also adjusted a crucial plot point. No ifs, no butts: how the film industry is digitally revising its history 2020-04-27T04:00:00Z Page last updated at Directors Steven Spielberg and George Lucas are warning that the film industry is in danger of "meltdown". Spielberg predicts film 'meltdown' 2013-06-13T14:09:58Z A long time ago in a boardroom far, far away … director George Lucas is riding high on the unexpected success of Star Wars, the 1977 movie that goes on to launch the blockbuster era. May the farce be with you: the Star Wars Holiday Special they want us to forget 2015-12-01T05:00:00Z China has screened the original Star Wars movies for the first time almost four decades after George Lucas’s space opera helped usher in the Hollywood blockbuster era. Star Wars premieres in China four decades late 2015-06-17T04:00:00Z And adding to George Lucas' riches was the 3-D premiere of "Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace," which was No. 4 with $23 million. Love beats action as 'The Vow' bows with $41.7M 2012-02-12T17:23:15Z Even the Star Wars creator George Lucas agrees that the new episode goes too far. Rise of the reboots gives new life to Rocky and Ghostbusters 2016-01-02T05:00:00Z In 1980 he drew the comic strip adaptation of George Lucas's The Empire Strikes Back for Marvel Comics. Al Williamson obituary 2010-07-14T17:21:00Z George Lucas, to his credit, attempted to correct this oversight. Our new post-Obama “Star Wars”: Race, the Force and the dark side in modern America 2015-12-19T05:00:00Z George Lucas co-produces this story of the African-American Tuskegee Airmen and their role in the second world war, fighting both Nazis and racism. This week's new films 2012-06-08T23:05:15Z In recent years, the roster has included popular musicians and actors, including Tom Hanks, George Lucas, Led Zeppelin and Sting. James Taylor, Al Pacino, Mavis Staples selected for Kennedy Center Honors 2016-06-22T04:00:00Z The museum’s founder, George Lucas, of “Star Wars” fame, is already known as the leading private collector of Rockwell’s work. Lucas Museum Comes Forward as Buyer of Rockwell Painting 2018-04-11T04:00:00Z The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People's event also saw Star Wars creator George Lucas receive a special award. The Help dominates NAACP awards 2012-02-20T16:40:40Z The series will air later this year and include profiles of figures like Isaac Asimov and George Lucas. Ricky Gervais sends friend around world for series 2011-01-06T23:24:30Z And George Lucas’ Chicago museum is no sure thing — despite a possible new location. Roundup: James Franco talks art; Mark Bradford to head to Venice; the art world's golden toilet 2016-04-19T04:00:00Z “Let’s be honest, if it weren’t for the genius of George Lucas, I wouldn’t be standing here today,” Hamill said. The force turns out for Mark Hamill's Hollywood Walk of Fame star 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z The movie explores the journey preceding the events that launched George Lucas' intergalactic saga with 1977's "Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope". 'Star Wars' enters 'grittier' new chapter with 'Rogue One' premiere 2016-12-11T05:00:00Z In the Hollywood Reporter, critic Todd McCarthy has a similar mix of praise and reservations The fundamental touchstones of George Lucas’ original creation remain, in director J.J. The Force Awakens reviews roundup: verdicts arrive on JJ Abrams' Star Wars epic 2015-12-16T05:00:00Z Those are the words of George Lucas, the executive producer of “Red Tails,” describing his whiz-bang action film about African-American fighter pilots in World War II on “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart.” | 'Red Tails': ?Red Tails,? George Lucas?s Tale of Tuskegee Airmen - Review 2012-01-19T13:00:00Z “Let’s be honest, if it weren’t for the genius of George Lucas, I wouldn’t be standing here today,” Hamill said. The force turns out for Mark Hamill's Hollywood Walk of Fame star 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z “I played a character who was gay so nobody would recognise me from American Graffiti,” he said, referring to the George Lucas comedy in which he had appeared the previous year. From Sean Connery to Harrison Ford: actors who secretly played roles gay 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z George Lucas just pushed it all forward and kind of ignored our little sniggers and so on. A Minute With: the 'Star Wars' actors behind C-3PO and Chewbacca 2019-12-18T05:00:00Z There may not be a word for it in the common tongue ruling George Lucas' space opera, but here on 21st-century Earth, we know it as sexism. How "Ahsoka" takes the sexist subtext of "Star Wars" and brings it to the fore through Hera Syndulla 2023-09-07T04:00:00Z Disney said in November that Johnson will oversee a new trilogy of “Star Wars” films that will not follow the Skywalker saga, which George Lucas kicked off in 1977. 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' mostly finds its force with critics 2017-12-12T05:00:00Z George Lucas may once again may be ogling California as a site for his Museum of Narrative Art. Roundup: Palestinian Museum opens empty, George Lucas museum still looking for a home, a Zaha Hadid retrospective 2016-05-16T04:00:00Z George Lucas and Kathleen Kennedy, stewards of the Star Wars universe and producers of many other notable motion pictures, were honored for their careers with the PGA’s Milestone Award. ‘CODA’ gains Oscar momentum with top prize at PGA Awards 2022-03-20T04:00:00Z I don’t really know how the Force works, and when George Lucas tried to explain it to me, that was very disappointing. 'Eleanor and Park' Author Rainbow Rowell Talks 'Fifty Shades' and Franzen 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z “Solo: A Star Wars Story” will follow the beginnings of the gruff but loveable Han Solo, made famous by Harrison Ford in George Lucas’ “Star Wars” films. Han Solo's standalone film titled 'Solo: A Star Wars Story' 2017-10-18T04:00:00Z Tartakovsky proves to be the perfect match for George Lucas, who is notorious for writing dialogue as stiff as the hinges of an unoiled C-3PO. Where Does ‘Unicorn: Warriors Eternal’ Rank in the Tartakovsky Canon? 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z The 25 films selected this year include "The Empire Strikes Back," the 1980 sequel to "Star Wars" that many critics and fans consider the best of George Lucas' six "Star Wars" films. 'Empire Strikes Back' among 25 film registry picks 2010-12-28T11:31:04Z The current top price for any “Star Wars” memorabilia is held by the 35mm camera used by director George Lucas to film the first, 1977 “Star Wars” movie. Rare Darth Vader mask, Harry Potter glasses up for auction in LA 2019-09-09T04:00:00Z George Lucas is hoping the third time will be the charm for his Museum of Narrative Art, plans for which have already foundered in the face of strong community opposition in San Francisco and Chicago. George Lucas' museum designs for L.A. and S.F.: a first look at competing plans 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z George Lucas was down to direct, but it was Francis Ford Coppola who finally set out to make what was intended to be the ultimate statement about the madness of war. Apocalypse Now: No 1 2010-10-19T10:54:00Z During “Don’t Stop the Party” the overhead screen displayed images of the group’s travels around the world, including a quick clip of Fergie shimmying alongside George Lucas. Music Review: Black Eyed Peas Play Central Park Benefit Concert - Review 2011-10-02T21:57:48Z More than 40 years of films, books, television series, toys, games, trading cards and theme park rides later, it’s hard to think of George Lucas’s outer-space saga as anything but. Review: What if ‘Star Wars’ Really Were Japanese? 2021-09-21T04:00:00Z And, like George Lucas, Sylvester Stallone, who wrote as well as starred in “Rocky,” wasn’t a fan of the preceding era. The Year the Studios Get It Right 2016-01-01T05:00:00Z But if Spielberg invented the concept of the summer blockbuster, it was his pal George Lucas who perfected it two years later. What was the best summer ever for big-budget film? 2020-08-08T04:00:00Z "To say that George Lucas cannot write a love scene is an understatement; greeting cards have expressed more passion." Roger Ebert: share your favourite quotes 2013-04-05T14:30:29Z The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, a sprawling futuristic $1 billion building being financed by George Lucas, is scheduled to open in Exposition Park in 2023. A Soaring Arts Scene in Los Angeles Confronts a Changing Landscape 2021-05-12T04:00:00Z Flash-forward nine years to the first "Star Wars": George Lucas earned a directing nomination, but then lost to Woody Allen for "Annie Hall." Bigelow vs. Cameron in historic Oscar race 2010-02-24T06:28:00Z Some billionaires, such as Star Wars director George Lucas, put their mansions to good use by both living in and working from them. Homes Of The Billionaires 2010-03-10T23:00:00Z In the hands of George Lucas, who looked to Campbell as a guide for what made a hero, Luke Skywalker was added to this pantheon. What About the Heroine’s Journey? 2021-09-22T04:00:00Z As enticing as these movies are, however, they will merely be keeping cinema seats warm for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, JJ Abrams' feverishly anticipated continuation of George Lucas's space saga. Film in 2015: A look-ahead 2015-01-02T05:00:00Z Sorry, George Lucas, but it was a unanimous wipeout among my jury. Video Game Review | Final Fantasy XIII: From Square Enix, a Stunning and Distant World 2010-03-15T04:35:00Z "The Mandalorian" is a clear continuation of George Lucas' original vision of "Star Wars" as an American western combined with Japanese samurai films in the form of a space opera. "Star Wars" insider Bill Slavicsek on how "The Mandalorian" has redeemed the universe 2021-01-02T05:00:00Z All the while, he kept coming back to advice that George Lucas gave him when they worked together on “Red Tails.” #OscarsSoWhite isn’t the only problem diversity faces in Hollywood 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z When George Lucas speaks of how Jar Jar Binks is the "favorite character" of very young children, he's right. 3D doesn't improve 'Star Wars: Phantom Menace' 2012-02-10T19:52:03Z In the mid-seventies, when the screenwriter and director George Lucas was attempting to sell movie studios an idea he had about a space odyssey, even his friends thought the concept was a bit far-fetched. Sunday Reading: The Allure of Science Fiction 2019-12-15T05:00:00Z As one of the top-grossing films of all time, George Lucas's first film in the successful series won six Oscars, among many other awards. Luke Skywalker's Star Wars Levi's auctioned 2013-05-22T15:41:53Z Plus: L.A. welcomes George Lucas’ museum but advocates demolishing the Parker Center. Roundup: Sylvester Stallone and the NEA, art and Inauguration Day, future of the Parker Center 2016-12-19T05:00:00Z A loopy conversation with George Lucas, when the “Star Wars” mastermind seemed to be sincerely preparing for the apocalypse in 2012, is eye opening. Review | Seth Rogen’s hilarious memoir ‘Yearbook’ earns its superlatives 2021-05-06T04:00:00Z Exciting news for Star Wars fans who remain loyal even after George Lucas prequel trilogy – but where will it end? Close up: Star Wars spin-off film – star in Yoda will? 2013-02-07T16:27:36Z "Star Wars" creator George Lucas presented the Sith Lord with his prize. Pee Wee, Potter, Vader honored at Scream Awards 2011-10-16T17:01:04Z Grace first gained respect from the “Star Wars” fandom when he edited together George Lucas’ three prequel films into a single 85-minute feature film. Topher Grace edited all 10 "Star Wars" movies into one thrilling trailer — Watch 2019-02-26T05:00:00Z Filmmaker George Lucas said “Star Trek” helped pave the way for his “Star Wars” movies. Leonard Nimoy, a pop culture force as Spock of ‘Star Trek,’ dies at 83 2015-02-27T05:00:00Z The inductees included Carole King, who sat in the balcony between her fellow inductee George Lucas and the first couple. Obama Understood the Power of Art. And He Wanted You to Get It, Too. 2017-01-18T05:00:00Z Abrams was intent on the movie being an homage to George Lucas’s trilogy. Here's Everything We Know So Far About 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' 2015-12-15T05:00:00Z Star Wars creator George Lucas has lost his legal battle over the sale of replica stormtrooper outfits. George Lucas defeated over Star Wars stormtrooper replicas 2011-07-27T14:00:17Z His cinephilia marks him as a charter member, along with guys like George Lucas, Martin Scorsese and Francis Ford Coppola, of what used to be called “the film school generation.” Poitier and Bogdanovich: The Defiant Ones 2022-01-11T05:00:00Z The filmmaker's first widescreen effort, its story of a ragtag band trying to transport a princess to safety and eventually help her free her land is the acknowledged source for George Lucas's Star Wars. Akira Kurosawa: 10 essential films for the director's centenary | Ben Walters 2010-03-23T13:14:00Z Taylor worked with a wide range of directors, including George Lucas, Alfred Hitchcock and Roman Polanski. 'Star Wars' cinematographer Gilbert Taylor dies 2013-08-27T12:49:01Z One involved the filmmaker George Lucas’s buying the mural for the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art in Los Angeles. Diego Rivera Mural to Get Landmark Status, Blocking Potential Sale 2021-01-12T05:00:00Z Chappie might have been an E.T. or a WALL•E, but he falls victim to what even George Lucas might recognize as the Jar Jar Jinx. Review: It's Nature vs. Torture in Neill Blomkamp's Chappie 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z Because of the tight shooting schedule on that film and the extensive post-production needed for "Jurassic Park," he handed over some post-production responsibilities to friend and frequent collaborator, George Lucas, who owned ILM. 20 things you might not know about "Jurassic Park" 2022-06-18T04:00:00Z Carter, like George Lucas before him, was too enamored of the special effects available to him with more money and new technology to remember why the story he’d first told mattered at all. The truthers are out there now: “The X-Files” revival failed the show’s mysterious beauty 2016-02-23T05:00:00Z In 1981, George Lucas offered him the opportunity to direct the final movie in the original trilogy, but Lynch turned it down. Watch “Star Wars: Return of the Jedi” if it had been directed by David Lynch 2014-05-21T04:00:00Z If George Lucas wanted to do something cool, this is what he would be building. Roundup: Madonna stingy with her Kahlo, a pyramid lost, a city found 2015-03-23T04:00:00Z Longtime collaborators Steven Spielberg and George Lucas were among the luminaries celebrating Williams' career at a black-tie dinner gala set to air as a TV special Wednesday night on TNT. Spielberg, Lucas salute composer John Williams at AFI gala 2016-06-10T04:00:00Z I think people don't know that one of George Lucas' only things when he sold the universe was he said, "You can never reveal Yoda's race." Ronny Chieng on Andrew Yang: “There aren’t enough Asian people in positions of power” 2019-12-16T05:00:00Z The Lost creator's appointment ends months of speculation about who would take the job after the sale of George Lucas's multi-billion sci-fi franchise to Disney in October last year. Star Wars Episode VII pulls JJ Abrams into the force 2013-01-25T10:41:00Z It was the opposite: George Lucas loved the sketch. Stoopid Buddy: Seth Green & Friends' Stop-Motion Animation Studio 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z She sees her work as a continuation of George Lucas’s legacy. The Women of ‘Star Wars.’ (It’s Not Who You Think.) 2017-02-10T05:00:00Z All of these additions to the so-called "expanded universe" were sanctioned by Lucasfilm Ltd., founded by series creator George Lucas. 'Star Wars' 7 may bring new hope, but also letdown 2012-11-21T18:14:14Z And George Lucas, the filmmaker, after years of “site wars,” recently announced he would bring his Museum of Narrative Art to Exposition Park and fund the project — about $1 billion — himself. Is This L.A.’s $600 Million Man? 2017-01-18T05:00:00Z “Solo: A Star Wars Story” will follow the beginnings of the gruff but loveable Han Solo, made famous by Harrison Ford in George Lucas’ “Star Wars” films. Han Solo's standalone film titled 'Solo: A Star Wars Story' 2017-10-18T04:00:00Z We can speculate that Carpenter wanted a career more like that of George Lucas or Martin Scorsese or Francis Coppola, who all started out in low-budget genre films and are slightly older than him. Horror-meister John Carpenter's mediocre comeback 2011-07-05T22:20:00Z Abrams’ reboot is here to save the franchise nearly ruined by George Lucas, “The Force Awakens” arrives with the marketing maelstrom and trumpeting worthy of a second coming. This “Star Wars” fan is worn out: The nonstop marketing machine has turned fandom into a grind 2015-12-16T05:00:00Z The "Star Wars" universe is set to rapidly expand, with every penny drained out of George Lucas' franchise. Suggestions for Disney on 'Star Wars' spinoffs 2013-02-08T21:06:10Z Tom Cruise, standing next to his wife Katie Holmes, became downright excited talking to "Star Wars" director George Lucas. Stars swamp loud, colorful Oscar parties 2012-02-27T12:52:12Z At the brink of a crisis, he navigates a feudalistic world with an evil emperor, noble houses and subjugated peoples, a tale right out of mythology and right at home in George Lucas’s brainpan. ‘Dune’ Review: A Hero in the Making, on Shifting Sands 2021-10-20T04:00:00Z Did George Lucas explain to you that you would end up playing all these other characters who were cloned from Jango Fett? Being Boba Fett: Temuera Morrison Discusses ‘The Mandalorian’ 2020-12-07T05:00:00Z “Telling Stories: Norman Rockwell From the Collections of George Lucas and Steven Spielberg” opened Friday at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, where it remains on view until early next year. Rockwell Paintings at the Smithsonian American Art Museum 2010-07-01T16:28:00Z The actor, 68, told Radio 1's entertainment reporter Natalie Jamieson that Indiana Jones creator George Lucas is working on an idea for the character's next adventure. Lucas works on Indiana Jones film 2011-01-19T06:27:48Z The renderings of the translucent structure — set to open in two years and designed by the Chinese studio MAD, the same firm George Lucas called on for his proposed museum in California — are gorgeous. A diplomatic China Philharmonic plays Disney Hall 2016-12-06T05:00:00Z In his new book, “The Equations of Life: How Physics Shapes Evolution,” he argues for a cosmos populated, if at all, by anthropocentric creatures like those George Lucas dreamed up for the “Star Wars” films. Why We Should Never Expect to Discover Sentient Ice Cubes 2018-08-13T04:00:00Z And George Lucas's plans to re-release all the Star Wars films in 3D are understandable because, well, he's George Lucas and who knows what the hell goes on in his brain any more. Jaws 3D: please, Spielberg, don't go back in the water 2010-04-15T12:26:00Z “Raiders” was created by Spielberg’s pal, George Lucas, who saw it as a homage to the serials that he’d loved as a kid. ‘Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny’ Review: Turning Back the Clock 2023-06-28T04:00:00Z And George Lucas and his team never spent long dwelling on the details. Would a gay relationship in Star Wars: Episode VIII be revolutionary? 2016-02-20T05:00:00Z He remembered being first shown around the props department and sets by George Lucas. Ewan McGregor: Dahling, He’s Halston! 2021-05-07T04:00:00Z SAN RAFAEL, Calif. — Marin County officials are scrambling to convince filmmaker George Lucas not to abandon plans to build a sprawling movie studio north of San Francisco, but the company says it's too late. Officials scramble to keep Lucas studio in Marin 2012-04-13T19:24:08Z The movie was no longer simply a movie but also a brand name, an idea that George Lucas would take to even greater heights two summers later with “Star Wars.” DVD: ‘Jaws,’ Seminal Blockbuster, Now on Blu-ray 2012-08-12T02:53:01Z Joseph Campbell's The Hero with a Thousand Faces helped persuade film-makers like George Lucas that their job consisted of retelling mythic stories. Why we are happy to be caught in a web of movie remakes 2012-07-10T08:48:56Z In George Lucas’ manchild world, his Han Solo never came off as less than a grownup. The Problem With That Major Force Awakens Scene 2015-12-20T05:00:00Z Also present for the premiere was “Star Wars” creator George Lucas. 'Force Awakens' Red Carpet Includes Stormtroopers, Droids 2015-12-14T05:00:00Z Star Wars director George Lucas said in a statement that Freeborn was "already a makeup legend" when he started working on the space epic. Yoda's maker dies 2013-02-07T06:25:00Z George Lucas, the filmmaker, had originally sought to create the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art in San Francisco and later in Chicago, cities where he and his wife, Mellody Hobson, have close ties. More Money Can Mean More Museums, Just Look at Florida 2022-10-22T04:00:00Z "He was there for me when I needed him and I'll always be grateful," said Star Wars director George Lucas. 2010-02-15T12:51:00Z One of Ms. Fisher’s customers was the filmmaker George Lucas, who wanted matching cups. Are You an Astier Person? 2022-03-09T05:00:00Z "Star Wars" director George Lucas said in a statement that Freeborn was "a makeup legend" whose artistry will live on forever. Freeborn, makeup artist behind Yoda, dies at 98 2013-02-06T21:25:34Z “Star Wars,” the franchise created by George Lucas and another science-fiction favorite, evokes so many Asian themes that make him the perfect director for a sequel, Yamazaki said. Director of new Godzilla film pursuing ‘Japanese spirituality’ of 1954 original 2023-11-02T04:00:00Z But the spotlight really hit when she was cast as the blonde driving the white Thunderbird in George Lucas’s 1973 film “American Graffiti.” Suzanne Somers, of ‘Three’s Company,’ dies at 76 2023-10-15T04:00:00Z At the core of the original "Star Wars" trilogy, George Lucas implanted a message that anger, fear, aggression and violence — the "dark side" of the Force, as he put it — should be resisted. Beyond the right's "woke" slurs, what would a "progressive" U.S. military really look like? 2023-10-15T04:00:00Z George Lucas didn’t film “Return of the Jedi” in Angeles National Forest — for that he chose the otherworldly scale of Northern California’s redwoods — but sitting atop a 5,710-foot peak, Mt. You can see the stars at Mt. Wilson Observatory — and a celestial sci-fi opera 2023-09-01T04:00:00Z "A solid story and an imaginative visual twist on George Lucas's universe." Ahsoka: The Mandalorian spin-off on Disney+ divides critics 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z Then my manager sent me to meet with a young director named George Lucas. 'American Graffiti': An oral history of 'the quintessential hot rod movie' 2023-08-09T04:00:00Z In the 1970s, George Lucas directed scenes from the original Star Wars films at Elstree. Star Wars studios at risk from asbestos and ‘dangerous’ roofs 2023-07-06T04:00:00Z “George Lucas said it would be a more personal film and I didn’t know what that would be.” Karen Allen kept her 'Indiana Jones' cameo a secret for years, 'which was torture' 2023-06-30T04:00:00Z The "Indiana Jones" franchise, created by George Lucas of "Star Wars" fame, has grossed nearly $2 billion at the global box office with four films and amassed a global fan base. The bullwhip is back: Harrison Ford in Cannes for 'Indiana Jones' premiere 2023-05-18T04:00:00Z The new film, which the Walt Disney Co. will release June 30 in the U.S., is the first “Indiana” film not directed by Steven Spielberg or with a story credit to George Lucas. ‘Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny’ debuts Thursday at the Cannes Film Festival 2023-05-18T04:00:00Z Finally, my name is called, I walk into an office no bigger than a closet, and I’m literally standing against the wall, staring at George Lucas, sitting behind the desk. 'American Graffiti': An oral history of 'the quintessential hot rod movie' 2023-08-09T04:00:00Z The Lucas Museum: George Lucas’s billion-dollar museum is finally coming into focus in Los Angeles. We’re Adding New Songs to Our California Soundtrack 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z “When you work with with Harrison Ford, Steven Spielberg and George Lucas you can’t go anywhere but downhill from there and that’s exactly what happened,” he joked Tuesday. Ke Huy Quan thought 'nobody wanted me,' until critical acclaim changed Hollywood's tune 2023-02-15T05:00:00Z Williams, who died in Los Angeles on Wednesday after a brief illness, first worked with Howard on George Lucas‘ “American Graffiti.” Ron Howard wanted to direct Cindy Williams and feels 'a little sad' that he never did 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z Williams had a long show business career, also appearing in movies including George Lucas's 1973 film American Graffiti. Laverne & Shirley actress Cindy Williams dies aged 75 2023-01-30T05:00:00Z Williams, who was born in Los Angeles, began her career acting in TV commercials before landing roles in films directed by Hollywood greats George Lucas and Francis Ford Coppola. 'Laverne & Shirley' actress Cindy Williams dies at 75, AP reports 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z This put them as much in competition with Steven Spielberg and George Lucas as with their predecessors in magic; they were creators of spectacle, witnessed at a distance. The Man Who Made Spain the Magic Capital of the World 2023-01-02T05:00:00Z It’s the first film in the venerated series to feature neither a story by George Lucas, nor direction by Steven Spielberg. The 19 movies we're most excited for in 2023 2023-01-01T05:00:00Z George Lucas transported viewers not just back through a fictional timeline but also to “a galaxy far, far away.” Opinion | ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ proves there’s nothing like a movie theater 2022-12-15T05:00:00Z Among the achievements he touted: Landing the 2028 Olympics, a flurry of new rail lines and housing units, and the successful courting of George Lucas to build his museum in Exposition Park. Eric Garcetti led L.A. during profoundly turbulent times. How will history judge him? 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z For decades, he was the go-to lawyer for Hollywood A-listers including Tom Cruise, Michael Jackson, George Lucas and the Beatles, and a character as colorful as many of his clients. Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2022 2022-12-05T05:00:00Z That all said, George Lucas himself once said that Emperor Palpatine was inspired by President Richard Nixon. There were no Jedi, and other reasons 'Andor' was great 2022-11-30T05:00:00Z Looking to follow in the steps of previous directors Steven Spielberg and George Lucas, Mangold said he wanted an opening sequence that would “give the audience an adrenaline blast.” The new 'Indiana Jones' movie de-ages Harrison Ford. He found it 'a little spooky' 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z “It is a period of civil war,” explains the opening scrawl of George Lucas’ 1977 space opera, now formally known as “Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope.” 'Star Wars' has always been political. 'Andor' made it must-see TV 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z To work with Steven Spielberg, George Lucas and Harrison Ford on your first movie…. With a comeback like no other, Ke Huy Quan can again embrace his dream of acting 2022-11-07T05:00:00Z Landau confirms that Cameron fielded suggestions to alter or add things to “Avatar” for its theatrical rerelease, as filmmakers like George Lucas and Steven Spielberg have done retroactively to their own classics. 'Avatar' defied the cynics. 13 years later, it's back in theaters to set the stage for 'Avatar 2' 2022-09-23T04:00:00Z The new rules will take effect on January 1, the Omaha World-Herald newspaper reported, which said Archbishop George Lucas endorsed the policy. Catholic dioceses’ pronoun, gender rules cheer conservatives, sadden transgender allies 2022-08-26T04:00:00Z Fields fought landmark entertainment industry cases, including George Lucas’ contract negotiations over the rights to the Walt Disney theme parks, and Paramount Pictures in its legal battle over the movie “Coming to America.” Top Hollywood lawyer Bert Fields dies at 93 2022-08-08T04:00:00Z Cooper designed home studios for a galaxy of top directors, including Francis Ford Coppola, George Lucas, Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg. Academy member sentenced to 8 years in state prison for child molestation as victims file lawsuit 2022-07-25T04:00:00Z “I actually was very intrigued by why George Lucas had started us at that particular point,” Headland told The Wrap last year. Amandla Stenberg may head to the dark side in Star Wars’ Acolyte series 2022-07-22T04:00:00Z A year later, it surpassed “Star Wars,” from Spielberg’s buddy George Lucas, to become the highest-grossing movie ever. 40 years later, ‘E.T.’ is still the most soulful of box-office sensations 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z Hobson, who is Black, is married to “Star Wars” creator George Lucas. Broncos vagabond QB keeps football atop his busy to-do list 2022-06-13T04:00:00Z ‘Star Wars’ A long time ago — OK, 1977 — in a galaxy not so far away, George Lucas’ space opera launched a franchise that continues to this day. Classic movies in SoCal: ‘Priscilla,’ ‘Pink Flamingos,’ ‘Long Kiss Goodnight’ and more 2022-06-09T04:00:00Z Its success comes from the combination of John Williams’s score, Ray Park’s physicality as Darth Maul and modern CGI technology finally catching up to the imagination of George Lucas. The 10 Obi-Wan Kenobi moments to know before his Disney Plus return 2022-05-26T04:00:00Z Once upon a time, Ron Howard and George Lucas wanted to try and replicate the success of Star Wars by creating a whole new fantasy, Willow. Willow, the sequel to Willow, gets a trailer featuring Willow 2022-05-26T04:00:00Z Mr. Cantwell was tasked with filling in the details, instructed by Lucas to make the ships look realistic but with “a comic book nobility,” according to Brian Jay Jones’s book “George Lucas: A Life.” Colin Cantwell, who designed the Death Star for ‘Star Wars,’ dies at 90 2022-05-23T04:00:00Z Star Wars creator George Lucas then asked him to design and make prototypes for the Death Star, X-Wing, TIE fighter and Imperial Star Destroyer. Star Wars spacecraft designer Colin Cantwell dies aged 90 2022-05-23T04:00:00Z David A. Gross, who runs the movie consulting firm Franchise Entertainment Research, called Fellowes "the George Lucas of period English sitting-room drama." Box Office: 'Downton Abbey 2' Starts Strong With $16 Million as 'Doctor Strange' Rules Again 2022-05-22T04:00:00Z Foster signed a contract with George Lucas to write a novelization of the first “Star Wars” movie even before the movie premiered in 1977, when Foster was 30. Column: Disney allegedly has cheated hundreds of writers out of royalties for Star Wars and other properties 2022-05-11T04:00:00Z For a galaxy of top directors including Francis Ford Coppola, George Lucas, Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg, Cooper was the go-to man to design their home studios. Academy member on trial over child molestation charges draws scrutiny 2022-05-11T04:00:00Z Hamilton, meanwhile, had both former First Lady Michelle Obama and director George Lucas watching from his pit. Ferrari locks up front row for inaugural Miami Grand Prix 2022-05-07T04:00:00Z But it is a decades-long tribute to George Lucas’ Star Wars movies, which some could argue changed life on Earth, at least for them. May the Fourth be with you, Seattle! 2022-05-04T04:00:00Z Disney's designers hope visitors embrace the chance to play a role in the fictional world created by George Lucas. Disney launches new level of immersion in 'Star Wars' experience 2022-02-25T05:00:00Z “This is such a singular and remarkable honor for me, and I thank my old, dear friend George Lucas, his wife Mellody Hobson and their remarkable foundation for this honor,” Scorsese said in a statement. Martin Scorsese Institute to be established by NYU 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z George Lucas’ museum of narrative art acquires Judith F. Baca’s concept drawings and other papers related to her half-mile-long mural in the Valley. The newest L.A. and O.C. museum exhibitions to see in November 2021-11-05T04:00:00Z I wouldn’t deny that there’s fun to be had from George Lucas’ baby, now bouncing for Disney, but “Star Wars” is not science fiction. 'Star Trek' is the greatest sci-fi franchise of all. Why it's stood the test of time 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z Long before he became a sound man for George Lucas and Steven Spielberg, Burtt grew up in Syracuse, N.Y., tuned in to movies of his youth, tape recorder by his side. How the Wilhelm scream became Hollywood’s ultimate ‘secret’ sound effect 2021-09-30T04:00:00Z A section of one wall is occupied by original posters for “Star Wars,” “Apocalypse Now” and “Days of Heaven,” signed by their respective directors — George Lucas, Francis Ford Coppola and Terrence Malick. 'This is my pantheon': Tour Spike Lee's Academy Museum exhibit with the man himself 2021-09-30T04:00:00Z Anyone who has watched George Lucas’ original “Star Wars” is familiar with planets that can have two stars rising and falling in its skies. This may be the first planet found orbiting 3 stars at once 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z It’s no secret that George Lucas was heavily inspired by the works of Akira Kurosawa, among others, when he initially conceived of Star Wars. Visions is the most exciting Star Wars has been in a long time 2021-09-21T04:00:00Z George Lucas’ art museum acquires the Separate Cinema Archive, which includes 37,000 items of black film history. Black Film Archive revives an ignored history of cinema through streaming 2021-09-19T04:00:00Z The group has been creating the live show with George Lucas’ special-effects company, Industrial Light & Magic. ABBA back after 40 years with new album, virtual stage show 2021-09-02T04:00:00Z The so-called "Abba-tars" were designed by Industrial Light and Magic - the visual effects company founded by Star Wars creator George Lucas. Abba delight fans with new 10-song album and virtual concert 2021-09-02T04:00:00Z My favorite observation comes from George Lucas when he was describing not the past, but the plot structure of his "Star Wars" movies: "Every stanza kind of rhymes with the last one. Hopefully it'll work." Trump or Obama: Whose legacy will reshape American politics for the years ahead? 2021-08-15T04:00:00Z That year, 28-year-old George Lucas died in the Cook County jail in Illinois, according to media reports at the time. How a Genetic Trait in Black People Can Give the Police Cover 2021-05-15T04:00:00Z In 1976, principal photography for the first “Star Wars” movie, directed by George Lucas, began in Tunisia. Today in History 2021-03-22T04:00:00Z The Los Angeles gallery is currently under construction and was founded by Star Wars creator George Lucas. U of Baltimore receives record $5M donation for scholarship 2021-03-02T05:00:00Z The concentration of weapons and multiethnic militias on sparse, desert terrain draws comparisons to George Lucas films. Libya risks losing control of its destiny as planeloads of fighters and arms flood the country When Disney acquired the rights to Star Wars from original creator George Lucas in 2012, they promised to expand the universe. Black Panther to Star Wars: Hit films that became TV shows 2021-02-02T05:00:00Z George Lucas even came close to casting Turman as Han Solo in the “Star Wars” franchise. After 60 years in showbiz, Glynn Turman has seen it all. And he's not done yet 2020-12-21T05:00:00Z She said being involved with it felt "personal" as her father was friends with Star Wars creator George Lucas. The Mandalorian: How director's daughter shaped the show 2020-12-17T05:00:00Z George Lucas’s saga about a galaxy far, far away is available to stream in full. Perspective | Still haven’t seen Star Wars or ‘The Office’? Here are 29 pop culture blind spots you can stream to hide your shame. 2020-11-09T05:00:00Z George Lucas’ nightmarish vision of a dehumanized future where mankind has been reduced to emotionless zombies. Movies on TV this week: 'Pulp Fiction'; 'Goldfinger' and more 2020-11-13T05:00:00Z Growing up, one of Ron’s most trusted friends and mentors was George Lucas, who directed him in 1973’s “American Graffiti.” Ron Howard’s daughter Paige recalls her childhood, says parents worked hard to ‘keep us in a bit of a bubble’ 2020-11-12T05:00:00Z George Lucas, who created the “Indiana Jones” franchise, previously paid tribute to the Hollywood icon. Sean Connery is remembered by 'Indiana Jones' costar Harrison Ford: 'God, we had fun' 2020-11-03T05:00:00Z George Lucas’ tale of an extraterrestrial duck who is mistakenly brought to Cleveland by an experimental laser beam. Movies on TV this week: 'Tootsie' on Showtime; 'Halloween' on AMC 2020-10-09T04:00:00Z She and her husband, filmmaker George Lucas, were awarded the Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy in 2019 for efforts including the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art and the After School Matters nonprofit helping teens in Chicago. ‘I want them to think, “I belong”’: Princeton to honor Black alumna at site once named for Woodrow Wilson 2020-10-08T04:00:00Z Tom Pollock, the Hollywood dealmaker who steered George Lucas through his “Star Wars” negotiations and went on to serve as chairman on Universal Studios for 10 years, died Sunday. Tom Pollock, former Universal chairman and 'Star Wars' deal maker, dies at 77 2020-08-02T04:00:00Z Braun asked, referring to the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, founded by filmmaker George Lucas, under construction in Exposition Park. Former L.A. building official alleges he was ousted after blowing whistle on fraud 2020-07-03T04:00:00Z George Lucas was recently quoted as saying he might not have been able to make “Star Wars” if it weren’t for “Planet of the Apes.” Charlton Heston’s son says ‘The Ten Commandments' star ‘believed in the Constitution,’ ‘wanted to protect it’ 2020-06-13T04:00:00Z The movie that “Alien” defeated in Week 4’s final Ultimate Summer Movie Showdown round was the first “Star Wars” film from 1977, directed by George Lucas. Director Ridley Scott on his classic 'Alien' and filmmaking after the pandemic 2020-05-29T04:00:00Z One of cinema's most epic plot twists happened in George Lucas' movie "The Empire Strikes Back" back in 1980. 'Father' twist in 'Star Wars' was so secretive, cast didn't know until movie came out 2020-05-28T04:00:00Z If “The Empire Strikes Back” couldn’t eke out a win last week, George Lucas’ clunkier 1977 original surely deserved no better. Did ‘Alien’ deserve to beat ‘Star Wars’? Our critics discuss Ridley Scott's classic 2020-05-27T04:00:00Z There are also conscious echoes of the Looney Tunes cartoons from the mid-20th century, and debts owed to Steven Spielberg and George Lucas, beloved directors from King’s youth. TikTok's first auteur: Zach King on his madcap micro movies 2020-05-26T04:00:00Z We dropped them from contention in favor of “Revenge of the Sith,” the only one of George Lucas’ prequels that comes close — intermittently — to recapturing the pop grandeur of the original trilogy. We're choosing the ultimate summer movie. This week, it's 'The Empire Strikes Back' vs. everything else 2020-05-12T04:00:00Z “I am grateful that soon we will be able to welcome parishioners back to our churches for Mass,” Archbishop George Lucas said. Clergy make plans to offer services with safety in mind 2020-05-02T04:00:00Z For the first time ever, fans will be able to stream all nine films in George Lucas’ Skywalker saga in one place. 'Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker' to stream early on Disney+ in time for Star Wars Day 2020-04-27T04:00:00Z If I had to guess why “Alien” won, I’d venture that, building on “Jaws,” George Lucas’ space opera set in motion the blockbuster mentality that has dominated Hollywood for the past four decades. Did ‘Alien’ deserve to beat ‘Star Wars’? Our critics discuss Ridley Scott's classic 2020-05-27T04:00:00Z It’s a debate that’s raged for decades; fans were upset when George Lucas edited A New Hope, making it so Greedo shot first instead of Han. Disney Plus’ butt cover-up hides a much bigger problem 2020-04-14T04:00:00Z A 1980 spoof of “The Empire Strikes Back” — portrayed by Mr. Drucker as “The Empire Throws Up” — prompted a nasty letter from lawyers representing director George Lucas. Mort Drucker, Mad magazine artist who drew humor from American life, dies at 91 2020-04-09T04:00:00Z George Lucas commissioned him to create the poster art for his 1973 film “American Graffiti.” Mort Drucker, the iconic Mad magazine cartoonist, dies at 91 2020-04-09T04:00:00Z When George Lucas selected Ma Yansong and his architecture firm MAD to design the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, Ma was a star in his native China but largely unknown to most Americans. 11 buildings by Ma Yansong, the architect behind George Lucas' L.A. museum 2020-04-02T04:00:00Z Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” is a serviceable film but unfortunately, George Lucas’ mighty space fantasy sort of ends with a thud. ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker - Ultimate Collector’s Edition’ 4K Ultra HD review 2020-04-01T04:00:00Z The $1-billion Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, filmmaker George Lucas’ addition to L.A.'s Exposition Park, has paused construction for the next two weeks. LACMA demolition moves forward, but coronavirus pauses Academy and Lucas construction 2020-03-28T04:00:00Z In his book, Iger described his painstaking approach to woo George Lucas, the “Star Wars” creator. How Disney's Bob Iger went from underrated CEO to Hollywood royalty 2020-03-01T05:00:00Z Their creator, the Star Wars writer and director George Lucas, seems to have been heavily influenced by real religions and philosophies such as Buddhism, Taoism, Kabbalah and the medieval code of chivalry. ‘You have to face the darkness within you’: meet the real-life Jedi knights 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z MAD’s first major project was a mysterious building in Inner Mongolia’s Gobi Desert that resembles one of the area’s mountainous dunes or, in George Lucas’ opinion, a spaceship landing on the sand. 11 buildings by Ma Yansong, the architect behind George Lucas' L.A. museum 2020-04-02T04:00:00Z “It seems that some Canadians think we’re living in the George Lucas world in which the empire can strike back, and that simply isn’t the case,” Trefler said. Extradition hearing of Meng Wanzhou, Huawei executive at the center of U.S.-Canada-China rift, to open in Vancouver 2020-01-17T05:00:00Z Broken, the internet is after a photo of Baby Yoda and George Lucas surfaced on social media. Jon Favreau shares photo of George Lucas cradling Baby Yoda. No caption needed 2020-01-17T05:00:00Z Hamlin, 68, auditioned for the iconic role in 1978 in front of director Steven Spielberg and writer George Lucas -- without exactly knowing it. Harry Hamlin says he had to make a cake for his 'Indiana Jones' audition 2020-01-03T05:00:00Z After all, since Electronic Arts acquired the rights to develop titles in George Lucas’ fiction universe, solid Star Wars games, especially of the single-player variety, have all but disappeared. The 11 best games to play on your new PlayStation 4 2019-12-25T05:00:00Z “Rise of Skywalker” culminated a tumultuous period in “Star Wars,” finishing off both a trilogy and nine-film cycle begun 42 years ago by George Lucas. ‘Rise of Skywalker’ opens with $175.5 million; ‘Cats’ flops 2019-12-22T05:00:00Z “Rise of Skywalker” culminated a tumultuous period in “Star Wars,” finishing off both a trilogy and nine-film cycle begun 42 years ago by George Lucas. Much-ridiculed ‘Cats’ flops at box office 2019-12-22T05:00:00Z It’s a spirited, hectic and ultimately forgettable conclusion of the Skywalker saga begun 42 years ago by George Lucas. Review: ‘Rise of Skywalker’ is a sour end to a grand saga 2019-12-18T05:00:00Z Among the first people to see previews of the movie were executives from Leicestershire firm Palitoy, tasked with rendering George Lucas's celluloid galaxy in plastic. Star Wars: The workforce behind a toy empire 2019-12-07T05:00:00Z The lightsaber is an iconic piece of the “Star Wars” franchise, the fictional weapon that sets George Lucas’ immortal world apart from all other space operas or sci-fi epics. Unleash your inner Jedi — or Sith — by learning to wield a lightsaber in Seattle 2019-12-04T05:00:00Z George Lucas was influenced by the venerated Japanese director Akira Kurosawa and his first Star Wars movie, A New Hope, was loosely based on Kurosawa’s 1958 film The Hidden Fortress. Sabers for samurai as Japanese theatre stages kabuki version of Star Wars 2019-11-26T05:00:00Z Filoni previously worked with George Lucas to develop the canonical history of Mandalore for the animated “Star Wars: The Clone Wars.” 'The Mandalorian' will explore dangerous territory for 'Star Wars' diehards 2019-11-08T05:00:00Z The suspense has been mounting for months: Who will helm filmmaker George Lucas’ $1-billion art museum under construction in Los Angeles? Lucas Museum of Narrative Art finds its new director at MoMA 2019-10-30T04:00:00Z Just look at the company’s early handling of George Lucas. Bob Iger's new book: 5 highlights from the Disney CEO's 'The Ride of a Lifetime' 2019-09-24T04:00:00Z The film helped usher in a new era in Hollywood, giving rise to a generation of auteur directors including Steven Spielberg, George Lucas and Martin Scorsese. Peter Fonda, star of ‘Easy Rider’ and scion of Hollywood royalty, dies at 79 - The Washington Post 2019-08-16T04:00:00Z Even George Lucas would be proud of this handiwork. NASA spots perfectly sideways galaxy that looks like a lightsaber 2019-08-08T04:00:00Z Turner Classic Movies’ monthlong salute to sci-fl flicks comes to a close with a slate of films that includes George Lucas’ blockbuster 1977 space opera “Star Wars.” What’s on TV This Week, July 28-Aug. 3: ‘The Favourite,’ ‘Jane the Virgin,’ Shark Week and more 2019-07-26T04:00:00Z “Get rid of Jar Jar Binks, he’s terrible” George Lucas revealed earlier this year that his favorite Star Wars character is Jar Jar Binks — the widely loathed comic relief figure and possible secret Sith lord. Don’t be fooled by the internet: this week in tech, 20 years ago 2019-07-20T04:00:00Z Would the museum, one fan asked, sell limited-edition “Star Wars” prints signed by George Lucas? Lucas Museum of Narrative Art gives the Comic-Con crowd a sneak peek 2019-07-18T04:00:00Z Galaxy’s Edge, like “Star Wars” creator George Lucas, was inspired by Islamic architecture, nomadic desert life and cultural markers throughout the Middle East. From ‘Aladdin’ to Galaxy's Edge, how Hollywood interprets Arab culture 2019-06-14T04:00:00Z Hamill joked that fans often mistake him for filmmaker and "Star Wars" creator George Lucas. 'Star Wars' actor Mark Hamill was fired from Jack in the Box for this hilarious reason 2019-06-12T04:00:00Z In George Lucas’ hometown of Modesto, an annual summer homage will be paid to Lucas’ seminal film “American Graffiti.” Essential California: What everyone in Los Angeles is reading 2019-06-06T04:00:00Z From the coverage, one might have thought that Madame Tussauds had teamed up with George Lucas to create a charade parade of mechanized wax figures. Opinion | Trump’s royal visit to the U.K. proves money can’t buy you class 2019-06-04T04:00:00Z “Star Wars” creator George Lucas and a handful of stars from his original space-travel trilogy joined Walt Disney Co. See the L.A. Times’ insider view of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Disneyland 2019-05-30T04:00:00Z Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge will be dedicated Wednesday at 8:20 p.m. with George Lucas in attendance. Here’s the new map of Disneyland with Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge 2019-05-29T04:00:00Z Disney’s reboot of the Star Wars franchise went forward without the explicit help of George Lucas, whose summaries of a post-Return of the Jedi trilogy were essentially tossed out in favor of J.J. John Wick 3 director says the Wachowskis are working on another Matrix film 2019-05-10T04:00:00Z He had exactly what Star Wars creator George Lucas needed when he was casting Chewbacca - height. How Peter Mayhew became Chewbacca 2019-05-03T04:00:00Z Born and raised in England, Mayhew had appeared in just one film and was working as a hospital orderly in London when George Lucas found him and cast him in 1977's "Star Wars." Peter Mayhew, the towering Chewbacca in the 'Star Wars' films, dies at 74 2019-05-02T04:00:00Z Born and raised in England, Mayhew had appeared in just one film and was working as a hospital orderly in London when George Lucas found him and cast him in 1977’s “Star Wars.” Peter Mayhew, Chewbacca in the ‘Star Wars’ films, dies at 74 2019-05-02T04:00:00Z Born and raised in England, Mayhew had appeared in just one film and was working as a hospital orderly in London when George Lucas found him and cast him in 1977’s “Star Wars.” Peter Mayhew, Chewbacca in the ‘Star Wars’ films, dies at 74 2019-05-02T04:00:00Z It was only after they realized that Lucas did, in fact, want to participate that the team “got really excited and then nervous because it’s George Lucas.” George Lucas helped direct Game of Thrones’ season 8 premiere 2019-04-17T04:00:00Z Crossover time: George Lucas visited the “Game of Thrones” set. Essential California: How a Pulitzer-winning investigation came to be 2019-04-16T04:00:00Z Monday’s installment, which followed Sunday’s highly anticipated Season 8 premiere, highlighted several behind-the-scenes tidbits and showed “Star Wars” creator George Lucas’ secret set visit. George Lucas visited the ‘Game of Thrones’ set. Here’s how the showrunners reacted 2019-04-15T04:00:00Z Its director George Lucas filmed part of his space fantasy in Tunisia, using the Sahara as stand-in for the desert planet of Tattooine. The mystery of Star Wars and the Brutalist hotel 2019-04-09T04:00:00Z One of the most enduring ideas popularized by George Lucas and J.R.R. Part 2 of Netflix’s Sabrina keeps the Harry Potter influence going 2019-04-05T04:00:00Z I did meet George Lucas and many other fascinating folks in my time living here. Essential California: Michael Avenatti faces new charges on both coasts 2019-03-26T04:00:00Z They are on loan from “Star Wars” filmmaker George Lucas. California science exhibit explains the dog-human friendship 2019-03-15T04:00:00Z If that sounds a bit like the plot of a Star Wars film, that’s by design: the book is an admitted homage to George Lucas’ franchise. Michael Moreci on writing a Star Wars-but-not-Star Wars adventure 2019-03-03T05:00:00Z A 2016 lawsuit brought by another group helped to scuttle a $400 million plan by “Star Wars” creator George Lucas to build a museum on public land on Chicago’s lakefront. Obama Presidential Center lawsuit approved by judge 2019-02-19T05:00:00Z “Working alongside a visionary like George Lucas has been one of the highlights of my career,” Bacigalupi said in the statement. Lucas Museum of Narrative Art is searching for a new president 2019-02-16T05:00:00Z A lawsuit brought by Friends of the Park helped scuttle a $400 million plan by “Star Wars” creator George Lucas to build a museum on public land next to Chicago’s lakefront. Obama Presidential Center plans threatened by Chicago lawsuit 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z Three years ago, a lawsuit brought by Friends of the Park helped scuttle a $400 million plan by “Star Wars” creator George Lucas for a museum on Chicago’s lakefront. The Latest: Judge to rule soon in Obama library suit 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z A federal lawsuit brought by Friends of the Park helped scuttle a $400 million plan by “Star Wars” creator George Lucas to build a museum on public land next to Chicago’s lakefront. Lawsuit means Chicago Obama library plan no sure thing 2019-02-13T05:00:00Z His previous starring role was in an 80s mega-flop that almost destroyed George Lucas's career, but that hasn't stopped Marvel giving Howard the Duck his own TV series. Marvel announces Howard the Duck TV show 2019-02-12T05:00:00Z |
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