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We’re wrapping up a weekend celebration of George Lucas’ birthday with second half of a conversation with Brian Jay Jones, author of the definitive biography “George Lucas: A Life.” Punch […]
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Happy Birthday to George Lucas! The cinematic pioneer turns 78 today, and to celebrate, we’re revisiting a conversation with the author of the essential Lucas biography “George Lucas: A Life,” […]
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It’s George Lucas’s 77th birthday! Today, some fun facts from his life and career that don’t get discussed as often as his Star Wars work (but yes, a bunch of […]
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Thematically (sort of) continuing our conversation this week, which began with a review of George Mann’s Star Wars: Dark Legends, I got to thinking about a line from George Lucas […]
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From a certain point of view, Dave Filoni has a number of advantages that George Lucas didn’t have at their respective stages of their careers. For example, Filoni isn’t having […]
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Naturally, the career paths of George Lucas and Dave Filoni have been very different. That said, it looks as though Lucasfilm is working to close the gap in their skill […]
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On the momentous occasion of George Lucas’ 75th birthday, an extended episode in which I’m charting his involvement in the Star Wars franchise after the sale of Lucasfilm to Disney. […]
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Not long after The Rise of Skywalker panel at Star Wars Celebration Chicago, J.J. Abrams revealed in interviews that they met with George Lucas prior to writing the script for […]
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Star Wars fandom is arguably one of the most charitable fandoms out there. It starts at the top, with George Lucas’ well-documented philanthropy, and what he’s inspired in fans at […]
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Putting aside the whole “how the sequels would be different if Lucas had done them” conversation, his recent comments about the microbiotic “Whills” and their part in the biology of […]