George Lucas
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7 Scenes We Love From ‘American Graffiti’
We highlight the most perfect scenes from George Lucas’s nostalgic classic.
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Short Film: Watch an Early Racing Doc from George Lucas and Its Canadian Cycling Inspiration
Why Watch? Let’s start with Jean-Claude Labrecque, who turns 75 today. The Québécois director and cinematographer is one of the National Film Board of Canada’s…
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Steven Spielberg: Hollywood is Headed For a “Meltdown”
At a University of Southern California event celebrating their new Interactive Media Building, Steven Spielberg predicted that the studio system will eventually implode or face…
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9 Ways ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’ Is Too Much Like a ‘Star Wars’ Movie
It’s hard to watch Star Trek Into Darkness and not think about Star Wars. Yes, J.J. Abrams is directing Episode VII and so we have…
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How Hollywood’s Limitations Are Forcing Established Directors Into Retirement (Or Out of the System)
This weekend, Steven Soderbergh’s Side Effects opened to better-than-okay reviews and less-than-okay box office. With Soderbergh’s prolific output, this release would be altogether unremarkable, yet…
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UPDATED: Colin Trevorrow on Directing ‘Star Wars’? — “I Promise You… I Will Make It Not Suck”
Update: Apparently in response to our find, Trevorrow tweeted the following this evening: “To clarify, there is another film we all love that I’m currently…
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6 Filmmaking Tips From George Lucas
By at least two metrics, George Lucas is the most successful independent filmmaker of all time. He’s made other films, sure, but it was Star…
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Did Matthew Vaughn Ditch ‘X-Men’ Sequel for New ‘Star Wars’?
Ever since the surprising announcement that we have a new Star Wars on the way, just about every movie site on the web has started…
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This Is History: Restored ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’ Hits IMAX for One Week
The adventures of Indiana Jones as we know them first kicked off (whipped into?) in theaters in June of 1981 with the release of Steven…