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DVD Review: The People Vs. George Lucas
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The People vs. George Lucas
DVD | Instant Video
Directed by Alexandre O. Philippe
Starring Neil Gaiman, Francis Ford Coppola, Chris Gore, Kevin Rubio, Gary Kurtz, David Prowse, Todd Hanson, George Lucas
Lionsgate
DVD Release Date: October 25, 2011
The People vs. George Lucas is a quasi-documentary film which uses a courtroom debate approach to explore the issues of filmmaking and fanaticism pertaining to the Star Wars franchise, and its creator, George Lucas.
The film combines filmmaker and celebrity interviews with fan-created content and fictional dramatizations to present an all-encompassing look at the indelible mark Lucas has left on pop culture and the film industry.
Interviewees include author Neil Gaiman, writer/director Kevin Rubio (Troops), actor David Prowse (Darth Vader), and Star Wars producer Gary Kurtz. Lucas himself appears frequently in archival footage, but is never interviewed directly by filmmaker Alexandre O. Philippe.
The People vs. George Lucas discusses the extent to which the Star Wars franchise is an incomplete artistic creation of Lucas (and subject to his evolving vision) versus a cultural phenomenon that belongs to the general public.
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Tags: Chris Gore, David Prowse, Francis Ford Coppola, Gary Kurtz, George Lucas, Jar Jar Binks, Kevin Rubio, Neil Gaiman, Prequels, Return of the Jedi, Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, The People vs. George Lucas, The Phantom Menace, Todd Hanson
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May The 4th Be With You: My Favorite ‘Star Wars’ Moment
In the script for Return of the Jedi, it’s listed as 78 EXT IMPERIAL LANDING PLATFORM – LOWER DECK 78, but to me it’s more than just a landing platform on the forest moon of Endor. This is my favorite Star Wars moment – a scene that has inspired and influenced me more than any lightsaber duel or space battle in George Lucas’s sprawling space saga.
Darth Vader walks down the ramp of his Imperial shuttle onto the platform, into an elevator, and appears on a lower level. He is met by two stormtroopers and an Imperial commander with Luke Skywalker, in binders. The young Jedi gazes at the Dark Lord of the Sith with complete calm.
“This is a Rebel that surrendered to us. Although he denies it, I believe there may be more of them, and I request permission to conduct a further search of the area.” The commander extends his hand, revealing Luke’s lightsaber. “He was armed only with this.”
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20th Anniversary Edition Of ‘Star Wars: Heir To The Empire’ Out Now
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By cGt2099
| September 6th, 2011 at 12:54 pm
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Today will be a day long remembered for Star Wars fans, particularly for enthusiasts of the Expanded Universe: LucasBooks has released their Star Wars: Heir to the Empire: The 20th Anniversary Edition written by Timothy Zahn. The novel has long been an enduring fixture in the reading collections not only of Star Wars fans, but also for general readers of Sci-Fi as well. Zahn contributed a significant first chapter in the beginning of a journey that would continue expanding the cosmos of Star Wars.
Originally released in 1991, Heir to the Empire was the first part of The Thrawn Trilogy. Set five years after Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, the Rebel Alliance has claimed Coruscant and instituted the New Republic. Meanwhile, the remnants of the Empire have coalesced under the strategic genius and foresight of Grand Admiral Thrawn, placing the Imperial Forces under the strongest direction it has had since the fall of Palpatine and Vader, and becoming a new menace to the infancy of the New Republic.
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Universal Day of the Jedi: 10 Star Wars Novels Worth Checking Out
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By cGt2099
| May 25th, 2011 at 3:42 pm
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May the Force be with you all! Geeks of Doom will be posting a couple of Star Wars articles today, May 25, for Universal Day of the Jedi, which celebrates the anniversary of the release of the first Star Wars movie.
This year, Universal Day of the Jedi also celebrates the anniversary of Timothy Zahn‘s novel, Heir to the Empire. The initial release of this novel 20 years ago this month is significant, because it was quite literally groundbreaking: its impact would open the floodgates for an amazing deluge of Star Wars novels and comics – turning the Expanded Universe into an EXPANDING Universe.
Zahn’s Thrawn Trilogy, of which Heir to the Empire is the first part, is widely regarded by many fans as one of the best series of Star Wars books to ever have been released. Some fans even consider the trilogy to be the equivalent of the closest we may ever get to a Star Wars Sequel Trilogy. Timothy Zahn has continued his journeys into the Expanded Star Wars Universe through the years – exploring deeper into the history and legacy of Grand Admiral Thrawn, the continual growing relationship between Luke Skywalker and Mara Jade, and also the mysteries behind the enigmatic Outbound Flight.
I figured with this month being the anniversary of Zahn’s masterpiece, and also with today being Universal Day of the Jedi, it would be a good opportunity to take a look back at some of the finer examples of Star Wars novels over the years.
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Tags: Aaron Allston, Alan Dean Foster, Betrayal, Dark Nest Trilogy, Darth Bane, Darth Bane: Path of Destruction, Dawn of the Dead, Death Troopers, Drew Karpyshyn, Heir To The Empire, Joe Schreiber, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Legacy of the Force, Matthew Stover, Outbound Flight, Path of Destruction, R.A. Salvatore, Return of the Jedi, Shadows of the Empire, Splinter of the Minds Eye, Star Wars, Star Wars Death Troopers, Steve Perry, The Black Fleet Crisis, The Corellian Trilogy, The Empire Strikes Back, The New Jedi Order, The New Rebellion, The Phantom Menace, The Thrawn Trilogy, Timothy Zahn, Traitor, Universal Day of the Jedi, Vector Prime
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Geek Gear: Star Wars/Ghostbusters Mash-Up ‘It’s A Trap’
The $9 t-shirt deal of the day over at Teefury today is a mash-up of Star Wars and Ghostbusters in the “It’s A Trap” shirt, by artist comicbookjer.
The sale at Teefury began at midnight EST (Tuesday, January 18, 2011) and will continue for 24 hours from then, and once it’s over, it’s gone from the site for good.
The design takes the Admiral Ackbar character from Star Wars: Return of the Jedi and outfits him as one of the Ghostbusters from the film Ghostbusters. The shirt is called “It’s A Trap,” which is Ackbar’s famous line from Jedi, and Ackbar is holding up one of the ghost traps (get it?).
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