George Lucus, author and producer of the movie trilogy Star Wars (1977), The Empire Strikes Back (1980), and Return of the Jedi (1983), sees himself as a storyteller and filmmaker who works within...
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Lucas, George (1944—)
American filmmaker George Lucas's innovative and technologically advanced works include such popular movies as American Graffiti (1973), the Star Wars trilogy (1977...
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American filmmaker George Lucas (born 1944) was responsible for the creation of a number of the most profitable movies in history, including the Star Wars and Indiana Jones trilogies. Lucas is also re...
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George Lucas is one of the best-known names in American filmmaking. His two trilogies of films, the "Star Wars" and the "Indiana Jones" epics, revolutionized the making of movies in America during the...
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May 14, 1944. Born George Walton Lucas Jr. in Modesto, California. "I was very much aware that growing up wasn't pleasant, it was just ... frightening.... I was unhappy a lot of the time. Not really u...
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Critical Essay by Stanley Kauffmann
[When artists use their young years as subject matter,] they have to prove that their young years can be fascinating to others. Broadly speaking, there are only tw...
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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Yellow Brick Road
finally ended on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Tuesday as the
Munchkins from "The Wizard of Oz" got their star after a
68-year wait. Seven of the nine s...
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The 501st Legion (aka Vader’s Fist) is a dedicated group of Star Wars fans that gather in costume (primarily as Stormtroopers) for Star Wars events, charity events and social gatherings. At ...
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After months of building Internet buzz, this can finally be reported as fact: Shia LaBeouf has been cast in the upcoming "Indiana Jones" movie.Producer George Lucas and director Steven Spielberg an...
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Martin Scorsese wants to save the world cinema.The Academy Award-winning director said Tuesday it was a "dream come true" to launch his international project at the Cannes Film Festival, where his ...
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One of two teenagers killed during the civil rights era of the 1960s was a quiet young man who never made trouble, his sister testified Tuesday at the trial of a reputed Ku Klux Klan member.Thelma ...
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The prosecution wrapped up its case Tuesday against a reputed Klansman charged with federal kidnapping and conspiracy in the May 1964 deaths of two black teenagers.The final testimony came from a r...
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Background InfoThe son of a lawyer,
Dreyfuss
was born in
New York
on 29 October, 1947. By the age of nine he was living in
Los Angeles
, a stone's throw away from the Hollywood dream factory t...
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Freddie Fields, the Hollywood agent, producer and studio executive who helped make stars of Mel Gibson, Richard Gere and others, has died. He was 84.Fields died Tuesday at his Beverly Hills home, s...
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Hundreds of thousands of spectators bundled up in jackets and blankets lined the streets Monday for the 118th Rose Parade that featured a salute to "Star Wars."The festivities began with a flyover ...
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Nature's grandeur was on full display at the 118th Rose Parade on Monday, featuring a bounty of floral creations that included a fire-breathing dragon protecting a castle, hummingbirds hovering ove...
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Lucas, George
Lucas, George (1944—)
George Lucas
George Lucas
Critical Essay by Stanley Kauffmann
'Wizard of Oz' Munchkins get Hollywood star
