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The real story of the Tuskegee Airmen
Workers World Online 1 hour ago

The title of the movie is “Red Tails,” the name given to the Tuskegee Airmen by the white crews they were protecting on bomber raids, due to the red color painted on some tails of the planes that they flew. It was produced and mainly financed by George...
Movie Column: Oh, Look. It’s “Star Wars” again
Daily Mississippian 2 hours ago

He’s responsible for some of the most thrilling and spectacular cinematic moments that you remember from your childhood. However, I doubt there’s ever been a person born more completely unable to leave well enough alone than George Lucas. For the...
Getty Images 1 day ago

NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 14: Actress Dakota Fanning and filmmaker George Lucas attends the Rodarte fall 2012 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week on February 14, 2012 in New York City. View Photo »
I showed it to all of them [film studios] and they said, ‘No, we don’t know how to market a movie like this’. They don’t believe there’s any foreign market for it, and that’s 60% of their profit.
– George Lucas SOURCE: MusicRooms 4 weeks ago
Three False Christs: The Myth, the Mortal, and the Guru
The New Advent 6 hours ago

Campbell popularized the notion of "monomyth," which refers to a basic pattern of a hero's journey found in many narratives from around the world; this idea, for example, influenced George Lucas in his creation of Star Wars. More recently, the same...
George Lucas and the other unexpected fashion-show fans
The Independent 6 hours ago

York Fashion Week comes to a close today and, as always, who sits front row at which show has been getting almost as much attention as the clothes themselves. While the usual bevy of starlets, editors and socialites have been spotted, the biggest...
John Carter Official Trailer – Taylor Kitsch
Celeb News Wire 7 hours ago

Disney today released the official trailer for “John Carter” and it must be weird/exciting for Star Wars fans who must feel that there are resemblances here inspired by George Lucas’s epic brand. Well, that and the strange fact that the music in the...
Getty Images 1 day ago

NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 14: Dakota Fanning, George Lucas and Mellody Hobson attend the Rodarte Fall 2012 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at the Metropolitan Pavilion on February 14, 2012 in New York City. View Photo »
They are an enduring part of the legacy of Tuskegee University ... We therefore applaud George Lucas, the actors and the production company for 'Red Tails' in revitalizing the extraordinary contributions of the Tuskegee Airmen.
SOURCE: Montgomery Advertiser 4 weeks ago
George Lucas On How STAR WARS Got Made
YouTube Videos 27 months ago
The Carpetbagger: ‘Rango,’ Oscar Nominee From Industrial Light, Began in Pencil
The New York Times 8 hours ago

Around the corner E.T. is flying in his bicycle basket, over the head of Slimer, the green meanie from “Ghostbusters,” and a roaring dinosaur from “Jurassic Park.” Emerging from a closet, R2D2 beeps and coos and spins down the hallway. Visiting...
Bussard collectors are red. Make it so
The Courier Mail 8 hours ago

MEDDLERS! Picture: Paramount Source: Supplied HAN shot first. The Praxis Effect. Haydn Christensen v Sebastian Shaw. If you're still reading, you already know that for Star Wars fans, George Lucas's infernal fiddling with their childhood idols has been...

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About George Lucas

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George Walton Lucas, Jr. (born May 14, 1944) is an Academy Award-nominated American film producer, screenwriter, director and founder/chairman of Lucasfilm Ltd. He is best known for being the creator of the epic science fiction franchise Star Wars and joint creator of the archaeologist-adventurer character Indiana Jones. Today, Lucas is one of... Full Article

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