Biography: George Lucas |

Along with his friend and occasional collaborator Steven Spielberg, George Lucas was the key figure behind the American film industry's evolution (or, according to most critics, de-evolution) from cinema to spectacle during the late '70s. The... more
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Fog City Mavericks: The Filmmakers of San Francisco (2007)
Cast: Clint Eastwood Francis Ford Coppola Saul Zaentz   
Tags: Media Studies Film & Television History Film, TV & Radio Culture & Society Biography 
Length: 120min
While Los Angeles has been the capital of major studio filmmaking in America since the early ears of the 20th Century, in the northern part of California, San Francisco has become home to a different breed of filmmaker -- artists who treasure their...

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
Tags: Sci-Fi Action Space Adventure Science Fiction 
Length: 140min
George Lucas draws the Star Wars film series to a close with this dark sci-fi adventure which sets the stage for the events of the first film and brings the saga full circle. After a fierce battle in which Obi-Wan (Ewan McGregor) and Anakin (Hayden...

Robot Chicken: Star Wars (2007)
Tags: Absurd Comedy Comedy Sketch Comedy/Skit Show [TV] 
Length: 30min
Produced in collaboration with Lucasfilm, this thirty-minute spoof of the Star Wars film series was directed by Seth Green and made its world premier on the Cartoon Network's popular Adult Swim block of late-night programming. With vocal performances...

The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing (2004)
Cast: Quentin Tarantino Jodie Foster James Cameron Steven Spielberg Ridley Scott Martin Scorsese   
Tags: Film, TV & Radio Film & Television History 
Length: 97min
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Editing teaches the viewer how editors compile strips of film in order to create memorable moviegoing experiences. In addition to interviews with a variety of respected and award-winning editors, the movie offers clips...

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)
Tags: Sci-Fi Action Space Adventure Science Fiction 
Length: 143min
The second prequel to the original Star Wars trilogy takes place ten years after the events depicted in Star Wars: Episode I -- The Phantom Menace. Now 20, young Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen) is an apprentice to respected Jedi knight Obi-Wan...

Hollywood's Greatest Villains (2005)
Tags: Film, TV & Radio Film & Television History 
Length: 100min
Hollywood has delivered more than it's fair share of memorable movie villains throughout the years, and now viewers have the opportunity to learn more than ever before about their favorite silver-screen boogiemen in this documentary featuring...

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
Tags: Space Adventure Science Fiction 
Length: 131min
In 1977, George Lucas released Star Wars, the ultimate sci-fi popcorn flick-turned-pop-culture myth machine. It quickly became the biggest money-making film of all time and changed the shape of the film industry. After two successful sequels (1980's...

Cast: Harrison Ford   
Tags: Science Fiction Space Adventure Sci-Fi Action 
Length: 121min
George Lucas' mythological popcorn movie is a two-hour roller-coaster ride that has passed into movie legend. The story, for the tiny number of people not familiar with it, concerns a farm boy named Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) who discovers that the...

Cast: Richard Dreyfuss   
Tags: Comedy Drama Period Film Teen Movie Ensemble Film Americana Coming-of-Age 
Length: 109min
It's the last night of summer 1962, and the teenagers of Modesto, California, want to have some fun before adult responsibilities close in. Among them are Steve (Ron Howard) and Curt (Richard Dreyfuss), college-bound with mixed feelings about leaving...

Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy (2004)
Cast: George Lucas   
Length: 151min
Filmmaker George Lucas struggled for years to bring the story of Star Wars to the big screen, and his efforts to remain independent of the studio while making the first trilogy changed the way movies are made. This two-and-a-half-hour documentary...
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