L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti Ramps Ups Social Media Campaign to Win Lucas Museum
Garcetti on Tuesday urged supporters to join the crowd speak network Thunderclap to urge George Lucas to build his cultural arts museum in Los Angeles.read more
View Article'Boyhood': Why Richard Linklater Owns His New Movie
The director sacrificed his usual low-seven-figure upfront fee to share the copyright in his 12-years-in-the-making movie, as financial transparency improves in the industry and Hollywood's...
View ArticleJim Nelson, Who Helped Build ILM for George Lucas and 'Star Wars,' Dies at 81
The sound editor, producer and postproduction guru also worked on such films as "The Last Picture Show,""Badlands" and "The China Syndrome" and on dozens of TV shows.read more
View ArticleChicago Gets George Lucas Museum
San Francisco and Los Angeles both sought the museum of art and movie artifacts for which the "Star Wars" creator has pledged his collection and $700 million.read more
View ArticleGeorge Lucas Museum Faces Potential Lawsuit Over Chicago Location
Opponents in the Windy City, which won the $1 billion site over L.A. and San Francisco, now threaten to sue over threats to open space and NFL tailgating.read more
View ArticleSimon Kinberg Explains Why Josh Trank Fits for 'Star Wars'
The screenwriter says that the "Chronicle" director has an early George Lucas appeal about him.read more
View ArticleRobert Rodriguez on Quentin Tarantino's TV Aspirations and Plans for El Rey...
The channel's founder and 'Sin City' filmmaker also laments the way Hollywood misjudges the Latino audienceread more
View ArticleGeorge Lucas to Be Honored by Engineering Society
SMPTE also will honor Dolby's Ioan Allen for sound innovationread more
View ArticleTHX Sound Company Takes Aim At Booming China Market
George Lucas-founded company links up with China Film Group unitread more
View ArticleHollywood Docket: Animation Anti-Poaching, Alleged Sexual Abuse on Cher Tour
Entertainment legal news including a lawyer's Photoshopped celebrity pictures and a dismissed 'Captain America' lawsuitread more
View ArticleOscar Isaac Wishes George Lucas Had Left Original 'Star Wars' Alone
"It makes [the film] less interesting," the 'Star Wars: Episode VII' actor said about Lucas' updatesread more
View ArticleSky Deutschland Launches 24/7 'Star Wars' Channel for Holidays
Two weeks of Lucas-palooza for German Jedisread more
View ArticleMeet the Artist Behind the Iconic 'Star Wars,''Indiana Jones' Posters
After a lifetime of painting the biggest stars in their biggest roles, from Rambo to 'Back to the Future's' Marty McFly, Drew Struzan will be rewarded with the Saul Bass Award at Thursday's Key Art...
View ArticleGeorge Lucas Accepts Engineering Recognition: “We Pushed the Envelope”
Also at the SMPTE Awards, Dolby's Ioan Allen accepted the Progress Medal and recalled a lunch when Lucas "asked me how sound should be recorded for 'Star Wars'"read more
View ArticleLawsuit Filed Against George Lucas' Lakefront Museum
"The humongous scale of the museum is ... an assault to the shores of Lake Michigan"read more
View Article'Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith': Read THR's 2005 Review
“The final episode of George Lucas’ cinematic epic ‘Star Wars’ ends the six-movie series on such a high note that one feels like yelling out, ‘Rewind!’”read more
View Article'Star Wars: Attack of the Clones': Read THR's 2002 Review
"Other than [Ewan] McGregor, who continues to cut a dashing figure as the sagacious Jedi, the movie is plagued by bad acting"read more
View Article'Star Wars: The Phantom Menace': Read THR's 1999 Review
"It's hard to avoid feeling that Lucas has placed so much emphasis on outdoing himself technically that he lost sight of what made his original films so much fun"read more
View ArticleWhat If George Lucas Directed the New 'Star Wars' Trailer?
"The dark side ... and trade negotiations"read more
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