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The Dark Lord Speaksnew

George Lucas discusses how Sith compares to Vietnam-era foreign policy in a story filed by film critic Rob Nelson from the Cannes Film Festival.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Rob Nelson |
05-18-2005 |
Movies
Myth Over Matter: How George Lucas Reached for the Starsnew
"A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away" -- from Star Wars’s opening moment, George Lucas made it clear he wasn’t interested in making ordinary movies. No Casablanca for him; no Citizen Kane or The Searchers or L’avventura or Persona.
Boston Phoenix |
Jeffrey Gantz |
05-12-2005 |
Movies
Movies That Heated Up Cinemas in 2004new
Not one of the political documentariess distributed this year made a fraction of Fahrenheit 9/11's earnings, and deservedly so, because not one outraged, engaged or entertained the way Michael Moore's film did.
Dark Side of the Force

Over the course of various theatrical releases, laserdiscs, VHS box sets and the notorious 1997 Special Editions, George Lucas has gradually altered his original Star Wars trilogy to reflect his growing discomfort with its content. On Sept. 21 Lucas will release the first authorized DVDs of the trilogy, and fans are bracing for still more changes.
Columbia Free Times |
David Axe |
09-17-2004 |
Movies