George Lucas

Revisiting the Star Wars Prequels

May 19, 2015 | Anthony Parisi 23 Ten years ago today, the Galactic Republic transformed into the evil Empire, the Jedi Order was destroyed by the Sith, and young Anakin Skywalker became Darth Vader. Star Wars Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) was the long-awaited end of George Lucas’ six-film magnum opus. It completed both the prequel trilogy that Lucas began writing in 1994 and the larger story he had been telling since 1977...

Spitballing Indy

April 1, 2013 | Cinema & New Media Arts

The New Yorker highlights early story meeting transcripts for Raiders of the Lost Ark:

Over the intervening decades of enormous wealth and success, both Lucas and Spielberg have carefully tended their public images, so there is …