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"The People Vs. George Lucas" documentary...
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15-Mar-2010, 3:14 PM

One review does latch onto this website's goals:

http://www.heatvisionblog.com/2010/03/the-people-vs-george-lucas-at-sxsw.html

 

Still, there are some interesting moments, especially when Philippe deals with Lucas' alienation and loneliness, and the twists and turns that have made him the marketing superpower he seemed to loathe as a younger man. The best questions the film raises are the ones about the director's refusal to issue original, theatrical versions of his original trilogy to compete with the new ones. The best answer is one that's never spoken: Deep down, Lucas knows viewers would likely want the old versions, not the ones he considers best. Even after all these years, he still doesn't know what people want.

 

& here's an audio interview from Tor's The Geek's Guide to the Galaxy Podcast:

http://www.tor.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=blog&id=58895