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DavidBrennan said:

It seems to me that Dave Filoni is the current point man for the SW brand, and the creepy little dude is running it into the ground, both commericaly and artistically.

DavidBrennan said:

Weren't the TCW movie, the cartoon on TNT, and all these other things also huge failures?  Why are these people still employed at LFL and controlling the Star Wars brand?

Where do you come up with this stuff? Dave Filoni is the only thing saving the Clone Wars. He was a huge Star Wars fan before Lucasfilm hired him. The memorized a good chunk of the EU type of fan. He has good ideas and knows what makes Star Wars awesome. Unfortunately George has taken a huge interest in the show and the majority of the weird crap you see pop up in the show comes straight from George. Thankfully Dave is there to tone down a lot of that and the episodes that come straight from the writers and Dave are fantastic. Secondly, there was never any TNT show. TNT was a potential network to air the Clone Wars but the Cartoon Network picked it up instead.

If the only thing you've seen of the Clone Wars was that crap movie you have no idea what you're talking about.

This won't be helpful but boy do I wish I had access to the Lucasfilm Research Library.

*drool*

Looked it up and there were just the two animated series. I got confused because I used to own a VHS tape that just had a single episode on it. But it was still good stuff. I don't remember much about the second animated series but it's supposed to be really bad. I hope the remake they have coming out next year is good.

The Towering Inferno (1974)

Decided to watch this on a whim and was taken aback. I had no idea this film had such a star studded cast. Paul Newman & Steve McQueen!?! Not to mention Fred Astaire which was a real surprise(oh and OJ Simpson too). Not only did it have a great cast it was also a great film in general. It still holds up today and is a real thrill.

SilverWook said:

I found it amusing Robocop would later spawn a cartoon series and a toy line.

He actually got two cartoon shows and I think some kind of Marvel animated special or something. As well as a live action one.

Robocop 3 is one of the worst films of all time. 

Ralph McQuarrie remembered at Lucasfilm.

Casa De Mi Padre (2012)

Attended an advanced screening of this tonight. Hilarious and I'm not just saying that as a Hispanic. =P

George Lucas: Star Wars Written to the Technology with Sen. Bill Bradley on SiriusXM

John Carter (2012)

Just got back from seeing it a little while ago. What a great movie! This was everything the prequels should have been. Best movie I've seen in a while.

That's funny, I watched about the first 15 minutes. =P I was really disappointed they used the SE comic adaptation instead of the original for some of the visuals.

 As I type this I'm waiting in line to pick up ME3. Fun times ahead.

Nah I remember quite well what it looked like back then and this doesn't cut it.

Yeah I don't think they properly aligned the projectors when they brought it back. I was really disappointed when I finally got a chance to go see it again after all these years and the projection was messed up.

oh_riginal said:

I like how they start off chatting, showing that there is a friendship between them before getting to business, so to speak. The script version feels too much like exactly that: a scripted conversation. The theatrical edit drops in on the mid-conversation which, to me, feels more natural and even makes the actors' performances better.

Couldn't have said it better.

"I am deeply saddened by the passing of such a visionary artist and such a humble man. Ralph McQuarrie was the first person I hired to help me envision Star Wars. His genial contribution, in the form of unequaled production paintings, propelled and inspired all of the cast and crew of the original Star Wars trilogy. When words could not convey my ideas, I could always point to one of Ralph's fabulous illustrations and say, 'Do it like this.'

"Beyond the movies, his artwork has inspired at least two generations of younger artists—all of whom learned through Ralph that movies are designed. Like me, they were thrilled by his keen eye and creative imagination, which always brought concepts to their most ideal plateau. In many ways, he was a generous father to a conceptual art revolution that was born of his artwork, and which seized the imaginations of thousands and propelled them into the film industry. In that way, we will all be benefiting from his oeuvre for generations to come. Beyond that, I will always remember him as a kind and patient, and wonderfully talented, friend and collaborator."

—George Lucas

I just really hope he reconsiders the editing of Ben's hut. If I could only have one thing from the Purist it would be leaving that scene the way it was originally. 

So I was digging around the NPR archives tonight when I stumbled upon this little golden nugget. It was so far back in their archive it was only available in realplayer format. *shudder* So I went ahead and converted it for your aural pleasure: NPR's Morning Edition interview with Richard Marquand (May 25th 1983)

And if that wasn't enough Marquand for you feel free to read this interview from the June 1983 issue of Starlog.

Here's the trailer.

xhonzi said:

Now I understand.  I don't think Kickstarter works that way, but I could be wrong.

Yeah, that's not how it works. =P

Just found this video. What do you guys think? I'd definitely watch that.

Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel (2009)

I'm really surprised I hadn't heard about this film before now. A friend of mine stumbled on it on HBOGO. We both knew right away we wanted to see this just because Chris O'Dowd stars in it (we're big IT Crowd fans). It's basically a really fun British comedy about time travel. I enjoyed it.

The Humble Origins of George Lucas

(I think some will find the anecdote at the three minute mark interesting)

Yeah I'm not going to be of any help here but this is all I could think of when I read the thread title:

I can't believe how much time I put into that. =|