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  • George Lucas wants to destroy this Star Wars movie forever

    We all have our opinions on the Star Wars films. Some of us (rightly) love The Last Jedi, some of us (wrongly) despise it. But one release that tends to unify us is the Star Wars Holiday Special. Even George Lucas can't stand that one, and he's been vocal about it. Continue reading George Lucas wants to destroy this Star Wars movie forever MORE FROM THE DIGITAL FIX: New Star Wars movies, Star Wars movies in order, Star Wars...
  • Movie Brats George Lucas and Francis Ford Coppola are heading to Cannes

    George Lucas and Francis Ford Coppola, two old friends whose careers have long intersected. Coppola, of course, got George Lucas his start in the business, and Lucas dropped Apocalypse Now to make Star Wars. Lucas sits on a mountain of cash after selling Star Wars to Disney for a cool $4 billion. Coppola sold his winery to make a movie that no studio wants to distribute and found “sadness” in his protege’s success. Now, they’re both gearing up to take the Cannes Film Festival by storm—albeit for...
  • US Film director George Lucas to receive honorary award at Cannes

    Paris, Apr 9 (Prensa Latina) Famous American filmmaker George Lucas, director of Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises, will receive the honorary Palme d'Or at the Cannes Festival, it was announced today. The post US Film director George Lucas to receive honorary award at Cannes first appeared on Prensa Latina.