SXSW Film Review: The People vs. George Lucas

Taking sides over the creator of Star Wars

"...seen it). Even people who have never sat through George Lucas' epic tale of a galaxy far, far away..."

March 19, 2010 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

sxswm: Gary Lucas' Bite

The guitar scholar scores in church, and talks Beefheart today

"...a quick pick-me-up the Tuesday of SXSW week, Gary Lucas scoring the Spanish language version of Dracula in a..."

March 16, 2011 SXSW Post by Audra Schroeder

Listen to This: Lucas Hudgins is Helpless to “Them Little Thrills”

Big-voiced country crooner returns with expanded sound

"...It’s been over a decade since Lucas Hudgins recorded his excellent sophomore LP, The World Left..."

Aug. 4, 2021 Music Post by Doug Freeman

MIDI Pioneer George Alistair Sanger The Fat Man

"...by Rob Patterson Back in the early Eighties, George Alistair Sanger was another struggling Los Angeles musician with..."

June 16, 1995 Music Feature

American Graffiti

"...Directed by: George Lucas. Starring: Richard Dreyfuss, Cindy Williams, Ron Howard, Charles..."

Aug. 16, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Radioland Murders

"...as Woody Allen's Radio Days -- and it seems George Lucas tried something like it with Radioland Murders. Lucas..."

Oct. 28, 1994 Movie Review by Robert Faires

Red Tails

George Lucas exec produced – and bankrolled – this action/drama about the historic Tuskegee Airmen.

"...George Lucas' longtime pet project about the pioneering Tuskegee airmen..."

Jan. 27, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

The saga ends … in fan service

"...he’s right. His latest shuffle through the toy box George Lucas created manages a sin previously unknown in the..."

Dec. 20, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Armor of God II: Operation Condor

"...Northern Africa. Raiders of the Lost Ark, right? Wrong. George Lucas and Harrison Ford are nowhere in sight. Instead,..."

July 2, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Eragon

Dear George Lucas … It's bad enough that you've cloaked your true identity behind that of the 15-year-old bestselling novelist Christopher Paolini, but did you have to remake Episode IV all over again? With friggin' dragons?!

"...Irons, John Malkovich, Robert Carlyle and Garrett Hedlund. Dear George Lucas: What gives with this Eragon jazz? I mean,..."

Dec. 15, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

The Force is strong with this one

"...bad feeling about this, the first stand-alone spinoff of George Lucas’ revered Star Wars saga, but it turned out..."

Dec. 16, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Strange Magic

Woodland goblins, elves, and fairies go to war in this animated movie from LucasFilm Animation.

"...The animated musical fairy tale Strange Magic from Lucasfilm Animation envisions A Midsummer Night’s Dream as your hit..."

Jan. 30, 2015 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Robot Stories

A short film collection billed as "science fiction from the heart," with an emphasis on the heart part.

"...already been covered by everyone from Isaac Asimov to George Lucas. If you go to this film expecting cutting-edge..."

May 7, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Mask

"...naturally, the splendid, Tex Avery-inspired computer effects courtesy of George Lucas' Industrial Light and Magic; it's no secret that..."

July 29, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Warlock: The Armageddon

"...silly, doesn't it? It is. Lifting whole passages from George Lucas's Star Wars (the young hero here might as..."

Oct. 1, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Star Wars: Episode II -- Attack of the Clones

"...Directed by: George Lucas. Starring: Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker, Ahmed Best, Jimmy..."

May 17, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith

Veering from moments of breathtakingly visualized valor to outright stupidity, Sith is a vast improvement over the previous two outings, but still and all, it’s no Star Wars.

"...Directed by: George Lucas. Starring: Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Hayden Christensen, Ian..."

May 20, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Star Wars: Special Edition

"...Directed by: George Lucas. Starring: Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford and..."

Jan. 31, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Star Wars: The Clone Wars

The only important things in this new animated epic is that viewers be blown away by the endless and pointless laser battles and that girl power comes into its own.

"...long time ago, when the most powerful agent in George Lucas’ universe was the Force? Remember how simple and..."

Aug. 15, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens

The Force awakens, and a franchise reboots

"...the Starkiller Base and, in yet another nod to George Lucas’ original game-changer, it comes complete with another fucking..."

Dec. 18, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Industry of Light and Magic

Fx guru and key 'Star Wars' figure Tom Smith to HRC

"...with the architects of a generation of films – George Lucas, Steven Spielberg and Jim Henson...."

April 15, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fanboys

This shaggy comedy is an earnest, sweetly geeked tribute to fandom.

"...room. We all know what happened next – that George Lucas' latter-era trilogy by and large sucked, the bitter..."

Feb. 6, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Star Wars: Episode One – The Phantom Menace

It's time to find out if a 3-D lightsaber is any more effective than 1999's 2-D model.

"...Directed by: George Lucas. Starring: Liam Neeson, Ewan McGregor, Jake Lloyd, Natalie..."

Feb. 10, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Scanlines

Star Wars

"...D: George Lucas (1977)..."

May 14, 1999 Screens Feature

Fan Favorite

How the geekdom came together to save a love song to Star Wars from the dark side

"...Leia's tiny rebel ship in the opening moments of George Lucas' Star Wars...."

Feb. 6, 2009 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Will Video Kill the Celluloid Star?

Most loves fade over time, and the romance of a hundred-plus years of filmmaking seems to be losing its luster as well. At least, that's what the new High Definition video vanguard, led by George Lucas and Robert Rodriguez, is saying. Is video the future of film?

"...deader than Marley's ghost. From Rodriguez's friend and contemporary George Lucas (he of Skywalker Ranch and the unrestrainable technogeek..."

June 21, 2002 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The Star Wars Prequels Strike Back

Austin-made documentary gets to the heart of the hate

"...Weatherholt has heard all the standard criticisms of George Lucas, creator of the story of a long, long..."

Sept. 30, 2016 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Undertow

Cross-pollinate the arthouse film with B-movie backwoods gothic, and you get something like Undertow’s peculiar fusion of high and low culture.

"...Directed by: David Gordon Green. Starring: Jamie Bell, Josh Lucas, Devon Alan, Dermot Mulroney and Kristen Stewart. Cross-pollinate the..."

Nov. 12, 2004 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

'Karma' Chameleon

Is crowdsourced content the wave of the future?

"...Filmmaker George Lucas is territorial. He's already been involved in several..."

Feb. 25, 2011 Screens Feature by Belinda Acosta

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

Indy's final adventure remembers the whip, forgets the charm

"...remove the wraparounds featuring old Indy (including wiping out George Hall's lovable performance, much as George Lucas wiped out..."

June 30, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

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