Katie Couric interviews George Lucas, 1999
Here’s Katie Couric’s three-part interview with George Lucas, promoting The Phantom Menace in 1999 on MSNBC. In Part One, Lucas discusses producing the first Star Wars film in 16 years. http://youtu.be/WeDBZMpaZqY In Part Two, Couric admits she finds it hard to understand Jar Jar: http://youtu.be/PFJbKJJ4J_0 In Part Three, Couric and Lucas talk about movie violence: […]
George Lucas on 60 Minutes, March 1999
How does George Lucas do it? 60 Minutes reporter Lesley Stahl interviewed Lucas in a segment broadcast March 28, 1999 shortly before the release of The Phantom Menace. “George Lucas” was produced by Rome Hartman. CBS has posted a partial transcript here.
May the Farce be with You
From 1978: Hardware Wars. You’ll laugh! You’ll cry! You’ll kiss three bucks good-bye! https://youtu.be/cGDdFuDwTZ8
The Re-opening of Rancho Obi-Wan
On November 5, 2011, Steve Sansweet, owner of the world’s largest collection of Star Wars memorabilia, hosted a re-opening of his re-organized Rancho Obi-Wan. About 180 guests were invited, and I was one of the lucky chosen ones. Below is a video of the event. You can see a glimpse of me in the background […]
Mark Hamill promotes Star Wars in England
Here’s a vintage interview with Mark Hamill that just popped up on YouTube. It’s from a show called Film Talk, taped in late December 1977 prior to the premiere of Star Wars in London. One clip depicts the cry of a Krayt dragon (mimicked by Ben Kenobi) as it was in the original version of […]
Darth Vader: Just Say “No”
Since today, September 16, 2011, marks the North American release (September 12 international) of the Blu-Ray editions of the Star Wars saga, it’s opportune to present one of George Lucas’s updates in Return of the Jedi. The first clip demonstrates Darth Vader’s disposal of the Emperor, without dialogue. The second clip is the new, “improved” […]
