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Lucasfilm Games Returns!

January 13, 2021 Brian Dooley

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Lucasfilm Games was first created back in 1982 by George Lucas. It was in charge of creating original titles, as well as developing, publishing or licencing the Lucasfilm brands. It was best known for making adventure games such as Maniac Mansion, the Monkey Island series, Grim Fandango and some Indiana Jones titles, but when it […]

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Star Wars Celebration Honours Carrie Fisher With Video Tribute

April 14, 2017 Ian Lynam

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Today Star Wars Celebration went into full swing, giving us this amazing trailer for The Last Jedi. Unfortunately, with all the cast together, Carrie Fisher’s loss was more apparent than ever. None were more aware of this than George Lucas, who at the close of the celebration marking the 40th anniversary, presented a tribute to […]

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Howard The Duck – Screen Savers

February 16, 2017 Raymond Provencher

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In 2017, when you say ‘Marvel movie’, you think of Avengers, Captain America: Civil War, X-Men or Deadpool. There was a time, however, when Marvel made what many believe to be a very bad movie. I am talking about the first ever live-action, feature length theatrical release of Howard the Duck in 1986. Technically speaking, Marvel Studios did not exist […]

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George Lucas Releases Statement On Kenny Baker’s Passing

August 15, 2016 Julie Hassett

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Worldwide, Star Wars fans are remembering actor Kenny Baker. Baker, who played the iconic role of R2-D2 sadly passed away. The actor, aged 81, died after a long battle with an illness for the last few years. “He had problems with his lungs and was often in a wheelchair. He was very poorly for a long time,” […]

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Boba Fett Was Original Villain Of Episode Six

May 6, 2016 Ian Lynam

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It’s the eternal struggle of any original trilogy fan that someone as cool as Boba Fett croaked so quickly. However, according to former Lucasfilm fan relation officer, Craig Miller, our tight-lipped bounty hunter was originally intended for a much larger part! In an interview with Inverse, Miller explained that Star Wars was intended to extend to […]

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Forgotten Childhood – Hook

February 25, 2016 Ian Lynam

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Of all Steven Spielberg‘s creations, I hold a special place in my heart for this overlooked gem, no matter what the fat cats at Rotten Tomatoes think. Hook (1999) proposes a simple question in response to J. M. Barrie‘s iconic creation, Peter Pan. What if the Boy Who Never Grew Up did just that? Robin […]

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Forgotten Childhood: Labyrinth

January 21, 2016 Mairead

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Given the recent loss of David Bowie it only seemed fair to sit down on Sunday, duvet in hand and throw on Labyrinth. Released in 1986 this fantasy musical directed by Jim Henson and George Lucas, starring David Bowie, Jennifer Connelly is exactly what you would expect when these minds, along with Brian Froud as the conceptual designer, come […]

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Review: Star Wars: The Force Awakens (SPOILER FREE)

December 17, 2015 Anthony McGlynn

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Within seconds of the opening crawl, The Force Awakens is filled with reassurances of its Star Wars-ness. There’s covert operation, a cute droid and a small, desert village that gets decimated by an oppressive military, all revealing the basic gist of a plot that is itself a giant echo of the original trilogy. Although the […]

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Music Monday: In A Soundtrack Far, Far Away…

December 14, 2015 Anthony McGlynn

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I’d make some form of witty pun or elaborate intro but that’s just unnecessary. Star Wars: The Force Awakens opens this week. The time is now. To celebrate, I’d like to take a journey through the soundtrack work of the legendary John Williams, who did return to score The Force Awakens. Yes, we all know […]

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George Lucas Says Fans Will Love The Force Awakens

December 11, 2015 Mary McFadden

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George Lucas, creator of the Star Wars universe, has given his two cents about the upcoming The Force Awakens movie and says that fans will be pleased with it. Speaking to Vulture, he said, “I think the fans are going to love it. It’s very much the kind of movie they’ve been looking for.” We […]

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