Awesome George Lucas

From the late 1970s to the 1990s, George Lucas was featured in a number of ad spots for Japanese electronic brands Panasonic and Technics. On their own, the commercials are a little strange and awkward, but in the hands of editor Neil Cicierega, the weird factor just hit Level 9000.

Celebrate your love for Spielberg and Lucas’ classic collab with this official LEGO Indiana Jones set. Inspired by the opening sequence of Raiders of the Lost Ark, the 1545-piece Temple of the Golden Idol kit includes a rolling boulder, vines to swing from, four Minifigs, and a light-up brick to shine upon the idol. Drops 4.1.2023.

This six-part documentary series tells the history of Industrial Light & Magic. It features interviews with famous filmmakers and the people behind George Lucas’ esteemed visual effects studio, and explores how they created some of the most memorable movie scenes of all time. Arrives on Disney+ 7.27.22.

To celebrate the 40th anniversary of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, Lucasfilm released this wonderful reel of never-before-seen footage and outtakes, along with audio commentary by George Lucas, Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels, Billy Dee Williams, and Lawrence Kasdan.

“Whenever there’s a new tool, everybody goes crazy and they forget the fact that there’s a story.” Star Wars creator George Lucas recently had a lengthy chat with Charlie Rose. Yes he’s bitter, but he also has great points. Also he made Star Wars. Full video here.

We can’t forgive him for Jar Jar, but George Lucas does know how to make a buck or two at the box office; Blockbusting is his take on the 300 most successful movies of all time.

Getting into Skywalker Ranch is cool enough, but this is no mere video: Philip Bloom gets invited by Rick McCallum and George Lucas to see how far he can push two Canon DSLRs.