An American filmmaker, George Lucas is most famous as the creative genius behind the "Star Wars" and "Indiana Jones" film series. One of the most innovative figures in film history, Lucas founded the groundbreaking special effects house Industrial Light & Magic. His most successful films as either a director, producer or writer include "American Graffiti", the "Star Wars" films and the "Indiana Jones" films.
Before there was Han, Luke and Chewy, or even Indiana Jones and a whip, George Lucas created A Man and His Car, his senior thesis film at USC focused solely on Peter Brock and his Lotus 23 race car....
Publ.Date : Tue, 02 Dec 2008 19:37:42 GMTFilmmaker George Lucas and Google CEO Eric Schmidt are among the donors helping to underwrite Barack Obama's transition to the U.S. presidency, according to figures released on Monday.
Publ.Date : Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:37:18 GMTSamuel L. Jackson was presented with the 23rd American Cinematheque Award by George Lucas at the Cinematheque's annual benefit gala on Monday night. The award is given to an artist in the entertainment industry who is committed to making a significant contribution to the art of the motion picture. Michael Brownlee has the details of the ceremony is this video report.
Publ.Date : Tue, 02 Dec 2008 07:16:33 GMTSource: Reuters By Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Filmmaker George Lucas and Google CEO Eric Schmidt are among the donors helping to underwrite Barack Obama's transition to the U.S. presidency, ...
Publ.Date : Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:35:41 GMTThere probably never have been so many expletives used to show appreciation at an awards show as there were at the 23rd annual American Cinematheque Awards, which honored Samuel L. Jackson.
Publ.Date : Wed, 03 Dec 2008 03:02:33 GMT
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Lucas sold Lucasfilm's Computer Graphics Division to Apple Computer co-founder Steve Jobs, and it later became Pixar Animation Studio.
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