Star Wars According to a 3 Year Old

Yeah... I think George should have taken script notes from this little Padawan... she sums up the film quite nicely :-)

Star Wars Celebration IV Pics

The Making of Star Wars

The Definitive Story Behind the Original Film
Written by J. W. Rinzler

After the 1973 success of American Graffiti, filmmaker George Lucas made the fateful decision to pursue a longtime dream project: a space fantasy movie unlike any ever produced. Lucas envisioned a swashbuckling SF saga inspired by the Flash Gordon serials classic American westerns, the epic cinema of Japanese auteur Akira Kurosawa, and mythological heroes. Its original title: The Star Wars. The rest is history, and how it was made is a story as entertaining and exciting as the movie that has enthralled millions for thirty years–a story that has never been told as it was meant to be. Until now.

Using his unprecedented access to the Lucasfilm Archives and its trove of never-before-published “lost” interviews, photos, production notes, factoids, and anecdotes, Star Wars scholar J. W. Rinzler hurtles readers back in time for a one-of-a-kind behind-the-scenes look at the nearly decade-long quest of George Lucas and his key collaborators to make the “little” movie that became a phenomenon. For the first time, it’s all here:

• The evolution of the now-classic story and characters–including “Annikin Starkiller” and “a huge green-skinned monster with no nose and large gills” named Han Solo
• Excerpts from George Lucas’s numerous, ever-morphing script drafts
• The birth of Industrial Light & Magic, the special-effects company that revolutionized Hollywood filmmaking
• The studio-hopping and budget battles that nearly scuttled the entire project
• The director’s early casting saga, which might have led to a film spoken mostly in Japanese–including the intensive auditions that won the cast members their roles and made them legends
• The grueling, nearly catastrophic location shoot in Tunisia and the subsequent breakneck dash at Elstree Studios in London
• The who’s who of young film rebels who pitched in to help–including Francis Ford Coppola, Steven Spielberg, and Brian DePalma

But perhaps most exciting, and rarest of all, are the interviews conducted before and during production and immediately after the release of Star Wars–in which George Lucas, Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Sir Alec Guinness, Anthony Daniels, composer John Williams, effects masters Dennis Muren, Richard Edlund, and John Dykstra, Phil Tippett, Rick Baker, legendary production designer John Barry, and a host of others share their fascinating tales from the trenches and candid opinions of the film that would ultimately change their lives.

No matter how you view the spectrum of this thirty-year phenomenon, The Making of Star Wars stands as a crucial document–rich in fascination and revelation–of a genuine cinematic and cultural touchstone.

Star Wars & The US Postal Service

Here's a the R2-D2 Mailbox on Michigan & Washington in the Chicago Loop!

Read below and check out USPSJediMaster.com on Friday!

Ok, so, do you think some crazy Star Wars fans out there will try to steal a mailbox or two? It's only prison ;-)

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The USPS will be announcing official U.S. postage paying tribute to the 30th anniversary of Star Wars later this month.

March 16th: R2-D2 Mailboxes will make news in many major cities across the U.S.
March 28th: Star Wars stamp designs will be unveiled in Los Angeles.
May 25th: Stamps will go on sale after the first day of issue ceremony.

More Info about the R2-D2 Mailboxes...

How many will there be?
There are 80-something postal districts around the country, most of which are getting four of the R2-D2 boxes each, so figure 320 or so of these will be spread out across the nation.

Where will they be located?
People won't be seeing R2-D2 on every corner. They will be placed in high-traffic, highly visible locations. There is not any information yet on exactly where they will all be located, but they will be out in public and not just inside Post Office lobbies.

What additional security measures if any are being taken to prevent theft?
I can't tell you about the security measures, but hopefully fans will remember that these are real mail boxes, with real mail inside, and will face a serious federal offense if they try to steal one.

When will they be placed in public?
The rollout for the R2-D2 mailboxes is this Friday, March 16th, with an official announcement coming on Monday, March 19th.

See the Full Article at The Official Star Wars Website.

Fanboys Trailer!

Four guys from the Midwest drive across the country to honor the wish of their dying friend: to watch "Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace" at George Lucas' Skywalker Ranch before the movie's worldwide release.

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