George Lucas Thinks Filmmakers Need to Embrace Artificial Intelligence
“It’s like saying, ‘I don’t believe these cars are gunna work. Let’s just stick with the horses.” In a ten-minute interview with French online media…
Spielberg’s 3 Failed James Bond Movie Pitches Led To Indiana Jones
In the 1970s, Steven Spielberg approached EON Productions three times to direct a James Bond movie, and each time Bond’s producer Albert R. Broccoli turned…
Before Coppola, George Lucas Planned To Direct ‘Apocalypse Now’ Like a Black And White Documentary
Apocalypse Now earned its status as the greatest war movie of all time, a brutal and darkly comic examination of the double standards of war….
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Power of Myth: Watch Joseph Campbell’s Six-Part Interview With Bill Moyers (1988)
The Hero’s Journey is the backbone of most myth-based stories in Hollywood. Mythic storylines, according to Chris Vogler, author of The Writer’s Journey, are the most sought-after…
Star Wars and ‘In Medias Res’: How Movie Serials Inspired A New Hope’s Iconic Opening Scene
Star Wars: A New Hope opens with John Williams’ rousing score that heralds a fast-paced action-adventure to come. An opening crawl establishes the brief context,…
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Brainstorming Indy: Inside the 1978 ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’ Story Conference
Would you like to see genius at work? Would you like to see how one of cinema’s greatest heroes emerged from a blank sheet of…
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What Is A MacGuffin? An Explanation of Film’s Most Mysterious Plot Device
What is a MacGuffin? It’s perhaps the most mysterious plot device in film. The MacGuffin (sometimes spelled McGuffin) is often misunderstood, and can be a…
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Stuart Freeborn Based Yoda On His Own Facial Features
Take a detailed look into the creation of Yoda by the ‘grandfather of modern make-up design’, Stuart Freeborn This is the first in a detailed…
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Bob Iger Made Disney Unbeatable With Pixar, Marvel, LucasFilm, And 21st Century Fox
Bob Iger stepped down as CEO of Disney last week. But he isn’t leaving just yet. For the next 22 months, he’ll serve as Disney’s…
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Boba Fett Origins: How the Bounty Hunter Spawned Multiple Characters Including Darth Vader AND Han Solo
The Mandalorian is the legacy of one of Star Wars’ most popular characters: bounty hunter Boba Fett. While the bounty hunter only ever had a few…
