A Certain Point of View: Writing, Film and Stuff

“Star Wars - Episode III: Revenge of the Sith” Written and directed by George Lucas Starring: Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Hayden Christensen, Ian McDiarmid, Anthony Daniels, Frank Oz, Samuel L. Jackson, Christopher Lee On Wednesday. May 19, 2005, 20th Century Fox and Lucasfilm Limited released “Star Wars - Episode III: Revenge of the Sith.” Written and directed by George Lucas, the film is the third chapter of the Prequel Trilogy and the sixth of a projected 9-film saga set “a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away.” The Tragedy of Darth Vader Set three years after “Star Wars - Episode II: Attack of the Clones” , “Revenge of the Sith” reveals how Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen) falls under the influence of a Dark Lord of the Sith, turns to the dark side of the Force, and becomes the evil Darth Vader. Anakin’s transformation from the selfless former slave to fallen hero is tragic in many ways. His friendship with his Jedi Master, Obi-Wan Keno...

Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995) aka Die Hard 3 Directed by John McTiernan Written by Jonathan Hensleigh Based on certain original characters created by Roderick Thorp Starring: Bruce Willis, Jeremy Irons, Graham Greene, Colleen Camp, Larry Bryggman John McClane: I'll tell you what your problem is, you don't like me 'cause you're a racist! Zeus Carver: What? John McClane: You're a racist! You don't like me 'cause I'm white! Zeus Carver: I don't like you because you're gonna get me killed! In the spring of 1995, 20th Century Fox released director John McTiernan’s Die Hard with a Vengeance, the third film in a series featuring Bruce Willis as hard-to-kill cop hero John McClane. As in Die Hard (1988) and Die Hard 2 (1990), Willis’ character is once again “in the wrong place at the wrong time.” This time around, the reluctant hero is in New York City, where he faces off against  a mad bomber (Jeremy Irons) who has a p...