A Certain Point of View: Writing, Film and Stuff

Few pieces of artwork distill the passion for Star Wars as do posters. From Tom Jung's iconic one-sheet for Episode IV to Roger Kastel’s Gone with the Wind–inspired painting for Episode V and beyond, Star Wars has enjoyed nearly four decades of poster art from some of the most renowned artists working in movies. The fifth book in the George Lucas–curated Star Wars Art series, Posters collects the best artwork from all six Star Wars films, the Star Wars: The Clone Wars animated television series, and limited-edition prints. This collection unites all of the action, artistry, and drama of a galaxy far, far away into one lavishly produced tome. - from the publisher’s promotional material On October 14, 2014, Abrams Books, in conjunction with Lucasfilm Limited, published Star Wars Art: Posters , the fifth and final volume in a series personally curated by George Lucas. Featuring Drew Struzan’s artwork for Lucasfilm’s 1982 “Revenge of the Jedi theatrical advance one-sheet on the d

(C) 2007 20th Century Fox  "Blue Harvest" Episode 99 of "Family Guy" Original Air Date: Sept. 23, 2007 Writers: Alec Sulkin, Seth McFarlane, David Zuckerman Directed by: Dominic Polcino Starring: Seth McFarlane, Alex Borstein, Mila Kunis, Seth Green, Adam West Chris (Luke Skywalker): [Luke destroys a TIE Fighter] I got one! I got one! Peter (Han Solo): Great kid! Don't get penis-y! George Lucas’s “"Star Wars"” space saga has inspired spoofs in print and film media since the original movie premiered in 1977. When “Star Wars” was in its first theatrical run, MAD and Crack’d  magazines published print parodies,  Notably, Mel Brooks spoofed it in 1987’s “Spaceballs” on the big screen. On TV, "Saturday Night Live" has also aired "Star Wars" skits.  Other television shows, including “The Simpsons,” have incorporated gags thematically linked to that story set “a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away.”

( C)  2008 MGM/20th Century Fox Home Entertainment “Battle of Britain” (1969) Directed by Guy Hamilton Written by James Kennaway and Wilfred Greatorex, based on the book The Narrow Margin by Derek Wood and Derek Dempster Starring: Michael Caine, Laurence Olivier, Ian McShane, Christopher Plummer, Susannah York, Edward Fox, Curd Jurgens Director Guy Hamilton’s “Battle of Britain” is an all-star docudrama that attempts to recreate Nazi Germany’s ill-fated attempt to batter Great Britain into submission by aerial bombardment during the summer and autumn of 1940. As in 20th Century Fox’s 1962 D-Day epic “The Longest Day,” “Battle of Britain” features an international cast of actors from Germany, Canada, France, and, of course, Great Britain. Also like  “The Longest Day” producer Darryl F. Zanuck, producers Harry Saltzman and S. Benjamin Fisz invested time (nearly four years) and money !$14 million in 1965 dollars) to hire a cast and acquire real military hardwa