Club Jade

Michael Kaminski explores the role of Marcia Lucas – who won an Oscar for the editing of A New Hope – in George’s early career over at the Secret History of Star Wars. This is a fascinating read, and Kaminski makes an interesting parallel to the events of Revenge of the Sith towards the end.

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Avatar may have beat Titanic in terms of cold hard cash, but it still has yet to catch up with The Phantom Menace when it comes to the amount of tickets sold, Entertainment Weekly points out. And when the domestic box office numbers are adjusted for inflation, it’s only #26 – all three original trilogy films and TPM are higher, along with Raiders of the Lost Ark, E.T., The Exorcist and all-time champ Gone With the Wind. (A New Hope is #2.)

Granted, all this stat-pushing is petty and useless, but hey: We’re interested, aren’t we? And on that note, check below the cut for a blast from the past: The ad George Lucas took out in Variety when Titanic took the top spot from Star Wars. (more…)

The Lars Homestead meets The Shire meets modern architecture in Villa in Vals, a Swiss home designed by Bjarne Mastenbroek & Christian Muller. (via)

In the spirit of Turkey Day…

(Man, do I miss Turkey Day.)

Laugh more with highlights from The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers and, of course, Twilight. (There are even more on Youtube if you need to waste more time.)

It’s Friday. I’m wiped and James is sick, so unless something breaks or Paula has more fortitude than either of us, you’re on your own: I am declaring this an open thread. Share a link, ask a question, and we’ll try our best to keep up. Or at least not fall asleep before The Clone Wars.

Wow. A new trend?

Oh, Sir Alec. Your reaction shots are appropriate for any occasion. (via)

The first of several clips collected on Youtube exploring the connection between George and mythology scholar Joseph Campbell.

Will it blend? Saturday Night Live’s Kristen Wiig wore a Darth Vader meets Kiss of the Spider Woman dress to the Emmys. Sorry, Bonnie: I’m pretty sure she full deserves that D. But at least we get blog content out of it.

IMMA LET YOU FINISH. Congratulations, it’s a week-old meme in Star Wars form!

Talkies. If you’re in the mood for some old school audio drama, Star Wars en Direct’s Dany Pépin is starting some aural fan fiction, ‘In the Shadows,’ next month.

Lists of dubious (and not-so-dubious) honors. Luke is #1 on Spike’s list of the top ten white trash heroes of cinema, while Lando is one of io9’s ten most corrupt mayors in science fiction. Uh, thanks? I guess. On an entirely different note, A New Hope tops Paste’s ten most iconic opening scenes. (via)