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Salon.com November 16, 2000 Howard Wen |
Do-it-yourself "Star Wars" It's the next copyright battleground -- fan filmmakers are hacking their favorite movies... |
Wired June 2002 J.C. Herz |
50,000,000 Star Warriors Can't Be Wrong A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, George Lucas built an empire on the force of his imagination. Now the online game Star Wars Galaxies puts control of his universe in the hands of the fans. |
Wired August 18, 2008 Chris Baker |
Meet Leland Chee, the Star Wars Franchise Continuity Cop To Star Wars fans, Chee is the Keeper of the Holocron, arguably the leading expert on everything that happened a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. |
Popular Mechanics August 14, 2008 Peter Hartlaub |
With Clone Wars, Lucas Goes Personal to Fill in Saga's Holes George Lucas talks about the thought process for developing the prequels to Star Wars. |
PC Magazine May 18, 2005 Daniel S. Evans |
LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game Those in the mood for a fun, Mario Brothers-style romp through the first three movies of the Star Wars odyssey will have a blast with this game. |
The Motley Fool March 10, 2005 Steven Mallas |
Foxy Marketing: "Star Wars" Meets "The O.C." Fox doesn't make a lot of money off "Star Wars" -- but the relationship does benefit shareholders in other ways. |
Salon.com November 5, 2001 Daniel Kraus |
"The Phantom Edit" How one "Star Wars" fan nearly fixed the "Episode 1" disaster, and why George Lucas is indirectly stoking another kind of digital revolution... |
AskMen.com Jasper Anson |
Top 10: Cool Star Wars Nerds Conan O'Brien is just one of many cool Star Wars nerds. |
Home Theater October 1, 2010 Mark Fleischmann |
Star Wars Series to Go 3D Inspired by Avatar, George Lucas is preparing to give the 3D treatment to the six films in the Star Wars for theatrical re-release. |
The Motley Fool December 27, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Hasbro's Famous Jedi Trick The toy giant's still clinging to the Star Wars franchise. And it looks like a good move from an investment standpoint. |
Sports Central May 21, 2005 Greg Wyshynski |
The Force is With Us A look at the similarities between Star Wars fans and sports fans. |
Salon.com May 28, 2002 Brian Libby |
"Star Wars" Who cares about "Attack of the Clones"? After reinventing popcorn cinema with his giddy space western, George Lucas can do whatever he wants... |
The Motley Fool January 19, 2005 Steven Mallas |
Growing an Evil Eye Hasbro and Lucasfilm snap on a smile, as Mr. Potato Head becomes Darth Tater. It's a strategy that benefits not only Hasbro's line of figures and accessories based on the famous franchise, but also George Lucas and his films. |
Wired May 2005 Steve Silberman |
George Lucas on Star Wars, Fahrenheit 9/11, and his own legacy Mythmaker behind Revenge of the Sith discusses filming documentaries and historical films. |
AskMen.com Ross Bonander |
5 Things You Didn't Know: Star Trek Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry in the 1960s, featured a cast with groundbreaking diversity that confronted relevant social and intellectual issues. As the franchise prepares for its 11th feature film, we present five things you may not know about Star Trek. |
The Motley Fool May 11, 2005 Lawrence Meyers |
A Marvel-ous Movie Plan Marvel's new deal with Paramount holds the potential to be enormous, for the company and its shareholders alike. |
Wired May 2005 Steve Silberman |
Life After Darth George Lucas was born to make underground films. Then a little movie called Star Wars lured him to the dark side. Can the father of the blockbuster really rediscover his avant-garde soul? |
The Motley Fool August 3, 2010 Tim Beyers |
Hasbro Close-Up: Star Wars During last month's San Diego Comic-Con, Hasbro Chief Marketing Officer John Frascotti generously gave his time to talk on camera about the toy maker's major brands. |
Salon.com May 21, 2002 Bob Calhoun |
"Hardware Wars": The movie, the legend, the household appliances An obscure Bay Area filmmaker launched an empire in 1977. No, not that one. Fluke Starbucker, Oggie Ben Doggie, Ham Salad and Princess Anne-Droid are back in a "special edition" of the original Lucas spoof... |
The Motley Fool February 17, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Hasbro Dons Square Pants The country's second-largest toy company looks to play for keeps by hooking up with Viacom's Nick properties. |
CRM August 1, 2006 Marshall Lager |
A Treatise Concerning the Flogging of Expired Equines Customer loyalty goes a long way, but it only goes so far. Companies shouldn't say they are delivering something new and groundbreaking when they are really just repackaging an old product. Honesty also goes a long way. |
The Motley Fool October 27, 2006 Anders Bylund |
Fool on the Street: Marvel's Super Powers The name of the game is creativity -- traditionally and financially for this entertainment company. Here's the inside scoop on what analysts learned from the company's executive presentation at Merrill Lynch's Media and Entertainment Conference last month. |
Wired March 24, 2008 James Lee |
It's a Wrap! Ernie Cline Has Written the Ultimate Star Wars Fan Movie A movie about Star Wars fans made by Star Wars fans. |
Home Theater September 8, 2004 Chris Chiarella |
The Star Wars Trilogy DVDs The momentous release of the most-requested DVDs ever is not without some concerns by potential customers of the $70 box. Here are some facts and informed opinions to help you plan your purchase. |
Salon.com April 10, 2002 Steven Hart |
Galactic gasbag Beneath all the pseudo-mythic Joseph Campbell hogwash, the roots of George Lucas' empire lie not in "The Odyssey" but in classic and pulp 20th century sci-fi... |
Salon.com May 16, 2002 Stephanie Zacharek |
In space, no one can hear you groan The soul-deadening string of cliches that is "Attack of the Clones" must immediately be shot beyond Pluto where it can do no harm... |
PC Magazine November 2, 2004 Karen Jones |
Playing the Movie Game Star Wars films and games could yield a powerful combo. |
The Motley Fool November 8, 2004 Lawrence Meyers |
Marvel's Unseen Superheroes Marvel's movies mean nothing to the bottom line without the right talent behind them. The average investor can stay apace with the goings-on of these unseen superheroes at fan sites. |
Macworld September 4, 2007 Peter Cohen |
Lego Star Wars II As a family-friendly action game, Lego Star Wars II excels. Hardcore gamers might leave a little disappointed, however. |
Home Theater November 2006 Chris Chiarella |
The First Star Wars Trilogy Limited Editions--20th Century Fox Finally available in their 1977, 1980, and 1983 versions, the new Limited Edition Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi DVD sets contain minimally tweaked re-releases of the laserdisc masters created in 1993. |
The Motley Fool May 23, 2005 Steven Mallas |
Last Call at the Mos Eisley Cantina The Force (and the profits) are strong with the final Star Wars prequel. |
The Motley Fool November 15, 2007 Chuck Saletta |
Dueling Fools: Marvel Bear Rebuttal The bearish opinion is that Marvel Entertainment cannot continue to leverage its famous superheroes indefinitely. |
The Motley Fool July 24, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Use the Force, Hasbro The toy giant's performance slips on an expected dip in Star Wars toy sales. Investors, take note. |
Fast Company November 2008 Clay Dillow |
Movie Ratings: Running the Numbers On November 1, 1968, bowing to howls that movies were corrupting youth, the film industry unveiled a voluntary rating system, which told youth what to see to be corrupted. Here's a look at the system and its stats. |
Salon.com January 9, 2002 Jean Tang |
"Lord of the Rings" vs. "Star Wars" Peter Jackson's glorified video trivia game doesn't hold up to the grandly human epic that defined a generation... |
Information Today October 27, 2015 |
Disney Ebooks Come to hoopla Library patrons now have access to more than 380,000 movies, music, ebooks, and other digital media. |
InternetNews May 20, 2005 Sean Michael Kerner |
A Torrent of Sith Searches "Star Wars" fans fans sought information and bootleg copies of the movie online. |
CRM December 2011 Eric Barkin |
The Monday Morning Numbers on Movie Marketing How international growth, social media, and a decline in DVD sales are changing the film industry's marketing strategies. |
Reason September 2005 Julian Sanchez |
Death of the Auteur Congress passed the Family Movie Act, which established that filtering movies to remove sex or violence or profanity (or any other bits you don't like) doesn't run afoul of copyright laws, as long as no fixed copy of the filtered version is created. |
PC Magazine June 8, 2005 Karen Jones |
Star Wars on Your Desktop Episode III: Revenge of the Sith has ushered in a fleet of new Star Wars goodies, and Alienware is now shipping both of the Aurora Star Wars Edition PCs that it announced in April. |
The Motley Fool May 16, 2005 Steven Mallas |
Star Wars: A New Economy The last Star Wars release will challenge the patience of employers while bringing in the bucks -- mostly for George Lucas. However it is inadvisable to latch onto the stocks of companies just because of their associations with Star Wars. |
InternetNews May 13, 2005 Jim Wagner |
The Dark Side of The Force Made Me Do It The debut of 'Star Wars III' marks the end of an era for geeks everywhere. It will also launch an 'out of office' wave. Call it Star Wars-induced absenteeism. |
BusinessWeek June 2, 2011 Ronald Grover |
Disney's Toy Branding Strategy Animated film shorts featuring Toy Story characters may spur merchandise sales. |
The Motley Fool July 29, 2005 Steven Mallas |
McDonald's Trades Mouse for Troll McDonald's enters an agreement to promote DreamWorks Animation's Shrek 3 -- how does Disney feel? |
HBS Working Knowledge December 19, 2005 Julia Hanna |
Marvel's Superhero CEO An interview with Marvel CEO Peter Cuneo on his turnaround plans for the company. |
Fast Company May 2008 David Kushner |
Rebel Alliance How a small band of sci-fi geeks is leading Hollywood into a new era. |
The Motley Fool September 29, 2004 Jeff Hwang |
Timing Is Everything "Star Wars: Battlefront" is the right game at the right time. |
The Motley Fool May 8, 2006 Jim Mueller |
Marvel's Reinvention The bottom line is that this company is not the comic book licensor it was a short time ago. Investors should reevaluate their holdings and determine whether what they want is to own shares of a movie studio that also publishes comic books and licenses toys. |
The Motley Fool September 5, 2009 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
A Fool Looks Back Let's take a quick look at some of the other stories that shaped last week: The Skype saga is over for eBay... Disney buys Marvel... Google's Gmail was down for 100 minutes... |
Fast Company August 10, 2011 Jay Woodruff |
Rich Ross Makes Moves (and Movies) at Disney Innovation in Hollywood isn't for the faint of heart. Meet Rich Ross, the outsider (from television, no less!) tugging Disney's movie studio into the 21st century. |