The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art My wife and I first got wind of the creation of the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art a little over ten years ago, when it was rumored to be built in Chicago or even George Lucas’ hometown of Modesto, California. From the concept art, this graceful, futuristic-looking venue looked…
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The Force Awaits: The anticipation of seeing “Star Wars”…
*****POSSIBLE STAR DESTROYER-SIZE SPOILERS***** Anticipation Back in the late 1970s, I saw “Star Wars” multiple times theatrically. This was back in those dark, primitive days before we watched movies on our phones and tablets three months or less after their theatrical runs. In those days, we then-young, future-oldsters learned the often difficult art of… But,…
A glimpse into Disney+’s new Star Wars series, “The Acolyte”…
******JEDI TEMPLE-SIZED SPOILERS!****** Recently, I wrote a column about what it was like to be a young “Star Wars” fan in the late 1970s. Just writing that column was a sentimental trip that awakened all kinds of childhood nostalgia. But part of growing old with a franchise like Star Wars is watching it evolve over…