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Fallon will inherit declining empire! Disney shutters LucasArts.
After the coffee. Before remembering to record NBC's "Hannibal." The Skinny: For some reason my DVR didn't record "Modern Family" last night but it did capture some good discounts on QVC. You don't need me to tell you that today's headlines include a...
Tags: United Kingdom, Lucasfilm Ltd., Mary McNamara, Memorial Day, Gaming
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Disney's LucasArts halts video game development
The Walt Disney Co.'s recently acquired Lucasfilm Ltd. subsidiary announced on Wednesday that its video game unit will no longer develop games. LucasArts, which was founded in 1982, is best known for a slew of "Star Wars" video games. Lucasfilm said in...
Tags: Xbox, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Lucasfilm Ltd., The Tonight Show (tv program), Gaming
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Generating stunning visual effects, but not enough revenue
This should be a golden age for visual effects in movies. Thanks to the box office success of movies such as "The Avengers" and "Life of Pi," demand for visual effects has never been greater. Studios are spending $100 million or more to put ever more...
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'Jurassic Park' paleontologist offers advice on ways of dinosaurs
The blockbuster Steven Spielberg movie "Jurassic Park," being re-released in 3-D on April 5, wouldn't be the same place without paleontologist Jack Horner. In addition to advising the production on scientific matters, Horner provided inspiration for the...
Tags: Princeton University, Science and Technology, Colleges and Universities, Jurassic Park (movie), Science
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Postcard is key evidence in murder trial of Rockefeller impostor
L.A. NOWThe postcard from France was unexpected, its message brief: “Mom, I think we need a geography lesson but not too bad – Linda & John.” Linda Sohus had told her mother she and her husband, John, were going on a...... -
Classic car sales at Amelia Island total almost $55 million
It was a busy weekend in Amelia Island, Fla., as almost $55 million in classic cars found new homes. The weekend marked the 18th annual Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance, a highlight in the world of classic car shows. RM Auctions, the official auction...
Tags: Car Engine Repair, Luxury Vehicles, Fiat, Auction Service, Bentley
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Luke, Han, Leia: ‘Star Wars’ trio (almost) sure to return in ‘VII’
Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - Los Angeles TimesCarrie Fisher has said “yes,” she will reprise her role as Princess Leia in “Episode VII” of the “Star Wars” ...... -
George Lucas wants to build an art museum in San Francisco
Will there be portraits of Jar-Jar Binks emerging from a half shell? George Lucas, the producer of the "Star Wars" movies, is planning to build an art museum in San Francisco. The filmmaker told "CBS This Morning" on Tuesday he hopes to create an...
Tags: Arts, Steven Spielberg, Museums, Animation (Movie Genre), Artists
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Review: Little to toast at this 'Divorce Party'
Sometimes, a project comes along that is so cynically lowbrow, it boggles the tortured mind. "Divorce Party: The Musical,” now in its glitzy, empty West Coast premiere at the El Portal, is just such a project, a piece of ossified fluff obviously...
Tags: The Beach Boys, Auction Service, Music, Marilyn Monroe, Family
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Stuart Freeborn dies at 98; 'Star Wars' makeup artist
It was no accident that British makeup artist Stuart Freeborn resembled his most famous movie creation — Yoda, the wrinkled, ancient sage from the "Star Wars" films. "I looked at myself in the mirror and decided that I was comic, with all these...
Tags: World War II (1939-1945), United Kingdom, Science and Technology, Religion and Belief, Charles Dickens
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Frank Oz ready to return to Yoda for ‘Star Wars’ spinoff movie
Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - Los Angeles TimesIf there's a place for Yoda in the upcoming “Star Wars” movies, Frank Oz is game to return to give ...... -
‘Star Wars’: Frank Oz on Stuart Freeborn, the legend behind Yoda
Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - Los Angeles TimesJedi Master Yoda is one of the most famous and iconic of the hundreds of characters in the “Star Wars” ......
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