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George Lucas & Steven Spielberg: Best Friends and Filmmakers Forever

by CharlotteLeave a Comment on George Lucas & Steven Spielberg: Best Friends and Filmmakers Forever

In this episode, podcasting BFF’s Charlotte and Caitlin take a look at the relationship between filmmaker BFFs: George Lucas and Steven Spielberg. They dive into George and Steven’s friendship and partnership as creatives who have come to define the film industry for the past 50 years. The episode covers Steven’s early thoughts on Star Wars, the creation of Indiana Jones, their shared love of American artist Norman Rockwell, and much more. Click here to download the episode directly.

Click here for our Show Notes on Patreon.

Further reading:

Skywalking
George Lucas: The Creative Impulse
George Lucas (Masters of Cinema) by Karina Longworth
George Lucas: A Life by Brian Jay Jones
The Making of Revenge of the Sith by J.W. Rinzler
1999’s 60 Minutes Special on George Lucas
Steven on the “sandcastle” tradition
“Telling Stories” Norman Rockwell Exhibit Podcast
Norman Rockwell / George Lucas and Steven Spielberg Exhibit Book
Ground Breaking Ceremony for the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art

By George: George Lucas Series

By George: The Star Wars Years

by CharlotteLeave a Comment on By George: The Star Wars Years

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By George is our three-episode series on the work of George Lucas, separated by themes and dotted with his history. In this episode, we cover the 70s and 80s — the Star Wars trilogy, his work on Indiana Jones and his friendship with Steven Spielberg, and, yes, we are going to talk about Captain EO. The themes we cover are Success, Independence, and Oversaturation. Plus, we get really excited about the fact that the Clone Wars is returning. All this and more on this episode of Skytalkers.

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