George Lucas

Fallon will inherit declining empire! Disney shutters LucasArts.

2013-04-04 07:28:00

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...

Disney's LucasArts halts video game development

2013-04-03 12:43:00

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...

Generating stunning visual effects, but not enough revenue

2013-03-24 05:00:00

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...

'Jurassic Park' paleontologist offers advice on ways of dinosaurs

2013-03-31 06:00:00

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...

Affordable housing is again a red flag in 'green' Marin County

2013-03-31 16:46:00

SAN RAFAEL, Calif. — After George Lucas abandoned plans to build a movie studio along a woodsy road in Marin County, he complained about the permitting process in a place so environmentally friendly that hybrid-car ownership is four times the...

Postcard is key evidence in murder trial of Rockefeller impostor

2013-03-21 18:04:42

Classic car sales at Amelia Island total almost $55 million

2013-03-11 12:13:00

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...

Luke, Han, Leia: ‘Star Wars’ trio (almost) sure to return in ‘VII’

2013-03-07 09:53:22

George Lucas wants to build an art museum in San Francisco

2013-03-06 09:00:00

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...

Review: Little to toast at this 'Divorce Party'

2013-03-06 11:54:00

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...

‘Star Wars’ fans become Jedi padawans at light saber school

2013-02-21 13:23:20

McLaren's P1 supercar turns out to be a plug-in hybrid

2013-02-21 10:51:00

Ed Begley's Prius this isn't. After months of speculation, McLaren officially announced the powertrain for its forthcoming P1 supercar. It's a plug-in hybrid. The car, which will officially debut in production form at the Geneva Motor Show, will have...

A detail of Norman Rockwell's painting "Shadow Artist," which is in the personal collection of "Star Wars" filmmaker George Lucas.

2013-03-05 22:33:01

This 1948 Tucker 48 was the third in a total factory run of 51. It was once owned by filmmaker George Lucas.

2013-02-13 23:04:00

Elizabeth M. Daley, dean of the USC School of Cinematic Arts, in the lobby of the George Lucas building at the school.

2013-02-13 20:43:10