Read more George Lucas stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/3646/george-lucas.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 18:32:48 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/66856/top-earning-celebs-over-50.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagForbes ranks the entertainment industry’s top earners age 50 and older in the last year: Oprah, 55, $275 million. Viewership for her show may be waning, but Winfrey’s diverse enterprises, from a magazine to satellite radio to her Harpo production company, remain wildly profitable. George Lucas, 65, $170 million. The...http://www.newser.com/story/66856/top-earning-celebs-over-50.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 13 Aug 2009 17:13:14 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63975/april-fools-prank-may-pay-off-for-star-wars-fans.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWhat started as an April Fools joke may turn into a dream come true—almost literally—for Star Wars fans, LA Weekly reports. The Tauntaun sleeping bag seemed just plausible enough that retailer ThinkGeek was bombarded with orders—and raked over the coals when the truth came out. Now Lucasfilm,...http://www.newser.com/story/63975/april-fools-prank-may-pay-off-for-star-wars-fans.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 10 Jul 2009 7:50:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/46001/star-wars-secret-shame-the-holiday-special.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIt sounded like a good idea at the time. In 1978, Star Wars was huge, but a sequel was 2 years away. So why not make a TV special? Why not a holiday special? Centered on Wookiees? "The only sound they make is like fat people having an orgasm," writer...http://www.newser.com/story/46001/star-wars-secret-shame-the-holiday-special.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 22 Dec 2008 11:40:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/34952/force-is-weak-in-clone-wars.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagStar Wars: The Clone Wars fills a gap in the saga's chronology, and although the animated feature may give devoted Lucasfilm fans their fix before the TV series launches this fall, the oddly lifeless movie "isn't the Star Wars we've known and loved, Todd McCarthy writes in Variety.http://www.newser.com/story/34952/force-is-weak-in-clone-wars.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 15 Aug 2008 13:45:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/28050/indiana-jones-raiders-of-the-fat-fridge.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIndiana Jones has a new enemy. Pediatrician Rahul Parikh is irritated about Indy's marketing tie-ins to high-calorie foods like Burger King's "Indy Double Whopper" and Snicker's "Adventure Bar." Parikh has been enjoying the films of George Lucas and Steven Spielberg for decades, but he's also watching kids grow obese, thanks...http://www.newser.com/story/28050/indiana-jones-raiders-of-the-fat-fridge.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 21 May 2008 5:21:26 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/27836/indys-still-kicking-butt-in-crystal-skull.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWho you calling old? It may be 19 years since Indiana Jones last donned a fedora, but Harrison Ford amply kicks Russian butt in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Kenneth Turan writes in the Los Angeles Times . The flick, opening in the US on Thursday, premiered...http://www.newser.com/story/27836/indys-still-kicking-butt-in-crystal-skull.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 18 May 2008 18:52:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/23683/stormtrooper-designer-lucas-head-to-court.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGeorge Lucas and the man who invented the stormtrooper costume are headed for a court battle over who has the right to make it, the Guardian reports. Lucasfilm is suing British prop designer Andrew Ainsworth, who recently discovered his original stormtrooper molds, and began selling replicas for some $3,600...http://www.newser.com/story/23683/stormtrooper-designer-lucas-head-to-court.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 07 Apr 2008 7:59:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/15674/new-indy-vexed-film-legends.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIt seems like a sure thing: Steven Spielberg and George Lucas, in on 13 of the 100 highest-grossing movies ever, revive the billion-dollar Indiana Jones franchise. But Lucas spent 15 years trying to convince Spielberg and Harrison Ford to do Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull , due...http://www.newser.com/story/15674/new-indy-vexed-film-legends.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 06 Jan 2008 15:34:53 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/11494/the-very-best-of-viral-video.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHumor, embarrassment, obscenity, and silliness are a recipe for success in the age of YouTube. PC World clicks on the classics of a young medium: Bush and Kerry Sing "This Land Is Your Land": JibJab puts itself on the map. The Coke and Mentos Experiments: Geysers of soda set to...http://www.newser.com/story/11494/the-very-best-of-viral-video.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 12 Nov 2007 14:00:28 CST