Tag: LUCASFILM

Highlights from this morning's other big tech headlines.... The "Old Spice Guy" just valiantly strode off with an Emmy award, and Urlesque is honoring the viral phenomenon's accomplishment with a variety of LOLcat-themed captions. [From: Urlesque] The appearance of 'Halo Reach' on filesharing sites has prompted Microsoft to ominously, in the words of a 12-year-old messageboard flamer, warn ...

In celebration of 'A New Hope,' whose 35th birthday is next year, the always anniversary-conscious George Lucas will unveil all six of his beloved 'Star Wars' films on Blu-ray. Lucas, who personally announced the 2011 release plans at the recent Celebration V event, promised that the new editions would be formatted with the "highest picture and audio quality," along with extended special features. ...

Highlights from this morning's other big tech headlines.... With a remarkable 886-percent worldwide growth rate, Android phone sales have apparently surpassed those of the iPhone for the first time. However, according to Nielsen, customer loyalty still remains significantly higher for the iPhone. [From: GigaOM] Satisfied by "clarifying public comments," Lucasfilm Ltd. will reportedly ...

Don't flinch, world. George Lucas is producing a CGI musical, which is currently in pre-production at his Skywalker Ranch workspace in Northern California. According to the Hollywood Reporter's Heat Vision blog, the movie is being helmed by Kevin Munroe, director of 2007's CGI Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film, 'TMNT', and penned by David Berenbaum, writer of 'Elf' and 'The Spiderwick ...

Share digg_url ='http://www.switched.com/2010/01/13/classic-pc-games-that-should-get-a-next-gen-makeover/'; Perhaps Hollywood writers are somehow still hungover from that 2008 strike, but lazy and lame remakes of '70s and '80s productions have become increasingly commonplace. While that wearisome and troubling lack of creativity is a plague within the music, movie, and television industries, ...