Decades in the past, in a galaxy a ways, a ways away… ten phrases replaced the cinematic global eternally. This seriously illustrated collector’s version covers the whole movie universe of big name Wars, from a brand new wish to The strength Awakens, and the entire books, tv indicates, comics, and video games in among. a party of the full loved franchise, this compendium features not often obvious construction and solid images from the entire videos within the sequence; essays on Ralph McQuarrie, the founding of George Lucas’s business mild & Magic, director Irvin Kerschner, and extra; in addition to particular artwork and magnificent finds from Episode VII.
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Female bigamists have been rare in the movies, perhaps reflecting a male chauvinistic attitude among filmmakers. Karen Valentine played a stewardess with multiple families in Co›ee, Tea, or Me (¡972). Dyan Cannon’s fashion design business allowed her to keep a husband on each coast in Having It All (¡982). Sally Field lived with two husbands in Kiss Me Goodbye (¡982), but one of them was a ghost (thus, according to the law, she was not a bigamist). Jean Seberg had two husbands in the gold rush musical Paint Your Wagon (¡969), but that’s only because Lee Marvin and Clint Eastwood bought her wifely services jointly at an auction.
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