J. W. Rinzler

Coinciding with the thirtieth anniversary of the first Star Wars film and including long-lost interviews and photos, a work written by a Lucasfilm staff member reveals the challenges and dramas behind the movie's creation.

The Definitive Story Behind the Original Film : Based on the Lost Interviews from the Official Lucasfilm Archives

The Making of Star Wars

Collects the official comic adaptation of the original rough-draft screenplay for "Star Wars" by George Lucas.

The Star Wars

Presents an illustrated overview of the making of the popular conclusion to the original Star Wars trilogy, offering stories from the set, photographs, production illustrations, script excerpts, interviews, and commentary on the film.

The Definitive Story

The Making of Star Wars Return of the Jedi

Based on the lost interviews from the official LucasFilm archives.

The Definitive Story Behind the Original Film

An insider's tour of the making of the latest Star Wars film provides photographs from the Lucasfilm archives, portraits of its actors and creators, and a behind-the-scenes look at everything from set designs to character development to special effects magic. Simultaneous. 20,000 first printing.

Revenge of the Sith

George Lucas

The Star Wars - Die Urfassung

An exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the making of arguably the greatest and most cherished of all the Star Wars films, the most important motion picture sequel of all-time, and a movie that changed pop culture forever: Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back.

The Making of The Empire Strikes Back

Laurent Bouzereau

"In 2008 the much loved archaeologist returns to our screens for a new installment of one of Hollywood's most successful film series. Set in 1957, the new film pits Indiana Jones against agents of the Soviet Union. To coincide with the film event of the year, this unique guide reveals the amazing stories behind the making of Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Temple of Doom, The Last Crusade, and Indy's newest adventure in The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Containing contributions from Steven Spielberg, George Lucas and Harrison Ford, never before seen pictures, interviews, and behind the scenes information, this book examines one of the the biggest, most popular film franchises ever. The movie will release internationally on May 22 , 2008

The Definitive Story Behind All Four Films

The Complete Making of Indiana Jones

Marks the thirtieth anniversary of the second Star Wars film with previously unpublished photographs, production notes, storyboards from the Lucasfilm archives, and anecdotes from set locations.

The Making of Star Wars, the Empire Strikes Back

The art of Star Wars Episode III - Die Rache der Sith

Star Wars: Entstehungsgeschichte, Hinter den Kulissen, Blaupausen

Rick Baker: Metamorphosis

In 1977 George Lucas brought Star Wars to the big screen - and made cinema history. Now almost thirty years later he completes the saga with Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. All of the questions raised in Episodes I to VI will be answered. This is what millions of fans worldwide have been waiting for. In May 2005, the film will hit cinemas worldwide. But this exclusive behind the scenes look at the making of the most important Star Wars film ever will appear in April 05, a few weeks before the film's release. It will provide the first insights into the production of the movie that will bring the saga full circle to show the rise of the Empire and the creation of Darth Vader. With hundreds of images of Skywalker Ranch and the set pulled from the official Lucasfilm archives, and a full picture of the movie-making process gleaned from interviews with the cast, the crew and George Lucas himself, this is the perfect book for fans of Star Wars. Jonathan Rinzler is also writing The Art of Star Wars Episode III, ensuring that both books work in perfect synchronicity.

The Making of Revenge of the Sith

Star Wars Episode III

Chronicles the creation of the visuals for the film "Star wars: Episode III, Revenge of the Sith" from drafts to the screen, presenting storyboards, production sketches, models, ILM-created artwork, and costume photos.

The Art of Star Wars, Episode III, Revenge of the Sith

Bestselling Star Wars author and former Lucasfilm creative executive J. W. Rinzler combines actual and speculative history in a sweeping re-creation of the dramatic race to develop rockets, dominate the skies over Earth, and explore our Solar System—an epic that rages through World War II and culminates with the Apollo 11 mission to the Moon. “With its fascinating personalities that only Rinzler could describe, All Up can’t be put down.”—David Mandel, Veep executive producer All Up plunges its readers into the cloak-and-dagger espionage and blitzkrieg battles of World War II that swirled around rocketry; it introduces them to extraterrestrial phenomena, secret organizations, and the nail-biting missions launched from Cape Canaveral—as well as the secrets and unknown history behind Apollo 11’s legendary trip to the Moon. All Up tells the incredible true story of Nazi Germany’s Wernher von Braun, Soviet Russia’s Sergei Korolev, and America’s Robert Goddard as they work feverishly to fulfill their countries’ technological, military, and geopolitical objectives while satisfying their own personal obsessions. Alongside the Space Age history is the strange but well-documented trail of UFOs—one that leads to a desperate struggle in the highest corridors of power. Who will control the alien technology for their hidden agendas during the Cold War? Secret services compete worldwide in that ruthless game—and no one is a more deadly player than the mysterious agent named Rachel, hot on the trail of war criminal, former SS Brigadeführer Hans Kammler.

All Up

A captivating exploration of the life, work, and insider insight of legendary film producer Howard Kazanjian Howard Kazanjian, a film producer whose career spans 50 years, has collaborated with Hollywood legends such as Alfred Hitchcock, Billy Wilder, Sam Peckinpah, Steven Spielberg, and George Lucas, and worked on such classics as The Empire Strikes Back, Raiders of the Lost Ark, and Return of the Jedi. Complete with personal anecdotes from the front lines, and coupled with rare archival photographs, this full-length biography tells the story of Kazanjian’s rise in Hollywood and takes us behind the scenes of the producer’s role in some of the biggest blockbusters in film history.

A Producer's Life

Howard Kazanjian

Before Star Wars, there was The Star Wars! This is the authorised adaptation of the rough-draft screenplay by George Lucas - the story that would eventually become a world-changing motion picture. Annikin Starkiller is the hero... Luke Skywalker is a wizened Jedi general, and Han Solo is a big green alien! Nothing is quite what it seems in a galaxy farther away, longer ago... This limited boxed-set edition collects the entire saga in 3 hardcover, foil-stamped volumes.

The Star Wars Deluxe Edition

Star Wars: The Blueprints brings together, for the first time, the original blueprints created for the filming of the Star Wars Saga. Drawn from deep within the Lucasfilm Archives and combined with exhaustive and insightful commentary from best-selling author J. W. Rinzler, the collection maps in precise, vivid, and intricate detail the very genesis of the most enduring and beloved story ever to appear onscreen. Includes Star Wars: The Blueprints book, custom-made cloth case, and certificate of authenticity. Limited to 5,000 hand-numbered English language copies

The Blueprints : Inside the Production Archives

Star Wars

Robert Zemeckis

Gil Kenan

The first film from director Gil Kenan, this latest release from Sony Pictures features the innovative, cutting-edge technology of "performance capture" animation, first introduced in The Polar Express. Monster House tells the story of a trio of friendswho discover the secret that a scary, creepy house in their neighborhood is actually a living, breathing monster and it's up to the kids to stop the evil house before it's too late.

The Art and Making of Monster House

Indiana Jones pursues the trail of a mysterious and powerful ancient weapon that the Nazis want to claim from the jungles of the Yucatâan to Italy and then Egypt, with danger never far behind him.

J. W. Rinzler

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