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Star Wars (Episode IV: A New Hope):
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In Part Two of our discussion of Star Wars (Episode IV: A New Hope), we dive into some listener feedback, reveal our casting choices for Obi Wan, Leia, Han, and Luke, and talk about filmmaking and plot changes we would make to this most sacred of films. We touch on the simplicity and universality of terms and language used in the Star Wars universe, agree to use as little green screen (and as many practical sets and elements) as possible, and each list one thing that’s always driven us just a little crazy in the original movie.
(PS: You may have noticed the intro theme music sounds a little…old school. If you aren’t familiar, this was the theme music to ‘Siskel and Ebert At The Movies’ from the 1980’s, and is in tribute to Roger Ebert, who we lost to cancer earlier this week. Roger was an inspiration to me, as a film critic, as a writer, as a husband, and, most of all, as someone who persevered through the loss of his actual voice by embracing the internet as his new voice. Here’s to you, Roger. You will be sorely missed by me, and millions of others. – Kyle)
Actors and Actresses Discussed
- Alec Guinness
- Gabriel Byrne
- Carrie Fisher
- Chloe Grace Moretz
- Harrison Ford
- Andrew Lincoln
- Mark Hamill
- Emile Hirsch
- William Hootkins
- Oliver Platt
Movies Discussed
- Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace – (IMDB • Amazon BluRay • Netflix Disc)
- Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones – (IMDB • Amazon BluRay • Netflix Disc)
- Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith – (IMDB • Amazon BluRay • Netflix Disc)
- Star Wars Episode IV: The Empire Strikes Back – (IMDB • Amazon BluRay • Netflix Disc)
- Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi – (IMDB • Amazon BluRay • Netflix Disc)
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars (TV Series) – (IMDB • Amazon • Netflix Disc)
- The Breakfast Club – (IMDB • iTunes • Amazon BluRay – DVD • Netflix Disc)
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