In a World...No, Somewhere in Space... - Star Wars 1976 Teaser Trailer

"Somewhere in Space, this may all be happening right now..."

This is the original teaser trailer for Star Wars released yesterday on the official Star Wars youtube channel.  It's rough but worth a watch to see the beginnings of what would come. (thank god what came later was so much better)

  "the story of a boy, a girl, and a universe"

Darth Vader "Nooo!" in Classic Movies: Nothing is Safe from George Lucas

After the inevitable uproar over forthcoming Star Wars blu-ray edits to the classic movies, it was probably only a matter of time before this appeared.  We even discussed briefly a similar idea (YouTube Gold idea #457).  I am of course talking about the dubbing of the Darth Vader "Nooo!" exclamation over the end of Return of the Jedi.  The fact that the sound clip is being re-used in the new blu-ray edit means surely it could be used elsewhere!  Even classic movies are not safe from George Lucas.

George Lucas Strikes Back - epic fan trailer

It's another Star Wars post I know, but it's too well done not to. The true story of George Lucas' epic mission to find the man who made the prequels - and destroy him.