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since my dad was 17, george lucas has been my dad's mentor because my dad did - >> jimmy: "americanummer camp with natalie portman before she did the prequels and because i knew george, and all that kind of stuff, i got to go visit a bunch on the prequels and so it's a very personal thing that i feel very protective of. of "star wars. >> jimmy: the "star wars." >> of the "star wars." >> jimmy: so when you you get involved with that, and asked to do that, did you ask george did you ask -- how did you get in that world, and like, "hey, i would like a shot at this. >> yeah. yeah yeah so what happened is, i just finished filming "jurassic world: fallen kingdom," which is the movie before the one that came out before the one today. thank you. my dad started to direct on "solo. and i was like, "can i stay in the u.k. and shadow you, please?" and he said, "no." and i just kind of begged and pleaded and said, "i'll just be very quiet on set, and nobody will realize i am there. >> jimmy: just try not to laugh. >> yeah, just don't laugh. i don't think i was successful at that. and so i got to
since my dad was 17, george lucas has been my dad's mentor because my dad did - >> jimmy: "americanummer camp with natalie portman before she did the prequels and because i knew george, and all that kind of stuff, i got to go visit a bunch on the prequels and so it's a very personal thing that i feel very protective of. of "star wars. >> jimmy: the "star wars." >> of the "star wars." >> jimmy: so when you you get involved with that, and...
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david: why did you not go the route of becoming the next george lucas or steven spielberg?an enormous amount of money and then go back to what you were doing before? ken: well, i don't know. it was not for me. i liked the idea of public broadcasting, pbs. it is public but the "s" is not system, it is service. i like that idea. pbs has one foot tentatively in the marketplace and the other proudly out of it. lots of what is best about this country is not necessarily in the marketplace, which is, of course, one of the best things in this country as well. and so, it is not making the other wrong. it is saying if i had gone to a premium channel or gone to a streaming service, it might have been easier to get the money but then they would own it. i own my films. they would also not permit me 10 and a half years to do the vietnam. they would want it in a couple of years. and the kind of corners that would be cut in that process was nothing that i wanted to do. i also was aware even with the success of the civil war series, people would come and ask me what i was working on from ot
david: why did you not go the route of becoming the next george lucas or steven spielberg?an enormous amount of money and then go back to what you were doing before? ken: well, i don't know. it was not for me. i liked the idea of public broadcasting, pbs. it is public but the "s" is not system, it is service. i like that idea. pbs has one foot tentatively in the marketplace and the other proudly out of it. lots of what is best about this country is not necessarily in the marketplace,...
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i'm sure fans of the space saga have probably already recognized these legendary walls in the george lucasstar wars. this town has become the same planet tatuin, and here was located, the house of seven lars, and now here is a hotel. proud and i think i'm starting to understand. why troglodytes dug their houses in the ground, in such the houses are always cool, which is relevant when you live on the border with the greatest desert in the world, no matter how strange it sounds in the south, considering that we are already in the south. i just suggested to you, but they drove south to the hottest place on the sakharov planet, a bedouin camp, where they promised me to teach me how to cook amazing dishes. hops ally shortbread. at first glance, nothing unusual dough like dough cornmeal water salt. yes , sugar rolls out the dough, too, in the most common way. but then something starts amazing. yes, imagine the bread is cooked right on the sand, that's why it is called sandy bread , the coals are pushed aside, they put the dough, and then they throw it in the coals again, how interesting it is to
i'm sure fans of the space saga have probably already recognized these legendary walls in the george lucasstar wars. this town has become the same planet tatuin, and here was located, the house of seven lars, and now here is a hotel. proud and i think i'm starting to understand. why troglodytes dug their houses in the ground, in such the houses are always cool, which is relevant when you live on the border with the greatest desert in the world, no matter how strange it sounds in the south,...
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. >> george lucas certainly knows that. industrial light and magic is a division of lucasfilm.takes us behind the curtain to capture its history from the disney plus series "light and magic." >> who was behind it? what directions make what demands, and how are they able to fulfill the demands in ways that no one had ever imagined before? >> when i was writing star wars, there were no special-effects officers in the world. so how are you going to do the effects? >> in the case of george, even though he was very tough, he created an atmosphere in which people could take a chance to come up with things that george had thought of, that no one had thought of before. and it would be reinforced by this gang of outsiders that he had assembled. >> ilm gold standard for special visua animation. 's 47 yrs, the mpy has 16 oscars and been involved in more than 350 movies. the promo for this series says the only thing more special than the effects are the people who make them. and those are some of the stories shared here including creating the world of star wars. >> i spend my day just draw
. >> george lucas certainly knows that. industrial light and magic is a division of lucasfilm.takes us behind the curtain to capture its history from the disney plus series "light and magic." >> who was behind it? what directions make what demands, and how are they able to fulfill the demands in ways that no one had ever imagined before? >> when i was writing star wars, there were no special-effects officers in the world. so how are you going to do the effects?...
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. >> george lucas certainly knows that. industrial light and magic is a division of lucasfilm.o capture its history with the disney plus series light and magic. >> who was behind it? who stirred them on? what directors made wet demands? >> when i was writing star wars, there were no special-effects houses in the world. so how are we going to do the effects? >> in the case of george, even though he was very tough, he created an atmosphere where people could take a chance, or people would come up with things no one had thought up before. it would be reinforced by this gang of outsiders he had assembled. >> today, ilm is the gold standard for special effects and animation. in its 47 years, the company has won 16 hucksters -- six teen oscars and been involved in more than 350 movies. the promo says the only thing more special than the effects are the people who make them. those are some of the stories shared here, including creating the world of star wars. >> just drawing really quickly, it could be this, it could be that. >> when you say tell me how this happened, that's a rich st
. >> george lucas certainly knows that. industrial light and magic is a division of lucasfilm.o capture its history with the disney plus series light and magic. >> who was behind it? who stirred them on? what directors made wet demands? >> when i was writing star wars, there were no special-effects houses in the world. so how are we going to do the effects? >> in the case of george, even though he was very tough, he created an atmosphere where people could take a chance,...
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george: george lucas certainly knows that.d magic, or ilm, is a division of lucasfilm. we go behind the curtain to capture its history. >> how did it happen? who was behind it? who stirred them on? what directors made what demands? how were they able to fulfill those demands in a way no one imagines before? >> when i was writing star wars there were no special-effects offices in the world. so how are we going to do the effects? >> in the case of george, even though he was very tough, he created an atmosphere in which people could take a chance, where people would come up with things that no one had thought of before. and it would be reinforced by this gang of outsiders that he had assembled. george: today ilm is a gold standard for special visual effects and animation. in its 47 years the company has won 16 oscars, been involved in more than 350 movies. the promo for this series says the only thing more special than the effects are the people who make them. and those are some of the creating the world of star wars. >> i spent
george: george lucas certainly knows that.d magic, or ilm, is a division of lucasfilm. we go behind the curtain to capture its history. >> how did it happen? who was behind it? who stirred them on? what directors made what demands? how were they able to fulfill those demands in a way no one imagines before? >> when i was writing star wars there were no special-effects offices in the world. so how are we going to do the effects? >> in the case of george, even though he was very...
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. >> reporter: ilm created by george lucas nearly 50 years ago first experienced by kasdan after one-coming filmmaker. >> steven spielberg bought one of them and that led me to george and steven together. >> why did it have to be snakes? >> and the rest is history. >> worked out pretty well. >> reporter: which is why for kasdan, this project was written in the "star wars." >> when i was a kid, when i was about 10 years old, i decided this is what i wanted to do, but that magic, i wanted to be part of that, but locked in by work i got to be part of that. still am. >> nobody worked harder. we were the rebel alliance. >> yoo-hoo! >> reporter: streaming now on disney+. i'm not saying i binge-watched all six episodes in the last 24 hours, but it's fair to say that the force is strong with this one. >> wow. >> very impressive. >> i feel like we're the rebel alliance. >> you are the rebel alliance. >> yeah, also, will, i like that you keep your emmys in the kitchen too. is that a regular thing? >> emmys go wherever my zoom camera is. >> naturally. >> hey, we love it. coming up, the diy solu
. >> reporter: ilm created by george lucas nearly 50 years ago first experienced by kasdan after one-coming filmmaker. >> steven spielberg bought one of them and that led me to george and steven together. >> why did it have to be snakes? >> and the rest is history. >> worked out pretty well. >> reporter: which is why for kasdan, this project was written in the "star wars." >> when i was a kid, when i was about 10 years old, i decided this is...
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raiders of the lost ark is the love child of steven spielberg and george lucas, two of the most gifteds of our generation. i've watched it 36 times, except for the snake scene and the face-melting scene, which i can only watch when it's still light out, but... i defy you to find a story problem. here's my jaw... drop it. all right. indiana jones plays no role in the outcome of the story. if he weren't in the film, it would turn out exactly the same. oh, i see your confusion. you don't understand. indiana jones was the one in the hat with the whip. no, i do, and if he weren't in the movie, the nazis would have still found the ark, taken it to the island, opened it up and all died... just like they did. let me close that for ya. ♪ our whole universe was in a hot, dense state ♪ ♪ then nearly 14 billion years ago expansion started... wait! ♪
raiders of the lost ark is the love child of steven spielberg and george lucas, two of the most gifteds of our generation. i've watched it 36 times, except for the snake scene and the face-melting scene, which i can only watch when it's still light out, but... i defy you to find a story problem. here's my jaw... drop it. all right. indiana jones plays no role in the outcome of the story. if he weren't in the film, it would turn out exactly the same. oh, i see your confusion. you don't...
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movie for chewbacca, it's not going to be hard to learn his lines. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: j.j., george lucasnt to be near me anytime i've had a bowl of baked beans. [ laughter and applause >> jimmy: slam dunk or skyhook >> slam dunk if i want to intimidate skyhook if i want to show people they can't stop me if they tried [ cheers and applause >> jimmy: and then i have to ask you this finally, once and for all, who is the greatest of all time? jordan, lebron, or you [ audience oohs you have to answer you have to answer >> i'll answer the g.o.a.t. -- the g.o.a.t. committee meets in secret, okay [ laughter ] so - that's just something we're not going to know about, you know? but if lebron breaks my record this next year coming up, that will be one last record that i won't have to worry about ever again. [ cheers and applause >> jimmy: okay but the greatest of all time can i just say it? >> why not >> jimmy: kareem abdul-jabbar. [ cheers and applause ♪ my thanks to kareem abdul-jabbar. more information about his charity, the skyhook foundation can be found at kareemabduljabbar.com. we'll be righ
movie for chewbacca, it's not going to be hard to learn his lines. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: j.j., george lucasnt to be near me anytime i've had a bowl of baked beans. [ laughter and applause >> jimmy: slam dunk or skyhook >> slam dunk if i want to intimidate skyhook if i want to show people they can't stop me if they tried [ cheers and applause >> jimmy: and then i have to ask you this finally, once and for all, who is the greatest of all time? jordan, lebron, or you [...
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george lucas certainly knows that industrial light magic or ilm is a division of lucasfilm director.nce castan takes us behind the curtain to capture its history for the disney plus series light and magic. how did it happen? who was behind it who stirred them on? what directors made what demands and then how are they able to fulfill those demands in ways that no one had ever imagined before when i was writing star wars there were no special effects houses in the world. so, how are we going to do the effects in the case of george? even though he was very tough. he created an atmosphere in which people could take a chance where people would come up with things that george hadn't thought of that. no one had thought of before and it would be reinforced by this gang of outsiders that he had assembled today ilm is a gold standard for special visual effects and animation in its 47 years. the company is won 16 oscars and been involved in more than 350. is the promo for this series says the only thing more special than the effects are the people who make them and those are some of the stories
george lucas certainly knows that industrial light magic or ilm is a division of lucasfilm director.nce castan takes us behind the curtain to capture its history for the disney plus series light and magic. how did it happen? who was behind it who stirred them on? what directors made what demands and then how are they able to fulfill those demands in ways that no one had ever imagined before when i was writing star wars there were no special effects houses in the world. so, how are we going to...
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you know, a lot of people don't know this, george lucas based the force on kenergy.rgy, "the gray man." we're getting "the gray man" today. i love it. i love it. >> thank you for coming in. "the gray man" streaming on netflix tomorrow. >>> coming up, tory johnson and our team with more "deals and steals." ♪ across the usa ♪ ♪ then everybody'd be surfing ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ seen this ad? it's not paid for by california tribes. it's paid for by the out of state gambling corporations that wrote prop 27. it doesn't tell you 90% of the profits go to the out of state corporations. a tiny share goes to the homeless, and even less to tribes. and a big loophole says, costs to promote betting reduce money for the tribes, so they get less. hidden agendas. fine print. loopholes. prop 27. they didn't write it for the tribes or the homeless. they wrote it for themselves. ♪ ♪ >>> welcome back to "gma." we've got six more summer deals for our beat the heat "deals & steals" special. tory johnson is back with savings on the hottest summer clothing and accessories all from small businesses.
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activities are not just medical, but military blue de luca, the beaudry, georgia is one example but the labradoodle, dwayne lorna's machine, george's former minister of state security lieutenant general gord kelsey, is talking about reliable documents that fell into his hands. new martial music, but those reading it as me surely unless site yet, but then to. so you know, next that omitted in that silly death is jelly goddaughter and when you cook uses so misty us lit ship them brought system. wesley was then you might is did the thrashing him was plus flinging it be demi zak, him of us. and i said to labounty into sleep, sir, but then the map this below the lift that thing the about up, but it must match in, let us we linea was looking on a drunken ass, yacoma left, judy tory, but i few castilian than you see any more smear kill noah or rumor, slaymen sham is up that ship the company did not say though, gooder. zayden jacob, but at least it's smith t. what stevie wendell did. bitchiness smith daniel, stung over them. cock whispered salia to which the balloon or one of us who mira owns dis when worst you switching new titles of syri
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luca laboratory. georgia is one example, but the labradoodle, dwayne law in those machine, george's former minister of state security lieutenant general gord kelsey, is talking about reliable documents that fell into his hands. new martial music, but those reading it as me surely unless site but then there. so you know, next that the american, that silly debt is jelly got older. and when you cook news s. so misty us lit ship them brought system. wesley was the you might, is the, the thrashing him was pro slinging it be dear me. such him of us must say to labounty into sleep, sir, but bent the map. miss beulah may lift that thing the about up, but it must much in let us willing you was do not a drunken ass. yacoma left, judy tory, but i tunica selina, seymour smear, kill noah or rumor. name interim is a problem that ship the company a bit, not so good. the siding duka, but it treats it smith, t gloves. stevie a wedding. v pitching la smithton, you'll stano live cock whispered salience to which the balloon or one of us who mira owns dis, worst you switching the title of syria? does she love the group? i
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george. okay, interest already so many virginia english teachers will ring a bell. i will get all lucas picture that i will to seattle from us, which virginia, along with the planned offensive of 150000 ukranian troops and don basset, crimea. nato developed a plan to launch preventive missile strikes on russia's territory. effectively, russia preempted these stamps whose interest on the storm struggling in skin norwood boonies are used to own afford to support all men when you're still properly named fisher. yesterday, millennium is up to which in them not tossed up by should it not season so, but i should do not suit the roost east sports. we took great look up in stormy and the officer when you receive the operation has already yielded visible results. much of the gen ed skin lugens people's republics, past san region for the park of region and zappa rogia of been liberated from the neo nazis, the ukrainian armies defense system. and don bass has been practically dismantled the battle. but don bass is in full swing and its outcome is being decided. i essentially, this battle has been
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kimberly spoke to george crane interest already so many, many virginia english coach harrison getting a beloved got all the lucas pictures that are moved to seattle from us. west virginia, along with the planned, offensive a 150000 ukranian troops and don bass and crimea. nato developed to plan to launch preventive missile strikes on russia's territory. effectively russia preempted the stamps was interested in the staunch double graham skin norwood boonies are used to own before the super bowl. now when your stream will probably noon for sure mission will probably noon zak to which in them not or stop by should. it will not season so, but by should have do not. so through school you sports would require you mccockriel, stormy, and the ocean when you receive the operation has already yielded visible results. much of the gen ed skin lugens people's republics, has some region for the park of region and upper rogia of been liberated from the neo nazis. the ukrainian armies defense system and don bass has been practically dismantled the battle. but don bass is in full swing and its outcome is being decided with essen
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lucas or a resolution? i think i'll hang george's life in washington dc. it patty, how unusual is it for them to be talking about something like this before? they've apparently had the kind of the final conversation. well it, you can definitely see it as a sign that they are perhaps getting close to some sort of deal. and we've really been seeing these signs for weeks now. pretty greiner. pled guilty and earlier in july to bringing to vague cartridges with hash oil in, in her suitcase she said she was in a hurry, she didn't mean to put them in there. so she pled guilty. one reason we thought that maybe she was doing that is cuz russian officials had said they couldn't even consider a prisoner swap until her case was resolved. and now she's already entered the sentencing phase. she was in court on wednesday, as she pleaded for leniency. says she wasn't taught, told her rights when she was arrested. and again, when you see the secretary of state entity blinking, come out, that is a very clear indication that they believe their york going to be have some succ
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lucas passed. >> reporter: at their home in calabash, north carolina, lucyszyn's parents, kathy and george are strugglingr-old son has left behind two young children of his own. why was he motivated to come to ukraine? >> it was, you know, david versus goliath. and he was ready to stand up and fight for the little guy. >> reporter: the colonel told us bryan young had experience in the american military and was a capable machine gunner. >> he perfectly knew what he was doing, you know. a good soldier. >> reporter: ukraine's president, volodymyr zelenskyy, has called on foreign volunteers to join his country's struggle against moscow's bloody invasion, and thousands have reportedly come here, including many americans. the state department has warned u.s. citizens against coming here to ukraine. these are not the first americans who have been reported killed. major. >> garrett: holly williams, thank you. now to a growing economic problem. as inflation hits a 40-year high, there seems to be no shelter from the storm of rising rents. here is cbs' mark strassmann. >> nice little porch area. >> reporter: like a
lucas passed. >> reporter: at their home in calabash, north carolina, lucyszyn's parents, kathy and george are strugglingr-old son has left behind two young children of his own. why was he motivated to come to ukraine? >> it was, you know, david versus goliath. and he was ready to stand up and fight for the little guy. >> reporter: the colonel told us bryan young had experience in the american military and was a capable machine gunner. >> he perfectly knew what he was...