Topic: George Lucas

"There is No Such Thing as a Lost Cause... Unless You Give Up"

George Lucas, the filmwriter, producer, and director known best for his Star Wars and Indiana Jones series, was interviewed at the World Business Forum in Radio City Music Hall yesterday.READ»

Does George Lucas Want to be Citizen Kane?

Critics charge that Lucas's new studio is a knock-off of Hearst Castle.READ»

Furious at George

Is George Lucas biting the hand that feeds him, again? Many fans of Star Wars were glad to hear that Episode III was going to be PG-13. Maybe this final installment will make everyone forget about the awful Episode I and the only ...READ»

Datebook

Critical calendar listings for August 2005.READ»

World Business Forum live - Day 1

It's a gorgeous morning in NYC - upper 50s, sunny & clear. Radio City Music Hall is alive with activity as thousands assemble for the World Business Forum, bringing together some of the leading thinkers of our time to debate and ...READ»

Monday Morning Magic: Looking Forward

Looking forward is about more than peering into the future; it's about excitement and enthusiasm and that makes all the difference in the world.Here is what I am looking forward to:* Today I pack my bags with anticipation, head down ...READ»

Sneak Previews Make Good Project Reviews

Meeting I Never MissREAD»

Digital Dominance

Panasonic will no longer be making analog televisions, not particularly surprising since technology and media have been steadily converting to digital for a few years now. All of the major manufacturers are concentrating on the ...READ»

Like Life, Branding Needs Vision Too

Do the Beatles, Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and the invention of the radio have anything in common?READ»

Poof! Movie Magic

Think technology has transformed filmmaking? Hold onto your Raisinets. The summer movie season will bring some eye-popping, digitized, computerized extravaganzas that take the talkies to a whole new level.READ»

Datebook

Critical calendar listings for January 2006.READ»

What Brands Can Learn From Luke and Leia

Star Wars, an idea that is now thirty years old, gives brands much to learn in how they consider their future in a digital, conversation driven world. Star Wars is a platform. A story told over 25 years, six movies, a cartoon series, ...READ»

The Best Architecture in the 'Star Wars' Galaxy

The Architect's Journal, a British publication, selects the most important buildings in a galaxy far, far away.READ»

Escape Your Pigeonhole

If you're good at what you do, you may get pigeonholed. Here's how to avoid that fowl fate.READ»

World Business Forum covered here - Live Oct 6 & 7

I will post to this blog, covering the World Business Forum in New York City’s Radio City Music Hall, live as it happens, Oct 6 & 7, 2009. The World Business Forum brings together global leaders, business icons and ...READ»

Rebel Alliance

How a small band of sci-fi geeks is leading Hollywood into a new era.READ»

• Why You'll Be Watching More and More TV On Your Computer
• The Wide, Wide World of Heroes

Attack of the Baby Pixars

Digital animation isn't the cozy little world it used to be. Now lots of people are trying it--and trying to shoot the big studios' lights out.READ»

The Parable of Myst II

With "Myst," the Miller brothers unleashed a pop-culture phenomenon and achieved phenomenal business success. Now they're hard at work on "Myst II." Will they escape the demons that stalk fame and fortune?READ»

Fast Talk: The Innovation Conversation

Start with a conversation. Bring together 10 forward-looking business leaders -- visionaries in technology, video games, retail, hospitality, finance, and design. Add pressure and limit time to 90 minutes. What do you get? Instant innovation!READ»

The Hitchhikers Guide to the New Economy

Don't panic. You're about to go on a ride through the new economy in the company of Douglas Adams, the ultimate hitchhiker, as he translates his fanatic flair for intergalactic fun and games into what he hopes will become the next big multimedia company.READ»

Seth MacFarlane’s $2 Billion Family Guy Empire

Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane has built an empire of staggering proportions that nabbed him a record $100 million deal with Fox. And, with an innovative new series of animated shorts distributed by Google -- "Seth MacFarlane’s Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy" -- he’s even teaching the search giant new ways to exploit the Web. Could this crude frat-boy cartoonist really be a model for business in the postmodern age?READ»

• Breaking Down Family Guy's Billions
• The 6 Most Bizarre Family Guy Moments
• The 10 Most Controversial Family Guy Moments

Net Home

Your home office has grown to include a small arsenal of computing power, printers, and peripherals. But all that firepower just goes to waste if you can't get all of those pieces to work together. Here's everything you need to know to get networked.READ»

Xtreme Teams

In the new world of business, all work is teamwork -- but very few teams work all that well. How do groups of ordinary people achieve extraordinary results? Learn from these extreme teams. Your team may never work the same again.READ»