New Books About Star Wars
Sep. 25th, 2009 07:20 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
lazypadawanWill Brooker, the guy who penned the basher-friendly Use The Force some years ago, has returned with a book about ANH for BFI Modern Classics where he asserts Lucas is rooting for both sides, torn between the order and control of the Empire and the energy and creativity of the Rebels. It's an interesting theory. But I think every film director is probably that way ;). If you ask me, I think the whole saga is on some level a metaphor for the process of independent filmmaking. But Brooker also claims that Lucas became a "distant, cold, and fearsome disciplinarian" while making ANH. I don't know if Lucas is a wonderful guy or not and I suspect neither does Brooker. I'm not particularly interested in either hagiography or iconoclasm. The book's on Amazon in case you are interested.
Meanwhile, actor Tim Dry, who was a background guy in ROTJ, wrote an e-book called "Continuum"about his experiences on the set and on the convention circuit years afterward. I have no idea if it's worth reading or not...Christian Simpson wrote some very interesting blog entries on starwars.com about his time on the set of ROTS...but if you're interested, head over to http://www.starwarscontinuum.com. The download is $10.
Meanwhile, actor Tim Dry, who was a background guy in ROTJ, wrote an e-book called "Continuum"about his experiences on the set and on the convention circuit years afterward. I have no idea if it's worth reading or not...Christian Simpson wrote some very interesting blog entries on starwars.com about his time on the set of ROTS...but if you're interested, head over to http://www.starwarscontinuum.com. The download is $10.
