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Secrets of the force : the complete, uncensored, unauthorized oral history of Star wars / Edward Gross and Mark A. Altman.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : St. Martin's Press, 2021Edition: First editionDescription: xvii, 554 pages ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781250236876
  • 1250236878
Subject(s):
Contents:
A new hope springs eternal / Mark A. Altman -- A great disturbance in the force / Edward Gross -- Part one: A star is born. Launch bay '77 -- Part two: The original trilogy (1977-1983). Hope & glory : Star wars -- Light & magic : the visual effects -- Early bird special : selling Star wars -- Toy story : merchandising Star wars -- To Bea or not to Bea : the Star wars holiday special -- Ice, ice, baby : The empire strikes back -- Celebrate the love : Return of the Jedi -- Isn't that special? : wars after Jedi -- Part three: The prequels (1999-2005). Duel of the fates : The phantom menace -- Send in the clones : Attack of the clones -- Sith happens : Revenge of the Sith -- Part four: The sequels and beyond (2012-), Force fed : The force awakens -- Rey of hope : The last Jedi -- The Skywalker's the limit : The rise of Skywalker -- This is the way : Star wars on television.
Summary: "For the past four decades, no film saga has touched the world in the way that Star Wars has, capturing the imaginations of filmgoers and filmmakers alike. Now, for the first time ever, Edward Gross and Mark A. Altman... are telling the entire story of this blockbuster franchise from the very beginning in a single exhaustive volume. Featuring the commentaries of hundreds of actors and filmmakers involved with and impacted by Star Wars, as well as writers, commentators, critics, executives, authors, film historians, toy experts and many more, Secrets of the Force, will reveal all in Altman and Gross's critically acclaimed oral history format from the birth of the original film through the latest sequels and the new televisions series"-- Provided by publisher.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

From the authors of The Fifty-Year Mission and So Say We All , comes the first and only comprehensive oral history of the Star Wars movie franchise.

For the past four decades, no film saga has touched the world in the way that Star Wars has, capturing the imaginations of filmgoers and filmmakers alike. Now, for the first time ever, Edward Gross and Mark A. Altman, the bestselling authors of The Fifty-Year Mission , are telling the entire story of this blockbuster franchise from the very beginning in a single exhaustive volume. Featuring the commentaries of hundreds of actors and filmmakers involved with and impacted by Star Wars , as well as writers, commentators, critics, executives, authors, film historians, toy experts and many more, Secrets of the Force, will reveal all in Altman and Gross's critically acclaimed oral history format from the birth of the original film through the latest sequels and the new televisions series.

A new hope springs eternal / Mark A. Altman -- A great disturbance in the force / Edward Gross -- Part one: A star is born. Launch bay '77 -- Part two: The original trilogy (1977-1983). Hope & glory : Star wars -- Light & magic : the visual effects -- Early bird special : selling Star wars -- Toy story : merchandising Star wars -- To Bea or not to Bea : the Star wars holiday special -- Ice, ice, baby : The empire strikes back -- Celebrate the love : Return of the Jedi -- Isn't that special? : wars after Jedi -- Part three: The prequels (1999-2005). Duel of the fates : The phantom menace -- Send in the clones : Attack of the clones -- Sith happens : Revenge of the Sith -- Part four: The sequels and beyond (2012-), Force fed : The force awakens -- Rey of hope : The last Jedi -- The Skywalker's the limit : The rise of Skywalker -- This is the way : Star wars on television.

"For the past four decades, no film saga has touched the world in the way that Star Wars has, capturing the imaginations of filmgoers and filmmakers alike. Now, for the first time ever, Edward Gross and Mark A. Altman... are telling the entire story of this blockbuster franchise from the very beginning in a single exhaustive volume. Featuring the commentaries of hundreds of actors and filmmakers involved with and impacted by Star Wars, as well as writers, commentators, critics, executives, authors, film historians, toy experts and many more, Secrets of the Force, will reveal all in Altman and Gross's critically acclaimed oral history format from the birth of the original film through the latest sequels and the new televisions series"-- Provided by publisher.

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