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[[File:The Empire Breaks Up.jpg|thumb|Earliest known poster for '''''The Empire Breaks Up'''''.]]'''''The Empire Breaks Up''''' is a 1978 science fiction drama film about a Hollywood couple (Marcia and George Lucas) who experience marital strife after making the world's most popular film. | [[File:The Empire Breaks Up.jpg|thumb|Earliest known poster for '''''The Empire Breaks Up'''''.]]'''''The Empire Breaks Up''''' is a 1978 science fiction drama film about a Hollywood couple (Marcia and George Lucas) who experience marital strife after making the world's most popular film. | ||
== Commentary == | |||
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As an undergrad, I took a course on Jediism. The class was me & 12 Imperial stormtroopers. They never learned to use lightsabers, & spent the whole semester shouting at Obi-Wan Kenobi about why we weren’t learning that George Lucas got ideas from his wife | |||
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== In the News == | == In the News == | ||
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File:Return of the Eraserhead.jpg|link=Return of the Eraserhead|'''''[[Return of the Eraserhead]]''''' is a 1983 surrealist science fiction horror allegory film about a Jedi Knight (Luke Skywalker) who struggles to rescue his father (Darth Vader) from a grossly deformed child in a desolate industrial light and magic landscape. | File:Return of the Eraserhead.jpg|link=Return of the Eraserhead|'''''[[Return of the Eraserhead]]''''' is a 1983 surrealist science fiction horror allegory film about a Jedi Knight (Luke Skywalker) who struggles to rescue his father (Darth Vader) from a grossly deformed child in a desolate industrial light and magic landscape. | ||
File:Dharma-Laden Duo (film).jpg|link=Dharma-Laden Duo|'''''[[Dharma-Laden Duo]]''''' is a documentary film about the making of the film ''Harold and Maude'' starring Angelina Jolie and Jack Kerouac. | |||
File:The Caterer Strikes Back.jpg|link=The Caterer Strikes Back|'''''[[The Caterer Strikes Back]]''''' is a 1983 science fiction comedy film about a Jedi Chef (Luke Skywalker) who struggles to start a catering business in competition with Grand Chef Tarkin. | |||
File:Yam Legend.jpg|link=Yam Legend|'''''[[Yam Legend]]''''' is a 2007 American post-apocalyptic cooking thriller film about Thanksgiving dinner in New York City after a virus has converted all side dishes to yams. | |||
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== Fiction cross-reference == | == Fiction cross-reference == | ||
* ''[[Dharma-Laden Duo]]'' | |||
* [[Gnomon algorithm]] | * [[Gnomon algorithm]] | ||
* [[Gnomon Chronicles]] | * [[Gnomon Chronicles]] | ||
* ''[[Return of the Eraserhead]]'' | * ''[[Return of the Eraserhead]]'' | ||
* '[[The Caterer Strikes Back]]'' | |||
* ''[[Yam Legend]]'' | |||
== Nonfiction cross-reference == | == Nonfiction cross-reference == | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
* [ Post] @ Twitter (23 November 2021) | * [https://twitter.com/GnomonChronicl1/status/1508826559850950661 Post] @ Twitter (29 March 2022) | ||
* [https://twitter.com/GnomonChronicl1/status/1463283896104239114 Post] @ Twitter (23 November 2021) - | |||
Latest revision as of 08:21, 29 March 2022
The Empire Breaks Up is a 1978 science fiction drama film about a Hollywood couple (Marcia and George Lucas) who experience marital strife after making the world's most popular film.
Commentary
As an undergrad, I took a course on Jediism. The class was me & 12 Imperial stormtroopers. They never learned to use lightsabers, & spent the whole semester shouting at Obi-Wan Kenobi about why we weren’t learning that George Lucas got ideas from his wife
In the News
Return of the Eraserhead is a 1983 surrealist science fiction horror allegory film about a Jedi Knight (Luke Skywalker) who struggles to rescue his father (Darth Vader) from a grossly deformed child in a desolate industrial light and magic landscape.
Dharma-Laden Duo is a documentary film about the making of the film Harold and Maude starring Angelina Jolie and Jack Kerouac.
The Caterer Strikes Back is a 1983 science fiction comedy film about a Jedi Chef (Luke Skywalker) who struggles to start a catering business in competition with Grand Chef Tarkin.
Yam Legend is a 2007 American post-apocalyptic cooking thriller film about Thanksgiving dinner in New York City after a virus has converted all side dishes to yams.
Fiction cross-reference
- Dharma-Laden Duo
- Gnomon algorithm
- Gnomon Chronicles
- Return of the Eraserhead
- 'The Caterer Strikes Back
- Yam Legend
Nonfiction cross-reference
External links