tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post3320567441615253541..comments2023-11-05T01:14:14.295-07:00Comments on The Real Estalker: Oscar Winner Marcia Lucas Gives It Another GoYour Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14600002907755148264noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-59882795112559719992013-08-10T22:09:14.474-07:002013-08-10T22:09:14.474-07:00For those who don't know, Marcia's filmmak...For those who don't know, Marcia's filmmaking talents were considerable and many feel she was a major reason the first Star Wars films worked as well as they did. George's insistence that she be blackballed and expunged from Lucasfilm's offical history after their bitter divorce was a terrible travesty. <br /><br />Marcia apparently tried for years to save the marriage while George instead in his usual passive aggressive manner ignored their problems, told himself he'd deal with it once the Star Wars films and the Ranch were done. But by then it was too late, and she had decided to leave him for a worker 10 years younger who had been installing stain glass in the Ranch's main house.<br /><br />George was obviously deeply hurt and didn't react with much grace. Rumor is he insisted many of their mutual high powered filmmaking friends cut off contact with Marcia. The divorce was so hurtful, Marcia basically decided to quit an otherwise very promising career, one that in retrospect perhaps had more artistic promise than George's. <br /><br />There are a few accounts of their partnership and her major contributions to the Star Wars films, including convincing George to abandon his re-edit of Empire Strikes Back which apparently stripped it of much of it's darkness and emotion in favor of faster pace and action. Marcia and director Irving Kershner fought to put the film back to the way they had it before George chopped it up. As thank you, George then didn't even want Marcia to cut Jedi, but his director hire Richard Marquand asked if he could hire her anyway, and George to his credit didn't veto it. <br /><br />I think Marcia might of said George only once verbally complimented her on her editing skill towards the end of their relationship, something to the effect that she was a pretty good editor. No wonder she left him. Given George's apparent tone deaf direction of later years and inability or unwillingness to accept constructive criticism, it's quite possible Marcia was a much bigger part of his early success than most even realized at the time, especially George himself. <br /><br />Can't blame Marcia for taking an early retirement after what she went through. But it's a bit of a mystery why she chose to never return in some capacity given her talents.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-23339607051843111282013-08-09T12:29:10.011-07:002013-08-09T12:29:10.011-07:00Jersey sucksJersey sucksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-6472961298457775492013-08-02T11:28:08.720-07:002013-08-02T11:28:08.720-07:00Nice, gorgeous, comfortable house and beautiful. L...Nice, gorgeous, comfortable house and beautiful. Landscape in a great neighborhood. Wish I could buy itRosco Marenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-65569814032012192602013-08-02T08:12:02.844-07:002013-08-02T08:12:02.844-07:00Hey Little Gay Boy:
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