Behind the Star Wars Phenomenon and Production Facts
Kurtz discusses George Lucas and Star Wars production details from the era. Notes on budget pressures in 1977, use of scrap material for ships, and the film receiving a PG rating with debate about its potential G rating. Mentions John Williams score and the creators behind 2001 A Space Odyssey and other projects. A sequel is planned.
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Time
Newsweek
Kurtz
Star Wars fuels box office and stock surge at Fox
Star Wars drives Fox shares higher as the film nears 100 million in gross this year. Fox owns 60 percent of the picture with George Lucas and partners retaining the rest. The movie earned about six million in its first two weeks, while Marvel Comics, soundtrack sales, and merchandise boost its momentum ahead of a summer 1979 sequel.
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20Th Century Fox
George Lucas
Marvel Comics
Art and Film Calendar Highlights at Omaha Venues
Local listings show ongoing exhibits at theaters and galleries across Omaha including Dwight Kirsch and Marci McDonald works at Theater Gallery-Community Playhouse, Devon Adams acrylics at First-Plymouth Church, and Woodcarvers events at Doane College. Cinema reviews feature Frightful fare and classics at Plaza and other venues with dates through July.
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Plymouth Congregational Church
20Th & D
Devon Adams
Floyd Rudolf Peterson
Saundra
Martha Henry
Bill Rowe
Saundra Zieg
Trinity United Methodist Church
16Th & A
Hilda Larson
Bertha the Beautiful Typewriter Girl at Gas Light Theater
The Gas Light Theater at 322 So 9th presents Mellerdrammer Bertha the Beautiful Typewriter Girl on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 9 pm. Lincoln Hilton acts in Fanny's Pink Garter and Going, Going, Gone With the Wind with performances Wed Thurs and Thu Sat evenings. Admission is 2 adults and 1 for children, with Birdcage Theater featuring John Holyoke the ventriloquist and Brenda Wikoff with baton at Children’s Zoo, 30th and A.
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Mellerdrammer
Bertha
Birdcage Theater
Children’s Zoo
30Th & A
John Holyoke
Brenda Wikoff
Baton
Lincoln Weekend Break From Rain Expected
The National Weather Service forecasts a pause in rain for Lincoln this weekend with partly cloudy skies and mild temperatures. Highs in the upper 70s to mid 80s, nighttime lows in the 50s, with no significant precipitation anticipated.
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