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After the massive success of the 1977 original, and the downer ending of 'The Empire Strikes Back' in 1980, space opera mastermind George Lucas returned in 1983 to produce what everyone thought would be the final installment of 'Star Wars'.

Sean Hutchinson








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Five years after the release of 'Return of the Jedi' (1983) and four years after 'Indiana Jones' and the 'Temple of Doom' (1984), George Lucas gave audiences the story for another film about an unlikely hero on an epic journey, but this time he had three

Andrew LaSane
















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It’s no surprise (or maybe it is) that several references to 'The Shining,' from the obvious to the obscure, have snuck into Pixar’s lineup over the years. Here are nine of them.

Rebecca Pahle