This year, we're celebrating Star Wars Day – and Lucasfilm's 50th anniversary – by ranking the films of George Lucas!
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Force Material Episode CXIV: Poster boy Mark Raats on painting Star Wars, Indiana Jones and more
His art hangs in the home of George Lucas himself – and this week, artist Mark Raats joins us to talk about his decades-long career painting pieces for Lucasfilm and Disney.
Force Material Episode CIX: The Mandalorian Chapter 14 Spoiler Discussion w/ Roger Christian
Oscar-winning Star Wars legend and Mandalorian fan Roger Christian joins us to break down all the insanity of Chapter 14!
Force Material Episode 100: From the Adventures of Alan Dean Foster
For our 100th episode, we interview the man who introduced the world to Star Wars way back in November of 1976 – the one and only Alan Dean Foster.
Force Material Episode XCVI: Paul Hirsch on editing Star Wars and The Empire Strikes Back
Oscar-winning editor Paul Hirsch shares his memories of working on Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, the films of Brian De Palma and more!
Force Material Episode XCI: Benton Jew on Star Wars and Martial Arts Movies
Benton Jew joins us to talk about storyboarding the Duel of the Fates in The Phantom Menace, illustrating The Glove of Darth Vader, and the influence of martial arts movies on George Lucas!
Force Material Episode XC: Phil Szostak on The Art of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Lucasfilm Creative Art Manager Phil Szostak takes us inside the creative process of The Rise of Skywalker and the sequel trilogy!
Force Material Episode LXXXIX: The ESB we'll never see
On the 40th anniversary of The Empire Strikes Back, we look back at Leigh Brackett's wild first draft of the film!
Force Material Episode LXXXVIII: Roger Christian on building George Lucas' galaxy
Academy Award winner Roger Christian, the man behind Star Wars' most iconic weapons and sets, joins us to talk about making cinema history and getting his hands dirty with George Lucas.
Force Material Episode LXXXVII: Jon Knoles on Shadows of the Empire, Episode I Racer and the legacy of LucasArts
LucasArts legend Jon Knoles joins us on Star Wars Day to share secrets from the making of Shadows of the Empire, Episode I Racer, Revenge of the Sith and more!
Force Material Episode LXXXVI: JW Rinzler on Lucasfilm, Disney and the Space Age
Best-selling author and former Lucasfilm Executive Editor JW Rinzler joins us to talk about working with George Lucas, the making of his ‘Making Of’ books, his thoughts on the Disney era and much more!
Force Material Episode LXVII: Is Star Wars Better Off Without George Lucas?
Was Disney right to reject George Lucas' sequel trilogy story treatment? This week, we compare what George had planned to the films we got!
Force Material Episode LXV: The Lore of Mandalore
Is Boba Fett a Mandalorian? Is Jango Fett a Mandalorian? Is anyone a Mandalorian? This week, we take a deep dive into the head-scratching lore of Mandalore!
Force Material Episode LXII: John Carter of Mars
Our look at the history of space opera continues with John Carter's journey from the page to the big screen.
Force Material Episode LX: Flash Gordon Part One
This week, we begin exploring the most important Star Wars influence of them all — Flash Gordon!
Force Material Episode LIX: Buck Rogers
This week, we explore how Buck Rogers influenced Star Wars — and how Star Wars influenced Buck Rogers!
Force Material Episode LV-426: Alien w/ Brandon Wainerdi
In a galaxy far, far away, no one can hear you scream. This week, we celebrate the 40th anniversary of Ridley Scott's masterpiece by explaining how Star Wars influenced Alien!
Force Material Episode LV: The Phantom Menace Commentary
This week, we're partying like it's 1999 with our feature-length commentary track for Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace!
Force Material Episode LIV: Triumph of the Will
This week, we examine how the Nazis and their most infamous piece of propaganda have influenced Star Wars.
Force Material Episode LIII: 2001: A Space Odyssey
This week, we explore how 2001: A Space Odyssey influenced Star Wars — and what separates these two classic films from each other.