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...sequels, the three movies that would follow Jedi, are considerably vaguer. Their main theme will be the necessity for moral choices and the wisdom needed to distinguish right from wrong. There was never any doubt in the films already made; in those the lines were sharply drawn, comic-book-style. Luke, who will then be the age Obi-Wan Kenobi is now, some place in his 60s, will reappear, and so will his friends, assuming that the creator decides to carry the epic further. Hamill and the others will get first crack at the roles-if they look old enough...
...saga sometimes sounds like a comic book or a children's TV serial, magnified a thousand times over, it is no accident. Lucas grew up on both. His father George Sr., who owned a prosperous stationery store in Modesto, was a rigorous man who tried to teach his son and three daughters the old-fashioned virtues: early to bed, early to rise; be true to yourself; work hard, be frugal. His father was convinced that the son paid no attention. "He never listened to me," says George Sr. "He was his mother's pet. If he wanted...
...younger sister Wendy chased them away. A terrible student (the loyal Wendy would sometimes get up at 5 a.m. to correct misspellings in his English papers), he found comfort in fantasy. Whenever he or Wendy got a dollar, they would march down to the drugstore and buy ten comic books, which they would then read in a shed behind their stucco house on Ramona Avenue. Several carloads of comics were passed on to his sister Ann's children a few years ago, but they have since been returned to George, a legacy perhaps for his own daughter. When...
Reich is also well known within the walls of 79 Kennedy St. for his sense of humor, including a propensity to get comic mileage out of his height. His speeches begin with quips like "I was 6'2" before I went into government" or, emphasizing his neo-liberal credentials. "Do I look like big government?" His appearance as an Albanian Ambassador with Michael Nacht, Associate Professor of Public Policy, was also the hit of the K-School's talent show last month. Winthrop Knowlton, director of the Business and Government Center, voices the general admiration: "I just marvel...
...ever seen a live comedy act before, it was probably a standup act before a big concert or at a place like "Catch a Rising Star" in New York and the comic was the kind of guy who walks around the stage and insults the audience ("Hey, will ya look at this guy? Where'd ya get that tie?") until they are forced to laugh...