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Carrie, The Pythons and The Stones (and The Beatle(s))

02/01/2017 filmumentaries 2

As a fan of both Star Wars and Monty Python for the vast majority of my 40 years, I was surprised and delighted to read, back in the mid 2000’s in Michael Palin’s diaries 1969-1979, […]

Rare Video: Visit to The Empire Strikes Back set at Elstree

04/09/2011 filmumentaries 0

Many thanks to Scott Weller of StarwarsAficionado.com for providing this amazingly rare video in which on lucky kid visits The Empire Strikes Back Set at Elstree Studios back in 1979/1980. Older UK dwellers (like me) […]

BBC Radio 4 Film Programme Interview with Francine Stock

20/05/2011 filmumentaries 0

Shortly after the initial release and widespread coverage of Star Wars Begins, I was contacted by the lovely Francine Stock of BBC Radio 4 Film Programme. My other half and I ventured up to Broadcasting […]

Star Wars Begins – The Complete Documentary

01/02/2011 filmumentaries 7

Press Release – 2nd February 2011 Filmmaker Jamie Benning has finally finished his trilogy of documentary-commentaries. This final chapter concentrates on the first Star Wars film. Like his two previous documentaries, Building Empire (2006) and […]