Biography: George Lucas. Dire predictions of an economic swan dive counting in the millions have been forecast for May 19, 1999, the opening day of Episode 1: The Phantom Menace,George Lucas' long-anticipated "prequel" to the Star Warstrilogy.
• People.com

A MONSTER MOVIE. George Lucas strikes back with STAR WARS: EPISODE I--THE PHANTOM MENACE, introducing new creatures great and small and a digital universe of staggering proportions.
• Entertainment Weekly: March 26, 1999

STAR SEARCH. Wanted: actor. "19 years old. Self-determined, extremely intelligent and forthright. Should resemble Jake Lloyd at 19 years old."
• Entertainment Weekly: February 25, 2000

George Lucas: Free to follow his muse. Despite the onslaught of negative criticism about the "Star Wars" prequel, director George Lucas is brushing off the naysayers.
• CNN.com: May 11, 1999

Review: Biography 'doesn't tackle important questions' . He was always more comfortable with machines than with people. That's the central insight biographer John Baxter offers about filmmaker George Lucas.
• CNN.com: December 7, 1999

Cashing in on Hollywood's George fixation Filmmakers score with 'Lucas in Love' . They say if you want to get ahead in this world you have build a better mousetrap. In this case, that better trap is a nine-minute film called "George Lucas In Love."
• CNN.com: June 24, 1999