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Carrie Fisher

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Postcards from the Edge

Mike Nichols · 1990

Postcards from the Edge (1990), directed by Mike Nichols and adapted by Carrie Fisher from her semi-autobiographical novel, follows actress Suzanne Vale’s return to work after a drug overdose, contingent on living with her formidable mother Doris. Anchored by Meryl Streep and Shirley MacLaine, it uses Hollywood’s machinery — insurance riders, on-set critiques, studio politics — as the frame for a sharp, unsentimental study of intergenerational inheritance, performance as survival, and the quiet labour of staying sober without mythologising it.

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Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope

George Lucas · 1977

George Lucas's 1977 space opera sends farm boy Luke Skywalker into a rebellion against the Galactic Empire after he acquires stolen plans for a planet-destroying superweapon, teaming with smuggler Han Solo, Princess Leia and Jedi master Obi-Wan Kenobi. Made for $11 million after multiple studios turned the project down, it became a surprise blockbuster, grossing $775 million across its releases, winning six Academy Awards, and establishing the modern template for franchise filmmaking.

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Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back

Irvin Kershner · 1980

Irvin Kershner's 1980 sequel sends the Rebel Alliance into retreat as the Galactic Empire hunts them down, splitting Luke Skywalker's training under Jedi master Yoda from Han Solo and Princess Leia's flight from Darth Vader's forces. Written by Leigh Brackett and Lawrence Kasdan from George Lucas's story outline, it went well over its original $8 million budget to a reported $30.5 million, became the year's highest-grossing film, and is now widely regarded as the strongest entry in the Star Wars series.