Inside the Star Wars Empire, Bill Kimberlin
Inside the Star Wars Empire, Bill Kimberlin
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Inside the Star Wars Empire
A Memoir

Author: Bill Kimberlin

Narrator: Johnny Heller

Unabridged: 7 hr 21 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 02/01/2018

Synopsis

Bill Kimberlin may refer to himself as "one of those names on the endless list of credits at the close of blockbuster movies." In reality though, he's a true insider on some of the most celebrated and popular movies and franchises of the past century. Jurassic Park. Star Trek. Jumanji. Schindler's List. Saving Private Ryan. Even Forrest Gump. And perhaps most notably, Star Wars.

Inside the Star Wars Empire is the very funny and insightful tell-all about the two decades Kimberlin spent as a department director at LucasFilm Industrial Light and Magic (ILM), the special effects studio founded by the legendary filmmaker George Lucas.

About Bill Kimberlin

Bill Kimberlin has worked on dozens of films and is sought after as a lecturer and speaker on the subject of special effects. He is the director of the film American Nitro (the film that nabbed him a coveted spot in Lucas' studio), which has a strong cult following, including close to 800,000 followers on Facebook. Inside the Star Wars Empire is his first book.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Scott on February 15, 2018

It’s hard to get too angry at Bill Kimberlin for his extremely misleading memoir, “Inside the Star Wars Empire”, although I can understand why readers might be. Star Wars fans (like myself) may be tempted, based on the cover (an f/x action still from “Return of the Jedi”), to believe that the memoir......more

Goodreads review by Amy H. on February 12, 2018

I would give this 3.5 stars if I could. Bill Kimberlin didn't really share any new information about Star Wars that I didn't already know, but it was interesting seeing Lucasfilm and ILM from his perspective. This isn't a history or even a proper autobiography; it's more a series of reminiscences, a......more

Goodreads review by Dominic on December 01, 2017

When I was a kid, I wanted to work at ILM. I loved learning about the magic behind the movies and ILM was THE place for special effects back then. Bill Kimberlin got to live the dream and writes about it in "Inside the Star Wars Empire." Before going any further, it's important to clarify what this......more

Goodreads review by L.H. on February 14, 2018

A nice, personal insight into what it was like working at Lucasfilm. I always find biographies like this interesting. As a child, you wonder what it's like to work for places like this.......more

Goodreads review by Christopher on January 13, 2019

I have read many, many books about Star Wars over the years. This is, I believe, one of the first memoirs written by someone who worked in the trenches of George Lucas' Industrial Light and Magic, ILM. Kimberlin weaves personal anecdotes from throughout his life in with behind the scenes tales of fil......more

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