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The deluxe keepsake package also functions as a display frame. After george lucas finished work on 2005s star wars episode iii. Follow along for exclusive news, updates and insider access, and may the. Frames, a new twovolume box set release from abrams, featuring individual frames selected by george lucas himself from every star wars film. Star wars insider magazine george lucas and company pored over the star wars films to distill the story into its visual essence and packaged the resulting images in the new book, frames. Star wars learned much picture frame, 4x6 picture frames. After george lucas finished work on star wars episode iii. Illustrated with frames taken directly from the movie, this is the story of star wars as its never been seen before.
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