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George Lucas has made many changes to Star Wars over the years, some good, some bad, and some just plain weird.
George Lucas the TCM Classic Film Festival opening night talked about why Yoda talked backwards in 'The Empire Strikes Back'.
George Lucas’ original plan for Han Solo’s first appearance in the chronological Star Wars timeline was as an unkempt 10-year-old boy being raised by Chewbacca on Kashyyyk. The scene would ...
Since its beginning in 1977, George Lucas' astronomically successful trilogy -- comprising "Star Wars," "The Empire Strikes Back" and "Return of the Jedi" -- captivated audiences of all ages, earned ...
Star Wars' will receive a resurrection screening after being hidden away for decades in favor of tweaked "Special Editions." ...
In 1977, the audience for the first time witnessed the spectacular cinematic experience that is Star Wars: Episode IV- A New Hope.
Costumes, dancing and battles on the eve of ‘May the 4th’ — a high holy day for Star Wars fandom. Here comes those first ...
To mark the 20th anniversary of "Revenge of the Sith" and because it's May the Fourth, we're ranking all 11 movies in the ...
In George Lucas's classic 1980 film 'The Empire Strikes Back', hero Han Solo (Harrison Ford) is frozen in carbonite by the evil Darth Vader. The fictional metal hardened around the heroic space ...
After reading Roger Christian's excellent book Cinema Alchemist, I reached out to hear more about his work as an Academy ...