George Lucas
The 1978 Star Wars Holiday Special was genuinely dire – how on earth did it happen?
If you thought The Phantom Menace was bad, A Disturbance in the Force uncovers what went on to allow such a cultural monstrosity to exist
Ben Child
17, Nov, 2023 @11:43 AM
Oh dear, George Lucas! Why the Star Wars universe is going from bad to worse
The latest Star Wars spin-off, Ahsoka, is painfully glacial TV about a giant Oompa Loompa in a novelty hat. These shows need to be banished to a galaxy far away
Stuart Heritage
07, Sep, 2023 @11:54 AM
American Graffiti at 50: a classic hangout comedy with a surprising melancholy
George Lucas’s 60s-set tale of California teens offers some freewheeling fun but also a lingering sadness
Scott Tobias
11, Aug, 2023 @9:11 AM
Return of the Jedi at 40: a flawed reminder of when Star Wars was still an event
The third chapter in the beloved sci-fi saga is riddled with problems but there’s still something charming in revisiting the universe before it expanded too much
Scott Tobias
25, May, 2023 @6:43 AM
Fifth Indiana Jones movie releases first trailer and title
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, in theaters June 2023, sees Harrison Ford reprising his role as the hero archaeologist
Adrian Horton
01, Dec, 2022 @10:54 PM
‘David Bowie had seven pairs of socks down his tights’: Warwick Davis on reboots, relationships and rock stars
George Lucas wrote Willow for Warwick Davis after seeing him play an Ewok in Star Wars. As the actor returns as the baby-saving sorcerer, he talks about Val Kilmer pep talks, the Harry Potter shoot – and channelling a Ricky Gervais sitcom
Stuart Heritage
25, Nov, 2022 @1:00 PM
Will we ever see a Star Wars movie again, or has the saga ditched the big screen for ever?
A huge slate of Disney+ releases suggests the franchise is retreating from the multiplex – but a Mandalorian movie may prove the theory wrong
Ben Child
16, Sep, 2022 @1:01 PM
Why there’s no way back for George Lucas’ alien-contact Indiana Jones storyline
Lucas chose poorly by insisting extraterrestrials turned up in Crystal Skull – but his obsession is far from unique in Hollywood
Ben Child
15, Jul, 2022 @10:17 AM
‘Frankly it blew my mind’: how Tron changed cinema – and predicted the future of tech
From cyberspace to AI, Steven Lisberger’s 1982 sci-fi classic was way ahead of its time. The team behind it explain how they made a game-changer
Steve Rose
05, Jul, 2022 @7:00 AM
Colin Cantwell obituary
Artist and designer who created spaceships, stations and vehicles, including the X-wing starfighter, for the Star Wars films
Anthony Hayward
02, Jun, 2022 @1:47 PM
‘Redemption is a powerful concept’: Hayden Christensen on Star Wars and daring to return as Darth Vader
When he first portrayed Darth Vader in the much-panned Star Wars prequels 20 years ago, fans vented their anger at him. So why is he risking more in a new TV series? He talks about George Lucas, the pressures of fame and his love of bulldozers
Chris Godfrey
23, May, 2022 @5:00 AM
Colin Cantwell, Star Wars designer behind the X-Wing and Death Star, dies aged 90
The creator behind several iconic Star Wars ships also worked on 2001: A Space Odyssey and assisted in broadcasting the 1969 moon landing
Sian Cain and agencies
23, May, 2022 @2:15 AM
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