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Steven Spielberg names the ‘greatest American movie of all time’

The Hollywood maestro has spoken

The Independent UK

9 Years Later, Star Wars Just Gave A Strange Origin to Its Most Mysterious Character

'Andor' Season 2 finally explains a crucial part of Saw Gerrera's backstory, making him the Darth Vader of the Star Wars Rebellion.

Inverse

Who Plays Bail Organa? Star Wars Just Recast A Crucial Character For Good Reason

'Andor' proved what we already knew about recasting legacy characters. Here's why Season 2's new Bail Organa works.

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Star Wars Palpatine actor Ian McDiarmid ‘thought he’d gone much too far’ in Revenge of the Sith duel

Ian McDiarmid "thought [he’d] gone too much too far" during his Palpatine vs Mace Windu duel in Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith' - though director George Lucas insisted he could go "much further".

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Spielberg, De Niro, Freeman praise Francis Ford Coppola as he accepts the AFI Life Achievement Award

The annual AFI Life Achievement Award presentation is always a starry night in Hollywood, but Saturday’s ceremony at the Dolby Theatre brought together legendary stars from a seemingly bygone era of cinema to honor Francis Ford Coppola

The Independent UK

20 years ago, 'Star Wars: Republic Commando' made us care about the clones long before 'The Clone Wars' and 'The Bad Batch'

The 2005 cult classic was pivotal to giving the Grand Army of the Republic faces and voices before George Lucas and Dave Filoni went deeper.

Space

Star Wars creator George Lucas has revealed the ingenious reason Yoda speaks backwards

“If you speak regular English, people won’t listen that much.”

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George Lucas reveals why Yoda talks backwards in Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back

‘I had to figure out a way to get people to actually listen,’ explained the Star Wars creator. ‘Especially 12-year-olds.’

The Independent UK

Planning on rewatching 'Revenge of the Sith' for its 20th anniversary? Here's why 'The Clone Wars' finale makes it a better movie

The end of the long-running animated show puts Anakin Skywalker's downfall in a whole new perspective.

Space

In Andor, the real world political parallels are impossible to ignore

In its second season, what happens in the acclaimed Star Wars thriller is hard to separate from what’s happening in Gaza now

The Guardian - US

Since its very conception, Star Wars has been political. Now Andor will take on Trump 2.0

Premiering today, the second and final season of Star Wars streaming show Andor seems destined to be one of the pop culture defining moments of the second Trump presidency.

The Conversation

The Best Star Wars Show Is Essential To Watch Now More Than Ever

Why you should catch up on Star Wars prequel series before its return to Disney+.

Inverse

Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis was almost "based on an unproduced Indy script," says project lead: "But after reading it, I decided it was unproduced for a reason"

The Making of Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis: "The main research was done sitting on a couch watching the movies unspool on video tape"

GamesRadar

Anakin Skywalker will return for Ahsoka season 2, Hayden Christensen confirms

Welcome back, Skyguy

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Inverse

19 Years Later, Star Wars’ Darth Maul Show Could Bring Back A Terrifying Forgotten Villain

The newly-announced Darth Maul animated series appears to be bringing an old Sith back in a new timeline.

Total Film

Darth Maul's new Star Wars show could see the return of a villain from George Lucas's unused sequel trilogy plans

Maul - Shadow Lord was revealed at Star Wars Celebration 2025, and it could include a particular scrapped baddie

Space

The original 'Star Wars' theatrical cut (where Han shoots first) is coming back to theaters... well, one theater... for one night only

This “unmissable treat” for 'Star Wars' fans arrives June 12 for one night only.

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75 Years Later, A Forgotten Sci-Fi Reboot Is Almost Impossible To Watch

Here's why the 1950s 'Buck Rogers' isn't as retro cool as you might think.

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The Guardian - UK

The original Star Wars is back – but what if George Lucas is right about it not being much good?

After 48 years, the 1977 theatrical cut of the movie is set to screen again this summer. It will surely look rather different this time round

The Independent UK

Original cut of Star Wars to get rare screening at BFI

The festival will be opening with a cut of the film director George Lucas originally intended to be shown

The Guardian - UK

Star Wars original cut to be screened this summer in London

Prospect of seeing 1977 version of film on big screen had become holy grail for fans

The Guardian - UK

The Guide #185: How The Phantom Menace’s trade wars can help you understand our political moment

This week of tariff madness shines a whole new light on what seemed a slightly dull flimsy plot around trade disputes

Bored Panda

“Obliterating Everything”: 15 Of The Most Monumental Mistakes In History

Someone asked “What was arguably the biggest f***-up in history?” and netizens shared their best examples. The post “Obliterating Everything”: 15 Of The Most Monumental Mistakes In History first appeared on Bored Panda.

Inverse

20 Years Ago, The Most Innovative Star Wars Show Marked The End Of An Era

Genndy Tartakovsky's 'Clone Wars' came from a different, looser era of Star Wars. One we'll never be able to return to.

Total Film

The Mandalorian and Grogu has the lowest budget of any theatrical Star Wars movie since Disney bought Lucasfilm

Jon Favreau's new Star Wars movie is closer to the prequels from George Lucas

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