But, after 1981, and after a few VHS releases, the original Star Wars (and The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi) hit theaters in 1997, with upgraded special effects, new scenes, and a few ...

The original theatrical cut of Star Wars will be shown in theaters for the first time in decades. The BFI is planning to screen the 1977 version of George Lucas' timeless classic during their Film on ...

The years have not been kind to the oft-romanticized original print of the sci-fi classic, which lacks all of George Lucas' post-release tweaks and polishes and looks "like a completely different film ...

Did you know that, in 1977, Donny and Marie Osmond unknowingly spoiled one of Star Wars' biggest secrets? Well, sort of. At the time, the siblings had their own eponymous variety hour, The Donny & ...

A new version of the 1977 classic STAR WARS movie opens in Minnesota Theaters. And "the force be with you" will sound different. The dubbed-over version is in Ojibwe, the indigenous language of one of ...

Star Wars was a groundbreaking, global phenomenon when it debuted in 1977. That was a surprise, because it was something of a quixotic project at the time, a throwback to the old sci-fi, Flash Gordon ...

The second BFI Film on Festival kicked off last night with an on-stage appearance from Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy to introduce the first of two packed-out screenings of a rare original 1977 ...

George Lucas wants them to fade into oblivion. But some fans spent more than a decade digitally restoring the original “Star Wars” trilogy, preserving the movies as they were shown in theaters. By ...

For at least two generations, there were only three Star Wars movies. And, for exactly 20 years, from 1977 to 1997, there wasn't any debate about whether or not Han Solo shot first, or if Jabba the ...