When the initial ‘Star Wars’ trilogy ended 30 years ago, its creator should have quit while he was ahead
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Questionable Authority: 10 Crazy Leaders in Movies
From an evil galactic ruler to a ruthless teddy bear, TIME presents a dishonor roll of Hollywood’s most unhinged rulers
Why Doctor Who is Pop Culture Sci-Fi At Its Best
You can keep your Star Treks and Star Wars. Celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, ‘Doctor Who’ is great popular sci-fiction
Star Wars, Avengers, and TV’s Lost Generation: How Small-Screen Visionaries are Transforming Hollywood
Joss Whedon and J.J. Abrams share something in common besides their dominance of big-budget Hollywood movie-making. Is genre TV the training ground for the next generation of powerful directors?
Are Bradley Cooper and J.J. Abrams Making a Lance Armstrong Biopic?
The wheels might well be in motion
You Got Star Trek in My Star Wars!: Mixing Up New Frontiers And Galaxies Far, Far Away
As ABC teases a ‘Star Wars’ weekly TV show, the world prepares for another ‘Star Trek’ movie. Shouldn’t it be the other way around?
Star Wars: Episode VII Rumor Roundup: Will Harrison Ford Return?
Who will direct? Who will star? What does Buzz Lightyear have to do with anything?
Star Wars Fans React: The Best Tweets About Disney Deal for Lucasfilm
Lifelong fans are both celebrating and mourning the news of ‘Star Wars Episode 7’
What to Expect from Disney’s New Star Wars
They’re used to the Jedi Order, the Dark Lords of the Sith and the Galactic Empire… but how will ‘Star Wars’ deal with the House of Mouse?
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Holding Out for a Hero: 10 Great Rescue Movies
With ‘Argo’ out in theaters, TIME celebrates a few of filmdom’s most memorable rescue efforts
Painting Pop Culture: Artists Turn to Star Wars and Fairy Tales for Inspiration
Crossover Toys Revealed at Star Wars Celebration VI
Every year, fans and wannabe residents of the “Galaxy Far, Far Away” gather at the Star Wars Celebration to hang out and learn about upcoming Star Wars merchandise and media—but at this year’s celebration (which took place in …
Star Wars Speculation: With 3D Ewoks on the Horizon, How Long Until a Manipulated ‘New Hope’?
Some Star Wars fans have skipped right past the new announcement of back-to-back 3D re-releases of Star Wars Episodes II and III to speculate on how far behind the 3D releases of the original trilogy could be.
Given the …