Kenner’s once notorious “Early Bird Certificate Package” contained a cardboard stand for the toymaker’s 12 original figures, which weren’t available in time for the holidays. (Photo courtesy of the ...

How would you describe Star Wars to someone who’s never seen it? It’s not unusual for actors on a press tour to compare their movie to other beloved films, in hopes of getting audiences into the ...

A long-lost original print of 1977's Star Wars was recovered from an archive and screened for a group of cinema aficionados and die-hard fans. An audience was finally permitted to watch the first ...

What did movie critics make of the first Star Wars? As the sci-fi franchise turns 40, we revisit the reviews. Richard Trenholm was CNET's film and TV editor, covering the big screen, small screen and ...

Indianapolis embraced "Star Wars" immediately. Just look at the three boys in this June 15, 1978, photograph. They are in line outside the Eastwood Theater, on Indianapolis' northeast side, waiting to ...

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 ...