This year, we're celebrating Star Wars Day – and Lucasfilm's 50th anniversary – by ranking the films of George Lucas!
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Force Material Episode 100: From the Adventures of Alan Dean Foster
For our 100th episode, we interview the man who introduced the world to Star Wars way back in November of 1976 – the one and only Alan Dean Foster.
Force Material Episode XCVII: Charles de Lauzirika on the first Star Wars convention
Filmmaker Charles de Lauzirika joins us to talk conventions, Special Editions, the ultimate Star Wars box set and more!
Force Material Episode XCVI: Paul Hirsch on editing Star Wars and The Empire Strikes Back
Oscar-winning editor Paul Hirsch shares his memories of working on Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, the films of Brian De Palma and more!
Force Material Episode LXXXVIII: Roger Christian on building George Lucas' galaxy
Academy Award winner Roger Christian, the man behind Star Wars' most iconic weapons and sets, joins us to talk about making cinema history and getting his hands dirty with George Lucas.
Force Material Episode XXXVIII: The Secret Origin of the Force
We reveal the secrets of the Force in this week's episode of the Force Material podcast!
This Is 40
On its 40th birthday, a quick word about how Star Wars has messed with my mind.
It turns out Star Wars is a perfect fit with Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
It looks like Star Wars Day has come slightly early this year, as parody duo Palette-Swap Ninja have just dropped the greatest mash-up of all time.
How Star Wars inspired Ridley Scott's Alien
If Ridley Scott hadn’t seen Star Wars in 1977, there’s no way we’d be watching a new Alien: Covenant trailer today.
OK, so the original Star Wars trilogy probably isn't coming back
The odds of seeing restorations of the classic trilogy this year are low. They're very, very low.
The original Star Wars trilogy might be coming back
Lucasfilm is rumoured to be re-releasing the unaltered Star Wars trilogy, The Last Jedi is going in for reshoots and the untitled Han Solo film is getting a title in today's Star Wars news round-up.
The ‘70s porn parody that beat George Lucas to the punch
How a group of pornographers and special effects legends brought a Flash Gordon pastiche to the big screen three years before George Lucas.
Triumph of the Whills
How Rogue One: A Star Wars Story finally brought the Whills to the screen after 43 years.
The Origin of the Crawl
There's more to the opening crawl of Star Wars than just Flash Gordon and Buck Rogers. This is the true story of the most iconic text in film...
Suit & TIE: The origin of Darth Vader's TIE Fighter
How George Lucas and Joe Johnston pimped Darth Vader's ride.
The Origin of Darth Vader: The Voice
The story of how one actor took just two and a half hours to make his mark on history.
The Origin of Darth Vader: The Body
The story of how David Prowse came to reunite with Peter Cushing, and how an unsung hero helped bring Darth Vader to life.
The Origin of Darth Vader: The Look
The story of how one offhand decision and a big misunderstanding defined the look of cinema's greatest villain.
The Origin of Darth Vader: The Name
The story of how George Lucas drew from unlikely sources to name the greatest screen villain of all time.
We almost got a Star Wars musical
The story of a boy, a girl and a universe almost made it to Broadway.