October 01, 2009
Star Wars: In Concert Takes the Stage
Skeptical about "Star Wars: In Concert"? You aren't alone. In fact, John Williams had his own reservations, as detailed in the Los Angeles Times' look behind the scenes of the touring production. More...

July 24, 2009
Announcing Star Wars: In Concert
"Star Wars in Concert" begins its tour October 1, but you can get a sneak peek at what to expect now, thanks to the Force-powered multimedia extravaganza's brand new website. More...

June 03, 2009
Where Will Star Trek Boldly Go Next?
With Star Trek entering popular culture not just as a franchise reboot but a cinematic moment in sci-fi history, talk has already turned to the sequel(s) and where the next movie will take the fresh new crew. Online calls have gone out to J.... More...

March 31, 2009
The Legacy of The Matrix
1999 was one of the most important years for modern cinema. Ten years on, we're celebrating a remarkable twelve months of movies with new features around some of the year's best and most important releases. The Matrix was the phenomenon which made... More...

March 09, 2009
Live-Action Star Wars Series Inches Forward
Just in case you were wondering, Lucasfilm is still moving forward with that long-gestating "Star Wars" live-action television series -- in fact, according to Rose Byrne, they're casting for it now. More...

February 26, 2009
Exclusive: Franklyn - Director's Sketchbook
Franklyn may be Gerald McMorrow's debut feature film, but by the standards of even the most experienced of helmers it's an ambitious and visually-stunning movie, telling the tale of four disparate souls -- played by Ryan Phillippe, Eva Green, Sam... More...

January 28, 2009
The Blair Witch Project 10 Years On with Directors Ed Sanchez and Dan Myrick
1999 was one of the most important years for modern cinema. Ten years on, we're celebrating a remarkable twelve months of movies with new features around some of the year's best and most important releases. Shot on a budget of just $22,000 by film... More...

January 15, 2009
Star Wars Retold (By Someone Who Hasn't Seen It)
What would the "Star Wars" trilogy sound like if the story was told by someone who had never seen any of the films? Let's ask Joe Nicolosi's friend Amanda. More...

December 12, 2008
Prepare for Star Wars: A Musical Journey
Have you ever wondered what would happen if someone took every single "Star Wars" movie, turned them into a 90-minute film, and played it in front of an orchestra? So has George Lucas, apparently, because that's exactly what Lucasfilm is planning. More...

September 08, 2008
Drew Struzan Hangs Up His Pen
Drew Struzan, the illustrator who provided iconic images for the "Star Wars" and "Indiana Jones" trilogies, among many other films, has announced his retirement. More...

July 23, 2008
Lucas Taking Star Wars 3-D?
According to DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg, George Lucas is prepping 3-D versions of all six episodes in the Star Wars saga. More...

July 18, 2008
Exclusive: Ben Burtt's WALL-E Sound Masterclass
The world's most renowned Sound Designer exclusively teaches RT readers the basics of building WALL-E's world of sound as part of our celebration of all things WALL-E this week. More...

July 16, 2008
Exclusive: The World of WALL-E
The artists behind this year's freshest film share their story with RT, with exclusive contributions from Andrew Stanton, Ben Burtt, Jim Morris, Lindsay Collins, Angus MacLane, Derek Thompson, David DeVan and Rodrigo Blaas. More...

June 26, 2008
Lucas Prompts Star Wars Silliness on Capitol Hill
George Lucas showed up on Capitol Hill on Tuesday to urge lawmakers' support for a free, educational-purposes-only Internet -- and was subjected to autograph requests, awful Star Wars jokes, and questions like "Would Barack Obama be a Jedi?" More...

May 12, 2008
Indiana Jonesin': The Best of Harrison Ford
We count down Harrison Ford's best-reviewed films outside of the Indiana Jones franchise and the memorable characters that he played in each celebrated film. More...

April 15, 2008
Chewbacca Was Not the Original Wingman
You don't even have to be a dork to know that Chewbacca was Han Solo's co-pilot, not his wingman, although maybe you do have to be a dork to point out that the trilogy's most prominent wingman was Luke's fellow X-Wing pilot Wedge Antilles. More...

April 08, 2008
Lucasfilm in Star Wars costume fight
Lawyers for George Lucas' Lucasfilm Ltd. and a British prop designer faced off in London's High Court Tuesday over rights to the molded white Stormtrooper uniforms from the Star Wars films. More...

February 12, 2008
George Lucas Bringing 3D Star Wars: The Clone Wars to Theaters
George Lucas' 3D CGI continuation of the Star Wars saga isn't just coming to television this fall -- the new series will kick-off this summer with a full-length theatrical release. More...

January 03, 2008
New Indy 4 Interviews, Pictures Online!
May 22 still feels awfully far away, but if the nearly six-month gap between your eyeballs and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull has you feeling forlorn, fear not -- Vanity Fair's February issue features tons of Indy 4 pictures,... More...

November 29, 2007
Box Office Guru Preview: Mr. Skywalker and Ms. Storm in New Thriller
Only one new film ventures into wide release. Studios typically avoid opening worthwhile pics during the weekend after the Thanksgiving frame since moviegoing subsides and holiday shopping becomes a bigger national priority. Overall ticket sales... More...

October 17, 2007
Lucas Talks Star Wars TV Series
Three decades after taking theatrical audiences to a galaxy far, far away, George Lucas is preparing to bring the Star Wars universe to the small screen. More...

June 22, 2007
AFI Announces Top 100 Movies of All Time ... Again
Ten years ago the AFI gave us a list of the Top 100 American Films Ever Made -- and when that was done they churned out 15 other lists every few years. And then last night they updated the Top 100 ... I guess because they ran out of lists. More...

June 11, 2007
Pixar Update: "Wall E" & "Toy Story 3"
It's always a good time for some news from the Pixar team... More...

May 23, 2007
"Iron Man," "Beowulf," "Knight" & "Indy" at the Big Comic Con!
You probably already know by now if you'll be attending the big San Diego Comic Con in July. (Lucky jerks!!) And now we're just getting word on a few of the movies that'll get some hype at the event. More...

May 23, 2007
Lucasfilm Clarifies New "Star Wars" Projects
Fox's Roger Friedman was all sorts of confused when he announced that George Lucas was planning a pair of "Star Wars" TV movies, and now we have the official confirmation to prove it. More...

May 14, 2007
New "Star Wars" Documentary to Premiere on The History Channel
"Empire of Dreams" is the name of the "Star Wars" documentary that came in that 4-disc original trilogy box set -- and it was pretty much a fanboy's dream. (Let's just say I've watched it more than once.) Now it looks like The... More...

May 10, 2007
Lucas Gives a Few "Star Wars" & "Indy 4" Hints (and Calls "Spidey 3" Silly!)
The man who created Jar Jar Binks has called the third "Spider-Man" flick "silly." More...

April 27, 2007
The Weekly Ketchup: George Lucas And Mark Hamill Re-team, "Alien Vs. Predator 2" Pics, "Spider-Man 3" Breaks The Bank, And More!
In this week's Ketchup, George Lucas and Mark Hamill are re-teaming for another "Star Wars" project, the first "Alien Vs. Predator 2" pictures appeared, and "Spider-Man 3" cost a LOT of money. More...

April 26, 2007
Lucas and Hamill Back Again For New "Star Wars"
Prepare yourself for ludicrous speed! George Lucas and Mark Hamill are re-teaming for a new "Star Wars" project, in a spoofy collaboration for Adult Swim's "Robot Chicken." More...

April 06, 2007
Lucas Spills a Few "Indy 4" Beans
No, nothing as juicy as, say, an actual movie title, but if, like me, you've been salivating over the prospect of a fourth "Indiana Jones" adventure for what feels like twenty years, you might be interested in what producer George Lucas... More...

March 07, 2007
Lucas Update: Portman, "Star Wars," and "Indy 4"
Got a grab-bag of George Lucas news bits for you, including a final denial that Natalie Portman will appear in "Indiana Jones 4," plus a few new items on those long-discussed "Star Wars" TV projects. More...

January 12, 2007
Did Harrison Ford Turn Down a $47 Million "Han Solo" Paycheck?
From the "I don't really buy it, but everyone else is talking about it" files: Superstar Harrison Ford allegedly turned down a $47 million payday because he didn't want to play Han Solo for a fourth time. He instead opted to do... More...

October 06, 2006
Lucas Discusses New "Star Wars" Series and (Briefly) "Indiana Jones 4"
Seems that whenever George Lucas opens his mouth, there's someone there to record what he has to say -- even when he's not actually saying a whole lot. This time around he's talking about next year's new "Clone Wars" cartoon -- plus he's... More...

October 05, 2006
George Lucas Donates $175m, Quits Movies, and Discusses "Indy 4"
The somewhat wealthy George Lucas recently donated $175 million to the USC School of Cinematic Arts -- after which he denounced the world of filmmaking and basically said "Now TELEVISION, that's where it's at!" Then he dropped a few new... More...

July 22, 2006
Comic-Con 2006: "Star Wars" TV Series; "Indiana Jones 4" Script; "Wonder Woman" Casting Info
Day 2 at Comic-Con is as hectic as Day 1. From the moment we arrived on the premise, it's usually a rush to get to one panel after another. Here are a couple of highlights from the "Star Wars" panel and my one-on-one talk with producer... More...

June 20, 2006
Marketing Brings Out the "Star Wars" and "Indiana Jones" News
One of the places you'll find some exciting news on the upcoming tentpole titles is the Licensing International Trade Show. Sounds pretty boring, doesn't it? Well, sure, it's very boring ... if you have no interest in things like "Star... More...

June 05, 2006
2006 MTV Movie Award Winners!
I was going to try to avoid the MTV Movie Awards winners until the broadcast on June 8th, but since we at RT like to bring you the movie news while it's still relevant ... OK, here they are! More...

May 25, 2006
Box Office Preview: X-Men 3 Ready to Rock Memorial Day Weekend
Wolverine, Professor X, and the rest of their soul patrol will launch a full-scale attack on the North American box office this weekend as the gargantuan comic book film X-Men: The Last Stand invades the marketplace on Friday ready to dominate the... More...

May 18, 2006
"Limited Edition" Star Wars Covers
Last week it was announced that the original, unedited, and allegedly grungy-looking "Star Wars" trilogy would make its Limited Edition DVD debut. Today we get a look at what the DVD covers will look like, plus we also get the news that... More...

May 04, 2006
Lucas Gives In To Demands of the Dark Side -- Er, Rabid Fans
Remember all that geekboy hullabullo a few years back when it was announced that the Original Trilogy ("Star Wars," "The Empire Strikes Back," "Return of the Jedi") would be released on DVD ONLY in their new-fangled... More...

March 16, 2006
Lucas Talks With Time About "Star Wars" Series
Time Magazine recently had a rather interesting sit-down with mega-successful moviemaker George Lucas, and topics included the next Indiana Jones epic, "day & date" release patterns, 2D vs. 3D, and, of course, the upcoming "Star... More...

September 22, 2005
Whedon Talks "Serenity" All Over the Place
Fred Topel over at About.com had an entertaining sit-down with writer / producer / director / nutcase Joss Whedon, and together the pair chatted mainly about "Serenity," but digressed into bursts about "Veronica Mars" and... More...

May 23, 2005
Time Magazine Names the Top 100 Movies Ever Made
Time Magazine film critics Richard Corliss and Richard Schickel have put together a list of the All-Time Top 100 Movies. Lists like these are usually the domain of the American Film Institute (AFI), but the Timekeepers do a fairly interesting job... More...

May 19, 2005
Critical Consensus: “Star Wars” Prequels Actually Better Reviewed Than Originals
The results are not what one might expect, based on reviews collected during the time of each trilogy’s original release dates. More...

May 18, 2005
FilmFocus Chats With Some Guy Named Lucas!
One of our favorite movie sites from across the pond is FilmFocus, and their Joe Utichi had the chance to lob a few questions towards George Lucas during the London premiere of "Star Wars Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith." The equally... More...

May 18, 2005
Critical Consensus: "Revenge of the Sith" Tomatometer Update
Now that the critical dust has settled, it’s time for a final consensus on "Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith." After George Lucas’ first two "Star Wars" prequels received lukewarm responses from fans, he finally ends... More...

May 12, 2005
Early Consensus: "Revenge of the Sith" May Be the Best "Star Wars" Movie
After George Lucas’s first two "Star Wars" prequels received lukewarm responses from fans, it looks like he will end the series on a triumphant and satisfying note with the concluding chapter. Early reviews from the nation’s print,... More...

April 26, 2005
Lucas to Bring "Star Wars" to the Small Screen
You didn't actually buy all that "one final trilogy and that's it" material, did you? Seems that George Lucas has not one but two separate "Star Wars" TV series in the works, one a spin-off of his exceedingly popular... More...