‘That train sound? It’s a hovering mothership!’: legendary Star Wars sound designer Ben Burtt reveals his secrets
Mufasa: The Lion King, Snow White and Moana 2 trailers released
Avatar, Tron, Fantastic Four and Star Wars: Disney rolls out raft of new films at fan event
The seven best shows to stream this week
Bad Monkey to The Twelve: the seven best shows to stream this week
July 2024
Summer games previews
Star Wars Outlaws: what to expect from Ubisoft’s galactic adventure
Costume & culture
Princess Leia’s Star Wars gold bikini fetches $175,000 at auction
June 2024
Observer TV reviews
The week in TV: House of the Dragon; Euro 2024; The Stormtrooper Scandal; Under the Bridge – review
Star Wars: Hunters review – the force is not that strong in this one
May 2024
‘The daddy of them all’: readers on their favourite movie franchises
After Guardian writers picked their top big screen franchises of all time, from Alien to Toy Story, now you have had your say
Week in geek
Hollywood should look beyond Star Wars and Lord of the Rings retreads for sequels
Ben Child
The blockbuster franchises are showing signs of serious wear and tear, so why don’t the studios take on newer worlds created by the likes of Christopher Nolan and Alex Garland?
Week in geek
Star Wars – The Phantom Menace: still terrible after all these years?
The much-derided film returns to cinemas for its 25th anniversary. Once a rare blot on the galactic landscape, these days it’s far from the only stinker in the canon
April 2024
Wendy Ide's film of the week
Sometimes I Think About Dying review – Daisy Ridley excels as shy office worker in offbeat comedy
Rachel Lambert’s perceptive tale of a loner with a vividly imaginative inner life proves an unexpected showcase for the Star Wars actor’s talents
May the fizz be with you: how a $10 Chilean beer ad took on Star Wars
After being posted on X and becoming a feature on Stephen Colbert’s Late Show, the 2003 commercial that sees Obi-Wan Kenobi hand Luke Skywalker a cold beer has gone viral
Billy Dee Williams says actors ‘should’ be allowed to wear blackface
Star Wars actor says he believes actors should be free to ‘do anything you want to do’, in a discussion about Laurence Olivier’s performance in Othello
March 2024
Week in geek
Can Alien: Romulus return the space saga to its chestbursting glory years?
‘I turned C-3PO into a lightsaber-wielding psychopath’: a week with the Star Wars Unlimited card game
February 2024
Team Kieran or Team Pedro: who are you backing in the battle of the leading men?
Billy Dee Williams: ‘At this stage in my life, I don’t need to apologise for anything’
Harrison Ford’s 1976 Star Wars script sells for more than £10,000
The seven best shows to stream this week
Constellation to New Model Agency: the seven best shows to stream this week