The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

image from the 1980 Star Wars movie The Empire Strikes Back. It is an overhead look at Darth Vader, dressed in black helmet, cape and armor, standing on the left. In his right hand he his holding his lightsaber, which has been turned off. His left arm is reaching out toward Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill), on the right of the photo. Luke is clinging to the edge of a bridge-like structure, below which is a far drop. He is listening in shock as Vader communicates to him that he is his father.

5 Things You Didn’t Know About ‘The Empire Strikes Back’

As the second installment of George Lucas’ ‘Star Wars’ space opera franchise turns 45, here are some things you may not have known about ‘The Empire Strikes Back’ – from Boba Fett’s original voice to the first choice to play Yoda.
black-and-white image from the 1950 movie

200-Plus Memorable Movies With Notable Anniversaries in 2025

Here’s an extensive listing of many movies celebrating notable anniversaries in 2025, from Oscar-winning classics like “All About Eve” (75 years) to blockbusters like “Jaws” (50 years) and “Back to the Future” (40 years), and lots more.
John Lithgow attends the 30th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall on February 24, 2024 in Los Angeles, California

Did You Know John Lithgow Played … Yoda?!?

How did he end up replacing Frank Oz?
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The Top 100 Classic Sci-Fi Films Ranked & Where to Watch Them

Set your phasers to high as we count down the Top 100 films of retro Sci-fi, see here did your fav landed.

The Biggest & Best Summer Blockbusters From the 1980s

Beat the heat this summer with these cool movies that are truly oozing with nostalgia!

image from the 1999 movie

‘The Phantom Menace’ Is Returning to Theaters for Its 25th Anniversary

Episode I of George Lucas’ Star Wars prequel trilogy, which originally premiered in May 1999, is getting a weeklong big-screen re-release around Star Wars Day 2024.
a 1980 portrait photo of actress Carrie Fisher. She is seated in profile, with her left side facing viewer, with her right hand on her cheek and against a light blue background. She has longer, shoulder-length brown hair.

Carrie Fisher Is Finally Getting a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

The beloved legend will receive the posthumous honor on May 4, 2023 (Star Wars Day, fittingly) in a ceremony that will be livestreamed. Billie Lourd will accept the star on her late mother’s behalf.
(l-r): Harrison Ford as Han Solo, Carrie Fisher as Leia Organa and Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker in a posed publicity still from 1983's

‘Return of the Jedi’ Is Getting a Limited 40th-Anniversary Theatrical Release

The third installment in the original Star Wars trilogy was originally released May 25, 1983, and can be seen on the big screen again starting in late April 2023.