"How did they make the lightsabers work in Star Wars before computers? he asked. "Before CGI they used real sticks that spun really fast and were covered in reflective tape." However, Christopher ...

The Star Wars franchise may run like a well-oiled machine now, but the making of the original 1977 film was very chaotic. George Lucas and his crew were making a lot of stuff up as they went along, ...

Obi-Wan Kenobi constructed and wielded three lightsabers in the Star Wars saga, and each weapon has a rich history in the franchise’s two continuities. Having been mentored by Jedi Master Qui ...

Some may never be (manmade stars and, sadly, real lightsabers). As the Force awakens, 38 years after it was born, Georgia Tech faculty members discuss the science, and science fiction, of Star Wars.

Lightsabers are easily the most recognizable and iconic weapon for the Jedi and Sith in Star Wars. Many variations exist, ...

It was a kids’ movie that in one early draft had sagged under the title Adventures of the Starkiller, Episode One: The Star Wars. The crowd ... and Steven Spielberg. A real B-29, Bockscar ...