Rather, the unedited version of Star Wars will be screened as part of the BFI's Film on Film Festival. The original cut will screen on the festival's opening night, June 12, at the BFI's Southbank ...

Despite Lucas' efforts to make viewing the unedited version of Star Wars as difficult as possible, it will be screened publicly very soon. This year's BFI Film Festival in the UK, taking place ...

That means that, technically, the print of Star Wars that the BFI plans to screen is not the original, unaltered version of the film. Does it matter in the grand scheme of things? Absolutely not.

The BFI is showing the 1977 space opera—which has undergone countless post-release changes—‘exactly as experienced’ on opening day.

The second edition of the British Film Institutions (BFI)’s Film on Film festival is due to take place in London this summer with a memorable opening night for Star Wars fans. Director George ...

This is because Lucas’ tweaks to the print began with the very first theatrical rerelease of Star Wars in 1981. The studio has since only permitted the screening of various Special Editions. BFI had ...

The original 1977 cinematic release of Star Wars will be shown on the big screen this summer in London, marking its first public screening in decades. The original version of the sci-fi blockbuster ...

The Jedi master first appeared in The Empire Strikes Back and has become legendary for his back-to-front phrases such as: “The dark side clouds everything. Impossible to see, the future is.” ...

The second edition of the British Film Institutions (BFI)’s Film on Film festival is due to take place in London this summer with a memorable opening night for Star Wars fans. Director George Lucas’s ...