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Episode 1, The Phantom Menace, finally comes to the big screen with two more to come. TIME reviews the prequel, talks to creator George Lucas and examines the enduring appeal of Star Wars.




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Faces of Star Wars
From Entertainment Weekly: How a martial-arts expert, a kids' show puppeteer, a Swedish film star, and a few Hollywood types helped create the summer's most anticipated movie

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From CNN

StarWars.com
The official site

TheForce.Net
News and parody site

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Shots of people waiting to see the movie at New York's Ziegfeld Theater




 




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George Lucas
One of Time Digital's 50 most important people shaping technology today
SEPTEMBER 27, 1999

'Star Wars' No Phantom at the Box Office
The record for weekend box office sales doesn't fall, but $102.7 million is nothing to join the Dark Side over
MAY 23, 1999

All Hyped Up and Ready to Roll
Episode I is finally here, and it'll make a mint by Monday. And after that?
MAY 19, 1999

The Phantom Movie
George Lucas' new Star Wars epic showcases some dazzling visual effects but is short on human magic
MAY 17, 1999

Star Wars Scalpers Go Online
Many auctions include photos of first-day tickets
MAY 14, 1999

Star Wars: A Galactic Guide
A tour of the sinister and heroic characters, critters and technology of the Star Wars saga

Jedi or Not, The Phantom Menace Is Coming!
The first new Star Wars episode in 16 years brings fresh faces in familiar roles and a dazzling digital display. Can George Lucas' film live up to its epochal hype?
APRIL 26, 1999

Of Myth And Men
A conversation between Bill Moyers and George Lucas on the meaning of the Force and the true theology of Star Wars
APRIL 26, 1999

The Force Is Back
With Star Wars, George Lucas played to our fantasies; now, as the new version is released, he reveals his
FEBRUARY 10, 1997




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