In 1977, with dozens of fires set daily and tourism in freefall, New York hired an artist to save the city. His infamous sketch in the back of a yellow cab became the most imitated logo in history—and ...

Han Solo (Harrison Ford), Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher) and Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) in a scene from Star Wars: A New Hope. (Disney Plus) Those mid-'90s edits included early CGI effects that ...

Earlier this year, Disney announced it would bring the original Star Wars film, later dubbed Episode IV: A New Hope, back to theaters for the film's 50th anniversary in 2027. But it looks like we'll ...

Burt Reynolds was such a huge star in 1977 that he starred in two of the films on this list. Semi-Tough is a sports comedy that features a love triangle between the very 1970s cast of Reynolds, Kris ...

The world was in upheaval in 1977, and the economic despair, political instability, and social changes were often reflected in the defining rock songs of the year. Punk rock emerged from this chaotic ...

Medical authorities in Memphis attributed the death of Elvis Presley to cardiac arrest, but the singer's drug habit is now generally accepted as a prime cause of that heart trouble. Presley was ...

The years have not been kind to the oft-romanticized original print of the sci-fi classic, which lacks all of George Lucas' post-release tweaks and polishes and looks "like a completely different film ...

Bob Marley‘s mainstream music career lasted for less than 20 years. However, in that short amount of time, Marley served as a reggae music ambassador, a political activist, and a revolutionary during ...

Big screen showings of the original theatrical release are rare The original 1977 cinematic release of Star Wars will be shown on the big screen this summer in London, marking its first public ...