Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi in Dolby Vision

Ten years after the events in The Phantom Menace, Senator Padmé Amidala (Natalie Portman) faces a Separatist crisis in the Galactic Republic and seeks protection from the Jedi, including Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) and a teenage Anakin Skywalker. Obi-Wan uncovers a secret clone army on the planet Kamino, while a tragedy in Anakin's life begins his turn toward the Dark Side. Shot one year after The Phantom Menace, the second of Lucas's galactic prequels brings composer John Williams back to the universe. The film was nominated for Visual Effects at the 75th Oscars.

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Picking up three years after the events in Attack of the Clones, Revenge of the Sith is a critical turning point in the Star Wars saga. Bridging the prequels and the original trilogy, the film depicts the fall of the Republic, the rise of the Empire, Anakin Skywalker's transformation into Darth Vader, and the birth of Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia. The final film in the franchise directed by creator George Lucas, Revenge of the Sith is perhaps the darkest and most emotionally charged to date. It was also one of the first commercially released films to be shot entirely with digital cameras—in this case, a Sony CineAlta HDW-F900.

J. J. Abrams’s enormously popular restarting of the Star Wars series brought back beloved icons such as Han Solo, Princess Leia, and Chewbacca while introducing a host of new characters, focusing on a feisty orphan (Daisy Ridley) and a renegade stormtrooper (John Boyega) who team to battle a new resurgence of the Empire. The film received five Oscar nominations for Film Editing, Sound Editing, Sound Mixing, Visual Effects, and John Williams’s score. Williams brings back previous motifs while contributing a wealth of new material.

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