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Sid Sivakumar presents a set of kaleidoscopic conundrums.

Did you know that there's a good version of "Star Wars Episode 1"? It's called "The Phantom Edit," and it was put together by a fan with a knack for editing film. The so-called Phantom editor tightened up some of the action sequences, cut out a lot of Jar Jar's dumb antics and released his much-impr

Jar Jar Binks is one of the most maligned "Star Wars" characters, but he still has an interesting story. Here's everything there is to know about Jar Jar.

The Thief and the Cobbler. Fan edits raise many of the same problems as directors’ cuts. Perhaps most pointedly: what does it mean for art to be in a constant state of flux? But at the same time, audience-powered edits have the potential to exemplify fan culture at its best. Harmy’s Despecialized Edition, a fan-created preservation copy of the original Star Wars trilogy free from George Lucas‘ retroactive digital tampering, is a genuinely marvelous example of this. Suffice to say, fan edits aren’t going anywhere. And as more sophisticated software becomes more available, they’re...