Star Wars marathon

A Star Wars marathon is term for an event where individuals watch all six "Star Wars" movies back to back.Star Wars marathons usually only feature Episodes I-VI and do not include either of the Ewok movies ("Caravan of Courage" and "The Battle for Endor"), "" animated movie or "The Star Wars Holiday Special".

Official Star Wars marathons

To commemorate the release of "" on 16 May 2005 the Empire Cinema in London's Leicester Square hosted a day-long Star Wars marathon showing of all six movies. An army of Imperial stormtroopers "guarded" the area, and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra gave a free concert of Star Wars music. [cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/film/4460299.stm|title=Star Wars marathon marks premiere|publisher=BBC|date=2005-04-19]

To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the release of on 23 May 2007 a Star Wars marathon began at the Los Angeles Convention Center with a free showing of the six films. [cite news|url=http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,275235,00.html|title='Star Wars' Fans Celebrate 30-Year Anniversary of First Film With Marathon Screening|publisher=Fox News|date=2007-05-24]

On 1 January 2007, Sky Movies broadcast a Star Wars marathon starting at 6:00am with "" and ending at 8:30pm with the end of "Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith". All 6 movies were broadcast in high definition. [cite news|url=http://www.t3.com/news/skys-hd-star-wars-marathon?=33180|title=Sky's HD Star Wars marathon|publisher=T3 magazine|date=2006-11-15]

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