In 1977, the March 30th edition of Time magazine proclaimed the original Star Wars "the year's best movie." This week, the news magazine sports Darth Vader on the cover, as it devotes feature coverage of the last Star Wars movie.

This issue features a first look at Revenge of the Sith as Richard Corliss screens Episode III and offers a review. Time's Richard Schickel interviews Writer/Director George Lucas about the culmination of the Star Wars saga and where the future will take him. Also in this issue is a two-page "family tree" guide to bring readers up to speed on the twisting tale of the Skywalkers, a list of "Things to Watch For" in the visually dense film, and an essay by Time's John Cloud on falling in love with the saga as a child.

This issue is available on newsstands now, and is featured on Time's website here.