Star Wars (film) inspired by the silver female robot Maria, the "Maschinenmensch" from Fritz Lang's 1927 film "Metropolis". The film was originally released in 1977 with the title ""Star Wars"". The subtitles "Episode IV" and "A New Hope" were only added to the opening crawl in subsequent re-releases. Official sources state that the change was made at the theatrical re-release of April 10, 1981. The retroactive addition of these subtitles was intended to bring the film into line with the introduction to its sequel, "The Empire Strikes Back", which was released in 1980 bearing the designation ""Episode V"". Lucas has claimed to have
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (2009 film) commercial failure. It has a 7% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 28 reviews. "The New York Times" concluded that Amber Tamblyn looked "thoroughly bored" throughout the proceedings. "Variety" called the remake "entirely soulless". The "Los Angeles Times" wrote that "the leads can't lend either spunk or gravitas to what was already a preposterous yarn 50 years ago". Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (2009 film) Beyond a Reasonable Doubt is a 2009 American crime drama film and a remake of the 1956 film of the same name by Fritz Lang. Written, directed and filmed by Peter Hyams, the new version starred