Afternoon, folks!
This is just a quick and rare weekend My Two Cents here at The Bits in celebration of the fact that today marks a major movie anniversary: 43 years ago today, The Empire Strikes Back was released into theaters!
As many of you can attest firsthand, the event was certainly life changing for all those of us who were there to experience it as teenagers.
And to celebrate the occasion, I’d like to call your attention to a trio of great History, Legacy & Showmanship columns here at The Bits written by our own Michael Coate:
Empire @ 40: Remembering the Early 70mm Cut from 12/21/20.
Betting the Ranch: Remembering "The Empire Strikes Back" on its 40th Anniversary from 5/21/20.
The Force Defeated: Remembering "The Empire Strikes Back" on its 35th Anniversary from 5/21/15.
But that’s not all! [Read on here...]
We’ve also published a Visual Guide to the Changes, Fixes, and Tweaks in the Disney+ 4K Version of the film, with help from our friend and Star Wars Revisited webmaster Drew Stewart.
Of course, you can also read my review of the 4K Ultra HD release from 2020. I’ve also reviewed the Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga 4K UHD box set from 2020, as well as the Star Wars: The Complete Saga Blu-ray box set from 2011.
So enjoy the rest of your weekend, and we hope you’ll take a look back at our coverage of The Empire Strikes Back!
And be sure to tune in early here at The Bits tomorrow morning for some exciting news.
Stay tuned...
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