Displaying items by tag: Star Wars
Star Trek: Compendium pre-orders, Kino’s Sept w/Meteor & Great Train Robbery & MGM vs. The Alamo – “This aggression will not stand!”
Also today, Tim reviews another great Blu-ray release from Shout! and Scream Factory, circa 1983... Sleepaway Camp! Enjoy.
Before we get to the announcement news today, just a quick heads-up: Paramount’s 4-disc Star Trek: The Compendium Blu-ray set, which includes the 2-disc Star Trek (2009) SE and also the new 2-disc Star Trek Into Darkness SE (featuring the IMAX version of the film) is now available for pre-order on Amazon for just $31.99. Click on the link or on the cover artwork below to get your orders in. Street date is 9/9 and rebate details are still TBA. [Read on here...]
- Belle
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- BD
- Bluray
- Bluray Disc
- Tim Salmons
- Star Trek: Compendium
- Halloween: The Complete Collection Deluxe Edition
- MGM vs The Alamo restoration
- A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
- Meteor
- The Great Train Robbery
- Sleepaway Camp
- Shout! Factory
- Adam Jahnke
- Star Wars
- An Honor To Be Nominated
- Make Your Move
- Dracula 1979
An Honor To Be Nominated: Star Wars
(If it can be difficult to remember who won the Academy Award for Best Picture, it’s downright mindbending trying to remember everything else it was up against. In An Honor To Be Nominated, I’ll be taking a look back at some of the movies the Oscar didn’t go to and trying to determine if they were robbed, if the Academy got it right, or if they should ever have been nominated in the first place.) [Read on here...]
About All These Original Star Wars Blu-ray Rumors…
Over the weekend, I’ve had a mighty interesting experience. Thanks to a friend in the industry, I’ve had the opportunity to revisit Star Wars on Blu-ray as I first experienced it many years ago – unaltered, in 720p high-definition, and with the original audio mixes. As some of you may know, I’m speaking of Harmy’s infamous “despecialized” edition of Star Wars – the most recent 2.5 version (early 1.0 versions of The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi are available online too – this thread at Original Trilogy.com is a good place to start). [Read on here…]
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- My Two Cents
- BD
- Bluray
- Bluray Disc
- Star Wars
- The Empire Strikes Back
- Return of the Jedi
- George Lucas
- Disney
- Lucasfilm
- original theatrical versions
- Star Wars on DVD Campaign
- Harmy's Despecialized Editions
- Episode VII
- Robert A Harris
- Bleeding Cool
- Ars Technica
- Original Trilogycom
Right Stuff review, Death Wish: 40th, Never Sleep Again, You’re Next, Himalaya & cool Star Wars news!
We’re closing out our last full week of the Hell Plaza Oktoberfest with Dr. Jahnke’s review of John Carpenter’s Body Bags: Collector’s Edition from Scream Factory. Just four more reviews to go, but Jahnke’s saving a couple real gems for last.
Also today, we’ve posted our in-depth review of a true classic and a very long awaited Blu-ray release: Warner’s The Right Stuff: 30th Anniversary Edition. Not only is this a great film, but it’s a bit of smart satire that’s also deeply admiring of those the men – test pilots and astronauts alike – who exemplify the film’s title. And the Blu-ray looks and sounds pretty terrific, so don’t miss it. [Read on here...]
- Star Trek: Enterprise Season Three
- Adam Jahnke
- Bill Hunt
- The Digital Bits
- Bluray Disc
- Hell Plaza Oktoberfest
- A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Franchise
- A Nightmare on Elm Street
- The Right Stuff
- Death Wish: 40th Anniversary Edition
- Never Sleep Again
- You're Next
- Himalaya
- Star Wars
- Return of the Jedi
- Edit Droid laserdisc
- lost footage
- Body Bags: Collector's Edition
- Archer: The Complete Season Four
- Danguard Ace
- The Attack
- Eric Valli
- Lawrence Kasdan
- JJ Abrams
- Star Wars: Episode 7
A Few Minutes with J.W. Rinzler on The Making of Return of the Jedi
Earlier this year, The Digital Bits celebrated the 30th anniversary of Return of the Jedi with this retrospective article. Now, we continue our anniversary coverage of Jedi, the concluding chapter of George Lucas’s original Star Wars trilogy, with this Q&A with author J.W. Rinzler regarding his new book, The Making of Return of the Jedi, which is due out this week from Del Rey/LucasBooks. [Read on here…]