doubleofive was recently on the Film Formally podcast talking about just how bad a film Superman III was something called Star Wars…
‘Episode 17 - Finding Star Wars feat. Drew Stewart’:-
http://sadhillmedia.com/filmformally/2020/5/3/episode-17-finding-star-wars
The blurb:-
'Ever seen the original Star Wars trilogy? Which versions? Multiple new “official” editions of the films have emerged since 1997, with the original films as seen in the 70s and 80s left without any official release. The work of tracking all these changes and preserving the originals has largely fallen to fans, one of whom, Drew Stewart, runs Star Wars Visual Comparisons, a compendium of every visual alteration to the original trilogy. Drew dropped by to talk about how and why all this happened to Star Wars, and how communities rise up when studios fail to protect the legacy of their films.
In this episode, we discuss:
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The history of Star Wars Special Editions, and their changes both big and small.
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Theories on possible ulterior motives for each new edition’s changes.
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How fan communities develop and take extraordinary measures to preserve films.
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The ethics of preservation — who is responsible to preserve which versions of these films?
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Lots of nerdy stuff. It’s a Star Wars-focused episode of a granular podcast about film technique and theory, you know exactly what you’re getting into.
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Maclunkey!’
Some great insight, info and discussion on there - and well worth a listen 👍