I did find these more interesting photos and articles too. The photos:
from https://twitter.com/ILMVFX/status/1661811470055911425
“Last weekend we celebrated George Lucas’ picture #ReturnoftheJedi at the 40th reunion. Photographed by ILM modelmaker Don Bies, these photos represent the crew, cast, friends, and families of ILM and Sprocket Systems on both Return of the Jedi and the Special Edition.”
Last time I checked it was a Richard Marquand movie. The photos are cool, ILM’s claim it was “George Lucas’ picture” is not.
They still haven’t fixed their mistake, or even acknowledged the guy who told pointed out ROTJ is a Richard Marquand picture, and not George’s, in their twitter thread. I don’t think they care, or are that bothered about it.
Those pictures, and the others in the thread, are pretty cool though!
and the three articles:
OPTICAL DOGS, DAILIES AND THE ORIGINS OF ‘CBB’: 40 YEARS OF ‘JEDI’ - at Before and Afters
A Bunch Of Muppets: The Monsters Of RETURN OF THE JEDI - at Fangoria
‘Return of the Jedi’ at 40: How ‘Star Wars’ legend Phil Tippett crafted special effects magic - at Space
I enjoyed reading those, thank you. I also found these reads on “ROTJ at 40” pretty cool:
The Unsung Gravity of Return of the Jedi - at Paste
40 Years on, ‘Return of the Jedi’ Is the Most Surprisingly Revolutionary Star Wars Movie - at Esquire UK
40 years on, ‘Return of the Jedi’ is still up there with the best of ‘Star Wars’ - at Space
40 years ago, NPR had to apologize for airing ‘Return of the Jedi’ spoilers - at NPR
How Salacious Crumb Became Return Of The Jedi’s Unexpected Breakout Star - at SlashFilm