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zombie84
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Arcada Theater in Illinois playing Star Wars Wednesday December 29th 2010
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28-Dec-2010, 2:07 AM

Whenever I say "the original Star Wars", I mean Episode IV, not Star Wars in the 1977 un-SE version. Fox, I can only imagine under the orders of Lucasfilm the copyright holder, does not circulate any prints of the films. If you see them in repertoire theatres like this they are rogue prints. Lucasfilm sanctions use of the 2004 video master, but only at very special events of its own chosing and sponsorship, and on rare occassions. I think they want to strangle the availability so that when they do a re-release (i.e. in 3d) it is a limited, rare event that creates value. Cruel, but a smart move for financial exploitation (and isn't that all it comes down to these days).