Matt Allsopp - Visual Development Supervisor - who worked on films such as Rogue One, Solo, The Force Awakens, Godzilla v Kong, Godzilla 2 - King of the Monsters, Godzilla 2014, and the new Kenobi series… is now on twitter and sharing some of the concept / storyboard / pre-vis art for some the intriguing work.

https://twitter.com/MattAllsopp1

Why are people still asking for links to a project that is not yet finished?
 

‘Howard the Duck - 80s Movie Getting 4K Release’:-

https://screenrant.com/howard-duck-movie-4k-release-80s-details
 

Japan…

Some info on Star Wars video tape releases in Japan - at projectcclarke’s informative ‘Star Wars On Home Video’ reference site:-

http://www.starwarshomevideo.com/search/label/Japan

There does not appear to have been an Original Trilogy box set release on home video before 1997 in Japan - though if anyone knows differently please post up some images and information - thank you.

There were indeed individual film releases - and also ‘set releases’ before 1997 (as pictured below; from both 1990 & 1995) - though seemingly no ‘box set’ releases…

1990:-

1995 - Widescreen:-

 
1995 - Fullscreen:-

1997

A couple of video reviews for the 1997 Original Trilogy releases…
 

‘JAPANESE VHS STAR WARS SPECIAL EDITION TRIOLOGY REVIEW PART 1’:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyDkzsokDNU - a 22 minute video on the DZTV youtube channel

‘JAPANESE VHS STAR WARS SPECIAL EDITION TRIOLOGY REVIEW PART 2’:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ex3ahWpFDG8 - a 23 minute video on the DZTV youtube channel

2000

‘From the Star Wars Home Video Library #355​: Japanese Dubbed FS Original Trilogy VHS (2000)’:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jO0F5tj2gQA - a 5 minute video from the Nathan Butler youtube channel
 

Brazil (Portuguese)…

Like Mexico, there does not appear to have been an Original Trilogy box set release on home video before 1995 in Brazil - though if anyone knows differently please post up some images and information - thank you.

1995

A couple of videos on the 1995 Brazilian release of the Original Trilogy on VHS (Trilogia Guerra Nas Estrelas)…

‘[VHS] STAR WARS - Trilogia Original - BR’:-

www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDSi7pJgOLA - a 5 minute video at the Felipe Toledo youtube channel. (in Portuguese)

and…

‘VHS | Star Wars: A Trilogia Clássica Ed. 1 | Resenha + Unboxing Comentado’ (with trailer for the 1995 release)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuDhEjq3bzg - a 10 minute video at the O Mundo de Geekman youtube channel. (in Portuguese)

1997

2000

^ You have to love the old ‘very deep and serious voice’ on the narration for film adverts back in the 80’s and early 90’s 😃

Cracking ‘keeping it simple’ box set.
 

^ a little late on the reply - apologies; there are some decent tutorials type videos on youtube for this - as well as by Star Wars enthusiasts such as RetroBlasting (who often fix / restore some of the old toys and models etc).

There also seems to be a few on ‘weathering’ various Star Wars toys and models - I have to admit the effect for look superb - and can make even a very cheap looking toy look like it’d pride of place in someone’s collection. Someone on here (canofhumdingers? edit: it was joefavs - here) they did an awesome paint job on a cheap-looking plastic toy Han Solo blaster - it looked superb, just like an expensive replica, when he’d finished it.

When I was younger (and had better eyesight, a steady hand and patience!) I’d practice on all sorts of cheap or damaged airfix models to try and ‘get my eye in’ or be ‘in the zone’ - before moving on to actual model I wanted to try and get ‘just right’. The paintings still weren’t great - but were better for the practice 😃

The RetroBlasting youtube channel (by OT•com member nohandluke):-

https://www.youtube.com/user/retroblasting/videos
 

His ‘Star Wars Follies’ series (especially with ‘Broken Vader’) is a lot of fun 👍
 

Mexico (Spanish)…

There does not appear to have been an Original Trilogy box set release on home video before 1995 in Mexico - though if anyone knows differently please post up some images and information - thank you.

1995 - Betamax

An Original Trilogy box set release for Betamax in Mexico…
 

 
^ the above images were taken from this online advert for ‘Trilogía La Guerra De Las Galaxias’:-

https://articulo.mercadolibre.com.mx/MLM-862292694-trilogia-la-guerra-de-las-galaxias-betamax-_JM#&gid=1&pid=8

Although the video below is not a box set release - it does contain relevant info for the 3 OT films being released on Beta in 1995…

‘From the Star Wars Home Video Library #390​: 1995 Mexican Beta Original Trilogy’ (with the John Alvin artwork):-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fknIXJjPU1s - a 6 minute video at the Nathan Butler youtube channel.

1995 - VHS

1997

2000

‘Red5tv Review Colección en Video 1’ - a 71 minute video from the SWCCMTY youtube channel.

^ It covers a range of releases over the years for both VHS and Beta releases for Mexico.

https://linktr.ee/swccmty - well worth a look through for anyone interested in the Mexican Star Wars fan club.
 

LHUX said:

today is April 22nd 2021.
exactly 20 years since shrek met its debut.
and no 35mm.
we failed the mission all thanks to the global pandemic.
now what do we have to do?

I suggest you take on board what both Mango & JonathanArthur19 have stated in the thread; especially the last paragraph of JonathanArthur19’s post above.
 

Patience.
 

Andor for me.

‘Some of us - well, most of us - we’ve all done terrible things on behalf of the Rebellion. Spies, saboteurs, assassins. Everything I did, I did for the Rebellion. And every time I walked away from something I wanted to forget, I told myself it was for a cause that I believed in. A cause that was worth it. Without that, we’re lost. Everything we’ve done would have been for nothing. I couldn’t face myself if I gave up now. None of us could.’

I want to see that - including the formative years of the fledgling Rebellion.
 

Can’t shake a feeling we’ll likely be seeing some of the unused concepts for the canned Solo sequel films adapted for this - so hopefully we’ll get to see a little more Enfys Nest, Crimson Dawn and the other crime syndicates, some scoundrels, a few likely cameos from characters the other recently announced shows… yet also many previously unseen places and new intriguing characters too.

All in that Original Trilogy style feel, look and vibe…
 

Oh. And eventually this guy too:

Like a leaf on the wind.
 

^ by Christian Slade. X-Wing : TIE : Falcon
 

There are no height or weight restrictions for ‘kid’ rides are there? 😉
 

^ by Devin Schoeffler. Article here - https://thepopinsider.com/news/star-wars-posters

‘Star Wars: Original Trilogy (Matching Poster Set)’ - by darksteel1335

Downloads (and also more posters by darksteel1335) - https://theposterdb.com/poster/33419
 

Absolute superb mate 😃

(and the quality of the covers may well be superior to that of the actual content!)
 

 
‘Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic remake reportedly in the works’:-

www.gamesradar.com/star-wars-knights-of-the-old-republic-remake-seemingly-confirmed-by-insider

or https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/star-wars-kotor-knights-of-the-old-republic-remake-report
 

Would be great to see a full ground-up remake of KOTOR - though I’d settle for a decent quality remaster.
 

doubleofive said:

That’s a mistake more than revisionism, though I’m not sure how it happened. The rest of the images I’ve seen (so far) are labeled as being SE.

The text of the book however, wowee.

Apologies - easy to get confused given some of Paul Duncan’s claims and inferences re Star Wars history… 😉
 

^ https://twitter.com/StarWarsVisComp/status/1376601004402225154
 

(I’d encourage anyone interested to check out doubleofive’s Star Wars Visual Comparisons twitter for some informative and insightful facts on Star Wars history).
 

Quality covers, Rikter 😃

I think there is a typo on the back cover - it says ‘Genny Tartakovsky’, where it should read ‘Genndy Tartakovsky’?
 

Always enjoy seeing the Kenner / Palitoy themed covers - takes me back to those old days of seeing row upon row of figures in the stores as a kid, and working out who to save up for and buy next… (and hoping they were still there when you had saved up enough money!)
 

Will you be doing other similar themed covers in the series for the ‘Star Wars: Vintage Collection’?
 

‘Nasa successfully flies small helicopter on Mars’:-

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-56799755 (with video)
 

‘NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Succeeds in Historic First Flight’:-

https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-s-ingenuity-mars-helicopter-succeeds-in-historic-first-flight

a 1 minute video from Nasa’s youtube channel - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMnOo2zcjXA

^ (I was expecting the Airwolf theme - but still impressive) 😉
 

‘Nasa’s rover makes breathable oxygen on Mars’:-

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-56844601
 

‘Star Wars: Darth Vader actor David Prowse’s items up for auction’

Actor’s collection, including his The Empire Strikes Back script, will be sold on 4 May in his home city of Bristol

www.theguardian.com/film/2021/apr/19/star-wars-darth-vader-actor-david-prowses-items-up-for-auction
 

& another article at www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-56799244
 

Really hope it does well - for both the family & Alzheimer’s Research UK.
 

Chase Adams said:

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-04-17/peaky-blinders-actor-helen-mccrory-dies-of-cancer-at-52/100076108

“British actor Helen McCrory, who starred in the television show Peaky Blinders and the Harry Potter movies, has died aged 52”

One of the actresses that have that presence - the rare ability to absorb you into the screen and leave you wanting to see more from them.

The Guardian has a few quality articles on her here - https://www.theguardian.com/culture/helen-mccrory

RIP Helen McCrory.

Fuck cancer.
 

‘Felix Silla, Cousin Itt on ‘The Addams Family,’ Dies at 84’:-

https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/tv-news/felix-silla-cousin-itt-addams-family-dead-obit-1157321

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/felix-silla-cousin-itt-on-the-addams-family-dies-at-84

A really impressive array of stunt and acting work on many a favourite tv show and film.