Star Wars Series to be Released in HD...Finally!

Blu-Ray and Star Wars fans alike can now rejoice in the release of all 6 Star Wars films in Hi-Def on Blu-Ray DVD.

(I know I recently declared the Blu-Ray DVD to be dead - and it's on it's way. But to be clear, it is still alive and well at the moment. I was just giving an early "terminal" diagnosis based on acute symptoms of advanced video streaming technology, the astronomical growth of consumer streaming and generally late timing.)

In the meantime, before Blu-Ray DVD atrophy starts to set in, Star Wars fans with a Blu-Ray player may own and enjoy it in glorious HD for the first time at home.

As for me, I already own it in standard def DVD and am not a mega-fan, so I'm gonna wait for the option to just stream it in HD from "the cloud" and watch it on TBS-HD any weekend it's on (which is about every other as far as I can tell).

Star Wars Fans Gotta See This...

Just for my Star Wars geeks, here's a little seen behind-the-scenes photo of twin Princess Leias from Gizmodo.com. During a break in shooting on Return of the Jedi. Carrie Fisher and her stunt double, Tracy Eddon, are soaking up some rays and no doubt a million adolescent (and post-adolescent) Star Wars geek fantasies.

(I've repeatedly tried to convince my wife that the Princess Leia bikini is what all the hot women are wearing on the beach, but she just won't take the bait. If only we lived on Tatooine!)


On a related note, I'm not sure if there are still tickets left in your area, but later this month I'm taking my six-year old Star Wars fanatic son to see Star Wars In Concert, which is a musical tribute to the film series featuring a full live orchestra playing those famous themes over Star Wars montages and perhaps, most intriguing for hardcore fans, they will also be displaying many of the original Star Wars props and costumes that have only previously been shown at a limited run at the Smithsonian museum almost a decade ago.


So it is a rare (and pricey) opportunity to see some scenes on a giant HD screen with live music and a classic museum exhibit. I'll let you know what I think of the show. At $82.00 a ticket though, we better both be wowwed and my son shouldn't stop smiling for at least a month!

Star Wars In Concert Trailer

Star Wars Nerds Unite!

If you are one of the legions of filmmakers who are hard-core Star Wars fans, you my want to get a piece of this action... LucasFilm, AtomFilms, and SpikeTV have teamed up to sponsor a Star Wars fan video contest.

They are looking for Star Wars spoofs, documentaries, animation, and other film projects by fans. George Lucas himself will pick the top film which will be shown at Star Wars Celebration IV and on Spike TV. Check out the Contest Guidelines and post your entry on the website.

Hey, this may be your only chance to pitch Lucas that great Star Wars spinoff you've been going on about for years (or you could ask him what the hell he was thinking when he created Jar Jar Binks). Either way, sounds like fun for fans.

Check out some of the past Star Wars fan films.

It's really hard to resist ending with some corny Star Wars tagline, but I will mercifully spare you. Peace out.

-Ant.