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Original Star Wars Trilogy DVD Information

DVDAnswers has received some new information on the upcoming release of the original Star Wars Trilogy to DVD. Here’s a quote:

Fox have kindly sent over further details on the Star Wars Trilogy which will be arriving this September. Firstly, we can confirm that each of the films will be presented in 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen, along with English Dolby Digital 5.1 EX, English Dolby Surround, Spanish Dolby Surround and French Dolby Surround tracks. Each will be THX Certified. As for extras, A New Hope will include a commentary by George Lucas, Ben Burtt, Dennis Muren and Carrie Fisher. Empire Strikes Back will include commentary by George Lucas, Irvin Kershner, Lawrence Kasdan, Ben Burtt, Dennis Muren and Carrie Fisher, and Return of the Jedi will include a commentary by George Lucas, Lawrence Kasdan, Ben Burtt, Dennis Muren and Carrie Fisher. The fourth disc includes the most comprehensive feature-length documentary ever produced on the Star Wars saga as well as never-before-seen footage from the making of all three films and much more. We’ll bring you the full specs just as soon as we have them. Stay tuned.

For a look at the artwork, check out this Previous Post.

OpenOffice.org 1.1.1 Released

The beta testing has ended and a new version has now been released for OpenOffice.org. Although primarily a bug fix release, OpenOffice.org 1.1.1 does contain some new features, such as the OOoDic Autopilot which allows a user to download automatically any one of 87 spelling, hyphenation and thesaurus dictionaries and enhanced support for languages that use a comma instead of a point/full stop as the decimal point. For a list of the resolved issues, go HERE.

– Download OpenOffice.org 1.1.1.

More Spider-Man and Batman Sequels in the Works

It’s pretty interesting when they start announcing sequels for movies before the current movie in the franchise is even in the theatre. Posted online at USAToday a couple days ago was word of Sony Pictures planning as many as 6 Spider-Man films. Sony Pictures on Wednesday set a May 4, 2007 launch date and star lineup for Spider-Man 3. Toby Maguire will return as the man with the powers of a super spider and Kirsten Dunst as his love interest, Mary Jane Watson and it will once again have Sam Raimi at the helm. You can read the full article HERE. The release date for the upcoming second Spider-Man movie has actually been pushed up a few days and will now be released on June 30, 2004.

In other sequel news, Batman-on-Film has received word that Warner Bros. is already targeting a summer 2008 release date for the sequel to Batman Begins which is set to hit theatres July 1, 2005.

Frankie Valli joins Sopranos Cast

CNN.com has all the news on Frankie Vallie joining the Sopranos cast. Frankie’s character will show up in this Sunday’s episode and his character is said to stay alive into season 6. Here’s a clip from the article that you can read HERE:

For the better part of two decades, Frankie Valli rode the pop charts as a hitmaker with such songs as “Sherry,” “Walk Like a Man,” “Rag Doll” and the theme song from “Grease.”

Now, he’s joining another brand of hitmakers — as a bad guy on “The Sopranos,” hanging out with mob types similar to some he grew up with.

Joining the cast of HBO’s “The Sopranos,” now in its fifth season, fulfills a dream for Valli that began four years ago when he first read for the show’s creator, David Chase.

Valli plays a captain in the New York faction of the mob, in the family of Carmine Lupertazzi, who has just beat the mob odds by dying a natural death. Valli is allied with the stroke victim’s son, Little Carmine (Ray Abruzzo).

Van Halen Returns

I meant to mention this before, but in case you didn’t know, Van Halen is back at it with Sammy Hagar on vocals. Coinciding with the tour or following it, will be Van Halen’s Best Of: Volume 2, featuring new tracks with Hagar at the helm. The new tracks were completed in February. For a current picture of the band, go the Van Halen news page HERE and to see the current tour schedule go HERE.

Google Toolbar, RealPlayer and Winamp Updated

Updates coming from two very popular media players and the Google toolbar today. Here’s the info and links:

Winamp 5.03
Winamp is an audio player that can handle audio CDs, MP3 audio files, and streaming audio broadcasts. It combines extensive functionality with an intuitive interface. Winamp features a playlist editor and a 10-band graphic equalizer with user-definable presets that can automatically load specific files. It also includes Windows Media Technology 4.0 input/output support and the industry-standard Fraunhofer MP3 decoder.
– Download Winamp 5.03 Full.
– Download Winamp 5.03 Lite.

RealPlayer 10.0
Helix Powered RealPlayer is the all-in-one digital media player that lets you find anything and play everything. Now also includes an option during setup to install the Real Toolbar for Internet Explorer. Features include Online Radio, Expanded Controls, and RealOne Player plays all major media formats including Quicktime MPEG-4, Windows Media, DVDs, & more.
– Download RealPlayer 10.0.

Google Toolbar 2.0.110
The Google Toolbar for Internet Explorer allows you to Search the web with Google from any site, Eliminate pop-up ads, Fill in forms with one click and Highlight search terms on a page.
– Download Google Toolbar 2.0.110.

Kingdom Hospital Episode 5 Synopsis

Next week’s episode info for Kingdom Hospital is now online. Here it is:

Episode 5 Synopsis – ‘Hook’s Kingdom’ – air date March 31, 2004.

The psychic Mrs. Druse is called to assist when the trapped evil spirit of a tortured teenaged boy wreaks havoc on the staff, patients and innocent spirits inhabiting Kingdom Hospital. Meanwhile Dr. Hook forges a relationship of the mortal variety.

To find the synopsis for a previous episode, follow this link.

The Matrix Box Set

Well, we knew it was coming eventually and now there are a few details about it. A Matrix Box Set is in the works. Here’s the limited info available from DVDAnswers:

We’ve just received word that work has already begun on material for the upcoming Matrix boxed set. While it’s still too early to speculate about the exact contents of the set, we do know that it will include “detailed documentaries on the philosophy and science behind the Matrix scripts as well as a look at the history of action cinema.” Apparently we can also expect a “densely layered documentary package estimated at nine total hours using footage that has not been seen in the other Matrix releases.” No word yet as to the level of involvement from the Wachowski brothers, but hopefully we’ll get commentary tracks at the very least.