The Star Wars Trilogy: Special Edition is 15 Years Old

The entire Star Wars Trilogy: Special Edition is 15 years old.

More specifically, Return of the Jedi: Special Edition was released 15 years ago TODAY.

Check out the trailer for the Star Wars Trilogy: Special Edition.

Howard the Duck - Aug 1, 1986

Howard the Duck was released 25 years ago today on Aug 1, 1986. Infamously, it bombed at the box office and is widely considered one of the worst movies of the 80s.

Also turning 25 years old today is:

Friday the 13th VI: Jason Lives. Arguably one of the best movies in the Jason Vorhees series.



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THX-1138 - June 4, 1971

The Library of Congress National Film Registry announced their 2010 inductees into the film archives.  This week we'll look at ads for 5 of the inductees.

Here's an ad for George Lucas' first movie, THX-1138. However, it's not this particular movie that the Library of Congress is archiving. They are actually archiving the original student film that this movie was based on; Electronic Labyrinth: THX-1138 4EB.  It was the student film that won Lucas the United States National Student Film Festival in 1968.

Other 2010 Inductees:
1. The Empire Strikes Back.
2. Airplane!
3. Saturday Night Fever
4. All the President's Men
5. Malcolm X

Empire Strikes Back - November 19, 1982

Since this is the end of the year, I'm looking at movies that celebrated a major anniversary this year (20+ years).

This is an ad for The Empire Strikes Back, which turned 30 years old this year.  It was released on May 21, 1980, however this particular ad was from a re-release of the movie in November 1982. Yes, Empire was still playing in theaters TWO YEARS after its initial release.

Other movies that celebrated an anniversary this year:
- Young Guns (22 years old)
- Young Guns II (20 years old)
- Back to the Future (25 years old)
- Back to the Future Part III (20 years old)
- Clue the Movie (25 years old)