Preserve our national heritage: Save the original Star Wars

Personally, I still have two copies of the original 3 Star Wars flicks on VHS and one copy of each preserved on LaserDisc. I'm also pretty sure I'm not the only one. So the truth will be known--Greedo shot first. But just in case, a bunch of Star Wars fans, with more geek juice than I, have set up a petition to preserve the original trilogy in its original form without all of CGI additions it has picked up over the decades since its original release. Sign it if you feel convicted to do so. You must do what you feel is right, of course.

Where's the petition to ensure that the Star Wars Holiday Special never resurfaces?

El Mariachi sequel--straight to video...game

In a recent interview with IGN entitled Rodriguez Talks Grind House the director dropped hints that the El Mariachi franchise my in fact live on beyond Once Upon A Time in Mexico, but in the form of a video game for PSP. Says Rodriquez...

I thought about doing a PSP game that would follow [Johnny Depp's character]. That would be cool, a Once Upon a Time in Mexico video game for the PSP - The Man With No Eyes. He would be a blind gunfighter.

Rodriguez is known for having dozens of projects on the go and this may just be on his "someday, maybe" list.

Let's hope El comes back in a real movie sometime soon.

Spider-man 3: May 8, 2007

It may be a long way off but Sony Pictures' Spider-man site is counting down the days, hours, minutes and seconds until everyone's favorite web head swing back into theaters. Both of the previous Spider-man pictures have been huge successes, lets hope the third can live up to them. Can you think of a good second super-sequel?

Steal This Disc: A different kind of film piracy message

Steal This Disc is a short film by Nat Segaloff starring Callard Harris (casting directors read "Matt Damon type") that starts off as a public service announcement by a fictitious independent filmmaker named Brett Chase against the evils of movie piracy but ends up being a jab at the film industry and its treatment of the small time filmmaker.

Definitely worth a watch. But remember, piracy is still illegal and don't call us from jail if you get caught.

The Big Lebowski Special Edition DVD

According to Brent at coenbrothers.net, a special edition DVD of The Big Lebowski will be released October 18, 2005 and will be available in an "Achiever's Edition Gift Set". The DVD will be packaged with a bowling chamois towel, coasters, and an album of photos. Brent goes on to reveal that there is apparently a trailer for the new DVD edition on the 10th Anniversary Edition of Scorsese's Casino. Check out coenbrothers.net for details.

UPDATED: Mallrats 10th Anniversary DVD Cover

From News Askew we get the story of the new Mallrats X jacket. Mallrats X is, of course, the tenth anniversary addition of Kevin Smith's second feature film. The new DVD is to be packed with extras found nowhere else and is available for preorder from Amazon.com or, if you wait a little while, you can buy a copy signed by Mr. Smith from Jay and Silent Bob's Secret Stash.

UPDATE: Wait no longer! You can now preorder a signed copy of Mallrats X from Jay and Silent Bob's Secret Stash!

10 Dumb Moments in Sci-Fi Cinema

Continuing with the list theme, MSN News' Adam Berliant has posted his list of 10 Dumb Moments in Sci-Fi Cinema. There are a lot of classic films that Berliant has the balls to criticize. Do you agree with him?

91 Reasons to Hate Star Wars: Episode III: Revenge of the Sith

Someone calling himself ChefElf has written a nitpicker's guide to the Star Wars universe. The latest installment, 91 Reasons to Hate Star Wars: Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, targets everything from the boring opening crawl to Owen Lars' lack of hospitality at the arrival of Obi-Wan and baby Luke.

If I may be so bold as to pick a nit of my own, why are there 92 reasons in a 91 reason list?

Spoilers Public Service Announcement

Hello, Spoiler listeners! We've just recorded a bit of a Public Service Announcement regarding the new Coming Attractions page we've posted. Give the announcement a listen and visit the Coming Attractions page to get involved with the next Spoilers podcast and bask in the glow of coolness.

Happy Birthday Kevin Smith

Our timing couldn't have been much better: we only just posted our commentary of Kevin Smith's Mallrats when I'm informed that is day is, in fact, the man's birthday.Have a good one, dude!