'Star Wars' Blu-ray To Release In September

Yeehaaa! the chance to post a Star Wars related blog and video. I luv these films!!!

Full details of the Star Wars: The Complete Saga Blu-ray release have been unveiled.

Lucasfilm and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment have confirmed a nine-disc Blu-ray collection in widescreen with 6.1 DTS Surround Sound. It will be released on September 12 internationally and September 16 in North America.

The collection includes the following:

Disc One - Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace
Disc Two - Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones
Disc Three - Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
Disc Four - Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope
Disc Five - Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back
Disc Six - Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi
(Discs one to six feature audio commentaries)

Disc Seven - New - Star Wars Archives: Episodes I-III
Disc Eight - New - Star Wars Archives: Episodes IV-VI
(Discs seven and eight include deleted, extended and alternate scenes; prop, maquette and costume turnarounds; matte paintings and concept art; supplementary interviews with cast and crew a flythrough of the Lucasfilm Archives and more)

Disc Nine - The Star Wars Documentaries

Including:
New - Star Warriors (2007, Colour, Apx. 84 Minutes)
New - A Conversation with the Masters: The Empire Strikes Back 30 Years Later (2010, Colour, Apx. 25 Minutes)
New - Star Wars Spoofs (2011, Colour, Apx. 91 Minutes)
The Making of Star Wars (1977, Colour, Apx. 49 Minutes)
The Empire Strikes Back: SPFX (1980, Colour, Apx. 48 Minutes)
Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi (1983, Colour, Apx. 48 Minutes)
Anatomy of a Dewback (1997, Colour, Apx. 26 Minutes)
Star Wars Tech (2007, Colour, Apx. 46 Minutes)

Today's announcement was timed to coincide with 'Star Wars Day', with fans of the series posting the movie pun "May The 4th Be With You" on Twitter throughout the day.

Watch the Star Wars: The Complete Saga Blu-ray trailer video below:

Coronation Street: New Stella's Shock Twist Revealed!

Michelle Collins's Coronation Street character Stella will be revealed as Leanne Barlow's real mother in a forthcoming storyline, a report has claimed.

According to The Mirror, the soap's bosses have been planning the shock twist for the past few months and the plot will be the biggest Corrie story of the year.

As announced last month, Stella arrives on the street in June with partner Karl (John Michie) and feisty daughter Eva, taking control at The Rovers after Steve McDonald decides to bring in new blood.

However, insiders say that the surprise Leanne twist is what drew former EastEnders star Collins to Corrie as she was "gobsmacked" when she heard the plot details.

A Weatherfield source told the newspaper: "This was genius by the bosses. And it makes for a massive future for Michelle in the show. There has been a lot of cloak and dagger involved in the arrival of Stella."

Although the plot rumours remain unconfirmed, the Corrie team have previously teased that Stella is "hiding a dark secret" which will have "shocking consequences" for some of the street's most-loved residents.

Jane Danson, who plays Leanne, has also promised that there are "exciting" developments ahead for her character in the summer months.

Stella was previously tipped to save Leanne from armed robbers during some of her first scenes on the cobbles.

From http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s3/coronation-street/news/a317691/corries-shocking-stella-twist-revealed.html#article_continue

"Soap's bosses have been planning the shock twist for the past few months and the plot will be the biggest Corrie story of the year." - But they've just told us. And no doubt it will be all over the magazine covers before it hits the screens. They've just killed all impact by telling us now....doh!

Don't you find Christmas less exciting when you already know what present you are getting? It's the same with the soaps telling us in advance what's going to happen. Stop spoiling it for us viewers and start building some mystery and intrigue instead. I guarantee you'll see your viewing figures rise!

'Coronation Street' Gay Plots Divide Opinion

Coronation Street's recent influx of more gay characters has attracted a mixed response.

At present, two same-sex couples reside on the cobbles: Sean Tully (Antony Cotton) and Marcus Dent (Charlie Condou) alongside Sophie Webster (Brooke Vincent) and Sian Powers (Sacha Parkinson).

Todd Grimshaw (Bruno Langley) and boyfriend Jools recently paid a visit to the street and have been tipped for a future return, while there will also be appearances from Ken Barlow's grandson James Cunningham (James Roache), who was also revealed to be homosexual last year.

Ben Summerskill of Stonewall praised the ITV soap for its involvement of gay characters, saying: "When it comes to reflecting modern Britain, the Street really is streets ahead."

However, former star Jean Alexander - speaking to the News of the World - argued that the number of gay characters is "excessive".

The 85-year-old, who played Hilda Ogden, said: "Every community has people who are gay and they are very nice people. I'm not running the Street down, and let's not forget its creator Tony Warren is gay. But three couples seems excessive."

Nick Cochran - who originally played Andy McDonald between 1989 and 1996 - agreed: "I'm not sure these storylines are realistic. I've got plenty of gay friends but they don't all live in a street full of gay people.

"How many streets in Britain would have schoolgirl lesbians, gay married couples, a transsexual and children to gay couples? It is a little bit far-fetched," Cochran added. "Fans love Corrie for its traditional values. I don't think it's the right platform to highlight so many gay issues all at the same time."

Meanwhile, a supposed insider suggested that the present cast agree with Alexander and Cochran, stating: "Many cast and crew think the storylines unrealistic."

From: www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s3/coronation-street/news/a317378/coronation-street-gay-plots-divide-opinion.html

Forget The Royal Wedding...

...this is surely the most iconic TV wedding of all time.




And it was so happy. No drama! I think the biggest dramatic moment was Mrs Mangel's leg being groped by Madge's dad when he went to grab Lucy's stray mouse.

And as a special treat, surely the funniest Neighbours moment ever. Bouncer is very persistent!

EastEnders 1993 Theme Tune

How many of you out there remeber this old version of the E.E theme tune from 1993?

At that time Arthur Fowler was doing more than planting potatoes with Mrs Hewitt, Gita was pushing Shamilla around the square a great deal of the time, and Cindy had just returned to the square after several years absence.

Although slower in developing their big plots, the show was a great deal more realistic then.



And appreantly there was a song version of it too. It just gets worse and worse!

E.T 2 Trailer - My Childhood Has Just Been Destroyed!!

I know it's not soap news but I've just stumbled across this hopefully hoax trailer for an E.T 2. Please tell me it isn't true... sob!


ET Sequel- ET-X (Extended Trailer) by Kato_Tuttle

Joanna Lumley 'Confirms More Ab Fab!'

Not soap news but I just had to share this amazing news with you all! Hoorah!!

Joanna Lumley has reportedly confirmed that she will film new episodes of Absolutely Fabulous later this year.

In November, Lumley revealed that she was keen to return to the sitcom.

The actress has now been quoted as telling Hello magazine that she will begin work on new instalments this summer.

"In late August I start filming on three episodes of Absolutely Fabulous, which we are all ecstatic about," she said.

However, Lumley said that she has no idea what will happen when the show returns, saying: "Miss [Jennifer] Saunders has been so busy writing Uptown Downstairs Abbey for Comic Relief and also Spice Girls: The Musical, I don't think she's started [the script]!"

Lumley has previously said that she "adored" working on Absolutely Fabulous.

Fro www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a315615/joanna-lumley-confirms-more-ab-fab.html