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Sooner Than Expected

From USA Today (July 6th 2005):

"The progression from a summer theatrical release to a holiday video release is a well-worn path," says industry analyst

Tom Adams, president of Adams Media Research. "Even late-summer releases will be out in time for the holidays."

The year's No. 1 movie so far, Star Wars, Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, is expected to arrive in stores Nov. 8. That

was the same week that top sellers Shrek 2 and Finding Nemo came out in previous years.

Other movies that will be released for holiday sales, although no dates have been announced, include The Longest Yard,

The Amityville Horror and Cinderella Man. Also likely to be released in the fourth quarter of this year: War of the

Worlds, Madagascar, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Fantastic Four, Bewitched, Kingdom of Heaven, The Interpreter and Batman Begins.

Check Your Wallet

Beverly Hills auctioneer Profiles in History will auction treasures from the archive of filmmaker Gary Kurtz on Friday, July 29, 2005 at

11:00 a.m. PDT. Kurtz was the producer of Star Wars and Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, as well as American

Graffiti, Return to Oz and Dark Crystal. He received two Academy Award nominations for Best Picture (Star Wars &

American Graffiti). Working closely with George Lucas from 1973-1981 as vice president of Lucasfilm, Kurtz was

instrumental in developing the Star Wars trilogy and bringing the first two blockbuster films to the silver screen.

Throughout his lengthy career, he has amassed a huge personal archive of film memorabilia. To help fund the restoration

and conservation of artifacts in the Kurtz Archive, over 75 Star Wars related pieces have been selected for de-

accession. Their sale will ensure that many more pieces in the Archive can be preserved for future generations.

Settings of the SITH

As Zekk has pointed out, Sith-J-Cull's 2nd ROTS Map Pack is out, and it looks great! The download is slow thanks to its

popularity, but the wait is worth it. [Mustafar](http://superb.6.forumer.com/viewtopic.php?

t=328&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=180) and Utapau look

just like the film. In case you missed it, you can get SJC's [1st Map

Pack](http://jediknight2.filefront.com/file/Star_Wars_Episode_III_JKA_Map_Pack_Part_1;42800), featuring Grevious' ship, The Invisible Hand, and Palpatine's office (including breakable window).

Letters from the `Front

Check out this Developer's Journal for Battlefront 2. It dispells and confirms a lot of rumors about the upcoming game.

Last week: Totally flaked. I was caught up in working on a lot of other things I totally forgot to make a report.

This week: Flaked again. I don't know what was going on. It's like I lost track of what the days were.