‘Star Wars’ To Return Jan. 31

20th Century Fox has set the dates of the theatrical rerelease of the “Star Wars” trilogy.

“Star Wars” will premiere Jan. 31, with “The Empire Strikes Back” due to open Feb. 21 and “Return of the Jedi” on March 7.

The films will have digitally remastered soundtracks, restored prints, enhanced visual effects and even added new footage, with each film updated by its creator, George Lucas, through state-of-the-art computer technology.

‘Dallas’ reruns return

Another gusher from that oil-well soaper “Dallas” is coming in. This week The Nashville Network has begun erupting with weekday repeats of all 356 episodes of the Ewing saga, from start to finish.

The series, which originally aired from 1978-1991 on CBS, comes complete with J.R., Jock, Miss Ellie, Bobby, Pam, Sue Ellen and lots of delicious double-dealing and can be seen each day at 8 a.m., 1 p.m. and 8 p.m. on Spokane’s Cox Cable channel 32.

Stallone tries comedy again

For the first time since the box office disappointments “Oscar” and “Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot,” Sylvester Stallone is in active negotiations to return to comedy.

According to industry sources, a deal is being put together for a film called “Brand New Man,” a comedy-drama that Stallone would star in.

The script is about a burglar with two strikes against him who pledges to his wife to forgo his life of crime when he is released from prison. Unfortunately, he inadvertently stirs up the ire of his former crime boss.