This week The Aisle View takes a look at 3 movies including the new Kathryn Bigelow/ Harrison For Sub Movie K-19: The Widowmaker, post apocalypitc Dragon flick Reign of Fire and the the interesting 13 Conversations About One Thing Also, in case you missed them be sure to read The Aisle View's take on Road to Perdition, MIB II, Mr. Deeds and The Minority Report.

When Columbia Tri-Star first launched Superbit the concept was simple - get rid of special features to make room for higher quality video and audio. Now it seems like Columbia Tri-Star is trying to have it's cake and eat it too with the announcement of 2 'Superbit Deluxe' titles Snatch: Superbit Deluxe and The Mask of Zorro: Superbit Deluxe. The 'Superbit Deluxe' releases feather 2 DVDs, 1 with the 'Superbit' version of the movie and a 2nd Disc will all the special features found on the previously released SE (minus the audio commentaries). We're all for the best picture and sound posable, but with the announcement of Panic Room debuting as a Superbit first and the addition of 'Superbit Deluxe' line, it's getting awfully confusing which version of Columbia Tri-Star titles people should buy.

It's no secret that tons of films go undistributed each year. But who would expect films from the directors of Bad Lieutenant and Living in Oblivion to vanish without a trace? This week Cinema Gotham takes a look at the latest from two noted New York filmmakers: Abel Ferrara's 'R-Xmas, which features a fierce, moving performance by The Sopranos' Drea de Matteo (left), and Tom DiCillo's Double Whammy, which stars Denis Leary, Elizabeth Hurley and Steve Buscemi. With both films hidden from the public eye for now, getting the word out to film fans is critical.

If you had any doubts about the success of TV shows on DVD, look no further than Fox's announcement that they'll be releasing 24: Season 1 on September 17th, an unprecedented move for a major network to release a TV show on DVD so close to it's initial network airing. 24: Season 1 will be released as a 6 DVD collectors edition, presented in 16x9 enhanced widescreen with Dolby Digital 5.1 audio and feature an alternate ending for Season 1's finale with Audio Commentary by Executive producers Joel Surnow and Cochran on the alternate ending (where a different main character was killed than on the aired version) as well as a sneek peek at 24: Season 2. Pre-Order 24 Season 1 Now

New Line has announced the DVD release for the latest chapter in the 'Friday the 13th' series: Jason X: Platinum Series Edition. Set for release on October 8 Jason X will be presented in 16x9 enhanced widescreen with both Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1 and feature: Commentary with Director Jim Isaac, Writer Todd Farmer and Producer Noel Cunningham, two 'Jason' documentaries 'The Many Lives of Jason Voorhees' and 'The Making of Jason X', and a 'Jump to a Death' feature. Also October 8 will be Jason Goes To Hell which will feature both full and wide screen versions of the rated and unrated version of the film, audio commentary with Director Adam Marcus and screenwriter Dean Lorey, and the same 'Jump to a Death' feature that will be on Jason X.

This week the DVD Savant takes a look at 'Z' - Costa-Gavras's Academy Award winning bombshell political thriller, Red Beard - Criterion's latest Akira Kurosawa DVD release, The Big Bus Paramount's precursor comedy to Airplane! Innerspace - a 'splendid romp from Joe Dante and The Passion of Joan of Arc, which is being shown next weekend on the Sundance channel. All this an more in This Week's DVD Savant

This week we have a very special giveaway for Amelie - the film DVD Talk picked as the #1 movie in 2001. Amelie is one of those amazing films that only comes around once every few years, a timeless classic which you can't help but LOVE! Amelie 2 DVD Special Edition features Audio Commentary with Director Jean-Pierre Jeunet (French and English), several featurettes looking at the design and productions of the film, Interviews with the cast and crew, home movies and more! Enter Now for your chance with win Amelie

Warner Bros has announced the DVD Release for Strange Brew on October 1st. The Strange Brew DVD will be presented in 1.85:1 widescreen (enhanced for 16x9 TVs) with Dolby Digital 2.0 audio and feature: The Animated Adventures of Bob and Doug McKenzie, a montage of the sketch from the original SCTV show and more. So what are you waiting for Eh? Go out an pick that sucker up Ok Eh?

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