DVD Talk: May 2002 Archives

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This week The DVD Savant takes a look at Legend of 1900 from Cinema Paradiso Director Giuseppe Tornatore. Also DVD Savant checks out Artisan's release for the ¡Fidel! mini-series. Finally be sure to trak DVD Savant's Search For Truth in the restoration of Metropolis and his work to determine once and for all what the correct frame rate really is! All This and More in this weeks DVD Savant

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New Line has announced the newest edition to it's Infinifilm series: John Q. Set for release on July 16 John Q: Infinifilm Series will be presented in anamorphic widescreen with both Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1 and feature: Those trademark Infinifilm Pop-Up Menus with short background/making of featurettes, Audio Commentary by Director Nick Cassavetes, an Original Making of Documentary, Deleted Scenes with Optional Director Commentary and more. Pre-Order John Q: Infinifilm Series Now

Paramount has announced the DVD release for We Were Soldiers, Directed by Braveheart writer Randall Wallace, and star Mel Gibson. Set for release on Aug 20, We Were Soldiers will feature: Audio commentary with Director/Writer Randall Wallace, "Getting It Right" - A Behind-The-Scenes Feature, and 10 Deleted Scenes with Director's Commentary. We Were Soldiers is an excellent movie, and it looks like Paramount is making it an excellent DVD!

Good news for International DVD Talkers. HKFlix has just changed the way they do International Shipping which means that it's now a lot cheaper and faster to get your DVDs shipped out to you (including tracking and confirmations). Also for US customers, they've lowered their overnight rates. Also be sure to take advantage of their special DVD Talk Offers: Dirty Tiger, Crazy Frog for $8.95 and Free Shipping Upgrade Coupon

This week we've got a very special giveaway for David Lynch's classic Blue Velvet now making it's way on to DVD. Enter for your chance to win one of 5 copies of the Blue Velvet Special Edition DVD which features: A New Digital Anamorphic Transfer Supervised by David Lynch (a stickler for quality), "Mysteries of Love" Documentary Featuring New Interviews with Isabella Rossellini, Kyle MacLachlan and Other Cast and Crew, Deleted Scenes Montage and more. Enter the Blue Velvet Special Edition DVD Giveaway now.

If you've found yourself yanking out your hair, wildly frustrated by the new Memento Limited Edition DVD, you're certainly not alone. Both discs provide unique challenges for those of us who prefer straightforward DVD menus. To ease your exasperation, we've compiled Navigating the Memento Limited Edition DVD guide. With this companion in hand, you should be able to easily click through the psychological-testing menus to access the special features that you want.

Warner Bros. has announced the DVD release for the latest Arnold Schwarzenegger action pic Collateral Damage. Set for release on July 30th Collateral Damage is a feature packed DVD including: Commentary by Arnold Schwarzenegger, Commentary by Director Andrew Davis, Interviews of Arnold Schwarzenegger, Director and Producers, HBO's First Look for Collateral Damage, Deleted Scenes, and more. Pre-Order Collateral Damage Now.

This week Cinema Gotham is seeing double, with two columns for the price of one (well, free). First, CG hit the Brooklyn International Film Festival and found that artistic excellence grows in Brooklyn. Next, CG visited Robert De Niro's much heralded Tribeca Film Festival. In both cases the emphasis is on films you may not have heard of, but that you should seek out.

Buena Vista Home Video has announced the DVD release for the Dennis Quaid Baseball hit The Rookie. Set for release on Aug 27, The Rookie will be released in both widescreen and full frame versions and feature: Audio Commentary by Dennis Quaid and Director John Lee Hancock, Deleted Scenes with Director's Introduction, "The Inspirational Story of Jim Morris" - a look at the person the movie was based on, Tips from the Professionals and more. Pre-Order The Rookie Now

With the DVD release of Black Hawk Down on the horizon (June 11th), DVD Talk staff writer Phillip Duncan had the opportunity to sit down (along with a number of other online and print sources) and talk to Director Ridley Scott and Producer Jerry Bruckheimer about the DVD release for Black Hawk Down. Read and listen to what Scott and Bruckheimer had to say about DVD, the numerous special editions of their films and of course all about Black Hawk Down

After 42 weeks, Murder in Coweta County becomes the first capture for CineSchlock-O-Rama's Most Wanted! Priced under 10 bucks ($6 at Wal-Mart B&Ms), this made-for-TV breakthrough starring Johnny Cash and Andy Griffith is a must own. This issue, The Hills Have Eyes joins the Most Wanted list. Lil Charlie is all grow'd up and smokin' hot in Firestarter 2: Rekindled. Uncensored Tromania with Troma's Edge TV. Erika Eleniak bumps chests with terrorists and Mother Nature in Shakedown. Plus, responses to reader emails and lucky Re-Animator: ME winners!

We've got another special deal on an old school Kung-Fu DVD: Dirty Tiger, Crazy Frog. While supplies last, pick up this 1978 martial arts classic for just $8.95! Featuring Sammo Hung, Lau Kar Wing, Dean Shek Tin, and Lam Ching Ying, Dirty Tiger, Crazy Frog showcases kung fu at its old-school best! This widescreen DVD features the original Cantonese audio, with removable English subtitles. Don't miss Dirty Tiger, Crazy Frog for only $8.95!

This week we've got a very special giveaway, courtesy of Universal Home Video. Enter for your chance to win The Ultimate Cult Classic DVD prize pack including: Legend Ultimate Edition, It Came From Outer Space, Silent Running, 12 Monkeys, Blood Simple, Dune and The Thing. Also we'll be giving away 2 runner up prizes of Legend Ultimate Edition featuring Commentary by Ridley Scott, the Director's cut, restored version with Jerry Goldsmith's score and much much more! Enter Now For Your Chance to The Ultimate Cult Classic DVD prize pack !

Well it's here! Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones has finally hit theaters and we've got 3 seperate reviews of the film from Aaron Beierle, Chris Hughes, and Loren Halek . This is a film that's stirred up a lot of talk in our forum, so much so that we've created A New Star Wars Discussion Area for you to discuss all things Star Wars. For those of you who liked Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones, we've got good news for you. At this point it looks like Lucasfilm is working to get the 2 DVD Special Edition out by Thanksgiving. If it's anything like the DVD for Star Wars Episode I - WE CAN'T WAIT!!

Paramount has announced an exciting 2 DVD special edition release for Star Trek II: The Wrath of Kahn. Set for release on Aug 8th, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Kahn will be presented in anamorphic widescreen with Dolby Digital 5.1 audio and feature: Commentary by Director Nicholas Meyer, Text Commentary by Michael Okuda, Co-Author of The Star Trek Encyclopedia, a huge number of interviews with everyone from William Shatner to Ricardo Montalban, Designing and Visual Effects featurettes, Storyboard Archives and more. Pre-Order Star Trek II: The Wrath of Kahn at 35% off

Warner Bros. has announced the DVD release for Friends: The Complete Second Season. Set for release on September 3rd Friends: The Complete Second Season will feature Producers' Audio Commentary on 2 Key Episodes, Open House At Monica and Rachel's Place: Interactive Map, a Friends Video Guestbook, Trivia Quiz and more. You can Pre-Order Friends: The Complete Second Season now, also check out our reviews for Friends: The Complete First Season and Best Of Friends: Season 1 & 2

Warner Bros has announced the DVD Release for the Cate Blanchett/Billy Crudup wartime flick Charlotte Gray . Set for release on July 9th, Charlotte Gray will feature: Commentary with director Gillian Armstrong, Two behind-the-scenes featurettes: A Village Revisits History, shot on location, and Living Through Wartime, a discussion of the Charlotte Gray character with Blanchett and Armstrong. Pre-Order Charlotte Gray at 30% off Now

HBO has announced the release for The Sopranos: The Complete Third Season on DVD! Set for release on August 27 The Sopranos: The Complete Third Season will be presented in 16x9 enhanced widescreen with Dolby Digital 5.1 audio and feature three audio commentaries: by writer/actor Michael Imperioli (Episode 9 "The Telltale Moozadell"), episode director Steve Buscemi (Episode 11 "Pine Barrens") and series creator David Chase (Episode 12 "Amour Fou"). In addition The Sopranos: The Complete Third Season will feature the behind-the-scenes featurette 'A Day on the Set of The Sopranos'. Pre-Order The Sopranos: The Complete Third Season Now.

It's one of the highest anticipated DVD so far of 2002 and we've got the complete review of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. The DVD, released last week in the UK quickly has become one of Warner Brothers' fastest selling DVD of all time. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone is a monster of a DVD and DVD Talk reviewer Aaron Beierle has a complete run down on all things Harry Potter

Elite's two-disc triumph Re-Animator: Millennium Edition oozes with engrossing new extras and a sharp A/V upgrade -- enter to win one of five copies in this exclusive giveaway! Also, more William Castle tinkering with Thir13en Ghosts. Stark Raven blasts zombie hiney in Shatter Dead. Stan Winston Studios gives Earth vs. the Spider a FX makeover. Plus, responses to reader emails and The Stepfather joins CineSchlock-O-Rama's Most Wanted.

Paramount has picked DVD Talk as the place to get feedback on some of the titles they're looking at for release on DVD in 2003! Have an impact on what comes to DVD and let them know which titles (from 11 they are considering) list deserve SE treatment. Post your thoughts and comments to this thread in the DVD Talk forum and help impact some Paramount DVDs in 2003!

Buena Vista has announced two very eagerly anticipated Quentin Tarantino titles coming to DVD on August 20: Pulp Fiction Collector's Edition a 2 DVD set features a new anamorphic widescreen transfer, deleted scenes with Director's introduction, and original documentary about Tarantino, behind the scenes featurettes, a ton of interviews, The Charlie Rose Show and more! and Jackie Brown Collector's Edition also a 2 DVD set with anamorphic transfer, Tarantino Interview, making of documentary, deleted scenes with Director's introduction , Siskel and Ebert's review still gallery and much more!

Britney Spears fan will be pleased to hear that Paramount has announced a feature packed DVD for her big screen debut in Crossroads. Set for release on July 23, Crossroads features: a DVD Welcome by Britney Spears, Commentary with Producer Ann Carli, Writer Shonda Rhimes and Director Tamra Davis The Making-Of Crossroads: 40 Days with Britney, First In Line: Inside The Crossroads' Premiere, 7 Deleted Scenes with On-Camera Introductions by the Director, Break Through Britney - Fun Facts and Inside Comments from Britney Accessed During the Movie, 2 Music Videos: "Overprotected" and "I'm Not A Girl, Not Yet A Woman", A Sing Along with Britney Karaoke Videos, and much more. DVD Empire has this Britney Love Fest on Preorder at 35% off

Columbia Tri-Star has announced the latest video game turned motion picture on DVD: Resident Evil. Set for release on July 30th Resident Evil: Special Edition will feature audio commentary with director Paul W.S. Anderson and the cast (exactly who hasn't been announced), five making-of featurettes, 'My Plague' music video by Slipknot and more. You can Pre-Order Resident Evil at Amazon.

This week in Independently Minded we have the next installment of Cinema Gotham with coverage of the premiere for HBO's documentary Telling Nicholas, the brutally honest look at one boy's experience after losing his mother on September 11th. With all the 9/11 tributes and specials airing these days this is the one to watch. Also we've got a complete review of a Real Job a virtual 'How To Make A Movie With No Money' DVD. Aside from being a great example of no budget movie making it's also a sweet and funny movie. Read all this and more Indie news at Independently Minded.

Dreamwork's has announced the DVD Release for HG Wells' The Time Machine. Set for release on July 23 The Time Machine will be presented in anamorphic widescreen with both Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1 audio, and feature: a behind-the-scenes featurette about the making of the Morlocks, with an interview with visual effects guru Stan Winston, Audio commentary with director Simon Wells and editor Wayne Wahram, Second commentary track with producer David Valdes, production designer Oliver Scholl, and visual effects supervisor James E. Price, animated sequence featuring a selection of Simon Wells’ original storyboards set to music, behind-the-scenes look creating the time machine, a deleted scene and a look at the film's effects.Pre-Order The Time Machine Now.

This week The DVD Savant takes a look at Fox's Releas of Marilyn Monroe The Diamond Collection 2. Also check out his reviews of Disney's Pollyanna, Image's Flight to Mars, The Light at the Edge of the World and Synapse's The Brain that Wouldn't Die. Read all this and more in The DVD Savant.

This week we've got a very special giveaway, courtesy of Warner Bros. Home Video. Enter for your chance to win one of 5 copies of the hip Steven Soderbergh remake of the Rat Pack flick Oceans 11 - and you can be sure we will be giving away the Widescreen Edition of this great DVD featuring: Commentary by director Steven Soderbergh and writer Ted Griffin, Commentary by stars Brad Pitt, Matt Damon and Andy Garcia, a HBO First Look, behind-the-scenes documentary and more! Enter Now For Your Chance to Win Oceans 11 on DVD!

In a very surprising move, we got word today that The Royal Tenenbaums will be a CRITERION EDITION (distributed by Buena Vista). This is a huge win for Criterion! The Criterion Edition of The Royal Tenenbaums is set for release on July 9th and will be presented in anamorphic widescreen with both Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1 and will feature: A Director's Commentary by Wes Anderson, deleted scenes, out takes, making-of feature and behind the scenes footage and a number of featurettes on the art direction and production design. Pre-Order the Criterion Edition of The Royal Tenenbaums Now.

This week we've got a very special giveaway, courtesy of Buena Vista Home Video. Enter for your chance to win one of 5 copies of the spooky thriller The Others. Presented in a 2 DVD Special Edition The Others features the 30 min documentary 'A Look Inside The Others', a number featurettes including an intimate look at director Alejandro Amenabar, and more. Enter The Others DVD Giveaway Now!

DVD Talk had another day in the 'Sun', this time quite literally as Chicago Sun Times columnist and uber-reviewer Roger Ebert pointed his readers to DVD Talk's Thread on Mulholland Drive where DVD Talker 'berserker37' painstakingly detailed out where the chapter stops SHOULD BE on the Mulholland Drive DVD. David Lynch isn't a chapter stop fan and omitted them on both Mulholland Drive and The Straight story, now thanks to DVD Talk Members you can now have do-it-yourself chapter stops for both movies.

Trying to figure out what movie to go to this week? Check out DVD Talk's latest Theatrical Reviews including two reviews of Spider-Man (A Plot/Spoiler Free Version and An Indepth Review w/ spoilers), Hollywood Ending , The Scorpion King , Enigma and Changing Lanes. Or if you're looking to get your Super Hero fix on DVD check out our reviews at Batman & Mr. Freeze: Subzero , Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker (Unedited Version) and Dick Tracy and Justice League

This week The DVD Savant takes a tour of Lion's Gate 5-hour Stephen King's Rose Red and likes what he sees. Savant also give his take on First Run Features' The Libertine, Wellspring's Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth and Joseph Campbell Mythos MGM's The Last Waltz and two Russian classics from Criterion Ballad of a Soldier and The Cranes are Flying. Read all this and more in this week's DVD Savant.