DVD Talk: March 2003 Archives

Universal Studios Home Video has announced the DVD release for the surprise Oscar winner The Pianist which won Oscars both for Best Actor (Adrien Brody) and Best Director (Roman Polanski). The Pianist is set for release on May 27th and will be available in separate Widescreen and Full Frame versions with Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1 audio and feature: "Story of Survival" - a featurette on the making of the film, and Archival war footage.

This week we have a very special giveaway for the Lions Gate Home Entertainment release of The Secretary - starring James Spader and Maggie Gyllenhaal. The Secretary is a quirky and uncommon love story that is simply electrifying. If you're a fan of good independent cinema you won't want to miss this film! The Secretary DVD features: Audio Commentary with Director Steven Shainberg and Writer Erin Cressida Wilson Behind The Scenes 'Making of The Secretary' and The Secretary Photo Gallery. Enter Now for your chance to win one of 5 copies of The Secretary DVD and Soundtrack!

Paramount has announced the DVD release for the critically acclaimed Narc. Set for release on June 17th Narc will be released in separate full frame and widescreen versions both with Dolby Digital 5.1 and featuring: an audio commentary with Director Joe Carnahan and Editor John Gilroy, the behind the scenes featurettes - 'Making the Deal', 'Shooting Up' and 'The Visual Trip'. Pre-Order Narc Now at Amazon.com or DVDEmpire also be sure to check out DVD Talk's Theatrical Review of Narc!

Buena Vista Home Entertainment have announced the DVD Release for Alias - The Complete First Season. Set for release on September 2nd Alias, a six disc box set, will be presented in Full Frame (despite the series being broadcast in HD!) with Dolby Digital 5.1 audio and feature: Audio Commentaries on select episodes, deleted scenes, audition footage a pilot episode production diary, "A Mission Around The World" featurette, "Marshall Finkman's Gadget Gallery," and previews of Seasons 2 and 3. Pre-Order Alias - The Complete First Season Now at Amazon.com or DVDEmpire.

As the lines between mainstream and porn blur at an ever increasing rate there is one person who seems so recognizable that he's known both by the avid adult fans and by people who have never seen an adult movie in their life - Ron Jeremy. This past week Docurama released on DVD the bio pick Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy. DVD Talk writer Don Houston was fortunate enough to get a chance to interview Ron Jeremy and discuss a variety of topics ranging from the dvd in question, his views on the movie industry, and even the recent war with Iraq. Read the complete Interview with Ron Jeremy

A good mix of diverse DVDs this week including: Far From Heaven [Review] an amazing film with stellar performances, West Side Story: SE [Review] - MGM's fantastic uber release for a classic of a film, I Am Trying to Break Your Heart [Review] - a great documentary about Wilco and their struggle to release the album 'Yankee Hotel Foxtrot', Secretary [Review] - a very uncommon love story and Red Dragon: Director's Edition [Review] - Rush Hour Director Brett Ratner's remake of the Hannibal Lector prequel 'Manhunter'. Finally a bunch of great TV shows on DVD this week including: Dawson's Creek Season 1 [Review], Friends Season 3 [Review] and Star Trek Deep Space Nine Season 2.

We're excited to bring you an early look at the DVD Release for Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets! Read our Review and see how the DVD release for Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets stacks up against the DVD release of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone and how good the 16-minute interview with novelist JK Rowling is. Also be sure to check out DVD Talk's Reviews for the remake of the prequel to the Hannibal Lector Series Red Dragon: Director's Edition, the indie S&M love story Secretary, an indie answer to The Hours and Sundance champ Personal Velocity, the Wilco documentary I Am Trying To Break Your Heart and one of the funniest movies on DVD this year Jackass: The Movie.

Literally YEARS in the making and definitely worth the wait! Troma drops one of its biggest loads yet with a staggering two-disc Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV that steams with extras such as the feature-length Apocalypse Soon "making of" documentary -- enter to win one of five copies in this exclusive giveaway! Real men don't eat quiche, but they do watch the giggly mayhem of The Best of Trading Spaces. Ready all hedge clippers for Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy. Dark Castle's FX-crazed creepmeisters set sail with Ghost Ship. Plus, responses to reader emails and Combat Academy joins CineSchlock-O-Rama's Most Wanted.

This week The Aisle View takes a look at Basic, the re-teaming of John Travolta and Samuel L. Jackson in a thriller with surprise ending upon surprise ending. In case you missed them also be sure to check out The Aisle View's take on Dreamcatcher, The Hunted and Tears of the Sun as well as DVD Talk's latest Theatrical Reviews including: Irreversible .

This week The DVD Savant takes a look at The Ghost and Mrs. Muir, a Philip Dunne-Joseph Mankiewicz masterpiece of romance, drama and unerring good taste, Anchor Bay's Winter Kills a great transfer of a hard-to-see film, Columbia's noir classic In a Lonely Place, Fox's Journey to the Center of the Earth an adventure with class, humor and inventive solutions to every impossible aspect of its plot and Paramount's Fear Strikes Out an intense true-life drama about mental illness, extremely well-acted by Anthony Perkins in a performance every bit the equal of his later career-killer turn in Psycho. Read all this and more in this week's DVD Savant.

Rudy Giuliani was crowned Time's Man of the Year after his response to September 11th and has been a big hit across the country, whether campaigning for local candidates or selling his book. But was his reign always roses and cuddles or were his eight years as mayor of New York City more complex than that? Cinema Gotham takes a look at the USA Network's new TV movie, Rudy. Read Cinema Gotham's look at Rudy and discuss this show and other's in DVD Talk TV Talk Forum Area

This week we've got a very special giveaway for the Vista Series DVD release of Who Framed Roger Rabbit. If you're a fan of Roger Rabbit you'll LOVE the Vista Series DVD with audio commentary by director Robert Zemeckis and Frank Marshall, "Behind the Ears: The True Story of Roger Rabbit" new documentary a Deleted scene, "The Pig Head Sequence" and much more! Enter Now for your chance to win one of 5 copies of Who Framed Roger Rabbit Vista Series DVD

A good mix of DVD releases this week including two notable TV series: C.S.I. - Season 1 from Paramount and Futurama Volume 1 [Review] from Fox. This week Palm Pictures releases the erotically charged Sex and Lucia, Docurama has the uncensored Porn Star: Legend of Ron Jeremy and Seduction Cinema has Lord of The G-Strings [Review]. If gross out humor is your thing, you'll find none better than Paramount's Jackass The Movie [Review] or if you're at the complete other end of the spectrum then Columbia Tri-Star has Maid in Manhattan [Review]. Finally the best DVD released this week (hands down) comes from Buena Vista whose Vista Series release of Who Framed Roger Rabbit [Review] is simply superb!

There's been a lot of buzz over the next breed of High-Resolution 5.1 Surround audio and with DVD-A and SACD both jockeying for a position it's hard to figure out what exactly will be next. DVD Talk Reviewer Aaron Beierle takes a look at The State of DVD Audio and helps demystify the next generation of music. Which format will come out on top? What's the difference between the two? Find out all this and more in his complete report on the next generation of music

If you're looking for the Oscar winners on DVD, you don't have to look far, many of the winning films are already up for pre-order including: Chicago, Adaptation, Bowling for Columbine, Frida, 8 Mile Spirited Away , Road to Perdition and Talk to Her. Also if you're interested in seeing the winner for best animated short film The Chubbchubbs you can find it on the Men in Black 2 DVD. Other films nominated (but not taking home Oscar gold) which are also up for pre-order include: Gangs of New York, Catch Me If You Can, The Crime of Padre Amaro, Far From Heaven, The Quiet American and Treasure Planet.

With a background in stand-up comedy, actor/comedian Charles Fleischer brought a unique personality to the voice of Roger Rabbit and can be partially credited for the immense success of the character. On the film’s 20th Anniversary, Disney has given this modern day classic the release it deserves in a special 2-disc Vista Series edition. DVDTalk writer Phillip Duncan had the chance to talk with Fleischer about the film’s success and what exactly it takes to be one of the most popular cartoon characters of the past decade. Read The Complete Interview with Charles Fleischer

New Line Home Video has announced the DVD Release for About Schmidt starring Jack Nicholson and Kathy Bates (both nominated for Oscars for their work in the movie). About Schmidt is set for release on June 3rd and will be presented in 16x9 enhanced widescreen with both Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1 audio and feature: deleted scenes and the 'Woodmen Sequences' - original 'short films' of the opening sequence featuring the Woodmen Tower in Omaha. Pre-Order About Schmidt Now.

Wait a second, Why is DVDTalk doing a giveaway for a book!?! To promote the fact that DVD Talk has a entire forum area for DVD Enthusiasts to talk about books... appropriately enough entitled Book Talk as well as a place to trade them (Book Exchange Forum). So this week we're giving away 3 copies of the opus to classic video gaming Lucky Wander Boy written by D. B. Weiss. Enter Now For Your Chance to Win and discuss what books you're reading in our Book Talk forum area!

New Line Home Video has announced the DVD Release for Werner Herzog's Invincible a film which has made a good number of film critics 'Top 10 Movies of 2002' lists. Set for release on June 3rd Invincible will be presented in 16x9 enhanced widescreen with both Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1 audio. Unfortunately Invincible's only special feature is it's theatrical trailer. Pre-Order Invincible Now.

This week The DVD Savant takes a look at Criterion's The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum a great picture about police-press collusion to harass an uncooperative witness, Auto Focus, an unpleasant but surprisingly mature look at the crazy life and death of tv star Bob Crane, The Day The Earth Stood Still, everybody's favorite old Science Fiction classic, Cinema Paradiso, an extended director's cut of the beloved 1990 crossover arthouse hit that became a big date movie, and John Cassavetes' Gloria a disc of a film that never used to look so good. Read all this and more in this week's DVD Savant.

Veteran character actor R. Lee Ermey goes man-o y rat-o in an ambitious remake of the critter revenge classic Willard -- now scampering through theaters! In this exclusive CineSchlock-O-Rama interview, the ol' Gunny talks rodent s@#%, the squared-away Crispin Glover and why THIS is his best role since Full Metal Jacket (left). Plus, the perve antics we probably WON'T see in the new Texas Chainsaw Massacre! Read the Complete CineSchlock-O-Rama Interview with R. Lee Ermey.

We're always on the look out for fantastic DVDs that often get overlooked. Here's our latest batch of Hidden Gem's with quotes pulled from their reviews: The Day The Earth Stood Still - 'Possibly the most beloved Science Fiction movie of them all'. Three Colors: Red - 'Definitely an absolute must for film fans'. Below - 'definitely worth seeing, as it offers thrills and chills in equal amounts'. Sunrise - 'If you have any interest in silent film Sunrise is an essential viewing experience'. Assault on Precinct 13 - 'John Carpenter's first and supreme siege picture'. Jonah - A Veggie Tales Movie - 'there's no denying that Jonah is destined to be one of the best DVD's of 2003'. Red Dwarf 1 - 'Every true fan of Sci-Fi needs to own these discs'. Check Out The most extensive DVD Review Sections Anywhere to find even more Hidden Gems.

Last week Universal threw a huge event to launch the 8 Mile DVD. Held in Detroit, the launch event featured rap battles and musical performances from Eminem, D12, Xzibit. DVD Talk was there to catch all the action! Read our Complete Coverage of the 8 Mile Launch Event including interviews with Proof and Mekhi Phifer. Also be sure to Enter for your chance to Win one of 5 copies of the 8 Mile DVD in the DVD Talk 8 Mile DVD Giveaway.

Another very good week for DVD including the DVD release for Auto Focus [Review] - Greg Kinnear is fantastic as the downward spiraling Bob Crane, 8 Mile [Review] - Curtis Hansen does a bang up job directing Eminem in his Big Screen debut, NYPD Blue Season 1 [Review] - Fox continues their reign as King of the TV DVDs, Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV - Lloyd Kaufman unleashes the mother of all Toxie DVDs, Personal Velocity - heavily awarded at Sundance this emotional film tells three different stories all exceptionally well, and finally Roger Dodger - a hip and dysfunctional look at the laws of dating and mating.

Home Vision Entertainment has provided us with some fantastic prizes for a Home Vision Entertainment Mega-DVD Giveaway. Enter for Your Chance to Win a Home Vision Prize pack including: Zatoichi: On the Road , Grass, La Vallee, The Specialist and The Confessions of R. Crumb. Also be sure to sign up for a chance to participate in the Home Vision Entertainment Survey and affect the future of the Home Vision Entertainment DVD collection!!! Enter the Home Vision Entertainment Mega-DVD Giveaway Now!

DVDTalk writer Phillip Duncan recently had a chance to chat with writer / director Andrew Gurland about the upcoming DVD release of his feature Directorial debut Cheats. Gurland’s first achieved notoriety with his co-direction on the documentary Frat House which was never ultimately released (due to legal wranglings). Rather than take this as a defeat, Gurland realized that he had dealt with controversy all his life, starting in high school with a group of friends. They had essentially cheated their way through high school and when eventually caught. With that in mind, Gurland set about writing his first script which became the high school comedy / drama that Gurland himself likened to Goodfellas in high school. Read our complete Interview with Cheats Director Andrew Gurland.

This week, the Aisle View takes a look at The Hunted, director William Friedkin's attempt to reclaim the action glory of The French Connection. In case you missed them also be sure to check out The Aisle View's take on Bruce Willis in Tears of the Sun and Atom Egoyan's Ararat, Pedro Almodovar's Talk to Her and Kurt Russel in Dark Blue. Also be sure to check out DVD Talk's latest Theatrical Reviews.

Heather Locklear discovers veggies do wonders for her love life in The Return of Swamp Thing. Bar the door for John Carpenter's raucous Assault on Precinct 13 -- enter to win one of five copies in this exclusive giveaway! Colin Malone may not cook worth a dang, but it's tough to look away when Colin's Sleazy Friends Rocks. Speaking of the kitchen, reefer madness ensues as High Times presents Watermelon's Baked & Baking. CineSchlocker idol Lance Henriksen stares down Sasquatch. Sex siren Misty Mundae makes her directorial debut with Lustful Addiction. Plus, responses to reader emails and Soylent Green joins CineSchlock-O-Rama's Most Wanted.

This week The DVD Savant takes a look at a deluxe disc set from Criterion of a Sam Peckinpah classic Straw Dogs one of Peckinpah's best-realized film in a contemporary setting, Home Vision Entertainment's The Valley (Obscured by Clouds) a weird safari film, following a sextet of French flower children into the highlands of New Guinea - It's a very original, very different French counterculture film, the rare kind that's not an embarassment. Also in case you missed it, be sure to check out DVD Savan't scoop on an exciting restoration of The Good, The Bad and The Ugly! Read all this and more in this week's DVD Savant.

Columbia Tri-Star has officially announced the DVD release for Adaptation (Superbit). Set for release on May 20th Adaptation (Superbit) will be presented in Anamorphic Widescreen with both Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1 audio. As with the other Superbits Adaptation (Superbit) does not feature any special features aside from the film's trailer. We're hoping to see a Special Edition of Adaptation in the future, but nothing has been confirmed. (We're STILL waiting for an SE of Panic Room as well!) Pre-Order Adaptation (Superbit) at: DVDEmpire, DVDPlanet or DeepDiscountDVD

With Warner Bros canceling The Matrix:SE DVD the DVD Matrix fans should eagerly look forward to is The Animatrix. Set for release on June 3rd The Animatrix is a collection of nine short animated films created by seven of the worlds leading Anime directors. The Animatrix provides back story to the Matrix universe as well as fills in some of the gaps between The Matrix and The Matrix:Reloaded. The Animatrix will be presented in anamorphic widescreen with Dolby Digital 5.1 audio and feature: Scrolls to Screen - The History and Culture of Anime, Seven "making-of" featurettes, Four audio commentaries , Enter the Matrix Game Trailer and more! Pre-Order The Animatrix Now at DVDEmpire or DVDPlanet .

MGM has announced the DVD release for the latest James Bond flick Die Another Day. Set for release on June 3rd Die Another Day will be the first Bond film to be given a 2 DVD Special Edition treatment. Presented in separate widescreen and full screen editions, Die Another Day will feature both Dolby Digital EX and DTS ES audio and feature: two audio commentaries - one with Director Lee Tamahori and one of the producers and the other with Pierce Brosnan and Rosalind Pike, a 'branching' text commentary with related mini-featurettes, a Die Another Day Documentary, Storyboard to Screen comparisons, multi-angle featurette on the stunts, an effects featuette and much much more! Pre-Order Die Another Day Now at: DVDEmpire or DVDPlanet

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This week we've got a very special Giveaway from HTMarket.com who has provided some great prizes for us to give away. Enter for your chance to win the Home Theater Master 10 Device Remote the ultimate way to control your entire home theater with just one remote, or one of 5 Penguin Media Storage 180 DVD Rack with aluminum rod shelving and wood panes - these racks are a stylish way to organize and display your DVD collection. This is a great opportunity to pick up some fantastic Home Theater Accessories, so enter for your chance to win now!

Several solid DVDs released this week, many of them would easily be overlooked. Short lived at the box office Below [Review] brings together Darren Aronofsky (Requiem for a Dream) and David Twohy (Pitch Black) in an enjoyable submarine thriller. Michelle Pfeiffer is good but Allison Lohman is even better in the "and you thought your life was hard" film - White Oleander [Review] a dark and complex movie that shouldn't be written off because it's based on an Oprah Book Club Book. Another dark and brooding film filled with great performances is Moonlight Mile [Review] which takes a unique approach at grief and does it oh so well. To lighten the week Lion's Gate has Sol Goode [Review] which somehow manages to leap over many of the genre's pitfalls. Finally this week we recommend you resist the temptation to sneak a peek at the train wreck of a movie I Spy [Review] - it really is that bad.

Twentieth Century Fox has announced the DVD release for 2 very well loved Coen Brother movies: Barton Fink and Miller's Crossing. Set for release on May 20th both films will be presented in anamorphic widescreen with Dolby Digital 5.1 audio Barton Fink will also feature eight deleted scenes and Miller's Crossing will feature interviews with the cast. Pre-Order Barton Fink and Miller's Crossing now!

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Columbia Tri-Star has announced the next batch of titles for their popular Superbit Series. [Superbit DVDs utilize a special high bit rate digital transfer process that optimizes video quality and offers a choice of both DTS and 5.1 Dolby Digital audio. All Superbit DVDs start with high definition masters and double the bit rate of the original release but with none of the special features]. Set for release on May 13 the new Superbit DVDs will be xXx (Superbit), Men In Black (Superbit), Men In Black II (Superbit) and Bad Boys (Superbit) . Also announced (but not up for pre-order yet) are Adaptation (Superbit) set for May 20th and Charlie's Angels (Superbit Deluxe) set for May 27th (Superbit Deluxe = Superbit plus the special features).

This week The Aisle View takes a look at two distinctly different views of genocide on film, Bruce Willis in Tears of the Sun and Atom Egoyan's Ararat. In case you missed them also be sure to check out The Aisle View's take on Pedro Almodovar'sTalk to Her, Dark Blue and Daredevil as well as DVD Talk's latest Theatrical Reviews including: Old School and Jungle Book 2.

This week The DVD Savant has the scoop on an exciting restoration of The Good, The Bad and The Ugly MGM has finally been able to do the promised restoration of the top Spaghetti Western, And it's more than just adding the additional scenes that appear as an extra on the 1998 DVD. Get the whole story in Savant's article, The 2003 Restoration of the Good, The Bad and The Ugly. This week The DVD Savant also takes a look at Paramount's superior historical thriller Lady Jane as well as Warners' deluxe 2-disc Special Edition of Otto Preminger's The Cardinal. Read all this and more in this week's DVD Savant.

Indian film icon Dev Anand has been making movies since the mid-40's. He's never been one to rest on his laurels, however, and with his latest film Love at Times Square he's brought the Bollywood musical experience to America. Cinema Gotham talked with Anand about his career and his experience making a true Indo-American film. Read The Complete Interview and catch up on other great New York related stories in Cinema Gotham

Universal Studios Home Video has announced the DVD release for the critically acclaimed Far From Heaven . Set for release on April 1st, Far From Heaven will be presented in Anamorphic widescreen with both Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1 audio and feature: “The Making of Far from Heaven,” a behind-the-scenes look at the film’s production; a feature commentary by director Todd Haynes; a Q&A segment with Julianne Moore and Todd Haynes, filmed in front of a live audience; and The Sundance Channel’s “Anatomy of a Scene,” an insightful and detailed look at the filmmaking process which explores one of the film’s key scenes (the cocktail party) through the actors, the choice of wardrobe, the set decoration, the score, the editing decisions, and other significant components. Pre-Order Far From Heaven Now at: DVDEmpire, Amazon, DVDPlanet or DeepDiscountDVD

A good week for DVD releases, including the next wave of 'Superbit' DVDs from Columbia Tri-Star including: Dark Crystal - Superbit [Review], Labyrinth [Review], Das Boot, From Here to Eternity Seven Years in Tibet [Review] and Legends of the Fall [Review]. Also out this week from Dreamworks is last year's spookfest The Ring [Review 1 & 2] and the original move which inspired it Ringu. Buena Vista has America's most hilariously foul mouthed & dysfunctional family The Osbournes: First Season (Uncensored) [Review], as well as the long awaited Krzysztof Kieslowski triumph Three Colors Trilogy (Blue / White / Red) . Finally Paramount has another treat for Star Trek Fans with Star Trek IV - The Voyage Home: SE [Review].

This week we've got a very special giveaway for The Osbournes: Season One (Uncensored) DVD. If you liked watching this wacked reality TV show on MTV you'll love being able to actually hear what they're saying in a bleeped free version! The Osbournes: Season One DVD also features: All 10 episodes of the first season with commentary, unaired footage, a Blooper Reel, interviews with cast and much much more! Enter Now for your chance to win one of 5 copies of The Osbournes: Season One DVD

One of the things we're committed to at DVD Talk is covering the complete spectrum of DVD releases and as a result we regularly uncover great 'Hidden Gem' DVDs which are often overlooked: Coupling - The Complete First Season - 'If you enjoy Seinfeld and Friends, or if you're a fan of British comedy in general, then Coupling is a must-see'. Lady Jane - 'Paramount's DVD is a dazzler. Douglas Slocombe's cinematography is as good as any period picture I've seen'. Notorious C.H.O. - 'a raw, explicit rant from one of today's best and brightest comedians'. Fireball XL5 - 'one of the best commentaries I’ve heard in a while'. The Gathering Storm - 'you probably won't see acting this good again anytime soon'. Check Out The most extensive DVD Review Sections Anywhere to find even more Hidden Gems.

Dreamworks has announced the DVD release for Steven Spielberg's. Set for release on May 6th Catch Me If You Can will be released in both Widescreen and a Full Screen Editions, both with Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS audio, featuring: 'Behind The Camera' - A Journey from book to Screen, 'Cast Me If You Can', 'Scoring Catch Me If You Can', 'Frank Abagnale: Between Reality and Fiction', The FBI Perspective and more. As with the previous Spielberg DVDs there won't be an audio commentary. Pre-Order Catch Me If You Can Now at: DVDPlanet, DVDEmpire, DeepDiscountDVD or Amazon.

Anchor Bay made their move into the fast growing sector of 'TV on DVD' when it unwrapped it's plans for Xena Warrior Princess - Season One and a multimillion dollar ad campaign to support it. Set for release on April 29th Xena Warrior Princess - Season One will include all 24 episodes from the first season, presented in full screen (its OAR) with Dolby Digital 5.1 audio and a bonus CD-Rom with screen savers, Xena Trivia, and 'The Xena Chronicles'. Pre-Order Xena Warrior Princess - Season One Now At: DVDPlanet, DVDEmpire or Amazon.