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July 12, 2002
The Aisle View: Road To Perdition
This week The Aisle View takes a look at American Beauty Director Sam Mendes' eagerly anticipated 'Sophmore' effort: Road to Perdition with screen legends Paul Newman and Tom Hanks. Find out if Road to Perdition is a worthy Beauty sucessor or like some 'Sophmore' films, just can't compare. Also, in case you missed them be sure to read The Aisle View's take on MIB II, Mr. Deeds and The Minority Report.
July 10, 2002
Swingers: Special Edition
The long awaited Swingers: Special Edition now has an official release date of September 24th! Swingers: Special Edition will feature: Deleted Scenes, Outtakes,
Audio Commentary with Director Doug Liman, An Illustrated Action Commentary (like Made) with Jon Favreau and Vince Vaughn, a bonus short 'Swingblade' (a 4 min mock trailer combining Swingers and Sling Blade), featurettes on Writing the Story, Getting Swingers Made, Swingers Culture and Life After Swingers, Documentary 'Making it in Hollywood', and more! Pre-Order Swingers: Special Edition.
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Quentin Tarantino fans will be VERY happy to learn that the upcoming DVD release for
True Romance: Unrated Director's Cut will feature a Tarantino Audio Commentary! Set for September 24 True Romance: Unrated Director's Cut a 2 DVD Special Edition will feature more than 30 mins of Deleted or Extended Scenes with optional Director Tony Scott Commentary, An Alternate ending with optional Tony Scott and Quentin Tarantino commentary, Interactive Behind-the-Scenes Multi-Angle Featurette, Three Commentaries: Christian Slater and Patricia Arquette, Tony Scott, Quentin Tarantino and much more! If you've seen True Romance you know how exciting this 2 DVD SE is, if you haven't, do yourself a favor and check out True Romance: Unrated Director's Cut is a great film!
In honor of it's 50th Anniversary Warner Bros. has announced a 2 DVD Special Edition for Singing in The Rain. set for release on September 24th Singin' In The Rain: 50th Anniversary Edition will be presented in full frame (it's original aspect ration) with an all new remastered 5.1 Dolby Digital Audio track and feature Audio Commentary by a TON of people including Debbie Reynolds, Rita Morena, the screenwriters, Stanley Donen, Baz Luhrman and many many more. Also on Singing in The Rain : 50th Anniversary Edition will be A New 30-Minute Documentary 'What A Glorious Feeling', 96-Minute Documentary on Producer/Songwriter Arthur Freed, Outtake Musical Number 'You Are My Lucky Star' and more! Pre-Order Singin' In The Rain: 50th Anniversary Edition at 30% off now.
Fans of Amadeus won't have to wait long for Amadeus: Director's Cut to come to DVD. Set for release on September 24th Amadeus: Director's Cut will be released in a new 2 DVD Special Edition presented in 16x9 enhanced 'Panavision' 2.35:1 with Dolby Digital 5.1 audio and featuring: the Director's Cut of the film including 20 minutes of footage not included in the original release, Commentary by director Milos Forman and writer Peter Shaffer a 37-minute behind-the-scenes documentary, and more. Pre-Order Amadeus: Director's Cut Now
Columbia Tri-Star has announced the DVD Release for Panic Room: Superbit (the first movie to premiere on Superbit). Set for release on September 17 Panic Room: Superbit will feature the 'special high-bit-rate digital-encoding process' used on Columbia Tri-Star's Superbit line and offer a choice of of DTS and Dolby Digital 5.1 audio. As always with barebones releases of big titles, a future Special Edition is rumored. DVD Talk did a comprehensive look at Superbit when it first launched if you'd like more info on Superbit.
July 07, 2002
Hot Deal on Region Free DVD Player
HKFlix.com has a very special deal for DVD Talk Members: Get the Malata DVP-520 Region Free DVD Player for $274.95 with free UPS Ground Shipping. The Malata DVP-520 will let you play DVDs from any region and will convert PAL DVDs for NTSC TVs. Sale is open to US residents only and is limited to 'stock on hand' which means if you're interested in this deal you should jump on it!
The Alloy
Orchestra is one
of the most sought-after film accompanist groups in
the country for their innovative,
exciting silent film scores. They'll be bringing
their unique style to Brooklyn
along with a pristine new print of
Harold Lloyd's 1928 classic Speedy which,
according to Alloy's Ken Winokur,
contains "the most astounding footage of New York."
The rarely seen film was
shot all through the city in the mid-1920's and
offers a unique view of New
York during an exciting, important time. Cinema
Gotham chatted with Winokur about classic films,
music, and bringing Speedy
back home.
Lions Gate Entertainment has announced the DVD for the highly acclaimed Frailty- directed by and starring Bill Paxton. Set for release on September 17th, Frailty will feature: Production Commentary, Making Of Frailty Documentary, IFC's Anatomy Of A Scene, Interview with Bill Paxton, Storyboards
Production Artwork, and more. Pre-Order Frailty Now
Did you know that DVD just turned 5? Hard to believe a format which feels like it's just 'getting big' has actually been around for 5 years. To mark the occasion, many of the major studios got together to celebrate, discuss and lament over DVDs first five years at the DVD at 5 Conference. DVD Talk was there and got an interesting insight into the past, present and future of DVD. Read our complete report covering: The current outlook for DVD, the final word on Rental Pricing, Recordable DVD Good and Bad News, Blue Laser, and more in this week's Our Week in DVD
This week we have a great giveaway for the Criterion Release of The Royal Tenenbaums. Enter for your chance to win one of five Royal Tenenbaum DVDs featuring: Commentary by director Wes Anderson, a New widescreen digital transfer (supervised by Wes Anderson) Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1 Audio, cast interviews, behind the scenes documentary and more. Enter Now for your chance to win The Royal Tenenbaums Criterion Edition DVD.
Over the past few weeks we've had a number of great DVD Talk Giveaways! Find out if you are a DVD Talk Giveaway Winner for the following Giveaways: Blue Velvet: SE, Universal's Cult Classic DVDs, Ocean's 11, The Others, 2002 Olympic Highlight DVD, I Am Sam, Lauryn Hill Unplugged 2.0 and Harry Potter. If you didn't win don't fret, we have more great DVD Talk Giveaways coming your way in the weeks ahead!
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