Savant's new reviews today are
Too Soon to Love & Unwed Mother
"Youth Runs Wild"
VCI - Kit Parker
Day the World Ended & The She-Creature
"Arkoff Collection Cult Classics"
Lionsgate and
Murmur of the Heart Criterion
How about that announcement that Lucasland is reversing their solemn word, and will release the first three Star Wars films in their original versions? Of course, we'll have to buy them as part of double sets, along with the revised versions. Surely this is a way to tap into DVD gold one more time before HD comes along, the same way the Star Wars people sold a zillion VHS sets of the first three films ten years ago, just before DVD came in. Is Savant cynical about this?
Universal has hinted without details on Dracula and Frankenstein DVD re-packagings for Halloween, making Savant think a 'fan site' is just a conduit for pre-announcement hype. But they also promise Lon Chaney and Boris Karloff collections, which raises our hopes just the same. Perhaps the Karloff estate isn't an impediment to Boris-themed releases, as was once thought. 
Right about now is when fantastic film fans are looking for announcements of Halloween genre product from the majors, so everyone's a bit antsy.
I've been dropping by a film review site in the German language written by frequent Savant correspondent Guido Bibra and his two associates Jens Vogel and Dusty Seissler. It's called Bibra-Online.de and its listings are pretty thorough. Reading about movies I'm already familiar with is a good way to stretch my high-school German knowledge. Thanks for reading! Glenn Erickson
Posted by DVD Savant at May 05, 2006 07:23 PM