Greetings! Savant's new reviews today are
Fox (unreleased)
The History Boys
Fox (from pre-screener)
and
Another Sky
Facets Video
Savant received this warning from the reliable online message board poster known as DrSavaard: "The packaging on the new DVD of Bunny Lake is Missing claims it's anamorphic 2:35 -- but in fact it's only letterboxed ... and at 1:85!!" Savant checked his older copy of the disc, which is properly enhanced and framed. Caveat emptor, which in this case means "How dare they do that!"
Do you live anywhere near Kansas? Savant correspondent Bill Shaffer sent me the schedule for a Killer Kaiju Weekend Godzilla and Friends Festival II to be held Friday and Saturday April 6th and 7th at Washburn University in Topeka Kansas (Henderson Building, Room 112). Besides screening a number of Godzilla-related features and trailers preceded by professorial lectures, the event has scheduled performance-art skits, giveaways and (Savant's favorite) a "Godzilla Roar Contest." If this were to be taped, I see the makings of an Oscar-caliber short subject docu. More information can be had by E-mailing Bill Shaffer ( [email protected] ) or Bob Beatty ( [email protected] ).
Another Savant first ... I "reviewed" a disc that was recalled before release last summer, even though plenty of review discs (and perhaps errant retail product) have seemingly drifted into circulation. Hopefully Boomerang! will be out soon and we'll all be able to see it. Thanks for reading, Glenn Erickson
Posted by DVD Savant at April 02, 2007 10:56 AM