Articles by Bill Binder

The Batman concludes

March 27, 2008 // 0 Comments

2008 is going to be a Batman year. Might as well get used to it. Gotham Knights and Batman: The Movie are both on their way to Blu-ray, and now the fifth and final season of The Batman is coming to DVD. Gotham City teems with heroes as criminal [...]

The Gangs of New York are coming

March 26, 2008 // 0 Comments

Martin Scorsese’s Gangs of New York is making the jump to high-def with the release of the film on Blu-ray from Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment. It’s not certain what extras will be included on the disc, but it will be arriving on July [...]

Get Smart… Sort of

March 25, 2008 // 0 Comments

The good news is that the complete series of Get Smart is coming to DVD, but it might not be what you’re thinking. The 1995 update of the shows is the property coming to DVD. Join Agents 86 and 99 years later as they struggle to keep arch-rival KAOS [...]

Na na na na na na na na Batman

March 25, 2008 // 0 Comments

The rights to the Batman television show continue to ride a murky path, but Batman: The Movie from 1966 is coming to Blu-ray this summer. The four greatest super-criminals of The United Underworld – The Catwoman, The Joker, The Riddler and The [...]

Another trip to Casino Royale

March 24, 2008 // 0 Comments

With an autumn release for the next Bond film Quantum of Solace, MGM is sure to celebrate the way they celebrate all recent Bond releases; a slew of video releases. The first announcement out of the gate is a new three disc release for Casino Royale. The [...]

High Def Trek goes Standard

March 24, 2008 // 0 Comments

The recent upgrading of Star Trek to high definition has been getting some attention, especially since Paramount has discontinued HD-DVD support. Well word has arrived that the second season of Star Trek will arrive in August, on DVD only. In other words, [...]

Young Indiana Jones season three gets finalized

March 24, 2008 // 0 Comments

Fifteen years after the promise that The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles would be among the first DVDs released, the remixed series will finally be complete on home video, albiet slightly remixed as The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones Volume 3: The Years [...]

Aliens sure do love fighting Predators

March 21, 2008 // 0 Comments

Fox is going for the two pack with a new Blu-ray release of Alien vs. Predator and Alien vs. Predator: Requiem. Both films are presented in 1080p and lossless DTS-DG Master Audio 4.1. AVP comes with two commentaries, trailers and a trivia track. [...]

I’m Not There wanders onto DVD

March 20, 2008 // 0 Comments

Genius Products and The Weinstein Company are getting a DVD ready for the Bob Dylan quasi-biopic I’m Not There in May. Inspired by the life and songs of Bob Dylan, “I’m Not There” is “a profoundly personal and passionate film” (A.O. Scott, The [...]

The Sword in the Stone gets a wide release

March 19, 2008 // 0 Comments

Disney has two long traditions; producing wonderful animated films and not paying those films proper respect. Many of Disney’s films from before the 1980 have had spotty DVD releases with various unannounced edits and in odd aspect ratios. The debates [...]
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