DVD

The Animal

November 6, 2001 // 0 Comments

There’s some hidden material on Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment’s release of the Rob Schneider comedy “The Animal.” From the disc’s main menu, go to the “Special Features/Animal Treats” section, where you go to the second page. Now, [...]

The Sweetest Sound

November 5, 2001 // 0 Comments

Documentary filmmaker Alan Berliner (’Nobody’s Business’, ’Intimate Stranger’) decides to explore the significance of names. He begins by looking at the variety and importance of names, citing statistics about names and asking for opinions about [...]

Freddy Got Fingered

November 5, 2001 // 0 Comments

On 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment’s release of the Tom Green extravaganza “Freddy Got Fingered” you can find a peculiar hidden feature. From the disc’s main menu, go to the “Extra Features.” On the second page of these special features, [...]

Father Frost

November 5, 2001 // 0 Comments

Barely recognized as a bona-fide genre among film cogniscenti, a few Russian filmmakers devoted their entire careers to bringing classic fairy and folk tales to the silver screen. Produced from the earliest days of cinema, the resulting films have an air [...]

Tekkaman Blade II

November 2, 2001 // 0 Comments

’Tekkaman Blade II’ is an anime TV series (or OAV) from Japan, which is a sequel to the original ’Tekkaman Blade’ series. (’Tekkaman Blade’ was released in the U.S. as ’Teknomon’.) This storyline takes place ten years after the original [...]

Shrek

November 2, 2001 // 0 Comments

Dreamworks Home Video has hidden two fun Easter Eggs on their 2-disc Special Edition release of the animated comedy “Shrek.” Here’s how to find them. On both discs from the 2-disc set, go to the main menu and from there to the “Special Features” [...]

How The Grinch Stole Christmas

November 2, 2001 // 0 Comments

We all have seen the animated version of Dr. Seuss story of the evil Grinch countless times, who has a heart that is two sizes too small. Combined with Boris Karloff’s narration, for generations this version of the story has been cherished by millions [...]

Cats: Ultimate Edition

November 1, 2001 // 0 Comments

Universal expands their ’Ultimate Edition’ line beyond feature films with ’Cats: Ultimate Edition’. This two-disc set captures the beauty and excitement of the longest running musical in Broadway history. The first disc features the performance of [...]

The Beastmaster

November 1, 2001 // 0 Comments

Anchor Bay Entertainment has hidden some additional footage on their release of Don Coscarelli’s “The Beastmaster.” From the disc’s main menu, select “Extras” to get to the submenu of special features. Here, highlight the “Main Menu” entry [...]

Come And See

October 31, 2001 // 0 Comments

The Russian Cinema Council (Ruscico) is dedicated to restoring and distributing the best of Soviet and Russian cinema. While the technical merits of their DVD releases are often lacking, the effort put into the special features and overall care shown for [...]
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