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Much Marilyn Monroe in May: five remastered films and a box set…

January 12, 2001 // 0 Comments

Fans of the blond goddess will be thrilled to hear that Fox Home Entertainment is getting ready to release a passel o’ Marilyn on DVD this coming May. Five new discs have been announced, each remastered and presented widescreen in their original aspect [...]

Can 1 DVD contain such an epic? Lawrence of Arabia is coming…

January 11, 2001 // 0 Comments

The answer to the above question is a qualifiable ‘no’. Don’t fret, we’re not regressing to the days of ‘flippers’, but Columbia Tristar Home Video is preparing a feast for fans with their new 2-disc DVD set of the eagerly anticipated Lawrence [...]

The tough-as-nails ‘Girlfight’ takes a jab at DVD

January 11, 2001 // 0 Comments

Columbia Tristar Home Video is putting on the gloves to bring us the DVD of the acclaimed Girlfight. ‘Girlfight’ is the story of a quick-tempered young woman who finds discipline, self-respect and love in the boxing ring. Once Diana decides she wants [...]

MGM brings us The delightful ‘King Of Hearts’ in April

January 11, 2001 // 0 Comments

As part of the March/April blitz that seems to be coming from several of the major studios, MGM has announced that they will be releasing the delightful French film King of Hearts (1967). Anyone who frequented cult film theaters in the 70s will probably [...]

‘Blair Witch 2’ will be first combination DVD/CD disc

January 10, 2001 // 0 Comments

We’ve just received some interesting information about Artisan Home Entertainment’s upcoming DVD of The Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2. The company has announced that this movie will be the first to be released as a DVD+CD (TM), a dual-sided disc that [...]

Barry Levinson’s ‘Avalon’ immigrates to DVD this March

January 10, 2001 // 0 Comments

Word has come to us that Columbia Tristar Home Video is getting ready to release the family saga Avalon (1990) to DVD in March. Part of writer/director Barry Levinson’s ‘Baltimore’ movies, ‘Avalon’ is the story of several generations of a Jewish [...]

Here are the full details on ‘Bedazzled’

January 10, 2001 // 0 Comments

In the past couple of days we’ve reported that Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment’s upcoming DVD of Bedazzled is going to be the first NUON enhanced DVD movie to hit the market. As promised, here are the full details on this release: Essentially [...]

The powerful ‘Requiem For A Dream’ debuts on DVD in March

January 10, 2001 // 0 Comments

Artisan Home Entertainment is getting ready for a March DVD release of one of the year’s most devestating films: Requiem For A Dream. Directed by Dareen Aronofsky, who created the wonderful ‘Pi’, ‘Requiem For A Dream’ is a powerful look at drug [...]

DVD deemed fastest-growing consumer electronics product

January 9, 2001 // 0 Comments

Well, our favorite home entertainment medium continues to astound when the figures are tallied by those who do the tallying (there’s a dirty joke in there somewhere…). We’ve posted some numbers and projections during the year, but with 2000 [...]
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