Fans of Vincent Price and classic campy 70s horror will be absolutely delighted to hear that MGM Home Entertainment is preparing both The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971) and Dr. Phibes Rises Again (1972) for DVD release this coming February. A doctor, [...]
The Spike Lee DVD catalogue is growing larger every week it seems. The coming re-issue of Do The Right Thing from Criterion (November 14th) is now joined by several more films from the prolific director. First, from HBO Pictures comes the excellent and [...]
Warner Home Video is set to jazz things up a bit this coming January with some interesting releases of films that are Jazz-themed. First up is Bird (1988). This is Clint Eastwood’s tribute to the late Charlie Parker, known as ‘Yardbird’ or [...]
The theme of personal redemption is at the heart of Jesus’ Son, a new DVD being prepared by Universal Home Video for release in January. ‘Jesus’ Son’ is the story of a young man’s circuitous journey from drug dependency and petty crime to a [...]
InterVideo, Inc. today introduced CeDVD, a new software-based DVD player/decoder designed specifically for the Windows CE operating system. CeDVD is designed to power DVD playback for a new generation of mobile and multifunction consumer electronics [...]
Rounding out the Jazz-themed DVDs from Warner Home Video, we have a couple of other interesting offerings: Round Midnight (Special Edition) (1986), is director Bertrand Tavernier’s loving ode to jazz and its creators. Dexter Gordon captured an Oscar [...]
Fans of DTS audio who bemoan the fact that there still aren’t enough soundtracks catering to your favorite sound format, will be pleased to hear that more and more seem to be on the way each day. Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment will be pitching [...]
Buena Vista Home Entertainment is preparing a nice DVD presentation of the Disney favorite, Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971) for this coming March. In World War II-era England, three young orphans are sent to live with Eglantine Price (Angela Lansbury), a [...]
Always pushing the edge of the envelope, The Farrelly brothers attempted to mine the comic possibilities inherent in shizophrenia with Me, Myself and Irene, and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment is preparing the DVD for release in January. Jim [...]
In anticipation of the November 14 DVD release of The Perfect Storm, Warner Home Video will honor the men and women who risked their own lives to save those lost and stranded at sea, and those who worked tirelessly to rebuild the ravaged New England [...]
