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Tobe Hooper’s newest, Crocodile, coming to DVD

September 19, 2000 // 0 Comments

Fans of Tobe The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Hooper will get a chance to see the director’s most recent film, when Trimark Pictures releases Crocodile to DVD this December. This one is obviously a bit obscure, but you have to love the description: [...]

Sales of home theater-related products continue to surge

September 19, 2000 // 0 Comments

Shipments of video-related products reached 4.9 million units during the month of August, up 8% from last month, according to figures released by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA). The year-to-date growth showed an increase of 13% over 1999 [...]

Elite will finally take us to the Drive-In

September 19, 2000 // 0 Comments

Previously announced and then pulled off schedule, it appears that Elite Entertainment’s Drive-In Discs Vol. 1 will finally be released in November. We hope so, because this one is a really fun idea: Remember the drive-in theater? The stale popcorn, the [...]

We have the details on Criterion’s Fiend Without A Face

September 19, 2000 // 0 Comments

Though recently announced, we now have the details on The Criterion Collection’s release of the terrific British horror film, Fiend Without A Face (1958). A scientist’s thoughts materialize as an army of invisible brain-shaped monsters that terrorize [...]

Pan & Scan version of the great white shark

September 19, 2000 // 0 Comments

Universal Home Video has just announced the November release of Jaws Collector’s Edition Full Frame. This special Pan & Scan edition (though using the word ‘special’ and ‘Pan & Scan’ in the same sentence is uncomfortable) is for those [...]

Image Entertainment invites you to their drive-in double feature

September 19, 2000 // 0 Comments

After posting today’s article about another drive-in double feature, it was pointed out to us that last week saw the release of another disc with a similar theme. In the interest of fairness, we feel it’s only right to give equal time, since this one [...]

Warner Brothers brings us back to The Killing Fields

September 18, 2000 // 0 Comments

Warner Brothers Home Video has announced plans to release The Killing Fields to DVD next year. In the days after the American evacuation of Cambodia, New York Times reporter Sidney Schanberg stayed behind, putting his life and the lives of those around [...]

Hit comedy Scary Movie sees very quick DVD turnaround time

September 18, 2000 // 0 Comments

Fresh from its theatrical run (VERY fresh, since it’s still in some theaters), Miramax will release Scary Movie to DVD this December…just in time for your holiday pleasure. Keenan Ivory Wayans skewers the endless spate of recycled slasher movies with [...]
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