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Toshiba introduces industry’s first NUON®-enhanced DVD player

September 5, 2000 // 0 Comments

Toshiba has announced that it will ship its SD2300 DVD-Video player, the company’s first DVD player to include NUON®-enhanced functionality, in September 2000. The heart of the NUON system is an advanced media processor that permits new feature sets, [...]

Image brings ‘lost’ jungle classic Chang to DVD

September 5, 2000 // 0 Comments

Before going on to make one of the most influential films of all time in King Kong, directors Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack collaborated on another jungle film, Chang (1927). Until it was released a couple of years ago to VHS with a new score, [...]

Anchor Bay reveals some details on upcoming favorites

September 5, 2000 // 0 Comments

Our friends at Anchor Bay Entertainment…those purveyors of things esoteric and cult…have disclosed some new information regarding some of the extra features in some of their upcoming titles, so we thought we’d pass it along to whet your [...]

Birds of a feather will flock to La Cage Aux Folles this October

September 5, 2000 // 0 Comments

We’ve just received notice that MGM will be releasing the hysterical La Cage Aux Folles as well as its sequel, La Cage Aux Folles II to DVD this October. The film stars Ugo Tognazzi and Michel Serrault as two men who live together and work at a drag [...]

Fox extends an invitation to Big Momma’s House

September 5, 2000 // 0 Comments

20th Century Fox has announced the release of the Martin Lawrence comedy, Big Momma’s House in November. Disguise the limit. Martin Lawrence is the crafty FBI agent Malcom Turner, who’s willing to go through thick and thin in order to catch an excaped [...]

MGM Home Entertainment replaces defective This Is Spinal Tap DVD

September 5, 2000 // 0 Comments

As we had pointed out in our review of the DVD, there is an error on the upcoming release of MGM Home Entertainment’s Special Edition of This Is Spinal Tap. The film contains hard-burned titles that introduce characters and locations to the viewer and [...]

Cartoon Noir shows us the dark side of European animation

September 1, 2000 // 0 Comments

First Run Features is releasing an interesting collection of European cartoons on DVD entitled Cartoon Noir. The darker side of European animation is explored in six award winning shorts. Including: Abductees (Paul Vester), five tales of alien abduction [...]

Universal brings us a quartet of double-features

September 1, 2000 // 0 Comments

Universal Home Video is re-releasing several of their films in double-feature form this Halloween. All discs are the versions already on the shelves, but this gives many of us the chance to fill in some gaps in our libraries… Jean Claude Van Damme [...]

This silent comedian is still remembered

September 1, 2000 // 0 Comments

Connoisseurs of silent comedy will be thrilled to hear that Image Entertainment is releasing Harry Langdon: The Forgotten Clown Collection, featuring three complete features from a brilliant ‘rediscovered’ comedian of silent comedy. These classic [...]

It’s Frtiz Lang’s Destiny to be on DVD in November

September 1, 2000 // 0 Comments

Fans of the brilliant, influential director, Fritz Lang, will be thrilled to hear that Image Entertainment is bringing us Destiny, one of the director’s early treasures. This beautiful gothic fantasy was inspired by a childhood dream of its [...]
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