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Anime on DVD is flying with sales to be on par with VHS soon

March 15, 1999 // 0 Comments

SyCoNet.com, Inc., the leading U.S. distributor of Anime (Japanese animated) videos and DVDs, today announced that it has generated an average 100% monthly sales increase of DVD Anime movies since January 1999. The Company reported that it is fulfilling [...]

The second VersaDisc is finally shipping… under a new name

March 15, 1999 // 0 Comments

We just received some new information from VM1, the company that produces VersaDisc, a free magazine that comes on a DVD disc. The magazine has been renamed to TheVOB and is now shipping to all subscribers of the “VersaDisc”. The disc’s content has [...]

Anchor Bay bring you Terry Gilliam’s Time Bandits

March 15, 1999 // 0 Comments

On April 27, Anchor Bay Entertainment will release Terry Gilliam’s critically acclaimed fantasy movie and dark comedy Time Bandits to DVD. Unlike the Criterion Edition of the same film around the same time, Anchor Bay releases this film in a no frills [...]

MGM breaks away from Warner distribution

March 15, 1999 // 0 Comments

In an unexpected move, MGM today entered negotiations with Warner Bros. for an early termination of its distribtuion agreement. As you certainly know, all MGM home video titles, including DVD, are currently distributed through Warner Bros. and the [...]

Star Wars: Episode I to arrive earlier than expected

March 12, 1999 // 0 Comments

It’s getting little much Star Wars news lately, but new information just keeps flooding in. Although not DVD related, we hope you enjoy these snippets as much as we do, however. George Lucas announced Wednesday night during the trailer’s first [...]

Palm Pictures releases Fabulous Story of the Cuban Cigar

March 12, 1999 // 0 Comments

On May 25 Palm Pictures will release The Fabulous Story of the Cuban Cigar as told by the people who are experts in growing some of the finest tasting tobacco the world has ever known. Finally, their meticulous tobacco cultivation has achieved worldwide [...]

Hear the roar of gunfire… MGM preps war front line action

March 11, 1999 // 0 Comments

On May 18 some epic war dramas from MGM Home Entertainment will hit the shelves and put you to the trenches. All priced at $24.98, the combat thrillers Run Silent, Run Deep and Pork Chop Hill are featured in widescreen and pan&scan versions. Also [...]

The age of digital movie theaters is dawning

March 11, 1999 // 0 Comments

Texas Instruments today announced that its innovative Digital Light Processing(TM) (DLP(TM)) projector technology has been selected as a participant in a truly ground-breaking event which will provide a vital glimpse into the future of movie presentation. [...]

Take a look at the new Star Wars trailer

March 11, 1999 // 0 Comments

The official Star Wars website now has the new longer trailer for Star Wars: The Phantom Menace ready for your viewing. The trailer for Episode I now runs for 2 minutes and 30 seconds, and is just a slightly longer than the teaser trailer we saw earlier. [...]

After a long delay, finally a look at Kingpin

March 11, 1999 // 0 Comments

The hilarious and absurd comedy Kingpin had been announced for release on DVD a long time ago, but MGM Home Video pulled the title from its release schedules at some point without further notice. The disc has finally been re-scheduled this week and also [...]
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