Archived On The Mark - February, 2006
February 28, 2006 - Here are TV reviews
of the ninth season finale of the SCI FI Channel original series "Stargate:
SG-1" and the second season finale of "Stargate:
Atlantis." Below is the press release for the March DVD release of
Universal Studios Home Entertainment's "King Kong."
The
Spectacular Groundbreaking Action-Packed
Adventure
Epic of Our Time!
Nominated
for Four Academy Awards®
from
Oscar®-winning director Peter
King
Kong
Roars
Onto DVD on
Available
as a Single Disc and Limited Edition Two-Disc DVD Set Containing
Never-Before-Seen Featurettes, Extensive Behind-the-Scenes Footage and
Specially-Commissioned Package Artwork
“The
jaw-dropping, eye-popping, heart-stopping movie epic
we’ve
been waiting for all year.” –Peter Travers, Rolling
Stone
The
DVD, featuring collectable original package artwork specially designed by the
Oscar®-winning artists at WETA Digital Ltd, the production company
behind the film’s dazzling visual effects, is available in both the thrilling
original theatrical version and a Special Edition two-disc set that gives
audiences a whole new “Kong” experience.
Featuring a fascinating inside look into the creation of the film’s two
cinematic worlds – Skull Island and 1933 New York City – the Special Edition
offers an unparalleled opportunity to share Peter Jackson’s creative genius
and the cast and crew’s passion in bringing the timeless story to the screen.
The single disc version is available at $29.98 SRP and the two-disc
Special Edition is priced at $30.98 SRP.
“King
Kong is one of those rare cinematic achievements that reminds us
of the truly magical power of movies,” says Craig Kornblau, President of
Universal Studios Home Entertainment. “From
the first frame, Peter Jackson and his team take us on an unforgettable
adventure that not only thrills, but also touches us on a deep, emotional level.
We are extremely proud to be able to bring this one-of-a-kind film to
home entertainment audiences.”
“The
original King
Kong inspired me to become a filmmaker,” said director/producer
Peter Jackson. “It’s a story that had a profound personal impact and
shepherding its return to the big screen has been a dream come true.
Contributing to the DVD afforded me the opportunity to share this amazing
experience with audiences and highlight the incredible achievements of our
exceptional cast and crew.”
King
Kong
features a stellar cast including Oscar® nominee Naomi Watts (21
Grams), Jack Black (School of
Rock), Oscar® winner Adrien Brody (The
Pianist), Colin Hanks (Orange
County), and Andy Serkis (the
Lord of the Rings trilogy).
Director and producer Jackson co-wrote the update on the classic 1933 film with
his longtime collaborators and fellow Oscar® winners Fran Walsh and
Philippa Boyens. The film has
earned over $215 million at the box-office, been honored on countless “Best
Movie” lists, and is nominated for four Academy Awards®, including
Best Visual Effects, Best Art Direction, Best Sound Editing and Best Sound
Mixing. A must-see and must-have
action adventure epic for movie lovers of all ages, King
Kong marks a quantum leap in thrilling home entertainment.
A
timeless
tale of love and survival, King
Kong is the story of a desperate young actress, Ann Darrow (Naomi
Watts), and an ambitious and unscrupulous movie producer, Carl Denham (Jack
Black), who travel to a mysterious jungle island. There they discover an
extraordinary lost world, and encounter Kong, a gigantic, savage gorilla who is
unexpectedly smitten with the leading lady. But it is their mutual empathy and
affection that eventually lead to the beast’s tragic downfall.
KING
Kong
captures CRITICal kudos
King
Kong’s dazzling
visual effects, exhilarating action and commanding performances enthralled major
movie critics across the country. Of
the film, Peter Travers of Rolling Stone
says “Here is the jaw-dropping, eye-popping, heart-stopping movie epic we’ve
been waiting for all year.” Lou Lumenick of the New
York Post states “Prepare to be blown away” while Devin Gordon of
Newsweek exclaims “Thrilling!
Epic!”
“King
Kong rules over all others. As big, breathlessly exciting and
relentlessly thrilling as any epic adventure the screen has seen in many
years!” pronounces Pete Hammond of Maxim.
Scott Manz of “Access Hollywood” labels King
Kong “A rip-roaring, rousing, exciting cinematic adventure!”
while Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun Times
calls the film “Four stars. King
Kong is magnificent entertainment” and “One of the year’s
best films!”
behind
the scenes of a BREATHTAKING BLOCKBUSTER
The
two-disc King
Kong
Special Edition DVD allows viewers unparalleled access to the world
of visionary filmmaker Peter Jackson as he creates this larger-than-life epic
adventure for the ages. Thrilling
behind-the-scenes features bring this instant classic to viewers in a whole new
way with exclusive content that follows the film’s stars and crew in action as
they bring this timeless tale to the screen.
KONG-SIZED
PARTNERSHIPS
The
DVD release of King
Kong will be supported by substantial cross-promotional
partnerships that rank among the most extensive and wide reaching for a DVD
release. Highlights include:
-
Papa John’s Pizza - The
DVD release will be communicated on 1.4 million pizza boxes, and also via
point-of-sale at 2,600+ Papa John's locations nationwide. Thirteen million pizza
box toppers will contain a $3.00 coupon off the King
Kong DVD. The campaign will run March 27th through April 30th and
will be supported via national TV advertising, direct mail and online.
-
Glad - Glad Force Flex
“Kong” retail displays will be featured in thousands of retail locations
nationwide beginning April 1st with a coupon featuring $3.00 savings on the King
Kong DVD with purchase of two Glad trash products.
The promotion includes national TV, print and online.
-
Hostess
-
Beginning March 23rd through April 22nd, over four million Banana Twinkies and
350,000 Banana Nut Mini Muffin packages will feature integrated
King
Kong
imagery, with point-of-sale in over 30,000 retail locations nationwide.
The campaign will be supported by a national full-page FSI, which will
garner over 25MM impressions, as well as print and online media.
-
Orville Redenbacher’s®
Gourmet® Microwave Popcorn
-
One
million packages of Orville Redenbacher's® Gourmet®
Microwave Popcorn and 2,000 retail displays nationwide will tout a $5.00 mail-in
rebate with the purchase of the
King
Kong
DVD. The campaign begins March 15th
through June 30th and will be supported online.
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Kellogg’s - Exposure on
over 5 million boxes of Kellogg's cereal including Kellogg's Raisin Bran,
Kellogg's Corn Pops, Kellogg's Apple Jacks and Kellogg's Froot Loops, beginning
March 22nd through May 30th.
-
Nestle
- A
half page national FSI with an estimated 45MM impressions will drop on April
2nd. The DVD release will be
promoted on over 2,000 point-of-sale retail displays nationwide.
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Toshiba
- Toshiba brings back it's successful "beauty and the beast" campaign
to support the King
Kong DVD release, which will highlight the backwards
compatibility of Toshiba's HD DVD technology.
For more information regarding backwards compatibility, go to www.toshibahddvd.com.
The program will tout the beauty of an all-new kind of DVD player, one that
won't render your conventional DVDs obsolete.
The promotion will be supported by print, radio, and online advertising,
and will also include point-of-sale and a national sweepstakes.
-
Chase - Chase is the proud
sponsor of the King
Kong DVD release event. Chase
will also promote the King
Kong DVD release in its "Spend & Get" mailers, sent
to Universal Entertainment MasterCardâ
card
members in spring 2006.
-
Kodak EasyShare Gallery -
Kodak EasyShare Gallery will promote the DVD release of King
Kong via a sweepstakes. Consumers
are encouraged to use their digital camera or camera phone to snap a photo of
their "Kong-sized smile" and submit it to win a Kong-sized prize pack.
The program, which goes live March 26th, will be supported by offline and
online media.
Synopsis
Academy
Award® –winning director Peter Jackson (The
Lord of the Rings Trilogy) brings his sweeping cinematic vision to King
Kong. Naomi Watts, Adrien Brody and Jack Black star in this
spectacular film filled with heart-pounding action, terrifying creatures and
groundbreaking special effects unlike anything you’ve seen before! Get ready
for breathtaking action in this thrilling epic adventure about a legendary
gorilla captured on a treacherous island and brought to civilization, where he
faces the ultimate fight for survival. Experience the movie that critics are
hailing as a “rousing, exciting cinematic adventure!” (Scott Mantz,
“Access
Director:
Peter Jackson
Written
By:
Fran Walsh & Philippa Boyens & Peter Jackson
Based
on a Story by:
Merian C. Cooper, Edgar Wallace
Produced
By:
Jan Blenkin, Carolynne Cunningham, Fran Walsh, Peter Jackson
Co-Producer:
Philippa Boyens
Director
of Photography:
Andrew Lesnie, ACS, ASC
Production
Designer:
Grant Major
Film
Editors:
Jamie Selkirk, ACE with Jabez Olssen
Costume
Designer:
Terry Ryan
Music
By:
James
Cast:
Naomi Watts, Jack Black, Adrien Brody, Thomas
Kretschmann, Colin Hanks, Andy Serkis, Evan Parke, Jamie Bell
DVD
Street
Date:
Copyright:
2006
Universal Studios. All Rights Reserved.
Price:
$29.98 SRP
Selection
Number:
26260 (Widescreen); 26261 (Full Frame)
Running
Time:
3 Hours 8 Minutes
Layers:
Dual
Aspect
Ratio:
2.35:1 (Anamorphic Widescreen); 1.33:1 (Full Frame)
Rating:
PG-13
Technical
Info:
English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround; English SDH; Spanish and French Subtitles
Street
Date:
Copyright:
2006
Universal Studios. All Rights Reserved.
Price:
$30.98 SRP
Selection
Number:
29945
Running
Time:
3 Hours 8 Minutes
Layers:
Dual
Aspect
Ratio:
Disc One: 2.35:1 (Anamorphic Widescreen); Disc Two: 1.78:1 (Anamorphic
Widescreen)
Rating:
PG-13
Technical
Info:
English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround (Disc One); English Dolby Digital 2.0;
English SDH; Spanish and French Subtitles
February 24, 2006 - Here is a DVD review of Image Entertainment's "Young Mr. Lincoln: Special Edition Double-Disc Set: The Criterion Collection #320."
February 22, 2006 - Here are UMD for PSP reviews of Anchor Bay Entertainment's "Wes Craven's The Hills Have Eyes" and "Near Dark." As the days draw nearer for the debut of both high definition DVD formats, I find myself confounded at times at the assumptions I read online from various websites. If you look at the news everyday online I think it is safe to say that on one day it sounds like Blue-ray Disc is going to kick HD-DVD's ass and on another day you will read the opposite. Now I was not at CES this year and I cannot yet give an eye witness assessment of either the hardware or software until I get them myself. About the only thing I can say again and again is that as far as I am concerned no one will truly know anything until both formats are available at retailer stores. Everything you read anywhere for the most part is speculation and that goes for my website too. I can see strategic advantages for both Sony and Toshiba and I can see the possibility how both could ultimately fail too. Obviously ithe first generation HD-DVD players released by Toshiba without the latest AACS and whatnot may make the Blue-ray Disc players look better because Sony does not have the same release date to debut the hardware and software while Toshiba is committed to a time table and I don't blame them. Yet when the Blue-ray Disc players do come to market they are going to start at about $1000 dollars. Now despite my limited income, I have been preparing for the HD launch and will review both formats, but I don't recall the first generation DVD players costing anywhere near a grand and I purchased my first player a few weeks before the software was even released. Many first generation players in 1997 would end up suffering from the need for a firmware upgrade too so if anything that is a given, but the upgrade for both formats might be a lot easier now with internet downloads than it was nine years ago. A firmware upgrade for Sony's PlayStation Portable that added new features and abilities was included on the UMD game "Infected" for the PSP. The same could hold true for both systems as firmware and software undoubtedly becomes more sophisticated.
An example of how things seem to change depending on the point of view is this article published in "MacWorldCo.UK" regarding Toshiba's AACS issues and here is an article from CNET News.com regarding the possibility of a delay by one whole year for Sony's PlayStation 3. Supposedly this was the deal breaker that made supporters of Blue-Ray disc think that Sony had an ace in the hole. Read both of these articles and please visit the HD-DVD.ORG published by DVD Town because they seem to be giving the fairest coverage on both formats online and it is from this website where I got the above mentioned links. I do everything here myself by choice so you get one person's point of view here, but one person who is not all that different from the readers and consumers and one person who has gotten recognition for his work that rivals larger websites with staffs of writers and more resources. I personally think the majority of websites are different enough from each other that collectively we serve the readers best through direct and indirect collaboration. This is not a competition. I just want my colleagues to online to truly remain open minded and not publish statements that put a negative spin on something most people have not yet had a chance to see for themselves. They may be right and I might be wrong or I might be right and they may be wrong or we all could be both right and wrong. The bottom line readers is see for yourself and make your own best informed choice. We will all still be here offering our opinions, but you ultimately have the power to decide what you want. Use that freedom wisely. Thank you.
February 21, 2006 - Here are UMD for PSP reviews of Warner Home Video's "Constantine", "The Matrix", and "Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines."
February 20, 2006 - Here are UMD for PSP reviews of Warner Home Video's "The Dukes Of Hazzard" and "Enter The Dragon." Amazon.com has added a Blue-ray Disc section in addition to the HD-DVD section that has also been recently updated. You can click here to view the Blue-ray Disc section or here for the updated HD-DVD section. Toshiba is beginning a tour to demonstrate the HD-DVD players at select retailers with TV spots to follow as the hopefully sooner rather than later launch date for both formats draws near.
February 17, 2006 - Here is a DVD review of Freestyle Home Entertainment's "Eavesdropper." You know all of this filibustering going on with Sony regarding AACS is really pissing me off. While no one wants a format war, it seems like everyone is behaving worse than the Democrats and the Republicans in a Presidential Election Year. If Sony is confident about Blue-ray Disc then it should not worry if Toshiba's HD-DVD format gets to market first. What they should do is price players at well below $1000 dollars since even those likely to try out these formats first have to live on a fixed budget in some form too. All of this holdup will only make consumers less likely to place their trust in a high definition optical disc format since many are quite happy with standard definition DVD as is. Personally I also find certain publications blatantly disregarding the HD-DVD format by dragging their heels on supposedly impartial interviews and information related to HD-DVD as well as Blue-ray Disc to be upsetting and short sighted. No one knows for sure what will happen and I for one feel that all of this nonsense and delay will only hurt the manufacturers in the long run. If there's going to be a format war then as they say in the UFC "Lets get it on!"
February 16, 2006 - Actor Andreas Katsulas, whose
credits included important character roles in "Star Trek: The Next
Generation", "Communion", "The Fugitive" and an
excellent supporting role in the 1990's space opera novel for television,
"Babylon 5" passed away on February 13, 2006 at the age of 59. The
news was published at his official website. The URL is below.
He will be sorely missed by genre film and television
fans everywhere. One of the last TV films he appeared in,
"Babylon 5: The Legend Of The Rangers," will be released on DVD-Video
on March 14, 2006 courtesy of Warner Home Video. In that film he reprised his
signature role of G'Kar, a character he made his own that started off as an
antagonistic person and grew to become one of the most beloved and honorable
characters in the entire series. May his work always be appreciated and may
his spirit always be in a better place.
Februay 15, 2006 - Here is a DVD review of Sony Pictures Home Entertainment's "Zathura: Special Edition" and a TV review for the February, 24, 2006 episode of the SCI FI Channel Original Series "Battlestar Galactica" entitled "Downloaded." In addition, below I have press release information on Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment's "Ice Age: Super Cool Edition" and Anchor Bay Entertainment's "Free Enterprise: The Five-Year Mission Extended Edition DVD."
NOW THEY’RE
BACK FOR MORE NUTTY FUN IN…
ICE
AGE
SUPER-COOL EDITION
Double Disc DVD Packed With Bonus Features
Emerges On DVD March 14, 2006 From
Fox Home Entertainment
CENTURY
CITY, Calif. –
There’s more prehistoric fun to be had with Fox Home Entertainment’s Ice
Age Super-Cool Edition - the coolest event in 16,000 years - arriving on
DVD March 14, 2006. Take a journey
back to the frozen artic of the blockbuster, animated adventure whose Sub-Zero
Heroes – Manny, Sid, Diego and Scrat – keep viewers laughing again and
again. From Academy Award®-winning* director Chris Wedge (Robots),
the Ice Age Super-Cool Edition
two-disc DVD set is mammoth-sized entertainment, featuring an all new “Extreme
Cool View” version which combines fun and interesting facts about the real Ice
Age and animated filmmaking throughout the movie. Packed with an avalanche of extras for the entire family, the
Ice
Age Super-Cool Edition DVD includes commentaries, featurettes, the
animated short films Bunny and Gone
Nutty: Scrat’s Missing Adventure, brand new set top games and a preview of
the highly anticipated feature film, Ice
Age 2. Ice Age features the voice talents of Emmy®-winner** Ray Romano
(“Everybody Loves Raymond”), John Leguizamo (The Honeymooners), and Denis Leary (“Rescue Me”).
Available in widescreen and full screen formats, the Ice Age Super-Cool Edition DVD also comes with a free kids movie
ticket*** to see Ice Age 2: The Meltdown,
coming to theaters March 31, 2006. The DVD will be offered for the cool price of $19.98
U.S./$25.98 Canada (SRP).
DVD
PACKED WITH BONUS FEATURES
The
two-disc Ice
Age Super-Cool Edition DVD comes in new O-ring packaging and is
presented in both Widescreen and Full Screen formats with English Dolby Surround
5.1 and French and Spanish Dolby Surround.
The DVD also features French and Spanish subtitles and includes the
following cool features:
Disc One
Disc Two
·
Academy
Award® winning “Bunny” Animated Short with optional commentary
·
Set
Top Games including the all new games “Cave In” and
“Rock/Paper/Scissors” as well as “Playing Darwin,” a flip book game;
“Hide and Eek,” search and find game; and “Frozen Pairs,” challenging
players to spot the differences between two pictures
·
DVD-ROM
games “Sid Shreds,” a snowboarding game starring the Ice Age characters and “Super Dodo Ball,” a rugby/dodgeball game
SYNOPSIS
Twenty
thousand years ago, glaciers were overrunning the Earth, and creatures
everywhere were fleeing the onslaught of the new ICE AGE.
In this time of peril, we meet the weirdest herd of any Age: a fast-talking but dim sloth named Sid (voiced by John
Leguizamo); a moody woolly mammoth named Manny (voiced by Ray Romano); a
devilish saber-toothed tiger named Diego (Denis Leary); and an acorn-crazy
saber-toothed squirrel known as Scrat. This
quartet of misfits unexpectedly, and reluctantly, comes together in a quest to
return a human infant to his father. Braving boiling lava pits, treacherous ice caves, freezing
temperatures and a secret, evil plot, these “sub-zeroes” become the
world’s first heroes!
A
recognized global industry leader, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment LLC
is the worldwide marketing, sales and distribution company for all Fox film and
television programming on VHS and DVD as well as video acquisitions and original
productions. Each year the Company
introduces hundreds of new and newly enhanced products, which it services to
retail outlets – from mass merchants and warehouse clubs to specialty stores
and e-commerce – throughout the world. Twentieth
Century Fox Home Entertainment LLC is a subsidiary of Twentieth Century Fox Film
Corporation, a News Corporation company.
“I’m
One Of The Top Ten Imaginary Friends Kids Have”
IDT
Entertainment’s Anchor Bay Entertainment
Invites
You To Live Long And Party With
Free Enterprise –
The Five-Year
Mission
Extended Edition
DVD
Starring William Shatner and Eric McCormack
Available as a loaded 2-disc set March 7th
TROY, MI
– Can two Trekkies ever break the boundaries of their childhood obsession? On March 7th, Anchor Bay Entertainment, an IDT Entertainment
Company, will release Free
Enterprise – Tbe Five Year Mission Extended Edition DVD, a witty
exploration into the trials and “tribble”-ulations of two science fiction
film fans living in Hollywood, the ultimate city on the edge of forever.
A best picture winner at the AFI and Newport Beach Film Festivals, the
critically acclaimed theatrical hit Free
Enterprise dry docks as a two-disc set with over six hours of
newly-produced never-before-seen bonus features, for the suggested retail price
of $19.98. Pre-book date is February 7th.
Directed
by Robert Meyer Burnett and written by Burnett and Mark Altman (House
of the Dead 2), Free Enterprise is the hilarious voyage of two life-long
"Star Trek" fans, Robert (Rafer Weigel) and Mark (Eric McCormack), who
meet their idol, William Shatner, aka “Captain Kirk,” and discover he's
nothing like his fictional counterpart. With their illusions shattered, the two
friends must face their fears about the future in this contemporary comedy that
combines the romantic L.A. milieu of "Swingers," with the
“hip-pop” culture sophistication of "Clerks." The film also stars
cult faves Patrick Van Horn (Swingers), Deborah Van Valkenburgh (The
Warriors), Phil LaMarr (Pulp Fiction,
“Mad TV”) and Ellie Cornell (Halloween
4, All Souls Day).
Free Enterprise – The Five Year Mission Extended
Edition DVD comes loaded with enough
value-added supplements to expand even the most final frontier:
Full of
sly warp-speed references to “Star Trek” and Star
Wars, plus such sci-fi classics as War
Of The Worlds, Planet of the Apes (the original, of course!), and Logan’s Run, Free
Enterprise – The Five Year Mission Extended
Edition is a must-have DVD
for any fan of the genre or for anyone who has ever built their life around a
favorite movie or TV show. As
DVDVerdict.com declares, “Free Enterprise is the ultimate good-natured
homage-slash-parody of Star Trek…a wonderfully silly romp”.
So “engage” your DVD player and prepare to boldly go for a great time
– on board the Free
Enterprise!
Anchor Bay
Entertainment is
a recognized name in home entertainment. The company offers an expansive
selection of award-winning, notable theatrical films including “Time
Bandits” and “Halloween,” classic television programming such as
“Roseanne,” “3rd Rock from the Sun,” “Three’s Company,”
“Highlander” and much of the Stephen J. Cannell library, traditional
children’s fare featuring the ever-popular Thomas & Friends collection and
Mister Rogers Neighborhood, the impressive Manga anime line and chart-topping
fitness titles including the "Crunch" and "For Dummies"
series. Anchor Bay Entertainment is aggressively developing a wide
range of original programs and concepts in addition to licensing existing brands
and films.
Anchor
Bay Entertainment is a subsidiary of IDT Entertainment.
IDT Entertainment is a vertically integrated entertainment company that
develops, produces, and distributes proprietary and licensed entertainment
content.
February 9, 2006 - Here is a DVD review of Universal Studios Home Entertainment's "Dune: Extended Edition."
February 7, 2006 - I did a bit of website housekeeping today adding the button links above and below the main pages as well as creating what will eventually be new sections devoted to the new high definition DVD formats as they become available. My next DVD review will be of Universal Studios Home Entertainment's "Dune: Extended Edition" so please stay tuned. Thank you.
February 6, 2006 - Here is a look at Universal Studios Home Entertainment's "Doom: Extended Unrated Edition (Screener)" and a review of Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment's "The Time Tunnel: Season One" DVD box set. I just received the press release regarding the April 18, 2006 DVD and UMD release of Eli Roth's "Hostel." Here is the information in red below.
“Hostel will challenge everything you know about
horror films.”
- Pete Hammond, Maxim
“The scariest movie in a decade.”
- Harry Knowles, Ain’t it Cool News
“Horrifying, in the best sense of the word, with more than a few sights
you’ll likely never forget – if you can keep your eyes open.”
- E! Online
QUENTIN TARANTINO PRESENTS
THE HORRIFYING THRILLER FROM WRITER/DIRECTOR ELI ROTH
HOSTEL
ON DVD AND FOR PSP APRIL 18
EVERYONE’S LIFE HAS A PRICE IN THE
$50 MILLION BOX OFFICE HORROR HIT
CULVER CITY, CALIF. (February 6, 2006) – The darkest depravity of human nature
will be revealed when Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (SPHE) delivers “the
first hit film of the year (Los Angeles Times 1/29/06),” Hostel, to DVD and
for PSP™ April 18*. One of the most unrelenting tales of
human-trafficking, sex tourism and torture ever before depicted on screen,
Hostel, presented by Quentin Tarantino (Kill Bill, Vol. 1 & 2) and written
and directed by Eli Roth (Cabin Fever), was an instant box office hit,
delivering more than $20 million as the #1 film its opening weekend. A
film of extreme themes, Hostel will shock even the most hard-core horror fans
when it debuts as an unrated, widescreen edition on DVD, packaged in an
embossed, eye-catching O-Ring, with a terrifying line up of special features
that include:
* Four Commentary tracks:
o Director Commentary with Eli Roth
o Director and Executive Producer Commentary with Quentin Tarantino, Boaz Yakin,
Scott Spiegel and Eli Roth
o Director and Producer’s Commentary with Chris Briggs (producer) and Gabriel
Roth (documentarian)
o Director and Guest Commentary with prominent online film pundit Harry Knowles
* “Hostel Dissected” Making-of Featurette
* “Kill the Car” multi-angle interactive feature
The unrated, widescreen edition DVD will be available for an SLP of $28.95.
Hostel will also be released on the Universal Media Disc (UMD™) format,
compatible with the Sony Playstation Portable™, PSP™ for an SLP of $28.95.
“The Hostel DVD gave me another creative canvas to go further into the dark
universe we created,” said Roth. “I want fans to be able to enjoy it,
but more than that, I want aspiring filmmakers from around the world to learn
from my experiences. Hopefully fans will watch it until they puke, which
to me is like a standing ovation.”
Hostel is inspired by shocking stories of the dark side of human nature
unearthed by director Eli Roth, and tells the story of two American college
thrill-seekers (Jay Hernandez, Friday Night Lights, Ladder 49, and Derek
Richardson, Dumb and Dumberer) who find themselves victims of a
murder-for-profit business while backpacking in Eastern Europe. Lured to a
hostel in an out-of-the-way Slovakian town boasting a bevy of beauties, the two
quickly pair off with exotic locals Natalya and Svetlana. After awakening
from a hedonistic night of sin, they find themselves plunged into an
unimaginable hell, trapped in a torturous netherworld as wide and deep as the
darkest, sickest recess of human nature itself.
February 2, 2006 - Here are the The Top Ten DVD & TV On DVD-Videos Of 2005 As Reviewed At GENRE ONLINE.NET.
February 1, 2006 - Here is a DVD review of Warner Home Video's "Tim Burton's Corpse Bride: Widescreen Edition" and a TV review for the upcoming Cartoon Network Original Series "My Gym Partner's A Monkey" as well as information on Turner Classic Movies' "31 Days Of Oscar." In addition I have moved my SCI FI Channel TV reviews of "The Triangle", "Painkiller Jane", "Stargate: SG-1: The Fourth Horseman, Part 2", "Stargate: Atlantis: The Hive", and "Battlestar Galactica: Resurrection Ship, Parts 1 & 2" to the Archived TV Reviews Page. Finally my "On The Mark Updates For January, 2006" have been moved to the Archived On The Mark Updates Page.