ON THE MARK - MARCH, 2004
March 31, 2004 - Here are DVD reviews of Paramount Home Entertainment's "The Singing Detective" and "The Little Prince."
March 30, 2004 - Here is a DVD review of Dimension Home Video's "Spy Kids 3D: Game Over: Collector's Edition: 2-Disc Set."
March 29, 2004 - Here is a DVD review of Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment's "Master And Commander: The Far Side Of The World: Widescreen."
March 28, 2004 - Here is a review of Showtime Entertainment's "Queer As Folk: The Complete Third Season: Collector's Edition" DVD box set.
March 26, 2004 - Here is a DVD review of New Line Home Entertainment's "Ripley's Game."
March 24, 2004 - Here is a DVD review of Rhino Home Video's "The Mystery Science Theater 3000 Collection: Volume 5" DVD box set.
March 23, 2004 - Here is a DVD review of Warner Home Video's "The Matrix Revolutions: 2-Disc Widescreen Edition." My friend from across the pond informed me that Warner Home Video is going to release on Region 2 (PAL) DVD a triple feature disc set containing the "Babylon 5" TV movies "Thirdspace," "The River Of Souls," and "A Call To Arms." These are the remaining original films produced while the series aired on TNT, but sadly "Babylon 5: The Legend Of The Rangers: To Live And Die In Starlight," which aired on the Sci-Fi Channel, has not been officially announced for DVD release nor has the limited spin-off series "CRUSADE." Hopefully when these discs make their eventual Region 1 NTSC DVD debut, the four unreleased TV movies will be released together and the complete "CRUSADE" TV series will not be far behind. Rumor has had it that all six "Babylon 5" TV movies would be released in a box set of their own before the end of the year, but there not yet been an official announcement from Warner Home Video on this yet at the time of this post. For those of you with Region Free DVD players who can't wait and for those who live in the UK already, you can preorder this set now by clicking on the link here - http://www.play.com/play247.asp?page=title&r=R2&title=162779&p=57&c=&g=72. I will post information on any Region 1 DVD release as news becomes available. Big thanks to my friend Kim for the heads up!
Last but in no way least, here is a picture for the widescreen "Star Wars Trilogy" DVD box set that streets on September 21, 2004.
In other Sci-Fi DVD news today, Columbia TriStar has announced the official DVD release of "Starship Troopers 2: Hero Of The Fderation." Read all about it below.
They’re Coming Back to Wipe Us Out!
Kelly Carlson, Ed Lauter, Richard Burgi and Sandrine Holt Star in
STARSHIP TROOPERS 2:
Hero of the Federation
DVD Premiere Sequel to the Hit Sci-Fi Action Epic
Directed by Visual Effects Master Phil Tippett
Debuts on Special Edition DVD and Videocassette
on June 1 from Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Culver City, CA (March 22, 2004) - The alien bugs are back and the interstellar assault rages on with the premiere of STARSHIP TROOPERS 2: HERO OF THE FEDERATION, the much-anticipated sequel to Paul Verhoeven’s cult-classic 1997 hit Starship Troopers. Marking the directorial debut of Academy Award®-winning visual effects supervisor Phil Tippett (who worked on VFX for the original Starship Troopers in addition to other high-profile films such as Return of the Jedi and Jurassic Park) with a screenplay by the first film’s writer Ed Neumeier, STARSHIP TROOPERS 2: HERO OF THE FEDERATION will debut June 1 from Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment on Special Edition DVD and VHS (rental).
Starring a sexy cast of talented young stars including Kelly Carlson (TVs “Nip/Tuck”), Ed Lauter (Seabiscut, Leaving Las Vegas), Richard Burgi (TVs “24”) and Sandrine Holt (Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever), ST 2: HERO OF THE FEDERATION is loaded with state-of-the-art CGI creature effects, high-octane futuristic battle sequences and the infamous man-eating killer alien bugs!
STARPSHIP TROOPERS 2: HERO OF THE FEDERATION picks up where the original film left off, right back to the frontline of battle against the arachnid warrior bugs at a desolated outpost on Zulu Angel, a storm swept planet where the first film’s arachnids gained a murderous grip over humanity. A small group of mobile infantry Troopers lead by General Shepherd (Ed Lauter) find themselves taking refuge in an abandoned Federation outpost where they discover the last remaining soldier Captain Dax (Richard Burgi), who helps them fight off the encroaching arachnids. Isolated from the outside threat, the rag-tag band of fighters discover a much graver danger is actually infiltrating their unit and a terrifying new breed of enemy is hunting them down from within.
In addition, Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment will also release the original STARSHIP TROOPERS and STARSHIP TROOPERS 2 together in a special two-pack DVD set, available at the low price of $36.95 SLP.
SPECIAL EDITION DVD BONUS FEATURES INCLUDE:
March 22, 2004 - Here is a DVD review of New Line Home Entertainment's "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)."
March 19, 2004 - Here are TV reviews of the TCM World Premiere Original Documentary "Cecil B. DeMille: American Epic" and the TNT and Johnson & Johnson World Premiere Co-Production of "The Winning Season." I have also moved my reviews of "Charlie: The Life And Art Of Charles Chaplin" and "Touching Evil" to the Archived TV Reviews Page.
March 18, 2004 - Here is a review of Paramount Home Entertainment's "Star Trek: Voyager: The Complete First Season On DVD" box set.
March 16, 2004 - Here is a DVD review of Warner Home Video's "Matchstick Men: Widescreen Edition."
March 15, 2004 - Here is a TV review of chapters 11 through 20 of the Cartoon Network's and Lucasfilm's epic animated micro-series "Star Wars: Clone Wars."
March 13, 2004 - Here is a DVD review of Anchor Bay Entertainment's "George A. Romero's Dawn Of The Dead: Special Edition: Divimax Series."
March 12, 2004 - Here is a DVD review of Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment's "In America." With Wrestlemania XX set to take place at Madison Square Garden this Sunday night, WWE Superstars have been making personal appearances and signing autographs for the fans all over New York City. In my own neighborhood WWE Smackdown Professional Wrestlers RIKISHI and SCOTTY 2 HOTTY were signing autographs at Game Champ on 86 Street. The standup guys at Game Champ let me snap a quick shot of the two WWE Wrestlers signing autographs and while I wish I got a better photo, I thought I'd share the shot I got with you all anyway so here it is:
Big thanks to Neal and his staff for sneaking me through the crowd to take a shot and to the WWE for bringing Wrestlemania back to where it all started at Madison Square Garden. As an aside, the folks at Game Champ are courteous, honest, and friendly and they also have a great selection of DVD-ROM games for all the major video game systems and they carry a nice supply of DVD-Videos too. Visit Game Champ at 534 86th Street in Brooklyn and tell them GENRE ONLINE sent you!
March 10, 2004 - Here are TV reviews for the USA Network original movie "Call Me: The Rise And Fall Of Heidi Fleiss" and the A&E Network original movie "The Last King." I have also moved my TV reviews of "Bad Apple," "Johnny Bravo Goes To Hollywood," "Party Wagon," "Mad Mad House," "Tripping The Rift," and "Witch Hunter Robin" to the Archived TV Reviews Page.
March 8, 2004 - Here is a DVD review of Warner Home Video's "The Man Without A Face."
March 7, 2004 - Here is a DVD review of Warner Home Video's "Hamlet."
March 5, 2004 - Here is a DVD review of Universal Studios Home Video's "Intolerable Cruelty."
March 3, 2004 - Here are DVD reviews of Universal Studios Home Video's "Lost In Translation" and Paramount Home Entertainment's "Sightings: Heartland Ghost."
March 2, 2004 - Belated congratulations to New Line Cinema and everyone involved with making "The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King" the Best Picture of 2003 at this past Sunday's Academy Awards. Here is a DVD review of Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment's "One Million Years B.C." and I have also moved my "On The Mark Updates For February of 2004" to the Archived On The Mark Updates Page. More new reviews tomorrow!