Archived On The Mark - January, 2003
January 31, 2003 - Here is a DVD review of Paramount Home Entertainment's "Serving Sara."
January 30, 2003 - Here are DVD reviews of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Home Entertainment's "24 Hour Party People" and "Igby Goes Down." The Region 2 Project published a nice photograph of the upcoming Fox Region 1 DVD release of the "Alien Quadrilogy" box set, which will feature two-disc sets for all four films plus a ninth bonus DVD and lots of never-before-available extras. No street date has been announced at the time of this posting. Click here for a look and big thanks to Andy at The Region 2 Project.
January 29, 2003 - Here are DVD reviews of Home Box Office Home Video's "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" and Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment's "Living In Oblivion."
January 28, 2003 - Here is a DVD review of Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment's "Stealing Harvard." I have also moved my DVD reviews of "Cat People," "Gremlins: Special Edition," "Gremlins 2: The New Batch," "LEXX: Series 3: Video Set 4," "Queen Of The Damned: Widescreen Edition," "Reservoir Dogs: Ten Years: Special Edition: 2-Disc Set," "Strictly Sinatra," "The Sweetest Thing: Unrated Version," "and "Vampire's Kiss" to the Archived DVD Reviews Page.
January 27, 2003 - Here are DVD reviews of Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment's "The Fast Runner," Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Home Entertainment's "Hello Kitty Goes To The Big City: MGM Kids," Walt Disney Records' "The Lion King: Read-Along," and Artisan Home Entertainment's "Wildflower," and "Cupid & Cate: Hallmark Hall Of Fame Series."
January 26, 2003 - Here is a VCD set review of "Band Of Brothers: Volumes 1 Through 5."
January 25, 2003 - Here is a DVD review of Universal Home Entertainment's "Undercover Brother: Collector's Edition: Widescreen."
January 24, 2003 - Here is a DVD review of New Line Home Entertainment's "Simone." "Confessions Of A Dangerous Mind" opens in wide theatrical release today and to commemorate the opening of one of the most anticipated films of the year, I have a special trivia contest. Find out about it by clicking here or on the banner above!
January 23, 2003 - Here is a DVD review of Universal Home Entertainment's "The Bourne Identity: Collector's Edition: Widescreen."
January 22, 2003 - Here are reviews of Paramount Home Entertainment's "The Real World Movie: The Lost Season: MTV's DVD-Video Collection" and "The Real World You Never Saw: Las Vegas: Confessions From Sin City: MTV's DVD-Video Collection" and DVD reviews of Artisan Home Entertainment's "Bloody Streetz," Go For Broke," and "Critical Mass."
January 21, 2003 - Here is a review of Anchor Bay Entertainment's "Highlander: The TV Series: Season One DVD Box Set."
January 20, 2003 - Here are reviews of the ABC broadcast network series premieres of "Veritas: The Quest," "Miracles," and "Dragnet." I have also posted information below from the press release regarding Warner Home Video's upcoming DVD release of "The Color Purple: Two-Disc Special Edition."
Steven Spielberg’s Masterful Adaptation Of
Alice
Walker’s Pulitzer Prize-Winning Novel
"A
great ennobling and enduring film; the spell does not fade nor the emotion
pass…Steven Spielberg has made more than a movie -- it’s a sonnet, a song,
an odyssey, an emotional surge into a triumph of blinding brightness.”
Burbank,
Calif., November XX, 2002 -- Steven Spielberg’s The Color Purple -- which received 11 Oscar®
nominations,
including Best Picture, was the National Board of Review’s Best Picture of the
Year and ignited the careers of Oprah Winfrey and Whoopi Goldberg -- will be
released by Warner Home Video (WHV) as a deluxe, feature-packed, two-disc DVD
Special Edition February 18. The
double-disc DVD will sell for $27.95 SRP/$19.95 MAP on DVD.
Merchandiser orders are due January 14 and single-unit orders are due
January 21.
The
Color Purple has
been remastered with an all-new digital transfer and enhanced with three newly
produced documentaries, which include interviews with Spielberg, Goldberg,
Winfrey, Glover and Jones – plus Pulitzer Prize-winning author Alice Walker.
Also included are producers Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall and
Quincy Jones; production designer Michael Riva; director of photography Allen
Daviau; costume designer Aggie Rodgers; and actors Margaret Avery, Akosua Busia
and Rae Dawn Chong.
A
Film of Firsts
The Color Purple, released in 1983, has grossed $97 million at the box-office and is marked by a number of firsts.
Steven
Spielberg earned his first Best Director Award from the Directors Guild of
America and an Oscar® nomination for Best Picture for The Color Purple.
Both Oprah Winfrey and Whoopi Goldberg made stellar feature film debuts
and each received first Oscar® nominations for their roles.
Goldberg
also won a first Best Actress Golden Globe Award for the film and Winfrey earned
a Golden Globe nomination. Goldberg
then went on to win a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for Ghost
and star in the blockbuster hits Sister
Act I and II, both of which grossed a total of nearly $200 million
domestically.
Winfrey’s portrayal
of Sofia, a fiercely independent woman whose defiance ultimately claims her
freedom, also helped to launch her amazingly successful multi-media career.
The Oprah Winfrey Show has
become the highest-rated talk show in television history and Winfrey was named
one of the 100 most influential people of the twentieth century by Time
magazine.
Enriching
DVD Extras
The movie’s many
talents – including Spielberg, Goldberg, Winfrey, Glover, Jones, Alice Walker
and others, participate in the following documentaries:
· Conversations with Ancestors: The Color Purple from Book to Screen
· A Collaboration of Spirits: Casting and Acting The Color Purple
· Cultivating a Classic: The Making of the Color Purple
· The Color Purple: The Musical
Other special features include behind the scenes and cast photo galleries, the theatrical trailer and two teaser trailers. The DVD will be available in widescreen format and will include Dolby Digital 5.1 surround and 2.0 sound, English and French languages and subtitles in French and Spanish.
January 19, 2003 - Here are DVD reviews of Artisan Home Entertainment's "Copacabana," "Flame Of Barbary Coast," "A Lady Takes A Chance," "The Magic Christian," and "Pursued."
January 18, 2003 - Here is a DVD review of BBC Video's and Warner Home Video's "The Hound Of The Baskervilles."
January 17, 2003 - Here is a DVD review of BBC Video's and Warner Home Video's "Coupling: The Complete First Season." I have also moved my TV reviews of "America's Prince: The John F. Kennedy, Jr. Story" and "Benedict Arnold: A Question Of Honor" to the Archived TV Reviews Page.
January 16, 2003 - Here are DVD reviews of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Home Entertainment's "Thelma & Louise: Special Edition" and Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment's "Married With Children: The Most Outrageous Episodes: Volume 1." In addition I have published some nice high quality preview photos from the upcoming Sci-Fi miniseries event "Frank Herbert's Children Of Dune."
January 15, 2003 - I have two DVD reviews in progress of February titles coming for Thursday, so in the mean time here is a VCD review of "Robocop IV: Prime Directives: Dark Justice." I have also updated the Available & Upcoming DVD Cover Art Page with new titles coming soon.
January 14, 2003 - Here are DVD reviews of Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment's "Buffy The Vampire Slayer: The Complete Third Season" and Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment's "Piranha II: The Spawning." In the news, Elite Entertainment announced an exclusive deal with Cult Film Icon Joe Bob Briggs, who provided the hilarious commentary on their recently released "I Spit On Your Grave AKA Day Of The Woman: Millennium Edition" DVD. Briggs will serve as a host of, and provide commentary for a series of the company's upcoming horror, science fiction, and cult titles beginning with "Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter," which will be released in the second quarter.
January 13, 2003 - Here is an unofficial DVD review of Lions Gate Home Entertainment's "The Rules Of Attraction." I also have posted below some news and information regarding the summer debut of "Highlander: The Series: The Complete Second Season On DVD" from Anchor Bay Entertainment and new "Superbit" DVD titles debuting this March from Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment.
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LEGENDS OF THE FALL, SEVEN YEARS IN TIBET, FROM HERE TO ETERNITY, THE
DARK
CRYSTAL, LABYRINTH, HEAVY METAL and DAS BOOT - THE DIRECTOR'S CUT.
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Added to Superbit Collection on March 4!
Culver City, Ca. (1/9/03) - A diverse slate of new Superbit titles has
been announced for release by Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment. The Brad
Pitt starrers Legends of the Fall and Seven Years in Tibet, the classic Oscar
winner
From Here to Eternity, the special effects-laden animated fantasies Labyrinth
and The Dark Crystal,
the legendary rock fantasy Heavy Metal and the riveting and critically acclaimed
World War
II drama Das Boot - The Director's Cut are slated to join the Superbit?
Collection on March
4, 2003.
The Superbit Collection of titles has been hailed as a new benchmark in
DVD. By reallocating space on the disc normally used for value-added content and
multiple audio streams, Superbit DVDs can be encoded at approximately
double their
normal bit rate while offering full compatibility with the DVD Video format.
The
result is picture quality that provides outstanding detail, which complements
the performance of
the latest progressive DVD Video players.
Legends of the Fall
This extraordinarily photographed epic film tells the story of three
brothers (Brad Pitt, Aidan Quinn and Henry Thomas) and their father (Oscar
winner Anthony Hopkins)
who live in the remote wilderness of the USA in the early 1900s. Taken
from the Jim
Harrison novella, Legends of the Fall focuses on the family's attempts to
preserve their
simple yet noble way of life and on the beautiful woman (Julia Ormond) who
irrevocably changes
each of their lives. Directed by Edward Zwick. Produced by Edward Zwick, Bill
Wittliff
and Marshall Herskovitz. Written by Susan Shilliday and Bill Wittliff.
Rated: R
Running Time: 134 minutes
Color
Digitally Mastered
Audio and Anamorphic video
Widescreen
Presentation
Audio: English (5.1
Dolby Digital), DTS
Subtitles: English,
French, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean, Thai
Scene Selections
Catalog #00771
UPC #
0-43396-00771-0
Suggested Retail
Price: $26.95
Seven Years In Tibet
Brad Pitt stars as the arrogant Heinrich Harrer, a famed Austrian
mountain climber who leaves behind his wife and infant son to head
a Himalayan expedition
in 1939, only to fall into the hands of the Allied Forces as
a prisoner of war. He and a
fellow escapee, Peter Aufschinalter (David Thewlis), make their way
to the Forbidden City
of Tibet where Peter finds a wife and Heinrich befriends the
Western culture-obsessed
teenaged Dalai Lama (Jaamyang Jamsho Wangchuk), the spiritual
leader of his Buddhist
nation. As Heinrich waits out the war, his friendship with the
Dalai Lama begins to transform
him from a man of pride to a man of humility. Produced and
directed by Jean-Jacques
Annaud. Written by Becky Johnston.
Rated:
PG-13
Running Time: 134 minutes
Color
Digitally Mastered Audio and Anamorphic Video
Widescreen Presentation
Audio:
English (5.1 Dolby Digital), DTS
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
Scene
Selections
Catalog
# 00874
UPC #
0-43396-00874-8
Suggested Retail Price: $26.95
From Here to Eternity
It's 1941 just prior to Pearl Harbor - and Robert
E. Lee Prewitt
(Montgomery Clift) has requested an army transfer and
ends up at Schofield Base in Hawaii.
His new captain, Dana Holmes, has heard of boxing
prowess and is keen to get him to
represent the company However, "Prew"
adamantly declines the invitation to box for the
troop. Captain Holmes then gets his subordinates
to make Prew's life a living hell.
Meanwhile, Sergeant Warden (Oscar-winner Burt
Lancaster) starts seeing the captain's wife
(Deborah Kerr) who has a history of seeking external
relief from a troubled marriage. Prew's
friend Maggio (Frank Sinatra) has a few altercations
with the sadistic stockade sergeant
"Fatso" Judson (Ernest Borgnine) and Prew
gets involved with social club employee Lorene
(Donna Reed). This film won eight Oscars including Best
Picture, Best Director, Best
Supporting Actor (Frank Sinatra) and Best Supporting
Actress (Donna Reed) and has what is
arguably the hottest "love on the beach"
scene ever filmed! Written by Daniel Taradash.
Produced by Buddy Adler. Directed by Fred Zinnemann.
Not Rated
Running Time: 118 minutes
Black and White
Digitally Mastered Audio and Anamorphic Video
Original Full Screen Presentation
Audio: English Mono " from up mixed 5.1
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean, Thai
Scene Selections
Catalog # 00868
UPC # 0-43396-00868-7
Suggested Retail Price: $26.95
Das Boot - The Director's Cut
Considered one of the most compelling
and riveting war movies
ever made, Das Boot - The Director's
Cut takes place in 1942 at the height of the Second
World War. The German submarine fleet
is heavily engaged in the so-called "Battle of
the Atlantic" to harass and
destroy English shipping. With the better escorts of the
Destroyer Class, however, German
U-boats have begun to take heavy losses. Das Boot is the story
of one such U-Boat crew, with the
film examining how these submariners maintain their
professionalism as soldiers and
attempt to accomplish impossible missions while all the time
attempting to understand and obey the
ideology of the government under which they serve.
Stars Jurgen Prochnow, Herbert
Bronemeyer and Klaus Wennemann. Produced by Gunter
Rohrbach. Written by Lothar G.
Buccheim, Wolfgang Petersen and Dean Riesner.
Rated: R
Running Time: 210 Minutes
Color
Digitally Mastered Audio and Anamorphic Video
Widescreen Presentation
Audio: English 5.1 Dolby Digital, DTS
Subtitles: English Dobly Sorround, German 5.1 (Dolby Digital), German DTS
Scene Selections
Catalog # 00878
UPC # 0-43396-00878-6
Suggested Retail Price: $26.95
Heavy Metal
Inspired by stories from
the fantasy graphics magazine Heavy
Metal, this five-part
animated feature combines the talents of hundreds of artists and
animators from 17
different countries. A glowing green orb called Loc-Nar that contains
the sum total of all-evil
in the universe travels through space and time spreading violence and
discord in its wake. The
stories demonstrate Loc-Nar's malevolent presence throughout
the universe. The
soundtrack features a dazzling array of heavy metal and rock performances
including those by Black
Sabbath, Grand Funk Railroad, Journey, Nazareth and Stevie
Nicks. Written by Len
Blum. Produced by Ivan Reitman. Directed by Gerald Potterton.
Rated: R
Running Time: 90 Minutes
Color
Digitally Mastered Audio and Anamorphic Video
Widescreen Presentation
Audio English 5.1 (Dolby Digital), DTS
Subtitles in English, Spanish, Portuguese, Thai
Scene Selections
Catalog # 00876
UPC # 0-43396-00876-2
Suggested Retail Price: $26.95
Labyrinth
The
magic and genius of Muppet puppetry is pitted against
living
and breathing actors in this Gothic fantasy. The film centers upon a teenage
Sarah
(Oscar
winner Jennifer Connelly) who lives in a fantasy world of myth and magic, evil
spells and
wondrous enchantment. She is baby-sitting her little brother when she cavalierly
wishes
that
goblins would take him away. She gets her wish and a coterie of goblins abducts
him. She
then
encounters Jareth (David Bowie), the ruler of a mythical world one step removed
from
reality. He tells Sarah that the only way to get her brother back is to find her
way through
the
labyrinth and find the castle at the center. As she makes her way through the
maze, she
faces a
number of horrific challenges before she finds her way to the gravity-defying
castle
where her brother is being held by the evil goblins. Produced by Eric
Rattray.
Written
by Dennis Lee and Jim Henson. Directed by Jim Henson.
Rated: R
Running Time: 101 Minutes
Color
Digitally Mastered Audio and Anamorphic Video
Widescreen Presentation
Audio English 5.1 (Dolby Digital), DTS
Subtitles in English, Spanish
Scene Selections
Catalog # 00872
UPC # 0-43396-00872-4
Suggested Retail Price: $26.95
The Dark Crystal
An all-Muppet fantasy feature directed by Jim Henson and
Frank Oz, The Dark Crystal spins the tale about a crystal that maintains
equilibrium in a
mythical kingdom. When the crystal is broken, the evil Skeksis take over,
killing off the
good-guy Gelflings and enslaving everyone else. Two of the Gelflings have
survived: the all-knowing
Mystics raised Jen, while Kira grew up amongst the swamp-dwelling Podlings.
Jen and Kira
join forces to "heal" the precious Dark Crystal and restore order to
their world. Stars John
Baddeley, Stephen Garlick and David Buck. Produced by Jim Henson and David
Odell.
Written by Jim Henson and Gary Kurtz. Directed by Jim Henson and Frank Oz.
Rated: R
Running Time: 93 Minutes
Color
Digitally Mastered Audio and Anamorphic Video
Widescreen Presentation
Audio English 5.1 (Dolby Digital), DTS
Subtitles in English, Spanish
Scene Selections
Catalog # 00870
UPC # 0-43396-00870-0
Suggested Retail Price: $26.95
January 12, 2003 - Here are DVD reviews of Paramount Home Entertainment's
"The Duellists: Special Collector's Edition"
and Acorn Media's "LEXX: Series 4: Video Set
1: Original Uncut Version." I have also moved the "Top
Ten DVD-Videos Of 2002 As Reviewed At GENRE ONLINE.NET" and the "Top
Ten TV On DVD-Videos Of 2002 As Reviewed At GENRE ONLINE.NET" to the Archived
DVD Reviews Page.
January 11, 2003 - I have moved my DVD reviews of "Broken Lizard's Super Troopers," "Chelsea Walls," "Clockstoppers," "The Day The World Ended: Creature Features," "The Little Mermaid Read-Along," "Made & Swingers: The Money DVD-Video Collection: Double Feature 2-Disc Set," "Mad Monster Party," "Showtime: Widescreen Edition," and "Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Kahn: The Director's Edition" to the Archived DVD Reviews Page. New DVD reviews tomorrow.
January 10, 2003 - Here is a DVD review of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Home Entertainment's "Much Ado About Nothing."
January 9, 2003 - Here are DVD reviews of Paramount Home Entertainment's "K-19: The Widowmaker," Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment's "Tommy: The Movie: Superbit," and Synapse Films' "Bacchanales Sexuelles AKA Fly Me The French Way: Widescreen Edition."
January 8, 2003 - Here is a review of the upcoming A&E Original Movie Premiere "Benedict Arnold: A Question Of Honor" Starring Aidan Quinn as "Benedict Arnold" and Kelsey Grammer as "George Washington." I have moved my review of "The Dead Zone Second Season Premiere: Valley Of Shadow" to the Archived TV Reviews Page. I have also added DVD reviews of Paramount Home Entertainment's "Who Is Cletis Tout?" and Home Vision Entertainment's "The Complete Monterey Pop Festival: 3-Disc Box Set: The Criterion Collection #167." As an aside, the complete third season on DVD of "Stargate SG-1" is being released in the UK on Tuesday, January 28, 2003. With the series renewed for another season on the Sci-Fi Channel, can the American Region One box set be far behind? Below is a photo of the UK box set. I imagine the US version will look about the same.
January 7, 2003 - Here is a DVD review of Paramount Home Entertainment's "Serpico."
January 6, 2003 - Here are DVD reviews of Artisan Home Entertainment's "Wendigo," Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Home Entertainment's "Barbershop: Special Edition," and Capital Records' "Kylie - Fever - 2002: In Concert - Live In Manchester."
January 5, 2003 - Here are DVD reviews of Elite Entertainment's "I Spit On Your Grave AKA Day Of The Woman: Millennium Edition," Anchor Bay Entertainment's "Making Contact: Special Edition 2 Disc Set," and Artisan Home Entertainment's "The Last Seduction."
January 4, 2003 - Here is a DVD review of Warner Home Video's "Fear Dot Com."
January 2, 2003 - Happy New Year! Here are my Top Ten TV On DVD-Videos Of 2002 As Reviewed At GENRE ONLINE.NET! In addition here are reviews of Paramount Home Entertainment's "Star Trek: The Next Generation: The Complete Seventh Season On DVD" and "Jackass: Volumes Two And Three: MTV's DVD-Video Collection."