February 2000 Headlines 

02/29/00

• Starring Glenn Close, Jeff Bridges and Robert Loggia in an Academy Award-Nominated Performance
• Talent Files (Director Richard Marquand, Glenn Close and Jeff Bridges)

• Rated R
• Closed-Captioned
• Color
• Sound: Dolby 2-Channel
• Format: Full Screen Widescreen (Enhanced for 16x9 TVs)
• Approximate Length: 108 Minutes
• Trailers: "Against All Odds," "Arlington Road," "Air Force One" and "The Natural"
• Languages: English
• Subtitles: English, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean and Thai
• SLP: $24.95
• DVD #05919
• UPC #0-43396-05919

• From Acclaimed Director David Mamet ("The Spanish Prisoner," "The Winslow Boy")
• Stars Screen Legend Don Ameche ("Cocoon") and Joe Mantegna ("Liberty Heights")
• Talent Files (Director  David Mamet, Don Ameche and Joe Mantegna)

• Rated PG
• Closed-Captioned
• Color
• Sound: Mono
• Format: Full Screen and Widescreen (Enhanced for 16x9 TVs)
• Approximate Length: 100 Minutes
• Languages: English and Spanish
• Subtitles: English and Spanish
• SLP: $24.95
• DVD #04753
• UPC #0-43396-04753

02/28/00

On May 2, 2000 ColumbiaTriStar Home Video will release DOGMA on DVD and videocassette.  From director Kevin Smith (Clerks and Chasing Amy), DOGMA tells the story of two banished angels who find a loophole to get back into heaven, but must destroy humankind in the process.  The film features an all-star cast which includes Matt Damon (The Talented Mr. Ripley), Ben Affleck (Shakespeare in Love), Chris Rock (Lethal Weapon 4), Salma Hayek (Wild Wild West), Linda Fiorentino (Men in Black) and Alan Rickman (Galaxy Quest).

• DVD SPECS
• Rated R
• Color
• Feature: 128 Minutes
• Closed-Captioned
• Format: Fullscreen and Widescreen (Enhanced for 16x9 TVs)
• Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1 and Dolby 2-Channel
• Languages: English, Spanish and French
• Subtitles: English, Spanish and French
• Suggested List Price: $24.95
• DVD #04891
• UPC #0-43396-04891-1

• A Sweeping Romantic Epic from Director Neil Jordan (Interview with the Vampire, The Crying Game)
• Nominated for the 1999 Academy Award for Best Actress (Julianne Moore)
• Nominated for Four Golden Globe Awards Including Best Actress, Best Director, Best Picture and Best Original Score Huge Star Power: Academy Award-nominees Ralph Fiennes, Julianne Moore and Stephen Rea
• 1999 Domestic Theatrical Release
• Day/Date DVD Release

• Audio Commentaries by Director Neil Jordan and Lead Actress Julianne Moore
• "Making-of" Featurette
• Isolated Music Score
• Production Notes
• Talent Files (Neil Jordan, Ralph Fiennes, Julianne Moore and Stephen Rea)

On May 16, 2000 Columbia, TriStar Home Video will release THE END OF THE AFFAIR on videocassette and DVD.  THE END OF THE AFFAIR is acclaimed director Neil Jordan's (The Crying Game) wartime romantic saga about three people whose lives are forever changed by the searing passion of a forbidden love affair.  The film features an all-star cast which includes Ralph Fiennes (Academy Award-winner, The English Patient), Julianne Moore (Academy Award-nominee, Boogie Nights) and Stephen Rea (Academy Award-nominee, The Crying Game).

• DVD SPECS
• Rated R
• Color
• Feature: 101 Minutes
• Format: Full Screen and Widescreen (Enhanced for 16x9 TVs)
• Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1
• Languages: English
• Subtitles: English
• Suggested List Price: $27.95
• DVD #04745
• UPC #0-43396-04745-7

• Fun-Filled Futuristic Romantic Comedy
• Day/Date VHS and DVD Release

• Cast Video Diary
• Making of Featurette
• Digitally Mastered Audio & Video
• Theatrical Trailers
• Talent Files  (Rupert Penry-Jones, Luke De Lacey, Laura Fraser)

On May 2, 2000 Columbia TriStar Home Video will release on videocassette and DVD, VIRTUAL SEXUALITY, this ultra hip, action-packed, sexy comedy about the rules of dating in our high-tech cyberspace world. Starring Rupert Penry-Jones (Hilary and Jackie), Luke De Lacey (The Very Thought of You), and Laura Fraser (Left Luggage)

• DVD SPECS
• Rated R
• Color
• 92 Minutes
• Format: Widescreen
• Audio: English 5.1 and 2 Channel
• Subtitles: English, Spanish
• Suggested List Price: $24.95 SRP / $19.95 MAP
• DVD #04756
• UPC #0-0-43396-04756-3

• Stars Nick Moran (Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels) and Acclaimed Actor John Hurt (Academy Award-nominee, The Elephant Man)
• Day/Date DVD Release

• Audio Commentaries with Director, Mike Hurst
• Talent Files

On May 9, 2000 Columbia TriStar Home Video will release on videocassette and DVD, NEW BLOOD.  This action gangland drama stars Nick Moran and academy Award-nominee John Hurt.

• DVD SPECS
• Rated R
• Color
• Feature: 92 Minutes
• Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1 and Dolby 2-Channel
• Trailers: "NEW BLOOD"
• Languages: English
• Subtitles: English and Spanish
• Suggested List Price: $24.95
• DVD #05083
• UPC #0-43396-05083-9

• One of Columbia's Most Requested Movie of All-Time!
• All Star Cast!
• Tony Danza's Feature Debut
• First Major Feature Film Role for Michelle Pfeiffer
• Alone with Fran Drescher and Robert Wuhl
• Great Music from the Fifties and Sixties
• Day/Date Release for VHS and DVD

• DVD Exclusive Elements Include:
• Audio Commentary by Director Floyd Mutrux
• Digitally Mastered Audio & Anamorphic Video
• Theatrical Trailers
• Interactive Menus
• Production Notes
• Scene Selections
• Upgraded Audio to 5.1
• Talent Files Include: Floyd Mutrux, Tony Danza, Fran Drescher, & Michelle Pfeiffer

Celebrating the 20th anniversary of a film masterpiece, Columbia TriStar Home Video unveils for the first time ever THE HOLLYWOOD KNIGHTS on videocassette and DVD on May 9, 2000.  THE HOLLYWOOD KNIGHTS is reminiscent of "American Graffiti" and recalls the sophomoric antics of Animal House and Porky's. Lots of funny pranks are pulled off in this hilarious comedy by all star cast including Michelle Pfeiffer ("The Deep End of the Ocean", "Wolf"), Tony Danza ("Angels in the Outfield", TV's "Who's the Boss"), Fran Drescher (TV's "The Nanny"), and Robert Wuhl ("Good Morning Vietnam").

Led by their comedic and prank leader, Newbomb Turk (Wuhl), THE HOLLYWOOD KNIGHTS car gang raise hell throughout Beverly Hills on Halloween night, 1965. Everything from drag racing to Vietnam to high school love.  But those Beverly Hills snobs have another plan. They're running the car club out of their town by closing down Tubby's Drive-in, the car club's favorite hangout.  Duke (Danza), his girlfriend Susie Q. (Pfeiffer) and Newbomb Turk retaliate. They create chaos for the snobs and lead the inept local police on a hilarious game of tag, culminating in a final showdown at Tubby's.

THE HOLLYWOOD KNIGHTS was produced by Richard Lederer and executive produced by William Tennant.  Written and directed by Floyd Mutrux.

• DVD SPECS
• Rated R
• Color
• Feature 91 Minutes
• Format: Fullscreen and Widescreen
• Audio: English 5.1, 2 Channel, and Original Menu
• Suggested List Price: $24.95
• DVD #21894
• UPC #0-43396-21894-9

WHAT A BLAST DVD - COLLECTION 
Two (2) DVD Disc - Box Set. 
The DVD includes What a Blast Special Edition DVD & Architecture in Motion DVD - scored by the Grammy®-winning Tangerine Dream.
DVD UPX78146  7-11027-81462-3  1-57523-877-2
SRP: $29.98
English  PCM Stereo, Dolby Digital Surround, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS Digital Surround
Scene Access, Interactive Menus, Random Play Feature
No Region Coding
Street: 3/28/00

WHAT A BLAST DVD - SPECIAL EDITION 
The What A Blast video Series on DVD!  Featuring: Detonation Countdown, Demolition Artist & What A Blast For Kids!
DVD  UPX72021  7-11027-20212-3  1-57523-788-1
SRP:  $19.98  
English  Dolby Digital Surround, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS Digital Surround
Scene Access, Interactive Menus. No Region Coding
Street: 3/28/00

ABOVE ALL ELSE: THE EVEREST DREAM 
Join friends Jamie Clarke and Alan Hobson on their ten-year voyage of discovery to Mount Everest.  Experience the wonder of the highest mountain in the world, and step inside the hearts and minds of those who cannot giveup on the Everest Dream
DVD UPX72025  7-11027-20252-9  1-58727-030-7
SRP: $19.98  
English  Dolby Digital Surround, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS Digital Surround
Scene Access, Interactive Menus. No Region Coding

BROKEN VESSELS
R
Todd Field, Jason London, Roxana Zal, Susan Traylor, James Hong, Brent David Fraser, Patrick Cranshaw
Broken Vessels slams into gear in its very first scene and never loses its manic energy. When wide-eyed Tom gets a job as a paramedic sidekick to Jimmy, their pressure-cooker lifestyle od danger escalates into a terrifying joy ride. The back of the ambulance becomes a daily crime scene where violence, casual sex and abuse gradually destroys them both.
DVD APX27011  7-83722-70113-3  1-57848-273-9
SRP: $24.98
English
Letterbox Format (1:85)
Interactive Menus
Theatrical Trailer
Other A-Pix trailers, Cast/Crew Bios, Scene Selections
Digitally Enhanced Stereo Sound
Street:  4/25/00

02/27/00

DVD UNLEASHED ANNOUNCES INTERVIEW WITH ELITE ENTERTAINMENT'S VINI BANCALARI

DVD Unleashed's first interview, Blood, Sweat, & Fear: A Conversation with Elite Entertainment's Vini Bancalari, is now online!  The interview can be found at http://www.dvdunleashed.net/index.html 

NEW DVD WEB SITE GOES ON-LINE

DVD Corner is a new site with reviews and other features, I'd like to welcome webmaster David Berkham into the fray.  Visit DVD Corner on-line at http://www.dvdcorner.net/ 

02/24/00

• $140 Million Box-Office Smash
• All Star Cast Includes Academy Award-Winner Geena Davis (The Accidental Tourist), Hugh Laurie (101 Dalmatians) and Jonathan Lipnicki (Jerry Maguire)
• Also Stars the Voices of Michael J. Fox (TV's Spin City), Nathan Lane (Mouse Hunt), Jennifer Tilly (Liar Liar), Bruno Kirby (City Slickers) and Chazz Palminteri
• (Analyze This)
• Directed by Rob Minkoff, Co-Director of The Lion King Winner of The Film Advisory Boards "Award of Excellence"

• Audio Commentary by Director Rob Minkoff and Animation Director Henry Anderson
• Visual Effects Supervisor's Audio Commentary
• Visual Effects Gag Reel
• HBO Special "Making It Big"
• Six Deleted Scenes with Optional Director's Commentary
• Three Music Videos:
• "If You Can't Rock Me" by Brian Setzer Orchestra
• "I Need to Know" by R Angels
• "You're Where I Belong" by Trisha Yearwood
• Blooper Gag Reel
• Read Along with Stuart
• Stuart's Central Park Adventure Game
• Race with Stuart: Hasbro Interactive ROM Game
• Artists' Screen Tests
• DVD Rom and Weblinks
• Art Galleries
• Isolated Music Score
• Talent Files (Director Rob Minkoff, Geena Davis, Hugh Grant, Jonathan Lipnicki, Michael J. Fox and Nathan Lane)

On April 18, 2000 Columbia TriStar Home Video will release STUART LITTLE on DVD and videocassette.  Based on the classic book by beloved author E.B. White (Charlotte's Web, The Trumpet of the Swan) Stuart Little combines live-action with groundbreaking visual effects and tells the heartwarming story of a mouse who is adopted by a human family.

• DVD SPECS
• Rated PG
• Color
• Closed-Captioned
• 84 Minutes
• Format: Full Screen and Widescreen (Enhanced for 16x9 TVs)
• Sound: Dolby 2-Channel and Dolby Digital 5.1
• Trailers: "Stuart Little"
• Languages: English
• Subtitles: English
• DVD Widescreen #04893
• UPC Code 0-43396-04893-5
• DVD Full Screen #05214
• UPC Code 0-43396-05214-7
• Price: $27.95

EYES WIDE SHUT will be an eye opener at video and DVD outlets across the country on March 7.

The critically acclaimed final film from master filmmaker Stanley Kubrick, starring Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman, will debut from Warner Home Video on VHS for rental and on DVD for sale at the suggested retail price of $24.98. EYES WIDE SHUT will also be available on VHS with Spanish subtitles.

Mr. Kubrick's first film in twelve years since his hit "Full Metal Jacket," EYES WIDE SHUT opened to a hefty first weekend gross of $21.7 million and wide praise from motion picture critics across the country. It went on to earn $155 million at the box office worldwide. To date, the movie has made more than 50 of the nation's top critics' Best of the Year lists and has been honored by the Chicago Film Critics with nominations for Best Director, Best Cinematography and Best Original Score. EYES WIDE SHUT is rated "R" and has a running time of 159 minutes.

02/23/00

02/21/00

ANCHOR BAY ADDS DETAILS TO WEB SITE

Anchor Bay Entertainment have added some details to their web site about the Limited Edition Tins that are coming for such titles as EVIL DEAD 2 and HALLOWEEN 5. Also, as a reminder the on-site Consumer Survey ends on February 23, 2000 at Midnight EST.  Visit Anchor Bay Entertainment on-line: http://www.anchorbayentertainment.com

02/18/00

 THE HOME THEATER FORUM CHAT WITH FOX POSTPONED

The Home Theater Forum announced today that the scheduled LIVE CHAT with Pat Wyatt Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment has been been rescheduled for one week later, Tuesday March 14th. The chat begins at 9pm EST, 8pm CST, 7pm MST, 6pm PST.  PLEASE BE CERTAIN TO READ THE HOME THEATER FORUM'S STRICT RULES/GUIDELINES CONCERNING PARTICIPATION IN THIS CHAT.

DreamWorks' fun-filled space ODD-yssey GALAXY QUEST is available to own on video and DVD on May 2, 2000. Generating incredible word-of-mouth upon its theatrical release on Christmas day, GALAXY QUEST has remained one of the top ten theatrical releases for seven consecutive weeks. Appealing to both adults and families with kids, this $70 million box-office hit combines an all-star cast including Tim Allen (Home Improvement, The Santa Clause), three-time Academy Award winner Sigourney Weaver (Aliens, A Map of the World) and Alan Rickman (Die Hard, Sense and Sensibility) with out-of-this-world visual effects from Industrial Light & Magic (Star Wars: Episode I- The Phantom Menace) and mind-boggling alien make-up and animatronics effects created by Oscar-winning special effects artist Stan Winston (Jurassic Park).

For four adventurous years, "Commander Peter Quincy Taggart ' (Tim Allen), "Doctor Lazarus" (Alan Rickman), and "Gwen DeMarco" (Sigourney Weaver) risked their lives on dangerous missions in space aboard the NSEA Protector - until their series was cancelled. Twenty years later, the stars of GALAXY QUEST are still on a mission, appearing at science fiction conventions for far-out fans. But when a group of aliens intercept the show's television transmissions and mistake them for "historical documents," they beam the crew into space to help them in their all-too-real war against a deadly adversary. Now, with no script, no director and no clue, the actors have to turn, in the performances of their lives to become the heroes the Thermians believe them to be...

GALAXY QUEST DVD FEATURES

DreamWorks Home Entertainment continues its award-winning tradition of delivering the highest standard of excellence in DVD product with the release of the GALAXY QUEST DVD. The DVD will feature a fun and fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the making of the movie entitled "On Location In Space." In addition to the typical English and French language tracks, DreamWorks will include a special language track in Thermian. Other DVD extras will include the theatrical trailer, production notes, cast and crew bios and much more!

GALAXY QUEST
Price: $26.99 DVD
MPAA Rating: PG
Closed Captioned
Street Date: May 2, 2000

Winner of two German Oscars, yet virtually unseen in the U.S., Fantoma is proud to present Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s DVD debut, WHITY.
Starring: Günther Kaufmann, Hanna Schygulla, Ulli Lommel, Harry Bär, Ron Randell, Katrin Schaake, Rainer Werner Fassbinder.

Summary:
The first of the director’s psychologically complex melodramas, WHITY centers around the illegitimate son of the seriously deranged Ben Nicholson. Despite being their slave, he becomes the obsession of each member of the family as they try to enlist his aid in disposing of one another. Shot in lush cinemascope, in Spain, on the sets of Sergio Leone’s "spaghetti westerns," WHITY marked the first of fourteen collaborations between Fassbinder and cinematographer Michael Ballhaus (GoodFellas, Last Temptation of Christ, Bram Stoker’s Dracula).  The result is a unique film in the development of one of cinema’s greatest and most influential talents.

• New digital widescreen transfer (2.35:1) Enhanced for 16x9 Televisions.
• Audio commentary by cinematographer Michael Ballhaus and actor-producer Ulli Lommel
• Mastered at American Zoetrope DVD Labs, San Francisco

RAINER WERNER FASSBINDER’S WHITY: SPECIAL EDITION DVD
Catalog: FAN7011
UPC: 6-9502670112-5
Features: COLOR/LBX/MONO/16X9/SUB/REG0
Studio: FAN: Fantoma DVD
Genre: Foreign
Price: $29.95
Street Date: April 25, 2000
Year: 1970
Running Time: 95 Minutes
Rating: NR

02/17/00

POKÉMON: THE FIRST MOVIE BLASTS INTO STORES ON DVD

Warner Home Video (WHV) will bring the hit movie from today's hottest franchise to stores on March 21. POKÉMON: THE FIRST MOVIE, the ultimate must-have for every kid, will be available on video and DVD. Kids will be able to catch their favorite Pokémon at one time. Each video and DVD will also deliver an extra that is guaranteed to thrill the avid Pokémon collector, an EXCLUSIVE all-new Mewtwo game card from Wizards of the Coast.

In addition, kids across the country will be talking about the never-before-seen bonus footage featured on every video and DVD consisting of a sneak preview of the eagerly anticipated second movie "POKÉMON: THE MOVIE 2000, " plus "The Story of Mewtwo's Origin.

POKÉMON: THE FIRST MOVIE, based on the wildly successful Nintendo franchise, is an $87 million dollar box-office hit, which grossed $51 million over its five-day opening weekend, making it the second biggest five-day opening ever for an animated title and the sixth highest opening overall.

POKÉMON: THE FIRST MOVIE DVD will be released day and date with the video and will include the exclusive, all-new Mewtwo Game Card from Wizards of the Coast as well as the following extras:

• Commentary with Director Michael Haigney and Producer Norman Grossfeld
• "The Story of Mewtwo's Origin" A Sneak Preview of POKÉMON: THE MOVIE 2000 Theatrical Trailer Music Video: "Don't Say You Love Me " by M2M instructional Feature: "How to Play Nintendo's Stadium Game

Title: POKÉMON: THE FIRST MOVIE
Street Date: March 21, 2000
DVD Price: $26.98 SRP
Running Time: Approximately 93 minutes
Rating: G

02/14/00

In honor of Black History month and in conjunction with the DVD release of the celebrated film MALCOLM X, Spike Lee will make a rare public appearance at the Virgin Megastore on Sunset Strip.  He will autograph DVD copies of MALCOLM X and other popular Spike Lee films available on DVD.

The DVD release of MALCOLM X speaks to a new generation of viewers as it did eight years ago when it was first released on the big screen. Director/co-writer Spike Lee also co-starred in MALCOLM X.  Lee has established himself as one of Hollywood's most important and influential filmmakers with movies such as JUNGLE FEVER, MO' BETTER BLUES, CLOCKERS and DO THE RIGHT THING.  He has currently completed his thirteenth film, BAMBOOZLED, which stars Damon Wayans, Jada Pinkett-Smith, Tommy Davidson and Savion Glover.

Mr. Lee will also be available to sign his other DVDs including:
SUMMER OF SAM (1999) - Disney
HE GOT GAME (1998) - Disney
CLOCKERS (1995) - Universal
CROOKLYN (1994) - Universal
JUNGLE FEVER (1991) - Universal
DO THE RIGHT THING (1989) – Universal

Anchor Bay Entertainment is conducting an important Consumer Survey in order to determine what features people would like to see on an expanded website later this year.  The survey is located on Anchor Bay Entertainment’s web site, and will only take a few minutes to complete. Also the Anchor Bay Entertainment DVD Release Schedule has been updated with new details on the regular and limited edition SUPERGIRL releases coming in June.

• Rental Terms:  There are no due dates or late fees on movie rentals.  Members may rent an unlimited number of DVD movies per month and can have up to four movies checked out at any one time.  The program monthly fee is $19.95 and may be canceled at any time.
• Shipping:  All shipping is free in both directions.  
• New Members:  New members can enroll by visiting NetFlix (www.netflix.com).  Free trials are available, see www.netflix.com for details. 
• Pre-existing Marquee Members: Existing members will receive a complementary upgrade to unlimited movie rental so they can experience the program at no additional cost. 

02/08/00

• Sequel to the World Wide Success "FORTRESS"
• All-Star Cast Includes Christopher Lambert (Highlander) and Pam Grier (Jackie Brown)
• Directed by Geoff Murphy (Dante's Peak)
• Day/Date VHS and DVD Release

· Talent Files (Christopher Lambert and Pam Grier)

On April 25, 2000 Columbia TriStar Home Video will release on videocassette and DVD, FORTRESS 2: RE-ENTRY.  The action packed, sci-fi thriller sequel to Fortress.

• Rated R
• Color
• Feature: 92 Minutes
• DSS
• Format: Fullscreen and Widescreen (Enhanced for 16x9 TVs)
• Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1 and Dolby 2-Channel
• Trailers: "Fortress 2" and "Resurrection"
• Languages: English
• Subtitles: English
• Suggested List Price: $24.95
• DVD #04889
• UPC #0-43396-04889-8

From Executive Producers Tony Scott ("Enemy of the State") and Ridley Scott ("Thelma and Louise"), RKO 281, winner of the Golden Globe award for Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television, is available through HBO Home Video April 25. The all-star cast includes Liev Schreiber ("Scream 1 & 2", 'The Hurricane"), James Cromwell ("The Green Mile"), Melanie Griffith ("Crazy in Alabama"), and John Malkovich ("Being John Malkovich"), as well as Brenda Blethyn ("Little Voice") and Academy Award winner Roy Scheider. RKO 281 is available on DVD for $19.98 SRP and on VHS. Order date is April 4. This release is rated R and has a running time of 87 minutes.

"Filled with exceptionally strong performances," raved the Hollywood Reporter. "Sleek looking, well acted," hailed Entertainment Weekly while the Atlanta Journal calls RKO 281, "A lush symphony of a film about an American classic."

RKO 281 is the true story of the making of "Citizen Kane"- the film that topped the American Film Institute's list of the 100 Best Films of all time. The Orson Welles-directed "Citizen Kane," then known as RKO 281, was loosely based on the life of newspaper publisher William Randolph Hearst. But not loosely enough-- the media titan wanted it destroyed before the public could ever see it.  The struggle that ensued between Welles and Hearst over "Citizen Kane," rich with tales of blackmail and threats behind closed doors, is revealed in RKO 281.

RKO 281 is directed by Benjamin Ross ("The Young Poisoner's Handbook") from a script by John Logan ("Gladiator," "On Any Given Sunday"). The script is based, in part, on the documentary "The Battle Over Citizen Kane" from the PBS series "The American Experience." Ridley Scott ("Thelma and Louise") and Tony Scott ("Enemy of the State") are executive producers; Diane Minter Lewis ("G.I. Jane") and Chris Zarpas ("Clay Pigeons") are co-executive producers; Su Armstrong ("Good Will Hunting") is producer. RKO 281 is a Scott Free Production.

02/07/00

• All-Star Cast Includes Sylvester Stallone, Henry Winkler and Perry King
• Talent Files (Henry Winkler, Sylvester Stallone and Perry King")

• Rated PG
• Closed-Captioned
• Color
• Sound: Mono
• Format: Widescreen and Full Screen  (Enhanced for 16x9 TVs)
• Approximate Length: 113 Minutes
• Trailers: "The Lords of Flatbush," "Bugsy" and "La Bamba"
• Languages: English
• Subtitles: English, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean and Thai
• SLP: $24.95
• DVD #04540
• UPC #0-43396-04540-8

• From the Director of "Five Easy Pieces," Bob Rafelson
• Original Advertising
• All-Star Cast Includes Academy Award-winners Jack Nicholson, Ellen Burstyn and Also Stars Bruce Dern
• Talent Files (Bob Rafelson (Director) Jack Nicholson, Ellen Burstyn and Also Stars Bruce Dern)

• Rated R
• Closed-Captioned
• Color
• Sound: Mono
• Format: Full Screen and Widescreen (Enhanced for 16x9 TVs)
• Approximate Length: 104 Minutes
• Languages: English and Spanish
• Subtitles: English, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean and Thai
• SLP: $24.95
• DVD #52809
• UPC #0-43396-52809-3

• Talent Files (Rutger Hauer) - Both Titles

• Rated R/PG13
• Both Closed-Captioned Both Color
• Sound: Both Dolby 2-Channel
• Format: Blind Fury Full Screen (Enhanced for 16x9 TVs)
• Omega Doom Widescreen (Enhanced for 16x9 TVs)
• Approximate Length: 86/84 Minutes
• Blind Fury Languages: English, Spanish and Portuguese
• Omega Doom Languages: English
• Both Titles Subtitles: English, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean and Thai
• SLP: $24.95
• DVD #04919
• UPC #0-43396-04919-2

02/03/00

THE BIG SLEEP (available February 15, catalogue #65026, $24.98)
Private eye Philip Marlowe takes on a blackmail case and follows a trail of scoundrels in this classic pairing of Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall. This digitally re-mastered DVD offers the rare opportunity to view two versions of the film noir on one disc. The original was finished in 1945 but never released. The second version, released in 1946, which displays the couple's on-screen chemistry, is the one watched and admired for more than 50 years. Both versions are on the disc, along with a documentary, THE BIG SLEEP Comparisons 1945146, which analyzes scene differences between the two versions and features an introduction by UCLA Film Preservationist Robert Gift.

CASABLANCA (currently available, catalogue #65008, $24.98)
This wartime romantic classic ranked by the American Film Institute as the #2 greatest movie of all time, stars Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman. The digitally re-mastered DVD contains a documentary You Must Remember This (with a special introduction by Lauren Bacall), original theatrical trailers, and limited-edition collector's cards.

KEY LARGO (available February 15, catalogue 465010, $24.98)
A burned-out GI takes a stand when a sadistic mobster takes over a Florida hotel and terrorizes its occupants. This digitally re-mastered DVD co-stars Edward G. Robinson, Lauren Bacall, Lionel Barrymore and Claire Trevor, an Academy Award winner for her performance.

THE MALTESE FALCON (available February 15, catalogue #65012, $24.98)
Bogart shot to stardom as sleuth Sam Spade in this John Huston's breakthrough detective mystery. Recently selected by the American Film Institute as the film most representative of Bogart's career, the digitally re-mastered DVD features an all-new introduction and a documentary Becoming Attractions: The Trailers of Humphrey Bogart, which traces Bogart's Warner Bros. career. The original theatrical trailer and limited edition collector's cards are also included.

187 (available February 15, catalogue #15432, $24-98)
Was it a gang hit or a sudden act of rage that left a high-school student dead in this thriller? Or did a once-idealistic teacher (Samuel L. Jackson) finally snap? The disc includes a feature-length audio commentary with stars Samuel L. Jackson, Clifton Gonzalez-Gonzalez, director Kevin Reynolds and writer Scott Yagemann and also includes the original theatrical trailer.

CHILL FACTOR (available February 22, catalogue # 18046, $24.98)
Academy Aware winner Cuba Gooding, Jr. and Skeet Ulrich are on the run, struggling to keep a top-secret bioweapon out of the hands of pursuing terrorists - and to keep the deadly cargo at a temperature below its 50-degree detonation point. Special DVD features include a feature-length audio commentary by director Hugh Johnson, a behind-the- scenes visual effects presentation, production notes and animated menus, the original theatrical trailer for this and 12 other movies, cast and crew bios, filmographies and interviews and Dolby Digital 5.1 English and French audio, DVD-ROM content includes links to Morgan Creek and Warner Bros. web sites, as well as an original DVD-ROM game which lets you sample an alternative ending to the movie.

SPLENDOR IN THE GRASS (available February 15, catalogue #15739, $24.98)
This passionate film, starring Natalie Wood and Warren Beatty in his screen debut, tells the story of two lovers who find their awakening sensuality in conflict with their moral values and those of the small town in which they live.

TWO IF BY SEA (available February 22, catalogue #14159, $24.98)
In this comedy, the FBI is on the Vail of petty thief (Denis Leary) and his girlfriend (Sandra Bullock). When they take up temporary residence in a beach house on a posh island, their love for each other is put to the ultimate test. DVD features include behind-the-scenes featurettes, the original theatrical trailer, web-enabled DVD with links to Morgan Creek and Warner Bros. web sites, soundtrack selection, cast and crew biographies and filmographies, Dolby Digital 5.1 English and French audio and English, French and Spanish subtitles.

02/02/00

ANCHOR BAY SURVEY AND DVD RELEASE UPDATE

Anchor Bay Entertainment is gauging the interest for releasing the MAD MISSION series of films from Hong Kong, which are also known as the ACES GO PLACES series. If you are interested in seeing these titles released on DVD pay a visit to http://www.anchorbayentertainment.com. There is a special email address set-up for the MAD MISSION poll on the News page for people to send in their comments to Anchor Bay Entertainment. In other news Anchor Bay has posted an update for their acquisition of DIVA, plus there is information on the DVD release THAT GIRL and CRIME STORY.

ELITE DVD SERIES GETS NEW NAME

Elite Entertainment has announced a name change for their KILLER CREATURE DOUBLE FEATURE series of DVDs.  From now on the series will be known as DRIVE-IN DISCS.

02/01/00

DVDFUTURE.COM ANNOUNCES INTERVIEW AND ARTICLE ON DECSS

dvdfuture.com has posted an interview with an exclusive interview with Jon Johansen who explains his side of the DeCSS hack.  There is also a companion article featured on the website.

February 2000 Headlines