Bloody #@$%! Osbournes! - 12:01am

According to Sharon Osbourne on last night's big interview with ABC's Barbara Walters, that first season box set of The Osbournes, originally planned for a holiday release, will finally hit stores on March 4th. Although Buena Vista Home Entertainment has not yet released official specs on the set, word is to expect each episode in its original 4:3 original broadcast aspect ratio, audio tracks sans all the #$%@! bleeping, and extras including four bonus episodes and a drinking game! Stay tuned for full specs and retail price...

Also just sent out to advertisers is Buena Vista's March DVD catalog slate. Arriving on March 4 is Krzysztof Kieslowski's Red, White and Blue trilogy (each available separately), plus Wayne Wang's Smoke and Blue in the Face, and the horror sequel Stepfather 2: Make Room for Daddy. Also new to DVD on March 4th are the live-action kid comedies The Duke, Blank Check, Heavyweights, Man of the House, First Kid and A Kid in King Arthur's Court, plus the hits Basil, Gone Fishin', A Low Down Dirty Shame, the remake of Born Yesterday, Peter Weir's Green Card, Michael Keaton in One Good Cop, the late Ted Demme's cult comedy The Ref, and a pre-busted Winona Ryder in Boys. Retail is $19.95 each, and stay tuned for specs.

Finally on March 4th, Buena Vista will reprice a number of their top catalog hits to $14.95: East Is East, A Civil Action, Human Traffic, Color Of Night, Evita, Farewell My Concubine, With a Friend Like Harry, Priest and The Tall Guy. Repriced to $19.95 are: Beowulf, Romy and Michele's High School Reunion, Cider House Rules, Good Will Hunting, Monument Ave., Rushmore, Flubber, Mighty Aphrodite, Highlander: Endgame, Nixon: The Director's Cut, Dead Poets Society, Highlander: The Final Dimension, Dead Man and Bounty Hunters 2: Hardball. These are all simple reissues of previously-released titles, with no new features or extras.

A time to kill - 12:00am

Why have just one gun for hire when you can have two? On January 28th, Criterion will add a new double feature to its collection with two takes on The Killers. This two-disc set features both the 1946 version by Robert Siodmak and the 1964 update by Don Siegel. Each is presented in a new 1.33:1 full screen transfer and English 1.0 mono, and no extras. Retail is $39.95 for the set.