| Blood feast - 12:00am
A little bit out of order, but.... First there was The Silence
of the Lambs, then Hannibal, and now the first in the wildly successful
Thomas Harris trilogy, Red Dragon. Universal Studios Home
Video has announced not one but three different versions of the
thriller, all due for release on April 1st. Available in single-disc
anamorphic widescreen and full screen versions, extras include
audio commentary by director Brett Ratner and writer Ted Tally,
deleted scenes, serial killer profiles by renowned expert John
Douglas, "Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal Lecter," production
notes, filmographies and trailers, plus DVD-ROM extras including
an exclusive Total Axess portal. Retail is $26.95 each. Extras
on the two-disc edition include all the contents of the widescreen
edition, plus disc two featuring Brett Ratner's Video Diary, two
featurettes on the production and "The Dragon Tattoo,"
Ratner's first film from NYU Film School, and storyboard comparisons.
Retail is $34.95.
Mulder & Scully, together again - 12:00am
The truth is out there...again. On May 13th, Fox Home Entertainment
will release The X-Files 7: The Complete Seventh Season.
This six-disc set features all season 7 episodes presented in
1.78:1 anamorphic widescreen and English 2.0 Dolby surround, and
lots of extras: audio commentary on "First Person Shooter"
by Chris Carter, "All Things" by Gilligan Anderson,
and "Je Souhaite" by Vince Gilligan, 11 deleted scenes,
the 30-minute documentary "The Truth About Season 7,"
the featurette"The X-Files Profiles," 13 special effects
vignettes with commentary by Paul Rabwin, TV spots, and a new
ROM interactive game. Retail is $149.95.
Also on tap from Fox Home Entertainment is Dark Angel: Season
1. This six-disc set is presented in full screen and Dolby
2.0 surround, with plenty of extras: Audio commentary on "Pilot"
by Charles Eglee and David Nutter, "Rising" by Charles
Eglee and Renee Echevarria, "And I Am A Camera" by Charles
Eglee, Renee Echevarria and Charles Woolnaugh, and "...And
Jesus Bought A Casserole" by Michael Weatherly and Jessica
Alba, the featurettes "Genesis," "Seattle Ain't
What It Used To Be" and "Creating An X-5," audition
tapes, a gag reel, and a trailer for James Cameron's "Dark
Angel" video game. Retail is $59.95.
Man of Steel in a box - 12:00am
Rounding out today's news, Creative Design Art in association
with Warner Home Video will release three more repackaged collect
box sets on February 25th. The three picked this time for the
deluxe treatment include Ocean's Eleven (the Soderbergh
remake), Amadeus: The Director's Cut and Superman The
Movie. Each box comes with the same DVD release as currently
available, plus the soundtrack CD, a 35mm limited edition film
frame Senitype, a collectible booklet, and a special mail-in offer
for a poster reproduction. The Superman set also features a fitted
slipcase with 8 lobby cards, 6 black & white stills and a
27"x40" one-sheet poster. Ocean's Eleven and Amadeus
retail for $59.98, and Superman will set you back $79.98.
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