 Xena
lives - 12:00am
In a major press event this past Wednesday, February 26th, Anchor
Bay Entertainment unveiled their plans to launch Xena: Warrior
Princess on DVD.
This unprecedented multimillion campaign will launch when Xena:
The Warrior Princess Season One DVD becomes available to
consumers on April 29, 2003, and includes the $100,000 "Quest
for the Golden Sword" Sweepstakes. Grand prize will be Xena's
"Golden Sword," which is being coined "The most
remarkable and impressive Xena collectible ever created."
Meticulously hand-crafted in Spain by Marto, the world's finest
master swordsmith, this legendary blade has been forged out of
ten pounds of solid gold and has an estimated value of $100,000.
(Yikes!)
"This campaign is indicative of the tremendous growth Anchor
Bay Entertainment has experienced in the DVD market," commented
Kimberly Kisner, Senior Brand Manager of Anchor Bay Entertainment.
"We are delighted to be able to offer our consumers a chance
to win one of the most unique prizes ever offered, while forging
a terrific partnership with our licensor, Davis-Panzer."
Specs for Xena: Warrior Princess - The Complete First Season
includes all 24 first season episodes presented in their original
4:3 full screen aspect ratios and Dolby Digital 5.1 surround,
plus a bonus CD-ROM with a Xena screensaver, a still gallery,
the "Xena Chronicles," Xena trivia, and talent bios.
Retail is $89.95, and expect future Xena sets to be announced
in the coming months.
Big 80's hair - 12:00am
After over a year of delays and high hopes, the long-awaited,
first-ever DVD release of David Lynch's seminal Eraserhead
is finally available to order from David Lynch.com. This newly-remastered
special edition is housed in a delux 8" x 8" collectible
box, with plenty of extras. Retail is $49.95, but can any true
Lynch fan be without it? Check out the official website for more.
D.A. on DVD - 12:00am
Looks like it is going to be quite a year for D.A Pennebaker
on DVD. The legendary documentarian saw his landmark Monterey
Pop come to DVD earlier this year in an epic 3-disc box set from
Criterion, now EMI will bring Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders
From Mars down to Earth on April 1st. This terrific concert
film captured David Bowie's final live performance as Ziggy Stardust
at the Hammersmith Odeon in London in 1973. The release will be
fully remastered and remixed in 5.1 Surround, with extras to be
announced. Retail is $34.95.
Fans of Pennebaker can also look forward to the first-ever DVD
release of the documentarian's look at the synth-pop pioneers
of Depeche Mode 101 later this year. The official Depeche
Mode website (www.depechemode.com) announced the release as forthcoming,
with specs to be announced. Stay tuned...
Two from Criterion- 12:00am
Rounding out this week's news, Criterion has just announced two
new additions to their ever-expanding collection, due May 13th.
First up is another Akira Kurosawa classic, Throne of Blood.
Coming complete in a newly-remastered transfer with the original
Japanese mono track, extras include an audio commentary by Japanese
film expert Michael Jeck, a new essay by Stephen Prince, two alternative
subtitle translations, and the trailer. Retail is $39.95.
Paired with the Kurosawa epic is Quai Des Orfevres, also
presented in a newly-remastered transfer with its original French
mono track, plus French television interview excerpts with director
Henri-Georges Clouzot and the cast, plus the film's original theatrical
trailer. Retail is $29.95.
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