To the Extreme - 1:01pm

What to do when you have no more back catalog to flog and none of your new movies make any money? Well, you release your biggest hit on DVD again and again (and again). Just announced from Artisan Entertainment are the initial specs for the new Terminator 2: Judgment Day - The Extreme Edition. Due on June 3rd, this one comes only two years after the so-called Ultimate Edition (uh-huh), and is obviously a tie-in with the upcoming Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines. But this release actually boasts a number of new extras, and perhaps most exciting (or infuriating) to fans who bought the other editions, a newly-remastered transfer.

What Artisan says sets this one apart is a new frame-by-frame digital restoration and 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen transfer downconverted from a new hi-def master (of the extended cut of the film - the original theatrical version is not included), a brand-new audio commentary from director James Cameron and William Wysher, an interactive mode that takes viewers behind the process of how the 12-year-old digital-effects-pioneering film was made, other documentaries and featurettes on various aspects of the film, and extensive ROM extras including a software tool that allows users to morph their digital images into a T-1000 or T-800 Terminator. This two-disc set comes packaged in an embossed "endoskeleton" metal casing and retails for $29.95. The full press release with all the details has not arrived, but stay tuned...

Just when you thought it was safe... - 1:01pm

Yes kids, ol' Bruce is back! At long last, Universal Studios Home Video will be releasing two of the most dreadful sequels of all time, Jaws 3 and Jaws The Revenge on June 3rd. (Of course, how can you not love any movie that features the immortal line, "You mean we're talkin' about some damn shark's mutha!?") Jaws 3, will feature a new 2-D 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen transfer and English 2.0 Dolby surround track, production notes and trailers. Jaws The Revenge replaces the now-discontinued Goodtimes version and also features a remastered 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen transfer and 2.0 Dolby surround track, and more trailers. Retail is $19.95 a pop. Tasty!

Chop socky- 1:01pm

Rounding out today's news is a bunch of new announcements from Fox Home Entertainment. Fans of chop 'em, sock 'em action have a lot to look forward to on July 22nd, with a large slate of foreign favorites, many starring such big stars as Michelle Yeoh and Chow-Yun Fat. All of the titles in the lineup include new anamorphic widescreen transfers and Cantonese 5.1 Dolby surround remixes, plus optional English dubs and English subtitles. There are also many extras on each, including trailers, production notes and a still gallery. The titles are: City Hunter (also with outtakes, a music video and cast interviews), Hong Kong 1941 (with additional promo materials), Magnificent Warriors (with a music video), Magnificent Butcher (with promo materials and interviews) and Naked Killer (with additional promo materials). Retail on each is $14 .95.

Last but not least is MASH: Season Four, which Fox will release on July 15th. Like all the previous MASH collections, this one features each episode in 4:3 full screen and English mono, with or without laugh track. There are no extras, and retail is $39.95.