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Arriving on September 2nd from Paramount Home Entertainment is
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - The Complete Second Season.
Apparently listening to complaints over the full-frame only transfers
that graced the first season box set, CBS will release this six-disc
set in 1.78:1 anamorphic widescreen, along with Dolby 5.1 surround
tracks plus supplements that include four featurettes ("Behind-the-Scenes,"Make-Up,"
"Music" and "Special Effects"). Retail is
$89.95.
In other Paramount news, the studio has announced their September
lineup of catalog titles. Due for release on September 16th is
the drama Losing Isaiah, featuring two Academy Award winners,
Halle Berry and Jessica Lange, plus the Melanie Griffith comedy
Milk Money, Paul Newman in Nobody's Fool, Leap
of Faith, I.Q., Campus Man, and Harrison Ford
in Regarding Henry. All get the anamorphic widescreen and
Dolby Digital 5.1 treatment, and there are no extras. Retail is
$19.95 a pop.
Paramount has revealed the full specs for William Friedkin's
latest The Hunted, which debuts on August 12th. Presented
in anamorphic widescreen and Dolby Digital 5.1, extras include
a commentary by Friedkin, four featurettes (including "one
on knife fighting") and six deleted scenes. Retail is $29.95.
Last but not least, other new Paramount September releases on
the way include five new holiday-themed titles including SpongeBob
SquarePants: Christmas, Nick Jr. - Oswald: Welcome to the
Big City, Blue's Clues: Blue's First Holiday, Nickelodeon:
Christmas, and Scrooge. Rounding out the lineup are
An Almost Perfect Affair, the direct-to-video Bang, Bang
You're Dead, House of Fools, I Love Lucky Season
One, Volume 9 and the landmark television miniseries Shogun,
starring Richard Chamberlain. Stay tuned for street date, specs
and pricing information.
And now for something... - 9:46pm
...completely different. Just in from Universal Studios Home
Video is a September 2nd arrival for a new two-disc special edition
reissue of Monty Python's Meaning of Life. This comedy
classic gets a new 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen transfer, Dolby
Digital and DTS 5.1 surround tracks, an introduction by Eric Idle
, an audio commentary, "The Meaning of Making the Meaning
Of Life" featurette, deleted scenes, "The Songs"
and "Snipped Bits" reels, plus "Un Film de John
Cleese Songs," "Unsung," and "Education Tips,"
filmographies and trailers. Retail is $26.95.
Frodo & Co. - 9:45pm
Can't wait until August and the DVD debut of part two in The
Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Two Towers? Can't wait
even more for the mega-big four-disc extended cut version, not
due until November? No? Well, then check out this story
(http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2003-06-11-rings_x.htm)
over at USA Today for a special peek at the upcoming 223-minute
extended cut of the film, plus some of the goodies awaiting you
in the four-disc set due on November 18th. Have fun.
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