 Bullets
'n' Blood - 5:24pm
Just in from Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment is their January
20th lineup of day-and-date and catalog releases, led by the box
office smash Once Upon a Time in Mexico. The
third and final chapter in Robert Rodriquez's "El Mariarchi"
trilogy, this feature-packed set includes a 1.78:1 anamorphic
widescreen transfer, English 5.1 Dolby surround track, an audio
commentary by Rodriquez, the "Ten-Minute Film School,"
"Inside Troublemaker Studios," "The Anti-Hero's
Journey," "Film is Dead" and "The Good, the
Bad and the Bloody" featurettes, deleted scenes, and ROM-exclusive
shooting gallery and lotteria interactive activities. Retail is
$26.95.
Also making their DVD debuts on the 20th are Fist of
the Red Dragon, starring Donnie Yen, and the excellent
documentary Spellbound. Both are presented in
anamorphic widescreen, while the later includes an array of extras:
an audio commentary by director Jeffrey Blitz and producer Sean
Welch, "Where Are They Now?" updates on the contestants,
bonus footage, an educational guide, interactive "Hangman"
game, and trailers. Retail is $24.95 and $27.95, respectively.
New Columbia catalog releases include the favorites Manny
& Lo and Black Gunn, both presented
in 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen with no extras aside from bonus
trailers. Retail is set at $24.95 a pop. And the latest TV on
DVD classic finally seeing release is Barney Miller: The
Complete First Season. This two-disc set is presented
in 4:3 full screen and mono, with no extras save for episode synopses.
Retail is $29.95.
Bullets 'n' Blood - 5:24pm
The rumors have been flying fast and furious ever since the debut
of The Adventures of Indiana Jones box set: the original Star
Wars trilogy on DVD in 2004? Finally, some genuine hints
have come out by way of Lucasfilm themselves. At the company's
big Star Wars meet 'n' greet at San Francisco's The Presidio last
week, news there was that the original trilogy will finally arrive
on DVD next holiday season. No official word has come from Lucasfilm,
nor have there been any press releases or public statements. But
stay tuned...
And adding fuel to the fire? On December 31st, Fox Home Entertainment
will put both Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
and Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
on indefinite moratorium. Get 'em while you can...or just wait
until next year?
Gleaming the Cube - 5:24pm
While it can't quite rival Star Wars, Warner Home Video has just
announced a February 3rd street date for the skateboard action
flick Grind. What!? You've never heard of it?
That's okay...nobody else did, either - the film came at went
in theaters last August. Warner will release the flick with minimal
extras: anamorphic widescreen and full screen transfers, an English
Dolby 5.1 surround track and trailers. Retail will set you back
a pricey $27.95.
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