 There's
No Crying in Baseball! - 12:27pm
Just in from Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment is the studio's
April 20th lineup of new releases. Making their DVD debuts are
reissues of two catalog favorites, with the first to bat A
League of Their Own. This sentimental Penny Marshall
baseball drama features an anamorphic widescreen transfer, Dolby
Digital 5.1 surround track, audio commentary with Marshall and
cast members Lori Petty, Negan Cavanagh and Tracy Reiner, a documentary,
deleted scenes, Madonna's "This Used to Be My Playground"
music video and trailers. Retail will be $24.95.
Far racier is the cult fave Wild Things, which
will be reissued in a new 94-minute unrated cut, although according
to the Columbia press materials the disc will not include the
audio commentary and deleted scenes that graced the previous special
edition. Retail will list for $19.95. And also due for release
on the 20th is the direct-to-video sequel Wild Things
2, which will be presented in 1.78:1 anamorphic widescreen
and Dolby 5.1, and include a making-of featurette and bonus trailers.
Retail will be $19.95 a pop, or $36.95 for a Wild Things 2-pack.
Rounding out Columbia's April 20th lineup is the action thriller
Tube, starring Asian superstar Sang-Min Park.
Featuring a 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen transfer and English
and French 5.1 and Korean 2.0 Dolby surround tracks, extras include
a featurette, music video and bonus trailers. Retail will list
for $24.95.
 Home
on the Range - 12:27pm
There's more new TV on DVD on the way from Warner Home Video
on May 11th, when the studio will release "one of the most
poignant and beloved family dramas" in television history,
The Waltons: The Complete First Season. This
five-disc set includes all 24 first season episodes, each presented
in 4:3 full screen and Dolby 1.0 mono. There are no extras, and
retail will cost you $49.95.
Also making its DVD debut in May is Samurai Jack: Season
One, which will hit stores on the 4th. To be released
under the Cartoon Network Collector Series banner, this two-disc
set will feature all 13 first season episodes, each presented
in 4:3 full screen and Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo. Supplements will
include audio commentary tracks, "The Making of Samurai Jack"
featurette, never-before-seen footage, and original artwork. Retail
will list for $29.95.
Damage Control -
12:27pm
Rounding out today's news is a last-minute street date change
for The Ingmar Bergman Collection, which was
due to street tomorrow, Febraury 10th, from MGM Home Entertainment.
However, due to mastering errors, the set has been pushed back
over two months. Here is the official statement from MGM:
"It has come to our attention that the transfers utilized
for the release of Ingmar Bergman's Hour of the Wolf Special Edition
DVD and Shame Special Edition DVD are not representative of the
intended theatrical presentation.
In order to provide customers with the best quality product
available, we are recalling the product at retail and will be
releasing both films in a 1:37:1 aspect ratio on April 20, 2004.
The Ingmar Bergman DVD Collection will also be available on that
date. MGM Home Entertainment always strives to provide the highest
standard of product and customer care.
For additional information or comments, please contact our
customer service at (877) 646-4968."
Note that we will update our review
of the set (http://www.dvdfile.com/software/review/dvd-video_8/ingmarbergmancollection.html)
when a reissued copy becomes available, and will post information
on how to tell the correct copies apart from the recalled releases
as soon as the information is made available to us. Watch this
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