Dream On - 10:37pm

Despite still playing in theaters nationwide, Miracle has just been announced for a super-speedy May 18th release on DVD. (Is that a record?) To be released in separate anamorphic widescreen and full screen editions, each will be a two-disc set loaded with extras: audio commentary by director Gavin O'Connor, editor John Gilroy and director of photography Daniel Stoloff, the documentaries "The Making Of Miracle," "First Impressions: Herb Brooks with Kurt Russell and the Filmmakers," "From Hockey To Hollywood: The Actors' Journey," the featurettes "Turning Hockey Players Into Actors" and "The Sound Of Miracle Behind the Scenes," a "Miracle ESPN Roundtable" with cast, crew and original team members, an outtakes reel and theatrical trailers. Retail will be $29.95.

Lost in Space - 10:37pm

Just in from Warner Home Video are three new TV on DVD releases. Making its debut on June 15th is Nip/Tuck: The Complete First Season, a five-disc set featuring 13 first-season episodes in 1.78 anamorphic widescreen and Dolby Digital 2.0 surround, plus deleted scenes, the documentary "Giving Drama a Face Lift," additional "Realistic Expectations: The Practice of Plastic Surgery" and "Are They Real of Fake?: The Miraculous Make-Up Effects of Nip/Tuck" featurettes, the "Severed Parts" gag reel and a music video. Retail will list for $59.95.

And at last teleporting to DVD on May 11th are the animated classics The Jetsons: The Complete First Season and Jonny Quest: Season One. Each includes 4:3 full screen transfers and Dolby Digital mono tracks, plus many extras. The Jetsons boasts "Rosey the Robot" and "A Date with Jet Screamer" audio commentaries by Janet Waldo, "The Jetsons: The Family of the Future," "Space Age Gadgets" and "Rosey the Robotic Maid" featurettes, and "Nuclear Family Album" character bios. Jonny Quest gets the "Adventures in Animation: A Cartoon Called Quest" featurette, a "Jonny Quest Video Handbook" character bios, "Quest Files: Fun Facts & Trivia" track on one episode, and a P.F. Flyer Sneaker commercial. Retail will be $64.95 each.

Banned in Oklahoma - 10:37pm

Rounding out today's news is an extensive slate of new announcements from The Criterion Collection.

First up on May 18th is director Volker Schlöndorff’s The Tin Drum, which will get the two-disc treatment complete with a new director-approved 1.77 anamorphic transfer, a remastered German Dolby Digital 5.1 track (as well as the original mono track), audio commentary with Schlöndorff, an isolated music track, the "Banned in Oklahoma" documentary, rare deleted scenes, a "Volker Schlöndorff Remembers The Tin Drum" 21-minute audio/video montage (with a Schlondorff interview, photos, storyboards, and cut footage), additional video interviews with Schlöndorff, actors David Bennent and Mario Adorf; and author Günter Grass, festival footage, "The Platform" novel excerpt, still galleries with production sketches, designs and promotional art, and the theatrical trailer. Retail will be $39.95.

Also due on May 18th is director Fritz Lang's The Testament of Dr. Mabuse, newly remastered for the first time in its original aspect ratio of 1.19:1. Extras include an audio commentary by author David Kalat, the edited and dubbed American version "The Crimes of Dr. Mabuse," the complete French-language version of the film (Le Testament du Dr. Mabuse, filmed simultaneously by Lang with a French cast), a comparison between the 1933 German version and the French version, an interview with German Mabuse expert Michael Farin, excerpts from a 1964 interview with Lang, the 1984 film "Mabuse in Mind" by Thomas Honickel, and an extensive still gallery with rare production design drawings by art director Emil Hasler, memorabilia, press books, stills and posters. Retail will also run you $39.95.

Rounding out the May 18th lineup is The Samurai Trilogy, which will feature Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto, Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple, and Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island, to be newly repackaged as a set (the titles remain available separate) for a new low price of $69.95.
 
Next up on May 25th is Ingmar Bergman's Smiles of a Summer Night, presented in its original 1.33:1 theatrical aspect ratio, Swedish Dolby Digital 1.0 audio, a video introduction to the film by Bergman, a new video conversation with historian Peter Cowie and writer Jörn Donner, the theatrical trailer, and a new booklet including essays by critics John Simon and Pauline Kael. List price will be $29.95.

Also due for release on the 25th is Luchino Visconti's The Leopard, which will get the three-disc treatment, including a 2.35:1 anamorphic transfer, Italian Dolby Digital 1.0 mono track, the complete 161-minute American release with English-language dialogue, an audio commentary by film scholar Peter Cowie, the 60-minute "A Dying Breed" documentary, a video interview with professor Millicent Marcus, a still gallery and theatrical trailers. Retail will go for $49.95.

Last but not least is Akira Kurosawa's Stray Dog, which will be newly remastered in 1.33:1 and Japanese Dolby Digital 1.0, and include a new audio commentary by author Stephen Prince, the 32-minute "Akira Kurosawa: It is Wonderful to Create" 3 documentary, and a booklet featuring essays by critics Terrence Rafferty and Chris Fujiwara. Retail will be $39.95.