Frankly, my dear, I do give a damn. Mark November 9th on your calendar and load up on the tissues, because Warner Home Video will unleash no less than a four-disc mega-set of one of the all-time classics of the cinema, Gone with the Wind. Go ahead and laugh at the outdated morality, silly theatrics and overt racism, but here is a film that still ranks as one of the ten-best of all time the world over.

Digitally restored via Warner's "Ultra-Resolution" hi-def technology, the film's original three-strip Technicolor negatives were digitally separated, realigned frame-by-frame, painstakingly restored and are, according the press blurbs, "miraculous." The four-hour film will be spread across two full dual-layer discs and presented in its original 1.33:1 aspect ratio and remixed in Dolby Digital 5.1 (but no need to worry, the original mono audio tracks are also included). And you want extras? How about a new full length, screen-specific audio commentary with film historian Rudy Behlmer, new narrated introductions by Christopher Plummer, two 60-minute apiece documentaries on Clark Gable and Vivian Leigh, the "Melanie Remembers: Olivia de Havilland Recalls Gone With the Wind" 45 minute documentary (featuring a brand-new interview), and the 1989 documentary "The Making of a Legend: Gone With the Wind," plus additional behind-the-scenes footage, extensive still galleries, trailers and, for a limited time, a 22-page collectible booklet that replicates the materials sent out with the limited 1939 and 1941 Roadshow engagements. Retail for the set will be $39.95.

Also announced by Warner Home Video is a ten-disc The Matrix box set also due by the holidays. Although exact street date and full details have not yet been announced, the studio did officially announce the set at last week's ComiCon convention, which will include all three Matrix films, and promises (threatens?) hours of newly-produced making of material, new transfers, and more. Watch this space for the full details.

And last but not least, Warner has also issued the full press release for Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, which will street on November 23rd. Check out the release for all the goodies.

Gladiator - 12:50pm

Okay, so it ain't exactly Kubrick. But on October 26th, Universal Studios Home Video will release the recent television miniseries adaptation of the classic Spartacus. This 177-minute epic stars E/R's Goran Visnjic, and will be presented in 1.78:1 anamorphic widescreen and Dolby Digital 5.1 surround. Extras include deleted scenes and production notes, and retail will list for $27.95.

Lost in America - 12:50pm

Rounding out today's news, it is the return of television's most famous reality bad girls, Paris Hilton and Nicole Ritchie. Fox Home Entertainment will once again give these spoiled rich brats the quick DVD turnaround, when The Simple Life 2 hits stores on November 2nd. Featuring all ten episodes presented in 4:3 full screen and Dolby 2.0 stereo, the slim extras include outtakes only. Retail will be $26.95. Buy at your own risk.