 Fire
in the Sky - 12:03am
Kicking off today's news is another new Fox TV on DVD release,
Roswell: The Complete Second Season. Like the
previous season box set, this one will come with 1.78:1 anamorphic
widescreen transfers and Dolby Digital 5.1 surround track,s plus
plenty of otherworldly extras: audio commentary on three episodes,
the "A Little Something Extra for the Fans" montage,
the "Storyboard to Scene," "Here with Me: Making
of Roswell 2," "The Shiri and Majandra Show" and
"Art of Composing Roswell" featurettes, and TV spots.
Retail will cost you $59.95, and street date is
Also just announced from Fox is the next in their Studio Classics
line, Three Coins in the Fountain. Hitting stores
on November 2nd, the flick will get a remastered 2.55:1 anamorphic
widescreen transfer and Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo mix (the original
mono is also included), plus audio commentary by Jeanine Basinger,
a MovieTone newsreel, a restoration comparison and trailer gallery.
List price will cost you a mere $14.95.
 Stands
with a Fist - 12:03am
Produced by Dances with Wolves Oscar winner Kevin Costner, the
acclaimed documentary 500 Nations will make its
DVD debut on September 21st from Warner Home Video. This 1995
eight-part epic tracks the indigenous peoples of North and Central
America from pre-Colombian times through the end of the Plains
Indians of North America. Presented in 4:3 full screen and Dolby
Digital 2.0 surround and spread over four discs, extras include
a new introduction by Costner, the "CGI Insight With Director
Jack Leustig" featurette, a full-color booklet and a bonus
CD-ROM featuring an interactive look at Native American history.
Retail will go for $59.95.
The Anti-Moore - 12:03am
Speaking of documentaries, on October 26th Buena Vista Home Entertainment
will release America's Heart & Soul. Expected
by some to be the antidote to Michael Moore's fiery polemics,
this little-seen doc failed to generate Fahrenheit 9/11-like acclaim
or box office but will get another shot on DVD. Buena Vista will
give the flick the 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen and Dolby 2.0
surround treatment, and will also include an audio commentary
by the filmmakers and a bonus featurette, plus trailers. Retail
will list for $29.95.
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