 For
the Love of Troy - 5:15pm
Yikes, we're already getting announcements for 2005. Just in
from Warner Home Video is a January 4th due date for the Brad
Pitt hit Troy. Set for release in separate 2.40:1
anamorphic widescreen and 4:3 pan & scan versions, each a
two-disc set, extras "In The Thick of the Battle," "From
Ruins to Reality" and "Troy: An Effects Odyssey"
featurettes, the "Gallery of the Gods" CGI interactive
tour of Mount Olympus, theatrical trailers and additional easter
eggs. Retail will list for $29.95, and Warner will also release
a $44.95 two-pack that includes the National Geographic's Beyond
the Movie special.
Bombs Away - 5:15pm
It's the return of the double-dip with two new special edition
reissues from Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment.
Due on November 2nd is a two-disc set of Stanley Kubrick's Dr.
Strangelove, which will be presented in 1.33:1 full screen
and Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1 surround. Extras include the new
documentary "The Art of Stanley Kubrick from Short Films
to Strangelove" and "Inside the Making of Dr. Strangelove"
featurette, split-screen interview with Peter Sellers and George
C. Scott, an advertising gallery, talent files and production
notes. Retail will be $34.95.
Also getting the two-disc treatment on the 2nd is Jonathan Demme's
Philadelphia. Remastered in anamorphic widescreen
and Dolby 5.1 surround, extras include an audio commentary with
Demme, a new documentary, deleted scenes, additional courthouse
protest footage and interviews, the Oscar-winning Bruce Springsteen
"Streets of Philadelphia" music video, and the theatrical
trailer. List price will be $24.95.
Second Sight - 5:15pm
Rounding out today's news is the latest TV on DVD announcement
from Fox Home Entertainment. Due on November 30th is the Eliza
Dushku sci-fi drama Tru Calling. This five-disc
set will boast 1.78:1 anamorphic widescreen transfers and Dolby
Digital 5.1 surround tracks, plus audio commentary on four episodes,
deleted scenes, audition footage, and the "Somebody Help
Me" music video by Full Blown Rose. Expect a retail price
of $59.95.
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