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DVD goes to the museum

October 14, 1998 // 0 Comments

NOVATO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Oct. 14, 1998–Sonic Solutions announced today that Zuma Digital (New York) has used Sonic DVD Creator to produce DVD content for the “Premises” exhibit which opens today at the world-renowned Guggenheim [...]

Maggie Cheung lands big in Hollywood

October 14, 1998 // 0 Comments

Hong Kong superstar Maggies Cheung has landed big time in Hollywood, being signed up for Columbia’s upcoming film “Memoirs Of A Geisha”, directed by Steven Spielberg. For Cheung, who recently starred next to Jeremy Irons in Trimark’s “The [...]

“Quest For Camelot” contains educational material

October 13, 1998 // 0 Comments

Warner Home Video are readying “Quest For Camelot”, their successful animated movie, for release on DVD on October 20. Just in time for the holidays, the “Quest For Camelot” DVD showcases exclusive never-before-seen footage and inspires children [...]

“The Exorcist” Special Edition delayed until November

October 12, 1998 // 0 Comments

We have just been informed this morning that Warner Home Video has to once again delay the upcoming 25th Anniversary Special Edition of William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”. The disc is now scheduled to hit the streets on November 17. This [...]

News from MGM on “A Fish Called Wanda”

October 12, 1998 // 0 Comments

As you might remember, MGM’s riotous “A Fish Called Wanda”, starring Jamie Lee Curtis, John Cleese, Kevin Kline and Michael Palin has been postponed a little while ago without notice of a new release date. While many have certainly been eagerly [...]

Universal Studios start their tenth Hollywood Memorabilia Auction

October 9, 1998 // 0 Comments

Universal Studios just opened their tenth Hollywood Memorabilia Auction and once again, people can make their bids over the Internet. This the chance of a lifetime to own original entertainment memorabilia when Universal is putting a number of Halloween [...]

Ben Hur and Dr. Zhivago now scheduled for 3rd Quarter 1999

October 9, 1998 // 0 Comments

MGM Home Entertainment recently informed us that the DVD versions of “Dr. Zhivago” and “Ben Hur” are currently slated for a release in the third quarter of 1999. “Dr. Zhivago” had been officially announced earlier this year, but postponed [...]

Sigma Designs DVD Decoders Earn Full Dolby Certification

October 8, 1998 // 0 Comments

FREMONT, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Oct. 8, 1998–Sigma Designs, Inc. (Nasdaq: SIGM), a leader in DVD decoder solutions for personal computers, today announced it has received full Dolby certification for all DVD decoder products based on [...]

Anchor Bay to ready “The Black Hole”

October 7, 1998 // 0 Comments

We had mentioned as part of our VSDA report already a few months ago, that Anchor Bay have been eyeing “The Black Hole” for release on DVD. We now have confirmation from the company that, indeed, Anchor Bay is working on a 20th Anniversary Special [...]

Star Trek: Starfleet Academy now on DVD

October 6, 1998 // 0 Comments

Although we usually focus on DVD Video coverage, the following announcements struck us interesting, being a direct spin-off from Paramount’s Star Trek line. After some time of waiting, Interplay Productions have just release the DVD version of their [...]
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