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Pioneer picks up 100 Artisan titles for DVD releases

October 5, 1998 // 0 Comments

Pioneer Entertainment has just signed an extensive agreement with Artisan Home entertainment giving Pioneer access to 100 titles from Artisan’s film library for release on DVD. “Asteroid”, the 1997 TV miniseries starring Michael Biehn and Annabella [...]

Roddy McDowall dies at age 70

October 4, 1998 // 0 Comments

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Roddy McDowall, the British-born actor who starred as a child in “Lassie Come Home“” and made a generation of new fans as an adult in “Planet of the Apes, “” died Saturday at his home of cancer, associates [...]

Universal and ILM team up for a new “Frankenstein”

October 2, 1998 // 0 Comments

Not exactly DVD related, but still interesting news… Universal Pictures and special effects wizards “Industrial Light and Magic” have teamed up to create a completely computer generated version of Universal’s horror classic “Frankenstein”. [...]

Hastings Entertainment start carrying DVD rentals

October 2, 1998 // 0 Comments

DVD is taking yet another leap towards becoming a mainstream product when Hasting Entertainment’s announced it plans to offer DVD for sale and rental in about 90 percent of its 125 entertainment superstores before the Thanksgiving holidays, with the [...]

Columbia Home Video to release Father Christmas

October 2, 1998 // 0 Comments

Columbia Home Video today announced a double feature disc containing the animated shortfilms “Father Christmas” and “The Snowman” for release on December 1. “Father Christmas” tells the story of Santa Claus, whose job isn’t quite as easy as [...]

Elite picks new authoring facility for DVD products

October 1, 1998 // 0 Comments

Elite Entertainment have announced today that they appointed Henninger Interactive Media their new DVD authoring partner. In an agreement that is running for 12 products over the next year, Elite have picked Henninger to make sure their upcoming titles [...]

Make your vote at the Expression Awards

October 1, 1998 // 0 Comments

Today, the “Expression Awards” opened their doors here on the Internet. In a first nomination round, you have the chance to cast your vote in categories, such as Best Picture Quality, Best Sound Quality, Best Menu Quality and others. These votes will [...]

Universal announce their first DTS DVD line-up

October 1, 1998 // 0 Comments

Universal Home Video today announced their line-up of DTS encoded DVD releases, ready to hit the streets during the first half of 1999. As expected, the list of 20 titles consists completely of films previously released as Dolby Digital DVD discs. All the [...]

Universal announce “BASEketball” on DVD

October 1, 1998 // 0 Comments

“BASEketball”, this summer’s comedy hit from the creator’s of “South Park” is coming to DVD! Universal Home Video announced this title today, scheduled for release on December 15, just in time for Christmas. “BASEketball” is a film about [...]

The Exorcist Special Edition delayed

September 30, 1998 // 0 Comments

Warner Home Video let us know this morning that the upcoming 25th Anniversary Special Edition of William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist” has been delayed by two weeks. The disc’s release is now scheduled for October 27. This Special Edition will include [...]
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