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Columbia remembers the Drunken Master

January 21, 2002 // 0 Comments

Many casual Jackie Chan fans may remember “The Legend of Drunken Master” which was released in the U.S. two years ago, but more knowledgeable watchers know it was the follow-up to the original 1978 Drunken Master. The film which showcases Chan is his [...]

The Golden Globes are announced

January 21, 2002 // 0 Comments

Anyone who watched the live telecast last night knows the winners of the 2002 Golden Globe Awards. For those who haven?t heard, the awards were fairly well distributed among last year?s favorites, with A Beautiful Mind and Moulin Rouge carrying a slight [...]

The First Men in the Moon are coming home

January 21, 2002 // 0 Comments

Although Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment will always promote their cutting edge special effects films, the studio hasn’t forgotten the films that pioneered the genre. In March, they will release the Harryhausen piece First Men in the Moon. H.G. [...]

She Creature is coming

January 18, 2002 // 0 Comments

Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment is preparing a special edition DVD of the new thriller She Creature. Angus and Lilli are traveling the Irish countryside with their carnival sideshow when they befriend a wealthy old sailor. After giving him a ride to [...]

Columbia TriStar keeps it All in the Family

January 18, 2002 // 0 Comments

As the studios begin to release there current hot television series on DVD, Columbia TriStar makes a pleasantly unexpected announcement concerning on of the great shows from decades gone by. Archie, Gloria and Meathead go digital in March as All in the [...]

3 Stooges times 5 shorts equals lots of laughs

January 17, 2002 // 0 Comments

Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment is once again dipping into the pool of classic stooge shorts with The Three Stooges: Three Smart Saps coming to DVD in March. Like previous stooge releases, the disc will come with five individual shorts. Three Arabian [...]

Fantoma visits a world of Giants & Toys

January 17, 2002 // 0 Comments

Black comedy is not a genre typically associated with Japanese cinema, but in 1958 director Yasuzo Masumura released the eccentric Giants & Toys to critical praise. Fantoma Films is preparing a new DVD of the film to be released later this winter. [...]

Here’s your chance to meet Terry Zwigoff

January 16, 2002 // 0 Comments

No discussion of independent film directors would be complete without Terry Zwigoff. The director who disappeared from the film scene for seven years between his hits Crumb and last year’s Ghost World will be less elusive next month when he will make an [...]

Columbia knows The Evil That Men Do

January 16, 2002 // 0 Comments

Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment is preparing the 1984 Charles Bronson action film The Evil That Men Do for a DVD release in March. Professional killer Holland is forced out of retirement to break a Central American government’s political torture [...]

The life of Oscar Wilde is explored in Wilde

January 16, 2002 // 0 Comments

The 1997 film Wilde shed new light on the controversial nineteenth century author Oscar Wilde. Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment is revisiting this film with a new special edition DVD. Brilliant, egocentric and completely unique, Oscar Wilde defied [...]
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