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The Replacement Killers get replaced

January 2, 2002 // 0 Comments

Despite a fairly decent DVD release, the Chow Yun Fat action thriller The Replacement Killers is getting revisited by Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment as a new special edition. After he betrays Mr. Wei, the ruthless crime boss who hired him to avenge [...]

Three more Jackie Chan flicks come to DVD

January 2, 2002 // 0 Comments

As Jackie Chan’s popularity has grown in the U.S. in recent years, many of his current films are already available on DVD, but many of his older films are either unavailable or obtainable in shoddy low budget versions. Columbia TriStar Home [...]

Zoolander is coming from Paramount

January 2, 2002 // 0 Comments

Paramount Home Entertainment is preparing the Ben Stiller comedy Zoolander for DVD release in early 2002. Based on a character co-created by Ben Stiller and Drake Sather for the “VH1 Fashion Awards,” the original comedy “Zoolander” follows the [...]

Spongebob Squarepants from Paramount

January 2, 2002 // 0 Comments

Possibly the weirdest of kid’s programs in recent years, albeit nonetheless a highly entertaining one, Squarebob Spongepants is coming to DVD from Paramount Home Entertainment.This DVD is a SpongeBob SquarePants double feature playing “Nautical [...]

Slapshot and its sequel are coming

January 2, 2002 // 0 Comments

Many sports movies enlighten us with a spirit of fair play and sportsmanship. Many sports movies allow us to watch the game as a metaphor for life. Slapshot does neither of these, but danged if it isn’t an enjoyable romp. “Slapshot” is coming to DVD [...]

More news on animated Batman DVDs

January 2, 2002 // 0 Comments

Warner Brothers Home Video has been hinting for some time that they were about start putting the animated adventures of Batman on DVD. The long running “Batman: The Animated Series” has not only produced several years of episodes, but several spin-off [...]

Warner travels the globe with two classic comedies

January 2, 2002 // 0 Comments

Feel the need to visit exotic locales? If you don’t have the time to travel, check out two globetrotting comedy favorites from Warner Brothers Home Video. Joe Versus The Volcano and National Lampoon’s European Vacation are both coming in April of this [...]

Columbia sets Barabbas free

December 31, 2001 // 0 Comments

Much like the citizens of Rome, many DVD enthusiasts have cried out “Give us Barabbas, and following Pilate’s lead, Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment has granted the request with a new DVD due out this Easter. This is the fictional story of Barabbas [...]

Three new titles are on the way from director William Castle

December 31, 2001 // 0 Comments

Famed horror director William Castle is getting new exposure as three of his films head to DVD; Homicidal, Mr. Sardonicus and Straight-Jacket are coming this March. “Homicidal” takes place in the small town of Solvang. There’s a killer on the loose, [...]

True Blue is on the way

December 21, 2001 // 0 Comments

Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment is preparing a new DVD of the thriller turned romance turned thriller True Blue. March will see the release of the film. A severed hand floats in a Central Park pond. Who did it belong to? How did it get there? From the [...]
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