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The Legend of the Red Dragon will be told in January

December 7, 2001 // 0 Comments

The martial arts of Jet Li, just now being discovered by American audiences many years after the actor’s rise to super-stardom in Hong Kong, are highlighted by a fight extravaganza in Legend of the Red Dragon coming to DVD from Columbia TriStar Home [...]

New foreign titles on the horizon from Media Blasters

December 6, 2001 // 0 Comments

Relative newcomer to the DVD scene, Media Blasters is preparing several varied foreign releases for a January street date, the Japanese live action thriller Zero Woman Returns, the anime action film Cleopatra DC and British adaptation of the classic [...]

Ingmar Bergman’s Wild Strawberries comes from Criterion

December 5, 2001 // 0 Comments

The Criterion Collection is back to doing what it does best, releasing classic cinema on DVD. In this case it’s Ingmar Bergman’s introspective drama Wild Strawberries due out on disc in February. Doctor Isak Borg is reaching the age where he must [...]

MGM announces Ghost World

December 5, 2001 // 0 Comments

After taking a seven year hiatus following the indie hit “Crumb”, director Terry Zwigoff returns to the independent film scene with this summer’s offbeat comedy Ghost World. The film with a skewered take on reality is coming to DVD in February from [...]

Paramount plays Hardball with DVD fans in February

December 5, 2001 // 0 Comments

Paramount Home Entertainment has just unveiled plans to release Hardball in February. Directed by Brian Robbins, “Hardball” is the story of Conor O’Neill (Keanu Reeves) who is about to discover that redemption comes in all different sizes when he is [...]

David Friedman’s political satires come to DVD

December 4, 2001 // 0 Comments

Popular in the 1970’s, producer David F. Friedman and director William Castleman produced a long series of ultra-weird films commenting on the state of the world. Two of those films are coming to DVD from Image Entertainment as a new double feature. [...]

Larry Sanders finds a home on DVD from HBO

December 4, 2001 // 0 Comments

Fans of HBO Home Video’s excellent box sets for their popular television series “The Sopranos” and “Sex in the City” may be interested to know that the network’s former king Larry Sander is coming as well, but not from HBO. Columbia TriStar [...]

Michael Moore stirs up more trouble in The Awful Truth

December 3, 2001 // 0 Comments

Michael Moore, the self-proclaimed defender of the downtrodden returns once again in the second season of the humorous but real series The Awful Truth. Coming as a new DVD box set, “The Awful Truth” is coming this winter from New Video. Michael Moore [...]

Universal presents Balto

December 3, 2001 // 0 Comments

Universal Studios Home Entertainment is preparing DVD releases of the animated canine Balto for release early next year. The true story of Balto and its sequel Balto 2: Wolf Quest are both coming to the digital front. Based on the true adventure of an [...]

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back with a loaded DVD

December 3, 2001 // 0 Comments

After weeks of speculation comes the official release of Kevin Smith’s newest entry, official confirmation has come in on the self-referential comedy Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back. Coming from Dimension Home Video later this winter. Jay and Silent Bob [...]
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