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Warner prepare major European rollout

June 29, 1998 // 0 Comments

Pleased with their initial efforts in Europe, Warner Home Video have just announced today that they will start a major DVD rollout of 25 new titles on September 25, following them up with an additonal eight to ten titles every month. Warner is also [...]

Warner Brothers combine DVD and the Internet

June 27, 1998 // 0 Comments

Warner Brothers Online have announced a venture called WebDVD this week, which effectively combines the strengths of DVD with those of the Internet and is scheduled for release in the fall. The idea is rather simple, but might turn out to be highly [...]

Exorcist 25th Anniversary Edition – the details

June 26, 1998 // 0 Comments

Warner Home Video are currently working on “25th Anniversary Special Edition” for William Friedkin’s The Exorcist that has been announced for a DVD release on September 29. Now details regarding this spectacular release have been unveiled. Different [...]

DIVX gets another slap in the face

June 22, 1998 // 0 Comments

After their weak release in the two test markets San Francisco, CA and Richmont, VA, DIVX has obviously received another serious slap in the face today by retail chain Sears, Roebuck & Co. as reported by “Stereophile Guide To Home Theater”. DIVX [...]

Mercury Rising is coming on September 15

June 22, 1998 // 0 Comments

Universal Home Video have just announced the release of “Mercury Rising” on DVD on September 15. The disc will contain an anamorphic widescreen transfer of the film and a 5.1 channel Dolby Digital soundtrack, as well as prodcution notes, the movie’s [...]

Anchor Bay make horror move

June 19, 1998 // 0 Comments

Today Anchor Bay announced a whole slate of new releases for August and September, placing Anchor Bay in the seat of being the most serious horror publisher on DVD to date. The list contains a letterboxed version of George Romero’s Day Of The Dead, [...]

100 years… 100 movies

June 17, 1998 // 0 Comments

Last night, the American Film Institute (AFI) has announced the “100 greatest American movies of all time”. The films were selected from a 400-title ballot by a panel of 1, 500 leaders from across the American film industry, politics and “average” [...]

The Big Lebowski is coming your way

June 15, 1998 // 0 Comments

Polygram Home Video have just announced the release of The Big Lebowski on September 29. The Big Lebowski is another film by the infamous Coen brothers who brought you such memorable movies as Fargo. Once again this is a gripping, yet sarcastically funny, [...]

Live Entertainment switch to keepcases

June 12, 1998 // 0 Comments

In a completely unexpected move, it seems like Live Entertainment are finally switching their releases from their cardboard packages to Amaray keepcases. Unfortunately we could not get any information whether New Line Home Video and Warner Home Video are [...]

Make your vote…

June 11, 1998 // 0 Comments

The first “Annual People’s Choice DVD Video Awards” are on their way. Make your vote in categories, such as “Optical Pioneering”, “Best Of The Show”, “Best Video Compression”, “Best Sound Compression”, “Best Interface Design”, [...]
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