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Some informations on Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulin. There are, I think, three versions available in Canada (two of them might be available only in Québec). The Alliance Atlantis version might be the same as of Miramax. The other two are from TVA International : a one disc version and a two...

I got my DTS Akira disc yesterday. I didn't have time to watch the whole movie, but I sampled some scenes. I don't have the first release so I cannot make any comparaisons between the two versions. First, the DTS edition is a movie only edition with DTS in Japanese with optional english...

I watched True Romance for the first time last night and it was a very pleasant surprise. Having never heard any reviews (up until Ron's review), I guess I was turned off by the title. Really great movie with a truck load of good actors. Slater and Arquette are very good in this film. I think...

To all those waiting for the TVA International canadian DVD edition of Le Pacte des Loups (Brotherhood of the Wolf) coming on October 1st dvdenfrancais.com has now come with a review. There are good news and bad news. The good news is that you get the same contents found on the limited R2...

I just got my copy of The Salton Sea and, up to this moment, I still haven't found any reviews yet ? I haven't seen this film in theaters, but based on some theatrical reviews, I decided to buy it. Since I am writing this message from my office, I cannot have a look at the DVD. But, at least, I...

I just got a call from dvdenfrancais.com that the OAR will be 1.78. Their contact with Warner had given them an incorrect information regarding this matter. The official press release will be out in two weeks or so. They were also told that the package will be in a metal case (tin box ?). I...

Ooop! I'll have to send an email to dvdenfrancais.com to check on the accuracy of their information. Pierre

Got some information from dvdenfrancais.com which, as always, are very reliable. Coming out on November 5th, Band of brothers will be available on a 2.35:1 anamorphic ratio picture with both DD and DTS tracks in english along with DD2.0 sound in french and spanish. Among the supplements, we'll...

Got mine also. Nice suprise to see a different THX trailer on it. This one is, I think, the Broadway THX trailer. On Speed 2, they put the THX-TEX 2 trailer (same one found on the Toy Story 2). Pierre

New Line titles are released in Canada by Alliance Atlantis. Since they started including french tracks on DVDs from New Line, they had to make a new package indicating the additional track. Fortunately, they use Amaray cases instead of the snapper ones. Pierre

For those who are considering buying the french canadian special edition of Le Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulin should have in mind that you'll get two very important items missing from the US release (and english canadian release as well) : the CD soundtrack and the DTS track in French with no...

I may add, according to dvdenfrancais.com that the canadian releases will be out on October 1st (the regular and the special edition) from TVA International. The SE will be the director's cut edition with an additional 9 minutes not seen in theaters. There will be three tracks : French in DD5.1...

I must say that dvdenfrancais.com did mention that no release date has been set. But October was likely a strong possibility and they were pointing out that TVA International would have to synchronize their release date with Universal. They also said that since the canadian release (TVA) is...

According to dvdenfrancais.com (the 4th of June release news), there will be a release for the canadian market (TVA International) and one for the US market (Universal) in October. The canadian release will come in 2 versions : the standard (1 disc) and the SE (3 discs). It seems that the SE...

Yee-Ming, There is, at least, one thing different on the Alliance version (canadian) from the US Columbia-Tristar one. The presence of a DD5.1 french track that is replacing the DD2.0 english track. Other than that, I'll have to check it at home tonight as I've just received the package at my...

Christian, I think TVA International used the same menus made for the french R2 DVD which included that short film from Jeunet. But since they could not get the rights for it in Canada, they made this seletion "non disponible" instead of redesigning the menu. Do not worry. The short film is...

Ron, I'm suprised you consider this film bizarre. David Lynch's Mulholland Drive is bizarre but I would not classify Vanilla Sky as such. This is more of a film where you feel you need to watch it a second time after you see the end. I agree, though, that it is more in a Kubrick style type of...

I just want to thank you american and canadian movie lovers who brought Amélie to a new record for a french movie at box office sales in USA. From what I've read in the weekend newspapers, it seems that Amélie is the biggest selling french movie in America since La Cage aux Folles. Amélie also...

Well, dvdenfrancais.com confirms, from a Warner source, that the american version will be titled Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's stone whereas the canadian one will have Harry Potter and the Philosopher's stone. There will also be a french package which, of course, will be titled Harry Potter à...

I haven't watched the deleted scenes for a while, but I remember there is the extented scene at the embryo factory, there is a very interesting scene involving Jerome (Ethan Hawke) and his budy from the cleaning staff (can't remember the actor's name). Oh, and there is also a blooper where the...

Fox did a fantastic job with the DVD of Moulin Rouge . I remember when I saw it in a theater how wonderful and, I dare to say, splashing the colors were from this picture. It was a great movie experience and now, with the DVD, you get that same feeling. DTS is the way to listen to the movie...

I have the R1 canadian version. Watched it last night in DTS on a SD-3108 Toshiba player and encountered no lipsync problems with the track. BTW, DTS is the way to listen to this movie, let me tell you. Pierre

For those wondering if there is going to be an english dubbed release of Amélie, my guess is that since it looks like it's going to be Miramax/Alliance that will handle the american and english canadian version, there will probably be an english track and/or most surely english subtitles. Just...

Luke, Once you get a look at the superbit version, you'll notice right away that the old version is not as colorful. Sharpness and contrast are also better on the new one. The comparaison between the two makes the old one a bit disappointing. My recommandation stands more about seeing the...

The new DVD of Gattaca really outshines the old version in terms of picture and, to a lesser degree, sound. Colors are very important in this movie and the superbit edition improves them significantly. I tell you, this is not a slight improvement, it jumps right into your face. My set is a 50in...

TVA International will be releasing in the province of Quebec (Alliance Atlantis will handle the rest of Canada) Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulin in june 2002. The studio is aware of the full loaded edition coming out in France in December. Intentions are that they will be trying to get all...

There is supposed to be a new release of The Straight Story by Alliance/Atlantis on December 4th, including, this time, english and french DD5.1. I read this announcement on www.dvdenfrancais.com a while back, but they didn't mention if it would be widescreen this time. Pierre

Paramount is issuing on December 11th the Elephant Man and www.dvdenfrancais.com has the review (it's in french). According to this site, the picture is gorgeous (blacks are deep and the different shades of grey are rich). Paramount is offering an english track in DD5.1 which delivers a very...

Le Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulin (which will be titled in US, I think, Amélie from Montmartre) has been out since September in Quebec. Like in France, the Jean-Pierre Jeunet's film (Alien 4) has received wonderful reviews and it is a huge box office hit in the francophone market. And, believe...

I, too, have the RX-V995. When I did some audio tests with THX Optimode or with the DVD Spectacular disc or even with the pink noise on the receiver, I had to raise the center channel by 5db to get the same volume as my mains. Maybe it has to do with my speakers in my case, but I found more...