Nils Luehrmann
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I realize a great deal of 'attention' is focused on certain DVD releases this September, but I thought some of you might like to plan ahead as there are some excellent releases scheduled for the last three months of the year:
(titles shown in red are older films that have not been available before on DVD)
OCTOBER
10/05/04
11/02/04
12/07/04
TITLES EXPECTED TO ARRIVE BEFORE 2005
RECENT THEATRICAL RELEASES THAT MAY ARRIVE ON DVD BEFORE 2005
TITLES THAT HAVE BEEN DELAYED UNTIL 2005
(titles shown in red are older films that have not been available before on DVD)
OCTOBER
10/05/04
- Aladdin (2-Disc Platinum Edition/Gift Set)
- Andrew Lloyd Webber: Broadway Favorites (4-Disc Collection)
- Dame Edna Experience: The Complete Collection (5-Disc Collection)
- Deep Impact (Collector's Edition)
- Fahrenheit 9/11
- The Fearless Vampire Killers
- Friday The 13th: From Crystal Lake to Manhattan (5-Disc Ultimate Edition Box Set)
- The Hunger - and about time too!
- North And South (The Complete Collection)
- Saved!
- The Shawshank Redemption (WB 2-Disc Special Edition/Deluxe Limited Edition)
- Three Faces of Eve (Fox Studio Classic)
- The Untouchables (Collector's Edition)
- The War Room - a must for political minded viewers!
- Betty Blue (Unrated Director's Cut)
- Day After Tomorrow (Special Edition)
- 5ive Days to Midnight (2-Disc Special Edition)
- Gothika (2-Disc Special Edition)
- The Nutty Professor (Collector's Edition)
- Radio Flyer
- Raising Helen
- Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (WB 2-Disc Special Edition)
- Shall We Dance? (1996)
- Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital
- That's Entertainment! (Trilogy Box Set) - the 'other' Trilogy Box Set
- Born On The Fourth Of July (Special Edition)
- Creature From the Black Lagoon (The Legacy Collection)
- Ed Wood (Special Edition) - that is if it doesn't get delayed again?
- Fire in the Sky
- Hellboy (3-Disc Director's Cut)
- Helter Skelter (Director's Cut)
- The Hole (Special Edition)
- The Invisible Man (The Legacy Collection)
- The Mummy (The Legacy Collection)
- Oliver Stone Collection (14-Disc Box Set)
- Pee Wee's Playhouse: Christmas Special
- Species (Special Edition)
- Universal Soldier (Special Edition)
- The UP Series: The Definitive Collection (5-Disc Collector's Edition Box Set)
- Van Helsing (3-Disc Ultimate Collector's Edition)
- Breaker Morant (Masterworks Edition) - I'm really looking forward to this!
- The China Syndrome (Special Edition)
- Dawn of the Dead (Unrated Director's Cut)
- Escaflowne: Perfect Collection
- Forgotten Silver
- Mark of the Devil (Special Edition)
- Mulan (2-Disc Special Edition)
- The Thing (Collector's Edition)
11/02/04
- Animal Farm (50th Anniversary Special Collector's Edition)
- Around the World in 80 Days (2004)
- Dazed and Confused (Flashback Edition)
- Dr. Strangelove (40th Anniversary 2-Disc Special Edition)
- Facing Windows - Superb Italian Drama!
- Fast Times At Ridgemont High ('Totally Awesome' Special Edition)
- Festival Express (2-Disc Special Edition)
- A Home at the End of the World
- Looney Tunes - Golden Collection: Volume 2
- NFL Films Super Bowl Collection: Super Bowl XXI-XXX
- Philadelphia (2-Disc Anniversary Edition)
- Pirates Of The Caribbean: COTBP (3-Disc Special Edition)
- Proof
- The Rapture
- Three Coins in the Fountain (Fox Studio Classic)
- Traffic: The Miniseries (Director's Cut)
- Shrek: The Story So Far - Box Set (4-Disc Collection w/exclusive 'Shrek 2' Bonus Features Disc)
- Before Sunset
- Bridget Jones's Diary (Collector's Edition)
- The Clearing (Special Edition)
- Gone With The Wind (4-Disc Collector's Edition) - Can you say "DVD of the YEAR?"
- Ju-On: The Grudge
- The Marx Brothers Silver Screen Collection
- The Stepford Wives (Special Edition)
- W.C. Fields Comedy Collection (5-Disc Box Set)
- Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman and Sonatine
- 1492: Conquest of Paradise
- Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice
- Bopha!
- Chronicles Of Riddick (Unrated Director's Cut)
- Elf (2-Disc Infinifilm Edition)
- Fanny & Alexander (5-Disc Criterion Collection)
- Foul Play
- I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
- Iron Giant (Special Edition)
- Ragtime - another would be classic finally on DVD!
- The Cure
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2-Disc Special Edition)
- Seinfeld (Season 1&2/3/Limited Collector's Set)
- The Terminal (2-Disc Limited Edition)
- Daredevil (Director's Cut)
- Hero (R1 Spectial Edition) - let's hope BV doesn't dumb down this transfer!
- Luther
- Spider-Man 2 (Collector's Gift Set/2-Disc SE/Superbit)
12/07/04
- The Bourne Supremacy
- Carnivale (Season 1)
- D-Day To Berlin
- Daddy's Dyin' Who's Got The Will? (1990)
- Dodgeball
- George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
- Gunga Din
- Hell's Angels (1930)
- Hi Mom! (1970)
- How to Steal a Million (Fox Studio Classic)
- I Remember Mama
- Jack - great indy film from Showtime
- King of Kings (1927) (Criterion Collection)
- Maria Full of Grace
- A Show of Force (1990)
- Smooth Talk (1985)
- Species 3 (Un-Rated Edition)
- TCM Archives: The Buster Keaton Collection (2-Disc Set)
- Testament (1983)
- Ultimate Matrix Collection (10-Disc Gift Set)
- Walt Disney Treasures: The Complete Pluto: Vol.1 (Limited Edition Tin)
- Walt Disney Treasures: Mickey Mouse In B&W 2 (Limited Edition Tin)
- Wild at Heart (Special Edition)
- Young Doctors In Love (1982)
- All Night Long (1981)
- Blessed
- Collateral (2-Disc Special Edition)
- The Door in the Floor
- Heat (WB 2-Disc Special Edition)
- I, Robot
- Kitchen Stories - terrific Norwegian film!
- LOTR: Return of the King (4-Disc Extended Edition/Gift Set)
- Mary Poppins (2-Disc 40th Anniversary Special Edition)
- Meet the Parents (Ultimate Edition)
- The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
- Rocky Anthology (6-Disc Box Set)
- This So-Called Disaster: Sam Shepard Directs the Late Henry Moss - great documentary!
- Top Gun (2-Disc Collector's Edition)
- We Don't Live Here Anymore
- Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid
- Danny Deckchair - under appreciated indy family film
- De-Lovely
- Hype! (1996) - amazing documentray!
- King Arthur (Unrated Director's Extended Edition)
- The Lords Of Discipline (1983)
- Manchurian Candidate (2004)
- Napoleon Dynamite
- Where The Red Fern Grows (2003)
- Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1972)
- Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (Unrated Extended Edition)
- Charley Varrick (1973)
- Code 46
- Drunken Jackasses: The Quest (Un-Rated Edition)
- Garden State
- Gargoyles
- Iceman (1984)
- Once Around (1991)
- Open Water
- Raggedy Man (1981)
- Tank - no need to pay the $$$ for the OOP edition any more
- Wicker Park
TITLES EXPECTED TO ARRIVE BEFORE 2005
- Alfred Hitchcock Collection (MGM's 9-Disc Box Set)
- Dune (Collector's Edition)
- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Director's Cut)
- 'M' (Criterion Collection)
RECENT THEATRICAL RELEASES THAT MAY ARRIVE ON DVD BEFORE 2005
- The Notebook (June 25)
- Two Brothers (June 25)
- The Village (July 30) - possibly another Vista Series release sans commentary
- Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (July 30)
- Alien Vs. Predator (August 13)
- Mean Creek (August 20)
- Nicotina (August 20)
- Suspect Zero (August 27)
TITLES THAT HAVE BEEN DELAYED UNTIL 2005
- 1/4/05 Troy (2-Disc Special Edition) has been delayed until January 4th.
- February The Martin Scorsese Film Collection (5-Disc Box Set)
- February New York, New York (Special Edition)
- February Raging Bull (2-Disc Collector's Edition)