[Rolando]

Yes, time for another of Rolando's big, all encompassing general questions.

I am looking for a site with a good search feature to find any DVD released, specially R1, with all the specs.

Seems to me that these used to abound when I started collecting in 97/98. I used sites like widescreen review to find out if it was out on DVD, was it anamorphic and what were the extras?

That site is still around though in the last years most content become subscriber only.

I use IMDB often but it's not always accurate and will have no DVD info sometimes though one may exist. Like I was looking to see if "When Strangers Appear" was on DVD, a cool movie from the writer/Director of The Ugly. 2 overlooked gems I discovered quite by accident.

Now I think HTF and Digital Bits have an extensive array of reviews but if the DVD was not reviewed no specs to be found anywhere on the sites. Sure I can find all my popular choices from Trek to Disney but rarities such as these well, not so much.

What do you guys use to find out if a DVD exists and what it's features are?

What do you use to find if a DVD in another region is better or has more features? Were it not for HTF how would I know to hunt Hong Kong Legend Bruce Lee movies and avoid the R1 Fox releases.

[Larry House]

Try www.amazon.com for starters ...

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(of course I just remembered that IMDB is Amazon's, still I find it more useful than IMDB at times)
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Sample technical info from their site for The Devil and Daniel Webster:

Technical Information
Release Information:
Studio: Criterion Collection
Theatrical Release Date: January 1, 1941
DVD Release Date: September 30, 2003
Run Time: 106 minutes
Production Company: Home Vision Entertainment
Package Type: Keep Case


Aspect Ratio(s):

Full Screen (Standard) - 1.33:1


Discographic Information:
DVD Encoding: Region 1
Layers: Dual
Available Audio Tracks: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono)
Available subtitles: English


Edition Details:
• Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. This DVD will probably NOT be viewable in other countries.) Read more about DVD formats.
• Black & White
• New transfer from restored elements
• Audio commentary by film historian Bruce Eder and author Steven C. Smith
• Video comparison between The Devil and Daniel Webster and William Deterle's "preview Version of the film, entitled Here is a Man
• Reading of Stephen Vincent Benet's short story by Alec Baldwin
• The Columbia Workshop's radio dramatizations of Stephen Vincent Benet's stories with music by Bernard Herrmann
• The music of the presented in an interactive essay by Christopher Husted
• Gallery of behind-the-scenes photos and promotional materials
• New essay by author Tom Piazza (Blues and Trouble: Twelve Stories)
• ASIN: B0000AKY54

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Not everything will be this complete of course.

[Randy A Salas]

Easily, the best is All Movie Guide

Look up any film, and then click on the DVD icon or "DVD release." Most list complete specs, right down to the chapters and duration. Some have reviews and a complete description. Here's the page for Once Upon a Time in the West SE as a sample.

[Rolando]

WOW! thanks guys just what I was looking for. all movie guide is exactly what I was looking for. added to favorites!