A new widescreen release of The Return Of The Pink Panther is due on January 10th. As fans of the Pink Panther series are aware, the previous release was pretty bad as far as picture and audio quality are concerned. Does anyone have any details on this new release? It is priced as low as...
I have been monitoring the various DVD websites for some time and have picked up snippets of info about various promised DVD releases, either first time, updated, or special edition. However, I have yet to see any definite information about the following: True Lies To Be Or Not To Be (the...
Yes, I know it's kind of a silly movie. However, on a higher level, it takes a satirical look at artificial intelligence. (Computers have feelings, too, you know.) I still have the MGM laserdisc of this film. However, a search on MGM's website yielded no results. I guess I'll never see it on...
According to last Sunday’s L.A. Times, an extended version of Samuel Fuller’s film, The Big Red One, was shown at Cannes. Fuller, whose life long ambition was to restore the film to conform more closely to his original vision, died recently. The film recounts his experiences as a member of the...
I find that audio levels on DVDs seem to vary significantly. I know that Dolby Digital includes a feature called Dialog Normalization. This is supposed to provide an offset which should result in correct playback levels on all DD tracks by setting the same volume level on your processor or...
Today I picked up the new Special Editions of Angel Heart and The Great Escape. Each came in a keepcase and included a cardboard sleeve which exactly duplicated the artwork of the keepcase paper insert. The cardboard sleeve for The Great Escape also had a foldout that featured multiple pictures...
An excellent comparison review of all three versions of Das Boot is now available on The Digital Bits website, including the original version, the Superbit version and the forthcomming extended 293 minute version.
Now that The Star Wars trilogy and Rustlers' Rhapsody DVDs are on the way, I would hate to think that I should give up on OAR DVDs of The Jerk, My Blue Heaven, The Man With Two Brains and Grumpy Old Men. Also it seems MGM has no plans to release Electric Dreams. However, I am still holding...
I am interested in whether the 5.1 remastered sound on the upcoming Pink Panther Collection films is reason to replace the previous mono versions. How much of an improvement is it? Does anyone have any advance information on this?