Street date alert - 2:25am

Just in from Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment is a batch of new and catalog releases arriving on March 11th. Leading the pack is perhaps the fall's biggest box office disappointment, the Eddie Murphy remake of I Spy. Also due on March 11th is the sequel Sniper 2 and Sasquatch, plus the catalog favorites Desert Bloom, The Awful Truth, and Carroll Ballard's Wind. Watch this space for further details...

Big black marble - 2:25am

Once again rescuing lost films from obscurity, Anchor Bay Entertainment has just announced a new spate of winter titles, all little-seen cult favorites finally getting the DVD treatment. Due on March 18th is the star-studded stop-motion animated anthology of fairy tales The Daydreamer, the blaxploitation classic One Down, Two to Go (with audio commentary by star Fred Williamson), and the rock classic Michael Nesmith's Elephant Parts (also with commentary by Nesmith). All are presented in full frame (except One Down, Two to Go, which is presented in 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen), and retail is $19.95 each.

Due a week later on March 25th is a feature-loaded special edition of Winter Kills, starring Jeff Bridges and Anthony Perkins. Presented in anamorphic widescreen, extras include audio commentary by director William Richert, two featurettes, a still gallery, the complete original screenplay, and the trailer. Retail is $24.95.

Next up on April 8th are a number of little-seen cult favorites, including Jane Alexander and a pre-busted Winona Ryder in Square Dance, the thriller The Black Marble, and A Man, A Woman, and a Bank. Each is presented in 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen and mono, with trailers and a poster reproduction the only extras. Retail is $19.95 each.

Last but not least, on April 29th comes special editions of A Girl Called Rosamarie and Five Wives, Three Secretaries & Me. Each is presented in anamorphic widescreen and mono, with audio commentaries and trailers, plus a featurette on Five Wives, Three Secretaries & Me. Retail is $19.95 a pop.