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It is the return of the king...well, not exactly. But Lord of
the Rings superstar Viggo Mortensen will ride high again in the
epic action-adventure hit Hidalgo. Due for release
on August 3rd, Buena Vista Home Entertainment will release the
flick in separate anamorphic widescreen and full screen versions,
each with Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1 tracks but not too many extras:
the "Sand & Celluloid" and "America's First
Horse" featurettes and theatrical trailers. Retail will list
for $29.95.
In-Flight Movie - 1:52pm
Taking its last, dying breath before being fully merged into
new owner Lion's Gate, Artisan Entertainment will release three
new special editions this summer on July 20th.
First up is Boomtown: Season One, the acclaimed
crime series from producer Jon Avnet. This four-disc set includes
1.78:1 anamorphic widescreen transfers and Dolby 2.0 surround
tracks, plus six audio commentaries on select episodes with Avnet
and other cast and crew, plus the featurettes "Building Boomtown"
and "The Boomtown Shuffle." Retail will be $49.95.
Up next are two theatrical hits, both of which are also due on
the 20th. Now newly remastered with "enhanced and reimagined
visual effects" and a Dolby Digital EX soundtrack is Highlander
2: The Quickening. This two-disc set includes the "Renegade
Version" of the film, plus a branching feature that takes
viewers to additional behind-the-scenes vignettes, three new featurettes
("The Redemption Of Highlander 2," "The Fabric
Of Highlander 2 " and "Shadow & Darkness: The Cinematography
Of Highlander 2"), the original Cannes promo reel and theatrical
trailers. Next, look up to the skies for Air America,
a new special edition of the Roger Spottiswoode cult favorite.
Remastered in anamorphic widescreen and Dolby 5.1, extras include
audio commentary with Spottiswoode, the "Return Flight: Revisiting
Air America" full-length documentary, vintage on-set interviews,
a "Pre-Flight" storyboard and previsualization gallery,
and theatrical trailers. Retail will be $19.95 a pop.
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Mob is Family - 1:52pm
After nearly three years of anticipation, Warner Home Video has
finally announced an August 17th street date for The Scorsese
Collection, a six-disc collection of five of the American
auteur's greatest works. In addition to a reissue of the previously-released
Mean Streets special edition, the set will include
newly remastered versions of After Hours, Alice
Doesn't Live Here Anymore, Who's That Knocking
At My Door? and perhaps the standout of the bunch, a
two-disc GoodFellas. Each will also include a
Dolby Digital 5.1 surround remix and supplements produced by the
team at Automat Pictures. Goodies include audio commentary by
Scorsese on each film and their respective theatrical trailers,
plus additional extras: GoodFellas includes a second "Cop
and Crook" commentary with the real-life Henry Hill and attorney
Edward McDonald, and the "Getting Made," "The Workaday
Gangster," "The Goodfellas Legacy" and "Paper
is Cheaper Than Film" featurettes; Who's Knocking at My Door?
and Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore boast a new making-of featurette
apiece; and After Hours features deleted scenes and the "Filming
For Your Life" featurette. Retail will be $59.95 for the
box set, $26.95 for GoodFellas on its own, and $19.95 a pop for
the rest if you buy 'em separately.
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