Ocean's Deceptive Dozen

Warner Home Video has announced that the worthy sequel to Ocean's Eleven is going to be released on April 12th. Ocean's Twelve will be presented in 2.40:1 widescreen anamorphic video and Dolby Digital, the title will set you back $27.95 (or, for the savvy shopper, maybe less).

Alan Smithee's Dune

Universal Home Entertainment has finally announced an anamorphic replacement for the March '98 non-anamorphic DVD of David Lynch's interpretation of Frank Herbert's epic novel. Dune: Extended Edition will contain two versions of the film, Lynch's 137-minute theatrical cut and the 177-minute extended version that he disavowed. The release promises to include extensive supplements, including featurettes, a documentary, stills, and deleted scenes, all in a metal case... sounds like a great package for $27.98.

Postponements

Paramount has announced that the second season of Have Gun Will Travel, arguably the finest television western of the ‘50s, has been indefinitely postponed from its February 22nd release date. The Season One DVD set was great; I hope the postponement is strictly temporary. And Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Columbia-TriStar) has announced that Christmas with the Kranks, arguably the most annoying film of 2004, has been indefinitely postponed from its original March 8th street date.