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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 2005
Merchant, Crimson Rivers, Casino

Pound of Flesh

The Merchant of Venice Box Art

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice for May 10th. Starring Al Pacino in a tour de force performance, he's supported by Jeremy Irons and Joseph Fiennes. Expect a 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen presentation with Dolby Digital 5.1 sound. Supplements are expected to include commentaries and featurettes. The SRP is $26.96

Bucket of Blood

Crimson Rivers Box Art

Also from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment comes Crimson Rivers: Angels of the Apocalypse Special Edition on March 29th. Jean Reno and Christopher Lee star in a tale about the search for the force behind a series of grisly killings. Spiced with a touch of the mystical and paranormal, the fate of life as we know it hangs in the balance. The anamorphic video DVD will include extras like previews, making-of featurette, five behind the scenes featurettes, and one deleted scene. The SRP $24.96 package sounds intriguing.

Celebrate Scorsese

Casino Box Art

On June 14th, Universal Studios Home Entertainment will release a Tenth Anniversary Edition of Casino. Starring Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone, and Joe Pesci, expect this SRP $22.98 DVD to include an anamorphic widescreen presentation and Dolby Digital 5.1 tracks. Universal has not yet issued the supplement list on its official website yet, but I suspect that they will not disappoint fans of the film.

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