Amelie no anomaly

Audrey Tautou once again dazzles with a wonderful performance in A Very Long Engagement. Warner Home Video releases this critically acclaimed and popular film on May 24th with an SRP of $29.95. Tautou reunites with her Amelie director Jean-Pierre Jeunet for a story described as a "young woman's relentless, moving and sometimes comic search for her fiancee, who has disappeared. He is one of five French soldiers believed to have been court-martialed under mysterious circumstances and pushed out of an allied trench into an almost-certain death in no-man's land. What follows is an investigation into the arbitrary nature of secrecy, the absurdity of war, and the enduring passion, intuition and tenacity of the human heart." The DVD will have a 2.40:1 anamorphic widescreen presentation and a French Dolby Digital 5.1 track supported by English subtitles.

Buckle your swash

From Warner Home Video comes a trio of Errol Flynn classics: Dodge City (1939); Captain Blood (1935); and, The Sea Hawk (1940). Dodge City and Captain Blood reunites Flynn with Robin Hood costar Olivia de Havilland. They appeared together in fourteen films; audiences must have liked their onscreen chemistry. Those who enjoyed The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) should be pleased. Each DVD will be released on April 19th for an SRP of $19.95. Each will be presented in the academy format of 1.37:1 and with the film's with original monaural sound.

Tidbits

There are reliable and persistent reports that this fall, Buena Vista will release the delightfully droll smash hit of the 2004-2005 television season. Desperate Housewives: The Complete First Season is reported to be coming on September 20th for an SRP of $59.99. A six-disc set is expected to include an alternate season ending, unrated versions of certain episodes, commentaries by the cast and series creator Marc Cherry, making-of featurettes, a documentary, and more.

And as we reported on February 14th, Moonlighting is being released this spring. The date has been set for May 31st and the six-disc set will carry an SRP of $49.95. Take note that this release will include both the first and the second season of the hit show.