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Warner Bros has officially announced the DVD release of Christopher Nolan's Insomnia remake. Set to debut on 10/15 (SRP $26.98), the disc will be available in both anamorphic widescreen and full frame versions. Each will include Dolby Digital 5.1 audio in English and French (dubbed in Quebec), subtitles in English, French and Spanish, audio commentary by director Christopher Nolan (presented in the order the film was shot), audio commentary by Hilary Swank and filmmakers, 180Â°: A Conversation with Christopher Nolan and Al Pacino (on-camera interview), the In the Fog featurette (an exploration of the film's cinematography and the design of the "fog" sequence with two separately selectable audio tracks; one with director of photography Wally Pfister and the second with production designer Nathan Crowley), the Day for Night: The Making of Insomnia documentary, the Eyes Wide Open featurette (on the real sleep disorder), and extended scene with optional director's commentary, the From the Evidence Room gallery of theatrical posters, stills and production designs, the film's theatrical trailer and DVD-ROM weblinks to the film's website and live online events. I really liked this film, as well as the original (available on DVD from Criterion and reviewed here), so this should be a fun disc.
MGM has announced the DVD release of Windtalkers for 10/22 (SRP $26.98). The disc will feature both anamorphic widescreen and full frame video, along with Dolby Digital 5.1 sound.
Paramount will release The Sum of All Fears on 10/29 (MAP $19.95). The disc will include anamorphic widescreen video, Dolby Digital 5.1 audio, 2 commentaries by director Phil Alden Robinson (one with novelist Tom Clancy and one with cinematographer John Lindley), 2 behind-the-scenes featurettes (on the making of the film and the visual effects) and the theatrical trailer.
HBO has just officially announced the DVD release of Band of Brothers for 11/5 (SRP $119.99). Packaged in a 6-disc, embossed, metallic case, you'll get the entire miniseries in anamorphic widescreen video (mastered from high-definition), with audio in English Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1 (along with English, French and Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround). Extras will include the 80-minute documentary We Stand Alone Together: The Men of Easy Company, a 30-minute Making of Band of Brothers featurette, actor Ron Livingstonâ€™s behind-the-scenes Video Diaries, a featurette on HBOâ€™s premiere screening of the miniseries on the beaches of Normandy, an optional, enhanced viewing mode called Field Guide (an interactive reference feature, which details the people, places and events associated with Easy Companyâ€™s campaigns through Europe and WWII as a whole), character biographies, weblinks to the Living Memorial and other relevant sites, a still photo gallery, episodic previews and a series index. Here's a look at the final cover artwork...
Columbia TriStar will be releasing Mad About You: The First Season on DVD on 10/29 as a 2-disc set. No other details are yet confirmed.
You fans of NBC's Law & Order will be pleased to know that Universal is taking their first foray into releasing TV series product on DVD on 10/15, with Law & Order: The First Year (SRP $99.98). There aren't a lot of details yet on the set or its contents but we expect them soon.
Also, we have a features rundown on Warner's South Park: The Complete First Season, which streets on 11/12 (SRP $39.98). Look for "irreverent audio commentary for all thirteen episodes from South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone, Jay Leno's South Park guest appearance as formerly seen only on The Tonight Show, two classic Christmas music videos that haven't been unwrapped since their original airing in 1997: Cartman's O Holy Night and Ned's O Little Town of Bethlehem, priceless on-camera intros to all thirteen episodes from Parker and Stone, and the original on-air promos for the show's debut.

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Topic - Re: Upcoming DVD releases....from thedigitalbits.com - mikenyc 23:38:25 08/10/02 (0)

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