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Fox May titles
Fox has just announced some specs for their upcoming May catalog titles, including a trio of big request titles, Point Break, Chain Reaction and Big Trouble In Little China. Due on 5/22, the Point Break and Chain Reaction discs feature anamorphic widescreen transfers, Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1 mixes, cast filmographies and trailers. Retail is a nice, low price of $22.95 each. The Big Trouble In Little China special edition is a 2-disc set loaded with cool extras produced by Fight Club and Rocky Horror guru David Prior. In addition to the new 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen transfer, the set features Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1 tracks, a new audio commentary with director John Carpenter and Actor Kurt Russell, a making-of, deleted scenes, a never-before-seen alternate ending, a still gallery with rare photos and promotional materials, and DVD-ROM features. Retail is only $26.95.
Full specs for Spartacus
Criterion has just delivered the full specs for their highly-anticipated new special edition of Spartacus, due on 4/24. Note that Universal released a movie-only version on DVD back in 1998, that featured a non-anamorphic transfer and little in the way of extras. That version will remain on the market, but if you are a real fan of the film or Kubrick, you'll want to go with he Criterion version.
In addition to the new anamorphic 2.20:1 widescreen transfer and Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1 mixes, the full specs for this 2-disc set are: audio commentary with producer and actor Kirk Douglas, actor Peter Ustinov, novelist Howard Fast, producer Edward Lewis, restoration expert Robert A. Harris and designer Saul Bass; screenwriter Dalton Trumbo's scene-by-scene analysis; additional Alex North score compositions; a restoration demonstration, rare deleted scenes, vintage newsreel footage, 1960 promotional interview with Jean Simmons and Peter Ustinov, 1992 video interview with Peter Ustinov, behind-the-scenes "Gladiatorial School" footage; 1960 documentary "The Hollywood Ten" plus archival documents about the blacklist; original storyboards by Saul Bass, a still gallery with hundreds of production photos, lobby cards, posters, print ads and a comic book; rare sketches by Stanley Kubrick and the trailer. All this can be yours for $49.95, and it sounds terrific!
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Стас. ДТС-ного Фокса не желаешь? ;-) (+) -- Kastor -- 12.02.01@14:10 (Чит.: 82)