November is quite possibly the busiest release date in years for DVD. I know I'm going to go broke buying all of the movies that are coming out just before the Christmas break.
Just for giggles, we thought we'd ask our Audioholics members which title was their most anticipated for this coming Christmas season. Select your favorite and we'll see what the verdict is.
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Clint DeBoer
Editor in Chief Audioholics
Since most of us took advantage of the free Lord of The Rings BlockBuster deal, I am pushing for the Star Wars II DVD. I want to finally hear that movie on a worthy system and not some cheesy movie theater system.
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Gene DellaSala
President, Audioholics Pursuing the truth in audio & video...
After "From the Earth to the Moon" I can't wait to get my hands on "Band of Brothers". $82.99 at DVDEmpire.com
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This special edition box set contains all 10 episodes of the acclaimed miniseries made for HBO. It also includes the 80 minute documentary entitled "WE STAND ALONE: THE MEN OF EASY COMPANY" as well as several other features exclusive to this special edition such as an interactive "field guide" which details the people, places and events as depicted in the film.
Other added features include:
Making of Band of Brothers featurette
Ron Livingston’s Video Diaries
The Premiere on the beaches of Normandy
And other bonus weblinks and added features.
Also, Reign of Fire will be coming out, which wasn't on your list.
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"You cant polish a turd into a golden nugget"
Here's the details on the "Monterey Pop" 3DVD set, from Criterion...
DISC ONE: Monterey Pop
New high-definition digital transfer, supervised by D.A. Pennebaker
New 5.1 mix by legendary recording engineer Eddie Kramer, presented in Dolby Digital and DTS
Audio commentary by Festival producer Lou Adler and D.A. Pennebaker
New video interview with Lou Adler and D.A. Pennebaker
Audio interviews with Festival producer John Phillips, Festival publicist Derek Taylor, and performers Cass Elliot and David Crosby
Photo essay by photographer Elaine Mayes
Original theatrical trailer
Original theatrical radio spots
Monterey Pop scrapbook
Optimal image quality: RSDL dual-layer edition
DISC TWO: Jimi Plays Monterey & Shake! Otis at Monterey
New high-definition digital transfers, supervised by D.A. Pennebaker
New 5.1 mixes by legendary recording engineer Eddie Kramer, presented in Dolby Digital and DTS
Audio commentary on Jimi Plays Monterey by music critic and historian Charles Shaar Murray
Two audio commentaries on Shake! by music critic and historian Peter Guralnick: the first on Otis Redding’s Monterey performance, song by song; the second on Redding before and after Monterey
Interview with Phil Walden, Otis Redding’s manager from 1959 to 1967
Original theatrical trailer for Jimi Plays Monterey
Video excerpt: Pete Townshend on Monterey and Jimi Hendrix
Optimal image quality: RSDL dual-layer edition
DISC THREE: Monterey Pop—The Outtake Performances
Two hours of performances not included in the original film, from the following artists: The Association, Big Brother and the Holding Company, The Blues Project, The Byrds, The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Country Joe and the Fish, The Electric Flag, Jefferson Airplane, Al Kooper, The Mamas and the Papas, Laura Nyro, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Simon and Garfunkel, Tiny Tim, and The Who
Features of "Attack of the Clones" from amazon.com...
• Region 1 encoding (US and Canada only)
• Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Dolby
• Commentary by writer-director George Lucas, producer Rick McCallum, picture editor and sound designer Ben Burtt, ILM animation director Rob Coleman, and ILM visual effects supervisors Pablo Helman, John Knoll, and Ben Snow
• Eight exclusive deleted scenes with introductions
• "From Puppets to Pixels": all-new full-length documentary about the creation of digital characters in Episode II
• "State of the Art: The Previsualization of Episode II": witness the vital role of the animatics team
• "Films Are Not Released: They Escape" sound documentary
• Three featurettes examining the story line, action scenes, and love story through behind-the-scenes footage and interviews with the cast and filmmakers
• 12-part Web documentary
• "Across the Stars" music video: an original composition by John Williams crafted exclusively for this video
• Posters and print campaign
• Trailers and TV spots
• "R2-D2: Beneath the Dome" mockumentary trailer
• Never-before-seen production photo gallery
• ILM visual effects breakdown montage
• Exclusive DVD-ROM content
• Widescreen anamorphic format
I can't wait for this release !!!! ANY Star Wars release is special, and something to look forward to!
I don't consider myself a Star Wars Freak, but I do know that it's dependable entertainment...and this DVD of the movie and special features, just confirms it !
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