Velocity Reviews - New Releases: Criterion additions, WB Gangsters & Coupling: Complete: Updated complete downloadable R1 DVD DB& info lists

The Criterion Collection is in for a growth spurt.
January 11th:
Youth Of The Beast
Fighting Elegy
List price is $29.95.

January 25th:
Touchez Pas Au Grisbi ($29.95)
Kagemusha
Casque d' or
Retail price of $39.95 except where noted.

Just announced for release from Home Vision:
January 4th:
Twelfth Night / Macbeth Special Edition Two Disc Collection
Listing for $29.95

January 18th:
Ballad Of The Sad Café
Deceivers
Maya
Perfect Murder
Siberia (1998)

Jena Malone's independent flick, American Girl, will be released by MGM/UA
on January 11th. The list price will be $25.98.

Also from MGM is When Will I Be Loved set for release on January 25th.

Warner Brothers is doing gangster real old school. On January 25th the have
a batch of six classic gangster flicks from the thirties and forties.
Included are:
Angels With Dirty Faces
Little Caesar
Petrified Forest
Public Enemy
Roaring Twenties
White Heat (1949)
Each title lists for $19.95. You can also opt for all six
Warner Gangsters Collection 6 Film Set
Listing for $68.95.

On February 1st Warner Brothers has due for release:
Broadway Melody Of 1929
Chariots Of Fire (Special Edition)
China: Panda Adventure IMAX
Hidden Dimension: IMAX
Life Of Emile Zola

Coupling: Complete Collection will be release by Warner Brothers on February
8th retailing for $99.98.

Fox has the latest Katie Holmes flick, First Daughter, set for release on
January 25th. Initial specs indicate Dolby 5.1 audio and anamorphic video.
The list price will be $27.98.

Also from Fox, set for release on February 15th, Half Baked: Fully Baked
Edition. They have separate P&S and Widescreen versions. Both will feature
both Dolby 5.1 and DTS audio as well as anamorphic video. The extras will
include:
10 Deleted Scenes
Alternate Ending
Five Minutes With the Guy On the Couch
Different Types of Smokers Featurette
Granny's Guide to Bakin'
Feature Commentary with Director Tamra Davis
List price is $19.98.

On February 1st Universal has some family double features.
American Tail Family Double Feature
Babe Family Double Feature
Beethoven Family Double Feature
Land Before Time: Chomper Double Feature
Each box set lists for $19.98.

Also from Universal is The Life, the drama about prostitution featuring
Denise Richards and Daryl Hannah. There will be both R rated and unrated
versions. Each lists for $26.98.

Columbia/TriStar has a couple of 'Ultimate Editions' set for release on
January 11th.
Fifth Element (2-Disc Ultimate Edition):
Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1 audio
factoid trivia track
4 behind-the-scenes featurettes
The Star Element
The Visual Element
The Alien Element
The Digital Element
film galleries,
camera, costume and set tests

Leon: The Professional (2-Disc Ultimate Edition)
Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1 audio
3 behind-the-scenes featurettes
The Professional: Ten Year Reunion
Trial by Fire: Natalie Portman as Mathilda
Birth of a Star: Jean Reno as Léon
Both list for $24.95.

Also on January 11 from Columbia:
Silver City
Touch Of Pink

MGM/UA will release a few titles on Fenbruary 8th:
Our Winning Season
Raging Bull
Rocky Marciano
Adventures Of The American Rabitt
Body & Soul
Dempsey
All will list for $14.95.

On February 1st MGM has a few two packs for the family:
Agent Cody Banks (Special Edition) / Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London
(Special Edition)
All Dogs Go To Heaven / All Dogs Go To Heaven 2
Secret Of Nimh / Secret Of Nimh 2: Timmy To The Rescue
Each set will retail for $19.95.

Stop by for a complete downloadable information list of all region one DVDs
in several formats as well as daily changes. Currently the main database
contains 53,197 titles. Changes and additions this week number 740 and there
are 2,304 due to be released titles. Updated lists for discontinued,
cancelled, postponed and rescheduled titles as well as lists for DTS, ES/EX
and Superbit titles. UPC numbers and original release dates are included in
the fields. There is also a comprehensive list of titles that were
rescheduled or reissued. Search function for the database, (including UPC
search) complements of site partner and friend, Michael's Movie Mayhem
http://www.dvdlist.kazart.com.

Current previews include Spider-Man 2, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of
Askaban Recent reviews include Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Dazed and
Confused, Day After Tomorrow, Star Wars Trilogy, THX-1138, Videodrome,
Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind, Saved!, I Wanna Hold your Hand, The
Punisher, Magnum Season 1, Columbo Season 1, American Dreams Season 1, Duel,
Sugarland Express, Kill Bill Volume 2, Law & Order S14 and Law & Order SVU
5, Law & Order CI S3. Updates to the DVD database, including release
specifications usually made twice daily.

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