New Releases: Dilbert, Law&Order, Vacation: Updated complete downloadable R1 DVD DVB & info lists

Universal has apparently listened to the fans of the Law and Order spin offs
that where not satisfied with just the premier episodes being released. Law
& Order: Special Victims Unit - The First Year and Law & Order: Criminal
Intent - The First Year will be released on October 21st for $59.95 each
set.

Warner Brothers has Vegas Vacation (Widescreen) and Vegas Vacation (Pan &
Scan) set for release on October 7th. This title is reported as sporting 5.1
audio. The widescreen version looks to be anamorphic. If you want the
complete set of Vacation flicks you can go for National Lampoon's Vacation
Giftset also out on October 7th for $59.92. This set includes National
Lampoon's Vacation, National Lampoon's European Vacation, National Lampoon's
Christmas Vacation and the new Vegas Vacation. The specifications are pretty
much the same as the individual releases, mostly if not all anamorphic.

Catcom is branching out from their double feature series with some
documentaries. A number of them have been released and are still active from
other studios. All are set for release on August 12th for $6.65. Included
are Muhammad Ali: The Greatest, Elvis: The Complete Story, Comedy Cavalcade:
Amos N' Andy, Frank Sinatra Memorial, Ocean's 11 Story, Bruce Lee: Immortal
Dragon, Close Encounters: Proof Of Alien Contact, 100 Years Of Horror and
Crusade In The Pacific: Volume 2, Crusade In The Pacific: Volume 3, Pearl
Harbor: A Day Of Infamy.

For Ed Wood mavens Catcom has (same release date, same price) Plan 9 From
Outer Space and Jail Bait / Glen Or Glenda (Double Feature). For the more
religiously inclined they have Living Christ: Challenges & Miracles, Living
Christ: World Without End and Living Christ: As It Was In The Beginning.

Of course there seems to be no end to the double feature releases by Catcom,
August 12th and $6.65 naturally. Add to the list Satanic Rites Of Dracula /
The Deep Red Hatchet Murders (Double Feature), Radar Men From The Moon /
Super Cartoons, Return To Treasure Island / Captain Scarlett (Double
Feature), Star Is Born, A / Penny Serenade (Double Feature), They Saved
Hitler's Brain / The Frozen Dead (Double Feature), Jack Nicholson Double
Feature: Ride In The Whirlwind / The Shooting, Bail Out / Deadly Drifter
(Double Feature) and Embryo / Where Have All The People Gone? (Double
Feature).

Any that are interested in the Kennedy family may wish to check out the two
October 28th releases by PBS, Jackie: Behind The Myth and Kennedy's:
American Experience.

Kultur has a series of Broadway Theatrical productions ready for release on
August 12th for $24.95. Included are Broadway Theatre Archive: Scarecrow,
Broadway Theatre Archive: Sea Marks, Broadway Theatre Archive: The Rules Of
The Game and Broadway Theatre Archive: When Hell Freezes Over, I'll Skate.
Also on that date are Fantasy Garden Ballet Class and Inside Tolkien's The
Fellowship Of The Ring.

Columbia/Tri-Star has some flicks coming out on September 30th. The initial
announcements indicate Stereo audio and non-anamorphic widescreen video. Of
course, things may change with subsequent updates. Included are Forbidden
Dance is Lambada, Nowhere in Africa (Special Edition/2 Disc), Dead Heat On A
Merry-Go-Round, Rudy (Deluxe Edition with CD Premium) and Scenes of the
Crime (the last two confirmed as 5.1 audio). All are due for September 30th.
There is also Daddy Day Care (Special Edition) with anamorphic video and 5.1
audio.

Columbia also has a couple of television shows also coming out on September
30th. Dawson's Creek: Season Finale is an extended cut of the fail well show
with extras including scenes from the studio pilot presentation. The
suggested price is $24.95. If your tastes are more towards animated super
heroes you may look forward to Tick: The Entire Series for $29.95. And for
those that toil away at work in front of a computer there is Dilbert: The
Complete First Season also on September 30th for $29.95.

Other television DVD releases are Bonanza: Next Generation from MTI on
September 16, Little House On The Prairie Christmas from Goldhil on October
7th and Cracker: The Complete 1st Season from HBO on October 14th.

Speaking of television shows, Son Of The Beach: Volume 2 (UPC 024543079347)
from Fox, originally set for release on September 9this currently listed as
postponed to a yet unspecified date.

Men Who Killed Kennedy: Commemorative 40th Anniversary Edition will be
released by A&E on November 25th for $39.95.

From Warner Brothers for release on October 7th, Blink and Excessive Force
both initially announced as anamorphic with 5.1 audio. Suggested price is
$19.98 each.

Still more low end double features from Catcom. Like the other sets they
will be released on August 12th for $6.65. Included are Laser Mission /
Firing Line (Double Feature), Robert De Niro Double Feature: Born To Win /
Sam's Song, Marihuana / The Terror Of Tinytown (Double Feature), Port Of New
York / Borderline (Double Feature), Nosferatu / The Cabinet Of Dr. Caligari
(Double Feature), Gold Of Naples / The Bicycle Thief (Double Feature),
Inspector General, The / The Pied Piper Of Hamelin (Double Feature), Wanted:
The Sundance Woman / New Daughters Of Joshua Cabe (Double Feature), Invasion
Of The Bee Girls / The Incredible 2 Headed Transplant (Double Feature),
Stage Door Canteen / Private Buckaroo (Double Feature), My Man Godfrey /
Meet John Doe (Double Feature), Nothing Sacred / Something To Sing About
(Double Feature), Bob Hope Double Feature: My Favorite Brunette / Road To
Bali, Crawling Eye, The / The Killer Shrews (Double Feature) and Legend Of
The Lone Ranger, The / Missouri Traveler (Double Feature).

Stop by for a complete downloadable information list of all region one DVDs
in several formats as well as daily changes. The official list now
features30,555 titles with 424 additions or changes and 584 Pre-Release
announcements. The All Titles list has 31,139 titles. Recent releases
include: Last Week 134, This Week 235 and Next Week 207 titles.

Featured review this week is Flight of the Phoenix, previews of Daredevil,
Them, and Chicago DVDs. Recent film reviews include May, Phone Booth, Gangs
of New York, It Came From Beneath the Sea, Children of Dune, The Hulk
Original TV Pilot, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, , Killing Me
Softly, Real Women Have Curves, The Day the Earth Stood Still , Invaders
From Mars (1953), Usual Suspects, Gormenghast and Dr. Strangelove. Coming
titles listed before all the specs are in can be found in a new list,
http://www.hometheaterinfo.com/pre-releases.htm

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 now being added to the database. There is also a
greatly expanded list of titles that were rescheduled or reissued. Search
function for the database, (now including UPC search) complements of site
partner and friend, Michael's Movie Mayhem
(http://kazart.com/mec/DVDList2.html) and DVDLister.

Updates to the DVD database, including release specs usually made twice
daily.

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Doug MacLean

>"Doug MacLean" <> wrote:
>If your tastes are more towards animated super
>heroes you may look forward to Tick: The Entire Series for $29.95.

I've read that it's the live action "Tick" being released, alas.

Maureen Goldman