New Releases: Troy, Ultimate Matrix & status changes: Updated complete downloadable R1 DVD DB & info lists

Warner Brothers will release Troy on January 4th 2005. There will be
separate Pan & Scan (UPC 08539284102 and widescreen (UPC 085392841127)
releases. Both will have Dolby 5.1 audio and list for $29.95. The initial
release did not include extra details, they should be available in a day or
so.

Warner Brothers will release the Ultimate Matrix collection on December 7th.
There will be a standard release listing for $79.95 and a deluxe edition for
$129.98. Extras include:
companion piece The Matrix Revisited
Animatrix Set
five entirely new DVDs with brand-new supplemental materials detailing the
Matrix universe
two new audio commentaries on each film
23 scenes shot for the Enter the Matrix video game
106 deep-delving featurettes/documentaries
The Ultimate Matrix Collection Limited Edition also includes a
limited-edition Neo mini-bust figurine and a 80-page Collector's Book.

Also from Warner Brothers a few two film packs.
October 12th:
What Ever Happened To Baby Jane? / Bad Seed (2-Pack/ Long)
What Ever Happened To Baby Jane? / Bad Seed (2-Pack/ Side-By-Side)
List price is $28.98.

November 16th:
Two Weeks Notice (Special Edition/ Widescreen) / Divine Secrets Of The Ya-Ya
Sisterhood (2-Pack/ Long)
You've Got Mail / Joe Versus The Volcano (2-Pack/ Side-By-Side)
You've Got Mail / Joe Versus The Volcano (2-Pack/ Back-To-Back)
Two Weeks Notice (Special Edition/ Widescreen) / Divine Secrets Of The Ya-Ya
Sisterhood (2-Pack/ Side-By-Side)
You've Got Mail / Joe Versus The Volcano (2-Pack/ Long)
Training Day (Special Edition) / Swordfish (Special Edition) (2-Pack/
Side-By-Side)
Two Weeks Notice (Special Edition/ Widescreen) / Divine Secrets Of The Ya-Ya
Sisterhood (2-Pack/ Back-To-Back)
Training Day (Special Edition) / Swordfish (Special Edition) (2-Pack/
Back-To-Back)
Training Day (Special Edition) / Swordfish (Special Edition) (2-Pack/ Long)
List price $18.98

New Line Cinema has a number of two packs set for release on November 16th
and 'specially priced' at $18.98. Included are:
Rush Hour (Platinum Edition) / Little Nicky (Special Edition) (2-Pack/
Back-To-Back)
Rush Hour (Platinum Edition) / Little Nicky (Special Edition) (2-Pack/
Side-By-Side)
Nightmare On Elm Street (Special Edition) / Jason X (Special Edition)
(2-Pack/ Side-By-Side)
Nightmare On Elm Street (Special Edition) / Jason X (Special Edition)
(2-Pack/ Long)
Frequency / Long Kiss Goodnight (2-Pack/ Long)
Bones (Special Edition) / Set It Off (2-Pack/ Back-To-Back)
Cell (Special Edition) / Spawn: The Movie (Platinum Edition) (2-Pack/ Long)
Nightmare On Elm Street (Special Edition) / Jason X (Special Edition)
(2-Pack/ Back-To-Back)
Frequency / Long Kiss Goodnight (2-Pack/ Side-By-Side)
Bones (Special Edition) / Set It Off (2-Pack/ Long)
Cell (Special Edition) / Spawn: The Movie (Platinum Edition) (2-Pack/
Side-By-Side)
Cell (Special Edition) / Spawn: The Movie (Platinum Edition) (2-Pack/
Back-To-Back)
Frequency / Long Kiss Goodnight (2-Pack/ Back-To-Back)
Bones (Special Edition) / Set It Off (2-Pack/ Side-By-Side)

It turns out that the new release of the Pirates of the Caribbean set for
release by Buena Vista will actally be the Pirates of the Caribbean: The
Lost Disc. This contains the same material as the previous two disc set,
hence the identical announced extras, but it will also include an all new
third disc of extras. Look for it on November 7th listing for $29.98.

For parents of teenagers Tell Me Why has a series of Real Life Teens discs
dealing with the problems facing the modern teen. Each set will retail for
$64.95 and be released on September 21st: Included are:
Real Life Teens: Alcohol
Real Life Teens: Bill Of Rights At School
Real Life Teens: Broken Homes
Real Life Teens: Bullies And Harassment
Real Life Teens: Dark Side Of Dating
Real Life Teens: Drugs
Real Life Teens: Eating Disorder
Real Life Teens: Ethics In School
Real Life Teens: Lessons Of Love
Real Life Teens: Media And Influences
Real Life Teens: Peer Pressure
Real Life Teens: Preparing For College
Real Life Teens: Racism On Campus
Real Life Teens: Smoking
Real Life Teens: Staying Focused
Real Life Teens: Stress
Real Life Teens: Teen Anger
Real Life Teens: Teen Depression
Real Life Teens: Teen Driving
Real Life Teens: Teens and The Law
Real Life Teens: Weapons And Violence

Some status changes have been announced by the studios.
Discontinued:
Blue Underground:
Christopher Lee Collection (Limited Edition): The Blood Of Fu Manchu / The
Castle Of Fu Manchu / Circus Of Fear / Bloody Judge

Columbia/TriStar:
China Syndrome (Special Edition/ Old Version)
Dr. Strangelove (Columbia/Tri-Star/ Movie-Only Edition/ Old Version)
Few Good Men (Special Edition) / Easy Rider (Special Edition) / As Good As
It Gets
Dr. Strangelove (Columbia/Tri-Star/ Movie-Only Edition)

E.I. Entertainment:
Misty Mundae: Ultra-Limited Collection: Witchbabe / Female Animal / An
Erotic Vampire In Paris

MGM/UA:
Y Tu Mama Tambien (R-Rated Version)
Deranged / Motel Hell
Attic / Crawlspace
Masque Of The Red Death / The Premature Burial

Paramount:
Footloose (Movie-Only Edtion)
Deep Impact (Movie-Only Edtion)

Universal:
Frankenstein (1931/ Special Edition)
Jesus Christ Superstar (1973/ Movie-Only Edition)
Undercover Brother (2002/ Special Edition/ Widescreen) / How High (Special
Edition) (Side-By-Side)
Bourne Identity (2002/ Special Edition/ Widescreen)
Bourne Identity (2002/ Special Edition/ Pan & Scan)

Cancelled:
Columbia/TriStar:
Maid In Manhattan / Wedding Planner

Warner Brothers:
Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (Pan & Scan) / Scooby-Doo: The Movie
(Special Edition/ Pan & Scan) (2-Pack)

Postponed:
Columbia/TriStar
Big Town
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| Some status changes have been announced by the studios.
| Discontinued:
| Blue Underground:
| Christopher Lee Collection (Limited Edition): The Blood Of Fu Manchu /
The
| Castle Of Fu Manchu / Circus Of Fear / Bloody Judge

Hmmmmmm.

Curious.

Considered Racist?

| Universal:
| Frankenstein (1931/ Special Edition)

Excellent!

DSH

D. Spencer Hines