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04/21/98 Beauty and the Beast
Jean Cocteau (dir.), Jean Marais, Josette Day, Marcel André, Mila Parely, Nane Germon, Michel Auclair
Special Edition. Inc. digitally restored image and sound; audio commentary by critic Arthur Knight; documentary on the film and the fable; the original fable translated into English.
Audio: FRE DD mono (1ch) / Subtitles: ENG
1946, "NR", B&W, COM, FF, R:All, SL, SUP, 1s, 93m
#BEA120DVD (AC), $39.95
05/19/98 Grand Illusion
Jean Renoir (dir.), Jean Gabin, Pierre Fresnay, Eric von Stroheim, Dalio, Dita Parlo, Carette, Gaston Modot, Jean Dasté
Special Edition. Inc. digitally restored image and sound; audio commentary by film historian Peter Cowie.
Audio: FRE DD mono (1ch) / Subtitles: ENG
1937, "NR", COM, FF, R:All, SL, SUP, 1s, 117m
#GRA070DVD (AC), $39.95
05/19/98 Hard-Boiled
John Woo (dir.), Chow Yun-Fat, Tony Leung, Teresa Mo, Philip Chan, Anthony Wong, Kwan Hoi-Shan, A-Lung
Special Edition. Inc. audio commentary by director John Woo, producer Terence Chang, filmmaker Roger Avery, and critic Dave Kehr; trailers for 11 of John Woo's Hong Kong action classics; a student film by John Woo; the Cantonese theatrical trailer.
Audio: CANTONESE DD mono (1ch) / Subtitles: ENG
1992, "NR", COM, LB 1.85:1, R:All, RSDL, SUP, 1s, 126m
#CC1516DDVD (AC), $39.95
05/19/98 Lady Vanishes, The
Alfred Hitchcock (dir.), Margaret Lockwood, Michael Redgrave, Paul Lukas, Dame May Whitty, Googie Withers, Cecil Parker, Linden Travers, Catherine Lacey
Special Edition. Inc. digitally restored image and sound; audio commentary by film historian Bruce Eder.
Audio: ENG DD mono (1ch) / Subtitles: TBA
1938, "NR", B&W, COM FF, R:All, SL, 1s, 97m
#LAD120DVD (AC), $39.95
04/15/98 Night to Remember, A
Roy Baker (dir.), Kenneth Moore, David McCallum, Jill Dixon, Laurence Naismith, Frank Lawton, Honor Blackman, Alec McCowen, George Rose
Special Edition. Inc. digitally restored image and sound; audio commentary by Titanic experts Don Lynch and Ken Marshall; British and American theatrical trailers; the 60m "The Making of 'A Night to Remember" documentary.
Audio: ENG DD mono (1ch) / Subtitles: TBA
1958, "NR", B&W, COM, LB 1.66:1, R:All, RSDL, SUP, 1s, 123m
#CC1517DDVD (AC), $39.95
04/21/98 Seven Samurai, The
Akira Kurosawa (dir.), Toshiro Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Yoshio Inaba, Ko Kimura, Seiji Miyaguchi, Minoru Chiaki
Special Edition. Inc. digitally restored image and sound; audio commentary by Japanese film expert Michael Jeck.
Audio: JPN DD mono (1ch) / Subtitles: ENG
1954, "NR", B&W, COM, FF, R:All, RSDL, 1s, 203m
#SEV040DVD (AC), $39.95
05/26/98 Silence of the Lambs
Jonathan Demme (dir.), Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, Scott Glenn, Ted Levine, Anthony Heald, Brooke Smith, Diane Baker, Kasi Lemmons, Charles Napier, Tracey Walter, Roger Corman, Chris Isaak
Special Edition. Inc. audio commentary by director Jonathan Demme, actors Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins, screenwriter Ted Tally, and FBI agent John Douglas; deleted scenes; storyboards; + more TBA.
Audio: ENG DD TBA (?ch) / Subtitles: TBA
1991, "R", COM, LB 1.85:1, R:All, RSDL?, SUP, 1s, 118m
#CC1530DDVD (AC), $39.95
05/26/98 This Is Spinal Tap
Rob Reiner (dir.), Michael McKean, Christopher Guest, Harry Shearer, Rob Reiner, Tony Hendra, June Chadwick, R.J. Parnell, David Kaff, Fran Drescher, Paul Schaffer.
Special Edition. Inc. two commentary tracks - one by Spinal Tap's Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer, and one by director Rob Reiner, producer Karen Murphy and editors Robert Leighton and Kent Beyda; the original industry and theatrical trailers; the 20m "Spinal Tap: The Final Tour" demo reel; "Heavy Metal Memories" and "(You Know Where You Stand In A) Hell Hole" promotional shorts; more than one hour of deleted scenes.
Audio: ENG DD TBA (?ch) / Subtitles: TBA
1984, "R", CC: Eng, COM, LB 1.70:1, R:All, RSDL?, SUP, 1s, 82m
#CC1529DDVD (AC), $39.95
05/27/98 Walkabout (director's cut)
Nicolas Roeg (dir.), Jenny Agutter, Lucien John, David Gulpilil, John Meillon
Special Edition. 100m Director's Cut features 5m additional footage. Inc. additional footage) inc. audio commentary by director Nicolas Roeg and actress Jenny Agutter; theatrical trailer; digital transfer approved by director Nicolas Roeg.
Audio: ENG DD mono (1ch) / Subtitles: ENG
1971, "PG", CC: Eng, COM, LB 1.77:1, R:All, SL, 1s, 100m
#WAL120DVD (AC), $29.95

 

Originally Created: 11/12/97

Last Updated: 04/13/98