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January looks like it should be quite a good time for spending any WHSmiths vouchers you accumulate at christmas..
First of all you have Battle Royale, a brilliant but controversial film set in a Japan rocked by unemployment and violence in its youth. The goverment decrees that classes of school children will be sent to an uninhabited island and forced to fight to the death until there is only one survivor. The survivor will then be a deterrent to all other unruly children. Okay, it's a bizarre concept, but it's not so far removed from the social darwinism concept. The film rocked Japan, but then this is a country that thinks it's never to early to worry about anything, according to yesterday's times supplement, the Japanese have worked out that if they do not reverse their declining birth rate they will be extinct by the next millenium. Now that is foresight.
Next up is Italian film Il Postino. I saw this ages ago so I don't remember it very well, but it was brilliant even then. It's about a postman who's in love with a woman and enlists the help of his poset friend to win her heart. It might sound like sentimental pap, but it's damn good sentimental pap.
Seeing as I'm on updates of old films, what better time to bring in Nosferatu. Nosferatu is the definitive vampire film, made in 1922, and the subject of a recent documentary-style film about the real-life vampiristic habits of the film's star Max Schreck. Okay it's in Black and white, yes it's silent, but believe me Jeepers Creepers and the ring can get stuffed; Nosferatu is still the best! The new DVD edition has been remastered, apparently, to recapture the toning and tints of the original version. And they're actually symbolic, so it's a good thing.
Finally January sees the release of Memento. It's a classy film featuring the bloke from neighbours, tattoos, amnesia and one of the most confusing plots ever. The film is a reverse whodunit, starting with the death of a man and working back to see whether he was the man responsable for the crime. I want to elaborate on the plot, but someone did the same for me and I guessed the ending before I watched the film, which was just annoying. It was lauded as one of the best films of 2000, but unfortunately it has endured a limited cinema release and the woeful distribution skills of Pathé, who have taken an age to release this DVD.. so it's filled with features then I hear you cry! Well, no actually, the word is that it has a trailer and possibly a commentary but this is still unconfirmed.
Feburary sees two pivotal releases. Firstly one of my favourite films, Groundhog Day Collectors Edition!! Firstly one of my favourite films, Groundhog Day Collectors Edition!! Firstly one of my favourite films, Groundhog Day Collectors Edition!! Haha that was a joke actually, you see Groundhog Day is all about Bill Murray's character reliving the same day of his life again and again and again. This has many humorous results and it sees Murray at his best. He's only recently rediscovered that form with the superb Rushmore. I don't know what the extras are gong to be yet, but I'm already salivating at the prospect of getting this film...
Finally, the most important release of all is Staind unplugged. You see have to have experienced the worst things so that you can fully appreciate the best things. I think that yo would exponentially enhance the greatness of all the films I've mentioned by being forced to sit through two hours of Staind whining and groaning acoustically in a pitiful attempt to be Nirvana. I bet Fred Durst is directing the video, or better still in it! Just when you thought it couldn't get any worse! I imagine the experience will be akin to having all your teeth pulled out with tweasers. Just remember the pain/pleasure balance essential to living.
Okay and the Fargo update:
The release date has slipped from January 2002 to.... January 2003. Now that really is annoying. But preliminary calculations would seem to suggest that the release will coincide with the DVD release of The Man Who Wasn't There... is a massive Coen Brothers re-release schedule on the cards? We've already had the O Brother re-release...
Hope this has been of help
First of all you have Battle Royale, a brilliant but controversial film set in a Japan rocked by unemployment and violence in its youth. The goverment decrees that classes of school children will be sent to an uninhabited island and forced to fight to the death until there is only one survivor. The survivor will then be a deterrent to all other unruly children. Okay, it's a bizarre concept, but it's not so far removed from the social darwinism concept. The film rocked Japan, but then this is a country that thinks it's never to early to worry about anything, according to yesterday's times supplement, the Japanese have worked out that if they do not reverse their declining birth rate they will be extinct by the next millenium. Now that is foresight.
Next up is Italian film Il Postino. I saw this ages ago so I don't remember it very well, but it was brilliant even then. It's about a postman who's in love with a woman and enlists the help of his poset friend to win her heart. It might sound like sentimental pap, but it's damn good sentimental pap.
Seeing as I'm on updates of old films, what better time to bring in Nosferatu. Nosferatu is the definitive vampire film, made in 1922, and the subject of a recent documentary-style film about the real-life vampiristic habits of the film's star Max Schreck. Okay it's in Black and white, yes it's silent, but believe me Jeepers Creepers and the ring can get stuffed; Nosferatu is still the best! The new DVD edition has been remastered, apparently, to recapture the toning and tints of the original version. And they're actually symbolic, so it's a good thing.
Finally January sees the release of Memento. It's a classy film featuring the bloke from neighbours, tattoos, amnesia and one of the most confusing plots ever. The film is a reverse whodunit, starting with the death of a man and working back to see whether he was the man responsable for the crime. I want to elaborate on the plot, but someone did the same for me and I guessed the ending before I watched the film, which was just annoying. It was lauded as one of the best films of 2000, but unfortunately it has endured a limited cinema release and the woeful distribution skills of Pathé, who have taken an age to release this DVD.. so it's filled with features then I hear you cry! Well, no actually, the word is that it has a trailer and possibly a commentary but this is still unconfirmed.
Feburary sees two pivotal releases. Firstly one of my favourite films, Groundhog Day Collectors Edition!! Firstly one of my favourite films, Groundhog Day Collectors Edition!! Firstly one of my favourite films, Groundhog Day Collectors Edition!! Haha that was a joke actually, you see Groundhog Day is all about Bill Murray's character reliving the same day of his life again and again and again. This has many humorous results and it sees Murray at his best. He's only recently rediscovered that form with the superb Rushmore. I don't know what the extras are gong to be yet, but I'm already salivating at the prospect of getting this film...
Finally, the most important release of all is Staind unplugged. You see have to have experienced the worst things so that you can fully appreciate the best things. I think that yo would exponentially enhance the greatness of all the films I've mentioned by being forced to sit through two hours of Staind whining and groaning acoustically in a pitiful attempt to be Nirvana. I bet Fred Durst is directing the video, or better still in it! Just when you thought it couldn't get any worse! I imagine the experience will be akin to having all your teeth pulled out with tweasers. Just remember the pain/pleasure balance essential to living.
Okay and the Fargo update:
The release date has slipped from January 2002 to.... January 2003. Now that really is annoying. But preliminary calculations would seem to suggest that the release will coincide with the DVD release of The Man Who Wasn't There... is a massive Coen Brothers re-release schedule on the cards? We've already had the O Brother re-release...
Hope this has been of help
I am angry now... a certain DVD site has revealed the extras to appear on the Fargo DVD re-release:
-Interactive Menus
-Scene Access
-Biographies
-Production Notes
grrrrrr..... those tight #@$%*!!!!
-Interactive Menus
-Scene Access
-Biographies
-Production Notes
grrrrrr..... those tight #@$%*!!!!
There can always be commentaries though as directors/cast can always record new commentary tracks.
So hopefully Fargo will have commentary. Even more hopefully with William H Macy.
So hopefully Fargo will have commentary. Even more hopefully with William H Macy.
Fargo may have a load of extras, but the thing is most films are made with the DVD in mind now.. I mean Tim Burton's Planet of the Apes had a documentary team filming the filming specifically for the DVD. The problem with Fargo is that DVD's weren't really an issue back then, so maybe they'll plunder the archives of some TV stations and dig up features on it, or maybe there'll just be a trailer..
who knows?
who knows?
25th of March for A.I.
No extras confirmed as of yet......but there will be loads. I can sense it.
14th January for Final Fantasy.
25th of March for Fast and the Furious (I think)
No extras confirmed as of yet......but there will be loads. I can sense it.
14th January for Final Fantasy.
25th of March for Fast and the Furious (I think)
Fargo's been delayed till 2003? You don't reckon there's any chance of them putting any extras on it do you?
Also:
Don't forget "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" out in late January. It's the weirdest rock musical since Spinal Tap. East German man needs to escape Berlin so he has a sex change operation and marries an American soldier. When in America she starts a band and then Hedwig is her life story in the form of gigs..
Come on, surreal is good
Don't forget "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" out in late January. It's the weirdest rock musical since Spinal Tap. East German man needs to escape Berlin so he has a sex change operation and marries an American soldier. When in America she starts a band and then Hedwig is her life story in the form of gigs..
Come on, surreal is good
January looks like it should be quite a good time for spending any WHSmiths vouchers you accumulate at christmas..
First of all you have Battle Royale, a brilliant but controversial film set in a Japan rocked by unemployment and violence in its youth. The goverment decrees that classes of school children will be sent to an uninhabited island and forced to fight to the death until there is only one survivor. The survivor will then be a deterrent to all other unruly children. Okay, it's a bizarre concept, but it's not so far removed from the social darwinism concept. The film rocked Japan, but then this is a country that thinks it's never to early to worry about anything, according to yesterday's times supplement, the Japanese have worked out that if they do not reverse their declining birth rate they will be extinct by the next millenium. Now that is foresight.
Next up is Italian film Il Postino. I saw this ages ago so I don't remember it very well, but it was brilliant even then. It's about a postman who's in love with a woman and enlists the help of his poset friend to win her heart. It might sound like sentimental pap, but it's damn good sentimental pap.
Seeing as I'm on updates of old films, what better time to bring in Nosferatu. Nosferatu is the definitive vampire film, made in 1922, and the subject of a recent documentary-style film about the real-life vampiristic habits of the film's star Max Schreck. Okay it's in Black and white, yes it's silent, but believe me Jeepers Creepers and the ring can get stuffed; Nosferatu is still the best! The new DVD edition has been remastered, apparently, to recapture the toning and tints of the original version. And they're actually symbolic, so it's a good thing.
Finally January sees the release of Memento. It's a classy film featuring the bloke from neighbours, tattoos, amnesia and one of the most confusing plots ever. The film is a reverse whodunit, starting with the death of a man and working back to see whether he was the man responsable for the crime. I want to elaborate on the plot, but someone did the same for me and I guessed the ending before I watched the film, which was just annoying. It was lauded as one of the best films of 2000, but unfortunately it has endured a limited cinema release and the woeful distribution skills of Pathé, who have taken an age to release this DVD.. so it's filled with features then I hear you cry! Well, no actually, the word is that it has a trailer and possibly a commentary but this is still unconfirmed.
Feburary sees two pivotal releases. Firstly one of my favourite films, Groundhog Day Collectors Edition!! Firstly one of my favourite films, Groundhog Day Collectors Edition!! Firstly one of my favourite films, Groundhog Day Collectors Edition!! Haha that was a joke actually, you see Groundhog Day is all about Bill Murray's character reliving the same day of his life again and again and again. This has many humorous results and it sees Murray at his best. He's only recently rediscovered that form with the superb Rushmore. I don't know what the extras are gong to be yet, but I'm already salivating at the prospect of getting this film...
Finally, the most important release of all is Staind unplugged. You see have to have experienced the worst things so that you can fully appreciate the best things. I think that yo would exponentially enhance the greatness of all the films I've mentioned by being forced to sit through two hours of Staind whining and groaning acoustically in a pitiful attempt to be Nirvana. I bet Fred Durst is directing the video, or better still in it! Just when you thought it couldn't get any worse! I imagine the experience will be akin to having all your teeth pulled out with tweasers. Just remember the pain/pleasure balance essential to living.
Okay and the Fargo update:
The release date has slipped from January 2002 to.... January 2003. Now that really is annoying. But preliminary calculations would seem to suggest that the release will coincide with the DVD release of The Man Who Wasn't There... is a massive Coen Brothers re-release schedule on the cards? We've already had the O Brother re-release...
Hope this has been of help
First of all you have Battle Royale, a brilliant but controversial film set in a Japan rocked by unemployment and violence in its youth. The goverment decrees that classes of school children will be sent to an uninhabited island and forced to fight to the death until there is only one survivor. The survivor will then be a deterrent to all other unruly children. Okay, it's a bizarre concept, but it's not so far removed from the social darwinism concept. The film rocked Japan, but then this is a country that thinks it's never to early to worry about anything, according to yesterday's times supplement, the Japanese have worked out that if they do not reverse their declining birth rate they will be extinct by the next millenium. Now that is foresight.
Next up is Italian film Il Postino. I saw this ages ago so I don't remember it very well, but it was brilliant even then. It's about a postman who's in love with a woman and enlists the help of his poset friend to win her heart. It might sound like sentimental pap, but it's damn good sentimental pap.
Seeing as I'm on updates of old films, what better time to bring in Nosferatu. Nosferatu is the definitive vampire film, made in 1922, and the subject of a recent documentary-style film about the real-life vampiristic habits of the film's star Max Schreck. Okay it's in Black and white, yes it's silent, but believe me Jeepers Creepers and the ring can get stuffed; Nosferatu is still the best! The new DVD edition has been remastered, apparently, to recapture the toning and tints of the original version. And they're actually symbolic, so it's a good thing.
Finally January sees the release of Memento. It's a classy film featuring the bloke from neighbours, tattoos, amnesia and one of the most confusing plots ever. The film is a reverse whodunit, starting with the death of a man and working back to see whether he was the man responsable for the crime. I want to elaborate on the plot, but someone did the same for me and I guessed the ending before I watched the film, which was just annoying. It was lauded as one of the best films of 2000, but unfortunately it has endured a limited cinema release and the woeful distribution skills of Pathé, who have taken an age to release this DVD.. so it's filled with features then I hear you cry! Well, no actually, the word is that it has a trailer and possibly a commentary but this is still unconfirmed.
Feburary sees two pivotal releases. Firstly one of my favourite films, Groundhog Day Collectors Edition!! Firstly one of my favourite films, Groundhog Day Collectors Edition!! Firstly one of my favourite films, Groundhog Day Collectors Edition!! Haha that was a joke actually, you see Groundhog Day is all about Bill Murray's character reliving the same day of his life again and again and again. This has many humorous results and it sees Murray at his best. He's only recently rediscovered that form with the superb Rushmore. I don't know what the extras are gong to be yet, but I'm already salivating at the prospect of getting this film...
Finally, the most important release of all is Staind unplugged. You see have to have experienced the worst things so that you can fully appreciate the best things. I think that yo would exponentially enhance the greatness of all the films I've mentioned by being forced to sit through two hours of Staind whining and groaning acoustically in a pitiful attempt to be Nirvana. I bet Fred Durst is directing the video, or better still in it! Just when you thought it couldn't get any worse! I imagine the experience will be akin to having all your teeth pulled out with tweasers. Just remember the pain/pleasure balance essential to living.
Okay and the Fargo update:
The release date has slipped from January 2002 to.... January 2003. Now that really is annoying. But preliminary calculations would seem to suggest that the release will coincide with the DVD release of The Man Who Wasn't There... is a massive Coen Brothers re-release schedule on the cards? We've already had the O Brother re-release...
Hope this has been of help