Anchor Bay Increases DVD Output
Anchor Bay Entertainment announces several new DVD titles for release throughout August, September and October of 1999. The DVDs announced for release in a widescreen format include: Due In August: ""Return To Oz"" Starring Fairuza Balk Directed by noted sound designer and film editor Walter Murch 1985 $24.98 Street Date: August 10 Widescreen (1.85:1) and Full Screen Dolby Digital 5.1 Soundtrack Soundtrack remastered from the original 70mm 6 track Dolby Stereo printmaster Supplemental includes Interview Feature: ""Fairuza Returns To Oz"" and a trailer ""Halloween"" Starring Jamie Lee Curtis and Donald Pleasance Directed by John Carpenter 1978 $29.98 Street date: August 24 Anamorphic Widescreen (2.35:1) and Full Screen Soundtrack remastered by Chase Productions in Dolby Surround Supplemental includes the featurette ""Halloween Unmasked 2000,"" Still & Poster gallery, Bios, Trailers, TV & Radio Spots and souvenir postcard ""Halloween"" (Limited Edition) $44.98 Features everything included in the standard edition plus a second disc featuring the alternate television edition of ""Halloween"" in anamorphic widescreen format for the first time and 12 additional minutes of additional never-before-seen footage ""One Magic Christmas"" Starring Mary Steenburgen and Harry Dean Stanton 1985 $24.98 Street Date: August 31 Widescreen (1.85:1) and Full Screen Dolby Surround Due In September: ""Something Wicked This Way Comes"" Starring Jason Robards, Pam Grier and Jonathan Pryce Directed by Jack Clayton Based on the novel by Ray Bradbury 1983 $24.98 Street Date: September 21 Widescreen (1.66:1) and Full Screen Dolby Surround Soundtrack Due in October: ""Fitzcarraldo"" Starring Klaus Kinski Directed by Werner Herzog 1982 $34.98 Street date: October 19 Widescreen (1.85:1) Remastered Dolby Surround soundtrack Supplemental includes Audio Commentary by Director Werner Herzog and Producer Lucki Stipetic ""Two Lane Blacktop"" Starring James Taylor, Dennis Wilson and Warren Oates Directed by Monte Hellman 1971 $29.98 Street date: October 19 Anamorphic Widescreen (2.35:1) Remastered Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack Supplemental includes Audio Commentary by Director Monte Hellman and Associate Producer Gary Kurtz, Bios, Trailer and the documentary: ""Monte Hellman: American Auteur"" For more information on upcoming releases check out ""Studio News"" and the DVD & LaserDisc ""Release Schedules"" located on the Widescreen Review Web site.