en-us http://www.videobusiness.com/blog/%blog_id.html?nid=4418 Copyright 2009 Reed Business Information. Subject to its Terms of Use November 10, 2009 http://www.videobusiness.com/blog/1650000165/post/780004078.html?nid=4418 Comic books are getting another crack at DVD. On Aug. 1, Trans World will offer 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment’s Broken Saints packaged with an exclusive comic book. Developed by Saints creator Brooke Burgess, Broken Saints Issue 0 explores the beginnings of the animated Web-based series.… Mon, 12 Jun 2006 00:00:00 PST http://www.videobusiness.com/blog/1650000165/post/420004242.html?nid=4418 New Line’s Infinifilm series lives! We don’t often hear about the major studios’ older premiere DVD lines nowadays, but New Line is delivering A Nightmare on Elm Street on Infinifilm on Sept. 26 (prebook Aug. 22) priced at $26.99. The special edition offers two “All-Access Pa… Mon, 19 Jun 2006 00:00:00 PST http://www.videobusiness.com/blog/1650000165/post/430004243.html?nid=4418 The mercury’s rising, and suppliers of fitness videos are promoting more titles to help people slim down for the beach. Gaiam’s GT Media is delivering a host of fitness titles on Sept. 5 (prebook July 25), maybe a little late for summer but in time for people to shape up for Christmas va… Mon, 03 Jul 2006 00:00:00 PST http://www.videobusiness.com/blog/1650000165/post/440004244.html?nid=4418 While we wait for the hot summer movies to be announced for DVD, suppliers are continuing to roll out TV offerings. With Hugh Laurie now a household name from his portrayal of the surly Dr. House, BBC Video, care of Warner, is delivering earlier Laurie comedy the same day as the second season of Ho… Mon, 10 Jul 2006 00:00:00 PST http://www.videobusiness.com/blog/1650000165/post/460004246.html?nid=4418 Another DVD version of Monty Python and the Holy Grail?! That’s right. Sony’s The Extraordinarily Deluxe Edition says ‘Nee’ on Oct. 3 (order now; DVD $29.95), packaged with the soundtrack on a CD. Two DVDs offer new features “Holy Grail Challenge Quiz” and a &#822… Mon, 07 Aug 2006 00:00:00 PST http://www.videobusiness.com/blog/1650000165/post/470004247.html?nid=4418 Oliver Stone’s World Trade Center bowed in theaters last week, and fittingly, a number of recent product announcements offer a look at conflicts around the world. Specifically related to WTC, Berlin Film Festival winner The Road to Guantanamo is being released on disc on Oct. 24 (prebook Sept… Mon, 14 Aug 2006 00:00:00 PST http://www.videobusiness.com/blog/1740000174/post/490004249.html?nid=4418 Filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola was true to his outspoken nature in a Q&A with film students last Tuesday at a DVD release party for Apocalypse Now: The Complete Dossier, the latest digital configuration of his 1979 Vietnam opus. After sitting through a longish hour of selected clips from the m… Wed, 16 Aug 2006 00:00:00 PST http://www.videobusiness.com/blog/1730000173/post/510004251.html?nid=4418 Apple’s recent Mac vs. PC ads have spurred a whole genre of spoofs at YouTube and other web sharing sites. Here’s one borderline NSFW (not safe for work), about Sony’s PlayStation 3 vs. Nintendo Wii, both set for release in November. It’s so obviously aimed at guys, but whi… Wed, 16 Aug 2006 00:00:00 PST http://www.videobusiness.com/blog/1650000165/post/450004245.html?nid=4418 Leather and grass, anyone? Paramount’s delivering a new DVD edition of Grease on Sept. 19 (prebook Aug. 8) wrapped in—what else?—a black leather jacket. The Grease Rockin’ Rydell Edition, priced at $19.99, is adorned in what the studio billed as a T-Bird leather jacket. The … Fri, 18 Aug 2006 15:15:21 PST http://www.videobusiness.com/blog/1740000174/post/500004250.html?nid=4418 Some 30 years ago, Iceland-born, U.S.-raised Gunnar Hansen donned a fleshy mask and snatched up a portable power tool for no-budget indie horror flick, and the legend of Leatherface and Tobe Hooper’s The Texas Chainsaw Massacre was born. Nearly 30 years later, the film is as popular as ever, s… Fri, 18 Aug 2006 00:00:00 PST http://www.videobusiness.com/blog/1730000173/post/520004252.html?nid=4418 ...Read More Fri, 18 Aug 2006 00:00:00 PST http://www.videobusiness.com/blog/1650000165/post/480004248.html?nid=4418 Always wanted to be Dr. Dolittle and talk to the animals? Well, lots of upcoming releases offer the opportunity to practice. Fox’s $27.8 million-grossing sequel Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties purrs onto DVD on Oct. 10 (prebook Sept. 13; DVD $29.98). The talking cat (voiced by Bill Murray) wi… Mon, 21 Aug 2006 00:00:00 PST http://www.videobusiness.com/blog/1730000173/post/820004282.html?nid=4418 ...Read More Tue, 22 Aug 2006 13:16:34 PST http://www.videobusiness.com/blog/1730000173/post/900004290.html?nid=4418 ...Read More Tue, 22 Aug 2006 14:08:14 PST http://www.videobusiness.com/blog/1730000173/post/910004291.html?nid=4418 ...Read More Tue, 22 Aug 2006 15:07:12 PST http://www.videobusiness.com/blog/1730000173/post/920004292.html?nid=4418 This roundup of recent quotes on high def DVD from various studio execs’ murky crystal ball just goes to show it all depends on who you ask....“Sales of the two formats will be faster than DVD, which has been up to this point the most successful consumer electronics product launch.… Tue, 22 Aug 2006 00:00:00 PST http://www.videobusiness.com/blog/1740000174/post/1000004300.html?nid=4418 With the entertainment news and online community engaged i n what are probably the final throes of New Line’s Snakes on a Plane media blitz (sadly, the assault didn't lend itself to more notable opening weekend box office numbers), we’re surprised that we’ve seen n… Wed, 23 Aug 2006 00:00:00 PST http://www.videobusiness.com/blog/1730000173/post/1100004310.html?nid=4418 ...Read More Wed, 23 Aug 2006 18:04:26 PST http://www.videobusiness.com/blog/1730000173/post/1300004330.html?nid=4418 There are a gazilion knockoffs of the Mentos and Diet Coke video that was passed around earlier this summer that even the Today Show took note of. this one, with a guy eating mentos and drinking diet coke has gotten more than 1 million hits since yesterday. I'm posting it because it's gotten… Thu, 24 Aug 2006 15:29:32 PST http://www.videobusiness.com/blog/1650000165/post/1360004336.html?nid=4418 Is the way to consumers’ hearts through their stomachs? Warner continues to roll out DVDs from Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia with the upcoming Everyday Food Vol. 1: Fast, Family-Friendly Ideas on Oct. 17 (prebook Sept. 12; DVD $14.97) and Martha’s Favorite Cookies on Nov. 7 (prebook O… Fri, 25 Aug 2006 00:00:00 PST