New Releases: Hoffa SE, Thirteen & Duplex: Updated complete downloadable R1 DVD DB & info lists

Buena Vista starts off the new month with a few new release announcements.
The nightmare neighbor is taken to the extreme with Duplex staring Drew
Barrymore and Ben Stiller. Featuring Dolby 5.1 and anamorphic audio this
film will hit DVD on March 3rd for a retail price of $29.99. On February
27th they have American Gun ready for release retailing at $19.95. This one
is listed as having Dolby Surround sound and anamorphic video.

Buena Vista will release the 'R' rated version of My Boss's Daughter on
February 3rd. Technical specs are Dolby 5.1 audio and anamorphic video. The
listed extras include Outtakes, Behind the Scenes Special: "A Look Behind My
Boss's Daughter", Tara Reid Audition Tape and a Deleted Scene Easter Egg.
Suggested price is $19.95.

Cold Creek Manor will be released by Buena Vista on March 2nd. Staring
Dennis Quaid, Sharon Stone, Juliette Lewis, Christopher Plummer and Stephen
Dorff, this thriller will sport Dolby 5.1 audio and anamorphic 1.85:1 video.
The announced extras included Deleted Scenes, Rules Of The Genre-Director,
Mike Figgis Gives Insights into Creating a Psychological Thriller, Cooper's
Documentary-A Unique Look at the Creation of the Documentary of the History
of Cold Creek Manor and the Massie Family, Audio Commentary With Director
and Bonus Alternate Ending. List price is $29.99.

Fox has Hoffa: Special Edition set for release on January 27th. This edition
will include Dolby 5.1 audio and anamorphic 2.35:1 video. The extras were
given as including; Commentary by Director Danny Devito, Excised Scenes
(With Intro by Director Danny Devito), News Coverage of Hoffa, Personal
Annecdotes From Members Of The Teamster's Union, Special Shots, Storyboards:
The Early Days Starry Road 136 Stills, Kreger Market 34 Stills, The Alley 8
Stills, Flynn Hospital 13 Stills, Kreger Strike 52 Stills, Social
Club-Teamster Hall Transition 11 Stills, Storyboards: The Later Days,
Courtroom 30 Stills, Jail 29 Stills, Discussion After First Script Read Thru
Shooting Script 200 Stills, Costume Drawings 10 Stills, Film Reviews 30
Stills, Siskel & Ebert comments, Posters From Around The World, Theatrical
Trailer, Hoffa Book Reading Lists 5 Stills/ Retail price is scheduled for
$19.98.

Fox has a film called the most brutal look at young teenagers since Larry
Clarke's 'Kids'. Thirteen (2003) will be released on January 27th. The audio
is listed as Dolby 5.1 with widescreen video. Anamorphic has not yet been
confirmed. There will also be a P&S version on the same disc. The extras are
listed as One Commentary Track Featuring: Director/Co-Writer Commentary by
Catherine Hardewicke, Co-Writer/Actress Commentary by Nikki Reed, Actor
Commentary by Evan Rachel Wood and Brady Corbet
Making Of Featurette, Theatrical Trailer and 2 Easter Eggs. Suggested retail
price is $19.95.

For something a good deal lighter Fox will release Le Divorce staring Kate
Hudson and Naomi Watts on January 27th. It is listed as having both
anamorphic 2.40:1 anamorphic video and P&S on the same disc with Dolby 5.1
audio all for a list price of $27.98.

>From Fox Television Futurama: Volume 3 (Special Edition) will hit the
shelves on March 9th for a list price of $49.95. They also have Cops: Bad
Girls, Cops: Caught In The Act and Cops: Shots Fired ready for March 23rd.
Each is stated as having 17 minutes of footage 'too explicit' for
television. Each disc wil cost $14.98 or you can get the three pack for
$39.98.

Trimark will extend the Saturday Night Live Best of collection with Saturday
Night Live: The Best Of Phil Hartman, Saturday Night Live: The Best Of Chris
Rock and Saturday Night Live: The Best Of Eddie Murphy, due out on February
24th at $14.99 each.

Stop by for a complete downloadable information list of all region one DVDs
in several formats as well as daily changes. The official list now features
36,113 titles with 102 additions or changes and  261 Pre-Release
announcements. The All Titles list has 36,374 titles. Recent releases
include: Last Week 311, This Week  212 and Next Week 158 titles.

Preview Seabiscuit. Reviews of X2: X-Men United, Two Towers Extended, Hulk,
Indy Collection, Taken, Sopranos Season 4, Matrix Reloaded, Avril Lavigne:
My World, Scarface(1983), Scarface (1932), Smallville, In Cold Blood, Kiss
Symphony, Chicago and All That Jazz. Past film reviews include Steve O Out
on Bail, May, Bedford Incident, 12 Angry Men (1957), Them, Usual Suspects
and Gormenghast . Coming titles listed before all the specs are in can be
found in a new list, http://www.hometheaterinfo.com/pre-releases.htm

Updated lists for discontinued, cancelled, postponed and rescheduled titles
as well as lists for DTS, ES/EX and Superbit titles. UPC numbers and
original release dates now being added to the database. There is also a
greatly expanded list of titles that were rescheduled or reissued. Search
function for the database, (now including UPC search) complements of site
partner and friend, Michael's Movie Mayhem
(http://kazart.com/mec/DVDList2.html) and DVDLister.

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daily.

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