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Still Waiting on HEAT DVD Slicks
Just in case you haven't popped over to DVD Plaza of late, you may be unaware that we (being
us and DVDplaza) didn't receive any DVD slicks for HEAT from Warner (an oversight).
It wasn't until we started shipping off orders that we noticed they were even missing!!!!
(afterall, we had some 3500 odd slicks to sort thru and alphabetise, and warner had well
over 10,000 to sort though first)
Warner will be sending both sites HEAT slicks shortly, and we will then be dispatching the
orders which include slicks for HEAT. Sorry for the inconvenience, we know many of
you are anxiously waiting to get your slicks and cases (Paul, Chris and I haven't even
replaced ours yet we've been so busy with all this..honest!)
SLIGHT DELAY on Orders Sent Via Snail-Mail
Sorry for the short notice, but there will be delay on orders which have been sent via
mail order, and were not received before 25th January. Having to travel out of state
til early February, Ye 'Ol Post Office Mailbox will be unattended for a short while,
but do not dispare, your orders won't be lost or forgotten.
Please Note Orders paid for via B-PAY and Direct Debit, will NOT be delayed to
this extent.
If in fact you have, or intend to, mail us your orders, would you please drop us an email to let us
know.
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All Current Orders Replied to
Phew... glad that's over. As of right now, being sunday 21st at around
8pm, all orders that we have received have been replied to. (Orders with
Amaray Cases for the Warner Slicks that is)
If you placed such an order for replacing your
Snapper Cases with Amarays over at DVD Plaza, and HAVEN"T been emailed
the Payment details yet please let
us know.
It has taken us a good 6 days to process all orders received to date [in between packaging
the slicks into the amarays] so there's a chance we may have missed a few (very sorry if
we have:).
Thank you for your co-operation
The team from DVDown Under and DVD Plaza
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REPLYING to your Snapper Replacement Orders
Hi All, Just a quick update regarding orders for Snapper Case
Replacements.
We are in the process of replying to each and every order placed yesterday, and it will
take some time to get thru them all, so your patience is appreciated.
It seems many more DVD'ers than initally anticipated are wanting to be rid of your snapper
cases, so this looks to be quite a long process for all involved. Between DVD Plaza
and DVDown Under we have received several hundred orders, and this is after only 1 day of
Ordering!!!
Rest assure that you will be replied to in due course. But it may take a couple of
days.... don't worry, there are plently of slicks and cases to go around for the
moment, so anyone who has placed an order as of right now will get both their replacement
slicks And cases.Thank you for your co-operation
The team from DVDown Under and DVD Plaza
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Paramount FINALLY set to Launch into Region 4 DVD
Some great news passed our way yesterday. Paramount Pictures, the LAST
of the major studios holding out on DVD in Australia, are going to launch into region 4
this April!
The Lead title (at this point) will be the the John Singleton remake of SHAFT. This,
along with 11 other titles will make up the initial region 4 Paramount DVD catalogue
(Region 4 Star Trek Fans rejoice as several titles will be Star Trek Moofies!..yay)
Interestingly, there was no mention of MI:2 in this initial batch (which was the title
mentioned when Paramount were hoping to launch back in December 2000)....hmmmmm
The official press release is expected in a week or two (but we thought you'd like to know
at least a little of this info now :)DVD
Plaza and DVDown Under together Distribute the Warner DVD Slicks
Knowing Full well that it's gonna be a big job distributing the Replacement
Warner DVD Slicks, DVD Plaza
and DVDown Under have joined forces to make this job a little easier.
From the 15th January you will be able to
place an order for your DVD Slicks and Cases over at the DVD Plaza using an
on-line ordering system. (Orders can then be paid for via B-Pay, direct debit, or
mail order)
As we're expecting a major influx of orders for DVD slicks and cases, delivery times will
be approx 2 weeks. We will be able to give a more accurate time frame once things
are underway.
Click
HERE for the DVD Slick Replacement Press Release
Arabia Comes to Oz
21st March sees the first release of Lawrence of Arabia to DVD, and Australia
has received the honour of being the first country to get it!
Just when you thought We'd always be the ones having to wait after the USA DVD releases,
Lawrence is the another big DVD release for which this phenomenon has really only just
recently been occurring! [Buffy and the upcoming Terminator :Special Edition being
at least two others that come to mind] :)
Click
HERE for the Lawrence of Arabia Press Release
More DVD Menu Shots
Here's a few DVD Menu Shots
from Roadshow's upcoming DVDs of Pleasantville, Friday and Next Friday as well as their
Press Releases.
Pleasantville DVD Press Release
Friday/Next
Friday Press Release
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SIREN DVD Release Update
We're increasingly seeing more independent DVD distributors jumping onto the
DVD bandwagon in OZ, and Siren seem to be doing it better than most, in terms of utilising
more of the DVD Technology itself at least, and giving the consumers what they want
(though they still seem intent on doing rental only DVDs now and then :(
Unlike some smaller labels (who shall remain nameless) Siren have been releasing a number
of their titles not just in Widescreen, but in Anamorphic Widescreen.
Their January lineup includes a mixture of 4x3 full frame, letterbox and Anamorphic
Widescreen Transfers, most notably is the 16th January release of the Brilliant James
Whale [semi bio] Gods and Monsters.
Siren have not only been good enough to release this in all it's gorgeous anamorphic
Widescreen Glory, BUT the best part is it's coming with a Dolby Digital 5.1 track.
Theatrically, this was released in Dolby Stereo (it was made on a budget of $3million
after all....which was close to the budget set aside for the evian water Cher used to wash
her hair for one of her recent music video clips :). The USA DVD of G&M was also
released in Dolby 2.0 and in it's own right sounds very nice, but it ain't
5.1...heh-heh-heh :).
Sadly our release is missing the 30 minute James Whale documentary, but still contains the
excellent Bill Condon Commentary track, trailer, cast and crew bios and Production Notes.
SRP is $34.95
Also Due for release on the 16th January from Siren is the Rental only version of Tim
Roth's WAR ZONE. it's letterboxed only, with a Dolby 2.0 track,
behind the scenes interviews, trailer and Cast Bios (it's good too see even if this is a
rental only that there are some extras included! )
Better Living Though Circuitry, a doco on the rave culture, was shot on digital
video and so comes in 4x3 Full Screen with a Dolby 2.0 mix, a director's comm track,
unedited interviews, trailer and a truck load of cast bios (SRP $34.95)DRAGONBALL Z : 3.4 , which I believe is japanimation, is 4x3
fullscreen, with Dolby 2.0 sound, trailer, Internet promo, story and character bios.
it carries a rather
low suggested retail price of $24.95
NEON GENESIS EVANGELION (Eps 5-8) Vol 2 (aka
Shin seiki evangelion) , more japanimation is 4x3 full screen,
multilingual in Dolby 2.0, subtitles, trailer, Internet promos, story/character bios and
motion based menus SRP is $29.95
Universal Picture's February Lineup
With a mixture of Dreamworks and Universal DVDs, Universal Pictures are set
to release the following to DVD on 7th February.
Forces of Nature
Starring : Sandra Bullock, Ben Affleck
Features : Theatrical Trailer, Behind-the-Scenes Featurette, Deleted Scenes, 4-page
Booklet featuring Production Notes, Widescreen Format (16x9 enhanced), 5.1 Dolby Digital
Sound
The Love Letter
Starring : Ellen DeGeneres, Kate Capshaw, Tom Selleck
Features : Theatrical Trailer, Deleted Scenes, 4-page Booklet featuring Production Notes,
Widescreen Format (16x9 enhanced), 5.1 Dolby Digital Sound
Dragonheart: A New Beginning
Sequel to the classic fantasy-adventure special effects spectacular DRAGONHEART
Features: Trailers for Dragonheart and Dragonheart: A New Beginning, Full Frame Format,
5.1 Dolby Digital Sound, Multiple Language and Subtitle Options
SIMULTANEOUS DVD & VHS RETAIL RELEASE
Beyond the Mat
The movie that the WWF tried to ban !
Features : Theatrical Trailer, Biographies, Full Frame Format, 2.0 Stereo Sound
SIMULTANEOUS DVD & VHS RETAIL RELEASE above to have a looksee).
Click
HERE for the Universal Pictures February Press Release
Latest Review
It's sad when you make the effort to go to the cinemas, and the instant
you're start watching a movie and something really cool happens you think to
yourself...ooooooh can't wait to get this on DVD. (c'mon I know i'm not the only one to
have thought this from time to time :)..well U-571
was one such movie and here's our
review of the very nice Roadshow DVD release.
PS there's a Web Site for the Upcoming TERMINATOR DVD Website. Looks Pretty Snazzy
Crouch Tiger Hidden Dragon..a
film many are busting to see, have a cool website also (you need Flash for this one)
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Happy New Year and all that Crap!
It's finally 2001! The year set most famous by Arthur C. Clark with his
Novel of the same name, then Stanley Kubrick's Filmic adaptation of said novel. It's
scary to think the still classic film version was made well over 30 years ago, preceding
even Star Wars in the area of groundbreaking film style. This film and novel were
certainly the catalyst for sci-fi that followed.
Back to the DVD side of things, 2000 was certainly a big year for DVD, being in its Third
Full year for Australia with a tremendous amount of releases of mainstream and even the
ever growing independent films (even some without those nasty black bars at the top and
bottom of your picture!! :). We're now closing
in on 2000 DVD releases in Australia, sadly, but we're still missing PARAMOUNT as the only
other major DVDistibutor yet to commit to Oz. Paramount have been releasing DVDs in
the UK and Europe for a few months now offering several of the star trek Movies, the
original Mission Impossible, Drop Zone and more... Should us Aussies feel nothing short of
Insulted for being so overlooked? I think so.....HURRY THE BLOODY HELL UP
PARAMOUNT!!!!!)
Though Paramount seem to have left us at the alter....for the moment, independent film
distributors like Siren make up for it to some extent with releasing MONKEY to DVD for us
to enjoy! Will this TV series ever truly die? Not with DVD out there it won't
:)
Since hearing about DVD back when Philips & Sony were duking it out with Toshy &
Warner for the DVD standard (I still think it was just a conspiracy to generate a big
publicity stunt to peek peoples curiosity....it worked!) I for one was totally
possessed by those cute shiny discs with all that extra data crammed into such a small
space. For over 3 years I have been totally obsessed with DVD. Nothing has
taken over my life in such a way, no other hobby has held my Interest up for so
long. (and I mean that both mentally AND financially! :)
When losta little independents start releasing DVDs and the
bigger studios start Re-releasing in Special Editions, you know DVD is here to stay.
Long Live DVD!! and here's to the an even bigger DVD
Odyssey in 2001!
DVD Collector's Sets coming soon
Here's an interesting scenario. In the USA there's a company called Creative Design Art,
who are responsible for starting DVD collector's Sets with posters, photo stills, lobby
cards, and more..oh and a DVD of the movie is included. plus They come in a nice big arty
looking box. (click the link above to have a looksee).
This company is independently run from the major studios and have secured the worldwide
rights to all these goodies that come in these box sets (thought the movies on DVDs are
still owned by the studios).
Though Creative Art Design release these box sets in the USA, for the
region 1 USA market, DVD
Australia are to handle the releasing of these box sets within Australia
(with a region 4 copy the the respective DVD instead of the region 1 version).
Come mid January DVD Australia
will begin shipping a limited number of the "Deluxe Series" box sets to selected
on-line and retail stores. The region 4 Deluxe series box sets will carry a retail
price of $119.95. (the USA price of these versions runs for $US79.95...which
converts to about $A145.00).
Box sets in the initial limited run will include Blade Runner, The Matrix,
Twister, The Perfect Storm and Dirty Harry.
An ELITE Selection of DVDs
Evil Dead, Lady in White, Communion, and Uncle Sam are all movies which have
been released to DVD in the USA by Elite, and starting in February these same DVDs will be
available in OZ thanks to a distribution Deal with DVD Australia.
Features on these DVDs include
EVIL DEAD : Special Edition 1.33:1 Full Frame transfer, remixed Dolby Digital 5.1
audio, 2 audio commentaries, deleted scenes and outtakes, photo gallery, theatrical
trailer, and more.
THE LADY IN WHITE : Director's Cut 1.85:1 (4x3
letterbox), remixed Dolby Digital 5.1, audio commentary, Still Photo Library, Theatrical
Trailers/ TV Spots, Promotional Short, Behind-The-Scenes Footage, Complete CD Soundtrack
72 minutes worth, in DD2.0)
COMMUNION : Special Edition Anamorphic Widescreen,
DD5.1 audio, Deleted Footage, 2 Theatrical Trailers, Audio Commentary, Behind-the-Scenes
Footage, Storyboards, Promotional Materials, Excerpt from ACCORDING TO OCCAM'S RAZOR:
Surgical Removal of Modern-Day Alien Implant, Still Photo Gallery
UNCLE SAM 2.35:1 Widescreen, DD5.1 audio, Theatrical
Trailer, Audio Commentary
The Beatles come to DVD
For a limited time 4 Beatles DVDs will be made available to the Australian
market, through DVD Australia.
All discs are to be priced at around $35.00 and will be available separately
Help!
(90 minutes, Colour)
Nominated for two British Academy Awards, this 1965 theatrical feature takes The Beatles
on a worldwide comedy adventure. After a magical ring gets stuck on Ringo’s finger, a
group of Oriental mystics and a mad scientist stop at nothing to try to get it back.
Magical Mystery Tour
(54 minutes, Colour)
A musical film fantasy that follows The Beatles on a psychedelic bus tour along the
English countryside. Made its British debut on Christmas Day, 1967.
The Beatles: The First U.S. Visit
(83 minutes, B&W)
An historic, musical ride back in time as The Beatles come to America for the first time
on February 7, 1964, and appear on the Ed Sullivan Show.
You Can’t Do That!: The Making Of A Hard Day's
Night
(65 minutes, Colour & B&W)
The extraordinary evolution of the Academy Award–nominated film that convinced the
world that The Beatles could be as influential and memorable as the music they sang.
Hosted by Phil Collins
Upcoming DVD Slicks
Siren are set to release a few more DVDs in January and they've sent us the
DVD slicks for the excellent Oscar winning Gods & Monsters, and Better
Living through Circuitry. Drop by the DVD
Slicks and Menus page for a looksee.
and that concludes our broadcast for today (well actually this was for yesterday's news,
but it was my mum's birthday..sorry :)
PS To: Anyone who ordered from the DVD
Station over the Christmas break and hasn't received their order.
Orders will be shipping during the week, we've just slowed down a little over the break.
Rest Assure we haven't forgotten about you. Thanks
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