Media Release
For Immediate Release
COLUMBIA’S
NEW DVD TITLES HOLD
CAPTIVE HOME AUDIENCES
In May 2000, society analysts predict a
spate of home hostages when Columbia TriStar Home Video release a series of captivating
DVD titles.
As the nights grow colder and DVD, the home
entertainment phenomenon grows bigger, they predict an increasing number of people will
stay at home engrossed by Columbia TriStar’s new range of DVD movies which includes
the thriller Vertigo and gripping sci-fis, Beowulf and eXiStenz.
During these ‘household sieges’ light relief will be provided by the hilarious
comedy, Blue Streak.
Awesome special effects, added production
insights, cast and filmmaker notes are just some of the additional features which make
Columbia TriStar’s May titles more captivating than ever.
Blue Streak – Simultaneous VHS
Release (M15+)
Blue Streak was the hot hit comedy of last year, which massed over $5 million at
the Australian box office alone. Master jewel thief Miles Logan is in a dilemma - released
from prison he’s eager to retrieve the $20 million diamond he hid in what has become
the 37th L.A Police Precinct. However, when posing as a police cop it becomes
apparent that he may have two opposing vocational callings. Packed with more surprises
than a downtown LA district, Blue Streak includes talent profiles, two
behind-the-scenes features on the making of the movie, animated menus and music videos.
Vertigo - Collector’s Edition
(PG)
Vertigo combines the film genres of thriller and romance as expertly as
Hitchcock’s finest motion pictures. James Stewart plays the acrophobic detective, who
falls for a friend’s suicidal wife (Kim Novak). Over forty years after production,
the myriad of camera angles of San Francisco in this 1958 classic are more haunting than
ever on this DVD Collector’s Edition. Movie buffs will appreciate the additional
extras which include the "Making of" Documentary, Feature Commentary with
Associate Producer Herbert Coleman and the original theatrical trailer.
Beowulf – Advanced Sell-through
to DVD (M15+)
With an incredible throbbing techno score, awesome stunts and unbelievable special
effects, Beowulf equals ninety minutes of non-stop fantasy and adventure.
Highlander star, Christopher Lambert, plays the lead role in this sci-fi spectacle of
the folk legend, which is brought to life by the filmmakers of Mortal Kombat and Terminator
2. Original movie trailer, talent profiles and picture disc have also been added for
all those cult sci-fi fans out there!
eXistenZ – Advanced Sell-through to
DVD (M15+)
What is a game? What is reality? eXistenZ asks its audience. Experienced with DVD
picture and sound quality, the mind-blowing thrills, chills and amazing special effects of
eXistenZ blur the line between fact and sci-fi fantasy. David Cronenberg’s
best film yet is haunting on DVD, complete with a bonus movie trailer of Gattaca
and star profiles of eXistenZ’s stars, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Jude Law.
Columbia TriStar Home Video present these
exciting titles plus many more, available for sale on May 2. For a full list and further
information on Columbia TriStar Home Video's May releases, refer to the features table
attached. The titles are available from all major retail outlets, nationwide.
Columbia TriStar DVD software is of Gold
Standard Quality. Every Columbia TriStar DVD title authored by the Sony DVD Center in
Culver City, Los Angeles, USA, will carry a Gold Standard Quality Sticker. Consumers
should look out for this sticker as Columbia TriStar's endorsement of their superior
quality DVD software.
Columbia TriStar Home Video is a Sony
Pictures Entertainment Company. |
