DVD Releases and News

Fresh Fodder: New DVD Releases - 11/28/2006

So the man in tights hits the shelves this week. Big time. Superman gets the royal treatment as Warner Bros. takes advantage of Bryan Singer's opus to re-release some of the oldies (find them in the 'Best of the Rest' section). We thought "Superman Returns" was pretty good (but not great), so we'll get the 2-discs just to try and figure out why.

Kevin Smith's latest, "Clerks II", sees release this week as well, and if vulgarity is not up your alley, you can wash yourself off with yet another CGI-laden kid flick in "The Ant Bully."

We just hope you're not too stuffed with turkey to enjoy them.

The Stuff We Care About

Superman Returns
(2-disc Special Edition)

Amazon synopsis: "After a long visit to the lost remains of the planet Krypton, the Man of Steel returns to earth to become the peoples savior once again and reclaim the love of Lois Lane."

Features

Rating: Rated PG-13 for some intense action violence
Runtime: 154 Minutes
Label: Warner
Studio: Warner Home Video
DVD Format: 2-Disc Keep Case, Widescreen Anamorphic, 2.40:1, Closed Captioned, Color
DVD Features: Subtitles: English, Spanish, French, Audio Track 1: English, Dolby Digital 5.1, Audio Track 2: Spanish, Dolby Digital 5.1
Region: 1 (USA, Canada and US territories)

Special Features

"Requiem for Krypton: Making Superman Returns": a comprehensive 3-hour documentary including:
Secret Origins and First Issues: Crystallizing Superman
The Crystal Method: Designing Superman
An Affinity for Beachfront Property: Shooting Superman (Superman on the Farm, Superman in the City, Superman in Peril)
The Joy of Lex: Menacing Superman
He's Always Around: Wrapping Superman
Resurrecting Jor-El
Deleted scenes: The Date, Family Photos, Crash Landing/X-Ray Vision, Old Newspapers, Are You Two Dating?, Martinis and Wigs, I'm Always Right, Jimmy the Lush, Language Barrier, Crystal Feet, New Krypton
Easter egg: "Wrong!"
Theatrical and video game trailers

Preview:

Clerks II
(2-disc Special Edition)

Amazon Synopsis: "A calamity at Dante and Randall's shops sends them looking for new horizons - but they ultimately settle at Mooby's, a fictional Disney-McDonald's-style fast-food empire."

Features

Rating: Rated R for pervasive sexual and crude content including aberrant sexuality, strong language and some drug material.
Runtime: 97 Minutes
Label: Weinstein Company/Genius
Studio: Weinstein Company
DVD Format: 2-Disc Keep Case, Widescreen Anamorphic, Color
DVD Features: Subtitles: English, Spanish, Audio Track 1: English, Dolby Digital 5.1
Region: 1 (USA, Canada and US territories)

Special Features

Commentary by director Kevin Smith, producer Scott Mosier, and director of photography David Klein
Commentary by director Kevin Smith and producer Scott Mosier with actors Brian O'Halloran, Jeff Anderson, Trevor Fehrman, Jennifer Schwalbach, and Jason Mewes
Podcast commentary director Kevin Smith, producer Scott Mosier, and actor Jeff Anderson
Deleted Scenes with introduction by Kevin Smith
"Back To The Well: Clerks II" 90-minute making-of documentary
"A Closer Look at Interspecies Erotica" featurette
Bloopers
10 Train Wrecks: Video Production Diaries

Preview:

The Ant Bully

Amazon Synopsis: "After Lucas Nickle floods an ant colony with his watergun, he's magically shrunken down to insect size and sentenced to hard labor in the ruins."

Features

Rating: PG
Runtime: 89 Minutes
Label: Warner
Studio: Warner Home Video
DVD Format: Keep Case, Widescreen Anamorphic, 1.85:1, Closed Captioned, Color
DVD Features: Subtitles: English, Spanish, French, Audio Track 1: English, Dolby Digital 5.1, Audio Track 2: Spanish, Dolby Digital 5.1, Audio Track 3: French, Dolby Digital 5.1
Region: 1 (USA, Canada and US territories)