HIGHLA-L Digest - 23 Feb 2002 to 24 Feb 2002 (#2002-19)
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Topics of the day:
1. Highlander "The Immortal Edition" DVD in April (4)
2. OT:Auctions
3. New Highlander and Stargate Zines
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Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2002 08:31:00 EST
From: Bizarro7@aol.com
Subject: Re: Highlander "The Immortal Edition" DVD in April
In a message dated 2/23/02 1:29:41 PM Eastern Standard Time,
swanson@telus.net writes:
<< I discovered today that a two DVD set of the first movie "Highlander: The
Immortal Edition" is being released on April 16th 2002. Amazon already
have this listed as their 466th best seller from pre-orders.
It's billed as the "uncensored director's cut". As opposed to the 10th
Anniversary "director's cut", so who knows what the difference is? I
thought they'd pretty well included everything they could get their hands
on already. >>
One thing I *do* know about this release is that it's supposed to be a
tremendous improvement, visual quality-wise, over any previous edition that's
been released to the public. They apparently cleaned up what was notorious
for being one of the poorest DVD reproductions in the industry. I think I
read about this on Dark Horizons website, a few weeks back.
Leah CWPack
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Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2002 21:39:35 +0800
From: Gerry Alanguilan <gerry@alanguilan.com>
Subject: Re: Highlander "The Immortal Edition" DVD in April
Here's some news about it from DVDReview.com:
http://www.dvdreview.com/html/news.html
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There can be only one… Highlander comes in April
Like so many of you, we feel that it has long been time to replace the poor
quality DVD release of Highlander that has been around for years now from
Republic Pictures. As we pointed out on numerous occasions, Anchor Bay
Entertainment has gained the exclusive rights to this film and finally, in
April they will release their take on the “Highlander” saga – in two
separate incarnations.
This is where the epic of the immortals begins, a legend that spans
centuries with a power that transcends life itself. Christopher Lambert and
Sean Connery star in this classic film directed by Russell Mulcahy that
defied convention to become a paragon of modern action fantasy and has
launched legions of loyal warrior fans worldwide. This is “highlander!”
The DVDs will feature a brand new THX-certified widescreen transfer that is
16x9 enhanced. Further, the disc will contain newly remixed audio tracks,
such as Dolby Digital EX and a 6.1 channel DTS ES track, complemented by
Dolby Surround tracks in English and French.
The first version will be a movie-only version, featuring only a Commentary
Track with director Russell Mulcahy and the film’s producers Peter S. Davis
and William N. Panzer, as well as Trailers and Biographies to round out the
release.
The second version that Anchor Bay will release is entitled The Immortal
Edition, a limited edition that will contain a bonus CD. Apart from the
features of the standard edition, this version will also include the
”Queen” Music Videos for “Who Wants To Live Forever,” “A Kind Of Magic” and
“Princes Of The Universe.” A “Queen” Photo Gallery will also be included,
as well as an Artwork and Image Gallery from the movie itself. The bonus CD
is a “Queen Companion CD”, featuring the songs “Princes Of The Universe,”
an extended version of “One Year Of Love” and “Friends Will Be Friends.” To
complete this release, Anchor Bay will also include a 16-page booklet with
information on the movie.
“Highlander” will finally hit retail shelves on April 16. The standard
version will carry a low suggested retail price of only $14.98, while “The
Immortal Edition” will come in a collectible tin case and carry a suggested
retail price of $39.98.
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Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2002 08:53:01 EST
From: Bizarro7@aol.com
Subject: Re: Highlander "The Immortal Edition" DVD in April
In a message dated 2/24/02 8:42:18 AM Eastern Standard Time,
gerry@alanguilan.com writes:
<< The second version that Anchor Bay will release is entitled The Immortal
Edition, a limited edition that will contain a bonus CD. Apart from the
features of the standard edition, this version will also include the
”Queen” Music Videos for “Who Wants To Live Forever,” “A Kind Of Magic”
and
“Princes Of The Universe.” A “Queen” Photo Gallery will also be included,
as well as an Artwork and Image Gallery from the movie itself. The bonus CD
is a “Queen Companion CD”, featuring the songs “Princes Of The Universe,”
an extended version of “One Year Of Love” and “Friends Will Be Friends.” To
complete this release, Anchor Bay will also include a 16-page booklet with
information on the movie. >>
Put me down for one of those. I love Queen, and they did nifty videos! Hope
it can be ordered at Amazon.com; I dunno if some of the DVD retail outlets
are going to carry both.
Leah CWPack
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Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2002 20:10:31 EST
From: PWFan16@aol.com
Subject: Re: Highlander "The Immortal Edition" DVD in April
In a message dated 2/24/2002 8:32:07 AM Eastern Standard Time,
Bizarro7@aol.com writes:
> They apparently cleaned up what was notorious
> for being one of the poorest DVD reproductions in the industry
I can vouch for that. I knew that but bought it any was it was like 5.99 and
not even worth that.
I will just pick up the new one when it comes out.
Lora
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Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2002 01:40:17 -0000
From: "John Mosby (B)" <a.j.mosby@btinternet.com>
Subject: OT:Auctions
Please forgive the cross-posting. Just to let anyone interested know:
I'm doing several auctions over the next few weeks. One finishes tomorrow
and is for an autographed set of Lord of the Rings press notes.
http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1516405101
In the next few weeks I will probably be putting some more Highlander press
pix, Red Dwarf slides, Dr Who slides and assorted press kits up as well.
I'll post again when they go up.
Thanks
John
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Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2002 20:45:52 EST
From: Ashton7@aol.com
Subject: New Highlander and Stargate Zines
A big thank you to all of you who have contributed or ordered Pretense #1.
The fanzine is currently at the printer and I anticipate I'll be starting to
ship out copies within the next 2-3 weeks.
I've updated our Stargate zine sites this weekend with more story
details/authors and synopses for both the upcoming Pretense #2 (almost
full... get those stories in!), a preview of the cover of Pretense #2, and a
brand new page with story details for the upcoming gen zine, Gateway to
Eternity. I'm still taking submissions for Redemption, our other Stargate gen
zine as well as anticipating more promised stories for Gateway to Eternity.
I'd love to see more submissions!
You can check out all the updates by going to:
http://www.ashtonpress.ma-at.net/stargate.htm
and following the links for each individual zine.
In other news, we have a brand new Highlander zine, A Kind of Magic, about to
debut within the next few weeks. Keep up-to-date, by checking our main
Fanzine site:
http://www.ashtonpress.ma-at.net/zines.htm
Annie
"Bottom line: If you're not telling good stories, people are going to tune
out, and they'll see right through the sham." -- Richard Dean Anderson 'The
Hollywood Reporter'
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