The world according to Dan.

Some of Hollywood’s major studios will announce a competitor to the DVD on Wednesday. Something called a Video.

Universal has secured an order against ads promoting the movie flop “Rollerball.”

The lost View Askew film comes to DVD

In 1995, between the production of “Mallrats” and “Chasing Amy”, the cast and characters from those films took a side trip to make a small independent film relatively unknown to fans of the View Askew Universe. Although not directed by Kevin Smith himself, the film weaves in and out of his worlds and the surreal nature of his films. Drawing Flies is coming to DVD soon from indieDVD.

Slackers in Vancouver B.C. lose their welfare checks and head for a cabin in the woods to save cash or so they believe. In actuality their guide Donner (Jason Lee) leads them further and further into the forest on a delusional pursuit of Bigfoot.

Two audio commentaries will accompany the film, the first with directors Malcolm Ingram and Matthew Gissing, the second with actors Jason Lee, Jason Mewes, Renee Humphrey, Carmen Lee and Producers Scott Mosier and Kevin Smith.

An introduction to the film by Scott Mosier and Kevin Smith explains the film, and additional footage integrated into the film, bloopers, deleted scenes, and several stories by Kevin Smith round out the features.
Described by Smith as “the best film that we were ever involved with, that was shot in Canada, that wasn’t Good Will Hunting.”,

“Drawing Flies” is coming to DVD on February 26th with a suggested retail price of $19.98.

Whenever there are people who get nominated for awards there are people who don’t get nominated. Want to see who got snubbed by the Screen Actor’s Guild Award nominations.

I’ll give you a hint, they deserved to be nominated!

The Screen Actors Guild has named it’s award nominees. Generally the people nominated for SAG Awards get an Oscar nod as well.

Was Van Halen dumped from Warner Bros. Records?

Title & Date for New HARRY POTTER

Author J.K. Rowling said on A&E’s BIOGRAPHY that her next book, HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX, will be released this summer.

Let the hype begin!

LORD OF THE RINGS Returning To Theaters In March

According to The NEW YORK POST, NEW LINE CINEMA plans to re-release THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING after the OSCARS in March, with a preview of its sequel, THE TWO TOWERS, attached at the end.

Sean Connery is in Talks for THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN

According to The HOLLYWOOD REPORTER, Sean Connery is in early talks to star in the adaptation of the Alan Moore comic miniseries THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN. Stephen Norrington (Blade) will direct the FOX film, which has literary characters including Captain Nemo, Dr. Jekyll, Allan Quarterman, and Mina Harker teaming up to stop an evil madman.

Ohh, baby! It’s another great day for New DVD Releases! So here’s a look at the new releases for Tuesday, January 29th, 2002.

THE PRINCESS AND THE WARRIOR (VHS & DVD)- The director and star of RUN LOLA RUN return with another modern day classic!

BULLY (VHS & DVD)
GROUNDHOG DAY: SPECIAL EDITION (DVD)
RAT RACE (VHS & DVD)
CURSE OF THE JADE SCORPION (VHS & DVD)
ATLANTIS: THE LOST EMPIRE (VHS & DVD)
BEVERLY HILL’S COP: SPECIAL EDITION (DVD)
BEAST WARS (VHS & DVD)
THE AWFUL TRUTH: COMPLETE 2nd SEASON (DVD)
THE CONCERT FOR NEW YORK (VHS & DVD)

Plus… DVD releases of BABY’S DAY OUT, BREAKING AWAY, MY BODYGUARD, ROOKIE OF THE YEAR, THE SANDLOT, BRIGHT EYES, DIMPLES, HEIDI, BEVERLY HILLS COP 2 & 3, COP LAND, SIRENS, and VHS releases of BABY TAKE A BOW, THE BLUBIRD, THE LITTLEST REBEL.