The SmarK DVD Rant – HD-DVD Roundup! (Comedy Edition) – So of course I finally took the plunge and picked a side in the ongoing HD format war JUST before the whole thing fell apart and went Blu-ray’s way, likely for good. Just as a quick primer for those who are wondering what the difference [...]

Available at Amazon.com “I couldn’t even hear the monster coming.” “Well, you’ll hear me!” Now, admittedly it’s been a while since I studied the ancient epic poem in high school, but I don’t recall it going for the dick joke quite so quickly. On the HD DVD supplements, writer Neil Gaiman puts forth the theory [...]

With Toshiba throwing in the towel with making HD DVD players, and speculation running rampant after the decision (will Universal and Paramount go Blu?) and future HD DVD releases, Paramount has confirmed that Into the Wild and Things We Lost in the Fire will be its last two HD DVD releases. According to a recent [...]

BCI Home Entertainment / 1947 & 1952 / 191 Minutes / Unrated Street Date: January 8, 2008 List Price: $19.98. Buy it at Amazon.com The Movies: Bob Hope and Bing Crosby’s road films were a perfect formula for the duo. The two entertainers sang, danced and joked their way around the world (while remaining firmly [...]

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (HD DVD) DreamWorks Home Entertainment / 2004 / 97 Minutes / Unrated Street Date: November 27, 2007 List Price: $29.98 [Buy it at Amazon.com] The Movie: Will Ferrell is like a warm soda. Sometimes his comedy will go down smooth even if the material is flat. I remember seeing [...]

Tremors (HD DVD) Universal Studios Home Entertainment / 1990 / 95 Minutes / Rated PG-13 Street Date: November 20, 2007 List Price: $29.98 [Buy it at Amazon.com] The Movie: Horror is not a difficult thing to pull off. An evil entity, small character development and execution – seems simple enough. Throw in some comedy, and [...]