Thursday, August 18, 2005
BATMAN SPECIAL EDITION DVDS
BATMAN: SPECIAL EDITION
Release date: Oct. 18.
Suggested retail price: $26.99.
Synopsis: Jack Nicholson is the Joker, who emerged from a horrible accident as a maniacal criminal. Michael Keaton is the Caped Crusader, who emerged from a childhood trauma to become a masked crimefighter. Kim Basinger is Vicki Vale, the talented photojournalist desired by both men. And Batman is the movie, the all-out spectacular directed by Tim Burton, set to songs by Prince and a music score by Danny Elfman, and an Academy Award winner for Best Art Direction/Set Decoration (Anton Furst and Peter Young).
DVD Features:
* Audio Commentary: Commentary by director Tim Burton.
* Documentaries: Legends of the Dark Knight; Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight Parts 1-3.
* Beyond Batman Documentary Gallery.
* Featurette: On the Set with Bob Kane
* Shadows of the Bat Pts. 1-3
* Batman: The Heroes and Villains Gallery
* Music Video: Partyman by Prince, Batdance by Prince, Scandalous by Prince.
* Theatrical Trailer.
BATMAN RETURNS: SPECIAL EDITION
Release date: Oct. 18.
Suggested retail price: $26.99.
Batman Returns: Special Edition
Synopsis: Gotham City faces two monstrous criminal menaces: the bizarre, sinister Penguin (Danny DeVito) and the slinky, mysterious Catwoman (Michelle Pfeiffer). Can Batman (Michael Keaton) battle two formidable foes at once? Especially when one wants to be mayor and the other is romantically attracted to Bruce Wayne? Like the groundbreaking 1989 original, Batman Returns is directed by the wizardly Tim Burton. And like the first blockbuster, it's a dazzling adventure that leaves you breathless.
DVD Features:
* Documentaries: The Cinematic Saga of Batman, Shadows of the Bat Pt. 4.
* Beyond Batman Documentary Gallery.
Featurette: The Heroes and Villains Profile Galleries.
Interviews: The Bat, The Cat, and the Penguin.
Music Video: Face to Face by Souixsie and the Bashees.
Release date: Oct. 18.
Suggested retail price: $26.99.
Synopsis: Riddle me this, riddle me that, you'll find adventure on the wings of a bat! Brace for excitement as Val Kilmer (Batman), Tommy Lee Jones (Two-Face), Jim Carrey (the Riddler), Nicole Kidman (Dr. Chase Meridian) and chris O'Donnell (Robin) star in the third formidable film in Warner Bros.' Batman series. Joel Schumacher directs and Tim Burton co-produces this thrill-ride of a movie that thunders along on Batmobile, Batwing, Batboat, Batsub and bold heroics.
DVD Features:
* Additional Scenes.
* Audio Commentary: Commentary by Joel Schumacher
* Documentaries: Riddle Me This: Why is Batman Forever?; Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight, Part 4.
* Behind the Scenes Gallery
* Featurette: Heroes and Villains Profiles.
* Music Video: Kiss from a Rose by Seal.
BATMAN FOREVER: SPECIAL EDITION
BATMAN & ROBIN: SPECIAL EDITION
Release date: Oct. 18.
Suggested retail price: $26.99.
Synopsis: George Clooney plays the Dark Knight, facing his deadliest threat yet: cold-hearted Mr. Freeze (Arnold Schwarzenegger) and venemous Poison Ivy (Uma Thurman). Batman has more than Gotham City to protect: the youthful eagerness of crimefighting comrades Robin (Chris O'Donnell) and Batgirl (Alicia Silverstone) puts them frequently in harm's way. New very special effecst include a wild sky-surfing sequence and Mr. Freeze's outrageous arsenal of ice-blasting weapons.
DVD Features:
* Audio Commentary: Commentary by Joel Schumacher
Documentaries: Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of Batman, Pt. 6; Beyond Batman Documentary Gallery,
* Featurette: Heroes and Villains Profiles.
* Music Video: The End is the Beginning is the End by the Smashing Pumpkins; Foolish Games by Jewel; Gotham City by R. Kelly; Look into My Eyes by Bone THugs-N-Harmony.
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