As you might have noticed, I've discontinued blogging for a short while. Blame it on a pile of school stuff I have to get done within this week. Nakakaloka. Anyway I got some good news that might (or might not) interest you.


A 10-disc Matrix Gift Set!
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DISC ONE - The Matrix
The Academy Award-winning original movie in a new digital transfer supervised by the Wachowski Brothers and Director of Photography Bill Pope. Two all-new audio commentaries with written introduction by the Wachowski Brothers:
--The Critics: Todd McCarthy, John Powers and David Thomson
--The Scholars: Dr. Cornel West and Ken Wilber

DISC TWO - The Matrix Revisited
Peel back a new layer of reality with a mind-expanding look at The Matrix from conception to phenomenon. Go behind The Matrix, take the Red Pill and follow the White Rabbit with 17 making-of featurettes, including:
What is Bullet Time?
What is the Concept?
The Music Revisited - 41-Track audio-only selection of nearly three hours of music

DISC THREE - The Matrix Reloaded
The powerful second chapter of the groundbreaking film trilogy. Two all-new audio commentaries with written introduction by the Wachowski Brothers:
--The Critics: Todd McCarthy, John Powers and David Thomson
--The Scholars: Dr. Cornel West and Ken Wilber

DISC FOUR - The Matrix Reloaded Revisited
Go to the middle movie's furthest reaches via five documentary paths revealing 21 featurettes. Plus 23 extra scenes shot for the Enter the Matrix console videogame

DISC FIVE - The Matrix Revolutions
The epic war between man and machines reaches an explosive conclusion with the action-packed final chapter in The Matrix Trilogy: Two all-new audio commentaries with written introduction by the Wachowski Brothers:
--The Critics: Todd McCarthy, John Powers and David Thomson
--The Scholars: Dr. Cornel West and Ken Wilber

DISC SIX - The Matrix Revolutions Revisited
The cataclysmic final confrontation chronicled through six documentary pods revealing 28 featurettes.

DISC SEVEN - The Animatrix
A visionary fusion of CG-animation and Japanese anime with nine short films exploring the world of The Matrix including Final Flight of the Osiris, The Second Renaissance Part I, The Second Renaissance Part II, Kid's Story, Program, World Record, Beyond, A Detective Story and Matriculated. Four Audio Commentaries on The Second Renaissance Parts I and II, Program and World Record, Making-of documentaries on each film, profiling the evolution of each one's unique style through design and animatics. Biographical profiles of the directors and animation producers. Scrolls to Screen: The History and Culture of Anime - explores the phenomenon of this exploding worldwide art form through glimpses of the genre's greatest achievements and the observations of creators, historians and other leaders in the field.

DISC EIGHT - The Roots of the Matrix
Probe the philosophical and technological inspirations of The Matrix Trilogy through two insightful documentaries:
Return to Source: Philosophy & The Matrix documentary - Scholars, philosophers and theorists deconstruct the intellectual underpinnings of the trilogy
The Hard Problem: The Science Behind the Fiction documentary - Is the notion of a real Matrix plausible? An investigation of the technologies that inspire the metaphor of the Matrix.

DISC NINE - The Burly Man Chronicles
Profiles the "society" of craftspeople, actors and filmmakers who shaped the movie trilogy and the Enter the Matrix consol game in a full-length documentary. Follow the White Rabbit to 21 additional featurettes.

DISC TEN - The Zion Archive
Showcases production assets developed for the universe of The Matrix, including concept artwork, storyboards, drawings, music videos, TV spots and trailers, plus a special preview of The Matrix Online, a new multi-player online gaming experience.

Probable Release Date: Dec 7, 2004


Return of the King Gift Set!


"The set will include more than 50 minutes of new footage added back into the film and many more hours of audio commentary and documentaries on the production. Also on December 14th, you'll be able to buy the Collector's DVD Gift Set of the film that includes the 4-disc DVD along with an exclusive Minas Tirith keepsake box and an exclusive bonus DVD entitled Howard Shore: Creating The Lord of the Rings Symphony." [more]

Probable Release Date: Dec 14, 2004


Star Wars Movie Trilogy!
DVD details include:
Episode IV, A New Hope
Commentary by George Lucas, Ben Burtt, Dennis Muren, and Carrie Fisher
Episode V, The Empire Strikes Back
Commentary by George Lucas, Irvin Kershner, Lawrence Kasdan, Ben Burtt, Dennis Muren, and Carrie Fisher
Episode VI, Return of the Jedi
Commentary by George Lucas, Lawrence Kasdan, Ben Burtt, Dennis Muren, and Carrie Fisher
"Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy," the most comprehensive feature-length documentary ever produced on the Star Wars saga, and never-before-seen footage from the making of all three films
Featurettes: The Legendary Creatures of Star Wars, The Birth of the Lightsabre, The Legacy of Star Wars
Teasers, trailers, TV spots, still galleries
Playable Xbox demo of the new Lucasarts game Star Wars Battlefront
The making of the Episode III videogame
Exclusive preview of Star Wars: Episode III

Release Date: Sept 21, 2004