I recently posted this elsewhere, but thought I should pass it along since this topic comes up a lot:

From the Criterion Collection Forum FAQ:
Criterion's official spokesperson, Jon Mulvaney, has written as recently as April:

I've heard very strong rumours that Mask (1985) is being re-released, in anamorphic widescreen with an extra 8 minutes and a changed soundtrack, but searching on a title with that name is a nightmare. Anyone know anything?

Added Terminator 3, JFK.

Removed Absent-minded Professor, Boyz n the hood, Breakfast club, Weird Science, Sixteen Candles, Carlito’s Way, Monty Python’s Meaning of Life.

A region 1 release has come but it has less features than the R4 Aussie version.

Someone should remove 400 Blows and the Decalogue. They have both been out for some time.

Sleepless in Seattle is being re-released as a 10th anniversary edition, Chrismas Vacation is also being re-released in wide-screen and Christmas Story (which is already on the list) is being re-released with both fullscreen and widescreen on a two disc set.

All on Oct 7th.

I heard Spider-Man superbit R2, but not R1 yet.

Are there any details about 2-disc Dirty Dancing Ultimate Edition that will be released on 12/9/03?

I never heard of that one. My mother will be pleased as I told her to avoid the current one for ages.

I wonder if there would be a re-released of Raging Bull in the near future cuz the one that i have dont have neither dd 5.1 nor dts sound format just stereo surround.

How To Get Ahead In Advertising is finally being re-released 12/2/03 by MGM.

budster7...
this is the spec of the new Dirty Dancing from digitalbits:

http://www.thedigitalbits.com/mytwocentsa78.html

"We've got a couple of other bits of DVD news for you today. First of all, Artisan is going back to the well for another DVD version of one of their films. This time, it's the Dirty Dancing: Ultimate Edition 2-disc set. Set to street on 12/9, the set will include newly remastered anamorphic widescreen video, Dolby Digital 5.1 EX and DTS 6.1 ES audio, a commentary track with the producers, costumer designers and choreographers, interviews with Jennifer Gray and other cast members (but not Patrick Swayze), a featurette on the director, Jennifer Gray's screen test footage, a trivia track and more. SRP is $19.98"

hope it helps

I've heard rumors of a re-release of Fight Club SE, and something about a different version of punch-drunk love here ( http://www.fresnosdvdconnection.com/news.html ).
I really want the Fight Club SE to be true. The official fox site mentions 2 discs and has a picture of the old se cover, but they site doesn't work very well (clicking on disc 1 or disc 2 just opens a frame at the top).
http://www.foxhome.com/fightclubdvd/...ndex_main.html

edit:
dvd soon has it as being re-released on the 14th...thats in about a week. Anyone heard anything more specific?
http://www.dvdsoon.com/show-title-de...artner_id=1000

The Fox re-releases are just the same old disks, brought back from the deleted status and re-packaged with different cover art.

Punch-Drunk Love is going to single disk.

Thanks Squirrel God, but when you say "same old discs" do you mean the same old 2-disc editions? Its not that they're re-packaging the single disc are they?

Yes. Fox had a habit of deleting their 2-disc editions after they'd been on sale for a while. Now they are bringing some of them back. You can still buy the single disk editions too.

I wish they'd bring back the Meet Joe Black 2-disc

Comingsoon.net has a Reservoir Dogs SE listed for a Dec. 16th release. Has anyone heard of this? I don't really need three copies of this movie on DVD, or do I?

http://www.comingsoon.net/dvd/dec03.php

Probably corrects the screwed up dialogue on the initial SE release.

I hope it also corrects the terrible transfer though, or I still won't be buying it!

I'm pretty sure it's just a price drop.

so with "Spy Kids 3" and "Once Upon a Time in Mexico" behind him now, will Robert Rodriguiz finally have the time in the production of the long rumoured SE of "The Faculty"?

Should be corrected in the list to "Matewan."

Added Ten Commandments, My Fair Lady, Boondock Saints, Airport, Airport ’75, Airport ’77, Devil’s Backbone, Untouchables, South Park The Movie, Golden Pond, Matrix Reloaded, Kill Bill Volume 1 and 2, Dirty Dancing, Driller Killer, La Bete, Time Bandits.

Removed JFK, Space Jam, Star Trek 5, Serpent And The Rainbow, They Live, Prince Of Darkness, Halloween III, Demon Knight, Vacation, Vegas Vacation, Bordello Of Blood, Christmas Story, Fargo, Rudy, Scarface, I Know What You Did Last Summer, I Still Know What You Did Last Summer, Babe, Enigma, Enough, 400 Blows, Cat’s Meow, Chinese Box, Decaloque, Hook, Lawrence Of Arabia, Leon, Lovely And Amazing, Once In The Life, Phantom Of The Opera, Trainspotting.

true lies DTS will be released in R2 in December, (japan)

Interesting news in the NY Times:

I just posted this in another thread, but thought folks here might be able to shed some light on it...

tlavideo is showing the animated version of The Return Of The King is available for PREORDERS with a release date of 2/3/04. http://www.tlavideo.com/templates/ca...sn=1&id=199374 Thing is, $11.99 with free shipping is a great price.

I know this is already out (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...l/-/B00005MP5D), so either tlavideo is screwed-up, or this is a re-release. Any ideas?