Well folks, mornin'. I've got some really exciting news for you this morning. I've heard weard from my sources that work is completed on the mammoth restoration of Rebekal Rubikshtein's epic "Glory be the Flikalbenam's" (1922). Our very own Richard Herrickson has been coordinating this project for over the past twenty years. Originally lined up for VHS, then for laserdisc, and then for DVD, it will be out June 13th in a glorious 2 Blu-Ray set that, apparently, really does justify that ridiculous amount of work. Due to the continued advances in home video technology the goal posts were moved every time they came close to releasing a definitive release. This set, the culmination of all those years of work, this expected to break sales records.
Released day and date will be the DVD, but according to MGV's co-chairman of home video, Mark Perskat, "the blu-ray will be the one to get. In addition to the 1080p picture quality and all those special features there will be some exclusive HD content from ringtones to wallpapers and text messaging". Unfortunately, we only have a preliminary list of the DVD special features, but what a list it is: the film has been remixed in Dolby Ex-Max 10.1 and DTS Lessmore 10.1, along with the original 1.0 mono track. On the left analog track we have a commentary with historian Charles Chimpananzi along with the original best boy grip on the film, Stumpy Miller! On the right analog track we have filmmakers Kevin Smith, Robert Rodriguez, Joss Whedon, Joe Dante, Quentin Tarantino, Trey Parker, Peter Bogdanovich as well as scholars Roger Ebert and Marian Keane as they all get together and watch the film over a few pints. In addition, there is also an audience participation track from the sold-out screening at the Pillbergery Pub. On disc 2 there are no less than 50 featurettes than run no more than an annoying 18 minutes each and have no Play All option. Five hours of deleted scenes have been unearthed that will really test your patience if you can even be bothered, and even the footage from an aborted attempt by Rubikshtein a year earlier. Still galleries, trailer galleries and marketing galleries round out the extras. RRP will be $599.99.