Waiting for the gift of sound and vision…
These two very nearly got away…and I know there are many of you who like to be kept informed of these variations, so on with it.
The A Reality Tour DVD, filmed over two nights in Dublin in November 2003 and released the following October 18th (10.18.2004 REMINDER: REALITY TOUR DVD OUT NOW PLUS VIEWING PARTIES), was reissued at the end of last month (March 31st) as a region 2 DVD in the Visual Milestones ON STAGE series.
This is a budget issue which has just a single page double-sided insert for the front cover with no booklet, and a solitary shot (albeit one of mine) in the inlay tray, as above.
To be honest, even though this is a budget release, with a little searching it’s pretty easy to find the original release with the booklet even cheaper!
Next up is a Region 1 single disc reissue of The Man Who Fell To Earth DVD. This time it’s part of Anchor Bay’s Cult Classic Series and it was released in the US and Canada on March 4th.
Again, though it seems this is a budget release, I’m sure Anchor Bay won’t thank me for telling you that if you really don’t have this film yet, you may be better off spending a few more dollars on the Criterion Collection double disc version (07.06.05 NEWS: CRITERION TMWFTE DVD WITH DB COMMENTARY & 11.25.05 NEWS: WIN TMWFTE CRITERION DVD BOX SET) which you can easily still find for sale at a more than reasonable price.
I intend to do a round up of all the other recently-released DVDs that bear the Bowie name at some point in the not too distant…but I have to admit it’s pretty hard to get motivated to watch most of this unofficial drivel.