The Shadow Knows...
Almost 20 years after its theatrical release (has it really been that long?) and 15 after its release on DVD in a pan-and-scan version,
The Shadow is
finally getting a letterbox release! from
Shout! Factory.
(Note: I do have the laserdisc and the
Academy Award screener VHS, which
are letterbox (and the laserdisc has DTS stereo), but I've been waiting for a DVD edition.
Unfortunately, this is Blue-Ray
only, so I'll have to ask a friend in England to send me the British DVD, which
is letterbox.)
The somewhat-sparse extras include new interviews with Alec Baldwin, Penelope Ann Miller, Tim Curry, director Russell Mulcahy, production designer Joseph Nemec, III, director of photography Stephen H. Burum and writer David Koepp, plus the original trailer.
Sadly, no commentaries, and they didn't even include the rather cheesy, yet kool Taylor Dane music video...
Ah, well...
BTW, the complete, never-reprinted, two-issue comic adaptation of the movie by Michael Kaluta is on our brother
RetroBlog Secret Sanctum of Captain Video™ .
Even though the script is fairly close to the movie (with a new framing
sequence), visually, it's a totally-different experience!
