• Vincent also filled us in on some tidbits for the Dogma DVD. Looks like this puppy’s gonna be the greatest DVD to hit shelves in the history of the format, and we mean that. We’re damned proud to be associated with such a good crew of folks who know how to put a DVD together. Check this out: First of all, they’ve reteamed with producer JM Kenny, who did the fantastic production work on the Mallrats disc. That’s a PERFECT start. Next, Vincent is again working closely with JM and the crew to make sure that the deleted scenes and other extras are done JUST right. It looks like the direction right now is NOT to include the full-length workprint, but rather, to include VERY long deleted scenes from that workprint so not a beat is missed. Likely, they’ll leave the full sequence intact so you can go back and see how it fits into the film itself.

ALSO, look for this one to be a double-disc set, folks, or one two-sided DVD-18 (though they’re leaning towards the former at the moment). The first disc will contain both the final print AND the print of Dogma that went to Cannes (which some prefer, as it does run about 20 minutes longer). This disc will of course have the usual commentary track with Kevin, Scott, and a bunch of the film’s actors. JM also hopes to bring the cameras along for some live-action commentary footage. The second disc will be totally devoted to extras, which will include a new documentary on the film, tons of interviews, all the extra workprint scenes, and more. We’ve talked to Vincent and JM about the disc and both are totally gung-ho about it. Kevin’s lending a ton of input to Vincent on what he’d like to see, as well. He wants to also put the entire Split Screen show with him and John Pierson on there too, and MAYBE the 1st draft script which is different from any of the others substantially. And it’s a lot. Expect this one to have more film and extras than any DVD you’ve seen before. Wow. Drool city. We’ll follow this one close.

Finally, a lot of you are still eagerly waiting for Synapse to announce “A Better Place”’s DVD release date. Well, it looks like it’s going to be sometime in the Spring of 2000 now, at least that’s what Vinnie and Don May are HOPING for. They’ve been given the opportunity to take the film to Skywalker Sound to do a brand new Dolby Digital 5.1 remix, and that’s holding things up a bit. We can’t blame Vin for waiting, though. We would, too. It’ll all be worth it in the end.