• We’ve found a place in Canada called The Digital Video Depot that will ship Chasing Amy DVD’s to the U.S. without a problem, and that’s got a GREAT deal going on preorders to boot! That’s right, $23.95!!! Sure, it’ll cost ya a few more bucks to get the sucker shipped off, but considering it’s an import, this is still a fantastic deal.

These guys contacted us and assured us that they’ll have plenty of copies to satisfy all our loyal News Askew readers, and were happy to offer this fantastic deal to us — Also, they’re supplying us with preview copies of the disc as soon as it’s available, so we should be able to get a review of the sucker up as early as possible. Finally, they’re going to keep us abreast of ANY info they hear regarding features of the disc. Here’s what they list so far:

• Interactive Menus
• Scene Selections
• Canadian Exclusive
• Deleted Scenes
• Askew Universe Legend – Screen Specific Commentary
• Outtakes
• Sponge Music Video-“Have You Seen Mary”
• Widescreen: YES 1.85:1
• 16×9 Enhanced: YES
• ENGLISH: 5.1 Dolby Digital
• FRENCH: TBA

From the looks of this, a few things ARE different: The Criterion Edition certainly didn’t have the Sponge music video, for one. Makes us wonder what else may be missing or changed from the disc. We have NO IDEA if the commentary’s the same one Kev and crew did for the Criterion disc, though it would HAVE to be since they haven’t recorded a new one. Kev’s intros to the clips as well as some of the commentary seem to be targets for deletion, possibly, since they sometimes reference the fact that it’s a “Criterion Laserdisc”, as we recall. Time will tell, we guess. We’d take a carbon copy of the Criterion on DVD anyday, though. And the fact that 16:9 enhancement is still promised makes us VERY VERY happy.

We’ve placed a link to these guys in the sidebar of the page, and encourage you to check out their site. You can get Amy, as well as the other sought-after Canadian releases of Good Will Hunting & Pulp Fiction there, too. In the meantime, surf HERE for a great deal on Amy!