The '70s detective spoof Murder by Death arrives on DVD for the first time on Columbia TriStar. This two-sided disc offers both widescreen and full-screen versions with mono soundtracks in either English or Spanish. Subtitles are available in Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean, and Thai. Extra features include talent files for Robert Moore, Neil Simon, Truman Capote, Peter Falk, Peter Sellers, David Niven, Maggie Smith, and Alec Guinness. This DVD also contains production notes, an interview segment with Neil Simon, and theatrical trailers for Murder by Death and The Cheap Detective. This is an excellent release of a star-studded comedy classic.
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello made a series of films in which they "met" the great movie monsters. This disc of Abbott & Costello Meet the Mummy offers a standard full-frame transfer. English, French, and Spanish soundtracks are rendered in Dolby Digital Mono. There are no subtitles, but the English soundtrack is closed captioned. Supplemental materials include production notes and the theatrical trailer. Universal has done a decent job with this title, although big Abbott and Costello fans may wish for more information about the humorous twosome.