David Carradine, R.I.P. (1936 - 2009)

Black Mamba for Christmas

I'd hoped to find the 4-disc, definitive, re-edited, 247-minute Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair DVD package under the tree this next Christmas, but alas... Amazon.com, which in June listed the release date as November 6, now reports that the DVD's release has been pushed to December 25, Christmas day. OK, so now I'm hoping I'll find enough Best Buy gift cards under the tree to scoop up the damn thing on the 26th!

The Ultimate Bride, aka Ultimate Black Mamba

For three years, I’ve heard that Quentin Tarantino is re-editing and restoring his two magnificent Kill Bill movies into the single, massive, 247-minute ultimate revenge saga it was always intended to be. First, I heard the new cut might release to theaters, then be issued on DVD. Then I learned it was scheduled to go straight to DVD. But wait, no, maybe, just maybe, it’d show up at Cannes first! Well, folks, nothing ever happened — until now. Keeping in mind that I may again be disappointed and that all of this could go bye-bye in the next few months, Amazon.com now lists a 4-disc definitive Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair DVD package for street release on November 6, just in time for the holidays. It’s not yet available for pre-order, so anything can happen between now and November. But I’m keeping my Hatori Hanzo samurai swords crossed.