A couple of new DVD announcements today - the latest "Highlander" and the latest mindf$&k from Richard Kelly.

Southland Tales
From acclaimed writer/director Richard Kelly, the visionary creator behind the modern classic Donnie Darko, comes another exercise in mind-bending cool with SOUTHLAND TALES, available on DVD March 18, 2008 from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment with bonus materials that include a making-of featurette and animated short. The film is a dark comedy about the absurdities of political extremes that bring about the end of the world. Featuring an all-star ensemble cast including Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson (The Scorpion King, Walking Tall) Sarah Michelle Gellar (The Grudge, TV’s Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Seann William Scott (The Rundown, American Pie), Mandy Moore (A Walk To Remember, Saved!) and Justin Timberlake (Alpha Dog, Black Snake Moan), SOUTHLAND TALES will be available for the SRP of $24.96.
Hailed as a “gloriously sprawling spectacle!” (J. Hoberman, Village Voice) and “funny, audacious, and feverishly inspired” (Manohla Dargis, New York Times), the film also stars Miranda Richardson (Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire), Cheri Oteri (TV’s Saturday Night Live) and Jon Lovitz (The Producers).
The making-of featurette “USIDent TV: Surveilling the Southland,” peels back the curtain to reveal secrets and revelations from this epic story of a world on the brink of collapse, featuring interviews with Richard Kelly and the cast. Audiences will also get a chance to expand the film’s unique experience with the never-before-seen animated short, “This is the Way the World Ends,” written and directed by Kelly.
The city stands on the edge of social, economic and environmental disaster. SOUTHLAND TALES is an epic story set over the course of three days that culminate in a massive 4th of July celebration. A large ensemble cast of characters includes Boxer Santaros (Johnson), an action star stricken with amnesia, Krysta Now (Gellar), an adult film star developing her own reality television project, and Roland Taverner (Scott), a Hermosa Beach police officer who holds the key to a vast conspiracy.
Written and directed by Richard Kelly, produced by Sean McKittrick (Donnie Darko), Oliver Hengst (First Snow) Katarina Hyde and Bill Johnson (Just Friends).
Bonus Material : “USIDent TV: Surveilling the Southland” Featurette;
“This Is the Way the World Ends” Animated Short

Highlander : The Source
Highlander: The Source, a thrilling new chapter in the legendary action-adventure “Highlander” saga, makes its DVD debut on February 26, 2008. The thriving “Highlander” franchise includes multiple television series, novels, comic books, licensed merchandise and an upcoming video game. Highlander films have grossed over $100 million in world-wide box office and sold approximately 4 million DVDs to date. Highlander: The Source aired on the Sci-Fi Channel in September 2007.
Immortals have secretly dwelt among us for thousands of years, locked in an eternal game of combat. Their origins have been shrouded in mystery. The answers, Prophets say, are to be found in The Source. As The End of Days approach, the last band of eternal warriors led by Duncan MacLeod, the Highlander, have set out on a treacherous quest to find the origin of their immortality. However, to learn the ancient truth, they must first defeat The Guardian of the Source, a powerful and ruthless killer who’ll stop at nothing to bring them all to a painful end.
Lionsgate will tap into the network of avid Highlander fans to promote Highlander: The Source with a massive media campaign including national television, online and grassroots promotions resulting in over 300 million household impressions.

DVD SPECIAL FEATURES
• “Highlander: The Process” – a mega-length behind the scenes documentary
• Storyboard to scene comparisons
• Highlander: The Source photo gallery
• Tribute to Bill Panzer, creator and producer of the Highlander series
• Highlander video game sneak peak