A retail war is waging over the next-generation DVD, and so far most consumers are staying out of it. On one side is HD DVD, which is backed by Toshiba, Microsoft, Intel and others, as well as studios like Warner Bros. and Paramount.

NEW YORK - The negative of a feature-length film is typically treated with the utmost care, preserved meticulously to produce prints and DVDs. After slaving over his film for six years, however, Paolo Cherchi Usai did the unthinkable: he destroyed it.

August 9, 2004

People aren't renting movies like they used to. The weekly trip to the local video store has been replaced with renting movies online and stopping at DVD-dispensing vending machines.

A national animal-rights group has mailed a graphic video it says shows laboratory animal abuse to 23,000 Chandler residents.

A national animal-rights group has mailed a graphic video it says shows laboratory animal abuse to 23,000 Chandler residents.

It's a brave new world for DVD junkies like Kristine Hassell and Andy Munich. “Four years ago, the Valley couple gave up watching television entirely

November 30, 2004

A TV show DVD set represents more than a holiday gift that’s easy to wrap. It also demonstrates respect: you know the recipient is mentally fit and couch-ready for a viewing marathon of “Dr. Who” or “House.”

A TV show DVD set represents more than a holiday gift that's easy to wrap. It also demonstrates respect: you know the recipient is mentally fit and couch-ready for a viewing marathon of "Dr. Who" or "House."

Friday is the day fervent fans have been waiting for: the DVD release of the blockbuster hit “The Hunger Games” and a Tribute-worthy celebration at Blockbuster Video in Tempe.

This week's releases include “Star Trek” on DVD, Norah Jones' "The Fall" on CD and Sarah Palin's "Going Rogue" in books.

Hollywood doesn’t bleed red, white and blue like it did in the heyday of James Cagney and “Yankee Doodle Dandy,” but that doesn’t mean modern-day filmmakers aren’t patriotic — they just tend to do their bleeding on the down-low. See how post-Golden Era Hollywood explores its patriotic side in these Fourth of July DVD picks.