The 10th Kingdom

Warner Vision announces the release of the entire series ofthe magical mythical tale The 10th Kingdomin a special DVD Video Box Set for purchase immediately after the current TVrun on Sky One. The set will cost £44.99 from April 30th, 2001.

The set runs for 7 hours 17 minutes, contains 3 DVDs (2 * DVD9, 1 * DVD5).The first DVD introduces a 23-minute documentary introduced by John Larroquetteon the making of the film which boasts the most dazzling special effects andbreath taking sets.

In addition, there’s a fascinating feature no fairy tales and myths, a seriesof amusing bleepers and fans can even enjoy a “Search for the Hidden 10thKingdom” game. Other special features include interactive menus, productionnotes, info about cast, crew and the characters.

One of the most ambitious productions for TV in many years, The 10th Kingdomwas made for Sky Productions in association with Hallmark Entertainment.It was written by Simon Moore (Gulliver’s Travels),directed by David Carson (Star Trek) andHerbert Wise (I Claudius, Inspector Morse), produced byBrian Eastman, Simon Moore and Jane Prowse.

Stars of the series include Rutger Hauer, Scott Cohen, Kimberley Williams,Diane Weist and a cameo from Jimmy Nail. The 10th Kingdomis set in New York City (the tenth kingdom) and the other nine kingdomsinhabited by trolls, fairytale princesses, princes, a wolfman and more.Characters move between the two dimensions via a magic mirror – the gatewayto the parallel universes – set in NYC’s Central Park and the fourth kingdom.

The series follows the adventures of Virginia (Kimberly Williams)and John Laroquette, a father and daughter team from NYC who unwittinglyfind themselves uin a parallel universe known as the Nine Kingdoms.

DVD Special Features:

• Production Notes
• The Making of the 10th Kingdom Documentary
• Cast and Crew Information
• About the Characters
• Search for the 10th Kingdom game

The DVD price is £44.99, cat.no. is 8573-82728-2 and note that thisrelease is in NTSC format on Region 2 DVD, which isn’t a frequent occurenceand I can only think of a few WWF DVDs which are released in the same waybut just about everyone has their DVD connected to the TV via either a SCART ors-video lead so it’s not a problem and I’d rather have the DVD in NTSC if thealternative was a substandard PAL conversion.

News page content input by Dominic Robinson, 2001.