Fans of Disney's animated films are about to finally get what they've been asking for this past year. Nine films are scheduled for release on DVD, starting October 26 with Pinocchio—which was also the studio's first animated classic to be released on video, back in 1985. Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Disney's home-video division, will release the remaining eight features on DVD over the next four months as part of what the company calls a "once-in-a-millennium celebration."

Last week, Technicolor announced that it has acquired a significant interest in Real Image Digital, a developer of digital-cinema technology. As part of the transaction, Technicolor is acquiring 49% of Real Image, with the option of picking up another 11.5% in the future on pre-negotiated terms. Real Image is partnered with the Sarnoff Corporation, which is currently developing technology to compress and encrypt film-quality images for theaters—a process that Sarnoff claims is many times more complex than video compression for the home-entertainment market.

Last week, online video retailer Videoflicks.com announced that it has opened Videoflicks.com Auctions "to help people find, discover, buy—and now sell—virtually any video online." The company says that its customers are able to bid immediately in more than eight categories of "rare and unusual" videos.

While watching Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, one can't help but notice the groovy car driven by Felicity Shagwell (Heather Graham): a 1965 red-white-and-blue Corvette Stingray convertible. Wouldn't it be nice to have one of your own? And what about the silver suit worn by Doctor Evil---wouldn't it be cool to have the original for the ultimate Halloween costume this year?