LOVE ME DEADLY dvd release!!!!!!!!!!!

CODE RED and MEDIA BLASTERS had disagreements regarding the mastering/final material master of LOVE ME DEADLY so CODE RED abandoned the film release and MEDIA BLASTERS are sitting on it. CODE RED authored a full frame, open matte master and MEDIA BLASTERS probably don't want to release a film that they cannot anamorphically enhance and MEDIA BLASTERS also complained about the condition of the master/film. It all degenerated into he said/she said and finger-pointing and each entity whines like little girls about it being the other's fault...SCREW them both!!!!!! I only care about the film being properly released at this point and I doubt that is going to happen any longer. I am thankful I have my VIDEO GEMS vhs copies. Has anyone seen the SOMETHING WEIRD VIDEO dvd-r? It's sourced from a 35mm print and is full-frame. Frank Henenlotter told me it's actually a very nice print, colors are rich, etc. and they would have actually put it out on a real dvd pressing were it not for the first reel being really messed up, damaged, full of jumps and splices, etc. Can anyone offer a description of how bad the first reel is of this release version? Also, can anyone provide a progress report on the impending, alleged, even mythical dvd release? This was one of the very few decent films that CODE RED had announced.