Richee,
I just came across this information and thought that you might find it useful if the order for the meaning of life doesn't go through. According to the rumor mill here
http://www.thedigitalbits.com/rumormill.html
They are expecting a special edition of monty python's meaning of life around sept 2.
Troublebot,
from the same rumor mill listed above, the rumored date for that escape from new york dvd is 12/26, so you have a bit of a wait ahead of you.