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Universal HD DVD in June

Universal Studios Home Video have announced two waves of US HD DVD catalogue titles for June 2007. Wave 1 is due on the 12th and includes: Born on the Fourth of July, Bruce Almighty, Daylight, Liar, Liar, Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life and Sneakers.

Waves 2 follows two weeks later on the 26th and includes: American Me, Being John Malkovich, Bulletproof, Mallrats, Meet Joe Black, Mystery Men and The Watcher.

All are presented on HD30 dual-layer discs (except for Liar, Liar, Bulletproof and The Watcher which use HD15 single-layer discs) and feature 1080P Widescreen transfers, English Dolby Digital Plus 5.1 Surround audio and optional English SDH and French subtitles. French audio options are also present on every title either in 5.1 (Bruce Almighty, Liar, Liar, Being John Malkovich, Meet Joe Black and The Watcher) or 2.0 (all the others).

All extras from the standard definition DVD releases are expected to be ported over.

Retail is $29.98 SRP each.

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Sony Pictures anuncia el lanzamiento, para el próximo mes de Noviembre de 2007, de Spider-Man 3 en formato Blu-ray.

La fecha concreta será el 2 de Noviembre, al menos en el mercado Francés, ya que es allí donde ha saltado la noticia al aparecer anunciada en el folleto promocional que incluye la edición de Spiderman 2.1 en DVD. La fecha exacta para nuestro país será muy similar ya que se trata, al igual que ocurrió con el Blu-ray de Casino Royale, de un lanzamiento simultáneo a nivel mundial.

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Tartan go Blu-ray

Tartan Video will make the move into High Definition later this summer and have today announced their decision to go with the Blu-ray Disc format. Arriving on 27th August 2007 is Paul Verhoven’s war epic, Black Book and a special 50th Anniversary Edition of Ingmar Bergman’s classic, The Seventh Seal. A month later on 24th September 2007 fans of Asian cinema can pick up Park Chan-Wook’s revenge thriller Oldboy.

All titles are making their worldwide Blu-ray Disc debut and in an interesting move will come packaged with the DVD edition of each film to “allow consumers who have yet to invest in Blu-ray technology the opportunity to enjoy the films on existing players at no additional cost as they invest for the future. “

Retail is £29.99 each.

Final disc specs are still being ironed out, but Tartan have told us that all titles will be encoded using the AVC video codec and to expect DTS Master Audio and Dolby Digital on Black Book and Oldboy. Extras from the DVD releases of Black Book and the 50th Anniversary Edition of The Seventh Seal should find their way onto the respective Blu-ray Disc editions, while Oldboy on Blu-ray Disc will have the commentary tracks and possibly the deleted scenes with optional commentary carried over.

Once again, all these specs are subject to change.

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The full press release follows…

As the home entertainment industry prepares to enter a new world of technology, Tartan Video announces the release of its first High Definition titles. Tartan has chosen three of its most enduring and popular titles to demonstrate the full power of the Blu-ray Disc (BD) format: Paul Verhoeven’s stunning war epic, Black Book; the cult Asia Extreme revenge thriller, Oldboy; and a special 50th Anniversary edition of Ingmar Bergman’s all-time classic, The Seventh Seal.

All three releases are worldwide Blu-ray premieres, the format with broader industry support, a picture quality six times that of current DVDs, and fully uncompressed audio all set to increase consumers’ viewing pleasure beyond their wildest expectations.

Tartan Video’s owner and self-professed early adopter, Hamish McAlpine, says, “To go with Blu-ray was a no-brainer for Tartan. Not only is the format superior to HD-DVD, but also the fact that 7 out of 8 studios have chosen to release their films on Blu-ray means that this so-called ‘format war’ is over before it has really begun.”

In an exciting move, Tartan Video’s Blu-ray releases will be uniquely packaged with the DVD edition of each film to allow consumers who have yet to invest in Blu-ray technology the opportunity to enjoy the films on existing players at no additional cost as they invest for the future.

Both Oldboy and The Seventh Seal contain original English-dubbed soundtracks. All three titles receive their fist appearance on Blu-ray anywhere in the word!

BLACK BOOK
Paul Verhoeven’s epic World War Two drama about a young Jewish woman who joins the Dutch Resistance and gets entangled in a deadly web of double-dealing, betrayal and romance with a Nazi general. This is a stunning, sexy thriller from the internationally acclaimed director of Basic Instinct, Starship Troopers, and Total Recall, featuring Sebastian Koch (The Lives Of Others) and a star-making debut from Carice Van Houten.

THE SEVENTH SEAL – 50th anniversary remastered edition
One the most influential movies of all time by one of the greatest directors of world cinema, Ingmar Bergman’s The Seventh Seal is a timeless classic and this newly remastered version is an ideal way of celebrating the film’s 50th anniversary. A battle-weary knight (played by Max Von Sydow) returns from the Crusades to find a land ravaged by plague. When Death appears and challenges him to a game of chess, it becomes a fight for survival and a search for the meaning of life.

Release date for both films: 27 August

OLDBOY
Park Chan-Wook’s classic genre-defining revenge tale of a man who’s wrongly been imprisoned for 15 years and is then suddenly released. Given money and a mobile phone, he’s challenged to discover who incarcerated him in the first place, but he only has five days to uncover the truth. Even with a mysterious young girl to help him, his tortures have just begun. Cannes-winner championed by Tarantino, Oldboy has become a cult favourite, regularly appearing in top ten best movie polls. Brutal but imaginative story-telling.

Release date: 24 September

Black Book (BD/DVD) and The Seventh Seal: 50th Anniversary Edition (BD/DVD) are released on 27 August, whilst Oldboy (BD/DVD) is released on 24 September, 2007. All three titles retail at £29.99 each.

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Sarei curiosissimo di vedere Il settimo sigillo in Blu-Ray Excited

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Jailhouse Rock e Viva Las Vegas

Warner Home Video have announced the US Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD release of Jailhouse Rock and Viva Las Vegas on 18th September 2007. Arriving just over a month after the new Deluxe Edition DVDs, Warner continues their commemoration of the 30th Anniversary of Elvis Presley's passing, with the high definition release of two of his most popular films.

Priced at $28.99 SRP each, using a digitally restored and remastered source the films are presented in 1080P Widescreen with optional English, French and Spanish subtitles. Both titles have their soundtracks remastered in 5.1 (Dolby True HD and Dolby Digital/Dolby Digital Plus 5.1) and the original Mono (English, French and Spanish) while extras match the new Deluxe Edition DVDs (details here) and are detailed below...

Jailhouse Rock

* Commentary by Steve Pond, author of Elvis in Hollywood
* New Featurette The Scene That Stole Jailhouse Rock
* Theatrical Trailer

Viva Las Vegas

* Commentary by Steve Pond, author of Elvis in Hollywood
* New Featurette Kingdom: Elvis in Vegas
* Theatrical Trailer

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EIV Blu-ray in August

Entertainment in Video have announced their support for the Blu-ray Disc high definition format with the release of seven blockbuster titles on 13th August 2007. Priced at £24.99 each is a collection of titles that include some already available in other regions: The Departed, Phantom of the Opera and Million Dollar Baby, others that are exclusive to HD DVD in other regions: Brokeback Mountain and Lucky Number Slevin and finally those which are all-new to high definition: Gangs of New York and The Crow.

At this point in terms of tech specs we only know that you can expect 1080P Widescreen transfers on the main features and all extras in standard definition. Extras are detailed below…

Gangs of New York
* Director’s Commentary
* Set Design
* Exploring the set of Gangs of New York
* Costume Design
* History of the Five Points
* Discovery Channel Special: “Uncovering the Real Gangs of New York”
* U2 Music Video: The Hands That Built America
* Making Gangs of New York
* Trailer

The Phantom of the Opera (2004)

* The Making of Phantom of the Opera
* Production: Swarovski Featurette
* Special FX Featurette
* Music/Recording Featurette
* Production Design Featurette
* Costumes/Make-Up Featurette
* Editing Featurette
* Alex Bailey’s Production Stills
* ”Behind the Mask”: The Story of the Phantom of the Opera
* The History
* The Music of the Phantom of the Opera Featurette
* ”The Phantom of the Opera”: Steve Harley and Sarah Brightman
* ”The Music of the Night”: Michael Crawford and Sarah Brightman
* ”Wishing you were Somehow Here Again”: Sarah Brightman
* Look out for hidden extras!

Million Dollar Baby

* ”Born to Fight”
* Producer’s Round 15
* James Lipton Takes on Three

Brokeback Mountain

* On Being a Cowboy: Actors discuss their preparation for their roles
* Directing from the Heart: Ang Lee
* From Script to Screen: Interviews with Larry McMurty & Diana Ossana
* Sharing the Story: The Making of “Brokeback Mountain”

The Departed

* Additional Scenes with introductions by Martin Scorsese
* Stranger than Fiction: The story of the Boston mob – The real-life gangster behind Jack Nicholson’s character
* Crossing Criminal Cultures: How Little Italy’s crime and violence influence Scorsese’s work
* Theatrical Trailer

The Crow (Special Extended Edition)

* Commentary by Jeff Most and John Shirley
* Deleted Footage and Extended Scenes
* Featurette
* Profile of James O’Barr
* Brandon Lee’s Last On-Screen Interview
* Poster Art
* Production Design
* Storyboard Sequences

Lucky Number Slevin
* Making of Lucky Number Slevin
* Trailer

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Final disc specs are still being ironed out, but Tartan have told us that all titles will be encoded using the AVC video codec and to expect DTS Master Audio and Dolby Digital on Black Book and Oldboy. Extras from the DVD releases of Black Book and the 50th Anniversary Edition of The Seventh Seal should find their way onto the respective Blu-ray Disc editions, while Oldboy on Blu-ray Disc will have the commentary tracks and possibly the deleted scenes with optional commentary carried over. We can also confirm the discs will be coded for all regions (A, B and C).

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Universal Studios Home Video have announced their first wave of US HD DVD catalogue titles for October 2007. Wave 1 is due on the 23rd and includes: Brian De Palma’s Carlito’s Way, the direct-to-disc sequel Carlito’s Way: Rise to Power, Spike Lee’s Inside Man and the latest in the Chucky franchise, Seed of Chucky.

Retail is $29.98 SRP each.

All titles are presented in 1080P Widescreen with English Dolby Digital Plus and Dolby True HD 5.1 Surround audio alongside optional English SDH and French subtitles. Full details follow…

Carlito’s Way

* HD-30 Dual Layer Disc
* 1080P 2.35:1 Widescreen
* English Dolby True HD 5.1 Surround
* English and French Dolby Digital Plus 5.1 Surround
* English SDH and French subtitles
* Brain De Palma on Carlito's Way
* All New Deleted Scenes
* The Making of Carlito's Way
* Photo and Poster Gallery
* Original Promotional Featurette
* Theatrical Trailer

Carlito’s Way: Rise to Power

* HD-30 Dual Layer Disc
* 1080P 1.85:1 Widescreen
* English Dolby True HD 5.1 Surround
* English and French Dolby Digital Plus 5.1 Surround
* English SDH and French subtitles
* Deleted Scenes
* Gag Reel
* Got Your Back: Carlito's Brothers in Crime
* Bringing the 'Hood to Life'
* Making of Documentary
* Set Tour with "Earl"
* Trailer

Inside Man

* HD-30 Dual Layer Disc
* 1080P 2.35:1 Widescreen
* English Dolby True HD 5.1 Surround
* English and French Dolby Digital Plus 5.1 Surround
* English DVS Dolby Digital 2.0
* English SDH and French subtitles
* Deleted Scenes
* The Making of Inside Man
* Number 4
* Feature Commentary with Director Spike Lee

Seed of Chucky (Unrated and Fully Extended)

* HD-30 Dual Layer Disc
* 1080P 1.78:1 Widescreen
* English Dolby True HD 5.1 Surround
* English Dolby Digital Plus 5.1 Surround
* English SDH and French subtitles
* Chucky's Inside Facts On Demand
* Slashed Scene with Audio Commentary by Director Don Mancini and Debbie Carrington
* Heeeere's Chucky
* Family Hell-iday Slide Show
* Audio Commentary with Writer-Director Don Mancini and Actress Jennifer Tilly
* Audio Commentary with Writer-Director Don Mancini & Puppet Master Tony Gardner
* Conceiving The Seed of Chucky
* Tilly on The Tonight Show
* Jennifer Tilly's Diary
* FuZion Up Close mun2 with The Seed of Chucky Stars
* Storyboard to Final Comparison
* Theatrical Trailer
* Teaser Trailer
* Family Legacy
* Emotional Parents

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Quanto mi piacerebbe comprare Carlito's way. Ma la Cecchi Gori dorme Mad

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Disney: 'Narnia,' 'Nemo' and 'Sleeping Beauty' Coming to Blu-ray in 2008

Referenced in the release for the first time publicly are upcoming Blu-ray releases for 'Sleeping Beauty' (Disney's first classic animated title to hit next-gen disc), 'Finding Nemo,' 'National Treasure,' and 'The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe.'

First up in the Spring of 2008 will be the recent family hit 'The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe,' which is slated to among the first Disney titles to include Picture-in-Picture bonus content.

Next, in the Summer of '08, the studio plans to debut its first BD-Live Blu-ray Disc title, the action-adventure blockbuster 'National Treasure.'

The Fall will see the release of two highly anticipated animated titles -- Pixar's 'Finding Nemo,' and -- in what promises to be a milestone release -- 'Sleeping Beauty,' which will be the first Blu-ray title to bear the studio's "Platinum Series" banner

"The Platinum titles are the crown jewels of the Disney Studios and we do not take releasing them lightly on any format," said Bob Chapek, President of Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment. "The proven Blu-ray technology has allowed us to take our films to new heights, fully utilizing the larger capacity and interactive capabilities for an incredible all-new consumer experience."

The 'Sleeping Beauty' Blu-ray is slated to include a "Virtual Castle" and multi-player activities -- both utilizing BD-Live technology.

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Risposta della MGM/Fox all'annuncio Paramount
Pubblicato il calendario delle prossime uscite Blu-ray

October 2nd
The Day After Tomorrow
Master and Commander

October 9th
28 Days Later
Amityville Horror
Edward Scissorhands
The Fly
From Hell
Robocop

November 6th
A Bridge Too Far
Battle of Britain

November 13th
I, Robot

November
Die Hard
Die Hard 2: Die Harder
Die Hard With a Vengeance
Red Dawn

December 4th
Cast Away
Independence Day
Mr. and Mrs. Smith
Ronin

Also Announced
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
Live Free or Die Hard
Prison Break

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http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/content.php?contentid=65757

Qualche uscita in HD-DVD :

Germania :
Death Proof
Planet Terror
Crank
CSI

In Italia oltre a Cecchi Gori si uniscono Medusa e O1.

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"Se7en" is coming out on HD DVD in Italy. In Italy, the 3 leading independent content providers are exclusive to HD DVD.