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[bud]

Will Lost appear on HD DVD or Blu Ray? Or is it a toss up at this point? Has it been announced?

Yep, only for BR I think and it costs about $200.

 

[DarkJediKnight]

Yep, only for BR I think and it costs about $200.

Rumor has it it's a S1 and S2 boxset. So that makes sense.

 

[heavy liquid]

Rumor has it it's a S1 and S2 boxset. So that makes sense.

That's still twice as expensive as the DVD sets. $100 per season? No thanks.

 

[Alcibiades]

Currently Available
12 Monkeys (Universal)
16 Blocks (Warner) <- COMBO
2 Fast 2 Furious (Universal)
Adventures of Robin Hood (Warner)
Aeon Flux (Paramount)
Animal House (Universal) <- COMBO
Apollo 13 (Universal)
Army of Darkness (Universal) <- COMBO
Assault on Precinct 13 (Universal)
ATL (Warner) <- COMBO
Batman Begins (Warner)
Backdraft (Universal)
Best of Get Out! Vol. 1 (HDNet)
Best of Get Out! Vol. 2 (HDNet)
Best of HDNet World Report Vol. 1 (HDNet)
Best of HDNet World Report Vol. 2 (HDNet)
Blazing Saddles (Warner)
Bone Collector (Universal)
Bourne Supremacy (Universal)
The Breakup (Universal) <- COMBO
Caddyshack (Warner)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Warner)
Cinderella Man (Universal)
Chronicles of Riddick (Universal)
Constantine (Warner)
Corpse Bride, Tim Burton's (Warner)
Dazed and Confused (Universal) <- COMBO
Dirty Dozen (Warner)
Doom (Universal)
Dukes of Hazzard (Warner)
End of Days (Universal)
Enter the Dragon (Warner)
Excalibur (Warner)
The Fast and the Furious (Universal)
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (Universal) <-COMBO
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Universal)
Firewall (Warner) <- COMBO
Four Brothers (Paramount)
Friday Night Lights (Universal)
The Fugitive (Warner)
Full Metal Jacket (Warner)
Good Night, and Good Luck (Warner) <- COMBO
Goodfellas (Warner)
Grand Prix (Warner)
Guitarscape Planet (Concert Hot Spot)
Happy Gilmore (Universal)
House of Wax (Warner)
Interpreter (Universal)
Italian Job (Paramount)
Jarhead (Universal)
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (Warner) <- COMBO
Lakehouse (Warner) <- COMBO
Land of the Dead, George A. Romero's (Universal) <- COMBO
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (Paramount)
Last Samurai (Warner)
Lethal Weapon (Warner)
Lethal Weapon 2 (Warner)
The Manchurian Canidate (Paramount)
Million Dollar Baby (Warner)
Mission: Impossible - Ultimate Missions Collection (Paramount)
Mission: Impossible 3 (Paramount)
The New Orleans Concert (Concert Hot Spot) <- COMBO
Out of Sight (Universal)
The Pat Metheny Group: The Way Up (Eagle Rock)
Perfect Storm (Warner)
Phantom of the Opera (Warner)
Pitch Black (Universal)
The Polar Express (Warner)
Ray (Universal)
Red Dragon (Universal)
Rumor Has It (Warner) <- COMBO
Rundown (Universal)
Sahara (Paramount)
Seabiscuit (Universal)
The Searchers (Warner)
Serenity (Universal)
Sky Captain and the World of Tommorow (Paramount)
Sleepy Hollow (Paramount)
Slither (Universal) <- COMBO
Space Cowboys (Warner)
Spartacus (Universal)
Spy Game (Universal)
Swordfish (Warner)
Syriana (Warner)
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (Warner)
The Thing (Universal)
Tokyo Drift, The Fast and the Furious (Universal) <- COMBO
Traffic (Universal)
Training Day (Warner)
Troy (Warner)
U-571 (Universal)
U2: Rattle and Hum (Paramount)
Under Siege (Warner)
Unforgiven (Warner)
Unleashed (Universal) <- COMBO
V for Vendetta (Warner)
Van Helsing (Universal)
View From Space With Heavenly Music (Concert Hot Spot)
Waist Deep (Universal) <- COMBO
We Were Soldiers (Paramount)
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (Warner)
World Extreme Cagefighting: Unfinished Business 2 (HDNet)

11/7/2006
Nacho Libre (Paramount)
Reds (Paramount)

11/10/2006
One Six Right (Terwilliger)

11/14/2006
Accepted (Universal) <- COMBO
Barry Manilow: Manilow Live! (Image)
Casablanca (Warner)
Chicago and Earth, Wind & Fire: Live at the Greek (Image)
Cream - Live at the Royal Albert Hall (Rhino)
Digital Video Essentials HD DVD (DVD Intl.)
The Eagles - Live In Melbourne (Rhino)
Forbidden Planet (Warner)
Forbidden Planet: Ultimate Collector's Edition (Warner)
HD Window: Great Southwest (DVD Intl.)
HD Window: Hawaii (DVD Intl.)
Heart: Alive in Seattle (Image)
James Taylor: A MusiCares Person of the Year Tribute (Rhino)
King Kong (Universal)
Mutiny on the Bounty (Warner)
Serenity: Southern Seas (DVD Intl.)
Stained Glass Window: With Heavenly Carols (Concert Hot Spot)
Waterworld (Universal)

11/21/2006
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (Universal) <- COMBO
You, Me, and Dupree (Universal) <- COMBO

11/28/2006
An American Werewolf in London (Universal) <- COMBO
Dune (Universal)
Meet the Parents (Universal)
The Mummy (Universal)
Smallville - Fifth Season (Warner)
Superman (Warner)
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut (Warner)
Superman Returns (Warner) <- COMBO

11/30/2006
Exotic Saltwater Aquarium (DVD Intl.) <- COMBO

12/5/2006
Derailed (Weinstein Co.)
Matador (Weinstein Co.)
Poseidon (Warner) <- COMBO
Scary Movie 4 (Weinstein Co.)
Miami Vice (Universal) <- COMBO
Wolf Creek (Weinstein Co.)

12/12/2006
Discovery Atlas: China Revealed (Image)
Hulk (Universal)
Field of Dreams (Universal) <- COMBO
World Trade Center (Paramount)

12/19/2006
Casino (Universal)
Fearless, Jet Li's <- COMBO
Lady in the Water (Warner) <- COMBO
Scorption King (Universal) <- COMBO

12/26/2006
Breakfast Club (Universal) <- COMBO
Deer Hunter (Universal)

1/2/2007
Clerks II (Weinstein Co.)
Lucky Number Slevin (Weinstein Co.)
Pulse (Weinstein Co.)

1/16/2007
Discovery Atlas: Australia Revealed (Image)
Discovery Atlas: Brazil Revealed (Image)
Discovery Atlas: Italy Revealed (Image)

1/23/2007
Black Rain (Paramount)
Brokeback Mountain (Universal)

1/30/2007
Antarctica Dreaming (DVD Intl.) <- COMBO
Exotic Saltwater Aquarium (DVD Intl.) <- COMBO
Fireplace: Visions of Tranquility (DVD Intl.) <- COMBO
Visions of Sea: Exploration (DVD Intl.) <- COMBO

2/6/2007
Failure to Launch (Paramount)

 

[warcrow]

Nice list, thanks for posting!

 

[AlanHemberger]

Yep, only for BR I think and it costs about $200.

****. Well, thank god I'm getting a PS3 too. When is it due out?

 

[Alcibiades]

Buy.com still has a coupon going using Google Checkout where if you order $30 or more, you get 10 bucks off the sale. You can use the coupon over and over. It was supposed expire Oct. 31st, and then again Nov. 7th, but for some reason it's still working, just in time to get my King Kong order in (it only works on in-stock titles). The only thing that sucks is that around late October they upped the prices on a bunch of their items all over their site. Good Night, and Good Luck I got for $22, now it's about $24 after discount. King Kong and MI:3 are exceptionally good deals, as well as any combo HD DVD/DVD titles that are usually more expensive.

I used this over the past few weeks to order a bunch of titles (sometimes $20 titles + $10 or so graphic novels, sometimes titles over $30). Anyway, it's easily the best way to get titles for cheap (essentialy 33% off). Even with the 10% off amazon.com promotion, this deal usually works out even better.

Here's a list of $30+ titles compiled:

King Kong ($20.89 after discount):

http://www.buy.com/prod/King_Kong/q/loc/322/203018842.html

MI: 3 ($20.89 after discount):

http://www.buy.com/prod/Mission_Impossible_3/q/loc/322/202945623.html

ATL ($23.89 after discount):

http://www.buy.com/prod/Atl/q/loc/322/202868745.html

Slither ($24.89 after discount):

http://www.buy.com/prod/Slither/q/loc/322/202881829.html

Tokyo Drift ($24.89 after discount):

http://www.buy.com/prod/Fast_and_the_Furious_Tokyo_Drift/q/loc/322/202912790.html

Good Night, and Good Luck ($23.89 after discount):

http://www.buy.com/prod/Good_Night_and_Good_Luck/q/loc/322/202920597.html

The Breakup ($23.94 after discount):

http://www.buy.com/prod/The_Break_Up_Widescreen_HD_DVD_Combo/q/loc/322/202903348.html

Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang ($22.93 after discount):

http://www.buy.com/prod/Kiss_Kiss_Bang_Bang_HD_DVD_DVD_Combo/q/loc/322/202787416.html

The Lake House ($23.89 after discount):

http://www.buy.com/prod/Lake_House/q/loc/322/202916944.html

Waist Deep ($24.89 after discount):

http://www.buy.com/prod/Waist_Deep/q/loc/322/202925457.html

Accepted ($24.89 after discount):

http://www.buy.com/prod/Accepted/q/loc/322/203140837.html

Rumor Has It ($22.93 after discount):

http://www.buy.com/prod/Rumor_Has_It_HD_DVD_DVD_Combo/q/loc/322/202639843.html

16 Blocks ($22.93 after discount)

http://www.buy.com/prod/16_Blocks_HD_DVD_DVD_Combo/q/loc/322/202761385.html

Firewall ($22.93 after discount)

http://www.buy.com/prod/Firewall_HD_DVD_DVD_Combo/q/loc/322/202787425.html

 

[Alcibiades]

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=8901020&&#post8901020[/url]

says that Bandai will work with Memory-Tech and Microsoft to release anime... good news, since most independent publishers on HD DVD right now are a little lacking IMO... hopefully they start with something good, I thought it would be years before we saw regular anime releases, hopefully that won't be the case...

 

[Alcibiades]

It seems buy.com dropped their prices on many titles from a few cents to a dollar, making them slightly cheaper now than yesterday, but more importantly, Forbidden Planet Collector's Set is now less than $30 after the discount, half off the MSRP price:

http://www.buy.com/prod/Forbidden_Planet/q/loc/322/203386675.html

$29.86 after the 10 dollar discount

INCLUDES:

* Metal case packaging
* Collectible Robby the Robot replica with moveable limbs
* Forbidden Planet and The Invisible Boy reproduction lobby cards portfolio
* Forbidden Planet original theatrical poster mail-in offer
* Additional Scenes
* Lost Footage
* Excepts from MGM Parade Series
* The Invisible Boy film
* The Thin Man TV series episode Robot Client
* Exploring the Far Reaches of the Forbidden Planet documentary
* Robby the Robot documentary
* Watch the Skies! documentary
* New Digital Transfer
* Sci-Fi Movie Trailer Gallery



I'm so glad this deal didn't end Oct. 31st...

 

[eLGee]

That's still twice as expensive as the DVD sets. $100 per season? No thanks.

I doubt that the final price will be $100/season. And it's still a rumor.

 

[Alcibiades]

A friend recommended Lucky Number Slevin, and really that's the only one I'm interested in at all:

I like that they are much less intrusive than the Universal covers, but wish they'd be like Warner covers and be pure art with nothing over the front...

 

[jjasper]

Yeah the red is a lot better than the silver.

:lol Damnit I have my player for a week and still only have King Kong.

 

[Alcibiades]

NSFW probably:

http://adult.dvdempire.com/v2_index2.asp?userid=99365171404330&tab_id=50&site_id=74&site_media_id=0

perv market all sewed up

 

[JB1981]

NSFW probably:

http://adult.dvdempire.com/v2_index2.asp?userid=99365171404330&tab_id=50&site_id=74&site_media_id=0

perv market all sewed up

Oh shit! Format War OVAH.

 

[duk]

hd dvd wins

 

[Triz]

when do they drop? I try to order and its only pre-release:lol

 

[BlueTsunami]

HDDVD does not win! Porn should not be in HD. You'll see why soon enough

 

[DarkJediKnight]

Oh shit! Format War OVAH.

This isn't the early 80s.

 

[Warm Machine]

HDDVD does not win! Porn should not be in HD. You'll see why soon enough

The trailer for Island Fever 4 looks good.

 

[Alcibiades]

Beerfest and Wickerman have been announced for HD DVD

http://dvd.themanroom.com/dvd-newsview.php?id=420

On the heels of the Consumer Electronics Show, Warner Home Video has made the first high definition home video announcement of 2007. January 30 will see the release of 'Beerfest (Unrated)' and 'The Wicker Man (Unrated)' on both HD-DVD and Blu-ray. Both films debuted on DVD just last month.

 

[Alcibiades]

http://adult.dvdempire.com/Exec/v1_item.asp?site_id=74&userid=99365185976413&item_id=1274203&tab=

1 HD DVD + 3 DVDs it seems:

Disc 1:
Main Feature - 720p VC-1 HD Transfer
Interactive Menus
Chapter Selection

Disc 2:
All Bonus Material = 480i Standard Def
The Horror - The True Tale of Camp Cuddly Pines
Casting the Victims
Scouting a Massacre
Girls of Camp Cuddly Pines
Stormy Bangs Betty Cartoon
The Making of Stormy Bangs Betty
Bloopers
Trivia Game Featuring Keri Sable
Behind the Scenes
Trailer for Camp Cuddly Pines

Disc 3:
All Bonus Material = 480i Standard Def
Extended Sex Scenes
Bonus Scenes
Slide Shows
Star Stats
Outtake Sex Scene with Keri Sable and Eric Masterson
Trailers
Wicked Casino
Wicked Award Winners & Nominations
Web Site Information
Company Information
Int. Tel. Sex
Parental Lock
DVD-ROM Compatible

Disc 4:
All Bonus Material = 480i Standard Def
Wicked Bonus Scenes

 

[Rabid Wolverine]

Tera Patrick in HD-DVD.

Yum.....

 

[BlueTsunami]

The trailer for Island Fever 4 looks good.

It probably is, until you see the ulta tight shot of one of the actresses razer burned meat flaps

;_;

 

[btf1980]

I don't mean a standard tv..I mean a tv that doesn't have HDMI...it still does 1080P..I don't need HDMI to enjoy the movie, right?

What the hell kind of 1080p TV does not have hdmi?

 

[btf1980]

NSFW probably:

http://adult.dvdempire.com/v2_index2.asp?userid=99365171404330&tab_id=50&site_id=74&site_media_id=0

$50 a movie? No thanks. I jerk off because it's nice and free. HD just put a premium on that.

 

[Alcibiades]

It seems the official website, thelookandsoundofperfect.com, has been massively updated, and in the "new releases" banner at the bottom of the front page, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is shown.

 

[Outdoor Miner]

Nice surprise. That's not even on the leaked HD-DVD list going around.

 

[Meier]

Neat, I never did get it on regular DVD.. sounds like a must buy for me.

 

[broadwayrock]

Not sure if this has been posted but the region 2 versions of Firewall and Swordfish are listed as -$0.10 / -£0.05 (not including postage) on playasia

Edit: They didn't honour the misprice but did give a $5 gift voucher for compensation instead.

 

[Alcibiades]

these will probably release in Japan first though...

http://hddvdformat.blogspot.com/

Bandai Visual Co., Ltd., Memory-Tech Corporation and Microsoft Co., Ltd. have agreed to release the following 4 HD DVD titles during 2007: Freedom, a brand new digital OVA series, and feature-length anime movies Royal Space Force-The Wings of Honneamise, Patlabor The Movie, and Patlabor 2 The Movie.

All four should include features that takes greater advantage of HDi technology in HD DVD authoring, network functions, AACS Managed Copy and also other functions that combine of packaged media with networks.

Never heard of any of them unfortunately, was hoping for something a little for mainstream, but I guess they are taking note from the big studios and first releasing stuff no one cares about and slowly moving to stuff people really want...

 

[Saint Ajola]

Never heard of Freedom and the two Patlabor movies (my first encounter with Mamoru Oshii) which I'd watched billions of years ago were snorefests. Wings of Honneamise in HD however makes this anouncement very interesting indeed. Now, if they were to announce Akira (with the original theatrical English dub not the crap DVD dub) as well I may be very tempted to pick up the Xbox360 HD-DVD drive just for the two titles. Of course, I'll rather they release them on Blu-ray...

.k

 

[Bebpo]

Honneamise is really nice to have. It's probably based off the super clean, perfect R2 dvd that might've been remastered in HD for the dvd relase. I never picked it up because it was like $100, soo...this could be a really nice disc since the R1 (at least the original release, I dunno if they've done a re-release) is pretty awful and near-VHS quality.

Excellent film.

 

[wasting]

The Weinstein Co. continues their exclusive support of the HD DVD format with the release of the comedy 'School for Scoundrels,' due in stores March 27.

Though the $18 million-grossing comedy was not a huge hit, the Weinsteins will be giving a generous treatment on HD DVD, as part of a "Ballbuster Edition" that includes an Unrated version of the film, audio commentary with director Todd Phillips, and more features to be announced.


Tech specs include a 1080p/AVC MPEG-4 transfer, and audio formats to be revealed.

Genius has set a $29.95 list price for the release.

We've added the most current specs for 'School for Scoundrels' to our HD DVD Release Schedule under March 27. Stay tuned for complete details as they're announced...

im actually looking forward to this movie for some reason

 

[Alcibiades]

also, The Game and The Jerk got announced from Universal:

http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/s...al_Announces_The_Jerk,_The_Game_on_HD_DVD/446

After a months-long dearth of new HD DVD title announcements, Universal Studios Home Entertainment today said it will release two catalogue titles on April 17 -- 'The Jerk' and 'The Game.'

I have to say, no new studios joining HD DVD was kind of a surprise... (especially Lion's Gate, since they are even putting their stuff on XBox Live marketplace, the same audience who potentially owns an external HD DVD drive).

I'm gonna end up importing some European titles like Total Recall and T2 to tide me over until more titles get announced...

 

[wasting]

so hot, come to me!

 

[ManaByte]

I love HD-DVD.

 

[sc0la]

do BRD or HDDVD have an option to fill a 16x9 frame? or are films with a more narrow aspect ratio always going to have black bars?

 

[ManaByte]

do BRD or HDDVD have an option to fill a 16x9 frame? or are films with a more narrow aspect ratio always going to have black bars?

Why would you want to zoom in on a 2:35.1 or 2:4 movie?

 

[sc0la]

Why would you want to zoom in on a 2:35.1 or 2:4 movie?

because my screen looks nice when filled with rich beautiful pixels. The same reason some people preffered pan&scan to "widescreen" versions.

Oh and because I can.

I probably wouldn't care on a screen over 40 inches. Its actually sort of a wash, you are either wasting about 22-24% of your screen on black pixels or you are losing 23-25% of picture area on the film.

 

[ManaByte]

If you want non-OAR movies, HD isn't for you.

 

[penguini]

I love HD-DVD.

Nice ta-tas but once you realize she has a man face it's hard to get too excited

 

[LuCkymoON]

because my screen looks nice when filled with rich beautiful pixels. The same reason some people preffered pan&scan to "widescreen" versions.

Oh and because I can.

I probably wouldn't care on a screen over 40 inches. Its actually sort of a wash, you are either wasting about 22-24% of your screen on black pixels or you are losing 23-25% of picture area on the film.

buy a projector and don't worry about it.

 

[sc0la]

If you want non-OAR movies, HD isn't for you.

Canoe movies? no thanks. ;p

Thanks for telling me what is and isn't for me btw. I might have made a mistake otherwise.
I thought I would watch 4:3 content in its original format primarily on my widescreen, turns out I don't in the end. I zoom it, or stretch it, or stretch the sides depending on the content. It would have at least been interesting to be presented the option.

I guess you wouldn't feel like the inverse question is worthy of asking. Why would you only want to display 830 vertical lines of the image when your display is capable of displaying 1080? (or 550 out of 720?) That "HD" you were getting in some cases may only be a 13% increase in vertical resolution in the case of a full screen 480p image vs. a "widescreen" 16x9 image. isn't technology fun?

*all numbers aproximate

buy a projector and don't worry about it.

best idea in the thread

 

[ManaByte]

Canoe movies? no thanks. ;p

Thanks for telling me what is and isn't for me btw. I might have made a mistake otherwise.
I thought I would watch 4:3 content in its original format primarily on my widescreen, turns out I don't in the end. I zoom it, or stretch it, or stretch the sides depending on the content. It would have at least been interesting to be presented the option.

I guess you wouldn't feel like the inverse question is worthy of asking. Why would you only want to display 830 vertical lines of the image when your display is capable of displaying 1080? (or 550 out of 720?) That "HD" you were getting in some cases may only be a 13% increase in vertical resolution in the case of a full screen 480p image vs. a "widescreen" 16x9 image. isn't technology fun?

*all numbers aproximate


best idea in the thread

...

Wow.

I feel like I am in a Wal-Mart video section.

Zooming into a widescreen movie is no different than buying a pan&scan version.

 

[sc0la]

...

Wow.

I feel like I am in a Wal-Mart video section.

Zooming into a widescreen movie is no different than buying a pan&scan version.

except the whole losing significantly less of the image than a 4:3 frame, but thats ok.

I hated 4:3 frame pan and scan, but I guess 16x9 broadcast television has me spoiled.

:lol at wal-mart video section though. +2 points

edit:this started as a legit question, but it spiraled into me bating tech heads. I am sorry

 

[Alcibiades]

according to some guy on AVS, they plan to release about 100 movies this year on HD DVD, these are some of the major ones:


Children of Men
The Good Shepherd
Smokin' Aces
Scarface
The 40-Year-Old Virgin
Bruce Almighty
The Bourne Identity
Meet the Fockers
American Pie
Inside Man
Pride & Prejudice
The Big Lebowski
Liar Liar
Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels
Brazil
Erin Brockovich
Shaun of the Dead
Dawn of the Dead
Slap Shot
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Battlestar Gallictica (TV)

 

[ManaByte]

according to some guy on AVS, they plan to release about 100 movies this year on HD DVD, these are some of the major ones:


Children of Men
The Good Shepherd
Smokin' Aces
Scarface
The 40-Year-Old Virgin
Bruce Almighty
The Bourne Identity
Meet the Fockers
American Pie
Inside Man
Pride & Prejudice
The Big Lebowski
Liar Liar
Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels
Brazil
Erin Brockovich
Shaun of the Dead
Dawn of the Dead
Slap Shot
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Battlestar Gallictica (TV)

The Big Lebowski
The Big Lebowski
The Big Lebowski
The Big Lebowski
The Big Lebowski
The Big Lebowski
The Big LebowskiThe Big LebowskiThe Big LebowskiThe Big LebowskiThe Big LebowskiThe Big LebowskiThe Big LebowskiThe Big LebowskiThe Big LebowskiThe Big LebowskiThe Big LebowskiThe Big LebowskiThe Big LebowskiThe Big LebowskiThe Big LebowskiThe Big LebowskiThe Big LebowskiThe Big LebowskiThe Big LebowskiThe Big LebowskiThe Big LebowskiThe Big LebowskiThe Big LebowskiThe Big LebowskiThe Big LebowskiThe Big LebowskiThe Big Lebowski

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[jjasper]

The Big Lebowski
The Big Lebowski
The Big Lebowski
The Big Lebowski
The Big Lebowski
The Big Lebowski
The Big LebowskiThe Big LebowskiThe Big LebowskiThe Big LebowskiThe Big LebowskiThe Big LebowskiThe Big LebowskiThe Big LebowskiThe Big LebowskiThe Big LebowskiThe Big LebowskiThe Big LebowskiThe Big LebowskiThe Big LebowskiThe Big LebowskiThe Big LebowskiThe Big LebowskiThe Big LebowskiThe Big LebowskiThe Big LebowskiThe Big LebowskiThe Big LebowskiThe Big LebowskiThe Big LebowskiThe Big LebowskiThe Big LebowskiThe Big Lebowski

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Anyway glad Scarface is on the list.

 

[Alcibiades]

thedigitalbits.com just updated as well:

Afternoon, everyone. I just wanted to jump in here with some late-breaking high-def news. Universal, presumably to make up for their relative silence at CES, has just announced that they're planning more than 100 exclusive releases on the HD-DVD format in 2007... and they've revealed at least a few new titles that are on the way (if not specific release dates). The first 40-50 of these will be available in the first half of 2007, starting with Brokeback Mountain (now available) and Hollywoodland (on 2/6). Also on the way to HD-DVD in 2007 according to the studio (90% of the titles as DVD/HD-DVD Combo releases) are new films like Children of Men, The Good Shepherd and Smokin' Aces, as well as classic catalog titles like Scarface, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Bruce Almighty, The Bourne Identity, Meet the Fockers, American Pie, Inside Man, Pride & Prejudice, The Big Lebowski, Liar Liar, Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels, Brazil, Erin Brockovich, Shaun of the Dead, Dawn of the Dead, Slap Shot and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. The studio also confirmed that the first season of Sci-Fi's new Battlestar Galactica will be released on HD-DVD this year, as well as additional TV series titles yet to be announced. There's definitely some cool titles in that list, and presumably more (and more details) will be announced at a later date. It'll be great to see Lebowski and Brazil in HD, that's for sure... and the prospect of Battlestar has us pretty excited too.

 

[TheJesusFactor]

If they can get the price of the combo disc down to 19.99, I think they got a very good trojan horse of their own. Get people to buy the combo disc that cost the same as new DVD releases, when HD DVD players hit $199 - $299. They will build up their market quickly.