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Posted by Goro on 10/05/00 11:36
Allan wrote:
> http://www.localnewsleader.com/brocktown/stories/news-00119955.html
>
> Four studios unveil Blu-ray hi-def lineups
>
> 04 January, 2006
>
> By Thomas K. Arnold and Kurt Indvik 52 minutes ago
>
> LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Four studios have announced slates
> of titles to be ready for the soon-to-be-launched Blu-ray Disc
> high-definition format.
>
> Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
> and Lionsgate (formerly Lions Gate), all of which have lent their
> support exclusively to Blu-ray, announced their plans Tuesday, a day
> before supporters of the next-generation, high-definition optical disc
> format stage a formal unveiling at the Consumer Electronics Show in
> Las Vegas.
>
> Meanwhile, Paramount Pictures Home Entertainment, which has said it
> would support both Blu-ray and format competitor HD-DVD with disc
> releases, also unveiled titles it will have ready for both formats at
> launch.
>
> More studios are expected to announce their high-definition launch
> slates this week.
>
> Sony and Fox each have earmarked 20 titles, while Lionsgate and
> Paramount each have lined up 10 for release on the Sony-developed
> format, timed to coincide with the debut of Blu-ray hardware in North
> America, Japan and Europe sometime in the early part of 2006.
>
> Sony's initial offering is led by such high-profile theatrical films
> as "Hitch," "The Fifth Element," "Legends of the Fall" and "House of
> Flying Daggers."
>
> Fox's first wave includes major releases "Fantastic Four," "The League
> of Extraordinary Gentlemen," "Behind Enemy Lines," "Kiss of the
> Dragon" and "Ice Age," among others.
>
> Lionsgate's lineup includes "Lord of War," "The Punisher," "The
> Devil's Rejects" and "Saw."
>
> Paramount's launch slate will have recent releases such as "Four
> Brothers," "Sahara," "Aeon Flux" and "Sky Captain and the World of
> Tomorrow."
>
> Sony Pictures Home Entertainment president Benjamin Feingold said he
> and his executives would be meeting with consumer electronics
> manufacturers at CES to pin down more specific dates for Blu-ray's
> launch.
>
> "Our objective is to provide a real show of support from the software
> side," Feingold said. "With the announcement of these first 20 titles,
> the age of Blu-ray has truly arrived. BD delivers the most advanced
> high-definition experience available to entertainment enthusiasts
> today, while offering filmmakers a limitless canvas to express their
> artistic vision."
>
> Mike Dunn, president worldwide for 20th Century Fox Home
> Entertainment, said Fox plans simultaneous releases of its films on
> Blu-ray and DVD as the format takes hold with consumers and deepens
> its household penetration.
>
> "The release of our films on Blu-ray will provide consumers with
> in-home entertainment beyond anything they have imagined," Dunn said.
>
> Lionsgate's upcoming May theatrical horror release "See No Evil,"
> featuring WWE star Kane, will be the company's first title released
> simultaneously on DVD and Blu-ray, Lionsgate president Steve Beeks
> said. Beeks noted that Blu-ray's advantages extend beyond
> higher-quality picture and sound. The format's expanded storage
> capacity will enable studios to offer increased menu navigation and
> other enhanced interactive capabilities "that will make the
> movie-watching experience at home unparalleled," he said.
>
> Sony said its initial slate will be released on single-layer, 25GB
> Blu-ray Disc with the exception of "Black Hawk Down" and "The Bridge
> on the River Kwai," both of which will be issued on 50GB dual-layer
> discs in the summer.
>
> Other films slated for Blu-ray release from Sony include "Bram
> Stoker's Dracula," "Desperado," "For a Few Dollars More," "The Guns of
> Navarone," "A Knight's Tale," "Kung Fu Hustle," "The Last Waltz,"
> "Resident Evil: Apocalypse," "Robocop," "Sense and Sensibility,"
> "Stealth," "Species," "SWAT" and "XXX."
>
> Lionsgate will include catalog hits "Terminator 2: Judgment Day,"
> "Reservoir Dogs," "Total Recall," "Dune" and "Rambo: First Blood" to
> its initial Blu-ray lineup.
>
> Thomas Lesinksi, president of Paramount Pictures Worldwide Home
> Entertainment, said the company will launch its titles under the
> banner Paramount High Definition and will include, in 2006, "Mission:
> Impossible 3" alongside "Mission: Impossible" and "Mission: Impossible
> 2."
>
> Paramount's other Blu-ray/HD-DVD titles at launch will include "The
> Italian Job," "Lara Croft: Tomb Raider," "U2: Rattle and Hum," " Tim
> Burton 's Sleepy Hollow," "We Were Soldiers" and "The Manchurian
> Candidate."
>
> The announcements are seen by observers as a pre-emptive strike
> against rival HD-DVD, which shortly after the Blu-ray Disc
> presentation was set for Thursday, announced a CES presentation of its
> own the night before.
>
> Both formats are vying to become the successor to DVD, which is not
> high-definition. Some industry analysts say Blu-ray currently enjoys
> the advantage, with software support from five of the six major
> studios, as well as Lionsgate Home Entertainment. HD-DVD, developed by
> Toshiba, has three studios lined up.
>
> At last year's CES, the three studios that support HD-DVD --
> Paramount, Universal Studios Home Entertainment and Warner Home Video
> -- announced an ambitious slate of titles timed to hit stores in the
> fourth quarter, when the first hardware units were slated to arrive.
>
> By late summer, however, all three had pulled back, saying they would
> wait until 2006 to release movies and other programming. This, in
> turn, prompted Toshiba and other consumer electronics firms to delay
> the introduction of HD-DVD players, as well.
No CHARLIE'S ANGLES 2????!!
:)
-goro-
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