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Patton

2008-05-25T06:30:00.000-07:00

Video

Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 2.20:1

Audio

English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
English: Dolby Digital 5.0
French: Dolby Digital Mono
Spanish: Dolby Digital Mono

Subtitles

English SDH, English, Spanish

Discs

50GB Blu-ray Disc
Two-disc set

A critically acclaimed film that won a total of eight 1970 Academy Awards (Including Best Picture), Patton is a riveting portrait of one of the 20th century's greatest military geniuses. One of it's Oscars went to George Patton, the only Allied general truly feared by the Nazis. Charismatic and Flamboyant, Patton designed his own uniforms, sported ivory-handled six-shooters, and believed he was a warrior in past lives. He outmanuevered Rommel in Africa, and after D-Day led his troops in an unstoppable campaign across Europe. But he was rebellious as well insight and poignancy, his own volatile personailty was one enemy he could never defeat.

Meet the Spartans: Pit of Death Edition

2008-05-25T06:26:00.000-07:00

Video

Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1

Audio

English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
French: Dolby Digital 5.1
Spanish: Dolby Digital 5.1

Subtitles

English SDH, English, French, Spanish

Disc

25GB Blu-ray Disc

The heroic Leonidas, armed with nothing but leather underwear and a cape, leads a ragtag group of 13—count 'em, 13!—Spartans to defend their homeland against the invading Persians (whose ranks include Ghost Rider, Rocky Balboa, the Transformers and a hunchbacked Paris Hilton). No one is safe when the Spartans take on the biggest icons in pop culture.

The Longest Day

2008-05-25T06:23:00.000-07:00

Video

Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 2.20:1

Audio

English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
English: Dolby Digital 4.0
French: Dolby Digital Mono
Spanish: Dolby Digital Mono

Subtitles

English SDH, English, Spanish

Disc

50GB Blu-ray Disc

The Longest Day is a vivid, hour-by-hour recreation of this historic event. Featuring a stellar international cast, and told from the perspectives of both sides, it is a fascinating look at the massive preparations, mistakes, and random events that determined the outcome of one of the biggest battles in history. Winner of two 1962 Oscars (Special Effects and Cinematography), The Longest Day ranks as one of Hollywood's truly great war films.

Fearless Planet

2008-05-25T06:22:00.000-07:00

Video

Video codec: TBA
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.78:1

Audio

English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1

Subtitles

TBA

Discs

TBA
Two-disc set

Fearless Planet

Join a unique team of outdoor adventurers and scientists in exploring the wonders of our planet in this visually stunning series. Prepare for an awe-inspiring experience as we rappel down the massive walls of the Grand Canyon, dive into the Great Barrier Reef, descend into the Venezuelan jungles and much more in this exciting exploration of the world's natural marvels. Through eye-popping CGI effects, learn how time and nature conspire to create these awesome spectacles and why some of these landmarks are destined to remain while others may be lost forever.

The Eye

2008-05-25T03:29:00.001-07:00

Video

Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 2.35:1

Audio

English: PCM 7.1
English: Dolby Digital 5.1 EX

Subtitles

English, Spanish

Disc

50GB Blu-ray Disc
Digital copy

Description
Sydney Wells (Jessica Alba) is an accomplished, independent, Los Angeles-based concert violinist. She is also blind, and has been so since a childhood tragedy. As our story opens, Sydney undergoes a double corneal transplant, a surgery she has waited her whole life to have, and her sight is restored. After the surgery, neural ophthalmologist Dr. Paul Faulkner (Alessandro Nivola) helps Sydney with the difficult adjustment, and with the support of her older sister Helen (Parker Posey), Sydney learns to see again. But Sydney's happiness is short-lived as unexplainable shadowy and frightening images start to haunt her. Are they a passing aftermath of her surgery, Sydney's mind adjusting to sight, a product of her imagination, or something horrifyingly real? As Sydney's family and friends begin to doubt her sanity, Sydney is soon convinced that her anonymous eye donor has somehow opened the door to a terrifying world only she can now see. Based on the Hong Kong film Jian Gui.

Featurettes

Deleted scenes

Dirty Harry: Special Edition

2008-05-25T03:27:00.000-07:00

Video

Video codec: VC-1
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 2.40:1

Audio

TBA

Subtitles

TBA

Disc

TBA

Harry Callahan (Clint Eastwood) is a tough, streetwise San Francisco police detective well known for his vicious take-no-prisoners attitude toward criminals. With the city of San Francisco being terrorized by the psychotic killer known only as Scorpio (Andrew Robinson), Harry is assigned by the mayor (John Vernon) and Lt. Bressler (Harry Guardino) to try to stop him, pairing him with reluctantly accepted new partner Chico (Reni Santoni). Scorpio kidnaps a 14-year-old girl and buries her alive, demanding a $200,000 ransom for her return. Harry is to bring him the money—alone. What follows is one of the most exciting ransom deliveries in film history.

Cloverfield

2008-05-25T03:22:00.000-07:00

Video

Video codec: TBA
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1

Audio

English: Dolby TrueHD 5.1
French: Dolby Digital 5.1
Spanish: Dolby Digital 5.1

Subtitles

English SDH, English, French, Spanish, Portuguese

Disc

50GB Blu-ray Disc

Description

On the eve of his departure for Japan, Rob (Michael Stahl-David) sees his going-away party as an opportunity to confess unresolved feelings and tie up loose ends. His agenda takes an unexpected turn when a jolt shakes the revelers. The crowd quiets down to watch news reports of an earthquake, then rushes to the roof to assess the damage. A fireball explodes on the distant horizon. A power failure follows. Confusion gives way to panic as the partygoers stumble through the blackout and into the streets. Amid the human screams and one inhuman roar, Rob and his friends must traverse a landscape that has changed, overtaken by something otherworldly, terrifying, monstrous...

Extra

Special Investigation Mode (Blu-ray exclusive)

Commentary by Director Matt Reeves

Document 01.18.08: The Making of Cloverfield featurette (HD)

Cloverfield Visual Effects featurette (HD)

I Saw It! It's Alive! It's Huge! fearurette (HD)

Clover Fun featurette (HD)

4 Additional Scenes (HD)

2 Alternate Endings w/optional commentary (HD)

14 Easter Eggs

A Bridge Too Far

2008-05-25T03:20:00.000-07:00

Video

Video codec: MPEG-2
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 2.35:1

Audio

English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
English: Dolby Digital 4.0
French: Dolby Digital 5.1
Spanish: Dolby Digital Mono

Subtitles

English SDH, English, Spanish, Chinese, Korean

Disc

50GB Blu-ray Disc

Sir Richard Attenborough directs Sean Connery, Gene Hackman, Anthony Hopkins and Robert Redford in this gripping and controversial tale about a daring WWII military operation.

Battle of Britain

2008-05-25T03:15:00.000-07:00

Video

Video codec: TBA
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 2.35:1

Audio

English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1

Subtitles

TBA

Disc

TBA

Battle of Britain

A powerful, colourful and star-studded re-creation of the epic 1940 battle that took place in the skies over England. Surprised and understaffed, the British forces used determination and guile to valiantly hold off the superior forces of the German Luftwaffe in the early days of World War II. If England had lost, the Germans may very well have won the war. The incredible cast includes Michael Caine, Robert Shaw, Curt Jurgens, and Laurence Olivier, in a no-expense-spared production featuring stunning airborne dog-fight sequences.

Criterion join Blu Ray

2008-05-23T19:06:00.001-07:00

got from friend , its great info here

We’ve got some exciting news for this fall, and we wanted you to hear it first.

Our first Blu-ray discs are coming! We’ve picked a little over a dozen titles from the collection for Blu-ray treatment, and we’ll begin rolling them out in October. These new editions will feature glorious high-definition picture and sound, all the supplemental content of the DVD releases, and they will be priced to match our standard-def editions.

Here’s what’s in the pipeline:

The Third Man
Bottle Rocket
Chungking Express
The Man Who Fell to Earth
The Last Emperor
El Norte
The 400 Blows
Gimme Shelter
The Complete Monterey Pop
Contempt
Walkabout
For All Mankind
The Wages of Fear

Alongside our DVD and Blu-ray box sets of The Last Emperor, we’ll also be putting out the theatrical version as a stand-alone release in both formats, priced at $39.95. Our Blu-ray release of Walkabout will be an all-new edition, featuring new supplements as well as a new transfer; we will also release an updated anamorphic DVD of Nicolas Roeg’s outback masterpiece at the same time.

Universal joins Blu-Ray

2008-05-23T18:58:00.000-07:00

A lot of you have been wondering when Universal Studios was finally going to start releasing their titles in the Blu-ray disc format, well that question has been answered. Starting on July 22, Universal will start to release quite a few of their catalog titles, as well as prepare for the release of their five big movies set for box offices this summer.

These include: The Incredible Hulk, Wanted, Momma Mia, Hellboy II, and the new Mummy movie featuring Brendan Fraser and Jet Li. For those of you curious as to what will be hitting shelves on July 22, you can expect the Mummy Trilogy (which includes the Scorpion King).

In total, Universal plans to ship well over 40 titles before the end of 2008. This will definitely help the high-definition crowd expand their collections with an even greater selection of titles. With Universal being the main supporter of the HD DVD franchise, it's good to finally know the next generation of movie watching is officially kicking off at 100%

Dragon Tiger Gate

2008-05-21T07:30:00.000-07:00

Video

Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 2.35:1

Audio

Cantonese: PCM 7.1
Mandarin: Dolby Digital 5.1
English: Dolby Digital 5.1

Subtitles

Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, English

Disc

50GB Blu-ray Disc

The Air I Breathe

2008-05-21T07:25:00.000-07:00

Video

Video codec: TBA
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.78:1

Audio

English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
English: Dolby Digital 5.1

Subtitles

English SDH, Spanish

Disc

TBA

Description
In this powerful film, four very different people on the edge of desperation are unexpectedly linked by their destinies. A top-notch cast featuring Forest Whitaker, Andy Garcia, Kevin Bacon, Brendan Fraser, Sarah Michelle Gellar and Emile Hirsch unforgettably brings to life the stories of a clairvoyant gangster, a rising pop star, an unlikely bank robber and a doctor desperate to save the love of his life. Filled with surprising twists and turns, this suspenseful, action-filled drama employs both brutal violence and aching poetry in a moving exploration of the search for happiness in a gritty urban world.

Saawariya

2008-05-21T07:24:00.000-07:00

Video

Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 2.40:1

Audio

Hindi: Dolby TrueHD 5.1
English: Descriptive Audio 5.1

Subtitles

English SDH, English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic, Bulgarian, Chinese, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Hindi, Icelandic, Korean, Norwegian, Swedish, Thai (less)

Disc

50GB Blu-ray Disc

Description
In the tradition of international co-productions like "Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon", this film is the highly anticipated first release by Sony Pictures of the traditional and widely popular Indian "Bollywood" genre. Sanjay Leela Bhansali's epic romance "Saawariya" (Beloved) is a tender and romantic musical which centres around the chance encounter of two people Raj and Sakina and their obsession with each other over four successive nights. "Saawariya" is a contemporary story about the immortal emotion - love, with the unmistakable imprint of director Sanjay Leela Bhansali. The film will have unprecendented wide releases in major countries outside of India.

Extra

Making the Music featurette

Premiere Night footage

Rambo

2008-05-21T07:17:00.001-07:00

Video

Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 2.35:1

Audio

English: DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1
English: Dolby Digital 5.1 EX

Subtitles

English, Spanish

Discs

50GB Blu-ray Disc
Two-disc set
Digital copy

Description
When a group of missionary aid workers in Myanmar disappear into the vast green inferno, vigilante Vietnam War veteran John Rambo (Sylvester Stallone) leaves his job as a Salween River boatman behind to accompany a group of mercenaries on a daring rescue mission. It's been twenty years since Rambo helped mujahedeen rebels fend off Soviet invaders in Afghanistan, and these days the former soldier lives a simple life in northern Thailand. But it's time now for Rambo to take up arms once more and mete out his own, unique, brand of justice.

Rambo: First Blood Part II , Rambo 3

2008-05-21T07:17:00.000-07:00

RAMBO : FIRST BLOOD PART II

Video

Video codec: TBA
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 2.20:1

RAMBO 3

Video

Video codec: TBA
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 2.35:1

RAMBO 1-3 BOXSET

Video

Video codec: TBA
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 2.35:1

V for Vendetta

2008-05-21T07:14:00.001-07:00

Video

Video codec: VC-1
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 2.40:1

Audio

English: Dolby TrueHD 5.1
English: Dolby Digital 5.1
French: Dolby Digital 5.1
Spanish: Dolby Digital 5.1
German: Dolby Digital 5.1
Italian: Dolby Digital 5.1
Japanese: Dolby Digital 5.1 (less)

Subtitles

English SDH, English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Italian, Japanese, Dutch, Danish, Finnish, Norwegian (less)

Disc

50GB Blu-ray Disc

Description
Set against the futuristic landscape of totalitarian Britain, V For Vendetta tells the story of a mild-mannered young woman named Evey (Natalie Portman) who is rescued from a life-and-death situation by a masked man (Hugo Weaving) known only as "V." Incomparably charismatic and ferociously skilled in the art of combat and deception, V ignites a revolution when he urges his fellow citizens to rise up against tyranny and oppression. As Evey uncovers the truth about V's mysterious background, she also discovers the truth about herself - and emerges as his unlikely ally in the culmination of his plan to bring freedom and justice back to a society fraught with cruelty and corruption.

Blades of Glory

2008-05-21T07:12:00.001-07:00

Video

Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1

Audio

English: PCM 5.1 (48kHz, 24-bit)
English: Dolby Digital 5.1
French: Dolby Digital 5.1
Spanish: Dolby Digital 5.1

Subtitles

English SDH, English, French, Spanish

Disc

50GB Blu-ray Disc
Description
Blades of Glory is pure hilarity, a gold medal comedy winner staring comic superstar Will Ferrell (Talladega Nights) and John Heder (Napoleon Dynamite). Bitter figure skating rivals Chazz Michael Michaels (Ferrell) and Jimmy MacElroy (Heder) brawl after tying for the gold medal at the world championships. Banned for life from men’s competition, these archrivals beat the system thanks to a loophole that allows them skate again – in pars; competition! Co-starring Crag T. Nelson, Will Arnett, Amy Poehler and Jenna Fischer.

Sony BDP-S300 1080p Blu-ray Disc Player

2008-05-19T22:48:00.000-07:00

$499.00

Full HD 1080/60p and 24p True Cinema Video Output
DVD Upscaling to 1080p via HDMI
BRAVIA Theatre Sync (HDMI-CEC)
BD/DVD/CD playback(4) and AVC-HD with x.v.Color output
Multi-channel Linear PCM & Dolby Digital Plus Decoding

x.v.Color
Thanks to the adoption of a newly approved international color standard called xvYCC (an option in the HDMI v1.3 spec and which Sony participated in helping to create), the color space has been greatly expanded. 1.8 times as many natural colors as existing HDTV signals will now be faithfully reproduced. (x.v.Color capability is available on select BRAVIA televisions, Blu-ray Disc players and the PlayStation3 computer entertainment system.)

24p True Cinema Video Output
Many movies are filmed at 24 frames per second (fps) and prime time TV programs are videotaped at 24p. Seizing an opportunity, some studios are taking a purist approach and encoding high definition video content such as Blu-ray Disc in 24p. The BDP-S300 wisely takes advantage of this by including 24p output capability. The benefits are smoother and more natural-looking images that make watching television an experience to remember. (24p video input capability is available on select BRAVIA televisions.)

BRAVIA Theater Sync
Go beyond simple audio and video transmission with the "one-touch play" remote control feature that allows you to easily manage select BRAVIA televisions and Sony HDMI audio and video components with a single remote. (Available on select BRAVIA theater home A/V systems and components.)

Samsung BD-P1000 Blu-Ray Disc Player

2008-05-19T22:38:00.000-07:00

$499.99

Plays high-def Blu-Ray discs with 5 times resolution of standard DVDs; measures 16.9 x 3.1 x 12.8 inches (WxHxD)
Backwards compatible with current DVD and CD formats; upconverts DVD movie discs to near high-definition
Includes 11-in-2 multi-format memory card slot; provides playback of MP3 and high-resolution JPEG files
Connections: 1 composite, 1 S-Video, 1 component, 1 HDMI
Built-in decoders for Dolby Digital/Digital Plus/DTS; coaxial and optical digital audio outputs

The Samsung BD-P1000 DVD player is the first model from Samsung that plays high-definition Blu-ray Discs, which takes advantage of today's flat-screen HDTVs by playing content at native 720p or 1080i video resolutions. You'll marvel at the clarity and full-color spectrum of the vibrant video produced from Blu-ray movie discs, which provide five times the resolution of standard DVD movie discs. The BD-P1000 also offers backward compatibility for DVD movie and CD audio discs, and an upconverting function that brings your favorite DVDs to near HD quality. It includes one high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI) output, which provides uncompressed, all-digital video and multi-channel audio delivered via a single cable (720p/1080p). High-definition signals up to 1080i are also available through the component video output. Note that viewing high-definition Blu-ray Disc content requires an HDTV or HD-ready TV.

The user-friendly graphic interface includes a full-color, hi-def animated menu, with features such as advanced subtitle functions, video scene search and pop-ups--which provide informative tidbits and are embedded in Blu-ray Disc contents. And the unique 11-in-2 multi-format memory card slot displays 3-megapixel and larger images in full hi-def resolution. It's compatible with Secure Digital (SD), MultiMedia (MMC), CompactFlash, MicroDrive, XD Picture Card, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Duo, Memory Stick Duo Pro, Memory Stick Pro, RS MMC, and Mini SD. Other technical features include

Up to 1080p (1920 x 1080p) output through HDMI digital output
Selectable 1080p/1080i/720p video upconversion of DVDÕs through HDMI
BD-RE, BD-ROM, DVD ROM, DVD RAM, DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, CD-ROM, CD-R/RW playback compatible
MPEG2, VC-1, H.264, HD JPEG decoding
12-bit/192MhZ video D/A converter; 24-bit/192KHz audio D/A converter

The BD-P1000 provides a full range of audio decoding, including Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby DTS, and MP3. It has stereo outputs as well as coaxial and optical digital audio outputs for 5.1-channel home theater surround sound. It offers the following video output connection options:

Composite AV (RCA): 1
S-Video: 1
Component Video: 1
HDMI: 1

Anger Management

2008-05-19T18:44:00.000-07:00

Video

Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 2.40:1

Audio

English: Dolby TrueHD 5.1
French: Dolby TrueHD 5.1

Subtitles

English SDH, English, French

Disc

50GB Blu-ray Disc

Description
After a small misunderstanding aboard an airplane escalates out of control, timid businessman Dave Buznik (Adam Sandler) is ordered by the court to undergo anger management therapy at the hands of specialist Dr. Buddy Rydell (Jack Nicholson). Dave reluctantly accepts the doctor's counseling, but after another mishap Buddy steps up his aggressive and unorthodox treatments by moving in with Dave. As Buddy wreaks havoc with every aspect of his life, Dave must decide whether to crawl back into his shell or finally stand up for himself. Laugh like crazy at this outrageous comedy that will drive you mad with laughter. The top-notch supporting cast includes Marisa Tomei, Luis Guzman, Woody Harrelson, John Turturro, and Heather Graham.

Extra

Commentary with Adam Sandler and Director Peter Segal

"Skull Session" Behind-the-Scenes Featurette

"My Buddy, Jack" Featurette

Deleted Scenes

Gag Reel

Short Circuit

2008-05-19T18:41:00.000-07:00

Video

Video codec: TBA
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 2.40:1

Audio

English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
English: Dolby Digital 5.1

Subtitles

English SDH, Spanish

Disc

25GB Blu-ray Disc

Description

When a laser-armed Department of Defense robot named Number 5 gets zapped by a lightning bolt, he "malfunctions" and starts spouting peace slogans and developing a human-like consciousness. Naturally, the newly pacifist machine wants out of the military and escapes. As a frantic search for the creature begins, Number 5 settles down in his new home, with a gentle young woman named Stephanie (Ally Sheedy), who has every intention of holding on to her find, teaching Number 5 about popular culture and other mysteries of life. Thoroughly convinced that the robot is alive, she develops a strong bond with the creature. In order to prevent his capture by the military—who view Number 5 as an armed-and-dangerous weapon—the pair must convince his inventor, a reclusive scientist named Newton Crosby (Steve Guttenberg), that he is truly alive and more than just a metal machine.

Bee Movie

2008-05-19T18:39:00.000-07:00

Video

Video codec: TBA
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1

Audio

English: Dolby TrueHD 5.1
French: Dolby Digital 5.1
Spanish: Dolby Digital 5.1

Subtitles

English SDH, English, French, Spanish

Disc

50GB Blu-ray Disc

Description
Bee Movie is a comedy that will change everything you think you know about bees. Having just graduated from college, a bee by the name of Barry B. Benson (Jerry Seinfeld) finds himself disillusioned with the prospect of having only one career choice—honey. As he ventures outside of the hive for the first time, he breaks one of the cardinal rules of the bee world and talks to a human, a New York City florist named Vanessa (Renee Zellweger). He is shocked to discover that the humans have been stealing and eating the bee’s honey for centuries. He ultimately realizes that his true calling in life is to set the world right by suing the human race. That is until the ensuing chaos upsets the very balance of nature. It is up to Barry to prove that even a little bee can spell big changes in the world.
Extra

Jerry & Filmmaker Commentary

The Animators' Corner featurette

Barry's Trivia Track

My Menus

The World of Bees

Build A Bee Avatar

Inside the Hive: The Cast of Bee Movie (HD)

Jerry's Flight Over Cannes

Meet Barry B. Benson

Tech of Bee Movie HD

Lost Scenes with Commentary

Alternate Endings with Commentary

Jerry's NBeeC TV Juniors

"We Got The Bee" Music Video (HD)

DreamWorks Animation Video Jukebox (HD)

DWA Kids

Kung Fu Panda Trailer (HD)

Madagascar: The Crate Escape Trailer (HD)

The Spiderwick Chronicles Trailer (HD)

The Other Boleyn Girl

2008-05-19T18:20:00.000-07:00

Video

Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1

Audio

English: Dolby TrueHD 5.1
French: Dolby TrueHD 5.1
Spanish: Dolby TrueHD 5.1

Subtitles

English SDH, English, French, Spanish

Disc

50GB Blu-ray Disc

description
Based on the best-selling novel, The Other Boleyn Girl is a captivating take of intrigue, romance and betrayal starring Natalie Portman, Scarlett Johansson and Eric Bana. Two sisters, Anne (Portman) and Mary (Johansson), are driven by their ambitious family to seduce the King of England (Bana) in order to advance their position in court. What starsas an opportunity for the girs to increase the family fortune becomes a deadly rivalry to capture the heart of a king and stay alive.

Extra

Inside the Court: a Picture-in-Graphics track with in-depth facts and trivia (Blu-ray exclusive)

Deleted & Extended Scenes

To Be a Lady: Featurette on the life of a lady and court etiquette in the 16th Century England

Translating History to the Screen: Featurette on how filmmakers brought the best-selling book to life

Members of the Court Biographies – Go in-depth and explore the real lives of Anne Boleyn, King Henry VIII and others

Camera Tests with Narration by director Justin Chadwick

Fool's Gold

2008-05-19T18:16:00.000-07:00

Video

Video codec: VC-1
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 2.40:1

Audio

English: Dolby Digital 5.1
French: Dolby Digital 5.1
Spanish: Dolby Digital 5.1

Subtitles

English SDH, English, French, Spanish

Disc

50GB Blu-ray Disc
movie description
Matthew McConaughey and Kate Hudson go for the gold (and the diamonds, emeralds and rubies) as a just-divorced couple who bicker and banter their way through an adventure- and laugh-packed undersea treasure hunt. McConaughey is Finn, in love with his ex (Hudson) and in deep with gangster Bigg Bunny. After eight years of searching, Finn gets a clue to the whereabouts of the Queen’s Dowry, a fabulous fortune that mysteriously disappeared in the Caribbean in 1715. Now all he has to do is get the gold, get the girl and get going before Bigg Bunny gets him.

Extra

Fool's Gold: Flirting with Adventure featurette

Gag reel

Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert

2008-05-19T17:24:00.000-07:00

Video

Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1

Audio

English: Dolby TrueHD 7.1
French: Dolby Digital 5.1
Spanish: Dolby Digital 5.1

Subtitles

English SDH, French, Spanish

Disc

50GB Blu-ray Disc

Description

For the first time ever, Miley performs as herself and Hannah in the same epic show! With a special appearance by the Jonas Brothers and exclusive bonus features, including a sing-along mode, additional songs, and a rare, inside look into the rock star lives of Miley Cyrus and the Jonas Brothers.

Extra

2-D and 3-D viewing mode

Behind-the-scenes footage with Hanna Montana, Miley Cyrus and Jonas Brothers

Blu Ray Profile and Region

2008-05-19T07:20:00.000-07:00

The BD-ROM specification defines four profiles of Blu-ray Disc players; in addition to the three listed in the table below, there is a fourth audio-only profile that does not require video decoding or BD-J. All the video-based profiles are required to have a full implementation of BD-J, but with varying levels of hardware support

Feature	BD-Video	Bonus View	BD-Live	BD-Audio
Feature	Grace Period – Profile 1.0	Final Standard – Profile 1.1	Profile 2.0	Profile 3.0
Built-in persistent memory	64 KB	64 KB	64 KB	-
Local storage capability	–	256 MB	1 GB	-
Secondary video decoder (pip)	Optional	Mandatory	Mandatory	-
Secondary audio decoder	Optional	Mandatory	Mandatory	-
Virtual File System	Optional	Mandatory	Mandatory	-
Internet connection capability	No	No	Mandatory	-

Region code	Area
A	Americas;East and Southeast Asia.
B	Africa,Europe,Oceania;Middle East; French territories;Greenland.
C	Central and South Asia;Mongolia, Russia , and People's Republic of China.

Dark City Directors Cut

2008-05-19T03:36:00.000-07:00

Video

Video codec: VC-1
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
Audio

English: DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1

Subtitles

English SDH, Spanish

Disc

50GB Blu-ray Disc

Description

Alex Proyas, (The Crow) directs this futuristic thriller about a man waking up to find he is wanted for brutal murders he doesn't remember. Haunted by mysterious beings who stop time and alter reality, he seeks to unravel the riddle of his identity.

EXTRA

• Never-before-seen director's cut and theatrical cut
• Introduction by Alex Proyas
• Memories of Shell Beach Making-of documentary
• Architecture of Dreams documentary
• Production Gallery
• Text Essays
• Neil Gaiman Review of Dark City
• Director's Cut Fact Track
• Theatrical Trailer
• Multiple audio commentary tracks featuring director Alex Proyas, writers Lem Dobbs and David S. Goyer, director of photography Dariusz Wolski, production designer Patrick Tatopoulos and film critic Roger Ebert

Shinobi: Special Edition

2008-05-18T23:01:00.000-07:00

The year is 1614. Japan is finally a unified country under the first shogun, Tokugawa. Gennosuke of Kohga and Oboro of Iga, are the last hope of two isolated ninja villages wracked by endless tragedy and a cycle of revenge. The blessing of their love should have brought peace to the suffering people. However, the conspiracy brought by Tokugawa once again tears the two villages apart. Gennosuke constantly speaks in favor of peace, while Oboro takes the choice to fight to resolve the conflict. With each Ninja having super human powers, the battle is set to fight off each other for their own existence. Now destined to meet as enemies, will Gennosuke and Oboro find a way to pursuit their star-crossed love?

Epic Conditions: The Weather Channel

2008-05-18T23:00:00.000-07:00

Epic Conditions is the television series that looks at the dynamics between perfect weather conditions and perfect location to create the ultimate extreme sports adventure on The Weather Channel. It follows thrill seekers as they test their skills against some of the planet's most harrowing conditions. Epic Conditions blends extreme sports with the science of weather to showcase top athletes in sports such as white-water rafting, big wave surfing, and sailing.

Video

Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.78:1

Discs

50GB Blu-ray Disc
Two-disc set

P.S. I Love You

2008-05-18T22:59:00.000-07:00

Holly Kennedy is beautiful, smart and married to the love of her life—a passionate, funny and impetuous Irishman named Gerry. So when Gerry's life is taken by an illness, it takes the life out of Holly. The only one who can help her is the person who is no longer there. Nobody knows Holly better than Gerry. So it's a good thing he planned ahead. Before he died, Gerry wrote Holly a series of letters that will guide her, not only through her grief but in rediscovering herself. The first message arrives on Holly's 30th birthday in the form of a cake and, to her utter shock, a tape recording from Gerry, who proceeds to order her to get out and celebrate herself. In the weeks and months that follow, more letters from Gerry are delivered in surprising ways, each sending her on a new adventure and each signing off in the same way: P.S. I Love You. Holly's mother and best friends, Sharon and Denise, begin to worry that Gerry's letters are keeping Holly tied to the past, but, in fact, each letter is pushing her further into a new future. With Gerry's words as her guide, Holly embarks on a journey of rediscovery in a story about marriage, friendship and how a love, so strong, can turn the finality of death into new beginning for life.

Video

Video codec: VC-1
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1

Audio

English: Dolby TrueHD 5.1
French: Dolby Digital 5.1
Spanish: Dolby Digital 5.1

Subtitles

English SDH, English, French, Spanish

Disc

25GB Blu-ray Disc

Youth Without Youth

2008-05-18T22:57:00.000-07:00

Video

Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 2.35:1

Audio

English: Dolby TrueHD 5.1
French: Dolby TrueHD 5.1
English: Dolby TrueHD 5.1
French: Dolby TrueHD 5.1 (less)

Subtitles

English SDH, English, French
English SDH, English, French (less)

Disc

50GB Blu-ray Disc

description

Francis Ford Coppola returns to the realm of his mastery with a new film about growing young. A bolt of lightning strikes Dominic Matei (Tim Roth) so close to death that he begins to age backwards. When he grows from 70 to 40 in a week, he draws the attention of the Nazis and the world. Now he's running for his life with a new love and no hope of knowing his phenomenal fate.

Extra

* Commentary with Director Francis Ford Coppola
* Making of Youth Without Youth
* "The Music for Youth Without Youth" featurette
* "Youth Without Youth: The Makeup" featurette

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Blu-ray Review

2008-05-18T22:54:00.000-07:00

Video

Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
Audio

English: PCM 5.1 (48kHz, 16-bit)
English: Dolby Digital 5.1
French: Dolby Digital 5.1
Spanish: Dolby Digital 5.1

Subtitles

English SDH, French, Spanish

Discs

50GB Blu-ray Disc
Two-disc set

DESCRIPTION

Prepare to enter another world when Walt Disney Pictures and Walden Media present C.S. Lewis' timeless and beloved adventure. With the stunningly realistic special effects, you'll experience the exploits of Lucy, Edmund, Susan, and Peter, four siblings who find the world of Narnia through a magical wardrobe while playing a game of "hide-and-seek" at the country estate of a mysterious professor. Once there, the children discover a charming, once peaceful land inhabited by talking beasts, dwarfs, fauns, centaurs, and giants that has been turned into a world of eternal winter by the evil White Witch, Jadis. Aided by the wise and magnificent lion Aslan, the children lead Narnia into a spectacular climactic battle to be free of the Witch's glacial powers forever!

EXTRA

• "Battle For Narnia" All-New Game
• Creatures Of The World
• Explore Narnia 3-D Map
• Legends In Time
• Audio Commentary With Director Andrew Adamson And Stars
• Audio Commentary With The Filmmakers
• The Bloopers Of Narnia
• Chronicles Of A Director
• The Children's Magical Journey
• Evolution Of An Epic
• From One Man's Mind
• Cinematic Storytellers
• Creating Creatures
• Anatomy Of A Scene

Master and Commander Blu-ray Review

2008-05-18T22:51:00.000-07:00

Video

Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
Audio

English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
French: Dolby Digital 5.1
Spanish: Dolby Digital 5.1

Subtitles

English SDH, English, Spanish, Chinese, Korean

Disc

50GB Blu-ray Disc

DESCRIPTION

The fate of an empire rests on the shoulders of one man. Academy Award winner Russell Crowe commands the screen in this spectacular, high-seas adventure directed by Peter Weir.

EXTRA

• Historical and geographical pop-up map (BD-J)
• Search Content
• Master and Commander Theatrical Trailer (HD)
• D-Box Compatible
• Weighing Anchor
• Shipboard Life
• Superstition
• Dentistry
• Articles of War

Untraceable

2008-05-18T22:48:00.001-07:00

Video

Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 2.40:1
Audio

English: Dolby TrueHD 5.1
French: Dolby TrueHD 5.1
Spanish: Dolby Digital 5.1
Portuguese: Dolby Digital 5.1

Subtitles

English SDH, English, French, Spanish, Portuguese

Disc

50GB Blu-ray Disc

DESCRIPTION

Within the FBI there exists a division dedicated to investigating and prosecuting criminals on the internet. Welcome to the front lines of the war on cybercrime, where special Agent Jennifer Marsh (Diane Lane) and Griffin Dowd (Colin Hanks) have seen it all - until now. A tech-savvy internet predator is displaying his graphic murders on his own website and the fate of each of his tormented captives is left in the hands of the public: the more hits his site gets, the faster his victims die. When this game of cat and mouse becomes personal, Marsh and her team must race against the clock to track down this technical mastermind who is virtually untraceable.

EXTRA

• Bonus View Picture-in-Picture: Beyond the Cyber Bureau (Blu-ray exclusive)
• Commentary with Director Gregory Hoblit, Producer Hawk Koch, and Production Designer Paul Eads
• Tracking Untraceable featurette
• Untraceable: The Personnel Files featurette
• The Blueprint of Murder featurette
• The Anatomy of Murder featurette

National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets Blu-ray Review

2008-05-18T22:45:00.000-07:00

Video

Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
Audio

English: Dolby TrueHD 5.1
English: Dolby Digital 5.1
French: Dolby Digital 5.1
Spanish: Dolby Digital 5.1

Subtitles

English SDH, French, Spanish

Disc

50GB Blu-ray Disc

DESCRIPTION

Treasure hunter Benjamin Franklin Gates looks to discover the truth behind the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, by uncovering the mystery within the 18 pages missing from assassin John Wilkes Booth's diary.

EXTRA

• Book of History: The Fact and Fiction of NG2 (Blu-ray exclusive)
• Two additional deleted scenes (Blu-ray exclusive)
• Audio commentary with director Jon Turteltaub
• The Treasure Reel: Bloopers & Outtakes
• Secrets of a Sequel featurette
• The Book of Secrets: On Location
• Street Stunts: Creating the London Chase
• Inside the Library of Congress
• Underground Action
• Cover Story: Crafting the Presidents' Book
• Evolution of a Golden City

Blu-ray Disc

2008-05-18T22:30:00.000-07:00

Blu-ray, also known as Blu-ray Disc (BD), is the name of a next-generation optical disc format jointly developed by the Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA), a group of the world's leading consumer electronics, personal computer and media manufacturers (including Apple, Dell, Hitachi, HP, JVC, LG, Mitsubishi, Panasonic, Pioneer, Philips, Samsung, Sharp, Sony, TDK and Thomson). The format was developed to enable recording, rewriting and playback of high-definition video (HD), as well as storing large amounts of data. The format offers more than five times the storage capacity of traditional DVDs and can hold up to 25GB on a single-layer disc and 50GB on a dual-layer disc. This extra capacity combined with the use of advanced video and audio codecs will offer consumers an unprecedented HD experience.

While current optical disc technologies such as DVD, DVD±R, DVD±RW, and DVD-RAM rely on a red laser to read and write data, the new format uses a blue-violet laser instead, hence the name Blu-ray. Despite the different type of lasers used, Blu-ray products can easily be made backwards compatible with CDs and DVDs through the use of a BD/DVD/CD compatible optical pickup unit. The benefit of using a blue-violet laser (405nm) is that it has a shorter wavelength than a red laser (650nm), which makes it possible to focus the laser spot with even greater precision. This allows data to be packed more tightly and stored in less space, so it's possible to fit more data on the disc even though it's the same size as a CD/DVD. This together with the change of numerical aperture to 0.85 is what enables Blu-ray Discs to hold 25GB/50GB.

Blu-ray is currently supported by more than 180 of the world's leading consumer electronics, personal computer, recording media, video game and music companies. The format also has broad support from the major movie studios as a successor to today's DVD format. In fact, seven of the eight major movie studios (Disney, Fox, Warner, Paramount, Sony, Lionsgate and MGM) have released movies in the Blu-ray format and six of them (Disney, Fox, Sony, Warner, Lionsgate and MGM) are releasing their movies exclusively in the Blu-ray format. Many studios have also announced that they will begin releasing new feature films on Blu-ray Disc day-and-date with DVD, as well as a continuous slate of catalog titles every month. For more information about Blu-ray movies, check out our Blu-ray movies and Blu-ray reviews section which offers information about new and upcoming Blu-ray releases, as well as what movies are currently available in the Blu-ray format.