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Blu-ray releases on October 21st 2008
The fourth quarter continues to hit on all cylinders for Blu-ray this week with yet another nice slate of titles. At the top of the list is two pretty good movies, Sweeney Todd and The Incredible Hulk. When Johnny Depp stars in a Tim Burton flick, it is almost always worth the cost of admission and at the same time, Edward Norton tries his hand at being the Hulk, and considering how bad the last Hulk movie was, and how Norton has never done a bad movie, it shouldn't disappoint. The remaining titles are just about all James Bond movies, as MGM releases all the classics on Blu, and in addition, Sony is double-dipping with Casino Royale. Looking ahead, there isn't that much to get excited about in the immediate future, but things do get rolling again in about a month when WALL-E hits in mid-November.Blu-ray Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (DreamWorks) The Incredible Hulk (Universal) Casino Royale: Collector's Edition (Sony) Die Another Day - James Bond (MGM) Dr. No - James Bond (MGM) For Your Eyes Only - James Bond (MGM) From Russia with Love - James Bond (MGM) Live and Let Die - James Bond (MGM) Thunderball - James Bond (MGM) James Bond Blu-ray Collection Six-Pack (MGM) James Bond Blu-ray Collection Three-Pack Vol 1 (MGM) James Bond Blu-ray Collection Three-Pack Vol 2 (MGM) Funny Games (101) Kiss of the Spider Woman: Collector's Edition (City Lights) The Strangers (Universal) The Woods Have Eyes (Echo Bridge) Diary of the Dead (Weinstein) The Breed (First Look) Halloween (Weinstein)
Paramount & Dreamworks HD DVD support ends March 4
We don't know if Jeffrey Katzenberg got a text message, fax, e-mail or smoke signal indicating the format war was over, but Video Business has confirmed Paramount and Dreamworks Animation will (rather abruptly) to stop releasing HD DVDs after next week. If you were looking forward to Bee Movie on March 11, Sweeney Todd on April 1 or the just announced There Will Be Blood, those are cancelled. Into the Wild and the appropriately-named Things We Lost in the Fire will be Paramount's last reminders of its exclusive agreement. Not specifically mentioned was Star Trek: TOS Season 2, but don't hold your breath. Blu-ray release plans are still up in the air but we wouldn't be surprised to hear something soon. As far as HD DVD movies still scheduled, that leaves two from Universal (for now) and twelve from Warner Bros, who may have been the first to leave red, but will apparently be the last major studio out the door.Read - Video BusinessRead - High-Def Digest
