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High-Definition Matters by Barrie Maxwell

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Coming Soon - Best Bets for the Next Three Weeks

Breaker Morant (BD from Image on February 5th) - Acclaimed Australian Boer War drama focusing on the court-martial of Lt. "Breaker" Morant (Edward Woodward). BD features 1.78:1 transfer, DTS-HD Master Lossless audio, director commentary, Boer War documentary.

Crimson Tide (BD from Disney on February 5th) - Superior submarine drama with Gene Hackman and Denzel Washington in top form. BD features 2.35:1 transfer, PCM 5.1 audio, featurettes, deleted scenes.

Elizabeth: The Golden Age (HD from Universal on February 5th) - Somewhat lesser but still engrossing follow-up to Elizabeth, with Cate Blanchett returning in the title role. HD features 2.35:1 transfer, Dolby TrueHD 5.1 audio, featurettes, deleted scenes.

In the Valley of Elah (BD from WB on February 19th) - Superbly acted drama of a father (Tommy Lee Jones) investigating the fate of his son who disappears after service in Iraq. BD features 2.35:1 transfer, Dolby TrueHD 5.1 audio, featurettes, deleted scene. (HD version three weeks later)

Michael Clayton (BD from WB on February 19th) - Engrossing legal thriller focusing on the redemption of a New York law firm's handler (George Clooney) of its diciest cases. BD features 2.40:1 transfer, DD 5.1 audio, director commentary, deleted scenes. (HD version three weeks later)

We Own the Night (BD from Sony on February 12th) - Familiar plot of family members on opposite sides of the law features strong work by Joaquin Phoenix, Mark Wahlberg, and Robert Duvall. BD features 1.85:1 transfer, Dolby TrueHD 5.1 audio, director commentary, featurettes.


Coming Soon - All the Rest

What follows is the complete listing of all recent and forthcoming feature films (and some TV series) in high definition. The left-hand column of the table lists the BD releases while the right-hand column lists the HD ones. Films highlighted in yellow are new announcements since the last update (although as this is the first appearance of this table, this feature is not used this time). Films highlighted in green are classic titles (released theatrically prior to 1970). Films highlighted in red are westerns.


The High-Definition Release Schedule

January 1 (BD) January 1 (HD)
Shoot 'Em Up (New Line)
War (Lionsgate)



January 2 (BD) January 2 (HD)
Resident Evil (Sony)
Resident Evil: Extinction (Sony)
Resident Evil: The High Definition Trilogy (Sony)



January 8 (BD) January 8 (HD)
3:10 to Yuma (2007) (Lionsgate)
Con Air (Disney)
Dragon Wars (Sony)
Killing Machine/Shogun's Ninja (BCI)
Man on Fire (Fox)
Night of the Werewolf/Vengeance of the Zombies (BCI)
Rock, The (Disney)
Sister Street Fighter/Sister Street Fighter 2 (BCI)
Sunshine (Fox)


Mobsters (Universal)
Pianist, The (Universal)
White Noise (Universal)
White Noise 2 (Universal)
Zodiac: Director's Cut (Paramount)


January 15 (BD) January 15 (HD)
Good Luck Chuck (Lionsgate)
Mr. Woodcock (New Line)
Suburban Girl (Image)


Road to Bali, The/The Road to Rio (BCI)
Ten, The (City Lights)


January 22 (BD) January 22 (HD)
Game Plan, The (Walt Disney)
Saw IV (Lionsgate)


Channels (Vanguard Cinema)

January 29 (BD) January 29 (HD)
Daddy Day Camp (Sony)
Damages: The Complete First Season (Sony)
Invasion, The (WB)
King of California (First Look)
Monty Python's Life of Brian (Sony)


King of California (First Look)

February 5 (BD) February 5 (HD)
Across the Universe (Sony)
The Brave One (WB)
Breaker Morant (Image)
Crimson Tide (Disney)
Jane Austen Book Club, The (Sony)
Me, Myself & Irene (Fox)
Wall Street (Fox)


Elizabeth: The Golden Age (Universal)

February 12 (BD) February 12 (HD)
Amateurs, The (First Look)
Becoming Jane (Disney)
Gone Baby Gone (Disney)
No Reservations (WB)
We Own the Night (Sony)


Amateurs, The (First Look)

February 19 (BD) February 19 (HD)
In the Valley of Elah (WB)
Michael Clayton (WB)
Run Lola Run (Sony)


American Gangster (Universal)
Galaxina (BCI)
Invasion, The (WB)


February 26 (BD) February 26 (HD)
30 Days of Night (Sony)
Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, The (WB)
Initial D (Tai Seng)
Justice League: The New Frontier (WB)
To Kill a King (Starz)


Beowulf (2007) (Paramount)
Brave One, The (WB)
Dragon Tiger Gate (Tai Seng)
Rain in the Mountains (Vanguard Cinema)


March 4 (BD) March 4 (HD)
Ice Age (Fox)
Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium (Fox)
Rookie, The (2002) (Disney)


Into the Wild (Paramount)
No Reservations (WB)
Things We Lost in the Fire (DreamWorks)


March 11 (BD) March 11 (HD)
August Rush (WB)
Dan in Real Life (Disney)
Dogma (Sony)
Gattaca (Sony)
Hitman (Fox)
I, Robot (Fox)
Independence Day (Fox)
No Country for Old Men (Disney)
Saawariya (Sony)
Sleuth (2007) (Sony)


Bee Movie (DreamWorks)
Dazed & Confused (Universal)
Fletch (Universal)
In the Valley of Elah (WB)
Land of the Dead (Universal)
Michael Clayton (WB)


March 18 (BD) March 18 (HD)
Enchanted (Disney)
I Am Legend (WB)
Steep (Sony)


Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, The (WB)
Justice League: The New Frontier (WB)


March 25 (BD) March 25 (HD)
Bonnie & Clyde (WB)
Godzilla (1998) (Sony)
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (Sony)


Disco Pigs (Vanguard Cinema)
Jack Ryan Collection, The [The Hunt for Red October/Patriot Games/Clear and Present Danger/The Sum of All Fears] (Paramount)
Kite Runner, The (Paramount)
Low Life, The: Director's Cut (Vanguard Cinema)
My Favorite Brunette/Son of Paleface (BCI)
Star Trek: The Original Series - Season Two (Paramount)


April 1 (BD) April 1 (HD)
Coyote Ugly (Disney)
Hidalgo (Disney)
Unbreakable (Disney)
Water Horse, The: Legend of the Deep (Sony)


August Rush (WB)

April 8 (BD) April 8 (HD)
6th Day, The (Sony)
Adventures of Baron Munchausen, The (Sony)


I Am Legend (WB)

April 15 (BD) April 15 (HD)
Alien Vs. Predator: Requiem (Fox)
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (Image)
Commando (Fox)
Passage to India, A (Sony)
Predator (Fox)


Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (Image)
Bonnie & Clyde (WB)


April 22 (BD) April 22 (HD)


Animal Room: Director's Cut (Vanguard Cinema)

April 29 (BD) April 29 (HD)
First Knight (Sony)
Golden Compass, The (New Line)




May 6 (BD) May 6 (HD)
Twister (WB)



May 13 (BD) May 13 (HD)




May 20 (BD) May 20 (HD)
National Treasure (Disney)
National Treasure: Book of Secrets (Disney)




May 27 (BD) May 27 (HD)


Twister (WB)

June 3 (BD) June 3 (HD)




June 10 (BD) June 10 (HD)




June TBA (BD) June TBA (HD)
Battle of Britain, The (MGM)
Bridge Too Far, A (MGM)
Longest Day, The (Fox)
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (Fox)
Mrs. Doubtfire (Fox)
Patton (Fox)
Sand Pebbles, The (Fox)




October 28 (BD) October 28 (HD)
Sleeping Beauty (Disney)
Tinkerbell (Disney)






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