Paramount officially announces Shooter for BD and HD DVD on July 31. No specs yet, but it will be a "Special Edition". Should have plenty of features.

http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/sh..._This_July/643

TrueHD on a Sony title!?! Most interesting...

How about some non-release news:

George Lucas

http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/sh...he_Horizon/644

"Lucasfilm Ltd. has no plans to release any of the Star Wars movies on Blu-ray or HD DVD. Listings on Amazon.com or any other Web site are purely speculative and erroneous."

No shock there. To even think that they'd release SW on HD media when "hit" titles only sell a few thousand copies is a little silly.

Please, please, let this be true! No combos!

However, I suppose what they might do is just release later seasons on HD and skip the earlier ones... and that would mean combos.

Is it just me or Blu-ray releases after this week are going to suck badly? There's nothing good coming out in June and July that is exclusive to the format...

It's not just you. I have been thinking the same thing. The only BD-exclusive studio with a decent number of releases is Sony, and out of what is known for the summer, all I really want is the remastered version of The Fifth Element. I keep hoping they'll announce some more titles, but now Sony is scheduling into August and we still don't hear a peep from Fox or Disney (except for a couple of day and date titles like Wild Hogs). At least Warner and Paramount (yes, Paramount) have good slates coming.

BTW, is Warner going to announce HD versions of Kenneth Branagh's Hamlet as day and date with the DVD for August 14th? I'm getting worried that they're going to delay it, especially since they've announced titles for September (the Elvis movies). The wait has been long enough!

http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/sh..._This_July/646

'Zodiac' to Stalk Blu-ray, HD DVD This July

Paramount plans to street the flick on both next-gen formats July 24, day-and-date with the standard-def DVD at a suggested list price of $39.95 for each. The studio has not yet revealed specs or supplement details for 'Zodiac,' but we'll keep you posted as further details are announced.

I missed Zodiac in theaters and will certainly blind buy it.

Hellboy (6/5)
Rescue Me: Season 3 (6/5)
Cruel Intentions (6/12)
The Patriot (7/3)

Plus, depending on what you consider "good", there's also Ghost Rider, Wild Things, Bridge To Terabithia and Flatliners.

I preordered Cruel Infections, Wild Things, and Bridge to Terabithia(blind buying it as I've heard great things) from that list. I may still pick up Hellboy and The Patriot down the line.

I agree that Blu-ray's upcoming slate is bare to say the least. This is due mostly to Fox/MGM and Disney's delays.

Most of my upcoming preorders are on HD-DVD thanks to all the titles Universal is releasing. Hopefully they can get a few Hitchcock movies out before the end of the year.

WB claimed in their HTF chat a few months back that Hamlet would be day-and-date on DVD, HD-DVD, and Blu-ray. I am curious though if they'll be able to fit a 4-hour movie on a 30GB disc.

They could always split it in half.

wasn't there an intermission for the theatrical presentation of the film anyway?

Never heard of it, but there's some Marvel animated Blu-Ray title called Doctor Strange coming from Lions Gate on 8/24. Specs show a DTS 7.1 track.

Yes.

"Cruel Infections"... Sounds like an Afterschool Special about VD.

Nice I've enjoyed the Ultimate Avengers and Iron Mam movies so far. I'll definately be picking this one up.

Wasn't sure if this had been posted here yet or not, but Shaun Of The Dead has been officially announced for HD DVD on 7/31 from Universal. Dolby Digital Plus 5.1 with the following extras:

Raw Meat
Zombie Gallery
TV Bits
Theatrical Trailer
Missing Bits
Cast Commentary (Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Dylan Moran, Kate Ashfield & Lucy Davis)
Director Commentary (with Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg)
Storyboard Comparison
Zomb-O-Meter

what they couldn't include the two other commentaries from the UK SE?
- Bill Nighy And Penelope Wilton Audio Commentary
- The Zombies Audio Commentary (which is quite enlightening btw)

Doesn't look like it...those extras I listed were all that were on Universal's PR.

I honestly didn't think Universal would port those over for the HD version, I was just being cheeky.

Not sure if this is the right forum, but Blockbuster online has The Green Mile HD DVD as "coming soon". Needless to say, I've put it in my queue!

It was on several flyers that Warners stick in some of their releases...so like Harry Potter and Shawshank Redemption, I think it's a sure thing...the only question is "when".

It would be nice if WB eventually got around to releasing this. I'm trying to avoid buying anymore SD-DVDs if I can help it, so I have yet to get the SE. I know it's a long movie, but put the extras on a 2nd disc if you have to.