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Press Release: Fox 2008 Blu-ray plans |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 1,911 |
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PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
FOX ANNOUNCES NEXT WAVE OF “MUST HAVE”
BLU-RAY DISC CATALOG TITLES
Includes the Highly Anticipated Blu-ray Debuts Of
ICE AGE, INDEPENDENCE DAY and I, ROBOT
MAN ON FIRE, WALL STREET, and ME, MYSELF & IRENE Also To Release on BD Q1 2008
LOS ANGELES -- Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (TCFHE) today confirmed the arrival of six fan favorite “must have” Blu-ray Disc catalog titles available in the first quarter of 2008. Highlights include the long-awaited BD debuts of ICE AGE (March 4), featuring everyone’s favorite sub-zero heroes in a daring quest to return a human baby to its tribe; the sci-fi action thriller INDEPENDENCE DAY (March 11) starring Academy Award®-nominated actor Will Smith and featuring a Blu-ray exclusive trivia track and BD-Java Alien Scavenger Hunt game that challenges players to correctly identify items in select scenes to unlock additional bonus features; and the high-tech action adventure I, ROBOT (March 11) also starring Will Smith and featuring a BD industry first – direct access to in-movie features through one of the four colored buttons on the BD remote that allows viewers to quickly access the enormous amount of bonus materials on the disc including commentaries, production diaries, extended and deleted scenes, trivia and more.
Additional BD titles to debut include the psychological thriller MAN ON FIRE starring Academy Award®-winning actors Denzel Washington and Christopher Walken available January 8; Academy Award®-winning director Oliver Stone’s behind-the-scenes look at corporate greed and corruption, WALL STREET, starring Charlie Sheen and Michael Douglas, in his Academy Award®-winning Best Actor performance; and the hilarious Farrelly brother’s comedy about nice guys with multiple personality disorders, ME, MYSELF & IRENE, starring Jim Carrey and Academy Award®-winning actress Renee Zellweger, both available February 5.
Each of Fox’s BD titles will be available for the suggested retail price of $39.98/49.98 CANADA.
MAN ON FIRE: Authored in BD-Java using MPEG2 compression and presented on a 50GB dual layer disc with English 5.1 DTS HD Lossless Master Audio and French and Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital Sound. Subtitles: English, Spanish, French.
WALL STREET: Authored in MPEG2 compression and presented on a 50GB dual layer disc with English 5.1 DTS HD Lossless Master Audio and English, French and Spanish subtitles. Bonus features include:
o Commentary by Oliver Stone
o Intro by Oliver Stone
o Greed is Good-Featurette
o Deleted Scenes with optional commentary by Director Oliver Stone
o Money Never Sleeps - The Making of Wall Street
ME, MYSELF & IRENE: Authored in MPEG2 compression and presented on a 25GB disc with English 5.1 DTS HD Lossless Master Audio and French 5.1 Dolby Digital Sound. Subtitles: English, Spanish, French. Bonus features include:
o Deleted scenes with optional commentary by Bobby Farrelly and Peter Farrelly
o Crap on the Lawn
o My Cow Likes The Road
o Warming The Melon
o Morning After
o Can't Find My Wallet
o Hat On Fire
o Dear Old Dad
o Sex Flashback
o Hank and Charlie Disagree
o Extended Butt Chin Scene
o Theatrical Trailers
ICE AGE: Authored in MPEG2 compression and presented on a 25GB disc with English 5.1 DTS HD Lossless Master Audio and French and Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital Sound. Subtitles: English, Spanish, French. Bonus features include:
o Commentary by Director Chris Wedge and Co-Director Carlos Saldanha
o Deleted Scenes with commentary by Director Chris Wedge and Co-Director Carlos Saldanha
o "Paying Toll"with Aardvarks
o Sylvia and Sid Introduction
o Sabre Stake Out
o No More Fruit For You
o Sid and the Ladies
o Sid and Sylvia
o Gone Nutty – Scrat’s Missing Adventure
o Theatrical Teaser
o Theatrical Trailers
INDEPENDENCE DAY: Authored in BD-Java using MPEG2 compression and presented on a 50GB dual-layer disc with English 5.1 DTS HD Lossless Master Audio and French and Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital Sound. Subtitles: English, Spanish, French. Bonus features include:
o Scene Specific Commentary by Director Roland Emerich and Producer Dean Devlin
o Commentary by Oscar-Winning FX supervisors Volker Engel and Doug Smith
o Trivia Track
o Search Content
o Personal Scene Selections
o Alien Scavenger Hunt (Java Game)
o D-Box Technology
o Theatrical Teaser
o Theatrical Trailers
I, ROBOT: Authored in BD-Java using MPEG2 compression and presented on a 50GB dual-layer disc English 5.1 DTS HD Lossless Master Audio and French and Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital Sound. Subtitles: English, Spanish, French. Bonus features include:
o Commentary by Director Alex Proyas and Screenwriter Akiva Goldsman
o Commentary by Screenwriter Jeff Vintar
o Commentary by Composer Marco Beltrami with isolated cues from the score
o I, Robot Trivia Track
o Extended and Deleted Scenes
o D-Box Technology
Blu-ray Disc is a next generation optical disc format developed for high-definition video and high-capacity software applications. A single-layer Blu-ray Disc holds up to 25 gigabytes of data and a dual-layer Blu-ray Disc holds up to 50 gigabytes of data. This greater storage capacity enables the Blu-ray Disc to store over six times the amount of content than is possible with current DVDs, and is particularly well-suited for high definition feature films with extended levels of additional bonus and interactive material. Blu-ray also features the most advanced copy protection, player backward compatibility with the current DVD format, connectivity and advanced interactivity.
The Studio’s commitment to emerging technologies is dedicated to enhancing the consumer experience of its products and providing for backward compatibility with their existing home entertainment libraries while also aggressively protecting its intellectual property from piracy. The Blu-ray companies fully embrace the Studio’s steadfast commitment to the fight against piracy and the preservation of the integrity of its properties. Twentieth Century Fox is a member of the Board of Directors of the Blu- ray Disc Association.
A recognized global industry leader, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment LLC (TCFHE) is the worldwide marketing, sales and distribution company for all Fox film and television programming on VHS, DVD and Blu-ray Disc (BD) as well as acquisitions and original productions. The company also releases all products around the globe for MGM Home Entertainment. Each year TCFHE introduces hundreds of new and newly enhanced products, which it services to retail outlets -- from mass merchants and warehouse clubs to specialty stores and e-commerce - throughout the world. Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment LLC is a subsidiary of Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, a News Corporation company. | | | | Signature banned: Reason out of date... |
| | Registered: March 14, 2007 |  Posts: 254 |
| | Posted: | | | | Utterly Marvellous - Region coded, MPEG2, BD25 barebones catalogue titles at $40 really is the way forward. I'm SO glad BD is going to win this war.  | | | | Last edited: by stefc |
| | Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: |  Posts: 3,197 |
| | Posted: | | | | Yeah, isn't it great!   | | | | First registered: February 15, 2002 |
| | Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 1,911 |
| | Posted: | | | | Only title that doesn't list extras is Man on Fire, and it's a BD-50. Even the BD-25 title had extras. It's possible that the extras are not finalized yet.
Edit: Who cares about MPEG2, it can look good if you know what you're doing.
I think you all are bitter that HD DVD is dead... or dying! | | | | Signature banned: Reason out of date... | | | | Last edited: by NewEnglander |
| | Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 3,197 |
| | Posted: | | | | Oh yeah, we love MPEG2, it's so 2008. | | | | First registered: February 15, 2002 |
| | Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Posts: 254 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting pplchamp: Quote:
Edit: Who cares about MPEG2, it can look good if you know what you're doing. At the same bitrate, MPEG2 will never ever look as good as AVC/VC-1. This cannot be argued. Quote:
I think you all are bitter that HD DVD is dead... or dying! Im not bitter, I'm thoroughly depressed. Step out of your "USA bubble" for a second and put yourself in my position. HD DVD gave me HD movies, without region coding, with AVC or VC-1, with the PIP features of Profile 1.1, with the network features of Profile 2.0, in their original uncut and unaltered forms (here in the UK we often get cut and altered versions of the original films), with a player at a cost of $200 (360 addon) and discs at $20-30 (imports from the US). The only possible "negative" was slightly lower theoretical video bitrate which to me had no impact on my enjoyment of the films i have on HD DVD. Nothing I have seen on BD has been any more impressive than the best transfers on HD DVD. Compare that to BD players that currently START at $600 for obsolete 1.0 models, my PS3 (although not bought for the purpose of BD) cost me $850, i cannot import BDs with region coding, so instead I have to buy UK edited, altered versions where lossless audio tracks are often replaced with standard DD tracks, at an RRP of $50-$60 per film, often up to 6 months later than their US release. And to top it off, BDA members like Fox give us total garbage like this. Single layer or bare bones releases and MPEG2 video. Can you not see how depressing that is? Try and see through that blu haze of yours and tell me how HD DVD's impending death is great news for a consumer in my position? My intention was to wait for a well-priced combo Profile 2.0 BD/HD DVD player with region coding defeated for BD and SD DVD to replace my current multiregion dvd player/360 add-on/UK PS3 interim mess as the single standalone player for all my movie enjoyment needs. But know i now HD will die, BD players will remain artificially expensive, combo players will vanish, WB releases will go region locked, and Sony will go to great lengths to control region coding on all CE players. Sadly it makes me want to get a good upscaling MR DVD player, sell my 360 add on and HD and BD collection and stick with SD. In fact the whole backlog of HD and BD titles I was interested in picking up after the holidays I have now lost all interest in. | | | | Last edited: by stefc |
| | Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 1,127 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting stefc: Quote:
Utterly Marvellous - Region coded, MPEG2, BD25 barebones catalogue titles at $40 really is the way forward. I'm SO glad BD is going to win this war. Someone seems to be a little salty.  | | | To err is human...
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| | Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Posts: 254 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Ascended_Saiyan: Quote:
Quoting stefc:
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Utterly Marvellous - Region coded, MPEG2, BD25 barebones catalogue titles at $40 really is the way forward. I'm SO glad BD is going to win this war.
Someone seems to be a little salty. I notice you still cant argue with my completely valid points. Your time off from trolling hasnt really improved your skills has it. |
| | Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 1,911 |
| | Posted: | | | | Bitterness. That's what the last sentence of your post says.
Why is there region coding?
Newline released Hairspray on Blu-ray and not HD DVD with Region Coding, why? Because at the same time the movie came out in the US on BR, it was being released to the theatres in Europe.
Not all titles are released to the theatres at the same time on a world wide basis. This is why there is region coding. | | | | Signature banned: Reason out of date... |
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| | Posted: | | | | Of course, there are other options. Import a region A blu-ray player. Then you can get titles from the U.S. and Japan. With internet shops, there are no excuses anymore. If you want something you find a way to get it. | | | | Signature banned: Reason out of date... |
| | Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Posts: 254 |
| | Posted: | | | | Why cant you just answer the question? Why cant you admit that the consumer in my position could get much more enjoyment at a lower cost with Red rather than Blu?
Instead you try to explain why studios use Region Coding to me? Do I seem stupid to you? |
| | Registered: March 15, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 5,459 |
| | Posted: | | | | So your response to region coding is to buy three players? All with different power needs and all with what, a $600 price mark?
If you can afford to do that, go right ahead - but don't try and pretend that region coding is a good thing for anyone except the studios.
When region coding was bypassed on DVD, there was no corresponding drop in theatrical business. Why should the lack of region coding on HD be any more of a risk?
I personally will not be going blu-ray until region code free players are available at a reasonable price. Being able to buy films from all over the world is important to me - not just for blockbusters, but the obscure titles that are maybe only released in certain markets. Blu-ray can't offer me that. |
| | Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Posts: 254 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting northbloke: Quote:
So your response to region coding is to buy three players? All with different power needs and all with what, a $600 price mark? And only one of them would be under warranty! Craig I think its the fact that people like Erik don't import DVD or HDM from any other country - it means the issues that face other collectors around the world don't even enter their minds. |
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| | Posted: | | | | Edit: Not worth my time. | | | | Signature banned: Reason out of date... | | | | Last edited: by NewEnglander |
| | Registered: March 15, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 5,459 |
| | Posted: | | | | Edit: this was a response to Erik's now deleted post, so it probably won't make much sense any more!
Your response to Stefc's complaint about region coding was to suggest buying a region A player.
This does not solve the problem - it simply restricts him to a different region than before. In order to be region-free, three players would have to be bought following your logic. Thus my comment.
And I wouldn't assume that unedited titles can only be found in the US. Currently the only source of an uncut Scream is (or was, I think it's deleted now) Japan and the only uncut version of Candyman is available, I believe, in Turkey. If you want the director's cut of Night Watch, you're looking at either Russia or Germany. So restricting myself to region A would not guarantee me the titles I want.
And I don't know where this comment about $600 sound systems came from, I seriously doubt my system cost half that!
And you can only guess that Fox or Disney will never go for HD DVD. If it turns out there is a viable market for both formats, do you honestly think they'll turn down all that revenue? I haven't seen them stopping their DVD releases now that DVD region coding is a moot point for most people. | | | | Last edited: by northbloke |
| | Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 1,911 |
| | Posted: | | | | Someone at AVS is stating that the press release is incorrect. MPEG2 should read MPEG4 or AVC.
DVD Empire has the back cover of Man on Fire, while it is barebones, it lists AVS as the video encode. | | | | Signature banned: Reason out of date... | | | | Last edited: by NewEnglander |
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