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CULVER CITY, Calif., Jan. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Sony Pictures Home
Entertainment (SPHE) president, Benjamin S. Feingold, today announced the
company's initial 20 titles for release on the next-generation,
high-definition Blu-ray Disc format. The slate of Blu-ray titles from SPHE
and MGM Home Entertainment will be released in conjunction with hardware
manufacturers' delivery of the first Blu-ray Disc products at retail.
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"Beginning this Spring, SPHE will support the rollout of BD-compatible
players, PCs and drives from a variety of consumer electronics and computer
companies by offering a wide-breadth of high-definition movies and other
promotional materials," said Mr. Feingold.
The first slate of BD titles encompasses a diverse mix of genres including
The Fifth Element, in multichannel uncompressed audio Bram Stoker's Dracula,
Desperado, For a Few Dollars More, The Guns of Navarone, Hitch, House of
Flying Daggers, A Knight's Tale, Kung Fu Hustle, The Last Waltz, Legends of
the Fall, Resident Evil Apocalypse, Robocop, Sense and Sensibility, Stealth,
Species, SWAT and XXX. Black Hawk Down and The Bridge on the River Kwai will
also be available on 50 GB, dual-layer Blu-ray Discs Summer 2006.
"With the announcement of these first 20 titles, I am delighted to say
that the age of Blu-ray has truly arrived," said Mr Feingold. "BD delivers
the most advanced high-definition experience available to entertainment
enthusiasts today, while offering filmmakers a limitless canvas to express
their artistic vision."
In addition to 1920x1080p HD master quality, consumers will benefit from
Blu-ray Disc's immense improvements over current DVD technology including
enhanced menu navigation, increased added-value and new interactive
capabilities.
"MGM has always been committed to presenting its films in the best formats
available," said Blake Thomas, head of MGM Home Entertainment. "The Blu-ray
high definition format allows us to give movie lovers what they deserve: the
absolutely best viewing experience available today."
Commencing Summer 2006, SPHE will begin adding bonus BD Java games, and
other anticipated features, to new release titles including Underworld
Evolution that will street day-and-date with DVD. The studio announced it
will also deliver four catalog titles per month beginning this Summer,
accelerating to 10 titles per month by the fourth quarter 2006. Also being
readied for Summer release is the complete television series of sci-fi
favorite, "Stargate Atlantis," in high-definition.
"Our strategy is to release new feature films on Blu-ray Disc day-and-date
with DVD to drive consumer awareness, excitement and sales of high-definition
movies. We will also release a continuous slate of catalog titles that film
enthusiasts love to own, to further maximize consumer interest," added Mr.
Feingold.
About Blu-ray Disc
The format provides five times larger capacity than today's DVDs, with
unprecedented storage capacity of 25 GB (single-layer) and 50 GB (dual-layer).
Blu-ray Disc players will be fully backward compatible with current CD/DVD
formats, delivering entertainment content in full high-definition (HD)
quality, under a secure environment made possible through the most advanced
copyright protection technology.
Blu-ray Disc was created to match the accelerating growth in digital
consumer electronics and computer technology. The platform supports the
convergence of film, music, gaming and other computer entertainment in a
single standard. Sony Computer Entertainment's adoption of Blu-ray Disc ROM
technology in the next-generation Playstation 3 system was announced at the
2005 Electronic Entertainment Expo.
Blu-ray is supported by more than 160 leading hardware and software
manufacturers, including the leading innovators in the CE and IT industries.
About Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment is a division of Sony Corporation of
America, a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Sony Corporation. Sony Pictures
Entertainment's global operations encompass motion picture production and
distribution; television production and distribution; digital content creation
and distribution; worldwide channel investments; home entertainment
acquisition and distribution; operation of studio facilities; development of
new entertainment products, services and technologies; and distribution of
filmed entertainment in 67 countries. Information on Sony Pictures
Entertainment and Blu-ray can be found on the World Wide Web at
http://www.sonypictures.com/bluray.
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