On the eve of tomorrows Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, four studios announced their initial Blu-ray hi-def DVD offerings for the spring, according to THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER.
Sony Pictures Home Ent. will unveil: THE FIFTH ELEMENT, 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. In the summer, they will release 50 GB dual-layer discs of THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI and BLACK HAWK DOWN.
Fox Home Ent.s first wave will include: FANTASTIC FOUR, THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN, BEHIND ENEMY LINES, KISS OF THE DRAGON and ICE AGE, among others.
Under the Paramount High Definition banner will be: FOUR BROTHERS, SAHARA, AEON FLUX AND SKY CAPTAIN AND THE WORLD OF TOMORROW, THE ITALIAN JOB, LARA CROFT: TOMB RAIDER, U2: RATTLE AND HUM, SLEEPY HOLLOW, WE WERE SOLDIERS and THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE. Paramount, which will also release titles in the rival HD-DVD format, plans on introducing the three MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE features in 2006.
Lionsgate Home Ent.s lineup will include LORD OF WAR, THE PUNISHER THE DEVIL'S REJECTS, SAW, TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY, RESERVOIR DOGS, TOTAL RECALL, the DUNE miniseries and RAMBO: FIRST BLOOD. The upcoming SEE NO EVIL will debut in both high-def formats.
Bill Desowitz, former editor of VFXWorld, is currently the Crafts Editor of IndieWire.
