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Date   Title                     St  DT   VC  PQ     Audio  Subs  ICT  Price 
04/18  Last Samurai              W   DL   V   8.5     DD+    EFS   N   28.95
       Phantom of the Opera      W   DL   V   9    DTHD/DD+  EFS   N   28.95
       Serenity                  U   DL   V   8       DD+    EFS   N   29.98
04/20  Million Dollar Baby       W   DL   V   8       DD+    EFS   N   28.95
04/25  Apollo 13                 U   DL   V   7.5     DD+    EFS   N   29.98
       Doom                      U   DL   V   7.5     DD+    EFS   N   29.98
05/02  Goodfellas                W   DL   V   7       DD+    EFS   N   28.95
       Swordfish                 W   DL   V   8.5     DD+    EFS   N   28.95
05/09  Assault on Precinct 13    U   DL   V   7     DD+/DTS  EFS   N   29.98
       Cinderella Man            U   DL   V   7       DD+    EFS   N   29.98
       Jarhead                   U   DL   V   8       DD+    EFS   N   29.98
       Rumor Has It              W   SC   V   8       DD+    EFS   N   39.95
       Training Day              W   DL   V   8.5  DTHD/DD+  EFS   N   28.95
05/16  Full Metal Jacket         W   DL   V   6       DD+    EFS   N   28.95
       Unforgiven                W   DL   V   8       DD+    EFS   N   28.95
05/23  Blazing Saddles           W   DL   V   8.5     DD+    EFS   N   28.95
       Bourne Supremacy          U   DL   V   8       DD+    EFS   N   29.98
       Chronicles of Riddick     U   DL   V   8     DD+/DTS  EFS   N   29.98
       Fugitive, The             W   DL   V   6.5     DD+    EFS   N   28.95
       U-571                     U   DL   V   8     DD+/DTS  EFS   N   29.98
       Van Helsing               U   DL   V   8       DD+    EFS   N   29.98
06/06  Constantine               W   DL   V   8.5  DTHD/DD+  EFS   N   28.95
       Firewall                  W   SC   V   8       DD+    EFS   N   39.95
       Perfect Storm             W   DL   V   7.5  DTHD/DD+  EFS   N   28.95
       View from Space...        O   SL   M   3       DD+    none  N   29.98
06/13  16 Blocks                 W   SC   V   8.5     DD+    EFS   N   39.95
       Happy Gilmore             U   DL   V   8       DD+    EFS   N   29.98
       Rundown                   U   DL   V   9       DD+    EFS   N   29.98
06/20  50 First Dates            S   SL   M   5     PCM/DD   EFS+  N   28.95
       The Fifth Element         S   SL   M   5     PCM/DD   EFS+  N   28.95
       Hitch                     S   SL   M   5     PCM/DD   EFS+  N   28.95
       House of Flying Daggers   S   SL   M   5     PCM/DD   EFS+  N   28.95
       Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang      W   SC   V   8       DD+    EFS   N   39.95
       Syriana                   W   DL   V   8       DD+    EFS   N   34.95
       Terminator                M   SL   M   6     PCM/DD   EFS+  N   28.95
       Underworld: Evolution     S   SL   M   8     PCM/DD   EFS+  N   38.95
       xXx                       S   SL   M   6     PCM/DD   EFS+  N   28.95 
06/27  Crash                     L   SL   M   7     DTS/DD    ES   N   39.99
       Guitarscape Planet        O   SL   M           DD+    none  N   29.98
       Lethal Weapon             W   DL   V   7       DD+    EFS   N   28.95
       Lord of War               L   SL   M   8     DTS/DD    ES   N   39.99
       The Punisher              L   SL   M   8     DTS/DD    ES   N   29.99
       Saw                       L   SL   M   7     DTS/DD    ES   N   29.99
       Terminator 2              L   SL   M   7     DTS/DD    ES   N   29.99
       Ultraviolet               S   SL   M   7     PCM/DD   EFS+  N   38.95
07/04  Best of GetOut! Vol. 1    O        M                        N   14.95
       Best of GetOut! Vol. 2    O        M                        N   14.95
       Best of HD W. Rep. Vol. 1 O        M                        N   14.95
       Best of HD W. Rep. Vol. 2 O        M                        N   14.95
07/11  Basic Instinct 2          S   SL   M   6     PCM/DD   EFS+  N   38.95
       Dukes of Hazzard          W   DL   V   8       DD+    EFS   N   28.95
       Enter the Dragon          W   DL   V   8       DD+    EFS   N   28.95
       Friday Night Lights       U   DL   V   7       DD+    EFS   N   29.98
       Pitch Black               U   DL   V   8.5     DD+    EFS   N   29.98
07/18  ATL, The                  W   SC   V   8.5     DD+    EFS   N   39.95
       Guitarscape Planet        O   SL   M   7       DD+    none  N   29.98
       View from Space...        O   SL   M   5       DD     none  N   29.98
07/25  Benchwarmers              S   SL   M   6.5   PCM/DD   EFS+  N   38.95
       Lara Croft: Tomb Raider   P   DL   V   6     DD+/DTS  EFS   N   29.95
       Last Waltz                M   SL   M   7.5   PCM/DD   EFS+  N   28.95
       Sahara                    P   DL   V   9     DD+/DTS  EFS   N   29.95
       Sky Captain & the World   P   DL   V   7     DD+/DTS  EFS   N   29.95
       Sleepy Hollow             P   DL   V   7.5   DD+/DTS  EFS   N   29.95
       Species                   M   SL   M  6.5    PCM/DD   EFS+  N   28.95
       Stealth                   S   SL   M  8.5    PCM/DD   EFS+  N   28.95
08/01  Four Brothers             P   DL   V   9     DD+/DTS  EFS   N   29.95
       Good Night, and Good Luck W   SL   M           DD     EFS   N   28.95
       Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang      W   SL   M   8       DD     EFS   N   34.95
       Manchurian Candidate      P   DL   V   8     DD+/DTS  EFS   N   29.95
       Rumor Has It              W   SL   M   7       DD     EFS   N   34.95
       Training Day              W   SL   M    8      DD     EFS   N   28.95
       We Were Soldiers          P   DL   V   7.5   DD+/DTS  EFS   N   29.95
08/08  Aeon Flux                 P   DL   V   10    DD+/DTS  EFS   N   29.95
       Italian Job               P   DL   V   7.5   DD+/DTS  EFS   N   29.95
       U2: Rattle and Hum        P   DL   A   3.5   DD+/DTS  EFS   N   29.95
08/15  Animal House              U   SC   V   8       DD+    EFS   N   34.98
       Into the Blue             S   SL   M   7     PCM/DD   EFS+  N   28.95
       Memento                   S   SL   M   7.5   PCM/DD    E    N   28.95
       Ray                       U   DL   V   9       DD+    EFS   N   29.98
       RV                        S   SL   M   7     PCM/DD    EF   N   38.95
       Unleashed                 U   SC   V   8       DD+    EFS   N   29.98
08/22  Bone Collector            U   DL   V   7     DD+/DTS  EFS   N   29.98
       Caddyshack                W   DL   V           DD+    EFS   N   28.95
       Good Night and Good Luck  W   DL   V           DD+    EFS   N   28.95
       Searchers                 W   DL   V           DD+    EFS   N   28.95
       Silent Hill               S   SL   M         PCM/DD    E    N   29.98
       Spy Game                  U   DL   V           DD+    EFS   N   29.98
08/29  Devil's Rejects           L   SL   M        DTSHD/DD   ES   N   29.99
       Stargate                  L   SL   M        DTSHD/DD   ES   N   29.99
       Stir of Echoes            L   SL   M        DTSHD/DD   ES   N   29.99
       Total Recall              L   SL   M        DTSHD/DD   ES   N   29.99
09/05  Blazing Saddles           W   SL   V           DD     EFS   N   28.95
       Firewall                  W   SL   V           DD     EFS   N   28.95
       Full Metal Jacket         W   SL   M           DD     EFS   N   28.95
       Lethal Weapon             W   SL   V           DD     EFS   N   28.95
09/12  House of Wax (2005)       W   DL   V           DD     EFS   N   28.95
       Lethal Weapon 2           W   DL   V           DD     EFS   N   28.95
       Red Dragon                U   DL   V           DD+    EFS   N   29.98
       Seabiscuit                U   DL   V           DD+    EFS   N   29.98
       Space Cowboys             W   DL   V           DD+    EFS   N   28.95
       Traffic                   U   DL   V           DD+    EFS   N   29.98
       Troy                      W   DL   V        DTHD/DD+  EFS   N   28.95
09/19  Backdraft                 U   DL   V           DD+    EFS   N   29.98
       Big Hit                   S   SL   M         PCM/DD   EFS+  N   28.95
       Dinosaur                  D   SL   M         PCM/DTS  EFS   N   34.99
       Eight Below               D   SL   A         PCM/DD   EFS   N   34.99
       Fear & Loathing in Vegas  U   DL   V        DTHD/DD+  EFS   N   29.98
       Great Raid                D   SL   A         PCM/DD   EFS   N   34.99
       Jay & Silent Bob Strike B D   SL   M         PCM/DD    EF   N   34.99
       Knight's Tale             S   SL   M         PCM/DD   EFS+  N   28.95
       S.W.A.T.                  S   SL   M         PCM/DD   EFS+  N   28.95
       Tears of the Sun          S   SL   M         PCM/DD   EFS+  N   28.95
09/26  2 Fast 2 Furious          U   DL   V        DTHD/DD+  EFS   N   29.98
       Adventures of Robin Hood  W   DL   V           DD+    EFS   N   28.95
       Corpse Bride              W   SL   V           DD+    EFS   N   28.95
       Dazed and Confused        U   SC   V           DD+    EFS   N   34.98
       Dirty Dozen               W   DL   V           DD+    EFS   N   28.95
       End of Days               U   DL   V        DTHD/DD+  EFS   N   29.98
       Fast & the Furious        U   DL   V        DTHD/DD+  EFS   N   29.98
       F & F: Tokyo Drift        U   DC   V         DD/DD+   EFS   N   29.98
       Four Brothers             P   SL   M         DTS/DD   EFS   N   29.95
       Fugitive                  W   SL   M           DD     EFS   N   28.95
       Grand Prix                W   DL   V           DD+    EFS   N   28.95
       House of Wax (2005)       W   SL   V           DD     EFS   N   28.95
       Lake House                W   SL   V           DD+    EFS   N   34.99
       Lake House                W   SC   V           DD+    EFS   N   39.99
       Land of the Dead          U   SC   V           DD+    EFS   N   34.98
       Lara Croft: Tomb Raider   P   SL   M         DTS/DD   EFS   N   29.95
       Lethal Weapon 2           W   SL   V           DD     EFS   N   28.95
       New Orleans Concert       O                    DD+          N   34.99
       New Orleans Concert       O                    DD+          N   34.99
       Sky Captain & the World   P   SL   M         DTS/DD   EFS   N   29.95
       Sleepy Hollow             P   SL   M         DTS/DD   EFS   N   29.95
       Space Cowboys             W   SL   V           DD     EFS   N   28.95
       Swordfish                 W   SL   V           DD+    EFS   N   28.95
       Terminator 3              W   DL   V           DD+    EFS   N   28.95
10/03  John Legend House Blues   O                PCM/DTS/DD           24.95
       Pat Metheny Group: Way Up O                 PCM/DD+         N   24.98
       Pat Metheny Group: Way Up O                 PCM/DTS         N   24.98
10/10  16 Blocks                 W   SL   V           DD     EFS   N   34.95
       Aeon Flux                 P   SL   M         DTS/DD   EFS   N   29.95
       Army of Darkness          U   SC   V           DD+    EFS   N   34.98
       Batman Begins             W   DL   V        DTHD/DD+  EFS   N   28.95
       Bikini Dest.: Triple F.   O   SL   M         DTS/DD   ES    N   26.98
       Bubble                    O   SL   M         DTS/DD   ES    N   29.98
       Charlie & Chocolate Fact  W   DL   V        DTHD/DD+  EFS   N   28.95
       Click                     S   DL   M         PCM/DD   EFS+  N   38.95
       Corpse Bride              W   DL   V           DD+    EFS   N   28.95
       Enron: the Smartest Guys  O   SL   M         DTS/DD   ES    N   29.98
       Fast Times at Ridgemont   U   SC   V           DD+    EFS   N   34.98
       HDNet: Shuttle Discovery  O   SL   M         DTS/DD   ES    N   26.98
       One Last Thing            O   SL   M         DTS/DD   ES    N   29.98
       Polar Express             W   DL   V           DD+    EFS   N   28.95
       Syriana                   W   SL   V           DD     EFS   N   34.95
       U2: Rattle and Hum        P   SL   M         DTS/DD   EFS   N   29.95
       Waist Deep                U   SC   V           DD+    EFS   N   34.98
       War Within                O   SL   M         DTS/DD   ES    N   29.98
       Willy Wonka & Chocolate F W   DL   V           DD+    EFS   N   28.95
10/17  Break-Up                  U   DC   V           DD+    EFS   N   34.98
       Brothers Grimm            D   SL   A         PCM/DD   EFS   N   34.99
       Dark Water                D   SL   M         PCM/DD   EFS   N   34.99
       Glory Road                D   SL   A         PCM/DD   EFS   N   34.99
       Gone in 60 Seconds        D   SL   A         PCM/DD   EFS   N   34.99
       Haunted Mansion           D   SL   M         PCM/DD   EFS   N   34.99
       WE Cagefighting: UB2      O                                     29.95
10/24  12 Monkeys                U   DL   V           DD+    EFS   N   28.98
       Italian Job               P   SL   M         DTS/DD   EFS   N   29.95
       Interpreter               U   DL   A         DD+/DTS  EFS   N   28.98
       Legends of Jazz Showcase  O   SL   M      DTHD/PCM/DD       N   34.98
       Monster House             S   SL   M         PCM/DD   EFS+  N   38.95
       Out of Sight              U   DL   V           DD+    EFS   N   28.98
       Sahara                    P   SL   M         DTS/DD   EFS   N   29.95
       Slither                   U   SC   V         DD+/DTS  EFS   N   39.98
       Spartacus                 U   DL   V           DD+    EFS   N   29.98
       Thing, The                U   DL   V           DD+    EFS   N   28.98
10/31  Alice Cooper at Montreux  O   SL   M       PCM/DTS/DD       N   24.95
       Excalibur                 W   DL   V           DD+    EFS   N   28.95
       Mission: Impossible III   P  2DL   V           DD+    EFS   N   29.99
       Mission: Impossible III   P  2SL   M           DD+    EFS   N   29.99
       Mission: Impossible Coll. P  6DL   V           DD+    EFS   N   99.99
       Mission: Impossible Coll. P  6SL   M           DD+    EFS   N   99.99
       One Six Right             O   SL   M           DD+          N   24.95
       Phantom of the Opera      W   SL   V           DD     EFS   N   28.95
       Searchers                 W   DL   V           DD     EFS   N   28.95
       Under Siege               W   DL   V           DD+    EFS   N   28.95
       Under Siege               W   SL   V           DD     EFS   N   28.95
       Unforgiven                W   DL   V           DD     EFS   N   28.95
       V for Vendetta            W   DL   V         DTHD/DD        N   28.95
11/07  Little Man                S   SL   M         PCM/DD   EF    N   38.95
       Nacho Libre               P   DL   V         DD+/DTS  EFS   N   29.95
       Nacho Libre               P   SL   M         DTS/DD   EFS   N   29.95
       Reds                      P   2DL  V         DD+/DTS  EFS   N   29.95
       Reds                      P   2SL  M         DD+/DTS  EFS   N   29.95
11/14  Accepted                  U   DC   V           DD+    EFS   N   39.98
       ATL                       W   SL   V           DD     EFS   N   34.95
       Behind Enemy Lines        F   SL   A        DTMA/DD   ES    N   39.98
       Black Hawk Down           S   DL   M         PCM/DD    E    N   28.95
       Casablanca                W   DL   V           DD+    EFS   N   28.95
       Cream: Royal Albert Hall  O                    DTS          N   29.99
       Fantastic Four            F   SL   M        DTMA/DD   ES    N   39.98
       Eagles: Farewell Tour 1   O                  PCM/DTS        N   29.99
       Forbidden Planet          W   DL   V           DD+    EFS   N   28.99
       James Taylor: Musicares   O                    PCM              19.99
       Kingdom of Heaven DC      F   DL   M        DTMA/DD   EFS   N   39.98
       King Kong                 U   DL   V           DD+    EFS   N   39.98
       Kiss of the Dragon        F   SL   M        DTMA/DD   EFS   N   39.98
       Last Samurai              W        V           DD     EFS   N   28.95
       League of Extraordinary G F   SL   M        DTMA/DD   EFS   N   39.98
       Million Dollar Baby       W   SL   V           DD     EFS   N   28.95
       Mutiny on the Bounty      W   DL   V           DD+    EFS   N   28.95
       Omen (666)                F   SL   M        DTMA/DD   EFS   N   39.98
       Speed                     F   SL   A        DTMA/DD   ES    N   39.98
       Stained Glass Christmas   O                                     29.98
       Transporter               F   SL   M        DTMA/DD   ES    N   39.98
       Waterworld                U   DL   V           DD+    EFS   N   29.98
       X-Men: The Last Stand     F   SL   A        DTMA/DD   ES    N   39.98
11/21  Annapolis                 D   SL   M         PCM/DD   EFS   N   34.99
       Black Crowes Freak & Roll O                PCM/DTS/DD           24.95
       Elvis Costello in Memphis O                PCM/DTS/DD           24.95
       Enemy of the State        D   DL   M         PCM/DD   EFS   N   34.99
       Goal!: The Dream Begins   D   SL             PCM/DD   EFS   N   34.99
       How the Grinch Stole Xmas U   CO   V           DD+    EFS   N   34.98
       Ice Age: The Meltdown     F   SL   M        DTMA/DD   ES    N   39.98
       Sky High                  D   SL   M         PCM/DD   EFS   N   34.99
       Toto in Amsterdam         O                PCM/DTS/DD           24.95
       Wild, The                 D   SL   A         PCM/DD   EFS   N   34.99
       You, Me and Dupree        U   SC   V           DD+    EFS   N   39.98
11/28  American Werewolf in Lon. U   SC   V           DD+    EFS   N   34.98
       Ant Bully                 W   DC   V           DD+    EFS   N   39.99
       Ant Bully                 W                    DD               34.99
       Bikini Dest. Hawaii       O                                     29.95
       Bikini Dest. Tahoe        O                                     29.95
       Bikini Dest. Mexico       O                                     29.95
       Dune                      U   DL   V           DD+    EFS   N   29.98
       Exotic Saltwater Aquarium O                                     29.95
       Harlem Globetrotters      O                                     29.95
       Meet the Parents          U   DL   V           DD+    EFS   N   29.98
       Mummy (1999)              U   DL   V           DD+    EFS   N   29.98
       Smallville: Fifth Season  W  5DL   V           DD+    FS    N   79.98
       Superman: The Movie       W   DL   V           DD+    EFS   N   28.95
       Superman: The Movie       W   DL   V           DD     EFS   N   28.95
       Superman II: Donner Cut   W   DL   V           DD+    EFS   N   28.95
       Superman II: Donner Cut   W   DL   V           DD     EFS   N   28.95
       Superman Returns          W   DC   V        DTHD/DD+  EFS   N   39.99
       Superman Returns          W   DL   V           DD     EFS   N   34.99
       WE Cagefighting: HF 1     O                                     29.95
       Windtalkers               M   SL   M        DTMA/DD   ES    N   39.98
12/05  Architect                 O   DL                            N   34.98
       Architect                 O                                 N   34.98
       Bulletproof Monk          M   SL   M        DTMA/DD   ES    N   39.98
       Christmas Story           W   DL   V           DD+    EFS   N   28.95
       Christmas Story           W   SL   V           DD     EFS   N   28.95
       Chronos                   O   DL   M        DTMA/DD+        N   24.99
       Flight of the Phoenix     F   SL   M        DTMA/DD   ES    N   39.98
       Miami Vice                U   DC   V           DD+    EFS   N   39.98
       Nat. Lampoon's Xmas Vac   W   SL   V           DD+    EFS   N   28.95
       Nat. Lampoon's Xmas Vac   W   SL   V           DD     EFS   N   28.95
       Rising Sun                F   SL   A        DTMA/DD   ES    N   39.98
       Rocky                     M   SL   M        DTMA/DD   ES    N   39.98
12/12  Chicago/Earth Wind & Fire O                    DD+    J     N   24.99
       Devil Wears Prada         F   SL   M        DTMA/DD   ES    N   39.98
       Field of Dreams           U   DL   V           DD+    EFS   N   29.98
       Heart: Alive in Seattle   O                 DTHD/DD+  J     N   24.99
       Hulk                      U   DL   V           DD+    EFS   N   29.98
       Kung Fu Hustle            S   SL   M         PCM/DD   EF    N   28.95
       Manilow Live!             O                 DTHD/DD+  J     N   24.99
       Talladega Nights (U)      S   DL   M         PCM/DD   EF    N   38.95
       Tony Bennett:American Cl. S                                     29.95
       World Trade Center        P  2DL   V           DD+    EFS   N   39.95
       World Trade Center        P  2DL   M           DD     EFS   N   39.95
12/19  All the King's Men        S   SL   M         PCM/DD   EF    N   38.95
       Casino                    U   DL   V           DD+    EFS   N   29.98
       Derailed                  O   DL   A           DD+    ES    N   29.95
       Flightplan                D   DL   V         PCM/DD   ES    N   34.99
       Invincible                D   DL*  M         PCM/DD   EFS   N   34.99
       Jet Li's Fearless         U   CO               DD+    EFS   N   39.98
       Lady in the Water         W   CO   V           DD+    EFS   N   39.99
       Lady in the Water         W   SL   V           DD     EFS   N   39.99
       Matador                   O   DL   A           DD+    ES    N   29.95
       Pearl Harbor              D   DL   M        PCM/DD    EFS   N   34.99
       Scary Movie 4             O   DL   A           DD+    ES    N   29.95
       Scorpion King             U   CO   V           DD+    EFS   N   34.98
       Sopranos Season 6 Part 1  W  4DL   V           DD+    EFS   N  129.98
       Sopranos Season 6 Part 1  W  4DL   V        PCM/DD    EFS   N  129.98
       Wolf Creek                O   DL   A           DD+    EFS   N   29.95
12/26  Breakfast Club            U   CO   V           DD+    EFS   N   34.98
       Deer Hunter               U   DL   V           DD+    EFS   N   29.98
       Descent                   L   DL   M         PCM/DD   ES    N   39.99
       Transporter 2             F   SL   M        DTMA/DD   ES    N   39.98

Color coding:
Red= HD DVD title not announced on Blu-ray
Blue= Blu-ray title not announced on HD DVD
Orange= HD DVD title announced elsewhere on Blu-ray
Green= Blu-ray title announced elsewhere on HD DVD

St: studio (D=Disney, F= Fox, L=Lionsgate, M=MGM, P= Paramount, S= Sony, U= Universal, W=Warner, O=Other)

DT: disk type (DL=dual layer, SL: single layer, CO: combo)

VC: video codec (V=VC-1, M=MPEG-2, A=AVC)

PQ: picture quality rating, taken as the average of the rates given by DVD Town and dvdtalk

Audio: DD+= Dolby Digital+, DTHD=Dolby TrueHD, PCM= uncompressed LPCM, DTSHD= DTS-HD

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Updates:

February 16, 2007: John Legend: Live At The House Of Blues, Black Crowes Freak & Roll into the Fog, and Elvis Costello And The Imposters: Club Date - Live In Memphis (BD) added

February 8, 2007: Bikini Destinations: Hawaii, Lake Tahoe and Mexico, Exotic Saltwater Aquarium, Harlem Globetrotters - A Gift for the Troops, A Stained Glass Christmas with Heavenly Carols, and World Extreme Cagefighting: Halloween Fury 1 and Unfinished Business 2 (HD DVD) added.


December 11: December slate updated.

November 15: numerous titles added and relocated.

October 30: Jet Li's Fearless (HD DVD) added per announcement

October 26: Smallville Complete Fifth Season (HD DVD) added per announcement

October 19: Casablanca, Forbidden Planet and Mutiny on the Bounty (HD DVD), and ATL, Last Samurai and Million Dollar Baby (Blu-ray) added per announcement; Invincible and Pearl Harbor (Blu-ray) added per announcement; ; Ant Bully (Blu-ray and HD DVD) added per announcement.

October 18: Gattaca and The Professionals (Blu-ray) deleted per announcement; World Trade Center (HD DVD and Blu-ray) added per announcement; Lady in the Water (HD DVD and Blu-ray) added per announcement; ; Breakfast Club and The Deer Hunter (HD DVD) added per announcement

October 11: October 11: Casino and Scorpion King (HD DVD) added per announcement; The Searchers, Unforgiven, Under Siege and Phantom of the Opera (Blu-ray) added per announcement; V For Vendetta, Excalibur and Under Siege (HD DVD) added per announcement

October 9: Sopranos Season 6, part 1 (HD DVD) deleted per announcement; Superman and Superman II (Blu-ray) added per announcement; Accepted (HD DVD) added per announcement; Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room, The War Within, Bikini Destinations: Triple Fantasy, HDNet World Report Special: Shuttle Discovery’s Historic Mission, and One Last Thing added per announcement

October 6: Click and Talladega Nights (Blu-ray) specs (BD50) updated per announcement; Poseidon (HD DVD) specs (combo) updated per information on davisdvd; One Six Right (HD DVD) added per announcement; HD Window: Hawaii and Great Southwest, and Serenity: Southern Seas (HD DVD) added per matching information on dvdempire and dvdpacific; Matador, Scary Movie and Wolf Creek (HD DVD) added per announcement; The Devil Wears Prada and Transporter 2 (Blu-ray) added per announcement

October 4: Digital Video Essentials (HD DVD) added per announcement

October 3: The Descent (Blu-ray) added per announcement; Hulk and Field of Dreams (HD DVD) added per announcement.

October 2: Talladega Nights (Blu-ray) added per announcement; Entrapment, Flight of the Phoenix, From Hell, Rising Sun and The Sentinel (Blu-ray) added per information on the Fox BD website.

September 29 Hulk (HD DVD) removed per announcement; Bubble (Blu-ray) added per announcement;

September 26: Black Hawk Down and Layer Cake (Blu-ray) added per announcement.

September 25: Superman and Superman II (HD DVD) added per announcement; Chronos (HD DVD) added per information on davisdvd.com.

September 22: Superman Returns and Nacho Libre (BD and HD DVD); Lionsgate titles removed per information on thedigitalbits; BCI titles removed per announcement

September 19: 'Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory,' Tim Burton's 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' and 'Tim Burton's Corpse Bride,' (HD-DVD) and 'Syriana' and '16 Blocks' (Blu-ray) added per announcement; An American Werewolf in London, Dune, Meet the Parents and The Mummy added per information on the Universal website.

September 18: Antarctica, Visions of the Sea: Explorations, and Fireplace - Visions of Tranquillity adde per information on thedigitalbits

September 16: Buena Vista 1st wave specs updated; Reds (HD DVD and Blu-ray) added per announcement; Batman Begins and Polar Express (HD DVD) added per announcement; Sahara (Blu-ray) added and The Italian Job (Blu-ray) moved per announcement

September 12: Grinch added per announcement

September 11: You, Me and Dupree added per announcement; Annapolis, Casanova, Flightplan, Goal!, Sky High and The Wild added per information on davisdvd.com

September 5: King Kong, The Hulk and Waterworld added per announcement

August 31: The Dirty Dozen, Grand Prix, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines and The Adventures of Robin Hood (HD DVD), and Corpse Bride, Swordfish, Space Cowboys, The Fugitive, Lethal Weapon 2 and House of Wax (BD) added per announcement; Ice Age: The Meltdown, Kingdom of Heaven DC , Behind Enemy Lines, Fantastic Four, Kiss of the Dragon, Omen (666), League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Speed, Transporter, Usual Suspects, Windtalkers, Rocky and Bulletproof Monk (BD) added per announcement

August 30: That's the Way of the World moved per announcement

August 22: Tomb Raider, Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, Four Brothers, Sleepy Hollow, Sahara, U2: Rattle and Hum, Æon Flux and The Italian Job (Blu-ray) added per announcement.

August 20: many new titles added.

July 26: Good Night and Good Luck HD DVD removed per announcement; The Interpreter moved per information on http://hddvdformat.blogspot.com/

July 24: American Psycho, First Blood, Saw II and Young Guns added per announcement.

July 20: Good Night, and Good Luck HD DVD added per announcement; New Orleans Concert BD and HD DVD added per announcement.

July 19: Stir of Echoes, Stargate, Total Recall and The Devil's Rejects added per information on thedigitalbits.

July 17:Slither added per announcement; The Fast and the Furious and 2 Fast 2 Furious added per announcement; several Disney titles added per announcement

July 14: Classical Touch titles deleted.

July 13: Day, Good Night, and Good Luck, Kiss, Kiss, Bang, Bang and Rumor Has It (BD) added per announcement; The ATL HD DVD added per announcement; Poseidon moved per announcement

July 11: ten Paramount HD DVD titles added per announcement; four Sony Blu-ray titles added per announcement; Poseidon HD DVD added per announcement; Guitarscape Planet and View from Space with Heavenly Music moved to July 18 per matching information on multiple etailers

July 3: That's the Way of the World, Golgo 13 and Galaxina added per announcement; four Classical Touch titles added per matching information on retailer sites

June 30: Best of GetOut! (vols. 1 and 2) and Best of HD World Report added per information posted by the distributor; Sony titles adjusted per announcement; Army of Darkness and Fast Times at Ridgemont Hight moved per information on the Universal website.

June 27: Knight's Tale, Kung Fu Hustle, Legends of the Fall, Resident Evil: Apocalypse and SWAT pulled from list per announcement; Army of Darkness and Fast Times at Ridgemont High added per information on the Universal Home website.

June 26: End of Days, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Dazed and Confused and Land of the Dead moved per information on the Universal Home website.

June 20: RV and Silent hill added per announcement; Red Dragon, Seabiscuit, End of Days, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Dazed and Confused and Land of the Dead added per announcement

June 14: Traffic added per information on the Universal Home website.

June 13: Animal House and Unleashed added per announcement; Sony titles rearranged per announcement

June 12: Last Waltz and Knight's Tale moved back to July 25th; Legends of the Fall, Kung Fu Hustle, Black Hawk Down, Sense and Sensibility, The Big Hit and Resident Evil: Apocalypse removed per article.

June 9: Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang, Syriana and Lethal Weapon added per announcement.

June 8: Guitarscape Planet HD DVD moved; View from Space and Guitarscape Planet Blu-ray added per information received directly from Concert Hot Spot; Night of the Sorcerors and The Lorelei's Grasp added per information received directly from BCI.

June 7: 16 Blocks added per announcement; Backdraft added per information on the Universal Home Video website; Guitarscape Planet moved per retailer information

June 5: Big Hit, Black Hawk Down, Memento and Sense and Sensibility added per announcement

May 26: Paramount HD DVD titles deleted per announcement; Ray, The Bone Collector, The Interpreter and Spy Game added per announcement

May 22: Basic Instinct 2 and The Benchwarmers added per announcement; Constantine, Firewall and The Perfect Storm added per announcement on thedigitalbits

May 18: Blazing Saddles and The Fugitive added per announcement; Muriel Anderson: Guitarscape and A View from Space with Heavenly Music added per matching hits on retailer sites.

May 16: Sony titles moved from June 27 to July 25 according to announcement.

May 15: specs for various titles updated.

May 10: Assault on Precinct 13 audio specs updated.

May 9: Full Metal Jacket and Unforgiven added per announcement

May 4: Sony titles moved per announcement

April 27: specs updated for Goodfellas and Swordfish.

April 25: Chronos deleted (both formats) per announcement; four Warner HD DVD titles added

April 21: Two Paramount titles moved from 5/30 to 6/20; two Universal titles added to 6/13; two Universal titles added to 7/11

April 19: specs confirmed for April 18 titles; Million Dollar Baby moved; Paramount 5/30 titles added

April 18: Ultraviolet added

April 13: Six Universal titles added per information on the Universal Studios website

April 12: Lionsgate titles pushed back per announcement

***********

This calendar contains all firm titles that are going to be released for the American market.

There are many other lists, but they are arranged alphabetically, or by format and/or studios. Here I intend to make a list by release date, so that anyone can use it to see what is available at any given moment. I'll update it as more information is disclosed.

To qualify, a title must have been announced by the studio (with price and availability date), or be available for preorder (not availability notification or obvious placeholder) at two different North American sites.

Data followed by an asterisk are unconfirmed, based on general claims by the studio or sources close to it.

Note all data are subject to change at any time until release date.

[Mike Littrell]

Nice! Hopefully this will become sticky

[skogan]

Resident Evil & Moonlight Jellyfish are available from more than 2 stores

[Grubert]

Originally Posted by skogan

Resident Evil & Moonlight Jellyfish are available from more than 2 stores

Anal-retentive nitpicking hairsplitting prevention clause added.

[skogan]

Originally Posted by Grubert

Anal-retentive nitpicking hairsplitting prevention clause added.

lol

[madpoet]

Grubert, several more dates have been confirmed by Robert for HD-DVD releases.

Warner Bros 1st Wave HD DVD titles

4/18 The Last Samurai

4/18 The Phantom Of The Opera

4/18 Million Dollar Baby

4/28 Batman Begins



UNIVERSAL Studios 1st Wave HD DVD Titles

4/18 Serenity

4/25 Doom (Unrated)

4/25 Apollo 13

[Grubert]

Originally Posted by madpoet

Grubert, several more dates have been confirmed by Robert for HD-DVD releases.

madpoet, all the HD DVD titles confirmed (Million Dollar Baby, Last Samurai, Phantom, Serenity, Doom, Apollo 13) are already there. (I just noticed Doom was under the wrong date - I moved it down.)

And as I said, I won't post a title until I get : (a) An official announcement or press release, or (b) two consistent preorder availability hits from different sites.

It might well be that Batman Begins will actually be released when you said, but I'm not going to post that just because a shop manager says so.

[Mike Littrell]

Doom should be 4/25 not 5/23

[Grubert]

Originally Posted by Mike Littrell

Doom should be 4/25 not 5/23

oops! Moved it too much. Done, thanks.

[AnthonyP]

if he uses code, he can use spaces

Date   Title                     Std  DL  Video  ICT  Price   Format
04/18  Chronos                   O                    24 95   HD DVD
       Doom                      U               N*   34 95   HD DVD
       Last Samurai              W        VC1*        28 95   HD DVD
       Million Dollar Baby       W        VC1*        28 95   HD DVD
       Phantom of the Opera      W        VC1*        28 95   HD DVD
       Serenity                  U               N*   34 95   HD DVD
04/25  Apollo 13                 U               N*   34 95   HD DVD
05/23  50 First Dates            S    N*  MPG2*  N*   28 95   Blu-ray
       Crash*                    L    N*              39 99   Blu-ray
       The Fifth Element         S    N*  MPG2*  N*   28 95   Blu-ray
       Hitch                     S    N*  MPG2*  N*   28 95   Blu-ray
       House of Flying Daggers   S    N*  MPG2*  N*   28 95   Blu-ray
       A Knight's Tale           S    N*  MPG2*  N*   28 95   Blu-ray
       The Last Waltz            M    N*  MPG2*  N*   28 95   Blu-ray
       Lord of War*              L    N*              39 99   Blu-ray
       The Punisher*             L    N*              29 99   Blu-ray
       Resident Evil: Apocalypse S    N*  MPG2*  N*   28 95   Blu-ray
       Saw*                      L    N*              29 99   Blu-ray
       Terminator 2*             L    N*              29 99   Blu-ray
       xXx                       S    N*  MPG2*  N*   28 95   Blu-ray
05/30  Chronos                   O    N*              24 98   Blu-ray
06/06  Underworld: Evolution     S    N*  MPG2*  N*   38 95   Blu-ray
06/13  Kung Fu Hustle            S    N*  MPG2*  N*   28 95   Blu-ray
       Legends of the Fall       S    N*  MPG2*  N*   28 95   Blu-ray
       Robocop                   M    N*  MPG2*  N*   28 95   Blu-ray
       Species                   M    N*  MPG2*  N*   28 95   Blu-ray
       Stealth                   S    N*  MPG2*  N*   28 95   Blu-ray
       S W A T                   S    N*  MPG2*  N*   28 95   Blu-ray
       The Terminator            M    N*  MPG2*  N*   28 95   Blu-ray

[madpoet]

Never mind, I understand now . I didn't realize how you were grouping them all under 1 date entry!

[jschefdog]

Great summary. One possible enhancement would be to list audio formats such as DD,DTS,DD+,DD-HD,DTS-HD. It don't think we know what the Universal titles use yet, but for the Warner titles all 3 have DD+ and Phantom also includes DD-HD. dvdempire lists "DTS Surround" for Chronos while Amazon says "Hi-Res DTS 96/24 Digital Surround Sound". So I would guess DTS is close enough.

[Grubert]

Thanks, Anthony. I did as you said, only putting decimal points back in place .

Thanks, jschefdog. I'll try to think of some way of putting the audio specs that isn't too unwieldy in such a primitive table.

Video can be expanded as well, with resolution information and even average bitrate if we ever find out about that.

Lionsgate titles have an asterisk, because according to thedigitalbits they are likely to be pushed back to June 27. As soon as that is official, I'll move the titles down.

[Robert D]

Originally Posted by skogan

Resident Evil & Moonlight Jellyfish are available from more than 2 stores

I could buy Resident Evil HD-DVD in the states?

[FrankieP]

In which camp is New Line Cinema with? HD-DVD or Blu-Ray? Just wondering coz if they ever release The Lord Of The Rings Trilogy on HD, it'll definitely be the format I will go with and purchase.

[Grubert]

Originally Posted by FrankieP

In which camp is New Line Cinema with? HD-DVD or Blu-Ray?

Both.

[skogan]

Originally Posted by Robert D

I could buy Resident Evil HD-DVD in the states?

Sure, and they'd even through in a HD DVD player with the purchase You would have to order it from that Japanese site.

It's a strange situation. Studios sometimes (often?) don't distribute their own movies overseas. So while Resident Evil is a Blu-Ray title in the U.S., it's an HD DVD title in Japan, because Toshiba distributes it there.

[George Montemayor]

Add the HD-DVD titles in this site should you decide to include releases outside NA. That site is a Canadian shop but the HD-DVD titles they will supposedly carry are labelled as R1 -- North America.

[Mike Littrell]

Does a picture of the case for the HD DVD "Cinderella Man" count as confirmed?

[dugpa]

Originally Posted by Mike Littrell

Does a picture of the case for the HD DVD "Cinderella Man" count as confirmed?

I don't think so since no one had a solid date for it yet. Though I saw it listed as April 25 at one site, but I'd take it with a grain of salt.

[Mr. I]

Originally Posted by George Montemayor

Add the HD-DVD titles in this site should you decide to include releases outside NA. That site is a Canadian shop but the HD-DVD titles they will supposedly carry are labelled as R1 -- North America.

Who do these Canadians think they are ?
Part of North America ! Now really. Where is that map ?

[nataraj]

Originally Posted by Mike Littrell

Does a picture of the case for the HD DVD "Cinderella Man" count as confirmed?

Well, then we should have had dozens of movies of both formats by now

[George Montemayor]

Thanks to Rich4av's post I have these links to offer. Grubert, time for you to get busy.

Bourne Supremacy - 5/23/2006
The Chronicles of Riddick - 5/23/2006
Jarhead - 5/9/2006
Van Helsing - 5/23/2006
U-571 - 5/23/2006
Cinderella Man - 5/9/2006

[Grubert]

Originally Posted by George Montemayor

Thanks to Rich4av's post I have these links to offer. Grubert, time for you to get busy.

Not so fast:

Originally Posted by Grubert

To qualify, a title must have been announced by the studio (with price and availability date), or be available for preorder (not availability notification or obvious placeholder) at two different North American sites.

I added Serenity, Doom and Apollo 13 because they're available for preorder on the bestbuy and amazon sites (target doesn't count as an independent source from amazon).

As soon as those titles appear on another site, I'll add them.

[George Montemayor]

Grubert, I would love to know a logical reason behind the two different NA sites and territorial restriction, especially considering the G1 players are supposedly HD-DVD region free. Right now I'm under the impression you want to keep the list biased towards your personal preferred format.

[efralope]

I can understand not counting Japanese titles...

after all, I have little reason to look foward to them and have them clutter up an easy-to-read and accessible list. Once any of their titles get announced for the US, I can understand adding them to the list.

I suggest a separate thread (or 2, one for European titles?)...

That said, considering the fact that a major retailer is offering them for pre-order, I would at this point add them to the list, especially since we are so close to release that it's unlikely there will be a major change, but I can understand the hesitation considering the mess this launch has been.

That said, it shouldn't be long before things dates get stabilized


**edit:

btw, I am not suggesting Grubert so a separate thread, but if someone is inclined to looking to foreign titles or the world market then they might be interested; I was just suggesting that that would be better than adding non-US titles to the list...

but like I said, at this point I'd add the Universal releases; considering their conservative approach as it is, it seems even a small indication on their part through a retailer means they are set in stone...

[Grubert]

Originally Posted by George Montemayor

Grubert, I would love to know a logical reason behind the two different NA sites and territorial restriction, especially considering the G1 players are supposedly HD-DVD region free. Right now I'm under the impression you want to keep the list biased towards your personal preferred format.

Firstly, my intention is to keep this list as reliable and free from speculation and rumour as possible.

The most authoritative source for upcoming titles is a press release or announcement by the studio itself, such as this one from Warner.

If that is not available (apparently because the studio decides that it is a 'soft launch' and decides to release the titles without any announcement), then the next best thing is having the title available for preorder. However, etailers are much more prone to error so I don't consider them definitive; hence the rule of two different sites for corroboration. The precedent when Walmart put up some Warner titles available for preorder, just to pull them suddenly, reinforces the validity of the standard I have set.

Secondly, with regard to the exclusion of titles from overseas markets, it has been common practice in forums such as dvdtalk to treat those titles separately, as only a minority of the community will be interested or be bothered to buy from overseas. If you want to set up a "non-NA HD DVD/Blu-ray release list", be my guest.

Finally, you say that you are "under the impression" that I want to "keep the list biased" towards my personal preferred format. That is your own interpretation of my reporting decision, but let me address it anyway. If you have followed my ongoing 'Distilled news' threads (if you haven't yet done so, check the threads for February, March, and April), you'll know that never have my personal preferences got in the way of my reporting, and that the information I have compiled has been appreciated by many forum members, regardless of format allegiance. Hence such an implication as you have written is unfounded.

[Robert D]

I bet Sony changes their mind about releasing any software a month before there is hardware to use it on.

[Grubert]

Originally Posted by Robert D

I bet Sony changes their mind about releasing any software a month before there is hardware to use it on.

Sony has officially confirmed that they are going ahead regardless of the hardware delay.

Can they change their minds? Sure, and if that happens, this calendar will be updated at once.

[nataraj]

Originally Posted by Robert D

I bet Sony changes their mind about releasing any software a month before there is hardware to use it on.

I doubt it. Search in the main thread for my reasoning ....