Tuesday January 8, 2008 3:44 pm
This Week on HD DVD and Blu-ray: January 08, 2008
Posted by Johnny Mercedes Categories: 20th Century Fox, Buena Vista, Fox Searchlight, Lionsgate, Paramount, Sony, Universal, Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Drama, Foreign, Foreign Language, Horror, Independent, Science Fiction, Sequels, Thrillers, Home Entertainment, New Releases,
This week marks the release of the first batch of high-definition DVDs since on-the-fence Warner landed decidedly on the Blu side; I must admit, as an HD DVD man, the day feels a bit colder than normal. But no matter—the format war is far from over.
On a lighter note, both formats have some exciting titles to speak of, including the Blu-ray release of one of my favorite movies from 2007, Sunshine; Roman Polanski’s Oscar-winning film, The Pianist, on HD DVD; and the long-awaited special edition of David Fincher’s Zodiac, also on HD DVD. The DVD release from July contained nary a special feature, so this two-disc director’s cut ought to please those Fincher fans waiting for a decent version.
Check out the full list of high-def releases after the jump.
Blu-ray:
- 3:10 to Yuma (Lionsgate)—starring Russell Crowe, Christian Bale and Gretchen Mol; directed by James Mangold
- Con Air (Buena Vista)—starring Nicolas Cage, John Cusack and John Malkovich; directed by Simon West
- Dragon Wars (Sony)—starring Jason Behr, Amanda Brooks and Robert Forster; directed by Hyung-rae Shim
- Killing Machine/Shogun’s Ninja (BCI)—starring Sonny Chiba and Yutaka Nakajima; directed by Norifumi Suzuki
- Man on Fire (Fox)—starring Denzel Washington, Dakota Fanning and Christopher Walken; directed by Tony Scott
- Night of the Werewolf/Vengeance of the Zombies (BCI)—starring Paul Naschy, Mirta Miller and Azucena Hernandez; directed by Paul Naschy
- The Rock (Buena Vista)—starring Nicolas Cage, Sean Connery and Ed Harris; directed by Michael Bay
- Sister Street Fighter/Sister Street Fighter 2 (BCI)—starring Masashi Ishibashi, Tsunehiko Watase and Etsuko Shihomi; directed by Higehiro Ozawa
- Sunshine (Fox)—starring Cillian Murphy, Chris Evans and Rose Byrne; directed by Danny Boyle
HD DVD:
- Mobsters (Universal)—starring Christian Slater, Patrick Dempsey and Lara Flynn Boyle; directed by Michael Karbelnikoff
- The Pianist (Universal)—starring Adrien Brody, Frank Finlay and Thomas Kretschmann; directed by Roman Polanski
- White Noise (Universal)—starring Michael Keaton, Deborah Kara Unger and Chandra West; directed by Geoffrey Sax
- White Noise 2: The Light (Universal)—starring Katee Sackoff and Nathan Fillion, directed by Patrick Lussier
- Zodiac: Director’s Cut (Paramount)—starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Mark Ruffalo and Robert Downey Jr.; directed by David Fincher
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