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HD-DVD update and list of titles

Where are HD-DVD and Blu-Ray right now? Join us for a update and a
list of more than 85 already announced titles for the next-generation
format.

By Henning Molbaek

The two formats fighting for supremacy as the next-generation
videodisc format are HD-DVD (developed by Toshiba and NEC) and Blu-Ray
(developed by Sony). The DVD Forum supports HD-DVD, but this does not
mean that HD-DVD has won. It all comes down to one thing--studio
support.

Blu-Ray has Sony-owned Columbia Tri-Star, and Sony just bought MGM.
Recently, Disney said that it would release titles on Blu-Ray discs.
HD-DVD is backed by Time Warner (Warner Bros. and New Line),
Universal, and Paramount. 20th Century Fox has yet to decide but is on
the advisory boards for both formats.

At this year's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, the supporters
behind HD-DVD put action behind their words, announcing more than 85
titles that will be released on HD-DVD before year's end, including
"Batman Begins", "Braveheart", and the Harry Potter series. With that
kind of line-up, it looks like HD-DVD may have taken the lead, leaving
Blu-Ray with only titles from one other studio other than the ones
owned by Sony and no announced movies.

The war is by far not over yet, but the battle will hit a new high
when products by both camps are released in stores in the United
States.

Here is a list of the announced HD-DVD titles. Please note that no
word on extras or any details for that matter are available at this
time.

Universal:
The Bourne Supremacy
The Chronicles of Riddick
Van Helsing
Apollo 13
U-571
12 Monkeys
Dune
The Thing
End of Days
Backdraft
Waterworld
The Bone Collector
Spy Game
Pitch Black
Conan the Barbarian
Dante's Peak

Warner Bros., New Line and HBO:
Above the Law
Alexander
Angels in America
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
Batman Begins
Blade
Catwoman
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Constantine
Contact
Dark City
The Dukes of Hazzard
Eraser
Executive Decision
Final Destination
Friday
From the Earth to the Moon
The Fugitive
Gothika
Hard to Kill
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
House of Was (2005)
The Last Samurai
The Mask
The Matrix
The Matrix Reloaded
The Matrix Revolutions
Maverick
Million Dollar Baby
The Music Man
Mystic River
Next of Kin
North by Northwest
Ocean's Eleven
Ocean's Twelve
Passenger 57
The Perfect Storm
The Phantom of the Opera (2004)
The Player
The Polar Express
Red Planet
Rush Hour
Se7en
Soldier
The Sopranos
Spawn
Swordfish
Troy
Under Siege
U.S. Marshals
Wild Wild West

Paramount:
The Manchurian Candidate
Spongebob Squarepants
Elizabethtown
Coach Carter
The Italian Job (2004)
School of Rock
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
Forrest Gump
Braveheart
Ghost
Grease
Mission Impossible 2
Black Rain
Save the Last Dance
Sleepy Hollow
U2 Rattle & Hum
Vanilla Sky
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
Star Trek: First Contact
We Were Soldiers






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