Buena Vista Home Entertainment (BVHE) will begin releasing titles beginning this summer on the Blu-ray Disc format in conjunction with the hardware manufacturer's release of Blu-ray Disc products. The announcement was made by BVHE President Bob Chapek.
"The Blu-ray Disc represents a major technological advance in our industry, and just as DVD revolutionized home entertainment, the Blu-ray Disc promises to be the next step in our ability to satiate the consumer's appetite for entertainment by providing the ultimate user experience," Bob said. "The possibilities are endless, and we've just begun to bridge the future of digital entertainment."
Blu-ray Disc is the next generation home entertainment medium featuring storage capacity five times greater than current DVDs, a picture compressed in full high-definition 1080p resolution (1920 x 1080) and superior audio that offers an experience equal or superior to that of theatrical feature presentations.
In addition to film, the Blu-ray Disc will also support music, gaming and other digital entertainment. The following titles will be the first to be released:
- Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill: Vol. 1
- Award-winning Hero
- Dark Water starring Jennifer Connelly
- Ladder 49 starring John Travolta and Joaquin Phoenix
- The Brothers Grimm starring Matt Damon and Heath Ledger
- The Great Raid starring Benjamin Bratt
- Armageddon directed by Michael Bay and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer
- Kevin Smith's Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
- Walt Disney Pictures' Dinosaur
- the documentary Everest narrated by Liam Neeson.
BVHE's Blu-ray titles will feature seamless pop-up menus which will allow for a continuous movie play experience; high-definition picture; up to 7.1 channels of surround sound; new layering coating technology which provides a scratch resistance surface; and new sleek packaging.
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