Entertainment in Video Joins the BD Crowd

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Entertainment in Video has announced a handful of new Blu-ray Discs for the Region B UK market.

However, I'm sure eventually some enterprising manufacturer will release an all-region BD player.

Here are some of the titles that EiV has announced:

The Departed (2007)

Additional Scenes with Director Introductions
Stranger Than Fiction: The Story of the Boston Mob
Crossing Criminal Cultures
1080p 2.40 16x9 Widescreen
English DTS 5.1 HD Master Audio; English Dolby Stereo
English Subtitles


Brokeback Mountain

Directing From The Heart: Ang Lee
From Script to Screen: Writer Interviews
Sharing The Story: The Making of Brokeback Mountain
1080p 16x9 Widescreen
English Dolby 5.1; English Dolby Stereo
English Subtitles


The Crow

Filmmaker Commentary
Deleted Footage and Extended Scenes
Featurette
Profile of James O'Barr
Last On-Screen Interview of Brandon Lee
Poster Art, Production Design, and Storyboard Sequences
1080p 16x9 Widescreen
English DTS 5.1
English Subtitles


Other titles include:

The Phantom of the Opera (2004) with English DTS 5.1 HD Master Audio, English Dolby 5.1, English Stereo, and all of the bonus materials from the 2 disc special edition DVD.

Gangs of New York with English DTS 5.1 and all of the bonus materials from the special edition DVD.

Lucky Number Sleven with English DTS 5.1 HD Master Audio and the making of & trailer.

Million Dollar Baby is a near copy of the Region A BD only adding an optional English Stereo soundtrack.

The four above are presented in 1080p 16x9 Widescreen as well. All titles street August 13th, 2007 and the RRP is £24.99.

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As mentioned above, these are expected to be region B encoded discs. I'm hoping that'll prove untrue though. I hope a fellow American will import The Crow and it'll play on U.S. players... if so, I'll do the same. :) Brandon Lee at his best in his way too short career.