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Upcoming Releases Info June 11, 2008

I know What You Did Last Summer Blu-ray High-Res

Here’s today’s latest info on upcoming Blu-ray releases:

The Bands Visit - Sony will release this culture clash comedy on July 29th
I Know What You Did Last Summer - Sony has added BD-Live access and Dolby TrueHD audio to this July 22nd release
Smart People - coming to Blu-ray from Disney/Miramax on August 12th
The Missing - has been delayed by Sony with no new date in sight
Prom Night - will be released in an unrated version, with extensive Bonus View and BD-Live features on August 19th
Beowulf - final specs and box art are in for this July 29th Paramount release

Check out full details for each of these movies after the jump

$The Band\'s Visit$

Sony has announced it will release culture clash comedy, The Band’s Visit on Blu-ray July 29th. It is a comedic tale about a band composed of members of the Egyptian police force who, after heading to Israel to play a concert, find themselves lost in the wrong town. It earned high critical notices in its brief stateside release.
Video: 1080p/AVC MPEG-4 video (1.78:1)
Audio: Hebrew Dolby TrueHD 5.1 Surround
Extras: No supplemental details have been released yet.
Release date: July 29, 2008 MSRP: $38.95

Sony has released the box art for I know What You Did Last Summer and announced it will have BD-Live access and Dolby TrueHD audio when it releases July 22nd on Blu-ray.
Video: 1080p/AVC MPEG-4 video (2.35:1)
Audio: Dolby TrueHD 5.1 Surround tracks in English, French and Portuguese
Extras: BD-Live access details have not been announced yet. It will have audio commentary (with director Jim Gillespie and editor Steve Mirkovoich, featurette: “I Now Know What You Did Last Summer,” original director short film “Joyride,” music video, and the original theatrical trailer.
Release date: July 22, 2008 MSRP: $28.95

Disney/Miramax will release independent comedy Smart People on Blu-ray August 12th alongside the DVD release. Disney hopes to breath new life into it on Blu-ray.
Video: 1080p/AVC MPEG-4
Audio: Dolby TrueHD 5.1 Surround audio (at 48kHz/24-bit)
Extras: Audio commentary with filmmakers, the “Smartest People” featurette, deleted scenes, and outtakes.
Release date: August 12, 2008 MSRP: $34.99

In a last minute announcement, Sony has postponed this week’s release of The Missing. No reason for the delay was given and no new date has been set.
Video: TBA
Audio: TBA
Extras: 11 making-of featurettes, over a dozen deleted scenes and alternate endings, still gallery, blooper reel, and trio of Ron Howard short films.
Release date: TBA MSRP: $28.95

Sony will bring an unrated version of Prom Night to Blu-ray this August 19th. It will feature Bonus View and BD-Live feature when it is release alongside the DVD version.
Video: 1080p/AVC MPEG-4
Audio: Dolby TrueHD 5.1 Surround
Extras: Audio commentary with director Nelson McCormick and cast, deleted scenes and alternate ending, and five featurettes (”Bridgeport High Vikings Video Yearbook,” “A Night To Remember: The Making of Prom Night,” “Profile of a Killer,” “Gothic Spaces: Creating the Pacific Grand Hotel,” “Prom Night Photo Album: Real Prom Stories From the Cast”).
Release date: August 19, 2008 MSRP: $38.95

Paramount has unveiled the final box art and specs for Beowulf. It will be presented in its Director’s Cut form, nearly six months after its HD-DVD release.
Video: 1080p/VC-1
Audio: English Dolby TrueHD 5.1 Surround
Extras: “In the Volume” picture-in-picture commentary that was previously exclusive to the HD DVD version, 16-part documentary “The Making of ‘Beowulf,” 12 deleted scenes, original theatrical trailers, and easter eggs.
Release date: July 29, 2008 MSRP: $39.95