Casablanca, Doctor Zhivago and Rebel Without a Cause are amongst 85 Warner Bros. classic films to be released on high-def cable Video On Demand to celebrate the studio's 85th anniversary.
Participating VOD services include Time Warner Cable, Comcast, Cox Cable, Charter Communications and Rogers Cable as well as satellite providers DirecTV and DISH Network. Many of the classic movies are to be available in high-def before they've been released on Blu-ray. First-time high-def offerings include Ben-Hur, Chariots of Fire, Cool Hand Luke, Risky Business, The Shawshank Redemption and Singin’ in the Rain.
In addition, Time Warner Cable will celebrate the Studio's anniversary by holding special outdoor screenings in New York and Los Angeles of Casablanca, Superman: The Movie and other Warner Bros. Pictures releases.
Catalog titles (old movies). Honestly I don't really care if VOD first or last. I'm not going to watch it anyway.
"Warner Bros to release high-def classics to VOD before Blu-ray"
Ooooh! I just wet my pants!!
I think Warner at 85, should go ahead and fade into the sunset like so many of the stars that are featured in these really tired old titles. I mean, who in the hell is going to pay watch Superman: The Movie?!?! LMFAO
I thought that Warners cosy deal with Sony would be incentive enough to release such titles on Beta-ray first. I guess not.
Wow! So now we can see all the artifacts from the original cinematrogaphy in high definition glory!
Wooot!
I can't help but notice that the more movies I see in HD, the less actors seem attractive 
Just let catalogue titles die ........
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