Studios To Release Movies for Playstation Portable

Sony's PlayStation Portable appears likely to become the dominant movie-watching player in the handheld market, Home Media Retailing reported Thursday. It noted that several studios are planning to issue movies in PSP's Universal Media Disc format, with Sony Films, not surprisingly, taking the lead. (Sony's Spider-Man 2 comes bundled with the player.) Apparently, the studios will be aiming at adults as well as kids, with Disney's Buena Vista Home Entertainment planning to release the R-rated Kill Bill Vol. 1 on April 19 (along with Pirates of the Caribbean: the Curse of the Black Pearl). Sony plans to release Hitch on both DVD and UMD on June 14.

Paramount to bow Star Trek: Insurrection Collector’s Edition in June

After six years of waiting, Star Trek: Insurrection starring the “Next Generation” cast is finally coming to DVD as a 2-disc Collector’s Edition as well this summer.

When the crew of the Enterprise learns of the Federation plot against inhabitants of a unique planet, Capt. Picard begins an open rebellion in an effort to defend the planet’s people and the principles in which the Federation was founded.

The Collector’s Edition will feature an anamorphic widescreen transfer of the movie with 5.1 channel Dolby Digital audio. A pretty impressive list of Featurettes will be included on the release, covering topics such as “It Takes a Village,” “Location, Location, Location,” “The Art of Insurrection,” “Anatomy of a Stunt,” “The Story of Insurrection,” “Making Star Trek: Insurrection,” “Director’s Notebook,” and “Creating the Illusion.” Also included on the DVD are Deleted Scenes and Story Boards, as well as a Photo Gallery.

This Collector’s Edition of Star Trek: Insurrection will come to DVD on June 7 and carry a suggested retail price of only $19.99.