Sony to Debut 'Arlington Road,' 'Final Fantasy' on Blu-ray this August

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced its next wave of Blu-ray catalog releases due August 7, led by the hit thriller 'Arlington Road' and 'Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within'

A sleeper hit in theaters and a big seller on DVD, 'Arlington Road' will see a streamlined Blu-ray release in terms of extras, featuring only a lone making-of featurette but none of the audio commentaries and other bonus material that graced the standard-def version.

'Final Fantasy,' however, will come loaded with supplements. Among the copious bonus materials bound for Blu-ray are multiple audio commentaries, an interactive documentary, additional featurettes, deleted footage, "joke" outtakes, and more.

Both titles will receive full 1080p transfers and uncompressed PCM 5.1 surround tracks (48kHz/16-bit/4.6mbps).

Sony has set a suggested retail price of $28.95 for each release.

We've added listings for both 'Arlington Road' and 'Final Fantasy' to our Blu-ray Release Schedule, under August 7. Stay tuned for box art to be added in the coming days.

We've also set up dedicated threads for both announcements in our Forums area -- click the following links to discuss the 'Arlington Road' Blu-ray release and the 'Final Fantasy' Blu-ray release.