Kubrick in high-definition

Five of Kubrick's films are being released in high-definition on HD-DVD and Blu-Ray by Warner.

Eyes Wide Shut, The Shining, A Clockwork Orange, and 2001: A Space Odyssey make their HD-DVD/Blu-Ray debuts, and the Full Metal Jacket HD-DVD/Blu-Ray discs replace those released last year. (Spartacus was released on HD-DVD earlier this year.) All discs feature new bonus material, including commentaries and documentaries.

Unfortunately, every film is presented in 5.1 surround sound, which means that the original mono soundtracks of The Shining, A Clockwork Orange, and Full Metal Jacket are not included. (The mono versions were released on DVD in 1999; 2001 was originally released in six-track stereo, and Eyes Wide Shut was originally released in 5.1 surround sound.) These releases, and the concurrent DVD versions, mark the first availability of Eyes Wide Shut and The Shining in widescreen on any video format, though unfortunately their aspect ratio is 1.78:1 rather than the original 1.85:1.