The James Bond movie that Sound & Vision magazine ranks as the best Blu-ray Disc release so far in its July 8 issue -- "Casino Royale" -- will be coming back this fall from Sony as one of the first major titles to get a special edition Blu-ray re-release.

And MGM/Fox is releasing the first-ever high-definition versions of six of the most notable 007 movies starring Sean Connery, Roger Moore, and Pierce Brosnan on on Oct. 21. The collection includes the very first movie, the 1962 "Dr. No," Moore's first 007 movie in 1973 "Live and Let Die" and his best movie in 1981, "For Your Eyes Only"; Brosnan's last Bond movie in 2002 "Die Another Day"; and two other Connery classics, "From Russia With Love" and "Thunderball." All have been digitally restored through the state-of-the-art Lowry frame-by-frame process and will be priced at $34.98 each or $89.98 for each of two volumes of three-movie collections. (MGM/Fox is also releasing an elaborate two-disc special edition of the original 1967 spoof version of "Casino Royale" on Oct. 21, but only on DVD, not Blu-ray).

All this 007 activity is, of course, tied to the highly anticipated November theatrical release of the new James Bond movie starring Daniel Craig, "Quantum of Solace," for which a movie coupon will be included in each Blu-ray movie.

Each title has hours of elaborate retrospective documentaries and bonus features from the recent previous DVD releases but the primary enticement this time will be seeing the pristine restorations of this biggest and longest-running series in cinema history in Blu-ray high-definitiion.
  
Here is the complete media release about the six Blu-ray 007 titles from MGM:
 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

BLU-RAY WAS MADE FOR BOND.

MGM AND FOX HOME ENTERTAINMENT PRESENT SIX BOND FILMS ON BLU-RAY DISC OCTOBER 21

Includes the Fully Restored Original Bond Film DR. NO and FIVE More
Action-Packed, Must-Own 007 Titles Available For The First Time Ever in High Definition

Includes QUANTUM OF SOLACE Movie Ticket*

LOS ANGELES, CA – The world’s most well known secret agent is even hotter in high definition when six, must-have, electrifying James Bond films debut on Blu-ray Disc from MGM and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment.

Recently restored and re-mastered for the highest quality picture and sound quality via the state-of-the-art Lowry process digital frame-by-frame restoration and featuring special features galore, Bond is primed for Blu-ray Disc with a selection of 007 adventures spanning the storied career of cinema’s most recognizable spy.  Bond titles arriving on Blu-ray Disc, timed to the highly anticipated worldwide theatrical premiere of the 22nd James Bond mission QUANTUM OF SOLACE this November include DR. NO, DIE ANOTHER DAY, LIVE AND LET DIE, FOR YOUR EYES ONLY, FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE and THUNDERBALL. 
 

One of the world’s most successful film franchise, Bond… James Bond has generated more than four billion in global box office gross and boasts an astounding 98% global consumer awareness.  CASINO ROYALE, the most recent James Bond film starring Daniel Craig, debuted on BD March 2007, and continues to rank as one of the best selling Blu-ray Disc releases to-date.

Each James Bond Blu-ray Disc will be available for the suggested retail price of $34.98 U.S. / $46.98 TBD Canada and will be packaged with a movie ticket for the all-new Bond adventure QUANTUM OF SOLACE.  Additionally the films will be available in two 3-pack Blu-ray Disc collections with two movie tickets - VOLUME ONE: DIE ANOTHER DAY, LIVE AND LET DIE and DR. NO; VOLUME TWO: FOR YOUR EYES ONLY, FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE and THUNDERBALL – and will be available for a suggested retail price of $89.98 U.S. / $119.98 Canada.  Prebook is September 24.

Disc Specific Special Features:
Dr. No
  “The Complete Special Features Library: Mission Dossier” - Audio Commentary Featuring Director Terence Young and Members of the Cast and Crew
  “Top Level Access 007: License to Restore” – Featurette Detailing the Bond Ultimate Edition Film Restoration Process
 “Declassified: M16 Vault” - The Guns of James Bond
 Premiere Bond
 “007 Mission Control” Interactive Guide Into the World of Dr. No
 Inside Dr. No
 Terence Young: Bond Vivant
 Dr. No 1963 Featurette
 “Ministry of Propaganda” - Original Trailers, TV Spots, Photo Gallery and Radio Communications

Die Another Day
  “The Complete Special Features Library: Mission Dossier” - Audio Commentary Featuring Director Lee Tamahori and Producer Michael G. Wilson
 Audio Commentary Featuring Pierce Brosnan and Rosamund Pike
  “Declassified: M16 Vault” - From Script to Screen
 Shaken and Stirred on Ice
 Just Another Day
 The British Touch: Bond Arrives in London
 On Location With Peter Lamont
 “007 Mission Control” Interactive Guide Into the World of Die Another Day
 MI6 DataStream
 Additional DVD-ROM Features Available!
 Madonna’s “Die Another Day” Music Video
 “Ministry of Propaganda” Photo gallery
 
Disc Specific Special Features (cont’d):
Live and Let Die
 Audio Commentary Featuring Sir Roger Moore
 “The Complete Special Features Library: Mission Dossier” - Audio Commentary Featuring Guy Hamilton
 Audio Commentary Featuring Tom Mankiewicz
 “Declassified: M16 Vault” - Bond 1973: The Lost Documentary
 Roger Moore as James Bond, Circa 1964
 Live and Let Die Conceptual Art
 “007 Mission Control” Interactive Guide Into the World of Live and Let Die
 Inside Live and Let Die
 On Set With Roger Moore
 “Ministry of Propaganda” - Original Trailers, TV Spots, Photo Gallery and Radio Communications

For Your Eyes Only
 Audio Commentary Featuring Sir Roger Moore
 “The Complete Special Features Library: Mission Dossier” - Audio Commentary Featuring John Glen and Actors
 Audio Commentary Featuring Michael G Wilson and Crew
  “Declassified: M16 Vault” Deleted Scenes and Expanded Angles
 Bond in Greece, Bond in Cortina
 Neptune’s Journey
 “007 Mission Control” Interactive Guide Into the World of For Your Eyes Only
 Inside For Your Eyes Only
 Animated Storyboard Sequences
 Sheena Easton’s “For Your Eyes Only” Music Video
 “Ministry of Propaganda” - Original Trailers, TV Spots, Photo Gallery and Radio Communications

From Russia With Love
  “The Complete Special Features Library: Mission Dossier” - Audio Commentary Featuring Director Terence Young and Members of the Cast and Crew
  “Declassified: M16 Vault” Ian Fleming: The CBC Interview
 Ian Fleming and Raymond Chandler
 Ian Fleming on Desert Island Discs
 Animated Storyboard Sequence
 “007 Mission Control” Interactive Guide Into the World of From Russia With Love
 Inside From Russia With Love
 Harry Saltzman: Showman
 “Ministry of Propaganda” - Original Trailers, TV Spots, Photo Gallery and Radio Communications

 
Disc Specific Special Features (cont’d):
Thunderball
  “The Complete Special Features Library: Mission Dossier” - Audio Commentary Featuring Terence Young and Others
 Audio Commentary Featuring Peter Hunt, John Hopkins and Others
 “Declassified: M16 Vault” The Incredible World of James Bond - Original 1965 NBC Television Special
 A Child’s Guide to Blowing Up a Motor Car - 1965 Ford Promotional Film On Location With Ken Adam
 Bill Suitor: The Rocket Man Movies
 Thunderball Boat Show Reel
 Selling Bonds - Original 1965 Television Advertisements
 “007 Mission Control” Interactive Guide Into the World of Thunderball
 The Making of Thunderball
 The Thunderball Phenomenon
 The Secret History of Thunderball
 “Ministry of Propaganda” - Original Trailers, TV Spots, Photo Gallery and Radio Communications

About EON Productions
EON Productions/Danjaq, LLC, is owned by the Broccoli family and has produced twenty two James Bond films since 1962, including QUANTUM OF SOLACE. The James Bond films, produced by Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli, make up the longest running franchise in film history and include the recent blockbuster films GoldenEye, Tomorrow Never Dies, The World is Not Enough, Die Another Day and Casino Royale. EON Productions and Danjaq LLC, are affiliate companies and control all worldwide merchandising of the James Bond franchise.

About Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc.
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc., through its operating subsidiaries, is actively engaged in the worldwide production and distribution of motion pictures, television programming, home video, interactive media, music and licensed merchandise. The company owns the world's largest library of modern films, comprising around 4,100 titles.  Operating units include Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc., Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc., United Artists Films Inc., Ventanazul, MGM Television Entertainment Inc., MGM Networks Inc., MGM Domestic Networks LLC, MGM Distribution Co., MGM International Television Distribution Inc., Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Home Entertainment LLC, MGM ON STAGE, MGM Music, MGM Worldwide Digital Media, MGM Consumer Products and MGM Interactive.  In addition, MGM has ownership interests in international TV channels reaching nearly 120 countries.  MGM ownership is as follows:  Providence Equity Partners (29%), TPG (21%), Sony Corporation of America (20%), Comcast (20%), DLJ Merchant Banking Partners (7%) and Quadrangle Group (3%).  For more information, visit www.mgm.com.

A recognized global industry leader, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment LLC (TCFHE) is the worldwide marketing, sales and distribution company for all Fox film and television programming on VHS, DVD and Blu-ray Disc (BD) as well as acquisitions and original productions.  The company also releases all VHS and DVD products around the globe for MGM Home Entertainment. Each year TCFHE introduces hundreds of new and newly enhanced products, which it services to retail outlets from mass merchants and warehouse clubs to specialty stores and e-commerce throughout the world.  Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment LLC is a subsidiary of Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, a News Corporation company.

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James Bond Blu-Ray Singles
DVD Price:   $34.98 U.S. / $46.98 Canada each
Order Due Date:  September 24, 2008
Street Date:   October 21, 2008
Screen Format:  Widescreen
Audio Features: 5.1 DTS Master Audio
Subtitles:   Spanish and French
Closed Captioned:  Yes

James Bond Blu-Ray Collection Volume One and Volume Two
DVD Price:   $89.98 U.S. / $119.98 Canada each
Order Due Date:  September 24, 2008
Street Date:   October 21, 2008
Screen Format:  Widescreen
Audio Features: 5.1 DTS Master Audio
Subtitles:   Spanish and French
Closed Captioned:  Yes