And a Spanish release came out already two months ago: http://www.amazon.es/Fausto-Blu-ray-G%C3%B6sta-Ekman/dp/B00JQN4IC8/
FWMS have done a handful of new HD masters in the recent years. Kino could start with releasing Fritz Lang's Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler and Frau im Mond first.
You obviously still are in HD DVD's trenches. Toshiba had exclusive support from Universal, exclusive titles from Warner Bros. Where do you think that came from? Toshiba bribing Paramount was confirmed in Viacom's earnings report, I have not seen any firm evidence of Sony bribing studios (not...
You do realise that Blu-ray only supports resolution up to 1080p and everything from a higher resolution source will be and has always been downconverted to 1080p for Blu-ray release, right?