I had a great evening of all high definition entertainment.
I began with ELIZABETH on HD-DVD. This is my first time seeing it in HD (had the sDVD and watched it several times). However, I was surprised to see Daniel Craig in the cast (which had escaped me in previous viewings).
It is a MUCH better, sharper transfer than ELIZABETH THE GOLDEN AGE which I watched a month or two ago. It's a better movie, too, even with all the liberties taken with history.
I noticed that the screenwriter is the same man who writes THE TUDORS so I guess he's used to fudging on history by now.