Italian Job is 5.1, I believe, so it shouldn't be the Dolby EX flag giving you trouble. How often did the dropout occur? Are we talking every three to five seconds, or something a lot less often? Also, were you getting Reign of Fire in Dolby 5.1? I don't have any of the premium channels, but the digital cable I do get has all been Dolby 2.0 or PCM.

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