I have exactly the same issue, on VLC 1.0.3 Goldeneye (Intel 32bit) on OSX 10.6.2. Seems to be the same issue as: http://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=70201 (windows) http://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=56806 (windows) The movie was "A Very Long Engagement". So...