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The Devils 4K Blu-ray
Posted November 10, 2026 07:54 PM by Webmaster
Warner Bros. Clockwork will release on a Collector's Edition combo pack of Ken Russell's The Devils (1971), starring Oliver Reed, Vanessa Redgrave, Dudley Sutton, Max Adrian, and Gemma Jones. The release is scheduled to arrive on the market on April 20.
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Heart of the Beast 4K Blu-ray
Posted November 9, 2026 06:57 PM by Webmaster
Paramount Home Media Distribution will release a 4K Blu-ray/Blu-ray combo pack of David Ayer's Heart of the Beast (2026), starring Brad Pitt, J.K. Simmons, Uber, Anna Lambe, and Justin Melnick. The release is scheduled to arrive on the market on January 26.
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Blu-ray Sales: October 25-31: Masters of the Universe Not Frightened by Frankenstein
Posted November 9, 2026 03:22 PM by Sean Greenwood
For the week that ended on October 31st, Alliance Entertainment's Masters of the Universe (2026) remained atop the Blu-ray-only, overall packaged media and 4K UHD charts in its second week, fending off the Criterion Collection's new release of Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein (2025), which took second place. Third place on all charts went to The Frighteners, which was released on remastered Blu-ray and 4K UHD by Arrow Video this week.
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This Week on Blu-ray: November 9-15
Posted November 8, 2026 07:48 PM by Sean Greenwood
For the week of November 9th, the Criterion Collection will release Blue Heron on Blu-ray, as well as Shoot the Piano Player and Marie Antoinette (2006) on Blu-ray and 4K UHD. Other new releases include The Apothecary Diaries: Season 2 from Crunchyroll, Call of the Night: Season 2 from Sentai Filmworks and Mad Bills to Pay from Oscilloscope Laboratories. Catalog titles include Blu-rays for Lock Up: Season 1, Volume 1 from ClassicFlix and Miranda from Cult Films, as well as 4K UHD releases for Planet of the Vampires from Radiance Films, Above the Law from Toy Robot Video, Four Rooms from Kino Lorber, Con Air from Walt Disney Home Entertainment, Memoirs of a Geisha from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, The Lovely Bones from Paramount Home Media Distribution and Paddington from Lionsgate Home Entertainment.
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The Big Combo 4K Blu-ray
Posted November 6, 2026 05:54 AM by Webmaster
Ignite Films will issue standard 4K Blu-ray and Blu-ray editions of Joseph H. Lewis' classic film noir The Big Combo (1955), starring Cornel Wilde, Richard Conte, Brian Donlevy, Jean Wallace, and Robert Middleton. The two releases are scheduled to arrive on the market on December 15.
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Resident Evil (2026) 4K Blu-ray
Posted November 3, 2026 06:31 PM by Webmaster
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment will release on 4K Blu-ray and Blu-ray Zach Cregger's Resident Evil (2026), starring Austin Abrams, Zach Cherry, Kali Reis, Paul Walter Hauser, and Will Merrick. The two releases are scheduled to arrive on the market on December 29.
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Big Jake 55th Anniversary 4K Blu-ray
Posted November 3, 2026 06:30 PM by Webmaster
Kino Lorber have detailed their upcoming 4K Blu-ray release of George Sherman's Big Jake (1971), starring John Wayne, Richard Boone, Patrick Wayne, Christopher Mitchum, and Bruce Cabot. The release is scheduled to arrive on the market on January 19th.
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El Dorado 4K Blu-ray
Posted November 2, 2026 08:31 PM by Webmaster
Kino Lorber have dated and detailed their upcoming 4K Blu-ray release of Howard Hawks' El Dorado (1966), starring John Wayne, Robert Mitchum, James Caan, Charlene Holt, and Paul Fix. The release is scheduled to arrive on the market on January 26.
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Criterion Blu-ray in December: Lubitsch, Hitchcock, Suzuki
Posted September 15, 2011 02:01 PM by Josh Katz
The Criterion Collection has posted their full roster of Blu-ray releases for December 2011. Titles include Ernst Lubitsch's Design for Living, Alfred Hitchcock's The Lady Vanishes, and two films from Seijun Suzuki: Branded to Kill & Tokyo Drifter. Only Lubitsch's pre-Code romantic comedy is new to Criterion; the other titles are receiving Blu-ray upgrades.
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Spooky Buddies Blu-ray (Updated)
Posted September 15, 2011 12:27 PM by Webmaster
Disney has announced the Blu-ray release of Spooky Buddies, the next entry in the studio's direct-to-video franchise. The Buddies' first Halloween adventure follows the talking puppies into a mysterious mansion where they meet a number of new friends, including a friendly ghost. The Blu-ray edition arrives on September 20th.
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$5 Off Dumbo: 70th Anniversary Edition
Posted September 15, 2011 11:13 AM by Matthew Smith
Disney is currently offering a $5 off coupon for the Blu-ray debut of their animated classic Dumbo. The coupon, which is only redeemable at retailers in the U.S. and Canada, expires on September 25th. Dumbo: 70th Anniversary Edition will hit stores in a Blu-ray/DVD combo pack on September 20th.
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The Big Picture Blu-ray
Posted September 15, 2011 05:07 AM by Webmaster
Independent British distributors Artificial Eye will release on Blu-ray Eric Lartigau's L'homme qui voulait vivre sa vie a.k.a The Big Picture (2010), starring Romain Duris, Catherine Deneuve, Niels Arestrup, Marina Foïs, and Branka Katic. Last year, the film was screened at the Toronto International Film Festival. Street date is November 21.
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Two More Classic Films Coming to the StudioCanal Collection
Posted September 15, 2011 04:20 AM by Webmaster
StudioCanal have revealed that they will release on Blu-ray two highly anticipated classic films: Jean Renoir's legendary La grande illusion a.k.a Grand Illusion (1937) and Ernst Lubitsch's To Be or Not to Be(1942). Exact technical specs, region coding status and release dates are unknown at the moment, but the French distributors have announced on their site that the two films are indeed coming to Blu-ray.
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Amazon Spain Launched
Posted September 15, 2011 02:14 AM by Webmaster
Amazon has launched its highly anticipated Spanish storefront. Currently, the site offers only physical goods, including DVDs and Blu-ray discs, but its inventory is expected to grow in the weeks to come and match the assortment of goods its sister sites offer. The site also offers two- to three-day shipping through Amazon Prime for €14.95 ($20.52/£13) per year.
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Atlas Shrugged: Part I Blu-ray
Posted September 14, 2011 08:59 PM by Matthew Smith
Fox has announced the 2011 drama Atlas Shrugged: Part I for Blu-ray. The film adapts the first part of Ayn Rand's sprawling 1957 dystopian fiction novel Atlas Shrugged, which tells the story of a futuristic United States that has been pushed to the brink of economic collapse. The indie film will street on November 15th.
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Blu-ray Sales, September 5-11: X-Men are First in Their Class
Posted September 14, 2011 08:40 PM by Tony Sanchez
For the week ending 09/11/11, X-Men: First Class, powered its way to the top of the Blu-ray sales chart. Signaling the first high profile issue from the slate of Summer 2011 blockbusters, the mutants unleashed their fury and infused energy into the home video market. X-Men: First Class is distributed by 20th Century Fox and finished its worldwide run with a total of $353 million.
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Frankenhooker Blu-ray
Posted September 14, 2011 05:41 PM by Josh Katz
This November, Synapse Films will bring Frankenhooker to Blu-ray. The cult horror favorite from director Frank Henenlotter (Basket Case) offers a skewed look at the Frankenstein legend with its take on a medical school dropout who tries to reassemble his dead fiancée from prostitutes walking the streets of New York City. Frankenhooker is expected to street on November 8th.
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Controversy Erupts Over Missing Halloween II Producer Credit
Posted September 14, 2011 04:43 PM by Josh Katz
This Tuesday, the Halloween II: 30th Anniversary Edition made its Blu-ray debut. Already the release has stirred up controversy as it appears that executive producer Moustapha Akkad has had his name removed from the credits of the film. Ryan Turek, managing editor at ShockTillYouDrop.com recently contacted Moustapha's son Malek regarding the change, and the younger Akkad had some harsh words.
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Criterion Teases The Lady Vanishes Blu-ray
Posted September 14, 2011 02:15 PM by Josh Katz
While the Criterion Collection will release their December 2011 Blu-ray slate tomorrow, the distributor has posted a still frame on their Facebook page hinting at a potential title. Criterion will not confirm what film the shot comes from until tomorrow, but most seem to think that the tease indicates a The Lady Vanishes Blu-ray, which last received Criterion treatment back in 2007 and in 1998.
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Supernatural: Seasons 1-6 Giftset Blu-ray
Posted September 14, 2011 09:02 AM by Josh Katz
Warner Home Entertainment announced plans to release the Supernatural: Seasons 1-6 Giftset on Blu-ray next week to coincide with the September 23rd Season 7 premiere. This package bundles together the available Blu-ray seasons of Supernatural, which focuses on Dean and Sam Winchester (Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki, respectively) two brothers investigating supernatural phenomena throughout the United States. The Supernatural: Seasons 1-6 Giftset is expected to street on September 20th.
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Life / Planet Earth: Special Edition Collection Blu-ray
Posted September 14, 2011 09:01 AM by Josh Katz
This November, BBC Home Entertainment will bring the Life / Planet Earth: Special Edition Collection to Blu-ray. A repackaging of both the David Attenborough version of Life and the upcoming Planet Earth: Special Edition, the boxset offers over seventeen hours of the finest nature footage ever filmed in high definition. The Life / Planet Earth: Special Edition Collection is expected to street on November 1st.
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Executive Decision Blu-ray
Posted September 14, 2011 09:00 AM by Josh Katz
Warner Home Entertainment will expand its Blu-ray release schedule for Executive Decision this November. Director Stuart Baird's 1996 thriller stars Kurt Russell (Big Trouble in Little China) as a Washington intelligence expert who assists an anti-terrorism unit trying to defuse a hostage situation on a commercial 747. Previously available as a Best Buy exclusive, the Blu-ray streets everywhere on November 8th.
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Amazon Gold Box Deal of the Day: The Pacific 61% Off (Expired)
Posted September 14, 2011 03:50 AM by Matthew Smith
Amazon's Deal of the Day has the Steven Spielberg produced WWII miniseries The Pacific discounted to $38.99. The 10-part HBO epic centers on the experiences of two Marines fighting historical battles in the Pacific against Japanese forces. The deal, which amounts to 61% off, is good for today only.
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Beautiful Lies Blu-ray Announced
Posted September 14, 2011 12:32 AM by Webmaster
Independent British distributors Trinity Home Entertainment will release on Blu-ray Pierre Salvadori's (Après Vous) latest romantic comedy De vrais mensonges a.k.a. Beautiful Lies (2010), starring Audrey Tautou (Amelie), Nathalie Baye (Tell No One), and Sami Bouajila (Outside the Law). Street date is November 7th.
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The Caller Blu-ray
Posted September 14, 2011 12:17 AM by Webmaster
The UK branch of Universal Studios Home Entertainment will release on Blu-ray Matthew Parkhill's horror thriller The Caller (2011), starring Stephen Moyer, Luis Guzmán, and Rachelle Lefevre. Earlier this year, the film was screened at the Edinburgh Film Festival. Street date is October 24th.
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Beginners Blu-ray
Posted September 14, 2011 12:14 AM by Josh Katz
Universal Studios Home Entertainment will release Beginners on Blu-ray this November. Director Mike Mills' semi-autobiographical dramedy stars Ewan McGregor (Trainspotting) as Oliver, a graphic designer struggling with memories of his deceased father (Christopher Plummer, The Last Station), who came out of the closet at age seventy-five after forty-five years of heterosexual marriage. Beginners is expected to street on November 15th.
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Two Classic Richard Lester Films Heading to Blu-ray
Posted September 13, 2011 11:58 PM by Webmaster
The UK branch of StudioCanal (formerly Optimum Home Entertainment) is set to release on Blu-ray two classic films directed by Richard Lester: The Three Musketeers (1973) and The Four Musketeers (1974), starring Oliver Reed, Raquel Welch, Richard Chamberlain, Christopher Lee, Michael York, Frank Finlay, Geraldine Chaplin, and Faye Dunaway.
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Larry Crowne Blu-ray
Posted September 13, 2011 08:58 PM by Matthew Smith
Universal Studios Home Entertainment has announced the 2011 romantic comedy Larry Crowne for Blu-ray. The Tom Hanks directed rom-com stars the actor as a recently fired middle-aged man who enrolls at a local community college. He then sparks a romance with his beautiful English professor (played by Julia Roberts). A street date of November 15th has been set.
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Retreat Blu-ray
Posted September 13, 2011 03:16 PM by Matthew Smith
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced that their new psychological thriller, Retreat, will debut on Blu-ray October 17th. The film stars Cilian Murphy and Thandie Newton as a couple whose island retreat goes terribly wrong when a stranger alerts them to a global pandemic sweeping through Europe.
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Shameless: The Complete First Season Blu-ray
Posted September 13, 2011 08:03 AM by Josh Katz
Warner Home Entertainment will release Shameless: The Complete First Season on Blu-ray this holiday season. Showtime's popular revamp of the long-running British television program, the series stars William H. Macy (Fargo) as the shiftless patriarch of the Gallagher family, a poverty-line Chicago clan barely held together by eldest daughter Fiona (Emmy Rossum, The Day After Tomorrow). Shameless: The Complete First Season is expected to street on December 27th.
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This Week on Blu-ray: September 20-26
Posted September 13, 2011 07:53 AM by Josh Dreuth
Regardless of which side you take on the subject, nothing is going to stop George Lucas from continuing to change his Star Wars films. Today's Blu-ray releases feature the latest versions with more "enhancements" to both the original trilogy (Episodes IV-VI) and the prequel trilogy (Episodes I-III) alike. Fortunately, fans get the choice of picking up the entire saga in one Blu-ray release, or each trilogy individually.
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Raiders of the Lost Ark 30th Anniversary Screening: Steven Spielberg, Harrison Ford and E.T. Blu-ray Update
Posted September 13, 2011 04:59 AM by Matthew Smith
Blu-ray.com had the pleasure of attending the Raiders of the Lost Ark: 30th Anniversary screening held on Monday night, which featured a Q&A with Steven Spielberg and a surprise appearance by Harrison Ford. While the director indicated that the first three Indiana Jones films and E.T. will see an eventual Blu-ray release, no specifics were given. Click to read a recap of the night's events.
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Star Wars Blu-ray Review
Posted September 12, 2011 10:51 PM by Webmaster
The moment is finally here. On Friday, George Lucas' epic Star Wars saga will make its debut on Blu-ray in HD for everyone to enjoy. So the question on everyone's mind naturally is, does it live up to the high expectations? Luckily, Blu-ray.com's own staff reviewer Casey Broadwater has the answer.
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Final Days of Barnes and Noble 40% Off All Blu-ray Sale (Expired)
Posted September 12, 2011 05:30 PM by Matthew Smith
This is a reminder that September 14th is the final day for Barnes and Noble's Blu-ray sale, which has many titles discounted over 50% and thousands discounted 40% off. The sale applies to both in-store and online purchases. For those who don't have a B&N membership, the retailer is currently offering a free two month trial membership with any credit card purchase.
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Top Gun to Receive 3D Theatrical Re-Release
Posted September 12, 2011 02:24 PM by Matthew Smith
THR is reporting that Paramount's Top Gun is currently undergoing 3D conversion for an early 2012 re-release. A four-minute preview of converted footage from the 1986 Tony Scott film was screened today at the International Broadcasting Convention in Amsterdam. San Diego-based Legend3D is overseeing the conversion process for Paramount.
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Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas: The Play Blu-ray
Posted September 12, 2011 12:01 PM by Josh Katz
Lionsgate Films will release Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas: The Play on Blu-ray this November. A newly filmed version of Perry's live stage show, this holiday special tells the story of the wealthy Mansell family, whose dysfunctions threaten to ruin Christmas until Madea (Tyler Perry, Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail) arrives to straighten them out. Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas will street on November 22nd.
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Amazon Blu-ray Deal of the Week: The Goonies: 25th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray (Expired)
Posted September 11, 2011 03:12 AM by Matthew Smith
Amazon's Blu-ray Deal of the Week has The Goonies: 25th Anniversary Edition on sale for $17.49, or 50% off the $34.98 SRP. The Richard Donner adventure film stars Sean Astin, Josh Brolin and Corey Feldman. The offer is valid until September 17th.
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Exclusive Giveaway: Thor 3D/2D Prize Pack
Posted September 10, 2011 11:48 PM by Webmaster
Blu-ray.com and Paramount Home Entertainment are offering three Blu-ray.com members the opportunity to win a Thor-themed Family Fun Prize Pack. Each winner will receive an autographed 3D/2D copy of Thor signed by actor Chris Hemsworth, an electronic Thor hammer from Hasbro and two Thor action figures. The Blu-ray edition of Thor arrives on September 13th.