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Severin: Three New Russ Meyer Films Heading to 4K Blu-ray and Blu-ray
Posted November 10, 2026 10:46 PM by Webmaster
Severin Films has revealed that it will release three newly restored Russ Meyer films on 4K Blu-ray and Blu-ray. They are: Common Law Cabin (1967), and Cherry, Harry & Raquel! (1969), Blacksnake (1973). All three releases are scheduled to arrive on the market in late February 2027.
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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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Blu-ray Deal of the Week: The Prisoner: The Complete Series
Posted July 3, 2011 08:05 AM by Josh Katz
Amazon's weekly Blu-ray Gold Box deal affects The Prisoner: The Complete Series. The cult British television show, The Prisoner stars Patrick McGoohan (Scanners) as Number 6, a top-level spy whose resignation from the world of espionage has him exiled to a mysterious island. Through July 9th, Amazon is offering the Blu-ray series set for $25.00.
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Holy Rollers Blu-ray
Posted July 2, 2011 01:30 AM by Webmaster
British distributors Crabtree Films Ltd. have set a preliminary release date for Kevin Asch's Holy Rollers: October 31. The film, which won the Revelations Prize at the Deauville Film Festival last year, is inspired by actual events in the late nineties when Hasidic Jews were recruited as mules to smuggle ecstasy from Europe into the United States
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Viva Riva! Blu-ray
Posted July 2, 2011 12:58 AM by Webmaster
Independent distributors Music Box Films will release on Blu-ray Djo Munga's Viva Riva! (2010). Earlier this year, the film won six African Academy Awards, including Best Film, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor (Hoji Fortuna), and Best Supporting Actress (Marlene Longange). Viva Riva! also won Best African Film Award at the MTV Movie Awards. Street date is September 27.
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The Office: Season Seven
Posted July 1, 2011 08:56 PM by Josh Katz
Universal Studios Home Entertainment will bring The Office: Season Seven to Blu-ray this September. The final season starring Steve Carell (The 40-Year-Old Virgin) as Michael Scott, this year of The Office focuses on the misadventures that lead Scott to resign from his position as branch manager of Dunder Mifflin. The Office: Season Seven streets on September 6th.
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Poirot: The Movie Collection, Set 6 Blu-ray
Posted July 1, 2011 12:36 PM by Josh Katz
Acorn Media will release Poirot: The Movie Collection, Set 6 on Blu-ray this July. The Blu-ray set of this Masterpiece Theater program, which stars David Suchet (The Bank Job) as iconic detective Hercule Poirot, features three films based on Agatha Christie's mystery novels: Three Act Tragedy, The Clocks, and Hallowe'en Party. Poirot: The Movie Collection, Set 6 streets on July 12th.
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Boost in Blu-ray Income for Image Entertainment
Posted July 1, 2011 12:08 AM by Webmaster
Image Entertainment Inc., which in addition to other labels distributes the prestigious Criterion Collection, has reported net income of more than $1.7 million for the fiscal year ended March 31. The improved financial performance is credited to a 71% boost in Blu-ray Disc income to $16.1 million from $9.4 million final year, TV promote income increasing 43% to $5.9 million from $4.1 million, and digital revenue, that includes transactional VOD, increasing 50% to $6.2 million.
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Dressed to Kill Blu-ray
Posted June 30, 2011 07:38 PM by Josh Katz
Fox Home Entertainment and MGM will release Brian De Palma's Dressed to Kill on Blu-ray this September. Highly criticized for its graphic sex and violence in 1980, the film follows the suspenseful happenings surrounding a housewife (Angie Dickinson, Rio Bravo), her therapist (Michael Caine, Inception), her son (Keith Gordon, Back to School), a prostitute (Nancy Allen, Blow Out), and a brutal murderer. Dressed to Kill streets on September 6th.
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Halloween II Blu-ray
Posted June 30, 2011 07:38 PM by Josh Katz
This September, Universal Home Entertainment will release 1981's Halloween II in a 30th Anniversary Edition. Picking up immediately after the events of the first Halloween, the sequel finds Michael Myers terrorizing Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis, Trading Places) in a nearby hospital. The Halloween II: 30th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray streets on September 13th.
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Optimum Home Entertainment Becomes StudioCanal
Posted June 30, 2011 06:21 PM by Webmaster
In a short statement released via their TweetDeck, British distributors Optimum Home Entertainment have announced that as of September 1 they will be renamed to StudioCanal. The move, which will also affect Kinowelt in Germany, aims to harmonize the name of the affiliated companies that currently distribute content owned by the French juggernaut.
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Vamp Blu-ray
Posted June 30, 2011 02:50 PM by Josh Katz
Image Entertainment will release the cult horror film Vamp on Blu-ray this September. A major influence on Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez's From Dusk 'Till Dawn, Vamp stars Chris Makepeace (My Bodyguard) and Robert Rusler (Weird Science) as two fraternity pledges who stumble into a strip club run by vampires. Vamp streets on September 20th.
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Dead Heat Blu-ray
Posted June 30, 2011 02:49 PM by Josh Katz
This September, Image Entertainment will release the horror-comedy Dead Heat on Blu-ray. Treat Williams (The Phantom) and Joe Piscopo (Wise Guys) star in the film as Detectives Roger Mortis and Doug Bigelow, two cops whose investigation of a zombie crime syndicate hits a stumbling block when Mortis is killed and must rejoin the case as an undead ghoul. Dead Heat streets on September 20th.
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Special Screening: Insidious
Posted June 30, 2011 02:45 PM by Josh Katz
To celebrate the July 12th release date of Insidious on Blu-ray, Sony Pictures and Fangoria will host a free screening of the film on Monday, July 11th. Director James Wan and screenwriter Leigh Whannell will be present for a Q&A following the screening; the Q&A will be streamed live for those who cannot make the screening.
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Blu-ray Sales, June 20-June 26: Adjustment at the Top of the Sales Charts
Posted June 29, 2011 11:29 PM by Tony Sanchez
For the week ending 06/26/11, The Adjustment Bureau bowed on top of the Blu-ray and the overall sales charts. Bureau, was made with a production budget of $50 million and managed a modest domestic total of just over $60 million. Facing strong competion from fellow debutant, Unknown, the Matt Damon starrer finished with an 11% sales advantage over its nearest rival.
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Glee: The Complete Second Season Blu-ray
Posted June 29, 2011 09:58 PM by Josh Katz
This September, Fox Home Entertainment will release Glee: The Complete Second Season on Blu-ray. The breakout television hit, Glee's sophomore season finds the New Directions team regrouping after their Season One loss at Regionals. Glee: The Complete Second Season streets on September 13th.
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It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia: The Complete Season 6 Blu-ray
Posted June 29, 2011 07:56 PM by Matthew Smith
Fox has announced that the sixth season of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia will arrive on Blu-ray on September 13th. The raunchy FX comedy, which stars Charlie Day, Rob McElhenney, Glenn Howerton, Kaitlin Olson and Danny DeVito, will have its 12 season six episodes housed on two discs with a SRP of $49.99.
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Modern Family: The Complete Second Season Blu-ray
Posted June 29, 2011 06:58 PM by Matthew Smith
Fox has announced the second season of their immensely popular family sitcom, Modern Family for Blu-ray. The 3-disc set will contain all 24 second season episodes with special features. Modern Family: The Complete Second Season streets on September 20th.
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Counting Crows: August And Everything After Blu-ray
Posted June 29, 2011 05:16 PM by Webmaster
On August 30, Eagle Rock Entertainment will release on Blu-ray August And Everything After – Live At Town Hall from Counting Crows. The Blu-Ray is the first-ever video release from this acclaimed band and features the complete album August And Everything After performed live with extended running times and a few surprises. The set list of this live show includes the hit singles "Mr Jones," "Round Here" and "Rain King."
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Call Me Savage Blu-ray
Posted June 29, 2011 04:57 PM by Webmaster
Studio Canal will release on Blu-ray Jean-Paul Rappeneau's (Cyrano de Bergerac, The Horseman on the Roof) Le sauvage a.k.a Call Me Savage (1975), starring Yves Montand (The Wages of Fear), Catherine Deneuve (Belle de jour), and Luigi Vannucchi (The Assassination of Trotsky). Street date is September 27th.
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Federico Fellini's The Clowns Heading to Blu-ray
Posted June 29, 2011 04:33 PM by Webmaster
An early announcement to retailers indicates that independent label Raro Video U.S. will release on Blu-ray legendary Italian director Federico Fellini's I clowns a.k.a The Clowns (1970). The release, which will be the label's first Blu-ray release and will be distributed by E1 Entertainment, will be available for purchase on September 27th.
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Jurassic Park Ultimate Trilogy Blu-ray (Pre-order up)
Posted June 29, 2011 04:00 PM by Josh Katz
In October Universal Studios Home Entertainment will bring one of the most popular film series of all time to Blu-ray: the Jurassic Park Trilogy. Based on Michael Crichton's best-selling novel, director Steven Spielberg's Jurassic Park created a world where science brought the dinosaurs back to life, a world further explored in its popular sequels The Lost World and Jurassic Park III. This three-film set streets on October 25th, 2011.
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The Others Blu-ray
Posted June 29, 2011 02:45 PM by Matthew Smith
Lionsgate has announced the Miramax horror thriller The Others on Blu-ray this September. Marking its 10th anniversary, the film stars Nicole Kidman as a mother of two kids who moves into a country mansion that is haunted by strange spirits. The title will debut as a Wal-Mart exclusive.
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Hesher Blu-ray
Posted June 29, 2011 12:58 PM by Matthew Smith
Lionsgate has announced the Blu-ray release of Hesher for September 13th. The film stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt as a young man with a troubled past who takes up residence in the garage of a grieving family's home. Natalie Portman, Rainn Wilson and Piper Laurie also make appearances in the film.
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The Perfect Game Blu-ray
Posted June 29, 2011 11:58 AM by Matthew Smith
Image Entertainment has set the Blu-ray release of their Little League baseball movie, The Perfect Game for August 2, 2011. The family film, which stars Clifton Collins Jr. (Babel) and Cheech Marin, tells the story of a baseball team from Monterrey, Mexico that became the first non-U.S. club to win the Little League World Series.
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Skateland Blu-ray Announced
Posted June 29, 2011 12:09 AM by Webmaster
As the world around him changes, a small town boy is thrust into adulthood and must face the uncertainties of his new life in the nostalgic Skateland (2010), arriving on Blu-ray August 30 from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. Nominated for a Grand Jury Prize at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival, Skateland paints a stunning picture of the economic and social stresses of the early 1980s and features a talented young cast.
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Best Buy Exclusive: Transformers: Dark of the Moon 3D Upgrade
Posted June 28, 2011 08:23 PM by Josh Katz
In conjunction with today's theatrical release of Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Best Buy is offering a special promotional sale. Through July 16th, the store will upgrade a regular Transformers: Dark of the Moon movie ticket to a 3D ticket with a purchase of either Transformers or Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen on Blu-ray.
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Inspector Lewis: Series 4 Blu-ray
Posted June 28, 2011 06:51 PM by Josh Katz
This September, PBS Home Entertainment will release Series 4 of the Inspector Morse spin-off Inspector Lewis on Blu-ray. This show follows DI Robert Lewis (Kevin Whately, The English Patient) and his partner James Hathaway (Laurence Fox, Gosford Park) as they work some of Oxford's toughest crimes. The Blu-ray presents all four Series 4 episodes in their original, uncut UK editions. Inspector Lewis streets on September 13th.
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The Exterminator Blu-ray
Posted June 28, 2011 06:33 PM by Josh Katz
Synapse Films will release the cult action favorite The Exterminator on Blu-ray this September. Robert Ginty (TV's "The Paper Chase") stars as John Eastland, a man who tears through New York City on a bloody vendetta to avenge his best friend's death. Synapse presents The Exterminator in its unrated director's cut. The film streets on September 13th.
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Portlandia Blu-ray (Updated)
Posted June 28, 2011 04:34 PM by Josh Katz
This winter, IFC and Video Service Corp. will release the sketch comedy series Portlandia on Blu-ray. Created by and starring Fred Armisen (Anchorman) & Carrie Brownstein (vocalist/guitarist for Sleater-Kinney), Portlandia casts an absurdist eye on the culture and inhabitants of Portland, Oregon. The Blu-ray set streets on December 6th.
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Q&A: Restoring the Hitchcock 9
Posted June 28, 2011 03:41 PM by Webmaster
'Rescue the Hitchcock 9' is the BFI's major campaign to restore all nine surviving silent films by one of the greatest directors of all time, Alfred Hitchcock. Earlier today, the BFI posted a video in which curator of silent film Bryony Dixon, conservation specialists Angello Lucatello and Claire West, and film conservation manager Kieron Webb answer a series of questions about the restoration project.
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The Night Porter Heading to Blu-ray
Posted June 28, 2011 03:14 PM by Webmaster
French distributors Wild Side Video have revealed that they will release on Blu-ray Liliana Cavani's controversial Il portiere di notte a.k.a The Night Porter (1974), starring Dirk Bogarde (Luchino Visconti's Death in Venice), Charlotte Rampling (Francois Ozon's Under the Sand), and Philippe Leroy (Jacques Becker's Le Trou). Street date is October 25th.