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Warner Archive Announces December Releases
Posted November 11, 2026 08:43 PM by Webmaster
Warner Archive has announced its December batch of releases. They are: Decoy (1946), The Informer (1935), Till the Clouds Roll By (1946), The Big Store (1941), Tea for Two (1950), Test Pilot (1938), Little Nellie Kelly (1940), The Abbott and Costello Cartoons: The Complete Collection (1967-1968), The Bounty Hunter (1954), and The Mask of Dimitrios (1944).
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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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Attack the Block Blu-ray
Posted June 7, 2011 05:42 PM by Webmaster
From the producers of Shaun of The Dead, Hot Fuzz, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World and Paul comes Attack the Block, a fast, funny, frightening action adventure movie that pits a teen gang against an invasion of savage alien monsters. It turns a London housing estate into a sci-fi playground. A tower block into a fortress under siege. And teenage street kids into heroes. Its inner city versus outer space.
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Deep End Blu-ray
Posted June 7, 2011 05:23 PM by Webmaster
After a critically acclaimed revival in cinemas in May, Jerzy Skolimowski's Deep End (1970), one of the greatest and most overlooked films of the 1970s finally makes its way onto Blu-ray on 18 July, in a Dual Format Edition, as part of the BFI's celebrated Flipside strand.
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West Side Story Heading to Blu-ray
Posted June 7, 2011 05:12 PM by Webmaster
In an early announcement to retailers, the UK branches of 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment and MGM have revealed that they will release on Blu-ray Jerome Robbins and Robert Wise's legendary West Side Story (1961), starring Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Russ Tamblyn, Rita Moreno, and George Chakiris. Street date is October 17th.
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Better Off Dead Blu-ray
Posted June 7, 2011 04:26 PM by Josh Katz
Paramount Pictures will release director Savage Steve Holland's cult 1985 comedy Better Off Dead on Blu-ray this August. The film stars John Cusack (Say Anything) as a teenager who turns to suicide after his girlfriend dumps him, only to find his self-destructive efforts thwarted by crazed paper boys, Howard Cosell-quoting drag racers, and his own ineptitude. Better Off Dead streets on August 2nd, 2011.
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Ben-Hur Ultimate Collector's Edition Blu-ray Details (Updated)
Posted June 7, 2011 04:21 PM by Webmaster
Warner Home Video has sent retailers and select members of the press a photo booklet that reveals further details about the forthcoming release of the Ben-Hur: Ultimate Collector's Edition box set, its pack-in collectibles and its bountiful supplemental package. The 3-disc release is set to arrive this fall in limited quantities numbered for exclusivity. An exact release date hasn't been announced, but Amazon is now accepting pre-orders for $44.99.
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The Pee-wee Herman Show on Broadway Blu-ray (Updated)
Posted June 7, 2011 03:42 PM by Josh Katz
Fresh off its television premiere on HBO, The Pee-wee Herman Show on Broadway will street on Blu-ray this fall. A filmed version of the live Broadway stage show, The Pee-wee Herman Show on Broadway is writer/performer Paul Reubens' first full-length return to the character since the Emmy award-winning "Pee-wee's Playhouse" television show ended in 1990. Image Entertainment will release The Pee-wee Herman Show on Broadway on September 13th, 2011.
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The 10th Victim Blu-ray (Updated)
Posted June 7, 2011 09:33 AM by Webmaster
Blue Underground are set to release Italian director Elio Petri's La decima vittima a.k.a The 10th Victim (1965), starring Marcello Mastroianni (La Dolce Vita, Casanova 70), Ursula Andress (The Loves and Times of Scaramouche, Tigers in Lipstick), and Elsa Martinelli (Ciao, ciao, bambina, De l'amour). This cult classic has inspired a generation of movies, from The Running Man to the Austin Powers Trilogy. Street date is August 30th.
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This Week on Blu-ray - June 7-13
Posted June 7, 2011 08:20 AM by Josh Dreuth
The Coen Brothers have done it once again – created a theatrical masterpiece that breaks the traditional Hollywood mold – but this time, it was a remake. A John Wayne remake. Yes, in an era when studios shove remake after remake down our throats, it's refreshing to get a remake in True Grit that does more to create an entirely new experience rather than presenting the same story with different actors.
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Paul Blu-ray
Posted June 7, 2011 12:56 AM by Matthew Smith
Universal Studios Home Entertainment has announced the Blu-ray release of Paul, the 2011 science fiction comedy directed by Greg Mottola. The film follows two comic book geeks (Simon Pegg and Nick Frost) and their encounter with a foul-mouthed alien (voiced by Seth Rogen). A street date of August 9th has been set.
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Exclusive Giveaway: Green Lantern Emerald Knights
Posted June 7, 2011 12:43 AM by Webmaster
Blu-ray.com, in conjunction with Warner Home Video, is offering three Blu-ray.com members a chance to win a Green Lantern: Emerald Knights prize package that includes a Blu-ray copy of Emerald Knights and a 24x36" Emerald Knights movie poster. The contest is open to all Blu-ray.com members and runs through Saturday, June 11th at 11:59pm EST.
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Soul Surfer Blu-ray
Posted June 6, 2011 11:22 PM by Josh Katz
On August 2nd, 2011, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment will release Soul Surfer on Blu-ray. One of the spring's sleeper hits, Soul Surfer is the true-life story of Bethany Hamilton, a teen surfer whose determination and faith helped her compete on the international surfing circuit after losing an arm in a shark attack. The film stars Helen Hunt (Trancers), Dennis Quaid (The Rookie), and AnnaSophia Robb (Bridge to Terabithia) as Bethany.
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Muppets From Space & The Muppets Take Manhattan Blu-rays (Updated)
Posted June 6, 2011 11:20 PM by Josh Katz
In anticipation of The Muppets' theatrical release this November, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment will release Muppets From Space & The Muppets Take Manhattan on Blu-ray. These highly anticipated Blu-ray/DVD combo packs will street on August 16th, 2011.
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Ferris Bueller's Day Off Blu-ray (Commemorative Packaging)
Posted June 6, 2011 07:47 PM by Matthew Smith
June 11th marks the 25th anniversary of John Hughes' timeless teen comedy, Ferris Bueller's Day Off. Paramount has revealed a re-package of the Bueller... Bueller... Edition Blu-ray will hit shelves August 2nd, ending speculation that an all new 25th Anniversary Edition of the film is in the works.
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Desert Flower Blu-ray
Posted June 6, 2011 06:46 PM by Webmaster
National Geographic Entertainment have revealed that they will release on Blu-ray Sherry Hormann's Desert Flower (2009), starring Liya Kebede (In the Woods), Sally Hawkins (Made in Dagenham), Craig Parkinson (Control), and Meera Syal (TV's The Kumars at No. 42). Street date is July 19th.
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Brotherhood of the Wolf Heading to the UK
Posted June 6, 2011 06:10 PM by Webmaster
After having been announced for Blu-ray release in 2009 but consequently canceled, Gallic helmer Christophe Gans' Le Pacte de loups a.k.a Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001) will finally see a Blu-ray release in the UK, courtesy of local distributors Optimum Home Entertainment. Street date is August 22.
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Megadeth: That One Night - Live in Buenos Aires Blu-ray
Posted June 6, 2011 05:44 PM by Webmaster
Megadeth is one of the most commercially successful heavy metal bands, selling more than 20 million albums worldwide, including the Grammy nominated multi-platinum Countdown to Extinction. In the U.S. alone, Megadeth have received four platinum records, six gold records, and seven Grammy nominations for Best Metal Performance. On July 12th, Image Entertainment will release on Blu-ray Megadeth: That One Night: Live in Buenos Aires.
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Advance Screening of The Lion King 3D to Be Held at D23 Expo
Posted June 6, 2011 04:47 PM by Matthew Smith
Disney has announced that they will preview the 3D version of their animated classic The Lion King at the annual D23 Expo in Anaheim, CA. The Expo runs August 19-21 with the screening be held on the 20th.
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Exclusive Giveaway: True Grit Prize Packages
Posted June 6, 2011 04:19 PM by Webmaster
Blu-ray.com and Paramount Home Entertainment are offering three Blu-ray.com members the opportunity to win a "My Dad Has True Grit" Father's Day prize package. Winners will receive a Blu-ray copy of the Coen Brothers' True Grit, as well as a "My Dad Has True Grit" portable grill, cooler, griller's hat, cooking mitt, grilling utensils and apron, just in time for Father's Day.
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Super Hybrid Blu-ray
Posted June 6, 2011 04:05 PM by Matthew Smith
Anchor Bay Entertainment has announced the Blu-ray release of Super Hybrid. The action/horror thriller comes from director Eric Valette (One Missed Call) and stars Oded Fehr (The Mummy). A release date of August 23rd has been confirmed.
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Wake Wood Blu-ray
Posted June 6, 2011 01:03 PM by Josh Katz
This summer, Hammer and MPI/Dark Sky Films bring Wake Wood to Blu-ray. The story of dark forces that appear when a distraught husband and wife try to resurrect their dead daughter in the titular Irish community, Wake Wood stars Aiden Gillen ("The Wire") and Timothy Spall (The King's Speech). MPI/Dark Sky Films will distribute the Blu-ray on July 5, 2011.
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Weekend Box Office: "X-Men: First Class's" Haul Not-So-Marvelous
Posted June 6, 2011 12:12 PM by Drew Taylor
This weekend was unusual for the summer-of-2011, in that there was only one big studio release storming the multiplexes. That film, Fox's outstandingly fun X-Men: First Class should have cleaned up. Instead, it disappointed. But maybe the executives at Fox have a superpower for "unrealistic expectations?"
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Kubrick Blu-ray Anniversary Editions in 2012
Posted June 6, 2011 12:03 PM by Josh Katz
One week following its Blu-ray release of the Stanley Kubrick Limited Edition Collection, Warner Home Entertainment has announced that two of Kubrick's most beloved titles, 1962's Lolita and 1987's Full Metal Jacket, will receive deluxe Blu-ray treatment in 2012, just in time for Lolita's 50th anniversary and Full Metal Jacket's 25th anniversary.
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Scarface, Jurassic Park Trilogy Blu-ray in 2011 (Updated)
Posted June 6, 2011 08:43 AM by Juan Calonge
During an extended interview with French site Ecranlarge.com, Eric Legay, marketing director for Universal France, revealed some of the catalog movies that the studio intends to release on Blu-ray in 2011, which prominently include the Jurassic Park trilogy and Brian DePalma's Scarface, along with some westerns and more Hitchcock.
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Jurassic Park Trilogy For 2011 Release Confirmed (Updated)
Posted June 6, 2011 07:46 AM by Webmaster
Spanish website ZonaDVD has reported that Universal's Jurassic Park series will be initially released to the international market as a trilogy in three different editions. Apart from the standard edition there would also be a tin case edition and a collector's box-set which would include a T-Rex figure. ZonaDVD reports a provisional release date of October 24th which would seem to indicate the date of the UK release.
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69% Off Back to the Future Blu-ray at Amazon.com (Expired)
Posted June 5, 2011 07:09 AM by Josh Katz
For a limited time, Amazon is offering the Blu-ray version of the Back to the Future Trilogy at 69% off its SRP. The trilogy, one of the most popular film series of all time, follows Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox, The Frighteners) and "Doc" Brown (Christopher Lloyd, Who Framed Roger Rabbit) as they travel backwards and forwards in time using a souped-up DeLorean. Amazon's price for this collection is $24.99.
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Blu-ray Deal of the Week: Alien Anthology (Expired)
Posted June 5, 2011 06:58 AM by Josh Katz
Through June 11th, Amazon is offering a very special Blu-ray Gold Box deal: the Home Media Magazine Award-winning Alien Anthology boxset. Fox Home Entertainment's Blu-ray version of the iconic horror/sci-fi film series, the Alien Anthology stars Sigourney Weaver (Galaxy Quest) as Ellen Ripley, a woman whose life is forever changed when she comes into contact with a vicious alien species. Amazon's Deal of the Week price is $52.99.
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Days of Thunder & Top Gun Blu-ray/Video Game Hybrids
Posted June 4, 2011 05:56 PM by Josh Katz
In an interesting bit of cross media synergy, 505 Games is bringing Blu-ray and video game hybrids of Days of Thunder and Top Gun to Sony's Playstation 3. The game discs will feature a Blu-ray copy of its respective film; these hybrid units street on June 7th, 2011.
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Warner Brothers Double Feature Blu-rays (Updated)
Posted June 4, 2011 08:40 AM by Josh Katz
This fall, Warner Home Entertainment will release three franchise-themed double features on Blu-ray. Available on the September 27th street date will be budget-priced collections of Nightmare On Elm Street 2 & 3, Matrix Reloaded/Matrix Revolutions , and Oceans 12/Oceans 13.
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One-Day Sale on Pirates of the Caribbean Blu-ray Trilogy (Expired)
Posted June 4, 2011 08:00 AM by Josh Katz
For today only (June 4th, 2011), save 55% on Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean: Ultimate Trilogy Blu-ray Collection at Amazon. This 7-disc box set, which includes a special bonus disc with an hour of never-before-seen deleted scenes from Dead Man's Chest and At World's End, is at its lowest-ever Amazon price - only $32.99. Sale ends at midnight tonight.
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Spielberg Confirms Jaws Blu-ray is on the Way
Posted June 4, 2011 12:25 AM by Matthew Smith
In an interview with Ain't It Cool News, Steven Spielberg confirmed that work on the Blu-ray edition of his 1975 thriller has in fact begun. While no release date has been set, Spielberg did offer some encouraging words for film purists.