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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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MGM Catalog Titles on Blu-ray
Posted June 3, 2011 08:00 PM by Josh Katz
This August, MGM and Fox Home Entertainment will release single-film editions of A Fistful of Dollars, For a Few Dollars More, The Magnificent Seven, and Return of the Seven on Blu-ray. These titles were previously available only as Target Exclusives or as part of The Man with No Name Trilogy and The Magnificent Seven Collection, respectively; the individual titles street on August 2nd, 2011.
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Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil 3D Blu-ray and Blu-ray
Posted June 3, 2011 07:22 PM by Matthew Smith
Anchor Bay Entertainment and The Weinstein Company have announced that Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil will get a Blu-ray 3D and Blu-ray release on August 16th. Similar to the Disney releases, the 3D 4-pack will include 3D Blu-ray, Blu-ray, DVD and Digital versions of the film. A standard Blu-ray and DVD combo pack will also be released. These have been priced at $39.99 and $34.99 respectively.
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The Frighteners: 15th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray
Posted June 3, 2011 06:11 PM by Matthew Smith
Peter Jackson's 1996 horror/comedy The Frighteners has been announced for Blu-ray by Universal. The 15th Anniversary Edition will feature the theatrical version as well as Jackson's director's cut, which adds an additional 23 minutes. A release date has been set for September 13th.
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David Holzman's Diary Blu-ray Coming Up
Posted June 3, 2011 04:38 PM by Webmaster
In an early announcement to retailers, Kino Video and Lorber Films have revealed they will release on Blu-ray Jim McBride's David Holzman's Diary (1967), which is currently available only on SDVD, through independent British distributors Second Run. Technical specs and region coding status for this release are unknown at the moment.
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Whisky Galore Detailed
Posted June 3, 2011 04:24 PM by Webmaster
On August 8th, British distributors Optimum Home Entertainment will release on Blu-ray Alexander Mackendrick's Whisky Galore (1949), starring Basil Radford (Night Train to Munich), Catherine Lacey (The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes), and Bruce Seton (The Cruel Sea).
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Tinker Bell $5 Coupon Offer
Posted June 3, 2011 02:50 PM by Matthew Smith
Parents listen up. Walt Disney Home Entertainment is offering a $5 coupon off the purchase of the animated features Tinker Bell, Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure and Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue. The coupons can be printed out at Disney's Movie Rewards website.
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The Nightmare Before Christmas Blu-ray 3D
Posted June 3, 2011 01:09 PM by Matthew Smith
Disney has detailed the release of Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas 3D Blu-ray. In keeping with previous Disney 3D titles, the set will include Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray, DVD and Digital versions of the film. The release date has been set for August 30th.
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Interview: 'The Big Bang' Director Tony Krantz
Posted June 3, 2011 12:28 PM by Drew Taylor
Last week I got to talk to Tony Krantz, whose new film The Big Bang, is a riff on classic film noirs of yore, the film sports a superb cast (including Antonio Banderas and the great, gravelly Sam Elliott), occasionally lush visuals and a twisty turny plot that hinges largely on particle physics. We talked about physics, film noir, and Sam Elliott's wig.
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The Conspirator Blu-ray (Updated)
Posted June 3, 2011 11:20 AM by Josh Katz
On August 16th, 2011, Lions Gate brings director Robert Redford's politically charged drama The Conspirator to Blu-ray. Utilizing a talented cast including James McEvoy (Wanted), Kevin Kline (A Fish Called Wanda), and Robin Wright (Forrest Gump), Redford tells the story of the trial of Mary Surratt, the only woman implicated in the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln.
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Father's Day Blu-ray Bonus from Fox Home Entertainment
Posted June 3, 2011 08:43 AM by Josh Katz
As a special Father's Day bonus, Twentieth Century Fox and MGM Home Entertainment are issuing $12.00 of movie money with each purchase of selected Blu-ray titles; the $12.00 can be used towards screenings of the new theatrical release X Men: First Class. Titles include Quantum of Solace, Mad Max, Escape from New York, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Live Free or Die Hard, and Max Payne.
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Rise of the Planet of the Apes Trailer
Posted June 3, 2011 01:22 AM by Matthew Smith
20th Century Fox has released a new theatrical trailer for Rise of the Planet of the Apes starring James Franco. The reboot is being directed by Hollywood newbie Rupert Wyatt and will feature appearances by John Lithgow, Freida Pinto, Tom Felton, and Andy Serkis. The film opens August 5th.
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Sergei Eisenstein's Strike Heading to Blu-ray
Posted June 2, 2011 05:25 PM by Webmaster
In an early announcement to retailers, Kino Video have revealed that they will release on Blu-ray Russian director Sergei Eisenstein's (Battleship Potemkin) Stachka a.k.a Strike (1925). Newly remastered, Strike is the earliest Russian-Soviet film included among the '1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die', edited by Steven Jay Schneider. Street date is August 30th.
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Went The Day Well Blu-ray
Posted June 2, 2011 04:58 PM by Webmaster
On July 18th, Optimum Home Entertainment will release Alberto Cavalcanti's Went the Day Well (1942). Based on a short story by Graham Greene, Went the Day Well is a superb piece of British wartime propaganda starring Leslie Banks, C.V. France, and Valerie Taylor. Street date is July 18th.
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The Lavender Hill Mob 60th Anniversary Blu-ray
Posted June 2, 2011 04:37 PM by Webmaster
British distributors Optimum Home Entertainment have announced that they are preparing a Blu-ray release of Charles Crichton's recently restored classic The Lavender Hill Mob (1951) to celebrate the film's 60th anniversary. Street date is August 1.
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Hung: The Complete Second Season Blu-ray (Updated)
Posted June 2, 2011 10:43 AM by Josh Katz
The second season of the critically acclaimed TV series "Hung" will arrive on Blu-ray this September. From creators Colette Burson and Dmitry Lipkin, "Hung" focuses on the misadventures of Ray Drecker (Thomas Jane, Boogie Nights), a high school basketball coach turned male prostitute. HBO and Warner Home Entertainment will street this season set on September 27th, 2011.
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How to Make It in America Blu-ray
Posted June 2, 2011 10:41 AM by Josh Katz
On September 20th, 2011, HBO and Warner Home Entertainment will release the complete first season of "How to Make It in America" on Blu-ray. This dramedy follows the lives and loves of two twenty-something hustlers trying to break into the New York City fashion scene. Bryan Greenberg ("One Tree Hill"), Victor Rasuk (Stop-Loss), and Lake Bell (No Strings Attached) star on the show.
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Bored to Death: The Complete Second Season Blu-ray (Updated)
Posted June 2, 2011 10:39 AM by Josh Katz
HBO and Warner Home Entertainment will bring the second season of the comedy "Bored to Death" to Blu-ray. Jason Schwartzman (Fantastic Mr. Fox) stars as Jonathan Ames, a frustrated writer moonlighting as a private eye. The second season finds Ames coping with his second novel's failure; Ted Danson ("Cheers") and Zach Galifianakis (The Hangover) co-star as Ames' best friends. Update: This Blu-ray has been delayed until October 4th.
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The House by the Cemetery Blu-ray
Posted June 2, 2011 10:37 AM by Josh Katz
This September, Blue Underground will bring The House by the Cemetery to Blu-ray. Lucio Fulci's classic horror film, The House by the Cemetery follows a serial killer who needs body parts from the freshly deceased in order to stay alive. Blue Underground presents the film in its uncut version on September 27th.
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Exporting Raymond Blu-ray
Posted June 2, 2011 10:36 AM by Josh Katz
On August 2nd, 2011, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment will release director Philip Rosenthal's documentary Exporting Raymond on Blu-ray. In the film, Rosenthal, the creator of "Everybody Loves Raymond," documents his journey to Moscow in order to try and make a Russian version of his popular sitcom.
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Blu-ray Sales, May 23 -29: Gnomeo & Juliet Bows on Top
Posted June 2, 2011 09:02 AM by Tony Sanchez
In its first week of release Disney's Gnomeo & Juliet bowed on top of the Blu-ray sales chart with 36% of total package media sales coming from the HD format. Gnomeo, finished its domestic box office run with a total just under $100 million and managed to topple last week's Blu-ray sales champ The Mechanic from the No. 1 sales spot.
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Soldier Blue Blu-ray
Posted June 2, 2011 01:24 AM by Webmaster
German distributors Kinowelt are set to release Ralph Nelson's classic Western Soldier Blue (1970), starring Candice Bergen (Live for Life), Peter Strauss (TV's The Jericho Mile), Donald Pleasence (Escape from New York). The preliminary technical specs offered by the distributors indicate that the film will be released uncut. Street date is June 23.
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Beneath the Dark Blu-ray
Posted June 2, 2011 01:12 AM by Webmaster
Anchor Bay Entertainment-UK will release on Blu-ray Chad Feehan's (producer, All the Boys Love Mandy Lane) Beneath the Dark (2010), starring Josh Stewart, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Chris Browning, and Angela Featherstone. Street date is July 4th.
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Milestone Films Go Blu
Posted June 1, 2011 10:13 PM by Webmaster
Independent U.S. distributors Milestone Films have revealed that they are planning to begin releasing on Blu-ray later this summer. In the past, Milestone Films have distributed films by such masters of cinema as Alfred Hitchcock, Hiroshi Teshigahara, Luchino Visconti, Pier Paolo Pasolini, F.W. Murnau, Orson Welles, and Luis Bunuel, and renowned contemporary directors such as Takeshi Kitano, Jane Campion, Hirokazu Kore-eda, Alan Berliner and Philip Haas.
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The Ward Blu-ray
Posted June 1, 2011 02:50 PM by Josh Katz
From XLrator Media comes John Carpenter's The Ward on Blu-ray. A psychological horror film about a young woman (Amber Heard, Drive Angry) terrorized in a mental institution, The Ward is Carpenter's first theatrically released film since 1998's Ghosts of Mars. The Blu-ray streets on August 16th, 2011.
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Tekken Blu-ray (Updated)
Posted June 1, 2011 02:42 PM by Josh Katz
Arriving in the wake of such videogame-to-film adaptations as Mortal Kombat and Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun Li, Tekken arrives in stores everywhere on 19 July 2011. This production, courtesy of Anchor Bay Films and Manga Entertainment, boasts a cast of genre vets including Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Gary Daniels, MMA fighters Cung Le and Roger Huerta, Luke Goss, and Tamlyn Tomita.
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Rango Blu-ray $5 Coupon Offer
Posted June 1, 2011 01:47 PM by Matthew Smith
Paramount is currently offering a $5 promotional code on Amazon for the Blu-ray combo pack/DVD of the 2011 animated feature Rango. The code applies to the pre-order of the film, which is slated for a July 15th release date.
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Space Jam Blu-Ray
Posted June 1, 2011 08:30 AM by Josh Katz
Warner Home Entertainment begins transitioning their beloved Looney Tunes characters onto high-def with this year's release of Space Jam on Blu-ray. In the film, which combines live action and animated footage, some of Termite Terrace's biggest stars team up with sports legend Michael Jordan to defeat an alien slave driver's intergalactic basketball team. Space Jam will street on October 4th, 2011.
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Dylan Dog: Dead of Night Blu-ray
Posted June 1, 2011 08:02 AM by Josh Katz
Twentieth Century Fox will release the horror-comedy Dylan Dog: Dead of Night on Blu-ray this summer. This comic book adaptation stars Brandon Routh (Superman Returns) as a supernatural P.I. trying to keep the peace between the monsters populating Louisiana. Dylan Dog: Dead of Night will street on July 26th, 2011.
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Our Day Will Come Blu-ray
Posted June 1, 2011 01:23 AM by Webmaster
On August 22th, British distributors Optimum Home Entertainment will release on Blu-ray Romain Gavras' Notre jour viendra a.k.a Our Day Will Come (2010), starring Vincent Cassel (La Haine), Olivier Barthelemy (Sheitan), and Justine Lerooy. This will be the film's first English-friendly release. Street date is August 22.
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The Outsiders Blu-ray in September
Posted June 1, 2011 01:06 AM by Webmaster
In an early announcement to retailers, British distributors Optimum Home Entertainment have revealed that they will release on Blu-ray Francis Ford Coppola's The Outsiders (1983), starring Patrick Swayze, C. Thomas Howell, Tom Cruise, Matt Dillon, Ralph Macchio, Rob Lowe, and Diane Lane. Street date is September 12th.