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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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Animal Kingdom Blu-ray Announced
Posted May 18, 2011 02:20 AM by Webmaster
British distributors Optimum Home Entertainment have announced that they will release on Blu-ray David Michôd's Animal Kingdom (2010). Last year, the film won eight Australian Film Institute Awards, including Best Film, Best Direction, Best Lead Actor (Ben Mendelsohn), and Best Lead Actress (Jacki Weaver). Street date is: July 11th.
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The Great White Silence Blu-ray Detailed
Posted May 18, 2011 02:08 AM by Webmaster
Following its release in cinemas this Friday, The Great White Silence (Herbert Ponting, 1924), the extraordinary, heart-breaking official record of Captain Scott's legendary final expedition to the South Pole, fully restored by the BFI National Archive, with a new musical score by Simon Fisher Turner, is released for the first time ever, on 20 June, in a Dual Format Edition.
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Sucker Punch Extended Cut Blu-ray
Posted May 17, 2011 04:22 PM by Matthew Smith
Warner Bros. has released more information on the Blu-ray release of Sucker Punch, which will feature an extended cut offering 18 additional minutes of footage. June 28th is the official street date for the blu-ray combo pack.
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From the Ashes Blu-ray Detailed
Posted May 17, 2011 04:21 PM by Webmaster
Independent British distributors Kaleidoscope Home Entertainment have detailed their upcoming Blu-ray release of James Erskine's documentary feature From the Ashes (2011), which is narrated by Tom Hardy (Christopher Nolan's Inception). Street date is May 30th.
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Eastbound and Down: The Complete First and Second Season Blu-rays (Updated)
Posted May 17, 2011 12:30 PM by Webmaster
HBO is bringing Eastbound and Down: The Complete First Season and Eastbound and Down: The Complete Second Second Season to Blu-ray on August 2nd. The irreverent, half-hour comedy series details the exploits of a washed-up, former Major League Baseball pitched named Kenny Powers (Danny McBride) as he returns to his hometown to teach Phys Ed at a local school. Each season will be housed on two discs and will include audio commentaries, deleted scenes, making-of featurettes and outtakes.
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Torchwood: The Complete UK Series Collection Blu-ray (Updated)
Posted May 17, 2011 12:20 PM by Josh Katz
Timed to coincide with the Starz television debut of its US continuation, Torchwood: The Complete UK Series debuts on Blu-ray on July 19, 2011, courtesy of Warner Home Video and BBC Video. This provocative sci-fi adventure, focusing on the enigmatic Captain Jack Harkness and his team of intergalactic investigators, has grown a steady fanbase since spinning off from the new Dr. Who series.
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Criterion Blu-ray in August: Pontecorvo, Polanski, Kubrick, Chang-dong, Cocteau, Anderson, Vigo (Updated)
Posted May 17, 2011 12:17 PM by Josh Katz
The Criterion Collection has posted their full roster of Blu-ray releases for August 2011. Titles include Gillo Pontecorvo's The Battle of Algiers, Roman Polanski's Cul-de-sac, Stanley Kubrick's The Killing, Lee Chang-dong's Secret Sunshine, Jean Cocteau's Orpheus, Lindsay Anderson's If…., and The Complete Jean Vigo collection, which features Vigo's entire oeuvre—À propos de Nice, Taris, Zéro de conduite, and L'Atalante.
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This Week on Blu-ray - May 17-23
Posted May 17, 2011 08:05 AM by Josh Dreuth
Jason Statham is a pure badass, and thankfully he knows it. You won't see him pulling a Tooth Fairy or a Jingle All the Way; nope, he knows who he is and not even an Allstate Insurance homage can water down the intensity that is Stathum.
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Fortress Of War Blu-ray Coming Up
Posted May 17, 2011 05:11 AM by Webmaster
British distributors G2 Pictures are preparing a Blu-ray release of Russian director Alexander Kott's The Brest Fortress a.k.a Fortress Of War (2010), staring Andrey Merzlikin, Veronika Nikonova, and Pavel Derevyanko. The film chronicles a true event, the defense of the Brest Fortress, which in 1941 was amongst the first targets the German invaders attacked during Operation Barbarossa. Street date is September 2.
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The Mercenary Blu-ray
Posted May 17, 2011 04:51 AM by Webmaster
On July 4th, British distributors G2 Pictures will release on Blu-ray Jeremiah Hundley and Daniel Zirilli's The Lazarus Papers a.k.a The Mercenary (2010), starring Danny Trejo (From Dusk Till Dawn, Machete), Gary Daniels (Fist of the North Star, The Expendables), and Bai Ling (The Crow, Three... Extremes).
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Classic Westerns on Blu-ray in August
Posted May 17, 2011 04:15 AM by Webmaster
German distributors Koch Entertainment are preparing for Blu-ray release two classic westerns by William A. Wellman: The Ox-Bow Incident (1943), starring Henry Fonda, Dana Andrews, Mary Beth Hughes, and Anthony Quinn, and Yellow Sky (1948), starring Gregory Peck, Anne Baxter, and Richard Widmark. The two Blu-ray releases will be part of the company's new Western Legends in HD series.
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Robinson in Ruins Detailed
Posted May 17, 2011 03:10 AM by Webmaster
Premiered at last year's Venice Film Festival and the 54th BFI London Film Festival, and shown in cinemas in November, Robinson in Ruins (2010), Patrick Keiller's third film-essay in his Robinson series, after London (1994) and Robinson in Space (1997), is released by the BFI as a Dual Format Edition on June 20th.
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PlayStation Network Customer Appreciation Program Detailed
Posted May 16, 2011 11:56 PM by Webmaster
Posting on the official PlayStation Blog, SECA Senior Director of Corporate Communications and Social Media Patrick Seybold has outlined the forthcoming "Welcome Back" appreciation program designed for members who were affected by the recent PSN outages. The program will allow PSN customers to select two free PS3 games from a list of five titles (alternatively, PSP owners can select two PSP downloadable games), receive a weekend of free movie rentals, 30-60 days of free PlayStation Plus membership, 100 free virtual items on PlayStation Home, and more.
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Weekend Box Office: Audiences Say "I Do" To 'Bridesmaids'
Posted May 16, 2011 09:54 PM by Drew Taylor
Many had underestimated the audience appetite for the Judd Apatow-produced Bridesmaids, thinking that the modestly budgeted, R-rated rom-com (starring and co- written by Kristen Wiig) would be a "sleeper hit," and that the opening weekend revenue would top out around the $10 million mark. Well, it might not have been enough to topple the mighty Thor, but it made mincemeat out of Fast Five and Priest.
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Source Code Blu-ray
Posted May 16, 2011 06:10 PM by Josh Katz
Following its theatrical release in April, Duncan Jones' Source Code will arrive on Blu-ray this summer. This twisty sci-fi thriller stars Jake Gyllenhaal as a soldier trying to prevent a terrorist attack with the help of a top-secret government program. Summit Entertainment has set its street date to 26 July 2011.
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Ice Cold in Alex Blu-ray Announced
Posted May 16, 2011 03:05 AM by Webmaster
British distributors Optimum Home Entertainment have announced that on June 13th they will release on Blu-ray J. Lee Thompson's Ice Cold in Alex a.k.a Desert Attack (1958), starring John Mills (Great Expectations), Sylvia Syms (Victim), Anthony Quayle (Lawrence of Arabia), and Harry Andrews (Battle of Britain).
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A Fish Called Wanda Blu-ray
Posted May 16, 2011 02:32 AM by Webmaster
Charles Crichton's A Fish Called Wanda (1988), starring John Cleese (Monty Python and the Holy Grail), Jamie Lee Curtis (True Lies), Kevin Kline (The Ice Storm), and Michael Palin (The Meaning of Life), is set to be released on Blu-ray in France. Street date is June 15th.
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Two Sylvia Kristel Films Heading to Blu-ray
Posted May 16, 2011 02:13 AM by Webmaster
German distributors Koch Entertainment have revealed that they will release on Blu-ray two films starring legendary Dutch actress Sylvia Kristel (Emmanuelle). The films are Just Jaeckin's Lady Chatterley's Lover (1981) and Curtis Harrington's Mata Hari (1985). Street date for both films is August 5th.
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New Cars 2 Trailer
Posted May 15, 2011 11:01 PM by Webmaster
Pixar Studios and Walt Disney Pictures have issued a new theatrical trailer for Cars 2, offering fans of all ages another a third official look at the next big adventure for four-wheeled best friends, Lightning McQueen (Owen Wilson) and Mater (Larry the Cable Guy). New friends and rivals, familiar favorites, international races and plenty of spy-vs-spy action awaits families who speed into theaters when the film opens on June 24th.
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Blu-ray Deal of the Week: Raging Bull: 30th Anniversary Edition
Posted May 15, 2011 03:47 AM by Webmaster
Starting today and for a week, Amazon is offering the Raging Bull: 30th Anniversary Edition for $12.49 (58% off MSRP). The price tracker shows that this is the cheapest the Blu-ray release has been. This offer is valid through May 21.
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PS3 System Software Update 3.61 Released - UPDATE: PSN Back Online
Posted May 14, 2011 07:40 PM by Nayan Ashra
SCE have released a new system software update, version 3.61, for the PS3 which paves the way for the restart of PlayStation Network and Qriocity services. The update is mandatory and will enable users to change their password on signing into the PSN or Qriocity through their PS3.
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Red Riding Hood: Alternate Cut Blu-ray Detailed
Posted May 14, 2011 03:29 PM by Webmaster
Warner Home Video has revealed a number of details about the upcoming Blu-ray edition of Red Riding Hood: Alternate Cut. The fantasy horror film is directed by Twilight filmmaker Catherine Hardwicke and stars Amanda Seyfried (Jennifer's Body) and Gary Oldman (The Dark Knight). The June 14th release will include theatrical and alternate cuts of the film on a single Blu-ray disc, a standard DVD and Digital copy of the film, and a variety of special features, many of them exclusive to the Blu-ray release.
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Elite Squad 2: The Enemy Within Acquired For UK Distribution
Posted May 14, 2011 05:27 AM by Webmaster
Revolver Entertainment announced yesterday that they have acquired the UK distribution rights for Brazilian director José Padilha's highly anticipated Tropa de Elite 2 - O Inimigo Agora É Outro a.k.a Elite Squad 2 (2010). Director Padilha's previous film, the controversial Elite Squad, won the Golden Bear Award at the Berlin International Festival in 2008.
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The Veteran Blu-ray
Posted May 14, 2011 05:10 AM by Webmaster
Independent British distributors Revolver Entertainment have announced that they will release on Blu-ray Matthew Hope's The Veteran (2011), starring Toby Kebbell (Dead Man's Shoes, RocknRolla), Brian Cox (Braveheart, The Bourne Supremacy), and Tony Curran (Red Road, Underworld: Evolution). Evocative of 70's classics such as Taxi Driver and The Conversation. The Veteran is a powerful and thrilling insight into the mind of a man who refuses to back down. Street date is: September 5th.
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Two Takashi Miike Films on Blu-ray in August
Posted May 14, 2011 04:18 AM by Webmaster
French distributors M6 have revealed that they will release on Blu-ray two films by Japanese director Takashi Miike: God's Puzzle (2008) and Zebraman 2: Attack on Zebra City (2010). Earlier this year, Zebraman 2: Attack on Zebra City picked up a Newcomer of the Year Award (Riisa Naka) at the Japanese Academy Awards. Street date is August 10th.
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127 Hours UK Blu-ray Detailed
Posted May 14, 2011 04:04 AM by Webmaster
Directed by Academy Award winner Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire, Trainspotting), and adapted from the true story Between a Rock and a Hard Place, the critically acclaimed masterpiece 127 Hours (2010) finds its way onto Blu-ray on 6 June 2011 from Pathé Productions Ltd. The film received six Academy Award nominations including Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Actor, and was also nominated for seven BAFTA® awards.
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Haven: The Complete First Season Blu-ray Details Emerge
Posted May 13, 2011 10:20 AM by Webmaster
E1 Entertainment has detailed the Blu-ray release of Haven: The Complete First Season, due on June 14th. The series, based on Stephen King's "The Colorado Kid," follows a female FBI agent who stumbles upon a small town teeming with dark secrets. Spread across four BD-50 Blu-ray discs, the set will include all thirteen episodes from the SyFy series' debut season, as well as multiple audio commentaries, cast and crew podcasts, behind-the-scenes featurettes and more.
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Exclusive Giveaway: Gnomeo & Juliet
Posted May 13, 2011 10:17 AM by Webmaster
Blu-ray.com is hosting a second exclusive giveaway this week courtesy of Walt Disney Home Entertainment. This time, three lucky Blu-ray.com members have the opportunity to win a copy of Gnomeo & Juliet. The studio's latest animated venture tells the tale of Gnomeo and Juliet (James McAvoy and Emily Blunt), star-crossed garden gnomes caught up in a feud between warring neighbors. The contest is open to all members of Blu-ray.com (membership is free).
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Blu-ray Sales Down on Weak Week 4/30/11
Posted May 13, 2011 05:27 AM by Nayan Ashra
Blu-ray sales for the week ending 4/30/11 are down 44.5%, a larger fall than total packaged media sales for the same period. Revenue for the week was just over $20m and market share was 19%. The fall in market share follows last weeks fall, both of which come after massive record breaking weeks of 25%, 26% and 27% driven by Tangled, Tron: Legacy and Harry Potter 7.
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Amazon Deal of the Day - Firefly: The Complete Series (Expired)
Posted May 13, 2011 04:38 AM by Webmaster
As part of its May 13th Gold Box Deal of the Day, Amazon is offering customers the opportunity to purchase the Blu-ray edition of Firefly: The Complete Series at its lowest price to date: $23.49. The 3-disc set includes all fourteen episodes of Joss Whedon's fan-favorite sci-fi series, as well as a number of audio commentaries, production featurettes, deleted scenes and more.