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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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Twilight Zone: Season 5 Blu-ray Details Materialize
Posted May 4, 2011 03:28 PM by Webmaster
Image Entertainment has detailed the August 30th Blu-ray release of The Twilight Zone: Season 5. The 5-disc set will offer every episode from the final season of Rod Serling's classic television series and an array of bonus features, including twenty new audio commentaries, previously available audio commentaries, twenty-two radio dramas, multiple interviews, archive promos and more.
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Lucasfilm Reveals Star Wars Blu-ray Saga Details and Box Art
Posted May 4, 2011 08:27 AM by Webmaster
Lucasfilm previously announced that "all will be revealed" concerning the Star Wars Saga Blu-ray sets on May 4th at 6am PST with an e-mail message directing fans to a special page on StarWars.com. The details and images revealed include official box art, a disc-by-disc breakdown of the bonus content available in the Complete Saga Blu-ray box set, confirmation that each film will feature a DTS-HD Master Audio 6.1 surround track, and word that fans attending this year's San Diego Comic-Con will get an early look at some of the collection's exclusive special features.
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Two New 3D Blu-ray Recorders for UK Announced by Panasonic
Posted May 4, 2011 07:00 AM by Nayan Ashra
Panasonic UK have announced two new 3D Blu-ray recorders, the BWT-800 and BWT-700. Both have the ability to playback Full HD 3D Blu-rays and have the ability to record HD TV broadcasts to their internal hard drives and to BD-R/RE discs. They also have SDHC slots which can play AVCHD content for home video recordings from compatible camcorders.
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Sony Release Extra Information on PSN Intrusion, New SOE Leaks
Posted May 4, 2011 03:27 AM by Nayan Ashra
SCEA representative, Patrick Seybold has released new information on the intrusion into the PlayStation Network. It details how passwords were stored and how credit card info was kept safe from prying eyes. Contrary to earlier reports it seems Sony have managed to keep both safe. In other news Sony Online Entertainment have informed people that 25m accounts have had their data stolen and at least 23,000 credit cards have leaked.
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The Cruel Sea Blu-ray Announced
Posted May 3, 2011 11:10 PM by Webmaster
Optimum Home Entertainment have announced that on June 13th they will release on Blu-ray Charles Frend's The Cruel Sea (1953). The film is based on the famous novel by Nicholas Monserrat, which chronicles life at sea during WWII on a boat tasked with protecting convoys and seeking and destroying U-boats.
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Cross of Iron Blu-ray Announced
Posted May 3, 2011 10:41 PM by Webmaster
On June 6th, British distributors Optimum Home Entertainment will release on Blu-ray acclaimed director Sam Peckinpah's Cross of Iron (1977), starring James Coburn (The Magnificent Seven, Charade), James Mason (North by Northwest, Lolita), Maximilian Schell (Judgment at Nuremberg), and David Warner (Time After Time).
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Alice Blu-ray Announced and Detailed
Posted May 3, 2011 05:28 PM by Webmaster
The British Film Institute have announced the Dual Format Edition release of legendary Czech surrealist Jan Švankmajer's award-winning 1988 feature film Něco z Alenky a.k.a Alice. Combining a live-action Alice (Kristına Kohoutová) with a stop-motion Wonderland filled with threatening, bizarre characters, Švankmajer's deliberately crude style of animation, use of close-ups and rich design work lend this unique adaptation of Lewis Carroll's perennial literary classic a pervading sense of unease and a menacing dream-logic which marries a sly visual wit with piercing psychological insight.
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Just Go With It UK Blu-ray Detailed
Posted May 3, 2011 05:03 PM by Webmaster
Adam Sandler (Click, Grown Ups) and Jennifer Aniston (The Switch, The Bounty Hunter) lead an all-star cast in the charming romantic comedy Just Go With It, coming to Blu-ray on May 30th from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. After telling his girlfriend that he's married as a means of avoiding real commitment, a plastic surgeon (Sandler) must recruit a fake family to prove his honesty. Just Go With It also stars Nick Swardson (You Don't Mess With the Zohan), international supermodel Brooklyn Decker and Dave Matthews (You Don't Mess With the Zohan).
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Tom and Jerry & The Wizard of Oz Blu-ray
Posted May 3, 2011 02:42 PM by Webmaster
Warner Home Video has announced the Blu-ray release of Tom and Jerry & The Wizard of Oz for August 23rd. The original Warner Bros. animated movie sends classic Hanna-Barbera characters Tom and Jerry to L. Frank Baum's wonderful world of Oz with Dorothy, her dog Toto and her newfound friends, the Cowardly Lion, the Tin Man and the Scarecrow. The 2-disc release is set to include both a DVD and Digital copy of the original movie.
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This Week on Blu-ray - May 3-9
Posted May 3, 2011 02:07 PM by Josh Dreuth
Seth Rogen isn't an action hero, but he plays one on the big screen. Jay Chou isn't a martial arts expert, but he always dreamed of being one. The Green Hornet wasn't a blockbuster hit, but producers thought it would be. Out today on Blu-ray, in both standard and 3D forms, the film attempts to update the now legendary (though, not very popular) television series starring a then relatively unknown Bruce Lee, and succeeds on some levels while completely missing on others.
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Blu-ray Disc Sales Up Over 200% for Week Ending 4/16/11
Posted May 3, 2011 08:10 AM by Nayan Ashra
Blu-ray sales for the week ending 4/16/11 are up over 200% while total packaged media sales are up nearly 49%. BD scored 27% market share of total package media sales making it the third week in a row it has beaten the psychological barrier of one quarter of all disc sales and the third record breaking week in a row too.
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Weekend Box Office: Fast Five Blows the Tires Off Everything Else
Posted May 3, 2011 06:47 AM by Drew Taylor
In the ads leading up to the premiere of Fast Five, the fifth in the successful car racing franchise, they promised that "summer starts" on April 29th. And we all rolled our eyes. But after seeing the box office receipts - the sequel brought in a record $86.2 million, well, it's hard to argue with that assessment. The summer did start this weekend. And everybody showed up.
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Total Sales of New Discs Down, Blu-ray Up
Posted May 3, 2011 04:34 AM by Nayan Ashra
Home video spending on physical discs down almost 10%, but Blu-ray sales rise 10%. Sales of Blu-ray playback devices (including players, recorders and PlayStation 3s) has risen 13% year on year with the installed base of all such devices hitting the 30m mark. HDTV sales also hit 7m for the quarter with total HDTV penetration at 64.5m households in the USA.
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Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes Bullish on Physical Media
Posted May 3, 2011 02:50 AM by Nayan Ashra
Jeff Bewkes has, at the Tribecca Film Festival, reaffirmed his backing for physical media. He says that Blu-ray and 3D Blu-ray have a big role to play over the coming years and the role of physical media has not been diminished by digital downloads. Jeff Bewkes is the CEO of Time Warner Inc., the owners of Warner Bros., New Line and HBO.
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Barney's Version Blu-ray
Posted May 3, 2011 01:17 AM by Webmaster
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment is set to bring director Richard J. Lewis' Barney's Version to Blu-ray on June 28th. The film delves into the memories of Barney Panofsky (Paul Giamatti), an outspoken sixty-five-year old television producer and self-proclaimed hockey fanatic who reflects on his impulsive existence. The Blu-ray edition will include a filmmakers' audio commentary, three featurettes and a Q&A with Paul Giamatti and author Annette Insdorf.
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Last Night Blu-ray Detailed
Posted May 2, 2011 11:10 PM by Webmaster
French distributors Gaumont have announced that on June 16th they will release on Blu-ray Massy Tadjedin's Last Night (2010), starring Keira Knightley (Pride & Prejudice, Atonement), Sam Worthington (Dirty Deeds, Somersault), Eva Mendes (Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans), and Guillaume Canet (Tell No One, The Key). Last year, the film was screened at the Toronto International Film Festival.
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Unknown Blu-ray Announced
Posted May 2, 2011 06:45 PM by Webmaster
On June 21, Warner Home Video will release a Blu-ray combo pack of Jaume Collet-Serra's high-octaine action drama Unknown (2011), starring Liam Neeson (Seraphim Falls, Chloe), Diane Kruger (National Treasure, Inglourious Basterds), Bruno Ganz (Wings of Desire, Downfall), and Aidan Quinn (Benny & Joon, Legends of the Fall).
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Doctor Who: Series Six, Part One Blu-ray
Posted May 2, 2011 05:13 PM by Webmaster
BBC Video has announced the July 19th Blu-ray release of Doctor Who: Series Six, Part One, the next stop on the immortal Time Lord's journey through time, space and reality. In the first of two planned Series Six releases, Matt Smith and Karen Gillan travel to the 1960s, battle an alien invasion, hop aboard a pirate ship in the 17th century, explore a bubble universe at the edge of reality, and encounter strange creatures and familiar foes at every turn. Doctor Who: Series Six, Part Two is scheduled for an early November release.
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Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame Blu-ray in June
Posted May 2, 2011 05:13 PM by Webmaster
On June 27th, independent British distributors CineAsia will release on Blu-ray acclaimed director Tsui Hark's Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame (2010), starring Andy Lau (Running on Karma, House of Flying Daggers), Carina Lau (Lady Supercop), Tony Leung Ka-Fai (The Lover), and Li Bing-Bing (A World Without Thieves). Earlier this year, the film won Best Director and Best Actress Awards at the Hong Kong Film Awards.
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Sucker Punch Blu-ray Coming Up in the UK
Posted May 2, 2011 04:34 PM by Webmaster
Warner Home Video have revealed that they are planning to release on Blu-ray Zack Snyder's highly anticipated epic action fantasy Sucker Punch (2011), featuring Emily Browning (The Uninvited), Abbie Cornish (Bright Star), Vanessa Hudgens (Bandslam), and Jena Malone (Contact). Technical specs for this release are unknown at the moment. Preliminary street date is July 25th.
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Battle: Los Angeles Blu-ray Announced
Posted May 2, 2011 03:33 PM by Webmaster
On June 14th, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment will release on Blu-ray and Blu-ray/DVD combo pack Jonathan Liebesman's Battle: Los Angeles (2011), starring Aaron Eckhart (The Dark Knight, Rabbit Hole), Ramon Rodriguez (Surfer, Dude, Pride and Glory), and Will Rothhaar (Just Add Water).
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Exclusive Giveaway: Blue Valentine (Updated)
Posted May 2, 2011 11:23 AM by Webmaster
Blu-ray.com, in conjunction with Anchor Bay Home Entertainment and the Weinstein Company, is offering three Blu-ray.com members the opportunity to win a copy of director Derek Cianfrance's Academy Award-nominated film, Blue Valentine. The film follows a young married couple (Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams) whose relationship dissolves over the course of several years; a painful journey Cianfrance charts by cross-cutting between various stages in their marriage. Williams was nominated for a Best Actress Academy Award for her performance.
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Blu-ray, 3D and Hardware Sales Statistics Round Up
Posted May 2, 2011 04:25 AM by Nayan Ashra
Blu-ray has shown very strong momentum over the course of 2010, and it is set to continue into 2011, 3D is also up and predicted to have a big future. Blu-ray sales statistics from IHS Screen Digest, FutureSource and NPD have shown a bright future for Blu-ray and 3D while a more streaming has a more uncertain future as it had the lowest viewing figures of all types of visual media.
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Some PlayStation Network Services to Return This Week
Posted May 1, 2011 11:50 PM by Webmaster
Patrick Seybold, Senior Director of Corporate Communications and Social Media at Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA), has issued a press release detailing the region-by-region return of several key PlayStation Network and Qriocity services this week. As expected, a variety of enhancements have been made to system security, including automated software monitoring and configuration management, enhanced data protection and encryption, early detection software, and additional firewalls. The company is also launching a worldwide appreciation program dubbed "Welcome Back."
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Lolita and Barry Lyndon Amazon Exclusives
Posted May 1, 2011 11:12 PM by Webmaster
Warner Bros. has announced the individual releases of Lolita and Barry Lyndon on Blu-ray. Both titles are currently available for pre-order exclusively on Amazon.com (for $14.99 and $13.99 respectively), and each one is scheduled to arrive on May 31st, the same day the 10-disc, 9-film Stanley Kubrick Limited Edition Collection lands on store shelves.
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Deal Alert: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 Blu-ray $14.99
Posted May 1, 2011 06:37 AM by Webmaster
Amazon has just reduced the price of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 Blu-ray three-disc set to $14.99 (58% off). The price tracker shows that this is the lowest this release has ever been and an overall great price for a newly released blockbuster title.
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Marx Brothers, Jean Cocteau, and Jean Vigo Films on Blu-ray This Summer
Posted May 1, 2011 12:13 AM by Webmaster
An article published in The New York Times yesterday reveals that a number of classic films are set to arrive on Blu-ray this summer. Some are yet to be officially announced, but we believe that the fact that they are mentioned with specific release dates guarantees that the summer will be indeed quite exciting. According to the article, on June 7th the Marx Brothers' The Cocoanuts (1929), Animal Crackers (1930), Monkey Business (1931), Horse Feathers (1932), and Duck Soup (1933) will debut on Blu-ray (Universal Studios), while on August 2 we will see Jean Cocteau's Orpheus (1950) (Criterion) and Jean Vigo's complete works.
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Zen Blu-ray
Posted April 30, 2011 11:45 PM by Webmaster
BBC Video has announced the 2-disc Blu-ray release of Left Bank Pictures' Zen, the 2011 television series based on late British crime writer Michael Dibdin's detective novels. The three-episode series features "Vendetta," "Cabal" and "Ratking," stars Rufus Sewell (John Adams) and Caterina Murino (The Garden of Eden), and is set for an August 2nd Blu-ray release.
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Olivier Marchal's 36th Precinct Announced for Blu-ray
Posted April 30, 2011 09:25 PM by Webmaster
Palisades Tartan have announced that they will release on Blu-ray Olivier Marchal's sizzling crime drama 36 Quai des Orfèvres a.k.a 36th Precinct (2004), starring legendary French actors Gerard Depardieu (Camille Claudel, Cyrano de Bergerac) and Daniel Auteuil (Queen Margot, Girl on the Bridge). Partially based on true events, the film tells the tragic story of two overly ambitious cops. Street date is June 14th.
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A Trio of Grindhouse Films Heading to France
Posted April 30, 2011 03:30 PM by Webmaster
French distributors M6 Video have revealed that they will release on Blu-ray a trio of grindhouse films: Joseph Guzman's Run! Bitch Run! (2009) and Nude Nuns with Big Guns (2010), and Kurando Mitsutake's Samurai Avenger: The Blind Wolf (2009). The three films will be part of the company's new Collection Grindhouse series. Technical specs and region coding status for these releases are unknown at the moment. Street date is July 19th.