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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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Boyz n the Hood Dated
Posted April 27, 2011 04:58 PM by Webmaster
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment have revealed that they will release on Blu-ray award winning director John Singleton's Boyz n the Hood (1991), starring Cuba Gooding Jr. (A Few Good Men, Judgment Night), Laurence Fishburne (Deep Cover, Hoodlum), and Angela Bassett (Vampire in Brooklyn, Strange Days). In 1992, this gritty urban drama earned Oscar nominations for Best Director and Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen. Street date is July 19th.
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Panasonic Extend Avatar Blu-ray 3D Promotion to Players
Posted April 27, 2011 10:04 AM by Nayan Ashra
Panasonic have extended the Avatar Blu-ray 3D promotion to include five 3D Blu-ray players and five Home Theatre systems. Originally the limited edition 3DBD was only available with the purchase of Panasonic Full HD 3DTVs or Panasonic 3D starter kits for their 3DTVs. The popular 3D movie will now be more readily available for both regular and aftermarket buyers.
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The Hit List Blu-ray Announced
Posted April 26, 2011 11:22 PM by Webmaster
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment have announced that they will release William Kaufman's The Hit List (2011), starring Academy Award Winner Cuba Gooding Jr. (Best Supporting Actor, Jerry Maguire) and Cole Hauser (2 Fast 2 Furious, Pitch Black). The Hit List is a pulse-pounding thriller centered on a down-on-his-luck businessman (Hauser) in a race against time to save the people he unwittingly marked as targets for a professional hit man (Gooding Jr.) Street date is May 10th.
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Search for the Great Sharks and The Greatest Places Dated
Posted April 26, 2011 11:08 PM by Webmaster
Inception Media Group have announced that they will release Search for the Great Sharks and The Greatest Places on Blu-ray on May 17th. The Greatest Places is a presentation of the Science Museum of Minnesota in partnership with the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History, the St. Louis Science Center, the Cincinnati Museum Center and Goto Optical Mfg. Co. and the U. S. National Science Foundation.
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The Roommate Blu-ray Announced
Posted April 26, 2011 10:39 PM by Webmaster
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment's terrifying new thriller The Roommate (2011) will debut on Blu-ray on May 17th. Leighton Meester (TV's Gossip Girl, Country Strong) leads a hot young cast, including Minka Kelly (TV's Friday Night Lights), Cam Gigandet (Burlesque, Priest) and Aly Michalka (TV's Hellcats, Easy A), in this spine-tingling tale of a co-ed (Kelly) who becomes the deadly obsession of her new roommate (Meester). Directed by Christian E. Christiansen, The Roommate is a taut thriller full of nail-biting suspense and shocking twists that's had audiences on the edge of their seats all winter long.
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Copycat, Sleepers, and The Name of the Rose Dated
Posted April 26, 2011 06:18 PM by Webmaster
Warner Home Video have revealed that they will release three more highly anticipated films on Blu-ray: Jon Amiel's Copycat (1995), starring Sigourney Weaver (Alien, Death and the Maiden), Holly Hunter (The Piano), and Dermot Mulroney (The Thing Called Love); Barry Levinson's Sleepers (1996), starring Robert De Niro (Taxi Driver), Kevin Bacon (Hollow Man), and Billy Crudup (Waking the Dead, Almost Famous); and Jean-Jacques Annaud's The Name of the Rose (1986), starring Sean Connery (The Rock) and Christian Slater (Mobsters, Kuffs). Street date for all three Blu-ray releases is August 2.
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Criterion Blu-ray Sale at Amazon
Posted April 26, 2011 04:41 PM by Webmaster
Online retailer Amazon is currently running a sale on various Blu-ray releases from the Criterion Collection, with prices ranging from $13.99 for individual releases to $28.99 and $52.99 for boxsets. The current sale includes films by such renowned directors as Federico Fellini, Jean-Luc Godard, Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger, Fritz Lang, Ingmar Bergman, Luchino Visconti, Mike Leigh, Claire Denis, Louis Malle, Krzysztof Kieslowski, and Akira Kurosawa.
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Former Sony Chairman and Media Visionary Norio Ohga Has Passed Away
Posted April 26, 2011 09:28 AM by Nayan Ashra
The man responsible for Sony's transformation from an electronics giant into a multimedia megacorporation has passed away. Norio Ogha pushed Sony into the modern ages and had a vision of a company which owned both electronics manufacturing and media interests. He was responsible for the creation of the Compact Disc, contributed to the DVD and his ideas are central to Blu-ray. He also founded Sony Music Entertainment, Sony Pictures Entertainment and Sony Computer Entertainment and is the grandfather of the PlayStation.
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This Week on Blu-ray April 26 - May 2
Posted April 26, 2011 08:04 AM by Josh Dreuth
It's difficult to imagine that educational programming would represent some of the best selling Blu-ray content, but that is exactly what BBC's Natural History Unit has managed to accomplish with their epic and jaw-dropping films. Today Warner is releasing their latest accomplishment titled Human Planet, which once again explores our planet and exposes it so meticulously, that it is if one has been given plane ticket with no destination or monetary restrictions.
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Julian Schnabel's Miral on Blu-ray in July
Posted April 25, 2011 10:19 PM by Webmaster
Anchor Bay Entertainment have revealed that they are planning to release award-winning director Julian Schnabel's Miral (2010), starring Hiam Abbass (Paradise Now, The Syrian Bride), Vanessa Redgrave (Blow-Up, Howards End), and Willem Dafoe (New Rose Hotel, Antichrist). Last year, Miral was screened at the Venice Film Festival. Street date is July 12th.
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Anuvahood Blu-ray Coming Up
Posted April 25, 2011 09:55 PM by Webmaster
Independent British distributors Revolver Entertainment have revealed that they will release on Blu-ray Adam Deacon and Daniel Toland's urban comedy Anuvahood (2011), starring Femi Oyeniran (Kidulthood, Adulthood) and Ollie Barbieri (TV series Skins). Technical specs and region coding status for this release are unknown at the moment. Street date is July 11th.
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Hollywood Directors Come Out Against Premium Release Video on Demand
Posted April 24, 2011 07:15 AM by Nayan Ashra
Yesterday, the day before DirecTV launched their premium video on demand service, major Hollywood directors slammed the plan to make films available through VoD services so soon after their theatrical run. They include Michael Bay, James Cameron, Gore Verbenski and Peter Jackson among 23 influential names. They cite screen competition, commoditization and piracy as their chief concerns.
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The Round Up Blu-ray Announced
Posted April 23, 2011 10:35 PM by Webmaster
British distributors Revolver Entertainment have announced that they will release on Blu-ray Rose Bosch's La Rafle a.k.a The Round Up (2010), starring Jean Reno (Leon: The Professional, 22 Bullets), Mélanie Laurent (Inglourious Basterds, The Concert), and Gad Elmaleh (The Valet, Priceless). The film chronicles one of the greatest tragedies in modern French history. Street date is May 30th.
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The Warrior and the Wolf Blu-ray Announced for the UK
Posted April 23, 2011 03:48 AM by Webmaster
Universal Studios Home Entertainment have announced that they will release Chinese director Tian Zhuangzhuang's The Warrior and the Wolf (2009), starring Maggie Q (Live Free or Die Hard, The King of Fighters) and Jô Odagiri (Shinobi, Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad). The film is based on a short story by Japanese writer Yasushi Inoue. Street date is June 6th.
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Three Favorite Titles From the Ghost in the Shell Series Announced for Blu-ray
Posted April 23, 2011 03:22 AM by Webmaster
From Anchor Bay Entertainment, Manga Entertainment and Bandai Entertainment come three favorite titles from the best-selling Ghost in the Shell series, available on Blu-ray for the very first time. On June 21st, Ghost in the Shell: Solid State Society, Ghost in the Shell: Laughing Man and Ghost in the Shell: Individual Eleven will be released, including digital enhanced and reworked scenes. Terrorism and hackers, intrigue and danger, Section 9 and the mysterious Individual 11 – all will be found in these classic anime adventures. Each of these Blu-rays will be available for an SRP of $34.98.
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Four Sylvester Stallone Films Coming to Blu-ray
Posted April 23, 2011 03:09 AM by Webmaster
Warner Home Video have revealed that they will release on Blu-ray four Sylvester Stallone films: Cobra (George P. Cosmatos, 1986), Demolition Man (Marco Brambilla, 1993), The Specialist (Luis Llosa, 1994), and Assassins (Richard Donner, 1995). At the moment, it is unclear what supplemental features will be offered on these releases. Street date is August 16th.
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Shout Factory Preparing The Women in Cages Collection
Posted April 23, 2011 02:36 AM by Webmaster
Independent distributors Shout Factory have revealed that they are preparing for Blu-ray release The Women in Cages Collection (Big Doll House, Women In Cages, The Big Bird Cage). Aside from the fact that this will be a two-disc Blu-ray set, however, no other technical details are available at the moment. Preliminary street date is August 28th.
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Exclusive Giveaway - South Park: The Complete Fourteenth Season
Posted April 23, 2011 12:49 AM by Webmaster
Blu-ray.com, in conjunction with Paramount Home Entertainment, is offering three lucky members the opportunity to win a copy of South Park: The Complete Fourteenth Season on the official Blu-ray.com Facebook page. Entrants must be a member of Blu-ray.com (membership is free) and have a valid US or Canadian shipping address.
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Dante's Peak Blu-ray Coming Up
Posted April 22, 2011 06:05 PM by Webmaster
In an early announcement to retailers, Universal Studios Home Entertainment have revealed that they will release Roger Donaldson's Dante's Peak (1997), starring Pierce Brosnan (The Thomas Crown Affair, After the Sunset) and Linda Hamilton (The Terminator, Shadow Conspiracy). In 2010, the film was released on Blu-ray in a number of European countries and Australia. Street date is July 26th.
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De Palma's Obsession on Blu-ray in June
Posted April 22, 2011 04:45 PM by Webmaster
British distributors Arrow Films have announced that they will release Brian De Palma's Obsession (1976), starring Cliff Robertson (Charly, Brainstorm), Geneviève Bujold (Anne of the Thousand Days, Dead Ringers), and John Lithgow (Terms of Endearment, The Manhattan Project). The distributors have also revealed that this will be a Region-Free release. Street date is June 27th.
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The Warrior's Way Blu-ray Coming Up
Posted April 22, 2011 04:15 PM by Webmaster
In an early announcement to retailers, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment have revealed that they will release Sngmoo Lee's action-packed The Warrior's Way (2010), starring Geoffrey Rush (Shakespeare in Love, The King's Speech), Kate Bosworth (Blue Crush, Wonderland) and Jang Dong-gun (Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War). Technical specs and region coding status are unknown at the moment. Street date is June 28th.
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Harry Potter Magics Way to the Top
Posted April 22, 2011 03:51 PM by Nayan Ashra
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows tops chart for week ending 04/17/11 with 46% of all sales on Blu-ray and six other Potter movies enter the top 20. The newly released movie beat The Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader, outselling it at over a 6 to 1 ratio despite only three days of sales being recorded versus seven full days for Narnia. Last week's number one Tron: Legacy moved down three places in the total packaged media sales and just two places on the Blu-ray charts.
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NPD: Physical Media Dominates Home Video Watching Habits
Posted April 22, 2011 03:50 PM by Nayan Ashra
The NPD group have released new information via their 'Entertainment trends in America' report which says that physical media is thriving in the home video market. The report indicated that 77% of people watch movies on DVD or Blu-ray for four or more hours per week. That is higher than cable and network television at 68%, theaters at 49% with video-on-demand services at 21% of people.
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Essential Killing and Pina Coming to the UK
Posted April 22, 2011 03:49 PM by Webmaster
Independent distributors Artificial Eye have revealed that they are preparing Blu-ray releases for two highly-anticipated films: Jerzy Skolimowski's Essential Killing (2010) and Wim Wenders' Pina (2011). Last year, Essential Killing won the prestigious Grand Special Jury Prize and Volpi Award for Best Actor (Vincent Gallo) at the Venice Film Festival.
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Cedar Rapids Blu-ray Announced
Posted April 22, 2011 03:24 PM by Webmaster
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment have announced that they will release Miguel Arteta's Cedar Rapids (2011) on Blu-ray on June 21. The film features an all-star cast including Ed Helms (The Hangover), John C. Reilly (Step Brothers), Anne Heche (Return to Paradise), and Academy Award nominee and Golden Globe winner Sigourney Weaver (Avatar).
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Barney's Version Blu-ray Announced
Posted April 22, 2011 03:06 PM by Webmaster
Academy Award nominated Barney's Version is a sharp, intelligent and witty story documenting the extraordinary life of seemingly ordinary Barney Panofsky. With a stellar cast including a Golden Globe winning performance from Paul Giamatti as Barney (Sideways, Cinderella Man), Dustin Hoffman (Meet The Fockers, I Heart Huckabees), Minnie Driver (The Phantom of The Opera, Good Will Hunting) and Rosamund Pike (Made in Dagenham, An Education), Barney's Version is set across two continents and spans three decades. Universal Pictures will release the film on Blu-ray on 23 May 2011.
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Buster Keaton Short Films Collection in July
Posted April 22, 2011 02:51 PM by Webmaster
Independent distributors Kino Video have revealed that they will release Buster Keaton Short Films Collection on Blu-ray on July 12th. The films, which have been remastered in high-definition, will be housed in three separate disc and will come with all new extras. The region coding status of this release is unknown at the moment.
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Tron Dominates as Blu-ray Sets New Market Share Record
Posted April 20, 2011 04:57 PM by Nayan Ashra
Blu-ray has taken 26% of all packaged media sales for the week ending 04/09/2011. The top selling title is Tron: Legacy where BD made up a stunning 68% of all sales, and next is family title Tangled where the BD share is 33% of all sales. Total revenue hit $46.06m representing year on year growth of over 100% which is the polar opposite of DVD which was only up 5.6%.
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Imamura and Epstein Films From Eureka Entertainment in June (Update)
Posted April 20, 2011 04:13 PM by Webmaster
British distributors Eureka Entertainment have revealed that they are planning to release Jean Epstein's Coeur fidèle a.k.a The Faithful Heart (1923) and Shôhei Imamura's Pigs & Battleships (1961) on Blu-ray on June 27th. Both releases will be Dual Format Editions. The Imamura release will also include the Japanese director's debut film, Stolen Desire (1958). Update: Eureka Entertainment have detailed the two releases.
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The Assault Blu-ray Announced
Posted April 19, 2011 10:55 PM by Webmaster
French distributors TF1 have announced that they will release Julien Leclercq's L'assaut a.k.a The Assault (2010) on Blu-ray on July 12. The film recreates a true event - the hijacking of an Air France jetliner by four members of the Algerian Armed Islamic Group (AAIG), which was aired live on French TV - that occurred on December 24, 1994. The Assault will have its North American premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival this week.