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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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The Roommate Blu-ray Announced
Posted March 29, 2011 08:30 AM by Webmaster
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced The Roommate for Blu-ray release on May 17. This thriller stars Minka Kelly as a college freshman whose rommate (Leighton Meester), initially Sara's new best friend, turns out to be obsessive, unbalanced...and maybe even a killer. It earned $37 million at the box office.
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Ben-Hur Blu-ray Early Details Emerge
Posted March 28, 2011 05:44 AM by Juan Calonge
The Digital Bits has the scoop on the release details of Ben-Hur, set for Blu-ray release next fall. The film has been newly restored at a resolution of 6K from the original 65mm camera elements. Apart from all previous DVD special features, this two-disc Ultimate Collector's Edition will include a reproduction of the personal diary that Charlton Heston kept during the production, complete with personal photos and his own sketches, as well as Charlton Heston & Ben-Hur: A Personal Journey, a new documentary (in HD) on Heston's experiences during the making of the film.
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Legend Blu-ray Announced
Posted March 28, 2011 05:18 AM by Juan Calonge
Universal Studios Home Entertainment has announced Legend for Blu-ray release on May 31. This Ridley Scott fantasy film starring Tom Cruise as a forest dweller who must defeat the Lord of Darkness (Tim Curry) will be presented in an Ultimate Edition BD, featuring two versions of the movie: the 114-minute director's cut and the 94-minute theatrical cut.
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Breaking Bad Season 3 Blu-ray Announced
Posted March 28, 2011 05:01 AM by Juan Calonge
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced Breaking Bad: The Complete Third Season for Blu-ray release on June 7, shortly before season 4 starts airing. This 3-disc set will include all 13 episodes of the third season of this comedy-drama, which won two 2010 Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for Bryan Cranston and Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for Aaron Paul.
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Trio of Adam Sandler Movies on Blu-ray in June
Posted March 28, 2011 03:59 AM by Juan Calonge
Universal Studios Home Entertainment has announced three catalog movies starring Adam Sandler for Blu-ray release on June 7: Billy Madison, Bulletproof and Happy Gilmore. All three had been released in 2007 on the defunct HD DVD format. They had come out on BD in Europe in late 2010.
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No Song of the South Blu-ray in the Cards
Posted March 28, 2011 02:17 AM by Juan Calonge
During the latest annual meeting of Shareholders of The Walt Disney Company, a shareholder asked about a Blu-ray release of Song of the South for its 65th anniversary. Once again, the reply from Disney CEO Robert Iger was that, even though they do consider that movie from time to time, "it wouldn't be the right thing for the company to do" because there are elements in the movie that wouldn't "feel right to a number of people today."
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Double Feature Miramax Blu-ray Wave from Echo Bridge
Posted March 28, 2011 02:16 AM by Juan Calonge
Echo Bridge Entertainment isn't slowing down its pace of Blu-ray releases from the Miramax/Dimension catalog. The latest wave is, according to retailer information, coming out on May 15 and entirely composed of double features: Children Of The Corn V: Fields Of Terror / Children Of The Corn 666: Isacc's Return, From Dusk Till Dawn / From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money, Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers / Halloween: H20, Hellraiser IV: Bloodline / Hellraiser V: Inferno, My Boss's Daughter / Duplex, Pokemon Heroes / Pokemon: Destiny Deoxys, Supercop / Twin Dragons and The Yards / The Lookout.
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The Misfits Blu-ray Coming Up
Posted March 28, 2011 02:13 AM by Juan Calonge
According to retailer information, MGM Home Entertainment, in conjunction with 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, will release The Misfits on Blu-ray on May 10. This 1961 drama, directed by John Huston, featured the final film perfomances of movie stars Clark Gable and Marilyn Monroe.
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Fox/MGM DigiBook and DVD-less Blu-ray Re-releases Coming Up
Posted March 28, 2011 02:08 AM by Juan Calonge
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (in association with MGM where appropriate) is re-releasing two dozen Blu-ray titles from its catalog using two opposite strategies. Some movies are coming out in DigiBook editions, with a list price of $34.99. On the other hand, other titles previously available only as BD/DVD combos are shedding its low-definition disc and shaving a few dollars off MSRP. There is no information as to whether the BDs themselves will be any different.
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Bridge on the River Kwai Gets Non-DigiBook Blu-ray
Posted March 28, 2011 02:05 AM by Juan Calonge
On June 7, Sony Pictures Home Entertaiment will re-release The Bridge on the River Kwai on a regular Blu-ray edition. This classic movie directed by David Lean had been released by SPHE in November 2010 in a book edition with an accompanying DVD and a set of lobby card replicas. List price for this no-frills re-release is $19.95, or $15 less than the existing edition.
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Transformers Single-Disc Blu-ray Release in April
Posted March 28, 2011 01:44 AM by Juan Calonge
Paramount Home Entertainment has announced that it will re-release Transformers on June 7, in a single-disc release tied in with the theatrical release of Transformers: Dark of the Moon. Michael Bay's action blockbuster had been released on BD in 2008, in a two-disc special-edition Blu-ray.
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Blu-ray Deal of the Week: Star Wars The Clone Wars S1 & S2 $25.99
Posted March 27, 2011 05:14 AM by Juan Calonge
Starting today and for a week, Amazon is offeringStar Wars: The Clone Wars, The Complete Season One and Star Wars: The Clone Wars, The Complete Season Two for only $25.99 each (57% off MSRP). The price tracker shows that this is the cheapest these two DigiBook Blu-ray season sets on have ever been. This offer is valid through April 2.
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Scarface Blu-ray Announced (Update)
Posted March 25, 2011 11:30 AM by Juan Calonge
Universal Studios Home Entertainment has announced Scarface for Blu-ray release on September 6. Considered one of the most influential gangster films ever made, Brian De Palma's film has been "newly-restored" and will be presented with 7.1 audio for the first time. It will come in a limited-edition BD with SteelBook packaging, ten exclusive art cards, a digital copy of the film and a DVD of the original 1932 Scarface. The studio is also holding a national Scarface fan art contest. Update: preorders up; humidor gift set MSRP not a typo!
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New Miramax/Dimension Blu-ray Wave from Echo Bridge
Posted March 25, 2011 11:02 AM by Juan Calonge
According to early retailer information, on May 10 Echo Bridge Home Entertainment will release on Blu-ray no fewer than seven movies from the Miramax/Dimension catalog: Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest, Dracula 2000, Equilibrium, Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers, Hellraiser: Bloodline, Supercop and Texas Rangers. List price is $19.99. No disc details are available yet.
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Eagle Rock Announces May-June Blu-ray Lineup
Posted March 25, 2011 08:19 AM by Juan Calonge
Eagle Rock Entertainment has announced its slate of Blu-ray releases for May and June. On May 10, it will release Heaven & Hell: Radio City Music Hall Live!. Two titles are due out on May 31: David Byrne: Ride, Rise, Roar and Primal Scream: Screamadelica - Live. Finally, a week later, Bad Company: Live At Wembley and Sheryl Crow: Miles From Memphis - Live at The Pantages Theatre will hit stores.
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Catalog and Asian Blu-ray Wave from Vivendi
Posted March 25, 2011 07:40 AM by Juan Calonge
According to retailer information, Vivendi Visual Entertainment will continue releasing catalog Blu-ray titles from the Weinstein Company catalog and the Dragon Dynasty series in April-May. On April 5, it will release Miss Potter and The Nanny Diaries. Two weeks later, the studio will release The Last Legion. The Enforcer (Gei ba ba de xin, also known as Jet Li Is the Hero and My Father Is a Hero) is set for release on April 26. On May 10, The Libertine will come out. Finally, The Five Deadly Venoms (Wu du) will hit store shelves on May 17.
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Deal Alert: Extended Lord of the Rings Blu-ray for $68
Posted March 25, 2011 06:23 AM by Juan Calonge
WBShop.com, Warner Home Video's official online store, is currently offering The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy with an exclusive seven-photo portrait set for $67.96, $16 less than Amazon at the time of writing. To get that price, enter coupon codes "XB692" or "XB1210" (for a 20% discount) and "FREESHIP" (for free shipping).
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Captain America 1990 Coming Up on Blu-ray with Director’s Cut
Posted March 25, 2011 06:01 AM by Juan Calonge
The 1990 movie version of Captain America is coming up on Blu-ray in May, just in time for the theatrical release of Captain America: The First Avenger. The movie will be presented in a director's cut with 30 additional minutes of footage. According to director Albert Pyun, it will be "more character-oriented and less super hero action."
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Blu-ray Wave from Mill Creek in May
Posted March 25, 2011 05:52 AM by Juan Calonge
On May 10, Mill Creek Entertainment will release 11 movies on Blu-ray: Betsy's Wedding, Big Business, Consenting Adults, Gross Anatomy, The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag, An Innocent Man, The Marrying Man, Money For Nothing, My Father the Hero, Straight Talk, and V.I. Warshawski. List price is $9.98. There is no information on disc specs or special features.
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Samsung 3D Starter Kit Now with Megamind 3D Blu-ray (Update)
Posted March 24, 2011 10:50 AM by Juan Calonge
Samsung is discontinuing its existing 3D Starter Kit (model number SSG-P2100S/ZA), which contained two pairs of 3D glasses and Shrek: The Complete Collection 3D. A new 3D Starter Kit has been launched (model SSG-P3100M), which includes two pairs of glasses,the Shrek movies and also a mail-in voucher to receive the exclusive 3D Blu-ray of Megamind. This new starter kit carries a list price of $499.99. Update: information on availability of IR glasses updated.
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Scarface Blu-ray Landing on UK Too
Posted March 24, 2011 10:19 AM by Juan Calonge
The UK branch of Universal Studios Home Entertainment has announced Brian De Palma's Scarface in a "triple-play" BD/DVD/Digital Copy pack, with a release date of September 5. Three different packagings will be available: a regular Amaray, a limited-edition SteelBook and a limited-edition cigarbox-shaped box set, priced at £24.99, £29.99 and £59.99 respectively.
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American: The Bill Hicks Story Announced on Blu-ray
Posted March 24, 2011 09:35 AM by Juan Calonge
BBC Video, in conjunction with Warner Home Video, has announced American: The Bill Hicks Story for Blu-ray release in the US on June 7, in a two-disc set. This documentary tells the life story of outlaw comic Bill Hicks using innovative filmmaking and animation techniques. It featured at the 2010 SXSW festival in Austin and will get a limited theatrical release in April (dates and venues available on the movie's official page).
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New Kiosk Chain Rents Blu-ray for $1 and Less
Posted March 24, 2011 08:39 AM by Juan Calonge
Public Media Works Inc. has test-launched a new brand of movie rental kiosks in Southern California. This brand, named Spot, offers Blu-ray discs at a cost of $1 plus tax (same price as DVD). If two movies are rented together, the price is $1.78 , or 89 cents per movie – 41% cheaper than existing kiosks such as Redbox (which rents BDs for $1.50 a day). The kiosks have capacity for up to 1,400 discs and feature a 32-inch HD display.
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Platoon Blu-ray Announced
Posted March 24, 2011 07:32 AM by Juan Calonge
MGM Home Entertainment, in conjunction with 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, has announced Platoon for Blu-ray release on May 24, in a BD/DVD combo. This acclaimed semi-autobiographical Vietnam war drama, directed by Oliver Stone, received eight Academy Award nominations, winning four (Best Picture, Best Director, Best Sound and Best Film Editing).
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Existing Miramax Blu-ray Titles Shift to Lionsgate
Posted March 24, 2011 06:20 AM by Juan Calonge
On May 3, all Miramax movies previously released on Blu-ray by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment will be re-released by Lionsgate Home Entertainment. This will reassure enthusiasts who feared that some or all of these titles could go out of print. List price is generally $19.99, except for Adventureland and No Country for Old Men (Collector's Edition), which are $24.99. The studio has confirmed to Blu-ray.com that in most cases, the discs themselves will be substantively identical, with the same special features.
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Life During Wartime Blu-ray Coming Up, Criterion Welcoming Questions for Director
Posted March 24, 2011 06:00 AM by Juan Calonge
The Criterion Collection has announced that it is currently working on a special edition Blu-ray of Todd Solondz's Life During Wartime. It will notably include a supplement in which the director will answer viewer questions about his film, which revisited the acclaimed and controversial 1998 film Happiness. Questions will be accepted by e-mail, through Sunday, March 27.
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Criterion’s Three Reasons Trailer: Red Desert
Posted March 24, 2011 04:21 AM by Juan Calonge
The Criterion Collection has created a new "Three Reasons" trailer, this time for Red Desert, already available on Blu-ray. This trailer expresses three reasons why, in Criterion's opinion, Michelangelo Antonioni's first color film, set in a disturbing yet oddly beautiful industrial environment, is a must-see.
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All WWE Blu-rays Walmart-Exclusive for 3 Months
Posted March 24, 2011 04:10 AM by Juan Calonge
WWE and Vivendi Entertainment have announced the extension of their distribution deal, which includes a provision that Walmart will be the exclusive retailer for WWE Studios' films for the first 90 days of release. This exclusive deal will cover WWE Studios' next five theatrical releases and will run through 2012. The Chaperone, starring WWE Superstar Paul "Triple H" Levesque, Ariel Winter and Kevin Corrigan, recently released, is the first film of the deal.
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Blu-ray Sales, March 14-20: The Fighter Wins by K.O.
Posted March 24, 2011 03:02 AM by Juan Calonge
The Fighter was easily the top-selling title on Blu-ray during the week ended March 20, according to data from Nielsen VideoScan. Paramount's Academy Award winning boxing movie got 40% of its total sales from its BD version. The Diamond Blu-ray edition of Bambi, now in its third week, dropped to second place.
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Pushing Daisies, Sarah Connor 2-season Blu-ray Sets Announced
Posted March 23, 2011 05:40 AM by Juan Calonge
Warner Home Video has announced complete sets for two short-lived TV series from its catalog. On April 19, the studio will release Pushing Daisies: The Complete First and Second Seasons and Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles – Seasons 1 & 2. Disc contents are the same as on the individual Blu-ray season sets.