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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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Disney Offering $8 Coupon for Secretariat Blu-ray
Posted January 24, 2011 03:31 AM by Juan Calonge
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment has a printable $8 off coupon good for the purchase of the Blu-ray / DVD edition of Secretariat. This coupon is valid at participating retailers in the US and Canada, and expires on January 31. You will need dedicated coupon printing software installed.
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Blu-ray Deal of the Week: Underworld Trilogy $26.99
Posted January 23, 2011 04:02 AM by Juan Calonge
For its Blu-ray deal of the week, Amazon is offering Underworld Trilogy (including Underworld, Underworld: Evolution and Underworld: Rise of the Lycans) for $26.99 (53% off MSRP, or $9 per movie). The price tracker shows that this three-movie BD set briefly hit this same price late last year. This price is valid through January 29.
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Dinoshark Blu-ray Announced
Posted January 21, 2011 05:07 AM by Juan Calonge
Anchor Bay Entertainment has announced Dinoshark for Blu-ray release on April 26. Like Sharktopus (slated for BD release on March 15), Dinoshark is a Syfy Channel original movie "presented by Roger Corman." It stars Eric Balfour and Iva Hasperger, and features Corman himself as "the world's only expert on the Dinoshark."
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Family Blu-ray Wave from Fox in March
Posted January 21, 2011 04:20 AM by Juan Calonge
An early announcement to retailers indicates that 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment will release five family titles from its catalog on Blu-ray on March 22, : Anastasia (Don Bluth/GaryGoldman, 1997), Because of Winn-Dixie (Wayne Wang, 2005), Flicka (Michael Mayer, 2006), Robots (Chris Wedge/Carlos Saldanha, 2005) and The Sandlot (David M. Evans, 1993).
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Black Blu-ray Announced in the UK
Posted January 21, 2011 04:07 AM by Juan Calonge
Anchor Bay UK has announced Black for Blu-ray release on February 14. The directorial debut from Pierre Laffargue, Black is a neo-Blaxploitation movie starring French hip-hop artist MC Jean Gab'1 (District 13/District 13 - Ultimatum) as an anti-hero traveling from Paris to West Africa and the Senegalese capital of Dakar in order to pull off the biggest score of his criminal career.
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Heavy Metal Blu-ray Resurfaces - As Best Buy Exclusive
Posted January 20, 2011 07:48 AM by Juan Calonge
Apparently today is Retailer Exclusivity Day. Sony Pictures' animated cult movie Heavy Metal, initially announced for Blu-ray release on January 25 and later cancelled, is now available for preorder exclusively at Best Buy, with a release date of February 1.
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Another Best Buy Blu-ray Exclusive: Manchurian Candidate 1962
Posted January 20, 2011 05:35 AM by Juan Calonge
Best Buy has secured the exclusivity for another catalog title, this time from the MGM/UA catalog: the original John Frankenheimer version of The Manchurian Candidate, starring Laurence Harvey and Frank Sinatra, which is already up for preorder, with a release date of May 3 and a price of $16.99. Other release details are still unknown.
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Almost Famous Blu-ray Best Buy Exclusive
Posted January 20, 2011 03:33 AM by Juan Calonge
On January 30 (yes, a Sunday), Best Buy will exclusively offer the Blu-ray edition of Almost Famous. Cameron Crowe's award-winning semi-autobiographical look at the world of 1970s rock music will be presented in its longer "bootleg cut," with a 162-minute run time. It carries a list price of $24.99, and is now up for preorder for $19.99.
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Blu-ray Sales, Jan. 10-16: BD Likes Social Network (Update)
Posted January 20, 2011 03:01 AM by Juan Calonge
The Social Network was the top-selling title on Blu-ray during the week ended January 16, according to data from Nielsen VideoScan First Alert. David Fincher's story of the birth of Facebook got 45% of its total disc sales from the high-definition release (a record for a BD with no DVD or digital copy). The second place was for Inception. Update: charts added.
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Malcolm X Blu-ray Cancelled
Posted January 19, 2011 11:18 AM by Juan Calonge
Warner Home Video has informed that the Blu-ray release of the Spike Lee movie Malcolm X (which had been announced for January 25), has been cancelled due to a rights issue regarding the music cues used in the movie. WHV has noted that all parties involved are working to resolve this issue.
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What Dreams May Come Blu-ray Announced
Posted January 19, 2011 03:45 AM by Juan Calonge
Universal Studios Home Entertainment has announced What Dreams May Come for Blu-ray release on May 3. This 1998 afterlife-themed movie, starring Robin Williams, won a visual effects Academy Award because of its stunning imagery of Heaven and Hell. It had been released on the defunct HD DVD format in 2007.
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Jeff Beck Tribute to Les Paul Announced on Blu-ray
Posted January 19, 2011 03:10 AM by Juan Calonge
Eagle Rock Entertainment has announced the simultaneous release of Jeff Beck Rock & Roll Party: Honoring Les Paul on Blu-ray on February 22. Filmed in high definition at the Iridium Jazz Club in New York City this past spring, this musical celebration of the great Les Paul features selections of his songs and other great rock 'n' roll tracks.
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Superman Ultimate Collector’s Edition Blu-ray Coming Up
Posted January 18, 2011 05:08 AM by Juan Calonge
Spanish site Zona DVD is reporting that Warner Home Video is preparing the Blu-ray release of Superman Ultimate Collector's Edition, including all the existing Superman movies (Superman: The Movie, Superman II, Superman III, Superman IV: The Quest for Peace and Superman Returns); note that III and IV are new to high-def. The pack will reportedly consist of seven discs, with similar content to that of the standard-definition set released in 2006.
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Rookie Blue Season One Blu-ray Coming Up
Posted January 18, 2011 04:55 AM by Juan Calonge
TV Shows on DVD has the scoop that the first season of the Canadian police drama Rookie Blue will get a Blu-ray release on May 31, from eOne Entertainment – although the date may still change depending on the broadcast debut of the second season. List price is tentatively set at $49.98, just $5 over the DVD set. Other details and special features are still unconfirmed
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Inside Job Blu-ray Announced
Posted January 18, 2011 04:19 AM by Juan Calonge
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced Inside Job for Blu-ray release on March 8. This documentary from Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Charles Ferguson looks for the truth behind the economic crisis of 2008, through extensive research and interviews with major financial insiders, politicians and journalists. The BD will exclusively feature over an hour of deleted scenes.
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Faster Announced on Blu-ray
Posted January 18, 2011 04:11 AM by Juan Calonge
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced Faster for Blu-ray release on March 1. This action thriller, produced by CBS Films, stars Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson as a man who, after 10 years in prison, sets out to hunt down the people responsible for murdering his brother.
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Fair Game Blu-ray Announced
Posted January 18, 2011 04:02 AM by Juan Calonge
Summit Entertainment has announced Fair Game for Blu-ray release on March 29. This political thriller, directed by Doug Liman and starring Naomi Watts and Sean Penn, is based on the true story of Valerie Plame Wilson, a former CIA officer whose identity was leaked to the press after her husband, a diplomat, criticized the Administration over the Iraq War. Unlike other Summit new releases, this is apparently a single-sided BD, not a flipper combo.
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Burlesque Blu-ray Announced
Posted January 18, 2011 03:35 AM by Juan Calonge
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced Burlesque for Blu-ray release on March 1, in a BD/DVD combo pack. This musical, starring Chistina Aguilera and Cher, was nominated for three Golden Globe awards and won one (Best Original Song). The BD will feature six entire song performances, as well as the Burlesque playlist via movieIQ.
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Stand By Me Blu-ray Announced
Posted January 18, 2011 03:23 AM by Juan Calonge
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced Stand By Me for Blu-ray release on March 22. This celebrated 1986 coming-of-age story, directed by Rob Reiner and based on a short novel by Stephen King, centers around a group of friends in a late-1950s Oregon town. This BD will exclusively offer a new BonusView picture-in-picture track.
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Death Race 2 Blu-ray Clips and Game
Posted January 18, 2011 03:09 AM by Juan Calonge
To promote the release of Death Race 2, which comes out today, Universal Studios Home Entertainment has made available a slew of video clips from the movie, its bonus features and its women, as well as a Facebook-linked racing game.
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This Week on Blu-ray - January 18-24
Posted January 17, 2011 07:43 PM by Josh Dreuth
Timothy Olyphant made a name for himself starring as Seth Bullock in the now legendary HBO series Deadwood. After that series abruptly ended in 2006, Olyphant floated around Hollywood until strapping on his cowboy boots once again for the FX series Justified. Today, Sony is releasing the first season of the highly acclaimed show on Blu-ray right before the debut of season two early next month.
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Harry Connick, Jr. In Concert on Broadway Blu-ray Announced
Posted January 17, 2011 07:30 AM by Juan Calonge
Sony Music has announced Harry Connick, Jr.: In Concert on Broadway for Blu-ray release on March 1. This show was recorded during the multi-talented artist's two-week run on Broadway. The show will also air on PBS as part of the national "Great Performances" series.
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No Alien Prequel Coming Up; Blu-ray Anthology is Safe Buy
Posted January 17, 2011 04:11 AM by Juan Calonge
Twentieth Century Fox has announced that its new science-fiction movie to be directed by Sir Ridley Scott, which had started development as an Alien prequel, will now be produced as a totally unrelated movie, titled Prometheus. This is good news for those that had refrained from buying the recently released Alien Anthology Blu-ray box set for fear of a double-dip if a bigger box set including the prequel was released later.
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The Switch Blu-ray Announced
Posted January 17, 2011 03:19 AM by Juan Calonge
Lionsgate Home Entertainment has announced The Switch for Blu-ray release on March 15. This offbeat comedy, developed by Miramax before Disney closed it down, stars Jennifer Aniston as a single woman whose plans to have a baby through a sperm donor go awry because of a last-minute switch.
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Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould Blu-ray Announced
Posted January 17, 2011 03:02 AM by Juan Calonge
Kino Lorber has announced Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould for Blu-ray release on March 1. This award-winning documentary takes a look at the master classical pianist and Bach aficionado who redefined what was possible with a piano in the second half of the 20th century. The BD will present the film in a director's cut with additional footage not seen in theaters.
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Buy Resident Evil: Afterlife Blu-ray and Another Title, Save $5
Posted January 17, 2011 02:49 AM by Juan Calonge
For a limited time, you can save $5 on your order when you buy Resident Evil: Afterlife or Resident Evil: Afterlife 3D at Amazon together with a qualifying title from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. Add both titles to your cart and the discount will be reflected during checkout. This offer ends January 27, 2011.
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Blu-ray Deal of the Week: The Pillars of the Earth $32.99
Posted January 16, 2011 04:19 AM by Juan Calonge
For its Blu-ray deal of the week, Amazon is offering The Pillars of the Earth for $32.99 (53% off MSRP). The price tracker shows that this is the lowest this three-disc BD set has been since it was released in November 2010. This price is valid through January 22.
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Criterion Blu-ray in April: Campion, Denis, De Palma, Gilliam, Loach, Melville
Posted January 14, 2011 05:32 PM by Juan Calonge
The Criterion Collection has announced six titles for Blu-ray release in April. On April 12, it will release Le cercle rouge (Jean-Pierre Melville, 1970) and White Material (Claire Denis, 2009). A week later, it will release Kes (Ken Loach, 1969) and Sweetie (Jane Campion, 1989). And finally, on April 26 it will release Blow Out (Brian De Palma, 1981) and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Terry Gilliam, 1998). With the obvious exception of Le cercle rouge, all digital transfers are director-approved.
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New Feature: Similar Titles
Posted January 14, 2011 09:31 AM by Webmaster
The Blu-ray.com team is happy to announce another site upgrade, this time a similar titles suggestions/recommendations feature has been added to the bottom of all Blu-ray profiles/entries. This is the first version of the Similar Titles feature, so all suggested titles won't be ideal, but we still think the suggestions are better than most other sites', including IMDB. The Similar Titles feature/system is a variant of an artificial neural network and will provide better and better suggestions over time (self-learning).
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$5 Coupon for Shrek Forever After Blu-ray (Update: Shrek Whole Story Too)
Posted January 14, 2011 07:21 AM by Juan Calonge
Coupons.com has a printable coupon good towards the purchase of the Shrek Forever After Blu-ray (both the BD/DVD combo and the BD editions, as well as Shrek: The Whole Story). To access it, go to the Coupons.com website, click on the "Entertainment" tab and the coupon will show up on the coupon display area. You will need special coupon printing software installed.