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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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Extended Lord of the Rings Blu-ray Expected This Year
Posted January 14, 2011 05:59 AM by Juan Calonge
As principal photography is about to finally begin on The Hobbit, The Digital Bits is reporting that New Line, under Warner Home Video, will release the extended edition of The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy "sometime this year," in order to "keep the franchise fresh in the minds of fans."
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Formula 1 in High Definition in 2011
Posted January 14, 2011 05:21 AM by Juan Calonge
After first saying that Formula One would be saddled with standard-definition broadcast until 2012, Formula One Management has finally yielded and announced that the 2011 championship would be broadcast in HD. Although Blu-ray has not been mentioned at the time, this opens the door to the release of a highlights BD at the end of the season, like the one already available (in the UK only) for the MotoGP 2010 championship.
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Arthur Double Feature Blu-ray Announced
Posted January 14, 2011 05:18 AM by Juan Calonge
Warner Home Video has announced a comedy double feature for Blu-ray release on April 5: Arthur / Arthur 2: On the Rocks. This single-disc release will include both comedies starring the late Dudley Moore as the eponymous irresponsible playboy. No special features have been listed at the moment.
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The Lovers’ Guide 3D Blu-ray Announced
Posted January 14, 2011 03:55 AM by Juan Calonge
Optimum Home Entertainment has announced the educational film The Lovers' Guide - Igniting Desire: Enjoy the Best Sex of Your Life for release on 3D Blu-ray on February 7, in time for Valentine's Day. To mark the 20th anniversary of the series that brought adult sex advice into the mainstream, the latest installment has been created using 3D technology as the next step to "take audiences to an altogether new level of love-making enlightenment." There is no information regarding region coding.
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Mao’s Last Dancer Blu-ray Announced
Posted January 14, 2011 03:41 AM by Juan Calonge
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment has announced Mao's Last Dancer for Blu-ray release on March 29. Based on Li Cunxin's bestselling autobiography of the same name and directed by Bruce Beresford, Mao's Last Dancer is the "epic tale" of a peasant boy from rural China who beats impossible odds to become a world-renowned ballet dancer.
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Marwencol Blu-ray Announced
Posted January 14, 2011 03:22 AM by Juan Calonge
Independent label Cinema Guild has announced its first Blu-ray release, Marwencol, with a street date of April 12. This documentary about a photographer who, after coming out of a coma with brain damage, builds a 1:6 scale WWII-era town in his backyard won the best documentary award at SXSW. It is currently playing at selected theaters across North America.
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Sunshine Blu-ray Exchange Program
Posted January 13, 2011 04:20 AM by Juan Calonge
Blu-ray enthusiasts have been reporting playback issues with the Blu-ray release of Sunshine. Now, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment has come through and made available replacement Blu-ray discs for any consumer that has had an issue playing their copy of Sunshine. Consumers should contact Fox customer service at 888-223-4369, where their name and address will be taken down for a replacement disc.
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Unstoppable Announced on Blu-ray
Posted January 13, 2011 03:43 AM by Juan Calonge
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment has officially announced Unstoppable for Blu-ray release on February 15. A Digital Copy will be included. Tony Scott and Denzel Washington team up once again for an action thriller, this time centered on a runaway freight train hurtling toward a city. It also stars Chris Pine.
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Marmaduke Blu-ray Announced in the UK
Posted January 13, 2011 03:27 AM by Juan Calonge
The UK branch of Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment has officially announced Marmaduke for Blu-ray release on February 14, on a "Triple Play" (BD/DVD/Digital Copy) combo pack. This family movie stars a good-natured Great Dane (voiced by Owen Wilson) that moves to a new neighborhood and causes "fur-flying chaos" wherever he goes.
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Blu-ray Sales, Jan. 3-9: Machete Kills Schmucks
Posted January 13, 2011 03:18 AM by Juan Calonge
Machete was easily the top-selling title on Blu-ray during the week ending January 9, according to Nielsen VideoScan. Robert Rodriguez's exploitation extravaganza also got 41% of its total sales from the BD edition. On the other hand, Dinner for Schmucks only made it to number 5, despite multiple promotions and coupons in place.
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Daylight Blu-ray Announced
Posted January 12, 2011 09:39 AM by Juan Calonge
Universal Studios Home Entertainment has announced Daylight for Blu-ray release on April 26. This 1996 action movie starring Sylvester Stallone and directed by Rob Cohen had been released in 2007 on the defunct HD DVD format. The BD will be presented in a single-sided BD50 disc, and will include a lossless audio track.
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Skyline Blu-ray Announced
Posted January 12, 2011 07:58 AM by Juan Calonge
Universal Studios Home Entertainment has announced Skyline for Blu-ray release on March 15. In this science fiction film, directed and produced by the Brothers Strause (Aliens vs. Predator Requiem), an extraterrestrial force descends upon Los Angeles, threatening the entire human population.
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The Crowded Day / Song of Paris Blu-ray Announced
Posted January 12, 2011 07:57 AM by Juan Calonge
BFI Video has announced the third release from the its Adelphi Collection for release on February 14: The Crowded Day / Song of Paris, a vintage double bill of drama and comedy from British director John Guillermin (Death on the Nile, The Towering Inferno), released for the very first time, in a Dual Format Edition with Blu-ray and DVD discs of both films.
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Dead Space: Aftermath UK Blu-ray Announced
Posted January 12, 2011 07:40 AM by Juan Calonge
Anchor Bay Entertainment and Manga have announced Dead Space: Aftermath, the new animated horror film companion to the Dead Space 2, available on Blu-ray in the UK from January 24 2011, in association with Film Roman and Electronic Arts. A movie double pack containing both Dead Space features (Dead Space: Downfall and Dead Space: Aftermath) will also be available on the same day.
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Morning Glory Blu-ray Announced
Posted January 12, 2011 07:19 AM by Juan Calonge
Paramount Home Entertainment has announced Morning Glory for Blu-ray release on March 8. This comedy, set in the world of television production, stars Rachel McAdams, Harrison Ford and Diane Keaton. It opened in theaters in November 2010 and earned $30 million at the box office.
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This Week on Blu-ray - January 11-17
Posted January 11, 2011 08:40 AM by Josh Dreuth
Recently named the top film of 2010 by the National Society of Film Critics, The Social Network is expected to one of the big winners during the upcoming Academy Awards. A story about the rise of Facebook seemed like an odd choice for director David Fincher after his Academy Award-winning film The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, but he was once again has proven he is part of an elite class of directors who can surprise moviegoers with their talent over and over again.
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Clips from Kathleen Madigan: Gone Madigan Blu-ray
Posted January 11, 2011 05:09 AM by Juan Calonge
Image Entertainment has made available several clips from Kathleen Madigan: Gone Madigan, which comes out on Blu-ray today. In this stand-up special, shot at the Gramercy Theater in New York City, Kathleen (winner of the American Comedy Award for Best Female Comic) takes on politics, American culture and her family who has given her full permission to sell them down them down the river.
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Lolita, Barry Lyndon Blu-ray Coming Up in France
Posted January 11, 2011 04:00 AM by Juan Calonge
The French branch of Warner Home Video has announced that, on May 18, it will release Lolita and Barry Lyndon. These are the two only Stanley Kubrick movies in WHV's library that for some reason hadn't seen a high-definition release back in 2007. Edition details are unknown as of yet.
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Close Encounters Blu-ray Re-release in Essential Collection
Posted January 11, 2011 03:42 AM by Juan Calonge
On February 14, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment will re-release Steven Spielberg's Close Encounters of the Third Kind as part of the "Blu-ray Essentials" collection. This edition will consist of two discs and will include all the disc-based special features from the 30th Anniversary Ultimate Edition, but not the "A View from Above" mini-poster, or the collectible booklet. List price is $19.99.
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Audiovox Introduces Industry's First In-Car Blu-ray Player
Posted January 11, 2011 03:40 AM by Juan Calonge
At the CES electronics fair, Audiovox Corporation announced the introduction of the industry's first automotive (in-car) Blu-ray Disc player that plays any Blu-ray Discs as well as traditional DVDs and CD Audio Discs. The AVDBR1 is priced at $349.99 and will be available in spring. It is installed under the seat or in a storage compartment in the vehicle and connects to any monitor by using either the HDMI, composite or component output.
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The Ten Commandments Blu-ray Detailed
Posted January 11, 2011 03:27 AM by Juan Calonge
Paramount Home Entertainment has revealed the full release details for Cecil B. DeMille's The Ten Commandments, which, as reported yesterday, will come out on Blu-ray on March 29 in two editions: a two-disc Blu-ray edition and a six-disc, limited-edition Blu-ray/DVD combo gift set, the latter of which will prominently include the silent 1923 version of The Ten Commandments in high definition and more.
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Blood Blu-ray Announced
Posted January 11, 2011 03:08 AM by Juan Calonge
Well Go USA has announced today that it has acquired North American Blu-ray rights to the Japanese horror movie Blood and that it will release it on BD on March 15. Blood, starring Aya Sugimoto (Flower & Snake, Flower & Snake II) and Guts Ishimatsu (Black Rain, Empire of the Sun) and directed by Ten Shimoyama, director of the international hit Shinobi: Heart Under Blade, mixes "erotic" vampires with ancient Samurai warriors.
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Late March Blu-ray Catalog Wave from Paramount, Including The Ten Commandments
Posted January 10, 2011 06:49 AM by Juan Calonge
Paramount Home Entertainment has announced three catalog titles for Blu-ray release on March 29: Charlotte's Web, The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie and The Ten Commandments. Cecil B. DeMille's 1956 biblical epic, in particular, will benefit from an all-new restoration and will come out both in a regular and a BD/DVD gift set release, the latter of which will include the silent version from 1923.
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MGM Blu-ray Catalog Wave at Target
Posted January 10, 2011 04:38 AM by Juan Calonge
According to several forum members, Target will soon exclusively offer seven Blu-ray catalog titles from the MGM library, including The Cutting Edge, A Fistful of Dollars, For a Few Dollars More (previously only available as part of The Man with No Name Trilogy), Four Weddings and a Funeral, Honeymoon in Vegas, The Magnificent Seven, and Overboard.
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S.W.A.T. Firefight Blu-ray Announced
Posted January 10, 2011 03:25 AM by Juan Calonge
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced S.W.A.T. Firefight for Blu-ray release on March 1. This direct-to-video action/crime thriller stars Gabriel Macht as a Los Angeles S.W.A.T. officer who is sent to Detroit, and Robert Patrick as a government assassin obsessed with terminating him and his team.
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Due Date Blu-ray Announced
Posted January 10, 2011 03:16 AM by Juan Calonge
Warner Home Video has announced Due Date for Blu-ray release on February 22, 2011, in a BD/DVD/Digital Copy Combo Pack. This comedy road movie directed by Todd Phillips, stars Robert Downey Jr. and Zach Galifianakis. It made just under $100 million at the box office – not bad, but nowhere near the phenomenal success of The Hangover.
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$5 Coupon for Dances with Wolves Blu-ray
Posted January 10, 2011 03:03 AM by Juan Calonge
Coupons.com has a printable coupon good towards the purchase of the Dances with Wolves: 20th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray, which streets tomorrow. 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.
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Video Clips from Fox Blu-ray Events at CES
Posted January 10, 2011 02:50 AM by Juan Calonge
Two of the major Blu-ray related events from the just closed 2011 CES fair took place thanks to 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment: the director's panel discussing the filmmakers' vision of Blu-ray, and the BD announcement of Star Wars: The Complete Saga. The studio has now made available video clips from both events.
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Blu-ray Deal of the Week: The Last of the Mohicans $14.99
Posted January 9, 2011 05:46 AM by Juan Calonge
For its Blu-ray deal of the week, Amazon is offering The Last of the Mohicans for $14.99 (57% off MSRP). This price is valid through January 15. Apparently, Amazon's deal of the week can now include single-disc titles rather than only box sets, as it used to do.
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Disney/PIXAR's The Incredibles Blu-ray Coming April 12
Posted January 7, 2011 02:30 PM by J.C. Ribera
An early announcement to retailers indicates that on April 12, 2011, Walt Disney Home Entertainment will bring the Brad Bird animated Pixar film The Incredibles to Blu-ray Disc. The studio will release the title as a 4-disc set comprised of two Blu-ray discs, a DVD, and a Digital Copy with a suggested price of $45.99.