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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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Animal Kingdom Blu-ray Announced
Posted November 9, 2010 04:24 AM by Juan Calonge
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced Animal Kingdom for Blu-ray release on January 18, 2011. Not to be mistaken with a nature documentary, this crime drama about "an innocent caught up in Australia's underworld" won the Award for World Cinema (Dramatic) at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. It had a limited theatrical release in August.
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Amazon Offering $10 Off Bambi Blu-ray Preorders
Posted November 9, 2010 02:55 AM by Juan Calonge
For a limited time, Amazon is offering an online coupon good for $10 off the preorder of the Bambi: Diamond Edition Blu-ray. To redeem a coupon, click on the coupon link below and then add the item to your cart. The discount will be automatically applied when you check out. There is no information as to when this promotion will end.
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Western Europe: Blu-ray Unit Sales Double in Q1-Q3 2010
Posted November 8, 2010 06:30 AM by Juan Calonge
The Digital Entertainment Group Europe (DEGE) has announced software sales figures for the third quarter of 2010, which reveal that Blu-ray disc sales across Europe have doubled year-on-year, with 24.7 million units sold between January and September (up 98.3% year-on-year). Year-to-date sales revenues from Blu-ray were €445 million (up 72.3% year-on-year).
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Easy A Blu-ray Announced
Posted November 8, 2010 04:18 AM by Juan Calonge
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced Easy A for Blu-ray release on December 21. This comedy, loosely inspired on The Scarlet Letter, stars Emma Stone as a perfect high-school student whose reputation is put on the line. It was well received by critics and public alike, with an 87% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes and $57 million at the box office.
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Alpha and Omega Blu-ray Announced
Posted November 8, 2010 03:40 AM by Juan Calonge
Lionsgate Home Entertainment has announced the animated movie Alpha and Omega for Blu-ray release on January 11, 2011, in a BD/DVD/Digital Copy combo pack. This road trip/adventure movie with undertones of romantic comedy centers on two wolves from opposite sides of the social spectrum that must join forces to return to their pack. It was shown theatrically in 3D, but the studio has not announced a 3D Blu-ray release at this time.
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Howl Blu-ray Announced
Posted November 8, 2010 03:21 AM by Juan Calonge
Oscilloscope Pictures has announced Howl for Blu-ray release on January 4, 2011, in a BD/DVD combo edition. This experimental film, exploring the figure of Beat Generation poet Allen Ginsberg (played by James Franco), premiered at Sundance Film Festival and had a limited theatrical release in September.
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Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work Blu-ray Announced
Posted November 8, 2010 03:14 AM by Juan Calonge
MPI Media Group has announced Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work for Blu-ray release on December 14. This documentary, directed by Ricki Stern, is a candid portrait of comedian Joan Rivers as she turns 75. It received the US Documentary Editing Award at the Sundance Film Fetival.
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Jack Goes Boating Blu-ray Announced
Posted November 8, 2010 03:07 AM by Juan Calonge
Anchor Bay Home Entertainment has announced Jack Goes Boating for Blu-ray release on January 18, 2011. This movie, based on an off-Broadway play by Bob Glaudini, was the directorial debut of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman, who also starred. It premiered at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival and had a limited theatrical release in September.
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Blu-ray Boxed Set of the Week: The Fast and the Furious Trilogy for $29.99
Posted November 7, 2010 07:04 AM by Juan Calonge
Amazon's current Blu-ray Boxed Set of the Week is for The Fast and the Furious Trilogy (comprised of The Fast and the Furious, 2 Fast 2 Furious and The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift), which can now be had for $29.99 (70% off, or $10 per movie). The price history shows that this is the cheapest this three-movie set has been. This offer is valid through November 13.
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Deal of the Day: Ken Burns' The National Parks Blu-ray $48.99 (Expired)
Posted November 7, 2010 04:29 AM by Juan Calonge
This Sunday, Amazon has an interesting Blu-ray related deal of the day: up to midnight PST, you can order Ken Burns' The National Parks: America's Best Idea for only $48.99 (62% off MSRP). The price history shows that this is the cheapest this six-disc documentary series has been at Amazon, although it has been cheaper at Best Buy during two of its own Deals of the Day, in June and October this year. Update: deal expired.
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Media Blasters Partners with Allegro Media Group
Posted November 7, 2010 04:26 AM by Juan Calonge
Media Blasters has announced that it has formed a partnership with the media distribution giant Allegro Media Group. Key Media Blasters' labels AnimeWorks -specializing in Japanese animation-, Tokyo Shock -specializing in Asian film-, and Shriek Show -specializing in horror-, will now be distributed through Allegro. With this partnership, Media Blasters will now "focus on localizing properties for the US market, developing new features and series, and producing the highest possible quality DVD, Blu-Ray, and digitally distributed releases," said John Sirabella, President and CEO of Media Blasters.
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Bambi Blu-ray Gets Early March Date
Posted November 5, 2010 10:52 AM by Juan Calonge
An early announcement to retailers indicates that Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment will release its animated classic Bambi on Blu-ray on March 1, 2011, as part of the Diamond Collection, in a BD/DVD combo edition. This 1942 movie has had its picture and sound thoroughly restored for this release.
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Daughters of Darkness Blu-ray Delayed
Posted November 5, 2010 09:03 AM by Juan Calonge
Blue Underground has changed the release date of the 1971 psychosexual thriller Daughters of Darkness, originally announced for December 21 and which now will come out on February 22, 2011. The studio has said that the reason for the delay was that they needed extra time to prepare this BD release. Disc details are unchanged.
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Original Tron Remastered for Blu-ray
Posted November 5, 2010 07:12 AM by Juan Calonge
During a recent interview, Tron director Steven Lisberger said that he has just spent six weeks remastering the movie for Blu-ray and performing subtle tweaks. As to the actual release date, Lisberger didn't give any specifics as it is up to the studio, but he said that it would be "sooner rather than later."
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Warner's Blu-ray Authoring Company Licenses BD-J Software
Posted November 5, 2010 06:45 AM by Juan Calonge
Global Digital Media Xchange Inc. (GDMX), a wholly owned subsidiary of Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., has entered a licensing agreement with software company Jargon Technologies to develop Blu-ray Disc Java (BD-J) application software. With this new technology development, GDMX will be able to provide advanced interactive BD production that is more cost-effective and faster than its existing methods. The new technology—with code written by Jargon and testing handled by GDMX—will launch later this month.
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Family Guy Blu-ray Trilogy Gets Light Side /Dark Side Cover
Posted November 5, 2010 06:27 AM by Juan Calonge
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment has revealed the cover art for Laugh It Up, Fuzzball: The Family Guy Trilogy, which is set to come out on Blu-ray on December 21. The box set will have a dual cover, contrasting the dark and light sides of these Star Wars satires. This trilogy is comprised of Blue Harvest (unreleased on Blu-ray separately), Family Guy Presents: Something Something Something Dark Side (already available on Blu-ray) and Family Guy: It's A Trap! (also announced for Blu-ray release on December 21).
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Dinner for Schmucks Blu-ray Announced
Posted November 5, 2010 05:23 AM by Juan Calonge
Paramount Home Entertainment has announced Dinner for Schmucks for Blu-ray release on January 4, 2011. Directed by Jay Roach (Meet the Parents) and starring Steve Carell and Paul Rudd, this comedy centers on a rising executive who finds a way to fast-track his career by participating in his boss's exclusive dinner party, at which the executive who brings the biggest buffoon wins.
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Four After Dark Horrorfest Double Features Announced on Blu-ray
Posted November 4, 2010 07:06 AM by Juan Calonge
Lionsgate has announced that, on January 4, 2011, it will release four Blu-ray double features including movies presented at the "8 Films to Die For: After Dark Horrorfest"annual theatrical event: The Gravedancers / Wicked Little Things (Unrated Director's Cut) (from HorrorFest 2006); Borderland (Unrated Director's Cut / Crazy Eights (from HorrorFest II 2007); The Broken / The Butterfly Effect 3: Revelations (from HorrorFest III); and The Graves / Zombies of Mass Destruction (from HorrorFest 4). SRP is $19.99 for each.
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Dances with Wolves Extended Cut Blu-ray Coming Up
Posted November 4, 2010 06:29 AM by Juan Calonge
According to The Digital Bits, MGM Home Entertainment, in conjunction with 20th Century Fox, will release Dances with Wolves on Blu-ray on January 11, 2011. This BD will present the extended cut of this Oscar-winning western starring and directed by Kevin Costner. Most of the previous DVD extras will reportedly be included, along with newly-produced material.
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The Town Blu-ray Announced
Posted November 4, 2010 06:16 AM by Juan Calonge
Warner Home Video has announced The Town for Blu-ray release on December 17, on a BD/DVD/Digital Copy combo pack, exclusively featuring an all-new unrated extended cut with 23 additional minutes. This crime thriller, based on Chuck Hogan's novel Prince of Thieves, stars Ben Affleck (who also directs), Rebecca Hall, Jon Hamm and Jeremy Renner.
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Legend of the Guardians Announced on 2D and 3D Blu-ray
Posted November 4, 2010 05:52 AM by Juan Calonge
Warner Home Video has announced the Zach Snyder-directed family adventure movie Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole for Blu-ray release on December 17, in 2D and 3D Blu-ray editions. Both releases will include a DVD and Digital Copy of the movie, and the 3D BD will also include the 2D Blu-ray version. The BD will exclusively include another Maximum Movie Mode track, here renamed "Maximum Kid Mode," exploring the world of Ga'Hoole.
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James Cameron, Jon Landau Discuss Avatar Collector’s Edition Blu-ray
Posted November 4, 2010 05:26 AM by Juan Calonge
During the Blu-Con conference held earlier this week, Avatar director James Cameron and producer Jon Landau gave an extended and substantive keynote on the upcoming Blu-ray release of Avatar: Extended Collector's Edition. Film site Collider recorded the filmmakers' conversation in its entirety, and it is full of valuable information for all Avatar and Blu-ray enthusiasts.
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The A-Team Blu-ray Announced in the UK
Posted November 4, 2010 04:46 AM by Juan Calonge
The UK branch of 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment has announced The A-Team for Blu-ray release on November 29, on a "Triple Play" BD/DVD/Digital Copy combo pack. Both the theatrical version of the movie and an "explosive extended cut" will be included. This movie adaptation of the 1980s TV series stars Liam Neeson, Bradley Cooper, Quinton "Rampage" Jackson, Sharlto Copley and Jessica Biel.
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Blu-ray Sales, October 25-31: Sex Sells More (Update)
Posted November 4, 2010 04:13 AM by Juan Calonge
Sex and the City 2 was the top-selling title on Blu-ray during the week ended October 31, according to Nielsen VideoScan. The sequel to the movie adaptation of the Sex and the City TV series narrowly outsold runner-up Back to the Future: 25th Anniversary Trilogy. In the battle of the catalog Blu-ray collections, Back to the Future was the clear winner, selling three times as many units as Alien Anthology (although it must be noted that pricing was also different). Update: sales figures added.
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Panasonic Avatar 3D Blu-ray European Promotion Detailed
Posted November 3, 2010 09:14 AM by Juan Calonge
The national branches of Panasonic have officially announced the promotion offering a free copy of the 3D Blu-ray of James Cameron's Avatar. Depending on the individual country, the specific hardware you need to purchase to qualify for the free disc varies. Unlike in the US, previous buyers of Panasonic 3D equipment will not benefit from a free Avatar 3D BD.
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Machete Blu-ray Announced
Posted November 3, 2010 05:27 AM by Juan Calonge
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment has announced Robert Rodriguez's Machete for Blu-ray release on January 4, 2011, on a BD/Digital Copy combo pack (with the digital copy available on disc as well as through Pocket BLU, in a first for the studio). This revenge movie, starring Danny Trejo, is an expansion of one of the fake trailers in Grindhouse.
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Amazon: Consumers Love Blu-ray, but Need Better Prices and Selection
Posted November 3, 2010 04:48 AM by Juan Calonge
During yesterday's Blu-Con 2010 conference in Los Angeles, Bill Carr, Amazon's Vice-president of music and video, said outright that "consumers love Blu-ray." However, he also noted that the format needs a wider title selection, and would benefit from easier Internet connectivity. Carr also mentioned pricing and bundling as factors for Blu-ray adoption.
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Beyoncé's I Am...World Tour Blu-ray Announced
Posted November 2, 2010 11:35 AM by Juan Calonge
Music World/Columbia Records have announced the upcoming release of Beyoncé: I Am... World Tour, a full-length concert film Blu-ray lensed during the artist's record-breaking international concert tour. Street date has been set on December 7. The film features performances of more than twenty #1 hits transformed for the stage as well as guest appearances by Kanye West and Jay-Z.
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This Week on Blu-ray - November 2-8
Posted November 2, 2010 11:19 AM by Josh Dreuth
Rescued from a direct-to-video death sentence, Toy Story 3 went from a potential embarrassment to an Oscar-worthy sequel with the kind of magic only Pixar can perform. Creating a successful sequel is hard enough; creating one that can stand up to the original is nearly impossible, yet Pixar was able to do just that. For today's Blu-ray release of Toy Story 3, Disney went all out to ensure fans get the ultimate toy experience.
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Buy Sound of Music and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Blu-ray, Save $5
Posted November 2, 2010 05:41 AM by Juan Calonge
Retail chain Target is offering a $5 discount to customers who buy its exclusive Blu-ray/DVD book edition of The Sound of Music together with the Blu-ray release of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Thus, you can buy both movies for a total of $34.98.