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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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This Week on Blu-ray - October 12-18
Posted October 12, 2010 07:58 AM by Josh Dreuth
Josh Brolin was one of the unforgettable trio of stars responsible for the success of No Country for Old Men. Megan Fox was catapulted to fame starring beside Shia LaBeouf in the huge Transformers series. John Malkovich is, well, John Malkovich. But all that star power could do nothing to rescue the motion picture adaptation of Jonah Hex, which made a loud flushing sound while grossing only a quarter of its budget in ticket sales. Today's Blu-ray release of Jonah Hex will help alleviate that sting a bit, but don't count on seeing a sequel.
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Amazon Gets Early Blu-ray Titles, Including Lost in Translation and IMAX 3D
Posted October 12, 2010 05:20 AM by Juan Calonge
Late this year, Amazon will offer several Blu-ray titles five weeks before other retailers. Universal's Lost in Translation will be available at the etailer on December 7, while other retailers will have to wait until January 4, 2011. Similarly, three IMAX 3D Blu-ray titles from Image Entertainment (Dinosaurs Alive! 3D, Grand Canyon Adventure: River at Risk 3D and Wild Ocean 3D) will be in stock at Amazon on November 2, while general release will be on December 7.
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Mother and Child Blu-ray Announced
Posted October 12, 2010 03:58 AM by Juan Calonge
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced Mother and Child for Blu-ray release on December 14. This drama, starring Annette Bening, Naomi Watts, Kerry Washington and Samuel L. Jackson, was featured at the Toronto and Sundance film festivals. It met with positive reviews and got a limited theatrical release in May.
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Orlando Blu-ray Announced
Posted October 12, 2010 03:36 AM by Juan Calonge
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced Orlando for Blu-ray release on December 21. This period drama, based on a novel by Virginia Woolf, stars Tilda Swinton as an English nobleman who lives for 500 years and changes sex halfway. The BD will feature all the bonus content from the special-edition DVD released two months ago.
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Deal of the Day: Band of Brothers Blu-ray with The Pacific Sampler for $36.99 (Expired)
Posted October 12, 2010 03:20 AM by Juan Calonge
This Tuesday, Amazon has an interesting Blu-ray related deal of the day: up to midnight PST, you can order Band of Brothers on Blu-ray, with a bundled sampler disc for The Pacific for only $36.99 (63% off MSRP). The price history for the BD edition of this HBO series shows that this is the cheapest it has been - and even cheaper than the lowest historic price for Band of Brothers without the Pacific disc.
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Love Ranch Blu-ray Announced
Posted October 12, 2010 03:11 AM by Juan Calonge
National Entertainment Media has announced Love Ranch for Blu-ray release on November 9 (with early availability for rental at Blockbuster). This drama, directed by Taylor Hackford and starring Helen Mirren and Joe Pesci, is based on the story of the married couple who opened the first legal brothel in the US. It had a limited release in June.
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The Other Guys Blu-ray Announced
Posted October 11, 2010 10:51 AM by Juan Calonge
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced The Other Guys for Blu-ray release on December 14, in a single-disc Blu-ray and a BD/DVD/Digital Copy combo. This "Unrated Other Edition" will include both the theatrical and extended film versions of this action comedy, starring Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg. "Over 100 minutes" of bonus contents will be included.
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Amazon UK Announces Free Delivery for 17 European Countries
Posted October 11, 2010 07:04 AM by Juan Calonge
Amazon.co.uk today introduced its free delivery service for customers in 17 European countries, both inside and outside the European Union. As of today, millions of items from Amazon UK's stores are eligible for free delivery, which is available on all orders over £25 (GBP25) - about €28.6 at the current exchange rate.
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Deal Alert: Save $5 on Avatar ECE Blu-ray
Posted October 11, 2010 05:29 AM by Juan Calonge
Promotions and offers for the Blu-ray edition of Avatar: Extended Collector's Edition are starting to go online. Foxconnect.com is offering $5 off using promotion code "AVATARBD". In turn, Amazon is also offering $5 off, if you buy this release along with another eligible BD action movie from Fox. This offer is valid through November 21.
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Big Daddy, Mr. Deeds Blu-ray Exclusively at Best Buy
Posted October 11, 2010 04:40 AM by Juan Calonge
The Blu-ray release of Adam Sandler comedy Big Daddy, which had initially been announced by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment only to vanish from the studio's schedule, will finally come out as planned on November 9, but with a catch: it will be a Best Buy exclusive. On that same date, BB will also offer another Sandler movie, Mr. Deeds.
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Original True Grit Announced on Blu-ray
Posted October 11, 2010 03:52 AM by Juan Calonge
Paramount Home Entertainment has announced that it will release the original 1969 version of True Grit on Blu-ray on December 14, tying in with the theatrical release of the remake directed by the Coen brothers. This western was directed by Henry Hathaway and starred John Wayne in a memorable role that won him his only Academy Award.
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Blu-ray Boxed Set of the Week: Dexter Seasons 1-4 $94.99
Posted October 10, 2010 03:26 AM by Juan Calonge
Amazon's current Blu-ray Boxed Set of the Week is for the four-season set Dexter: The Complete Seasons 1-4, which which can now be had for only $94.99 (58% off MSRP, or under $24 per season). The price tracker shows that this is the lowest this compilation has been, although the Seasons 1-3 box set recently featured in a Deal of the Day for $69.99. This offer is valid through October 16.
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Shrek Forever After and Collection Blu-ray in December
Posted October 8, 2010 08:29 AM by Juan Calonge
Paramount Home Entertainment has announced the Dreamworks Animation movie Shrek Forever After for Blu-ray release on December 7. On the same date, the studio will also release Shrek: The Whole Story, a gift set including all four Shrek movies.
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Futurama Volume 5 Blu-ray Announced
Posted October 8, 2010 04:13 AM by Juan Calonge
Good news everyone - Planet Express is back in business! 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment has officially announced the Blu-ray release of Futurama: Volume 5, with a street date of December 21. This two-disc BD set will include 13 new episodes aired on Comedy Central, with 1080p video and a 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack.
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Step Up 3D on 2D & 3D Blu-ray in December
Posted October 8, 2010 03:49 AM by Juan Calonge
According to retailer information, Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment has set Step Up 3D (yes, the "3D" is part of the title) for Blu-ray release on December 21, in two editions: a BD/DVD/Digital Copy release and a BD/3D BD/DVD/Digital Copy edition. Suggested retail price has been set at $39.99 and $49.99, respectively. Note that this dance movie was natively shot in 3D, rather than using 2D-to-3D conversion.
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Eureka Announces Faccia a Faccia Blu-ray
Posted October 7, 2010 03:15 PM by Juan Calonge
Eureka Entertainment has announced Faccia a faccia (Face to Face) for Blu-ray release on November 15. This 1967 spaghetti western and parable of the rise of fascism was directed by Sergio Sollima (The Big Gundown), and features a pounding score by il maestro Ennio Morricone. It will be presented in 1080p 2.35:1 video, with both English and Italian soundtracks.
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Regina Spektor Live Blu-ray Coming Up
Posted October 7, 2010 09:29 AM by Juan Calonge
On November 22, Sire/Warner Bros Records will release Regina Spektor: Live in London on a Blu-ray/CD edition. This is the first live recording and concert film from this Russian-born singer-songwriter, and was captured mainly at London's Hammersmith Apollo Theatre, during Spektor's UK tour in support of her latest album, Far. Audio/video specifications are pending.
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Four-week Delay for Karate Kid and Other Sony Movies at Netflix
Posted October 7, 2010 04:40 AM by Juan Calonge
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has reportedly signed an agreement with Netflix to delay availability of selected titles from the studio for four weeks after street date. The first title under this arrangement is The Karate Kid, which came out on October 5 and will be available for rental only from November 2.
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Universal Blu-ray Catalog Wave Coming Up
Posted October 7, 2010 04:11 AM by Juan Calonge
According to retailer information, Universal Studios Home Entertainment is preparing a deluge of catalog Blu-ray releases, with no fewer than 15 very diverse movies, prominently including classics such as To Kill a Mockingbird and Hitchcock's The Birds, two John Landis comedies, a George Lucas non-scifi movie and several titles previously released on the defunct HD DVD.
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Blu-ray Sales, Sep.27-Oct.3: Iron Man 2 Is Number 1
Posted October 7, 2010 03:46 AM by Juan Calonge
Iron Man 2 was hands down the top-selling title on Blu-ray during the week ended October 3, outselling runner-up Get Him to the Greek by 14 to 1. According to Nielsen VideoScan, a record 52% of the total disc sales of Iron Man 2 came from the Blu-ray editions (not including sales at Walmart).
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Knight and Day Blu-ray Announced in the UK with Extended Cut
Posted October 7, 2010 03:18 AM by Juan Calonge
The UK branch of 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment has announced the action comedy Knight and Day, in a "Triple Play" (BD/DVD/Digital Copy) edition. Unlike the US edition, this release will include the extended cut, with seven never-before-seen minutes of stars Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz in action. There is no information regarding region coding.
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Knight and Day Blu-ray Announced
Posted October 7, 2010 03:13 AM by Juan Calonge
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment has officially announced the Blu-ray release of the Cruise/Diaz action comedy Knight and Day for November 30, in a BD/DVD/Digital Copy combo pack and a limited-edition BD/DVD holiday combo pack; some retailers are also offering a single-disc edition, but that's not officially announced. According to the studio, only the theatrical cut of the movie will be included, unlike in the UK.
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Evil Dead Limited Edition Blu-ray Sold Out
Posted October 6, 2010 11:28 AM by Juan Calonge
When Sam Raimi's The Evil Dead was released on Blu-ray, it came out in a limited edition set, which included a special features DVD. Now Amazon and other retailers are already sold out of this first edition and are selling a single-disc release, which drops most of the extras from the limited edition, with the exception of the audio commentary.
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Nightmare on Elm Street, Splice, Exorcist on Single-disc Blu-ray at Walmart
Posted October 6, 2010 09:56 AM by Juan Calonge
Retail giant Walmart is selling several recent Blu-ray releases from Warner Home Video in single-disc versions: A Nightmare on Elm Street and Splice can be bought without accompanying DVD and digital copies. The Exorcist is also available in a single-disc and non-DigiBook edition - but in this case more substantial contents are lost (especially the original theatrical cut of the movie).
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Image Announces Trio of IMAX 3D Blu-ray Titles
Posted October 6, 2010 06:27 AM by Juan Calonge
Image Entertainment, Inc. has announced a special agreement with Big Picture Digital Productions to distribute three IMAX 3D titles in the 3D Blu-ray format. The first titles to be released under the new agreement will be Dinosaurs Alive! 3D by Giant Screen Films; Grand Canyon Adventure: River at Risk 3D from award-winning producers MacGillivray Freeman Films; and Wild Ocean 3D by Yes/No Productions. All three have a street date of December 7. Other titles to be released will be announced shortly.
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The Last Airbender 3D Blu-ray at Best Buy
Posted October 6, 2010 04:02 AM by Joshua Wingfield
According to retailer information, Paramount Home Entertainment will release The Last Airbender 3D on November 16, making it the studio's first 3D Blu-ray release not exclusively bundled with 3D hardware. However, it will be a retailer exclusive, initially available only at Best Buy. Suggested retail price for this multi-disc set is $39.99; other release details are unavailable at this time.
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Video Games Live: Level 2 Blu-ray Announced
Posted October 6, 2010 03:41 AM by Juan Calonge
The concert event known as Video Games Live, created and produced by video game composer Tommy Tallarico, is coming to video for the first time, as Video Games Live: Level 2 has been announced by Shout Factory for Blu-ray release on October 19, with over three hours of bonus features and previously unreleased music and video. This concert was filmed in New Orleans this past April in high definition with 5.1 audio surround sound.
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Black Death Blu-ray Announced
Posted October 6, 2010 03:28 AM by Juan Calonge
The UK branch of Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced Black Death for Blu-ray release on October 18. This medieval action movie, starring Sean Bean and directed by Christopher Smith, follows a group of mercenaries on a quest into a remote marsh to hunt down a necromancer - someone who is able to bring the dead back to life.
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Carlos Blu-ray Announced in the UK
Posted October 6, 2010 03:15 AM by Juan Calonge
Optimum Home entertainment has announced that on November 1 it will release Carlos, the biopic of international terrorist Carlos The Jackal directed by Olivier Assayas. This three-disc Blu-ray set will include both the shorter "movie" version (with a runtime of 165 minutes), and the 340-minute "trilogy", which screened out of competition at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival.
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Death Race 2 Announced on Blu-ray
Posted October 6, 2010 02:56 AM by Juan Calonge
Universal Studios Home Entertainment has announced Death Race 2 for Blu-ray release on January 18, 2011, in a BD/DVD/Digital Copy combo pack including the unrated and rated versions of this direct-to-video prequel to the 2008 action thriller Death Race. Danny Trejo, Ving Rhames, Sean Bean and Luke Goss star, along with returning cast members Fred Koehler and Robin Shou.