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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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Back to the Future, Exorcist, Sound of Music Back in Theaters Ahead of Blu-ray
Posted September 28, 2010 11:30 AM by Juan Calonge
Several movie classics are briefly returning to movie theaters before their Blu-ray editions hit store shelves. Warner's The Exorcist will be screened (in its extended cut) on September 30. Fox's The Sound of Music will be presented (as a Sing-Along Event) in nearly 500 select movie theaters for a two-night-only engagement on October 19 and October 26. And Universal's Back to the Future will have two special screenings on October 23 and October 25th on 158 screens over 40 cities.
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This Week on Blu-ray - September 28 - October 4
Posted September 28, 2010 09:23 AM by Josh Dreuth
After all these years, it is still difficult to visualize funny-man Jon Favreau as being a successful action film director, but that is exactly what he has been able to accomplish with Iron Man, and its sequel, Iron Man 2 - which is out today on Blu-ray. If he decides take the director's chair for Iron Man 3 it will be interesting to see if he can keep the magic flowing where other action trilogies failed (I'm looking at you X3: The Last Stand and Spider-man 3).
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Deal Alert: Iron Man 2 Blu-ray for $17.99/$20.99
Posted September 28, 2010 08:26 AM by Juan Calonge
Best Buy has a "doorbuster special" on the Iron Man 2 Blu-ray. For the first two hours of business on Tuesday, September 28 at your local Best Buy store - and until approximately noon Pacific Time online - the single-disc Blu-ray edition of the movie are just $17.99, while the BD/DVD/Digital Copy combo pack is $21.99. But the combo is even cheaper at Newegg: $20.99 with free shipping.
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Oppo BDP-83 Blu-ray Player Discontinued
Posted September 28, 2010 04:27 AM by Juan Calonge
Just one week after the Oppo BDP-80 was discontinued, now it is the turn for the upper-end and highly successful BDP-83 to be retired. It is no longer available for purchase on the Oppo official website, which displays the message: "Due to a shortage of major components, we have ceased production of this model." Oppo anticipates releasing its replacement, the 3D, Netflix-compatible model BDP-93, by the end of the year, "with November being our goal."
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Dear Mr. Gacy Blu-ray Announced
Posted September 28, 2010 03:59 AM by Juan Calonge
Anchor Bay Entertainment has announced Dear Mr. Gacy for Blu-ray release on December 14. This movie, starring William Forsythe, is based on the true story and best-selling book The Last Victim by Jason Moss, who as part of a school assignment started corresponding with serial killer John Wayne Gacy.
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Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? Announced on Blu-ray
Posted September 28, 2010 03:41 AM by Juan Calonge
Eureka Entertainment has announced Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? for Blu-ray release on October 25, as part of its Masters of Cinema collection. This spoof of the 1950s TV advertising industry, by renowned Hollywood director Frank Tashlin, stars Tony Randall and legendary bombshell actress Jayne Mansfield.
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Lottery Ticket Blu-ray Announced
Posted September 28, 2010 03:31 AM by Juan Calonge
Warner Home Video has announced Lottery Ticket for Blu-ray release on November 11, in a BD/DVD/Digital Copy combo pack. This urban comedy is the directorial debut of videoclip maker Erik White and stars hip hop artist Bow Wow.
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WB SteelBook Blu-ray Wave 1, Vote for Wave 2
Posted September 28, 2010 03:04 AM by Juan Calonge
On November 23, the Canadian branch of Warner Home Video is re-releasing seven Blu-ray titles from its catalog as SteelBooks: 10,000 B.C., 300, The Dark Knight, The Departed, I Am Legend, Superman Returns and V for Vendetta. Additionally, Future Shop is hosting a vote to select the titles that will be included in the second wave.
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Family Guy Trilogy Blu-ray Coming Up
Posted September 27, 2010 11:27 AM by Juan Calonge
An early announcement to retailers indicates that, on December 21, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment will release The Family Guy Trilogy (comprised of Blue Harvest -unreleased on Blu-ray separately-, Family Guy Presents: Something Something Something Dark Side and Family Guy: It's A Trap).
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Del Toro Blu-ray Collection Announced in the UK
Posted September 27, 2010 07:58 AM by Juan Calonge
Optimum Home Entertainment has officially announced the release of The Guillermo del Toro Collection for October 25. This Blu-ray box set will include the three Spanish-language films from the Mexican filmmaker: Cronos (1993); The Devil's Backbone (El espinazo del Diablo, 2001) and Pan's Labyrinth (El laberinto del fauno, 2006) - now with lossless audio. It will be presented in a limited, numbered deluxe pop-up book style box that pays tribute to Del Toro's imagination.
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Ben 10 Ultimate Alien Blu-ray Announced
Posted September 27, 2010 06:34 AM by Juan Calonge
Warner Home Video has announced Ben 10: Ultimate Alien Volume 1 for Blu-ray release on January 11. This two-disc set will include the first 10 episodes of this all-new series from the successful Ben 10 franchise, aired on Cartoon Network.
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Blu-ray Boxed Set of the Week: Ray Harryhausen Collection $49.99
Posted September 26, 2010 04:49 AM by Juan Calonge
Amazon's current Blu-ray Boxed Set of the Week is for the 4-movie set Ray Harryhausen Collection (comprised of It Came From Beneath the Sea, Earth vs. the Flying Saucers, 20 Million Miles to Earth and The 7th Voyage of Sinbad), which which can now be had for only $49.99 (54% off, or about $12.50 per movie). The price tracker shows that this is the lowest this compilation has been. This offer is valid through October 2.
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DVD-grade Soundtrack for Grindhouse Blu-ray
Posted September 24, 2010 09:49 AM by Juan Calonge
As previously reported, the eagerly-awaited Grindhouse: 2-Disc Collector's Edition - featuring the full "Grindhouse experience" directed by Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino - is due out on Blu-ray on October 5. Technical specifications hadn't been officially listed, but a member of the Blu-ray.com forum has already got a copy and informed that it only contains a lossy Dolby Digital 5.1 track, at a bitrate of 448 kbps.
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Pioneer Shows 3D Blu-ray Players
Posted September 24, 2010 07:20 AM by Juan Calonge
At CEDIA Expo 2010, Pioneer Electronics displayed three new Blu-ray players, models BDP-430, BDP-41FD Elite and BDP-43FD Elite, with prices tentatively set at $299, $399 and $499, respectively. All three support the Blu-ray 3D format, as well as "online streaming of popular video content site and optional wireless connectivity.
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Scanner Darkly Blu-ray Re-release Loses Extras, Doesn’t Get Lossless
Posted September 24, 2010 05:42 AM by Juan Calonge
Last spring, when Warner Home Video announced a wave of science-fiction titles for Blu-ray release, it intriguingly included a title that had already come out on BD in 2007: Richard Linklater's A Scanner Darkly. Some enthusiasts hoped then that the studio would add a lossless audio track to the movie, but that's not the case. The major change is that for this re-release, one of the special features on the first edition has been dropped.
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Sony Announces 3D Front Projector
Posted September 24, 2010 04:29 AM by Juan Calonge
At CEDIA Expo 2010, Sony unveiled its new SXRD front projector, model VPL-VW90ES - the company's first 3D projector and also the first to be branded with Sony's "Elevated Standard" (ES) denomination. Sony also announced the VPL-VWPRO1, a 2D home theater solution designed to deliver a "high-quality cinematic experience at a more affordable price."
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Depeche Mode Live Blu-ray Coming Up
Posted September 24, 2010 04:00 AM by Juan Calonge
The first live Blu-ray from the electronic music band Depeche Mode is coming soon. On November 8, EMI-Mute will release Depeche Mode: Tour of the Universe - Live in Barcelona, shot over two nights in Barcelona, Spain during their recent tour in support of the Sounds of the Universe album. It will be presented in two BDs, with extra tracks, a tour documentary, videos, and the "screen films" specially created by Anton Corbijn.
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Deal of the Day: Wizard of Oz UCE Blu-ray $36.99 (Expired)
Posted September 24, 2010 03:08 AM by Juan Calonge
This Friday, Amazon has an interesting Blu-ray related deal of the day: up to midnight PST, you can order The Wizard of Oz: Ultimate Collector's Edition on Blu-ray for only $36.99 (56% off MSRP). The price history for the BD edition of this all-time classic shows that this is the cheapest it has been. Update: deal expired.
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Oppo Unveils New Blu-ray Player with 3D, Streaming and Wireless
Posted September 23, 2010 05:26 PM by Juan Calonge
Oppo has just unveiled its new Blu-ray player, model BDP-93, the successor to the acclaimed BDP-83. The BDP-93 will have all the functionalities of the 83, plus Blu-ray 3D support (with dual HDMI outputs), Netflix and CinemaNow streaming, wireless-N networking, and eSATA port. It will carry the same retail price of $499 as the BDP-83. No specific availability date was given, but the manufacturer expects to have it out by November, in time for the holiday shopping season.
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Video: Guillermo del Toro Fills up on Blu-ray at Criterion
Posted September 23, 2010 01:16 PM by Juan Calonge
Guillermo del Toro recently visited the offices of The Criterion Collection to review the supplements on the upcoming Blu-ray of his directorial debut, Cronos. The studio has published a video that features Del Toro being invited to the DVD and Blu-ray storeroom and raiding the BD shelves for the titles still missing in his collection, offering a window into his movie tastes.
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Sharp Teams up with Universal for Despicable Me 3D Promotion
Posted September 23, 2010 10:14 AM by Juan Calonge
Sharp Electronics Corporation today announced that it is teaming with Illumination Entertainment and Universal Studios Home Entertainment to promote the new 3D line of Quattron LED LCD TVs (model LE925). The campaign will feature the celebrated Minions from Despicable Me jumping off the screen. The 3D Blu-ray of this movie will also be offered with the purchase of a qualifying Sharp 3D TV or Blu-ray player. Note: this bundle will not be exclusive.
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JVC Introduces 3D-enabled D-ILA Home Theater Projectors
Posted September 23, 2010 09:36 AM by Juan Calonge
JVC USA today unveiled six new 3D-enabled 1080p home theater projectors at CEDIA EXPO 2010, using D-ILA projection technology and active shutter glasses, with prices starting at $4,495. JVC also unveiled the DLA-HD250, the industry's first sub-$3,000 1080p D-ILA home theater projector.
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Blockbuster Files for Chapter 11
Posted September 23, 2010 07:09 AM by Juan Calonge
Video rental chain Blockbuster Inc. filed today for bankruptcy protection to the US Bankruptcy Court in the Southern District of New York. The company said it had reached an agreement with a group of bondholders on a plan of reorganization, which may involve closing between 500 and 800 stores, on top of 1,000 stores already announced to be shuttered.
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Samsung Unveils Blu-ray and 3D Lineup
Posted September 23, 2010 06:50 AM by Juan Calonge
At CEDIA Expo 2010, Samsung Electronics America, Inc. is showcasing its 3D LED and plasma TVs, Blu-ray players, home theater systems, receivers, and Sound Bar technology. Blu-ray products include the Samsung BD-C8000, a portable Blu-ray player with 3D capability, with built-in Wi-Fi and advanced connectivity features.
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Dio: Holy Diver Blu-ray Announced
Posted September 23, 2010 06:18 AM by Juan Calonge
Eagle Rock Entertainment is commemorating the legacy of the late Ronnie James Dio with the Blu-ray release of Dio: Holy Diver Live, set to hit store shelves on October 12. Shot at London's Astoria Theatre on October 22, 2005, this is considered to be one of the most memorable performances of Ronnie James Dio's career.
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Sharp Announces 3D Blu-ray Players and 3D TVs
Posted September 23, 2010 06:08 AM by Juan Calonge
At the CEDIA fair, Sharp is introducing two Blu-ray Disc players with support for the Blu-ray 3D specification and streaming, under models BD-HP80U and BD-HP90U. The electronics maker also unveiled its first 3D LCD TVs, in 60-inch and 52-inch screen sizes, with a unique on-glasses 3D-2D conversion feature, and the first 1080p 3D DLP projector for the home.
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Mitsubishi Announces 3D Projector
Posted September 23, 2010 05:49 AM by Juan Calonge
At the CEDIA fair, Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America introduced its newest Diamond 3D 1080p full-HD home theater projector. It is powered by an SXRD reflective liquid-crystal optical engine and boasts up to 120,000:1 full on/full off dynamic contrast. For 3D viewing, it uses IR sensors communicating with active-shutter glasses.
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Alice in Wonderland Blu-ray Deal of the Day (Expired)
Posted September 23, 2010 04:13 AM by Juan Calonge
O frabjous day! Today, Amazon gives Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland the (price) shrinking potion, with no fewer than three BD deals of the Day in its Goldbox, at 67% off MSRP: the single-disc Blu-ray for $13.39; the three-disc BD/DVD/Digital Copy combo pack for $14.99; and the three-disc BD/DVD/Digital Copy combo pack with film cell photo frame for $39.99. Update: deal expired.
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Blu-ray Sales, September 13-19: Prince of Persia Jumps to the Top (Update)
Posted September 23, 2010 03:55 AM by Juan Calonge
As expected, Disney's Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time was the top-selling title on Blu-ray during the week ended September 19, according to data from Nielsen VideoScan First Alert. Second and third place were taken by two titles apparently outside the BD demographic: Letters to Juliet and Glee: The Complete First Season. The top-selling title of the previous week, Killers, dropped to sixth place. Update: sales charts and figures added.
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Disney Announces Calibration Blu-ray with Goofy
Posted September 23, 2010 03:39 AM by Juan Calonge
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment has announced the Disney's WOW World of Wonder disc, a configuration and calibration disc, hosted by none other than Goofy, to help consumers (from beginners and enthusiasts to experts and custom installers alike) to get the best quality experience from their home theater systems. It will be available November 2, in single-disc and double-disc versions .