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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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Sales of TV Season Sets on Blu-ray Up 84%
Posted September 16, 2010 05:13 AM by Juan Calonge
According to Nielsen data, sales of complete-season sets on Blu-ray for the first six months of 2010 are up 84% over the same period of 2009. Sales of TV programming on BD in general are up 67%. Total unit sales of TV-on-BD SKUs stood at 784,513, of which 424,417 were complete-season sets (not counting sales from Walmart and Sam's Club).
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PS3 Firmware 3.50 with 3D Blu-ray Support on September 21
Posted September 16, 2010 04:41 AM by Juan Calonge
During the Tokyo Game Show, Sony Computer Entertainment revealed that support for the Blu-ray 3D format will be added to the PS3 console with firmware version 3.50, slated for release on September 21 - the day before the opening of the CEDIA consumer electronics fair. That's a bit earlier than the latest availability estimate of October, given by Sony CEO Sir Howard Stringer just a fortnight ago.
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Warner Announces Six 3D Blu-ray Titles for General Release
Posted September 16, 2010 04:25 AM by Juan Calonge
Alleviating the scarcity of 3D Blu-ray titles at retail, Warner Home Video has announced that on November 16 it will release six 3D BDs unfettered by exclusive hardware bundles: Cats and Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore (WHV's first 3D day-and-date title), Clash of the Titans, The Polar Express, and the IMAX documentaries Deep Sea (previously Sony-exclusive), Space Station (previously bundled with LG hardware overseas) and Under the Sea (previously LG-exclusive).
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Harsh Times, The Matador, Derailed Announced on Blu-ray
Posted September 16, 2010 03:51 AM by Juan Calonge
Through a retailer alert, Vivendi Visual Entertainment has announced three catalog films for release on Blu-ray in December: Harsh Times (starring Christian Bale) on the 7th, The Matador (starring Pierce Brosnan and Greg Kinnear) on the 21st, and Derailed (starring Clive Owen and Jennifer Aniston) on December 28. All three had been previously released by The Weinstein Company in 2006-2007 on the defunct HD DVD format.
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Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore Blu-ray Announced (Update: 3D Too)
Posted September 16, 2010 03:36 AM by Juan Calonge
Warner Home Video has announced Cats and Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore (a sequel to 2001's espionage/talking-animal movie Cats & Dogs) for Blu-ray release on November 16, on a BD/DVD/Digital Copy combo pack. This movie will also be available in a 3D Blu-ray version, making it the first day-and-date 3D title for the studio (and for the industry, tied with Disney's A Christmas Carol).
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Room in Rome Blu-ray Announced in the UK
Posted September 16, 2010 03:10 AM by Juan Calonge
Optimum Home Entertainment has announced that, on October 18, it will release Room in Rome, the first English-language film directed by Spanish director Julio Medem. This erotic drama, inspired in the Chilean film En la cama, charts a one-night stand between two young women who meet in Rome and spend the night together in a hotel room. There is no information regarding region coding.
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Blu-ray Sales, September 6-12: Killers Makes a Killing (Update)
Posted September 16, 2010 02:54 AM by Juan Calonge
The action romantic comedy Killers may have underperformed at the box office, but it was easily the top-selling title on Blu-ray during the week ended September 12, according to Nielsen VideoScan. The week was otherwise dominated by TV season sets. The highest Blu-ray percentage, however, was for MacGruber, with 28% of its total sales coming from the BD version. Update: overall sales figures added.
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Criterion Blu-ray in December: Cronenberg, Del Toro
Posted September 15, 2010 03:18 PM by Juan Calonge
After the bonanza of Blu-ray titles that The Criterion Collection is lavishing upon film enthusiasts in September-November, the studio's December slate looks comparatively spare. Two movies have been announced for Blu-ray release on December 7: Cronos (Guillermo del Toro, 1993) – with a transfer supervised and approved by Del Toro and cinematographer Guillermo Navarro –; and Videodrome (David Cronenberg, 1993) in its unrated version.
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Black Friday Predictions: Blu-ray Players with Netflix at $69, Movies at $5-$10
Posted September 15, 2010 01:56 PM by Juan Calonge
A Black Friday forecast from deal reporting site Dealnews predicts that Netflix-enabled Blu-ray players (a "must-have item" this year) will hit $69. Less full-featured BD players are expected to hit $49. On the software side, the site forecasts that older titles will be available for $5, whereas "relatively new releases" will be found for as little as $10. Blu-ray movies bundled with TVs are also expected.
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Toshiba Announces 3D Blu-ray Player and 3D HDTV
Posted September 15, 2010 10:22 AM by Juan Calonge
Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc. is launching Blu-ray player model BDX3000, its first BD player compatible with the Blu-ray 3D specification. It also has Wi-Fi capability and supports streaming content from various providers. No software bundles (exclusive or not) have been announced. The company also announced the release of the WX800 Cinema Series 3D LED HDTVs, in 55" and 46" sizes.
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Se7en Non-DigiBook Blu-ray Exclusively at Walmart
Posted September 15, 2010 08:19 AM by Juan Calonge
David Fincher's thriller Se7en came out on Blu-ray, and is generally available in a DigiBook edition. However, without any warning, an exclusive non-DigiBook edition simultaneously hit the shelves of retail giant Walmart, which is selling it this week for $20. At the moment, this edition is available in stores only, and there is no information as to the length of this exclusivity deal.
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Toy Story 3 Announced on Blu-ray in the UK
Posted September 15, 2010 02:22 AM by Juan Calonge
The UK branch of Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment has announced that it will release Pixar's Toy Story 3 on November 22, in two editions that will differ slightly from the recently announced US editions: a "Double Play" 2 BD/DVD pack, and a "Triple Play" 2BD/DVD/Digital Copy combo. A 3-Movie Collection containing all three Toy Story will also be released - this one with no DVDs or digital copies at all.
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The Evil Dead UK Blu-ray Announced
Posted September 14, 2010 05:02 PM by Juan Calonge
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced that it will release The Evil Dead on Blu-ray in the UK on October 11. Edition details are similar to the US release, with the major addition of a Picture-in-Picture track covering the legacy of this cult movie. On the other hand, picture aspect ratio is only listed as 1.85:1.
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This Week on Blu-ray - September 14-20
Posted September 14, 2010 11:51 AM by Josh Dreuth
The Pirates of the Caribbean franchise has been a huge success for Disney, though its commercial appeal was almost universally questions prior to the first film's release. In hindsight, this may have been a contributing factor to the film's grand success – no one saw it coming! Conversely, when Disney was planning the release of Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, the was already talk of a trilogy and comparisons to Pirates, which at the end of the day, never happened.
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Report: PS3 Won’t Support 3D Blu-ray and BD-J at the Same Time
Posted September 14, 2010 11:44 AM by Juan Calonge
The PlayStation 3 is getting 3D Blu-ray playback support in October, but a recent report indicates that the console's 3D BD capability will be somewhat limited. Specifically, the BD-J application environment will reportedly not be supported during Stereoscopic Output Mode. Therefore, to ensure smooth playback on the PS3, 3D BD titles will allegedly have to be authored to work around that hurdle, using the less refined HDMV instead of BD-J if needed.
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The Last Airbender Blu-ray Announced
Posted September 14, 2010 09:22 AM by Juan Calonge
Paramount Home Entertainment has announced the action/adventure movie The Last Airbender, directed by M. Night Shyamalan, for Blu-ray release on November 16, in two editions: a two-disc BD/DVD Digital Copy combo pack and a single-disc Blu-ray. It will feature "over two hours of in-depth, behind-the-scenes special features" (albeit most of them on the combo only). Although this movie was shown theatrically in 3D (converted in post-production from native 2D), no 3D Blu-ray edition has been announced as of yet.
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The Kids Are All Right Blu-ray Announced
Posted September 14, 2010 08:54 AM by Juan Calonge
Universal Studios Home Entertainment has announced The Kids are All Right for Blu-ray release on November 16. This independent comedy/drama from Focus Features (not to be mistaken with The Kids Are Alright), starring Annette Bening and Julianne Moore, was acclaimed by critics and audience alike at the latest Sundance Film Festival, and has a 96% Fresh rating on Rottentomatoes.com.
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I'm Still Here Blu-ray Announced
Posted September 14, 2010 07:44 AM by Juan Calonge
Magnolia Home Entertainment has announced the Blu-ray release of I'm Still Here, with a street date of November 23. This documentary/mockumentary, directed by Casey Affleck, follows Joaquin Phoenix as he announces his retirement from acting in the fall of 2008 and sets off to reinvent himself as a hip hop musician. It premiered at the Venice Film Festival, and had a limited US theatrical release last Friday.
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Clips from Twilight Zone Season 1 Blu-ray
Posted September 14, 2010 05:38 AM by Juan Calonge
Today is the street date for the Blu-ray edition of The Twilight Zone: Season 1. As previously reported, this edition has been mastered from new 1080p film transfers using the original camera negatives and magnetic soundtracks. To promote this release, Image Entertainment has made available some video clips, including an excerpt from Rod Serling's network pitch, and a clip from episode "Time Enough at Last."
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Countdown to Zero Announced on Blu-ray
Posted September 14, 2010 04:01 AM by Juan Calonge
Magnolia Home Entertainment has announced Countdown to Zero for Blu-ray release on November 23. This documentary traces the history of the atomic bomb from its origins to the present state of global affairs and makes a case for worldwide nuclear disarmament. It features several important international statesmen, including President Jimmy Carter, Mikhail Gorbachev, Pervez Musharraf and Tony Blair.
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The Extra Man Announced on Blu-ray
Posted September 14, 2010 03:51 AM by Juan Calonge
Magnolia Home Entertainment has announced The Extra Man for Blu-ray release on November 16. This comedy, directed by Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini (American Splendor) and based on a novel by Jonathan Ames, stars Kevin Kline, Paul Dano, John C. Reilly and Katie Holmes. It premiered at Sundance Film Festival and had a limited theatrical release in July.
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Toy Story 3 Blu-ray Officially Announced
Posted September 14, 2010 03:30 AM by Juan Calonge
Confirming early retailer reports, Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment has officially announced the latest and hugely successful Pixar production, Toy Story for release on Blu-ray on November 2, in a two-disc BD edition and a 2-BD/DVD/Digital Copy Combo Pack. On the same date, the studio will also launch the Ultimate Toy Box 3-Movie Collection, containing all three Toy Story movies on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital copy (ten discs total). No 3D Blu-ray edition has been announced.
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Analyst: 3D Blu-ray Exclusives Could “Stymie” Format
Posted September 13, 2010 05:46 AM by Juan Calonge
In a recent study, consultancy firm Screen Digest estimates that the widespread exclusive bundling of 3D Blu-ray titles with 3D gear from select consumer electronics brands risks choking off demand. The analysts say that this is another "chicken and egg" story, and consider that the 3D platform, if advanced properly, could be Blu-ray's "killer app."
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Disney Offering $8 Coupon for Prince of Persia Blu-ray
Posted September 13, 2010 04:49 AM by Juan Calonge
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment has a printable $8 off coupon good for the purchase of the Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Blu-ray during its first week in stores. To print it, go to the dedicated coupon page on the Disney Movie Rewars Site and click on the "Get Coupon" button; you will need to have the dedicated coupon printer software installed. This coupon is valid only for the BD/DVD/Digital Copy edition, and is redeemable at participating retailers.
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American: The Bill Hicks Story Blu-ray Announced
Posted September 13, 2010 04:38 AM by Juan Calonge
2 Entertain Video has announced American: The Bill Hicks Story for Blu-ray release in the UK on September 27. This documentary tells the life story of outlaw comic Bill Hicks using innovative filmmaking and animation techniques. It featured at SXSW festival in Austin last spring. There is no information regarding region coding at the moment.
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Iron Man 2 and Other Blu-ray Titles $15 at Walmart (Deal Dead)
Posted September 13, 2010 04:13 AM by Juan Calonge
This week, retail giant Walmart has rolled back pricing on some Blu-ray titles to a very attractive $15. The standout title is definitely the Iron Man 2 BD/DVD/Digital Copy edition, which even as a preorder can be had for $15 (even cheaper than the DVD). Other recent titles from Warner Home Video are also discounted. Free site-to-store delivery is available, or you can select ship to home.
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Blu-ray Boxed Set of the Week: Resident Evil Trilogy $25
Posted September 13, 2010 03:47 AM by Juan Calonge
Amazon's current Blu-ray Boxed Set of the Week is for Resident Evil: The High Definition Trilogy (comprised of Resident Evil,Resident Evil: Apocalypse and Resident Evil: Extinction), which can now be had for only $25.00 (58% off, or just over $8 per movie). The price tracker shows that this is the lowest this compilation has been. This offer is valid through September 18.
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The Pillars of the Earth Miniseries Announced on Blu-ray
Posted September 13, 2010 03:40 AM by Juan Calonge
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced that on November 23, it will release The Pillars of the Earth on Blu-ray. This eight-episode miniseries, based on the best-selling novel by Ken Follett, recently aired on Starz. It's set in 12th Century England and revolves around the building of a cathedral and follows the lives of three men over 40 years as they each deal with politics, war, romance and personal ambition. It will be presented in three BDs.
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Deal of the Day: Firefly Blu-ray $26.99 (Expired)
Posted September 12, 2010 04:05 AM by Juan Calonge
This Sunday, Amazon has an interesting Blu-ray related deal of the day: up to midnight PST, you can order Firefly: The Complete Series on Blu-ray for only $26.99 (70% off MSRP). The price history for the BD edition of this series shows that the cheapest it has been, outside of a $25.99 Lightning Deal in March. Update: deal expired.
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Toy Story 3 Blu-ray in November - and in 3D in December? (Update: No!)
Posted September 11, 2010 06:04 AM by Juan Calonge
The latest Pixar production, Toy Story 3 (the top-grossing movie of 2010, surpasssing $400 million domestically a billion dollars globally) still hasn't been officially announced by Disney. However, according to retailer information, it will come out on Blu-ray on November 2, in various releases. A two-disc BD edition and a 2-BD/DVD/Digital Copy Combo Pack will be generally available. Target will have an exclusive Ultimate Collector's Edition with a Buzz Lightyear action figure. A Toy Story Ultimate Toy Box trilogy box set (in stagecoach-shaped packaging) will also come out on the same date. And a mystery four-disc edition just added to the mix, with a release date of December 19, which some enthusiasts think may be a 3D Blu-ray edition. Update: its' only the Spanish-language edition.