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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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Three Kings Blu-ray Announced
Posted June 15, 2010 03:56 AM by Juan Calonge
Warner Home Video has announced the Blu-ray release of Three Kings, with a street date of October 12. This 1999 war movie starring George Clooney had such an unconventional cinematography that when it came out on DVD, the studio added a "do not adjust your set" disclaimer stating that the look of the film was intentional.
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Furry Vengeance Combo Blu-ray Announced
Posted June 14, 2010 10:43 AM by Juan Calonge
Summit Entertainment has announced the family comedy Furry Vengeance, starring Brendan Fraser, for Blu-ray release on August 17. Like The Ghost Writer, another movie recently announced by Summit, Furry Vengeance will be presented in a single-disc Blu-ray/DVD combo.
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Death at a Funeral Remake Blu-ray in August
Posted June 14, 2010 10:13 AM by Juan Calonge
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced Death at a Funeral for release on Blu-ray on August 10. This Neil LaBute dark comedy is a remake of a 2007 British film of the same title. Despite its high-profile comedic cast, it got mixed reviews when it was released in theaters last April.
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Stomp the Yard: Homecoming Announced on Blu-ray
Posted June 14, 2010 09:59 AM by Juan Calonge
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced Stomp The Yard: Homecoming for release on Blu-ray on September 21. This direct-to-video sequel to the 2007 movie Stomp the Yard stars choreographer Columbus Short, as well as Collins Pennie and Pooch Hall. Special features include the featurette Stomp on the Yard.
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Stargate Universe 1.5 Blu-ray in Late July
Posted June 14, 2010 08:11 AM by Juan Calonge
Stargate Universe 1.5 (or SGU 1.5, for short), initially reported to come out on July 13, will finally hit store shelves on July 27. The Blu-ray will include the final 10 episodes of season one and feature an exclusive all-new survival instinct game, which challenges players to use their knowledge, intelligence and skillfulness to jump through a series of time loops in order to return to the Destiny.
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The Man Who Fell to Earth Blu-ray Going Out of Print
Posted June 13, 2010 04:28 AM by Juan Calonge
The Criterion Collection has posted a list of titles from its catalog that are going out of print effective June 30. The list includes one Blu-ray: The Man Who Fell to Earth (Nicolas Roeg, 1976). Like The Third Man and Pierrot le fou which also went OOP recently, this was a title licensed by Studio Canal.
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Marantz Announces Blu-ray 3D Players
Posted June 13, 2010 04:10 AM by Juan Calonge
Marantz has unveiled its hi-fi and home cinema product line for 2010. Initially announced for the UK, it features two new 3D-ready Blu-ray universal players with DLNA support (models UD5005 and UD7005). They will be available between July and August. 3D support will be added with an enabling firmare upgrade, due "before Christmas."
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Amazon Runs out of Porcupine Tree Blu-ray
Posted June 11, 2010 05:14 AM by Juan Calonge
Anesthetize, the first Blu-ray release from progressive rock band Porcupine Tree, doesn't come out on Blu-ray until June 29, but it is already sold out at Amazon.com. The product page at the Internet retailer displays the message: "We have sold through our allocation of the Anesthetize DVD + Blu-ray Edition. The Anesthetize single-disc DVD edition [due out on June 15] is still available to order."
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9th Company Announced on Blu-ray
Posted June 11, 2010 04:40 AM by Juan Calonge
Well Go USA has announced the release of the Russian war movie 9th Company (9 Rota) on Standard and Collector's Edition Blu-ray on August 31. This film (winner of the Best Picture award from the Russian Academy of Cinema Arts) tracks a year in the lives of a group of young Soviet soldiers drafted to serve in Afghanistan during the final stage of the conflict.
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Picnic at Hanging Rock Blu-ray Announced
Posted June 11, 2010 04:22 AM by Juan Calonge
Second Sight Films has announced the Blu-ray release of Picnic at Hanging Rock in the UK for July 26. This acclaimed Australian film, directed by Peter Weir in 1975, will be presented in its 107-minute director's cut (one of the rare instances in film history where a director's cut is shorter than the theatrical cut).
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Jane’s Addiction Live Blu-ray in August
Posted June 11, 2010 03:58 AM by Juan Calonge
Eagle Rock Entertainment has announced the Blu-ray release on August 30 of Jane's Addiction: Live Voodoo, the first ever Jane's Addiction live visual release. Filmed live on Halloween night 2009 at Voodoo Experience in New Orleans, Live Voodoo sees the reunion of the classic Jane's Addiction line-up of Perry Farrell (vocals), Stephen Perkins (drums), Eric Avery (bass) and Dave Navarro (guitar).
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Disneynature’s Oceans and Crimson Wing on Blu-ray
Posted June 11, 2010 03:19 AM by Juan Calonge
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment has announced the release of two documentaries for Blu-ray release within its Disneynature label: Oceans and The Crimson Wing: Mystery of the Flamingos. Both will be available as Blu-ray/DVD combo packs on October 19. For every purchase of Oceans during release week, Disneynature will make a contribution to help protect coral reefs.
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Date Night Blu-ray Announced
Posted June 10, 2010 04:41 AM by Juan Calonge
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment has announced Date Night for release on August 10. The Blu-ray edition of this action comedy, starring Steve Carell and Tinay Fey, will feature an all-new extended version of the film with "never-before-seen hilarious footage." A digital copy will also be included.
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The Joneses Announced on Blu-ray
Posted June 10, 2010 04:35 AM by Juan Calonge
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment has announced The Joneses for release on Blu-ray on August 10. This comedy starring David Duchovny and Demi Moore only got a limited theatrical release in April and, despite overall positive reviews, grossed under $1.5 million at the box office.
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Two Sony Blu-ray Players Get 3D Support
Posted June 10, 2010 03:55 AM by Juan Calonge
Sony Electronics has made available a new firmware version for Blu-ray player models BDP-S470 and BDP-S570. Improvements added with this new firmware prominently include include "support for 3D content." The addition of this feature is timed to coincide with the launch of Sony's 3D HDTVs and its first 3D Blu-ray, Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs.
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Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 3D Blu-ray Announced
Posted June 10, 2010 03:30 AM by Juan Calonge
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced the release of the first Blu-ray 3D title to be sold individually in the US: the CG animated adventure Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs. It will be available "at select retailers" from June 22 (yes, less than two weeks from now), timed with the upcoming launch of Sony Electronics' 3D capable HDTVs and Blu-ray players.
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Blu-ray Sales, May 31-June 6: Alice Goes Big (Update)
Posted June 10, 2010 03:07 AM by Juan Calonge
Tim Burton's reimagining of Alice in Wonderland was the top-selling title on Blu-ray during the week ended June 6, according to Nielsen VideoScan. Alice outsold runner-up The Wolfman by more than five to one, and got a remarkable 37% of its total sales from Blu-ray (although the highest BD market share was for the BBC documentary Life, with a whopping 54%). Update: sales figures added.
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August Blu-ray Wave from Universal Germany
Posted June 9, 2010 10:31 AM by Juan Calonge
The Germany branch of Universal Studios Home Entertainment has announced no fewer than 14 titles for release on Blu-ray on August 5 between new releases and catalog titles, many of them still unannounced in the US, including The Break-Up, Dante's Peak, Eye See You (also known as D-Tox), The Game, The Interpreter, Scent of a Woman and Sleepers.
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This Week on Blu-ray, June 7-13
Posted June 9, 2010 10:10 AM by Juan Calonge
Writer Dennis Lehane should be satisfied about the movie adaptations of his novels. After Clint Eastwood's acclaimed Mystic River and the underrated Gone Baby Gone, now Martin Scorsese took it upon himself to bring the "odd and alluring" Shutter Island to the screen, and it too was a commercial and critical hit.
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New Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers Album on Audio Blu-ray (Update: Listen Link)
Posted June 9, 2010 08:00 AM by Juan Calonge
The latest album by Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Mojo, will be released on June 29 on audio Blu-ray, two weeks after the CD. The BD will contain all 15 tracks from Mojo in high-resolution stereo LPCM (at 24 bits and 48kHz), and DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 surround. It is an audio-only disc, with basic navigation and song information displayed on screen; a screensaver switches to non-static images of the cover art 30 seconds after each song begins. Update: listening option added.
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Mercury Rising, Unleashed Announced on Blu-ray
Posted June 9, 2010 05:46 AM by Juan Calonge
Universal Studios Home Entertainment has announced two catalog titles for release on Blu-ray on September 14: Mercury Rising and Unleashed (also known as Danny the Dog). Both will come out on single-sided BD50 discs. Unleashed will include both the R-rated and the unrated cuts (unlike the 2006 release on the defunct HD DVD format).
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Polanski’s Ghost Writer on Blu-ray/DVD Flipper
Posted June 9, 2010 05:29 AM by Juan Calonge
Summit Entertainment has announced that it will release the Roman Polanski-directed thriller The Ghost Writer on August 3, on a "single-disc DVD/Blu-ray combo." This is the first time a new release is coming out on this two-sided, two-format disc presentation.
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Warner Announces Three More Blu-ray Double Features
Posted June 9, 2010 04:24 AM by Juan Calonge
Warner Home Video has announced three double-feature Blu-ray titles for release on September 14. Two of them belong squarely in the family genre: A Cinderella Story / Another Cinderella Story and Shiloh / Saving Shiloh (for some reason, Shiloh 2: Shiloh Season got skipped over). The third one is somewhat more action-oriented: the Van Damme double feature Bloodsport / Timecop.
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Criterion Reports Walkabout Blu-ray Playback Problem
Posted June 9, 2010 03:50 AM by Juan Calonge
The Criterion Collection has posted a note on its website informing that they have been alerted to a manufacturing problem with the Blu-ray edition of Nicolas Roeg's Walkabout, which affects playback on "a limited number of players." Replacement copies will be made available soon.
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Sony Details 3D Blu-ray Plans
Posted June 8, 2010 08:01 AM by Juan Calonge
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment confirmed that it will be bringing the first Blu-ray 3D SKU to market "early this summer" with Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 3D. The first day-and-date Blu-ray 3D release from the studio will be Resident Evil: Afterlife (which opens theatrically in the US in September).
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White Collar Season 1 Blu-ray Announced
Posted June 8, 2010 05:50 AM by Juan Calonge
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment has officially announced White Collar: The Complete First Season for release on Blu-ray on July 13 – the same day that Season Two premieres on USA Network. The 14 episodes of the first season will be presented in three Blu-ray discs.
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The Secret of Kells Blu-ray in October
Posted June 8, 2010 05:23 AM by Juan Calonge
The animated feature The Secret of Kells will be released on Blu-ray on October 5, in a BD/DVD combo pack. Set in medieval Ireland, this film received praise (and a surprise Academy Award nomination for Best Animated Feature) because of its unconventional look, inspired in art from the Early Middle Ages.
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Evil Dead Blu-ray Announced
Posted June 8, 2010 05:06 AM by Juan Calonge
Anchor Bay Entertainment has officially announced the 1981 horror movie The Evil Dead for Blu-ray release on August 31, in a brand-new hi-def transfer, supervised and approved by director Sam Raimi, and featuring an all-new audio commentary with Raimi, Robert Tapert and Bruce Campbell.
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Blu-ray.com Expands into Home Theater and PS3
Posted June 7, 2010 03:10 PM by Webmaster
The Blu-ray.com team is happy to announce the largest update in the site's history. Among many things, we have added a wide range of different home theater sections and we have decided to open up our databases. This means that you as a member will be able to submit movies and hardware, as well as updating existing movies and hardware.
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The Goonies UCE Blu-ray Announced
Posted June 7, 2010 11:52 AM by Juan Calonge
The eagerly-awaited 1985 adventure movie The Goonies will finally be released on November 2 in a 25th Anniversary Ultimate Collector's Edition Blu-ray, with a wealth of memorabilia, including a new board game, collectible storyboard prints, a 1985 souvenir magazine with behind-the-scenes stories about the actual filming in Astoria, Oregon, and a reprint of a 2009 article with updates of the entire cast, as well as producer Steven Spielberg and director Richard Donner.