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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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Kick-Ass Announced on Blu-ray
Posted June 7, 2010 10:20 AM by Juan Calonge
Lionsgate Home Entertainment has set an August 3 release date for the Blu-ray edition of Kick-Ass, the action movie about do-it-yourself superheroes based on the comic written by Mark Millar and John S. Romita Jr. This Blu-ray/DVD/Digital Copy pack will exclusively feature a making-of documentary, and a feature-length Ass-Kicking BonusView mode.
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Twilight Zone Season 1 Blu-ray in September
Posted June 7, 2010 05:30 AM by Juan Calonge
Image Entertainment has officially announced The Twilight Zone: Season 1 for release on Blu-ray on September 14. This five-disc set will include the 36 episodes from the first season (aired in 1959-1960) of this classic TV series, presented in its original 1.33:1 aspect ratio, with uncompressed mono sound.
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Toshiba Announces First Laptop with Blu-ray 3D
Posted June 7, 2010 05:12 AM by Juan Calonge
Toshiba Corporation today announced the introduction of the notebook PC model dynabook TX/98MBL, the industry's first laptop to feature playback of 3D content in the Blu-ray 3D format, using active-shutter glasses. It will be available from the end of July in the Japanese market. No price has been announced yet.
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Original Ocean's 11 Announced on Blu-ray
Posted June 7, 2010 04:47 AM by Juan Calonge
Warner Home Video has announced Ocean's 11: 50th Anniversary Edition for release on Blu-ray on October 5. This is the original 1960 heist movie, starring Frank Sinatra and its "rat-pack" off-screen pals Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Peter Lawford, Joey Bishop and more, who scheme to rob five Las Vegas casinos.
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Cemetery Junction Announced on Blu-ray
Posted June 7, 2010 04:29 AM by Juan Calonge
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced Cemetery Junction for release on Blu-ray on August 17. This coming-of-age comedy/drama, set in 1970s England, is written and directed by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant. It didn't get a theatrical release in the US.
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High-def Week at Amazon
Posted June 7, 2010 03:14 AM by Juan Calonge
June 7 to June 11 is Amazon's "High-def Week", featuring various special hardware and software limited offers of the "deal of the day" and "lightning deal" variety– some of which will definitely be Blu-ray related. As previously reported, the retailer invited its customers to vote for their candidate to Deal of the Day among five diverse Blu-ray box sets and collections.
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The Pacific Blu-ray Date and Extras Revealed
Posted June 4, 2010 03:07 PM by Juan Calonge
HBO Home Entertainment, in conjunction with Warner Home Video, will release The Pacific on Blu-ray on November 2. This 10-part WWII miniseries will be presented in six discs, with a DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack, and will contain two exclusive interactive companion features that maximize the use of Blu-ray technology and provide a superior viewing experience.
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Heroes Season 4 Blu-ray Announced
Posted June 4, 2010 06:32 AM by Juan Calonge
Universal Studios Home Entertainment has officially announced Heroes: Season 4 for release on blu-ray on August 3. The final volume of this groundbreaking TV series, titled Redemption, will come out in a four-discs set with hours of special features, many of them exclusive to Blu-ray.
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Vampire Diaries Season 1 Blu-ray Announced
Posted June 4, 2010 04:15 AM by Juan Calonge
Warner Home Video has announced The Vampire Diaries: The Complete First Season for release on Blu-ray on August 31. This four-disc set will include all 22 episodes of the first season, developed by Kevin Wiliamson (of Scream and Dawson's Creek fame) based on a series of novels by L.J. Smith (the first of which is offered with the BD as a downloadable audiobook).
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Deal of the Day: Bond 11 Blu-ray Collection for $99.99 (Expired)
Posted June 4, 2010 03:06 AM by Juan Calonge
Amazon has an interesting BD-related deal of the day going on. Today only, you can buy the BBC you can buy the James Bond 11-Movie Ultimate Collection (consisting of Dr. No, From Russia With Love, Goldfinger, Thunderball, Live and Let Die, The Man with the Golden Gun, Moonraker, For Your Eyes Only, Licence to Kill, The World is Not Enough, and Die Another Day) for only $99.99 (67% off), or about $9 per movie. The price history for this item shows that this is the lowest it has been. Update: deal expired.
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Redbox Blu-ray Rentals Probably $1.50 a Night
Posted June 3, 2010 05:28 PM by Juan Calonge
During a keynote speech today, Redbox president Mitch Lowe revealed that the company will probably price rentals of Blu-ray titles at $1.50 a night, or half a dollar more than the usual price to rent DVDs from Redbox kiosks. According to Lowe,16.9% of Redbox customers own a Blu-ray player. He also said that kiosks will start offering BDs over the next few months, and expects this to drive format adoption.
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Summer Sale at DeepDiscount
Posted June 3, 2010 04:15 PM by Juan Calonge
Deepdiscount.com started today a summer sale offering an additional 25% off by entering the code "25MORE" at checkout. Unlike previous sales at this etailer, most but not all released Blu-ray titles are eligible, so you have to look at individual titles to know if they qualify; for example, at the time of writing 44 Inch Chest does, but 9 Songs doesn't. This promotion ends on June 20.
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Highlander Season 2 Blu-ray Gets New Date, Fan-made Extras
Posted June 3, 2010 07:49 AM by Juan Calonge
Davis-Panzer has informed TV Shows on DVD that Highlander: Season Two, initially slated for Aprilwill finally be available to buy –exclusively through the Legendary Heroes website- from late July. Additional bonus features have been added, thanks to the contributions of fans of the series.
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Blu-ray Sales, May 24-30: Vampires Drain Na'vi (Update)
Posted June 3, 2010 03:13 AM by Juan Calonge
After a record five weeks of undisputed dominion over the Blu-ray sales, Avatar finally was dethroned – and this time not by a romantic movie, unlike what happened at the theaters or on DVD. HBO's True Blood: The Complete Second Season was the top-selling title on Blu-ray during the week ended May 30, according to Nielsen VideoScan. Update: sales charts and figures added.
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BB Deal of the Day: National Parks Blu-ray for $40 (Expired)
Posted June 2, 2010 10:14 AM by Juan Calonge
Best Buy has an interesting BD-related deal of the day going on now. Today only, you can buy Ken Burns' The National Parks: America's Best Idea for only $40 (69% off MSRP). This six-disc documentary box set is currently $73.49 at Amazon, and its price history there shows it's never been below $69.99. Update: this deal has now expired.
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid Announced on Blu-ray
Posted June 2, 2010 08:11 AM by Juan Calonge
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment has announced Diary of a Wimpy Kid, based on the best-selling illustrated novel by Jeff Kinney, for release on a Blu-ray/DVD/Digital Copy combo pack on August 3. The BD comes custom-packaged with additional cartoon pages, and will include "Greg's Deleted Diary Pages", which bring the diary to life with all-new moments not included in the feature film.
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Not the Messiah Blu-ray Announced in the UK
Posted June 2, 2010 04:30 AM by Juan Calonge
The UK branch of Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced the Blu-ray release Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy), which will hit store shelves on June 14. This title delivers a one-time performance celebrating the 40th Anniversary of Monty Python's comedy troupe with a song oratorio inspired by the cult film Monty Python's Life of Brian at London's Royal Albert Hall.
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Office Season 6 Blu-ray Dated (Update)
Posted June 2, 2010 04:07 AM by Juan Calonge
Universal Studios Home Entertainment has officially announced The Office: Season Six for release on Blu-ray on September 7. No edition details have been disclosed at the time of writing, other than this box set will include the 26 episodes of the season in four discs. Update: special features added. Update: bonus features added.
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Black Dahlia and Skeleton Key Get Blu-ray
Posted June 2, 2010 04:01 AM by Juan Calonge
Universal Studios Home Entertainment has announced two recent catalog titles of the thriller genre for release on Blu-ray on September 7: The Black Dahlia (Brian De Palma, 2006) and The Skeleton Key (Iain Softley, 2005). Both of them will come in single-sided (non-flipper) BD50 discs.
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Deal Alert: Armageddon and Tombstone Blu-ray for $16 (Expired)
Posted June 1, 2010 01:01 PM by Juan Calonge
The price of two recent Blu-ray catalog titles from Disney, Armageddon and Tombstone, has just dropped on Amazon to $12.99, matching Best Buy. But what makes this a red-hot deal is that the etailer still is offering a $10 discount when ordering both titles. As a result, at the time of writing you can buy the two movies for $15.98. Update: deal dead.
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Survival of the Dead Announced on Blu-ray
Posted June 1, 2010 11:52 AM by Juan Calonge
Magnolia Home Entertainment has announced Survival of the Dead: Ultimate Undead Edition, the latest zombie film by George A. Romero (which picks up right where Diary of the Dead left off), for release on Blu-ray on August 24. The Blu-ray edition will come in "specialty custom effects packaging."
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The Runaways Announced on Blu-ray
Posted June 1, 2010 11:51 AM by Juan Calonge
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced the rock biopic The Runaways for release on Blu-ray on July 20. This movie about the all-girl rock band of the same name stars Kristen Stewart, and Dakota Fanning in one of her first grownup roles. The Blu-ray will exclusively feature a Runaways Playlist to access real time information on the cast, music, trivia and more.
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The Greatest Blu-ray Announced
Posted June 1, 2010 11:43 AM by Juan Calonge
National Entertainment Movie has announced The Greatest for release on Blu-ray on July 13. This independent drama, starring Pierce Brosnan, Susan Sarandon and Carey Mulligan, premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival, where it was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize.
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This Week on Blu-ray, May 31-June 6
Posted June 1, 2010 10:11 AM by Josh Dreuth
When Tim Burton announced his plans to revisit the childhood tale of Alice in Wonderland, many felt it was a good fit for the director of such twisted films as Edward Scissorhands and Sweeney Tood: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. As far as children's tales go, Lewis Carroll's LSD-induced story is one of the more fanciful in existence, and has always been a prime target for an even darker interpretation (partially because of American McGee's successful manipulation of the material).
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After.Life Blu-ray Announced
Posted June 1, 2010 04:29 AM by Juan Calonge
Anchor Bay Entertainment has announced After.Life for release on Blu-ray on August 3. This horror/thriller movie stars Christina Ricci as a young woman who has a car accident and wakes up to find the local funeral director (Liam Neeson) preparing her body for her funeral. It got a very limited theatrical release in April.
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Vigilante Announced on Blu-ray
Posted June 1, 2010 04:13 AM by Juan Calonge
Blue Underground has announced the 1983 exploitation movie Vigilante for release on Blu-ray on September 21. The movie will be presented in a "pristine" new 2K transfer from the original uncut and uncensored camera negative. It will also be the studio's first title to be enhanced for D-Box motion control systems.
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U2 360º at the Rose Bowl Super Deluxe Edition, with Blu-ray
Posted June 1, 2010 04:00 AM by Juan Calonge
In two days, Interscope Records will release U2: 360° at the Rose Bowl, presenting the next-to-last gig of the band's U2360° Tour in support of their album No Line on The Horizon. A Super Deluxe Edition, also including the BD (as well as plenty of collectibles), is coming out on June 22.
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Original King Kong Gets September Blu-ray Date
Posted May 31, 2010 05:58 AM by Juan Calonge
The Eighth Wonder of the World is coming up in high definition. On September 28, Warner Home Video will release the classic action/adventure movie King Kong, in a Blu-ray DigiBook edition. The feature will include all the scenes cut from the re-releases, presenting the 1933 version in its entirety.
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Deal Alert: Sanctuary Seasons 1 & 2 Blu-ray $24.32 Each
Posted May 31, 2010 05:09 AM by Juan Calonge
Wal-Mart is offering the upcoming Blu-ray season sets Sanctuary: The Complete First Season and Sanctuary: The Complete Second Season at the special price of $24.32 each (51% off MSRP). Additionally, the retail giant is offering free shipping to home on both items. At the moment there is no information as to whether this price will be also offered in-store on release date.
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Lost Final Season, Complete Collection Blu-ray Detailed
Posted May 31, 2010 04:13 AM by Juan Calonge
Shortly after its controversial series finale aired, Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment officially announced and detailed Lost: The Complete Sixth and Final Season and Lost: The Complete Collection, both of which will hit store shelves on August 24. The Complete Collection will come in collectible packaging and include a disc of exclusive features.