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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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One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest 35th Anniversary UCE Blu-ray
Posted May 10, 2010 11:03 AM by Juan Calonge
Warner Home Video has announced One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest: 35th Anniversary Ultimate Collector's Edition for release on September 7. This edition will contain unique collectibles honoring the film and its legacy, such as playing cards, posters, character cards, pre-production correspondence and movie trivia.
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Warner Announces Sci-Fi Blu-ray Wave
Posted May 10, 2010 10:40 AM by Juan Calonge
Warner Home Video has announced a wave of science fiction movies for release on Blu-ray on September 7: Forbidden Planet (Fred Wilcox, 1956); Lost in Space (Stephen Hopkins, 1998); Mars Attacks! (Tim Burton, 1996); and THX 1138: The George Lucas Director's Cut (George Lucas, 1970). The studio is also releasing The Matrix Reloaded separately and rereleasing A Scanner Darkly.
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Psycho 50th Anniversary Blu-ray Announced
Posted May 10, 2010 05:55 AM by Juan Calonge
Universal Studios Home Entertainment has announced Alfred Hitchcock's horror classic Psycho for release on Blu-ray on October 19, in a "meticulously restored" 50th Anniversary Edition, with a new 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack (the original mono audio track will be included as well). It will be presented in a single-sided BD50. Psycho will also be honored during its landmark anniversary by the upcoming 2010 Cannes Film Festival.
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Same Price for DVD and BD/DVD Combo of I Love You Phillip Morris
Posted May 10, 2010 05:27 AM by Juan Calonge
Fox Pathé Europa has announced I Love You Phillip Morris for release on Blu-ray on June 16. The French studio has set the same list price (€19.98) for the DVD and BD editions of this movie. What is more, the Blu-ray edition also includes the DVD, so consumers are being offered the BD essentially for free.
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The Bounty Hunter Blu-ray Announced
Posted May 10, 2010 03:52 AM by Juan Calonge
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced The Bounty Hunter for release on Blu-ray on July 13. This romantic comedy/action film, starring Gerard Butler as a bounty hunter hired to track down his bail-jumping ex-wife (Jennifer Aniston) grossed $64 million at the box office, despite negative reviews.
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Quantum of Solace Definitive Edition Blu-ray Coming Up
Posted May 10, 2010 03:28 AM by Juan Calonge
Bond-centric site mi6.co.uk is reporting that the UK branch of 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment will release Quantum of Solace: Definitive Edition on July 28. Special features have not been officially detailed at the time, but they are expected to include cast & crew commentaries (which were absent from the first edition) and other behind-the-scenes content.
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Machine Gun McCain Blu-ray Announced
Posted May 10, 2010 03:19 AM by Juan Calonge
Blue Underground has announced the 1969 Italian (but English-spoken) crime film Machine Gun McCain for release on Blu-ray on August 24. This movie, starring John Cassavetes, Peter Falk and Gena Rowlands, was part of the Official Selection at the 1969 Cannes Film Festival. It is available for the first time now on home video in the US.
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Caught in the Crossfire Blu-ray Announced
Posted May 10, 2010 02:58 AM by Juan Calonge
Lionsgate Home Entertainment has announced Caught in the Crossfire for release on Blu-ray on July 13. This action/crime thriller stars Chris Klein as a cop that seeks revenge for the death of a fellow officer. Also starring Adam Rodriguez and Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson. The only extras listed are outtakes.
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James and the Giant Peach Blu-ray Dated
Posted May 8, 2010 04:17 AM by Juan Calonge
An early announcement to retailers indicates that Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment is set to release Henry Selick's animated movie James and the Giant Peach on August 3. No release details are available at the moment, other than the edition will consist of two discs (which might very well be a BD and DVD).
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Robin Hood New Photos and Videos
Posted May 7, 2010 06:52 PM by Webmaster
Sherwood Forest Visitor Centre and Nottingham Castle want everybody to join the band of merry men. To celebrate the release of Sir Ridley Scott's latest film Robin Hood, May has now been officially designated "Robin Hood month" in the city of dreams, Nottingham. You can also make merry with the good people of Nottingham in preparation for next week's release with some brand new photos and videos.
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Amazon High-def Week Coming Up, Vote for Blu-ray Deal of the Day
Posted May 7, 2010 08:15 AM by Juan Calonge
Amazon has proclaimed the week of June 7-11 as "High-def Week." Like the HD week held last year, it will feature various special hardware and software limited offers. And like last year, he retailer has summoned 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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Rambo Extended Cut and More Blu-ray from Lionsgate in July
Posted May 7, 2010 06:30 AM by Juan Calonge
Lionsgate Home Entertainment has announced a set of catalog movies for release on Blu-ray on July 27 to tie in with the theatrical release of Sylvester Stallone's The Expendables: Johnny Handsome, Lock Up, Rambo: Extended Cut (with 9 minutes of additional footage) and Rambo: The Complete Collector's Set (including First Blood, Rambo: First Blood Part II, Rambo III and the original, theatrical-cut BD release of Rambo).
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Ponyo Announced on Blu-ray in the UK
Posted May 7, 2010 04:13 AM by Juan Calonge
Optimum Home Entertainment has announced that on June 7, it will release the animated movie Ponyo on a Blu-ray/DVD combo edition, as the first title in the studio's Studio Ghibli Collection. At the moment there is no information regarding technical specs (especially audio codecs used for each language). A limited deluxe edition, in a Digipak with a sticker sheet and a set of artcards, will also be released.
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Two Corman Cult Classics on Blu-ray in July
Posted May 7, 2010 03:35 AM by Juan Calonge
Shout! Factory has officially announced two "science-fiction shockers" on July 20 as part of its Roger Corman's Cult Classics collection: Forbidden World (in a 2-disc BD/DVD edition) and Galaxy of Terror. Forbidden World will include the R-rated theatrical cut in a high-definition transfer from the interpositive film elements, and the never-before-seen, unrated director's cut (in standard definition, full-frame video).
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Profound Desires of the Gods Blu-ray Announced
Posted May 7, 2010 03:17 AM by Juan Calonge
Eureka Entertainment has announced Profound Desires of the Gods on Blu-ray for June 21, as part of the studio's Masters of Cinema series, in an exclusive digital restoration. The culmination of Shôhei Imamura's extraordinary examinations of the fringes of Japanese society throughout the 1960s, Profound Desires of the Gods was an 18-month super-production which failed to make an impression at the time of its release, but has since risen in stature to become one of the most legendary - albeit least seen - Japanese films of recent decades.
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1981 Clash of the Titans Gets Non-Digibook Blu-ray
Posted May 6, 2010 06:26 AM by Juan Calonge
Warner Home Video has announced that, from May 25, the mythological fantasy/adventure film Clash of the Titans (released in March in a Digibook edition) will be available on a Blu-ray edition with a standard BD case. Release details are unchanged (except for the printed content). There are no plans to discontinue the first edition.
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The Simpsons Season 13 Blu-ray Coming Up
Posted May 6, 2010 04:41 AM by Juan Calonge
According to specialized site TV Shows on DVD, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment is set to release The Simpsons: The Thirteenth Season on Blu-ray on August 24. It will be presented in three discs. Video will be in the original 1.33:1 aspect ratio. The only special feature announced so far is the inclusion of audio commentaries on all 22 episodes.
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Blu-ray Sales, April 26-May 2: Avatar Stays on Top (Update)
Posted May 6, 2010 04:05 AM by Juan Calonge
In its second week, Avatar was once again the clear Blu-ray top-seller during the week ended May 2, according to Nielsen VideoScan. Fox's blockbuster outsold the number-two title, Universal's new release It's Complicated, by 16 to one, and moved nearly three times as many units as the rest of the top 20 put together. Update: sales figures added.
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BVA Publishes 2010 Yearbook
Posted May 6, 2010 03:43 AM by Juan Calonge
Today, the British Video Association (BVA) published its 2010 Yearbook, with a statistical analysis of the UK's audiovisual sector and providing comprehensive insights into the impact of new and evolving delivery channels on the home entertainment market. This values the entire home entertainment sector at over £2.5 billion, split between retail at £2.196 billion and rental at £415 million.
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Warner Expands DVD2Blu Program, Now Starting at $4.95
Posted May 6, 2010 03:23 AM by Juan Calonge
Responding to the extraordinary growth of Blu-ray set-top hardware, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group has expanded its DVD2Blu upgrade program. 90 of WHV's titles are now available to upgrade starting at $4.95. When this program launched last year, upgrade prices started at $7.95.
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Did You Hear About the Morgans? UK Blu-ray Announced
Posted May 6, 2010 03:12 AM by Juan Calonge
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment UK has announced Did You Hear About the Morgans? for Blu-ray release on May 24. This is a comedy about a New York estranged couple (played by Sarah Jessica Parker and Hugh Grant) who, after witnessing a crime, is forced to hide in a small town in Wyoming. It made $29 million at the box office.
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Date Change for Percy Jackson Blu-ray
Posted May 6, 2010 03:00 AM by Juan Calonge
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment has informed that the Blu-ray release of the action/adventure movie Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief, initially scheduled for June 22, will now hit store shelves a week later, on June 29. Edition details and special features are unchanged.
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Lebanon Theatrical Release
Posted May 6, 2010 02:55 AM by Webmaster
On May 14, Metrodome Films is releasing Lebanon in UK theaters. This movie, directed by Samuel Maoz, won the Golden Lion Award at the 2009 Film festival, thus becoming the first film from Israel to win such an award. It is a personal look at the First Lebanon War from the inside of an Israeli tank dispatched to search a bombarded hostile town.
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Avatar Sells 4 Million Blu-ray Discs in 10 Days
Posted May 5, 2010 03:15 PM by Juan Calonge
Avatar isn't done breaking records. During an interview with Fox News' Neil Cavuto, News Corp. Chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch revealed that James Cameron's science-fiction epic has sold "10 million DVDs in 10 days, the highest ever, 40 percent of it in Blu-ray at $24, which is, again, an all-time record."
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Blu-ray Deal: Buy the Two Chipmunk Movies, Save $7
Posted May 5, 2010 09:12 AM by Juan Calonge
Amazon is having a special promotion linked to the Blu-ray release of Alvin and the Chipmunks and Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel: if you buy both titles as part of the same order, a discount of $7 will be applied at checkout. There is no information as to when this offer will expire.
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Soon from Criterion on Blu-ray: Anderson, Cronenberg, Kurosawa, Malick, Von Trier
Posted May 5, 2010 06:38 AM by Juan Calonge
Usually, titles from The Criterion Collection are first officially announced and then come up for preorder. But this time, the opposite has happened and five major titles are apparently coming soon from the studio: Antichrist (Lars Von Trier, 2009); The Darjeeling Limited (Wes Anderson, 2007); The Seven Samurai (Akira Kurosawa, 1954); The Thin Red Line (Terrence Malick, 1998); and Videodrome (David Cronenberg, 1982).
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Greenberg Announced on Blu-ray
Posted May 5, 2010 06:08 AM by Juan Calonge
Universal Studios Home Entertainment has announced Greenberg for release on Blu-ray on July 13. Greenberg is a comedy directed by Noah Baumbach and starring Ben Stiller as a New Yorker in search of a place to restart his life who agrees to house sit for his brother in Los Angeles. This movie will be presented in a single-sided, non-flipper BD50.
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Operation: Endgame Announced on Blu-ray
Posted May 5, 2010 05:49 AM by Juan Calonge
Anchor Bay entertainment has announced Operation: Endgame for release on Blu-ray on July 27. Operation: Endgame (previously titled Rogues Gallery) is an action thriller that centers around two rival teams of government assassins, who work out of a top-secret underground facility. Anchor Bay Films had acquired this film in February with a view to a third-quarter theatrical release, but it is going straight to video instead.
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Our Family Wedding Announced on Blu-ray
Posted May 5, 2010 05:25 AM by Juan Calonge
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment has announced that on July 13 it will release Our Family Wedding, a comedy about the culture clash that ensues when a Mexican-American woman (America Ferrera) marries an African-American man (Lance Gross). A digital copy of the movie will be included with this Blu-ray.
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Hot Tub Time Machine Announced on Blu-ray
Posted May 5, 2010 05:00 AM by Juan Calonge
MGM Home Entertainment, in conjunction with 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, has announced the Blu-ray release of the comedy Hot Tub Time Machine, with a street date of June 29, barely three months after it opened in theaters. The Blu-ray will include the R-rated theatrical cut, and an unrated version with over 10 additional minutes of unrated footage not seen in theaters. A digital copy will also be included.