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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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Deal of the Day: Ice Age Triple Pack Blu-ray $36.99 (Expired)
Posted April 18, 2010 05:12 AM by Juan Calonge
This Sunday, Amazon has an interesting Blu-ray related deal of the day: up to midnight PDT, you can order the Ice Age Triple Pack on Blu-ray (consisting of Ice Age, Ice Age: The Meltdown and Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs) for only $36.99 (71% off MSRP). This works out to a little over $12 per movie. The price history for this item shows that this is the lowest it has ever been.
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Star Wars Blu-ray Set in the Works
Posted April 17, 2010 08:10 PM by Juan Calonge
During a panel at the C2E2 comic convention in Chicago, Steve Sansweet, Lucasfilm's Director of Content Management and Head of Fan Relations, stated that the company has been working on a Star Wars Blu-ray set. "We have been at work for a couple of years working on—I won't call it the Ultimate Set because we keep finding stuff—but, a very full set of all six movies on Blu-ray with lots of extra material", said Sansweet.
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Parasomnia Blu-ray in July
Posted April 17, 2010 04:59 AM by Juan Calonge
E1/Koch Entertainment has announced Parasomnia for release on Blu-ray on July 13. Parasomnia is a 2008 independent horror film, written and directed by William Malone (director of the 1999 House on Haunted Hill remake). It premiered at the Screamfest festival in October 2008 but didn't get a theatrical release.
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Dr. Horrible Sing-Along Blu-ray Coming Up
Posted April 17, 2010 04:32 AM by Juan Calonge
New Video Group has announced and detailed the Blu-ray edition of Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, which will hit store shelves on May 25. Dr. Horrible is a 42-minute musical in three parts, created by Joss Whedon during the 2007-2008 writers strike and originally made for online distribution. It won an Emmy award.
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Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland Blu-ray Announced
Posted April 16, 2010 04:19 PM by Juan Calonge
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment has announced that it will release Alice in Wonderland on Blu-ray on June 1. This new reimagining of the Lewis Carroll classic, directed by Tim Burton, went on to earn close to $800 million at the worldwide box office, partly thanks to showings of its 3D conversion. It will be presented in a three-disc Blu-ray Combo Pack (BD/DVD/Digital Copy) and one-disc Blu-ray editions.
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Avatar Producer Talks Ultimate Edition Blu-ray
Posted April 16, 2010 06:06 AM by Juan Calonge
During a recent sneak preview of the Blu-ray of Avatar, producer Jon Landau revealed some more details of the ultimate edition that will come out in November. This four-disc edition will include a brand-new two-hour documentary on making Avatar, as well as unused additional scenes from the movie, which Weta Digital is now working on.
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Percy Jackson Blu-ray Announced
Posted April 16, 2010 05:44 AM by Juan Calonge
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment has announced Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief for release on June 22. Based on the popular book series by Rick Riordan and directed by Chris Columbus, this film follows trouble-prone teenager Percy Jackson, who gets embroiled with the Greek gods, as they suspect Percy of having stolen Zeus' lightning bolt. A digital copy will be included.
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Keaton's Steamboat Bill, Jr. Blu-ray in July
Posted April 16, 2010 05:28 AM by Juan Calonge
According to early retailer information, Kino Video has set a July 6 street date for the Blu-ray edition of the silent comedy Steamboat Bill, Jr., starring Buster Keaton as the mild-mannered son of a steamboat captain caught in the middle of the bitter rivalry between his father and another Mississippi riverboat owner. Release details have not been revealed at this time.
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Porcupine Tree’s Anesthetize Blu-ray Dated, Gets London Premiere
Posted April 16, 2010 05:11 AM by Juan Calonge
As previously reported, the progressive rock band Porcupine Tree will release its new live film Anesthetize on Blu-ray, with a release date of June 15 (May 20 in the UK). A special-edition cloth-bound hardback book BD/DVD/CD combo pack limited to 5,000 copies is shipping in early May, available only at the Porcupine Tree online store. The film will premiere at a London cinema, with the band and film director attending.
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DEG: Blu-ray Disc Sales Increases by 74%, Players 125%
Posted April 15, 2010 04:15 PM by Juan Calonge
According to US sales figures for the home entertainment industry released today by DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group, Blu-ray Disc software sales continued to rise in the first quarter of 2010, up 74% compared to the same period last year. BD Rental was up 36%. Hardware sales experienced remarkable growth, with set-top players up an "astounding" 125% versus first quarter 2009. Household penetration of all Blu-ray Disc compatible devices, including set-top players, PC drives and PS3 consoles has now reached 18 million US homes.
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Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 3D Blu-ray Announced in the UK
Posted April 15, 2010 03:31 PM by Juan Calonge
Timed with the upcoming launch of Sony Electronics' 3D capable BRAVIA LCD HDTVs and Blu-ray players, the UK branch of Sony Pictures Home Entertainment announced today the release of the studio's first Blu-ray 3D™ title in the United Kingdom: Sony Pictures Animation's comedy adventure Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, debuting June 14. This Blu-ray 3D™ was mastered at Colorworks and authored at Sony Digital Authoring Center (DAC).
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Criterion Reveals July Blu-ray Slate
Posted April 15, 2010 11:21 AM by Juan Calonge
The Criterion Collection has announced three films for release on Blu-ray. On July 20, the studio will release two Technicolor classics directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger: Black Narcissus (1947) and The Red Shoes (1948). One week later, it will release the 2007 film The Secret of the Grain (La graine et le mulet), directed by Abdellatif Kechiche, and winner of four César awards, including best picture and director.
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Buy Two Blu-rays, Save $5
Posted April 15, 2010 05:08 AM by Juan Calonge
Amazon is having a Blu-ray promotion on 11 recently released and upcoming Universal catalog titles. If buy any two of the eligible Blu-ray films together, you will save $5. The discount will be applied automatically. This promotion is valid "for a limited time," although its expiration date has not been specified.
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Best Buy Gets Exclusive WWE on Blu-ray
Posted April 15, 2010 03:25 AM by Juan Calonge
Best Buy has struck a deal to have exclusive rights to titles from WWE Home Video on Blu-ray for a period of several months. Apart from WWE Royal Rumble 2010 (already available), upcoming titles include WWE: Wrestlemania XXVI (Three-disc collector edition) and WWE: Best Pay-per-View Matches 2009-2010, slated for July 6 and July 20, respectively.
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Blu-ray Sales, April 5-11: One Ring to Sell Them All (Update)
Posted April 15, 2010 03:10 AM by Juan Calonge
For the week ended April 11, The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy was the top-selling title on Blu-ray, according to Nielsen VideoScan First Alert. BD sales of Peter Jackson's adaptation of J.R.R.'s fantasy classic propelled overall disc sales of this title to fifth place in the packaged-media chart. The only major day-and-date title of the week, Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans, debuted at number 5 on the BD chart. Update: sales figures added.
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Fox Announces Event Titles on Blu-ray, 75th Anniversary Campaign
Posted April 14, 2010 04:47 PM by Juan Calonge
Today, 20th Century Fox Entertainment kicked off a 12-month marketing, promotions, publicity and media campaign (including several giveaways) to honor and promote the studio's legacy and library. The studio has also announced the major catalog titles it will be releasing on Blu-ray in the second half of the year; most of them are already known, but there is one prominent new addition: Michael Mann's The Last of the Mohicans.
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Samsung Issues 3D Health Information
Posted April 14, 2010 08:56 AM by Juan Calonge
The new 3D site of Samsung Australia has included important health and safety information for buyers to read before they or their children use the 3D function available on 3D displays and Blu-ray players. Children, being more liable to 3D side effects, should be closely supervised. Pregnant women, the elderly, persons suffering from serious medical conditions, sleep deprivation or under the influence of alcohol are advised to avoid 3D altogether.
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TV on Blu-ray Wave from Warner
Posted April 14, 2010 05:41 AM by Juan Calonge
According to retailer information, Warner Home Video will soon release half a dozen new TV season sets on Blu-ray: Chuck: The Complete Third Season, Fringe: The Complete Second Season, Human Target: The Complete First Season, Smallville: The Complete Ninth Season, Supernatural: The Complete Fifth Season, V: The Complete First Season and The Vampire Diaries: The Complete First Season.
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Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 3D Blu-ray Announced
Posted April 14, 2010 03:46 AM by Juan Calonge
The first 3D Blu-ray title for general release has been announced, and it wasn't in America. The German branch of Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has revealed the details for the 3D edition of the CG animated movie Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, slated for June 1. A 2D Edition is also coming out at the same time.
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Buy More Blu-ray, Save More
Posted April 13, 2010 03:57 PM by Juan Calonge
From now until May 10, the more select Blu-ray titles you buy, the more you save. Amazon.com is offering a special deal on 21 select titles from Universal. Buy any three of the select titles, and you save $15 off your purchase total. Buy five, and you save $27. Buy seven, and you save $45. Discount is applied automatically at checkout.
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Eureka Masters of Cinema Blu-ray Special Offer
Posted April 13, 2010 11:16 AM by Juan Calonge
As part of its April promotions, Eureka Entertainment is offering the "Instant Blu-ray Collection." This special bundle, priced at only £79.99, consists of all eight available BD titles from Eureka's Masters of Cinema series: City Girl, For All Mankind, M, Mad Detective, Soul Power, Sunrise, Tokyo Sonata and Une femme mariée.
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Today on Blu-ray - April 13th
Posted April 13, 2010 09:53 AM by Josh Dreuth
Days after we reach the half-way point in Tom Hanks' latest historically inspired series, The Pacific, Universal is today releasing on Blu-ray the film which initiated the actor's infatuation with documenting and revisiting the past – Apollo 13. Documenting one of NASA's "finest hours", the film shows the near fatal voyage of astronauts Jim Lovell, Fred Haise, and Jack Swigert on their trip to the moon.
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DTS Showcases New Audio Products for Blu-ray
Posted April 13, 2010 06:44 AM by Juan Calonge
At this year's NAB show, DTS, Inc. is unveiling two new audio products targeted at Blu-ray authoring and production: Neural UpMix by DTS –a new Pro Tools plugin designed to upmix content to 5.1 and 7.1 channels–, and the latest version of its audio encoding suite, DTS-HD Master Audio Suite v2.5 (MAS 2.5).
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The Prowler Blu-ray Announced
Posted April 13, 2010 05:50 AM by Juan Calonge
If you think you're safe – you're DEAD wrong! Blue Underground has officially announced The Prowler for release on Blu-ray on July 27. This 1981 slasher movie (also known as Rosemary's Killer) is especially renowned because of the special effects work by Tom Savini. It will be presented "completely uncut and uncensored in grisly High Definition!"
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Jimmy Hollywood, Ladybugs Blu-ray in July
Posted April 13, 2010 05:20 AM by Juan Calonge
Lionsgate Home Entertainment has announced two comedy titles (originally from the Paramount library) for release on Blu-ray on July 6: Jimmy Hollywood, starring Joe Pesci and Christian Slater; and Ladybugs, starring Rodney Dangerfield. Both will be presented with 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio soundtracks. No special features have been listed.
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Synapse Acquires Hammer Titles, Possible Blu-ray
Posted April 13, 2010 05:04 AM by Juan Calonge
Specialty studio Synapse Films has acquired the rights to three films from the Hammer Films library: Robert Young's Vampire Circus, John Hough's Twins of Evil and Peter Sasdy's Hands of the Ripper. Synapse chief Don May, Jr. told Fangoria that the studio has new high-definition transfers of all three features and that it's "very possible" that they will get a Blu-ray release.
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Man with No Name Trilogy Blu-ray Detailed
Posted April 13, 2010 04:33 AM by Juan Calonge
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, in conjunction with MGM, has officially announced The Man with No Name Trilogy, which, as previously reported, is set to come out on Blu-ray on June 1. This collection consists of the three westerns starring Clint Eastwood and directed by Sergio Leone: A Fistful of Dollars, For a Few Dollars More and The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (the last one of which had already been released on Blu-ray in May 2009).
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Sharp Develops World's First Four-Primary-Color 3D LCD
Posted April 12, 2010 04:14 PM by Webmaster
Sharp Corporation has developed the world's first four-primary-color 3D LCD featuring the industry's highest brightness with extremely low crosstalk (undesirable doublecontour "ghost" images). By wearing special 3D glasses, viewers can enjoy impressive 3D images with an exceptionally realistic sense of depth.
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Cameron, Weaver Launch Tree-Planting, Show Scenes from Avatar Blu-ray
Posted April 12, 2010 11:54 AM by Juan Calonge
Avatar director James Cameron, actress Sigourney Weaver, actor Joel David Moore and producer Jon Landau travelled to São Paulo, Brazil this weekend to plant the first of the million trees in the initiative supported by 20th Century Fox coinciding with the Blu-ray release of the film on Earth Day. The press event included a sneak peek of the Avatar Blu-ray and some discussion of the upcoming releases.
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Dexter Blu-ray Season Sets $26.99
Posted April 12, 2010 11:26 AM by Juan Calonge
In a special sale, Best Buy is offering the first, second and third seasons of the acclaimed television series Dexter on Blu-ray for only $26.99 each (over 50% off MSRP). A banner at the top of this offer says that it is valid today only (and only online), but forum members have remarked in the past that that limitation does not apply here.