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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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Video Coverage of Scorsese Keynote at Blu-Con 2.0
Posted November 12, 2009 04:09 AM by Juan Calonge
Last week, when Blu-Con 2.0 was held, several of our viewers expressed their wish to see the keynote given by Martin Scorsese on Blu-ray and the search for better home theater. Fortunately, specialized online TV programme HD Nation has posted video coverage of the conference, including an excerpt from Scorsese's keynote.
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Warner Lowers Prices on Blu-ray TV Series
Posted November 11, 2009 03:58 PM by Josh Dreuth
Warner Home Video has announced that they will lower prices on several Blu-ray TV series beginning December 1st. Currently listed with a manufacturers' suggest retail price of $79.99, these Blu-ray sets - which includes all three available seasons of 'Smallville' - will be discounted 15% to a new MSRP of $69.97.
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Lightning Deal: Die Hard Collection on Blu-ray for $37.99 (Expired)
Posted November 11, 2009 01:13 PM by Juan Calonge
Amazon has an interesting BD-related "lightning deal" going on now: for a very limited time, you can buy 'The Die Hard Collection' for only $37.99 (62% off MSRP). This offer expires today at 2 p.m. PST, or when stock runs out. Update: the deal has expired now.
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FCP World Releases Pack of 60 Blu-ray Templates
Posted November 11, 2009 12:42 PM by Josh Dreuth
The Final Cut Pro enthusiasts website FCP World has announced a new collection of 60 Blu-ray templates for Apple's popular video editing software. For $49.95, users can download the templates (which were designed by Kevin Monahan, owner of FCP World) and use them to design Blu-ray releases from their own video footage.
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Universal Announces Blu-ray iPhone App
Posted November 11, 2009 11:58 AM by Josh Dreuth
On the heels of a similar announcement by Fox, Universal has announced two new iPhone and social network applications that will be featured on upcoming Blu-ray releases. Pocket Blu, which is available as a free download on iTunes, gives viewers access to a remote control, keyboard, Video Timeline, and exclusive Mobile-To-Go content right on their iPhone.
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BD Upgrade for Mac Mini by Amex Digital
Posted November 11, 2009 10:40 AM by Juan Calonge
Amex Digital today announced a Blu-ray Drive Upgrade Kit for the Mac mini, model BD-UG1. The drive is a slot-loader, with a SATA interface. It supports data reading and writing (with Adobe Premiere Pro CS3 with Encore or Roxio Toast with BD plug-in). However, Blu-ray playback will require booting on Windows and using PowerDVD or WinDVD. The BD-UG1 has an MSRP of $199.
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Memorex Blu-ray Player $99.99 at Target
Posted November 11, 2009 09:42 AM by Juan Calonge
The Target weekly ad for November 8-14 prominently features on its cover a Memorex Blu-ray player for $99.99 ($50 off). According to Target staff contacted by members of blu-ray.com forum, the player model is the MVBD-2520, with BD-Live and advanced audio support. This offer is only available in stores and not online.
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Amazon Thanks Buyers of Up BD with $10 Discount
Posted November 11, 2009 05:38 AM by Juan Calonge
Amazon is sending an email message to its customers who bought 'Up' on Blu-ray, informing them that they qualify for $10 off the purchase of one of a list of eligible BDs. The email includes a code that must be entered at checkout to claim this discount. This discount code must be used by November 30, 2009, and can't be combined with any other promotional offers.
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New BD Releases Dropping Below $20 to Drive Mass Adoption
Posted November 11, 2009 04:31 AM by Juan Calonge
In the fourth quarter of the year, studios are sacrificing BD premium pricing and applying aggressive discounting for faster mass adoption of the format. Several major retailers now sell new BD releases at under $20 – barely above special-edition DVD releases, or even below. This is beyond what industry analysts expected at this stage.
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Bollywood Entertainment Expands to India, Allies with Prasad Cine Labs
Posted November 11, 2009 03:09 AM by Juan Calonge
UK-based company Bollywood Entertainment Limited is setting up operations in India, with a platform for the sale of a wide range of Blu-ray discs from Indian home entertainment companies. The company is also associating with one of Indian cinema's oldest post production houses, Prasad Cine Labs, to promote Blu-ray in India.
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Cinram Reports Strong Performance Partly Thanks to BD
Posted November 10, 2009 09:49 AM by Juan Calonge
Replication company Cinram today reported its financial results for the third quarter of 2009, which were consistent with expectations. Although unit sales of DVDs and CDs were down from 2008, the increase in Blu-ray volume, coupled with the company's increased operating efficiencies, resulted in a strong financial performance.
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Criterion BDs 50% Off at Barnes & Noble
Posted November 10, 2009 09:37 AM by Juan Calonge
Starting today, Barnes & Noble has a 50% percent off list sale on all Criterion Blu-ray Disc titles. The promotion is valid both at stores and online. Barnes & Noble members get an additional 10% off, and they can also access and print a coupon good for $5 off one disc with a price or $20 or more.
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Sony Buy One Get One Free Blu-ray Sale
Posted November 10, 2009 08:55 AM by Juan Calonge
Amazon UK is having a "Buy One Get One Free" promotion with titles from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. Add two qualifying titles to your shopping basket and you will get one of them free of charge. At the moment, this involves approximately sixty Sony titles, from diverse genres and decades, and even some unreleased at the moment in the US. The offer ends on December 6.
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Fox $9.99 Blu-ray Sale at Amazon
Posted November 10, 2009 08:35 AM by Juan Calonge
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment is having a $9.99 promotion on Amazon. At the moment, this involves around twenty Fox and MGM catalog titles, from action to dramas to horror and science fiction; however, the list of qualifying titles may vary during the promotion's validity. This offer ends December 31.
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RCDb Licenses BD-Live to Netflix for PS3 Streaming Disc
Posted November 10, 2009 08:18 AM by Juan Calonge
Related Content Database (RCDb), a provider of software and services for network-connected Blu-ray discs, announced today that it has entered a technology licensing and services agreement with Netflix, Inc. to jointly develop the instant streaming BD that enables Netflix members to instantly watch movies and TV episodes on their PS3. Netflix announced today that it has already sent 100,000 streaming discs to subscribers.
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Disney Pixar BD Printable Coupons: $10 Off 'Up', $8 Off 'Monsters, Inc.'
Posted November 10, 2009 04:07 AM by Juan Calonge
As of today, Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment has a printable $10 off coupon good for the purchase of the 'Up' Blu-ray combo pack. Additionally, members of the Disney Movie Rewards website who own the DVD of 'Monsters, Inc.' can log in, enter its UPC code and print a $8 off coupon for the purchase of the 'Monsters, Inc.' BD.
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Three Free Discs with BD Player, or Free Player with TV
Posted November 9, 2009 05:45 PM by Juan Calonge
Amazon is offering two separate Blu-ray hardware promotions. You can get three BD movies free (from a list of eligible titles) if you purchase an LG BD370 player. Alternately, you can get a free Panasonic DMP-BD60 Blu-ray player with the purchase of one of the qualifying Panasonic G10 Series or S1 Series HDTVs (if you buy a 58-inch or 65-inch S1 Series, then you get the BD80).
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Transformer-finding Competition in Germany
Posted November 9, 2009 05:08 PM by Juan Calonge
Paramount Germany is running a novel idea to promote the local Blu-ray release of 'Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen': a "Twitter Hunt" where fans look for hidden transformers. In each of the cities of Hamburg, Berlin, Cologne, Frankfurt and Munich there will be one object in a public place, signaled as a transformer by an Autobot or Decepticon sticker.
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Ten Free Movies with Purchase of LG BD Player
Posted November 9, 2009 10:19 AM by Juan Calonge
The Spanish branch of German electronics retail giant MediaMarkt has a highly attractive bundle promotion going. For a limited time, buyers of the LG BD350 Blu-ray player will be able to get ten Blu-ray movies for free. Movies can be chosen among all titles released by Universal, including new and catalog releases.
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Oppo BDP-83 Gets Special Edition (Update)
Posted November 9, 2009 08:16 AM by Juan Calonge
Oppo Digital is set to launch the Special Edition of its acclaimed Blu-ray player BDP-83. ESS Technology, Inc., a manufacturer of audio/video digital-to-analog converters (DACs), today announced that both its new ES9016 Sabre32 Ultra 8-channel Audio DAC and its ES9006 Premier Audio DAC will be featured in the BDP-83SE, offering increased audio performance to BD users that rely on a player's analog audio outputs. Update: official specs and price added.
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Planet Hulk Blu-ray in February
Posted November 9, 2009 07:44 AM by Juan Calonge
Lionsgate Home Entertainment has announced the Blu-ray release of a new Marvel animated title: 'Planet Hulk', which will hit store shelves en February 2, 2010. 'Planet Hulk' is based on a Marvel Comics storyline in which the Incredible Hulk is exiled into space, lands on a planet called Sakaar and is conscripted as a gladiator.
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Staten Island Blu-ray Announced
Posted November 9, 2009 07:22 AM by Juan Calonge
National Entertainment Media has announced the Blu-ray release of the mob thriller 'Staten Island' for December 22. 'Staten Island' is the directorial debut of screenwriter James DeMonaco ('The Negotiator') and stars Ethan Hawke and Vincent D'Onofrio. It is slated for a limited release in theaters on November 20 ahead of its home video launch.
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January Launch Window for Moon BD
Posted November 9, 2009 05:24 AM by Juan Calonge
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has officially announced that it will release 'Moon' on Blu-ray on January 12, 2010. This science fiction space-isolation drama has garnered critical acclaim and multiple awards – most recently at the Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival at Sitges, Spain, where it won the prize for best feature film.
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Studios Making Barebones BDs for Rental
Posted November 9, 2009 04:44 AM by Juan Calonge
According to user reports, some studios are now manufacturing separate Blu-ray Discs for rental which are lacking most of the special features included in the BD retail version of the titles in question. This tactic started early this year with DVD and allegedly is now being expanded to Blu-ray as well.
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Triangle Blu-ray in February
Posted November 8, 2009 05:17 AM by Juan Calonge
First Look Studios has announced that it will release 'Triangle' on Blu-ray on February 2, 2010. This Bermuda-triangle shipborne horror movie, starring Melissa George ('30 Days of Night') premiered at Film4 Frightfest and Screamfest festivals, but didn't enjoy a theatrical release. It will initially be presented in limited-edition lenticular packaging.
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Across the Hall Blu-ray Announced
Posted November 8, 2009 05:02 AM by Juan Calonge
Image Entertainment has announced the indie noir thriller drama, 'Across the Hall', starring Brittany Murphy as a cheating woman, straight to release on Blu-ray on January 19, 2010. 'Across the Hall' has had a trailer going around for more than a year, but never opened in theaters. Audio is listed at the moment as Dolby Digital 5.1 only, although in view of the audio specs of recent Image titles, it might finally turn out to be lossless audio.
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Fox Adds iPhone Functions to Upcoming Blu-ray Titles
Posted November 7, 2009 12:05 PM by Josh Dreuth
The upcoming 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment Blu-ray releases of 'Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian' will feature "FoxPop", a new feature that integrates a user's iPhone or computer into the movie watching experience. Once the film starts, the FoxPop feature will send movie trivia and other film information to an internet connected iPhone or computer.
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Jennifer's Body Blu-ray Gets Detailed
Posted November 7, 2009 11:22 AM by Josh Dreuth
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment has announced the technical specs and special features for the upcoming Blu-ray release of 'Jennifer's Body', which is scheduled to hit store shelves on December 29th, day-and-date with the DVD release. Featuring both the theatrical and extended versions of the film, video will be presented in 1.85:1 1080p AVC accompanied by a 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack.
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Managed Copy on Discs before Players
Posted November 6, 2009 06:40 PM by Juan Calonge
Managed copy, the BD feature that enables consumers to make one copy of any Blu-ray Disc they buy, comes into effect on December 4, and most BD titles released after that date will support it. However, there are no players able to make those backups and thus the Advanced Access Content System License Administrator (AACS-LA), which also is in charge of managed copy, is delaying some requirements for studios until the second quarter of next year.
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Rumor: Lord of the Rings Blu-ray in February 2010 (Update)
Posted November 6, 2009 11:48 AM by Juan Calonge
After all the pre-announcements, delays and whatnot, everybody is allowed to be a little leery of any more unofficial information regarding 'The Lord of the Rings Motion Picture Trilogy'. However, it must be noted that UK retailer The Hut has now it back up for preorder with a release date of February 8, 2010. So does its associate website SendIt. (Update: date changed by retailer)