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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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District 9 Blu-ray to Feature God of War III Demo
Posted October 28, 2009 10:35 AM by Josh Dreuth
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment in conjunction with Sony Computer Entertainment America have announced that the upcoming Blu-ray release of 'District 9', which is scheduled to be released on December 29th, will feature a demo of the upcoming PS3-exclusive game 'God of War III'. After completing the demo, which is only playable on a PS3, users will be able to unlock an exclusive 'God of War III' making-of featurette.
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Oppo European Launch Cancelled
Posted October 28, 2009 09:39 AM by Juan Calonge
Oppo has just announced on its UK website that that the release of the OPPO BDP-831 Blu-ray Disc player in Europe will be "postponed indefinitely." The company says that it wouldn't be able to equally serve all our European customers with the release of the player, due to language barriers, shipping constraints and support issues.
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Universal Details Funny People Blu-ray Release
Posted October 28, 2009 08:46 AM by Josh Dreuth
Universal Studios Home Entertainment has announced the technical specs and special features for the upcoming Blu-ray release of 'Funny People', which is scheduled to hit store shelves on November 24th, day-and-date with the DVD release. Both the theatrical and unrated versions of the film will be presented in 1.85:1 1080p VC-1 accompanied by a 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack.
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JVC Announces Blu-ray Player under $200
Posted October 28, 2009 08:13 AM by Craig Howie
JVC today announced a new Blu-ray player, model JVC XV-BP11. Like its predecessor the XV-BP1, it supports Bonus View, as well as AVCHD and advanced audio codecs - but not BD-Live. The main changes are a new, slimline design, a front-panel USB port and the MSRP, which drops $100 to $199.95. It is available immediately.
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Chuck Season 2 Blu-ray Announced
Posted October 28, 2009 06:09 AM by Juan Calonge
Warner Home Video has announced that it will release 'Chuck: The Complete Second Season' on Blu-ray on January 5, 2010, day-and-date with the DVD. The 22-episode season will come in four discs. As usual with television content from this studio, only a Dolby Digital track will be included, with no lossless audio option.
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December Date for 9 Blu-ray
Posted October 28, 2009 05:59 AM by Juan Calonge
Universal Studios Home Entertainment is set to release the post-apocalyptic computer-animated film '9' on Blu-ray on December 29. This film, about a group of sentient rag dolls in a dilapidated Earth, began as a silent short which was a student project for Shane Acker when at UCLA and went on to win praise, awards – and funding to expand the short into a full feature film.
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A Perfect Getaway in Late December
Posted October 28, 2009 05:18 AM by Juan Calonge
Universal Studios Home Entertainment will release David Twohy's 'A Perfect Getaway' on Blu-ray on December 29, day-and-date with the DVD. This thriller movie about a Hawaii vacation gone horribly wrong will be presented in its theatrical and unrated director's cut, with a full ten additional minutes.
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Today on Blu-ray - October 27th
Posted October 27, 2009 12:15 PM by Josh Dreuth
After the unprecedented success of Pixar's 'Toy Story', Hollywood studios recognized the emergence of a new film genre and quickly acquired the equipment and expertise in order to ensure they had a piece of the computer animated cash-cow. One of those moves was Fox's acquisition of Blue Sky Studios, who prior to their hit 'Ice Age' were specializing in short films and television commercials. With full studio backing, the company flourished, and the third film in their Ice Age series – 'Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs' – hits Blu-ray today.
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Smokin' Aces DTV Sequel Coming Up
Posted October 27, 2009 10:24 AM by Juan Calonge
Universal Studios Home Entertainment has announced that it will release 'Smokin' Aces 2 - Assassins' Ball' on Blu-ray on January 19, 2010, day-and-date with the DVD. This direct-to-video sequel will be presented in its rated and unrated cuts, with a 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack and a 1.78:1 1080p video presentation.
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Insignia Blu-ray Player with Netflix for under $100
Posted October 27, 2009 07:47 AM by Juan Calonge
Last week, available discount coupons brought the price of the new, Netflix-compatible Insignia NS-BRDVD3 Blu-ray player down to $99.99. Now during this week, anybody can get that low price without the need for any coupons, just by ordering on Bestbuy.com. You can select in-store pickup to avoid paying for shipping.
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Gamer and Surrogates in January
Posted October 27, 2009 06:23 AM by Juan Calonge
Two similarly-themed futuristic thrillers, based on the concept of people using physical 'avatars' in the real world, are coming up on Blu-ray from two different studios. On January 19, 2010, Lionsgate Home Entertainment is set to release 'Gamer', set in a future world where multiplayer online combat games use real humans as characters. A week later, Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment will release 'Surrogates', where robotic bodies serve as "surrogates" for stay-at-home humans.
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Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs Blu-ray
Posted October 27, 2009 05:51 AM by Juan Calonge
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced 'Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs'. This computer-animated movie, about a scientist who invents a device that makes food rain from the sky, will be released on Blu-ray on January 5, 2010, day-and-date with the DVD. No mention of the inclusion of a 3-D version or the movie or 3-D content has been made.
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The Book of Love Heading to Blu-ray
Posted October 26, 2009 10:14 AM by Josh Dreuth
Universal Studios Home Entertainment has announced that they will bring the direct-to-video release 'American Pie Presents: The Book of Love' to Blu-ray on December 22nd, day-and-date with the DVD release. Video will be presented in 1.85:1 1080p VC-1 accompanied by a 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack.
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Herzog's Bad Lieutenant Blu-ray in February (Update: April)
Posted October 26, 2009 09:41 AM by Juan Calonge
In an early announcement to retailers, it has been revealed that First Look Studios is set to release 'Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans' on Blu-ray on February 23, 2010. This Werner Herzog movie starring Nicolas Cage, loosely inspired on the controversial 1992 crime drama directed by Abel Ferrara, will only get a limited release in November before going to home video. Update: new date April 6.
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Aeon Flux Animated Miniseries Coming to Blu-ray
Posted October 26, 2009 09:27 AM by Juan Calonge
Our friends at TV Shows on DVD have the scoop that Amazon has the exclusive for a Blu-ray edition of 'Aeon Flux: The Complete Animated Collection', with a release date of November 23. Note this is the original, enigmatic and pruriently decadent MTV animated sci-fi/action series, not the Charlize Theron live-action movie. No information on disc details or special features is available.
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Dogtown and Giants Ride to Blu-ray
Posted October 26, 2009 08:22 AM by Josh Dreuth
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment have announced that they will bring the Stacy Peralta films 'Dogtown and Z-Boys' and 'Riding Giants' to Blu-ray on January 5th. For both films, video will be presented in 1080p AVC (1.33:1 for 'Dogtown' and 1.85:1 for 'Giants') accompanied by 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio soundtracks.
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Warner to Re-release Goodfellas for 20th Anniversary
Posted October 26, 2009 08:01 AM by Josh Dreuth
Warner Home Video has announced that they will bring 'Goodfellas: 20th Anniversary Edition' to Blu-ray on February 16th as a digibook release. Originally released in 2007, this re-release will hopefully add a lossless soundtrack and fix the video error found in the previous release. Technical specs have not been announced at this time.
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Parsons Expects 3-D Blu-ray Spec by Year-End
Posted October 26, 2009 07:18 AM by Juan Calonge
The BDA is working at "breakneck speed" to complete a specification for the delivery of 3-D content into the home via Blu-ray discs by the end of the year, said Andy Parsons, chairman of the BDA's US promotion committee. The timing for the launch of 3-D capable TVs and BD players will be up to individual companies, but Parsons said the BDA does "expect product to be appearing in 2010."
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NPD: BD Player Prices Down, Sales Up, Possible $49 Black Friday Deals
Posted October 26, 2009 05:36 AM by Juan Calonge
Blu-ray player prices are dropping fast, and not only off-brand, barebones models. Even brand-name players with BD-Live and video streaming can be found for under $200. Nearly eight of every ten BD players sold this year through August were under $300, as opposed to only one in ten in the same period last year, according to NPD Group, which also reports that currently, BD unit sales make up 15% of overall US home video player purchases (DVD and BD players put together).
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PS3 Gets Netflix Instant Watch at No Extra Charge (Update 2)
Posted October 26, 2009 04:47 AM by Juan Calonge
Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) and Netflix have announced that the PS3 will soon gain access to Netflix's Instant Watch service. Netflix expects to begin streaming via the PS3 next month, at no additional cost to PS3 owners in the US who are also Netflix subscribers – unlike Xbox 360 users, who can stream from Netflix only if they also pay $50 a year for Xbox Live Gold. Update: discussion of legal and technical issues added. Update 2: details revealed by Netflix.
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Free PS3 with Purchase of a Sony TV
Posted October 26, 2009 04:08 AM by Juan Calonge
Sony Australia has an interesting promotion in place. For a limited time, buyers of an eligible Sony Bravia LCD TV will get a PlayStation 3 free (although there is a charge of $25 for postage and handling). The offer is limited to 25,000 consoles, and a counter on the promotion site indicates in real time how many units there are left.
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Omen Blu-ray Collection in Gold Box Today
Posted October 24, 2009 06:43 AM by Juan Calonge
Amazon's Gold Box deal-of-the-day is a Blu-ray special offer on 'The Omen Collection' (comprised of 'The Omen', 'Damien: Omen II', 'Omen III: The Final Conflict' and 'The Omen 666'), which today can be bought on Blu-ray for only $44.99, or just over $11 each title - a great price, considering that our price tracker shows that this collection has consistently been around $80 for most of the year.
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Romero's Crazies Announced for Blu-ray Release
Posted October 23, 2009 03:16 PM by Josh Dreuth
Blue Underground has announced that they will bring George A. Romero's 'Crazies' to Blu-ray on February 23rd. For this release, Blue Underground went back to the original film negative for a brand new high definition master. Technical specs have not been announced at this time, though you can expect a 1080p AVC video presentation accompanied by a DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack.
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Rocky Horror Picture Show Blu-ray in 2010
Posted October 23, 2009 10:04 AM by Juan Calonge
We see you shiver with antici...pation! Enthusiast site Cosmo's Factory has revealed that 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment is set to release a 35th anniversary edition Blu-ray of the cult movie 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show', including what looks like a movie reenactment on disc, complete with a casting call in New York and filming in Los Angeles.
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A Million BD Subscribers for Netflix; Disc Rentals Expected for 20+ More Years
Posted October 23, 2009 07:04 AM by Juan Calonge
Based on data given by Netflix during yesterday's Q3 2009 earnings call, it follows that the rental company is approaching or has passed a million Blu-ray subscribers, in what is twofold growth in less than a year, despite having increased subscription rates for BD twice, in October 2008 and April 2009.
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Studios Mulling Sales Window for New Releases
Posted October 23, 2009 05:46 AM by Juan Calonge
In an effort to foster movie sales, some major film studios are considering a new policy that would keep DVDs and Blu-ray Discs unavailable for rental until several weeks after going on sale. Netflix CEO Reed Hastings confirmed discussing this with several of his biggest suppliers, and stated that the company is open to that scheme, under reasonable terms. That plan could take effect next year.
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Obsessed Blu-ray Competition
Posted October 22, 2009 04:50 PM by Juan Calonge
The UK branch of Sony Pictures Home Enterainment and Blu-ray.com are pleased to offer our UK readers the chance to win one of five available copies of the Blu-ray UK release of 'Obsessed', which hits UK store shelves on October 26. To enter, you must simply participate in a poll on our forum and vote for your favourite movie starring Beyoncé Knowles (note there is no right or wrong answer).
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Blu-ray Thriller 4-Pack in Amazon Gold Box Today
Posted October 22, 2009 04:30 AM by Juan Calonge
Amazon's Gold Box deal-of-the-day is a special offer on 'Blu-ray 4-Pack: Thrillers' (comprised of 'The Sixth Sense', 'Unbreakable', 'Signs' and 'The Invisible'), which today can be bought on Blu-ray for only $39.95, or just under $10 each title - a great price even if you're only interested in the three movies by M. Night Shyamalan.
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Steve Ballmer Hints at BD Drives for Xbox 360 (Update)
Posted October 22, 2009 03:51 AM by Juan Calonge
During an interview that Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer gave to Gizmodo, he was asked about adding Blu-ray to the Xbox 360. Ballmer replied, "Well I don't know if we need to put Blu-ray in there—you'll be able to get Blu-ray drives as accessories," hinting at the possibility of a BD add-on for the console. Update: the rumor has been denied by Major Nelson.
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BD Sales: October 12-18 (Update)
Posted October 22, 2009 03:34 AM by Juan Calonge
'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs' was again the top-selling Blu-ray according to data from Nielsen VideoScan for the week ended October 18. The week's three new releases, 'The Proposal', 'Drag Me to Hell' and 'Land of the Lost', entered the charts at positions two, three and four, respectively. Surprisingly, Sandra Bullock's comedy sold nearly twice more BDs than Sam Raimi's fan-favorite horror flick. Update: overall sales figures added.