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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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Blu-ray Gets Marketing Push in the UK
Posted September 8, 2009 05:47 AM by Juan Calonge
The British Video Association (BVA) is launching a £1 million ($1.6 million) campaign aimed at educating consumers about the benefits of the Blu-ray and its releases ahead of the holiday season. The campaign is supported by Sony, Fox, Universal, Disney and Warner, and aimed at HD-ready TV users, PS3 Owners and satellite HDTV subscribers.
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Lightning Deal: Casablanca Ultimate Collector's Edition Blu-ray for $28.99
Posted September 7, 2009 01:24 PM by Juan Calonge
Amazon has an interesting BD-related "lightning deal" going on now: for a very limited time, you can buy 'Casablanca (Ultimate Collector's Edition)' for only $28.99 (55% off MSRP). This offer expires today at 2 p.m. PDT, or when stock runs out. Update: the deal has expired now.
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Blood: The Last Vampire Anime Blu-ray Coming Up
Posted September 7, 2009 07:57 AM by Juan Calonge
In an early announcement to retailers, it has been revealed that Manga Home Entertainment will release 'Blood: The Last Vampire' on Blu-ray on November 24. This is the original animé on which the live-action movie slated for October 20 is based. No audio or video specifications or special features are available at this time.
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Rumor: Lord of the Rings Blu-ray Pushed to 2010
Posted September 7, 2009 06:54 AM by Juan Calonge
In June, New Line Home Entertainment and Warner Home Video had pre-announced the Blu-ray release of 'The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy' for November 3. However, less than two months away from the purported release, there still hasn't been an official announcement, and some websites are already speculating over a delay of the trilogy to 2010.
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Usage of BD-Live Increases
Posted September 7, 2009 06:23 AM by Juan Calonge
According to research by disc authoring company Deluxe, 25 million BD-Live discs have been connected to the Internet so far, and that figure should double by the end of the year. On average, consumers are connecting 4 million BD Live discs for online updates each month.
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Sex, Lies and Videotape Blu-ray Announced
Posted September 7, 2009 05:31 AM by Juan Calonge
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced that it will release 'Sex, Lies and Videotape' on Blu-ray on November 17. Steven Soderbergh's first feature film won the Palme d'Or at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival, put Soderbergh in the spotlight and became one of the landmarks of independent cinema.
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Léon (The Professional) Blu-ray for November
Posted September 7, 2009 04:34 AM by Juan Calonge
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has officially announced the Blu-ray release of Luc Besson's 'Léon' (also known as 'The Professional'), starring Jean Reno as a hitman who becomes the guardian of a 12-year-old girl (Natalie Portman, in her first starring role). The Blu-ray will hit store shelves on November 17, and will include both the theatrical and the extended cuts of the movie.
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Orphan Blu-ray in Time for Halloween
Posted September 7, 2009 04:05 AM by Juan Calonge
Warner Home Video has set October 27 as the Blu-ray release date of the horror movie 'Orphan', directed by Jaume Collet-Serra ('House of Wax'), about a couple who adopts a 9-year-old girl who may be hiding a secret. The Blu-ray will include a digital copy of the movie, and a "chilling" alternate ending.
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Command Performance Blu-ray for November
Posted September 7, 2009 03:45 AM by Juan Calonge
First Look Studios has announced the Blu-ray release of the direct-to-video actioner 'Command Performance', starring Dolph Lundgren as a rock drummer who goes all John McClane on the terrorists who hijack his Russian gig, on November 3, day-and-date with the DVD. No technical specifications have been disclosed.
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Angels & Demons Blu-ray Announced for November
Posted September 7, 2009 03:22 AM by Juan Calonge
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced that it will release 'Angels & Demons' on Blu-ray on November 24, day-and-date with the DVD. This edition will include both the theatrical and extended versions of the movie. The BD will offer over 90 minutes of bonus features, as well as a digital copy of the extended film.
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Sony Announces MovieIQ European Launch
Posted September 5, 2009 06:37 PM by Juan Calonge
As we told you in June, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has now announced the European launch of movieIQ, a new BD-Live feature that offers viewers access to a real-time movie database. With a movieIQ enabled BD and an internet-connected player, movie fans can immediately access continuously updated information on cast and crew and explore relevant trivia such as production facts, music and soundtrack information all tied to scenes within the movie.
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From the Show Floor at IFA 2009
Posted September 5, 2009 01:14 PM by Juan Calonge
The IFA fair, held every year in Berlin, Germany, is the biggest electronics exhibition in Europe. As it comes merely a week before CEDIA, it plays a major role premiering the new devices and technologies which the public will soon be able to buy. We have full coverage of the BD side of the show, thanks to our special correspondent Greg.
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Tom Petty Live Anthology Coming Up
Posted September 4, 2009 09:10 AM by Juan Calonge
Tom Petty has announced through his official website the upcoming release of 'The Live Anthology', a collection which brings together 62 songs from 1978-2007 culled from hundreds of hours of live recordings. The deluxe box set of this compilation will include a high-resolution Blu-ray audio disc featuring all tracks in both stereo and 5.1 surround sound, with "256 times more audio resolution than a CD".
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Sonic Launches BD PowerStation Production Suite
Posted September 4, 2009 06:47 AM by Juan Calonge
Sonic Solutions today released the Sonic BD PowerStation, a new cost-effective Blu-ray Disc production suite for professional videographers that's built on Sonic's Hollywood-standard CineVision HD video encoding and Scenarist authoring products. It's priced at $2,499, breaking the financial barrier-to-entry and making high-quality HD title creation solutions affordable for a broader range of post-production facilities and specialized content owners looking to enter the BD market.
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Samsung Adds YouTube and MKV, Plans BD Recorders, No 3-D
Posted September 4, 2009 05:30 AM by Juan Calonge
At IFA, Samsung didn't introduce new Blu-ray players, but it announced that player models BD-P1600, BD-P3600 and BD-P4600 will support YouTube and the MKV file format. Existing players will be able to access those features by upgrading the firmware. The company plans to launch BD recorders in 2010, and is holding a wait-and-see stance towards 3-D.
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BD Sales Information: August 24-30 (Update)
Posted September 4, 2009 03:12 AM by Juan Calonge
The Blu-ray sales chart for last week looked like a boys' club. According to data from Nielsen VideoScan First Alert, Universal's unrated actioner 'Fighting' narrowly won the top-selling spot over Disney's R-rated comedy 'Adventureland'. Coming in third was 'Smallville: The Complete Eighth Season'. In the meantime, last week's top seller, 'Hannah Montana: The Movie', plummeted to sixth place. Update: sales figures added.
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Toshiba Announces Its First BD Laptop
Posted September 3, 2009 12:13 PM by Juan Calonge
Not content with putting out a set-top BD player, Toshiba announced today its first laptop with an integrated Blu-ray Disc drive: the Satellite P500. It will support BD-ROM, BD-R and BD-RE and DVD SuperMulti DL +/RW. It will come with a TrueBrite 18.4" display (with a resolution of either 1,680x950 or full 1920x1080), and integrated Resolution+ upscaling technology.
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Blu-ray 3-D Technology Revealed - Active Shutter
Posted September 3, 2009 10:40 AM by Josh Dreuth
While the announcement from the Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) yesterday indicated that they were still examining candidates for implementation of 3-D on Blu-ray, moves by two primary Blu-ray companies - Sony and Panasonic - have given a glimpse into the future of Blu-ray: Active Shutter 3-D.
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Toshiba Announces Its First Blu-ray Player
Posted September 3, 2009 10:11 AM by Juan Calonge
Toshiba America Consumer Products announced today its first Blu-ray player, model BDX2000. It supports BD-Live (Profile 2.0), 1080p video and DTS-HD and Dolby TrueHD. It also features Regza-Link function, an SD card slot, and AVCHD playback (but no streaming video of any kind is mentioned). It will be available in November, with an MSRP of $249.99.
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Philips Announces BD Players, Is Cautious about 3-D
Posted September 3, 2009 08:13 AM by Juan Calonge
Philips presented at the IFA fair two new Blu-ray players: the BDP7500 and the new flagship model BDP9500, both of which will be available in November, with a list price of €299.99 for the BDP7500 and €549.99 for the BDP9500. Philips also demonstrated a 3-D prototype version of its Cinema 21:9 television, and said it is working on three methods: active glasses, passive glasses, and no glasses.
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Panasonic Unveils BD Recorders and 3-D Plans
Posted September 3, 2009 08:01 AM by Juan Calonge
During its IFA press conference, Panasonic presented two Blu-ray recorders (previously available in the UK only), under model numbers DMR-BS750 and BS850, with 250GB and 500GB of hard drive capacity, respectively. The company also showcased its 3-D focus and approach, which, like Sony, uses active-shutter glasses and will offer two channels of 1080p video. Product launch is promised for 2010.
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Silicon Philosophies Presents High-speed AVC Encoder
Posted September 3, 2009 06:17 AM by Juan Calonge
Silicon Philosophies will present the Cinema Craft HD CC-HDe encoder at the upcoming IBC Exhibition in Amsterdam. This encoder produces "pristine" H.264/AVC files at faster than real-time speeds, drastically reducing the time normally required for HD encoding. Those files are also 100 percent Blu-ray compliant and seamlessly integrate with all professional BD/BD-J authoring applications. The encoder's compression algorithms and filters "are accurate and practically eliminate the need for re-encoding."
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My Sister's Keeper Blu-ray Announced
Posted September 3, 2009 05:10 AM by Juan Calonge
New Line Home Entertainment, in conjunction with Warner Home Video, has announced that it will release the drama 'My Sister's Keeper' on Blu-ray on November 17, day and date with the DVD. This movie, directed by Nick Cassavetes and starring Cameron Diaz and Abigail Breslin, tells the story of a girl who had been specially conceived to be a match donor for her leukemia-stricken older sister but eventually sues for medical emancipation.
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Lionsgate Catalog Wave for November
Posted September 3, 2009 04:34 AM by Juan Calonge
Lionsgate Home Entertainment is set to release no fewer than eight catalog titles on Blu-ray on November 24. Apart from 'Air America', which we already told you about, the studio has slated the following titles: 'Angel Heart', 'Cujo: 25th Anniversary Edition', 'Frailty', 'The Monster Squad: 20th Anniversary Edition', 'My Bloody Valentine: Special Edition', 'New Police Story', and 'The Way of the Gun'.
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Ice Age 3 Blu-ray Gets October Date
Posted September 2, 2009 05:46 PM by Juan Calonge
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment will release 'Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs' on Blu-ray on October 27, day-and-date with the DVD. The BD edition will comprise three discs (BD/DVD/Digital copy), and will include an exclusive digital story maker and exclusive featurettes titled "Evolution Expedition," "Buck…Easel to Weasel" and "Falling for Scratte," as well as two shorts. It hasn't been revealed at this time whether a 3-D version of the movie will be included.
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Sony Announces Two Players for Europe
Posted September 2, 2009 12:47 PM by Juan Calonge
Today at the IFA tech fair in Berlin, Sony revealed the newest additions to its Blu-ray player line up, the BDP-S560 and BDP-S760. Both models are fully Wi- Fi-enabled using Wireless-N. They are also Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) enabled, which means that by pressing a single button on the WPS enabled router a secure connection from your player to the wireless network is established.
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Deal Alert: a Dozen Sony BDs $9.99 after Coupon
Posted September 2, 2009 10:05 AM by Juan Calonge
In July, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment launched its "Movie Staycation" promotion, offering $3-off coupons for select DVD and Blu-ray titles. Now thirteen of the eligible BD titles have dropped to $12.99 on Amazon, and thus they go for only $9.99 after using the coupon STAYBLU3. This makes the deal even sweeter.
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Criterion Signs Deal with IFC, Plans Che for December
Posted September 2, 2009 05:23 AM by Juan Calonge
IFC Films has struck an agreement with the Criterion Collection for the release of select titles from IFC's library. The first Blu-ray in the deal was 'Gomorrah', which is slated for a November 24 release, but IFC confirmed Tuesday a larger partnership between the two companies, encompassing twelve titles on Blu-ray and/or DVD. The next title in the deal is Steven Soderbergh's two-part biopic 'Che' in December.
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Buster Keaton's The General Blu-ray for November
Posted September 2, 2009 05:20 AM by Juan Calonge
Kino Video is set to release Buster Keaton's silent-cinema masterpiece 'The General' on Blu-ray on November 10, making it the first silent feature film on BD in America (although the absolute record is for the UK release of 'Sunrise', which comes out September 21). This release has been mastered from a 35mm archive print struck from the original camera negative.
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Objectified Documentary Announced on Blu-ray
Posted September 2, 2009 05:14 AM by Juan Calonge
Plexifilm has announced the Blu-ray release of 'Objectified', a documentary about our complex relationship with manufactured objects and, by extension, the people who design them. Initially no BD edition was envisaged, but after fans demanded it via numerous blog comments on the film's website, a high-definition edition has been added for September 29. No audio or video specifications are available.