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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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Near Dark Gets Blu-ray Release
Posted August 18, 2009 02:27 PM by Josh Dreuth
Lionsgate Home Entertainment has announced that they will bring the Kathryn Bigelow film 'Near Dark' to Blu-ray on November 10th. For this release, video will be presented in 1080p AVC accompanied by a 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack. Special features have not been announced at this time.
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Slim PS3 Officially Announced
Posted August 18, 2009 01:37 PM by Juan Calonge
To quote Chazz Palminteri on 'The Usual Suspects': "a rumor's not a rumor that doesn't die." Today at the gamescom conference in Cologne, Germany, SCEI chief Kaz Hirai officially announced the Slim PS3, available in stores from the first week of September. Price will be $299 in the US, €299 in Europe, £249 in the UK and ¥29,980 in Japan.
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SCEE Gamescom Conference Blu-ray Summary
Posted August 18, 2009 12:35 PM by Juan Calonge
Kicking off the gamescom conference in Cologne, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe is holding a much-hyped press conference. Even though we are not there, we are looking closely at all the sources reporting from the floor. Of course, lots of it won't be relevant to our site, so here you will find only Blu-ray-related stuff.
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Today on Blu-ray - August 18th
Posted August 18, 2009 12:33 PM by Josh Dreuth
Like most individual-based sports, boxing is defined by its stars - those men and women who can dominate their opponents with a combination of flawless technique and debilitating power. Somewhat unique to boxing is the need for the stars to win the hearts and minds of multiple governing organizations in order to hold a unified and "undisputed" title. Of the relatively few who have held such a title, Mike Tyson is easily the most controversial, and as the Blu-ray release of 'Tyson' shows, sometimes rightfully so.
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Kmart Says "New Exciting" PS3 is Real (Update: Slim Preorder is Up)
Posted August 18, 2009 08:40 AM by Juan Calonge
The website of Sears-owned retailer Kmart sports today a promotional banner reading, "The rumors are reality – New Low Price & A New Exciting Playstation 3." There is no further information at this time, but it definitely seems that a new PS3 model is coming up, although it may or may not be the fabled slim console. Update: a preorder for a $299.99 slim PS3 is now up.
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Geek Peek: Terminator Salvation British Skull and French Bike
Posted August 18, 2009 08:01 AM by Juan Calonge
It seems that Europe loves special packaging. Sony Pictures Home Entertainment is releasing 'Terminator Salvation' on Blu-ray in two very collectible editions: the UK is getting a Skull Box edition, whereas France is getting an exclusive limited edition with motorcycle (exclusive to Amazon.fr).
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Asda Discounts 80GB PS3 in the UK
Posted August 18, 2009 06:43 AM by Juan Calonge
UK-based ASDA, a subsidiary of the retailing giant Walmart, has started to offer the 80GB PS3 console for as little as £250 with the film 'Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines' on Blu-ray, and two games: Terminator Salvation, plus either Ghostbusters or Infamous. This offer is valid in-store only, until stock runs out.
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The Prisoner BD Announced for September in the UK
Posted August 18, 2009 04:55 AM by Juan Calonge
UK studio Network is entering the Blu-ray arena with its announcement of the release of the cult 1960s TV series 'The Prisoner' on BD for September 28. The series will be available in a six-disc limited edition box set. As we reported back in June, this title will also be released in the US by A&E on October 27, but edition details may differ.
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Retailer Leaks October Release Date for Transformers 2 BD
Posted August 18, 2009 03:18 AM by Juan Calonge
'Transfomers: Revenge of the Fallen' might be closer than we thought. One of our eagle-eyed forum members walked into his local FYE store and spotted a poster informing that the movie would be out on DVD and Blu-ray on October 20. Of course, this must be considered unofficial and tentative until there is an official announcement by the studio. No other release details are available at this time.
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Transformers 2 UK Blu-ray on November 30th
Posted August 17, 2009 12:46 PM by Josh Dreuth
A tentative November 30th release date has been given for the upcoming UK Blu-ray release of Paramount Home Entertainment's 'Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'. The 3-disc Blu-ray set will likely feature a digital copy and/or DVD copy of the film as one of the discs along with a massive amount of extra content.
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Fight Club Details Revealed
Posted August 17, 2009 07:05 AM by Juan Calonge
Even though it is still not officially announced, our friends over at The Digital Bits have the scoop on the special features that the Blu-ray of 'Fight Club' will include when it releases on November 17. At first sight, it seems that most if not all of the bonus content present in the two-disc DVD will be on the Blu-ray.
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Michael Mann Recuts Heat for Blu-ray
Posted August 17, 2009 05:51 AM by Juan Calonge
Warner Home Video has revealed the full details for its Blu-ray release of 'Heat'. As expected, the special features include all the content available on the 2005 two-disc edition, but there is something new. The Blu-ray will feature "New content changes supervised by director Michael Mann." The exact nature of those "changes" is unconfirmed, but the Blu-ray release lists a running time of 170 minutes, It can be noted that, whereas the previous DVD versions were 172 minutes long.
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Clerks, Chasing Amy Get November Release Date
Posted August 17, 2009 05:35 AM by Juan Calonge
Two early Kevin Smith movies have now a release date on Blu-ray. As we reported a month ago, Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment is releasing 'Clerks' and 'Chasing Amy' on BD on November 17, according to information from retailers. A Kevin Smith Box Set, including the two aforementioned movies plus 'Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back', is also up for preorder. Release details are still to be confirmed.
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Leonard Cohen's Isle of Wight Concert on Blu-ray
Posted August 17, 2009 05:04 AM by Juan Calonge
Legacy Recordings, a subsidiary of Sony Music, is releasing 'Leonard Cohen: Live from the Isle of Wight' on Blu-ray on October 20, with the performance that the Canadian singer-songwriter gave at the mammoth 1970 Isle of Wight Festival. There are no AV specifications available; as to features, it will include newly-shot interviews with Kris Kristofferson, Joan Baez, and Judy Collins. This BD will be an Amazon exclusive.
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Woody Allen's Whatever Works Blu-ray Announced
Posted August 17, 2009 04:11 AM by Juan Calonge
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced the Blu-ray release of Woody Allen's latest movie, 'Whatever Works', for October 27, day-and-date with the DVD. This movie marks Allen's return to New York, after directing three movies in Britain and one in Spain. In keeping with the filmmaker's hatred of bonus materials, no special features have been announced for this title.
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The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 Blu-ray Announced
Posted August 17, 2009 03:56 AM by Juan Calonge
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced 'The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3' for November 3, day-and-date with the DVD. Note that this is the 2009 version of the thriller, directed by Tony Scott and starring Denzel Washington and John Travolta. The movie will be presented in 2.40:1 AVC, accompanied by English, French (Canadian), Spanish (Castilian) and Catalan soundtracks.
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Night of the Creeps BD Pushed One Week
Posted August 17, 2009 03:49 AM by Juan Calonge
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced that the campy thriller 'Night of the Creeps', originally slated for October 20, will be delayed by a week and thus will street on October 27 (still in time for Halloween) Edition details stay unchanged: it will present the director's cut of the movie, in 1.85:1 AVC accompanied by a 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio track. This will be the audio codec used by Sony from now on, after considering the results of the poll held on our forum.
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Criterion Announces Gomorrah on Blu-ray
Posted August 17, 2009 03:30 AM by Juan Calonge
The Criterion Collection has announced that it will release 'Gomorrah' on Blu-ray on November 24, day-and-date with the DVD. 'Gomorrah' is an unglamorized, multi-faceted exposé of the Camorra, the crime underworld in Naples. It won the Grand Prize at Cannes Film Festival. The BD will feature a new high-definition transfer, supervised and approved by director Matteo Garrone, with an uncompressed stereo soundtrack.
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Blu-ray.com Review: HP dv2 Laptop with BD (Part Two)
Posted August 16, 2009 06:01 PM by Juan Calonge
Last June we published the first part of our review of the Blu-ray-equipped ultraportable computer, the HP dv2, testing its general and multimedia capabilities. Now we have taken the dv2 to the road and see if it has the right stuff. In general, we have liked it a lot, with only some slight reservations.
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The Proposal Announced for Blu-ray
Posted August 14, 2009 05:13 PM by Josh Dreuth
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment has announced that they will bring the Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds comedy 'The Proposal' to Blu-ray on October 13th, day-and-date with the DVD release. Coming in both two and single disc releases (the two-disc version including a digital copy), video will be presented in 1080p AVC accompanied by a 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack.
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Mamma Mia! Gift Set Announced for Blu-ray
Posted August 14, 2009 11:26 AM by Josh Dreuth
Universal Studios Home Entertainment has announced that they will re-release the popular musical 'Mamma Mia!' as a Blu-ray gift set on November 10th, day-and-date with the DVD Gift Set. When released, the 'Mamma Mia! The Movie - Gimmie! Gimmie! Gimmie! More Blu-ray Gift Set' will feature the same disc as the previous Blu-ray release packaged with a music CD soundtrack and 32-page collectible book.
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Family Guy Presents: Something Something Something Dark Side BD
Posted August 14, 2009 10:57 AM by Juan Calonge
On his Twitter feed, Seth McFarlane has informed that 'Something Something Something Dark Side' (the 'Family Guy' spoof of 'The Empire Strikes Back' and sequel to 'Blue Harvest') will be released on Blu-ray on December 22, day-and-date with the DVD. No release details are available at this time, but the title is already up for preorder.
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Lightning Deal: Spider-Man Blu-ray Trilogy for $44.95
Posted August 14, 2009 10:25 AM by Juan Calonge
Amazon has an interesting BD-related "lightning deal" going on now: for a very limited time, you can buy 'Spider-Man: The High-Definition Trilogy' for only $44.95 (51% off MSRP). This offer expires today at 10 a.m. PDT, or when stock runs out.
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Miracle on 34th Street Blu-rays Detailed
Posted August 14, 2009 09:00 AM by Josh Dreuth
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment has announced the technical specs and special features for the upcoming Blu-ray release of the 1947 Christmas classic 'Miracle on 34th Street', which is scheduled to hit store shelves on October 6th. Also released that same day on Blu-ray will be the 1994 remake of 'Miracle on 34th Street' from writer John Hughes.
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Blood: The Last Vampire Anime Blu-ray for the UK
Posted August 14, 2009 07:11 AM by Juan Calonge
British studio Manga has announced that it will release 'Blood: The Last Vampire' on Blu-ray on October 12. This is the original anime film which served as inspiration for a live-action movie (also announced on Blu-ray in the UK and the US for October). Audio options will be multichannel DTS-HD and stereo. There is no information on region encoding.
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Fight Club Blu-ray Coming Soon
Posted August 14, 2009 05:47 AM by Juan Calonge
You don't talk about it, but an early announcement to retailers indicates that 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment is set to release David Fincher's thematically controversial and visually arresting movie 'Fight Club' on Blu-ray on November 17. There is no information on audio/video specifications or special features at this stage.
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Trick 'r Treat Blu-ray for October
Posted August 14, 2009 05:28 AM by Juan Calonge
Warner Home Video has announced that it will release 'Trick 'r Treat' on Blu-ray on October 6, day-and-date with the DVD. This horror anthology movie has been repeatedly shown at film festivals since late 2007, but never had a theatrical release. It will be presented in 2.35:1 VC-1 1080p video and 5.1 Dolby Digital audio, and will include a Digital Copy.
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Carrey's Grinch on Blu-ray for October
Posted August 14, 2009 04:27 AM by Juan Calonge
Universal Studios Home Entertainment has announced the Blu-ray release of Ron Howard's 'How the Grinch Stole Christmas', starring Jim Carrey, for October 13, on a BD/DVD combo edition. The movie will be presented in 1.85:1 1080p video, accompanied by a 5.1 English DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack, and English, French and Spanish subtitles.
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Harry Potter Films to Get Extended Versions
Posted August 14, 2009 03:58 AM by Juan Calonge
The Harry Potter films could be rereleased on extended Blu-ray editions in the near future. After a recent MPAA bulletin of rated films listed an extended version of 'Harry Potter of the Sorcerer's Stone', film site Rope of Silicon contacted a Warner Brothers representative, who confirmed that "all Harry Potter films are being planned to get special upcoming releases", although no announcement has been made yet.
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Blu-ray Replication to Begin in Brazil
Posted August 13, 2009 11:30 AM by Juan Calonge
Brazilian company Microservice has announced that it has acquired BLULINE II replication lines from Singulus, and that it will shortly be able to make both dual and single-layer Blu-ray discs (although no specific schedules were disclosed). Thus, Microservice will become the first company in South America to manufacture BDs.