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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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Ritek, CMC to Expand Writeable BD Capacity
Posted June 30, 2009 04:36 AM by Juan Calonge
Taiwan-based manufacturers of blank optical discs Ritek and CMC are going to expand its production capacity of writeable Blu-ray Discs dramatically in the second half of the year. Ritek will double its capacity to 2 million discs per month, whereas CMC will add two production lines to bring its total to three.
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Tyson Blu-ray Gets Detailed
Posted June 30, 2009 04:02 AM by Juan Calonge
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has officially announced and detailed the Blu-ray release of the documentary 'Tyson', which will hit store shelves on August 18, day-and-date with the DVD. Video will be 1.85:1 AVC accompanied by a lossless 5.1 English audio track, and English and French subtitles.
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John Landis: American Werewolf "Comes out on Blu-ray This Summer"
Posted June 29, 2009 04:20 PM by Juan Calonge
'An American Werewolf in London' is being released on Blu-ray this summer. This is what John Landis told horror film site Bloody-Disgusting when they contacted Landis for his reaction on the upcoming remake of the famous 1980s horror movie. In Landis's own words, the negative has been digitally cleaned up and it looks "amazing."
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Grace Announced for Blu-ray
Posted June 29, 2009 01:49 PM by Josh Dreuth
Anchor Bay Home Entertainment has announced that they will bring the horror film 'Grace' to Blu-ray on September 15th, day-and-date with the DVD release. According to reports, two viewers fainted at the film's premier, so take heed! Video will be presented in 2.35:1 1080p AVC accompanied by a 5.1 Dolby TrueHD soundtrack.
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Lionsgate Announces Battle for Terra Blu-ray
Posted June 29, 2009 01:11 PM by Josh Dreuth
Lionsgate Home Entertainment has announced that they will bring the animated film 'Battle for Terra' on Blu-ray on September 22nd, day-and-date with the DVD release. Featuring the voices of Luke Wilson, Evan Rachel Wood, Dennis Quaid, Danny Glover and James Garner, this sci-fi film will be presented in 1080p AVC accompanied by a DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack.
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Michael Jackson's Final Rehearsal Rumored for Blu-ray
Posted June 29, 2009 10:54 AM by Juan Calonge
When Michael Jackson died last week, he was rehearsing for a final series of live concerts in London. Those gigs will obviously never happen, but Jackson's last rehearsal, recorded in multi-camera, high-definition video, could be released on Blu-ray, according to concert promoters cited by the British newspaper The Independent.
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Santa Buddies Gets Detailed
Posted June 29, 2009 08:18 AM by Josh Dreuth
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment has announced the technical specs and a name change for the upcoming Blu-ray release of 'Santa Buddies: The Legend of Santa Paws', which is due to hit store shelves on November 24th, day-and-date with the DVD release. Coming in Disney's Blu-ray Combo Pack form with accompanying DVD, video will be presented in 1080p AVC with a 5.1 Dolby Digital soundtrack.
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Sony Brings Two Westerns to Blu-ray This Fall
Posted June 29, 2009 08:07 AM by Josh Dreuth
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced that they will bring 'Silverado' and 'The Quick and the Dead' to Blu-ray on September 8th. 'Silverado' will come with a booklet, presumably in the digibook format. For both releases video will be presented in 1080p AVC accompanied by 5.1 Dolby TrueHD soundtracks.
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Classic Christmas Carol Gets Blu-ray
Posted June 29, 2009 06:48 AM by Juan Calonge
In an early announcement to retailers, it has been revealed that VCI will enter the Blu-ray arena with the release of the movie 'A Christmas Carol' (also known as 'Scrooge') on November 3. No information on audio/video specifications or special features is available, other than a DVD copy of the film will also be included.
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Scooby Doo Live-Action Prequel BD for September
Posted June 29, 2009 05:22 AM by Juan Calonge
Warner Home Video has announced that it will release the direct-to-video movie 'Scooby Doo! The Mystery Begins' on Blu-ray on September 22, day-and-date with the DVD. This will be a two-disc edition where the second disc holds the DVD and a digital copy of the movie. Video will be 1.78:1 VC-1, accompanied by a 5.1 Dolby TrueHD track.
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El Superbeasto Coming to Blu-ray
Posted June 26, 2009 02:54 PM by Josh Dreuth
Anchor Bay Home Entertainment has announced that they will bring the direct-to-video animated feature 'The Haunted World of el Superbeasto' to Blu-ray on September 22nd, day-and-date with the DVD release. The feature is based on Rob Zombie's comic book of the same name, and should be considered as for adult audiences only.
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Zack Snyder Talks Blu-ray
Posted June 26, 2009 10:07 AM by Josh Dreuth
In a recent interview with Superhero Hype, director Zach Snyder responded to a couple questions regarding his impressions of the high definition format. When beginning work on the upcoming Blu-ray release for his latest film 'Watchmen', he was surprised how far the format had evolved since the release of his film '300'.
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BDA Disputes Harris Poll
Posted June 26, 2009 09:37 AM by Josh Dreuth
Citing recent data from Adams Media Research, the Blu-ray Disc Association is disputing the results of a recent Harris Poll which indicated that more consumers own HD DVD players (11%) than Blu-ray Disc Players (7%). Sales data provided by the research company shows the number closer to an 8% share for Blu-ray compared to less than 1% for HD DVD.
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Tyson Documentary Coming to Blu-ray
Posted June 26, 2009 07:04 AM by Juan Calonge
In an early announcement to retailers, it has been revealed that Sony Pictures Home Entertainment will release 'Tyson' on Blu-ray on August 18. No audio or video specifications are available, but you can expect a 1.78:1 AVC video encode accompanied by a lossless audio track. There is no information on special features.
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Mysteries of Pittsburgh, Valentino Docu on BD from Phase 4
Posted June 26, 2009 06:50 AM by Juan Calonge
Phase 4 Films has added two titles to its Blu-ray slate. The indie movie 'The Mysteries of Pittsburgh' is announced for August 4, whereas the documentary 'Valentino: The Last Emperor' is scheduled for September 15. There is no information on audio or video specifications, or special features at this time.
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BD Sales Information: June 15-21 (Update)
Posted June 26, 2009 06:15 AM by Juan Calonge
'Gran Torino' continued to be the top-selling title on Blu-ray for the week ended June 14, according to Nielsen VideoScan First Alert, closely followed by the 2009 remake of 'Friday the 13th', in its first week on store shelves. In third place, and not far behind, was a catalog title: 'Ghostbusters'. Update: overall sales figures added.
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Ocean's Trilogy in Amazon Gold Box Today
Posted June 26, 2009 06:10 AM by Juan Calonge
Amazon's Gold Box deal-of-the-day is a special offer on 'Ocean's Trilogy' (Ocean's Eleven, Twelve & Thirteen Gift Set), which today can be bought on Blu-ray for only $36.99, or just over $12 each title. This was a runner-up in the vote Amazon held to decide which titles to offer during its High-def week.
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BD Revenues at Image Entertainment Skyrocket
Posted June 26, 2009 05:36 AM by Juan Calonge
Image Entertainment has reported financial results for its fiscal fourth quarter and year ended March 31, 2009. The figures show a sharp upturn in net revenues from Blu-ray: in the financial fourth quarter (i.e., January-March 2009), they were $1.3 million, up 440% from the $222,000 for the same period in 2008.
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The Exorcist, Logan's Run Rumored for BD in 2009
Posted June 26, 2009 03:39 AM by Juan Calonge
Our friends at The Digital Bits, always in the hunt for juicy Blu-ray scoops, now have word that Warner Home Video plans to release 'Logan's Run' and 'The Exorcist: The Version You've Never Seen' in 2009, as well as the already mentioned 'Heat'. As already reported, Paramount is preparing 'It's a Wonderful Life' for this year and 'Chinatown' for 2010.
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BBC Brings Yellowstone to Blu-ray
Posted June 25, 2009 03:32 PM by Josh Dreuth
BBC Home Entertainment in conjunction with Warner Home Video have announced that they will bring the latest BBC Natural History production 'Yellowstone: Battle for Life' to Blu-ray on September 29th, day-and-date with the DVD release. The release will feature all three one-hour episodes of the series in high definition, which represents nearly a full year at the famous national park.
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Buy a PS3, Get Free Blu-ray Remote and Movie
Posted June 25, 2009 12:06 PM by Juan Calonge
Amazon is having another interesting promotion. When you purchase an 80GB PlayStation 3, you can get the BD remote for the PS3 and the Blu-ray of 'Resident Evil: Apocalypse' for free. To qualify, place all three items in your cart. The discount will be reflected at checkout. The offer is valid through July 11.
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Pioneer and Sharp Make Joint Venture Official
Posted June 25, 2009 08:11 AM by Josh Dreuth
Sharp and Pioneer have officially announced that their optical disc joint venture - Pioneer Digital Design and Manufacturing Corporation - will launch on October 1st of this year. As we previously reported, Sharp and Pioneer agreed to merge their optical disc business as part of Pioneer's restructuring plan.
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Philips Announces Blu-ray Soundbar
Posted June 25, 2009 06:51 AM by Juan Calonge
In Singapore today, Philips unveiled its home-entertainment lineup for 2009. Philips is expanding its range of Soundbars (compact one-piece home theater systems that consist of a tuner, a disc player and speakers), including the company's first such device with Blu-ray playback: the HTS8160B.
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Watchmen Comic-Con BD-Live Community Screening Announced
Posted June 25, 2009 05:32 AM by Juan Calonge
Comic-Con 2009 opens on July 23, and 'Watchmen' director Zack Snyder has announced "something special" for the fans. On July 25, there will be a "Live Community Screening" of the film at the convention, which will be relayed via BD-Live, so owners of the Blu-ray (which comes out on July 21) can watch the film along with Snyder and talk about the film.
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Michael Bay Talks Transformers 2 Blu-ray
Posted June 24, 2009 10:47 AM by Juan Calonge
Michael Bay has already intimated some details about the Blu-ray edition of 'Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'. It's going to have "lots of stuff" and is being produced by "Ridley Scott's DVD guy" – in other words, the extraordinary Charlie de Lauzirika. Bay also confirmed that the BD version will have variable aspect ratio for the scenes shot in IMAX, like 'The Dark Knight' did.
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ESCA: Blu-ray is the Future
Posted June 24, 2009 08:39 AM by Josh Dreuth
At the Entertainment Supply Chain Academy Conference yesterday, many industry representatives openly commented on the current state of Blu-ray, almost unilaterally agreeing that Blu-ray is still the future of home entertainment. Recent analysis has shown that Blu-ray sales are already up 212% this year, and the outlook is favorable to reaching 500M units by 2013.
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Wolverine UK Edition Gets Detailed
Posted June 24, 2009 08:28 AM by Juan Calonge
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment has announced the Blu-ray release of 'X-Men Origins: Wolverine' for October 19, day-and-date with the DVD. Audio and video specifications are not determined, but you can expect a 2.39:1 1080p AVC video encode accompanied by a DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack from the studio.
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Toshiba President Hints at Supporting Blu-ray
Posted June 24, 2009 07:41 AM by Juan Calonge
At the annual shareholder meeting of Toshiba Corporation today, outgoing president Atsutoshi Nishida did not rule out the possibility of selling Blu-ray products. In a new pragmatic vein, Nishida said: "It makes no sense to decide not to enter the Blu-Ray market simply because we lost the DVD-format war. We cannot change the fact that we lost, but we would like to keep our options open."
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U-Tech Media Lands BD Movie Orders from Drive Makers
Posted June 24, 2009 05:52 AM by Juan Calonge
Taiwan-based replicator U-Tech Media has received orders for Blu-ray movie discs from two of the world's top three ODM/OEM optical disc drive makers: Hitachi-LG Data Storage (HLDS) and Toshiba-Samsung Storage Technology (TSST). HLDS and TSST plan to offer free BD movie discs with their BD drives and players to promote sales.
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Tentative BD Details for Star Trek Movie
Posted June 24, 2009 05:11 AM by Juan Calonge
Our good friends at The Digital Bits, together with trekmovie.com, have gleaned from German sites the first information regarding the specifications and bonus features to be included in the upcoming Blu-ray release of J.J. Abrams's 'Star Trek'. The movie will be presented in 2.35:1 1080p with a Dolby TrueHD audio track.