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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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The Hangover Being Prepared for Blu-ray
Posted June 2, 2009 05:48 PM by Josh Dreuth
In a recent interview, director Todd Phillips (of 'Old School' fame) spoke about some of his plans for the upcoming Blu-ray release of his upcoming film 'The Hangover', which is due to hit theaters this Friday. He mentioned that the Blu-ray would eventually feature some cut scenes that didn't make it into the film and that they were "recording one of those picture in picture commentaries".
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Brad Silberling Talks Land of the Lost Blu-ray
Posted June 2, 2009 11:21 AM by Juan Calonge
'Land of the Lost', the movie adaptation of the 1970s children TV series, hasn't opened theatrically yet and its director is already looking at the Blu-ray release. Brad Silberling said in an interview that the Blu-ray will include 35 minutes of deleted scenes, and that a later release could even include an extended cut with 'raunchier' material.
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Valkyrie Cast-and-Crew Press Conference
Posted June 2, 2009 11:10 AM by Juan Calonge
On June 8, 'Valkyrie' will be released in the UK on Blu-ray and DVD. The US edition came out May 19 and was the top-selling BD title for the week, according to Nielsen VideoScan. Blu-ray.com has been offered the opportunity to publish the transcript of a 'Valkyrie' panel press conference held in New York.
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Optimum Unleashes Blu-ray Deluge
Posted June 2, 2009 09:01 AM by Juan Calonge
Optimum Home Entertainment has added nearly forty catalog titles to its Blu-ray schedule, for release between July and September 2009. Titles run the gamut of genres, from Hong Kong martial arts to European arthouse classics, and more Luc Besson than you can shake a stick at. No information on region coding is available, but Optimum often locks its titles to region B.
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Rob Halford Launches New Label; Promises Blu-ray
Posted June 2, 2009 08:53 AM by Josh Dreuth
Legendary rocker Rob Halford has launched his own record label - Metal God Records - and plans to release his concert 'Crucible World Tour - Live in Anaheim' on Blu-ray this Fall, day-and-date with the DVD release. This will be the first release from the new label, though not the first for Halford who released his 'Halford: Resurrection World Tour - Live at Rock in Rio III' on Blu-ray earlier this year.
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Nu Metro Adds Sony for South Africa Blu-ray Distro
Posted June 2, 2009 08:46 AM by Josh Dreuth
Nu Metro Home Entertainment - a South African company which owns licenses for distribution of films from five major movie studios - has announced that they have signed a deal to distribute Sony Pictures films in South Africa on both Blu-ray and DVD. The agreement will allow high definition fans in South Africa to get their hands on more Blu-ray content.
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Two Girls and a Guy Being Prepped for Blu-ray
Posted June 2, 2009 08:31 AM by Josh Dreuth
According to a new interview with writer/director James Toback - and retailer listings of the title - his 1997 film 'Two Girls and a Guy' will be coming to Blu-ray in a few months via 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment. The film stars Robert Downey Jr. as a bachelor with two girlfriends played by Heather Graham and Natasha Gregson Wagner.
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Friday, Menace II Society Heading to Blu-ray
Posted June 2, 2009 08:07 AM by Josh Dreuth
Warner Home Video has announced that they will bring three "urban titles" to Blu-ray on September 8th, including 'Friday: Deluxe Edition', 'Set It Off: Deluxe Edition', and 'Menace II Society: Deluxe Edition'. All three titles will be presented in 1080p AVC with 'Friday' receiving a newly remixed 7.1 Dolby TrueHD soundtrack, and the other two receiving 5.1 Dolby TrueHD soundtracks.
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Intel Chipset with Blu-ray for Ultra-thin Laptops
Posted June 2, 2009 06:16 AM by Juan Calonge
At the Computex fair in Taiwan, Intel Corporation has presented Mobile Intel GS40 Express, a value chipset for new ultra-thin laptops. It will feature integrated Blu-ray playback, with native hardware-based decoding of HD video streams (AVC, VC1, MPEG), and native support for digital displays with integrated HDMI with HDCP key.
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Anvil Documentary Blu-ray Details and Guitar Giveaway
Posted June 2, 2009 06:00 AM by Juan Calonge
Universal Studios Home Entertainment has made public the details for the Blu-ray release of the documentary 'Anvil!: The Story of Anvil', which is due to hit British store shelves on June 15, day-and-date with the DVD. To celebrate the release, Amazon is giving away a guitar signed by the two lead members of Anvil.
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'Anaconda' Blu-ray Giveaway
Posted June 2, 2009 01:25 AM by Martin Liebman
Blu-ray.com, in conjunction with Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, is pleased to announce another giveaway! This time, we're sending five lucky Blu-ray.com members a Blu-ray copy of the newly released 'Anaconda'.
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LG HR400, a BD player with DVB-T and Hard Drive
Posted June 1, 2009 03:57 PM by Juan Calonge
Korean consumer electronics maker LG has announced the HR400, a Blu-ray player for the European market that will include a DVB-T and analog TV tuner and a 160GB hard drive to record programs on. Also supported will be YouTube access and DivX playback. However, no optical disc recording will be possible. Price will be 599 euros.
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Torchwood: CoE Gets Confirmed for July Bump
Posted June 1, 2009 03:05 PM by Josh Dreuth
BBC Home Entertainment in conjunction with Warner Home Video has announced that the Blu-ray release of 'Torchwood: Children of Earth' has been bumped up to a July 28th release date, day-and-date with the DVD release. Technical specs remain the same with a 1080p VC-1 video encode accompanied by a 5.1 Dolby Digital soundtrack.
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Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead Coming This July
Posted June 1, 2009 02:21 PM by Josh Dreuth
BBC Home Entertainment in conjunction with Warner Home Video have announced that they will bring 'Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead' to Blu-ray on July 28th, day-and-date with the DVD release. Video will be presented on a BD-50 in 1080p VC-1 accompanied by a 2.0 Dolby Digital soundtrack.
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The Spirit Tops UK Blu-ray Sales Chart
Posted June 1, 2009 02:01 PM by Juan Calonge
During the week of May 25-May 31, 'The Spirit' was the top-selling title on Blu-ray in the United Kingdom. Following in places two and three were 'Defiance' and 'Underworld: Rise of the Lycans', both of which showed great strength in their second week on shelves. The top five was completed by 'Seven Pounds' and 'The Reader'.
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Sony Adds Features to Blu-Code Software
Posted June 1, 2009 01:45 PM by Josh Dreuth
Sony Creative Software has announced the availablity of their recently updated professional high definition video encoder Blu-Code v3.0. The upgrade adds a number of key encoding tools, such as noise reduction filters, new scaling lists, disc burn-image creator, and a Results View A/B split screen comparison.
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B&O Adds Blu-ray to Their HDTV
Posted June 1, 2009 01:31 PM by Josh Dreuth
The high-end audio/video company Bang & Olufsen has announced that they have added a Blu-ray Disc player to the latest version of the BeoVision 7-40 40-inch LCD HDTV as well as 120Hz processing for the smoothed images possible. The optional drive is fully compliant with BD-Live Blu-ray discs.
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Panasonic Pushes Portable Blu-ray Player to June
Posted June 1, 2009 09:37 AM by Josh Dreuth
Panasonic has announced that they have pushed the release of their upcoming portable Blu-ray player, the Panasonic DMP-BD15, to June. Originally announced at E3 in January for a May release, this world's first portable Blu-ray player features all the technology and features from the company's DMP-BD60 and DMP-BD80 standalone players.
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More Black Crowes on the Way
Posted June 1, 2009 09:29 AM by Josh Dreuth
Eagle Rock Entertainment has announced that they will release 'The Black Crowes: Warpaint Live' to Blu-ray on July 14th, two weeks after the DVD release. Their first release 'The Black Crowes: Freak 'N' Roll… Into the Fog' hit store shelves back in 2006. Technical specs have yet to be announced, though you can expect a similar presentation to other Eagle Rock Blu-ray releases, which includes a DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack.
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Blu-ray Release Announced for Full Metal Panic!
Posted June 1, 2009 09:23 AM by Josh Dreuth
FUNimation Entertainment has announced that they will bring 'Full Metal Panic!: The Second Raid - Complete Collection' to Blu-ray on August 11th. No technical specs have been announced for this release at this time, but we do know that all the episodes will be spread over two Blu-ray discs.
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Chuck and Larry Come to Blu-ray
Posted June 1, 2009 08:22 AM by Josh Dreuth
Universal Studios Home Entertainment has announced that they will bring 'I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry' to Blu-ray on July 21st. This Adam Sandler and Kevin James comedy will come on a BD-25, with video being presented in 1080p VC-1 accompanied by a 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack.
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How to Lose a Guy Gets August Date
Posted June 1, 2009 08:14 AM by Josh Dreuth
Paramount Home Entertainment has announced that they will bring 'How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days' to Blu-ray on August 18th, day-and-date with the DVD re-release. For this Matthew McConaughey and Kate Hudson film, video will be presented in 1080p AVC accompanied by a 5.1 Dolby TrueHD soundtrack.
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The Class Announced for Blu-ray
Posted June 1, 2009 08:05 AM by Josh Dreuth
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced that they will bring Academy Award-nominated film 'The Class' to Blu-ray on August 11th, day-and-date with the DVD release. Video for this French language film will be presented in 2.35:1 1080p AVC accompanied by a 3.0 Dolby TrueHD soundtrack.
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Sony Revisits the 80's This August
Posted June 1, 2009 07:58 AM by Josh Dreuth
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced that they will bring four 1980's catalog titles to Blu-ray on August 11th. The titles include 'About Last Night', 'Starman', 'Blue Thunder', and 'St. Elmo's Fire'. Video for all four titles will be presented in 1080p AVC accompanied by 5.1 Dolby TrueHD soundtracks.
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Sony and TF1 Partner to Distribute Blu-ray in France
Posted June 1, 2009 05:03 AM by Juan Calonge
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has entered a joint venture with French distributor TF1 Vidéo to distribute DVD and Blu-ray Discs in France, starting June 1. The group will distribute a common catalog of more than 6,000 titles. The agreement involves only distribution; acquisition, production and marketing will remain separate.
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August Date for I Love You, Man
Posted June 1, 2009 04:52 AM by Juan Calonge
Dreamworks SKG, in conjunction with Paramount Home Entertainment, have announced that they will bring the comedy 'I Love You, Man' to Blu-ray on August 11, day-and-date with the DVD. No audio/video specifications have been detailed at this time, but you can expect a 1.78:1 1080p video presentation accompanied by a Dolby TrueHD track.
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Night Train Announced for Blu-ray
Posted June 1, 2009 04:46 AM by Juan Calonge
National Entertainment Media has announced that it will bring the thriller 'Night Train' to Blu-ray on July 7, day-and-date with the DVD. Video will be 1.78:1 1080p accompanied by a 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack, with English and Spanish subtitles. Bonus features will include a making-of featurette, interviews with cast, director and producer, a photo gallery, and a trailer.
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Ghost Month Arrives on Blu-ray in July
Posted May 31, 2009 04:54 PM by Juan Calonge
Independent studio North American Motion Pictures has announced that it will release the horror movie 'Ghost Month' on Blu-ray on July 21, day-and-date with the DVD. As with previous titles from this studio, the Blu-ray version will only be available as part of a promotional offer for retailers consisting of three DVDs and one Blu-ray.
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"Blu-ray is Better for Neil Young Archives", Says Young Himself
Posted May 30, 2009 03:47 PM by Juan Calonge
Next Tuesday sees the release of 'Neil Young Archives, Volume 1', and the Blu- ray version is the one Young prefers. He openly says on the front of his Archive website: "If you are considering buying the Neil Young Archives set, and you want the best package, then Blu-ray is for you. The sound and picture quality is unparallelled."
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Duplicity Announced for UK Release
Posted May 29, 2009 03:30 PM by Josh Dreuth
Universal Studios Home Entertainment has announced that they will bring the Julia Roberts and Clive Owens film 'Duplicity' to Blu-ray in the UK on July 13th, day-and-date with the DVD release. Video for this film will be presented in 1080p VC-1 accompanied by a 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack. Extras for this release have yet to be announced at this time.