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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 Haunting in Connecticut Unrated Blu-ray Announced
Posted May 19, 2009 02:40 PM by Juan Calonge
Lionsgate Home Entertainment has announced that it will release 'The Haunting in Connecticut' on Blu-ray on July 14, day-and-date with the DVD. No audio or video specs have been announced at this time. The movie, which had theatrically a PG-13 rating, will be featured on Blu-ray in an extended unrated cut.
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Lionsgate Blu-ray Catalog Wave for August
Posted May 19, 2009 06:14 AM by Juan Calonge
In an early announcement to retailers, Lionsgate Home Entertainment has revealed that it will bring five titles from its catalog to Blu-ray Disc on August 11: 'Chaos', 'Cutthroat Island', 'The Ninth Gate', 'Replicant', and 'See No Evil'. No audio or video specifications are available at this time.
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BDA Creates Task Force to Integrate 3-D into Blu-ray
Posted May 19, 2009 05:15 AM by Juan Calonge
The Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) has formed a 3-D task force made up of members from the motion picture, consumer electronics and IT sectors, to ease “the integration of 3-D technology into the Blu-ray Disc format,” according to a statement from the group. A meeting timetable for the task force has not been specified.
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Snow White Diamond Edition Detailed
Posted May 19, 2009 04:34 AM by Juan Calonge
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment has detailed the exclusive extras of the upcoming Blu-ray release of 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs', which will hit store shelves on October 6 in a Combo Pack, consisting of two BDs and one DVD. Video will be 1.33:1 1080p with optional “DisneyView” artwork. Audio will be 7.1 DTS-HD Master Audio.
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TV on Blu-ray Special Offers, May 18-24 at Amazon (Tuesday Update)
Posted May 19, 2009 03:01 AM by Juan Calonge
Online retail giant Amazon has alerted its customers of an upcoming “TV Week” From Monday, May 18 to Sunday, May 24, the Amazon Gold Box will contain one TV show for each day, on DVD or Blu-ray. Additionally, a “lunchtime deal” will be offered on a different TV title each day from May 18 to May 22, starting at 10 a.m. PST (5 p.m. GMT).
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Studio Canal Announces June-September Blu-ray Slate
Posted May 18, 2009 09:27 AM by Juan Calonge
French distributor Studio Canal has announced its Blu-ray slate for June-September 2009. Over thirty titles are upcoming, many of them still unannounced in the US, such as Michael Mann's 'Ali' or Mike Figgis' 'Leaving Las Vegas'. No region code information has been announced, and it should be noted that Studio Canal locks many of its titles to region B.
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MGM Preparing Rocky Collection on Blu-ray
Posted May 18, 2009 08:08 AM by Juan Calonge
Eric Doctorow, General Manager of MGM Worldwide, revealed in an interview for Home Media Magazine that the studio is currently preparing “the entire Rocky collection ” for Blu-ray in time for the holidays. So far only the first and the last Rocky films ('Rocky' and 'Rocky Balboa') have been released on Blu-ray.
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Blu-ray High-def Book for Midnight Express
Posted May 18, 2009 06:42 AM by Juan Calonge
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has revealed the full detailes for its Blu-ray edition of the 1978 film 'Midnight Express', which will street on July 21. The release will come in the form of the now-familiar digibook, which Sony has labeled "deluxe Blu-ray High-Def book." Video will be presented in 1.85:1 1080p AVC accompanied by a 5.1 Dolby TrueHD soundtrack.
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Book Edition for A River Runs Through It Blu-ray
Posted May 18, 2009 06:14 AM by Juan Calonge
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced the details for the Blu-ray release of 'A River Runs Through It', which will street on July 28. Video will be presented in 1.85:1 1080p AVC accompanied by a 5.1 Dolby TrueHD soundtrack. It will come in the now-familiar book format, with a 32-page booklet.
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Wal-Mart to Expand Blu-ray Players and Movies
Posted May 18, 2009 05:28 AM by Juan Calonge
According to the Wall Street Journal, Wal-Mart is going to broaden its offer of Blu-ray disc players and movies this week, as part of a general revamping of the electronics departments in its more than 3,500 U.S. stores, within a new strategy which involves selling top brands at lower prices than rivals offer.
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Lionsgate Brings Chaos to Blu-ray
Posted May 18, 2009 04:29 AM by Juan Calonge
Lionsgate Home Entertainment has announced that it will release the Jason Statham action movie 'Chaos' on Blu-ray on August 11. No technical specs have been disclosed. Special features will include a behind-the-scenes featurette and an audio commentary track with writer and director Tony Giglio.
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The Great Buck Howard Blu-ray Gets Detailed
Posted May 18, 2009 04:17 AM by Juan Calonge
Magnolia Home Entertainment has announced the release details for 'The Great Buck Howard', which will hit shelves on Blu-ray on July 21, day-and-date with the DVD. Technical specs have not been announced, though you can expect a 1.85:1 1080p video encode accompanied by a TrueHD soundtrack from the studio.
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Universal Details Fast & Furious Blu-ray
Posted May 18, 2009 03:49 AM by Juan Calonge
In an announcement to retailers, Universal Studios Home Entertainment has disclosed that they will release 'Fast & Furious' on Blu-ray on July 28, day-and-date with the DVD. This will be a two-disc special edition with a digital copy included. The film will be presented with 2.35:1 1080p video accompanied by a 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack.
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LGMB: Star Trek Movie Collection and Trilogy 50% Off
Posted May 17, 2009 04:20 PM by Juan Calonge
Not a week since the release of 'Star Trek: Original Motion Picture Collection' and 'Star Trek: Motion Picture Trilogy', these Blu-ray movie sets have dropped in price at Amazon to $69.99 and $32.99, respectively, making them just about $11 per movie. There is no information about how long these prices will last, so anyone interested should order now.
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12 Monkeys Jumping onto Blu-ray in July
Posted May 16, 2009 07:18 PM by Juan Calonge
Universal Studios Home Entertainment has announced the Blu-ray release of '12 Monkeys', which is due to hit shelves on July 28. This science fiction movie directed by maverick filmmaker Terry Gilliam will receive a 1.85:1 1080p video presentation accompanied by a 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack.
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Criterion Announces Kagemusha and Playtime for August
Posted May 16, 2009 06:41 PM by Juan Calonge
The Criterion Collection has officially announced two titles for release on Blu-ray on August 18: Akira Kurosawa's 'Kagemusha' and Jacques Tati's 'Playtime'. Both films will be presented in 1080p 1.85:1 video with stereo lossless audio (DTS-HD Master Audio for 'Kagemusha', uncompressed for 'Playtime') and optional English subtitles, and will include all the bonus features present in their respective DVD editions.
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John Mayall 70th Anniversary Concert Blu-ray, with Extra Tracks
Posted May 15, 2009 10:14 AM by Juan Calonge
Eagle Rock Entertainment is releasing 'The 70th Birthday Concert' from John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers and Friends on June 29. This concert was recorded at Liverpool's King's Dock on 19 July 2003. No specs have been announced, but you can expect multichannel and stereo lossless audio tracks from the studio.
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Bauer Is Best on Blu, Says 24 Producer
Posted May 15, 2009 08:15 AM by Juan Calonge
During an advance screening of the final two episodes of season 7 of the hit TV show '24', executive producer and director Jon Cassar had a suggestion for the fans: pick it up on Blu-ray Disc. “You really get to see the detail,” he said. “I work very hard on these shows. I want to see them the best way I can. I still have a huge DVD collection, but I'm a big Blu-ray renter. I don't see anything now anymore without seeing it on Blu-ray.”
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Rumor: Pics of Alleged Slim PS3 Appear Online
Posted May 14, 2009 06:15 PM by Juan Calonge
Today on all gaming sites and forums, there was huge excitement and debate over a set of fuzzy pictures of the supposed outer shell of a redesigned, slimmer PS3, allegedly taken by factory workers on a cell phone and then leaked. This has reignited the speculations about a new console version coming in the near future.
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Germany: Blu-ray Disc Sales Increase Fivefold
Posted May 14, 2009 05:55 PM by Juan Calonge
The German Federal Association for Audiovisual Media has released the figures for the home video market in the first quarter of 2009 and they show impressive results. Blu-ray units sold were 1.1 million, or 402% more than the same period last year. In just three months, German consumers have bought two-thirds of all the discs that were sold in the whole of 2008.
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LGMB: High School Musical on Amazon Gold Box
Posted May 14, 2009 05:49 AM by Juan Calonge
Amazon's Gold Box deal-of-the-day is a special offer on 'High School Musical 1-3', which can currently be bought (until the day is out, while supplies last) for only $51.95, or just about $17 each title. Many Blu-ray enthusiasts will scoff at the offer, but this can make a nice gift for the end of the school year and a way to introduce youngsters to the benefits of hidef.
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Coraline Announced for Blu-ray
Posted May 14, 2009 05:02 AM by Juan Calonge
Universal Studios Home Entertainment has announced that it will bring the stop-motion fantasy film 'Coraline' to Blu-ray on July 21, day-and-date with the DVD release. The film will be presented in both its 2-D and 3-D versions on a two-disc edition, with 1.85:1 1080p VC-1 video accompanied by a 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack.
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Blu-ray Beats Hi-def iTunes in Blind Test
Posted May 13, 2009 08:27 AM by Juan Calonge
A whopping 92% of the participants in a blind test recently held by the CEDIA association picked Blu-ray over a hidef iTunes movie download. Twenty-five participants were asked to look at two identical 40-inch LCD displays showing the movie 'Twilight', one from an iTunes 720p download and the other from 1080p Blu-ray. Participants didn't know which display was Blu-ray.
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Warner Announces Ten Catalog Titles for September
Posted May 13, 2009 06:31 AM by Juan Calonge
Warner Home Video has announced ten titles from its catalog for Blu-ray release on September 8: 'Catwoman', 'Creepshow', 'Dead Calm', 'Freddy vs. Jason', 'The New World: Extended Cut', 'Over the Top', 'The Postman', 'Snakes on a Plane', 'Sphere' and 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre' (2003). No audio/video specs have been disclosed at this time.
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Big Trouble in Little China Gets Extras, Extended Cut
Posted May 13, 2009 05:59 AM by Juan Calonge
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment has announced the technical specs and special features for the upcoming Blu-ray release of 'Big Trouble in Little China', which is due to hit store shelves on August 4. Video will be presented in 1080p AVC accompanied by a 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack. The disc will include both the theatrical cut and an extended cut.
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El Cid, The Fall of the Roman Empire on Blu-ray in Germany
Posted May 13, 2009 05:10 AM by Juan Calonge
German studio Spirit Media has announced the Blu-ray release of two remarkable historical epic films: 'El Cid' and 'The Fall of the Roman Empire', with a release date of August 21. Both films will feature 1080p VC-1 video and DTS-HD Master Audio tracks for both English and German. Each will contain nearly two hours of bonus features.
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The Towering Inferno Blu-ray Gets Detailed
Posted May 13, 2009 03:37 AM by Juan Calonge
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment has announced the technical specs and special features for the upcoming Blu-ray release of 'The Towering Inferno', which is due to hit store shelves on July 14. Coming on a BD-50, video will be presented in 2.40:1 1080p AVC accompanied by a 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack.
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My Cousin Vinny Blu-ray Gets Detailed
Posted May 13, 2009 03:35 AM by Juan Calonge
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment has announced the technical specs and special features for the upcoming Blu-ray release of 'My Cousin Vinny', which is due to hit store shelves on August 4. Video will be presented in 1.85:1 1080p AVC accompanied by a 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack.
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NPD Study Shows Consumers Prefer Discs
Posted May 12, 2009 10:51 AM by Juan Calonge
According to a study by the NPD Group, 88% of consumer home entertainment dollars go toward DVD and Blu-ray Disc purchases and rentals. Each US consumer spent an average of $25 per month on all types of home entertainment. Most of that money, 63%, was spent on DVD purchases; 7% was spent on BD purchases; and 18% went to DVD and BD rentals.
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Sea Monsters Returns to Blu-ray in 3D
Posted May 12, 2009 08:24 AM by Josh Dreuth
Warner Home Video has announced that they will bring 'Sea Monsters 3D' to Blu-ray on August 11th, day-and-date with the DVD release. This IMAX film has previously been released in its 2D version on Blu-ray, but is being released now in its 3D version (the 2D version will also be included). Video will be presented in 1.78:1 1080p AVC accompanied by a 5.1 Dolby Digital soundtrack.