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Dracula (1958) 4K Blu-ray
Posted September 2, 2026 09:18 PM by Webmaster
Warner Archive, in association with Hammer Films, is preparing 4K Blu-ray and Blu-ray releases of Terence Fisher's Dracula (1958), starring Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Michael Gough, Melissa Stribling, and Carol Marsh. The releases are scheduled to arrive on the market on October 27.
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One Night Only Collector's Edition 4K Blu-ray
Posted September 1, 2026 10:18 PM by Webmaster
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment has officially announced that it will release on 4K Blu-ray and Blu-ray Will Gluck's romantic dramedy One Night Only (2026), starring Monica Barbaro, Callum Turner, Bobby Cannavale, Molly Ringwald, and LeVar Burton. The two releases are scheduled to arrive on the market on October 20.
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Gwendoline Limited Edition 4K Blu-ray
Posted August 31, 2026 09:16 PM by Webmaster
Severin Films has dated and detailed its upcoming Limited Edition 4K Blu-ray release of Just Jaeckin's Gwendoline (1984), starring Tawny Kitaen, Brent Huff, Zabou Breitman, Bernadette Lafont, and Jean Rougerie. The release is scheduled to arrive on the market on November 24.
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This Week on Blu-ray: August 31-September 6
Posted August 31, 2026 08:24 AM by Sean Greenwood
For the week of August 31st, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment will release 28 Days Later on 4K UHD. New releases include the anime series Black Butler: Emerald Witch Arc (2025) from Crunchyroll and Dry Leaf from Cinema Guild. Catalog titles on Blu-ray include Ten Women in Black and The Magnificent Cuckold from Radiance Films, while catalog titles on 4K UHD include The Hot Spot from Radiance and Tekkonkinkreet from Shout Factory and GKIDS.
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Scream Factory and Shout Factory Announce November Releases
Posted August 31, 2026 06:08 AM by Webmaster
Scream Factory and Shout Factory have announced their November batch of releases. They are: The Chow Yun-Fat Collection Volume One, The Family Man (2000), Women in Prison Collection (1971-1985), and The Transformers: The Movie (1986).
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Technical Specs Revealed for Gigi; An American in Paris
Posted January 22, 2009 08:44 AM by Josh Dreuth
Warner Home Video has announced the technical specs for the upcoming Blu-ray release of 'Gigi' and 'An American in Paris', which are both due to hit store shelves on March 31st. 'Gigi' will come on a BD-25 and feature 2.40:1 1080p video accompanied by a 5.1 Dolby TrueHD soundtrack. 'An American in Paris' will come on a BD-50 and feature 1.33:1 1080p VC-1 video accompanied by a 1.0 Dolby Digital soundtrack.
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Deep Sea/Into the Deep IMAX Coming to Blu-ray
Posted January 22, 2009 08:38 AM by Josh Dreuth
Warner Home Video has announced that they will bring a double feature of the IMAX films 'Deep Sea/Into the Deep' to Blu-ray on April 14th. Both features will come on a single BD-25 featuring video presented in 1080p VC-1 accompanied by a 5.1 Dolby Digital soundtrack. No special features are expected to be announced.
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Disney Specs Miracle at St. Anna
Posted January 22, 2009 08:18 AM by Josh Dreuth
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment has revealed the special features for the upcoming Blu-ray release of 'Miracle at St. Anna', which is due to hit store shelves on February 10th, day-and-date with the DVD release. Video will be presented in 2.35:1 1080p AVC. The soundtrack quality has not been announced at this time.
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Pretty Woman Blu-ray Detailed
Posted January 22, 2009 08:14 AM by Josh Dreuth
Walt Disney Home Entertainment has announced the technical specs and special features for the upcoming Blu-ray release of 'Pretty Woman', which is due to hit store shelves on February 10th. Video will be presented in 1.85:1 1080p AVC accompanied by a 5.1 24-bit PCM soundtrack.
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GAZWRX: The Films of Jeff Keen Announced for UK
Posted January 22, 2009 08:07 AM by Josh Dreuth
BFI has announced that they will bring 'GAZWRX: The Films of Jeff Keen' to Blu-ray on February 23rd, day-and-date with the DVD release. His 45 films will be spread across a three-disc set (one Blu-ray and two DVDs) that will feature nine hours of restored and remastered compositions from the filmmaker.
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3 Mo' Divas Coming to Blu-ray
Posted January 22, 2009 07:21 AM by Josh Dreuth
PBS has announced that they will bring the concert '3 Mo' Divas' to Blu-ray on May 12th, day-and-date with the DVD release. The concert, which was filmed at Denver Center Theater Company in Denver, CO last July, will be broadcast in March. No technical specs or special features have been announced at this time.
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Bolt Released for Blu-ray Before DVD
Posted January 21, 2009 04:30 PM by Josh Dreuth
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment has announced that they will bring the computer animated feature 'Bolt' to Blu-ray on March 22nd, two days before the DVD release. This is the first new release Blu-ray title to be released before the DVD, and will surely be a test for future product release schedules.
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Today on Blu-ray - January 20th
Posted January 20, 2009 04:38 PM by Josh Dreuth
In the heat of the format war, a great deal of emphasis was placed on player prices, an area where the rival HD DVD format had somewhat of an advantage. Highlighting that advantage was the Microsoft Xbox 360 HD DVD Add-on, which came packaged with one of the most visually pleasing films of that year - Peter Jackson's 'King Kong'. While the player was a bust, the disc was visually stunning, especially with the restrictions of the format. Today, 'King Kong' gets released on Blu-ray, and finally receives the treatment it deserves.
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Sony Opens Blu-ray Factory in China
Posted January 20, 2009 03:42 PM by Josh Dreuth
Despite concerns of corporate health, Sony has moved ahead with Blu-ray plans and have opened a Blu-ray Disc production facility in Shanghai, China. This, the fourth such Sony owned Blu-ray production facility in the world, is operating in a 130,000 square foot facility, employing 200 full time workers, and capable of outputting 500,000 discs per month.
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Bond Wave Two Detailed
Posted January 20, 2009 02:46 PM by Josh Dreuth
MGM Home Entertainment in conjunction with 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment have announced the special features for the upcoming James Bond Blu-ray titles 'Moonraker', 'The World is Not Enough', and 'Goldfinger', which are due to hit store shelves on March 24th. So far, technical specs have yet to be confirmed, but you can expect 1080p AVC video accompanied by a 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack.
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Never Say Never Again Added to Bond Release List
Posted January 20, 2009 02:26 PM by Josh Dreuth
MGM Home Entertainment in conjunction with 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment have announced that they will bring 'Never Say Never Again' to Blu-ray on March 24th, day-and-date with the DVD re-release. Technical specs have yet to be announced at this time, but you can expect the typical 1080p AVC video accompanied by a 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack.
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Goldfinger Rounds Out Bond Vol 3
Posted January 19, 2009 12:23 PM by Josh Dreuth
In an early announcement to retailers, MGM Home Entertainment in conjunction with 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment have revealed that they will bring the James Bond film 'Goldfinger' to Blu-ray on March 24th. Joining other classic bond films 'Moonraker' and 'The World is Not Enough', the three films will be available individually and as part of the 'James Bond Blu-ray Collection Vol 3'.
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The One; Ghosts of Mars Announced for Blu-ray
Posted January 19, 2009 12:05 PM by Josh Dreuth
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced that they will bring Jet Li's 'The One' and John Carpenter's 'Ghosts of Mars' to Blu-ray on March 31st. Video for both of these titles will be presented in 2.40:1 1080p AVC accompanied by a 5.1 Dolby TrueHD soundtrack. As will all Sony titles, both will be BD-Live enabled, allowing users to download additional content using a BD-Live Blu-ray Disc player.
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Lionsgate Brings Punisher Sequel to Blu-ray
Posted January 19, 2009 11:11 AM by Josh Dreuth
Lionsgate Home Entertainment has announced that they will bring 'Punisher: Warzone' to Blu-ray on March 17th, day-and-date with the DVD release. No technical specs have been announced at this time, though you can expect a 1080p AVC video encode along with a DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack. No special features have been announced at this time, but a digital copy is expected.
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Brokeback Mountain Announced for Blu-ray
Posted January 16, 2009 01:17 PM by Josh Dreuth
Universal Studios Home Entertainment has announced that they will bring the Health Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal film 'Brokeback Mountain' to Blu-ray on March 3rd. For this Oscar-winning film, video will be presented in 1.85:1 1080p accompanied by a 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack.
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The World is Not Enough Coming Too
Posted January 16, 2009 12:58 PM by Josh Dreuth
In an early announcement to retailers, MGM Home Entertainment in conjunction with Fox Home Entertainment have revealed the second film in the second wave of classic James Bond films - 'The World is Not Enough' - will be released on March 24th. Joining 'Moonraker' and 'Quantum of Solace', which are also being released on the same day, there is expected to be four more titles announced shortly.
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Kenmec To Produce Blu-ray Players
Posted January 16, 2009 12:28 PM by Josh Dreuth
Kenmec Mechanical Engineering, a Taiwan-based manufacturer of automation and flat panel display equipment, has announced that they will soon begin selling Blu-ray Disc players on an ODM basis at roughly 2000 units a month. In December, the company sent players to Europe for certification, expect to be fully certified in early February.
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Two Criterion Titles for April
Posted January 16, 2009 12:19 PM by Josh Dreuth
The Criterion Collection has announced that they will bring 'The Wages of Fear' and 'In the Realm of the Sense' to Blu-ray on April 24th ('Realm' is day-and-date with the DVD release). Technical specs have yet to be announced, but you can expect to see 1080p AVC video (in the film's original aspect ratio) as well as some sort of lossless or uncompressed soundtrack ('Realm' is confirmed to have a Mono PCM soundtrack).
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X-Men Films Coming to Blu-ray
Posted January 15, 2009 05:27 PM by Josh Dreuth
In an early announcement to retailers, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment has revealed that they will bring 'X-Men', 'X2: X-Men United', and 'X-Men: The Last Stand' to Blu-ray on April 21st. All three titles we be delivered as two-disc sets with 1080p AVC video and 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio soundtracks.
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Next Bond Set March 24th: Moonraker First Title Revealed
Posted January 15, 2009 05:19 PM by Josh Dreuth
In an early announcement to retailers, MGM Home Entertainment in conjunction with Fox Home Entertainment has revealed that they will bring the James Bond film 'Moonraker' to Blu-ray on March 24th, the same day as the recently announced 'Quantum of Solace'. Video will be presented in 2.35:1 1080p AVC accompanied by a 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack.
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Silence of the Lambs Coming this March
Posted January 14, 2009 02:45 PM by Josh Dreuth
MGM Home Entertainment in conjuction with 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment has announced that they will bring the Academy Award-winning film 'Silence of the Lambs' to Blu-ray on March 3rd. Video will be presented in 1.85:1 1080p AVC accompanied by a 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack.
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Stargate Fans Voting for Blu-ray Release
Posted January 14, 2009 08:51 AM by Josh Dreuth
Over at the official Stargate website - StargateHub.com - MGM Home Entertainment is holding a "Stargate Atlantis Fan's Choice" vote where fans of the show can vote for their favorite Stargate episode, which will then be released on Blu-ray this summer. It is believed that sales of the (which will contain the top five episodes) Blu-ray will determine if the entire seasons will see Blu-ray release.
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Australia Announced for Blu-ray Release
Posted January 14, 2009 08:17 AM by Josh Dreuth
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment has announced that they will bring the Baz Luhrmann film 'Australia' to Blu-ray on March 3rd, day-and-date with the DVD release. This release will be shipped on a BD-50 featuring 2.35:1 1080p AVC video accompanied by a 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack.
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Today on Blu-ray - January 13
Posted January 13, 2009 02:39 PM by Josh Dreuth
After an exciting CES 2009 - drooling over the latest Blu-ray hardware and software advancements - we are back to reality: Blu-ray releases. The latest sales data indicates that for the week following Christmas, Blu-ray took a record 16% of the home media disc market. Looks like all those new Blu-ray Disc player owners ran to stores to build a high definition library.
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Image Entertainment Details Upcoming Releases
Posted January 13, 2009 10:37 AM by Josh Dreuth
Image Entertainment has revealed technical specs and special feature information for a ton of upcoming Blu-ray releases. From IMAX films to feature films, Image delivers the star treatment with high definition video, lossless audio, and a plethora of special features. Click on "Read more..." for details on all the upcoming releases.
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Criterion Details 400 Blows and Last Metro
Posted January 13, 2009 10:24 AM by Josh Dreuth
The Criterion Collection has announced the technical specs and special features for the upcoming Blu-ray releases of 'The 400 Blows' and 'The Last Metro', both of which are due to hit store shelves on March 24th. Both titles will receive 1080p video transfers with 'The 400 Blows' having a 2.35:1 aspect ratio and 'The Last Metro' having a 1.66:1 aspect ratio.
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MGM Details Worldwide Quantum of Solace Blu-ray Release
Posted January 13, 2009 08:13 AM by Josh Dreuth
MGM Home Entertainment in conjunction with 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment have announced that they will bring the latest James Bond box office hit 'Quantum of Solace' to Blu-ray on March 24th, day-and-date with the DVD release. This single BD-50 release will feature a 1080p AVC video transfer accompanied by a 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack.
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British Film Institute Announces More Blu-ray Releases
Posted January 13, 2009 07:07 AM by Josh Dreuth
The British Film Institute has announced that they will bring eight titles from their catalog to Blu-ray over the next few months in the UK. No technical specs or special features have been announced for any of the titles at this time, but we do know that each release will be day-and-date with either a DVD release or re-release.
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Eagle Rock Details February Blu-ray Releases
Posted January 12, 2009 03:49 PM by Josh Dreuth
Eagle Rock Entertainment has announced the special features and track lists for two upcoming Blu-ray titles set to be released next month. On February 3rd they will release 'The Cure - Trilogy - Pornography Disintegration Bloodflowers - Live In Berlin' which documents a 2002 concert where all three albums were played in their entirety.
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Ludacris' New Album Coming to Blu-ray
Posted January 12, 2009 03:35 PM by Josh Dreuth
Monster Music has announced that they will bring the new Ludacris album 'Theater of Mind' to Blu-ray this February, day-and-date with the DVD release. The disc will feature high definition audio versions of the CD tracks, as well as exclusive high definition video content at 1080p. No other details are known at this time regarding this release.