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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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More Paramount Rumored Releases
Posted March 13, 2009 09:22 AM by Josh Dreuth
Our good friend Bill Hunt of The Digital Bits got the inside scoop on a few upcoming titles Paramount is currently working for Blu-ray release (along with a few rumored release dates). First up is the Oscar-award winning 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button' which is rumored to be released on May 5th (retailers were alerted to a pre-order last week), day-and-date with the DVD release. No other details are known at this time.
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Underworld: Rise of the Lycans Announced for Blu-ray
Posted March 13, 2009 09:06 AM by Josh Dreuth
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced that they will bring 'Underworld: Rise of the Lycans' to Blu-ray on May 12th, day-and-date with the DVD release. Video will be presented in 1080p AVC accompanied by a 5.1 Dolby TrueHD soundtrack. The release will also include a digital copy of the film for PC, Mac, and PSP.
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Gone With the Wind and Wizard of Oz Coming to Blu-ray
Posted March 13, 2009 07:48 AM by Josh Dreuth
In an early announcement to retailers, Warner Home Video has revealed that they will bring 'Gone With the Wind: 70th Anniversary Ultimate Collector's Edition' and 'The Wizard of Oz: 70th Anniversary Ultimate Collector's Edition' to Blu-ray sometime this year. The last time Warner spoke about these two titles was last November, but today they have popped up for pre-order with a release date expected soon.
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More Grey's Anatomy Heading to Blu-ray
Posted March 13, 2009 06:58 AM by Josh Dreuth
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment has announced that they will bring 'Grey Anatomy: The Complete Fifth Season' to Blu-ray on September 15th, day-and-date with the DVD release. No technical specs have been announced at this time, but the previous season's release utilized 1080p AVC video accompanied by a 5.1 PCM soundtrack.
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Waltz with Bashir Announced for UK Blu-ray Release
Posted March 12, 2009 02:42 PM by Josh Dreuth
Artificial Eye has announced that they will bring the Academy Awards-nominated film 'Waltz with Bashir' to Blu-ray in the UK on March 30th, day-and-date with the DVD release. This foreign language film will be presented in 1080p video accompanied by a DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack.
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Million Dollar Mutts Coming to Blu-ray
Posted March 12, 2009 02:30 PM by Josh Dreuth
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment has announced that they will bring the direct-to-video film 'Dr. Dolittle: Million Dollar Mutts' to Blu-ray on May 19th, day-and-date with the DVD release. The title, which will come with both the Blu-ray and DVD of the film, will be presented in 1.85:1 1080p AVC accompanied by a 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack.
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New Panasonic Blu-ray Players Due in April
Posted March 12, 2009 08:59 AM by Josh Dreuth
Panasonic has announced that their upcoming Blu-ray players - the Panasonic DMP-BD60 and DMP-BD80 - are set to be released in April. Both players will feature Panasonic's new Viera Cast technology which allows the players to stream video from Amazon, YouTube, Bloomberg, and many others.
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Fox Reveals Blu-ray Releases for 24, Predator 2 and The Siege
Posted March 12, 2009 08:47 AM by Josh Dreuth
In an early announcement to retailers, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment has revealed that they will release '24: Season 7' to Blu-ray on May 19th, day-and-date with the DVD release. Additionally, they have revealed that they will bring the catalog titles 'Predator 2' and 'The Siege' to Blu-ray on June 9th.
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Warner Permanently Discounts Blu-ray Titles
Posted March 12, 2009 08:25 AM by Josh Dreuth
For the first time, Warner Home Video will permanently discount 16 of their Blu-ray titles by 43% to a new SRP of $16.99. With retailers typically discounting off SRP by as much as 40%, you can expect to be able to grab these titles for $10-12). The entire list of titles, which will be repriced on April 7th, has not been fully detailed, but what we do know we have listed after the jump.
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P Coming to Blu-ray
Posted March 12, 2009 07:58 AM by Josh Dreuth
Commercial Films has announced that they will bring Paul Spurrier's horror film 'P' to Blu-ray on April 1st as a Limited Edition release. Recently remasted under the director's supervision, the film will be presented in 1080p video accompanied by a 5.1 Dolby Digital soundtrack.
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Woodstock Blu-ray Pushed Up to June Release
Posted March 11, 2009 04:12 PM by Josh Dreuth
Warner Home Video has announced that they have bumped up the release date of 'Woodstock: 3 Days of Peace & Music Directors Cut 40th Anniversary Ultimate Collectors Edition' to June 9th, day-and-date with the DVD release. This box set will feature two hours extra hours of performances from 13 groups who played at the legendary festival, but never made it onto the film, along with a reprint of Life magazine commemorative issue, a lucite lenticular display of festival photos, assorted memorabilia and an iron-on patch with the classic bird-and-guitar Woodstock emblem.
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Bride Wars Detailed for Blu-ray
Posted March 11, 2009 02:20 PM by Josh Dreuth
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment has announced the technical specs and special features for the upcoming Blu-ray release of 'Bride Wars', which is due to hit store shelves on April 28th, day-and-date with the DVD release. This three-disc set, which will be presented in 1.85:1 1080p AVC accompanied by a 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack, will come with a digital and DVD copy of the film.
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X-Men Trilogy Coming to the UK on Blu-ray
Posted March 11, 2009 12:39 PM by Josh Dreuth
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment has announced that they will bring 'The X-Men Trilogy Blu-Ray Collection' to Blu-ray in the UK on April 20th. Both technical specs (1080p AVC video accompanied by a 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack) and special features appear to be identical to the previously announced US version of this release.
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MGM Announces Valkyrie for Blu-ray
Posted March 11, 2009 08:35 AM by Josh Dreuth
MGM Home Entertainment in conjunction with 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment have announced that they will bring 'Valkyrie' to Blu-ray on May 19th, day-and-date with the DVD release. For this Tom Cruise film, video will be presented in 1.85:1 1080p AVC accompanied by a 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack.
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Defiance Coming to Blu-ray in UK
Posted March 11, 2009 08:29 AM by Josh Dreuth
Momentum Pictures has announced that they will bring the Daniel Craig film 'Defiance' to Blu-ray on May 18th, day-and-date with the DVD release. Technical specs have not been released at this time, but previous releases from the studio have received 1080p VC-1 and DTS-HD Master Audio treatment.
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Today on Blu-ray - March 10th
Posted March 10, 2009 02:40 PM by Josh Dreuth
For their second Platinum Blu-ray title, Disney decided to open their vaults and release their second feature-length animated feature 'Pinocchio'. This timeless story of a wooden marionette who, with help from his designated conscience Jiminy Cricket, is tempted by the evils of the world as he strives to be good in order to become a real boy.
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Eagle Rock Announced Two for April
Posted March 10, 2009 08:12 AM by Josh Dreuth
Eagle Rock Home Entertainment have announced that they will bring 'Gary Moore And Friends: One Night In Dublin - A Tribute To Phil Lynott' and 'Styx - One With Everything' to Blu-ray on April 21st. Both releases will see the benefit of a high definition video transfer along with a high fidelity soundtrack.
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The Myth Coming to Blu-ray in the UK
Posted March 10, 2009 07:58 AM by Josh Dreuth
Cine Asia has announced that they will bring Jackie Chan's multi-period, action-comedy 'The Myth' to Blu-ray on May 4th, day-and-date with the DVD release. Technical specs have not been announced at this time, though you can expect a 1080p video transfer along with a DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack.
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Ridley Scott Talks Blu-ray
Posted March 9, 2009 03:16 PM by Josh Dreuth
In anticipation of the upcoming UK Blu-ray release of 'Body of Lies', which is due to hit store shelves on March 30th, director Ridley Scott sat down to talk about what he expects viewers to gain from buying the Blu-ray version of his film over the DVD. What he promises viewers is "vision", a clarity in the picture not available on the DVD.
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LGMB: Amazon Kicks off New Blu-ray Sale
Posted March 9, 2009 12:45 PM by Josh Dreuth
Those of you tracking deals in our New Deals Tracker may have noticed that Amazon did quite a bit of discounting over the past few hours in preparation for their latest sale. From now until March 22nd, 372 Blu-ray titles have been reduced from their normal, everyday low price.
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Grumpy Old Men Coming to Blu-ray
Posted March 9, 2009 10:57 AM by Josh Dreuth
Warner Home Video has announced that they will bring the Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau comedy 'Grumpy Old Men' to Blu-ray on July 7th. Technical specs have not announced at this time, though you can expect the typical 1080p VC-1 and Dolby TrueHD treatment from the studio. Additionally, technical specs have yet to be announced, though we do know there will be a digital copy included.
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Fatal Attraction and Indecent Proposal Announced
Posted March 9, 2009 08:07 AM by Josh Dreuth
Paramount Home Entertainment has announced that they will bring Michael Douglas and Glenn Close's 'Fatal Attraction' and Woody Harrelson and Demi Moore's 'Indecent Proposal' to Blu-ray on June 9th. For both films, video will be presented in 1.85:1 1080p AVC accompanied by 5.1 Dolby TrueHD soundtracks.
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Sling Blade, Miracle, and Greatest Game for June 16th
Posted March 6, 2009 03:34 PM by Josh Dreuth
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment has announced that they will bring 'Sling Blade', 'Miracle', and 'The Greatest Game Ever Played' to Blu-ray on June 16th. Technical specs have not been revealed at this time, but you can expect to see 1080p AVC video accompanied by an uncompressed or lossless audio track.
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Season One and Two of Lost Dated for June
Posted March 6, 2009 03:11 PM by Josh Dreuth
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment has announced that they will bring 'Lost: The Complete First Season' and 'Lost: The Complete 2nd Season: The Extended Experience' to Blu-ray on June 16th. Video will be presented in 1080p AVC accompanied by PCM 5.1 soundtracks. While there have been no Blu-ray exclusive features announced at this time, all extras from the previous DVD releases will be included.
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Cinema Guild Prepares for Blu-ray Releases
Posted March 6, 2009 02:36 PM by Josh Dreuth
The Cinema Guild has announced that they recently started a Home Video division and will soon begin to release Blu-ray movies, some from the New Yorker Home Video line. A leading distributor of documentary, foreign and independent film, The Cinema Guild was founded by over 40 years ago by award-winning producers Philip and Mary-Ann Hobel.
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Blu-ray Sales on the Rise in Japan
Posted March 6, 2009 08:57 AM by Josh Dreuth
According to a recent report from GfK Marketing Services Japan Ltd (GfK Japan), sales of Blu-ray Disc recorders increased by over 800% last year in Japan. In 2007, only 160,000 Blu-ray Disc recorders were sold in the country, but that number jumped to 1.34 Million units in 2008, representing a huge uptake in adoption of the high definition format.
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Spaceballs Coming to Blu-ray
Posted March 5, 2009 06:00 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 Mel Brooks comedy 'Spaceballs' to Blu-ray on June 16th. No technical specs have been announced at this time, but you can expect to see 1080p AVC video accompanied by a DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack.
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The Wrestler Blu-ray Gets Detailed
Posted March 5, 2009 04:01 PM by Josh Dreuth
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment has announced the technical specs and special features for the upcoming Blu-ray release of 'The Wrestler', which is due to hit store shelves on April 21st. Video will be presented in 2.35:1 1080p AVC accompanied by a 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack.
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Weeds Season 4 Dated and Detailed
Posted March 5, 2009 12:37 PM by Josh Dreuth
Lionsgate Home Entertainment has detailed and dated the the upcoming Blu-ray release of the Showtime drama 'Weeds: Season 4', which is set to hit store shelves on June 2nd, day-and-date with the DVD release. Video will be presented in 1.78:1 1080p AVC accompaniec by a 7.1 PCM soundtrack. Extras include Picture-in-picture cast commentaries, a gag reel, and a new featurette.
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Paramount Details Upcoming Blu-ray Releases
Posted March 5, 2009 09:28 AM by Josh Dreuth
Paramount Home Entertainment has detailed many of their upcoming Blu-ray releases due to come out in April and May of this year. Instead of clogging up the main page with numerous news posts, I'll just detail them here. All of these titles will be presented in 1080p AVC video accompanied by a 5.1 Dolby TrueHD soundtrack.