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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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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.
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Rounders Coming to Blu-ray this April
Posted January 12, 2009 12:03 PM by Josh Dreuth
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment has announced the technical specs and special features for the upcoming Blu-ray release of 'Rounders: 10th Anniversary Edition', which is due to hit store shelves on April 14th. Video will be presented in 2.40:1 1080p AVC accompanied by a 24-bit 5.1 Dolby TrueHD soundtrack.
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The Grudge Announced for Blu-ray
Posted January 12, 2009 11:58 AM by Josh Dreuth
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced that they will bring the horror film 'The Grudge' to Blu-ray on March 24th. This Takashi Shimizu stars Sarah Michelle Gellar as a nurse who encounters a supernatural spirit that is possessing people around her. Video will be presented in 1.85:1 AVC accompanied by a 5.1 Dolby TrueHD soundtrack.
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Kite Runner Announced for Blu-ray
Posted January 12, 2009 08:30 AM by Josh Dreuth
Paramount Home Entertainment has announced that they will bring the Oscar-nominated foreign film 'Kite Runner' to Blu-ray on March 24th. The film tells the story of two young friends on the opposite sides of bloody war. Video will be presented in 2.35:1 1080p accompanied by a 5.1 Dolby TrueHD soundtrack.
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Sony Announces I've Loved You So Long and Passengers
Posted January 12, 2009 08:15 AM by Josh Dreuth
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced that they will bring 'I've Loved You So Long' to Blu-ray on March 3rd, day-and-date with the DVD release. Video will be presented in 1.85:1 1080p AVC accompanied by a 5.1 Dolby TrueHD soundtrack. They have also announced that they will bring 'Passengers' to Blu-ray on March 24th, day-and-date with the DVD release. That release will utilize 2.40:1 1080p AVC video accompanied by a 5.1 Dolby TrueHD soundtrack.
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Death Race Announcer Contest Extended
Posted January 12, 2009 07:55 AM by Josh Dreuth
Owners of the 'Death Race' Blu-ray listen up: Universal Studios Home Entertainment is currently holding a contest where viewers can submit their own commentary for one of the films intense race scenes via the "My Commentary" BD-Live feature for a chance to win a 52" HDTV and PS3. The contest deadline has been extended until February 1st, so make sure you submit your commentary now.
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CES 2009: Optoma Showcases New HD Projectors
Posted January 11, 2009 04:45 PM by J.C. Ribera
The Optoma booth at the 2009 CES was ablaze with two stunning new 1080p projectors on the verge of release. Chief between these is the HD8200, which will street in late January for $4999 MSRP. A demonstration with excellent image contrast, which played Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull in a totally darkened room using a 2.35 screen with an anamorphic lens attached, showed off the amazing capacity of the 8200.
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CES 2009: ArcSoft Brings Exciting New BD Technology Closer To Consumers
Posted January 11, 2009 03:55 PM by J.C. Ribera
Collaborating with major providers such as ASUS, C-Media, and DTS, ArcSoft announced at this year's CES that the ArcSoft TotalMedia Theatre now supports ASUS' Xonar HDAV1.3 PCI card, enabling the use of lossless 7.1 sound codecs for the first time, allowing a full Blu-ray experience. Audio downsampling is a thing of the past as ArcSoft's TotalMedia Theatre, when combined with the Xonar HDAV1.3 card, supports up to 192kHz, 24-bit sound.
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CES 2009: MSI Displays BD Desktops, Notebooks
Posted January 11, 2009 02:45 PM by J.C. Ribera
A highlight of the MSI Computer booth at this year's Consumer Electronics show was the company's new Wind NetOn series of desktop PCs, including 22-inch AE2203 and 19-inch AP1900, AE1901 and AP1902. The AE2203 comes equipped with full HD compatibility and an optional Blu-ray drive, a first for MSI's desktop line.
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CES 2009: Cyberlink Previews PowerDVD 9 Software
Posted January 11, 2009 12:45 PM by J.C. Ribera
The company behind the ubiquitous computer DVD software PowerDVD demonstrated the new functions of its latest edition, PowerDVD 9, due out in March of 2009. This latest edition provides full support for all high resolution BD audio formats like DTS-HD MA 7.1 and Dolby TrueHD. Providing complete support for BD-Live, users can download content and utilize the interactive features with as much ease as standard Blu-ray players.
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CES 2009: Mitsubishi Exhibits Latest 1080p Projectors, Samples 3-D
Posted January 11, 2009 11:45 AM by J.C. Ribera
The CES booths of Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America were hopping this year with an impressive array of high definition home theatre equipment just released to market last autumn, including their high-end 1080p Diamond Series Projectors and a 73" DLP monitor showcasing NVIDIA 3-D technology.
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CES 2009: Moser Baer Shows BD-R Media Samples
Posted January 11, 2009 11:02 AM by J.C. Ribera
Indian optical storage media manufacturer Moser Baer was present at this year's CES, displaying samples of their recordable BD-R discs. According to the press release, they are the first company outside of Japan to develop and ship 6x Blu-ray Disc Recordable (BD-R) media, and are developing new BD-Rs that are capable of reaching 8x recording speeds.
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CES 2009: Desay AV
Posted January 11, 2009 09:44 AM by Craig Howie
Desay AV did not have any new Blu-ray players on display. They do have Blu-ray players already for sale and they are under $200 which makes them unique, but a trend that will continue to grow. They have three Blu-ray players in their line up. You choose which you like the looks of, as inside all the players are the same.
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CES 2009: NEC Blu-ray Chip Set
Posted January 11, 2009 08:40 AM by Craig Howie
After speaking to a representative from NEC electronics he is not aware of any Blu-ray players that will be made by NEC. NEC are not sulking in the corner after the demise of HD DVD, anything but. NEC are actively making chip sets for other manufacturers to incorporate in their players. In their demonstration room they had a player with a Sony badge on it, I will let you jump to your own conclusions as to why there was a Sony Blu-ray player in an NEC display. There has been plenty of talk here on Blu-ray.com about the relationships with NEC so this should be nothing new. The NEC representative was very upbeat about Blu-ray.
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CES 2009: Magnavox Combo TV and Blu-ray player
Posted January 11, 2009 08:15 AM by Craig Howie
I was asked to stress that his product is only for USA consumption. That is not to say you won't see a product similar to this in another country sometime in the future, but any non US reader do not ask or enquire. Magnavox have announced their 42MD459B another TV with a built in Blu-ray player, whilst some companies are incorporating a built in Blu-ray into their smaller 30 inch range of TV's, not Magnavox.
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CES 2009: DTS & The Bright Blu Future
Posted January 10, 2009 01:30 PM by J.C. Ribera
The DTS booth at this year's Consumer Electronics Show was lively as ever, and Blu-ray.com was fortunate enough to sit down with DTS Marketing Vice President Tom Dixon to discuss the present and future of the digital audio company's product plans. With Blu-ray taking off in such leaps and bounds, DTS is top of it all with further market saturation of their high resolution DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1 codec, as well as the planned introduction of more advanced sound systems in the near future.
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CES 2009: Panasonic Booth Tour
Posted January 10, 2009 12:33 PM by Ben Williams
Panasonic never disappoints at CES, and 2009 is no different. As one of the leading developers of Blu-ray technology, Panasonic continues to break new ground as they add features to their award winning line of Blu-ray players. Panasonic's plasma business also received a few new intriguing introductions as well.
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CES 2009: ASUS Showcases BD Notebooks, Sound Card & External Drive
Posted January 9, 2009 11:20 PM by J.C. Ribera
Computer products manufacturer ASUS displayed several impressive Blu-ray relevant products at this year's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, including an A/V card for desktop PCs – which is the first in the world to output high resolution, uncompressed sound codecs like DTS-HD MA and Dolby TrueHD.
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CES 2009: Samsung Sound Bar with Built in Blu-ray Player
Posted January 9, 2009 10:30 PM by Craig Howie
Samsung are showing off another of their latest offerings at the CES. Mount this on the wall, add a TV or monitor and plug in the wireless sub into the power and you have a 2.1 Blu-ray set up with a virtual 5.1 surround sound effect. This may not be an ideal set up for many here, but it does mean that more players that get out into the market place. It is players in innovative configurations like this that are making Blu-ray mainstream.
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CES 2009: Cambridge Audio Blu-ray player and Receiver
Posted January 9, 2009 10:05 PM by Craig Howie
Cambridge Audio were showing off their new Blu-ray player the Azur 640BD. This is Cambridge Audio's first release of a Blu-ray player. As we would expect from Cambridge Audio the front panel is uncluttered with only the basic functions, the remote control has the rest.
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CES 2009: D-BOX Increases Blu-ray & Commercial Exposure
Posted January 9, 2009 09:00 PM by J.C. Ribera
The innovative, rapidly rising business D-BOX Technologies continues to strengthen its presence in the home theatre industry by amassing an arsenal of new products, wider studio support, more Blu-ray Disc titles utilizing their patented D-BOX Motion Code, and even installation in commercial cinemas, as revealed at the 2009 CES.
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CES 2009: Blu-ray Disc Association Press Conference
Posted January 9, 2009 03:48 PM by Ben Williams
The Blu-ray Disc Association held its annual press conference yesterday afternoon in the belly of the Venetian hotel. Previous press conferences from the BDA had featured studio executives commenting on the promise of the Blu-ray format. Now that the format war is over, the BDA instead chose to focus on Blu-ray's huge successes in 2008 and the format's prospects for continual growth.
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CES 2009: Pioneer Booth Tour
Posted January 9, 2009 03:30 PM by Ben Williams
Pioneer Electronics continues their mission to bring the highest quality video and audio products into home theaters at this year's CES. Pioneer has become synonymous with quality in recent years; their Kuro line of plasma displays are the gold standard for reproducing Blu-ray content in the most accurate way possible. Pioneer has taken this legacy seriously and their 2009 slate of products showcases this commitment to quality.
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CES 2009: ARCAM Blu-ray Player
Posted January 9, 2009 02:41 PM by Craig Howie
ARCAM are demonstrating their Blu-ray player here at the CES, which will come in 2 different models. The details are still being finalised, but here are the details that are currently known.
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CES 2009: Sony Booth Tour
Posted January 9, 2009 02:17 PM by Ben Williams
As one of the true giants of consumer electronics, Sony's CES booths tend to be amongst the most impressive at CES. This year is no different; Sony has presented a huge number of new technological innovations for CES attendees to drool over. Rather than demonstrating new products that are intended to launch during 2009, Sony has instead focused on technology in development and further refinement of existing technologies.
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CES 2009: DEG Awards
Posted January 9, 2009 01:46 PM by Ben Williams
Every year during CES, the Digital Entertainment Group, or, DEG, meet at an undisclosed location to celebrate the year's greatest achievements in digital entertainment. For those who might be unfamiliar with the DEG, the group is an industry lead trade association, made up of consumer electronics manufacturers and film studios, that promotes the growth of various means of delivering digital entertainment. DEG was founded in 1997 to help promote and spur the adoption of DVD. Their main focus currently is in promoting the growth of Blu-ray.
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The Matrix Digibook Delayed One Week
Posted January 9, 2009 11:41 AM by Josh Dreuth
Warner Home Video has announced the technical specs and special features for the upcoming digibook Blu-ray release of 'The Matrix: 10th Anniversary', which is now due to hit store shelves on March 31st. Originally scheduled for a March 24th street, this release will feature the same technical specs and special features as the disc found in 'The Ultimate Matrix Collection'.