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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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Specs Revealed for Wonder Woman Blu-ray
Posted January 9, 2009 11:29 AM by Josh Dreuth
Warner Home Video has revealed the technical specs and special features for the upcoming Blu-ray release of 'Wonder Woman', which is due to hit store shelves on March 3rd, day-and-date with the DVD release. For this BD-25 release, video will be presented in 1.85:1 1080p VC-1 accompanied by a 5.1 Dolby TrueHD soundtrack.
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CES 2009: Maxell
Posted January 9, 2009 12:11 AM by Craig Howie
Maxell is supporting the full line Blu-ray recordable media this year, including the 8cm Blu-ray camcorder discs used by Hitachi. They expect that, as the demand for blank Blu-ray media increases in the third and fourth quarters of this year, the pricing will begin to fall to more reasonable levels.
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CES 2009: Hitachi
Posted January 8, 2009 11:46 PM by Craig Howie
Unfortunately, Hitachi wasn't showing that much at CES this year. As the only company who is currently manufacturing Blu-ray camcorders, they were once again showing their line-up, but no mention was made regarding other possible Blu-ray devices (such as a Blu-ray player, for instance).
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CES 2009: 3D In High Definition Is On Its Way
Posted January 8, 2009 11:19 PM by Craig Howie
3D in HD is a reality in the R&D labs of most of the major AV companies. A number of companies are touting release dates for early adopters in early 2010. Although that is what the manufacturers would like, there is a problem. Everyone has their own standard and at least one company is demonstrating two 3D standards. It seems that there is only one agreement and that is a Blu-ray disc player will be central to the technology, but not necessarily compatible with the Blu-ray players that are available now.
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NetBlender Announces NetBlender Live
Posted January 8, 2009 03:58 PM by Josh Dreuth
NetBlender, the company behind the popular DoStudio authoring packages, will announce tomorrow that they will launch a new service - NetBlender Live - the second quarter of this year. The service provides smaller studios with specialized Blu-ray authoring software to integrate BD-Live features into their titles, as well as the BD-Live ready server space by which to distribute the additional content.
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CES 2009: John Lasseter on Blu-ray
Posted January 8, 2009 12:54 PM by Ben Williams
In a surprise to all attendees, Disney / Pixar chief John Lasseter took the stage at the Sony keynote address this morning. Introduced by Sony boss Sir Howard Stringer, Mr. Lasseter spoke at length about the superiority of the Blu-ray format.
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CES 2009: HDMI Introduces Next Generation Specification
Posted January 7, 2009 11:55 PM by J.C. Ribera
HDMI Licensing, LLC – the agent responsible licensing the High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) specification – has announced five key capabilities and features that will be introduced on the next version of their HDMI technology, which will launch in the first half of 2009.
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CES 2009: Samsung Reveals Two Sleek New Standalone BD Players
Posted January 7, 2009 11:50 PM by J.C. Ribera
Samsung Electronics America, Inc., has announced two new players at CES 2009, including the BD-P4600, a wall mountable design which, at 1.5 inches, is also the world's slimmest BD player. This mounting capability garnered the 4600 model a 2009 CES "Best of Innovations" award at this year's show. At just over 2 inches tall, Samsung's second unveiling, the BD-P3600, sports a similarly svelte exterior.
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CES 2009: Gennum – Active Connect HDMI Extender
Posted January 7, 2009 11:48 PM by Craig Howie
Gennum is demonstrating their new active connect technology at CES this year, which will enable longer runs of HDMI cable without any loss in quality or introduction of signal noise. Companies such as Monster are then licensing this technology in order to provide consumers with high end connection products to meet their ever-growing home theater needs.
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CES 2009: LG Announces New Blu-ray Player Model
Posted January 7, 2009 10:10 PM by Craig Howie
LG has just announced their new Blu-ray player at the 2009 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada. The LG BD370, which is tentatively planned for a February 2009 release, will have DTS-HD MA and Dolby TrueHD audio output capabilities, as well as supporting video resolutions at 1080p24, 1080i60, 1080i50, and 720p, and 480 standard definition.
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CES 2009: Preview Summary
Posted January 7, 2009 08:23 PM by Craig Howie
CES 2009 officially starts tomorrow, and Blu-ray.com has reporters on site to bring the latest news from the show. There have been a number of press events today, of which you will start seeing reports soon, including many that pertain to Blu-ray and related technologies. So far there are two themes that seem to run through most of the presentations:
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CES 2009: Live at the Panasonic Press Conference
Posted January 7, 2009 06:41 PM by Ben Williams
Panasonic is in a festive mood this year. Not only is 2009 the first year the company will operate entirely under the Panasonic name (formerly Matsushita), but it is also the company's 50th anniversary. This year's CES press conference focused, initially, on the company's new 3D high definition technology, which was shown at the 2008 CEATEC trade show in Japan.
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Who You Gonna Call? Ghostbusters Announced for Blu-ray
Posted January 7, 2009 02:43 PM by Josh Dreuth
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced that they will bring 'Ghostbusters' to Blu-ray for the 25th Anniversary of the film on June 16th. The film, which has recently received new transfers for both video and audio, will be presented in 2.20:1 1080p AVC accompanied by a 5.1 Dolby TrueHD soundtrack.
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Batman Anthology Announced for Blu-ray
Posted January 7, 2009 02:34 PM by Josh Dreuth
Warner Home Video has announced that they will bring 'Batman: The Motion Picture Anthology' to Blu-ray on March 10th. This box set will feature the four Batman feature films made between 1989-1997 - 'Batman', 'Batman Returns', 'Batman Forever', and 'Batman & Robin' - in 1.85:1 1080p VC-1 accompanied by 5.1 Dolby TrueHD soundtracks.
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Disney Announces More Classics Coming to Blu-ray
Posted January 7, 2009 02:02 PM by Josh Dreuth
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment has announced some of the upcoming Blu-ray titles fans should expect to see released this year. Additionally, Disney has announced that all Disney-branded new releases and Platinum Edition Blu-ray titles will feature a DVD of the film, similar to the Blu-ray release of 'Sleeping Beauty: Platinum Edition'. Additionally, 14 scheduled Blu-ray titles will come package with the DisneyFile digital copy for use in portable media devices.
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Optimum Announces Blu-ray Release for Gomorrah
Posted January 7, 2009 01:47 PM by Josh Dreuth
Optimum Home Entertainment has announced that they will bring the Cannes Grand Jury Prize-winning film 'Gomorrah' to Blu-ray on February 9th, day-and-date with the DVD release. Technical specs for this film have not been announced at this time, but you can expect a 1080p AVC video presentation accompanied by a 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack.
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CES 2009 Sharp Press Conference
Posted January 7, 2009 01:45 PM by Craig Howie
Sharp announced a number of new products planned for release in coming year; on the Blu-ray end, the company spoke about home theatre in a box 5.1 with built in Blu-ray, as well as a new line of Aquos TV monitors with built-in Blu-ray players. In addition, an environmentally friendly undertone seemed to pervade much of Sharp's press conference today.
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JVC Announces First Blu-ray Player
Posted January 7, 2009 12:19 PM by Josh Dreuth
At CES today, JVC announced that they will release their first Blu-ray Disc player, the JVC XV-PB1, this March. At the $299 price point, this BD-Live player will feature 1080p video and decoding for most audio formats, include Dolby TrueHD (DTS-HD Master Audio support was not announced at this time). More specs regarding this player are expected soon.
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Vizio to Provide $200 BD-Live Player
Posted January 7, 2009 11:54 AM by Josh Dreuth
Vizio has announced at CES that they will release the Vizio VBR100 BD-Live Blu-ray Disc player for $199 this April. The player will feature 1080p video output along with support for decoding all audio formats, including Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio. We'll have more information about this player once the show officially kicks off tomorrow.
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Profile 3.0 is GO! Maybe.
Posted January 7, 2009 10:29 AM by Josh Dreuth
Technical Audio Devices (TAD), a subsidiary of Pioneer Electronics, will be demonstrating a new audio-only Blu-ray format at their booth at CES this year. This format, which will provide uncompressed 24bit 192kHz stereo audio, has not been named, though it sounds like this may be the first Blu-ray Profile 3.0 (Audio Only) demonstration.
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Paramount Specs South Park and Madagascar 2 Blu-rays
Posted January 7, 2009 08:22 AM by Josh Dreuth
Paramount Home Entertainment has revealed the technical specs and special features for the upcoming Blu-ray release of 'Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa' and 'South Park: The Complete Twelfth Season'. 'Madagascar 2' is due to hit store shelves on February 6th, and will feature 1080p video accompanied by a 5.1 Dolby TrueHD soundtrack. 'South Park Season 12' will follow on March 17th and feature 1080i video accompanied by a 5.1 Dolby TrueHD soundtrack.
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Fastmac Offers $99 Blu-ray External Drive
Posted January 7, 2009 08:21 AM by Josh Dreuth
Fastmac, the company famous for providing hardware upgrades for Apple users, showed off a new Blu-ray External Drive at MacWorld this week. The drive, which is priced at a very attractive $99 price point, can play BD, DVD, and CD media, as well as burn DVD and CD recordable media. A version that can burn BD media is currently in works.
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Raging Bull Announced for UK Blu-ray Release
Posted January 7, 2009 08:16 AM by Josh Dreuth
MGM Home Entertainment in conjunction with 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment have announced that they will bring 'Raging Bull' to Blu-ray in the UK on February 9th. No technical specs have been announced at this time, but you can expect the release to look very similar to the upcoming US release.
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Bleak House Coming to Blu-ray
Posted January 7, 2009 08:00 AM by Josh Dreuth
BBC Home Entertainment in conjunction with Warner Home Video have announced that they will bring the BBC mini-series 'Bleak House' to Blu-ray on May 5th, day-and-date with the DVD re-release. The series, which is based on a Charles Dickens' novel, features Gillian Anderson of X-Files fame. Video will be presented in 1080p VC-1 accompanied by a Dolby Digital 2.0 soundtrack.
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Today on Blu-ray - January 6th
Posted January 6, 2009 03:46 PM by Josh Dreuth
During the 60th Annual Academy Awards, it was almost unthinkable that an independently produced film would manhandle the top studio films of that year, but that is exactly what happened. Documenting the life of Pu Yi, 'The Last Emperor' won nine Oscars, winning ever category it was nominated. Today, Criterion provides fan with an absolutely stunning Blu-ray release of this historically important title.
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Little Miss Sunshine and Man on Fire Announced for UK
Posted January 6, 2009 03:36 PM by Josh Dreuth
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment has announced that they will bring 'Little Miss Sunshine' and 'Man on Fire' to Blu-ray in the UK on February 9th. Technical specs, while not announced, will most likely be identical to the US releases, featuring 1080p AVC video accompanied by a 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack.
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RocknRolla Announced for UK Release
Posted January 6, 2009 03:25 PM by Josh Dreuth
Warner Home Video has announced that they will bring the Guy Ritchie film 'RocknRolla' to Blu-ray in the UK on February 2nd, day-and-date with the DVD release. Technical specs are expected to mirror the US release, which features 2.40:1 1080p VC-1 video accompanied by a 5.1 Dolby TrueHD soundtrack.
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Changeling Gets Detailed
Posted January 6, 2009 03:07 PM by Josh Dreuth
Universal Studios Home Entertainment has announced the technical specs and special features for the upcoming Blu-ray release of Clint Eastwood's 'Changeling', which is due to hit store shelves on February 17th, day-and-date with the DVD release. Video will be presented in 2.40:1 1080p VC-1 accompanied by a 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack.
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Role Models Announced for Blu-ray
Posted January 6, 2009 03:01 PM by Josh Dreuth
Universal Studios Home Entertainment has announced that they will bring the Seann William Scott and Paul Rudd comedy 'Role Models' to Blu-ray on March 10th, day-and-date with the DVD release. Video will be presented in 1080p VC-1 accompanied by a 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack. The disc will also feature both the theatrical and unrated cuts of the film.
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LGMB: Amazon B2G1 Free Blu-ray Deal
Posted January 6, 2009 09:20 AM by Josh Dreuth
So you got a new Blu-ray Disc player for Christmas (yay!), but your Blu-ray library is looking a little thin? Sure, you have a copy of 'The Dark Knight' proudly displayed on your shelf, but what about the other great Blu-ray titles that have been released over the past few years? Well, Amazon is here to help with a new Buy Two Get One Free Deal on 247 Blu-ray titles!